Mtupu soon to be a gooner ?

Arsene Wenger has confirmed that the Congolese youngster Tresor Mputu is on trial at Arsenal's London Colney training ground and by the sound of what Arsene is saying, he could be added to the squad in January.

“He is on trial and I have to go down to test him,” Wenger told the official Arsenal website. “He is a creative player and wants a chance in Europe. He has impressed so far.”

Mputu is just 22 in a fortnight's time, but he is one of the African continent's hottest talents, being the star player for both his club, TP Mazembe and his nation, the Democratic Republic of Congo .

He was the top scorer in African’s version of the Champions League as Mazembe reached the last 16, while he has also hit five goals in 10 appearances for Congo.

Whether Wenger would be willing to disrupt the squad by bringing in a new striker when his team are so clearly unified is questionable. But there is the option that he could sign Mputu with the proviso that he moves to London in the summer rather than risk jeopardizing dressing room confidence when it is obviously so healthy.

But with a price tag of only about £500,000, the risk in financial terms is negligible and it could well be that Arsene Wenger has found yet another diamond in the rough that he can help shape into a footballing superstar.

My Top 10 all time greats

After reading the now infamous list of the 100 best palyers, i decided to make my own list but instead of
100 i decided to make a list of my top 10 greatest football players.

1. Diego Maradona (Argentina)
2. Zinedine Zidane (France)
3. Edson Arentes de Nascimento (Brazil)
4. George Best (Nothern Ireland)
5. Franz Beckenbauer (West-Germany)
6. Bobby Charlton (England)
7. Ronaldo de Lima (Brazil)
8. Ruud Gullit (Netherland)
9. Ryan Giggs (wales)
10.Romario (Brazil)

Maradona Autobiography

Diego Armando Maradona is without a doubt the game’s most controversial character. Like Best, Garrincha and many others, Maradona was in the news for his off field antics as much as he was for his exploits on the field. In my eyes Diego is the best player to grace the football pitch, even better than Pele. Various football pundits have questioned the circumstances behind some of his actions, and although various theories have been propounded, none have been actually clarified.

The English version of Maradona’s autobiography is now available for his fans to read. It provides an insight into his life- right from the streets of Buenos Aires to his Goal of the Century to his near death battles with obesity.

Yours truly happened to read a particular chapter, where Maradona candidly admits that the quarterfinal clash in the 1986 World Cup was more than a simple football game between two nations. He says that the Falkland Islands war was at the back of their minds when they took the pitch, and describes the way he dribbled past England’s defence and beat Peter Shilton to score a goal that has, so far, found no threats to its status as ‘ Goal of the Century.

The 100 Greatest Footballers (My Arse)

Before I start with this list, I just want to clarify that I had no say in this list….DUH!!! First of all Maradona would be numero uno. I was reading ESPNsoccernet this past weekend and came up on this an article about the 100 greatest footballers . Personally I think that this is the most ridiculous list that I’ve ever seen…erh…Figo ahead of Zizou and Diego…ahahahahah

The list was compiled by The Association of Football Statisticians and used a points based all time player ranking system. The AFS' system of awarding points for goals scored by forwards, clean sheets from defenders and honours won - including cups and caps, but there are so many variables in football that their method appears more flawed than FIFA's world rankings for national teams. They also made a best team list according to AFS. I fully don’t understand how they compiled the list but either way they made it points system, honours, etc they did a pretty poor job from what I see. There are players that are ranked too high and some too low, and some great players aren’t even on the list, and then there are some that shouldn’t even be on the list.

Those in Red should not be on that list according to me.

