Interview with Reading's Marcus Hahnemann

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The latest episode of the EPL Talk Podcast is now available, which features an exclusive interview with Reading and U.S. goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann.

Hahnemann is arguably the top U.S. keeper in the world right now with Friedel faltering a litt

Wenger Afraid Arsenal Will Be Left Behind

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With Liverpool about to join Chelsea, Portsmouth, Aston Villa and West Ham on the ever growing list of billionaire playthings in the Premiership, Arsene Wenger is getting worried. Despite still remaining confident that Arsenal can mount a title challenge

Toronto Sends Jaqua to LA

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Toronto FC has traded forward Nate Jaqua to the Los Angeles Galaxy for a partial allocation fee believed to be in...

Major Disaster Averted!

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Yes, I did accidentally almost erase the entire blog, but it is back up and in working order, although it is missing quite a few links at the moment. I'm pretty worn out from redoing the HTML, so I'll finish up the links tomorrow. In any case, I am very h

Alecko a Red Bull? Spit that one out

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Soccer America had a throwaway line in its Freddy Adu trade piece regarding the possibility of Alecko Eskandarian coming to the Red Bulls. Should it be believed? That's the thing about throwaway lines, if they were really serious they wouldn't be thro

Adu traded to RSL (one day later)

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Now that most of the analysis is out on this trade, lets gather all the articles on this (please tell me if I have missed any).This one from the Washington Post (Steve Goff)Grant Wahl at SI.comFrank Dell'Apa and Andrea Canales for Soccernet.comAre You Loy

Update

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Two new columns have started on the left.The power rankings are (currently) based on play-offs preformance, and will start changing once the season starts.The US MNT P.O.T.Y. will also start.More to come on the Adu trade

Barcelona's right-wing dilemma

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I'm easily delighted by the little glimpses one is sometimes privileged enough to get of the inner workings of a team. For example, Frank Rijkaard said after the first leg of Barcelona's Champions League semi-final with Milan that he'd had a chat at half

Kuwait "scared of us" Australians finally reply

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Australia's Socceroos coach Graham Arnold said he wasn't surprised at stinging attacks last week from Kuwaiti-based Arab officials over Australia's entry into the Asian Football Confederation. West Asian Games president, Sheikh Talal al Fahd al Sabah, lab

Nike signs largest Australian football sponsorship

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The corporate commitment to football in Australia reached a new high today when Football Federation Australia announced its biggest ever sponsorship agreement with Nike. The two companies revealed that they had renewed their successful partnership and had

Singapore tickets for AFF Cup go on sale

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Tickets are now on sale in Singapore for the 2007 ASEAN Football Championship . Defending champions Singapore will play their first match against 1998 runners-up Vietnam on 13 January at the National Stadium, followed by Laos on 15 January and Indonesia o

South Korea's Busan wins Binh Duong TV Cup

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South Korean Busan FC edged out Vietnamese hosts Binh Duong to win 3-2 in the final of the 2006 Binh Duong Television Cup. On the way to the final, Binh Duong beat V-League defending champions Dong Tam Long An, while Busan crushed Pisico Binh Dinh 4-0. Bu

Malaysian football show turns into a club reality

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Continuing from the popular Malaysian MyTeam TV Reality Show, the UPB-MyTeam FC will debut in the country's second-level Premier League on 22 December. "We are no Chelsea, we rather be like a low-cost carrier," team manager Khairy Jamaluddin tol

New Zealanders now deemed 'imports' in Australia

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A-League head of operations Matt Carroll said a recent ruling by the Asian Football Confederation that New Zealanders playing with Australian clubs will in future be classed as imports would have a positive knock-on effect for the New Zealand Knights FC.

VTTC gets broadcast Vietnam rights to AFF Cup

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The Vietnam Television Technology Company has won the exclusive broadcasting rights to the ASEAN Football Championship – formerly known at the Tiger Cup – to be co-hosted by Thailand and Singapore from 12 January to 4 February. VTC is expected to sign

Lamar Hunt fighting for his life

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Sad news out of Dallas, where Lamar Hunt, the patron saint of U.S. soccer and owner of the Columbus Crew and FC Dallas, is ailing with a collapsed lung. His family is said to be hoping for "miracles." The U.S. Soccer Federation released a statement that r

Lamar Hunt fighting for life

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Soccer pioneer Lamar Hunt is fighting for his life in a Dallas hospital tonight. Family members say it will take a miracle for him to pull through.

