At least the second string can get it done at the club. After winning the Dallas Cup and the
Northern Division Championship, the Liverpool Reserves have captured the national title. I'd post
some neat pictures or something, but there don't seem to be any. *sniff*
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France Currently, Australia has no players in France. Of the current generation, very few players
have spent time in France. Talay spent half a season in Ligue 2. The only player who has spent
substantial time there is Sterjovski who's first overseas port of call was Lille. He spent four
seasons playing regular football there before moving [.
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IFK Göteborg closed the gap on first place Kalmar FF earlier today. Kalmar's advantage is now
reduced to only three points.
IFK Göteborg's
Jonas Wallerstedt scored twice in a three minute span (52' &
55'). 21 year-old
Gustav Svensson capped of the scoring with the game winner five
minutes later in the 60th minute.
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Last week, i heard some rumblings, that MLSE was in talks with some unknown English club with the
intention of purchasing. The rumor at the time was Tothenam, but that was quickly quashed when MLSE
was no where near there bid of 150 mil, while there asking price of 500 million ( not 100% [...]
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Well to nobody's surprise, Flamini is gone. The rumors were all true. Sad, but I've pretty much
said all I want to on the subject. Visit this post at gunnerblog for an excellent number of reasons
as to why he left. To sum it up, Milan is a bigger club than Arsenal, and they are paying him far
more.
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Histórico lo que se vivió hoy dia Miércoles 7 de Mayo del 2008,
afortunados los que pudimos ver el partido entre el Flamengo y el América de México, ya
que el pasado Miércoles 30 de Abril el partido de Ida por los octavos de Final de la Copa
Libertadores, término con resultado favorable 2-4 [.
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Histórico lo que se vivió hoy dia Miércoles 7 de Mayo del 2008,
afortunados los que pudimos ver el partido entre el Flamengo y el América de México, ya
que el pasado Miércoles 30 de Abril el partido de Ida por los octavos de Final de la Copa
Libertadores, término con resultado favorable 2-4 [.
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The latest episode of the EPL Talk Podcast has been published featuring an interview with David
Hall, author of a new book entitled "Manchester's Finest: How the Munich Air Disaster Broke
the Heart of a Great City." Hall describes how much of an impact the tragic disaster had on
Manchester. Plus the author discusses some of [.
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Could Argentine starlet Sergio Aguero be set for a move to Liverpool and a reunification with
Fernando Torres at some point in the not too distant future? Well if a recent interview with BBC
Sport is anything to go by the teenage forward certainly has a liking for his former teammate's new
club.
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I know what you're thinking, how exactly am I posting twice on Jimmy Hoffer in one-day...well it's
easy as there must be some sort of award for fastest hair growth and elimination of fades. The
first is photo is from this season in the Austrian League while the bottom is
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There was almost a crisis at Euro 2008. But don't worry, it's been sorted now. Seems Switzerland
were running low on potatoes, and there were genuine fears that the co-hosts would be unable to
meet football fans' insatiable demand for french fries.
We could have been looking at some serious french frie-related riots in the usually peaceful
country.
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I tend to use the words football and soccer interchangeably. This draws sneers from some American
soccer fans, or so I've read. They use words like Euro snob to describe people like me. To be fair,
there's never more than a smidgeon of pretense in anything I write or do. I happen to [...]
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Continuando con la temática de los clásicos, una de las contribuciones más
importantes al folclore del fútbol son las
cargadas. Gastadas, bromas, o como se
quieran llamar, es esa manera tan ingeniosa de burlarse de aquel equipo al que se le ganó
destacando siempre las cualidades principales del partido o de algún hecho destacable fuera de
lo futbolístico ya sea previo o posterior.
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I would like to thank everyone who submitted an entry in an attempt to win the Dynamo Fan Contest.
I have gone through all of the entries and it was quite tough to pick a winner. I was happy to see
a lot of different guys getting some love from the fans. And there were [...]
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I would like to thank everyone who submitted an entry in an attempt to win the Dynamo Fan Contest.
I have gone through all of the entries and it was quite tough to pick a winner. I was happy to see
a lot of different guys getting some love from the fans. And there were [...]
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I would like to thank everyone who submitted an entry in an attempt to win the Dynamo Fan Contest.
I have gone through all of the entries and it was quite tough to pick a winner. I was happy to see
a lot of different guys getting some love from the fans. And there were [...]
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By JAMES CLARKSo many storylines defined the Premier League this season, and there are still more
to play out this weekend. (And don't forget the bonus coda in Moscow in a few weeks' time!) But to
these eyes, the emergence of Fernando Torres as a goalscoring force for Liverpool tops the lot.
Why?
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By JAMES CLARKEr, well, not literally ! But take a look at this photo of Greeny calling out the
play-acting Nani during last Saturday's 4-1 Hammers' capitulation at Old Trafford. We have had some
good keepers during the recent years -- Shaka Hislop, David James, Ludo Miklosko ... and if you go
back to Phil Parkes, there's a fine tradition of Hammers' shot-stoppers to choose from.
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Nothing earth-shattering here, but the Galaxy's Chris Klein spoke with The Kansas City Star
about what its like to play with David Beckham.
Also, U.S. Soccer announced all the Under-23 Men's National Team games at the annual tournament
in Toulon, France will be aired on Fox Soccer Channel.
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So I was watching the Real Madrid - Barca game(which was anything but a classico) on Gol TV today
and thought that not enough people appreciate Ray Hudson's "enthusiasm" for the game, or
as I call it..........all around craziness. So in honor of Ray's over the top announcing, I present
a video to the uninitiated so they can gain the same appreciation for him that I currently hold:
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Stuff to read while your police chief accidentally shoots himself in a firearm safety
class......... This is where you go to worship The Messiah. (Lionel Messi Offside) Euro 2008: All
about the potatoes. (Euro 2008 Blog) Slaven Bilic's band puts out a new song just for the Euros.
(Croatia Euro Blog) The death of the classic Number 10 and [.
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Stripping down to his underwear seems to be an alarming habit. But at least he has an excuse
this time - Lyon beat Sedan to make it to the Coupe de France finals for the first time since
1976.
I feel like I've been writing a lot about Grosso recently.
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I would like to thank everyone who submitted an entry in an attempt to win the ?Dynamo Fan
Contest?. I have gone through all of the entries and it was quite tough to pick a winner. I was
happy to see a lot of different guys getting some love from the fans. And there were [...]
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I would like to thank everyone who submitted an entry in an attempt to win the "Dynamo Fan
Contest". I have gone through all of the entries and it was quite tough to pick a winner. I
was happy to see a lot of different guys getting some love from the fans. And there were [...]
