1. Matthew Gilroy

2. Micheal Vick

3.  Tiger Woods

4. Eli Manning

5. Derek Jeter (The seasons over but he wont move, hes awesome)

6. Daniel Sunden

7. Tom Brady

8. Martin Broduer

9. MARCUS NAUSLAND

10.  Tim Thomas

Oui, la polémique continue! Une semaine après, la faute de main volontaire de Thierry Henri apporte encore des conséquences…..

Raymond Domenech, le sélectionneur le plus impopulaire de l’histoire du football français, a enfin donné sa version des faits à L’Express. Ici, un extrait de l’interview:

Domenech: "Jamais je ne démissionnerai"

Des politiques aux intellectuels, beaucoup de personnalités se sont exprimées…

Mme Bachelot me demande de me “mobiliser”. Moi, je ne m’occupe pas de gérer un ministère, je ne m’occupe pas de la santé. Si c’est tout ce qui inquiète Mme Bachelot en France, qu’elle se rassure: je suis mobilisé. Quant à Alain Finkielkraut, c’est bien ce philosophe persuadé qu’il y a trop de Noirs dans l’équipe de France, n’est-ce pas? Allons… Le seul à avoir adopté une attitude honorable, c’est le président. Il a dit: “Laissez-moi à ma place”, et il a eu raison. Que chacun reste à sa place.

N’est-ce pas une victoire amorale?

Mais pourquoi faire à tout prix du foot une affaire de morale? Ce sport a des règles qu’il faut respecter, bien sûr, mais il est aussi le reflet de la vie. Les intellos crient au scandale, mais, à ma connaissance, Thierry n’a pas commis un crime. Dans les vestiaires, les questions que se posaient les gars n’étaient pas d’ordre moral. Eux connaissent les erreurs d’arbitrage, ils en ont parfois été victimes. Leur priorité était plutôt de se dire: “Si on va au Mondial en jouant ainsi, on n’y fera rien!” C’est cela, et rien d’autre, la préoccupation des gens qui sont vraiment dans le milieu du foot.

Slovenians celebrating vivtory over Russia and promotion to Republic of South Africa football championships

BY Ralph Vacchiano
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER

The Giants’ long, miserable losing streak is finally over. But just barely.

They needed a monster game from quarterback Eli Manning and overtime to do it, but the Giants were able to squeak by the Atlanta Falcons, 34-31, Sunday afternoon. They got their first win since Oct. 11 thanks to a 384-yard, three-touchdown performance from their quarterback, and a game-winning 36-yard field goal from Lawrence Tynes.

lets see if the Giants can keep it up… But something is wrong with the defense …. Can Strahan come back???

UCONN has a football team?  Ohhhhhh yes, they are the team that has gone 24-12 in the last 3 season.  What has ND done in that time frame you ask?  Well they have gone 16-19!  Way to do it Charlie!!  Those recruiting classes are really paying off!!

There are two parts to this prediction:

My Heart – The Seniors (and Juniors leaving early – Tate & Clausen) will be so fired up  that it’s their last home game that they will come out and demolish the Huskies.  44-21 ND.

My Head – This game will play out like every other game on the schedule this year minus Nevada.  The team will come out flat, sleep walk through 3 quarters, be down 2+ scores going into the 4th quarter, and then make a dramatic comeback that will probably come up short.  33-27 UCONN.

FC BAYERN MUENCHEN – MACCABI HAIFA

UEFA Championleague, Wednesday, Nov 25th, 20.45

@ Allianz Arena München

 

…now its really just a couple of days to go!!!…

…if you
wanna meet up before the game, heat up the mood and go there together
with Ubahn, and try to get into the Maccabi Haifa Block…

We meet up:

Wednesday, 25.11….2009, 18.30, Sendlinger Tor in front of the Cinema!

I saw that Eyal has a ticket for sale in Block 334!! 30 Euro, check out the Wall of the Event!!

CU soon!!

Carolin

Deyirəm, bu futbol elə bir zaddu ki:
1. Reytinqdə birinci;
2. Məhlədə birinci (top, butulka, corab və s. və i.a. və b. və d. formalarda:) );
3. Play Station salonlarında birinci;
4. Evdə birinci (valideyn seriala baxmırsa ) ;
5. İdman xəbərlərində birinci (ANS`i çıxmaqla) ;
6. Braziliyada birinci;
7. İngiltərədə birinci;
8. İspaniyada birinci (öküzlər aman versə) ;
9. Azərbaycanda birinci (hətta)
10. Forumlarda birinci!

P.S. Təkcə olimpia oyunlarında birinci deyil. Belə də ki, Avropa, Dünya çempionatları olan yerdə Olimpiada kimdiyee?! =)

P.P.S. Diqqət:
İngiltərədə doğuldu,
Braziliyada boya-başa çatdı,
Azərbaycanda can verir.
Vəziyyəti orta ağır olaraq qalır.
Reanimasiya şəraitindədi.
Palataya köçürülməyib.
FİFA travmatalogiya şöbəsi =)

Supporteurs algériens, le 18 novembre 2009 à Alger

ALGER — Les Algériens continuaient de manifester jeudi leur joie dans un esprit retrouvé de solidarité et d’union nationale après la qualification des “Verts” au Mondial-2010 face à l’Egypte (1-0), mercredi à Khartoum (Soudan).

