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El equip de San José le gano por dos gola a uno al Santos de Brasil, hoy en un partido de la Copa Libertadores jugado en Oruro. Aunque los visitantes aprovecharon de marcar el primer gol a los 7 minutos, el equipo local marco a los 11 y 61 minutos del partido.

FUTBOL-San José vence a Santos y aumenta emoción en Libertadores

La victoria de San José pareció confirmar que el Grupo 6, que completan el colombiano Cúcuta y el mexicano Chivas de Guadalajara, es el más parejo del torneo continental, pues entre el primero y el último hay ahora apenas dos puntos de diferencia.

BERNARDO FALLAS It took the Dynamo half the game Wednesday night to get a grip on the score, but considering the outcome, they will get a pass. It's preseason and they are still a bit rusty, but the shine is...

Well that wasn't expected. Chonburi FC wreaked havoc on the Melbourne Victory last night, trumping the Aussies with a 3-1 victory that put them at the top of Group G. While Melbourne's performance against the Chunnam Dragons mirrored the type of football they were playing towards the end of the A-League season, last night regurgitated memories of [.

Today on MLS Offside

Jon at DC United Offside has a recap of that magnificent 5-0 (!!!) win over Harbour View. And one big honkin' photo to boot.

Jeff at Rapids Offside has the first of two days of previews.

On Galaxy Offside, we're talking about all kinds of trivial ...

That was the call from ESPN broadcaster Jack Edwards when San Jose won MLS Cup in 2001, and those words echo today, however distantly, with the news that the team has defeated the Charleston Battery 2-1 to clinch their second-ever...

River Plate finalized the remaining 13 minutes of their match vs. San Martin (SJ), with the partial 3-2 score now becoming permanent.

San Martin (SJ) went out with an offensive proposal, though they did not find too many clear chances. River, on the other hand, had less opportunities to score. Despite that, the clearest shot of the match arrived on behalf of Mauro Rosales towards the end of the game.

73rd minute: Less than two minutes after drawing a yellow in what came close to becoming a brawl, Chris Wondolowski gets his revenge, crashing the box and pushing a perfectly placed cross from Ashe in the back of the net....

66th minute: Ching feeds Ashe on the left. Against all logic, Ashe decides to go up against two Municipal defenders. He draws the foul inside the box, for the penalty and De Rosario puts it past Penedo for the 2-0....

Chelsea may have surrendered their best chance of taking the Premier League title when they let Tottenham draw even with them after being ahead three times in the game.
They were ahead 1-0, 3-1 and 4-3 and then went and let Robbie Keane equalise two minutes from time to draw 4-4.A win would have taken them level with Arsenal and into second place.

The name I see more than any other when I'm searching out stories about L'Equipe de France is Patrick Vignal of Reuters. He has the beat covered, and I thought it would be interesting to see if he would tell us about his work and his thoughts about Les Bleus going into Euro 2008.

59th minute: After a lethargic first half, Dwayne De Rosario has given the Dynamo the lead and looks menacing. But the player of the game has been Pat Onstad, who in the 54th minute denied Gonzalo Romero from 10 yards...

While not an instant hit with everyone, the Pan Pacific Championship held in late February in Hawaii brought in an estimated $8.4 Million to the local economy according to this report.
This would seem to suggest that the talk of other cities, countries bidding on the tourney may have some weight.

Via FEPAFUT
El presidente de la Federación Panameña de Fútbol, Ariel Alberto Alvarado, informa que la FEPAFUT tiene arreglado celebrar un partido amistoso frente a GUYANA, que inicialmente se había contemplado hacerlo en Georgetown, capital de Guyana, pero por falta de disponibilidad aérea no hay posibilidad de que la selección de Panamá haga el viaje.

After sensationally sacking coach Holger Osieck in the aftermath of Urawa's second successive league defeat of the season, all eyes will be on Saitama Stadium for the beginning of the Gert Engels era as Urawa Reds kick off their Nabisco League Cup campaign at home to Vissel Kobe.
Club president Mitsunori Fujiguchi claimed that Osieck had lost the support of the players, and former assistant coach Engels will hope to win over players and fans alike with some positive results in Urawa's upcoming League Cup matches.

Not much to say about that one - and I'm trying to be more brief, generally - but the Houston Dynamo did Major League Soccer (MLS) proud in the other CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinal. And I'm happy to report that Corey Ashe, my personal liability for the first leg, turned in the man-of-the-match performance [.

46th minute: You can't tell me he did that on purpose but Dwayne De Rosario sure made it look pretty. He folded a clearance by the Municipal defense, got possession, got sandwiched by two defenders and in his effort to...

Halftime: The Dynamo and CSD Municipal of Guatemala are scoreless at the half at Robertson Stadium. Fairly even first half, with the Dynamo pressing early and late and dozing off in between. Municipal remains patient and has its best chance...

It's football crazy. Catch all the goals here !!

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36th minute: The Dynamo have an early hero. His name is Pat Onstad. Mario Rodriguez gets by two defenders and fires at point-blank range, only to have fearless Onstad block the shot. Que tapon!!!!!...

33rd minute: As the game slows down, we take a moment to soak in the atmosphere. Good crowd at Robertson for a midweek game. The Chronicle estimate? 15,000-16,000. Craig Waibel old? Not the way he ran to catch up with...

De verdad, que mi memoria no recuerda un América constante y regular, como el de los años Ochentas, con las figuras de Zelada, Brailovsky, Tena. Quizás el América del año 95, con Leo Beenhakker se le acercó, pero la falta del titulo Mexicano confirma que sólo fue un equipo más en la historia Azulcrema.

De verdad, que mi memoria no recuerda un América constante y regular, como el de los años Ochentas, con las figuras de Zelada, Brailovsky, Tena. Quizás el América del año 95, con Leo Beenhakker se le acercó, pero la falta del titulo Mexicano confirma que sólo fue un equipo más en la historia Azulcrema.

14th minute: Craig Waibel towers above the Municipal defense and heads a Mulrooney corner kick that Jaime Penedo has to fly to deflect. Looked like a sure goal, but Penedo shows his skills to thwart the play....

alemana frau schon!!
Originally uploaded by prismatico Estuve en el mundial de fútbol Alemania 2006 y a pesar de los pronósticos conocí (por lo menos de vista) a mujeres muy guapas, las podías observar por todos lados y a los mexicanos nos querían como no tiene idea, el día de la inauguración en Munich nos toco ir a festejar el triunfo alemán, a la cervecería cantina mas grande y famosa de esa ciudad el Hausbras(así se escucha) .

10th minute: The Dynamo need to keep an eye on Mario Rodriguez. He came close with a 16-yard shot that went just wide and high of the near post. Bobby Boswell needs to do a better job keeping tabs with...

Even if NY wipes the pitch with our collective asses on Saturday, they cannot accrue more points than what we walked away with tonight (anyone is, of course, welcome to prove me wrong). So does this mean we get the MLS Cup or the Supporter's Shield for 2008?

And to ...

6th minute: Brian Ching gets a filtered pass inside the Municipal box, takes too long to fire and has defender Renato Blanco rob him of the ball 8 yards out. The Dynamo putting pressure on the chapines....

Dynamo: Onstad; Waibel, Robinson, Boswell, Barrett; Mulrooney, Clark, De Rosario, Ashe; Ching, Wondolowski. Municipal: Penedo; Blanco, Ponciano, Melgar, Albizuris, Romero, Guevara, Ramirez, Silva, Rodriguez. Game is about to start. Maybe 9,000 in the stands. The field is pristine. Slight...

Si , este es un post superficial, pero es que no quiero hablar del tri nacional y ademas como me voy dos días libres, al ver mi espantoso peinado, me acorde de esta lista.
La nota anterior y la que sigue es de belleza y como el fútbol esta lleno de bestias aquí tenemos a 10 de las peores, esto en la Premier League.

The U.S. national team's long-rumored friendly against the English national team is now a reality.

The United States will travel to London to play England at Wembley Stadium on May 28. The match, set for a 3pm kickoff, will air on ESPN Classic and Univision.

Will you be making the trip to London for this classic match-up?

Aquí les dejo el link para que puedan escuchar el nuevo episodio del podcast semanal. En esta ocasión hablamos de lo que fué la Jornada 10, lo que viene para la Jornada 11 y obviamente de lo que sucedió el domingo con la Selección Mexicana en el preolímpico rumbo a Beijing. ¡Que lo disfruten! Ya saben, cualquier sugerencia [.

Aquí les dejo el link para que puedan escuchar el nuevo episodio del podcast semanal. En esta ocasión hablamos de lo que fué la Jornada 10, lo que viene para la Jornada 11 y obviamente de lo que sucedió el domingo con la Selección Mexicana en el preolímpico rumbo a Beijing. ¡Que lo disfruten! Ya saben, cualquier sugerencia [.

On loan Arsenal forward Carlos Vela is a big doubt when CA Osasuna take on Real Betis Sevilla on Sunday evening. The young mexican suffered a thigh injury today at Tajonar (CA Osasuna Pamplona training ground) and must cancelled the training session immediately. A fitness test tomorrow shall see whether Carlos can play or not.

Getafe, the little club that could, earned their 2nd consecutive spot in the Copa del Rey final with a 1-1 draw against Racing Santander Wednesday night. Getafe advance to the final under first year head coach Michael Laudrup. The 1-1 draw puts Getafe through 4-2 on aggregate. El Geta now wait for the winner of the [.

Some news to read as you sue your local stripper for almost putting your eye out during a lap dance:* Why Jonathan Spector is the answer for the US U-23s. (Soccer Training Info) Ten worst hairstyles in the Prem this year. (And how can you not love a post that includes phrases like, "The combination of bleach [.

Cristiano Ronaldo is known for tormenting and teasing opposition defenders, but now he risks the wrath of animal rights campaigners after filming a controversial advert for Fuji Xerox depicting him skillfully avoiding the attentions of a bull. Watch the videos below.

This is the very first season in football for Newcastle's new Chairman Chris Mort, and t's been a really tough babtism for our young Chairman, and another very difficult season for the country's most loyal fans. Chairman Chris Mort - it's been tough - that's an understatement

Watch the highlights here plus all the games in Serie A.