Hunt has battled cancer for several years and was hospitalized Nov. 22 with a partially collaps

Liverpool Uniform Modification

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From what I can tell players are allowed very few modifications to their football (soccer) uniforms. I assume that the uniform suppliers provide a number of sizes that differ from the ones that consumers can buy as replicas. I wrote about a potential modi

Soccer nerdiness

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I love this story. Manchester United has been taunting Chelsea over their recent victory. It's not an athletic victory, it's a video game victory. Apparently the teams play each other in SOCOM 3 and Manchester United has been victorious lately.

Gavin Wilkinson to Attend USL Men's Player Showcase

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I have new respect for Timbers boss Gavin Wilkinson. After attending the USL annual meeting last month in Tampa, he...

Photos: Adu Press Conference

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RSL held a press conference today at the Grand America Hotel in Downtown Salt Lake to introduce Freddy Adu to members of the Press.
Here are a few photos









AFC Elite Education Seminar programs in January

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The Asian Football Confederation will hold a series of course and lectures during its Elite Education Seminar in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A total of six courses – coach education, (22-27 January - Instructors 11, Participants 33), referees' instructors (

Start the 'Wayne Rooney coming to America' rumors

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It seems like all the David Beckham coming to America talk has died down in the last week, but maybe the Wayne Rooney talk is about to start (scroll down).

If you are thinking, "What, Rooney coming to America, insane," well then you a

Adu Overshadows Other News

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With all the press the Adu deal got, it's overshadowed a lot of other important soccer news here in the states. Before touching on that, I still have one lingering question about that trade. Did Real Salt Lake have to take Rimando as part of the p

That's a very nice suit.

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Rock Star #1 (Grant Wahl) has a very good article that breaks down the Freddy Adu trade. Go check it out.

Blinded By The Mice News

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I am gonna re-post this today at the top of the page and strongly suggest that every one of you fans of US Soccer take some time and listen. It's the press conference Sunil Gulati held to announce Bob Bradley as the new USA manager. It dispells 98% of all

Capaldi holding out for better deal

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Tony Capaldi has been given a final contract offer by Plymouth Argyle, after rejecting their first offer. However, if the 25 year old rejects it, the club are prepared to sell him in January to prevent him leaving for free in the summer. Wolves are rum

It's Ground-move day!

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Another ground move announcement :

BBC NEWS | England | Merseyside | Everton confirm new stadium talks

BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Everton | Everton reassure fans over move

This is a tricky one...I'm not totally a

Steven Pressley for Heart of Midlothian (v Celtic), 1 January 2006

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Is there a more principled and better role model for footballers in the UK right now than Steven Pressley?

The ex-Hearts captain - the "cement" that stuck the club together (according to Hearts owner Vladimir Romanov) has t

Around the Blue world

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In the aftermath of the derby, I thought I would take a look around at some of the reaction to the defeat and other issues that are being covered this week.

BlueWatch posts a little up about the derby but focuses more on the inflatable bananas

At Least I Didn't Fall Off Any Treadmills This Time?

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So Julia and I literally ran right into Freddy Adu as we were trying to find the room where the press KONFURNZ was. He seems like a nice kid, even if he makes me feel like I'm about 80...

Notes from the actual affair are as follows.

Collins throws the book at Ivan

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The Hibs manager said:

"Four games out is a long time in football and there are some big matches coming up. Ivan is now out of the picture and out of my thoughts for the next four games, but rest assured he will be working extreme

U20s to Host Scotland

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OTTAWA, ONTARIO - The Canadian Soccer Association (CSA) is pleased to announce that Canada's Under-20 Men's World Cup Team will host...

Spanish Rumors: Ronaldinho to be named 2006 FIFA World Player of the Year

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The whole point of this thing called the Internet seems to be to spread rumors around and hope that some of them stick. We are happy to be a cog in this rumor mongering machine and happy to give Ronaldinho something to read in between amazing goals. We

Wanchope a free agent, time for Red Bull to pounce

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Costa Rican forward Paulo Wanchope has left Rosario Central after a falling out with their coach.  This means that if the Red Bulls are, in fact, after him they have an easier chance if signing the Costa Rican legend.

