Chicago & Evanston, IL, USA
Tuesday April 13, 2010
The Soccer Times

Hello my fellow soccer fans!

Amazing soccer weekend! Sorry for the delay. Just came back from Barcelona. Got a change to hang out with my buddy Leo. You might know him better by the name of MESSI! I was asking him if he would be interested in playing for Joga Bonito. He told me that he is dying to play for Joga Bonito but at the moment it seems impossible since Joga Bonito has so many talented players! He doesnt want to sit on the bench!

Doesn't Barcelona FC just blow your mind? What an incredible performance against Real Madrid!

Oh boy! Man United dropped the ball this weekend! I dont see them recovering, do you? Very tough without Rooney! Looks like Chelsea will win the FA Cup and the Premier League after all. Well, at least something, after that disappointing early exit from Champions.

I dont even want to talk about my beloved Milan. They make me so ANGRY! Inter dropped 2 points against Fiore! And Milan couldnt defeat Catania! AAArgggh! Well, at least they came back to tie the game 2-2 after a rough first half loosing 0-2 at home. Roma won and is leader for the first time in years! I am just sick of watching Inter take the scudetto, aren't you?

Junior Tu Papa is fighting to get in the playoffs!

Anyhow, who cares? Right? Let's talk about the most important game of the weekend: Joga Bonito vs YMCA!!!

Joga Bonito vs YMCA game review
Remember, how I said that this was going to be the game of the season? Well, I was wrong. I was looking forward to see the good players from YMCA that I talked about and they never showed up! So disapppointing. It could have been an amazing game. Well, at least it was an amazing game from JB! They took care of business winning 9-2!

JB's manager Carlos Quintero was a little nervous at the beginning since he found out from the medical staff that a couple of key players were not fit to play. Colombia international super star goalie was not feeling well, so Manager Carlos asked Captain Carlos to goalkeep for the game. "Carlos had some real nice saves," Coach Carlos said, "I am very proud of him!"

Also, Peru international super star Anthony Gamboa was unavailable due to a foot injury. There was a rumor that Pablo and Antonio were a little late to the game due to sleeping in just like Jozy Altidore at Hull City! We assumed that they will face serious consequences from Coach Carlos. However, it was clarified that Coach Carlos allowed them to come late due to family reasons. Later we found out that it was Pablo's birthday and the boys were partying like it was 1999!

So, no boys, no problem. The girls took care of business! Dynamic Duo Emily Shand and Emily Lovejoy had an amazing game and defended like there was no tomorrow! Rolando and Ernesto were deadly in the front scoring several goals. Rolando scored a couple of goals. Ernie had a hat trick! Amazing! JB had a couple of mistakes allowing a the goals but other than that, they played a great game scoring tons of goals! Defenders Antonio and Keith played very well too and even scored some goals! Congrats!

Lastly, I am excited to announce that with this win JB has locked the first position! The first position is very important because it will give JB the opportunity to play against a weak team such as the 8th place for the first game in the playoff (quarter final). Also, it gives JB a nicer schedule since they dont have to play two games in a row. Dont forget PLAYOFFS are SUNDAY APRIL 25. Joga Bonito's schedule will probably be 5pm quarter final (against the 8th place), 7pm semi final (against 3rd place or 5th place) and 9pm final.

Man of the Match: Pablo David!
Pablo had a rough start in the tournament. He is finding a nice form just in time for the playoffs! He scored an amzing goal yesterday in the top right corner of the opponents goal! He celebrated his birthday with a couple of goals and 1 assist. Congrats!

Standings
1 Joga Bonito 21
2 Warriors 14
3 YMCA 13
4 Chupacabra 12
5 Buckeyballs 11
6 Fish Keg 10
7 Team Lee 4
8 Rotary 6
9 Peoples Rep 0

Last Results
Eigth week - April 11
4pm Chupacabra 1 vs Willard Warriors 1
5pm Team Lee 2 vs Fish Keg United 6
6pm Joga Bonito 9 vs YMCA 2
7pm Peoples Rep 0 vs Rotary United 1
Bye - Buckeyballs

Next fixtures
Ninth week - April 18
4pm Team Lee vs Buckeyballs
5pm YMCA vs Willard Warriors
6pm Rotary United vs Fish Keg United
7pm Joga Bonito vs People's Republic
Bye - Chupacabra

JB Top Scorers
Rolando 17
Ernesto 9
Antonio 8
Tony 6
Carlos 3
Lovejoy 3
Keith 3
Pablo 3
Shand 1
Byron 1
Total 54

Next game: JB vs People's Republic Sunday April 18 @ 7pm
Well, this is our last regular season game before the playoffs. I would like to say this People's Republic team will give JB an amazing game, but I would be lying. This team is probably the worst in the tournament. Sorry, I know that sounds cruel. But I am a journalist and journalists never lie, right? We are here to keep it real! People's Republic is an interesting team for a couple of reasons. One, they have like 20 people in their roster. That's not an exageration. They can easily make 2 or 3 teams with their roster. When teams sub out they usually replace 2 or 3 players max. When the captain of People's Republic yells "SUB!", the entire team is replaced! Well, ok, the goalie maybe stays, but everyone else is out! Two, their average age is probably like 40 years old. No, I am not exagerating. Maybe they have 1 or 2 guys under 30, but everyone else is way older! Anyway, I am not trying to make fun of this team. So please dont laugh. I am just writing facts. They have not won one single game. They have not even tied a game! Anyway, hopefully, JB will take it easy on them. And hopefully, we can find one team that will give JB a nice competition! As of now, I really dont see any team defeating JB. Maybe next season. Dont forget PLAYOFFS are SUNDAY APRIL 25. Joga Bonito's schedule will probably be 5pm quarter final, 7pm semi final and 9pm final.

Thank you for reading! Please send me your comments or I might think you are just ignoring me! Check out the video and pics on my Facebook page and blog.

Also, you can catch the Joga Bonito vs Chupacabras 10 min video on YouTube. Just go to the YouTube website and type: joga bonito ymca. It should be the first one on the list.

Here is the YMCA link for schedule and standings:

http://www.mcgawymca.org/index.cfm?fa=prog.type&id=830

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