Da Silva Twins: They've Arrived
8/6/08
Rafael and Fabio da Silva played their first match for Man Utd Aug 4th, against Peterborough. I've been waiting to see these boys in action for a year now and according to the headlines, they're showing why.
Rio Ferdinand's words from Tribalfootball:
"Against Peterborough, they [the Da Silva twins] looked like they'd be playing regular games for the last two years, not missing a year, so that's talent," Ferdinand said. "You ask yourself could an English player do that, the same thing, and it's difficult to say...
"Watching the foreign teams and seeing the touch their kids possess and the way they take the ball, it's a lot different to our kids and the individual skills they have. It's just a comfort on the ball, a different style and a different outlook on how to play.
"We bring other things to the table in terms of desire, energy and will to win, so if we can marry the two of those things together, then we will have a great mix and blend. But until we do that, then we're not going to have the droves of children coming through."
It won't be long until these boys are playing consistent Premier league football.
For more info on them, check out Man Utd Online
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Email this postGood Ol' Jose!
8/4/08
He's back in the game already, but we've been missing his interviews and apparently he noticed that. Last week Claudio Ranieri stated Mourinho wouldn't be successful in Italy. The Portuguese replied:
- I'm in Italy to work. I'm not worried about other people's jobs. He(Ranieri) said that winning isn't important to him. That mentality explains why, despite his age, he hasn't won any important titles. Maybe he needs to change his ideas, but he might be too old for that.
Ouch! At 45, Jose has won 2 Champions League, 1 UEFA Cup and 2 English Premier League titles. Ranieri, 57 years old, has only won a Copa Del Rei(Valencia) and a Copa Italia(Fiorentina). Again... Ouch!
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Email this postRumors: Henry to United ??!!
England's tabloid, The Daily Star, has reported that Sir Alex Ferguson is weighing up a shock £15m swoop to sign Arsenal legend Thierry Henry.
"Ferguson is interested in another forward after after being blocked so far in his attempts to sign Dimitar Berbatov, and ex-Arsenal star Henry is one of those near the top of his list. Ferguson believes the Barcelona forward could do a similar job to Berbatov, leading the line at Old Trafford in a role which would release Wayne Rooney from his shackles."
"Though new (Barcelona) boss Pep Guardiola has indicated he wants Henry, 30, to stay, the fact Samuel Eto’o is still at the club means the Frenchman could be available."
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Email this postOff the Pitch: Gnarls Barkley
Creativity and innovation are priceless. I love these guys for that.
Check out their, in my humble opinion, top 3 videos.
#3 Who's gonna save my soul...
#2 and #1 after the jump.
#2 Smiley faces..
#1 Crazy...
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Email this postSpeechless
When you're used to seeing players in their team jerseys, It's sometimes weird when you see them in something else. And sometimes it's downright shocking.
I had to look at the pic a couple of times to make sure it wasn't photoshopped.
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Email this postVideo Throwback
One of my favorite adidas ads from back in the day. Why does adidas seem to have less memorable ads than Nike?
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Email this postOTP Rules of Style
7/27/08
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Email this postFIFA Beach World Cup Final: Brazil vs Italy
The FIFA Beach World Cup final is on right now. Brazil vs Italy. Surprisingly it is being shown on ESPN. Soccer must really be picking up interest in the states for this to happen.
The video above is the top 10 best goals of the tournament so far.
Seems like an interesting game. Need alot of skill pulling off these moves in uneven ground.
OTP Rules of Style are postponed until tomorrow.
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Email this postOff the Pitch: Kanye West
Summertime leads to some slow times in soccer news.
So to keep busy here's an O-T-P feature on Kanye West.
The first is a limited edition print offered by Lumars, an exlusive art dealer. One of the latest editions to their catalogue is “Kanye” by Nick & ChloĆ©. The Parisian duo took the picture on a photo shoot session in Los Angeles.
Lumas offers it now in a limited edition of 100 prints, for $800.
Hit the jump for a music video and a Kanye X Absolut commercial.
Kanye, Bentley, Andre 3000- Everybody
Be Kanye Infomercial
Be Kanye X Absolut AD
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Email this postYears of Glory
7/26/08
Pretty dope CR7 video of his years at Man U (2003-today)
People talk alot of heat (myself included) about him.(pretty boy, cries, overrated, arrogant) But dude's got skill. Cant't deny that.
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