Soccer Sunday: Your Running Commentary
Good morning folks. Today is the big day in Serie A, with the title race and relegation battles all to be decided. Will it be Inter as champions or will Roma catch them? Will Parma avoid relegation or will Catania find a way? Will AC Milan squeeze into the Champions League or settle for a UEFA Cup place?
If you are watching the action today please feel free to share your thoughts, opinions and some play-by-play in the comments section below.
Enjoy the action.
Ives Galarcep is an American soccer columnist for ESPNsoccernet.com and creator of SoccerByIves.net.
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Just got back from playing my Sunday morning pickup game for the first time in weeks, so I caught the last 6 minutes of Inter-Parma. What a mudbog!
Missing the EPL already. What am I supposed to do with my weekends now?
Posted by: Brant | May 18, 2008 at 11:11 AM
Speaking of mudbogs, the Mallorca game is delayed because the field has fallen into the ocean. They are waiting for the rains to stop. Because of this, all other games at this time in Spain are also being delayed.
Posted by: RK | May 18, 2008 at 12:04 PM
I pity anyone not watching Catana - Roma. A freaking incredible, emotional game.
Posted by: Tony in Quakeland | May 18, 2008 at 12:49 PM
Catana piles on chance after chance. Hits the crossbar twice and has a gaol disallowed.
And they still found the guts and courage to get the late equalizer to ensure survival. This was incredible stuff.
Posted by: Tony in Quakeland | May 18, 2008 at 01:18 PM
Fiorentina are through! Woohoo!!! Exellent bike by Osvaldo to win the match. Nice that such an important goal was scored in such splendid fashion. Osvaldo has been big for Fiorentina when he's gotten playing time (and makes you wish he had been playing all the minutes Vieri was getting - probably would have seen Fiorentina in the UEFA cup final rather than Rangers).
Posted by: Chris | May 18, 2008 at 01:21 PM
Mathieu Flamini will be playing in the UEFA Cup next year! Hahahahahaha!!!
Posted by: Nic | May 18, 2008 at 01:22 PM
What a fantastic finish to the Serie A season!!! That was one of the most exciting finals days in a long time. Ibrahimovic delivered in the clutch and Catania-Roma had tons of dramatics with Empoli putting pressure on Catania by winning its game.
Posted by: Dante | May 18, 2008 at 01:29 PM
Big props to Zlatan, I've definitely doubted his ability to produce in the clutch, but he came back like a champ from 6 weeks off for a great double off the bench to secure the championship.
Posted by: eric | May 18, 2008 at 03:19 PM
Anyone think Edson Buddle deserves another look with the USMNT? Just scored a fantastic goal and looks like what Eddie Johnson ought to look like? Moves better off the ball too...
Posted by: Andy | May 18, 2008 at 03:36 PM
Galaxy are roling 3-0 over FCD through 33 minutes.
Posted by: Pat the Red Bulls Fan | May 18, 2008 at 03:38 PM
Well what do you know... Edson for a second... haha. He really looks sharp even though the second was a tap in... I know we all have faith in Jozy but Edson does not seem a bad choice... I am tired of Johnson and Ching paired with Landon.
Posted by: Andy | May 18, 2008 at 03:44 PM
4-0 Gals now, 39th. Wow.
Posted by: eric | May 18, 2008 at 03:44 PM
anyone have a link where I can watch 2nd half of galaxy game?
Posted by: brent | May 18, 2008 at 03:58 PM
sopcast has it on channel 31936
GO GALAXY! They are gonna be 2nd in the West!
Posted by: Steve B | May 18, 2008 at 04:09 PM
Game is also on Telefutura for anyone that wants to know. 4-1 galaxy, pretty up and down and fun to watch.
Posted by: Andy | May 18, 2008 at 04:17 PM
Edson Buddle hat trick... I was just speculating earlier but now????
Posted by: Andy in Atlanta | May 18, 2008 at 04:49 PM
Buddle recieved a beautiful weighted pass from Becks for last goal, should be goal of the weak.
Posted by: Geach | May 18, 2008 at 04:55 PM
Alright, with Buddle and Gordon managing to finish enough to be effective, LA really needs to deal Ruiz for a good defender.
Come on, Ruiz for Conde, it's gotta happen, right?
Posted by: eric | May 18, 2008 at 04:58 PM
Nice hat trick for Buddle. That first goal shows exactly why he's such a frustrating talent. He'll score one of those a year, and you'll begin to wonder why he doesn't score more often and get nat'l team callups, and then he'll have five silent games in a row and you'll remember exactly why. Still, great run/dribbling on that first goal. I hope he can begin to start (and produce) regularly.
Posted by: Josh | May 18, 2008 at 06:18 PM
Josh - either that or he'll wrack up a DUI and get suspended for a few games.
Posted by: John Carver | May 18, 2008 at 06:41 PM
On a random sad note, Real Madrid canceled their match with Real Salt Lake. Bummer
Posted by: Andrew | May 18, 2008 at 06:53 PM
Atiba Harris and Edson Buddle both most likely in the team of the week? Nobody saw that coming.
I was partial to Buddle's first goal.
Also, Kenny Cooper showed on his assist why he isn't just some bruising target man. Good all around forward.
Posted by: Ted | May 18, 2008 at 07:16 PM
damn i thought that Galaxy game will be on later and completely missed it !!! bummer.
Posted by: MasterShake | May 18, 2008 at 08:09 PM
And after having watched a replay of the LAG-FCD highlights, I'm wondering what the Dallas defenders were doing on Buddle's first goal. Again, a nice run, but did three defenders simultaneously suffer heatstrokes? Too much standing around!
Posted by: Josh | May 18, 2008 at 08:19 PM
Seriously, FCD was atrocious. Hard to give the Galaxy a whole lot of credit when they get to play that FCD team.
Posted by: Casey C. | May 19, 2008 at 02:17 AM