I woke up all smiles this morning after reading last night about Cesc dedicating the World Cup win to his club - Arsenal, by the way - and to us Gooners. And then I begin my morning round of blog and British Internet news reading. The smiles went away as I watched (thanks to Cesc-Is-God)a video of friggin' Puyol and Pique prank Cesc in front of a MADRID crowd by forcing a Barcelona jersey on him. Master of Ceremonies Pepe Reina practically had Cesc in a headlock and once the jersey was on, clenched the front of it with one hand so Cesc could not get it off. As drunk as those players probably were - their actions demonstrated the total lack of respect for Arsenal and Cesc. Did I mention they did this in front of a crowd in MADRID with REAL MADRID players looking on? What a bunch of bozos. This led me to thinking - is flogging legal in Spain? I don't mean the wimpy leather whip kind. I'm talking about the kind of lashing the Romans used to hand out - pieces of bone attached to the end of leather strapping that act as miniature grappling hooks and actually tear out chunks of flesh? Too much? I don't think so. But with the advent of civilization, those days are probably over. I guess I'll just have to use those images as daydream fodder. Sigh.
Needless to say, Wenger is incensed over Barca's ruthless (and illegal) pursuit, although the club does not hold Cesc responsible in any way. . I was hoping for some official statement from the club or Cesc today but have not been able to find one. Which means of course, I'll wake up and find myself scooped by some Brit (wink) who's six hours ahead of me. All's fair, I guess, in the world of blogging.
On other Arsenal fronts, Wenger has declared that Eduardo is staying at Arsenal. I have to say I am happy about that. With all that he has been through, I don't care how long it takes for him to get back to form, I think we should keep him. And I believe he will get there. For me, this news is most welcoming.
Onto the MLS. Now that the World Cup is over, I must once again delve into watching the Chicago Fire for good or ill. To be fair - if you all remember - I did admit the play had improved at the end of May. No, I did not watch any Fire matches during the Cup. I have difficulty multi (and by multi, I mean five or six balls in the air at the same time) tasking. Forgive the mixing of the metaphors there. Having checked in I am here to let you know...I don't think I missed much. We have a -1 Goal Differential and are sitting in fourth place in the Eastern Division which consists of eight (8) teams. Not so good. Incredibly mediocre in fact.
Great news though! The SuperLiga is kicking off! The What? Patience Grasshopper. We play against Monarcas Morelia tomorrow at 8:30 PM CST. I never heard of this "SuperLiga" before, so I did a little research and can now educate you all. The Superliga is basically a tournament between the North American professional leagues which includes the top four teams in their division in the US, Mexico, and Canada. I've never watched Canadian soccer. Might be worth a look. I mean, I sort of got enthralled by their Curling during the Olympics, so how bad could their soccer be? Actually, the more I think through this, the more I realize there are some teams (Toronto, for example) based in Canada that are in the MLS. Maybe that is the extent of the Canadian involvement, eh? I'm not aware of what the Canadian Professional Soccer League is called. Does anyone out there know? Click here for more details of how the whole thing got started. It's new as it was created in 2008. And the Fire were the runner ups last year.
I guess that's all for now. I'm off to bed hoping to dream of flogging...erm...beating...no, no...dominating...ahem. Well, just to dream I guess. See you tomorrow.
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