Barcelona wins Long-ears Cup

Or does it look more like Bent-spoons-stuck-to-a-tin-Cup? Surprising lack of creativity and spirit from Manchester. Barcelona cruising keeping the ball for long spells but very few chances.

Sad to see the game played in the Rome athletics stadium, even if you put plastic turf on the tracks they still suck. At least Silvio looked happy kissing Ronaldo, maybe AC next for him?

Also, Platini looks like he lives in a restaurant. He has definetely been enjoing a few meals and some red sauce with them.

rc strasbourg - reims

Ligue 2. Strasbourg won 3-2 in a good game, at least as good as Freiburg and better than most Swiss first division game I have seen. Stadium was probably 3/4 full, a little bit disappointing as Strasbourg could have been promoted had the other results gone their way.

One big downside of french football is the catering in general and the drinks in particular. Who in their right mind thinks an alcohol 'free' Amstel is worth 3 Euros?

The 'ultras' of strasbourg sits in in one corner behind a goal and they kept on during the whole game, though the rest of the stadium would only join in when they were winning. There were also maybe about 50 fred perry and burberry hooligan types behind one goal, making abig point of not chanting it seemed. They looked pretty uninterested in the game and more keen to look like they were dangerous and liked ot push each other around. Next to them a couple of old types in their 50's that seemed to be in control, kept saying it 'ca va chauffee ce soir'. The police were standing by outside. Very sad. I have no idea if it did, left straight after the game.

Swiss Hooligans

Continued denial about the hooligan problem in CH. From what I saw on tv and have read in the press there police presence inside the stadium was nonexistent.

Players were interviewed on TV while there were clear signs of trouble behind them and this was just ignored.

http://www.20min.ch/ro/sports/football/story/Des-emeutes-font-15-blesses-apres-Zurich-B-le-19750498

On the good news side, Hammarby beat Malmo 1-0 at home and have now moved above the relegation spots. Something tells me we may not stay there...

sc freiburg - guenther furth

2. bundesliga

basel - fcl 2-0

welcome to basel

riot police ready to do their job. is that shovel for snow or people?

Smile, youre on camera.

I guess this guy is a spotter. Basel had very heavy policing - could be the outcome of what happened in the Sion game or maybe they just bought some policeman's toys and wanted to try them out.

sverige-usa hokki vm

forsta gangen jag nansin ser tre kronor. har ingen aning om vem som spelar. dessutom en meningslos grupp match. iallafall finns det staplats som ar otroligt brant utan skydd. klar majoritet av schweizarna verkar halla pa sverige. cheerleaders. dessutom verkar det som om hockey forbundet andrat reglerna under pagaende turnering for att undvika att tyskarna, som ar pa vag att aka ur inte gor det eftersom att dom arrangerar nasta ar. World Wrestling Federation.