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No More Cups, Please
By: Greg |
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A few days ago, officials from the Portuguese and Spanish leagues met and discussed the possibility of a cup tournament involving teams only from the Iberian Peninsula. While the concept on the surface may sound nice and the bragging rights for one of the bigger teams would be fun, this would be ridiculous. [...]
Much Adu About Freddy? (Sorry, So Necessary)
By: Greg | 6 Comments
As you probably know by now, the deal bringing Freddy Adu to Benfica is in the final stages (medical, etc). I know I’m going to have to comment on this even though, in the short term, I really don’t see this as a big deal for anyone but Freddy Adu.
First off let [...]
Stop Whining!
By: Greg | 10 Comments
I have managed to successfully go back to back days with Arnold Schwarzenegger references in my posts. For this, I am proud. The quote in the subject line which was lifted from the epic Kindergarten Cop was spoken to me by one of my most consistent readers and toughest critics: my brother. [...]
How the Grinch Sold the Portuguese Liga
By: Greg | 4 Comments
(Note the irony of the Grinch’s colors, while he takes everything from renowned Portuguese soccer fan Cindy Lou Who and pats her on the head like the dumb child these teams must think we are.)
In the movie True Lies, Tom Arnold’s character describes how his wife left him. He’s trying to convey to Arnold [...]
Say It Ain’t So, Jose!
By: Greg | 7 Comments
The Associated Press broke today with a story regarding widespread match fixing which allegedly took place in 03/04 at the highest level of Portuguese football. Apparently the investigation, dubbed Operation Golden Whistle due to the fact that golden whistles were literally involved in referee payments, encompasses a handful of BWINLIGA matches and a little [...]
Next Year’s Premier League Hot Target: Bruno Gama
By: Greg | 3 Comments
I know Bob has the “A Name to Remember” concept buttoned up quite nicely, but I feel like there hasn’t been enough attention given to a particularly fiery young Portuguese striker / midfielder called Bruno Gama. His is a name you won’t have to remember but will more likely than not have thrust upon [...]
You Know Who You Look EXACTLY Like?
By: Greg | 5 Comments
While farting around trying to look for something worthwhile to write for my six faithful readers, I was checking up on the big name transfers from earlier on this summer. I decided to see what each new team had written up for them or if they had even had them as a part of [...]
Category: Super LigaGet João Moutinho and Quaresma Outta Here, For Big Phil’s Sake!
By: Greg | 2 Comments
I was sitting here at my desk, avoiding work as usual and thinking to myself “Is there any possible benefit to having all of these good Portuguese players be sold out of the Portuguese League and to places such as England and Spain?” I remained quizzical for a while (mostly so others would think [...]
Category: Super LigaPortuguese Liga Starting to Look Like the National Hockey League
By: Greg | 2 Comments
The Portuguese Board of Tourism must be smiling right now. Apparently, their recent advertising campaign in Eastern Europe has paid dividends. As a result, footballers from all over parts of the former Soviet Union are lining up in droves to play in Portugal.
Okay, so those first few lines are complete bullshit, [...]
Going Down?
By: Greg | 5 Comments
No, you sick, sex-crazed beasts, I mean down in the sense of an elevator. Or, in the case of Ricardo, Filipe Teixeira (pronounced Teh-Share-Uh), and potentially either Nuno Gomes or Helder Postiga, down a level in the sense of where they’re transferring to.
In Teixeira’s case, you can make the argument that even [...]
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