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After spending three seasons at Anfield, it looks as if Peter Crouch may be heading for pastures
new after admitting his disappointment at playing a bit-part role in the club's run to the
semi-finals of the Champions League and fourth place league finish.
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Three Argentines clubs have already fallen in this year's Copa Libertadores, and another is
guaranteed to go on Thursday night when River Plate and San Lorenzo fight it out for a place in the
last eight. Defending champions Boca Juniors, though, have booked their place in the quarter final
after overcoming Brazilian challengers Cruzeiro 2-1 [.
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The goals from the heroic failures of Argentina's two clubs in the Copa Libertadores on Tuesday
night are now online. And here they are... Estudiantes de La Plata 2 - 1 Liga Deportiva
Universitaria de Quito Atlas 2 - 2 Lanús
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO8wYUiOrWs A few days ago, we attempted to name this move that
Stefan Gislason pulled off to score for Brondby. We got a decent response with quite a few
suggestions. So they're collected below in poll format (along with an "other" space where
you can type in any new suggestions.
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A touching piece of symmetry near the end of the Coventry match with Chris Powell coming on to
replace Jonjo Shelvey. The old replacing the new. The future allowing the past a final swansong.
Before the game there was a farewell to Peter Varney and a welcome to his successor Steve Waggott.
Steve is someone who [.
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Real Madrid 4-1 FC Barcelona (07 May 2008)
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How far the game, the support in Australia has come. Melbourne Victory fans march to the Telstra
Dome before a home game.
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I suggested yesterday that the Victory's trip to Gwangyang, South Korea was little more than a
friendly for both teams, with the Chunnam Dragons holding only the faintest hope of overtaking
Gamba Osaka at the top of Group G. The game reflected precisely how little was at stake, as both
Melbourne and Chunnam churned out listless [.
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"If he wants me to stay on my feet, maybe he should tell his defenders to stop hitting
me."
Didier Drogba to Rafa Benitez via BBC Sport...
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Como lo prometido es deuda, y la profesión va primero (por aquello de que debemos comunicar)
vamos a hablar un poco sobre lo que se pudo observar en la conferencia de prensa. Hoy Enrique Borja
y sus secuases citaron en punto de las 11:30 a los medios y prensa locales para... primer ojo del
día: El presidente [.
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Join EPL Talk on Sunday, May 11 for a liveblogging event as new EPL Talk blogger Ian Cahir and I
chronicle the twists and turns of the final day of the Premier League season. The liveblogging will
begin at 9:45am ET. Set a reminder now so you don't forget. If you're near a computer on Sunday,
[...]
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"I've found it. I'm in Borroloola," shouted Terry enthusiatically down the phone.
No I haven't been there, but we sent Nearpost Reporter Terry from the Tropics to investigate
football in Indigenous Communities in the Northern Territory! After scouring the communities from
400 km west of Alice to Thursday Island, Arnham Land and everything in between, Terry rang.
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"You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you might find you get what you
need." Or sometimes, when you get what you thought you wanted, it turns out not exactly as you
wanted it.
I'll confess that I was somewhat glad when the San Jose Earthquakes moved in 2005. I could
sympathize with the fans and players of the organization who were sad about it, but there was a
more objective side of me that despised watching the games at dingy, medieval Spartan Stadium.
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We don't do politics on The Offside, but we love a good analogy. And it was recently suggested to
me that the Premier League title race between Man Utd and Chelsea is a mirror image of the US
Democratic Primary between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. Basically Man Utd = Barack Obama. Both
are out in [.
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Over at UEFA's official Euro 2008 site, they've been polling for the best individual goals in
Euro history. I say polling, they're actually only giving voters three options to choose from. I
personally would have gone for this bit of Zlatan Ibrahimovic magic but for some reason that wasn't
on the table.
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The "Promising Matildas" are in camp at the AIS starting today.
Speaking to Caitlin Munoz, who has just returned from the Matildas tour of the USA,"I'm not
invited, but I'm going to join in a couple of sessions with the camp today."
Munoz had a frustrating time in the US. "The trip was really good, but I didn't get to play.
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Yeah, I guess a month or so back when we talked about Seattle's expansion club already signing some
of it's USL players to MLS contracts for next year was a little premature. Well sorta at least. Not
that we didn't have the right information or anything on it but it appears that the club is finally
coming [.
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Frances' head coach Raymond Domenech, is never short of controversial comments but today's
predication that Les Bleus will defeat Germany in the Euro 2008 finals is certainly a surprising
one and one that will stoke the fires of many other teams. However all that is a bit beyond the
scope of
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Rafa has completely revitalised our youth & reserve team setups since arriving, bringing in some
extraordinary talents such as Lauri Dalla Valle, Gerardo Bruna, and Dani Pacheco to name but a
few.
In recent seasons we've won 2 youth cups and after tonights reserve match against Aston Villa, the
Liverpool reserves were crowned National Champions and did so in style (as they have done all
season).
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"They are being punished for their success in reaching the Uefa Cup final. And it's something
that the SPL and everyone in Scottish football has got to look at."Not a Rangers insider
talking but national manager George Burley. This is getting really dull and I'm not sure that
Burley really needs to weigh in.
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PRESS RELEASE
Come meet the 2008 Springfield Demize PDL team
The Springfield Demize will be holding a Press Conference at Comfort Inn (3370 E. Battlefield)
this Friday, May 9th at 11:00 A.M.
Head Coach Armen Toinanse and General Manager Chris Hanlon will address the upcoming 2008
season.
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What some madridistas feared did not come to pass: Real Madrid came out to meet Barcelona with
their minds fully on the task at hand and there was no indication that there was any residual
hangover from the league celebrations on Sunday night. In fact, if anything, it was their rivals
who looked a little lost at sea, though they had, in theory, more to play for.
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That's it, ladies and gents. It's only a matter of time before Big Bucks Abramovich is swooping
down in his helicopter and he's buying up the best robots money can buy. This is Goalias. He's a
robot designed by the University of Stuttgart in the mold of a goalkeeper (presumably after the
home team's Champions [.
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Barry Ferguson's solitary goal was enough to seal victory for Rangers as they embarked on the run
of games that will end in glory or disaster. Another game that wasn't hugely pleasing on the eye -
except perhaps for the watching Dick Advocaat - needed the captain's well taken goal to keep the
pressure on Celtic.
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Los rojinegros del Atlas ante su afición sufrieron pero consiguieron con un empate a 2,
avanzar en la Copa Libertadores. Ahora, esperan a Boca Juniors o Cruzeiro de Brasil, Brindisi dice
que ya cumplieron, que la realidad superó a su...
