All the stuff being covered outside the unfriendly confines of Dirty Tackle...
The last time Michael Owen leaves a Manchester area hospital without being on crutches.
[Eurosport]
West Ham fans sabotaged Joe Cole's wedding suit. [The Spoiler]
Jose Mourinho is not getting a divorce.
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According to Salvatore Landolina at Goal.com, ll Corriere Dello Sport is reporting that
AC Milan are keeping close tabs on Tottenham defender
Gareth Bale.
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According to Martin Lipton at the Daily Mirror, Manchester United are "poised"
to make a bid of £16million for Sevilla striker Luis Fabiano.
The Brazilian striker has a release clause in his contract worth £55million.
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Zidane was set to play a charity tribute game in Vancouver Saturday, though it seems he will
have to sit this one out. He suffered a back injury after picking up his kid as they watched the
fireworks display on Canada Day in Vancouver.
Fans from all over the Vancouver area have tickets to see the French living soccer legend,
though without Zidane the game must go on.
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According to Chelsea's official website, Chelsea have rejected a bid from
Manchester City for defender John Terry. A statement of the site
said,
"Chelsea Football Club can confirm it has completely rejected an offer from Manchester City for
John Terry.
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UPDATE: According to Arsenal's official website, Arsenal
have signed defender Kieran Gibbs to a new long-term deal.
June 21st, 2009 According to Steve Stammers at the Daily Mirror,
Arsenal are looking to sign defender Kieran Gibbs to a new
long-term deal.
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There was a break for the Confederations Cup but now it seems that the Transfers are picking up
where they left off. And it turns out that Real Madrid were far from finished with their
signings.
Karim Benzema:
It was a process that seemed to go on for ever. It threatened to go on longer with Benzema
reportedly happy to stay at Lyon.
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Why hasn't Jose Francisco Torres been playing for the U.S. national team lately?
That question has been on the minds of many observers who have wondered about Torres' lack of
playing time in recent weeks, including zero appearances in the Confederations Cup.
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Un altra battaglia vinta da Luciano Gaucci, tornato in Italia dopo l'"esilio" dominicano,
conseguente al crac del Perugia calcio e alle varie accuse piombate su di lui. nella giornata di
oggi, l'ex patron della società umbra è stato assolto dall'accusa di calunnia nei confronti del
presidente del consiglio di sorveglianza di Mediobanca, Cesare Geronzi.
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In just a few hours, Canada will hit the turf against Jamaica to kick off the 2009 Gold Cup.
While many are not giving the Canucks a spit of a chance of making it very far, I think we are
being woefully underestimated.
Despite the notable absences, we have a few young players who, if they come of age, will spark a
decent run for us.
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By Andrew Dixon - MIAMI, FL (Jul 3, 2009) USSoccerPlayers -- I was slightly amused a few weeks ago
to see FIFA General Secretary Sepp Blatter aka Grand Poobah renew his call for the MLS to play its
season from fall to spring as the rest of the world does. While I stand by the reasons why he was
ultimately wrong on this issue, I can name 15 people who wouldn't mind so much if.
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I've got practice in two hours ... help a girl out? At this age kids should have fun with the ball.
Encourage dribbling and scoring. Every child should have a ball at their feet for most of the
practice. No standing in lines! My favorite at this age is to create a square about 15 yds [...]
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Michael Owen has spoken of the great fortune he feels at being a Manchester United player. He
has revealed that Sir Alex Ferguson rang him on Wednesday afternoon and after meeting with the
manager for breakfast, there was no chance of him signing for any other club.
Sir Alex was drawn to Owen because of his 'proven goalscoring record at the highest level' which
is why we've offered him a contract which should keep him at the club until he's 31-years-old.
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I'm not gonna add any commentary on this one as yet. Here's the information via Courthouse News
Service:
PORTLAND, Ore. (CN) - A woman says Major League Soccer player Nate Jaqua sexually
assaulted her when she was attending the University of Oregon on a soccer scholarship.
On July 1, 2007, the college soccer player and other members of the team met Jaqua at the popular
college hangout Rennie's Landing, according to the woman's lawsuit in Multnomah County
Court.
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Nobody is around, and I want to be able to destroy my opponents on the pitch like Ronadinho (okay,
I know I will never be that good) but anyway! use an inanimate object like a tree pnce u master
basic drills find somthing that movess like a dog or other
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In case you were wondering who the lucky seven would be, wait no longer.
Turns out these guys -- all Confederations Cup veterans -- will probably be on selective duty, and
participate in camps located close to their club teams.
- Jozy Altidore
- Jonathan Bornstein
- Conor Casey
- Ricardo Clark
- Benny Feilhaber
- Brad Guzan
- Sacha Kljestan
Not too overwhelming, but it'd be nice to nice these guys get some more time every now and then.
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He's a 28-year-old left back from Costa Rica.
