cloud 9 blog » soccer http://blog.empyrean.co.za bitch bitch moan moan Fri, 18 Feb 2011 12:40:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 January transfers for the EPL http://blog.empyrean.co.za/2011/02/01/january-transfers-for-the-epl/ http://blog.empyrean.co.za/2011/02/01/january-transfers-for-the-epl/#comments Tue, 01 Feb 2011 06:11:20 +0000 geochi http://blog.empyrean.co.za/?p=2331


just a quick look at what went down in the month of January in the English Premier League transfer sagas.
not listing all of them, just the highlights.

Permanent Transfers

Andrew Carroll from Newcastle to Liverpool
Luis Suárez from Ajax Amsterdam to Liverpool
Fernando Torres from Liverpool to Chelsea
David Luiz from Benfica to Chelsea
Andy Reid from Sunderland to Blackpool
Ruben Rochina from Barcelona to Blackburn Rovers
Ryan Babel from Liverpool to TSG Hoffenheim
Darren Bent from Sunderland to Aston Villa
Steven Pienaar from Everton to Tottenham Hotspur

Loans

Stephen Ireland from Aston Villa to Newcastle
Michael Bradley from Borussia Monchengladbach to Aston Villa
Paul Konchesky from Liverpool to Nottingham Forest
Obafemi Martins from FK Rubin Kazan to Birmingham City
James Beattie from Rangers to Blackpool
Daniel Sturridge from Chelsea to Bolton
Tuncay Sanli from Stoke City to VfL Wolfsburg
Robbie Keane from Tottenham Hotspur to West Ham United
Sulley Muntari from Inter Milan to Sunderland
Carlos Vela from Arsenal to West Bromwich Albion
Emmanuel Adebayor from Manchester City to Real Madrid
Roque Santa Cruz from Manchester City to Blackburn Rovers
David Bentley from Tottenham Hotspur to Birmingham
Wayne Bridge from Manchester City to West Ham United

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it’s the knockout stages and the draw has just taken place for the round of 16 which will happen (1st leg) 15/16 February ; (2nd leg )22/23 February. the quarterfinals will take place (1st leg) 8/9 March ; (2nd leg) 15/16 March.

here they are!



]]> http://blog.empyrean.co.za/2010/12/17/champions-league-round-of-16-draw/feed/ 4 dude pranks championship team http://blog.empyrean.co.za/2010/12/01/dude-pranks-championship-team/ http://blog.empyrean.co.za/2010/12/01/dude-pranks-championship-team/#comments Wed, 01 Dec 2010 11:36:19 +0000 geochi http://blog.empyrean.co.za/?p=2257 this is just simply awesome…when security is tight, wear the team’s jersey and blend in doing everything the team does!


]]> http://blog.empyrean.co.za/2010/12/01/dude-pranks-championship-team/feed/ 0 dear mr hicks http://blog.empyrean.co.za/2010/10/06/dear-mr-hicks/ http://blog.empyrean.co.za/2010/10/06/dear-mr-hicks/#comments Wed, 06 Oct 2010 08:22:05 +0000 geochi http://blog.empyrean.co.za/?p=2158
Liverpool’s board of directors have announced the sale of the club to New England Sports Ventures (NESV) (the owners of the Boston Red Sox) despite opposition to the deal from American co-owners George Gillett and Tom Hicks.
Liverpool fans’ group Spirit of Shankly have been protesting against Hicks and Gillett’s tenure for two years but the news that the club will be passing to another set of American owners may dampen the celebrations over the sale.

check the video below on just what the fans think of Hicks…



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enjoy!



]]> http://blog.empyrean.co.za/2010/09/22/premier-league-gaffers-talk-sex-death-and-bizarre-fifa-rules/feed/ 0 Rafa in a rage over Jose’s mind games! http://blog.empyrean.co.za/2010/09/12/rafa-in-a-rage-over-joses-mind-games/ http://blog.empyrean.co.za/2010/09/12/rafa-in-a-rage-over-joses-mind-games/#comments Sun, 12 Sep 2010 11:52:50 +0000 geochi http://blog.empyrean.co.za/?p=2027 Former Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez is being forced to say nasty things about Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho.

Enjoy!



]]> http://blog.empyrean.co.za/2010/09/12/rafa-in-a-rage-over-joses-mind-games/feed/ 0 The best goals celebrations 2010 Stjarnan FC http://blog.empyrean.co.za/2010/09/07/the-best-goals-celebrations-2010-stjarnan-fc/ http://blog.empyrean.co.za/2010/09/07/the-best-goals-celebrations-2010-stjarnan-fc/#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:41:54 +0000 geochi http://blog.empyrean.co.za/?p=2013 someone compiled a video of the best goal celebrations of Stjarnan FC for 2010 so far. some brilliant ones there that i missed.

enjoy!



