Refs were the story this past weekend in football (American and Euro).

In the Chelsea v. Manchester City match, referee Mark Halsey (left) unfairly gave defender John Terry a red card. His team appealed and Halsey's next assignment is now three divisions lower than the Premiership!

Ouch, that's a heckuva demotion. Click to continue reading...

Argentina's favorite duo aren't all lovey-dovey in the press these days.

Said Maradona:

"Messi plays for Messi and forgets his team-mates."

He went on to say that Javier Mascherano might be the team's MVP, as he was suspended and unavailable for the team's 1-1 tie with Peru. Click to continue reading...

Reality check time with Wenger.

"There's still a lot to come. From 19 to 23, you become a real man - at 19 you're still a boy."

Ouch. Does this man never let up?

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Stupid injuries are the best. Gotta love rich athletes absolutely humiliating themselves.

Enter Fabian Espindola.

He's a pretty good soccer player for Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer.

In a game against Los Angeles Beckhams Galaxy, Espindola scored an apparent 6th-minute goal. Click to continue reading...

Canada is in serious trouble.

There is no other way to put it after the Canadian national team dropped a 2-1 result against Honduras in Montreal on Saturday night. The loss left Canada with just one point from two home qualifiers in what is easily the toughest group in CONCACAF.

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Two MLS clubs entered the CONCACAF Champions League preliminary rounds expecting to advance to the group stages. But after a home and away series both New England and Chivas USA were outed worse than anyone could have imagined. New England lost on aggregate to Trinidad side Joe Public 6-1. OUCH. Chivas lost on aggregate to Panamanian side [. Click to continue reading...

NEWS: Let's get this out of the way first because, well, we knew it was coming. Canada has asked Dynamo starters Dwayne De Rosario and Pat Onstad to join them for upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Honduras (ouch) on Sept.... Click to continue reading...

Well yesterday proved an interesting day in the English football league didn't it?

Fulham v the Arse - Oops! Another furrow in Wenger's forehead. You couldn't say they were robbed though could you

Tottenham v Sunderland - I have thought for some time that Sunderland are going to offer us a few surprises this year. Click to continue reading...

Says the Brazilian partied himself out of form:

"He always told us, 'that's the way I am'.

"When you lead that sort of life you have to understand that when your level drops then the knives will be out. He is like that, he likes going out and enjoying life.

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"He has his own private life that should not be interfered with, but it is true that private life also affects his sporting performances," added Xavi.

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Ouch, that was bad. And by that, I mean this, too. Soehn was pretty fired up, and not in a good way. Oh, and he was hoarse, too -- just like on Saturday. When you've given up five goals and been opened up at will over the course of two consecutive matches, and your coach barely has a voice from all the yelling he's been doing on the sidelines, something is amiss, no? Click to continue reading...

Before we get off to yet another rant, I present to you the RB OFFSIDE TOP 10!

The Top Ten Excuses for Being Pwnd by the Chicago Fire:

#10 - It was hot out - and everyone knows Red Bulls hate heat
#9 - The field turf in Giants Stadium cooked most of the rubber off our players cleats.

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