Ten years ago today, Bastian Schweinsteiger made his Bundesliga debut in Bayern Munich’s game vs. Stuttgart.
Since that time he has picked up five league titles, five German Cups and two League Cups, but arguably the most important thing he has learned is that too much fake tan and Sun-In in one’s youth can lead to embarrassment when someone whips out the commemorative photos.
Lionel Messi will sit out Barcelona’s next two training sessions after leaving the Nou Camp with his heart in its mouth on Wednesday night against Benfica.
Daily Mail report on Messi’s injury, sustained vs. Benfica. 6/12/12
Bloody hell, that sounds unpleasant. We thought he just hurt his knee.
Robin van Persie is a striker. So is Carlton Cole, on occasion. Fernando Torres used to be one, while Luis Suarez is a really good one when he’s not banned/rolling about on his back with his legs in the air.
What a miserable few days it’s been in the English Premier League.
If managers being sacked isn’t upsetting the fans, it’s managers being appointed. Refs have grounds to sue clubs, ‘supporters’ are getting banned for racist slurs and Darren Bent’s been left on the bench.
Again.
Rafa Benitez has used his latest press conference to claim that his misfiring striker can improve “with help from his team-mates“.
At this point in Fernando’s career, we reckon this is the perfect solution. Not only will a sling provide the kind of warm, safe environment he needs to find his confidence again, but it’s bound to be a big seller in the club shop, which can only help to offset the gaping hole in the club’s balance sheet he made when he arrived. Win win!
We’re sure he just ended up with a mild headache. These Aussie Rules boys are tough. And seriously, how much damage can the pelvis of a 77kg male athlete travelling through the air at speed do to a guy’s spinal column?
While AC Milan’s on pitch prowess has suffered with the loss of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, it seems that those left behind are making the most of their new found freedom. The big man is well known for dominating a dressing room, mainly by crushing the life out of everyone else with his own vast ego, but despite his rather unfortunate habit of karate kicking people in the face, other players looked up to him for his incredible goal scoring prowess.
Or maybe just because he’s really tall.
This week’s results post is less of a round-up and more of a sit-com.
Settle back, relax and have a six pack and a cloth handy. This could get messy.
…a club posts a picture of several players relaxing after qualifying for the knock-out stages of the Champions League on their Facebook timeline and you think it’s a publicity shot from Grange Hill circa 1987.
Fleeting whim has no place in football. Anyone who regularly spends their hard earned cash and precious time sat in a plastic seat freezing their arse off while watching their players capitulate to a lesser side yet again will know this.
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