Les supporteurs algériens n’ont pas cessé de fêter cette victoire depuis mercredi, passant une nuit blanche dans les rues, chantant et dansant à la gloire des “Fennecs”.

La victoire algérienne s’est transformée en fête nationale, avec des scènes de liesse populaire à travers le pays pendant lesquelles le drapeau national n’a peut être jamais été aussi brandi par des jeunes, des femmes et des enfants depuis l’indépendance en 1962.

Un ancien entraîneur des Verts, Abderahmane Mehdaoui, a même proposé de faire du 18 novembre, un “jour férié”, au cours d’une émission de la télévision algérienne.

Beaucoup d’entreprises ont donné jeudi un jour de congé à leurs employés alors que dans les rues, les magasins ou au téléphone, les Algériens s’échangeaient des félicitations avec ferveur.

“C’est dingue ce qui se passe! J’ai vu des gens danser sur les capots des voitures avec l’emblème national. On dirait la fête de l’indépendance”, s’enthousiasme Kader, cadre dans une société privée à Alger.

L’Algérie n’a pas connu pareille fête du football depuis sa victoire en 1990 en Coupe d’Afrique des Nations à Alger. Pour nombre de supporteurs, la qualification au détriment de l’Egypte à un goût de revanche alors que les deux pays, géants du football Nord-africain, se livrent à un duel de suprématie en Afrique et dans le monde arabe.

L’agression des joueurs et des supporteurs algériens, avant et après le match aller de samedi au Caire remportée par l’Egypte (2-0), a fait sortir le match retour du cadre strictement sportif.

Les Algériens, “qui se sont sentis agressés, ont cherché à tout prix à battre les Egyptiens pour se venger”, a estimé jeudi la presse unanime, affirmant qu’un sentiment anti-égyptien jamais enregistré, a envahi l’Algérie au lendemain du match au Caire.

Les intérêts économiques égyptiens ont été pris pour cible par des milliers de supporteurs algériens.

La confrontation algéro-égyptienne “a fait perdre à l’Egypte la qualification au Mondial-2010, et l’amitié des Algériens”, affirmait le quotidien El Khabar (arabophone, privé).

L’Algérie, en arrachant sa qualification au Mondial-2010, revient sur la scène footbalistique mondiale, après 24 ans d’absence.

Les Verts ont participé deux fois à la Coupe du Monde, en 1982 en Espagne et en 1986 au Mexique.

L’enthousiasme populaire qui a suivi cette nouvelle qualification au Mondial intervient après plusieurs années de violences islamistes durant la décennie 1990.

Ces violences ont fait plus de 150.000 morts, selon les chiffres officiels.

De Hamid GUEMACHE (AFP)

Copyright © 2009 AFP

Awesome movie came out in Liverpool: “Fifteen Minutes That Shook The World”. Ferguson along with Gary Neville portrayed there, I wonder what the reaction from Mancs will be .  The film was written by Dave Kirby, the Liverpool playwright

See the article below:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/liverpool/article6920853.ece

Movie trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zp9BGs7vGsg

Un certain nombre de supporters de foot algériens (d’ailleurs presque tous de nationalité française) ont pris, ces derniers temps, et pas plus tard qu’hier, la très fâcheuse habitude de tout casser et brûler sur leur passage lorsque l’équipe de foot d’Algérie joue un match de qualification pour la coupe du monde de footbal de 2010, que celle-ci perde ou gagne le match… !!! Les habitants des principales métropoles françaises sont devenus otages des pulsions violentes d’une partie de la jeunesse française d’origine algérienne. Vitrines et abribus brisés, voitures et poubelles incendiées, circulation automobile bloquée, tapage, jets de projectiles et de fumigènes contre les forces de l’ordre, … Tel est le spectacle auquel un nombre croissant de Français assiste désormais depuis maintenant quelques semaines. Une question cruciale pour l’avenir de la France se pose : jusqu’à quand les Français vont-ils tolérer cette situation quasi insurrectionnelle ? Faudra-t-il, désormais, avant de sortir de son domicile, se renseigner si l’équipe de foot d’Algérie joue aujourd’hui ? A Marseille, la situation devient très préoccupante, à tel point que le si xénophile maire Gaudin s’en est indigné… Il est plus que temps de mettre un coup d’arrêt à ce genre de ” traditions “, avant que la France entière ne devienne une gigantesque zone de non-droit… 

2.oopm TODAY AT SRATHCLYDE HOMES STADIUM TICKETS AVAILABLE ON THE DAY

All proceeds to the Gordon Lennon Memorial Fund

Gordon with Kelly and Kai

“Precious Lord” – B.B. King

Precious Lord, take my hand
Lead me on, let me stand
I’m tired, I’m weak, I’m worn
Through the storm, through the night
Lead me on to the light
Take my hand precious Lord, lead me home

When my way grows drear precious Lord linger near
When my light is almost gone
Hear my cry, hear my call
Hold my hand lest I fall
Take my hand precious Lord, lead me home

When the darkness appears and the night draws near
And the day is past and gone
At the river I stand
Guide my feet, hold my hand
Take my hand precious Lord, lead me home

Precious Lord, take my hand
Lead me on, let me stand
I’m tired, I’m weak, I’m worn
Through the storm, through the night
Lead me on to the light
Take my hand precious Lord, lead me home

“Can’t Give Up Now” – Mary Mary

Can’t Give Up Now
There will be mountains that I will have to climb
And there will be battles that I will have to fight
But victory all defeat, it’s up to me to decide
But how can I expect to win If I never try.

