its
a
friendly ! its better to be losing in a friendly than in a cup final!

Wow, that's exactly what i was thinking.. Is there any documented evidence or is it just a hunch?

its
a
friendly ! its better to be losing in a friendly than in a cup final!

Shit was that on setanta it would have been much more entertaining than this (*(*&(*&(&

yes our defence is frail atm but hell hopefully pim sorts them out b4 our first game against ze germans

yes our defence is frail atm but hell hopefully pim sorts them out b4 our first game against ze germans

See this big Nigerian coming on for USA, one of many Nigerians who has turned his back on his homeland for $$$.

Sad.

He was actually born in America. Washington D.C. to be precise. He's just Nigerian heritage.

See this big Nigerian coming on for USA, one of many Nigerians who has turned his back on his homeland for $$$.

Sad.

He was actually born in America. Washington D.C. to be precise. He's just Nigerian heritage.

Onyewu played two years of college soccer at Clemson University, and moved to Europe in 2002, signing with Metz of Ligue 1 in France. In 2003, he was loaned out to La Louvière in Belgium, and to Standard Liège a year later. The move to Liège was made permanent for the 2004–05 season. After the season, he was named to the Belgian league's Best XI as well as Foreign Player of the Year for 2005.

On December 26, 2006, Onyewu was voted U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year. He was the first defender to earn the award since Alexi Lalas in 1995. Having been the subject of many transfer rumors regarding clubs throughout Europe, Onyewu finally completed a loan deal with Newcastle United on January 30, 2007, covering the remainder of the 2006–07 season. He wore the number 15 shirt, previously worn by an Italian-American Newcastle loan signing, Giuseppe Rossi. He made his debut for Newcastle against Fulham on February 3, 2007,[4] and his home debut a week later, alongside Titus Bramble, in a 2–1 victory over Liverpool. The two formed an ill-fated partnership, making a number of costly mistakes which was ultimately to cost Onyewu his place. Following the arrival of new manager Sam Allardyce, Onyewu fell out of favor, and Newcastle decided not to make the loan deal permanent.[5] He returned to Standard, and his play continued to improve. He made his 100th Belgian First Division appearance for Standard Liège on March 14, 2008, against Germinal Beerschot, and was an intregal part of the club as they went on a 29-match unbeaten streak to win the 2007–08 Belgian First Division. After the season he was named to the Belgian league Best XI for the second time. His strong form continued during the 2008–09 season. He led the Standard defense to a second consecutive Belgian league title. Standard was drawn with Anderlecht at season's end, and Standard won a two-legged playoff for the championship.

Onyewu signed a three-year contract with Milan on July 7, 2009.[6][7] He made his Milan debut on July 22, coming on as a substitute for Alessandro Nesta in a loss to Club América in the World Football Challenge.[8] He made his competitive debut on September 30, again relieving Nesta in a Champions League loss to Zürich at San Siro.[9] Onyewu missed most of the 2009–10 season – appearing in only one league match and one Champions League match – due a knee injury suffered while on national team duty. At the end of the season, on May 17, 2010, it was announced that Onyewu's contract with Milan was extended by one season, keeping him under contract with the club through the end of the 2012–13 season; upon Onyewu's request, the one-year extension includes no salary.[10][11]
[edit] Racism controversy

Onyewu has dealt with racism during his time in Europe, even having been punched and shouted at by racist fans while playing for Standard.[12] The most well-publicized incident occurred in the 2008–09 Championship playoff when Anderlecht defender Jelle Van Damme, according to Onyewu, repeatedly called him a "dirty ape,"[13] even after Onyewu relayed the information to the referees.[14] Van Damme denied the accusations following the match, even claiming that Onyewu had called him a "dirty Flemish."[13] Approximately two weeks later, on June 2, 2009, it was announced by Onyewu's lawyer that he was suing Van Damme in an effort to end on-field racism in European soccer.[15]