The German goalkeeper told of the Munich squad’s hurt and bemoaned his side's bad luck as it lost out on penalties to Chelsea on its own ground in the Champions League final
Di Matteo bemoans media criticism of Chelsea
The interim Blues boss is frustrated with how his team has been portrayed over this campaign and feels that a hectic schedule places huge demands on his players.
Iniesta bemoans Barcelona's poor finishing against clinical Chelsea
The Blaugrana squandered a succession of gilt-edged opportunities during the game in west London and were punished for their profligacy by Blues forward Didier Drogba.
Suarez bemoans Liverpool league struggles despite cup success
After lifting the League Cup in February, Kenny Dalglish's side has stumbled to five defeats in its last six games, seeing its hopes of a top-four finish all but ended
Puck Headlines: GM meetings; NHL ditches ‘History Will Be Made’; legacy of Buffaslug revealed
Here are your Puck Headlines: a glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media.
• Over on Chris Creamer's Sports Logos site, graphic artist Kristopher Bazen revealed that he helped create the infamous Buffalo Sabres BuffaSlug, publishing a series of concepts that were rejected along the way. Fascinating stuff for gear heads, or fans of Donald Trump's hair. [ s/t Scotty Wazz ]
• Vancouver Canucks GM Mike Gillis doesn't want to sound like a whiner when whining about officiating at the GMs meeting. [ Province ]
• Hybrid icing and elimination of the defensive zone hand pass are among the hot topics for the NHL GMs in their Boca Raton meetings. [ CP ]
• Goaltenders Ilya Bryzgalov of the Philadelphia Flyers and Jaroslav Halak of the St. Louis Blues as well as left-winger Ilya Kovalchuk of the New Jersey Devils were named the NHL's three stars of the week Monday. Don Cherry bemoans this lack of Ontarians. [ NHL.com ]
• Todd McLellan continues coaching for his job mixing things up for the San Jose Sharks, as Patrick Marleau has been shifted to the middle of Ryane Clowe and Daniel Winnik, and Joe Thornton centers Logan Couture and Joe Pavelski. [ Working the Corners ]
• Why Sidney Crosby should only be a power-play specialist upon his return to the Pittsburgh Penguins' lineup. [ Fischler Report ]
• The Detroit Red Wings are about to get Jimmy Howard back for their West Coast swing. [ Freep ]
• Injured forward Dan Carcillo and the Chicago Blackhawks have agreed on a 2-year extension worth a reported $825,000 per season. Which is perfect money for the team, and makes this potential headache (Shanahan has him on speed dial) more palatable. [ Sun Times ]
• Razor advocates for the end of morning skates among his 10 changes to the NHL: "Originally adopted to get players out of bed and perhaps curb late night extra-curricular activity the night before games, its unnecessary nowadays — it's a much different time. Adapt. Abolish. It's now merely a wooby blanket for coaches and some players, and a colossal time waste for everyone else. Not to mention an unnecessary added workload for the athletes." [ Razor ]
• "History Will Be Made" is … history. The NHL will have a new ad campaign for the Stanley Cup Playoffs called "Because It's the Cup", which will "attract non-hockey fans by 'socializing the Stanley Cup playoffs.'" Please don't be a bunch of pretty people in jerseys they don't own talking to the camera inside of random bars. [ Puck The Media ]
Daniel Sturridge bemoans Chelsea's lack of cutting edge after FA Cup draw with Birmingham
The England international felt that his side could have offered a lot more in Saturday’s stalemate with the Championship side at Stamford Bridge
Manchester City's David Platt suggests club will accept Mario Balotelli’s four-match ban for alleged stamp on Tottenham’s Scott Parker
The Blues coach has conceded the Italian’s clash with the Spurs midfielder ‘doesn’t look good’ in slow motion, but bemoans the FA’s disciplinary panels lack of consistency
Arsene Wenger bemoans controversial penalty decision as Arsenal slips at Swansea City
The Frenchman lays the blame for recent away defeats at the door of the officials but insists his side can be a Premier League force once it has a fully fit squad.
Man United looks to avoid 3rd straight PL loss
Rather than bemoaning Manchester United's Premier League recent struggles, Rio Ferdinand is upbeat about the champions' prospects of overhauling Manchester City from the summit. Amid an injury crisis that has prompted Paul Scholes to come out of retirement, United lost its past two league matches before rebounding with an FA Cup victory over City.
Mancini bemoans lack of depth in Man City squad
Manchester
City's expensive squad is not big enough to cope with injuries,
manager Roberto Mancini said on Tuesday.
