news and gossip
Chatter from the sidelines
- Major League Soccer introducing relegation to its structure would increase the competitiveness of the league and the United States national team, U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann everyone says no- but with expansion going on in the US having 30 teams is a lot isn't it?
- Khedira signs for Juventus hopefully he won't be dogged by injury?
- Dortmund takes away fan licence due to their participation at a Nazi rally for real?
- Morata: ‘I want to forget final’ he doesn't have silver medals at home- so he got rid of this one. Didn't swap shirts, etc.
- Manchester United target opts for Serie A stay
Samir Handanovic wants to stay with Inter - John Carver sacked as Newcastle prepare to appoint Steve McClaren as new manager
Never knew Ashley had it in him. Why would he sack the best coach in the world?! - Arsenal and Liverpool eye Claudio Marchisio after agent confirms Juventus talks stall he'll never leave Italy
- Football: United to sell supersize XXXXL versions of new kit because XXXL isn't big enough
- BREAKING: Zlatan Ibrahimovic is willing to return to Milan, who will now have to negotiate with PSG He just can't stand the Parisians!
- Official: Barcelona announce that there's a deal on the contract renewal of coach Luis Enrique (45) until 2017 Barca would have been fools to let him go. Enrique is being mentioned in the same breath as Guardiola, etc
- Celtic secure green light for rail seating OMG, yayyy! Now if the PL could get with the programme. A sect of LFC supporters will rail, but lessons have been learnt, and sitting down is killing the atmosphere. For Celtic to say this is a big thing, because they were the first team after Hillsborough who came forward and played their first match with LFC raising moneys for the victims
- Juventus striker Alvaro Morata refuses to rule out returning to Real Madrid
uhhh... surprise. - Of 44 coaches taking their UEFA A Licence at St George's, 41 were white and male... without more BAME candidates, we'll never change the face of English football
and none are female. Especially with the investment in WSL it's a worry - Klopp open to PL clubs outside the top four I thought he was taking a sabbatical? Recharge and reboot, Klopp
Miscellaneous
Roma's new kit
Copa America begins on June 11, iirc? Messi has flown in to meet up with his teammates
Neymar, still hungover from his wins, is a late addition to his Copa America side
Arm wrestles with Coutinho
Hugs for Dunga
Ain't no party like a Luiz hug party
Women's football getting a boost in America in terms of numbers
On the East and West coast
John Cleese
Shots fired. Morgan can't help himself, because he's an Arsenal fan and according to this article they ruin the internet for everyone. That's a talent, surely?
Women's World Cup
I didn't get to see Marta play, too bad!
Pele in a skirt is her moniker. Whatever, she made history by being the top goal scorer in women's competition
They played against Korea republic - is that South Korea?
All hail Marta! Sho' nuff
The penalty shot that tumbled Marta into the history books
England played France. England lost to France for the sixteenth time in a row. The hunt continues
The Lionesses lost to Les Bleus. People were expecting a rout of 3/4 goals to France, so going down by 1 is deemed encouraging?
I'll watch WWC until England gets knocked out, then I'll turn my attention to the Euro U21s. My heart is upholstered with duct tape. The one with the penguins, because heartbreak can look cute, even though it hurts
Costa Rica and Spain played. That match I didn't see either. Damn it, it's really too late to watch anything! I now know how people in Asian time zones feel when it comes to European football
I like Mexico's kit, don't you?
The detail is lovely
Colombia's woman's kit matches their male counterparts! To be fair, it's the same for France, England, Sweden and Germany, but it's nice. I like that, it shows brand cohesion, you know?
OP: done! Any cheers, jeers, corrections and commentary pushback, you know the drill. I'm going to be away from the computer for the rest of the day. Or well, be here, but not around, I have another Spanish oral to study for). Have a good one!