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But in stoppage time, they let their guard down for a brief but fatal second and allowed the opposition's star striker just enough space on the right edge of the box to size up and curl a delightful left-footed shot into the far corner of the net for the winning goal.
Such was the fate that befell Iran at the World Cup last weekend as Lionel Messi's spectacular late strike gave Argentina a 1-0 win and denied the Asian side a famous result against the two-time World Cup winners.
But as Messi's brilliant effort curled just out of the reach of goalkeeper Alireza Haghighi and bulged the back of the net, I couldn't help but think of another famous Argentinian forward who did something similar for Chelsea nine years ago.
That player was Hernan Crespo and on the opening day of the 2005/06 season, he produced a bolt from the blue deep into stoppage time to beat Wigan in their first-ever Premier League game.
In terms of his position when he takes the shot and the exquisiteness of his finish, Crespo's goal looked fairly similar to Messi's. But when you take into consideration its timing so late in the game and its importance in giving the Blues a victory in a match in which we scarcely deserved a point, the coincidence is just uncanny.
That match against Wigan was the first in our defence of our first Premier League title in 50 years but instead of looking like champions, we were made to look fairly ordinary for much of the match by the newly promoted club. Indeed Wigan might even have taken all three points if a completely unmarked Andreas Johansson had not volleyed over just seconds before Crespo's winner.
Now given my memories of that game, I wasn't completely thrilled at the prospect of the Blues opening the 2014/15 season with another visit to Lancashire to play a newly-promoted club, Burnley.
While it will be Chelsea's fifth opening match in the past 10 seasons against a promoted club, the match at Turf Moor will be the first time that we have had to travel for one of those games since our visit to Wigan in August 2005.
Burnley have twice won the league but their current stature relative to Chelsea's means that they will enter the game as the heavy underdogs, just as Wigan were nine years ago. That only makes the game doubly difficult for the Blues because they will be expected to easily pick up all three points against a side who will be playing under no pressure at all but will be keen to make an impression in front of their vociferous fans at the start of a brand new campaign.
As the Wigan match proved, these types of matches are never easy for the big guns and I think that many of us would be satisfied if Jose Mourinho's side can leave Turf Moor with a win, whatever the score may be.
Now having said that, we should remember that while the quality of our performance against Wigan in 2005 was poor, the end result wasn't too bad. In fact, if you include the 4-0 thumping of Sunderland at Stamford Bridge in our 1999 opener, we have now won all five of our most recent Premier League opening matches against newly-promoted clubs including a 3-2 win over Birmingham City 3-2 in 2007, a 6-0 trouncing of West Bromwich Albion in 2010 and a 2-0 victory over Hull City last year.
And we also do have to remember that after the somewhat fortuitous victory over the Latics, we did go on to win our next eight games that season and we never relinquished our lead as we retained the Premier League title in our centenary season.]]>
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Because while Blue is the Colour (and will always be) as far as Chelsea Football Club is concerned, yellow has also played a pretty important part in our history.
Many of you may vividly remember the last time that the team wore a yellow kit in a competitive match on May 30, 2009 when Chelsea met Everton in the FA Cup final.
As the Toffees won a toss to decide which team would wear blue for the match, we had to wear our change kit. And while black had been our regular away colour that season, Guus Hiddink's side emerged at Wembley dressed in a bright all-yellow outfit that seemed to befit the sunny conditions on a glorious late spring afternoon.
It didn't start all that well as Louis Saha gave Everton took the lead just seconds after the opening whistle but Didier Drogba levelled with a trademark bullet header before Frank Lampard produced a moment of magic in the 72nd minute that will linger long in our memories.
Receiving the ball from Nicolas Anelka 25 metres from goal, he dragged the ball back, momentarily lost his footing as Everton captain Phil Neville slid past him and then regained his balance to unleash a majestic shot with his weaker left foot that grazed the fingers of Tim Howard as it found the far corner of the net to give Chelsea a 2-1 victory.
It may have felt a bit unusual to watch Chelsea winning and then celebrating that cup triumph in a kit that wasn't royal blue but the fact of the matter is that yellow has been quite an auspicious colour for the club through the years.
If you look at the gallery of classic Chelsea kits on the club's official website (http://www.chelseafc.com/classic-kits), you can see that the team wore yellow shirts as far back as 1922 although it was only in the 1960s when Tommy Docherty was the manager that it began to be feature more regularly as our alternative colour.
A collared yellow shirt, not too dissimilar to the retro-flavoured design that the players will be wearing next season, was introduced in 1963 and two years later, a round-collared version was used in the second leg of the 1965 League Cup final against Leicester City when a goalless draw at Filbert Street saw the Blues lifting a trophy for the only the second time in our history.
There was no need for Ron Harris and company to don a complete change kit for the replays of the 1970 FA Cup final against Leeds United and the 1971 Cup Winners' Cup final against Real Madrid but with both of our opponents using all-white outfits, Chelsea had to wear yellow socks on each occasion. To complete the effect, the blue kit was trimmed with yellow lines and numbering for those games, both of which ended in long-remembered victories.
Among all of the yellow shirts that Chelsea have worn through the years, my personal favourite is the one that was introduced in the 1996-97 season.
Typical of the time, it is a fairly busy affair with yellow and light blue stripes in the top half of the shirt gradually fading into all yellow below the badge. However, it was a major improvement over the infamous grey and orange shirt that preceded it and it did provide Chelsea fans with some very happy memories.
It was used three times during our successful FA Cup run in 1997 – at Leicester, at Portsmouth and in the semi-final against Wimbledon at Highbury, when Gianfranco Zola netted one of his finest goals for the club in a comprehensive 3-0 win that set up a date in the final with Middlesbrough.
However, Chelsea's finest moment in that yellow kit came the following season in yet another semi-final, this time against Vicenza in the Cup Winners' Cup. For some reason, we wore yellow for the second leg at Stamford Bridge and the omens didn't look when our Italian visitors, who already led 1-0 from the first leg, extended their advantage just after the half-hour mark.
Chelsea had to score three times in the final hour to rescue the tie but Gus Poyet pulled a goal back almost immediately and the diminutive Zola headed in the equaliser early in the second half before Mark Hughes spun and fired home the winning goal 12 minutes from time to complete one of the club's finest-ever comeback wins in Europe.
Given the success that we have had in the past with yellow, the only real surprise is that it has taken five years to bring it back as our alternative kit colour. Hopefully, the wait would have been worth it and we can enjoy similar success to what has gone before when it is worn next season.]]>
The last rounds of the Premier League are on their way and last week we made it to the Champions League semi-finals. I still can't believe all the stuff I've been experiencing during my first season at Chelsea so far. The current league scenario for the season's finish couldn't be more thrilling and against Atlético Madrid we desperately want to move into the final of the Champions League. Anything is possible!
