Inter are Champions!

Inter Milan are back at the summit of European football. A convincing 2-0 win over Bayern Munchen of Germany assured the Italians as worth treble winners this season.

Two goal hero Diego Milito had only two shots on target but he made it count & converted both of them.














Jose Mourinho aka "The Special One" has worked his magic again. Ironically it was two of Madrid's "rejects" who were playing in the final, Arjen Robben of Bayern & Wesley Sneidjer of Inter. I guess now Real Madrid realise how foolish they were to sell these two.















Rumour has it that Mourinho is now planning to swap Italian football for Spanish football, and it seems Real Madrid will be his most likely destination. Jose's tough no-nonsense approach will surely shake up the squad & put all those 'Galaticos' egos in their place.
















"There are no stars in a team. The players are not the stars, the manager is not the star. The entire team is the star"

Well said Jose. Whip those Galacticos into shape. Show them who is boss.

Pictures courtesy of www.uefa.com

UEFA Europa: Diego Seals It

Diego Forlán struck with four minutes of extra time remaining as Atlético Madrid ended a 48-year wait for major continental silverware, beating Fulham FC 2-1 in the inaugural UEFA Europa League final.

There had been little to choose between the sides throughout. Forlán and Simon Davies exchanged first-half goals then, as fatigue set in, they matched each other for endeavour. Yet as those around him tired the Uruguayan international gained energy.

With the lottery of a penalty shoot-out looming, Forlan did just enough to divert Sergio Agüero's cross into the far corner via Brede Hangeland. The wait was over.

Credit I must say to Fulham to come so close to winning a European title. Nobody gave the Cottagers a chance of reaching the quaters, let alone play in the final. Names like Hamburg SV were touted to run riot over this London club & make the final because it was played at their home stadium. But Fulham should be proud & held their heads up high for reaching a major European final. Now they can build on this experience & try again next season. They did better than their other London rivals i.e. Chelshit, opps I mean Chelsea, Spurs, West Ham & Arse-nal.


Well done to Roy Hodgson for leading Fulham FC! My hat's off to you!


News source & pictures: www.uefa.com

The P - Towers

Another shocker! Either it's vandalism or the building management missed it. Take a look below:

















Anyway, must be one heck of a tower, eh? Hmmmmm....

Copies Gone Bonkers...!

Saw this on my friend's facebook wall.

Expilian.....? Maybe it's "Experience" - the copywriter can't seem to find the BM word for it. And what's "menyadapi" & "menmasan"...? Or Mama San?


















Here's another. This one has proper english, but either the Editor was half-awake or was in a horny mood when he approved this headliner.

















Nice one eh? Hahaha! Guess what it was one of our local dailies.

The New Kit 2010/11.....is it?

Latest info:

I don't know whether this is true of not, got these pictures from a buddy of mine, but check out Manchester United's supposedly new jersey for 2010/11 season!


The Home jersey:




















Looks much better than the current one. The "Chevron" stripe is just a turn-off for me. That's why I refuse to get one this season.


The Away jersey:




















As usual, United will be sticking to the traditional black & white colors for the Away kit.


The 3rd Strip:



















Reminiscent of Cantona's era?






















Or did United's designers got inspired from this? LOL...!













Go Kedah Hijau Kuning! Heheh...

Champs in Blue...

So, Chelshiiit.....opss I mean Chelsea won it on the very last day.

Although United did all that they could by beating Stoke 4-0 at home, it was not enough to prevent The Blues from lifting the BPL title with a 8-0 thrashing of Wigan in Stamford Bridge.













Once I saw Steven Caldwell red-carded & 'Lampoop' scoring the penalty, I already knew that the West Londoners were going to be crowned Champions.






















To me the turning point to this season was when United failed to beat Blackburn to surge forward & build that gap at the top after Chelsea had already lost to Tottenham. Had United won that match, they would have been a significant gap between them & Chelsea. It would also be a psychological blow to Chelsea. But United missed that boat.