If the club thinks he is

Brazil to toss its hat into 2014 World Cup ring.

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So we all pretty much knew that Brazil was going to bid for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. This week they will make their official entry into the bidding process. So the clock has started for Brazil and based on what Reuters is reporting, they are going to need

Is there a Pill that Prevents Premature Celebration?

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That Iran-China Asian Games tilt this past weekend might just go down as the match of the year. No, the play wasn't as scintillating as what we saw in the Chelsea-Arsenal clash Sunday, but the game did feature its fair share of bizarre moments. We've al

Banfield 3 - Belgrano 1

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Belgrano were beaten by Banfield in a quiet Sunday afternoon in the southern region of Buenos Aires. Belgrano were forced to introduce five changes, including a last-minute substitution of our goallie German Montoya. Just when it seemed that Belgrano were

Can Team USA Discover the Americas?

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The New York Sun may be one of the strangest newspapers in America, but soccer columnist Paul Gardner is worth reading for his sharp-elbowed, argumentative style. He sounds off today on the need to end the North Euro stranglehold on American soccer, dissi

. . .En el mundial de clubes. . . 2 mexicanos para la final!!

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Las gallinas del america parason a las semifinales de la pitera copa mundial de clubes, y muy pocos medios se han atrevido a decir que lo hizo de churro, de suerte, fortuito, Sí pero ya pasaron me dirán sus defensores, pero jugando así? que verguenz

Iran lose their Asian crown

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12/12/200
Doha 2006

Hosts Qatar ousted defending champions IR Iran to reach their first ever Asian Games football final – a result which arguably indicates a wind of change about to sweep through West Asian football.

Q

Just Got Back from the Press KONFURNZ...

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Should have some details posted later this afternoon.

I even asked a question and everything!

The Adu Trade, Vol. 2

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The Soccer Bloggers have now had a chance to weigh in on the big news from last night.

Over at The DCenters, D looks at United's history under Nowak at purchasing international players, ranging from brilliant (Gomez) to busts (Filomeno and Gupp

Arie Haan, if you are reading this please contact your boss

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From finding old friends that you have lost contact with to meeting the mate of your dreams, this little thing called the Internet has a power to bring people together. Today, we are hoping that World Cup Blog can contribute to the power and that we can

Arie Haan, if you are reading this please contact your boss

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From finding all friends that you have lost contact with to meeting the mate of your dreams, this little thing called the Internet has a power to bring people together. Today, we are hoping that World Cup Blog can contribute to the power and that we can

This guy again...

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Quick Post...


The careful observer may note Fütbolininkas' apparent obsession with A.) Steven Pressley's demise at the hands of a, "so called" Lithuanian cabal and B.) Iran's footballer/loco-islamo-Presidente...

Wel

Chinese goalkeeper celebrates penalty save. Oops it went it!

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China goalkeeper Wang Dalei runs away to celebrate saving a penalty in a shootout against Iran in the quarter-finals of the 2006 Asian Games, despite the fact the ball went in off his legs!

[Rob Parker

Brazil will bid for 2014 World Cup

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No surprises, just making it official, but Brazil will officially inform FIFA tomorrow of their desire to host the 2014 finals.

FIFA has already said South America will host the 2014 finals and with the other nine South American nations agreein

Three Years of Adu at DC United: An Evaluation

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It's interesting, but I think among many DCU fans, including myself and some others, a predominant feeling is one of relief today. For three years Freddy Adu has thrown a spotlight on United. Typically evaluations were made on the basis of "what

The Right Result: righting refereeing wrongs

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Do you ever wonder what might have been if the ref had awarded your side that last minute penalty or his assistant had noticed the opposition's striker was five yards offside? Well, The Right Result is a website which seeks to correct refereeing errors

Freddy Gets His Wish

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Does Freddy Adu seem more like a skier or a snowboarder?