LAZIO 3- ROMA 2 + les buts de la journee du 19-03-08
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Rot Weiss Essen are stuttering again (like myself) having won one, drawn one, lost one and had one game called off since the return from the winter break. I think they will still make the tenth place cut-off but some momentum may have been lost on Saturday -conceding two late goals to lose 2-1. Could have gone to the match in Braunschweig but it would have involved a three and a half hour train journey there and back.

I just got home with 15 minutes remaining in the Roma derby.The score was 2-2 when Swiss Midfielder Valon Behrami showed a great instinct and opportunistically poached the winner for Lazio in extra time.
I am tired a stunned and angry. Darby's are so hard to digest and rationalize.Team behavior and outcomes along with their records are almost irrelevant as playing your city rival heightens passions and performances.

Good evening folks. A day after D.C. United thrashed Harbour View, 5-0, to reach the CONCACAF Champions Cup it is the Houston Dynamo's turn to try and book a place in the semifinals.

Houston will look to knock off Guatemalan side CD Municipal tonight at Robertson Stadium after the team's finished the first leg in Guatemala tied 0-0.

Aston Villa v Sunderland Villa could do with a scrappy doo win, anything but 3 points will do. The Black Cats are almost as bad as Trumpton & Derby on the road, I can't see anything but a Villa revival here. Prediction 4-1

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Kayamba last season played an important role in helping Sriwjaya winning a domestic double in Indonesia for the first time in their history.
The 34 years striker from St Kitts & Nevis has had a varied career including spells in Malaysia and Hong Kong before settling in the Sumatran city of Palembang.

It's a toss up at the moment who is the most hated person in Britain. Is it the Walter Mitty type figure- but now rich- Heather Mills or Gordon Strachan whose crime is to let a poor R*ngers team, a poor manager and allowed the biased medija their chance to get a pound of Celtic flesh while waltzing their way to a possible treble and an unlikely quadruple (please, please some European mob ensure Manchester is not their Seville.

I'm frantically running around trying to get ready for my flight to London tomorrow, but I wanted to get this up first. It's an Andrea Canales interview with Carlos Ruiz.

Yes, Carlos Ruiz. My all-time favorite player.

Believe it or not, I am refraining on passing judgment on Carlos just yet.

Tomorrow sees the FA Cup take centre stage with Perak and Kedah playing while still licking their wounds after receiving royal Singaporean drubbing in the AFC Cup on Tuesday.
Perak coach Steve Darby held his hands up and said fair play his mob were torn apart by SAF but he can't be happy with a fixture list that sees his team take on Selangor just three days later.

Manchester United - Bolton (PL Gameweek 29) (Highlights)
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Spanish Copa Del Rey Result Racing 1-1 Getafe (2-4 on aggregate) Getafe have claimed a place in their second successive Copa Del Rey final after holding Racing to a 1-1 draw in the semi final second leg at El Sardinero...

This is insanity. It's like the Premier League is The Matrix and Cristiano Ronaldo is Keanu Reeves. C-Ron went into this evening's Man Utd vs Bolton Lancashire derby with 31 goals, just one behind George Best's scoring record of 32 from the wing. And after eight minutes Ronaldo was level, when he kept his head in [.

Well, it was actually his knee that he injured but Brad Guzan participated in his first full training session today. He made a few great saves and was his usual vocal self during the short-sided game. How close is he to being 100 percent? He said he was all but fit right now, maybe 95 percent healthy.

Ruben Zadkovich He is a current Olyroos, he could soon be a Socceroo and by teams end, he could be an Olympian. By the way, he is also currently seeking employment as a professional football player if anyone is interested although he has apparently signed for Newcastle. To be honest, he confuses me when I see [.

With Manchester United again drawn against Italian knife merchants AS Roma the spotlight should fall once again on the cowardly tactic of fans carrying knives with which to attack visiting football fans.
AS Roma 'fans' have a reputation that precedes them. 17 United fans have been stabbed in the last two meetings in Rome!

Up until the Preston match I believed. I could see that there is some real talent in the squad and that on our day we could express it. After Preston my faith was badly shaken. Preston weren't a great side but every player did his job and they took their chances when they came. On [...]

I try not to steal jokes without giving some attempt at credit, so whoever came up with the line...

Tom Taiwo is an all-action midfielder who moved to Chelsea from Leeds, Tom is a diminutive but combative player who will give everything to the cause.

Tom Taiwo is an all-action midfielder who moved to Chelsea from Leeds, Tom is a diminutive but combative player who will give everything to the cause.

George Shook over at the Kansas City Soccer Review has filed a report from practice today. Some good information in there, but the point I want to focus on, is the fact that Andrew DiCicco, son of former US women's coach, Tony DiCicco, was not offered a contract with the team. DiCicco had 3 goals in preseason with the team, but those 3 goals were not enough to get DiCicco a contract.

1st half

• It is half time here in Charleston Carolina and the Mighty reds have struck first, with a wonderfully passed ball by new TFC midfielder Kevin Harsme to Jeff Cunningham. GOAL
• Julius James had be taken off after receiving an Elbow to the face in the first half.

It is half time here in Charleston Carolina and the Mighty reds have struck first, with a wonderfully passed ball by new TFC midfielder Kevin Harsme to Jeff Cunningham. Julius James had be taken off after receiving an Elbow to the face in the first half. ( suspected concussion) The weather conditions is playing a significant impact [.

It is half time here in Charleston Carolina and the Mighty reds have struck first, with a wonderfully passed ball by new TFC midfielder Kevin Harsme to Jeff Cunningham.

Seemed like a slow news day for some damn reason... - Canales #1: If the LA Galaxy are to have a shot in Hell at a successful season, Carlos Ruiz needs to have a Hell of a year. In an interview with Canales posted on Soccer365.com, el Pescadito sounds more focused than I've heard in a [...]

On Wednesday evening, River Plate and San Martín de San Juan played the final 13 minutes of their fourth round Torneo Clausura match, which was called off due to torrential rain first time round. There was very little to say about such a short match. Elsewhere, ex-Huracán manager Antonio 'Turco' Mohamed has taken over at [.

With a more coherent showing in South Carolina this evening, TFC managed to tie the New York Red Bulls 1-1 in the Carolina Challenge Cup in Charleston, S. C. Both teams had stretches where they controlled the game, but there were few real opportunities for offensive fireworks.
Jeff Cunningham opened the scoring in the tenth minute of the first half.

It was to be Cristiano Ronaldo's day again as he scored a brace that ensured Man Utd claim sole possesion of the top spot with only 8 games to go, he has now outscored United legend George Best and has a tally of an astonishing 24 goals so far in the Premiership, what makes it even more astonishing is that he is a winger and not a striker and the fact that he has established fowards like Rooney and Tevez to compete with!

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David Beckham only wants to win his 100th England cap if he is in the side "on his merits", according to the Los Angeles Galaxy general manager and president Alexi Lalas.
The midfielder was left out of Fabio Capello's first England squad against Switzerland last month but has been tipped to be included in the party chosen by the Italian tomorrow lunchtime for next week's friendly against France.

I'm not a big fan of stereotypes, but I will say this: Germans know how to get shit done. Apparently blind football was introduced to Germany only two years ago, but by the end of this month there's going to be Blindfootball-Bundesliga up and running. Catering to both blind and partially sighted players, the league [.

But was Bob joking as well?
Joe D'hippolito was being funny when he suggested in the comment of a recent post that Steve Sampson should take over as coach of Mexico. The U.S. and Mexico have successfully taken turns with coaches before, as was the case with Bora Milutinovic (who is probably available, I haven't checked), but I know Joe isn't a Sampson fan.

What a remarkable game. This 4-4 draw was the second of its kind for both Spurs and Chelsea this season; remarkably, Aston Villa was the opponent for both London clubs in their other 4-4 game. Spurs also drew 3-3 with Fulham and beat Reading 6-4 earlier in the year, showing their knack for high-scoring contests.

Tonight's match between Spurs and Chelsea was a perfect example of how Fox Soccer Channel has lost the creme de la creme of Premier League TV rights in the United States. In the incredible 4-4 London derby described by BBC London as the best match of the Premier League season thus far Setanta Sports [.

From the New York Times:

M.L.S. and Mexico's soccer federation have announced the eight-team field for the second SuperLiga tournament, which will be July 12-Aug. 5. The four M.L.S. teams are: Houston, winner of the last two M.L.S. Cup titles; New England, the loser in the last three M.L.S.

It looks like results may be going Newcastle's way, with Bolton well beaten tonight at Old Trafford.

...this season.

What a remarkable game.
This 4-4 draw was the second of its kind for both Spurs and Chelsea this season; remarkably, Aston Villa was the opponent for both London clubs in their other 4-4 game. Spurs also drew 3-3 with Fulham and beat Reading 6-4 earlier in the year, showing their knack for high-scoring contests.

Bangladesh's preparation for two international football tournaments - the AFC Challenge Cup and the SAFF Championship - ran into jeopardy as the desperate footballers called a strike yesterday against the football's governing body.
In the wake of the cancellation of the new season's transfer, the footballers decided not to play for the national team or in any tournament under the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF).

GETAFE won RACING DE SANTANDER 3-1 in the 1º leg of the SPANISH CUP semi-final & Racing needed to do a great game to in the 2º leg, their fans came out in force to cheer their team on as the... Read all the news, results, details & comments in English on Spanish Football & Sports

Hey everyone!

Well, the first half of Group Stages is through, and I figured it would be a great time to give you guys the Group Standings.

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Capital Football website is reporting that today could be the decision day for Canberra/Wellington Phoenix based Youth team.
See Release below for details. And I'll have details later in the day of any decision.
Both side of the ‘ditch' propose Capital Phoenix
The Football Federation of Australia will meet today to discuss the proposal from Capital Football and the Wellington Phoenix about entering a Canberra-based team in the new National Youth League.

According to this report CSD Municipal striker, formerly with MLS's Columbus Crew has been denied an US entry visa by US Customs officials according to reports out of Guatemala forcing Municipal to play a different formation than they are used to their Champions Cup match tonight in Houston.
This follows the denial of entry visas to several players of Jamaican side Harbour View FC.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_4AszN1rBc This "I'm on Setanta Sports" business is getting out of hand. The Special One says viewers are now "hitting on me two hundred and fifty million time on the You Tube." And new co-host Sven-Göran Eriksson is having a rough time. Above Jose has Sven (or "it") dressed as a pimp, and below he sends [.