I just can’t give up now
I’ve come too far from where I started from
Nobody told me the road would be easy
and I don’t believe he brought me this far to leave me

Never said there wouldn’t be trials
Never said I would’t fall
Never said that everything would go the way I want it to go
But when my back is against the wall
And i feel all hope is gone,
I’ll just lift my head up to the sky
And say help me to be strong

I just can’t give up now
I’ve come too far from where I started from
Nobody told me the road would be easy
and I don’t believe he brought me this far to leave me

No you didn’t bring me out here to leave me lonely
Even when I can’t see clearly
I know that you are with me(so I can’t)

I just can’t give up now
I’ve come too far from where I started from
Nobody told me the road would be easy
and I don’t believe he brought me this far to leave me

What a shame, we cannot beat even Birmingham, and the worst part is that N’Gogg who I respected so much, dives.We dont need another Ronaldo or Drogba. This was a shame! What is going on at LFC!

I am an Ohio State fan, I feel it proper to get that on the table first. But, I want the University of Michigan Wolverines to return to glory. Sure, I’ve got a soft spot for the state that I once called home – but more important reasons are at stake.

Years ago, you would find me frantically pacing around the living room during gameday with a frantic energy for the sport that would make others uncomfortable. I’ve generally lost that passion, and simply enjoy a more academic approach to the sport. I am somewhat uninterested if my team wins or loses, but want to see strategies develop and study the game at a deeper level. This change in my take of the game has led me to analyze briefly the conference situation to architect a Big 10 return to glory.

I firmly believe that if U of M football gets it game back, the Big 10 will be viewed as back. Right now the SEC is the premier FBS conference, but slowly it is becoming a two or three team league. Though still the middle of the pack is strong int he SEC, I feel its stock is declining. The Big 12 is come and go for powerhouse teams as well, Texas holds it consistently but the competition does not show up year after year. The PAC-10 has a revival year of sorts, even with USC’s seemingly non-expiring inventory of hall passes for unexpected losses. Arizona and Oregon are taking care of business on the field and in the polls.

Back to the Big 10, Penn State seems to garner consistent respect in the country. Ohio State is up there with Oklahoma as perceived BCS goats, but still is viewed as a top-level, quality opponent. Should Michigan return, we’ve got ourselves a strong conference again. The occasional middle of the pack strength of Michigan State, Wisconsin and Iowa can make a strong statement to balancing the conference on the national scene.

It comes down to this, the Big 10 needs to win out of conference. That will be the ultimate statistic. I hope that this bowl season is good for the Big 10, and that Michigan rebuilds. These factors can bring the Big 10 back to a premier conference in FBS play. I’ll save the “where’s the defense” discussion for another day.

Time: Saturday at 12:21 p.m. ET

Location: Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium, Fayetteville, Arkansas

TV Coverage: SEC Network
Broadcast Team: Dave Neal, Andre Ware, Cara Capuano

TV Replay: SportsSouth, Nov. 8 at 8 p.m. ET
Broadcast Team: Andy Demetra and Brad Muller

Radio Coverage: Gamecock Radio Network – Flagship 107.5 FM (Click here for an affiliate in your area)
Broadcast Team: Todd Ellis, Tommy Suggs and Terry Cousin
In-Stadium Radio Frequency: Tune your radio headset to 92.7 or E5 on your Live Sports Radio

Satellite Radio:XM 220/Sirius 199 (UA Feed)

Digital Coverage: Gamecocks Gameday Live

Weather: Hi 74/Lo 53/Chance of rain 10%

Un “Union Bar” plin ochi de scotieni pregatiti de o revansa ca la carte.

Patru romani care nu s-au sfiit sa-si fluture bratele-n aer sau sa tipe de bucurie. Cu toate ca riscurile de a primi o sticla drept in moaca erau destul de mari.

Unirea Urziceni-Glasgow Rangers: 1-1.

De tur nici nu mai pomenesc nimic (hihi!).

Se pare ca serile de fotbal nu mai sunt destinate exclusiv celor de sex masculin. Asa ca faceti loc pentru inca trei bucati.

London – Derby London Utara di paruh pertama Liga Primer musim ini menjadi milik Arsenal. The Gunners mengatasi perlawanan Tottenham Hotspurs dengan skor 3-0.Dengan kemenangan ini Arsenal sementara naik ke posisi kedua.

Laga Arsenal kontra Spurs dilangsungkan di Stadion Emirates, Sabtu (31/10/2009) malam WIB.

Robin Van Persie menjadi bintang dengan memborong dua dari tiga gol kemenangan Arsenal, masing-masing di menit ke-42 dan 60. Satu gol lagi dibukukan Cesc Fabregas menit ke-60.

