Women’s players are the most committed athletes out there. They play a sport that gives them almost nothing in return. They find happiness simply in the fact that they are playing football. Something way different from some male players who are more interested in their big fat paychecks than actually delivering on the pitch.

Money is a big issue, one cannot ever deny it. What impresses is that a lot of women playing out there (especially in Brazil) take home a paycheck so little that it cannot even be compared to a male player playing for 3rd division (sadly, one of the reasons why I did not want to go professional). It’s a revolting situation! Yet the ladies still deliver amazing football on the pitch even though they cannot, by any means, sustain a family, buy expensive cars, or expensive anything.

Difficult situation.

Let’s just compare for a minute. Kaká was 2007’s best player of the year. So was Marta, for the ladies. Kaká’s salary is around 12 millions Euros per year. Marta’s is around 360 thousand. What a brutal difference!

Women’s football is growing, however, compared to 10 years ago. But at this pace it will take a long, long time until it has an impact even close to that of men’s footy. Clubs need to stop with fake promises and actually work on a plan to boost their women’s teams. The marketing has to be different and the efforts need to stop being just words. Efforts need to turn into actions.

Diego Maradona, appointed Argentina coach last week, could quit if he does not get his way over his choice of assistant, Argentine media said on Wednesday.

Maradona, one of soccer’s greatest players and one of its most volatile, has reportedly run into a deadlock with Argentina Football Association (AFA) president Julio Grondona over his choice of assistant.

Maradona, due to make his debut in next Wednesday’s friendly away to Scotland, has said he wants to appoint former team mate Oscar Ruggeri, a personal rival of Grondona.

Read full story HERE.

Today the world is a little different. That is because FIFA has updated the world ranking. I know, you were feeling a different vibe right? Spain is still first. Germany up to second and Italy down to third. Netherlands up to fourth and Brazil down to fifth (Dunga’s great quest in the last qualifiers match in Brazil was the thing to blame for that. Or maybe we should just blame Dunga). Argentina is up to sixth. The end.

(see entire ranking here)

“Not that [ Maradona ] was the greatest that ever breathed. That was Pele and if you don’t accept that don’t even try to enter me into the debate. I’m not even up for discussion on that one.” — Thank you!

and this …

“The Tartan Army would snog Diego in a heartbeat. Not for what he did for Argentina, but for how he undid England in Mexico in 1986.” — True?

Anywho… Read the entire article HERE.

Ronaldo ( the original one ) is almost good to go to play football again. It’s amazing how a man ca recover so many brutal injuries like he did. The bets are: Manchester City, PSG, MLS or Flamengo. What’s your guess? Mine is Flamengo.