Well, sort of - back in Southern California, at least. Can anyone guess who and what he's doing here?

Good afternoon folks. The Red Bulls will be taking on Toronto FC in the Carolina Challenge Cup today at 6 p.m. You can follow the action via video feed on www.USLlive.com.

I will try to do a running commentary on the match and encourage all you Red Bulls and Toronto FC fans to follow the action here.

Training went well again today, this time under sunny and windy skies. The team started with split drills with the defenders working on their shape and attacking players their shooting. Then, the players came together for full-field a 11 v 11 match. The only goal was scored by Ivan Trujillo and assisted by Carlos Marinelli.

As the football season wends its way towards its conclusion, it's easy to forget the harsh realities that many clubs have to operate under in order to put a team out each Saturday. That harsh reality has, however, reared its ugly head again, with Rotherham United becoming the third Football League club to be placed into administration this season after Luton Town and Bournemouth, and the danger is that, for Rotherham, the current financial crisis might just prove to be a step too far.

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Oh, almost forgot. I've got my LA Galaxy season preview up over on The Offside's Main Page today. Stop by and check it out.

Here's the first section, my recap of last year:

Here, in a nutshell, is the Galaxy ‘07 Season. (Subtitle: How NOT to run a team:)
1. Start with a Beckham DP signing.

Had a nice day on Saturday watching three matches of rugby. The fact that I've given up beer for lent dampened things somewhat but not really that muxh. Was in Bangor, North Wales for my brother-in-law's stags do and the Welsh grand-slam was top of the menu.
Italy v Scotland intrigued, it's great to see Italy doing well.

Dad Gone Mad has a great post up about watching his son play baseball recently, and it should be required reading for all sports parents: I spent the rest of the gaming watching my son, and I felt myself getting emotional as I did so. It wasn't because I was living vicariously through him as he [...

Seis juegos de suspensión para cinco jugadores fué el saldo de un "inocente" comentario que se le ocurrió hacer a Cervantes al término del partido, donde le dijo al "Gringo" Castro que Cruz Azul tenía 12 juegos sin poderle ganar a América. Segundos después la cancha del Azul parecía una batalla campal, con sólo un par [.

Seis juegos de suspensión para cinco jugadores fué el saldo de un "inocente" comentario que se le ocurrió hacer a Cervantes al término del partido, donde le dijo al "Gringo" Castro que Cruz Azul tenía 12 juegos sin poderle ganar a América. Segundos después la cancha del Azul parecía una batalla campal, con sólo un par [.

I will be in Argentina doing a series of articles about life in Argentina. Of course part of life there is football. One does not exist without the other. I will give you a daily journal of what is going on here as well as interviews with some of the top footballers there.

Once I publish them, please let me know what you think.

Am I the only one who finds this whole Next Soccer Star concept a little bit odd­? It's like a­n online reality show or some attempt to make a social network for wannabe soccer pros. And we all know how the last soccer themed social network did (been to ­joga.com lately?). I know everyone got [...

After a long and well-traveled preseason, the Dynamo are set to kick off what they consider to be the unofficial start of the season with a victory over CSD Municipal tonight at Robertson Stadium. Here is today's piece in the...

New LA forward Carlos Ruiz on being kicked by Houston midfielder Ricardo Clark last season, for which Clark is still serving a 9 game suspension: "That's competitive play. It's not personal." Andrea Canales with a great interview with Ruiz in the MLS News section.
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One of our faithful readers is looking for a pub in the St.

CHICAGO (March 19, 2008) — The U.S. Men's National Team will travel to England for the first time since 1994 to meet the 11th ranked England National Team on May 28 in London. Kickoff at the new, 90,000-seat Wembley Stadium is set for 8 p.m. local time (3 p.m. ET), and the match will be broadcast live on ESPN Classic and Univision.

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Finally got around to doing this today...anyways its the three-time eastern conference champs turn at the WVHooligan season preview. 2007 Record and Finish: 14-8-8, 50 pts., fourth overall, second in east, lost in MLS Cup Player Movement: Incoming: Chris Albright (trade with LA), Rob Valentino (SuperDraft), Michael Videira (SuperDraft), Joe Germanese (SuperDraft), Spencer Wadsworth (SuperDraft), Kheli Dube [.

Not strictly LA-soccer related, but a touching piece of journalism that was selected as the winner of the new North American Soccer Reporters group feature story of the year.

Read it here.

Just a quick post as I'm going out my fellow Gooners. Just read on Sky Sports text about Inter apparently making an illegal approach for Hleb. I'm getting fed up with teams like Barca, Inter, Madrid making these illegal advances to our players. It may unsettle them and its about time that FIFA, UEFA, whoever, proper punished these teams with a points deduction, massive fines and hit them where it hurts.

On this week's podcast Ian discusses the recent tragic events in Argentina with Christian from Argentina WCB and River Plate Offside. They go over what happened, how everyone involved is refusing to take the blame and exactly what can be done about it. Ian also talks to Inara from Lyon Offside about all the latest happenings [.

The next person who tells me how to run my blog without offering to pay for it will be the subject of a nasty voodoo curse. If you don't like my blog, don't fucking visit it. Easy enough right?

It has been said that the first day of any league's season feels like Christmas Day. If that hasn't been said, well, I'm saying it here. The thing is, this cuts both ways: much like with Christmas, you find an avalanche of obligations on top of you before you know it, never mind being prepared. I [.

Entertainment comes in different shapes and sizes... 10. Dimitar Berbatov (Spurs) He's struggled at times with his attitude and form, but despite that there are still few players I enjoy watching more than the sulky/silky Bulgarian. His first touch is...

We all knew the 2010 World Cup in South Africa would cost many millions of dollars to stage.
But who knew it would cost this much?
According to Cup organizers, the 2010 World Cup could cost South Africa $3.7 billion.
You didn't read that wrong ...
$3.

RELAXED Thaksin Shinawatra headed to London on Tuesday night happy that City's 'bolts' did not need much 'tightening' and his Blue revolution is still on course.
The chairman, who watched his side clamber back into the race for the Premier League's top six by coming from behind to beat Spurs 2-1 on Sunday, held a two-day series of meetings with key personnel at the stadium during his stay.

Thanks to informationleafblower.com for this one.

...and a good one at that. Sports Illustrated has a profile of American midfielder Michael Bradley. Kids out there reading. Learn from Mike. Be Like Mike. Learn all you can about soccer. Face the things you're bad at. Work hard. Play whenever you can. You might be able to run around in a soccer jersey with hearts on it too.

Loyal readers (and those who hate this site but just can't tear themselves away) know that this is primarily - but not exclusively - a soccer blog. Soccer's a big deal to me, but I've been a little light on the soccer content of late, for various reasons. Other sites do the daily aggregation thing [.

Hey everyone!
Well, the first half of Group Stages is through, and I figured it would be a great time to give you guys the Group Standings.
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The (once) dreaded Drogba has scored one goal for Chelsea since the end of November.He didn't even score one goal out of the six that were scored the other day when Chelsea were beating the daylights out of Derby.Is this the same dreadful Drogba who demoralised defenders and ran up a wholesome tally of 33 goals last season in all competitions ?

Today's MLS Q and As are with Colorado Rapids blogger Jeff. (You can check out his team's season preview here.) He blogs on our Colorado Rapids Offside blog, and also over at Center Holds It. Yes, I think his middle name is "prolific." Favorite team besides the one you blog [...]

Juande Ramos will be keen to make this Tottenham team his own and has already proven this in the summer with some astute January purchases but would he really sell Lennon? And is he really after Muntari? Juande Ramos looks to offload Aaron Lennon as he doesn't see the England youngster as part of his [.

Tuvieron que pasar muchos torneos para que la directiva entendiera que sus funciones no se deben limitar a contratar jugadores y pagar las quincenas. Hoy sale una nota en Cancha donde se menciona que Jorge Urdiales y L.M. Salvador se reunieron ayer con el plantel para exhortarlos a tener una reacción o de lo contrario se tomarán [.

Yes, it is fantastic.

If you haven't been following the puppet Jose Mourinho series "I'm on Setanta Sports," you need to start. Now.

And what better time than the one where "David" from Los Angeles calls in to talk to Sven?

I nearly died.

For more, go to YouTube.

Good afternoon all. I have your third installment of the most recent Q&A ready to roll, with the final questions set to be answered on Thursday.

Here they are, more of your questions answered:

EDB- Why does the MLS use the playoffs to determine draft position and alocations but not for determing the teams for commpetitions?

Les traemos una convocatoria desde futblogmexicano.com Nuevamente estamos solicitando bloggers para la red de blogs de Digifut.com Si quieres ser parte de los blogs futboleros de Digifut y cumples los requisitos, seguramente muy pronto estarás publicando tus artículos en este espacio sobre todas las modalidades de fútbol, sobre todos los equipos, jugadores y más.

Harry Kewell should just face facts and pack his bags! Not wishing to be too harsh on the Aussie but unless Rafa loses his mind in the coming months there is little chance the former Leeds man will get a new contract. The injury prone man is in Singapore preparing for a crucial World Cup [...]

Michael Dawson tries his utmost and is hardly the sharpest tool in the box and Ledley King, depending on who you believe, has not got the knees for the battle. Younes Kaboul is young and inexperienced and therefore it's no surprise that Juande Ramos is apparently running the rule on this guy! Tottenham are interested [.

Sorry for the late start today. Been super busy with work and other things that I haven't gotten to do much here. Again, sorry for that. I should be posting a New England season preview sometime today. I'm sure as you all know by now DC United made easy work of Harbor View in last night's [...]

This off-season Toronto FC has been searching for a playmaker to give the team some offense that they sorely need. It looks as if they may have found what they have been looking for, as they are about to sign an established star in Amado Guevara, who is a midfielder from Honduras and won the [...]

Well, since my predictions have been atrocious of late, chances are I'll be doing them with less and less commentary. And yet, the next thing I'll probably post will be predictions for the upcoming weekend tomorrow. I still haven't given up on he goal of being over 50% for the season, but after the last couple of weeks, I'm 6 games below .

Nuevamente estamos solicitando bloggers para la red de blogs de Digifut.com Si quieres ser parte de los blogs futboleros de Digifut y cumples los requisitos, seguramente muy pronto estarás publicando tus artículos en este espacio sobre todas las modalidades de fútbol, sobre todos los equipos, jugadores y más.