No aerial powerhouse
We still made it although we were almost ruled out after our 3:1 loss in Paris. In this game I played as a central striker and also had to defend in the first line. It's a position I just love to play. I didn't have to act as a centre forward or aerial powerhouse (which btw I am not). As a centre forward I benefit much more from my speed and by moving to the wing I can create space for the succeeding midfielder. This move definitely makes us a bit more unpredictable and it worked in the first half.
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My dad has always told me about players, heroes (and villains) from his youth. Sadly, I am unable to debate this matter with him in detail as I never got to see these icons and legends during their playing careers. I'm sure there are plenty of others who have had this problem, but I always enjoy hearing tales of these former players. Therefore, it got me thinking…
My dad took me to my first ever Chelsea game back in 1990. It was a 0-0 draw against Nottingham Forest. The score didn't matter as I was absolutely engrossed in the whole experience. We even met Peter Osgood after the game, just walking down the road. My Chelsea team is based on players who debuted before 1990. Who would be in your greatest Chelsea team you never saw play?
There are a few goalkeepers I would love to have seen play. Willie 'Fatty' Foulke, the 1st ever Chelsea captain and goalkeeper, weighed over 22 stone. His huge frame would seem to cover the goal completely. Chelsea were the first ever club to employ ball boys, and this was to highlight the size of the man mountain.
In complete contrast to Foulke, Peter 'The Cat' Bonetti was nimble and agile. One of the first goalkeepers to come for crosses rather than being a pure shot stopper. He was innovative in the use of goalkeeper gloves too, changing from woollen gloves to cotton ones. To a certain generation he is the Club's greatest ever goalkeeper. I have had the pleasure of meeting 'The Cat' a few times and he has always been so polite and friendly, a true gentleman.
Lastly, the eccentric Petar Borota. The Yugoslav keeper was a real character. His unique style of play and big hair really made him stand out. He played almost as a sweeper rather than a shot stopper in some games, earning him a cult status among Blues fans.
Verdict: Peter Bonetti
Full Backs
Stan Willemse was a tough tackling defender for Chelsea and part of the League winning side of 1955. Sir Tom Finney even described him as the hardest defender playing. He used to commute on the train from his home town of Brighton with fellow Blues Eric Parson and John McNichol.
Peter Sillett was a right back that played 288 times for Chelsea and was once described by Sir Stanley Matthews as the best full back he'd ever played against. He could also score goals, and was the Blues' highest ever goal scoring defender until John Terry overtook him in the charts. In fact, it was Sillett's penalty against Wolves that ultimately sealed Chelsea's first ever league title back in 1955. Peter (seen below with Roy Bentley) was the older brother of another CFC player John Sillett.
Eddie McCreadie is one of the few people to have both played for and managed Chelsea. The speedy fullback was part of the 1970s team, but also scored the winning goal in the 1965 League Cup final. McCreadie was once CFC's most capped player, earning 23 caps for Scotland.
Gary Locke is a defender whom I know little about, but is always a name I hear mentioned whenever there is a discussion about Chelsea's best ever right back. Locke spent over 10 years with the Blues, making over 300 appearances and winning the Player of the Year trophy in 1974.
Verdict: Eddie McCreadie and Peter Sillett
Centre Backs
Ron 'Chopper' Harris, one of my Dad's heroes, is Chelsea's all time appearance maker. I mean, the man is still talked about today whenever you see a strong tackle in a Premier League game! He can often be found doing hospitality for the Club on a matchday. I've been lucky enough to meet him a few times, including at Moscow airport after the 2008 Champions League final. He was as disappointed as the next Chelsea fan with the result.
David Webb, another former player and manager, partnered Ron Harris in defence. People always said a striker might get past Harris, they might get past Webb, but never get past both of them! He is famous for scoring the winning goal to secure Chelsea's first ever FA Cup. He even went in goal for the Blues, keeping a clean sheet against Ipswich at Christmas 1971!
Micky Droy, a towering defender for the Blues in the 1970s and 80s played over 300 games for Chelsea. My dad would often tell me that he rarely had to jump with the opposing attacker due to his size and strength. His no-nonsense style of defending helped him win the Chelsea Player of the Year trophy in 1978.
Colin Pates, a CFC youth product, was only 18 when he made his Chelsea debut. He went on to make 346 appearances for Chelsea, mainly through the turbulent 1980s. Pates was made club captain at the age of 22.
Verdict: Ron Harris and Micky Droy
Ken Armstrong was the first person to play 400 games for Chelsea. He is one of the only people to represent two different countries at International level; England and New Zealand. In contrast to most wingers, Armstrong was a tough tackling midfielder but did manage to net 30 times for the Blues.
Charlie Cooke, my dad's all time favourite player, also known as the 'Bonnie Prince' from Scotland. I've heard many stories about the wizard of dribble (both on and off the pitch). His skill, flair and ability to find strikers with pin point crosses are attributes that many Premier League players would love to have now. Cooke has a real understanding of football and now is a leading member of the Coerver Coaching organisation.
Another Scot, 'Wee' Pat Nevin is similar to Charlie Cooke in many ways. His ability and footballing brain was as impressive as his work ethic. There are many stories about Nevin staying late after training and practising his craft to make him even better. Now a pundit, his explanation and analysis as a pundit is second to none.
Clive Walker played over 1,000 club games including over 200 for Chelsea. Perhaps his most famous moments for the Blues include performances against the then European Champions to knock them out of the FA Cup. His goal against Bolton in 1979 ensured that Chelsea avoided relegation into the 3rd division.
Paul Canoville, Chelsea's first ever black player was an inspiration and leading figure for many young athletes. His resilience and thick skin was just as important as his skill when trying to secure a place in the Blues' starting line-up during the dark days in the 1980s. His most famous moments include a hat-trick against Swansea and his goal vs Sheffield Wednesday and scoring within a minute after coming on as a substitute.
Verdict: Charlie Cooke and Pat Nevin
Centre Midfield
Terry Venables was a former Chelsea youth product who captained the Blues to their first League Cup trophy back in 1965. He may be better known as a former England manager or TV pundit, but 'El Tel' made over 200 appearances for Chelsea and scored 31 goals.
John Hollins is one of only 5 people to play over 500 games for Chelsea. Like Webb and McCreadie, Hollins was once the Blues manager as well. The midfielder used to hold the record for most consecutive games (167) until Frank Lampard recently beat him. He is also Chelsea's youngest ever captain.
Alan Hudson was a flamboyant playmaker that played made his Chelsea debut aged 17 years old. 'Huddy' played in the 1970s side, although missed the FA Cup final against Leeds through injury. He was born a stone's throw away from Stamford Bridge and played just under 200 games before being sold to Stoke for a club record of £240,000. Sir Alf Ramsey once said 'there is no limit to what this boy can do'.
