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A Reluctant Soccer Mom
By Delia Lloyd - Politics DailyI had a formative cultural experience in London last night. No, it didn't entail that controversial new Damien Hirst exhibit at the Wallace Collection. Nor did I catch that hot new production at the Donmar Warehouse. Nope. My cultural immersion was much more authentically British: I attended my first professional soccer game. ...
Real Madrid Avoids English Clubs in Champions League Draw
By Michael Cardillo - AOL NewsLet's face it, the European method of pulling names out from the proverbial hat to determine the pairings for its knockout competitions is, well, a foreign concept. About the only Stateside comparison is the selection committee drawing up the NCAA Tournament brackets every March. To whit, Thursday in Monaco, UEFA staged its annual gala to determine the groups for the 2009-10 Champions League replete with glitz, glamor and the former Miss Switzerland pulling balls out of pots. Certainly a far cry from a group of middle-aged men sitting together in a hotel room discussing RPI.Ahead of the draw ...
Jose Mourinho Takes His Special Brand of Crazy to Inter Milan
By David J. Warner - AOL NewsFor the record, "I'm fantastic" in Italian is "Sono fantastici." So says Google, anyway.In a move that was as hard to predict as the sun rising in the east this morning, former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho was named the new manager at Inter Milan today. The big Italian club has won Serie A three times in the last three years under Roberto Mancini, but after a series of spectacular flame-outs in the UEFA Champions League, Inter sacked Mancini and brought in the Special One to change their European fortunes. Inter plans to start by giving Mourinho £100 million to spend during the summer transfer ...
Chelsea Coach Throws Drogba Under the Bus
By David J. Warner - AOL NewsJohn Terry's fateful penalty kick slip might have cost Chelsea the Champions League Final yesterday, but at least one Chelsea coach would like you to know that it wasn't his fault. In fact, he knows exactly whose fault it is."John was not in the first five to take a kick but things changed during the game," said the Chelsea assistant manager Henk Ten Cate. "The sending-off of [Didier] Drogba made us change it [the order]. It's unbelievable that it should happen to him, though."Drogba was sent off for a girly little slap at the face of Man United defender Nemanja Vidic in the 116th minute. He ...
Chelsea Fans Only Riot Around English Police
By David J. Warner - AOL NewsAll those fears of English soccer fans starting trouble in Moscow during the Champions League Final were unfounded. None of the 40,000 fans at the big game were arrested or detained, and the heavy police presence ensured a lack of trouble.Alas, that was not the case back in London, where Chelsea fans took out their frustrations on local riot police by throwing bottles at them and causing other such mayhem. 13 people were arrested, and one was cited drunk driving and "grievous bodily harm" for running over a dude's leg.Clearly, these fans are smart enough to know the difference between English ...
Man United Wins Champions League on PKs
By David J. Warner - AOL NewsBlame it on the rain. Or the pitch. Don't blame John Terry.The Chelsea defender played brilliantly for 120 minutes in this Champions League Final, clearing balls away from his goal and keeping Manchester United from having more than one goal all night. His header away against Ryan Giggs' shot in extra time may have been the only thing that kept the score tied. That set up a penalty shootout, and Petr Cech's save of Cristiano Ronaldo's penalty set up John Terry with the dream scenario of every kid who plays soccer -- put one past Edwin van der Sar, and lift the European Cup.Only the rain had ...
Your UEFA Champions League Final Liveblog
By David J. Warner - AOL NewsHere it is, folks. No more talk. No more speculation. It's time to pit the top two clubs in Europe -- who just happen to be the top two clubs in the Premier League -- against each other for all the marbles. Will Manchester United win the double? Will Chelsea deny them that pleasure in a final for the second consecutive year? And is anyone surprised that ol' Vlad's head is turned toward the logo of the club owned by the Russian guy? Seriously, how much did Roman Abramovich pay for that effect?Liveblogging fun is after the jump. If you have any comments or questions, just post a comment here. ...
15,000 Russian Cops Are Primed and Ready to Choke a Hooligan
By David J. Warner - AOL NewsReuters Soccer Blog is reporting that 15,000 Russian cops are on duty in Moscow today to keep an eye on the 50,000 or so English fans being flown in and herded around like so much cattle for today's UEFA Champions League Final between Manchester United and Chelsea. That photo shows a select few heading to Luzhniki Stadium earlier today.Yeah, I don't think we'll be seeing a repeat of what happened in Manchester last week. As our pal Orson reminds us, police and military are basically indistinguishable in Russia. The next drunken moron that tosses a beer mug at these guys should get a proper ...
Carlos Tevez Spits More Gas on the Fire
By David J. Warner - AOL NewsAs if Nemanja Vidic's verbal poke at Didier Drogba wasn't enough, Manchester United forward Carlos Tevez has stepped forward to plunk down his two cents on why Chelsea can't possibly win."We are a better side than Chelsea. That is a psychological problem for them. They may say the Premier League is another matter but we are convinced that winning it will have an impact in what happens in the final. We are favorites and everyone knows it, and we are not worried by Chelsea. We are confident and focused but, for them, it is more difficult. This is more than a final for them - their whole season ...
How Might New Luzhniki Stadium Grass Impact Champions League Final?
By David J. Warner - AOL NewsWhile most of the coverage this year's Champions League Final has focused on potential problems off the pitch, some are starting to wonder if the pitch itself might be a problem. Reports out of Moscow suggest that Luzhniki Stadium's new grass sod might not be up to snuff. Said one BBC Radio correspondent:"The pitch doesn't look too good. If you look closely you can see where it has been patched up, particularly around the center circle. It's possible the ball won't run true in places"Granted, it's probably still better than the stadium's old artificial surface, which was ripped out after last ...
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