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Weekend Preview - a mini-version

An abbreviated weekend preview this time around. Cardiff’s Aaron Ramsey might be the story of Saturday’s FA Cup Final. Another angle? The Cardiff sq... Read More

 
Speakers' Corner #73

I really do not know what to make of this. On a weekend when I don’t write a preview the blog gets two hundred plus postings!!! I don’t ever r... Read More

 
Speakers' Corner week 11

We will start off with a few articles that caught my eye over the weekend. Paul Kelso on the mechanics of the Burns recommendations. Kevin McCarra on acceptance ... Read More

 
Quotes of the Week (8/27 - 9/9)

"Certainly I like the fact that he's not playing, but I don't like the fact that he's not playing for that reason." - Yankees manager Joe Torre on Red Sox slugger David Ortiz; Ortiz missed eight games after su... Read More

 
Response to: Where did that headbutt come from?

One thing is for sure: it did not come from a "Gallic Reservoir" as Gerbil put it. It is well known that Zinedine Zidane is of Algerian origins while born in France.  So, no ... Read More

 
Where Did That Head Butt Come From?

In the aftermath of Zinedine Zidane's head butt of Marco Materazzi in the final match of the World Cup, everybody wants to get into the act. First, jockey Paul O'Neill head-butted his horse, City Affair. Today's Boston Herald&... Read More

 
Zidane gets suspended for three games and Materazzi gets two!

FIFA has dished out suspensions to both Zidane and Materazzi . At the risk of reopening the can of worms I am astounded that Materazzi received one game less... Read More

 
For the Last time, Ladies and Gentlemen, Sven-Goran Eriksson

I said it before, and I'll say it again.  Sven-Goran Eriksson's selection's for the English National Team cost his country the World Cu... Read More

 
You Butthead! ... the musical

Here at the Weird World of Sports, we've been waiting for just the right moment to weigh in on the Zinedine Zidane head-butt. It's not that one of the world's top players coming completely unhinged during a key junction i... Read More

 
Zidane story

You may leave comments on the Zizou piece here. Read More

 
Setting the Record Straight: Zidane, France, and the Final

It is amazing how opportunistic people have been in voicing their anti-French sentiments … it seems that so many watched eagerly with great hope that France would lose.  And to be honest, I was one those people too, especially after they beat England at Euro 2004... Read More

 
Headbutt an Italian or two....

Hours of fun... right click and hit rewind to play again and again http://www.corriere.it/Primo_Piano/Sport/20... Read More

 
Zidane gone wild

What in the world was Zenedine Zidane thinking? In the words of Conan O'Brien "cool down my babies." So what if Materazzi steals a line from a movie made by the creators of South Park and... Read More

 
Other perspectives....the wrap up.

The Final did well on television in the USA, and this is just the ABC numbers. A National Post article on how women have embraced the World Cup. The Independent claims to... Read More

 
If the Speculation Becomes Truth

If the Zidane-Materazzi speculation turns to truth, I can do nothing but support Zidane and showcase hatred for Italy.  Had I been in the same position - listening to the mind-less rants from a horribly-tattooed I... Read More

 
Early penalty kick and more...

I don't know if Materazzi made contact with Malouda. Cheeky chip from Zidane. Camoranesi has been on the ball a lot. I couldn't blame Barthez... Read More

 
Half way mark - perhaps - Australia vs. Italy

Italy is having the better of this one although they are far from dominating. Zambrotta is back in Italy's line-up at right back but we haven't not seen him push forward to o... Read More

 
Other perspectives....Day 16

Michael #### on Australia’s self-belief. A special piece for Ibrox. Natasha Woods on Rangers new manger Paul LeGuen. Is the World Cu... Read More

 
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