Ray Wilkins was another player to come through the youth ranks at Chelsea and went on to captain the Blues at only 18 years of age. 'Butch' as he is affectionately known has been at Chelsea as a player, manager and coach. He is one of the most high profile players to ever leave Chelsea when he was reluctantly sold to Man Utd for £800,000. He led the Blues to promotion in the 1976/77 season.
Mickey Thomas only played 54 games for Chelsea but gained a cult following for his determination and helped the Blues regain their top flight status in 1983/84, scoring twice on his debut. I love hearing his stories about him sleeping in the referee's room at Stamford Bridge and other antics he got up to while at the club.
Verdict: Alan Hudson and Ray Wilkins
George 'Gatling Gun' Hilsdon scored 5 goals for Chelsea on his debut back in 1906. He is the only person to score 6 goals in one game for the Blues. In honour of this achievement a weathervane modelled on him was placed atop the old West Stand. In 1911 Hilsdon became the 1st player to score 100 goals for Chelsea.
Jimmy Greaves was arguably Chelsea's purest ever goalscorer. He scored 132 goals in just 169 games, including a club record of 13 hattricks. Greaves had scored 82 goals for Chelsea as a teenager and netted his 100th goal before his 21st birthday. AC Milan signed him for £80,000 in 1961 but Greaves tried to cancel the transfer as he didn't want to leave London.
Roy Bentley was Chelsea's captain during their first title winning season in 1955. The striker was the 1st person to score 150 goals for the Blues and can often be seen at Stamford Bridge for most home games. His strong heading ability and powerful shot saw him score 23 goals in his debut season. He was the Blues' top goalscorer in all 8 seasons he played for CFC.
Bobby Tambling until recently was Chelsea's all time leading goalscorer. The English striker was the 1st player to score 200 goals for the Blues and still holds the club record for total league goals scored. Tommy Docherty made Tambling the Chelsea captain in 1962 after the Blues were relegated to Division Two. His goals helped CFC return to the top flight again by the end of the season.
Peter Osgood, affectionately known as 'The King of Stamford Bridge' is a special person in Chelsea's history. Not only is there a statue of him outside the West Stand, but his chant can often be heard in the terraces to this day, especially around Christmas time. Osgood is still the last player to score in every round of the FA Cup after his run in 1970. Ossie's off pitch antics are as legendary as his talent on the pitch, but his goals and fearsome style of play endeared him to the hearts of Chelsea supporters (and Raquel Welch).
David Speedie was a fiery character who formed an impressive striking partnership with Kerry Dixon. The short Scotsman netted 64 times, including a hattrick in the 1986 Full Members Cup at Wembley. He was the 1st person to do this since Geoff Hurst in the 1966 World Cup Final. He even had a stint in goal when Blues keeper Eddie Niedzwiecki was taken off injured in March 1986.
Verdict: Jimmy Greaves and Peter Osgood
The greatest Chelsea team I never saw is this:
Peter Bonetti
Peter Sillett
Ron Harris
Micky Droy
Eddie McCreadie
Pat Nevin
Ray Wilkins
Alan Hudson
Charlie Cooke
Jimmy Greaves
Peter Osgood
Written by Chelsea Chadder]]>
Fortunately, I did have a good alternative in being able to follow the match through the live audio broadcast on the club's official website. Of course, I would have preferred to have watched the events unfolding with my own eyes but that would have meant missing out on a couple of things.
Firstly, the presence on the commentary team of Pat Nevin, who I have long considered to be one of the smartest and most erudite of men to have made a living from kicking around a football.
And secondly, the enjoyment of listening to the sound of the Stamford Bridge crowd in the background with the volume building up as the tension rose in the closing stages before exploding in a crescendo of joy when Demba Ba put the ball into the net three minutes from time.
It is a moment that I've already watched several times on Chelsea TV and YouTube and will probably do so again and again for years to come, not merely for the strike itself but for the hilarious reaction of Cesar Azpilicueta, who dives in to celebrate several feet behind Ba and proceeds to do a head-banging act with the Stamford Bridge pitch.
Now as joyous as the moment was, you could hardly say that it was unexpected.
In the build-up to the game, much was said about the Champions League last 16 tie against Napoli two years ago when we recovered from a 3-1 deficit in Italy to win 4-1 after extra-time in SW6. The presence in the PSG squad on Tuesday of Edinson Cavani and Ezequiel Lavezzi, who were part of the Napoli team beaten in 2012, only reinforced a feeling of déjà vu.
But the dramatic win against PSG cannot simply be regarded as a reprise of the spirit of 2012. Because the truth of the matter is that the resilience and fighting spirit that the team displayed in coming back from a two-goal deficit to win the tie is pretty much part of the DNA of Chelsea Football Club.
It was evident last year when the Blues, needing two second-half goals against Steaua Bucharest in the last 16 of the UEFA Europa League, after conceding to the Romanians just before the interval, did so thanks to skipper John Terry and Fernando Torres.
Or the memorable Cup Winners' Cup semi-final against Vicenza in 1998 when we needed to score three goals in the final hour and did it with a strike by Gus Poyet, a header by the shortest player on the pitch, Gianfranco Zola, and a world-class finish by Mark Hughes.
You can even go as far back as 1971 when we trailed 2-0 to Bruges after the first leg of the Cup Winners' Cup quarter-finals but tied up the match at the Bridge with goals by Peter Houseman and Peter Osgood in regulation time before Osgood added his second in extra-time and Tommy Baldwin also scored to complete a 4-2 aggregate triumph.
There is a common thread between those games in 1971, 1998 and 2013 and the Napoli match in 2012 when Chelsea needed to score at least two goals on each occasion to complete a comeback victory and did the necessary on four of the most memorable nights at Stamford Bridge.
The win against PSG can now be added to that narrative of resilience and fighting spirit and hopefully, as we did on the previous four occasions when we overcame big deficits at the Bridge to win those European ties, we can build on the momentum and go on to lift another European trophy at the end of the season.]]>
Representatives from each of the 18 teams across the two divisions were present in Stratford, with Katie Chapman and Eniola Aluko there for the Blues alongside assistant manager Paul Green.
This season's competition promises to be bigger and better than ever, and BT Sport were clearly eager to demonstrate their commitment to women's football, hosting the group inside one of its huge new studios, displaying larger than life imagery of stars like Aluko and Yuki Ogimi alongside their counterparts from Manchester City, Liverpool and Arsenal.
We're at @btsport this morning for their @FAWSL launch. @EniAlu is centre stage! #CLFC pic.twitter.com/v8EGKrI6Ou
— Chelsea Ladies FC (@ChelseaLFC) April 9, 2014
One of BT's major commitments is to raising the profile of the women's game, and they will be airing around 100 hours of innovative programming over the next six months, as well as featuring promotional videos, some of which were shot today, across their channel.
Presenter Helen Skelton was on hand to meet the girls and explain how excited she is at the prospect of the new campaign, before sitting down to discuss the season with the official Chelsea website.
