Don’t believe him? Ask the Rolex-wearing Pope. Apparently Cantona gave it to him like an altar boy. Payback’s a bitch, your eminence.
You might remember Manchester United’s Eric “Ooh Aah” Cantona from such incidents as the infamous kung fu kick where he rushed into the crowd and dropkicked a Crystal Palace supporter in 1995.
Well 10 years later, people including two Dieters posing as journalists hadn’t forgiven Cantona for his actions. Let’s say he didn’t take it too well.
It was Sunday afternoon. Wasn’t a damn thing funny. Bitch, Manchester City has that money. Apparently it pays for penalties against MLS teams and mediocre strikers.
While most English Premier League teams are bedazzling foreign countries with the ugliest of new jerseys, out of shape players and bullshit pre-season training, City’s Mario Balotelli is showing the world what his midseason form is all about.
The guy [Dzeko] who only scored one goal for City last season calling Balotelli out? Priceless. “I may go straight Torres on a goal but I can’t go for that“.
Balotelli throwing a “vaffanculo” at City manager Roberto Mancini? That’s a benching. He ended last season starting a fight with Manchester United players after City’s FA Cup win, cursing on TV in his post-match interview and getting smacked down in a club after hitting on some guy’s girlfriend. If this is his pre-season, we can’t wait until the Premier League kicks off. Consider this post the first entry in the Balotelli Blotter. Wherever he fucks up, we’ll be there. Stick with us. It’ll be worth your time.
And yes that was a Cheap Trick to get that Chromeo/Daryl Hall video in there. See how that happened?
Apparently a super injunction can’t cover up the super injection Manchester United’s Ryan Giggs gave reality show never-was Imogen Thomas. That line should get me a job with US Weekly, People Magazine or any British newspaper. I’ll let the good people of Taiwan explain instead of torturing you with more tabloid-ready copy.
The MLS might be turning a corner. The addition of Wayne Rooney’s brother John may just be the thing that gives the league credibility. If John Terry’s homewrecking brother, Paul comes to play for Toronto FC, we’re talking world dominance.
Maybe we’re overstating their importance a bit (understatement of the year). On the other hand, hometown love from ?uestlove goes a long way in establishing cred. Perhaps Jay-Z and LeBron should do the same and spread some of that soccer love here at home as well as abroad. Imagine the increased interest in the MLS if Jay got with the Cosmos or LeBron invested in the Crew (maybe he should pick a team outside of Ohio). Hell, simply attending matches would do wonders especially in urban areas where kids have yet to embrace the game as they do in the suburbs and more affluent areas. We’d get some better chants at the least.
The celebrations right after Real Madrid’s 1-0 Copa del Rey win over Barcelona must have been something else. Imagine all that champagne, greasy hair and tanning product in one locker room. How else can you explain Sergio Ramos dropping the trophy off the open-top bus during the parade? If that’s not good enough for you, stick around for the bus running over the trophy after he drops it.
This is the type of situation that one expects from Stanley Cup winners. It’s almost disappointing when you don’t hear some story about that trophy being used as a hat, toilet, drinking utensil or weapon. Imagine what Real will do to the Champions League trophy if they win it. My money’s on Ronaldo giving it the herpes he picked up from banging Paris Hilton.
