It was a good pass, wouldn't go so far as to say it was sublime and others would not be capable of it. It was well weighted, but helped by some shoddy defending. But anyway, my main point was that he's not the sort of player you'd see on the team sheet and fear. He's good, occasionally very good, but not world class, and we have those too.

Spain have about as good full-backs as most do. TBH, I think the well-rounded full-back is lacking in the current game. Most of the big names/reputations are more like wingers and defensively suspect. Just compare who are considered the best in the busines now to those of 10 years ago and IMO there's a gulf in class.

Spain will probably get away with it though because of how much time they spend in possession, which is where their full-backs do shine.

Ranieri managed 2nd, the money was at least as much a factor as Mourinho IMO.

Gelling is a huge part of it too, Man City will be better next year even if they don't sign another player.

Not helped by splashing a significant amount of said resources on Elmander, who is quite frankly, pants.

No, Keita the current Galatasaray and former Lyon winger.

Reckon you heard wrong. A player who has already been through what he has and come back twice is unlikely to give in to a lesser injury IMO.

Pig

Park - Fletcher - Carrick - Evra

Valencia - Scholes - Gibson - Anderson - Obertan

Owen

That looks likely to be the line-up for United tonight. It'll be just typical that Evra goes and gets injured now.

What a big midfield you have

What a big side we have.

Dzeko and Graffite will have a field day with anything in the air.

It should do though shoudnt it? If people cant get a bit carried away about an imminent world cup, what's the point?

Have the backing of both the players and supporters perhaps.

I never can understand the small mindedness of english people wanting their national team to fail. Its as though they are trying to look cool or something. Personally I think its embarassing but each to their own I guess

United 3 - 0 Kettering tonight.

Then it's Scum time.

Well, the season in Brazil finished on Sunday. Adriano now linked with West Ham. Diego Tardelli with Manchester City.

But apart from Flamengo winning the league the biggest story to come out of the weekend was the violence in Curitiba after the local side were relagated. See this [url=http://www.seethecup.com/football-videos/video-chaos-and-violence-after-the-relegation-of-coritiba/Article[/url

Possibly, but the English media largely ignored the World Cup cos England were not there thus saving you from having to be subjected to it. We, however, are not protected from it as the English biased media is everywhere.

I heard that earlier on SSN. It'd be interesting to see how he'd do in the PL. I thought he'd "retired" from football anyway?



Crazy scenes.

Edited for accuracy.

However one who resides in Enfield really is in no position to call [ianywhere[/i a hovel.






Anymore talk like that and I will come down there and hammer you.

Which world cup?

He negotiated a release from Internazionale. Then went home and signed for Flamengo. He finished joint top scorer in Série A with 19 goals alongside Diego Tardelli.

I doubt though if he would really want to return to Europe at the moment, especially now with Flamengo in the Copa Libertadores. He may well want another year there to see if he can win that.

If that was in England Blatter would have kicked us out of the World Cup by now.

There was some trouble after the Flamengo game as well. But that was between different factions apparently and nothing on the scale of what happened in Curitiba

When I went to Flamengo/Sao Paulo a couple of months back I sensibly decided to take a walk around the area surrounding the stadium and almost walked right into a good old-fashioned street battle.

Luckily a policeman ushered me away from the street I was heading down, they were more concerned with keeping anyone else out of it than stopping them having a go at each other.

Michael Owen Hat-trick. United cruise to another European win.

Sack the CL, there could be a chance of a nice upset here. Kettering getting more and more in the game. Lets hope it doesn't slip from them.