Nuevamente estamos solicitando bloggers para la red de blogs de Digifut.com Si quieres ser parte de los blogs futboleros de Digifut y cumples los requisitos, seguramente muy pronto estarás publicando tus artículos en este espacio sobre todas las modalidades de fútbol, sobre todos los equipos, jugadores y más.

Después de la dolorosa derrota de nuestro equipo frente a los Poblanos, nos llegaron noticias para nada bueas de cara al partido frente a Jaguares el próximo Sábado, primero fue la molestia del argentino Lucas el Lunes que le impidio terminar la práctica con el resto de sus compañeros, y luego fue Fabián Cubero, aqui la [.

Before we head on over to the latest episode of "I'm On Setanta Sports" featuring Jose Mourinho and Sven-Goran Eriksson, be sure to keep an eye out on Setanta at the end of this month for the latest edition to the show a brand-new character. Who could it be? Rafa? Wenger? Beckham? We'll have [...]

Before we head on over to the latest episode of "I'm On Setanta Sports" featuring Jose Mourinho and Sven-Goran Eriksson, be sure to keep an eye out on Setanta at the end of this month for the latest edition to the show a brand-new character. Who could it be? Rafa? Wenger? Beckham? We'll have [...]

Hugo has an interesting article up today on back-up goalkeepers - and one of the points he makes is how first-choice keepers, when demoted to the bench, become easily frustrated and move off to greener pastures. Hugo: ...it is in this light that we can see the desertion of a trio of excellent goalies from a [.

People aren't as stupid as you think they are. This appears to be a point that England Under-21 boss Stuart Pearce has picked up on as he named his squad for a friendly against Poland. Pearce has "omitted" Theo Walcott, Gabriel Agbonlahor and Aaron Lennon from his main squad. Some may think this and odd [.

Now whilst it's true Gunners boss has a knack of picking up youngsters and turning them into footballing geniuses it does seem that a day doesn't go by without a raft of opportunistic agents claiming to have had a call from the Frenchman with regards to signing their latest hot prospect. Vasco da Gama teen [.

Hey All, Don't get too excited. This is just a goofy interview that I found. It is pretty entertaining, but it reminds me of a MySpace or Facebook quiz. The interview Also, it looks like over the weekend, Eddie Gaven gave the U-23 men's national team the game winner over Honduras. The goal [...]

Hey All, Don't get too excited. This is just a goofy interview that I found. It is pretty entertaining, but it reminds me of a MySpace or Facebook quiz. The interview Also, it looks like over the weekend, Eddie Gaven gave the U-23 men's national team the game winner over Honduras. The goal [...]

If you happen to see a mental homeless man wandering the streets muttering about the need for a more creative midfielder, chances are he's a Spurs fan. This is because this is all Spurs fans are capable of talking about these days and it seems the club have wised up to it by casting their [...]

Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor has been branded Samson by The Sun because he has lost his goalscoring powers since having his haircut. The Togolese forward ditched his trademark beaded hairstyle last month and has not scored a Premier League goal.

With the conviction and frequency of some of these rumours you would think that, much like Riise and that huge pay-slip, a list of Rafa's supposed targets was was scrawled onto a bit of loo roll and left in a local Starbucks by accident. Still, they make for interesting reading so let's take a look [.

Today I'm bringing you a preview of my team, the LA Galaxy. (Motto: We may be over-hyped, but we're trying desperately not to be over-rated. And we do so deserve to go to all those fun and exotic tournaments! ) If you have any interest in the team, even in a [...]

My people! Do not miss phase II of the Red Bulls plan of CAROLINA DOMINANCE!

THE CAROLINA CHALLENGE CUP CONTINUES!
Red Bulls v. Toronto FC (Mo might be walking around there some place . . . ) TONITE at 6pm ONLY on usllive.com!

We have already disposed of Charleston.

What's the balance between the differences and similarities heading into Leg #2 of the CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinal between the Houston Dynamo and Guatemala's CSD Municipal? In other words, how much work do I have to do in order to update the information from the mess of a preview I compiled before the first [.

Liverpool have played Arsenal 26 times over the last ten years, but with three crucial, season defining games on the horizon, which team has the best record and, by extension, the statistically better chance of emerging victorious?
Below is a table detailing every Liverpool-Arsenal game over the last ten years:
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For years American sports fans have been lusting over every ones favorite former Florida Gator Cheerleader Erin Andrew (video below).
But, over the last couple of years, the Only Time Will Tell crew has been watching a lot of Sky Sports News and noticed something, could Sky Sports have the hottest collection of the girls on television.

With more than half a million votes, living legend, Alfredo Di Stéfano is currently leading the poll of who is the best player in Real Madrid's history. The honorary president of Real Madrid has 15,894 votes, while second place, Zinedine Zidane has 15,175 and team captain, Raul Gonazles close with 15,106 till now.

It has been said that the first day of any league's season feels like Christmas Day. If that hasn't been said, well, I'm saying it here (and elsewhere...using almost exactly the same language...slacker). The thing is, this cuts both ways: much like with Christmas, you find an avalanche ...

D.C. United 5 : 0 Harbour View F.C.
Six Word Novel Recap

They got up. They stood up.

Media, Traditional and OtherwiseThe Washington Times, John Haydon: "Devon McTavish, who scored his first goal for D.C. United in last week's tie at Jamaican club Harbour View, added two more last night in the return game as United breezed to a 5-0 win before 12,394 at RFK Stadium.

The Quakes' quest to bring home the Carolina Challenge Cup continues tonight when they take on the Charleston Battery. The game starts at 5:15 Pacific and can be watched online here. The Quakes won their first game in the tournament,...

Real Madrid's striker, Ruud Van Nistelrooy is to have arthroscopic surgery for a problem with his right ankle, which means he will be sidelined for a long period of time. Real only have ten games left in La Liga and therefore, the Dutchman won't make it at time and Bernd Schuster will have to find [.

That StarKick really works, thanks Conor!
I've never scored this much in one week in my life. Take that for what you will...
Look out Jaime, I'm coming for your record. Ben Olsen, you need to find another position. Bob Bradley, you better start looking for me.
I AM THE KING OF THE WORLD!

Marcelo Gallardo versus Devon McTavish: seems a forced comparison, but I found doing so revealing last night. Here's how: I count McTavish one of those good-for-Major-League-Soccer (MLS) players. By that I mean he generally makes good decisions, he knows the game, and works plenty hard. Possessed of just enough swagger - or perhaps feeling a little [.

I mean, wouldn't you think that after reading this headline?

There's an important Premier League game tonight at Manchester United.

Good afternoon folks. I should have some more posts coming shortly but I had to pass along a bit of comedy. If you were trying to put into words just how badly D.C. United beat Harbour View FC last night, this montage created by The Offside Rule's SF should help.

Enjoy.

Not bad for skinny-assed rock kid is it? That's Kasabian guitarist and former Leicester City youth player Serge Pizzorno's quite nice free kick from Soccer AM which has achieved cult-like status from fans of the band and TV show alike. Apparently the footie fixated axeman is trying to convince his band mates to all grow 'soccer-rockers' as a tribute to Rene "The Scorpion"Higo.

Guess whose delectable round bottom Jean-Alain Boumsong is carrying away?

...and I can't believe I said that.

Not much is happening on the Lyon front today, so here is a picture that I think sums up yesterday's match against Sochaux.

"The game is opening up. Harbour is getting their chances." I wrote that into my notes sometime in the late 50's, thinking it spelled the beginning of a period when Jamaica's Harbour View FC (HVFC) would threaten DC United's lead and survival in the CONCACAF Champions Cup (CCC) quarterfinal. Instead, not much more than 10 minutes [.

Club brass decided to take their suspension to the highest authority in the land. Real Betis look to appeal their two-match stadium ban and loss to Athletic Bilbao this past weekend after Basque goalkeeper Armando was struck with a water bottle by a Betis supporter.
Betis board member Pepe León ripped embattled Spanish Football Federation Ángel María Villar.

Mark Viduka has had to deny a story that has been made up in the press - that he has had a falling out with Kevin Keegan. Mark Viduka - we want to see him doing this on Saturday

Several different English media reports indicate David Beckham will win a recall to the England team Thursday when Fabio Capello names his squad for next Wednesday's game in Paris against France. Becks is widely expected to notch his ton of caps in that game and as an added bonus for Galaxy fans will be nice and rested for the MLS season opener that weekend (ahem).

I stole this off of Who Ate All the Pies. It's a young Ruud Gullit after he signed for Chelsea. Made me smile. I really think Ruud should grow back the dreads. Can you imagine how it would look if he and Cobi were in the same photo?

I believe spontaneous combustion would occur.

Canada and US play tomorrow for an Olympic qualifying spot.Because Canada is so limited in real world competitions like the World Cup i am desperate to see them get any experience possible.So i hope we can put some lead in our attack and defense and beat the US.
If we leave it up to Soccer Canada our squads will play 3 games a year two of which will be back to back affairs against St.

Rafa Benitez likes a good joke (insert poor player here) but his latest one is fairly amusing. At least I assume it's a joke! Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez has laughed off speculation that he had fallen out with his Spanish midfielder Xabi Alonso "Xabi's father was a top player and Xabi is a top player, [.

Hugo Sanchez had a leg up on any coach angling for the job of coaching Mexico. Not only was he Somebody, he was Mexico's most famous Somebody, the player who was the best ever from that country.
Admit it, there's a glamor attached to such people. They thrilled fans on the field, so people look to them to do it again from the sideline.

There is sure to be a frank and full discussion between Arsene Wenger and Alexander Hleb, after reports in The Guardian that the Arsenal winger went for talks with Inter the evening before playing for the Gunners in the San Siro stadium a fortnight ago. Although the Arsenal boss is venting his public spleen with [.

1. Carlsberg Don't Do Debuts

Wow, I'll bet it feels good to be Freddie Sears right now. Except for the obvious issue he might have with Alan Curbishley selecting Henri Camara ahead of him all year, but that's probably been offset rather nicely by his rather splendid debut.

Don't forget is almost tax time. I forgot and I'm a contractor so no EZ form for me. And to Quakes fans: don't forget we take on the Charleston Battery tonight at 5:15. The stream will be here. If you are stuck at work and the ...

It's a ruthless soccer, er sucker punch. You have to love the slow-motion, 'face full of knuckles' shot. After that, it only gets better. Awesomeness defined......

