2:45pm. Available in the US on Setanta Sports.
Galatasaray is currently 2nd in the Turkish league
Champions League Group Stage results:
Liverpool: 2-0 PSV (h); 3-0 Bordeaux (h); 1-0 Bordeaux (a); 3-2 Galatasaray (h);
FIFA President Sepp Blatter is proposing that all the worlds leagues should play their matches February to November. Aha! Looks like MLS are geniuses after all.
Eurosport says Real Madrid is showing interest in our main man Oguchi Onyewu. Oh sh
DC United announced that they will be on the road for the 2007 MLS Season opener, helping the Colorado Rapids open their new stadium, Dick's Sporting Goods Park on Saturday April 7th. They then return home and open up the home campaign at RFK with t
Clearing the brain after a very active weekend …
The Joe Cannon trade took me by surprise. Not because Cannon was dealt -- he's been on and off the bargaining table for years and has nearly been traded two or three times -- but because it was
The CFU Club Tournament kicked off Friday with matches from Group A. The remaining groups get started this week. Group A:Harbour View 1-0 Aigle Noir13' Taylor SV CSD Barber 2-0 Positive Vibes10' Molina Palomino36' Cassiani Pérez Standings:SV CSD Barber 3
There are some things in life I will never be able to understand. The rules of cricket, what the bloody hell Ronaldinho is doing in this picture, nuclear physics, freeze dried ice cream, people who aren't excited about this week's Champions League actio
From Chronicle news services: Chivas Guadalajara will face Toluca in the finals of the Mexican First Division's Apertura tournament after the clubs ousted Mexico City's Club América and Pachuca's Tuzos, respectively. AFP/Getty Images Oscar Rojas, center,
Former men's national team goalkeeper and television analyst Craig
Forrest will be one of eleven new inductees into the Canadian Soccer
Hall...
Toronoto FC unveiled details of their inaugural schedule today announcing that the home opener at BMO Field on Saturday, April...
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-The US "Generation Adidas" Team today defeated a QPR Reserve team 2-0. QPR's team had several players with first team experience. QPR's team was Cole, Watanabe, Hislop, Bailey, Ukah (Yelland), Milanese, Baidoo, Donnelly (O'Brien
Enough with this pessimism. End the cynicism. It's a wonder how some people get out of bed in the morning. Cast your mind ahead. It's five o'clock on Saturday. You may well be leaving White Hart Lane, quickening your step as you trot down Tottenham High R
The SPL2 is a misguided plan wrapped up in a monumental folly.
We don't need a second tier of the SPL. We do need a debate on the way all our leagues are structured but the SPL2 is a muddled compromise that will do little good for Scottish football.
We
The following is a press release care of the Colorado Rapids Communications Department.
Striker Jacob Peterson Leads MLS Generation adidas to Victory Over Queens Park Rangers Reserves 2-0
The Colorado Rapids' Jacob Peterson Playe
Portsmouth keeper David James has taken his fair share of criticism in these parts lately thanks to his bold and beautiful and scary and horrific new look. It is only right that we take a moment to applaud Mr. Calamity today and to point out that exposur
I've decided to take stab on ways to improve the domestic game while I have plenty of time to
think about it. The MLS off season and waiting for our new US head coach (to be announced I guess a
month before WC qualifying begins at this rate) has left
Well the results are finally out and as expected if truth be told, I didn't manage to win the blogging competition over on www.oleole.com to be sent to Tokyo, Japan to cover the FIFA World Club Cup.
As I said when I found out
I was, perhaps, a little hasty yesterday to write that there was 'no' Thierry situation. I hadn't watched the post-match interview with Wenger, and, I have to admit, he did seem rather frosty when talking about the incident with Thierry.
