So one of my best friends, caught up in World Cup 2006 fever suggested a bunch of us start following soccer (futbol actually). We decided the English Premier League would be the way to go. We all picked squads and mine is the Manchester City Blues squad. You might think that the Blues is a corny name, and you might be right. But the nicknames arent important over there apparently, at least not the way we think of it, with logos all over the place, as you might know, soccer jerseys are typically emblazened wit sponsors (it's always about the money). It has proven to be interesting and I have to say that I am just as much involved with my futbol club as I am with all my favorite teams over here, even with the Mets in the playoff hunt, the Redskins in their second game of the new NFL season and Uconn football being................okay, that doesn't count, but I was straight up excited to see Man City take on perennial EPL powerhouse Chelsea this morning. Man city is fresh off signing brilliant Brazilian striker Robinho (check the link below) right under the noses of Chelsea, In fact Chelsea had jerseys on sale in expectation of signing the young phenom. This is serious Johnny Drama type stuff right here, including Robinho mistakingly calling Man City the wrong name and then being called out by Pele. Unfortunately City couldn't come up with the Victory! Ok, that was bad, but the good news is that Robinho scored a well-hit free kick and there is hope in Manchester on the blue side. Granted all the excitement comes from a shady business deal that includes a financial takeover by a multi trillionaire from the middle east..............Is there anything else I didn't mention? Oh yeah, Tom Brady.....Brett Favre..........
Check out the Robinho compilation
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