More teams qualified this week and more teams realized that they won't be in South Africa next
summer as the road to the 2010 World Cup continues. Honestly though were there really any
surprises? Was anyone really shocked at how Argentina have struggled with Diego Maradona as coach?
Does anyone really think Argentina are not going to be there?
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I've been waiting awhile to write this post because I really had to think if it is the best thing
for both the English and Scottish leagues, but I honestly believe that the leagues should be
merged. Often people talk about just moving the "Old Firm" of Rangers and Celtic to the English
Premier League, but where does that leave the rest of the Scottish clubs?
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Well the 1st weekend of the Premiership has come and gone and while many may think that you can
begin to get some insight into how things are going to turn out this season, I'm here to inform you
that you are very mistaken. Its only 1 game of 38 and there is still a very long way to go. So
Everton fans cheer up, you may be at the bottom of the table for now, but it doesn't mean that it
has to last long (especially if David Moyes is allowed to spend some money).
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For those of you who are fans of either Celtic or Benfica, or if you just want to see 2 big
European clubs go at it on North American soil, Celtic are playing Benfica in Toronto on Wednesday
September 2nd at BMO Field, home of Toronto F.C. Tickets to the match can be purchased by clicking
on this link.
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As you can gather by reading this article from the New York Times, ESPN has purchased the
broadcasting rights to Spain's La Liga starting with the next season. This appears to be an effort
on ESPN's behalf to compensate for the loss of the broadcasting rights for the Champions League (I
can here that song in my head now) to Fox Sports.
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For those who are on the west coast or are willing to travel to the west coast, there is an
interesting exhibition coming up on July 4th at the Los Angeles Coliseum as a team of South
American All Stars will be taking on a team of All Stars from the Rest of the World. You can click
on this link for more information, but judging by the list of players that are scheduled to attend
it should be a really fun match to go and see.
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For those of you who haven't already found out the news, Real Madrid are in fact coming to the
United States this summer to play D.C. United and the game will be held at FedEx Field in
Washington D.C. on Sunday, August 9th. Its finally an opportunity for American soccer fans to see
the new galaticos Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo along with whomever else Real decide to buy between
now and then.
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What a great game and great result. There is no doubt that the U.S. team showed exactly what its
capable of. They came through and got the goals that they needed against a talented Egypt team that
was playing for real. They weren't there to make up the numbers or treat this tournament as another
end of season friendly match.
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So who exactly had written Adriano off and said that he was finished? Judging by the hat trick that
he scored recently for Flamengo against Internacional he still looks like he can score goals with
the best strikers in the world. Take a look for yourself.
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So now Ashley Young is demanding that Aston Villa add to the team? Just who the hell is Ashley
Young anyway? He wins a few caps for the English national team and now is in the position to demand
that Villa have to sign players to satisfy him or else he wants to be sold to another club? This is
not a team-oriented player and if I were Martin O'Neill I would seriously consider selling him if I
could get a good offer.
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Well according to the article on World Soccer's website Bayern Munich look to continue adding
players and not selling anyone, including Franck Ribery. It appears that the next player Bayern are
after is Jose Boswinga, which would be a surprise considering that he did have a relatively
successful first season with Chelsea.
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Phew, I just finished watching the U.S. lose to Brazil 3-0 and I feel like I am at a loss. I can
only imagine how the team feels. It seems like they are about as lost as a tourist in New York city
too because this team has no clue about what they are doing or where they are going. It just seems
to be more of the same mediocre soccer that we have been seeing for too many years.
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According to the London Times, Tony Mowbray will be installed as the new manager of Glasgow Celtic.
He leaves behind a relegated West Bromwich Albion, but this is a good move for both Celtic and
Mowbray. Tony did a great job getting WBA promoted in the first place. He also didn't receive a lot
of financial support to buy new players once the team were promoted.
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There has been a lot of talk about Bayern Munich losing Franck Ribery, but it appears that they are
going to be adding to their squad as they look to sign Croatian left back Danijel Pranjic according
to this article from ESPN.
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