The List

1.Pele (Brazil)
2.Ronaldo (Brazil)
3.Romario (Brazil)
4.Luis Figo (Portugal)
5.Zinedine Zidane (France)
6.Diego Maradona (Argentina)
7.Lothar Matthaus (Germany)
8.Gerd Muller (Germany)
9.Franz Beckenbauer (Germany)
10.Cafu (Brazil)
11.Roberto Carlos (Brazil)
12.Marco van Basten (Holland)
13.Michel Platini (France)
14.Rivaldo (Brazil)
15.Paolo Maldini (Italy)
16.Zico (Brazil)
17.Raul (Spain)
18.Ruud Gullit (Holland)
19.Eusebio (Portugal)
20.Ferenc Puskas (Hungary)
21.Johan Cruyff (Holland)
22.Alfredo di Stefano(Argentina)
23.Bobby Charlton (England)
24.Jurgen Klinsmann (Ger)
25.Kenny Dalglish (Scotland)
26.Ali Daei (Iran)
27.Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Ger)
28.Gabriel Batistuta (Argentina)
29.Michael Laudrup (Denmark)
30.Hristo Stoichkov (Bulgaria)
31.Dennis Bergkamp (Holland)
32.Frank Rijkaard (Holland)
33.Thierry Henry (France)
34.Pavel Nedved (Czech Rep)
35.Gheorghe Hagi (Romania)
36.Peter Schmeichel(Denmark)
37.Andrei Shevchenko (Ukraine)
38.Sepp Maier (Germany)
39.Didier Deschamps (France)
40.Lilian Thuram (France)
41.Enzo Francescoli (Uruguay)
42.Hakan Sukur (Turkey)
43.Paolo Rossi (Italy)
44.David Beckham (England)
45.Jean-Pierre Papin (France)
46.Kevin Keegan (England)
47.Marcel Desailly (France)
48.Oliver Kahn (Germany)
49.Alessandro Costacurta (Ita)
50.Clarence Seedorf (Holland)
51.Dino Zoff (Italy)
52.Patrick Kluivert (Holland)
53.Jari Litmanen (Finland)
54.Daniel Passarella (Arg)
55.Bixente Lizarazu (France)
56.Gary Lineker (England)
57.Ronaldhino (Brazil)
58.Sylvain Wiltord (France)
59.Bebeto (Brazil)
60.Alessandro Del Piero (Italy)
61.Davor Suker (Croatia)
62.Ryan Giggs (Wales)
63.David Trezeguet (France)
64.Demetrio Albertini (Italy)
65.Patrick Vieira (France)
66.Jurgen Kohler (Germany)
67.Laurent Blanc (France)
68.Michael Owen (England)
69.Youri Djorkaeff (France)
70.Frank De Boer (Holland)
71.Emilio Butragueno (Spain)
72.Hugo Sanchez (Mexico)
73.Rudi Voller (Germany)
74.Djalma Santos (Brazil)
75.Giacinto Facchetti (Italy)
76.Kanu (Nigeria)
77.Franco Baresi (Italy)
78.Gianni Rivera (Italy)
79.Roberto Baggio (Italy)
80.Oscar Ruggeri (Argentina)
81.Gheorghe Popescu(Romania)
82.Jon D. Tomasson (Denmark)
83.Raymond Kopa (France)
84.Carlos Valderrama (Colombia)
85.Rui Costa (Portugal)
86.Gary Neville (England)
87.Edgar Davids (Holland)
88.Claudio Taffarel (Brazil)
89.Paul Scholes (England)
90.Diego Simeone (Argentina)
91.Bryan Robson (England)
92.Roy Keane (Rep of Ireland)
93.Brian Laudrup (Denmark)
94.Henrik Larsson (Sweden)
95.Fabien Barthez (France)
96.Michael Ballack (Germany)
97.Jan Koller (Czech Republic)
98.Edwin van der Sar (Holland)
99.Robert Pires (France)
10.Johan Neeskens (Holland)

African Nation's Cup

The issue concerning the African Nation’s cup is something that I always talk about and get mad because of the fact that CAF doesn’t change the timing of the tournament and this stubbornness by Hayatou and his men has gone too far now. A lot of players are being put in a very difficult situation from both Club and country.

Most Major European teams now have one or two African players on the roster and unlike 10 or 15 years ago when those players where really not impact players, now we have Eto, Drogba ,Essien ,Adebayor, Toure, Zokora, Aphiah and Yakubu just to name a few. These players are put in a situation where they have to fulfill their role as a squad member for their teams in Europe who pays the bills or turn your back on your country and get branded a “Judas” for the rest of your playing career.