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Fechas y horarios de los partidos del repechaje - Liguilla 2008 Futbol Mexicano Míercoles Mayo
7 Pachuca vs.San Luis - 19:30 Jueves May 8 Atlas vs. Necaxa - 20:45 Sábado Mayo 10 San Luis
vs. Pachuca - 19:00 Domingo Mayo...
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Asi, con un 4 a 1 contundente, asi termino la era de este Barcelona, la epoca de los 4 fantasticos
que nunca llego, Etto y Messi lesionados, Ronaldinho con la cabeza en sabra dios donde y Henry con
un nivel futbolistico muy por debajo de lo esperado. Los mexicanos tampoco se salvan de la quema,
Marquez [.
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Adelaide United beat Pohang Steelers 1-0 in the Asian Champions League last night.
Pohang rested many senior players so Adelaide were supposed to win easy. They didn't.
In fact United clung to a defensive back nine at times that saw them look more like the away
side.
Coach Aurelio Vidmar showed patience, a desire to win very ugly and it worked.
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As was reported here some time ago, we have just been made aware that the deal for LeToux's
services in MLS is official.
Thanks to our emailer:
"i tipped you off earlier that he signed with seattle sounders fc about a month and a half
ago, now its official."
More here.
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A life after football? The recent demise of Paul Gascoigne has once again highlighted the
pertinence of the cliche "flawed genius". Not the first and certainly not the last
footballer to self-destruct, Matt Quinn takes a look at some of the most prominent footballers to
fall foul of the influences around their daily lives.
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Tuesday
Fluminense 1-0 At. NacionalFLU: Roger (51')
FLU adv. on 3-1 agg.
Estudiantes 2-1 LDUQEST: Alayes (41'), Maggiolo (65')LDUQ: León (26')LDUQ adv. on 3-2 agg.
Atlas 2-2 LanúsATL: Marioni (25'), Mendivil (78')LAN: Sand (64') , Acosta (90')ATL adv. on 3-2
agg.
Wednesday
Cruzeiro 1-2 Boca Juniors
CRU: Wagner (57')
BOC: Palacio (38'), Palermo (45')
BOC adv.
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In the 1970s a young pop group from Sweden burst onto the global scene with a style of music that
contained neither originality nor creativity. This band is most known for an unforgettable, yet
highly dubious record entitled "Dancing Queen."
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Antes que nada, una disculpa, ya que por motivos de fuerza mayor, no había podido subir los
resultados de los pronósticos de la Jornada 17. Aquí van y presentaremos a los ganadores.
Además, explicaremos los experimentos que hicimos durante la temporada. No habrán
pronósticos para Liguilla, a menos que los pidan, y serían totalmente aparte [.
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Antes que nada, una disculpa, ya que por motivos de fuerza mayor, no había podido subir los
resultados de los pronósticos de la Jornada 17. Aquí van y presentaremos a los ganadores.
Además, explicaremos los experimentos que hicimos durante la temporada. No habrán
pronósticos para Liguilla, a menos que los pidan, y serían totalmente aparte [.
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Last night, the Starting 11 Girls held a photo shoot for promo materials for the season. Below are
some of the results of the shoot, and some more will be posted online at kcwizards.com soon.
Enjoy.
Mandy
Paige
Group
Mandy, Jenni, Taylor, Shelby
Jillian
Taylor
Shelby
Great work ladies.
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Du Nord @ 04:20 PM EST
Is it me or is the MLS website crashing your web browser too?MLS ScoreboardWeek 7
Matches & Scores:
-Thu May 8
DC v Chicago - 6:30pm central on ESPN2
-Sat May 10
Houston v Colorado - 7:30pm central on FSC
Salt Lake v Dallas - 8pm central on Direct TV
San Jose v Columbus - 9pm central on Direct TV
Los Angeles v New York - 9:30pm central on HDNet
-Sun May 10
Chivas USA v New England - 2pm central on TeleFutura
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Serving suspensions this week:
Roger Espinoza - Kansas City - 1 game
Claudio Suarez - Chivas USA - 1 game
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MLS NewsCHICAGO FIREThe team cut loose young Brazilian defender Bruno Menezes.
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The U16 & U18 Rapids Development Academy teams will be playing at Heritage Park (Quebec &
University, south of C470) vs. Real Colorado on May 8th (Thursday). The U16 game is at 5:30 PM and
the U18 game is at...
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Lots to tell you about in advance of tomorrow's game:
- Don't forget that all parking tomorrow (D.C. United vs. the Chicago Fire!) is complimentary
(that means free), courtesy of our new partner, Volkswagen. They're awesome.
- Before the first team game, the United Academy U-18 team will play Potomac in a game that is
open to fans who have tickets for the first team match.
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Under new immigration rules in England, non-EU (as they put it) players and managers have to pass
an English test before they're eligible.
Soccer players now far into the category of skilled workers, and must pass the same requirements as
everyone else.
But get this. Italians, Germans, Frenchmen and other Europeans that don't speak English don't have
to worry about it.
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For another consecutive year, Inter will be in the final of the Coppa Italia. The game finished
2-0, with goals coming from Pele and Cruz. Inter started the game with a 4-5-1, with David Suazo as
the lone striker and and a young central midfield pairing of Francesco Bolzoni and Pele. Lazio
started with the usual 4-3-1-2 with Goran Pandev supporting Tommaso Rocchi and Rolando Bianchi.
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KTB last night lost 8-1 to Japanese side Kashima Antlers in their 5th game of the group stages of
this season's Champions League. The Bankers have conceded 24 goals but remarkably are not bottom
thanks to their solitary 9-1 defeat of Nam Dinh.
Chonburi were as ever cheered on by a fanatical crowd at the Supachalasi Stadium in Bangkok but
fell to two second half goals against Gamba Osaka.
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Damn! Two points away from watching the world's No. 1 team!
1 Argentina1520012 Brazil1518093 Italy1396054 Spain1323045 Germany1264036 Czech Republic12440107
France1205008 Greece1196099 Portugal11310610 Netherlands11230-111 England10980012 Romania10820-313
Croatia10440314 Ghana10100415 Scotland10070316 Cameroon10051917 Mexico988-1-918 Bulgaria9480-519
Colombia9090-220 Israel9050721 USA88900
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Malaysia have announced their Under 23 squad for the up coming Inter Continental Cup they are
hosting.
Goalkeepers: Mohd Nasril Nourdin (Perak), Syed Adney Syed Hussein (UPB-MyTeam), Mohd Farizal
Marlias (Shahzan Muda).
Defenders: Norhafiza Zamani Misbah (Pahang), Ahmad Azlan Zainal, S.