'I'm really looking forward to this season. It's an exciting time for the WSL,' she said. 'It's great that the channel is so excited about it. We covered it last year and we hit the ground running, but we wanted to do more and now we have the time to do that, meet the girls and their managers, and show them and their stories off in a better light, so hopefully it's shaping up to be good TV.
'BT is still a bit of an unknown quantity, we're still only a few months old, and I still work for the BBC who just don't have the luxury to spend the kind of money BT is and invest in a sport like this. I think it's a brilliant opportunity all-round,' the former Blue Peter presenter continued.
'I was brought up on football. My season ticket is with a Conference side, Barrow, and I follow Carlisle because that's where I'm from, but this is glamorous to me, and our access is excellent. The girls know we're on their side and it's a fantastic environment to work in.'
Can't wait!!! http://t.co/i9sQv2ijTv @fawsl @ChelseaLFC #LetsGo
— Eniola Aluko (@EniAlu) April 9, 2014
The league season commences next week, with a second tier of 10 sides now beneath the top division, where Chelsea will be looking for honours with renewed optimism following the winter. Manager Emma Hayes has brought in eight new faces to make her side more competitive.
One of those is Chapman, a recruit from Arsenal, who admits she cannot wait to get going in the new format.
'It will be interesting to get going and see how we fare. I'm really excited, we've had a long time off so can't wait to get started again,' she said.
'Bristol Academy will be a tough start. They're a very physical side, and we'll see how we get on. Having our own supporters there will help and hopefully we can give a good performance to start the season.
'We have a lot of new signings so we have to gel and take it step by step.'
With new faces, a new format and new TV studios, there is plenty of enthusiasm for the forthcoming season. All that's needed now is for the action to start.]]>
For a long time, my favourite memory of that partnership was the dramatic action montage of the players from the 2006 squad adorned with the words: 'Welcome to London, Home of Chelsea FC'.
And I also quite liked the '100% Chelsea' campaign in 2010 with the gorgeous collage of Chelsea images created by Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band artist Peter Blake.
There then followed the 'All In' campaign of a couple of years ago, with similar ads produced for other adidas-sponsored clubs like AC Milan, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich.
But generalisations could certainly not be applied last year when they produced an eye-catching marketing campaign that saw the likes of David Luiz, Gary Cahill, Fernando Torres and Oscar drenched in blue paint and accompanied by the perfectly-worded tagline: 'It's blue. What else matters?'
It was distinctive, eye-catching and certainly memorable as it highlighted the commitment of the players to the Chelsea cause. And it also got to the essence of just how most true-blue Chelsea fans feel about the club that we support.
It was a great campaign by adidas and Chelsea and I feel that they have really hit the nail on the head once again with their new 'Forever Blue' campaign.
We all have great memories from our time as Chelsea fans and so it's nice to also learn from the players themselves about their own favourite moments while playing for the club and to have them captured on film and in sculpture.
Re-living the moments highlighted by the five players fronting the ad certainly brings back plenty of happy memories for us as Blues supporters – Gary Cahill's thunderous volley against Tottenham at White Hart Lane, Oscar's exquisite strike against Juventus, Eden Hazard's cool hat-trick against Newcastle United, Fernando Torres's ice-cool finish in last year's Europa League final against Benfica and Petr Cech tipping Bastian Schweinsteiger's penalty against the upright in the 2012 Champions League Final.
But what about the rest of the first team? Well I certainly can't speak for them but here are my own favourite moments of their time as Blues players…
Branislav Ivanovic: His brace at Anfield in the 2009 Champions League quarter-finals was special and so was his extra-time winner against Napoli in 2012. But this one is a no-brainer – his looping header in stoppage time to win the 2013 Europa League.
Ashley Cole: His clearance off the line in the first leg of the Napoli tie may have been his most important moment as a Chelsea player but it was his thumping drive to make it 8-0 against Wigan and put the cap on the magnificent 2009/10 campaign that I enjoyed most.
David Luiz: His long-distance screamer against Fulham will live long in the memory but my personal favourite was his penalty against Bayern in the Champions League final when he seemed to begin his run-up at the other end of the stadium.
Ramires: I would describe it simply as 'The Chip'. Down to 10 men and trailing Barςa in the Champions League semi-final at the Camp Nou, the dream seemed to be over until the Brazilian made a lung-bursting burst on the right flank and played a one-two with Frank Lampard before he exquisitely lifted the ball over the advancing Victor Valdes.
John Mikel Obi: Goals have been so rare for the Nigerian that his first Premier League strike against Fulham – and a fine finish it was too – was certainly memorable.
Andre Schurrle: There will be a lot more to come from the German in years to come but his hat-trick at Fulham in March was certainly special.
Mohamed Salah: As with Schurrle, there is plenty more to come from the Egyptian but I loved his cool finish in the 6-0 rout of Arsenal.
Demba Ba: Who could forget his great volley that knocked Manchester United out of the FA Cup last year?
Nemanja Matic: I don't know if you can immortalise this but his performance in the league at Manchester City when he kept Yaya Toure in his back pocket for 90 minutes was exquisite.
Willian: Having signed for the Blues in August, Willian announced his arrival with a delightful curler to seal three points at Norwich.
John Terry: Among his many goals for the Blues, John Terry's header to win the dramatic Champions League tie against Barcelona in 2005 was perhaps the most memorable.
Cesar Azpilicueta: It would be unfair to distil Dave's contribution to Chelsea to a single moment because he has been so consistent and reliable in defence. But you can look at his goal against Arsenal in the League Cup as just reward for all the fine effort that he has put in for the Blues.
Samuel Eto'o: We all love his 'old man' celebration against Spurs but I love his hat-trick in the thumping of Manchester United at the Bridge even more.
Frank Lampard: Yes, I haven't forgotten him, but like Cesar Azpilicueta, how can you reduce all of Frank's great moments as a Chelsea player down to one single moment? Well, if I had to choose just one, I would overlook his screamer against Bayern in 2005, his chip from the bye-line at Barcelona in 2006, his extra-time penalty against Liverpool in 2008, his winner in the 2009 FA Cup final and goal number 203 against Aston Villla. And I would opt for his brace against Bolton Wanderers in 2005 that ended our 50-year wait for a league title.]]>
At times, I may have to watch two or three games being played simultaneously which is a bit of a double-edged sword. Because while you want to watch plenty of end-to-end action, you don't want too much going on at the same time that will make it hard to keep up.
Such was the case last week when I watched three penalties being awarded in a short span of time at three different grounds in Qatar, Iran and Saudi Arabia. Which wouldn't have been all that noteworthy except that all three were missed.
In Doha, the effort went wide. In Esfahan, the shot was ballooned over the crossbar. And in Mecca, the goalkeeper made a good diving stop to tip the effort past his post.
