http://www.dreamsofmytiger.com a platinum football field Tue, 19 Jan 2010 02:03:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Photo: Adidas Fussball's Flickr stream Since its inception, the Tigerblog has always aimed to be the world's favorite source of football analysis and poetry, and starting today we begin our coverage of the 2010 World Cup. In an effort to commemorate the hyperactive build-up to South Africa 2010 as well ... http://www.dreamsofmytiger.com/2010/01/06/jabulani-diaries-introduction/ Today's installment of the spirit animal series: Rivaldo the meerkat. bright eyes bushy tail and all while the prairie shrinks your instincts endure http://www.dreamsofmytiger.com/2009/07/30/spirit-animals-rivaldo/ Today's spirit animal: Tigerblog favorite Ronaldinho the centaur. bottomless talent the only word to describe? sagittarian http://www.dreamsofmytiger.com/2009/07/24/spirit-animals-ronaldinho/ Here we are the day before the epic showdown at the Camp Nou in Barcelona. Pretty exciting, no? Over here at the Tigerblog we're having fits of epileptic joy, so don't be surprised if you see passages that lo.,fsag;lkdk jsdlkf awjfmcoiaevj fpo!!!!!! Also American viewers, thanks to the contemptible ... http://www.dreamsofmytiger.com/2009/04/07/the-ultimate-barca-bayern-preview-betyourmortgage%e2%84%a2-prediction-for-game-1/ Apologies for the delay folks; sometimes life can get in the way of even something as titanic as the Barca-Bayern matchup. And I'd also like to use this space to give a big FUCK YOU to ESPN for only showing this game on ESPN Deportes. ESPN is a terrible ... http://www.dreamsofmytiger.com/2009/04/06/the-ultimate-barca-bayern-preview-managerstactics/ Wow, Wednesday already! One week for all of this to be proven to be the steaming pile that it is... Having completed the starting XI, the Ultimate Preview shifts it's focus to the special group of players who may be scratching their noses one minute and the next minute entering ... http://www.dreamsofmytiger.com/2009/04/01/the-ultimate-barca-bayern-preview-substitutes-miscellany/ Tuesday's here so that means that it's time to look at the front men that will decide the fates of these two clubs in the world's premier club tournament. Luckily for all of us, the forwards involved in this matchup are some of the deadliest offensive players in world football, even ... http://www.dreamsofmytiger.com/2009/03/31/the-ultimate-barca-bayern-preview-forwards/ Hope everybody enjoyed the international ball this weekend, although the Tigerblog's Portuguese readers are probably walking on eggshells at this point. Good luck fellas. We're starting the week right by covering the midfielders in the big matchup. It's only appropriate that I make the disclaimer that injuries may change ... http://www.dreamsofmytiger.com/2009/03/30/the-ultimate-barca-bayern-preview-midfielders/ Today, the Ultimate Preview covers the defensive intricacies of the two continental giants. For Barca, The Tigerblog predicts the following defensive lineup: Abidal---Marquez---Puyol---Alves While there could be injuries that alter this, we should expect these four to play if fit. It's important to note that Éric Abidal has had sporadic issues with ... http://www.dreamsofmytiger.com/2009/03/27/the-ultimate-barca-bayern-preview-defenders/ I know welcomes are tacky, but daps to the folks from The Offside. The preview posts are below, but right now it's time for one of the Tigerblog's regular features, and today's your lucky day as we feature Carles Puyol, the Lion. I'd recommend subscribing to Dreams of ... http://www.dreamsofmytiger.com/2009/03/27/spirit-animals-puyol/