France and Ireland "hand of god"

Less than one week ago, France and Ireland finished with a 1-1 tie in a world cup qualifier which meant that France would advance and not Ireland. However, Ireland should have really walked away with the win because France's goal. all began with a Thierry Henry hand ball and then a pass for a tap in goal. So, why is there so much of an issue here as to why this game should be replayed or not. On one hand under FIFA rules, once a game has finished then it cannot be overturned which is the exact case here. And therefore the only fair way to give a fair result for this game is to replay it but FIFA doesn't want to do that. But even Henry thinks that this is a good idea. Furthermore, I personally feel that the game should absolutely be replayed because of the circumstances; this is a world cup qualifier. Let's say that France goes on to win then everyone, forever, will say, they should never had qualified it should have been. Ireland. Hence, it seems pretty clear that a replay is necessary but we will all have to wait a little longer to see what FIFA has decided.

Eduardo to continue stay at Arsenal

Earlier this week, Gunner striker Eduardo agreed to sign a long term contract with the Gunners. Although suffering the severe leg injury just last year, he has returned to excellent form. He is performing pretty well with 18 goals in 48 games; obviously not too many but he will certainly be back to his prior form in not to long. Arsenal head coach, Wenger, has praised him on many occasions as well speaking highly of his strength and courage to be able to return to play after such a severe injury. Best of luck to Eduardo in his future endeavors at the Emirates as Arsenal are currently placed in second in the EPL and look to advance to 1st over the Blues.

Also, this has been a week full of World Cup qualification matches with only months remaining before the kick of off the 2010 World Cup. For the full schedule as well as results, please visit the ESPNsoccer link to the left.

The Blues defeat the Red Devils

As we all know, every match up between Manchester United and Chelsea is never any easy walk in the park. The intensity, tempo, and urgency will always be there. There is no doubt that if you are in England, it's one game for which you know if you are going to attend, your tickets are actually cheap for what an experience one can achieve.
In this November game, unfortunately Manchester United would not be the victors. Instead, at Stamford Bridge, captain John Terry gave his side the game winner to put his squad clear in first by five points over Ferguson's side. However, what makes this game even more interesting is Ferguson's accusations against, yet again, a ref. As a player myself, I can totally understand the coach being extremely frustrated with the ref. However, it gets to a point where every time you lose and you blame the ref people don't start losing faith in the ref's but rather than you. Even as a Manchester United fan I am going to say I am getting a bit annoyed with Ferguson's complaining. Why can't he just accept that it's the players and coaches that win and lose games, not refs. Let's just hope that in the future things will pan out much better for Manchester United.

Beckham will return to AC Milan; EPL Review

After what seems like almost a year now, it has been confirmed that Beckham will in fact return to AC Milan this January where he will hope to once again make a positive difference in the Italian side. However, I once again return to my prior post regarding Beckham's initial move from the Galaxy to Milan last year. Here is the link to that:
http://soccerupdate.blogspot.com/2009/02/things-in-europe-and-especially-england.html

In the EPL, it seems that year after year it is the exact same teams who are in the exact same places and the exact same places in the season. Chelsea is in first with 27 points, Man U in second with 25 points, Arsenal in third with 22 points, and both Man City and Tottenham tied for fourth with 19 points each. I guess, this year, the only real difference is Man City. One thing that can certainly be said about City is that Robinho and Tevez are a duo that are making a big difference for that side and of course along with Adebayor and Wright-Phillips. But as all my avid readers know, I am a true Man U fan and they will always be first in my mind (corny, yes, but needed to be said and clarified).