A few years ago there was a series of commercials for McDonald’s that ran over here in the States where Larry Bird and Michael Jordan played a game of horse for a Big Mac. The first commercial featured the two retired NBA players proposing increasingly more preposterous shots for the other to take, culminating in...
Guardian Sport Network | Brazil’s Paulo Henrique Ganso feels weight of expectation at Santos
Nicknamed the goose, Ganso's status as Brazilian football's rising star has been usurped by fellow Santos prodigy NeymarPotential is a nebulous concept. Some have it, some don't. Some waste it. Some realise that they never had it in the first place. Po...
2011 – Year of the Neymar
2011 – Year of the Neymar is a post from: Just Football
2011 – Year of the Neymar is a post from: Just Football He struts with the cocksure swagger of a born star and not only that, he can play a bit too. 2011 can be seen as the year Neymar truly broke through...Neymar strikes first as Santos beat Kashiwa Reysol in Club World Cup
• Neymar opens scoring as Santos win semi-final• Brazilian side expected to face Barcelona in finalThe Brazil striker Neymar scored a sublime opening goal, as he inspired Santos to a clinical 3-1 victory against Japan's Kashiwa Reysol in their Club...
What to do about the Arsenal fullback crisis
Quick post today because there is very little going on.
First, the injury news for today is pretty grim and we know for sure that Arsenal will be without a proper right back for at least two weeks. Jenkinson’s knee injury is apparently bad enough that he will join Vermaelen, Diaby, and Gibbs as players who...
Arteta and Benayoun Join as the Window Closes
Well the transfer window closed last night and unlike windows of the past, Arsenal were doing business all the way until it slammed shut. Four players were confirmed last night as having signed, with Park announced the day before. It was clear from the start of the season that Wenger had to act to change...
A Tale of Two 5-4s: Lille v Marseille / Santos v Flamengo (VIDEO)
A Tale of Two 5-4s: Lille v Marseille / Santos v Flamengo (VIDEO) is a post from: Just Football
A Tale of Two 5-4s: Lille v Marseille / Santos v Flamengo (VIDEO) is a post from: Just Football For every action there’s a reaction. Perhaps it was the football gods repaying the world for an...Man Utd close in on Brazilian superstar
It has ben reported last night that the Premier League champions Manchester United are closing in on a deal to take the new Brazilian superstar Paulo Henrique Ganso to Old Trafford in January. Sir Alex Ferguson has been getting rave reviews from his sc...
