Nate Silver is a statistician that got famous doing predictions for baseball, then successfully predicted the results for the recent US presidential election weeks before the actual vote. He had apparently been hired by ESPN to do a similar analysis for the upcoming World Cup.

Here are the rankings: http://espn.go.com/soccer/spi/rankings
(If you click on the flag for each team, you will see an offense and defense index. They are defined as expected number of goals scored against average team and expected number of goals conceded to average team.)

For those that are interested in the details: http://espn.go.com/soccer/worldcup/n...pn-spi-ratings


I am a scientist so I find these things interesting, but I hope that others here will at least find the rankings interesting too. I was surprised that Italy's defensive rating is quite poor, and that Chile is ranked #8.

forget who is the BEST player on AC Milan, who has the best Wife or Girlfriend?!

Pato:


Ambrosini:


Zambrotta:


Dunno who Borriello's current girl is, so I'll have to put Belen:


Clarence:


Is Pippo still with Alessia?:


I might have to go vintage with Costacurta:



keep them coming

Germany Goalkeeper Robert Enke Dies Aged 32

The Nationalmannscahft stopper passed away on the afternoon of November 10th...

Germany and Hannover goalkeeper Robert Enke has died at the age of 32.

Hannover 96 president Martin Kind announced the death of the former Barcelona stopper on Tuesday afternoon, according to the agency dpa.

Nothing has yet been confirmed about the cause of death, but according to German source Morgenpost Online, early signs point towards suicide.

The website quotes a spokesperson from the Hannover police as saying, "Enke has thrown himself under a train at Neustadt am Rübenberge."

The incident is said to have taken place in the small town of Neustadt at around 18:25 local time. There has yet been no formal verdict of suicide, but police will give a press conference at 21:00 with more details.

Enke is survived by his wife, Teresa.


Unhappy

Enke is survived by his wife, Teresa. The couple had a daughter, Lara, who died at the age of two in 2007. Recently they had adopted a new baby girl.

It has been hinted at by Hannover officials, and stated explicitly by the German press, that Enke never truly recovered from the death of his daughter, and that personal pressures such as these were the cause of his suicide.

Bild journalist Wolf Bruer explained to Sky Sports, "It seems to be deliberate suicide. He has apparently driven his car this evening to a train crossing station, waited for the train, and the train hit him.

"The president of Hannover confirmed indeed that it's a very sad news. he also said, very importantly, that he confirmed Robert Enke had been a very unstable person."

Career

Enke's early footballing days were in Jena, his home town, where he made his professional debut with Carl Zeiss Jena in 1995.

From there he moved first to Moenchengladbach and then to Lisbon to play for Benfica, where he remains a cult hero.

Barcelona picked him up on a Bosman deal in 2002, but here he struggled, taking loan spells first at Fenerbahce and then Tenerife.

At the island club, though, he regained sufficient stature to be signed by Hannover, and here he became a late bloomer, becoming captain and gaining international recognition at the age of 29.

Enke's death came at a time when he was undisputed number one for his club and had also regained this title for Germany.

However, a recent bout of illness had seen Enke miss out on the latest Germany squad.

post here your "best diver video" and discust the most famous(Ronaldo,Drogba,Gerrard) and the freshest ones(N'Gog)(what a greakshow!!!)

let's have some fun!!!:D


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJywYrI303s


lolz at Sheva:D

Dunno where to put this.. but this girl really needs chill pills

i hope another win!!!



oddo---nesta---silva---zamb
-----amb------------pirlo--------
----------seed/flam---------
-pato-----borrie----ronaldinho


forza milan:star:

Surname: Hottor
First name: Edmund Etse
Pseudonym: Edmund Hottor
Date of birth: 06.05.1993
Age-group: 1993
Height: 180cm
Nationality: Ghanaian
Position: Midfielder, Attacking midfielder
Club: US Triestina Calcio

Born May 6, 1993 in Accra, Ghanaian capital, Edmund Hottor is the youngest player to have made his debut in Serie B with Triestina. Midfielder of only 16 years Hottor has gained the trust of coach Luca Gotti, and was called up in the first team for the pre-season making a handful of appearances in the Tim Cup and friendly matches. Standing at 180cm and weighing 74 kg, Hottor wears the jersey number 14 jersey for the Alabardati.

does anyone have a pic of this guy. or maybe some stats on him.

Trsferta all'Olimpico in un momento buono del Milan (che potrebbe pero' accusare stanchezza) e non tanto buono della Lazio a dir poco.
La Lazio ha bisogno di uno scossone e battere il Milan sarebbe come una manna per loro, pero' i ragazzi non staranno certro a guardare.
Speriamo di chiudere bene prima della sosta con Dinho che si conferma e magari anche Bori.
Fateci sognare ragazzi!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.acmilan.com/NewsDetail_po...=93372&progr=2
RIP :cry:

For all people who do not know the history of Mr. Stefano Chiodi; please visit http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefano_Chiodi and http://www.storiedicalcio.altervista...no_chiodi.html

Edit: Please Post your Prayers and Condolence Note here.

Let's win this and secure qualification.

:star: FORZA MILAN :star:

He is not a player but he is the man behind our transfer policy at youth department...
anyone know more about him? is he Torino's Sporting Director on last season?

07/11/2009
17:00 Catania - Napoli
19:45 Atalanta - Juventus

08/11/2009
14:00 Bari - Livorno
14:00 Bologna - Palermo
14:00 Cagliari - Sampdoria
14:00 Genoa - Siena
14:00 Lazio - Milan
14:00 Parma - Chievo
14:00 Udinese - Fiorentina
19:45 Inter - Roma

03/11/2009
19:45 Maccabi Haifa - Juventus
19:45 Milan - Real Madrid

04/11/2009
19:45 Fiorentina - Dobreceni VSC
19:45 Dinamo Kiev - Inter

05/11/2009
18:00 Genoa - Lille
18:00 Roma - Fulham
20:05 Villareal - Lazio

Notte da Diavolo - Capitolo II...
Forza ragazzi, forza!! Un'altra notte da Champions, un'altra notte per dimostrare di essere il Milan...
Farò i salti mortali ma ci sarò! Dai ragazzi!!

AVANTI MILAN!!! :devilfir: