bubuy Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 Latest FIFA Rankings 1 Brazil 2 Argentina 3 Netherlands 4 Czech Republic 5 Mexico 6 USA 7 France8 England 8 Spain 10 Portugal 11 Germany 12 Turkey 13 Japan 14 Italy 15 Iran 15 Republic of Ireland 17 Sweden 18 Uruguay 19 Denmark *19 Greece * *tied for 19th and 20th places can you imagine mexico and USA ahead of france, england and spain? Quote Link to comment
bubuy Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 update on teams who have qualified for Germany 2006.. Quote Link to comment
in_vitro Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 Its hard to explain specially if you dont have a diagram. pero its like this, ...<{POST_SNAPBACK}> a player is offside if he is nearer to his opponents' goal line than both the ball and the second last opponent (the last opponent is usually the opposing goalkeeper)...<{POST_SNAPBACK}> more on the Offside Ruleas what someone said, mejo complicated explain pag walang diagram.. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> offside-simpleng explanation..pag nauna yun pasa(ng offensive team) dun sa takbo nung offensive player ...<{POST_SNAPBACK}> guys, thanks po sa info ha. Quote Link to comment
teio Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 champions league third qualifying round - first leg 9 august 2005 man. united 3-0 debrecen everton 1-2 villarreal wisla 3-1 panathinaikos anorthosis 1-2 rangers vålerenga 1-0 club brugge betis 1-0 monaco 10 august 2005 malmö 0-1 thun brøndby 2-2 ajax artmedia 0-0 partizan anderlecht 2-1 slavia basel 2-1 bremen rapid 1-1 lokomotiv moskva shakhtar 0-2 internazionale steaua 1-1 rosenborg sporting 0-1 udinese cska sofia 1-3 liverpool Quote Link to comment
_eRon_ Posted August 14, 2005 Share Posted August 14, 2005 bubuy maybe because ManU has better international scouts than real? (which is highly unlikely) and they have a different philosophy in acquiring players.. a big club like real does not have the time to nurture players, they are expected to win all competitions they compete in.. that's why they buy "older" players.. but as you said before, the problem still lies in NOT buying expensive/quality defenders.. sigh.. if i could only manage real.. alessandro nesta would have been with the team even before ronaldo got there.. in football, you can't succeed instantly, you need teamwork & role players, hindi pwede na lahat ng players mo mga stars tpos kanya2x lang, dapat may mga magagaling ka din na role players, best example nyan ay liverpool..if you want long term success, dapat tlga young players kunin mo, kung seryoso ka about winning pero kung business side lang, marketing, e di ok na yun ginawa ng real, a mediocre side w/ phenomenal players, di tuloy nila mareach ang true potential nila, kelan kaya nila marrealize yun? bad trip ang espn&starsports!!!!! nakakaasar :grr: :grr: :grr: ..magssabi sila na magsshow sila ng games ng epl tpos puro cancelled lahat, tgal2x kong inabangan yun tpos billiards,pingpong & badminton lang mapapanood ko..p*t*ng*na tlga!!! nakakaasar sila, di ko tuloy napanood yung everton-manU game..pero masaya din nman ko ng unti kasi panalo manU, 2-0..pero badtrip pa din ang espn&starsports, dapat sinasabi nila beforehand or nagfflash sila sa screen na di nila mapapalabas..lintik silang lahat, bwiset sila :grr: .. Quote Link to comment
teio Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 michael essien was finally released by ligue 1 outfit olympique lyonnais after premiership side chelsea paid €47.5m for his transfer... Quote Link to comment
_eRon_ Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 wow, laki ng fee na binayad ng chelsea for essien, but by the way he plays (according to reliable sources), magaling siya, let's see if he truly is worth 47.5million pounds.. magiging unbeatable na ba tlga chelsea w/ the addition of essien? they didn't look unbeatable w/ the 1-0 win against wigan, wigan dominated up to the last minute of the game, w/ hernan crespo getting the vital goal to give the champions the win.. sayang dapat nakuha siya ng manU kaso sobrang mahal nman, 47.5 million pounds tsk tsk tsk, sayang tlga.. Quote Link to comment
damaso Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 yeah, i've been singing praise for essien for a while now (they show french ligue 1 kase here) but its funny how he ended up in chelsea. chelsea already has a strong defensive midfielder in claude makelele. another case of the rich getting richer... Quote Link to comment
teio Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 (edited) claude makelele is getting old... yet he is a solid player even if he gets overpowered by taller players... let us wait and see first on how mourinho will use essien... regarding the chelsea-wigan match... "It's not fair," said Chelsea manager Mourinho after his side's 1-0 win. "I feel sorry for [Wigan] I don't think they deserved to lose the game." :thumbsupsmiley: "We have to perform better. Normally you lose and get a wake-up call - today we got a wake-up call but also three points." (medyo natawa ako dito)... by the way... japanese midfielder hidetoshi nakata joins bolton wanderers on a 12-month loan from italian side acf fiorentina... Edited August 17, 2005 by the_electrified_one Quote Link to comment