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Euro '08 + ESPN + Coldplay = ???
Reminds me of this back-and-forth from the 40 Year Old Virgin:
David: You know how I know you're gay?
Cal: How? How do you know I'm gay?
David: Because you macramed yourself a pair of jean shorts.
Cal: You know how I know you're gay?
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In anticipation of this year's Euro 2008, I thought it'd be illuminating to look at the history of
La Furia Roja, who've underachieved time and time again. Their best finish ever at the World Cup
was 4th place in 1950. Their only major tournament victory was Euro 1964, a mere
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In last night's Singapore Cup tie Dalian Shide surprisingly took the lead against a recently put of
sorts Home United but the Protectors fought back and how.
A five minute hat trick from Indra Sahdan plus a fourth on the hour mark and the obligitory
Ludovick contribution saw Home run out 5-1 winners.
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Mid week action as Round 36 got underway today with 9 games - including the "classic"
Real Madrid vs Fc Barcelona clash - with the last remaining game tomorrow between Espanyol &
At.Madrid. Here... Read all the news, results, details & comments in English on Spanish Football &
Sports
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Seattle Sounders FC have signed their first ever player, a French forward named Sebastien Le
Toux. Then they loaned him out right away to the USL Seattle Sounders, which was also Le Toux's old
team. So Le Toux has been playing for the USL Seattle Sounders, but just signed with MLS Sounders
FC and was immediately loaned back to USL Seattle Sounders.
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For the men, Euro qualifying is long over and the finals are right around the corner. For the
women? It's still all about qualifying. Here we have the Swedish women celebrating after scoring a
goal against Italy in today's Euro 2009 qualifying match.
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We took a bunch of photos last week of the guys in the new kits. You've seen them. Below is some
video excerpts from the shoot. Know what I learned from this video? That reencating goal
celebrations is not easy to do. You'll see what I mean...
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I received a press release today stating the following:
New England Revolution Unveils Full Youth-Development Program Details
The Revs' fully-funded youth system will begin this summer with tryout dates for U16s and U18s in
June
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Revolution today unveiled complete details about its new,
fully-funded youth development program, including tryout information for its boys Under-16 and
Under-18 teams that will begin play this summer and which will compete in the prestigious
U.
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Some quick midweek news/notes for ya:
Revenue: DC United takes the plunge with the Volks folks in a multi-year, multimillion dollar shirt
sponsorship package. The scum, if you squint your eyes a bit, look a little like Flavor-Flav. Check
'em out Thursday night on the Deuce vs. FC Flat Screen.
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Please bear with us for one last DC United/VW report. This one in general is actually more of a
reflection on how such partnerships and sponsorships may affect clubs in the league in small but
highly noticeable ways on and off the pitch using United as a case study.
Throughout it's history DC United has claimed lots of national and international hardware to fill
it''s trophy case.
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We all know that it is no secret, the Houston Dynamo are having some serious scoring problems this
season. A big reason is due to the loss of both Joesph Ngwenya and Nate Jaqua in the offseason. Now
it appears that the Men in Orange want one of those two back this summer. According to Bernando
[...]
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By Aries Nikos Karelis, is a 16 year old schoolboy playing for Cretan side Ergotelis in the Greek
league. As we reported a few days ago he was suddenly summoned by Steve Gatting, coach of the
Arsenal Under 16s, to go on a trial with Arsenal in Italy and participate in the Atalanta Cup
tournament.
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It was painful to watch this game earlier tonight. A month ago, if I saw 4-0 it would bring a smile
to my face but now it forces me to turn my back. We played a very pathetic game today. Our offence
was much better than it was when we played PAO however, our defence [...]
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I'll be on the radio tonight talking about the beautiful game. There is a new show on 540 WFLA
(that's on your AM dial) called 'Soccer Weekly' that airs Wednesday nights from 9 p.m. - 10 p.m.
I'll be a...
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One of the best problems a soccer team can have is having too many good players to field them
all. That, and the ability to adapt the line-up to different opponents, is a sign of a good soccer
team. The Rapids have both.
The biggest question on my mind as we await the game against Houston (with much anticipation, by
the way) is who will be starting.
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What? You were expecting Carlos Ruiz? Please. At least this fish does what he's told and can
actually dribble his way to goal instead of just loitering in the box waiting for a pass.
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Group D: Russia, Spain, Greece.
Nickname: Blågult ("The Blueyellow")
Jerseys: Yellow and blue.
FIFA World Ranking (April 2008): 24
Coach: Lars Lagerbäck
Lars has been in the system for over a decade, taking a gig as an assistant in 1997 before being
named as co-coach with Tommy Söderberg, before Söderberg dropped off in 2004 and Lars
took over.
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Incredible rumours have surfaced linking Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez with a move for Birmingham
City's 36-year-old goalkeeper Maik Taylor.
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The MLS fantasy season is in full swing and whether you are off to a good start thanks to
all those Crew and Fire players you grabbed, or you're in the tank thanks to the Chivas USA and
Houston player you banked your seasons on, you can always use some advice.
SBI Correspondent Stephen Zaffuto has you covered in that
department.
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Arsene Wenger will undoubtedly stand as one of the most influential managers in the history of
English soccer. Three top division titles, four FA Cups, and one European Cup final certainly
places him among the greats that have managed an English side. Over his ten years in North London,
Wenger has managed to stick with his own brand of soccer, praised for its fluency and eye-pleasing
pace, but
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With the 2007-2008 season winding down, it's time (unfortunately) to wind things down a little bit
here as well.
Euro 2008 will be on everyone's minds this summer, and you'll be able to find coverage of that here
as I'll be posting a daily recap much like I did for the African Cup of Nations in January.
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When MLS clubs started front-jersey sponsorship, I wondered how other sports leagues would react.
Would it force them to reconsider their own policies against advertising on their own shirts? Would
they even notice that professional clubs in this country were selling multimillion dollar deals for
such advertising?
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Manchester City's foes in the Premiership are beginning to zero in on several targets as the
upcoming transfer period draws near. Captain Richard Dunne has been linked to Aston Villa, Everton,
Newcastle United, and Sunderland. Manchester City's three-time player of the year appears to be no
longer needed at owner Thaksin Shinawatra's City.
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Starting 11 Girl Sarah K. has hooked us up with a great cause. Next Wednesday, May 14, head on over
to Lucky Strike Bowl in the Power and Light District. For just a $25 donation, you get free
bowling, shoe rental, Wizards prizes and more. All proceeds go to the Leukemia and Lymphoma
Society, so get over there, then visit The Jimmy Conrad Show right down the block at McFadden's.