Howeve
While many people cringe when they watch the human robot known as Peter Crouch play football, they are also likely to think about the Liverpool forward while they are having sex. No, the image of Crouch is not the new Viagra, but his model/musician girlf
Just when you think that things are going your way, bang, the day turns to crap. At least for Boca Juniors, they have a chance to make things right next week with draw at home. The smellier diaper belongs to Estudiantes de La Plata who let a victory, an
Rumors that Real Salt Lake's stadium bid is foundering and that RSL Executives are working to block access to financial information requested by the Salt Lake County Council are false, according to a source at RSL. Real Salt Lake's plan is very much alive
FIFA head honcho and close personal friend to all of us, Sepp Blatter, was back at it today, smoking the wacky weed and throwing out ideas for how the modern world of football can be improved. His latest save the broken football world idea is that the Eu
Liverpool are today entering in to exclusive negotiation with state owned Dubai International Capital (DIC) about their proposed investment in the club. The deal would involve a significant cash injection giving the club the ability to compete with clubs
Yeah, it's North Carolina again. No, I'm not putting an "R" on "sun rises in the east."
ITVN announced this morning that they've agreed a deal with GolTV to provide the bilingual soccer network to subscribers.
The cost will be $9.95 per month, which also includes a music video network, radio stations and more.
Personall
Thierry Henry has spoken out about recent rumors that he is unhappy with Arsene Wenger and Arsenal.
Amid re-newed rumors of a bid by Barcelona to bring Henry to Spain, he insists he was frustrated at being benched for this past Saturday's Derby again
Just a brief update this week, because I'm fighting the cold of doom in an attempt to get healthy before I have to get on a plane to Tokyo for 14 hours...
Middlesbrough 1 - 2 Manchester United
United didn't make it easy for themselves, but they notched a
Our daily perusal of the web in search of Earthquakes-related items has turned up an interesting event. Ann Rodriguez, director of business development for Earthquakes Soccer, LLC, will be taking part in a sports symposium this Friday at Princeton Univers
One of the best things about sports is that they can distract us from the realities of the world. We can all argue whether Cristiano Ronaldo dived this past weekend (ok, that isn't much of a debate, he did), look forward to this week's killer Champions L
  Good morning, dear readers.  If any of you read
Steve's comment on my last post--the one where I was simultaneously exultingÂ
about our upcoming trip to London and moaning about the cost of Arsenal tickets--you may
have noticed that he misspelled "sites" & "Vicodin"Â &
"sense." Â And that he needed to use the word "Vicodin.
When he was alive, Northern Ireland and Manchester United great George Best was prone to making news both on and off the pitch. Best, who passed away last year, apparently is still the rabble rouser in the afterlife. Three of his former lovers are claim
What I'm Watching
Manchester City - Watford live at 3pm on Fox Soccer and Espanol is it for today. All Times Eastern
Quote Of The Day
"When you are growing up in the States, you see soccer pl
FIFA president Sepp Blatter (see above) wants to move the European club season from their present schedule to one that runs from February to November, not too unlike MLS. (So much for Eurofication along those lines). Blatter also contends he i
FIFA president Sepp Blatter (see above) wants to move the European club season from their present schedule to one that runs from February to November, not too unlike MLS. (So much for Eurofication along those lines). Blatter also contends he i
Some stories to read while you discover the key to longevity….
- That new Arsenal stadium sure is poisonous (Arsenal Offside)
- If you're looking to support an underdog in the World Club Championship, here's your team (Two Hundred Percent)<
Yeah, so that nearly ended the second I saw Britney Spears' cooter (copyright Heidi, 2006) plastered all over the Internet.
