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November 20, 2009 16:04 EST
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The North American Soccer League Strikes Back

Pitch Invasion @ 04:57 PM EST

Colorado Caribous 1978 jersey. Can't wait to see this brought back!

"Party Like It's 1979″, says the usually stone cold sober Kenn Tomasch. "The future of American soccer appears to be the past of American soccer."

Kenn writes this because news broke today that the breakaway second-tier league made-up of nine former USL and new clubs may use the North American Soccer League name for itself, after Miami FC put in two trademark claims.

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Photo Daily: Wembley Stadium Panorama

Pitch Invasion @ 01:23 PM EST

Wembley Stadium panorama, pre-game, England-Slovenia, September 9th 2009.

Photo credit: _ToMick_ on Flickr, via the Pitch Invasion Photo Pool.

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  1. Photo Daily | September 14 | Russian Fans at Wembley Photo credit: The Revolution on Flickr, via the Pitch Invasion photo pool.
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From the Dayton Dynamo to Saprissa Stadium

Pitch Invasion @ 12:47 PM EST

The Dayton Dynamo were, I now realize, far from a high-quality team. But in Southwest Ohio in early 1990s, there were few better options. European soccer on television would come later that decade, but growing up the only live option was the Dynamo.

The Dynamo did not even play the true 11-a-side game seen around the world.

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The Sweeper: Match Fixing in Europe

Pitch Invasion @ 11:53 AM EST

Big Story
UEFA
yesterday revealed more information about investigations into over 200 individuals alleged to have fixed matches in nine different countries with a press conference. This revealed that the vast majority under suspicion are domestic matches, with the German authorities having requested information from UEFA's Betting Fraud Detection System in a number of cases, making 17 arrests yesterday.

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Classic Football Programmes #5: Sheffield FC vs. Queens Park

Pitch Invasion @ 01:07 PM EST

Sheffield Football Club vs. Queen's Park, Centenary Celebration

This match, the world's first ever club centenary celebration, marked 100 years from the day of the founding of Sheffield Football Club, generally recognised as the world's oldest club who still play today.

Programme cover courtesy of the excellent Footysphere.

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Photo Daily: West Bridgford Reds

Pitch Invasion @ 12:52 PM EST

Nottingham Forest supporters.

Photo credit: madrid1980 on Flickr, via the Pitch Invasion Photo Pool.

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The Sweeper: Justice and Football

Pitch Invasion @ 11:52 AM EST

Big Story

He did it, we all know he did it, some think it was normal, some think it was the devil's work, and Ireland want a replay even though FIFA have already ruled it out.

This brings us, of course, to the tricky question of justice in football.

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Photo Daily: Boarding Up Ninian Park

Pitch Invasion @ 03:39 PM EST

We've focused on the demolition of Ninian Park, formerly Cardiff City's stadium, a couple of times before. Here are the latest photos of a sad end for a historic stadium, taken by Flickr Pitch Invasion Pool contributor joncandy today.

Photo credits: joncandy on Flickr, via the Pitch Invasion Photo Pool.

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Peter Wilt’s Top 20 MLS Stadia (Part II)

Pitch Invasion @ 01:03 PM EST

Last week I wrote about the bottom half of my personal top 20 stadia (out of 31 total) in MLS history. This week I share with you my top 10.  My b0ttom seven were all larger stadia with capacities of 30,000+ and the next three were each smaller stadia. Today's list reveals eight smaller soccercentric stadia and two of the jumbo variety.

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The Sweeper: The Future of Soccer Journalism Debate

Pitch Invasion @ 12:24 PM EST

Big Story
There is an excellent debate going on at the pages of A More Splendid Life about the future of soccer journalism (or really, the future of journalism in general), with his post yesterday on the impending doom for us all as the "so-called "newspaper model" seems as yet irreplaceable when it comes to affording a living wage for journalists".

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Stadium Spotlight: Donbass Arena, Donetsk

Pitch Invasion @ 12:58 PM EST

Donbass Arena opened on August 29th, 2009, and this week will host its first international and one of the biggest game's in Ukraine's history: the second-leg of their World Cup 2010 qualifier playoff against Greece. Ukraine are in great shape to qualify after a 0-0 draw in Athens this weekend.

The game could be taking place in no more beautiful setting.

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Photo Daily: Zalaegerszeg Ultras, Hungary

Pitch Invasion @ 12:00 PM EST

Zalaegerszeg Ultras, Hungary

Photo credit: Rasiermesser Kalle on Flickr, via the Pitch Invasion Photo Pool.

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  1. Photo Daily: Újpest FC Ultras Pyro Display Pyro display by ultras from the Hungarian club, Újpest.
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The Sweeper: MLS is a Suburb of Detroit

Pitch Invasion @ 10:52 AM EST

Big Story
Detroit
hasn't exactly been on everybody's lips as the next great MLS market (Don Garber announced that was likely Montreal in his State of the League address yesterday).

But news from the Free Press at least potentially puts the city back on the table: "A family-owned Toronto real estate company has submitted a winning bid of $583,000 for the Pontiac Silverdome, former home of the Detroit Lions until they moved to Ford Field in 2002, and nearly 130 adjacent acres.

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Photo Daily: Directivo Ultras, Sporting Lisbon

Pitch Invasion @ 06:13 PM EST

Graffiti at Estadio Jose Alvalade by Directivo Ultras, Sporting Lisbon supporters' group.

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We Are Red and We Are White

Pitch Invasion @ 01:58 PM EST

It wasn't supposed to end that way. We were hosting the Conference Final at home for the first time in six years, after losing on the road to Columbus last year and in New England two years ago when also 90 minutes away from the MLS Cup Final, and everything seemed to be in the Fire's favour against Real Salt Lake, with the 21,723 capacity crowd rocking from warm-ups on.

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