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FROM THE CAMP FLYER
Camp #1—Little Panther Half‐Day Camp
Date: June 2‐6 (9am‐12pm)
Ages: 4‐7
Cost: $120
Focus: The little ones will be taught proper techniques through small sided games and contests.
All activities will be arranged in a fun, safe, and skill appropriate environment.
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Yep, I thought Jacob Peterson got robbed on Goal of the Week by the league - he wasn't even
nominated, and his goal was great. That's why I laughed to see in the media roundup link that the
local ABC station in Denver, doing their soccer report, compiled a Goals of the Week feature with
Peterson's goal leading off the clip show.
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after having an okay start, we are heading to the left coast this weekend to take on the red-hot
galaxy. it's not enough that they're across the country, but we're coming as beckham & landy are
apparently peaking. sweet.
however, i'm okay with our okay start. and not that worried about the l.
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FIFA has released its World Ranking for National Teams, where SPAIN retains its 4th place with
1,323 points. See the Top 10 places below: 1. (.1) Argentina 1.520. pts 2. (.2)... Read all the
news, results, details & comments in English on Spanish Football & Sports
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Nike anuncia que sacará a la venta un jersey conmemorativo al reciente título de goleo
conseguido por Humberto Suazo con los Rayados, según yo, a como somos aquí en Monterrey,
estas playeras se van a vender como "pan caliente". ¿Quién se apunta?
¿Quién dijo yo? Aquí les anexo más información al respecto: La marca
deportiva Nike, [.
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When the Chicago Fire thrashed the New England Revolution last month, the lopsided scoreline
was blamed on Revs midfielder Jeff Larentowicz drawing an early red card. There was no such excuse
this week.
Chicago thoroughly outplayed New England on its home turf, putting three unanswered goals
past a once-stingy Revs defense in a 3-0 victory.
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You probably missed it (I know I did) unless you are so on top of things that you are Bruce from
DuNord in disguise, but the draw for the CONCACAF Womens U-17's & U-20's was heard yesterday.
Filmed in what appears to be a wood-paneled conference room at CONCACAF HQ and featuring a
soundtrack straight off of a 1970's game show, it's probably the least glam FIFA-sanctioned
tournament draw of all time.
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THE internet is changing the way everyone gets information - especially football
fans. What was once the preserve of a small clique of Fleet Street hacks, is now a global,
instant, 24/7 business. Football writers would once huddle after press briefings and agree lines
and quotes to satisfy their respective sportsdesks, keeping their own exclusive leads to
themselves, of course.
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This is quite an interesting topic.
Who had the better season, Arsenal or Tottenham?
It's a difficult one to choose for obvious reasons. Both Gooners and Spuds are very likely to be
bias to their colours, but hand on heart, who do you believe had the better season?
Arsenal have had the much much better season in the Premiership.
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There's a line there at the beginning, "First they came for Ugarte and then she walks in.
Well, that's the way it goes, one in and one out." (The balloon version I included above
because it just cracked me up. Nothing like a little absurdism when your team is winless six weeks
into the season, I always say.
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Tottenham have unveiled their kits for next season and noticeably missing from the shot was Dimitar
Berbatov. Coincidence? What do you think of the new look Spurs fans?
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Croatia football coach Slaven Bilic's fan song for the Euro 2008 championship with his rock
band.The song is called "Fiery madness"
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Surely there is a wry historical joke hiding in the news that DC United, the club whose fierce
Eagle Rampant badge has prompted some uncharitable comparisons to the aesthetics of various
unsavory 20th Century political movements, just signed Volkswagen as its shirt sponsor. I am too
tired to make it, however.
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A Todos los Medios de Comunicación: Les presentamos el proceso de Venta de Boletos para
nuestro partido Cuartos de Final. La VENTA PARA ABONADOS será el JUEVES 8 y VIERNES 9 de Mayo
en horario de 9:00 am a 6:00 pm. LOCALIDADES NO-NUMERADAS (General, Preferente y Especial).-
Taquillas de la Puerta 18 del Estadio Tecnológico.
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The men in the middle might just turn out to be the men that decide who wins Euro 2008. With no
specific teams looking like world beaters, more and more is likely to come down to the breadth of a
hair decisions that seem to determine the outcome of more and more matches these days. UEFA have
selected twelve of Europe's finest (so, no place for Uriah Rennie, then) and twenty-four assistants
to keep an eye on proceedings in Austria and Switzerland this summer.
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Kasey Keller has a varied resume as long as the Dynamo's disturbing winless streak. In addition to
being a 4-time World Cup veteran and having played for ever club in Europe he is a former
castle-dweller, one-time male model and indie rock icon.
Add the unlikely --and haughty-- title of "Time Magazine Contributor" to the list.
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Arsenal took their third consecutive FA Cup on Monday, defeating Leeds 4-1. Leeds' Carly Telford
did her best to dispel the myths about dodgy goalkeeping in women's football, and was deservedly
Player of the Match. She made many fine saves, but Arsenal's onslaught was unstoppable and Leeds'
defense could do little more than stand and watch.
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Futblog @ 12:57 PM EST
Mi amigo El Gallardo, me envia este vídeo y yo gustoso lo pongo aquí. Todos hemos
imaginado estar dentro de un campo de juego con las grandes estrellas jugando y ganado en contra de
ellas, viendo en primera persona todo, bueno este comercial nos muestra como.
Lo que me ha gustado también es como siempre trata de llevarlo como su nombre lo dice hasta el
siguiente nivel, entrenando, cosa que a muchos pros les falta, desquiten el sueldo.
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I think this may have been one of the first pictures I took with my trusty Kodak camera. I remember
when it was brand new and the LCD screen worked because I hadn't yet run it over with my truck.
This particular day, I was testing out the zoom. I was at a Chivas USA training session in early
2005 and snapped this picture.
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Seems like we are signing Aberdeen goalkeeper Derek Soutar on trial, seeing as his club told him he
can leave in the summer he'll be hopping the pond to Texas for a trial when the SPL season ends. I
think this may be Onstads last season in MLS it will be a sad day when [...]
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Brad Guzan was close to the English Premiership but his move to Aston Villa was squashed in the
11th hour.
After five games this season, Guzan had been hardly as effective as he had a year ago when he won
MLS Goalkeeper of the Year. The Aston Villa move got to his head, critics said, and some even
questioned whether Guzan should get called up to the US national team anytime soon.
