{ 2 comments read them or add one }
Posts Tagged ‘olympics’
Tagged Under: aaron ramsey, England, Euro 2012, everton fc, gareth bale, jack rodwell, London 2012, olympics
{ no comments read them or add one }
{ no comments read them or add one }
Despite yesterday’s farce emanating from Wembley towers, players from all four home nations will be eligible to play for the men’s British football team at the 2012 Olympics in London. We look at some of the contenders.
Vote Now in the 2010/11 COS Awards: Make Your Voice Heard!
Tagged Under: arsenal fc, Aston Villa FC, Blackpool FC, BOA, Celtic FC, Chelsea FC, Chris Smalling, England, Football Association, hibernian, Hull City FC, Ipswich Town FC, Jack Wilshere, liverpool fc, London 2012, Manchester United, Northern Ireland, Nottingham Forest, olympics, phil jones, Rangers FC, rio ferdinand, scotland, Southampton FC, Swansea City FC, Team GB, the FA, Tottenham FC, Wales, wayne rooney, Werder Bremen, West Ham United, Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
{ 44 comments read them or add one }
Ex-Old Trafford hero wants to win Olympic gold at Wembley.
Vote Now in the 2010/11 COS Awards: Make Your Voice Heard!
Tagged Under: David Beckham, England, fabio capello, Football Association, London 2012, olympics, stuart pearce
{ 5 comments read them or add one }
Wembley’s U21 boss would jump at the chance to lead the football team at the Olympic Games.
{ no comments read them or add one }
Charles Ariiotima knows the rules of football, and he sticks to them.
Remember in December 2009 when Mike Dean made Frank Lampard retake his Penalty twice due to encroachment on the 18 yard box?
Dean was nowhere near as pedantic as Mr Charles Ariiotima.
The setting was the group stage of the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. Tunisia were playing Serbia & Montenegro, and were awarded a Penalty. Mohamed Jedidi lined up to take it, but infringements on the box from both teams meant the referee ordered a retake. Five times.
You’ll have to watch to see if Tunisia score on their sixth attempt…
Premier League tickets available from Tixdaq.com
Tagged Under: charles ariiotima, Chelsea FC, Frank Lampard, mike dean, Montenegro, olympics, Penalty, serbia, Tunisia
{ 2 comments read them or add one }
Dear Rafa,
Thanks for letting me go to the Olympics. You know it means a lot to me. Especially as I haven’t won too much lately and I knew we’d have a good chance to doing the business down in China.
Still, if we win I promise to dedicate my success to you. I really do. You’re a very important person in my life. You really are. I hope to God, I can take another Gold to Liverpool.
By the way, how did the meeting with Rick Parry go? Are you friends now? I hope so because I really don’t want another season of bickering going on. You know it’s not good for morale. Besides, Stevie G gets all bossy when you’re under pressure and I can’t take him telling me what to do all the time.
I saw the game against Sunderland on satellite TV. Thank God for Torres is all I can say. And Xabi did a pretty good job too. It’s a shame Stevie G never lets him take the free-kicks.
I’ve been working on my passing down here in China so you’ll be impressed when you see me. I’m sure.
I just wanted to let you know that I was thinking of you.
All the best,
Javier
PS Did Ryan give you the Peking Duck I told him to take back for you?
{ 33 comments read them or add one }
Everyone loves a good conspiracy especially conspiracy theorists, they can’t get enough of them, but this one is priceless, but could it be true?
{ 27 comments read them or add one }
You can all but put to bed the thought of Ryan Babel and Javier Mascherano returning to Liverpool for the start of the season. After receiving a ray of hope with the ruling the ruling in favor of Barcelona, Schalke and Werder Bremen, Rafa Benitez has made it clear that while he could pursue brining his players back from the Olympics, he’s going to let them stay and play for their country instead. [Read the rest of this entry »]
{ 5 comments read them or add one }
As many European sides prevent their players from traveling to Beijing this summer, Premier League clubs seem only too eager to be burned by the Olympic flame. Frustrated fans of the English sides are asking: Are they rolling over too easily?
[Read the rest of this entry »]
Tagged Under: barcelona, Chelsea FC, Liverpool FC, Manchester City FC, Manchester United, olympics, Premier League, schalke, Werder Bremen
{ 7 comments read them or add one }
Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez faces a potential Olympics nightmare after Holland’s Under-23 boss Foppe de Haan announced today that he intends to include Ryan Babel in his squad.
The attacking Dutch midfielder is currently recovering from an ankle injury he picked up in training at the weekend that will rule him out of EURO 2008.
But Babel will be called upon for the Olympics in Beijing if he recovers in time.
“If Ryan recovers, he’s a sure candidate for a place in the team,” Dutch boss Foppe de Haan says.
“With his qualities, he could be a very important player for us. We must wait and see how long his convalescence will last.
“I find it a shame that Ryan has to miss the European Championship final stage.
“His absence is also a large blow to the national side. He could have been our secret weapon.”
With Javier Mascherano and Sebastian Leto set to be selected for Argentina and Lucas Leiva expected to be called up to play for Brazil, Liverpool may well be short of midfielders come the start of the season.
Manager Rafa Benitez has already said on record that he wants Masch to put club before country, with a first-class opening to the season imperative if Liverpool are to challenge for league honours.
But Mascherano is desperate to play for his country.
“I owe Rafa a lot in my career and I’m very appreciative of him, but I want to go to Beijing because nothing counts for me more than helping my nation.
“He knows I leave my life on the pitch every time I play for Liverpool.”
Even if he wanted to, Benitez is powerless to stop Masch, Babel and Co from taking part in the Olympics if selected by their country.
The Olympics’ football tournament runs from August 8-24 in Beijing, China.
{ no comments read them or add one }
Live Scores
