Comments on: Pedro Mendes knocked out

By: Carlos

Carlos — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 14:24:11 +0000

Unfortunately, things like that happen every day in English football.
Many Portuguese players have played in England and hardly one of them has made his luck there. Why don’t they go to Spain?
After the World Cup they surely won’t have more fans in England.

By: Luis

Luis — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 22:51:10 +0000

Yes Pedro, it is the same Pedro Mendes that played for Mourinho at FC Porto. He spent a year with Tottenham FC but was injured and fell out of favor. He was picked up last year by Harry Rednapp and helped to save Portmouth from being dropped from the EPL. He scored some amazing goals for Portmouth last year.

By: Pedro P

Pedro P — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 21:12:06 +0000

BTW, this Pedro Mendes is, if I’m not mistaken (so, please correct me if I’m wrong), THE SAME FCPorto midfielder Pedro Mendes, that played then together with Deco, Maniche and Costinha (the midfield “diamond”), in the side that eventually won the Champs league, in 2004.

Curiously enough, one certain Manuel Fernandes, former SL Benfica midfielder (or maybe still SLB, the future’s uncertain, as everybody’s waiting for his injury to cure) is likely to join him at Portsmouth!

By: Luis D.

Luis D. — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 20:20:43 +0000

I keep hitting play on the video, watching it over and over. From the first angle, almost looks as if Thatcher is PUNCHING Mendes. Wow.

By: Luis

Luis — Sat, 26 Aug 2006 01:09:12 +0000

Kudos to English football fans for speaking out on this. There is no place in football for this type of garbage. It isn’t his first offense and in my opinion Thatcher should be banned from the game.

By: lazaro

lazaro — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 23:45:23 +0000

From Britain’s Guardian newspaper today:

Mendes recalls ‘worst moment of career’
http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,1858264,00.html

Thatcher hit by FA charge
http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,1858620,00.html

Referee Gallagher demoted
http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,1857932,00.html

Poll: should Thatcher be punished?
http://football.guardian.co.uk/poll/0,,1857591,00.html

The above poll of British readers of the Guardian has 96% agreeing with punishment.

By: lazaro

lazaro — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 23:02:49 +0000

That attack makes Zizou’s headbutt look like a peck on the cheek. Credit the English fans, they’re furious about this and they’ve been vocal about it. The reason the police are involved is precisely because the spectators who saw it close at hand were outraged and called the local police to demand something be done about it. And Figo’s headbutt during the tournament hardly absolves Portugal from guilt in this area.

By: Stuart

Stuart — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 21:52:20 +0000

I can’t recall seeing such a flagrant attack…foul doesn’t begin to cover what happened. That guy should be charged with felonious assault.

Portsmouth could always bring Zidane out of retirement for their next match with Manchester City…

By: Luis

Luis — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 19:27:40 +0000

English fans speak up about this incident.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/mb606/F4472020?thread=3395560

By: Pedro P

Pedro P — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 16:46:50 +0000

Pedro Mendes is recuvering and was already released from hospital. Apparently, also due to the elbowing, he had an epileptic seasure, in the ambulance, while being brought to the hospital. Read more below (in portuguese):

http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/noticia.php?id=718204&div_id=1502