Houston Dynamo - CSD Municipal
Team tied 0-0 in first leg
8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT
Robertson Stadium
TV: Fox Soccer Channel
Radio: KBME 790AM (Eng)
Tickets
Tonight, for the first time since winning the MLS Cup last November, the Houston Dynamo return to their home pitch and they need a win if they want to keep their chances of becoming the top club team in the world alive.

Lyon's Champions League dreams may be history, but Karim Benzema managed to keep their hopes of a double alive. Lyon won their Coupe de France game against Sochaux yesterday with a late strike, going up 2-1 at the tail end of regulation time. The Lyonnais have not won the Coupe de France in thirty-five [.

For one reason or another, this season has seen a number of long-suffering back-up goalkeepers finally venturing into the first eleven on a regular basis. Almunia at Arsenal has at long last cast off the albatross of Mad Jens Lehmann from around his neck, leaving Lehmann to vilipend and gnash his teeth together like Muttley [.

It may have escaped Michael Carrick's attention that Chelsea won the league in 2004/5 and 2005/6. This is because the official Manchester United website carries quotes from him, stating that he believes the Red Devils have the edge over their title rivals when it comes to experience. "We know how to kick it over the [.

Agger finally went under the knife and the surgeon discovered the source of Aggers discomfort for the last several months. To think that all this time it's been a floating bone which has been keeping him out of action, nasty !
While they're not ruling out the possibility of a return by the end of the season, it's probably better if they wait until next season so he heals fully.

Aside from the Algarve Cup and the CONCACAF Under-23 Pre-Olympic Tournament, it's been a quiet month for international football. But all that will change next week, on Wednesday March 26th. There's a bonanza of Asian World Cup 2010 qualifiers to be played, including China vs Australia and the already dramatic North Korea vs South Korea (in [.

Well, it's official: the quest to upgrade will have to wait another year, at least. I'd been itching to upgrade to State for a while, and now that my wife and I are starting to talk children, I hoped that this year I'd be able to do it before a little tyke starting taking up a lot of my time.

Controversy is Mr Comfort's middle name and he likes to make his somewhat oddly sounding voice heard! Everything he says should be taken with a bucket of salt, you have been warned If you are an Arsenal fan you must be banging your head against a brick wall right now. I am sure you've [...]

Morning everyone. I'm bloody tired. Hang on going to start the coffee maker. Ok coffee is being made. So the first story today is about Alexander Hleb and Inter Milan. It is a tale of Ice Cream, Italian cunts, and agents that never are happy with what they have. Apparently when we went down to Milan before the match at the San Siro, Hleb and his agent went off to speak with Inter Milan the night before, which is clearly not allowed.

Weird to see Crew Stadium enter the land of stage-end stadiums, right? Though it might take some getting used to and is not the most aesthetically pleasing thing it's probably going to be for the best. If this helps them book more concerts it will probably help them get a naming rights deal.

"nothing will be more important than how the game progresses on the field."

I got an email asking for the translation of the Ruiz interview. That makes the email sound demanding, but it was really nice, thanking us for the videos and pictures we post and calling us the best blog. OOOOhhh, flattery! But it works.
Anyway, here's what Ruiz said - my questions aren't there, but you can probably figure what I asked by his answer.

Mart's got a new bit up at FanCast, which looks at Fulham's chances of staying up. I was thinking about this. The Times simulators have us finishing on 32 points, and going down. 36 points are probably needed to stay up. By that yardstick it's simple: find two surprise wins somewhere and we'll be okay.

After a two-week hiatus (don't ask) I come back to this blog with the distinct feeling that I'm not going to enjoy what remains of the season. It may seem strange, with the team top of the League and with a seven-point cushion, but the feeling remains nevertheless. Some of this ennui may be attributed to Real's ignominious, though deserved elimination from the Champions League by Roma a couple of weeks ago.

If I hadn't deleted that ugly, cumbersome graphic from the sidebar you would have been able to see that today's Premier League make-up fixtures are of the utmost importance on the 2008 title race. It's not outlandish to think that when people look back, today's the day the title could be decided, or at the very least let's put a star next to it.

Avram Grant certainly thinks Fabio Capello should reinstall John Terry as England captain for the friendly against France (providing the defender is selected), do you agree with the Chelsea manager? Sky Sports reports that the Israeli has been positively glowing about JT's leadership qualities, but how can he compare them equally with Gerrard's?

It's bad enough that you are caught by the police for drink driving - for that, there can be no excuse whatsoever. However, the Daily Mirror reports that a Norwich City and ex-Newcastle United footballer has gone one better. Not only was Matty Pattison still hammered at the wheel when arrested on Sunday, he was [.

So yeah, DC put it that smack down on Harbour View last night. Since it's been a year since we've done one of these, and since in never gets old we'll do it again. Rewind my selecta!

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Daily Mail - We'll have to leave Loftus Road, says QPR boss De Canio
Luigi De Canio believes Queens Park Rangers will have to abandon Loftus Road if they want to become one of the top clubs in the country.
With the backing of Formula One entrepreneurs Bernie Ecclestone and Flavio Briatore, as well as billionaire Indian steel baron Lakshmi Mittal, Rangers can reasonably claim to be the world's richest club.

The sky's the limit as Pablo Escobar used to say, but for once in South America, this isn't about covering oneself in the devil's dandruff. Yesterday in Bolivia's capital city, La Paz, the country's president Evo Morales and some Argentine chap called Diego Maradona hosted a charity football match to not only raise money for the victims of severe flooding in the Andean region, but also to make a stand against Sepp Blatter's ludicrous decree last week that international games were to have an altitude limit.

I thought it would be interesting to try to make an eleven out of players that cost nothing! Either they came through the ranks to make it into the big time or were wise investments that cost less than a peanut! Brad Friedel (Blackburn) – Commonly cited as one of the best keepers in the Premier [..

Getting a few MLS updates out of the way here from the past two days.

I've received a few schedule changes in the past few days from MLS clubs.

Let's hear it for the quiffs, the braids, the bleach-jobs, the overused hair gel. Here are Pies' 10 favourite hairstyles of the 07/08 Premier League season... 10. Younes Kaboul (Spurs) What's going on here? It's all over the shop. Kaboul...

In the aftermath of last week's Champions League draw Emmanuel Adebayor was first Arsenal player to come out and make a bold statement of optimism.

Seeing as how I'm on the road and watched last night's match in a tiny streaming-video window whilst holding a conversation, my comments will be necessarily brief, rather pixelated, and, unfortunately, buffering . . . buffering . . . buffering ;-). * I'll admit it--for about the first hour or so, I was worried.

In case you missed it, pictures of Liverpool's home, away and third shirts for the 2008/2009 season have been leaked courtesy of our friends at Football Shirt Culture. Here's the home shirt: As you can see, Adidas has designed a very classy home shirt with a similar style to the Chelsea home shirt (except for a different [.

In case you missed it, pictures of Liverpool's home, away and third shirts for the 2008/2009 season have been leaked courtesy of our friends at Football Shirt Culture. Here's the home shirt: As you can see, Adidas has designed a very classy home shirt with a similar style to the Chelsea home shirt (except for a different [.

FIGO: Reports in England and Figo himself quashed the rumor of 35-year old Figo to Matt Pickens' Queens Park Rangers. Yep, QPR. Either way, Figo has decided one thing for sure - that he's definitely leaving. NOT LORD STEVENS: Another club - this time Birmingham City - has been raided by police. Same tune, different [.

I was going to shut up about this so as not to jinx anything, but other blogs are talking about it so I thought perhaps I would too. Below are the shortlisted blogs for the Football Fans Census awards, Best Blog category. You can see the page here. Anyway, the good news is that at [...]

If you are having a bit of Champions League withdrawal because of the lack of mid-week soccer action, you might not have realized that there actually is a quality slate of games on TV today.

With EPL (a London Derby), Serie A (the Rome Derby) and CONCACAF Champions Cup action on the menu, there is plenty for everyone to watch.

Fantasy Soccer Bootroom is a (somewhat) weekly column devoted to the ins and outs of fantasy soccer, especially the game played on www.mfls.com, and the RevMFLS division. Last issue I introduced you to the fantasy soccer game on MFLS. This week I am focusing on how to select your fantasy team roster.

In this week's WagSnatch roundup, Beckham plays for his England and Hollywood future (what, you think Indiana Jones is just about the money?), Rooney is getting bald, Coleen does not want his name and Danielle Lloyd, famous for stripping in front of a lens, is in a titz over some 'personal' saucy photos.

From NationalPost.com: "If I score again against Real Madrid, I can go a year without sex." — Canadian soccer player Julian De Guzman. ... His coach Miguel Ángel Lotina reportedly came out the next day saying, "How dare he say that, sex is sacred." De Guzman has scored against Madrid before, in a 3-1 victory at home [.

Park in the lot across the street? Not John Terry. Capt. John parked his Bentley in a handicapped parking space while having lunch with his family at Pizza Express. Surely, he will stand up and be counted by paying his 60 GBP fine. If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks [.

Park in the lot across the street? Not John Terry. Capt. John parked his Bentley in a handicapped parking space while having lunch with his family at Pizza Express. Surely, he will stand up and be counted by paying his 60 GBP fine. If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks [.

Hace pocos días hablábamos de como el fútbol mexicano podría atreverse a dar el siguiente paso y revolucionar su andar en el balompié. Decíamos que desconocíamos las razones por las que muchas cosas podían o no darse en favor del juego. La situación ocurrida en Carson, California donde el equipo nacional fue eliminado de la posibilidad [.

Following Arsenal's fourth successive draw in a row, which meant United claimed top spot in the league after falling five points behind just a few weeks previously, there was some talk questioning Arsene Wenger's job security. Former Chelsea boss, Jose Mourinho, has questioned Wenger's position on a couple of occasions, most recently taunting, "Arsenal are a [.

My people! Do not miss phase II of the Red Bulls plan of CAROLINA DOMINANCE!

THE CAROLINA CHALLENGE CUP CONTINUES!
Red Bulls v. Toronto FC (Mo might be walking around there some place . . . ) TONITE at 6pm ONLY on usllive.com!

We have already disposed of Charleston. Now its .

Arsenal have not lost either of the two trophies they are still chasing in the past few weeks, but they have made the journey a lot harder if they want a domestic title. Four straight draws have left them in...

