It is now time to switch to a new Money AM football blog as the world cup is now over and we all look to the future.....World cup 2010 is over, Bravo Espana, and Forlan, once again and bring on the new season !.....I never expected the last thread to be such a success...thanks all.... so this new one might go on for years without the need to edit the title...we shall see...

Crap refereeing tonight.....very much for the home side....fouls all the time...most of them for Brazil.....

Has anybody spotted the vocalist from "fine young cannibals" in the Colombian team ?....

Sorry...super crap refereeing I meant...

Brazil...lucky again...should be 2-2....(just offside)...

What a great match Djokovic / Dimitrov ,classic . Should be a great final on Sunday . . Sorry off topic ,i'm very lonely with my tennis .

Did you watch the men's seniors doubles Jimmy? Hilarious! Silly but funny!

Old guys showing great skills and great tennis all played in a very entertaining and delightful way.

One little boy will remember for the rest of his life, how he actually got to play tennis on No 1 Court at Wimbledon in the Senior Invitation Gentleman's Doubles with the world famous Peter McNamara and Paul McNamee against Henri Leconte and Mansour Bahrami.

And 'Yes'. Dimitrov will be back! His game with Djokovic was a thrilling game and right up until the last there could have been a reversal with the result.

No wonder Dimitrov knocked Murray out in three straight sets. His skills are stupendous.

The video shows Brazilian Luiz' brilliant free kick:



The picture shows the moment, whilst both are going at full tilt for the ball, when Columbian player Juan Camilo Zuniga bashes his knee into Neymar and gives the Brazilian star a fractured vertebra.

Brazil win 2 - 1. However, the joy of that 2-1 win was tinged with concern over the fitness of Barcelona forward Neymar, who left the field on a stretcher in the closing stages.

The 22-year-old was in tears after taking a Zuniga's knee to his back with Brazil doctor Rodrigo Lasmar confirming Neymar has sustained a fractured vertebra that will end his World Cup.

"It's not serious in the sense that it doesn't need surgery, but he'll need to immobilise it to recover," Lasmar said. "Unfortunately, he's not going to be able to play."

Lasmar expects the recovery time to be at least a few weeks, ruling Neymar out of Tuesday's semi-final against Germany and the final, should Brazil get there, on July 13.

Zuniga insisted he was "playing for the shirt from my country, not with the intent to injure", but Neymar was crying in pain as he left the stadium.

His absence will be a huge blow to Brazil, who will also be missing suspended captain Silva for their semi-final with Germany

CHRISTINE CARSON.

Carson carson, dont you wish you were Dutch like me, dont you wish you were dutch like me, Carson, Carson.

Thurp.

Get your ORANGE shirt on Christine.

Pissed again!

NO I havent had a drop, no way when my lads are playing.

Costa playing a High line........theyl suffer for it.

Chris no piss taking here but how much is the ale up in Scotland in general, a lot cheaper than here in England????????

Bloody loads of tourists for the Bike Race here. Cant move for them. Tomorrow it will be murder.

Ill be hitting the ale then.

Some goalie that Navas.

Depends where you drink gf, golf club £2.70 bowls club £2.60. There are two Wetherspoons in the City similar prices. Anywhere else anything from £3.40 to £4. No surprise where I drink then.

Tell you what Chris bringing this sub goalie on now stinks for holland.

I hope they lose now.

Pathetic totaly pathetic.

Come on Costa Rica.

Regulations should be if they are on for 90 minutes they cant change for a peanalty shoot out.

Sickened by this move, it stinks.

Blimey Chris them prices are derd cheap. All over £3.00 plus here. Think wetherspoon prices are national prices.

Sickned by whats happened.

We are cheats.

Pathetic.

FIFA need to look at this now. Its totaly ridiculous.

Dopey BBC pundits Shearer and co saying its brilliant.

Little wonder we are the worst team of the 32 in Brazil.

Until we get inteligent people in football here we will always be losers.

Good night.

Impressed with Costa Rica tonight. Even after they lost the shootout they had the grace to congratulate the Dutch. Superb in defence and unlucky themselves not to snatch a winner in extra time.

I can't for one second imagine that Holland thought they would have to go to penalties to beat them. Strange decision to change goalies. Van the man tactical genius? I don't think so.

I think that Germany will reach the final because they will puncture that shaky Brazil defense......Knocking out Argentina will take some doing.....possible...but difficult....I just not impressed with the South American teams in this world cup.....lots of passion and such, but when you get down to the nitty-gritty...: they are beatable !....one bright spot for them is that the goalkeepers are tremendous, but the defenders look very ordinary...

Everton: Only Club with Titles in 5 Different Quarter-Centuries

by Geoffrey Caveney | 06/07/2014 Comments (5) jump

Everton: Only Club with Titles in 5 Different Quarter-Centuries

Here’s another talking point to appeal to potential new American supporters (such as myself) in the wake of Tim Howard’s World Cup heroics. Americans love champions, tradition, consistent success… and statistics. Everton FC has all of these qualities in spades, and the following statistic proves it.

Everton is the only club that has won titles in the top English league in FIVE different quarter-centuries:

1876-1900: title in 1890-91

1901-1925: title in 1914-15

1926-1950: titles in 1927-28, 1931-32, 1938-39

1951-1975: titles in 1962-63 and 1969-70

1976-2000: titles in 1984-85 and 1986-87

The other top clubs have, at most, won titles in four different quarter-centuries:

Manchester United: No titles in 1876-1900 or 1926-1950

Liverpool: No titles in 1876-1900 or 2001-present

Arsenal: No titles in 1876-1900 or 1901-1925

“And if you know the history, It’s enough to make your heart go Woooooooaaaaaaarrrrrrr!!!”

Let’s win a title in a sixth quarter-century soon!


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Dennis Stevens
1 Posted 06/07/2014 at 15:48:20

Under the 24-year rule Everton should have won the title in 2011 & now be looking forward to two more titles before the next '24 year' title in 2035 & then again in 2059. That lapse is part of Moyes's legacy of failure! .
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Patrick Murphy
2 Posted 06/07/2014 at 15:48:24

We have 11 seasons to capture the top prize according to the OP but as many Evertonians are fully aware; we are currently in a period of time where a new Blue born after May 1987 is now 27 years old and will be 28 next year and that is something that hasn't happened to any new born blue throughout the clubs history.
Once every 24 years is the average for an Evertonian to see the top trophy paraded around Goodison Park, but next season would be as good as any to put that situation to rights.


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Dennis Stevens
3 Posted 06/07/2014 at 16:00:02

Not the average, Patrick, but the maximum we've ever waited - until our current title-less period. Not only did we used to win the title every 24 years, we used to win it an additional 2 times in every alternative interim period. Hence, we didn't win the title between our successes in '39 & '63, but won 2 'additional' titles between '63 & '87. .
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Mark Frere
4 Posted 06/07/2014 at 16:17:42

Unfortunately, money completely dominates the modern game... so, until a billionaire Arab or Russian buys Everton, we aren't gonna see the Premier League trophy paraded around Goodison. Seeing the back of this current board would at least be a step in the right direction. .
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Craig Harrison
5 Posted 06/07/2014 at 16:33:28

Don't worry things will turn around in a hurry. Just look at man city. As soon as bill has finished his 24/7 search and we have out new investors then we will compete at the top. Trust in bill he wouldn't lie to us. .
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