However, despite my immediate urge to flee right back to the never-ending bitchfight about whether the USA or Mexico is
Everyone's favorite blow hard, Sepp Blatter, has come out today to suggest that all of the major European club leagues switch the season schedules from the September to May schedule to a February to November schedule. MLS currently operates pretty m
Esattamente una settimana fa il famoso comico romagnolo pubblicava il suo ennesimo delirio sulla Gazzetta; ma è proprio impazzito? Ce lo siamo chiesto e siamo giunti ad un'univoca conclusione… NO! Dopo la farsa della scorsa estate la sola idea di poter
As stressful jobs go, I imagine football blogger is not particularly high on the experts' lists. There is not a great deal to get wound up about. Tucked safely behind our monitors - out of the radius of a Sir Alex Ferguson
Tue Dec 5
Barcelona v Werder Bremen - 130pm ESPN2 live
Galatasaray v Liverpool - 130pm Setanta live
Bayern v Inter - 130pm ESPN Deportes live
Roma v Valencia - 345pm ESPN Deportes delayed
Roma v Valencia - 4pm ESPN Classic delayed
Congratulations to the Gauchos of Santa Barbara, they stormed through the NCAA Men's Soccer tournament like a top ranked team, only they were unseeded. It shouldn't be surprising that UCSB made it deep into the tourney despite their disappointing season.
Doesn't the title of this blog sound like the most lovely children's book?
"Jonty went to the seaside. Daddy Brucey bought him a big ice-cream because he can't eat solid foods. Bendy couldn't wait to leave that seaside to go back to a bigger seaside. Mean
Effra struggles to see Tevezcherano being any good for the club, regardless of how well they eventually play.
This waiting for an away goal has gone on now almost as long as the wait for any kind of goal earlier in the season did. And just like the last
More Ashes cricket and a new minor obsession called ‘Morrowind' have taken up plenty of time over the last few days. Joys & Sorrows has been just a tad neglected. It's strange but if I don't spend at least a couple of hours reading Blues-related chit-ch
Last week of the Champions League group stage this week.
So far, Liverpool (1st), PSV (2nd), Chelsea, Inter, Bayern, Valencia (1st), Lyon (1st), Real Madrid (2nd), Celtic, and AC Milan have qualified for the knockout phase.
Predictio
Cristiano Ronaldo is a splendid talent, but also a serial diver who should face some kind of punishment for what he pulled Saturday night; of course, had he stayed on his feet, he would have scored anyway, so if I'm slightly less than sympathetic to the c
San Diego State University netminder Tally Hall has started a week-long trial with Swedish top flight bronze medalists Hammarby IF.
Talks have dramatically heated up with the Dubai consortium rumored to be investing in Liverpool. Not only is the BBC leading with the story, but the official site already has a story and reaction from Benitez.
I don't know nearly enough about
First thing's first, Steven Gerrard dives too. So keep that in mind if you happen to be one of the "foreign bastards" brigade on this issue.
But Cristiano Ronaldo was the villain again this weekend in Man Utd's 2-1 win over Middlesbrough. One seeming loss
...The management, deciding when to use the players, and their agents, attempting to get players the best deals. These are their stories.
A summary of the international movement for DC:
Brian Carroll remains on trial at Ol
Becks maintains stance--SkySports.com...
MC Scorcher >>> MC John Barnes.
Everyone saw the Premiership matches they cared about, and it's a rather lengthy process trudging through the match reports of every club that matters little to you - especially if you're still carrying the stench of defeat.
So instead, after every round
A few weeks ago, Major League Soccer approved the "Beckham Rule," essentially allowing MLS teams to acquire high-dollar mega-stars with no regard for the salary cap. What do you think?
Is the so-called "Beckham Rule" good or bad for Major L
Not too shabby.....
BERLIN, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Germany's World Cup organising committee earned a net profit of 56.5 million euros ($75 million) and will hand the money to the football association (DFB) and professional league (DFL)
Manchester United extended their lead atop the English premiership to 6 points on Saturday with a 2-1 road victory over Middlesbrough. Louis Saha redeemed himself with a 19th minute penalty kick. Chelsea had the weekend off and will not play another leagu
Sometimes watching the hoops reminds me of ma school days. It would get to 3.25pm and all in sundry would be waiting for the final bell. A bell that sparked you into life as it was hame time. This season watching the bhoys at home you get the feeling that
Christiano Ronaldo's penalty winning tumble in the Middlesborough box provoked the usual allegations of the Portuguese player's inclination to dive. Maybe, this time, we should forgive him. Just this time, mind…
Editor's Note: This week we feature a guest blog post from author and Football365 columnist John Nicholson. John has agreed to write a regular column for EPL Talk. You can check out his work at Football 365 here, or visit his web site here.