Watching those three players failing from 12 yards in such short order was in stark contrast to what I had seen just a couple of days earlier when Eden Hazard unerringly stroked the ball past Hugo Lloris with his spot kick in the 4-0 demolition of Tottenham Hotspur at the Bridge.
Given the calamitous nature in which Spurs conceded the other three goals in that game, it will probably be the least remembered of the goals when we look back on that match in the years to come.
But it was still notable for the confidence and composure shown by the Belgian as he slotted the ball into the net for his 13th Premier League goal of the season.
What I found most interesting about that spot kick was a TV graphic that popped up just moments before he took it, which showed the location of the five previous penalties that he had taken for the Blues.
All five were low and to the left or right of the goalkeeper including his lone miss against Danish side Nordsjaelland in the Champions League in December 2012.
Not surprisingly, he did the same thing that he has done before, outsmarting Lloris by waiting for the goalkeeper to make the fatal first move before tucking the ball into the opposite corner.
Hazard was already a very good penalty taker before he arrived at the Bridge but as with everything else that we have seen from the Belgian this season as he had gone from being a precocious young talent to one of the best players in the world, he has now honed his ability from the penalty spot into an art.
So good is his ability now from 12 yards that it does appear that when Frank Lampard ceded responsibility to Hazard for the spot kick against Newcastle in February so that he could try and complete his first hat-trick for the club, the veteran was also handing over the mantle of Chelsea's main penalty taker to the Belgian.
If that truly is the case, then Hazard is following in the footsteps of three of the most clinical spot-kick exponents who have played for the club.
Lampard has shown his class as a penalty taker for both club and country for the past decade and while he has missed a couple here and there, his accuracy from the spot has been a foundation on which much of Chelsea's recent success had been built.
Before Lampard, there was Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink who generated so much power on his shot that he hardly needed a run-up before slamming his penalties into the net.
And before that, there was Frank Leboeuf, who was so accurate from 12 yards that I can recall him missing just one penalty during his five years with the Blues.
Hazard's technique may differ from the other three in that he seems to prefer to outthink rather than to overpower the goalkeeper from the penalty spot. But that won't matter too much to Blues fans as long as he keeps putting them away when he is given the chance.]]>
France's 1998 World Cup campaign was built on a rock-solid defence that conceded only two goals throughout the tournament. Unfortunately for Leboeuf, manager Aime Jacquet's preferred combination in central defence were Laurent Blanc and Chelsea-bound Marcel Desailly.
Apart from an opening round game against Denmark when with a spot in the knockout rounds already secured, Jacquet gave his second-string players a run-out, Leboeuf didn't come off the bench for Les Bleus until fate intervened in the semi-final.
Bilic, a big Croatia centre-back, who would go on to manage his country at Euro 2008 and 2012, is one of the more likeable characters in football but he became public enemy number one in France that summer after a disgraceful display of play-acting. As he tussled with Blanc during a free-kick late in the game, he was shoved in the chest by the Frenchman and went down clutching his forehead which had been in contact with nothing other than the Paris air.
For the only time in his career, Blanc was sent off and to rub salt into his wounds, he was suspended by FIFA for the final against Brazil despite clear video evidence that he had done nothing wrong.
It was a huge injustice but fortunately for France, they had a more than capable replacement for Blanc in Leboeuf, who had played a key role in Chelsea's victories in the FA Cup, League Cup and UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in the previous two seasons.
Partnering Desailly in a centre-back pairing that would so nearly take Chelsea to the Premier League title the following year, he helped to keep the much-vaunted Brazilian attack firmly in check throughout the final as he added a World Cup winner's medal to his collection in France's 3-0 win.
Sixteen years on, Leboeuf remains the only Chelsea player to have played in and won a World Cup final although he was not the first Blue to be part of a World Cup-winning squad – Peter Bonetti was England's reserve goalkeeper in 1966 but, along with all of the reserves for that final against West Germany, did not even get a winner's medal until more than 30 years later.
Claude Makelele and William Gallas went close to emulating Leboeuf when they helped France to reach the 2006 final but they had to settle for runners-up medals after a penalty shootout loss to Italy.
And all 12 Chelsea players involved in the finals in South Africa four years ago didn't even make it to the quarter-finals (although Fernando Torres and Juan Mata would arrive at Stamford Bridge in the year after helping Spain to win the World Cup for the first time).
However, with Chelsea players scattered all over the globe this week for international friendlies that will be their final chance to impress their respective national coaches before the preliminary squads for the World Cup are named, there is a good chance that someone will finally emulate Leboeuf's unique achievement.
There will be no shortage of Blues players who will be at the World Cup this summer and many of them will be playing for the leading contenders in Brazil.
Cesar Azpilicueta and Fernando Torres could be in Spain's squad as they look to become the first team since Brazil 52 years ago to successfully defend the title.
After his hat-trick heroics at Fulham last weekend, Andre Schurrle has staked a strong claim to become the first Chelsea player to represent Germany at a World Cup.
Eden Hazard and loanees Romelu Lukaku and Thibaut Courtois will be looking to sparkle for highly-fancied Belgium in the country's first World Cup appearance in 12 years.
And no less than four Brazilians – David Luiz, Oscar, Ramires and Willian – will attempt to fire the hosts to a sixth World Cup success on home soil.
There will no doubt be surprise results on the road to the final at the Maracana on July 13 but at least a couple of those teams should still be in contention for the big prize when the semi-finals roll around.
Even if that's not the case, a few other Chelsea players could still steal the show steal the show for their teams in Brazil like Gary Cahill, Frank Lampard and Ashley Cole for England, John Mikel Obi and Victor Moses for Nigeria, Samuel Eto'o for Cameroon and Vitesse Arnhem loanee Christian Atsu for Ghana.
It promises to be an exciting month of football in Brazil and hopefully we will enjoy seeing some of those Chelsea stars sparkling at Rio in the final in mid-July. And hopefully, adding to the medal or two that they might have with their club a couple of months earlier.]]>
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I missed the FA Cup tie the other week against Manchester City. Not that I'm complaining too much.
Every week for years now, I've gone to Finn McCool's Irish Pub here in New Orleans to watch Chelsea, even though many games were on the cable package I had at home. As I'm sure I don't need to explain to anyone, being at the pub is always better. And I mean because of the atmosphere and being with your fellow supporters, not because of the beer.
But for a variety of reasons, including the twilight years of my own football career, my high school coaching, and my daughter starting to play the sport, I haven't been for months now. So I've been catching matches at home when I can.
In the old days out here in the colonies, there was Fox Soccer Channel which showed the Premier League and the FA Cup, Setanta for the League Cup, and ESPN for the Champions League. You knew where you stood.
But then Fox lost some rights, gained some others, the same thing happened to ESPN, and you didn't know what was on what. FSC is no more, broadcast giants NBC took over as the main supplier to us football / soccer junkies, and it's all terribly confusing to an old man like me.