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More photos on the Video & Pics page. As impressive as the new room looks - and it is awesome -
what's really impressive is that VW's crew turned this thing around in just a few days. Like I've
said before, they don't mess around! One of the photos on the Video & Pics page is of some sort of
VW GTI racing game, which looks like it's going to be a lot of fun!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghiyzrG9UTI For those unfamiliar, Match of the Day is a BBC
institution. A Saturday night highlight show that's been around for as long as most people can
remember, currently hosted by Gary Lineker. For the last few years, Match of the Day has had a
little brother named Match of the Day 2, which airs on [.
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Cassano and Del Piero can still hope for call-ups to Euro 2008. Why? Because players going to
Euro 2008 need an anti-tick vaccine (haven't they ever heard of bug spray?), so the FIGC has
contacted the clubs of 48 players that Donadoni has on his possible selection list and has told
them to administer the vaccine to these players.
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I feel as if I have been in freefall a bit over the last few days.
The shock of our relegation. The wondering what will happen short term and long term. The lack of
any sense of where my team fits in the universe (apart from the obvious of course).
Today we had our first bit of news which will start to build a new pathway to the future.
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Tottenham manager Juande Ramos is targeting summer moves La Liga pair Samuel Eto'o and Sergio
Garcia. (Setanta, AFP)
Spurs are keen to add to their attacking options due to the possible departure of star striker
Dimitar Berbatov to Real Madrid.
Eto'o has been linked with a move to the Premier League for months now after rumours spread that he
was unhappy in Spain.
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We'll start with the Arsenal news.
The Arsenal Supporter's Trust met with Arsene Wenger yesterday. Points to come from these
discussions are brought to you exclusively by Arseblog and are as follows:
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Okay, I understand that it's painfully obvious that she's had at least two kids, but Rui Costa's
icon status has to have him pulling from a slightly higher pool of suitors, doesn't it? A little
make up or something wouldn't hurt. Maybe a hour or so on
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The 2007/2008 season has been the most successful one in EPL Talk's history (since our launch in
2005). In April, the web site had more traffic than World Soccer Daily and CSRN combined, has grown
a whopping 5457% since April 2007 and is currently the number four soccer blog according to
BallHype. But before any of [.
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The 2007/2008 Premier League season has almost come to a close. For me, it's been a thrilling
spectacle but, by far, it's been the longest season I can ever remember (mostly for personal
reasons). Sometimes people forget that even football supporters need a rest, too, not just the
players. If you're new here, you may want [.
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We've all read the rumors regarding Leo Messi's proposed move to Chelsea. Now comes word that
Roman noodles is dropping more wads.
This time, it's in front of Real Madrid defender, and part time homoerotic soothsayer, Sergio
Ramos. El Mundo, among others, reports Abramovich met with Ramos and his brother (agent) earlier in
the week about a move.
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City fans defend their beloved Sven 'We don't need no Phil Scolari, We don't need Mourinho Hey,
Thaksin, leave our Sven alone!' Absolutely inspired....
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En estos momentos Enrique Borja y la directiva felina están en conferencia de prensa en las
instalaciones del estadio Universitario. Borja está hablando de compromiso, de objetivos, de
descenso y de ganar.Agradece a la afición por estar en los momentos complicados y por
jamás dejar de exigir. 11:38: Enrique Borja anuncia que Manuel Lapuente se queda y [.
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Adding an English soccer club to your already significant sports holdings is soooooo 2005. But then
again some people (not I) say that Canadians are akin to those Russians in the 80's who were always
a few years behind on the latest fashion trends.
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Summer time in Scotland brings out the strangest behaviour. It becomes ok to take yer top off to
revel a pasty white body, sit wearing a tight pair of shorts in a public park, from 11am, while
getting completely rat-arsed on whatever the offy had on offer.
Drive around any town, village or city on days like today at around 7pm then you will see the
female of the species half undressed and bright red, the male of the species top of and bright red,
both will be pished and fighting wie either each other or fighting wie their next door nee'bor,
best pal, best pals dug or hamster.
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What a great time it is, the end of the season. It seems now that a day without a transfer
speculation is a wasted day. Only yesterday did I report about a supposed interest from West Brom
in Radoslaw Majewski while today we learn that Wisla officials are flying to Rome to negotiate
Dariusz Dudka's transfer to Lazio.
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David and Victoria Beckham hitch a ride on Giorgio Armani's private jet | Celebrity News | Now
Magazine
David and Victoria Beckham hitch a ride on Giorgio Armani's private jet
And George Clooney also comes along for the ride from LA to New York
David and Victoria Beckham were treated to a ride on Giorgio Armani's private jet at the
weekend.
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Two years ago today, England soccer lost one of their classic old grounds: Highbury. Arsenal closed
the game with a win over plucky Wigan, lead by a TH14 hat trick (above). Even though I am not a
huge Arsenal fan, the small pitch at the classic venue made for great soccer. Thanks to
Four-Four-Two for the photos.
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It's been a while, sorry for that. Real life caught up to me for a bit, and Bakery had to stop
production. We're back now though, here's some new sprinkles for y'all...
- I woke up and saw that Columbus had the best record in the league. I thought I was having a
nightmare. It's true though, the Crew are playing the best soccer in MLS right now.
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West Ham and Wales striker Craig Bellamy has had an interesting career.
From spats with teammates to public wrangling with coaches and trainers, Bellamy has never been far
from the spotlight.
It's with interest I saw the story of Bellamy planning to build a football academy in Sierra Leone
to try to help develop the country's young talent.
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Samuel Eto'o to Tottenham? The most intriguing rumor so far has the Spurs ready to splash out
£27m to bring in the Barcelona striker to replace Dimitar Berbatov. You can also expect Juande
Ramos to keep looking at Sevilla for...
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I keep forgetting to mention on this here blog that I went ahead and started the Women's
Professional Soccer blog a few days ago. I'm secretly hoping I can grow it to look like the MLS
page here – with individual blogs for each team. So please stop by and leave comments and
[...]
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Goodness, that has a familar ring to it. Perhaps it's because Luiz Felipe Scolari was in line to
replace Sven-Goran Eriksson as England manager two years ago, before the Brazilian decided he could
do without the hassle of being hounded by the press on a 24 / 7 basis. Nevertheless, Manchester
City owner Thaksin Shinawatra [.
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I've got some news for you. The Ronaldinho we knew and loved in 2006 is gone, and he's not coming
back. That Ronaldinho was young, happy and healthy. And the football he played was brilliant. For a
while there it was as if YouTube existed purely to showcase his moves. But that was two seasons
[...]
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According to this article in the Aberdeen Press and Journal, the 26 year old Aberdeen Goalkeeper is
going to leave for Houston for a trial in the very near future. The article goes on to state that
Soutar is a former Scotland U-21 international and the article then goes on to give the salary
details of MLS's Scottish players or players who have played for Scottish sides.
