My hattrick hero!

Really, what can u say about Fernando Torres?

*grins*

He's just absoutely perfect! =D

Three goals in just 17 minutes!! It's crazy! Final score against NewZealand 5-0!!

TOP CLASS I TELL YOU! TOP CLASS!

and I'm pretty excited that Carvalho and Deco are finally going somewhere else.

I mean, come on, Chelsea has been buying so many big names but not many of them shine.

Ballack, Shevchenko, Deco.

Just like Real Madrid! I have a strong feeling that Ronaldo will not be as good as he is in ManU!

Just take the example of Beckham, Ronaldo and Owen. So not effective!
Hahaha.

But I'm all out to see the other big EPL teams to go down, so that we (Liverpool) will get the EPL title next season! Yes, its the same sentence again. 'Next season'. lol.

I really really miss football!
There's nothing to look forward to every weekend night and probably this explains my disappearance in the blog! =/

No la. It's bcuz I'm having exams in a few days time! Noooooooo!

Nightmare!

Till then!

Viva la Espanyol!

OH yeay!

Hey crusader, you totally forgot about my beloved Spain team!
Where we got 6-0 too!
Hattrick from Villa, and one each from Torres, Guiza and Riera!

Rooting for them to be the champs next year! =D

ANYWAY,




RONALDO IS OUT OF MANCHESTER UNITED!

and the whole world rejoices! =D
So long, you arrogant cocky player!



Pics source : Soccernet.com

Finally..

Eugene, you're right - its official - Ronaldo is officially allowed to negotiate terms with Real Madrid and will become a Real Madrid player at the end of June. £80m is the price - making his transfer the most expensive in the world right now. Few FAQs for this whole saga:

1. How in the world does Real Madrid come up with such ridiculous amount of cash to purchase ONE player?

Answer:

a. Real Madrid is the world's richest football club (€366m) in terms of revenue.

b. Apparently they sold a big part of their training ground to the city of Madrid in 2001 for a huge amount of money and later sold the rest to giant corporations to wipe out their debts of €270m.

c. Most valuable football brand in Europe - Only club where both executives and players are well known.

d. Completed an image rights deal with Adidas worth 762 million in 2007.

e. Second most valuable footbal club in the planet right now £640 m - Beaten only by Manchester United - £906m (Glory glory Man United)

2. Who got the better side of the deal?

Answer:

United. Its like paying M3 price to get a regular 3 series - Good car but overpriced.

3. What now for United?

Answer:

A replacement is eminent. United will be looking at a striker now for around the region of £20m.

4. Should the money from the sale of Ronaldo be used to settle Tevez's position?

Answer:

Quite honestly, Tevez is a good player. However the asking price by his owner (Kia Joorabchian) is simply not reasonable for a player of his calibre - nope I don't think the region of £30m is reasonable for Tevez.

5. Will Ronaldo's departure have any impact on United?

Answer:

Yes. He is a talismanic player just like Beckham. His replacement will have to be special - predatory skills and inspirational player. With £80m from the proceed of his sale, doesn't look like a tough job.

6. Are you telling me Kaka is worth less than Ronaldo?

Answer:

No. AC Milan got screwed.

7. Who is likely to come in?

Answer:

Antonio Valencia seems like a good buy. Frank Ribery looks unlikely. I'm hoping for United to hijack the likes of David Villa and David Silva.

Whatever it may be, on behalf of all United supporters I would like to say - Thank you Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro. You've made a difference and you will be remembered in United for years to come.

World Cup Qualifiers

Sometimes you've got to wonder, if its worth playing when time after time you get thrashed by heavy weights like England. That thought must be running through every Andorran's mind when they watch their team get mauled by England 6 goals to nil. The Andorrans were long gone and buried by the first half with 3 goals - 2 from Rooney and 1 from Lampard. Second half goals from Jermain Defoe (2) and Peter Crouch (1) were just formalities in completing the rout.

Funny story elsewhere - New Zealand nearly defeated Italy in a friendly - hahaha. From the makers of Fern Leaf milk and butter - they very nearly whacked the complacent world champions, but eventually succumbed to a 3-4 defeat.

New Zealand's team looks good too - continuing their tradition wearing all black. 

Elsewhere - What is happening to Argentina? Stars like Messi, Tevez and Heinze failed to lift their side as they slumped to their second defeat in a row after losing 6-1 to Bolivia in April.

Ecuador scored twice late in the second half to whack Argentina 2-0. A case of unable to play well in high altitude?

The difference is clear

Check this out - when Gareth Barry exits Villa to join City, he was branded a mercenary. When Kaka leaves AC for Real, he's a hero and will be cherished for all his contributions. Can't contain my laughter. Do you know what is the difference? - CLASS


Barry immediately issued a letter to explain all his reasons for leaving - but that backfired as the fans viewed the immediate issuance of a letter of apology as an impression that Barry was guilty. Kaka did it differently - he held a press conference and the press wrote "Kaka joins Madrid for £59m to help AC Milan" - What a noble title!


I quote some of the killer things he said in the press conference:


"I can officially say I'm a Real Madrid player. My professional link with AC Milan finishes now, but my sentimental link will never end.


"Manchester City and Real Madrid are two different clubs with different situations. At that time, it was mid-season, I had a strong emotional impact due to the Italian fans requesting me to stay, and I decided to stay.

