Farewell Paul Scholes

Sorry for the delay, but we had a pretty hectic weekend.

Feature: Why Hong Kong Football Needs More Support Than Booing?

In the recent Barclays Asia Trophy, I have heard different voices on Hong Kong football. It is understandable that the England press said something like, Torres is definitely going to score against Kitchee, because it simply looked very easy to put the ball in the back of Kitchee's net (But he ended up scoring his precious goal against Aston Villa). Yes, our team is not good enough to play against English clubs and we are not going to argue on that. But what I don't understand is, friends went to the stadium and came back telling me many Hong Kong people were criticizing Kitchee throughout the game.

Naoki Matsuda: Too Soon Too Young

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Pictures of the Day: You Know You Want to be The Dolphin

 
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Have any one ever asked you this question: If you can be any animals, what would you want to be? Answer for the question, is definitely dolphin. ;)

Goodbye van der Sar

We don’t like to see great players retire :( , but this is inevitable in the football world. Edwin van der Sar’s testimonial had finished last night and this is the real goodbye.

Picture of the Day: Klinsmann Takes Charge of USMNT

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We are still upset about Bradley’s departure, after what he had achieved with the US men’s national team. But Klinsmann can just be the better coach for USA. The German team tactic and style appear to fit right in with the USA team, as they don’t emphasize on individual players, but collective outcomes as a team. Sorry to say this but the US team does not has a player that can really stand out, so a disciplined team can be the way for them to success.   

Klinsmann said he will try to finalize the team for August 10, a friendly against Mexico, in these two days. Let’s see what he has for us.

Dear Liverpool: Goals You Scored not Enough to Cover Goals You Lost

Hull 3-0 Liverpool…
Sunray Cave FC 3-4 Liverpool...
Malaysia XI 3-6 Liverpool…
Galatasaray 3-0 Liverpool…
Valerenga 3-3 Liverpool…
Well, you got the idea.

Have You Met Andre Villas-Boas?

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Surely you recognize the man in the picture, he is the man that we are going to talk about today. The obvious facts are, he is the new Chelsea manager; he is Portuguese; he is young and people see him as ‘Mourinho the second’. What else do you know about him?

Picture of the Day: New York Red Bulls won Emirates Cup

We enjoy moments like this, when a great player returns, he receives warm welcomes from fans. Football fans don’t forget their heroes. Last night Arsenal vs Red Bulls’ game was a sentimental one, when Henry came close to the goal post, the whole stadium was cheering for him, although he was playing against Arsenal.

We saw him exchanged a few words with Nasri after the match, may be Henry was telling him, if you leave now, you may not get this when you return? ;)

Wilshere was replaced at 7 minutes of the game, due to an ankle situation, there will be a scan later today and he will probably update you guys on his twitter. Captain Persie scored for Arsenal yesterday and Arsenal’s youngster K.Bartley got an equalizer for Red Bulls.

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Book Review: Messi

Book Title: Messi: The Inside Story of The Boy who Became a Legend

Author: Luca Caioli (He also wrote two other biographies, one on Torres, another one on Fabregas)

What is it about: Basically everything about Messi. It talks about Messi and football, from how he started his football career, till how he got to Barcelona and how he becomes a star (mostly on his life before becoming star). If you are a Messi fan, you will definitely like this book, because it touches on the other side of Messi, the side that is not under the spot light. It wasn’t just purely the author’s own narration, the book included interviews with people who know Messi personally, his family members, his coaches, his friends, even his enemies. It mentions the hardship in his life, his illness, his failures, even Messi is one of the best players now, he gets there with lots of hard work. A book that tells you a lot of things about Messi that you probably didn’t know.