I think that it’s about time that CAF wakes up and realize that they need to change the timing of this competition. The reasons are clear that by changing the tournament from January – February to June – July will not only help make this tournament more attractive to worldwide viewers but it will also generate more money from TV rights and ads.

With the tournament being moved to the summer will generate more money from TV rights and ads because with the lack of football during the summer, the African Nation’s cup could gain a lot of visibility if it was played in the summer because all of the players would be there and they will receive a good TV deal from Europeans televisions. Just imagine watching a tournament with players like Eto , Mido ,Kalou ,Adebayor ,Kanu, Benjani ,Drogba , Toure , Eboue ,Diouf,Appiah , Lualua and Camara competing for their respectable countries.

I hope that Hayatou will listen to our cries and change the timing of the tournament or they will lose the tournament‘s credibility which is slowly dissolving.

Matumona Zola - Quits Team after racist attacks

Congolese midfielder Matumona Zola has quit FC Brussels due to racism remarks made to him by the club's Chairman Johan Vermeersch.
The Chairman called an emergency meeting with the team on Wednesday and in the meeting he attacked couple of players and when he got to Matumona "Rhoum" Zola he told the player to " go climb trees and eat bananas" , with all the players and technical staff present .
Matumona "Rhoum" Zola as he is know in the Congo, soon told the coach that he couldn't play under these conditions where African players are mistreated and racially abused all the time, so he quit. Personally i think that this is the most courageous act that a black player has taken in the "LET'S KICK RACISM OUT OF FOOTBALL" campaign .
The Chairman was interviewed by FC Brussels website and he went on rumbling about how "these (Africans) players just don't realize how good this opportunity (play in Europe) is"....and he goes on saying that " we (players) should not forget why we are here and why we are given this opportunity to represent FC Brussels...he even has the audacity of saying that "he came here and now he has integrated well in the society and now he wants to leave" . He pretty much said that "this is a team sport and you have to shallow your pride"...wow...anyways Mr Vermeersch ended up by saying that he said those comments in a joking way and was hoping to get a reaction out of Matumona....well he defenetly got a reaction, two i might add. Soon after Matumona announced to the Belgian Media of his departure from the club, The team sponsors South Korean car maker KIA Motors ended their partnership with the club saying that they do not want to be associated with FC Brussels any longer. Kia's communication manager Marc Coopmans replied by saying " that for us is really a bridge too far" and continued by saying that "Kia Motors Belgium and Kia Motors as such cannot associate their image, their principles, their values, with a club which is represented by its president in such a way." I bet that this is not the reaction that the Chairman was hoping for.

FIFA 2018 rule = BULLSHIT!!!

Ok before i start with this i would just like to say that i think that FIFA has once again proven to me that they are racist bastards only in it for the money...
Firstly this new rule http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/7067187.stm
how can they do that? seriously i mean this is killing the "beautiful game" about 10 years ago Fifa had a new rule which said something like they will rotate the hosting of the tourney to each continent ..so that the major countries in the football world won't have to host it every time.....LIES!!!!!! i mean sure they gave it to Korea/Japan in 2002 and then they gave it to South Africa for 2010, and now that Brazil will get the 2014. Fifa now scraped the idea , just so that the games will only be staged in Europe and for the Europeans to win it and sh*t like that.
some of you might disagree with me but i think that there is no other explanation but that, they simply don't want the "world cup" to be a lil tainted or should i say a lil colourful.
How do you explain that a Continent like south America with TWO countries (Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay) have won the world cup a total of 9 times between the 3 ....BUT the last time South America hosted the tourney was 30 years ago......And while Europe with (Germany,Italy,France and England) have won the cup a total of 8 times....but i can tell you that since Arg 78 , Europe has hosted the cup 4 out of 6 (82,90,98,06), and now with this new rule i bet you they will host everything else.
F*** FIFA....racist bastards.