So, congrats to Chelsea......but United will be back next season to win that title.

Transfer Speculations

With the BPL fast approaching its final matches, transfer rumours are already playing & a few names have caught my attention.

Luka Modric is being pursuit by Sir Alex as a possible replacement for Paul Scholes. The little Croatian has great range of passing, a good footballing brain, coupled with good acceleration, vision & technique.

No disrespect, but I think United should go for Miguel Veloso of Sporting Lison. In my book, Veloso is a better suited player for United's style of play. He's fast, reads the game very well, good tackling ability (unlike Scholesy), and a mean left foot.

Another player it seems who hinted that he might be interested in United is Valencia's David Silva. He would be a very good signing as replacement for Giggs. He's super quick, great dribbling abilities & very effective on the flanks.

Quote from footballfancast.com:

"Silva in no uncertain terms is receptive to the Premier League. More specifically: Manchester United. Though Antonio Valencia has excelled this season, and Nani has markedly improved, neither possesses the kind of versatility & vision that Silva has to offer"

This boy would be a good long term signing for Man.United.

It seems Chelsea have all but agreed to sign Sergio 'Kun' Aguero from Atletico Madrid for 40 million pounds. Rumours has it that a deal is set & will be concluded soonest possible.

Guess who is heading back to White Hart Lane? Michael Carrick! He's gone down the pecking order in Fergie's squad. With Scholesy still playing well & if Veloso comes to Old Trafford, Carrick's days at MU are numbered. This would thrilled Carrick's former boss Harry Redknapp who managed him at West Ham.

Taking It To the Wire

It was a hard fought victory for Man.United when they had to overcome an aggressive Sunderland to win 1-0 at the Stadium of Light to take the BPL title to the very last day.


A superb first half strike from Portuguese winger Nani put United ahead after piling on the pressure. It could have been a lot more comfortable scoreline had Dimitar Berbatov put on his shooting boots.

The Bulgarian contrived to miss three of the simplest of chances, firstly a tap-in from Rooney's pass, the second a header from the former Everton forward's pinpoint cross and the final one a header from a yard out.

It proved too much for Ferguson to bear as he hoiked his £32million. This Berbatov is one dumb wanker! Why la Fergie wants him I have no idea. Those were three easy-peasy chances & this wanker can't convert none of them.






















Now it will take a monumental effort from Wigan to take anything from Stamford Bridge next Sunday and in all probability they won't - but all Sir Alex Ferguson's players can do is win their game at home to Stoke and pray.

News source: www.newsoftheworld.co.uk

Gerrard: The Dumb-Ass Scouser Wanker

I watched in horror when Stevie G committed a stupid back pass that handed Didier Drogba a simple opening goal in the first half and later Frank 'Lampoop' added a second after the break for Chelsea to win 2-0 at Anfield.

The result ensured Chelsea remained in pole position to win their first BPL title for four years but also finally put paid to the Merseysiders' hopes of securing Champions League football next season.

I was hoping that Liverpool were going to put up a serious fight to secure that Champions League spot for next season, but instead watch this one-time great English team playing like a bunch of M-League side.

Bodo betul la Gerrard ni! You can't pull a back pass you dumb-ass Scouser! Back in 2006 you set up Henry "beautifully" for a calm and collected goal. Then you also committed a similar back-pass against France in Euro 2004 that led to a Zinedine Zidane penalty. WTF!

You wanker! You should've gone to Madrid when you had the chance instead of just rotting away at Liverpool.

News source:

www.premierleague.com

www.newsoftheworld.co.uk

Angling For A Move

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger admits he has been left disappointed by comments recently attributed to Andrei Arshavin when he admitted his admiration for Barcelona.
















Arshavin - signed from Zenit St Petersburg during January last year - talked up Barcelona, who knocked Arsenal out of the Champions League, and claimed playing for the Spanish giants at some stage would be ''would be the peak of my career''.

However, his comments have evoked a response from his manager as Wenger maintains all of his players should respect their own club.