He won't join Seattle until after representing his country in the Gold Cup -- which could be though
most of July.
I'm excited. An upgrade at left back could make this team that much more dangerous.
Good move. Of course, we expect nothing less from the front office.
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UEFA tightened up the rules a little bit and came out with some new guidelines for the next
inevitable bouts of racist behavior in European football:
- Step 1: Have the PA announcer demand an end to it.
- Step 2: Pick up the ball and stop the game for 5-10 minutes and send the teams to the locker
rooms.
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Reports and rumors abound that the wandering soul Michael Owen is headed to Old Trafford.
Great news for the 29 year old.
Not so much for Manchester United fans. He certainly won't make many forget about Ronaldo or
Tevez...
Definitely a shocker.
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Manchester United have signed Michael Owen on a two year deal. As the rumours mounted that the
former Liverpool player was about to join us, the opinion on him was split. RoM rang a poll which,
at present, 2007 people voted on.
39% felt that he's a good player and the fact we're getting him on a free makes it a win-win
deal for United.
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ball control, speed, a lot of endurance (the average midfielder runs about nine miles in a game), a
good foot, team skills, and a lot of background in the sport... and as cliche as it sounds..
practice makes perfect
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Michael Owen has signed a two year deal at the club. The England striker will move to Old
Trafford on a free transfer.
More to come
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Rodrigo Possebon has joined Sporting Braga for a season long loan and is happy with the
"ambitious project" the Portuguese club have on offer.
"I was very excited with the ambitious project that was presented to me," said Possebon. "I did
not have any doubt in accepting this invite. This stadium is beautiful, I have not seen anything
like this.
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If you have never heard the name Eric Frimpong (pictured in blue), then chances are you aren't
familiar with his story. It is a sad story of a soccer player who seemingly had the world at his
feet before a series of events changed his life forever.
ESPN the Magazine's Sam Alipour has written about Frimpong's story, and it is a must-read.
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Kjetil Rekdal downs the mighty Brazil by Chris RockThere was quite a hot "discussion" between
Aalesund manager and legendary former Norwegian international Kjetil Rekdal and Brann's former
Leeds...
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This is NOT a game related story. It is not about the match on July 18th where Qwest will be Rave
and Blue. It isn't about money, and it isn't about the latest rumors from the EPL. It is about a
team that has commitments to going green, a model which Sounders FC could [...]
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MyDynamo.net
Thanks to the Dynamo for posting this video sequence from the win over the Austin Aztex earlier
this week. I was stuck here in Houston for the game, but listened to Jonathan Yardley call it on
KBME.
I have to say, that Yardley is excellent on the radio.
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 Manchester United has lost Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez this summer and has just added
Antonio Valencia as a replacement.
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King Kenny is back! After a 18 year hiatus, the man many hail as Liverpool's greatest ever
player, Kenny Dalglish, will rejoin Liverpool Football Club.
From the club's official site:
"Dalglish will assume a senior role at the Liverpool Academy and will also act as a Club
ambassador working with the commercial side of the business around the world.
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Some characters in football are just like a bad penny.
They may not be around for a while but they always turn up again eventually.
Ken Bates is one such man.
Now he's been found guilty of libel and has to pay out £50,000 damages plus £1.5 million
costs.
No small sum.
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News that United have just signed Michael Owen will have quite rightly shocked many followers of
the club, yet bizarrely some of those fans were glad to see the back of Carlos Tevez - you do
wonder what the very same supporters will be making of signing a player whose career has been
severely blighted by injuries?
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Arsene Wenger may be one fifth place finish away from the end of his reign as Arsenal
manager.
This time last year such a statement would have been laughed at, but is it really inconceivable
that the Arsenal fan's faith in Wenger would be permanently fractured should his young squad who he
has for so long talked up fail to claim a Champions League spot?
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Dave McIntyre BBC 606 £100k for Camp is a decent deal
Rangers have sold Lee Camp to Nottingham Forest for an initial fee of just £100,000 and believe it
or not, it makes financial sense.
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Adebayor holds the key as to whether we see two or more players move to Arsenal this summer. Â
Unlike last season when Wenger was determined that Adebayor will not leave, this season he is
"easy" with the situation. In fact I have never known Wenger "tout" a player as he has done with
Adebayor this season.
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The Madrid supremo insists he could not wait for Valencia to make a decision on David Villa. Real
Madrid had been credited with an interest in both Karim Benzema and Valencia's David Villa but
ultimately decided to make a swoop for the Lyon ace because les Gones put a deadline on their move
for the young [.
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Conor Casey has been added to the U.S. national team's CONCACAF Gold Cup roster, according to
the Colorado Rapids.
FIFA has announced a provision that allows any team participating in the FIFA Confederations Cup
and the CONCACAF Gold Cup in the same year to expand its Gold Cup roster from 23 to 30 players.
