Friday, October 23, 2015

Manchester Derby, Celta Vigo vs. Real Madrid, West Ham vs. Chelsea, Fiorentina vs. Roma

There goes another one! Alas, SSN Headquarters has to be fumigated so we can't do a proper post today. The big ones are up above you in the subject line. City at Old Trafford is Sunday at 10:05 EDT on NBCSN.

Onward!!

-SSN

Thursday, October 22, 2015

Racism in Kiev, Fighting in Manchester & Anderlecht, No Goals in Paris, United Draw, City Win, Grant Wahl on Klinsmann, Manchester Derby Fever

Coincidence? Ummm, no.

Happy Thursday. Good times in Kiev. This happened. Asshats. If the powers that be are going to do anything about this crap, they need to just shut the games down. Close the stadium. No soccer for you if you've got racist shitheads attending your matches. Speaking of matches, there were a few yesterday in Champions League. Let's go...

Manchester City 2 - 1 Sevilla: Chris Bevan at the Etihad Stadium
Manchester City 2 - 1 Sevilla: Barney Ronay at the Etihad Stadium
Manchester City 2 - 1 Sevilla: Three Points
CSKA Moscow 1 - 1 Manchester United: Jamie Jackson at Arena Khimki

Oh, dear. Want a Nazi doll named Bastian? Here ya go! Sticking with Germans, Raphael Honigstein is over there and filed this interesting report on the situation at Bayern Munich. Traditional midnight post-Champions League banquet? 


If it's U.S. Soccer, you know Grant Wahl is on the case. He's got some Insider Notes here that might be of interest. More U.S.? How about Bennyball in D.C.?


Klopp will face the Kop for the first time today. Liverpool play at Anfield in the Europa League. Spurs, Napoli, Borussia Dortmund, and Fiorentina are all in action, as well. Here's a Preview. Here's another.



And finally...football fans fighting. Sevilla? Man City? Slask Wroclaw? Anderlecht? Does it matter?

Onward!!

-SSN

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Arsenal Beat Bayern, Chelsea Draw, Barcelona Win, Roma Drama, PSG vs. Real Madrid, Rooney at 30


Hump Day! Wow. Bayern Munich lost a match. How about that? Chelsea didn't win again and The Special One complained. How about that? Let's get to yesterday's Champions League action ASAP!

Manuel Neuer: The Save

Arsenal 2 - 0 Bayern Munich: Phil McNulty at the Emirates Stadium
Arsenal 2 - 0 Bayern Munich: Daniel Taylor at the Emirates Stadium
Arsenal 2 - 0 Bayern Munich: Barney Ronay at the Emirates Stadium
Arsenal 2 - 0 Bayern Munich: Iain MacIntosh at the Emirates Stadium
Arsenal 2 - 0 Bayern Munich: Three Things We Learned
Arsenal 2 - 0 Bayern Munich: Five Talking Points
Arsenal 2 - 0 Bayern Munich: Five Talking Points II
Dynamo Kiev 0 - 0 Chelsea: Dominic Fifield at the Olympic Stadium
Dynamo Kiev 0 - 0 Chelsea: Three Points
Barcelona 2 - 0 BATE Borisov: Three Quick Thoughts

So Roma and Bayer Leverkusen drew 4 - 4. Conor Dowley has a piece on how Roma's Miralem Pjanic is finally becoming the star he was always supposed to be. Read it here.


Julien Laurens in in France and has this question to pose: Could Angel Di Maria and Cristiano Ronaldo reunite at PSG next year? Well, could they, Julien?

Now, then! Matches today. Here we go...

PSG vs. Real Madrid: Preview
Manchester City vs. Sevilla: Preview
Manchester City vs. Sevilla: Preview II
CSKA Moscow vs. Manchester United: Preview
CSKA Moscow vs. Manchester United: Preview II

Back when his hair was real...
Ugh. We're old. Wayne Rooney is now 30. Let's look back at his career, shall we?

Time for the Mail Bag! Grant Wahl's addressing (oh!) The Diving German, MLS, Jozy, and more.

And finally...the Bayern Munich bus crashed on the way to the match yesterday. That's the second time in a month it's had trouble.

Onward!!

-SSN

Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Champions League, Scribes, Stoke Beat Swansea, Jamie Vardy, Goals of the Week


Good Grief! We've loads to get through today. Sooooooo much is happening. First off, last night in Wales, Stoke continued their fine form with a 0 - 1 win thanks to a Bojan penalty. Stuart James was at the Liberty Stadium and filed this report.

Before we move on to Champions League previews, let's check in with our Scribes.

Where? South America. Who? Tim Vickery. What? The Copa's David vs. Goliath battle


Where? Germany. Who? Raphael Honigstein. What? German FA leaves too many questions unanswered over 2006 World Cup bid



Major League Soccer! Ever heard of Cyle Larin? Dude is a rookie and dude is tearing it up down in Orlando. More? Here are Five Things We Learned in MLS over the weekend. More? Power Rankings, Thoughts, and Bext XI from Bird!

Here we go. The time is now for some teams to get their shit together if they want to advance past the Group Stage. Bayern Munich at Arsenal is grabbing the headlines, but Barcelona, Chelsea, and Roma are all in action, too. Check it:


Arsenal vs. Bayern Munich: Preview
Arsenal vs. Bayern Munich: Preview II
Arsenal vs. Bayern Munich: Amy Lawrence's Video Preview
Bayer Leverkusen vs. Roma: Preview
Dynamo Kiev vs. Chelsea: Preview

James Vardy. He's leading the Premier League in scoring. Why isn't he getting more recognition? Well, he did racially abuse a Japanese dude once. That could have something to do with it. Stuart James digs deeper...




And finally...more fun with Klopp.

Good Lord! That was a lot. Get to a TV or computer this afternoon if you're able.

Onward!!

-SSN

Monday, October 19, 2015

Derby d'Italia Draw, No Goals at White Hart Lane, United Win at Everton, Napoli Beat Fiorentina, Euro 2016 Qualifying Playoffs, Monday Night Football


Howdy! Monday, friends! No goals between Juventus and Inter Milan, no goals between Spurs and Liverpool, two more goals for James Vardy, another goal for Wayne Rooney, a 324th goal for Cristiano Ronaldo, the fastest goal in MLS history for Mike Grella, and four goals for Georginio Wijnaldum! Let's hit it!

Tottenham 0 - 0 Liverpool: Phil McNulty at White Hart Lane
Tottenham 0 - 0 Liverpool: Barney Ronay at White Hart Lane
Everton 0 - 3 Manchester United: Paul Wilson at Goodison Park
Everton 0 - 3 Manchester United: Three Quick Observations
Chelsea 2 - 0 Aston Villa: Three Quick Thoughts
Watford 0 - 3 Arsenal: Three Quick Thoughts

Fiorentina still top Serie A despite a loss to Napoli yesterday. Here's a Serie A review. More tomorrow with Paolo.

In Spain, Ronaldo is now Real Madrid's all-time leading scorer, and Celta Viga remain unbeaten. Here's a review for La Liga. And here's some additional Spain fun with Balague. More tomorrow with El Sid.


The matches just keep coming! Tonight it's Swansea vs. Stoke. Here's your Preview.

We mentioned MLS up top in regards to Grella's quick goal. Here's a Round-Up of the weekend's action, where Grella's New York Energy Drink claimed the top spot in the East.




And finally...Giggs and Gary Neville are allowing the squatters to stay. For now.

Onward!!

-SSN