]]> http://blog.empyrean.co.za/2010/09/07/the-best-goals-celebrations-2010-stjarnan-fc/feed/ 0 New Stjarnan celebration – the human toilet http://blog.empyrean.co.za/2010/08/31/new-stjarnan-celebration-the-human-toilet/ http://blog.empyrean.co.za/2010/08/31/new-stjarnan-celebration-the-human-toilet/#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:26:48 +0000 geochi http://blog.empyrean.co.za/?p=1964 they were at it again! producing another great goal celebration!
clearly they must be married because if you have a look closely, they lift the toilet seat up AND put the toilet seat down! amazing!



]]> http://blog.empyrean.co.za/2010/08/31/new-stjarnan-celebration-the-human-toilet/feed/ 0 UEFA Europa League Draw 2010/2011 http://blog.empyrean.co.za/2010/08/27/uefa-europa-league-draw/ http://blog.empyrean.co.za/2010/08/27/uefa-europa-league-draw/#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:37:53 +0000 geochi http://blog.empyrean.co.za/?p=1956


2010/11 UEFA Europa League group stage
Group A Group B
Juventus (ITA) Club Atletico de Madrid (ESP)
Manchester City FC (ENG) Bayer 04 Leverkusen (GER)
FC Salzburg (AUT) Rosenborg BK (NOR)
KKS Lech Poznan (POL) Aris Thessaloniki FC (GRE)
Group C Group D
Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR) Villarreal CF (ESP)
LOSC Lille Metropole (FRA) Club Brugge KV (BEL)
PFC Levski Sofia (BUL) NK Dinamo Zagreb (CRO)
KAA Gent (BEL) PAOK FC (GRE)
Group E Group F
AZ Alkmaar (NED) PFC CSKA Moskva (RUS)
FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) US Citta di Palermo (ITA)
FC BATE Borisov (BLR) AC Sparta Praha (CZE)
FC Sheriff (MDA) FC Lausanne-Sport (SUI)
Group G Group H
FC Zenit St. Petersburg (RUS) VfB Stuttgart (GER)
RSC Anderlecht (BEL) Getafe CF (ESP)
AEK Athens FC (GRE) Odense BK (DEN)
HNK Hajduk Split (CRO) BSC Young Boys (SUI)
Group I Group J
PSV Eindhoven (NED) Sevilla FC (ESP)
UC Sampdoria (ITA) Paris Saint-Germain FC (FRA)
FC Metalist Kharkiv (UKR) BV Borussia Dortmund (GER)
Debreceni VSC (HUN) FC Karpaty Lviv (UKR)
Group K Group L
Liverpool FC (ENG) FC Porto (POR)
FC Steaua Bucureşti (ROU) Besiktas JK (TUR)
SSC Napoli (ITA) PFC CSKA Sofia (BUL)
FC Utrecht (NED) SK Rapid Wien (AUT)
]]> http://blog.empyrean.co.za/2010/08/27/uefa-europa-league-draw/feed/ 0 UEFA Champions League Group Stage Draw 2010/2011 http://blog.empyrean.co.za/2010/08/26/uefa-champions-league-group-stage-draw-20102011/ http://blog.empyrean.co.za/2010/08/26/uefa-champions-league-group-stage-draw-20102011/#comments Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:34:35 +0000 geochi http://blog.empyrean.co.za/?p=1950 so the champions league draw was done earlier and some of the big names have got some tough groups while some has easy groups one would say.

Uefa Champions League Draw 2010/2011

Group A looks to be a little tough one for Tottenham who are in the group with reining champions Inter Milan and also with one of the dutch giants FC Twente.

Group B sees Lyon and Benfica looking to fight it out for top spot.

Group C looks like Manchester United and Valencia (who remember are now without stars like David Villa and David Silva who both moved to Barcalona and Manchester City respectively) should be able to oust Rangers and the unknown Bursaspor.

Group D seems to be muchly favourable for Barcalona. No real stiff competition for them so it would be interesting to see what the other three teams in that group can come up with.

Group E sees Roma and Bayern face each other and these two should see themselves through.

Group F could be a bit tricky for Chelsea with trips to Marseille and Spartak.

Group G is the group of death. Real Madrid, AC Milan, Ajax and Auxerre. WHAT A GROUP!

Group H sees Arsenal with a pretty easy group too it seems with uknowns in there which should not trouble them too much.

The winners for the various positions for the past year were also announced and here they are:

Goalkeeper of the year went to Julio Cesar (Inter) who fought off Hugo Lloris (Lyon) and Victor Valdes (Barcelona).

Defender of the year went to  Maicon (Inter Milan) who had Lucio (Inter Milan)  and Gerard Pique (Barcelona) to content with.

Midfielder of the year went to Wesley Sneijder (Inter Milan) who came up against Xavi (Barcelona) and  Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich).

Foward of the year went to Diego Milito (Inter) who outted Lionel Messi (Barcelona), and Wayne Rooney (Man Utd).

Club player of the year went to Diego Milito (Inter).

So that left Inter Milan with all the player awards. Guess it was because they won Uefa Champions League, The League and their domestic cup!

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