Now you see why refs get killed.

In other words, had Buffon been in a more free scoring league with a shittier defence he would not have fared as well. Iker was a better keeper; constantly facing the likes of Ronaldinho, Messi, Torres (when he could score) and a shit load of better players in La Liga. Not to mention he had to protect the goal for a…

after breaking the Serie A record for most consecutive minutes without giving up a goal by a goalkeeper

They just can’t seem to understand that there are differences between men and women. I’m no huge tennis fan but I will glady watch Nadal run the court non-stop. I may watch Serena play but meh! The screaming and the grunting, geez. I’ve watched porn with less moaning than tennis.

I want to disagree with you too...but....

Seated right behind the goal. Rich people’s seats. Can’t say I’m sad.

I get the sneaking suspicion that CR is trying to make his exit. He has achieved everything possible at the club and his value is declining rapidly. You can see his game changing already. He still has great pace but you don’t see him leaving opponents in the dust anymore. His dribbling is meh and he is more of a…

Umm its called CHAMPIONS LEAGUE. If the champ of that competition can’t defend then....

Agreed, the Patheticos are the only team with a chance to stop Barca with their defense and shin kicking. Defense alone cannot beat Barca though and if that is their strategy they will be crushed. Barca WILL score eventually.

Why lord? Why? Why give this overrated league yet another chance to under perform in Europe. It’s about time that Super League is created and be done with this CL nonsense. Based on performance in the last 10 years, England and Italy simply don’t deserve so many spots.

What I’d like to see is the stats for rape and murder increases for the same period.

Olive oil to water? How the hell would I know?

I doubt that though as he does pretty much same thing you mentioned in all forms. What I would agree though, there is far more strategy in the tests than you mentioned. When to take light, change ball, follow on etc. and captain strategic influence would be different and greater there.

Bayern will need to score twice to get to extra time and penalties,

They still have feelings? I thought they would be numb from all those years of disappointment.

I don’t think there was any opacity in Russia’s intentions. They stated quite clearly from the onset that they came to fight the terrorists at the behest of Assad while looking out for their own interest and giving the Syrian people a chance to determine their own fate.

Of all major sports cricket has embraced technology like no other. The tech in cricket vs other sports (save tennis perhaps) is like a prius vs a 70s car. And the tech is there to help the umps make decisions. Hawkeye, snickometer, slo mo video replays.

On the throwing side maybe but I doubt otherwise. Baseball mitts give you a lot of leeway you simply don’t have in cricket.

Meh! There is this phrase surrounding the Windies team. They snatch defeat in the jaws of victory. Yes somehow they always manage to.