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Yank defender Jay DeMerit says Watford are still waiting for the break they deserve to kick start their Premiership return season.
Marcus Hahnemann will try to help Reading extend their winning streak at St. James Park, while Jonathan Spector and West Ham look to get well against Wigan.
According to his agent, veteran MLS striker Edson Buddle may soon get the chance to reunite with former Columbus Crew teammate Brian West on Norwegian suitors Fredrikstad FK.
The Mail on Sunday found time to run a story on Darren Bent going to Newcastle. It's a wonder they didn't focus on 'House prices plummet in SE7 as New Labour Charlton face relegation'.
Apparently the relegation threatened big club hav
Terrible news, ladies.
US soccer star/pin-up Landon 'Landycakes' Donovan is about to get married, to little-known actress Bianca Kajlich (pictured). The happy couple are set to tie the knot this New Year's Eve. Who Ate All the Pies would like to offer
(Summary is not available.)
"La Juve forse si lamenta pensando al trattamento che riceveva prima, ora si sente vittima. Tutti subiscono gli errori arbitrali".
Dite la verità vi mancava una bella punzecchiatura...
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This is slightly out of date now, but I missed it at the time of the World Cup so I would hazard a guess a few other people did too. It's a Carlsberg advert, so you know the drill. Carlsberg don't do World Cup draws...
[Rob Parker]
We've picked our best Premiership XI, but not including players from the so-called 'Big Four' (namely Man Utd, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool). Why? Well, we're a wee bit bored by the amount of coverage constantly given to those teams, so we thought w
Sneaky Everton are apparently trying to con Fulham into swapping Luis Boa Morte (the Cottagers' skipper and talisman) for Simon Davies (mediocre Welsh midfielder). The Mirror reports
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Sporting Life -COOK FUTURE A MYSTERY TO GREGORY
"....Lee was injured ... on Saturday, which was the first time he had been out since I have been here....He was a big miss for us. "Will he still be here
After this weekend's theatrics from Cristiano 'Winker' Ronaldo, it only seems right that we show you the toy that all kids should have this Yuletide. We've featured this before, but with Christmas looming, it only seems fair t
Good weekend
Craig Bellamy The Welsh striker put his time in the dock behind him by firing Liverpool to their first away win of the season at Wigan.
Sheffield United Came from behind to beat Charlton 2-1 in t
Resultados
Sub-19
Zona Norte: Vitória Guimarães 0 - 2 FC Porto
Classificação: FC Porto lidera, com 28 pontos, seguido do Boavista, com 26 pontos.
"O F. C. Porto foi ao terreno do Guimarães vencer, por 2-0, n
NOT many goals in round 15, only seven in total, so fair to say it wasn't really one for the
strikers. Instead, some of the better performances came from the men at the back and in midfield,
thus this weeks in vogue 4-2-3-1; Tommi Tomich, PG, keeper; after a smashing debut in round 12 and
follow-up performance a week later, gets his third gig in TRBA team of the week in four weeks,
quite a
If, like me, you still think you're half decent at footy, but consistently forget that running for longer than 10 minutes would result in an inevitable stitch/vomiting/need for a cigarette/pint, you'd do well to watch this video of some cocky young ups
Don't invite Cristiano Ronaldo to a kids' birthday party…
Fair warning to all: this is going to be a discursive blah, covering a few unrelated subjects.Well the Roar is all the rage in blog land. With two new blogs by Roar fans, A Seat at the A-League and What in the Roar?, as well as two new southern blogs show
Der gestrige Tag war wohl der des Naohiro Takahara. In Aachen schoß der Japaner die Eintracht mit 3 Toren zum 2:3 Sieg. In den Minuten 14, 43 und 61 besiegelte Naohiro Takahara das Schicksal der Aachener quasi im Alleingang. Und das ohne Amanatidis:
Kann
Most of the headlines this morning are, unsurprisingly, about Arsene Wenger and Thierry Henry which is a bit of a shame as the team deserves to bask in the glory of a 3-0 win over Sp*rs for a bit longer.
