10 Most Notable Events of the Decade
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From: Jesus Petry on 5 Jan 2010 11:20 On Jan 1, 10:17 pm, Alkamista <alkami...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > 10 Arsenal going the entire 2003/2004 season undefeated > > 9 Jose Mourinho winning the title in three different leagues in five > years > > 8 Barcelona winning every competition they entered in 2009 > > 7 Spain finally winning a major championship > > 6 Real Madrid's surreal 2009 spending spree > > 5 Henry's handball against Ireland > > 4 Liverpool winning UCL final after being down 3-0 at halftime > > 3 Calciopoli > > 2 Underdog Greece winning the EC in 2004 > > 1 Zidane headbutting his way off the pitch in a WC final Your list is a good one. It's indeed Euro-centric, but that's unavoidable since you probably follow much more football from Europe than from elsewhere. So let me write a South-America-centric list, in fact, a South- America-only top 10: 10 Boca Juniors getting close to Independiente's 7-Libertadores title record when they've won their sixth in 2007 9 The refereeing scandal in Brazil in 2005, the strange way the sporting court has dealt with it and the resulting questionable Corinthians title 8 Internacional finally winning Libertadores in 2006, then going on an international titles run (CWC 2006, Recopa 2006-07, Sudamericana 08 plus a few minor ones) 7 Brazil winning WC2002 with seven wins in seven matches 6 Juan Sebastián Verón leading his father's club Estudiantes de La Plata to continental glory after four decades in 2009 5 São Paulo FC winning three consecutive Brazilian Leagues (2006-2008) 4 Boca Juniors winning back-to-back Libertadores in 2000-2001 3 Cienciano winning Peru's first club titles (Sudamericana 2003 and the following Recopa) 2 Once Caldas upsetting everyone and winning Libertadores 2004 1 LDU Quito slowly becoming a continental power and winning Libertadores 2008, Recopa and Sudamericana in 2009 Tchau! Jesus Petry
From: Jesus Petry on 5 Jan 2010 11:24 On Jan 5, 10:38 am, Alkamista <alkami...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > On Jan 4, 3:25 am, Mark <Pammieshe...(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > > > > > On Jan 3, 5:51 pm, Alkamista <alkami...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > On Jan 3, 4:40 am, Mark <Pammieshe...(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > > > > > On Jan 3, 2:26 am, Alkamista <alkami...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > On Jan 2, 7:45 pm, Graf Finklestein <udo_bins...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > On 3 Jan, 01:06, Alkamista <alkami...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > I did the research. Arsenal are the only team in the history of the > > > > > > > English league to do this. > > > > > > > Then you'd better learn how to research properly, because your > > > > > > statement is incorrect. Preston North End also went an whole season > > > > > > unbeaten. > > > > > > Sorry professor, my oversight. I used this article as a reference: > > > > > >http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2004/05/15/arsenal040515.html > > > > > > I hope you will find it in your generous heart to forgive me. > > > > > Palermo did too (1979 I thnk). In fact, over 100 teams have done it > > > > worldwide in the history of football > > > > Do you have any facts or sources to support the last claim?- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > Yes, but I'm not sure how to post links. > > RSSF Archive; Miscellaneous section, look under trivia for trivia on > > domestic championships, and click on unbeatability records. > > You'll find Independiente in that list. (Just thought I'd mention that) > > Thanks, I did find it. Yes it's happened in many small leagues, where > one or two clubs dominate or far less games are played. Even if we get > out of the big 5 in Europe and see the next biggest leagues: > Netherlands - Only twice > Russia - Never (USSR only once) > Portugal - Only twice > Scotland - Only twice > > The two big South American leagues cant be compared here because they > have a very different format. And still it has happened only once in Brazil! Internacional 1979. > Far fewer league games are played. Not anymore in Brazil. We have a normal league format since 2003. Tchau! Jesus Petry
From: Benny on 5 Jan 2010 13:12 > Subject : 10 Most Notable Events of the Decade > From : alkamista(a)hotmail.com >> Because you claimed it was one of the most noteworthy events of the >> entire decade and it's the only league specific inclusion on your list. > > No it wasn't, I mentioned Calciopoli, Barcelona's excellent season, > and Real's spending spree, while neglecting to mention Chelsea's rise > to prominence. No one would be talking about Barcelona if they only won La Liga. Real Madrid's spending a few months ago was one of the most notable events of the decade? You've got a short memory. > These events may well be worthy of inclusion, and that's why I posted > this list, as a starting point for discussion. The irony is, you are > accusing me of a pro-EPL bias, when in fact it may be your anti-EPL > bias that's causing your negative reaction. It was a good starting point and I told you what was wrong with it. -- http://soccer-europe.com Rss feed : http://soccer-europe.com/RSS/News.xml
From: Benny on 5 Jan 2010 13:22 > Subject : 10 Most Notable Events of the Decade > From : alkamista(a)hotmail.com > I think some people are having a very hard time accepting the reality > that the once mighty Serie A is now a shell of its former self and in > danger of not even being a top three league in Europe. Couple that > with a healthy anti-Anglo bias, and you can see how flattering > mentions of the EPL can sometimes cause these predictable reactions. I think you'll find some of us conceded Serie A was no longer top dog many years ago. It's worth remembering the most successful league in Europe this decade is La Liga with 4 European Cup winners, Italy and the EPL have two each. -- http://soccer-europe.com Rss feed : http://soccer-europe.com/RSS/News.xml
From: Benny on 5 Jan 2010 13:24
> Subject : 10 Most Notable Events of the Decade > From : anthu_001(a)no_-_spam_.hotmail.com >> Real Madrid only sold PART of the training ground to Madrid council, > > Yeah, only the �100,000,000 part, of course Where's your evidence? -- http://soccer-europe.com Rss feed : http://soccer-europe.com/RSS/News.xml |