The Prawns have stolen our game Watching a football game has never been harder in my opinion, this morning Arsenal Vs Reading tickets went on sale to Red members, which I shall state, now is the lowest membership level for the Arsenal football team. The Membership scheme is as follows, Platinum (Corporate), Gold (Season Ticket Holders), Silver (First Sale) and Red (left overs).

19 March 1995 - Jamie Redknapp and Robbie Fowler celebrate after Redknapp secures a 2-0 win against Manchester United at Anfield. An own goal from Steve Bruce had earlier given the hosts the lead.

Via Mediotiempo.com
Portar el nueve en cualquier equipo es sinónimo de responsabilidad, más si se tiene la etiqueta de refuerzo y la condición de ocupar una plaza de extranjero. Por ello, Blas Pérez es el primero en reconocer que llevar un gol en 10 partidos de ninguna forma le beneficia en su primer torneo en México, y menos es la cifra que tenía en mente a su arribo a los Tigres.

What a strange season it's been for Liverpool fans. They've had to put up with unprecedented levels of speculation surrounding the ownership of their club and future of manager Rafael Benitez. On the pitch, the Reds have been terribly inconsistent, starting like a train, dipping badly in the middle of the season and now coming [.

The cops arrived unannounced at St Andrews early on Wednesday morning, seizing financial documents which they'll no doubt go through with a fine toothcomb. The Sun reports that the police are investigating illicit payments made to agents and they're leaving no stone unturned to make sure the Lord Stevens inquiry is carried out in a [.

Chivas USA have a new supporters group... Or do they.

The Union Ultras are Chivas USA's newest supporters group. Do they look familiar? They sure do. San Patricos, was a short lived theme with this group. They have a new look, and a new philosophy, so The Offsides wanted to ...

Luciano Emilio scores a lot of goals so 2 from his isn't a big surprise. Devon McTavish doesn't score a lot of goals for DC United so 2 from him is a little bit unexpected. Fred added one to complete the 5 - 0 beating put on Jamaican Harbour View in the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Champions Cup.

You all better show some love to foroceleste.com!!!! This is courtesy of them.

Via La Estrella de Panamá - Roberto E. Quelne
El delantero panameño Luis "Matador" Tejada podrá jugar el próximo sábado el clásico número 262 entre el América de Cali y el Deportivo Cali, luego de cumplir una sanción de un partido de suspensión.
La última vez que se enfrenaron estos dos equipos fue hace dos semanas y el partido terminó en una batalla campal.

Here's a summary of where we are in the Champions' Cup. I'll keep bumping this up to the top of the page until the tournament has concluded. Current phase of tournament is in bold red lettering. Home team in the...

Another good interview from captain Michael Owen today, where he talks about the game last Monday and how even top class players can look ordinary when their confidence dips. Michael Owen in training - us that David Edgar marking him?

Zlatan - cocky, arrogant, deluded prat, or just giving reporters what they deserve? You decide... More Zlatan vs reporters after the jump......

Thierry Henry won't be coming back to play for Liverpool or for any other English side for that matter. Not that I believed any of the rumors of the French striker's return to the Premier League but they were still...

'The club is fully cooperating with the police in their inquiries which relate to an unconnected third party or third parties'
Police raid Birmingham in probe

In yesterday's CONCACAF Champions Cup tournament game between DC United and Jamaica's Harbour View, the MLS Supporters' Shield winners pulled off the rare feat of scoring three goals in approximately 300 seconds. And Americans say soccer doesn't have enough scoring... After a disappointing draw in the opening round, United looked to be in trouble when it failed to score [.

Before Tuesday, I thought Ricardo "Tuca" Ferreti might be angling for the position of coach with the Mexican national team. He has been critical of certain decisions by both the federation (remember his tirade against a friendly in LA versus who he called Guate-peor?) and current coach Hugo Sanchez (Ferreti, a Brazilian, said recently he did not believe in calling in foreigners to the national team).

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Ben Kosky/Kilburn Times - Boss will prune squad to 22
QPR boss Luigi de Canio has revealed he wants to begin next season with a squad of 22.
Rangers have been represented by a total of 36 players during the current campaign - not including substitute goalkeepers - and De Canio wants to rely on a much smaller pool of options next year.

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Gareth Ainsworth - Kilburn Times
DESPITE what people might think, our squad isn't all that big at the moment, so it was a relief to have a full week's break between games at last.
The players have had extra recovery time this week and we had a day at the spa on Tuesday, which was relaxing, but more importantly there's time to work on a few things in training between now and the Wolves game.

"Topless"
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is considering whether to report Inter Milan to Uefa for an alleged approach for midfielder Alexander Hleb. Personally I think Inter are just using Hleb to get closer to his wife, Anastasia Kosenkova, who not only sings for the pop group "Topless", but was Ukraine's Miss Tourism International 2004.

In a move which would have ramifications for fans in Philadelphia, Seattle and Miami and possibly New York ,the MLS Board Of Governors is going to look at whether new MLS clubs should reuse other names according to this LA Times story.
Our, advice, stick with the new: football(soccer) traditional names likeDC United, Houston 1836, FC Dallas, Toronto FC.

Grahame Jones of the LA Times takes a look at the expansion teams coming into the league and what they might be called. As Grahame points out, it seems like a minor detail in the grand scheme of things but it's something that must be figured out.
He points out the existence of St. Louis Soccer United and wonders if MLS could stand to have two United clubs.

Manchester United manager demands that his players stay focused tonight despite knowing a pivotal weekend awaits
Ferguson issues title alert as Chelsea close in
Spurs prepared for Chelsea revenge bid

On Monday we set a quick quiz to test your knowledge of the greatest football club on earth. No, not The Hurricanes, Liverpool.

Club brass decided to take their suspension to the highest authority in the land. Real Betis look to appeal their two-match stadium ban and loss to Athletic Bilbao this past weekend after Basque goalkeeper Armando was struck with a water bottle by a Betis supporter.
Betis board member Pepe León ripped embattled Spanish Football Federation Ángel María Villar.

DCU 5 HVFC 0
Wow. That was fun. This is how DC United should be performing against this kind of competition. Not necessarily 5 goals, but definitely 3 and crushing the opponent when they are down.
Let's start at the back. Wells had one fantastic save and otherwise played a very consistent game.

You can always rely on an EPL player for a touch class
It's the list all SSN readers have been waiting for: Premier League footballers' vehicles of choice
Top ten cars of Premier League stars

Kevin Keegan has talked today about why he changed the team around for Monday night's game at Birmingham. Mark Viduka - good shift on Monday, and showed fighting qualities

Shock horror! England captain John Terry was caught parking his Bentley illegally in a disabled parking space on Esher High Street, before 'enjoying a leisurely family lunch in nearby Pizza Express'. According to the Wimbledon Guardian, JT 'has been strongly...

D.C. United gave fellow MLS teams something to be worried about last night after they exploded in the second have to defeat Harbour View 5-0 to advance to the semifinals of the Champion's Cup. Devon McTavish and Luciano Emilio each...

Spurs defender Takura Mtandari could be set for a move to either West Ham or Fulham in the near future according to reports in The Sun today.
The young defender was thought to be a hot prospect, a long term member of the White Hart Lane side but now it appears as though he wants to leave the club for either of Spurs' london rivals in that of West Ham or Fulham.

One of the reasons we are hoping (praying?) that we stay up this season, is that if we can get through this bad patch, the summer transfer window looks to be an exciting time for Newcastle's fans. Kevin Keegan - has history of turning teams around quickly

I've made a case for Michael Laudrup as a player Liverpool should regret not signing, but there are other players the club has lost out on that could have made a huge impact. So vote now on who *you* think is Liverpool's biggest missed opportunity.
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HOME TEAMS LISTED FIRST
Group 1
Caracas F.C. (VEN) 1 - 1 Cruzeiro (BRA)
CAR: Valencia (29')
CRZ: Moreno (54' pen)
STANDINGS
Team GP W D L GF GA +/- Pts Home Away 1 Cruzeiro (BRA) 4 2 2 0 7 1 6 8 2-0-0 0-2-0 2 FC Caracas (VEN) 4 2 1 1 5 5 0 7 2-1-0 0-0-1 3 San Lorenzo (ARG) 3 1 1 1 3 4 -1 4 0-1-0 1-0-1 4 Real Potosí (BOL) 3 0 0 3 3 8 -5 0 0-0-1 0-0-2
Group 2
Estudiantes LP (ARG) 2 - 0 Danubio (URU)
EST: Veron (42' pen), Desabato (75')
STANDINGS
Team GP W D L GF GA +/- Pts Home Away 1 Estudiantes LP (ARG) 4 2 1 1 4 2 2 7 1-1-0 1-0-1 2 Lanús (ARG) 3 1 2 0 3 1 2 5 1-1-0 0-1-0 3 Deportivo Cuenca (ECU) 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 5 1-1-0 0-1-0 4 Danubio (URU) 4 0 1 3 2 7 -5 1 0-0-1 0-1-2
Group 7
Audax Italiano (CHI) 1 - 0 Atletico Nacional (COL)
ADX: Orellana (48')
STANDINGS
Team GP W D L GF GA +/- Pts Home Away 1 São Paulo (BRA) 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 4 1-0-0 0-1-0 2 Atlético Nacional (COL) 3 1 1 1 4 2 2 4 1-1-0 0-0-1 3 Sportivo Luqueno (PAR) 2 1 0 1 2 4 -2 3 0-0-0 1-0-1 4 Audax Italiano (CHI) 3 1 0 2 3 4 -1 3 1-0-1 0-0-1

There seems to be two camps on this issue of Andy Gray. There are those Liverpool supporters who cannot see what the fuss is all about and, in the event, think his twisted, bitter hatred of the Reds is quite amusing.

It would be a severe understatement to say that Central American countries take their football pretty seriously. They take tacos and Catholicism ‘pretty seriously;' football is a matter of life and death, often quite literally. A brief glance back through the history books tells us that in 1969 El Salvador and Honduras actually fought the 100-Hours War after rioting at a football match between the two countries sparked the conflict.

With not much going on in Wizards camp (players resumed training Tuesday), new signings Ivan Trujillo and Claudio Lopez put on their kits for the cameras. Here's a sample of Lopez in the home jersey:

The team has training all week to prepare for the Saturn Challenge Cup this Saturday.

