German giants leap to winger’s defense
Bayern Munich have responded to Wesley Sneijder’s accusations that the club has not been supportive of Arjen Robben following his penalty miss in the Champions League final defeat to Chelsea, particularly since the winger was jeered by some fans in a home friendly against Netherlands. Tuesday night’s exhibition match saw Bayern’s Robben don his national...
Oranje trio slam Bayern fans
Netherlands stars Wesley Sneijder and Mark Van Bommel have hit out at Bayern fans for jeering Arjen Robben during an exhibition match at the Allianz Arena last night while manager Bert van Marwijk will understand if the winger now chooses to walk out on the club despite recently signing a new contract. Robben, 28, has...
Should the cup-tied rule be abolished in the Champions League?
How AC Milan were crying out for the guile of Antonio Cassano or the tough tackling of Mark Van Bommel in Tuesday's 1-0 Champions League last 16 first leg defeat against Tottenham Hotspur.
Seven Things We Learned from Wolfsburg — Bayern
Wolfsburg and Bayern drew at the VW Arena in a high-tempo match that was end-to-end and full of drama this weekend. An early fluke goal by Thomas Müller in the 7' was equalized by Sascha Riether late in the game. In between the early and late book-end goals was a game full of stories. Franck...
World Cup 2010: Spain Triumphs In A Match of Contrasting Styles
After Euro 2008, Vicente del Bosque took the reins of the Spanish national team from Luis Aragonés, the man that led Spain to their first international tournament conquest since 1964 when they hosted and won the second UEFA European Championships, known then as the European Nations' Cup. Aragonés' tactical style went completely away from former...
Howard Webb Deserves Credit for Strong World Cup Performance
He may have awarded 14 yellow cards and 1 red, which realistically could have been more, but I believe Howard Webb deserves a fair bit of credit for his performance in the World Cup final. Currently, Webb is facing a decent amount of criticism from both the Dutch and Spanish sides, media types and football...
Mark van Bommel Went Career Huntin’ Last Night
No one outside of the Netherlands and perhaps Bavaria likes Mark van Bommel. It’s impossible. His mother probably doesn’t love him, and I’ll stand by that. No one seems to brew up the hate like good ol’ MvB. Of course the referees couldn’t seem to brew up a yellow card for him all tournament long,...
10 World Cup Questions: Netherlands
Chris and myself have been trying our best to profile each of the 32 teams that will compete at World Cup 2010, but our knowledge about each team is miniscule (or at least mine is anyway) when compared to that of our team bloggers.
If you’re unfamiliar with World Cup Blog, then allow me to explain:...
