The King of Football

[Michael*]

Football/soccer is actually foot + ball. Hence, Americans should rename NFL to "Egghand"

This is officially the greatest thing I've ever read

[eNe]

Football/soccer is actually foot + ball. Hence, Americans should rename NFL to "Egghand"

OMG Ed, you are killing me.

[siniko]

Football/soccer is actually foot + ball. Hence, Americans should rename NFL to "Egghand"

i second that motion

[*Bronx_Bomber*]

Football/soccer is actually foot + ball. Hence, Americans should rename NFL to "Egghand"

Couldn't have put it better. (Y)

[Michael*]

Whatever happened to Juan Roman Riquelme? He was a favourite player of mine in his Villarreal days.

[eNe]

Whatever happened to Juan Roman Riquelme? He was a favourite player of mine in his Villarreal days.

He is playing in Boca Juniors. I haven't watched him much lately, but around the time I refreshed this poll (late 08), I was continously watching Boca's games, and he was still awesome, and had become one of the greatest freekick takers in the world.

[Michael*]

Whatever happened to Juan Roman Riquelme? He was a favourite player of mine in his Villarreal days.

He is playing in Boca Juniors. I haven't watched him much lately, but around the time I refreshed this poll (late 08), I was continously watching Boca's games, and he was still awesome, and had become one of the greatest freekick takers in the world.

He was brilliant at Villarreal - I always loved the vision he had and that languid style of his. Having said that, it sounds like his attitude has been fairly poor over the last couple of years. I did a bit of research and read that he retired from International football in March after falling out with Maradona. It's a shame really, he's still only 30 and it would have been great to see him play at the World Cup next summer.

Oh well. If nothing else, I'm pleased to hear that he's still playing well for Boca. Thanks, eNe! (Y)

[TheBaronOfFratton]

You know, Riquelme 'retired' from Selección before (apparently due to his mother's adverse health - due to the stress of expectation on him); so he's got form on that front!

Plus there was all that hoo-ha about being El Diez. We retired that number shirt from the squad in honour of Maradona being the ultimate number 10. Didn't last too long though and he was said to be pissed off about that... Riquelme had the honour of then becoming El Diez and supposedly words were said when Maradona took over the "coaching" reigns.

Now Messi's been given the shirt - and whilst I can't argue with him as a quality player, he's not cut from the same cloth as the former two in terms of being a central controller. But he is still young, maybe time will tell...

Recently our national team selection and 'management' has always been more about saving face and back-room politics than it is about success on the pitch. Some of the best players in the world - but always just a fucking backstabbing shambles!

[red_ed]

You're like the Holland of the Americas

but when it's game on, it's great to watch

[SympathysSilhouette]

Player: Iniesta

GK: Iker

Coach: Guus

[red_ed]

Love love love watching Iniesta play

[Michael*]

You know, Riquelme 'retired' from Selección before (apparently due to his mother's adverse health - due to the stress of expectation on him); so he's got form on that front!

Plus there was all that hoo-ha about being El Diez. We retired that number shirt from the squad in honour of Maradona being the ultimate number 10. Didn't last too long though and he was said to be pissed off about that... Riquelme had the honour of then becoming El Diez and supposedly words were said when Maradona took over the "coaching" reigns.

Now Messi's been given the shirt - and whilst I can't argue with him as a quality player, he's not cut from the same cloth as the former two in terms of being a central controller. But he is still young, maybe time will tell...

Recently our national team selection and 'management' has always been more about saving face and back-room politics than it is about success on the pitch. Some of the best players in the world - but always just a fucking backstabbing shambles!

It's easy to imagine Maradona getting upset by young upstarts like Messi and young-ish ones like Riquelme daring to wear number 10. But it always seems so funny when shirt numbers are the source of such controversy. We had an incident last year when Roy Keane gave one of the players the number 44 shirt, with the sole purpose of trying to wind him up. When the press asked Keane why, he said it was because 144 wasn't available

[TheBaronOfFratton]

It's easy to imagine Maradona getting upset by young upstarts like Messi and young-ish ones like Riquelme daring to wear number 10. But it always seems so funny when shirt numbers are the source of such controversy. We had an incident last year when Roy Keane gave one of the players the number 44 shirt, with the sole purpose of trying to wind him up. When the press asked Keane why, he said it was because 144 wasn't available

^Yeah, and you couple that with typical Argentine bravado and you have 2 years of boardroom bollocks and coaching fiascos!

And hooray for Roy Keane! (Y)