Prepping For Sevilla, A Farewell And A Birthday

Well, we’re through to the next round of the CDR, but honestly, the game was a snooze. Literally, for me. I fell asleep for the last 20 minutes. That’s not good. But we’re through and Isco got to play.

The Daily Drool: Oliver Šarkić

Forward Oliver currently pays for Leeds United. He has represented Montenegro at the U17, U19 and U21 levels.

The Daily Drool: Eunan O’Kane

Midfielder Eunan currently plays for Leeds United. He has represented Northern Ireland at the U16, U17, U19, U20 and U21 levels. He has represented the Republic of Ireland at the U21 and senior levels.

Rule Against Women

Did you know it became “a rule that no women [we]re permitted to work with the first team at Leeds”? A rule. This came about following the firing of Lucy Ward, Leeds United’s Head of Education, for “dubious” reasons. What rightfully followed that action was Ward’s pursuit of an unfair dismissal and sex discrimination court case vs the club, which she won this past summer.

The Daily Drool: Stuart Dallas

Winger/attacking midfielder Stuart plays for Leeds United. He has represented Northern Ireland at the Junior, U21, U23 and senior levels.

UPDATED: Robbie Rogers Comes Out

Watishista nassyr9 got in touch about this and almost immediately my phone started blowing up with texts and DMs asking if I had seen the news. Former MLS and USMNT player Robbie Rogers has come out of the closet and announced that not only is he gay, but he’s retiring from the sport at age 25.

The Daily Drool: Mikael Forssell

German born but of Finnish descent, striker Mikael is considered one of the best Finnish players ever. Now just 30, he had a professional career that started at age 16 with HJK. He was grabbed by Chelsea when he was 17 in 1998 and played for them until 2005, albeit much of that time on loan. He went out to Crystal Palace, Borussia Mönchengladbach and Birmingham City. He was sold to Birmingham City in 20o5 and stayed for 3 years. He moved on to Hannover 96 (2008-2011).  His contract expired at the end of the 2010-2011 and he had a trial with West Ham. In August, he had a trial with Leeds United and it was successful enough that it was extended. He’s been a mainstay on the Finnish National Team since 1999.