Recent content by Matra1

I just read in an article that Richard Williams thinks his daughters should skip the US Open. I can just imagine the panic at ESPN and CBS at hearing him say that.

Ah yes, I vaguely remember that. IIRC a black goalie past her prime got the start then let in some easy goals but the coach punished Solo instead. I, uh, Hope they have a different coach this time. I saw clips of the England v Mexico match. The England goalie let in a shocker yet the...

I'm not American either. frederic38 is correct that present day Greeks are mostly unrelated to the ancients. If they were they wouldn't be relying on Germans for the free lunch they've had in recent years! The descendants of the ancient Greeks would never have needed to invade superior...

There is no way he is Swedish or any other north European nationality. I can tell that by his temperament. He's either a trolling Third Worlder or from some lesser European country where the people have a chip on their shoulders towards other Europeans like Albania or Greece.Edited by: Matra1

but i know in where i live white people are the strong, dominant and powerful group of people, we are one of the most "racist" and hardcore countries together with Italy and Spain according to your Jewish media and our immigrants get beat like punks if they even look at us the wrong way :)...

At whiteathlete33's link some of the responses are funny. One guy called John wrote: I was there, the british were throwing bananas on the court and even throwing drinks at her direction. If that is what "bullies" deserve, than what horrible thing do the brits have coming toward them for...

Venus also defeated in straight sets. Richard Williams was there so was their mother - remember she called Clijsters "Medusa"? I wonder what they'll complain about now. Kudos to McEnroe for saying that it is good for women's tennis that players can't just return after a long absence and win it...

SPOILER! I managed to catch the end of the Bartoli-S Williams match. Very impressive. I thought NBC's Ted Robinson was going to start crying. A routine win for Murray. I noticed Prince William and Catherine were watching Murray instead of Serena. Will they be accused of racism? Edited...

Not true. I'm from a European country where just about everybody - from working class to upper class - watches and plays it. It's an American myth that Europeans have no other options. The average European country has just as many professional sports as the US. In France for example rugby...

The big stories so far. The emergence of Aussie teen Bernard Tomic who dismantled top five player Robin Soderling in the third round. Federer and Nadal are winning their matches without breaking a sweat. Roddick lost in straight sets to a Spaniard he'd never lost to before in what is the...

Now that you mention it I haven't seen Caroline either in this tournament even though I've been seeing at least 2/3 of all the televised coverage. She's technically a #1 seed, good looking, and fluent in English, you'd think the TV networks would be all over her. But no, ESPN/NBC have other...

Gordon Banks of England. Dino Zoff, Italy. Sepp Maier, Germany. In more recent times Gianluigi Buffon of Italy and Real Madrid's Iker Casillas

I was surprised when I heard the final was to be played in Southern California. I know they chose the location some time ago but no country gets to host these events often so when you do get them you are supposed to make it an advantage for your own side. A match in Southern California was alway...

Chris Fowler is at it again. Whlie talking about Nadal's and Federer's parents being invited to view their sons matches from the Royal Box at Wimbledon's Centre Court Fowler says "I'm wondering when Mr Williams is going to get a similar invitation". (Exact or pretty close to exact words)...

Freddy Adu finally played well. He came on as a substitute and helped set up the goal, as did Donovan. If he's willing to be a team player in a supporting role helping out Dempsey and Donovan he may be useful. But would he (and the media) be satisfied with him being anything other than The Man?