In a week when the heavies of European football struggled to make any significant impact around the globe*, comes another surprising result straight out of the bowels of Ireland. Shamrock Rovers, a team whose name sounds more like a wrestling move or a Robbie Williams album title than a football team, made a good account of themselves and put up an almighty battle against the squillion-dollar boys of Real Madrid. I know it’s only early days yet, but if you’re planning world domination you should at the very least start by wiping out of the little guys first… well I’m pretty sure thats how Hitler would have done it anyway.
*Other recent matches that resulted in close calls and embarrasement for European juggernauts:
Malaysia XI 2 v 3 Manchester United
Club America 1(5) v (4)1 Internazionale
Rapid Vienna 1 v 0 Liverpool
LA Galaxy 2 v 2 AC Milan
Match highlights:
Older Real Madrid news:
Strike A Pose!
Ronaldo Revealed As Real’s No.9
Kaka Last Week, Ronaldo Later Today
Nice Work Florentino Perez!
Labels: Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid, Shamrock Rovers