It probably doesn't matter anyway, since his MLS contract surely states that he is unable to take part in both activities. Nevertheless, as the newest member of Real Salt Lake, he'll now

Brazil to Officially Bid on 2014 World Cup

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It is no secret that Brazil wants to host the 2014 World Cup and it is no secret that Brazil is the frontrunner to host the tournament so it should come as no surprise that Brazil will officially offer up a bid to FIFA on Wednesday to host the world's gre

Brazil to Officially Bid on 2014 World Cup

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It is no secret that Brazil wants to host the 2014 World Cup and it is no secret that Brazil is the frontrunner to host the tournament so it should come as no surprise that Brazil will officially offer up a bid to FIFA on Wednesday to host the world's gre

RONALDINHO FIFA WORLD PLAYER 2006 WINNER?

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Hot rumours around town. Spanish
sports daily "marca" filters this story.

Fc Barcelona Brazilian star RONALDINHO

will be put into a private jet straight after
the Japan &qu

Keep Track of It All

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There's a new section in the "At A Glance" section on the right where I've decided to list all the transactions so far this year. Enjoy.

The Debate: Future Of Rafa Benitez?

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If the Liverpool sheikhover goes through as planned, then recent Chelskification history suggests Rafa Benitez may have reason to worry. When Abramovich took the reigns at Chelsea he demanded the best, and Claudio Ranieri, despite his relative success (2n

Yeah, I Believe Arsenal is Not All Henry

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Thierry Henry is sidelined until the New Year with a sciatic nerve and Arsene says they are not at all bothered because their team is not a one man team. I totally agree with Arsene and Thierry has already proven in the past how big of a choker he is in b

Yeah, I Believe Arsenal is Not All Henry

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Thierry Henry is sidelined until the New Year with a sciatic nerve and Arsene says they are not at all bothered because their team is not a one man team. I totally agree with Arsene and Thierry has already proven in the past how big of a choker he is in b

Wayne Rooney hints at career in the USA...

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(Summary is not available.)

RSL Adds Senior International

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A source close to the negotiations has confirmed that Real Salt Lake will add Panamanian striker Luis Tejada to the roster this evening. Tejada, from Panama City, will be a senior international as he will turn 25 this year.

Stay tuned to the b

Ducks, Cranes and the Club World Cup

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The FIFA Club World Cup tournament is kind of an odd bird. This year's version features one of the world's richest teams, Barcelona, as well as an amateur club, Auckland City FC that draws about 1,500 fans per match. The tournament is played during the

Boy, you blink and...

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I don't think I can remember an off season quite as busy as this one for Soccer in this country. It's about time MLS kept the news flow going during the winter months.So, I'm now getting used to the fact that Bob Bradley is the new national team coach.

Lehmann complains about ‘insulting’ Lampard

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Jens Lehmann has accused Frank Lampard of being "terribly insulting" towards him during Arsenal's 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.

An occasionally petulant undercurrent flowed through the match as emotions ran high for both side

But Will He Buy the Timbers?

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It's not every day that we Portlanders awake to find Roman Abramovich gazing from the front page of our local paper. Seems he will soon add a substantial chunk of one of Oregon's larger companies to his portfolio. It will look great next to Michael Essien

Canadian Soccer's $50 Million Question

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There has been a lot of talk recently about budgets, in particular the budget of the Canadian Soccer Association, which is...

Super goal from Josimar

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Imagine. You play for Northern Ireland. You're playing at the World Cup finals in the blistering heat of Mexico. You're playing against Brazil... who, as we know, are a bit good. Then, just as you settle down, someone

The Only Thing we Have to Fear is Fear Itself

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Is there a worse task in football than having to stand in a wall 10 yards from a player who plans on blasting a shot in your direction? When you aren't being made to look bad by a tricky free kick specialist, you run the risk of being rendered sterile by

Quotes of the Week

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Goran Ivanisevic... wait! It's about football honest! I'll start again... Huge massive great big football fan, Goran Ivanisevic played in the final of of the Masters tennis tournament in London sporting a West Bromich Albion s

Dare to Dream

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If United fans as a whole are honest with themselves, there are few who would have been brave enough to have staked much money on the team racking up 44 points from the first seventeen games when the season kicked off back in August. Doubts existed abo

United Opus - what's all the fuss about?

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(Summary is not available.)

