The Ballon d’Or snooze fest has come and gone and I have a quick recap of all of the winners after the jump. Continue reading
Thomas Hitzlsperger Comes Out
8 JanThomas Hitzlsperger, who retired in September 2013 has revealed that he is gay. The 31 year old central midfielder played in the EPL (Aston Villa, West Ham, Everton), Serie A (Lazio), Bundesliga (Wolfsburg, Stuttgart) and League 2 (Chesterfield). He represented Germany at the U19 (as captain), U21 and senior levels.
His Germany teammate Lukas Podolski tweeted “”Brave and right decision. Respect, Thomas Hitzlsperger. His outing is a important sign in our time.” Many others including his former club, Aston Villa, have expressed their support. I look forward to a day when this will no longer be such big news. I admire & wholeheartedly support Thomas’s decision to come forward. This has got to be a relief for him. I hope that many others will follow.
Thanks to watishista Tali for sending in the news.
– Lozil
Just When You Think Things Are Going Smoothly…
16 NovAfter a collision with Andrea Pirlo in Friday’s Germany/Italy friendly, Sami seemed in a lot of pain. At the time, everyone just assumed it was a minor knock. Ugh. I wish it was that simple. I woke up this morning to the incredibly crap news that not only is it serious, but he’ll be out for the rest of the season and may possibly miss the World Cup. ARGH.
A Little International Picture Dump
12 OctSince things are quiet in Real Madrid Land, I thought I’d drop a few pictures of international duty. Maisougio will post La Roja pictures separately. Continue reading
Ah Sunday…
11 AugSo I finally have a minute to get a few things caught up (and Maisougio will be returning with a big ol’ pre-season game recap post soon).
The boys are back in Madrid with the exception of Sergio & Arbeloa who stayed in the US and will meet La Roja in Ecuador tomorrow (more on that in a bit). The non-internationals will back to training on Wednesday. Mesut so enjoyed wearing Sergio’s hat in St. Louis that he decided to wear it home. Not only did the mothership post a photo, he put it in his Instagram as well. These boys never cease to bring the bromance. Continue reading
USMNT Vs. Germany in DC On June 2nd!
21 MarHey all – sorry I’m so behind on La Roja stuff and Real Madrid stuff and well, everything. Work has been insane. I was in back to back meetings for 9 hours straight today. I have alot to catch up on, but I’ve been dying to get this up all freaking day! Die Mannschaft is coming to the US! Continue reading
Who’s Ready for International Duty??
12 NovInternational duty ain’t gonna be the same this week! There are too many of our boys still injured from their NT appearances and from rough La Liga play (I shake my fist at you Levante). A few athletes had to drop out, as recent as yesterday, which you’re probably aware of, but let’s get to the updated squad lists & schedules, shall we? Continue reading
Catching Up On Bits & Bobs: Internationals, Travel, Bebes And More Part II
14 OctContinuing with the Bits & Bobs, here’s Pepe and Cristiano when they were training prior to the Russia game (which didn’t turn out so well for them). Continue reading