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TuesdayNovember182008

Goal Of The Day: Geovanni Stands On The Shoulders Of His Old Team To Beat Them

Revenge games are pretty sweet for athletes who’ve been chucked out like yesterday’s trash. This goes double if they’re a deciding factor in giving their team a win, or in the case of Geovanni heading back to Manchester City...

WednesdayNovember122008

Nery Castillo's Outta England, Back In Mexico And At Chivas

Afraid of getting atrophied legs at Manchester City, Chivas and the Mexican national team have brought Nery Castillo back home to Mexico. Well, currently he’s in Phoenix with the national team as they play a friendly against Ecuador, but...

FridayNovember072008

Goal Of The Day: Robinho Has Twente Twente Vision For A Beautiful Score

Uh, there’s a reason why Manchester City paid out the bums for the brilliance of Robinho, and this goal pretty much explains it. This curving topsider that slides just under the topbar going in from just outside the penatly...

MondayOctober272008

Goal Of The Day: Robinho Strokes The Last Goal Of His Hat Trick Against Stoke City

Brazilian striker Robinho has been getting a lot of flack since joining Manchester City from Real Madrid this season. The opening salvo of Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Mansour overhaul since he bought the team, Robinho has shown flashes of greatness...

TuesdayOctober212008

Goal Of The Day: Robinho Kills Newcastle With A Stutter Step Free Kick Beauty

If you’re not going for the ball while trying to tackle Robinho going in for the score, and you know you’re going to get carded… make it count. Because if you give a player of his caliber a the...

FridaySeptember192008

'Member?: Manchester City's Jo Scores One Goal For Every Letter In His Name

Whas Happened In Sports Last Night UEFA Cup: Who needs Robinho? Apparently the Brazilian was too busy thinking about way to tag up more locker rooms while his Man City teammate and compatriot Jo was figuring out ways to...

MondaySeptember152008

Goal Of The Day: Frank Lampard's Crossover.

Frank Lampard Goal Against Manchester Cityby Machochip Manchester City proved to be no match for a well-oiled machine. Even though Robinho managed to score with a brilliant free-kick in the 12th minute, he still couldn’t understand why Chelsea defenders weren’t...

MondaySeptember082008

Kaká Is Manchester City's Next 'Galactico' Possibility

There’s no reason to illustrate a superfluous point when it comes to Manchester City’s latest signings and possible future signings. The way they manage their team will likely achieve the same trophy count that Real Madrid acquired during the...

MondaySeptember082008

Manchester City's Shaun Wright-Phillips Backs Up Guatemalan Charity Work With Actual Work

Even though it happens too far and in between, it’s nice to see a player make a commitment to something more important than themselves. And to something really, really far away… like Guatemala far. That’s the case with Manchester...

ThursdaySeptember042008

Brazil's Pele And Vanderlei Luxemburgo To Robinho: Estas Lo-Co.

Unlike other athletes in the world, elite soccer players really do care what others think about their moves and decisions. Because any bad press could effect their future WAG search, or endorsement deals or reputation as a “Rico Suave.”...

FridayAugust292008

Goal Of The Day: Bernardo Corradi Does "All You Can" To Score For Manchester City

Bernardo Corradi might be playing in Italy right now, but this goal he scored for Manchester City against Portsmouth last year will always live in our hearts. He performs a 3x Hadouken/All You Can combo from Street Fighter 3...

WednesdayAugust272008

Say It Isn't So: Manchester City Want Gimpy Ronaldo.

There’s something wrong with a soccer club when they continue to justify a player’s worth by dismissing the player’s current status in exchange for marveling at his past feats. It’s like trying to pitch a movie studio a script...

FridayAugust222008

Goal Of The Day: What Do Ju Know Jo?

Jo Goal Brazilby Machochip What he knows is how to break the defensive line and race to a finish line. The line being a goal the likes we should seen during the Argentina match…at least to make it close, ya...

TuesdayAugust122008

Uhhh... Where Are You Going? Manchester City's Owner Takes Whatever Money He Has Left And Runs.

Those of us who have gripes with the owners of our favorite teams have nothing on the poor suckers who follow the EPL’s Manchester City club. That’s because their boss, the former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, has had...

FridayJuly182008

Manchester City Miss Out On Ronaldinho, Turn To Feng Shui?

Manchester City were supposedly in the running for Ronaldinho’s services, but were beaten to the punch by AC Milan. Now, the team is searching for other ways either than acquiring talent to instill a winning attitude throughout their club....

TuesdayJuly152008

Ronaldinho Ponders Suitors, Diet Is Still Out Of The Question

We bombarded you with news of Ronaldinho’s ever-expanding gut these last few weeks, but there’s actually some pertinent news about his career that has us betting quarters as to where he’ll end up this year. The latest is that...