The Grab: 12.12

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Curbs in negotiation with Hammers for $3.4M [Telegraph] Things aren't looking up for Sheva, and will the Portugeezer go shopping in January? Of course, Arsene Wenger has something to say. [The Independent, Guardian Sports Blog, Times Online] More Wenger

Freddy Adu Transferred To Real Salt Lake. Exclamation Mark.

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DC United have traded Freddy Adu to Real Salt Lake. No, seriously. Shocking at first, but then the more you think about it, the more it makes sense. Not the big move to Manchester United that Freddy was hoping for,...
Continue.

Wayne Rooney Escapes Metatarsal Mishap at NBA Game

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Move over Spike Lee, there's a new celeb filling those outrageously expensive Madison Square Garden courtside seats and watching the outrageously awful New York Knicks play basketball. Manchester United's Wayne Rooney and his girlfriend Colleen McLoughli

TORONTO FC NEWS....

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According to Sir Mo Johnston who appeared on National TV on the nightly Sportsworld Show on the Score Network:

* Nate Jaqua has been traded to LA for a partial allocation $125,000
* Sir Mo was in London & Newcastle scouting matches last we

Trezeguet, conferenza stampa del martedì:

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"Ovviamente non sono contento di giocare in Serie B. Il campionato e` di livello basso. Comunque abbiamo deciso di affrontare questa esperienza lavorando per andare in Serie A e abbiamo scalato...

Leggi ancora

Goff to the rescue.

dcsundevil @ 11:07 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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I stated in my previous piece that RSL traded their Designated Player Allocation to DC United for Freddy. I was wrong, and I went to Steve Goff at the Washington Post for clarification on what the difference was between the DPA and a Major Player Allocati

Trez: This Is They Way It's Going To Be

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Happy to be back from injury, but definitely not happy being in Serie B. While I wouldn't say that he's jumping ship, David Trezeguet's comments have to hurt Juventus officials a little bit. Money quote: "Now we must achieve promotion, then we will

Predictorship Week 16 - Well I’ll be Damned

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Players: 43 out of 49. Points scored: 276. Highest score: 10 (John Collins, Brian Dunlop, Haresh Mirani, Nick Watson, Michael Whitty). Average score: 6.41. Prediction of the Week: Mark Young (Bolton 4-0 West Ham). Runners-up: John Collins, Haresh Mirani (

Daily Dose 12.12

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Some stories to read while you call the cops to report your drugs have been stolen….
  • A case for why Henry should get in his Renault and leave Arsenal (EPL Talk)
  • Steve McManaman wants to get his Hong Kong Fuey on (BBC)
  • Another d

Adu Takes #11

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In a considerably less significant trade at RSL yesterday, it appears that Freddy Adu will be wearing number 11 after a deal was reached with current #11, Chris Brown.

Brown, a dedicated console gamer, was believed to have recieved a Playstatio

FIFA axes staff after Mastercard decision

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FIFA announced Monday that it has fired its director of marketing and three other employees in the wake of a ruling by a New York judge earlier this month that credit card company MasterCard can sponsor the 2010 and 2014 World Cups.

MasterCard

Norwegians want Edson Buddle

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Edson Buddle has recently moved from New York to Toronto, however if Norwegian side Fredrikstad had their way, he would be moving again very soon.

Fredrikstad have said they are interested in the striker, however they are not planning on going

Adu/Rimando to RSL: Did DCU Get Enough?

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Barring major developments, it seems like today will be a day devoted to The Trade. Kinney was right when he said it would take some time for us to get our heads around this one. There are so many angles to look at, let's start with the most pressing

Adieu Adu, but not goodbye

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Freddy Adu traded to Salt Lake. I was just about ready to copy and paste and prepare this story for Friday's Barometer post, but then I read a quote toward the end from Steve Pastorino, Real Salt Lake's general manager:

"Obviously

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...

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Seriously. I'm still laughing at the idea of Freddy Adu, whom the press loves to link to half the clubs in the Champions League, playing for RSL.

I'm not gonna lie -- this Freddy thing was a total shock. Perhaps even more shocking is the fact

Classic Moments - Pardew scores the winner in the greatest FA Cup Semi-Final ever!