''Yes, I am very disappointed because he shows a completely different attitude,'' said Wenger. ''He wants to extend his contract with us and stay with us, so the noise coming out of Russia is very difficult to explain. He looks to be very happy here, so you should ask him where it comes from.

''We do not, of course, accept that. When you are at Arsenal, you are at Arsenal. When you are somewhere else, you are somewhere else.

''I believe that your pride makes first that you defend your club. Everybody has the freedom to speak, but you want to make sure first of all that you respect your club.''

Wenger, though, admitted he has reservations about the source of the quotes.

''I just put one question mark behind the things that come back translated,'' he said. ''Usually you have direct access to him, you can ask him where that comes from.

''I don't forbid you to talk to him, but I take with a little bit of distance what comes back translated sometimes with the help of some agents who want to move the players.''

Hiya Mr Wenger your little Ruski wants to move away from London lah. He's not winning trophies at Arsenal, plus Andrei is gonna be 29 soon, where got much time left to play Champions League & win it...He's frustrated & can't wait anymore la.

I'm not an EPL manager & I can see it coming already.

News Source: soccernet.espn.go.com

Lyon in Champions League Final.....The Women's Team Not The Men's!

Lyon's female team succeeded where their men's side failed as they progressed to the UEFA Women's Champions League final.

Olympique Lyonnais's female team succeeded where their men's side failed last night as a goalless draw at Umeå IK proved enough for a place in next month's UEFA Women's Champions League final in Madrid.

Hahaha....funny eh?

News source: www.uefa.com

Clearance Sale! Hurry! Hurry!

Struggling English Premier League clubs West Ham United & Hull City have put almost all their star players up for sale.
















West Ham have put up every player except Scott Parker. The clear-out comes less than 72 hours after The Hammers finally beat the drop.

Joint-owner David Sullivan said: "Parker is not for sale. He has several years left on his contract and has intimated on several occasions he wants to stay. He is Mr West Ham."
















But it looks like England trio of Robert Green, Matthew Upson & Carlton Cole will all be up for grabs as the club try to trim a 60 million pounds wage bill.

As for Gianfranco Zola, he is '99%' gone as boss for next season, according to Upton Park insiders.

Meanwhile, Hull City will offload most of their best-known players as a result of their impending relegation from the Premier League .


















High earners Jimmy Bullard, Geovanni, Anthony Gardner, Stephen Hunt, Kamil Zayatte & Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink are all expected to be put up for sale this summer as the club battle to avoid going into administration, a move that would mean starting life in the Second Division with a 10-point penalty.

Club chairman Adam Pearson admitted last week that administration was a very real possibility for a club who are 35 million pounds in debt.

So any rich Arab Sheikh or Malaysian billionaire interested in buying?

News source: www.thestaronline.com

Dreaming of Barcelona

Andrei Arshavin a long time Barcelona fan, still dreams of playing for the Spanish giants one day.















"Even playing for just one season for Barcelona would make a pinnacle of my whole career"

The Russian added: "Barca are the best team in the world and I enjoy their style of play so much. But after watching them against Arsenal in the Champions League quarterfinals the enjoyment turned to sorrow".

"They're so much better than anybody else at the moment"


















Hmmmm looks like little Andrei is angling for a move to sunny Spain. He's turning 29 next month & that means it is time for a move because in footballing terms, he doesn't have much playing years left, and staying at Arsenal does not guarantee Champions League glory, which is what I believe he is chasing.


News source: www.thestaronline.com

Munich to Madrid

A stunning hat-trick from Ivica Olić capped a majestic performance from FC Bayern München who impressively brushed aside ten-man Olympique Lyonnais to book their place in the UEFA Champions League final.

Already leading thanks to Arjen Robben's solitary first-leg goal, the four-time European champions never looked like surrendering their advantage as they picked up where they had left off in Munich with another dominant display.