Dengan kemenangan ini Arsenal sementara naik ke posisi kedua menggeser Manchester United. Anak buah Arsene Wenger memiliki poin sama dengan MU, 22, namun memiliki selisih gol lebih baik.

Jalannya Pertandingan

Arsenal mulai mengancam di menit ketiga. Memanfaatkan sodoran dari Andrey Arshavin, Nicklas Bendtner melepas tembakan ke arah gawang Spurs. Namun serbuan strker asal Denmark itu masih melenceng.

Enam menit berselang giliran tim tamu yang punya peluang. Tetapi tendangan yang dilancarkan David Bentley masih melebar dari sasaran.

Memasuki menit ke-19, kerjasama Peter Crouch dan Robbie Keane hampir merobek jala Arsenal. Situasi bisa diamankan oleh bek Alex Song.

Semenit berselang kiper Spurs Heurelho Gomes menyelamatkan gawangnya dari tendangan Cesc Fabregas.

Setengah jam laga berjalan, The Gunners kembali melancarkan tekanan. Berawal dari sapuan bek Spurs yang kurang sempurna terhadap serbuan Arsenal, situasi ini kemudian dimanfaatkan Robin van Persie untuk melepas tembakan. Namun upaya pemain asal Belanda itu masih belum melenceng dari tiang dekat.

Spurs balik melancarkan serangan di menit ke-35. Umpan silang yang dilepas Vedran Corluka mengarah ke Peter Crouch. Upaya Thomas Vermaelen yang mencoba menghalau bola kurang sempurna. Si kulit bundar berhasil diamankan oleh kiper Manuel Almunia.

Delapan menit menjelang jeda, Arsenal harus menarik keluar Bendtner karena cedera dan digantikan Eduardo.

Upaya Arsenal menemui hasil dua menit menjelang jeda. Memanfaatkan umpan Bacary Sagna, Van Persie sukses menaklukkan Gomes. 1-0 Arsenal unggul.

Pasukan Arsene Wenger hanya butuh waktu semenit untuk menambah keunggulan melalui Cesc Fabregas. Selepas kick-off, bola gagal dikuasai Wilson Palacios dengan baik dan selanjutnya bisa direbut Van Persie yang selanjutnya mengirim umpan ke Fabregas.

Pemain asal Spanyol tersebut kemudian sukses melewati hadangan para pemain Spurs dan mengakhirinya dengan eksekusi tendangan datar.

Arsenal hampir menambah skor empat menit selepas jeda. Umpan dari Van Persie mengarah ke Abou Diaby. Bola tendangan Diaby bisa digagalkan oleh bek Sebastien Bassong.

Serbuan Arsenal masih belum berhenti. Dua menit berselang upaya Eduardo bisa digagalkan Gomes.

Upaya Spurs di menit ke-58 lewat tendangan bebas David Bentley masih bisa digagalkan oleh Almunia.

Papan skor berubah menjadi 3-0 untuk tim Gudang Peluru ketika laga menginjak satu jam. Gol ketiga Arsenal dikemas oleh Van Persie yang sekaligus merupakan gol keduanya dalam laga ini. Kembali umpan Sagna menjadi awal dari gol Van Persie.

Skor 3-0 bertahan hingga laga ditutup.

Susunan Pemain

Arsenal: Almunia; Sagna, Gallas, Vermaelen, Clichy, Song, Diaby, Fabregas, Arshavin (Eboue 78′), Bendtner (Eduardo 37′), Van Persie (Ramsey 85′)

Tottenham: Gomes; Assou-Etkotto, Bassong, King, Corluka (Hutton 85′), Palacios, Huddlestone (Bale 54′), Jenas, Bentley, Keane (Pavlyuchenko 65′), Crouch

(nar/arp)

N.M. Cabangbang

UP Cebu College has always loved its football. It is even safe to say that football is the college’s official sport because of its existing student and alumni football clubs as well as its representation in the local football leagues in Cebu. Let us face it, if UP had a basketball team, it would have no chance to win in competitions outside the campus because there are very few 6 footers on campus. Only UP Football has the shot at winning in a sport event. History has proven that. The generation of Jikoy Carvajal and Pehzman Behjouyan was the team that won the City Olympics football twice in the past years. Then, most recently, the UPFC women’s team has also been vying for championships in commercial leagues too. So again, it is safe to say, football is UP Cebu’s official sport. However, UP football is having its issues right now; issues that, as of now, still remain unresolved.

One of the issues UP Football players are dealing with right now is about other non-UPian players (or outsiders) bringing the UP name when joining tournaments. Commercial football leagues in Cebu categorize participants or teams according to age, not affiliation. There’s nothing necessarily wrong with this platform. In fact, I think it is the right thing to do. Players can form their teams, whether school-based or not as long as they comply with the age requirements. That is the reason why there are high school or college teams, alumni teams, company teams, or just a group of friends with the love for football (and same age bracket) in common who end up joining the league. Again, there is nothing wrong here.