teio Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 espn reports awhile ago say that olympique lyonnais is making a move to secure the transfer rights of michael owen from real madrid... juventus number one gianluigi buffon will be sidelined for eight weeks because of a shoulder injury during a friendly against serie a rivals ac milan... milan number two christian abbiati was loaned by juventus to replace buffon... buffon will likely be missing juve's early champions league fixtures with the competition starting in mid-september... the emergence of jermaine defoe proved to be a deciding factor why premiereship side tottenham hotspur let go of malian striker frederic kanoute... la liga outfit sevilla shelled out €6.5m for the transfer and offered a four-year contract with a buy-out fee being set at €25m... the 28-year-old former west ham striker is seen as a replacement for julio baptista who was earlier sold to real madrid... kanoute will line up in front with on-loan argentinian dynamo javier saviola... Quote Link to comment
bubuy Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 wow defoe and saviola.. that should keep a lot a premier teams' defense busy.. hehe.. im also betting on defoe making the england world cup squad.. Quote Link to comment
teio Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 err... it was kanoute who was bought out from tottenham and will play at sevilla... not defoe... defoe will still be lining up in front with the enigmatic robbie keane for the spurs... he also did his first start for england... but they were soundly beaten by denmark... kanoute will line up with saviola in sevilla... Quote Link to comment
bubuy Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 my bad.. hahaha.. i thought saviola was loaned to tottenham.. Quote Link to comment
radome888 Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 Good day football fans and players.....I am no Chelsea fan because I always liked AC Milan but I think Chelsea will do good this year. One mark of a championship team is that it can win even if it plays badly.... Quote Link to comment
teio Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 from uefa.com -- liverpool have sign have signed 17-year-old defender jack hobbs from lincoln city in the fourth tier of english football... after putting pen to paper at anfield, the central defender said: "if someone had told me a year ago i would be a Liverpool player now i wouldn't have believed them. this is unbelievable."... - looks like the reds plan to polish this rough gem into a next john terry... brazilian midfield denilson joins turkish top-flight newcomers manisaspor on a one-year loan from real betis belompie... denilson was able to play in betis' champions' league third qualifying round first-leg 1-0 win over monaco... Quote Link to comment
damaso Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 after watching arsenal get beat by chelsea (again. they also lost in the community shield) last sunday, it was obvious to see that viera was sorely missed. the midfield was bossed over by chelsea. alexander hleb, i found out, plays on the flanks. so it was really only gilberto in the middle. fabregas plays more like pires, more of an attacker and not at all a physical midfielder. wenger needs to fill that gap. perhaps convert lauren to a central midfielder. Quote Link to comment
bubuy Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 if they convert lauren to the midfield they will get thin at the back.. i think edu has also left arsenal.. Quote Link to comment
teio Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 i think wenger opts to play hleb in the flanks... hleb used to play in the center during his time with stuttgart... and maybe he is still adapting to the english style of play... both fabregas and pires operate and are more effective at flanks... the same goes with freddie ljunberg... gilberto silva is perhaps the only natural central midfielder... lauren can move upfront... leaving philippe senderos, pascal cygan, and gael clichy to cover up in defense... eduardo cesar "edu" gaspar moved from arsenal to valencia on a free transfer during the off season... liverpool fc striker milan baros has already settled personal terms with aston villa and will sign a four-year deal after his medical exam... Quote Link to comment
teio Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 (edited) panathinaikos 4 - wisla 1(panathinaikos on aggregate 5-4) ilias kotsios' header six minutes in injury time gave the greek side the winner after being down 3-1 on aggregate after the first leg... udinese 3 - sporting 2(udinese on aggregate 4-2) vicenzo iaquinta and antonio di natale struck goals in the first half to give the italian runners-up the upperhand. lokomotiv moskva 0 - rapid 1(rapid on aggregate 2-1) slovakian defender josef valachovic scored a late goal off a corner to seal the victory for the austrian outfit... cska sofia 1 - liverpool 0 (liverpool on aggregate 3-2) valentin iliev's goal wasn't enough to give the romanian's the ticket to the final 32 as liverpool goes through after their 3-1 win at anfield in the first leg... partizan 0 - artmedia 0(aggregate 0-0, artmedia on penalties 4-3) goalkeeper juraj cobej played the hero's role as the cinderella team from slovakia snags a place in the final 32... rosenborg 3 - steaua 2(rosenborg on aggregate 4-3) jan gunnar solli and alexander odergaard gave the norwegians the upperhand and an own goal from mirel radio finally booked rosenborg a finals appearance... malmo 0 - thun 3(thun on aggregate 4-0) the fairytale ride continues as the swiss entrants enters europe's premiere club competition in style with a dazzling goal from tiago bernardi and two from mauro lustrenelli... Edited August 24, 2005 by the_electrified_one Quote Link to comment
