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Bring Back Maradona
Maradona was rightly Tombstoned for his selection policy in the World Cup qualifiers. Some of the players Diego called up he would then treat like embarrassing mementos of late-night tv shopping sprees. The final count was 108 different players in about half a qualifying campaign and a few friendlies. However, we are concerned that there are also too many token gestures when Sabella names his squads. Although he’s characterised as being staid and serious, some names just come and go with little or no game time, just as with Maradona; or they go from the first eleven to not even being called-up, without any tales of guitars or Ra tunes. At times Sabella’s lists reflect a hipsterish desire for notoriety, validation for being the biggest football freak around. He knows he’s the only guy at the party with a vinyl of Phil Collins singing the Lion King soundtrack in Taiwanese, and he’s loving it. Continue reading
Posted in 0 Eliminatorias 2014, Bring Back Maradona
Tagged Argentina, Maradona, Messi, Sabella, Venezuela
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The Atlantic Football Fish
Football players are men, after all, and we suspect that heretofore not enough attention – or at least the wrong kind of attention – has been paid to the lovemaking techniques of the men we pay to watch thump, and e’en caress, balls. When the honourable Niki Ghazian reveals that during their “their passionate romp” C-Ron paused several times to put ice on his sore ankle and remained on the bed “while I moved around”, how can one be surprised when said dashing winger has become famed for his physical preparation and yet refuses to help out in defence? Likewise, the notorious tale of Joe Cole leaping out a bedroom window in just his socks when his paramour’s rightful owner returned surely highlights the fleet footwork, emotional cowardice and mysterious injuries that have dogged his puffing and panting career. That Jermaine Pennant had to raise himself from the sack to vomit was what convinced Rafa to dispatch him to Inglan’s sarf coast. And no-one was really surprised when it emerged Master Wayne was a cuckold. Continue reading
