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Thursday, December 31, 2009
Five NFL players poised for postseason success
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
World Cup 2010 Blog: World Cup Moments: Alcides Ghiggia Silences the Maracana in 1950.
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| World Cup Moments: Alcides Ghiggia Silences the Maracana in 1950. Posted: 29 Dec 2009 11:00 AM PST
Before there was Pele, there was Alcides Ghiggia. Before there was Brazil, there was Uruguay. And before Brazil became champions, there was heartache. The heartache felt was in 1950, directly after the final. A final held on home soil, in Rio de Janiero, at the mecca known as the Maracana, and a final they lost despite being heavy favorites. They became the first team to lose a World Cup final on its home soil, Italy and Uruguay had won their home finals previously, and are only the second ever. (A blow so crushing they forced Sweden to feel their pain in 1958 under the same circumstances.) Brazil can breathe a bit easier now, but there was a day, as ludicrous as it may seem, when Brazilians thought they “would never win the World Cup” – thanks to Alcides Ghiggia. Brazil opened the scoreline in the 47th, earning a tremendous advantage now 1-0 up and needing only a draw. But it was a 13 minute period in which Alcides Ghiggia took the knife to Brazil and sent the stadium to its knees. In the 66th, Alcides, a pacy winger, burst down the right and cut a ball into the middle, where it was poked home by Juan Schiaffino – who, like Ghiggia, went on to play for Milan, Roma and the Italian national team back when this sort of thing was allowed – to draw level with Brazil. Still needing the full victory, Ghiggia did it again in the 79th, bursting to the right of the goal, but this time tucking it just inside the post. The stadium, as legend has it, went quiet. Uruguay had scored with eleven minutes remaining, taking the lead 2-1. When the whistle sounded Uruguay became World Cup winners for the second time in as many tries, doing so against neighbors and rivals Brazil. Ghiggia became a national icon for his heroics, the second goal a frozen moment of legend. But perhaps more famously, as Ghiggia once said himself, he silenced one of the world’s greatest stadiums:
The story of that final:
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Tuesday, December 29, 2009
World Cup 2010 Blog: World Cup Moments: The Bobby Moore Tackle
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| World Cup Moments: The Bobby Moore Tackle Posted: 28 Dec 2009 08:40 AM PST Bobby Moore’s tackle on Brazilian winger Jairzinho at the 1970 World Cup is the stuff of legend in England. It’s known simply as “The Bobby Moore Tackle”. I’m posting it here mostly to find out how well know it is outside the land of the Three Lions. The tackle is from the famous England vs Brazil group game at the 1970 World Cup, which Brazil won 1-0. The Bobby Moore tackle was not – as many people think – on Pelé, but on the more dribbly Jairzinho instead. That doesn’t make it any less impressive though.
It wasn’t though. Moore timed his tackle to perfection, wins the ball, then calmly gets up and makes a pass out of defence. Job done. If you keep watching to the end of the video, England really should have scored from the resulting attack. You’ll also see a few slo-mo replays of The Bobby Moore Tackle from a couple of different angles. Think we can all agree it’s a super bit of defending. But I’m curious as to whether this tackle has an international reputation. If you’re reading this from outside England, then were you already familiar with this World Cup moment? Click here for more World Cup Moments, including the iconic moment at the end of this game where Pelé and Bobby Moore swapped shirts.
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Seven teams, two spots: Handicapping the AFC playoff picture
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Monday, December 28, 2009
NFL Week 16: Putting together the playoff puzzle
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Sunday, December 27, 2009
World Cup 2010 Blog: Mr Bojan-goals has clearly been watching someone in training
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| Mr Bojan-goals has clearly been watching someone in training Posted: 26 Dec 2009 09:43 AM PST Its a couple of days old now, but a great goal is always a great goal. Catalonia played against Argentina in a match that saw the legendary Johan Cruyff manage from the sidelines against the legendary Diego Maradona. Although only one of those is a managerial legend at this moment in time – and his team ran out 4-2 winners. It was a great game (if unofficial) and the highlight was Catalonia’s second goal, scored by Barca benchwarmer Bojan Krkic, which seemed reminiscent of someone on the sidelines of the team he was playing, and even more so of someone he trains with day in day out. Some of the other goals weren’t bad either, makes you wonder how well Catalonia would do if they were to become a nation of their own – though its obviously impossible to judge on just the one match, and and one that obviously doesn’t really count for anything.
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Early end to Meyer era in Gainesville
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Saturday, December 26, 2009
Think USC's reign is over? Not so fast, writes Matt Hayes
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