http://soccer.scoresreport.com Thu, 19 Oct 2006 16:49:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I was eagerly looking forward to the Champions League matches this week. Even more than usual. Champions League is the best competition in the football world–that includes the World Cup and Ipswich/Norwich derbies. Other than maybe the Celtic match this week, though, it was a pretty bland ... http://soccer.scoresreport.com/2006/10/19/91/ No one in the world feels the least bit sorry for you, Chelski, so enough already. Yes, it was a bit unfortunate that both of your top keepers got injured. It happens, though. There was no conspiracy. The whole world does hate you. No mistake ... http://soccer.scoresreport.com/2006/10/17/alright-chelsea-quit-the-whining/ After a long trip back to the barren lifestyle of the 18th century, the blog is back. Sitting by candelight in the cave night after night without access to the modern necessities, save a bottle opener, offered the opportunity to think about life’s many problems without all the usual ... http://soccer.scoresreport.com/2006/10/16/whats-the-point-exactly-mls/ The shocking news story of the week was the disclosure that some Premier League managers might actually be taking bungs–that is, taking money for themselves from agents to make transfer deals. This nothing story shouldn’t surprise anyone, except for the lack of any real bombshells. For me, they’re ... http://soccer.scoresreport.com/2006/09/22/as-the-agents-ruin-things/ There are the two huge matches the whole world has been waiting for this weekend. At least the whole world following Premiership football. Both are being played on Sunday, though. Arsenal/ManU and Chelski/Liverpool kick off a day late making Saturday a relatively uninteresting day for neutrals. There’s the ... http://soccer.scoresreport.com/2006/09/15/skip-saturday-and-wait-for-sunday/ I’m big enough to admit it. I have no idea what the hell is going on. Does Rafa Benitez have any idea what he’s doing at Liverpool? By almost everyone’s estimate, he came into the season with the second best team in the Premiership. They’ve struggled ... http://soccer.scoresreport.com/2006/09/13/mostly-baffled-but-there-are-some-answers/