Euro 2012 Into the Knock Out Stage

By the time this was posted, we are almost done with the quarters. But here we go about a recap of who's in and who's out and how they are thinking.

It has been an interesting group stage phase, especially Group A, now known as the Group of WTF. Group B is not so surprising though, save for the Dutch's elimination. The whipping boys in and the swashbuckling Spanish are miles apart. But Italy and Croatia have added a certain aspects of entertaining dynamic. England surprisingly topped Group D. And there will be no co-host in the knock-out stages. What will the knock-out stages hold for the fans? Will it be surprises or would it be the favourites that is going cruise through? We shall see.

Euro 2012 Round 2 Recap

The Euros are in the thick midst of happening. It is an orgy of football, as everyday you will see 22 men snatching for a ball. Twice a day that is.

So how are the teams doing so far? If by words, it is gonna be a friggin long post here. But somebody just made things easier for a recap:

Yeap, here you go. Quite a recap, ain't it? Thanks nick_cm41 . As of this post, Group D we have two winners in the form of England (God Save the Queen) and Le French. And the Swedes and Irish are out. Oranje is hanging by a thread. And Italy is feeling Deja Vu from the last major tournament.

Third round is to begin by today. Do Widzenia for now!

Keeper Trolled by Wind, Scored an Own Goal

Now, it is (quite) common to have goalkeepers scored an own goal. Could be a bad back pass, wobbly fingers, too confident on the ball....

But get pawned by the wind. Now that is something different. Ask the shocked Assaf Mendes, of Maccabi Haifa. As below:



Funny yes. But you got to feel for the keeper. This is just plain amusing.

Pre-Carling Cup Session

For Liverpool fans who have been waiting for the cup moment, this is one small step to future success.

Anticipation is high and to feed the hype and interest, here's what the Liverpool players have been doing for preparation.

No penalty shootout practice? No Agger and Bellamy? These are the players going out onto Wembley for today?

We are all eagerly waiting. Cardiff is no small fly, and Liverpool have a very good reminder of what can happen in a defeat in the form of last year's Carling Cup final.

For better or for worse, this is a defining day.

Thorsteinsson Teaches You The Flip Throw-In

Apologies for the long absence as I was caught up with loads of stuff. I promise you that this is going to be a common occurance. Yes, you read it right. But I will try to be disicplined in this.

So much has happened since the last post. Hell, even Henry has gone back to the MLS.
But here's something impressive and amusing about a throw in. Introducing a flip throw in.

via The Footy Blog

This is Steinthór Freyr Thorsteinsson. Helluva name too I would say. This is a scene from Japan vs Iceland friendly. But the player has done this numeral times at his club, Sandnes Ulf . Well, honestly, I have to look up for that club name as well.


So, alot would be going up to Thorsteinsson and say: "Teach me, Master!" And Rory Delap would be out of business as well. Or maybe he can learn the flip to empower his throw. Goalkeepers gonna hate. And Arsene Wenger too.

The Return of the King

Such stories are always nice to hear about. In just one week, we have seen two comebacks. Well, one is not really crowned king, but Paul Scholes is one of the adored legends for Manchester United. The other is more romantic of the two. Coming off the bench and scoring the winner on a second debut. Not to mention a statue that is standing right in front of his beloved club's stadium.

Let's hear it from Thierry Henry.

You can see the nostalgic feeling that filled the stadium after the goal. One of the legendary Invicibles has come back and helped through to the next round.

There will be at least six weeks of availability for the fans to look forward to. It is just a joy to watch a classy player, though aged, to be back and strut his stuff once again.

Tim Howard's Goal

Happy New Year peeps!

We hope this is going to be a great year in football.

So let's celebrate the new year with a great goal from Tim Howard. Yes, the Everton and US Goalkeeper.

As you can see, it is awesome. What is awesom-er is that Tim refuse to celebrate.

Here is the reason why:

"It was cruel. You saw the back fours and the keepers not being able to believe balls all night, and at the back one wrong step and it can be a nightmare. For our goal I was disappointed from a goalkeepers' union standpoint. You never want to see that happen. It's not nice, it's embarrassing, so I felt for Adam but you have to move on from it."

-via The Guardian 

Wow. Classy and professional, ain't he?

But nonetheless, it is still a magnificent goal. Score credit should be written: 63mins Tim Howard + strong wind

Enjoy.