euro 2008

it is good that england is not featuring this time as i somehow end up supporting them,though spain has always been the underdog that i wanted to win,from the days of luis enrique and hierro,raul and morientes.
this time,they seem to be among the favourites.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/euro_2008/7421737.stm

busby babes

today is the 50th anniversary.
the photos are stirring.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/7226588.stm
sir bobby charlton survived the crash and won the 1966 world cup.
the painting of duncan edwards in the church is a celebration of sport.

lawrence dallaglio

he was a towering presence alongwith martin johnson in the world cups of 99 and 03.
i did not get to see the latest world cup.
there seems to be some difference of opinion about his exploits on the field,something i could equate to a difference between guys from chennai and the districts.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A30656405

the coach of the cupwinning side in 03 was a uniquely focussed and confident person,i cant recall his name.he looked more like a manager of a chess team.
it is amazing that such confident types are hard to come by for the english football team.

rocking in 2008

i want to start 08 with an all exact prediction,
im feeling magical at the moment as im listening to ilayaraja.
let me match wits with lawro.
i caught highlights of the tottenham reading blockbuster and i had berbatov in my nfc manager team.
fulham v chelsea1-3
lawro 1-1.
arsenal v west ham 3-2
lawro 2-0.
manu v birmingham 2-1
lawro 2-0.
middlesboro v everton2-1
lawro 1-1.
reading v portsmouth 0-1
lawro 1-2.
aston villa v tottenham 4-2
lawro 2-2.
newcastle v mancity 1-0
lawro 2-0.
blackburn v sunderland 0-0
lawro 2-1.
bolton vs derby 1-1
lawro 2-0.
liverpool v wigan 2-1
lawro 3-0.

fabio capello

i remember him from the days at as roma.
i remember marcello lippi at juventus and carlo ancellotti at ac milan were like ferguson at manu,longtimers.
now,ive realised that capello is more vintage ac milan having won the european cup in 94.
desailly was later at chelsea,i cant remember where he was in between.
is desailly the guy who won the champions league with three different teams.
the lack of football viewing in the last two years has dimmed a lot of memories.
there is a lot of coverage of capello at the bbc.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/7139895.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7142330.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/7138833.stm

sunil chhetri

a new star is making the news.



http://www.rediff.com/sports/2007/dec/13deepti.htm

weekend

astonvilla vs portsmouth:2-1
chelsea vs sunderland :1-0
lawro 3-0.
everton vs fulham :1-2
lawro 2-0.
manutd vs derby :4-1
lawro 3-0.
newcastle vs birmingham:0-0
lawro 2-0.
reading vs liverpool :1-2
lawro same
middlesbrough vs arsenal:2-2
lawro 0-2
bolton vs wigan :1-1
lawro 2-1.