UEFA Chapions League 2010/2011 Draw Results

The draw just finished and we are going to see some interesting matches this season. The group of death (G) Milan, Madrid, Ajax and Auxerre is just frightening. Also interesting is seeing Rubin back in the same group with Barcelona.

Watch The Premier League On Your Phone

I’ve previously posted about Abu Dhabi’s online Premier League subscription and how awesome it is. I just wanted to add that you can also watch any match on the go on your phone too, If you have an Android phone that is.

The pic above is of my Nexus One while I was watching last night’s Arsenal game. The video quality is excellent by the way the pic is just blurry.

Abu Dhabi Premier League Online

I subscribed to Abu Dhabi’s online subscription since I didn’t want to put another receiver under my TV and it not as convenient as having a card that you can take with you anywhere. And because I spend most of my tie on my laptop or PC it was a no brainer.

I used the website on many occasions. I subscribed saturday before the games but the account activated the next day (or late in the evening the same day not sure) and managed to watch the extra-long highlights of the yesterdays matches which were 45 mins long so you don’t miss a thing.

As for live viewing I watched Chelsea vs West Brom, Liverpool vs Arsenal and Man U vs New Castle all were great. And if you have a the bandwidth for it the quality automatically adjust (ala Netflix) to some very nice looking video.

Whats missing though is the short highlights that has just the goals, they might be there but I haven’t looked thoroughly enough and the ability to change the commentator language, from what I can see at the moment there is no why to do that at the moment.

Abu Dhabi online subscription is highly recommended even if you already have bought the receiver due to its shear and utter awesomeness

Amazing Penalty

This amazing Penalty was scored at the U19′s European Championships. The goal was scored in the Spain-Italy Game that ended 3-0 to Spain and was scored by Calvente. It was a very weird penalty, but it was amazing!

The Only Way to Save Face

So this is why most people who hate football hate football, ll the acting is just frustrating.

The Final

I might be the happiest football fan in the world at the moment. I cheer for both Netherlands and Spain and as you know both have made it to final making the final a bitter/sweet experience as only one team can win. Should be a very good game though as both teams play beautiful football.

Just make sure you are free Sunday night 6:30PM GMT (9:30PM local) to watch the final. Also don’t forget that the 3rd place match is on Saturday at the same time between Uruguay and Germany.

Battle of Santiago

As football fever running high, I thought I might share this with you guys.

The Battle of Santiago is the name given to the football match between Italy and Chile in the 1962 World Cup group stage match in Chile. The pitch was more like a battlefield. It was an all out war between the two teams.

Just 2 guys got sent off as a result and both players are from the Italian side. The referee turned a blind eye to some of the home side actions.

The most accurate descriptions I think was given by David Colman as he called it:

The most stupid, appalling, disgusting and disgraceful exhibition of football, possibly in the history of the game.

adidas Originals – Star Wars

adidas Originals invites you to join David Beckham, Daft Punk, Snoop Dogg, Franz Beckenbauer, Noel Gallagher, Ian Brown, Ciara, Jay Baruchel, DJ Neil Armstrong and some of your dear, old friends for an intergalactic 2010 FIFA World Cup™ viewing party that you’ll never forget.

The History of The World Cup Balls

The New York Times has an interactive page showing the evolution of the World Cup over time.

An interesting fact is that in the 1930 world cup final, they used 2 balls for each half. The first half Argentina played with its ball and were leading 2-1 by the end of the half. The second half Uruguay used a slightly larger/firmer ball and ended up wining 4-2.

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Chelsea Are Champions

Chelsea just beat Wigan 8-0 in the a majestic performance making this the biggest win of the season. Chelsea also set a new recored for the most goals scored in a season (103). Also Drogba scored a hat-trick to secure the golden boot trophy for the season.

Chelsea also have a chance to win the double, they will be playing Portsmouth in the FA Cup final next saturday (May 15th).
Congrats Chelsea fans, CHELSEA CHELSEA CHELSEA CHELSEA CHELSEA CHELSEA CHELSEA CHELSEA CHELSEA CHELSEA CHELSEA CHELSEA CHELSEA CHELSEA CHELSEA CHELSEA CHELSEA CHELSEA CHELSEA CHELSEA CHELSEA .