From the moment Olić slotted in his first on 26 minutes Lyon were fighting a desperate battle, and when the French side lost skipper Cris to a red card just before the hour, Bayern merely had to bang nails into OL's coffin. Olić duly obliged, scoring his second midway through the second half before completing his treble on 78 minutes.

News source: www.uefa.com

Pictures courtesy of:
www.uefa.com
dailymail.co.uk

Say No to Kalah Bola

I saw this picture & was quite shocked!

He used to be the BEST goalkeeper in the world, but now....
















So to all of you out there - "Makan lah Tiger Biscuits & Say NO to Kalah Bola"....macam Peter Schmeichel...! Hehehe!

United's "Little Pea" from Mexico

Manchester United has announced the agreement to sign Mexico's 21 year old striker Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez.

Nicknamed Chicharito or Little Pea, in reference to his green eyes, Javier is the son of Mexico legend Javier "Chicharo" Hernandez who was a top striker who played in the 1986 World Cup.











United's little amigo has a record of scoring 21 goals in 28 appearances for Chivas de Guadalajara in Mexico's Primera Division this term. Standing at only 5'9", Javier is not the biggest striker, but he compensates the lack of height with his quickness & eye for goal.


If a work permit is granted, Javier will become a Manchester United player on 1 July 2010. As part of the deal, United will play a match to open the new 45,000 capacity Chivas Stadium in Guadalajara as part of its 2010/11 season preparations.


Here's hoping this Little Pea is a better deal than a certain 30 million pounds over-rated striker.

Back in our court again...

Just when you thought Stoke was gonna do an upset, they got thrashed BIG time!

7-0 is a real thrashing, when I saw the score was already 2-0, I told myself..."that's it, game over. Chelsea are going back on top.."





















The pressure is now back on United to win their next game & give the West Londoners the tightest finish ever to the season.

Damn!

We're back on top!

When I was tuning in to this match I had no doubt that United were gonna bag the 3 points. It's just a question of when do they score.

Credit to Spurs for denying full points off Chelsea & Arsenal. I must say this is the best Spurs side I've seen in many years.

The sprint for the BPL title is well & truly on as United cranked up the pressure on Chelsea with this win.

Giggs put United in the driving seat from the penalty spot in the 58th minute, before Ledley King rose unchalleged over Michael Carrick's shoulders to head home Spurs equaliser in the 70th minute.

However, a neat one-two between Nani & Kiko Macheda put the young Portuguese winger through towards goal & he finished with a cool audocious chip over the onrushing Gomes.

2-1 ! United were on fire!

Spurs misery were further aggravated when Wilson Palacios fouled Nani in the box & a second penalty was awarded. Up stepped Giggsy to convert United's third & his personal second.

Game set match! Over to you Chelsea.

I heard that AC Milan is planning a bid of 20 mil pounds for Berbatov. Thank God for that!

Please quickly come & get United's "I-wanna-be-like-Cantona" wannabe.





















I'm not saying he's a bad footballer, just that he's not suited for United. With a price tag of 30 mil initially when bought, he should be hitting the back of the net regularly, contributing at least 20+ goals per season.

Instead he turned into a flop. Never buy an overrated player.

Well Done Hendri Mulyadi...!

An Indonesian football fan was so frustrated with his national team's lacklustre performance that he invaded the pitch & tried to score a goal.

Hendri Mulyadi, 25, took matters into his own hands as his team were heading for a 1-2 defeat
against Oman.













He sprinted onto the pitch, got control of the ball and ran down the wing, but his attempt to score ended in failure after Oman's keeper blocked the shot.

Police eventually overpowered him and he later apologised on a website.

"I was very disappointed with the Indonesian national team. They never win. It's either lose or draw," said Mr Mulyadi.

Defeat in the match in front of a 40,000-strong Jakarta crowd means Indonesia failed to reach the finals of the Asian Cup for the first time since 1992.

Several online postings next to footage of the incident on YouTube praised Mr Mulyadi's antics.
One said: "He could be a future striker for Indonesia."

