I was going to post on Haiti and discuss the three things greater than sports :family, nation, and religion. The tragedy in Haiti touches upon all three.

But…

It’s been revealed Fernando Torres is out 6 weeks due to a knee injury, and Steven Gerrard is out for 2 weeks. Without El Nino, there is no top 4 fight. Hell, we might not even make it to the Europa League.

For Spain to win the World Cup, they will need a healthy Torres. Maybe he should go on loan to Valencia for the 2nd half of the season so he can train with David Villa and Silva, or on loan to Barcelona to work with Xavi and Iniesta. This is the golden generation of Spanish football. They can still win without Torres, but that’s a lot of pressure to put on Villa up top. We also need to take into account El Nino is Spain’s most marketable star.