teio Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 contrary to an earlier report that brazilian midfielder denilson will join newly-promoted turkish outfit manisaspor on loan... the 28-year-old opted against the deal and signed a one-year contract with french ligue 1 side fc girodins de bordeaux... denilson ends his five-year spell with spanish team real betis balompie... czech republic striker milan baros has left the comforts of anfield after aston villa shelled out €9.6m for his transfer... there is a rumor circulating around london that newly-promoted premiership side wigan athletic is keen on signing up michael owen... Quote Link to comment
teio Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 monaco 2 - betis 2(betis on aggregate 3-2) ricado oliviera scored twice as the spanish team thwarts the 2003/04 finalists... Quote Link to comment
damaso Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 is the primera liga due to kickoff this weekend? looks like a much tighter race this season. barca i think are still favorites, esp with the addition of van bommel. also, larsson should be fit this season so there won't be a shortage of strikers. motta, gabri and edmilson are all back from long term injuries. and let's not forget ronaldinho who i consider the new zidane, the most creative player in the world. but real madrid has strengthened their squad even more. we all know about the high profile signings of brazilian forwards julio baptista and robinho. real madrid, on paper, has the most potent strikeforce in the world. but what has gone almost unnoticed was the transfer of uruguayans pablo garcia and carlos diogo. these two are defensive hardmen and together with gravesen will give the galacticos the bite they lack. and of course there are others like valencia and villareal. looking forward to what should be a great season!! Quote Link to comment
damaso Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 just learned that michael owen is headed to newcastle... Quote Link to comment
teio Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 if owen is going to be a magpie... the england strike duo of world cup '98 will be reunited... owen and shearer... the other third round qualifying stage results... club brugge 1 - valerenga 0(aggregate 1-1, club brugge on penalties 4-3)> bosko balaban delivered the goal and the winner in the shoot-out... debrecen 0 - manchester united 3(manchester united on aggregate 6-0)> gabriel heinze knocked in two goals and kieran richardson added another as the premiership side heads to the final 32 despite losing gary neville to a torn groin muscle... villareal 2 - everton 1(villareal on aggregate 4-2)> juan pablo sorin and diego forlan ended the hopes of the merseysiders to return to the group stages of europe's top club competition... rangers 2 - anorthosis 0(rangers on aggregate 4-1)> the scottish champions banked on the goals delivered by thomas buffel and dado prso to dispel the cypriot charge... internazionale 1 - shakhtar 1(internazionale on aggregate 3-1)> the milan-side was held by the visitors from ukraine inside an empty san siro but still will move on to the group stage... bremen 3 - basel 0(bremen on aggregate 4-2)> three goals in the span of eight second-half minutes gave the germans the upperhand against the swiss contingent... ajax 3 - brondby 1(ajax on aggregate 5-3)> after a 2-2 draw in denmark... the danes gave the amsterdam team quite a scare with a goal late in the first-half only to be reversed by timely goals of ryan babel and wesley sneidjer... slavia 0 - anderlecht 2(anderlecht on aggregate 4-1)> the belgian runners-up booked a return to the group stage with srhat akin and mbo mpenze providing the firepower... olympique lyonnais fans will not be able to see the young brazilian sensation nilmar for awhile as he was loaned to sc corinthians for the rest of the season... this will free up space in the lyon squad and the most probable replacement will be portuguese midfielder tiago who is expected to bolt out from premiership champions chelsea... Quote Link to comment
damaso Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 saw an exhibition match between real madrid and an mls select team (real madrid won 5-0) and was surprised to see julio baptista playing more of an attacking midfield position rather than an out-and-out striker. looks like luxemburgo is gonna use 2 attacking mids with zidane and baptista, similar to barca's tactic of using ronaldinho and deco at the same time. makes a lot of sense, since zidane prefers drifting to the left flank. guess it will be ronaldo, robinho and raul fighting for the forward positions. Quote Link to comment
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