TuesdayMarch252008

Rumor Alert: Sven Goran Eriksson Winks At Giovani Dos Santos

OK, it’s official. Sven Goran Eriksson’s got an eye for the Mexicans. The Manchester City boss is rumored to have interest in Barcelona youngster Giovani Dos Santos and if a deal is met, (remember, rumors), Dos Santos would join...

TuesdayJanuary292008

Hooligans Might Force Manchester United To Turn A Moment Of Silence Into A Moment of Loudness

Fifty years ago, eight members of Manchester United’s team died in a plane crash and the team wants to memorialize them with a moment of silence on February 6th. Seems simple enough… but then you remember that this is...

ThursdayJanuary172008

Nery Castillo Is Down And Out

Talk about bad luck. Manchester City’s newest acquisition, Mexican international Nery Castillo, seen carted off on a coffin-like sretcher (eerie), suffered a dislocated left shoulder in the 33rd minute. At this moment, yes this precise moment, Nery is undergoing...

ThursdayJanuary172008

'Member? Good Goalie Substituted For Bad Goalie Never Makes Any Sense.

Whas Happened In Sports Last Night Copa Del Rey: Last week it was Dudek for Casillas means no win. This week it’s Dudek for Casillas means no more Copa Del Rey for Madrid. Real Madrid 0, Mallorca 1. [CNN]...

MondayJanuary142008

Nery Castillo Feels The Wrath Of Shitty Formations

If Manchester City doesn’t work for Nery Castillo, then there’s always Saudi Arabia. That’s if he wants to follow in the footsteps of national teammate Jared Borgetti. Castillo started his first game this weekend against Everton and was a...

WednesdayJanuary022008

Nery Castillo Should Have Paid An Extra Twenty Quid To Get His Paperwork Done

We’ve been waiting very, very patiently for Mexican striker Nery Castillo’s debut in the EPL. Actually we haven’t been that patient. Did coach Sven forget to include his name on the roster list? Maybe he spelled his name wrong....

MondayDecember312007

'Member? New England Reigns As Perfect, We Puked A Little.

Whas Happened In Sports This Weekend NFL: The New York Giants didn’t listen to a damn word we said. New England Patriots 38, New York 31. [FoxSports] England Premiership: Did Nery forget to save enough money to purchase a...

FridayDecember282007

On The Tube: Roberto Clemente's Been Gone For 35 Years

What To Watch While Your Grandma Is Drinking The Leftover Rompope ESPN Perfiles: Roberto Clemente died tragically in an airplane crash on December 31, 1972. ESPN Deportes will be profiling his brilliant life and career on December 31st, the...

FridayDecember282007

'Member? Roque Santa Cruz Ruins Nery Castillo's Welcome Party. Oh Wait, He Didn't Even Play.

Whas Happened In Sports Last Night Premiership: One more round of boxing day. Manchester City was blinded by the thought of being in fourth place; ends up fumbling lead late in the game. How is Roque Santa Cruz still...

WednesdayDecember262007

Mexican Striker Nery Castillo Is Very Bitter

Nery Castillo, Manchester City’s newest acquisition, is very proud of his new threads. He was finally welcomed by the English club with open arms this weekend and Castillo is eager to prove he’s more than just a whining tantrum...

WednesdayDecember192007

'Member? Arsenal VIctorious In 8,527th Tournament Match Of The English Season

Whas Happened In Sports Last Night Carling Cup: English clubs usually don’t complain about playing through Christmas if they’re winning. Arsenal 2, Blackburn 1. [Telegraph UK] NBA: Phil’s reverse phsycology seems to be working. Oh, the guys didn’t read...

TuesdayDecember182007

Nery Castillo Pays To Play For Manchester City, Shows Memo How It's Done

When you want to get things done right, you do them yourself. Our dad taught us that, but we still can’t change a tire because our AAA rates are just too damn cheap: so why bother? Yet, in an...

FridayNovember162007

Manchester City To Build Academy In Thailand, Muay Soccer Inevitable

Manchester City are in the middle of one their best seasons in years and they’re looking to beef up their team by welcoming three new, Thai acquisitions: Kiatprawut Saiwaew, Suree Sukha and Teerasil Dangda. The trio played well for...

TuesdayNovember062007

Finally, League Officals Who Can Enjoy A Goal-Scoring Pant Drop

It’s nice to see not every sport’s governing body has a stick up their collective butt. England’s Football Association—the organization that oversees all soccer in the U.K.—has decided not to fine English Premier League player Stephen Ireland for dropping...

TuesdayNovember062007

Member? It's Tuesday And That Means It's Time For The Other Football.

Whas Happened In Sports Last Night NFL: Pittsburgh Steelers demolish the Baltimore Ravens 38-7, sending us the clear message that they no longer remember sucking last year. [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette] England Premiership: Sven Goren-Erikson’s boys at Manchester City held on...

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