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Today's best football news and rumours, brought to you in association with the letter 'P' and the
number '5' Liverpool's revised plans for its Stanley Park stadium (pictured) have been approved by
the city council, at last. Anfield will now...
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Heads up to DCenters, Guy Roland Kpene has signed with Houston Dynamo, a team that could use some
goals. So I guess that's why they signed Guy. Just kidding, you're my boy Guy!
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Just in time for today's note on U.S. Soccer and MLS opening a new age of transparency in
officiating, Real Salt Lake coach Jason Kreis has raised a few pointed questions. Among them, when
a ref signals three minutes of stoppage time, shouldn't the teams play at least three minutes? (The
U.S. Soccer review says yes.
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"Better dead than Red." It's an old anti-communist slogan, but I'm pretty sure it's how
Rivaldo has felt about his old club for most of the past year. Given the latest news, he certainly
feels that way now as do most AEK supporter (and the supporters of other clubs that want some
fairness [...]
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This season ESPN has been putting together these short packages of "MLS Classics" to wet
our appetites for their Thursday night matches. But for reasons unknown to me, they've made them
somewhat hard to find outside of that iPod video-sized screen on the Soccernet page.
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With DC United's recent announcement of a front-jersey sponsor, I got to thinking. Will DC fans
support Volkswagen now that the German automaker will have its logo splashed across DC shirts for
the next four years? Or will it not have that affect on the United faithful?
I've always tended to support companies who support the things I like, especially in soccer terms.
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Here in Comares, a tiny village high in the Axarquia region of Andalucia (where I'm fortunate to be
staying for the month), there is no official football team as far as I know. The closest
professional team is Malaga CF, who currently play in the Segunda Division.
But don't tell these lads there's no team in Comares.
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Here it is ladies and gentlemen, the official video for Bilic's "Fiery Madness". Now
go grab that beer and enjoy the video.
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Dimitar Berbatov isn't likely to stay at White Hart Lane, which would explain why Tottenham are
ready to make a monster offer to bring in Barcelona's Samuel Eto'o. The Cameroonian international
will not come cheap, but the Spurs are ready...
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Escuche la entrevista aquíVia El PorvenirReconoce que no fabricaron un partido de nivel ante América, pero Felipe Baloy aseguró
que todos están "jalando" para un mismo lado "y si los dos partidos de liguilla
son a muerte, es lo que vamos a hacer, jugarlos a muerte".
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This week I make my first foray out of the internet realm and into the big, proper-writing world of
print. The good people at British magazine When Saturday Comes have seen fit to provide me with my
national debut this month. In 'Season In Brief' I write about the 1991 Torneo Apertura, in
which Ramón Díaz [.
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Michael Bradley is said to be wanted by Everton, but apparently, the rising American star has his
sights elsewhere - if you believe his agent at least. His agent Kon Schramm talked to skysports.com
about the 20-year-old's future.
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I guess this week was the start of more rumors for players possibly on the move to Major League
Soccer. One came in the inbox today from the BBC about a possible move for ex-Columbus Crew forward
Brian McBride. Its purely gossip at this point but the BBC thinks he may turn down a one-year [...]
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I had started planning my season end series of articles on what I thought would be the areas each
club would look at strengthening and who would be moving out. However, Tottenham have already
started their work with one purchase and heavy rumours of a sale in the very near future. Tottenham
manager Juande Ramos [.
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Dave McIntyre - BBC QPR double act continuesLuigi De Canio will continue to rely heavily on chairman Gianni Paladini as QPR attempt to build a
promotion-winning squad.
Italian De Canio is preparing for his first full season in English football having been installed
as first-team coach last October.
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Chivas USA and Houston Dynamo draw in Houston.
Houston is always a tough match. This team proved to be a little tougher than normal. Houston
are desperately looking for their first win. Plus, the team had a ring ceremony to commemorate
their MLS Cup, so the team came to the field on a mission.
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Birmingham City's Maik Taylor is being reportedly watched by Liverpool as a potential back-up to
current first choice Jose Reina. The 36-year-old Northern Ireland international is available on a
free after the season ends and if the Blues go down...
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Yes, DC United has a match tomorrow, but for the time being my focus is off of MLS and on... Royals
to open home schedule at Fairfax High School In what appears to be a first round US Open Cup match,
the Northern Virginia Royals are hosting the Vermont Voltage at Fairfax High School on Saturday May
[.
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As recently as late-April, Carlton Cole has stated his desire to stay at Upton Park. Despite that
claim, Sunderland, Middlesbrough and Celtic are being rumored to be interested in the 24-year-old.
Cole, who came to West Ham from Chelsea and...
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Hello everyone. I think I need a new pillow because mine seems to give me a headache every day.
Anyways, on to Arsenal.
We'll start today with Arsene Wenger reacting to Mathieu Flamini opting to leave Arsenal and sign
for AC Milan. In his comments there was a lot of talk of being close to the title and player's not
having the fight to come back and give it a go next year, which is what a real "winner"
would do.
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Greetings from the land of rising sun. My name is Yuko, aka Pani Becherovková and/or
Méd'a, and I'm entitled to the *latest* editor for the Czech Republic NT blog which is an
absolute pleasure for me.As EURO2008 is getting just around the corner, I'd be more than happy to
keep
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The Wizards may lose a couple of their U-23 players for the last game of this 6th game road trip on
the 24th of May in LA. This is due to the fact that the US Under-23 team has been invited to the
Toulon Invitational in France, May 20-29. According to Ives Galarcep, the tournament will be used
to look at fringe players for the Olympics coming up later this year.
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The article uses last available financial disclosures of the club as at 30th June, 2007 (download
document (PDF) here). The words "current/currently" reflect opinion/fact with the same
timeline in backdrop. All figures are in million pounds. The author is a financial analyst. It has
been some time that people have been talking about a financial crisis in-the-making [.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MF_3W53ALyw This magnificent strike is from Montgomeryshire Division
Two in England, on April 26th. Montgomery Town goalkeeper Steve Goodwin was taking a free kick 78
yards away from the opposition goal, when his manager told him the opposition keeper was off his
line.
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DC owner Victor MacFarlane appeared to lay the blame for United's early struggles on the coaching.
"I'm not happy. We need to do much better on the field," said the San Francisco-based
real estate magnate. "The team needs to come together – we have the talent necessary,
the team needs to gel and start delivering.
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I'd mentioned recently how the Missouri budget had been stuck in the state House after some
disagreements with the Senate on some things in the funding. As I'd mentioned earlier, the stadium
is part of the budget, but was not the part that was causing problems. Well yesterday, the House
and Senate came to an agreement and it was "Truly agreed to and finally passed.
