Monthly Archives: June 2011

Why Roberto Carlos was right to walk off the pitch

June 27, 2011
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Last week, Roberto Carlos walked off the pitch during a Russian league game when a banana was thrown at him during the game. And he should be applauded for doing so. For some of football’s authorities will only get the message when incidents like this are brought into the limelight with actions such as Carlos’s. And with Russia hosting the World Cup in 2018 it is way overdue that...

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Who will be the next English Frank Lampard at Chelsea?

June 12, 2011
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Who will be the next English Frank Lampard at Chelsea?

Michael Mancienne’s transfer to Hamburg reduces the English contingent at Chelsea by yet one more. And okay, maybe Mancienne wasn’t the same calibre as John Terry, but it is still another sad decline in the opportunities which exist at Stamford Bridge for English players – whether home grown or even transferred in. There were actually 10 English players in Chelsea’s squad last season (9 really, because of Sam Hutchinson’s...

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Support the sOckket! A football which is also a generator…

June 8, 2011
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Support the sOckket! A football which is also a generator…

We’re happy to get behind the recent re-launch of the web-site of the sOccket. The what, we hear you say? The sOccket! It’s an incredible invention: a football which harnesses the kinetic (motion) energy of the ball when it is kicked around and stores it for later power needs. After play, an LED lamp can be plugged into the sOccket to provide light for reading and other activities normally...

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Comparing Premier League Teams’ Turnover (and Final League Positions)

June 3, 2011
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Comparing Premier League Teams’ Turnover (and Final League Positions)

This post compares the Premier League teams’ turnover to show graphically the disparity and (surprise!) how much that impacts the final league position; although with one or two noticable, creditable performances and one rather bad performance… The raw data for the financial information in this post was collected from the figures reported on the wonderful MyFootballFacts.com; although the figures are from the financial year 2009-10, which means that there...

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UEFA Stats show why you need to play – and defend – til the very end

June 2, 2011
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UEFA Stats show why you need to play – and defend – til the very end

UEFA have released various statistics about the 2010/11 Champions League competition as a whole, and although most are the usual who scored most, who had more yellow cards etc, there are a few interesting figures amongst them. And one of the most enlightening is at what time during the matches when the goals were scored. It turns out the period when most goals were scored was actually the last...

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