So after watching my six-year-old play up front for her side (two games, no goals, they are the West Ham of the under-8 New Orleans league) I rushed home to see the FA Cup contest – only to find it was on Fox Sports 2, a channel I apparently don't have. I then tried to follow it on Radio 5 Live on the BBC website, but that didn't work either. So instead I was reduced to keeping up with what was happening via live updates on the site. That always reminds me of Gary Lineker's quote from the eighties that the best way to watch Wimbledon was with Teletext.
But the point is that the channel swapping and differing cable companies and switching rights and what have you, means something. It means that TV stations are aware that football / soccer is a game with a growing following.
When I first arrived in the Land of the Free a decade ago, football was a quirky European / Hispanic sport, banished to a channel at the bottom of the cable grid. Most bars, pubs and drinking establishments of any description wouldn't carry it, never mind the thought of actually being able to watch a match in your own living room.But things have changed.
Some matches are on regular network TV, others are on the main sports channels, and every single premier league game can be streamed live on the web. The great American public want to watch football.
This is a good thing. But it's a bad thing that I get mixed up and can't keep track of who is showing what. And maybe it's a sign from God that I should return to going to the pub every week…
Stephen Rea is the author of the book Finn McCool's Football Club, a tale of supporting Chelsea from the United States, the formation of a pub football team in New Orleans and the devastating effect of Hurricane Katrina on that city. Visit his site here: www.stephen-rea.com or friend him at www.facebook.com/stevorea]]>
Here are 5 images from that game in Istanbul.
Team line-up
De Goey, Babayaro, Leboeuf, Desailly, Deschamps, Poyet, Le Saux, Ferrer, Flo, Morris, Zola.
Subs: Cudicini, Petrescu, Hogh, Sutton, Wise, Ambrosetti, Lambourde.
Gianfranco Zola on the charge.
Tore Andre Flo celebrates his goal with Dennis Wise.
Ed De Goey cuts a lonely figure in front of the home fans.
Gabriele Ambrosetti completes the scoring!
Coincidently 1st February 2014 was not only the eve of the titanic clash at the Etihad but also marked the New Lunar Year and the first day of the Chinese Year Of The Horse. Despite Mourinho refusing to include CFC as a firm title contender could this indeed transpire to be CFC's time to once again reclaim their place at the top of the domestic footballing tree, could this be the year of the 'little horse'. The horse is one of the animals that make up the twelve year cycle of the Chinese Zodiac. Research provides the general school of thought is that the Year Of The Horse will represent a year full of conflict which in CFC's sphere will equate to serious on-pitch footballing warfare, battles every week. Renowned Feng Shui practitioner Raymond Lo commented; "The upcoming Horse year is also a 'yang wood' year, when people will stick more to their principles and stand firm. So it is hard to negotiate or compromise as there are more tendencies for people to fight for their ideals.". If this is to be the case Mourinho is sure to thrive in such an environment. Very much a man of principles and devoutly committed to his ideology. We have seen in recent weeks the verbal exchanges that have occurred first between The Special One and Manuel Pelligrini and more recently and vociferously Arsene Wenger which seem very much to reflect Lo's commentary.
It is necessary at this time to recognise Mourinho's comparisons are not a complete facade and that he does not secretly truly believe that CFC are the favourite that will storm to the Premier League title this season, but we certainly do have a chance. The reason for this chance being the same person that has publicly ruled CFC out of the race, Mourinho. During the short period since his heralded return to Stamford Bridge Mourinho has quickly re-moulded the playing staff into a Mourinho-esque machine capable of beating anybody. Not only has Mourinho affected the mentality of existing CFC players in a positive way and accelerated the development of the likes of Eden Hazard, David Luiz, Gary Cahill and Oscar to name but four individuals, in the transfer market Mourinho has quickly set about realigning the composition of his squad in keeping with his ideals. The signings of Willian, Nemanja Matic and Mohamed Salah very much prove this. Industrious, skilful players with pace, strength and much opportunity for further improvement to the benefit of CFC in the long term. The huge improvement Mourinho has made to the mentality and progression of CFC this season was epitomised by the way the team ran out deserved winners at the Etihad. Hazard and Willian were simply superb, showing not only world class technique, guile and blistering pace but defensive awareness and commitment to keeping the team's sheet clean. On every occasion Willian and Hazard sprung into action in the offensive third Nemanja Matic and David Luiz provided stability and structure to the shape of the team that Manchester City were not good enough to overcome. The dropped points at the Hawthorns after the Eden Hazard show against Newcastle do serve however to justify the words of Mourinho that the 'little horse' may fall just shy of the title this year but if that proves to be the case the whole club will be better for the experience and the team ready to fit in with Mourinho's tradition of his sides coming into their own during the second year of his guidance – which he has not been afraid to commit to in public. Exciting times await with the best manager in the world at the CFC helm.
Mourinho was the only managerial selection that would have achieved acclaim universally from all those who hold CFC dear. That isn't to say there are not a handful of alternative top class managers in world football that would have been great appointments for the club but it could only be one man given the various previous short term appointments and precaution CFC fans would naturally show to incumbents as a result. It had to be Mourinho. The thorough trust of the supporters is a rare commodity and one that is far from achieved overnight. David Moyes is living this reality currently. Also, not even success can guarantee trust. The supporters must be convinced by the results on the pitch as well as the personality and commitment of the manager and the manner in which the club is directed under their stewardship. Integral to this is the extra percentage of performance a manager can extract from the playing staff. This is and always has been Mourinho's forte. We have, as above, seen this in practice already this season and in the event this proves not to be the time for Mourinho's 'little horse' to lift the Premier League trophy CFC have the best man in place to lead from the front not just next season but for the next era in the club's history.
Thanks for reading and keep the blue flag flying high.
Written by Dean Evans.]]>
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Calibre has just finished a successful school year. We have seen huge academic growth in all of our students. This year we expanded the campus to double the capacity and added a beautiful gymnasium and cafeteria, as well as grassy fields to support our expanding athletics program. We anticipate an amazing 2013-14 school year!
The principal needs to go! I had an interview with her which turned into her trying embarrass my son like he did not no anything. That led me to investigate more about the school. My finding was 7 kids getting left back last year. That's scary. Their testing are a 7 that's should tell you something. Please don't put your child in this school.
BEWARE!! This school presents itself as an excellent learning institution when it is far from it.. The principal is very rude, Uncaring acting as if she knows better than any parent.. The turn around of teachers is beyond belief. Some teachers have left mid year leaving children to adjust all over again to a new teacher.. The teachers will say one thing to the parent and another to the principal. They take no responsibility for their actions.. All blame is put on the children and parents.. They seem to favor holding children back without consideration of how it affects them.. The amount of children they hold back in each grade is just Unbelievable !! It is just impossible to say that many children need to be held back a grade without looking at what the school and teachers are doing wrong.. I have seen families leave this school only to talk to them later and tell me how well the children are doing at another school. I am also very glad i withdrew my children before it was too late and are now getting the proper education along with caring teachers and responsible principals. Do NOT but your children or yourself through the torment of this school.. Its not worth it..
