Victory and poverty are relative. For most of America, Nicaragua is looked down upon as the ugly stepchild. The Ticos complain about Nicas despite giving them visas by the thousands, and everyone else forgets that a certain Mr. Dario, the father of literary postmodernism in Spanish literature, came from this cuna. Except for me.

So I have written a guest post at the excellent In Bed With Maradona about Nicaragua’s Historic Defeat of Guatemala to qualify for the last Gold Cup. For many of you, Gold Cup qualification is only slightly more important than validating your parking while on vacation. I believe you are wrong. And here‘s why.

Raul Gonzalez. He once played for Real Madrid in Spain, where the sun shines seemingly year round. He now plays in Germany, where a 4pm sunset during the winter is fact of life. But he’s not bothered. Just read his thoughts at Dirty Tackle. Right here.

Four score and a few years ago, the Glazers bought Manchester United via leveraged buyout. At the same time, the Irish economy hummed along to a feverish pitch. Then, the credit crisis hit. The Celtic Tiger wanted. The United interest payments soared. How are the two related? You have to go to the-Adrian Russell-edited “The Score” to find out. Click here.

So, don’t worry – I doubt we’ll see any carnage of Roy Keane-magnitude in tomorrow’s matchup. All the blood has been spilled on the club’s finance books. None shall be spilled on the field. And I spill the beans at the ever excellent Dirty Tackle (did you get the video reference? Ha-HA) on why this clasico may be our last.

As much as I love this site edited by Nick Dunmore, I shall not mention it by name. Why? Well, the adult themed misclicks do line my pockets with PPC revenue, but I feel seedy riding on the coattails of adult themed sites featuring coat less adults.

My most recent guestpost focuses on a certain Nigel De Jong. In fact it defends the misunderstood Dutchman by conducting a fictitious interview. The reason for his antics? Ants. Read here.