The Rome Derby dominates the midweek action. While Lazio's poor campaign has made this match less critical than in past years, it's always an emotional contest. Elsewhere, Inter travel to Genoa, Milan host Sampdoria and Napoli host Fiorentina.
Previews

U-23 Olympic Qualifying Semifinal
U.S. vs. Canada
LP Field, Nashville, Tenn.
9 p.m. ET
ESPN Deportes, ESPN360
Given the Yukon-sized chip the Canadian team carries on its shoulder whenever it plays the Americans, the match should be tougher than expected. The tournament has been fraught with upsets since day one, although the Americans have largely avoided any catastrophes so far.

Newcastle Reserve Team manager Adam Sadler praised the fighting spirit of his team as they miraculously came back from two goals down to snatch a dramatic draw against Bolton Wanderers, with two goals in injury time. Adam Sadler - another good point for the Reserves

Dale Johnson takes a look at the relegation battle in the EPL.
Wigan3031 Middlesbrough3031 Newcastle3029 Reading3028 Birmingham3027 Sunderland3027 Bolton2925 Fulham3023 Derby3010

In the Soccerlens forum, Frankie asks: The last few games seem to be causing SAF some concern: 1-0 against Lyon, 0-1 against Portsmouth and 1-0 against Derby. It's the old early season 1-0 routine again, although this time not all the results are going United's way. The statistics over the last 2 games make for pretty [.

If you believe the rumours in the Argentine press, than Riquelme, who has a wife and kids, has been seeing swimsuit model Yesica Toscanini. Yesica, who also hails from Argentina, has modelled for Sports Illustrated and Abercrombie & Fitch. Would...

It was a good result on Monday night at Birmingham, that was made even better when at half time it looked like we were going to slip to a 5th successive defeat. Kevin Keegan - one point won?

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As noted yesterday on QPR Report, Football Fanzine published its award shortlists in various categories. These categories included Dave Thomas' A Kick Up The Rs and Clive Whittingham's Loft for Words in the "Best Championship Fanzines" award shortlist; and Clive Whittingham of Loft for Words in the "Best Editor" Category.

Tim Candon and the Cary News are ramping up their RailHawks coverage for pre-season training camp. Candon has two pieces in this week's edition -- coverage of Chris Carrieri's retirement and a look at day one of training camp.
It's good to see the hardest working soccer reporter in the state (excluding your intrepid blogger, of course) back on the beat.

NEWS Thierry Henry says that a return to England is 'not a possibility'. So there. Independent Blackburn Rovers sign 31-year-old Swiss midfielder Johann Vogel Goal.com RUMOURS Norwich midfielder Matty 'Party' Pattison allegedly caught drink-driving, dressed only in t-shirt, shoes and...

Oba Martins talked at length to the Newcastle Journal this morning and talked about how there is great respect building between himself, and his manager Kevin Keegan. Oba Martins - wanted to help Newcastle win the game

I'm just watching an Asian Champions League tie between Gamba Osaka and Cheongnam Dragons in South Korea and apart from being a good game I'm struck by the fans. It's good to see a few Japanese have made the relatively short joruney to follow their team but I fear it could be another 12 months before any fans will be making their way to Indonesia to cheer on their heroes.

Today's back pages are ablaze with the news that Fabio Capello is set to recall both David Beckham and Theo Walcott to England's squad for their friendly against France next Wednesday. Capello sent right-hand man Franco Baldini to the States...

Standard Liege goalkeeper Rorys Aragon Espinosa relived Rene Higuita's scorpion kick with his own attempt in a match against Gent. The Ecuadorian didn't quite get the same contact as Higuita, but the ball didn't fly into the net so I suppose it has to go down as a successful save. I don't know too much about this guy and you probably don't either, so check out his MySpace.

He's only 23 and may be currently leadigng the F1 driver's standings, but Lewis Hamilton gets up to the same sort of thing in his spare time as other guys his age: keepie-uppie.
His skills may not have got him a contract, but he's certainly better than your average Joe. STT reckons that he'd be especially good at corners.

Liverpool FC has lost out on signing many great players over the years, but the most regrettable missed opportunity is arguably Danish maestro Michael Laudrup. The club had two chances to sign this footballing magician, but sadly failed on both occasions. Why did the Liverpool miss out and what impact would Laudrup(theoretically) have had on the club?

Here's Ray 'Butch' Wilkins, accompanied by an impressive pot belly, in action during a friendly for Chelsea Old Boys vs Boston Braves. Hmm, looks a bit like another Chelsea slaphead, no? More shit lookalikes...

More mystery as a post turns up on Yahoo answers predicting the draw
The Champions League draw fix mystery took a further turn last night, with the forum where the prediction was orginally made, pointing out that on Yahoo answers someone claimed to have been told that the English clubs would avoid each other except one of them would get Liverpool.

Adelaide United drew 0-0 with the Chinese Champions Changchun Yatai in front of United's biggest Asian Champions League home ground, 10,500.
Type your summary here
Quote of the game:
"The spine is all Foreign," said Fox Sports Commentator Mike Cockerill talking about the Changhun Yatai side.

This Snapshot shows Chelsea manager Glenn Hoddle unveiling new signing Ruud Gullit in June 1995.

The superstitious part of me had been waiting to bring this up, but since Rafa Benitez has said something, I figured it might be worth exploring now (so someone doesn't say I was late to jump on the topic later...

Just a few days after writing my piece on why we at Yanks Abroad think that players based in Europe are better quality than MLS players, the US Under-23s play three games in a week and apparently attempt to prove me wrong.

In the first leg of the Belgian Cup semifinal game, Standard took an early lead courtesy of Igor De Camargo, then doubled it with Dieumerci Mbokani's strike before the half.

The United States Olympic team will face Canada on Thursday evening in Nashville, Tennessee with a berth in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing going to the winner.

Nate Jaqua and Co. look to steal more points from higher-ranked clubs in the Austrian Bundesliga as they host Strum Graz on Wednesday night.

Former Under-20 goalkeeper Quentin Westberg has revealed that a move during the transfer window was imminent, but second division Troyes and FCV Dender of the Eerste Klasse in Belgium were unable to come to an agreement.

Celtic 0-1 Aberdeen This is turning out to be quite the season of cup shocks in the UK. Aberdeen are no minnows, but they started as outsiders against Celtic in last night's Scottish Cup quarter final replay. Based on chances,...

Is this the end for Boy Wonder? Like my sex life, it's been a while but I'm back this week to run over the question on every Englishman's lips, no, not when will Dexy finally get a shag or will Becks get his 100th cap, but the issue according to St Michael. With the 3 Lions facing 11 frogs next week, will Fabio again ignore Owen and leave him on the bench in gay Paris?

Much like the judge in the Paul McCartney-Heather Mills divorce proceedings, the FA had a chance to set a great precedence in its handling of Martin Taylor's tackle on Arsenal forward Eduardo. To steal a baseball reference, the FA, unlike...

A midweek game against Bolton is just a few days before we entertain our very dear friends. Fergie would like to take it one game at a time, and hope that the team doesn't falter while looking to the weekend tie against 'Pool. They, of course, don't need too much reminding; we did lose to [...]

Images courtesy of the Fugees Family. I was initially drawn to this story due to an event in my own life. During high school in Washington, D.C., my football (soccer) team was not allowed to practice on our home pitches. "Those fields are for the real athletes." As in gridiron football. We did have use of [.

It's March in the U.S. If you don't know about March Madness, it's a knockout college basketball tournament that sweeps the country every year as folks print out brackets and wager on how they think the tourney will play out....

If this weekend's match goes anything like the vote yesterday, the red part of Merseyside will be singing with joy on Sunday. Liverpool easily outdistanced Manchester United in our unscientific vote of the favorite kit by our readers by a...

When Joey Barton converted a stoppage time penalty at Fulham on December 15th, Newcastle fans could have been forgiven for thinking their side may well have turned the corner. After all, they had bounced back from a humiliating home defeat to Liverpool- one that left enduring images of angry fans yelling "You don't know what [.

They're always a treat.
By the time I wake up this video will probably be unavailable, but if I provided its refreshing images to just one reader, it was worth it.
I think This is Extra Time gets the credit for this one.

These might be worthwhile, probably not.
Read 'em if you're intrigued.

• Some guys getting groin surgery. Made me chuckle and cringe. Tee hee.
  
  
• This poster (right) isn't from ESPN, but is kinda funny and sad at the same time. Seen over here.
  
  
• Ronaldinho is missing time due to an injury, or non-injury.

28 year-old Birmingham City centre half Martin Taylor returned to action last night following his three match suspension. He played all ninety minutes for the reserves in a 3-3 draw with Tottenham. Nothing dramatic happened, Taylor played OK and proved his fitness. The stadium at Solihull has rarely seen so much interest from the press and the media however.

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Seen over at Who Ate All the Pies?

Well, not exactly sleeping.
The British news provider calls it "tapping."
In short, Arsenal's 26-year-old Belarusian midfielder allegedly snuck out of the team's hotel to talk transfer and eat ice cream with Inter Milan officials.
Oooo, shady...

Liverpool defender John Arne Riise has refused to comment on speculation linking him with a summer move to Newcastle, according to the player's representative.
The Norwegian international, who is also capable of playing in midfield, has fallen out of favour at Anfield this season with Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez preferring the pairing of Fabio Aurelio and Ryan Babel on the Reds' left-hand side.

Xabi Alonso hailed Rafa Benitez's latest tactical reshuffle and claimed one of its less spectacular spin-offs could prove the key to stifling Manchester United's title charge on Sunday.
Goals have been flowing since Benitez unleashed Steven Gerrard in an attacking role just behind Fernando Torres.

REAL MADRID is like an Elephant in a glass store, lots of noise & possible damage where it moves, the club generates rumours, speculations & attracts its competitors in every movement. Said... Read all the news, results, details & comments in English on Spanish Football & Sports

Xabi Alonso believes Fernando Torres can realise his full potential at Liverpool after being stifled by the goldfish bowl at Atletico Madrid.
Torres is enjoying a dream maiden season in the Barclays Premier League following his £20million-plus summer switch from the Spanish capital.

With not much going on in Wizards camp (players resumed training Tuesday), new signings Ivan Trujillo and Claudio Lopez put on their kits for the cameras. Here's a sample of Lopez in the home jersey:

The team has training all week to prepare for the Saturn Challenge Cup this Saturday. Tickets .