With any school you go to NOTHING is perfect, but at Calibre, the good definitely out weighs the bad. The drop off/pick up might be a pain but the things that really matter to the education and safety of the children is wonderful! The staff truly cares about the children and it shows. The curriculum is challenging and they set high expectations both in and out of the classroom for all students. They have band, choir, drama classes, Rachel's Challenge which brings awareness to the effects of bullying. They also offer sports to ALL children, K-8. Overall, I'm very happy with Calibre and my children will continue to attend this school until 8th grade!
My school is a second home for my children... I feel as though they learn more than curriculum but life skills... As well as having staff and teachers that genuinely care... I never have to think twice if I made the right decision sending my 3 daughters to Calibre Academy.
This school was horrible for both my kids. I had an intelligent daughter no social and or other problems attend here and because she hadn't started this school from kindergarten they wanted to hold her back a whole year even though she had straight A's. My son had issues with his teacher and because she didn't like him she intentionally made sure he got in trouble and let others slide. I had another parent I didn't even know who volunteered in his class confirm it as well and she didn't know me from adam I wanted to make sure my concerns were legitimate and they definitely were in fact worse. I would stay away from this school at all costs! Just because their name changed doesn't change the quality of this school whatsoever!
What a fantastic school. Our son is finishing K this year and can't wait for our twin 4 yr olds to start in 2015. The staff is awesome. So refreshing to see admin and teachers that really put their hearts into our children's education. The school is managed very well. Very receptive to parent questions and suggestions. Communication is excellent! Facility is very clean. Location is very convenient for traffic flow, safety and clean environment. Wish we could have had our older kids attend here.
I am very happy with the quality of education my children receive at Calibre. The school accepts feedback from families and continues to improve and grow.
The teachers are great and so are the kids :) We have a great reading and math program that allows students the think deeper then ever before.
My daughter is a 5th grader this year and has been attending Calibre since she was in 1st grade. She just loves her school and has always really enjoyed every teacher she has had. The school is smaller so the student to teacher ratio is smaller and lets the teachers work more one on one. All the office staff is great as well, they know the students by name and recognize the parents as well. I also really like how the students wear uniforms, keeps the kids concentrated more on learning than what others are wearing. I would definitely recommend this school to anyone.
I have 2 kids attending this school. They have attended for 3 years. I have nothing but good thinsg tosay about this school. Prior to coming here my kids attended a private school and I was concerned the curriculum/academics and social aspects was not going to be as good. Calibre has met & exceeded my expectations. The kids here also seem to get along really well and there does not seem to be as much drama in this school as I have seen in other schools.
Love this school. My son's Kindergarten teacher is amazing. The front desk at the South office is always so friendly and helpful. The principal is very easy to talk to and very helpful when needed for whatever situation your kid is in.
Calibre Academy has it all! The education is free, they offer exceptional programs for your children - gifted programs, individualized learning programs, sports programs for ALL grades, performing arts, a very active PTA, and so much more! Calibre Academy is the place to be if you wish for your children to thrive and succeed. As a parent of one graduated student and one current student at Calbre, I could not say enough about how fantastic this school is. As the school grows and evolves, the one thing that really stands out is just how welcoming they are to all families. They truly care about each student and it shows!!
This school has been great for us! My son struggled with the start of kinder year. The principal observed him and placed him in a class that better suited his needs. That teacher worked with us and communicated often. What started as a miserable year has transformed into a happy year. My son is excelling now and loves school. I love the good communication and the schools desire for parent involvement. So glad we chose this school.
We absolutely love Calibre Academy of Surprise. We have been here for 8 years and will be here until my youngest (who is in 1st grade) graduates 8th grade. We feel like we are at home with the teachers and staff here at Calibre. Our academics are at the highest level and my children are challenged and love it here. We have amazing parents and an amazing PTA and I am so thankful we found Calibre.
We came to Calibre (formerly Carden Traditional School of Surprise) from a Dysart District School 6 years ago and there hasn't been a single day that I regretted that decision. My son is learning more from quality teachers who truly care about his education and are not distracted by having to spend 3/4 of class time babysitting kids who don't care about learning. The teachers make an effort to individualize the learning process rather than trying to make the kids conform to one way of thinking. The principals are available, interested, and realistic. They 'get' kids and they have a vested interest in how each child is doing. They know each child by name, talk to parents, and are involved in the process versus being a peripheral part of the school. The PTA is active, award winning, and goes above and beyond to make families feel welcome and lets everyone get involved in activities. There are many opportunities for kids to shine--whether they play sports, an instrument, sing, perform in drama productions. love art, or just want a good, solid education--there is something for everyone at Calibre. As I said earlier--I have never once regretted moving my child to this school.
This is the second year my son has attended Calibre Academy. The curriculum far exceeds that offered within the Dysart school district (my older son attended Sonoran Hts). Our youngest has excelled at this school. The teacher he has this year is awesome. She teaches to each student, not the class--so they can continue to be pushed to exceed to their individual ability. No school is perfect, but we are very pleased overall.
This is our third year at Calibre Academy and I couldn't be happier with the quality of education that my children receive. The third grade team does an excellent job with communication and is always ready with a smile for any and all children. My son who started pre-k this year loves going to school and hates when he has to say goodbye to his teacher. The front office ladies are welcoming and seem to know every single child by name which is one reason the kids feel really valued. Anyone who has any negative words to say about this school has unrealistic expectations of what teachers and administration actually do. The PTA does so much and has one of the largest memberships in the area. In all, the teachers, administration, kids, and parents are what make this a great school.
I moved here from a great school district and said I was going to try to find one of the best schools Surprise had to offer and feel I met my goal with Calibre Academy! The teachers are great, the staff is great, and the communication is great! The front office ladies Lisa and Tenisha are so welcoming! I am so surprised as to how much my child has learned in just the year and a half he has been attending this school. The PTA is awesome and it is so nice to see many parents involved in the day to day affairs at the school. They donate many hours of their lives for all our children to have special fun times throughout the year; Fundraisers, Book Fairs, Fall Festivals, Restaurant Nights, Box Tops etc. which raise money for the improvement of the school. I am so happy that the Sports Program is growing and it is nice that they offer sports to even the Kindergarteners! (Most do not offer sports so young) Don't make the mistake of checking out Calibre for your kids! It is a GREAT SCHOOL!