Indonesia used to be one of Asia's leading lights in soccer, but its fortunes have been on the slide recently, according to the BBC correspondent in Jakarta, Karishma Vaswani.

News source: news.bbc.co.uk


I saw this piece of news on ESPN Sportscentre report & it was hilarious!

Bravo to Hendri for having the guts to show pro-footballers how the game is really played.

Wonder if any of our fellow Malaysians would dare to attempt this? LOL...!

Going Dutch

This just in! Can't believe it....Liverpool are on the verge of signing Dutch duo-former Red Devil goal-poacher Ruud Van Nistelrooy & former Real Madrid midfielder Rafael Van der Vaart.

























































Maybe these two players are just the tonic that Rafa Be-neath-Us (Benitez) need to turn Scouser's season around.

Sorry to say this....wait a minute.....no I'm not sorry to say this....Liverpool are just not that good enough to challenge for the Premier League title.

When you look at Liverpool's team sheet, only two names can be classified as world class players-Stevie Gerrand & Fernando Torres.

The rest are just making up the numbers. Jamie Carragher is a good defender, but why hasn't he been as highly rated as Rio Ferdinand or John Terry? Because he's not as consistent as these two guys are.















Scouser's can't always be relying on El Nino Torres for goals. That's too much weight on his shoulders. Kop flop Andriy Voronin is heading back to Hertha Berlin. Same goes for Andrea Dossena who looks very likely to go to Napoli despite interest from Atletico Madrid.

Now, should the deal is done. It will be an interesting senario to see Ruud scoring at the Stretford End of Old Trafford. I am sure he is still bitter about how he was shoved out of Man.United with reasons being -"unsettling the team-spirit".

I have always said that letting Van Nistelrooy go was a big mistake. Here is a prolific, natural goal-poacher never seen before since Denis Law. Give him half a chance & Ruud will stick the ball into the net.

I'm sure Ruud would want to score a few against United to rub it into Fergie.

World Cup 2010

I found this posting on the net and decided to reproduced it here coz I felt it is worth reading, hilarious & very creative by the writer (hope the writer doesn't mind)

Group A

South Africa - powered by Charlize Theron's smile

Mexico - powered by burritos

Uruguay - powered coz they won the first one

France - powered by Thierry Henry's handball

Group B

Argentina - powered by Tevez's continual bitching

Nigeria - powered by flying super eagles

South Korea - powered by Park-Ji Sung's third lung

Greece - powered by The Gods

Group C

England - powered by David Beckham's latest haircut

USA - powered by the same people who brought you Liverpool Soccer Club

Algeria - powered by the Tropic of Cancer

Slovenia - powered by a lot of Alps

Group D

Germany - powered by Oktoberfest

Australia - powered by useless people like Mark Viduka

Serbia - powered by superb people like Nemanja Vidic

Ghana - powered by Bintang Hitam

Group E

Netherlands - powered by horse placentas

Denmark - powered by Eyeris Learns To Rock

Japan - powered by VVTI, NEO-VVL, i-VTEC, MIVEC, Wankel-rotary......

Cameroon - powered by crazy-flexibile-bodies during throw-ins

Group F

Italy - powered by headbutts

Paraguay - powered by a person named Santa

New Zealand - overpowered by their rugby mates

Slovakia - powered by lots of roads

Group G

Brazil - powered by samba

North Korea - powered by Kim Yong-il's nuclear toys

Ivory Coast - powered by Drogba's multi talented acting career

Portugal - powered by Cristiano "80 Mil Best Buy" Ronaldo

Group H

Spain - powered by breastfeeding Torres

Switzerland - powered by Swiss Bank Accounts

Honduras - powered by their political crisis

Chile - not powered by their horses's placentas

World Cup fever has finally started! For football fans the world over, I'm sure you know what the posting above means...LOL!

Pictures courtesy of:

theaustralian.com.au

arenabola.com

fadedyouthblog.com

liverpooldailypost.co.uk

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dailymail.co.uk