However, something has come up that has bothered a lot of UPian players. Because teams are determined primarily by age, not by school or company affiliation, there is no particular rule addressing the team-naming. Which means, there are now football teams bringing the U.P. name even if they are non- UPians. Some of these teams play to represent the college; some represent the alumni. Some of these teams have U.P. players mixed with outsiders. Some of these teams have a majority of outsiders and few UPians but they still manage to bring the UP name.

So how did this come to happen? Why did it get to the point that non-Upians start using the UP name in tournaments? Well, for the college teams, I think it started with having a non-UPian as coach for the men’s team. Because of this, he has allowed outsiders to play on the UP team. A non-UPian coach who has not experienced what it is to be a UP player can just lightly bring the university’s title without care because he has no inkling how UPians truly carry and feel about the recognition. Then, when it comes to the student players, I believe they do not know how to respect the UP title or simply are afraid to go against their coach. In effect, they submissively allow this.

This too, brings a question to mind, has UP ran out of great players that they now allow outsiders to play in the team? So what happens if and when these outsiders stir up some trouble or embarrassment while bringing the UP name? They can bring the university’s reputation and prestige down. And worse, they wouldn’t care if they do so because they are not UPians in the first place.

I am not necessarily saying here that non-UPian coaches should not coach a UP Team. That is allowed but they should be aware of their decisions and be sensitive of the UP Title because it is not theirs to just lightly carry around. The UP title bears all the history and prestige to the name, all UPians should know and respect that. All non-UPians should do the same thing as well.

What about the alumni teams, you say? The situation is common, after school, everyone usually goes their own ways. Schedules begin to differ and the next thing you know, you guys can’t all meet up for a game. The result? A lack of players. Now because there are not enough players to make a team, the remaining few are “forced” to invite available non-UPians to complete their roster. I am not sure if this generally true to all alumni teams. I could be wrong. But I do sincerely think that UP alumni players who form teams with non-UPians better not bring the UP name. This is respectful to the university’s name and is basically the rational thing to do. You cannot call your team of 11 or so members the “UP Alumni Team” when only 2 or 3 of you are actually graduates of the said university.

Me, I don’t get these football teams’ need to use the UP name. Firstly, UP is not “all that” in the Cebu football scene. I mean, the Don Bosco, Hiroshi, or USC name/team would be a better choice compared to UP because these 3 aforementioned teams are the stronger lot. So why choose UP?

In terms of solving this, I don’t know whether making stricter team-naming rules is the answer. More precisely, I am unsure on how to solve such a situation. Is this a problem among UPians that only they should solve? Or is this is a problem for the Cebu football scene? Moreover, if there is no rule, what is stopping other teams from bringing the Don Bosco, Hiroshi, or USC names even if they are not officially part of such teams? Does a group of some 3 or 5 Bosconian players have the right to bring the Don Bosco title even if majority of their teammates are not Bosconians? Is that allowed?

Judging from the circumstances, it is easy to see that this practice is allowed. There are no existing rules about this. So as long as there is no clear-cut guidelines for this, then a non-UPian football team will continue to bring the UP title. They can do what they will with the name. They can use it however they want to. And they can do so with disregard of the people who really do care about the title or the name they are using – the real UPians.

This, then, brings me to the second issue that UPian players are dealing right now. And that is, the use of the UP-AS football field. Presently, outsiders “own” the U.P. Field, not the UP students. What leads me to this conclusion? It is evident in the situation wherein a group of students or alumni plan to use the UP field during the weekends or during holidays. Come that day and voila! There is already a group playing in the field. There is no space left because these people have occupied the entire area. Who are these people? From what UP department are they? Then these UP students then find out that the people on the UP field are not students nor are they alumni of the university. In fact, none of them have official ties to the university. Despite this, it is these “outsiders” who end up using and “owning the rights” of the UP field. And the UP students? Well, they might as well take their game somewhere else.

Some may not exactly grasp the gravity of the circumstances. So allow me to spell it out for you all. This…this blatant loss of rights to your own territory is one big factor in disintegrating the UP football culture. How? There no longer is a field to practice on.  Alumni teams are forced to go look for another space and are made to pay to play on other football fields. All these, while outsiders play free on a U.P. Football field. And with the present lack of field and finances for rent of privately-owned football fields, a lot of these U.P. Alumni teams have decided to disband. And worse, the U.P. Administration does not seem to care enough to address and solve the problem. Security guards do not reprimand the outsiders. In fact, security guards do not even know who the student/alumni are and who are not. Worse, too, U.P. College players do not seem to care as well. They do not seem to want the issue solved. I do not even know if the U.P. Student council knows of such a problem.

Well, we all know that U.P. does not have a “no ID, no entry” policy and I am fine with that. UP, as a government-backed university, should be open to all taxpayers. However, it does not mean that outsiders can just use the facilities anytime they want. Yes, it is open for outsiders but UP students and alumnae should be given priority. If anybody can use the field, then it is but rational to have anybody simply use the classrooms or conference hall as they wish; even if there are students using it.

That is stupid, if you ask me. The result would be chaotic. The non-existence of a “no ID, no entry” rule is not the problem here. Rather, it is with the present crop of students who are too afraid to contest the discrepancy or those who are too ignorant of the rules and their rights. This shouldn’t even be an issue. UP is known to be a college where activism thrives-UPians are supposed to be outspoken and aware of their rights. But no, here we have UP Football players who are ignorant or are afraid to fight. That is very funny, so funny that I am even tempted to say that these present UP generation are either cowards or illiterate of their student rights and welfare.