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With all this talk of Alan Pardew, it's perhaps the perfect time to recall a peak in his career. Before his management days, he liked to play a bit of football. His greatest match came for Crystal Palace against the mighty Liverpool side of the late ni

Move And Replay

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What I'm Watching

Forest - Salisbury City in the FA Cup, live on Fox Soccer at 2:30pm is going to do it. All Times Eastern

Quote Of The Day

"I believe Freddy greatly improved his play and knowl

The King Is Dead

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And so it goes. From pariah to messiah to fall guy in the space of three short years.The PastUnlike when Glenn Roeder was dismissed, this actually feels like the end of an era rather than the end of an error. Like most West Ham fans I greeted the news wit

Proper Cheerleaders invade Bolton

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Saturday's match between Bolton Wanderers and West Ham had dramatic consequences. As we know, the 4-0 drubbing which the Hammers received resulted in Alan Pardew's sacking. Well, if you consider what Bolton's half-time entertainment was for the day, yo

12/12/06: SLC Punk!

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Someone needs to get a-Photo Shoppin'. United Trades Adu--Washington Post...

Much Adu

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Well, quite an interesting day yesterday. I had heard rumors that Real Salt Lake was working on getting a player with a big name, but assumed that this was in reference to the "Gold Cup Star" they have been talking about for quite some time now

2006 College Soccer Awards

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Well folks, as any sporting season winds down and the championship hangover starts to go away, awards roll on in. I figured I'd point you towards some I've been keeping my eyes on. Earning one of these awards gets the player a spot in my tracking spread

FFK handcuffed by Buddle interest

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Fredrikstad sporting director Morgan Andersen has confirmed great interest in American striker Edson Buddle, but concedes that the club are simply unable to talk deal at this time.

Recap: Millwall 1 - 0 Bradford City

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Zak Whitbread and Millwall are on to the third round of the FA Cup courtesy of an extra time own goal by Bantams defender Nathan Doyle.

20 Tickets to Canada

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The US Under-20 Men's National Team returns to camp in a few short days to prepare for January's World Youth Championship CONCACAF Qualifying Tournament.

Preview: Midweek UEFA Cup action

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Brad Friedel will line up behind a Blackburn unit that has already booked their place in the knockouts, while Michael Bradley bids to start Heerenveen's do-or-die visit from Lens.

At Least I Didn't Fall Off Any Treadmills This Time?

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So Julia and I literally ran right into Freddy Adu as we were trying to find the room where the press KONFURNZ was. He seems like a nice kid, even if he makes me feel like I'm about 80...

Notes from the actual affair are as follows.

Blues In Striker Link

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According to the BBC gossip column, Blues are interested in signing striker Nathan Tyson for £1.5m. So who is Nathan Tyson? He is a 24 year old Reading-born striker who currently plays for League One leaders Nottingham Forest. This season he has five goa

Adu goes to Real

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Salt Lake, that is (swimmin' pools, movie stars.) Freddy Adu has been traded to Real Salt Lake, which is a lot like Manchester United, except for that it is actually nothing like Manchester United. What is going on? Someone really needs to step in and mak

Dear ESPN: Keep O'Brien And Balboa On The MLS Curcuit

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With the recent news of the Disney family acquiring the rights to the 2008 Euros, there's been a lot of talk concerning who might be in the broadcast booth once the games come around. According to Oliver Tse (scroll down to the comments section) from soc

QPR Defender Jon Munday Achieves His First Goal

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Congratulations to QPR's teenage defender, Jon Munday, who's currently on loan at Hendon (and has been for the past month). On Saturday, playing in his fourth game for Hendon, Munday scored his first goal for the club. "..Hendon put in an ex

Whoa, they make trades in MLS?

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Freddy Adu's on his way to Real Salt Lake. Well done to all parties involved, because this came completely out of left field, which is a rarity thanks to the pervasiveness of the media these days.

With DC United not getting a ton for Freddy, it

Lehmann complains at ‘terribly insulting’ Lampard

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Jens Lehmann has accused Frank Lampard of being "terribly insulting" towards him during Arsenal's 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.

An occasionally petulant undercurrent flowed through the match as emotions ran high for both side

Transfer window fever begins

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There is a distinct increase in volume of newspaper football gossip today as greedy managers start tapping on the transfer window and pleading for someone to open it. Although the window will remain shut until January, click below for a round-up of all

Bid him Adu: RSL trade for Freddy and Nicky

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Yeah, I missed this last night.

