Good pre-match preview

http://www.insidefutbol.com/2009/08/06/chelsea-v-man-utd-community-shield-match-preview/


And Val great comment thanx, Rooney looks dangerously like curbing his temper, taking into account his peccadillo (sic Latin meaning for sin) for stamping on players

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1095144/Massive-boost-Uniteds-trophy-bid-Rooney-Ronaldo-escape-charges.html

And his professional behaviour against Gamba Osaka, intimidating players (Willy Waving) has been replaced with a calm approach to clinical finishing.

Look at the smirk on Sir Alex, that wily old goat!

below:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/manutd/5990863/Community-Shield-Sir-Alex-Ferguson-backing-Wayne-Rooney-to-lead-from-front.html

Football is the ?beautiful game?, like gladiators of old, they should flight to the death, could you imagine Maximus Decimus Meruius at the gladiatorial games standing 10 yards back throwing his Gladius (sword), Hasta (Lance), poncing around with his Jaculum (net), or indulging in a sly chicken choke under his Subligaculum (loincloth).
Never!!

Fans would happy collect souvenir limbs to display proudly at home after games at the coliseum in Roma ?.it almost brings a tear to my eye?



In the 21st century Football is the holy grail of global completive team sport, Gridiron ?Hugging in Armour? isn?t Football, and much as ?Silly Boys Rounders? Baseball is Cricket?

Sorry I know my analogy of Baseball has without exception caused considerable anger, irritation and debate with family and friends alike here in Japan, Baseball is after all close to being the national sport in Japan as America, respectful nod to Sumo.

I know that I could be offending many UN American sports fans and that is not my intention just to debate the definition of the term football in relation to Soc**r, tantamount to a swear word in my vocabulary.

Update: I think Carvalho was voted man of the match