Barcelona star Lionel Messi admits Liverpool's Champions League rivals fear the "special" talent of Fernando Torres.
The Spaniard has been a major success since arriving at Anfield from Atletico Madrid in the summer, his weekend winner against Reading taking his season's tally to 27 goals in 36 games.

Rafael Benitez believes Liverpool can still have an impact on the Barclays Premier League title race - and he is happy with them being forgotten for now.
Benitez's men are eight points behind the pace but still have Manchester United and Arsenal to play before the end of the campaign.
"How near we finish to the top now will be interesting," the Reds boss told liverpoolfc.

English club TOTTENHAM HOTSPURS has given RCD ESPANYOL goalkeeper & Camaroon International a few more days to make up his mind & accept their offer. Tottenham is beginning... Read all the news, results, details & comments in English on Spanish Football & Sports

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Self sufficient and autonomous, able to survive and thrive in any geographical location that is wired, establishing holistics and models across a range of market sectors and structures, the part of one's life that relates to trading is highly innovative and should be celebrated. Or should it?
Baudrillard: "The miracle of gaming is to make us live our freedom not as reality but as illusion - a higher illusion, an aristocratic challenge to reality.

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BBC Gossip - "QPR are determined to sign on-loan Manchester United full-back Kieran Lee on a permanent deal. (Daily Star)"
[Note: This reiterates - or comes from - what De Canio said in his interview yesterday - De Canio Interview]

During our first season at the Emirates season, there was theme embedded within most of our home matches; first half laziness. On many occasions, the fans had to endure a lacklustre first 45 minutes, followed by a vastly improved second in which the team was generally chasing the game. As the current season got going it seemed as though things had changed.

Down here in Miami, it was Calle Ocho weekend. I mean I was up to tongue in hot Hispanic women. DAMN!!! I love Miami. I'm just waiting for Juan to hook me up with one of these unbelievable Colombian women and it'll be over but until then I'll watch futbol and pick a Team Of The Week. This week's TOW performed and/or made headlines during the calendar week of March 10 - 16.

Midweek arse to you all. We'll start with a really odd story about Alexander Hleb. According to reports, the night before the game against AC Milan Hleb and an agent, Claudio Vigorelli, met and went to visit with Inter Milan. Vigorelli is an associate of Vincenzo Morabito who is a director of the First Artist [.

I'm not sure when Small Heath started wearing royal blue. The first reference I've ever seen is from 1894, when we won our first promotion and the players tied their blue shirts to the train into New Street. So it may be that we wore blue from the very first kick, back in 1875 – [...]

Chicago-area fans have the chance to help select a name for their new WPS team. The Name The Team Sweepstakes began with a shortlist of ten possible names, and voters have so far narrowed the selection down to eight. Another name will be eliminated every week until voting closes on May 16.

The nerves are showing. In the players, in the fans. No matter how hard Blues try three points have eluded them once again. Exciting it may be, with a little more guile and thought Blues have let slip of winnable situations too often for it to be coincidence. Last night, on a cold evening, it was [..

The latest installment of the Rubber One's television phone-in show features Sven Goran Eriksson dressed as a pimp and some cracking line from David Beckham. Need I say more?

Hold on to your hats. Three simple sentences.
Capital Football are pushing for an A-League Youth team to start in August 2008, with the FFA ensuring the Youth spots are open to ALL Australians.
A Canberra Women's team is expected to take it's place in a National League starting in October.

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Forty-Two years ago today, Rodney Marsh began his QPR Career
March 19, 1966: Marsh made his debut away to Peterborough. Drew 1-1 and didn't score.The team for Marsh's debut: Peter Springett -Langley, Hunt Sibley Watson - Lazarus, Keen, Roger Morgan, Allen, Collins Marsh.
Thiry-Nine Years Ago, QPR Humiliation
March 19, 1969: Humiliation!

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QPR Reserves drew 1-1 at home to Southampton. In goal, was QPR's American goalie, Matt Pickens. On the subs bench: QPR's other American goalie, Reece Crowther .
QPR's loanee from Chelsea, Michael Mancienne is again in the England U-21 squad. (No place for Dexter Blackstock).

On the 30th March, Grimsby Town take on Milton Keynes Dons in the final of the Johnstones Paint Trophy at Wembley Stadium. Now, if you've been reading this site for any period of time, you'll know my opinion on Milton Keynes and, indeed, the freaks that have started following them, and I'm not going to restate it yet again (my official policy at present is something like, "if we all ignore them, they might just go away").

Como mañana son las semifinales del pre olímpico y no esta México, para quitarnos un poco, (solo un poco aclaro) el trago amargo aquí les traigo esta nota de la mujer streaker.
No es el clásico streaker de edad media que se desnuda por los campos deportivos en el mundo, en esta ocasión una mujer patriota se lanza al campo de juego en tanga y con una bandera como capa, joven y bella la chamacona, tuvo su minuto de fama, ante la algarabía del estadio en Tampa.

DC United could be a very, very good footie team in 2008. What we saw floating to the surface in flashes against Harbour View on Tuesday night could go on to become a truly dominant side in the MLS Eastern Conference and beyond, although the starters are, really, still just getting introduced to one another in terms of the anticipation, telepathic understanding and high-speed decision-making of game situations.

En el nuevo comercial de la compañía refresquera, al parecer hicieron un llamado a los aficionados, para saber como querían ver en el comercial a sus estrellas favoritas.
Y al parecer a todos los han escuchado y han realizado rápidamente este vídeo donde aparecen 3 de los 4 fantásticos, y es aquí donde los podremos ver mejor, ya que Messi esta lesionado junto con Dinho(al menos eso dice el brasileño) y Henry de plano no anda tan bien como debería en el Barcelona, ah , si , desafortunadamente aparece David Beckhman.

Tremenda jornada la 11 en Primera A donde hubo algunas sorpresas como la victoria de alacranes de Durango a domicilio contra los Xolos Tijuana, igual se vieron muchas victorias de visita.
Aquí todos los resultados, mas vale tarde que nunca:
Viernes 14 de Marzo, 2008
Socio Águila 1-2 Tigres B 14:00
Sábado 15 de Marzo, 2008
Atlético Mexiquense 4-0 Pumas Morelos 15:00
Monarcas Morelia 3-0 Gallos Blancos 16:00
Club Tecos U.

BBC, ITV and Sky will fight for the right to show the pick of the week's Champions League fixtures on Wednesday evenings from 2009, in a battle that could cost the winner £50million a year. Broadcasters were told yesterday to submit higher bids for the rights to show the flagship matches after Sky picked up [.

Summer 2008
June 25-July 2

Lake Country Soccer in cooperation with the Springfield Sister Cities Association and the Springfield/Greene County Park Board are planning to visit Tlaquepaque, Mexico for a sport and cultural exchange.

Lake Country Soccer is spearheading the soccer activity for this event.

Pretty serious for a cartoon.
"Can I help you with your baggage, sir?" asks the porter.
"No, he can walk by himself," Little Tri answers, pointing to Hugo.

Alex Ferguson has ordered his players to go for goals in this live online radio commentary English Premier League match between Manchester United and Bolton Wanderers with his concern that the title might be decided on goal difference. While the Old Trafford club currently already leads Arsenal by goal difference and can go three points clear with a win today against a relegation struggler, Ferguson is aware of the Gunners' striking threats and does not want to leave anything to chance.

If I'd known you'd park at the Cricket and walk across to the A-League Grand Final and annoy the Cricket patrons.
If I'd known you saw the World through football eyes, the opportunities for this nation, to build links with Asia.
If I'd known you'd withdraw the taxpayers money you're predecessor promised to some Rugby training ground in Brisbane and some Rugby League museum but double the $16 million to football
If I'd known Kev, I would have voted for you.

Y no es para menos. Después de lo que hizo la selección la semana pasada creo que a cualquiera le daría pánico ser técnico nacional. Pero, honestamente, por eso queremos tanto a "Tuca". No sólo dice las cosas de frente, pero tiene una manera de decir las cosas que es, francamente, deliciosa. "Ya lo dije desde [.

Y no es para menos. Después de lo que hizo la selección la semana pasada creo que a cualquiera le daría pánico ser técnico nacional. Pero, honestamente, por eso queremos tanto a "Tuca". No sólo dice las cosas de frente, pero tiene una manera de decir las cosas que es, francamente, deliciosa. "Ya lo dije desde [.

While talking about striking from the shadows, Chelsea have actually brought themselves out into the open prior to this live online radio commentary match between Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea in the English Premier League in their efforts to reach Manchester United and Arsenal in the chase for the title.

Local reports say that 2006 Liga Champions Persik Kediri travelling to Western Australia in June to play a friendly against Perth Glory.
This is just the type of fixture Indonesian clubs need to be arranging as they seek to get acclimatised to conditions in other countries. During last season's Asian Champions League Persik showed they have the nous to play alongside the big boys of Asian football.

A year to remember a press release from my new best Kiwi friends the Wellington Phoenix.
Canberrans used to be a little suspect about our football prospects. The tide is turning. Step by step. But read the release from our new friends.
Look what they achieved in one year.
What can Canberra achieve in the future?

Full squad from the FFA below for the Singapore game on Saturday night is below. Watch Canberra's Nikolai Topor-Stanley make his debut.
Is Sydney FC's John Aloisi finished with the Socceroos?
If so $1.4 mill is a massive amount of dosh for an Australian non-Socceroo!
QANTAS SOCCEROOS SQUAD FINALISED FOR SINGAPORE MATCH
Qantas Socceroos coach Pim Verbeek has finalised his squad for the friendly international match against Singapore to be played at their National Stadium on Saturday.

I do love a good list, but this may as well be the top ten cars you'd buy if you were still 16. It is interesting how the Audi A3 made the list, considering just how plebeian it must seem to most players. Top ten cars of Premier League stars [Telegraph] And since we're on the topic of lists, here's another 5.

Last night's AFC fixtures saw a battle within a battle with clubs from Singapore and Malaysia fighting out their own private Battle of the Causeway and it was teams from the city state who came out on top...by some margin!
Home or away, it didn't matter as both Home United and Singapore Armed Forces, known as the uniform clubs as they are Civil Defence and Armed Forces clubs, netted for fun against their northern neighbours.