As a parent at this school I felt compelled to review in response to the recent one star review. As a working mother, I appreciate all that Calibre Academy does to keep my child safe in the morning, so that I never feel unsafe dropping my child off. From the moment I pull up to drop my child off, and a smiling employee opens the car door to help my kindergartner out of the car, as a second employee watches him walk through the gate and a third and fourth, etc. supervise the children on the playground, I know he is safe. The PTA, of which I am one of much more than 5 members, works tirelessly to make this school better through fundraisers of all kinds, from weekly popsicle sales on Fridays to Jeans days and seasonal fundraisers. The programs the PTA puts on are beyond amazing! The sports program is superb and the sports director puts his heart and soul into making the program all it can be FOR THE KIDS. While I do think the the curriculum at Calibre is excellent, I believe it is the teachers and staff that make the school excellent.
So this is my second and final review. I think that if your child is well behaved and pays attention without being distracted, talks out of turn, and is perfectly obedient, then this school is for you. They have a great curriculum but the teachers are horrible and unprofessional. I can hear another parents business because teachers shout stuff to parents or are loud when they talk of their issues. It is a charter school (a fake, non traditional school) like every charter school is. They do 10 fundraisers every month and they only have like 5 people in the PTA. They lack supervision in the morning with the exception of some lady who never smiles and sets the bad energy tone for your kid in the morning. The parents dont follow the rules, the sports program is a joke, and the kids lack supervision. Kids rough house and the adults do nothing. There are many other things I can say about this school but I prefer to write them in my blog which has earned me 234 followers every month, on average. I guess it depends on your preferences and understanding of the school system. Other than the teachers and staff, the school is amazing. They need more experience and new staff.
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Secondhand smoke in vehicles is particularly harmful to children because their breathing rates are faster and their developing lungs take in more toxins, said Natalie Johnson Lee, executive director of the Minnesota African American Tobacco Education Network. Black children have significantly higher rates of asthma and other smoking-related conditions compared to other children, she said.
Other bill proponents, including 13-year-old Joe Chlebeck, encouraged legislators to protect young children who cannot speak for themselves. Chlebeck compared riding in a smoke-filled vehicle to "being in prison and a gas chamber."
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What Your Longings Can Teach You About God and Yourself
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Discover how civility and manners point to transcendence. The urge you feel in your conscience to treat people with dignity and respect is a sign of people's eternal value, because God has made them in His image.
Discover how your family life points to transcendence. The daily rhythms of your ordinary life with your family at home help you learn eternal values that shape your soul, such as: compassion, understanding, respect, unselfishness, loyalty, and joy. These values all help you become a person who knows how to love more like Jesus Christ. So your family life is about much more than mere function; it points to God's redeeming work going on in your soul.
Discover how your work points to transcendence. You can truly enjoy your work only when you work for more than just money, power, or prestige; you need to experience a sense of meaning and purpose in your work. Your drive to seek significance (not just success) points to the fact that God has individual vocations to which He calls different people to meet the world's needs in ways that they'll do well and enjoy. Also, since your work has eternal value, you regularly sense an urge in your conscience to give your best effort to produce work of excellent quality.
Discover how sports and leisure points to transcendence. The time you spent at leisure enjoying sports helps you relax and enjoy life. As you do, you can reflect on the meaning of your experiences and celebrate your blessings, and that points you to the reality that God is at work beneath the surface of your life. The respite from life's stresses that you enjoy during your leisure time expresses the universal human desire to escape this fallen world for a paradise of some kind, and that desire points to your innate desire to make it to heaven someday.
Discover how the arts point to transcendence. The arts (such as movies, plays, literature, visual art, and music) can move you deeply because the best arts productions resonate with something God has placed within your soul. When that happens, the arts inspire you to respond with wonder, awe, and worship that all point to the reality of a spiritual realm.
Discover how your pain points to transcendence. The pain you experience in life leads to suffering that reminds you that you live in a fallen world but were made for a perfect one. You naturally long for help in the midst of your pain, and only God can truly give you the help you need.
Discover how your pleasures point to transcendence. No matter how much pleasure you can eke out of life in this fallen world, you'll eventually end up disenchanted with it because it won't ultimately satisfy you. But your longing for ultimate fulfillment leads you to seek God, who alone is able to give you all you seek.
Adapted from Yearning for More: What Our Longings Tell Us About God and Ourselves, copyright 2012 by Barry Morrow. Published by IVP Books, an imprint of InterVarsity Press, Downers Grove, Ill., www.ivpress.com.
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Despite being hampered by two injured ankles, Manning put forth another masterful performance this week, as his Broncos took down the previously undefeated Kansas City Chiefs. Peyton completed 24 of 40 passes for 323 yards and one touchdown. However the biggest number was a big fat zero in the turnover column. Manning didn't commit one turnover all game, against a defense that prides itself on being able to harass quarterbacks into making bad decisions. I expect Manning to have another big game next week, as he takes on a depleted New England Patriots defense.


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"The Korean Zombie" Chan Sung Jung was scheduled to make his return on October 4th on UFC Fight Night in Stockholm against Akira Corassani, however it was reported by MMA-in-Asia that Jung has suffered a set back in his shoulder recovery and is forced to pull out of the bout.
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Spongebob Squarepants: Egypt's Revolutionary New Symbol
On a Friday afternoon this past June, a new wave of pro-democracy demonstrations roiled downtown Cairo. Protestors were angry that ousted dictator Hosni Mubarak's last prime minister, Ahmad Shafiq, had advanced to the runoff in the country's historic presidential election.
In the midst of the turmoil, a young activist with black-rimmed glasses, his fist raised skyward, led the crowd in chants against the old regime. He was easy to spot, perched atop a comrade's shoulders, and wearing a bright yellow T-shirt emblazoned with the image of the beloved yellow undersea creature of animated children's television, SpongeBob Squarepants.
SpongeBob is a familiar sight in Tahrir Square nowadays. The vendors in the square hawking Egyptian flags and shirts printed with revolutionary slogans almost always also sell SpongeBob-branded T-shirts. The casual visitor to the square in early 2013 might even wonder if SpongeBob has become, like the ubiquitous Che Guevara shirts or the spooky Guy Fawkes masks made popular by the film V for Vendetta, a bizarre transnational pop culture symbol of resistance.
Shereif Elkeshta, an Egyptian-American filmmaker who travels frequently between New York and Cairo, said he first noticed the bright yellow shirts during a visit to the square last May, over a year after the revolution. "Suddenly it was no longer about hurriya [freedom] ath-thawra [the revolution] or 25th of January, it just became T-shirts, and SpongeBob, maybe it's just the New Yorker in me, but SpongeBob? Do these people even know what SpongeBob is?"
Elkeshta later cited the SpongeBob phenomenon in an essay about the incoherent state of politics in Egypt in an independent monthly paper called Midan Masr. He wrote, "Why isn't he [SpongeBob] at least holding a Molotov cocktail? Or raising a fist?"
So is SpongeBob a revolutionary icon? You can almost see it. The shirts are bright yellow, giving them a visual pop appropriate for demonstrations. SpongeBob is an optimistic character who gained a substantial following in Egypt soon after it began airing in translation with the launch of Nickelodeon Arabia in 2008.
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