Boot Up

Screen shot 2012-03-01 at 9.56.32 AM Boot Up: Clint Dempsey & The USMNT, Get First Nod For This Week’s All H.A.M. Team Thursday, March 1, 2012 The USMNT deserves much props, for defeating Italy for the 1st time ever in international competition. Even though it was in a “friendly,” it has to sting the 4 time World Cup champions a little. Especially coming right before a summer that will see the Italians competing in the Euros. The 1-0 score was the ⇒ Read More Screen shot 2012-02-28 at 7.56.28 PM Boot Up: A $744K Dollar Pitch At Guantanamo Bay Tuesday, February 28, 2012 As if uninterrupted views of the Caribbean weren’t enough, the prisoners at Guantanamo Bay are about to have access to a 28,000sq-ft gravel pit of joy. Courtesy of the U.S. taxpayer, the pentagon is building a soccer pitch in the most populated section of the prison to make sure that those housed are able to ⇒ Read More Screen shot 2012-02-16 at 3.05.40 PM Boot Up: AC Milan Makes Arsenal Tuck In Their Chain Thursday, February 16, 2012 It was a day that Arsenal fans will have to drink an extra few pints to forget. In an embarrassing end to an up-and-down season, Arsenal fell hard 4-0, to AC Milan yesterday in the Champions League round of 16. Looking defeated after the first goal, Arsenal continued their downward spiral; calling into question their ⇒ Read More Screen shot 2012-02-13 at 11.25.59 AM Boot Up: Luis Suarez & Patrice Evra Still In Beef Mode Monday, February 13, 2012 It’s still real in field, regarding the racial taunts that sparked a beef between Man U’s Patrice Evra and Liverpool’s Luis Suarez. Just one of the few recent instances of racism that have plagued the Premiership in recent months, it continued this weekend when Suarez announced his return from an 8 game suspension by refusing ⇒ Read More Screen shot 2012-01-19 at 10.46.09 AM Boot Up: Pepe Gets “Stompy” WIth Lionel Messi Thursday, January 19, 2012 It must frustrate players like Real Madrid’s, Pepe, to no end. Constantly having to deal with the greatness that is Lionel Messi. Pepe got so heated that he went all Ndmukong Suh on an unsuspecting Messi, in yesterday’s El Clasico. The difference between Suh’s stomp and Pepe’s being Suh was actually involved in a physical ⇒ Read More Screen shot 2011-12-22 at 12.08.45 PM Boot Up: AZ Alkmaar Goalie, Esteban Alvarado, Goes Buck On Wanna Be Hooligan Thursday, December 22, 2011 International soccer has been turned way up over the past few weeks, and last night’s Dutch match up between AZ Alkmaar and Ajax FC was no exception. When a would be hooligan ran on the the field to attack AZ Alkmaar goalie, Esteban Alvarado, the player was forced to put hands (er, feet) on the ⇒ Read More Screen shot 2011-12-16 at 9.01.07 AM Boot Up: A History Of Football Hooliganism (Infographic) Friday, December 16, 2011 Various crews of roving hooligans, aka Firms, have made themselves a major part of the story that is international soccer over the years. The good folks at Curated put together a infographic that follows the history of that hooliganism, all the way back to what could be consider it’s beginnings in the 1300′s. Check below ⇒ Read More Screen shot 2011-10-23 at 6.40.42 PM Boot Up: H.A.M. Chronicles Volume 99, Manchester City Sunday, October 23, 2011 Nothing defines “going H.A.M.” better than putting a beat down of historic proportions on one of your biggest rivals. Which is exactly what the boys from Man City did in a 6 – 1 over Man U this weekend. It’s gotta feel good to have that over a team that you obviously play second fiddle ⇒ Read More Screen shot 2011-10-15 at 12.36.42 PM Boot Up: H.A.M. Chronicles Volume 97, Mario Balotelli Saturday, October 15, 2011 Mario Balotelli, Manchester City’s sometimes controversial striker, went above and beyond the call of duty yesterday against Aston Villa. Or should we say went up, and over, with a dirty nasty overhead kick for City’s first score on the way to a 4 – 1 smashing. Balotelli didn’t just stop with score, he then proceeded ⇒ Read More Screen shot 2011-09-12 at 1.49.53 PM BOOT UP: ETO’O ON THE PITCH IN A “REAL LIVE” RUSSIAN REPUBLIC Monday, September 12, 2011 In the rugged Caucus mountains, at the edge of the Caspian Sea, lays one of the most violent of Russian territories where a soccer great will play out the last years of his career. Samuel Eto’o, who won three UEFA Championships with Barcelona and Inter Milan, was recruited (lured) to the tiny club of Anzhi ⇒ Read More