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No More Onion Bags
http://www.nomoreonionbags.com
Soccer / Football / Futbol analysis and comment for the US based fan (native or expat) and for those who have had enough of Tommy Smyth's onion bags
- Added on: Sep 24th, 2008
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Cass Crockatt
- Listed in: Soccer Sports
- Tags: soccer football america usa premiership la liga
Recent Posts
Math Homework – Probabilities
So, while Cass is teaching geography/political economy lessons that are very, very interesting, I’ve been stuck at my desk doing math projects. I’m trying to figure out the odds of my two teams, Uruguay and the USA, getting a decent gro...
Homework
No team from any of the 7 largest metropolises (metropolitan areas?) in Europe have ever won the Champions League / European Cup. Discuss. (Bonus points if you can name the seven metropolisesseses.) posted by Cass...
Become a Fan of… Uruguay!
Look, I’m sure that everyone who reads this blog has firmly-established rooting interests in one team for the World Cup. (Sorry about the use of the rhetorical device “Look…” to start this post, but if it works for overblo...
The Almost-Goals of the Year
I had the extreme misfortune of watching about 15 minutes of Inter-Fiorentina this past weekend. The only salvation from the sorrow and the pity of it all was this incredible almost-goal from Alberto Gilardino. I mean, my goodness — what a ...
Men Versus Boys
There was a moment in the 74th minute of the Arsenal-Chelsea game yesterday, the summed up the match for me. Branko Ivanovic was dribbling up the right wing when little Andre Arshavin attempted to tackle him head-on. Instead of causing the right ...
The Triumph of the Good
Okay, so obviously, as a Barca supporter, I’m not the most objective person in the world. However, I think most soccer fans worldwide will recognize the significance of last night’s 2-0 win over Inter Milan in the Champions League. B...