What about the UP Administration? What are they doing? Well, they have allowed outsiders to use the field before. But outsiders, then, were required to pay P200 per hour. Over time, that rule has been ignored and forgotten. Soon enough, outsiders use the field freely. UP’s lack of a “No ID, no entry” policy is not an excuse either. First of all, security guards can just take pictures of the frequent outsiders who play and when they come back, the guards can now bar these outsiders from the premises. Next stop, they can start putting signboards that state that the field is not open to played freely by outsiders and if they want to use it, they should pay the rate. By doing this, outsiders will know and follow the rules of the UP Field.

All of these problems about the field will be solved only if the students and alumni start demanding for their rights to field and correspondingly, for the administration to start laying down the law. It needs to be a joint effort between the three to make it effective. The way is there, it’s the will that’s missing. And as long as this skewed situation exists, UP students who want to practice on weekends and holidays can kiss their football field goodbye. As long as this skewed situation exists, UP alumni football teams can kiss their football field and even teams goodbye as well. As long as this skewed situation exists, come graduation for the present crop of U.P. College players, they, too will no longer have U.P. Alumni teams to join in. They have no choice but to join other teams or quit playing football altogether. They can stay healthy by playing other sports or worse, lose their playing form and just get fat. Football’s loss is someone else’s fat gain.

So, to end, a question to UP students, alumni, and admin: What is it, really? For the love of football or for the loss of football?

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Hello and welcome to my round up of the top 5 leagues in Europe these leagues include England,Spain,France,Germany and Italy, without wasting anymore time lets get started

Premier League:

The action started early this week well it was slightly delayed after the referee for the match was taken sick and their was trouble finding finding a replacement eventually the game did kick off it was an open game with plenty of action and it wasnt long until Chelsea took the lead via a Drogba goal after 15mins Chelsea looked set to extend their lead to 5points on top of the Premier League summit but Aston Villa equalised through a Richard Dunne header just after a half hour mark, both teams continued to press on looking for the second goal and it fell to Villa’s James Collins who scored from another set piece after 52mins, Chelsea continued to attack but to no avail and Villa maintained their lead and won 2-1, and Chelsea lost their 2nd away game in a row.

The defeat left the door open for Manchester United to go top if they were able to beat a Bolton team who were on a decent run of form, but it wasnt long until Man Utd took the lead thanks to a Zat Knight on goal after just 5mins after Man Utd continued their attack and could have easily had 3 or 4 more, Bolton also could have easily pulled one back eventually Man Utd got their 2nd via a fierce shot from Antonio Valencia scoring his first goal for the club, Bolton looked buried at this point but their was fight left in them yet and the pulled one back when Matt Taylor headed in a Kevin Davis cross, Bolton continued to pile on the pressure but Man Utd held on to win 2-1 and go top of the Premier League.

Familiar faces returned to Fratton Park in the form of Jermaine Defoe, Peter Crouch and of course Harry Redknapp and it was Spurs who scored first through a Ledley King header and then a volley from Jermaine Defoe made it 2-0 but Boateng pulled one back for Portsmouth and Jermaine Defoe was then sent off so down to 10men Portsmouth tried to get the equaliser but ended up having their own Micheal Brown sent off in they dying moments of the game. So Spurs continue their good form while Pompey continue their poor start, talking of poor starts Liverpool are having a terrible start and things didnt get any better when they visited Sunderland the only goal of the game came from Darren Bent who scored his 8th of the season, as his shot was deflected of a balloon and found its way past Pepe Reina the result means Sunderland leapfrog Liverpool and go 7th in the league.

Arsenal seem to be scoring for fun the league’s top scorers should no signs of stopping now as Van Persie opened the scoring after 16 minutes with a low drive past the Birmingham keeper and it wasnt long til the got their 2nd Diaby smashing the ball in the back of the net to make it 2-0, but Birmingham werent out of it yet as Lee Bowyer volleyed the ball after a mistake by Mannone but Arsenal’s victory was confirmed when Arshavin curled in his shot to make it 3-1. The result puts Arsenal in 4th and Birmingham in 16th and they can easily fall into the relegation zone.

It seemed like Wolves were going to get an unlikely away win as they took the lead through a Kevin Doyle goal after he picked up the clearlance and flicked the ball past Tim Howard  the game started rather poorly but their was late drama as Diniyar Bilyaletdinov scored a late equlizer to save Everton’s blushes and rescue a 1-1 draw. West Ham’s poor start to the season continued as they were beaten 2-1 by Stoke James Beatite opened the score from a penalty, Upson got one back for West Ham with a header but Stoke got the last laugh as James Beattie tucked in the winner for Stoke, this leaves West Ham in the relagation zone and continues their seven game losing streak.

Premiera Division:

It was an exciting day in Spain as the all three of the big guns played Sevilla played first and were high in confidence after beating an inform Real Madrid but it was Sevilla who tasted defeat a single goal from J.Rodriguez was enough to put out Sevilla’s flame the result means Sevilla remain 4th on goal difference but Deportivo go 4th and draw level on points.