"Now another chance came up and AC Milan is in a big crisis (financially). For me, the sporting project (at Madrid) is interesting and will be an important boost to continue my career in the highest level.

In return AC Milan's website wrote:

''From next season, Kaka will play at Real Madrid,'' read the statement. ''AC Milan [thank] the man and the great champion Kaka for his decisive contribution to the many victories achieved in the six years of his commitment.

''The lost technique, while serious, can be remedied. It will be very difficult to fill the void that will be left by Kaka, a shining example of professionalism, commitment and professionalism.

That my friend, is class - Kaka, well done

World no1 without Grand Slam - again!

Dinara Safina and Jelena Jankovic have yet to prove critics wrong - World no1, but no GrandSlam!

The Roland Garros aka French Open 2009 Women Singles Finals had just ended a couple hours back and 7th seed Svetlana Kunetsova is crowned champion !!!!




So, once again. No Grand Slam title. According to RolandGarros official website, it was the nerves and confidence that prevented her to win. Unlike her matches from the 1st round all the way to the semi-finals, she was defeated in just two sets 6-4, 6-2.

Her cause of defeat : She didn believe she could win it!

I mean, in her previous Grand Slam final appearances, she lost with such big margin that I believe broke her confidence. Her past haunted her and it cost her the title!



I rooted for Safina all the way bcuz I wanted her to win at least ONE Grand Slam so she can silence her critics, but sighhh..
It's ok, Safina. Wimbledon my dear, Wimbledon!

Just like Safina, I'm rooting for Federer all the way!!! Even in my previous post, I really want Federer to win this bcuz he has got everything in his career BUT this! So yea, go Federer!

Whip Soderling's butt!! But Soderling was good! Defeated Nadal, Davydenko and Gonzalez!
No1, 10 and 12 seeds respectively!

Dun play play can, Soderling really bagus, like what Crusader said!

But I'm still ALL OUT FOR FEDERER! GO YOU!!!!!!

Here comes Soderling

Federer is desperate for that one elusive title - French Open. Three times in the final (2006, 2007 & 2008) and three times the agony as Nadal demonstrates his class on clay court finals. This time, with Nadal crashing out in the fourth round, could this be the year? Enter Robin Soderling - 23 seed - world #15. The only Swede currently to be ranked inside the ATP top 100 - Sweden's next generation since the great Bjorn Borg and the more recent Stefan Edberg. He defeated Nadal in 4 sets - ending Nadal's 4 year winning streak - 48-0 record, in Roland Garros.

Can we expect an epic battle similar to that of Nadal-Federer, or is the chap from Tibro going to bow in awe to Swiss superiority? Judging from his performance against Fernando Gonzalez, it ain't no fluke victory against Nadal. Greatness beckons.

Liverpool at loss

Looks like its going to be another season of empty promises from Liverpool. This time even before the season starts, signs of another empty season is all but showing. Liverpool's holding company - Kop Football (Holdings) Ltd announced a substantial lost of £42.6m although the football club itself made a meagre £10.2m profit. Club accountants (KPMG) filed warning notes in their statement of accounts - indicating 'going concern', as the owners Hicks and Gillett (pics above) struggles to refinance £350m worth of debt before the June 24 deadline. Hicks already defaulted the loan he took to finance his American baseball team - Texas Rangers.

So what will happen if the creditors take over. First, they will appoint an accounting firm to act as receiver. Second, when the appointed receiver is in, they will start looking for valuable assets to sell in order for the club to repay its debt. So, what's valuable in Liverpool Football Club? Certainly not its trophy cabinet! Torres and Gerrard? Yeah you're right! These stars will probably be offloaded if and only if the owners cannot do anything about it.

Liverpool fans, start praying..

Barry Beautiful

So, Gareth Barry becomes the second star player to join Manchester City - the other one being Robinho (all else considered insignificant signings for City haha). The thing I like bout this guy is the way he handled his tranfer. Right after he signed a £100k-a-week deal with City, he immediately wrote a letter of apology to his fans - probably afraid that they might hurl rocks into his direction. The letter is damn good man! So cleverly hides his love for moolah. There's no shame Barry, just admit it - you're 28, getting older, and just want more moolah before you retire. Don't treat your fans like kids and give the crap about wanting new challenge. This guy told everyone that he wanted champion's league football - that's why he almost left for Liverpool. Now that City doesn't even have Europa Cup football, he starts singing to a different tune - saying he wants challenge - bla bla bla.

Common, don't treat people like kids. Everyone knows its about the money - so just say it. You should be brave enough to admit it - and guess what - everyone else would have done it as well.
The shame is when you're trying to hide it!

Barry, I've got to give it to you and your pathetic letter.. all the best in City.

Barry's lame sorry letter:-

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=652236&sec=transfers&cc=4716

New man in-charge

Chelsea announced their new manager today and it came as a surprise to me. Not because I didn't know that Carlo Ancelotti was going to be their manager but the fact that Roman Abramovich hired him after the things he revealed in his biography about their meeting! Describing the scene of their meeting (Ancelotti and Abramovich) to the likes of meeting a hitman - isn't exactly the way to impress your future employer. But he got the job anyway! Which leads me to believe that maybe Kaka is on the way to Chelsea? What do you think?

HE'S OUT

Finally,

after a huge string of consecutive unbeaten run on clay court,

NADAL WAS BEATEN!





A jaded-looking Nadal


Time to pack his bags home!