Football filtered #8
Hello and welcome to my latest look at what has been passing through Football Filter this week.
Well, it seems a safe football bet that the only place to start is the Champions League semi-finals and stunning wins for Man United and Barcelona.
After another spectacular 40 yard strike on Tuesday THE TELEGRAPH have listed Ronaldo’s greatest ever goals in pictures – well worth checking out.
The reaction of the Chelsea players after the final whistle grabbed most of the headlines. The likes of Terry, Drogba and Ballack all furiously surrounded the referee after four penalty shouts were turned down. Drogba later apologised for his outburst, which included swearing on live TV, but that didn’t stop THE INDEPENDENT listing the worst ever losers in sport as a tribute to their childish behaviour.
At the other end of the table Newcastle’s slow death continues to make headlines with the TIMES PODCAST debating, among other things, whether Michael Owen is Newcastle’s worst ever signing.
Joey Barton’s latest indiscretion is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of ill-discipline and unprofessionalism according to Mike Walker of THE INDEPENDENT.
The SOCCER POSTCARDS group on Flickr has an interesting collection of football postcards including the impressive collection of grounds used at the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
And finally…
With panic about Swine flu spreading quicker than the virus itself REUTERS reports on a Mexican footballer who has been banned for spitting and blowing his nose at a player and then claiming he had swine flu. Classy bloke.