Next up was Real Madrid who were without a influential Ronaldo but record breaker Raul who set the record for most appearences in the white for R.Madrid was the headline maker scoring a double the 1st coming after 13mins after he flicked tha ball in and the 2nd came after 5mins after he sidefooted a Marcelo pass so the game looked all wrapped up but Nauzet German hit a brilliant free kick to make it 2-1 and it was game on until Marcelo scored a marvellous individual goal on the stroke of half time making it 3-1 but Valladoid were not done yet and scored another goal on the 53rd minute making it 3-2 and it looked set to be a nervous ending but subsitute Higuan scored to make it 4-2 and R.Madrid drew level with Barcelona on top of the table.

The big game of the day came from Valencia as they took on Barcelona who were looking to continue their 100% record but it wasnt to be as neither team were able to find the breakthrough despite attempts to break down Valencia’s defence in they end they were unable to find a way through and the game ended 0-0 so Barcelona stay atop of the table but by just one point.

Italy:

It was a big day in Italy to as 4 of the teams in the top 5 went head to head first up Juventus took on Fiorentina in a rainy Turin it was Vargas who opened the scoring for Fiorentina  after just 5mins but Juventus equalised through Brazilian Amuari who scored his 1st goal for the club after 19 mins after no side could find the winner it ended 1-1, this meant if Inter won they would go top and they won in style with a 5-0 vitory of Genoa it only took 6mins for them to open up the scoring after a Cambiasso goal after 5mins and they went on to score two more through goals from Balotelli and Stankovic and things didnt get any better after the break when subsitute Vieira added a fourth and the goal was all wrapped up when Maicon added a fourth.

Germany:

The big game of the day was the clash between the top 1 and 2 Bayer Leverkusen took on Humburger SV but neither side could take the advantage and the game ended goaless as both sides remain on top with 21 points each. Schalke 04 contiued to put pressure on the league leaders as they beat Stuggart 2-1 Rakitic opened the scoring after 24minuted and eventually Stuggart managed to pull one back in the 73rd minute through Cacau but after 3minutes Kuranyi scored the winner to put Schalke 04 into 3rd place. Wreder Breman continue their pursuit with a 2-0 win over Hoffenheim to goals within 5minutes sealed the points after Pizarro scored in the 18th minute and Mertesacker made it two after 22minuts.

Bayern Munich moved up to 5th with a 2-1 victory Muller scored after 42mins and a D.R Cha own goal after 62mins made it 2-0 their was consulation for Freiburg as Reisinger pulled one back in the 90th minute. At the bottom things got worse for Hertha BsC as they lost their 8th game of the season  against Nurnberg, Gygax opened the scoring after 18minutes and then a brace by Bunjaku made it a comfortable victory for Nurnberg who move up to 15th and try and distance themselves away from the relagation zone in other games FC Koln picked up a 1-0 victory the only goal coming from Novakovic after 42minutes and Eintracht Frankfurt defeated Hannover 96 2-1 Liberopoulos opened the scoring after 24mins but Stajner equlized in the 68th minute before Meier scored the winner in the 74th.

France:

It was not a good day for the top teams in France as Lyon lost 2-0 to Sochaux Faty opened the scoring after 17minutes, Lyon pressed onto find an equaliser but their work never come to frutition and their fate was sealed just before full time as Privat scored a 2nd the result means Lyon remain top but only on goal difference, Bordeaux also lost to Auxerre the only goal coming from a Birsa penalty in the 73rd minute, Montepeillier went 2nd after a 2-1 victory over Saint Etienne all the goals come in the second half as Ait Fana scored in the 54th minute and it wasnt too long until they got their 2nd through Camara, St Eteienne were awarded a penalty and was converted by Bergessio in the 71st minute.

Marseille continued to put pressure on the league leaders as the won comforably away to Nancy the deadlock was broken after just 5minutes through a Valbuena strike and two late goals from Brandao and Abriel took Marseille to 4th in the league. Grenoble poor form continued they went down 2-0, goals from Samassa and Khalfallah meant the they stay rock bottom of Ligue 1. In other games Le Mans drew 1-1 with Boulogne Lamah scored for Le Mans after 63mins, but a injury time winner from Robert meant the teams had to share the spoils in the other game Lille and Stade Rennes played out 0-0 draw.

Thank you for reading my 1st round up please feel free to leave any comments feedback much appreciated thank you

JUAS JUAS JUAS, empieza todo good, vamos ganando, MANCHESTER UNITED 2 BOLTON 0.

Bien, pues vamos a meter un poco de cachondeo por aquí y tal…..

Enamoramiento

¿Ustedes no creen que debería existir una baja laboral por enamoramiento?. ¿Acaso no te dan la baja cuando tienes depresión o cuando tienes estrés?
Cuando te enamoras no sólo te comportas como un idiota… es que además piensas que eres especial, que las cosas que haces no las hace nadie más en el mundo. Aunque en realidad repites las mismas tonterías de todos los enamorados.

