Blinding hypocrisy

It seems like Arsenal are constantly charged with hypocrisy. Someone breaks a leg at Arsenal and folks immediately point to some poor tackle by some Arsenal player past or present and scream ‘hypocrites! look at how YOU tackle!’ Or as the case with Robin van Persie’s recent statement telling people to shut the fuck up and [...]

MLS Shows Spine The Premier League Lacks

(DO NOT WATCH IF SQUEAMISH)

Yesterday the MLS announced that Brian Mullan of the Colorado Rapids would serve a 10 game suspension and pay a $5000 fine for breaking the leg of Seattle Sounders forward Steve Zakuani. The league’s disciplinary committee described the tackle as “egregious” and for those of you who don’t want to watch the [...]

Arsenal v. Stoke: Eduardo on Wednesday and Ramsey on Sunday

On February 23rd, 2008 Martin Taylor broke Eduardo’s leg. Unless you have been in a coma for the last three years you no doubt remember the incident. It was the third minute of the game and Taylor lunged, studs up, into the shin of Eduardo and the resulting force snapped his leg in two and dislocated [...]