Monthly Archives: September 2009

It´s my birthdy! Kinda. Hasta Luego…

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Baby

Don´t let the archives fool you, Futfanatico is one year old today! A little over a year ago, a hurricane struck the town of Houston, TX, forcing my relocation to Waco, TX and giving me a week of nothing to do. So why not start a soccer blog with my friends Santi and Giacomo?

The initial posts centered on game recaps, but we eventually evolved-retrogressed to more opinion pieces and unusual comparisons. Santi has not written for awhile – good luck with the PhD. Giacomo has also entered grad school and fallen off the planet. But we have enjoyed guestposts from Nick of FistedAway and Joel of SoccerAddictNews. Continue reading “It´s my birthdy! Kinda. Hasta Luego…” »

Paolo Coehlo Comments on Liverpool, Etc.

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Coehlo

Paolo Coehlo is Brazilian, but has not published any books on soccer. Rather, he is well known for the internationally acclaimed novel “The Alquimist”, which I highly recommend. He draws a clear line between religion and spirituality, and his interviews are a trip. These would be his thoughts on Liverpool this season. Keep in mind he has been committed to an aslyum no less than 3 times.
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Premiership Predictions and Predilections

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Bowie

A prediction is a stab in the dark, a desire to stick your head in the Gypsie´s bag and see the future. We stir the past, iron the present, and imagine the future.

A predilection is the tendency to think favorably about a particular object or person. I have a predilection for United. Pardon my diction, but here goes… Continue reading “Premiership Predictions and Predilections” »

King Kenny and the Ghost of Hillsborough

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News

Okay, so much hullabaloo was made of the Cohen firing/resignation in the States. Some people trumpeted the freedom of expression song. However, no government actor imposed a ban on Cohen’s program. Rather, a well organized product boycott led to his downfall.

But politics aside, one overlooked aspect of Hillsborough is the personal toll it took on Kenny Dalglish, the Scouser manager at the time. While I have mocked mainstream media relentlessly, the dailymail used its resources to good effect: a candid and sobering interview with Kenny’s daughter, Kelly.

I recommend the read, if only to see a more personal side of Hillsborough as opposed to trite ramblings about cause & effect.

Spanglish 105: El Corner

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Reading

Alright folks, time for a pat on the back. We are getting into some really advanced Spanish. This is stuff that your high school Spanish teacher could only dream of understanding. You would have had to have lived in Guatemala at least four weeks to get this. So kudos to you, the reader, the learner, the student.

Today we will focus on the Spanish word for a corner kick. In the States, we say corner. In Mexico, we say “un corner.” End of lesson. Continue reading “Spanglish 105: El Corner” »

I Fed Mrs. Dalloway´s Flowers to my Pet Turtle

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Shake

Alright, so the blogposts have been pretty substantive as-of-late. Facts. Cites. Quotes. Conclusions. Lots of meatloaf, very little desert. I took things a bit slow, a bit grounded, but now its time to get metaphysical in a Usain Bolt existentialist dash through soccer topics of no relevance. Think Perro Andaluz if the perro was served caliente on a stick outside a discotheque at 4 in the morning. But I digress. Continue reading “I Fed Mrs. Dalloway´s Flowers to my Pet Turtle” »

The MLS Meteor Shower

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Meteor

The last time we covered MLS, we offered a post-apocalyptic, pre-rise of the cucaracha POWER analysis. Then we meandered in the GLOWERING EPL, with the assistance of one David Squire Bowie. We return to the MLS, where a handful of teams are showering goals upon the less fortunate. In meteoric proportions, that is.

Meteor1The Perseid meteor shower has been observed for over 2000 years. That´s kindof a long time. The shower is associated with the comet Swift-Tuttle, and reaches the peak of visibility in early August. The Columbus Crew have one less win than Houston, but in international play broke the MLS jinx by winning in Costa Rica. The team revolves around Guillermo Schelotto, the astro of ayer in Argentine soccer. His aging legs continue to propel forward, with no signs of slowing down. Continue reading “The MLS Meteor Shower” »

Links we stole, hid, and are now ransoming

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Ham

So, fandom. Are you a fan of a team whose stadium is not located within 200 mils of your hometown? Did your father not hold you as a child? Its okay. Professionals have dealt with this issue before – it´s not that you´re not special, it´s just that your conditions is pretty common.

At Run of Play, Alan Jacobs waxed sometime ago on fandom and adulthood – basically, as we age, we become more fickle and can discard teams like a worn-out pair of shoes. Did you like Leeds in the mid-90´s? When was the last time your wrapped their scraf around your neck? And Spurs this season, after back-to-back losses? So three weeks ago. Continue reading “Links we stole, hid, and are now ransoming” »

What Important People Say…

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Fellini

The time has come to steal from the endless talent pool of the internet. Enjoy these little tidbits – they are quite scrumptuous…

Berbatov continues to divide waters at Old Trafford, drilling two headers but failing to score against City. Richard Williams of the Guardian sublimely summed up Dimitar´s situation with a Marlon Brando quote: “Just because they shout action, it doesn´t mean you have to do anything.”

Is City for real? Oliver Holt of the Mirror is convinced. He correctly notes that this Manchester clasico has changed from an embarassing banana peel to a genuine game. Also, the City revolution continues to gather steam: “The revolutionaries are at the gates and scaling the fences. And the aristocrats inside the palace are finally beginning to realise that they just might have a problem.” Continue reading “What Important People Say…” »