Today's Sun says that Wenger and Henry will release
There something going wrong at Everton. The results aren't bad, and the manager seems like a decent chap... so it can only be one thing. A crap haircut. Step up please Joleon Lescott. No picture really does Jolene's hairdo justice... b
Scott Carson (Charlton) Unlucky to be on the losing team against Sheffield Utd.
Nicky Shorey (Reading, pictured) Having a terrific season.
Gael Clichy (Arsenal) Excellent for the Gunners in
Das Bundesliga Blog ( also ich ) freut sich sehr als aktueller Sponsor des Kick-Quiz das Quiz unterstützen zu können. Bei Kick-Quiz.de kann man sein Fussballwissen testen, gegen andere antreten und schließlich ein paar Gewinne abstauben. Für die Leser
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Yeah, so that nearly ended the second I saw Britney Spears' cooter (copyright Heidi, 2006) plastered all over the Internet.
However, despite my immediate urge to flee right back to the never-ending bitchfight about whether the USA or Mexico is
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The Times December 04, 2006 Kuqi has Palace's fortunes on turn Alyson Rudd Crystal Palace 3 Queens Park Rangers 0
It probably would not be much of an exaggeration to say the Crystal Palace fans could hardly believe their
Football Federation Australia and partners have launched a player support services program, My Football Career, designed to empower players to be proactive life/career managers who are encouraged to be career informed and to pursue continual professional
Dopo 14 partite la Juve continua a non convincermi per niente. E' ovvio che non parlo dei risultati che mi sembrano comunque scontati, trovandoci a giocare in un campionato con cui non abbiamo alcuna...
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China Super League club Shanghai Shenhua will play its home fixtures at the Yuanshen Sports Centre Stadium in the city's Pudong district next season as their Hongkou Stadium ground undergoes a RMB 200 million overhaul ahead of next year's Women's World Cu
Liverpool FC is reportedly close to accepting a £450 million deal which will allow a West Asian, Dubai-based consortium to take control of the Premier League club. According to the Soccer Investor, while American billionaire George Gillett and property t
First of all, you can tell it's the offseason because I'm posting less, and when I do it's stats instead of something I actually have to think about and write. So let's take look at how each team ranked in each year, in once nice table:
Here are several reason's why Manchester United snagging Henrik Larsson on a three month loan deal is a spot of genius from Fergie: One: he's still good. Two: he's a big name, but won't have the big name, I...
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Steve McLaren and Terry Venables are reported to have a big riff between them that led to a series of lackluster performances from England National Squad. As reported on News of the World, Terry says they do not agree with each other in terms
Next time you see Phil Neville named to an England squad, remember what you've seen here today. Not good. My favourite bit: Q: You play for Manchester United don't you? PN: Sometimes. Q: Would you ever play for another club?...
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Paul Wilson from The Guardian reports that the Premiership is the lowest scoring league in Europe. While teams are definitely playing more defensively, the main reason for the lack of goals is that the league has turned more continental than English. Whil
FA Cup finals conjure certain memories for Englishmen of a certain age. Brilliant May sunshine reflecting off a lush green Wembley pitch to blind 100,000 fans all cramped into a dump of a stadium.
It's slightly different in Korea. The cup
Buzz Carrick, MatchNight in Dallas - December 1st was the day roster options for the 2007 had to be picked up by MLS teams. According to our inside sources, FCD has exercised the options on it's senior roster players and all but five from 2006 are curren
Buzz Carrick, MatchNight in Dallas - It's that time of year again folks, that's right. It's time for our annual "What FC Dallas Will Do" article. "But wait," you say. "The title says 'should do'?"
MatchNight in New York - Red Bull New York announced today that the Red Bulls will start their 2007 season on the road, when they face conference rival, the Columbus Crew.
Ben Likar, MatchNight in LA - Galaxy to open on the road, with their second match at home.