El teléfono se convierte en el centro de tu vida, lo descuelgas cada cinco minutos para comporbar que hay línea. ¿Pero qué crees? ¿Que te van a cortar la línea justo en el momento en que llama ella? Hombre, los de Telefónica tienen mala leche, pero no tanto.
Cuando por fin te llama, te da un vuelco el corazón y te lanzas a una conversación muy profunda:
-¿Qué haces?
-Nada…
Y así, dos horas de conversación profunda… y otras dos para colgar:
-Bueno, pues cuelga.
-No, cuelga tú.
-Tú primero.
-No, tú.
-Contamos tres y colgamos los dos a la vez.
-Uno, dos y tres.
Y si cuelga ella, te quedas jodido y piensas que tú la quieres más. Y la vuelves a llamar:
-Oye, me has colgado…
-¿Pero no has dicho que contáramos hasta tres?
-Sí, pero no tan rápido…

Todo cambia cuando estás enamorado. Tu escala de valores varía radicalmente. Por ejemplo, antes el domingo se lo dedicabas al fútbol. Ahora te vas a comer con ella, y la sobremesa se prolonga. La miras, te mira, la coges de la mano… Las seis de la tarde…
Pero, por mucho que la quieras, eres un hombre. Y hay un momento en el que no puedes más y te levantas:
-Voy al servicio, no te vayas, ¿eh?
Y en cuanto la pierdes de vista, agarras al camarero y le preguntas:
-Eh, ¿cómo va el Madrid, tío?
Y con eso te quedas, porque cuando llegas al coche no puedes poner ‘Carrusel deportivo’. No señor, estás enamorado.. Hay que poner musiquita romántica. Una cinta que te has grabado especialmente para esa noche y que en un alarde de originalidad le has puesto el título de ‘Lentas’. Por cierto, el coche es uno de los sitios donde más se nota lo tonto que te has vuelto con esto del amor, porque por primera vez, en lugar de desear que los semáforos se pongan en verde, quieres que cambien a rojo para darle un beso: ‘Huy, rojo, muac’.
Y no te queda más remedio que volverte fino. Cuando estás enamorado practicas mucho el conocido deporte de aguantar los pedos. ¡Pedos delante de ella ni uno!. Ni en el cuarto de baño, ni en la cama, ni en ningún sitio. Pero nada más bajar a la calle, a medida que te acercas al coche,’burrrrrrm’: vas a propulsión.

Cuando estás enamorado te comportas como un imbécil. Por ejemplo, si te enamoras de una chica en la biblioteca, pones en marcha inmediatamente el juego de las miraditas. Lees una línea, y la miras, pasas la página, y la miras, buscas un
pañuelo, y la miras, te suenas los mocos,y la miras…
Y es que no te atreves a acercarte. Te puedes tirar meses buscando esa frase que hará que ella caiga rendida a tus pies. Un día, por fin, la encuentras. Me acercaré y le diré: ‘Perdona, ¿te importaría no ser tan guapa? Es que no puedo concentrarme en el libro’. Así que te levantas, vas hacia ella… pero cuando te acercas sólo eres capaz de decir:
-¿Me dejas un boli? Es que se me ha gastado.

Si te enamoras de una chica de fuera, lo habitual es que en el momento de la separación prometáis escribiros.
-Nos escribimos todos los días, ¿eh?
¡¡Una carta cada día!! Ni que yo fuese Umbral. Y ella ya lo creo que te escribe. ¡Cartas de diez folios!. Pero te cuenta cosas de su vida en Ourense que a ti no te interesan para nada: ‘Hola Gabino, estoy en Ourense, está lloviendo… Acabo de llegar de clase de inglés, y estoy más aburrida… aunque el profesor es muy majo, es canadiense y lleva gafas’. ¿Y a mí qué? Y de repente te pone: ‘Oye, tengo que dejar de escribir Gabino, que ha llegado mi madre’. Y en la línea de abajo: ‘Ya he vuelto, como te iba diciendo, lleva gafas…’. Pues vale.
Sin embargo, nosotros cuando escribimos una carta vamos al grano: ‘Hola Petra: estoy caliente. Atentamente. Gabino’. Y ya está.

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Jajajajajajaja, pues esto tiene aun mas gracia, lo que acabo de ver Y ES REAL, el gol que le han colado al Liverpool, jajajajajajajajaa, habia un balón de playa en el area, ha rematado el delantero y han salido el balón legal y el de playa uno para cada lado y ….jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaajajajajajaja, Reina se ido a parar el balón del playa (que además era rojo, gigante y se iba fuera). Naturalmente el legal ha ido para dentro.

Cierto es que el arbitro deberia haber anulado esa jugada pero………

Jo, si esto sigue así, creo que me voy a pasar una tarde genial, de un cachondeo de esos que no están en los escritos.

JAAAAAAAAAAAAAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAAAAAAAAA.

¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡UUUUUUAAAAAYAAAAAHUUUUUUUUU….HA PERDIDO EL CHELSEAAAAAAAA….JAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAAAA!!!!!

Aren’t they doing well?  Undefeated.  Ranked in the national polls. And climbing higher after every game.   A reason to gather with friends at a local eatery with big screen TV’s and cheer them on.  I’m in heaven.