So Freddy is no longer with DC United...good. I have said it before, I wanted to see him leave the club before the 2007 season to get the club a fresh start and to allow Freddy to continue his development.

Just Got Back from the Press KONFURNZ...

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Should have some details posted later this afternoon.

I even asked a question and everything!

Local Girls Make Super Y National Finals Teams

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The United Soccer Leagues Super Y-League recently announced the selections for the 2006 Super Y-League North American Finals Teams. First and Second team selections represent the top individual performances of teams who continued their regional ach

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E' il nuovo numero reso noto da Juventus.com con cui: "I tifosi della Juventus hanno una nuova possibilità di acquistare i biglietti per le partite casalinghe. E' infatti stato...

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Il Napoli pareggia e la Juve resta prima

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Cena di Natale con largo anticipo in casa Juve, viste le 3 partite in sette giorni che attendono i bianconeri. Giocatori e dirigineti si sono ritrovati in una festicciola con i familiari in...

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The Fiendish Friday Quiz (yes, we know it's a couple of days late…)

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A few of our regular readers wanted to know why there was no Fiendish Friday Quiz last week. No reason other than my internet connection was down (something to do with high winds, I was told. Hmm…). I know a lot of you look forward to the quiz, so he

Was ist denn schon ein Eklat?

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In der Presse lesen wir gerade von einem Eklat bei der HSV-Mitgliederversammlung. Warum ein Eklat? Weil die Presse draussen bleiben musste. Nachdem einige Anwesenden ihren Unmut bekundeten, wurde tatsächlich darüber abgestimmt, ob die Medienvertreter da

Was ist denn schon ein Eklat?

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In der Presse lesen wir gerade von einem Eklat bei der HSV-Mitgliederversammlung. Warum ein Eklat? Weil die Presse draussen bleiben musste. Nachdem einige Anwesenden ihren Unmut bekundeten, wurde tatsächlich darüber abgestimmt, ob die Medienvertreter da

Auf in die Winterpause!

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Der Toby von Fritten, Fussball & Bier organisiert da mit, daher darf ich Euch auch dieses Plakat zeigen Worum geht's? Im "Stadion an der Schleißheimerstrasse" wird eine riesen Fussballparty geplant. Fritten für nen Euro, Bier gibts auch und Fussball s

Auf in die Winterpause!

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Der Toby von Fritten, Fussball & Bier organisiert da mit, daher darf ich Euch auch dieses Plakat zeigen Worum geht's? Im "Stadion an der Schleißheimerstrasse" wird eine riesen Fussballparty geplant. Fritten für nen Euro, Bier gibts auch und Fussball s

Sport personality

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BBC Sports Personality of the Year?!?!?!?!

Who on earth voted for that?!?!?!?! St Helens and Zara Phillips topping a poll ahead of the Ryder Cup team and Darren Clarke.

I ask you! Clarke & Co had the entire nation captiva

Alan Curbishley claims West Ham 'want to talk to me'

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It's turning out to be West Ham Day on Who Ate All the Pies. In the wake of Alan Pardew's dismissal, Alan 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' Curbishley, failing miserably to grasp the concept of discretion, has told the Daily Express tha

Frank Lampard is a 'specialist in insulting people very badly'

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So says Arsenal stopper Jens Lehmann, who claims that Lampard called him nasty names during Chelski vs the Arse on Sunday. Lampard may have been provoked into name-calling by the loony German, who described the Englishman as 'vastly o

Arsenal to sell Henry to United?

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REAL MADRID NEWS & BARÇA IN JAPAN

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Spanish sports daily "AS" ( with a
pro- Real Madrid bias ) remind us

today that REAL MADRID has´nt
forgotten about Ac Milan´s "crack"
KAKA.

Real is bettin

Alan Pardew's sacking: what the bloggers say

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'I hope that Alan Pardew knows how many West Ham fans are gutted for him. I hope enough stand up and make that clear on Sunday. I hope that Magnusson understands the magnitude of what he has done in doing this, and what the consequences may be if it t

Arsenal’s best signing? Wenger

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Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood admits he was "a bit nervous" when Arsene Wenger started as Gunners boss but now considers the Frenchman to be his finest appointment.