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A casi dos semanas de haber finalizado el torneo de la B Nacional, en el equipo bahiense no hay
novedades netas sobre posibles refuerzos para afrontar la próxima temporada 2009/2010. De público
conocimiento es que el técnico Omar De Felippe ha solicitado la llegada de entre 12 y 14 jugadores
(se fueron Gabriel Oyola, Marcelo Barreña, Jorge MartÃnez, Walter Gómez, Sebastián Malandra,
Roberto Salvatierra, Javier Robles, Alvaro Rodriguez, Criastian Baz,Lisandro Silva, Armando Mondelo
y Marcos Pirchio) de experiencia para pelear bien arriba en la tabla en el año del centenario del
club,pero mirando de reojo, y sin descuidar el tema del promedio que va a apremiar al aurinegro.
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Hoy, según los diarios es la famosa junta para que
Sinergia Deportiva "
rinda
cuentas" al
rector de nuestra Universidad. Me resulta fastidioso el tema,
porque el rector de una universidad debe ser en mi opinión una persona
culta,
académica y
desinteresada pero esto huele tan mal que hace ver
al liderazgo de nuestra universidad como
ignorante, de
baja
escuela y
avaricioso.
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The rumours were right: Kenny Dalglish is returning to Liverpool to take up a senior role in the
club's academy. King Kenny will also act as a global ambassador for LFC, travelling the world to
talk about how soft...
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Gameday 6 MotM(polls)
Eric 'Terminator' Paron was last week's winner, edging out Evan Smith - 8 votes to five. Well done
lads.
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Speaking to Bandeirantes Radio, Nilmar's agent Orlando da Hora has once again
confirmed that there is interest in Nilmar and that an offer from a great Italian club will soon be
presented to Inter.
Without disclosing the club's name, the agent did confirm that it was neither Palmero nor Napoli
who have previously shown interest in the Inter striker and was a club who regularly compete in the
UEFA Cup and Champions League.
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With the recent spate of celebrity, ah, moving-ons, what better theme than that for this week's MLS
predictions, now that I'm back from vacation and ready to be back in the flow.
With the quicky picks from the Hill Country last week, I'm at 40-57, a .412 mark, increasing my
lead over blind chance to a season-best eight games.
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WITH the Wolverhamton Wanderers friendly less than a week away, Football Perth thought it'd be a
idea to get a bit of a background about the well-known English club. Enter Wolves blogger Toby
Marshall who kindly provided FP with this indepth piece about his club.
Hello, I'm Toby, I write about the Wolves over at the Wolves Offside Blog and I've been asked to
give you all a bit of a bluffers' guide to Wolves as a whole, which I'm more than glad to do, so ,
without anymore hesitation, come with me as we travel back to the glory days of Wolverhampton
Wanderers.
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Get me a rum and coke NOW. I'm on a roll... Fergie seems willing to overlook Michael Owen's
appalling injury record, unlike Big Sam, who wasn't prepared to take a risk on signing a player who
might not be...
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Here's a teaser from EA Sports for FIFA 10. They say this is "actual gameplay footage". If it
is, then I can't wait to commit ungodly acts of violence against Cristiano Ronaldo with such
realistic graphics.
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Here is an interesting question for you this weekend. With the clubs dismal results on
Independence Day, and a house full of beer, food, and friends, I need to know; will the Bulls
figure into your Fourth of July plans?
How will the Red Bulls figure into your Fourth of July plans?(poll)
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Captain Pablo Guinazu has published an open letter to Inter supporters on his official site
following Wednesday's Copa do Brasil defeat.
The letter roughly translates as:
I would like to thank the support which was given to the team last night, from the 50,000
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Soooo Sir Alex wanted to sign the lad as a teenager.... but as we all know he went to Liverpool
where I loved him like a brother until he made his trip to Spain, our relationship ended soon
after. Sir Alex finally gets his wish, though he's not a teenager, Michael still has all the
potential in the world.
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Inter goalkeeper Lauro, visited his former team-mates yesterday as Cruzeiro prepared for
their Copa Libertadores semi final with Grêmio in Porto Alegre.
The visit must have brought good luck to the Raposa (Fox) as they defeated Grêmio 5-3 over two
legs after drawing 2-2 at last night at the OlÃmpico.
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Former Inter categorias de base midfielder Rodrigo Possebon is set to move from Manchester
United on a season long loan.
With English club's West Ham and Bolton apparently interested in Possebon, the
Pubico
newspaper is reporting that a deal has been agreed with Portuguese outfit Sporting Braga.
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Real Betis Balompié S.A.D. is a Spanish football club in Seville founded in 1907. The team will
play in the Spanish Segunda (Second) Division next season after having been relegated from the
Spanish top flight at the end of the 2008/09 season. Last night, Real Betis presented their RBb
brand 2009/10 home, away, third and goalkeeper [.
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