Louis van Gaal is just about finished with his first season at Man United. It started off terribly and, for a time, looked like he might go the way of David Moyes. But he got the club back into the Champions League and he’s ready to celebrate that. Perhaps a little too much.
Category: England
Jose Mourinho and Tony Pulis: A tale of middle-aged bromance
Jose Mourinho and Tony Pulis are two men with similar no holds barred approaches to management. Both have proven willing to sacrifice the aesthetic to get the results they need. And, in a more literal sense, Mourinho has poked a rival coach in the eye and Pulis has (allegedly) headbutted one of his own players while naked. So they clearly have a lot in common and they definitely appreciate that about each other.
Cesc Fabregas sent off for being too good at kicking the ball at Chris Brunt’s head
Diego Costa returned to Chelsea’s starting XI for their trip to West Brom and even though the match was ultimately meaningless for the Premier League champions, he still couldn’t help but piss everyone off within the first half hour. Read more
Wayne Rooney’s youngest son scores at Old Trafford, copies Cristiano Ronaldo’s free kick routine
Manchester United’s 1-1 draw with Arsenal marked their final home match of the season, so when it was over, the players’ families came out onto the pitch, as they do.
This gave Wayne Rooney’s youngest son, Klay, a chance to show off his Cristiano Ronaldo impression, which he seems to have perfected.
Steven Gerrard given guard of honor and giant mosaic before his (maybe) final Liverpool home match
A week after giving Premier League champions Chelsea a guard of honor at Stamford Bridge, Steven Gerrard got one of his own before his final match at Anfield (unless he goes back in January after moving to the LA Galaxy this summer, which he’s already discussing with Liverpool chairman Tom Werner).
Hull’s Jake Livermore tests positive for cocaine, living in Hull considered punishment enough
Hull midfielder Jake Livermore has been suspended by both his club and the FA after testing positive for cocaine (aka Maradona’s Miracle Munch). This is an odd measure, since playing for a relegation threatened club in the city voted Britain’s dullest place in 2008 without being able to take any drugs is punishment enough.
Southampton launch new kit with excellent parody video featuring a ‘color psychologist’
If you liked NBC’s Ted Lasso videos, you will love this. Just watch and appreciate that a club is handling a kit launch with a bit of creativity for once. We need to encourage things like this.
And yes, Catziano Pelle is a dear friend of Kitier Katba. Katou never liked him much, though.
Jose Mourinho texted Andre Schurrle to tell him he was a Premier League champion
Andre Schurrle’s season and a half stint with Chelsea ended in January, when he was sold to Wolfsburg, but just because he’s gone doesn’t mean he’s been forgotten. When Chelsea clinched the Premier League title earlier this month, Schurrle doubted his 14 appearances (only five of which were starts) would be enough to get him a winner’s medal. But Jose Mourinho took it upon himself to clear that up for the German winger.
Goal-line technology gives Swansea a win against Arsenal
Swansea came away with a late winner at the Emirates that left most people wondering what the hell they just saw as goal-line technology proved itself to be Man of the Match.
Liverpool give Chelsea guard of honor, Chelsea fans give Steven Gerrard standing ovation
Adding one more depressing moment to the end of Steven Gerrard’s Liverpool career, the Reds lined up on the pitch at Stamford Bridge to give Chelsea a guard of honor before their match on Sunday. Chelsea clinched the Premier League title last week against Crystal Palace to earn the traditional show of respect from their next opponent.