Wenger was plucked from relative obscurity when he left Japanese c

Cristian Ledesma's wonder goal, Lazio vs Roma

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It's been a pretty special weekend for breathtaking goals, what with Matt Taylor's outrageous strike and Michael Essien's belter to save a point for Chelsea against Arsenal. And what about this effort from Lazio's Cristian Ledesma, which helped his sid

The Round 17 Melancholy Show

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Scraping myself of the bottom of the morale tank after last weekend, this Roar supporter is back to tip again. I talked to Jacob before to get his tips and he groaned, "What's the point if the Roar can't win?" It's a good question and fair. I ju

Jens likes Drogba but hates Lampard

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What a strange man Jens Lehmann is. Despite his theatrics and pantomime routine with Didier Drogba he claims to like the Ivory Coast striker because he's a ‘nice guy'. However, he reveals his dislike for Frank Lampard, saying: Lampard is a specialist in

Curbs: I am up for Irons

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Alan Curbishley has publicly stated that it would be a 'massive honour' to be manager of West Ham and he hopes to open talks soon. Curbs declared his hand in the Daily Excess which had to make space by dropping a story that Princess Diana's driv

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...

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Seriously. I'm still laughing at the idea of Freddy Adu, whom the press loves to link to half the clubs in the Champions League, playing for RSL.

I'm not gonna lie -- this Freddy thing was a total shock. Perhaps even more shocking is the fact

QPR's Year in Review: January 2006

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QPR IN JANUARY 2006

January: Holloway's last month as manager before he was placed on gardening leave (along with coaches Tim Breacker & Gary Penrice). For weeks and even months before, there were rumours about Hollo

Adu, Adu, Adu

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As I mentioned yesterday, US soccer blogs around the internet are full of stories on the Freddy Adu trade. Columnists are already chiming in too.

Andrea Canales mentions that the ball got rolling a few weeks when Freddy ran into his old coac

Adu is now King of the Mountain (Wasatch Style)

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Just when I'm thinking, "How boring the off-season is", seemingly coming out of nowhere DCU shipped teenage phenom Freddy Adu and franchise GK Nicky Rimando out to Real Salt Lake in exchange for goalkeeper Jay Nolly, a major allocation and f

It's Wednesday so it must be Lithuania

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Exhausted by the flight from the UK and a day's tough negotiations, I make a less than convincing job of explaining to a colleague from Brazil why the British have reneged on their commitments. Photo taken at Chile's Diplomatic Academy before a

Michel Platini believes in new philosophy for UEFA

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10/12/2006
Julien Pretot

PARIS (Reuters) - On the field, as one of the greatest players soccer has ever seen, Michel Platini experienced almost everything.

In a 15-year playing career at the highest level from 1972 to 1

Some More On Freddy

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Not all of the bloggers have been able to post something, but now that Goff's article is up, I figure I should go through what's out there so far.

According to Goff, "Adu's growing frustration with being a wing player led him to request a

ADU TO REAL SALT LAKE! Yeah, right

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Someone sent me not one, but TWO, realistic looking e-mails saying that Real Salt Lake acquired...

Who Can Save West Ham?

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With Alan Pardew over and out, there is one hot job opportunity just opened up at West Ham. It's the chance to save a well-supported Premiership club from relegation, earn hero status amongst the supporters, then have at it with a crazy Icelandic bloke's

First Photos: Freddy Adu Arrives in Salt Lake

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Freddy Adu arrived tonight at Salt Lake International Airport. The young star was all smiles as he met with media and fans.

Freddy will officially meet the press tomorrow morning at the Grand America Hotel in downtown where RSL will be holding

Pardew - Gone But Not Forgotten

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To Effra, Alan Pardew may not even got as far as the dreaded "vote of confidence" but West Ham will always owe him thanks. I hope that Alan Pardew knows how many West Ham fans are gutted for him. I hope enough stand up and make that clear on Sunday. I hop

Dear Santa

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DJ Walker, MatchNight in Dallas - Once again, for reasons known only to you, you failed to get me the one thing I really really wanted. Is asking for a Rothenberg Trophy just too much? Is it beyond your powers? I find the former unlikely, as we've never H