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Keane leaves Man U "Roy Keane has dramatically and unexpectedly left Manchester United by 'mutual consent' after more than 12 years at the club." While this move comes on the heels of controversial statements made by Keane about the club and teammates to MUTV (the club's TV channel), it nevertheless is massive shock to football fans pretty much everywhere. And it brings up lots of questions, the most interesting of which probably where he'll end up. Celtic, maybe?
posted on November 18, 2005 - Go to the detail view for this result
Jim Bunning wants changes to the Veterans Committee: he seems to think that they need to elect someone every year, whether they feel there are worthy candidates available or not.
posted on August 01, 2005 - Go to the detail view for this result
Inter Milan cancel England tour due to safety concerns Wow. Needless to say, people aren't happy, and the old chestnut about "giving in to the terrorists" is already bouncing around. Is this just good, safe policy or total overreaction?
posted on July 23, 2005 - Go to the detail view for this result
According to Slate, men don't wear jock straps any more And football players don't wear cups! Good lord, people-- is this true? What about the flopping, and the helmet impacts, and the things I can't even imagine? What are you thinking?
posted on July 22, 2005 - Go to the detail view for this result
posted by sic at 09:57 AM on December 18
World Cup Draw Now! Let's discuss and predict.
posted by trox at 02:16 PM on December 09
Not just Czech Republic - Italy as well. I'd say the USA's chances of even getting out the group are almost nil.
posted at 03:06 PM on December 09
World Cup Draw Now! Let's discuss and predict.
posted by trox at 02:16 PM on December 09
Oh wow. Czechs in Italy's group. Man. I may need to go after all.
posted at 02:59 PM on December 09
World Cup Draw Now! Let's discuss and predict.
posted by trox at 02:16 PM on December 09
Holland and Argentina together. Nice.
posted at 02:59 PM on December 09
No UEFA Cup for ManU! For the first time in 11 years, Manchester United failed to move past the group stages of the Champions League. Finishing bottom in Group D also means the Reds won't compete for the UEFA Cup either. Are Sir Alex Ferguson's days at Old Trafford numbered?
posted by terrapin at 06:42 PM on December 07
All I can say is YAY. Bad days for Man U are good days for the rest of us. I love that they finished bottom, though it must be said that Fergie was disappointingly classy in defeat, refusing to throw blame around or talk down to the press.
posted at 07:47 PM on December 07
All the way, the "Bobby way" Valentine takes the Chiba Lotte Marines to the Japan Series title (and the hearts and boardrooms of Japan).
posted by Hugh Janus at 07:48 PM on November 28
Great article, Hugh. Thanks for posting it.
posted at 08:39 PM on November 28
Lions fire Steve Mariucci. I got nuthin...
posted by MeatSaber at 11:49 AM on November 28
Wow, shocking news. No, really.
posted at 12:08 PM on November 28
Keane leaves Man U "Roy Keane has dramatically and unexpectedly left Manchester United by 'mutual consent' after more than 12 years at the club." While this move comes on the heels of controversial statements made by Keane about the club and teammates to MUTV (the club's TV channel), it nevertheless is massive shock to football fans pretty much everywhere. And it brings up lots of questions, the most interesting of which probably where he'll end up. Celtic, maybe?
posted by sakana at 07:51 AM on November 19
I despise Keane - particularly in his violent, dirty moments - but I respect the hell out of him as a footballer. He's about a far from "crap" as a man can get. And Here's a brief roundup of some of the "how it happened" rumors - nothing conclusive, of course.
posted at 09:43 AM on November 19
Russian Billionaire Abramovich Starts Probe into Chelsea’s Defeats Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich shas ent a delegation to the club’s Surrey training ground to find out what has gone wrong, despite losing just three times all season, daily newspapers reported Thursday.
posted by jennifer at 05:09 AM on November 17
Awesome. This story is a perfect example of what is so great about football AND Russians - conspiracies galore! That said, "everyone at the ground" could mean a couple of hurt players and a few backroom staff, if it was a day off. And the quotes from Mourinho in the story are from right after the Man U game - I wonder if he actually had anything to say about the "investigation," or even knew it was happening.
posted at 08:25 AM on November 17
There's no crying in baseball...football, now that's another story. Nick Saban makes a rookie cry on the first day of camp. Ricky's so scared he's digging his six-foot-kickstart-moto-bong out of storage.
posted by The_Black_Hand at 01:53 PM on July 27
This story killed me. I know it's a very girly response, but I felt horrible for him. What's worse than crying on your first day of practice? Oh wait, I know-- having news of that crying hit the wires! Sweet.
posted at 04:07 PM on July 27
Inter Milan cancel England tour due to safety concerns Wow. Needless to say, people aren't happy, and the old chestnut about "giving in to the terrorists" is already bouncing around. Is this just good, safe policy or total overreaction?
posted by sakana at 09:22 AM on July 25
You and me both, BigCalm. Not even English teams want to play Leicester.
posted at 08:50 AM on July 25
Inter Milan cancel England tour due to safety concerns Wow. Needless to say, people aren't happy, and the old chestnut about "giving in to the terrorists" is already bouncing around. Is this just good, safe policy or total overreaction?
posted by sakana at 09:22 AM on July 24
So, after all the gnashing of teeth, accusation of capitulation and threatened lawsuits, it's back on. Just a little misunderstanding there, England. Bygones.
posted at 08:03 AM on July 24
Inter Milan cancel England tour due to safety concerns Wow. Needless to say, people aren't happy, and the old chestnut about "giving in to the terrorists" is already bouncing around. Is this just good, safe policy or total overreaction?
posted by sakana at 09:22 AM on July 23
The weird thing to me about all this is how incredibly vague Inter's statement is (it's link in the original article)-- you can even interpret it to mean that they simply think that something as frivolous as football should be made important right now. What I thought of right away, though, is how high concerned Italy is about terror at home (esp in relation to their presence in Iraq) right now-- right after the London attacks, they passed a law giving police more power, and there's been a lot of talk in government about Italy being the next target. I really wonder whether someone (Berlusconi?) went to Inter and asked them to just lay low and stay away from England for a bit, if only to avoid drawing further connection to a (perceived) alliance.
posted at 03:59 PM on July 23
Inter Milan cancel England tour due to safety concerns Wow. Needless to say, people aren't happy, and the old chestnut about "giving in to the terrorists" is already bouncing around. Is this just good, safe policy or total overreaction?
posted by sakana at 09:22 AM on July 23
Update: at least one (Leicester) of the clubs Inter were due to play is planning to sue. Everything else aside, four smaller clubs are losing a fairly significant (to them, at least) pile of money over the pullout.
posted at 10:00 AM on July 23
According to Slate, men don't wear jock straps any more And football players don't wear cups! Good lord, people-- is this true? What about the flopping, and the helmet impacts, and the things I can't even imagine? What are you thinking?
posted by sakana at 11:50 AM on July 22
Wow. I can't imagine having unprotected tackle sticking out there with lax balls and the like flying around-- I had no idea there was such a fine line between sacrificing for performance and tragic emasculation. Being a man sounds like sort of a bummer.
posted at 06:54 PM on July 22
If I didn't have a player who was such a strong leader that he could handle Artest, there's no way in hell I'd take the chance. I honestly don't know who could be that guy - it seems like Shaq gets the necessary respect but Miami doesn't need or want Artest. The Knicks need him but have no leadership whatsoever and have enough trouble on their hands with Stephon. And he's not even crazy.