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Valencia v. Real Zaragoza.
Game of the Year.
How many times have I said that?
(Look at that scrumptious paella. Since footie pics haven't been working, I figured I'd change
it up and show you Valencia's 2nd best contribution to the world, besides Valencia CF ... It's a
good luck paella!
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I had decided not to write about the ridiculous sacking of Sven Goran Eriksson any more. I have
ranted about it enough already. I wasn't going to until the story took yet another twist today when
it was revealed that Thaksin Shinawatra, or his people, have allegedly already offered the job to
Portugal manager Luis Felipe Scolari.
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Listening to the game podcast with Gabrielle Marcotti i had learned that the sale of Roma to
billionaire George Soros was an inevitability. Then as soon as i heard that i read that Rosella
Sensi had confirmed the sale and it would be announced later this week. Rossella Sensi is the
daughter of Franco Sensi whom is the owner of Italpetroli.
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La marca deportiva Voit, quien confecciona los balones con los que se juega nuestra liga desde hace
ya un tiempo, presentó el nuevo balón con el que se jugará la Liguilla del Clausura
2008, que empieza el día de hoy con el Pachuca vs. San Luis. El nuevo esférico, que
cuenta con la tecnología PPC (Power [.
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La marca deportiva Voit, quien confecciona los balones con los que se juega nuestra liga desde hace
ya un tiempo, presentó el nuevo balón con el que se jugará la Liguilla del Clausura
2008, que empieza el día de hoy con el Pachuca vs. San Luis. El nuevo esférico, que
cuenta con la tecnología PPC (Power [.
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Everton have today joined AS Roma is the chase to sign Valencia midfielder Joaquin.
(soccerglobe.net)
The Spanish international is set to leave the La Liga side in the summer after a disappointing
season with the club.
but he will face stiff competition from Everton manager David Moyes is believed to be very keen to
bring the 26-year old to GoddisonSerie A side AS Roma.
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MLS POWER RANKINGS (05/07): Columbus Crew [last week 1]: Another week, another gutsy win for the
Crew. No team has a better mix of young talent and veteran experience. Though, they have played
more @ home than anyone. Chicago Fire [last week 2]: It's tough to keep the Fire at #2 because they
have been pummeling people.
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It wasn't easy but Atlas of Guadalajara moved on to the quarterfinals of Copa Libertadores. After
taking the first leg by 1-0 at Lanus of Argentina, Atlas needed just a draw to get through, and
that's what los Zorros got as Tuesday's match finished 2-2. Twice Atlas went ahead but twice Lanus
responded, the final goal coming in the 90th minute.
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Volkswagen will also be prominently featured through a variety of other club and in-stadium
marketing components. United will debut the new uniforms on national television Thursday night when
the club hosts the Chicago Fire. Kick-off is set for 7:30 p.m. ET at RFK Stadium.
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Fulham captain Brian McBride insists there is no room for complacency on the final day of the
season against Portsmouth.
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Patrik Berger has been told he has no future at Aston Villa after urging midfielder Gareth Barry to
jump ship and join Liverpool.
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Via Who Ate All the Pies, this spectacular effort was scored by Montgomery Town keeper Steve
Goodwin in a recent non-league match. Perhaps a finer strike of the ball, you'll never see again -
well, today at least. Awesome.
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Ben Kosky/Kilburn Times - Not taking the MikeQPR boss Luigi De Canio has hinted that he will not attempt to sign Michael Mancienne on a
permanent deal this summer.
The Chelsea defender has spent the best part of two years on loan at Loftus Road, but Rangers
appear to be looking elsewhere to strengthen their defence ahead of next season.
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Gareth Ainsworth - Kilburn Times Step on the GazIT feels like we've had a very long season, but maybe it's ended at just the right time.
Another game would have killed us - we'd have been missing Rowly and Damion as well as the other
four key players who are injured and I don't think we can replace so many at the moment.
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By 1970's Gooner Wenger's stinginess and the Arsenal Board's tight purse strings has been a match
made in heaven. While the other big three have been splashing the dough making big money purchases
during the last two transfer windows, Arsenal, apart from Sagna and Eduardo, have been recruiting
youngsters mainly under 18 years old.
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Tottenham are reportedly on course for signing Portsmouth midfielder Lassana Diarra this Summer.
The Londoners are also supposedly in pursuit of West Ham defender Anton Ferdinand.
Juande Ramos has already started planning for next season with the introduction of £15 million
Luka Modric. Diarra was thought to be a target of Spurs before Harry Redknapp snatched him up in
January and now it seems as thought they'll have a second bite of the cherry this Summer.
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Because you are reading my blog, you probably know that AC Milan won Milan derby Sunday, 2-1, over
Inter. Here is clip of one of the Italian commentators going absolutely berserk after I think the
Pippo Inzaghi goal. Can anyone tell us what he saying (roughly) here? from zitosdirtysecret.wor
posted with vodpod [.
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Over the last few years we've seen Posh Spice dress up in a variety of truly shite outfits, that
don't really do her pretty average looks any good. Now, skinny as she's ever been, Mrs Beckham has
decided that the big look for summer 2008 is Dracula, or a Geisha if you kind of squint. Now I'm
not really sure which is better, because to be honest that's like choosing a favourite between the
clap and hemaerroids, but girls if you're reading, I suggest you go buy a copycat dress and all the
trimmings as soon as possible.
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From Who ate all the Pies: In their infinite wisdom, the Football Association has demanded that the
national team reach at least the last four of the next World Cup, or Euro 2012. The FA revealed
their optimistic vision this week in a 52-page document which set out several policy initiatives
for the international side.
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Former Newcastle United star John Beresford doesn't believe fans need to worry too much this summer
that Newcastle Owner will be ready to splash the cash on the right players in the summer transfer
market. Mike Ashley - will splash the cash for Kevin
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Following Estudiantes' aggregate loss to LDU Quito on Tuesday night, Lanús took on Atlas in
the Estadio Jalisco and also exited the tournament. Having lost 1-0 last week in Buenos Aires,
Ramón Cabrero's side needed to win at least 2-1 to advance, and failed in agonising fashion -
Lautaro Acosta got a 90th minute goal [.
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WordPress solved the issue I has having with moving my blog to www.fightingtalker.com. That, along
with the old .wordpress address both work. The only potential issue for readers is that folks with
old feed-readers may need to re-subscribe to the new feed. I haven't noticed any traffic drops from
syndicated hits since yesterday, so I suspect [.
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Great stuff on the official site today. Leon Andreasen on his West Ham dismissal: "I can't
explain what was going through my mind. It was an overreaction from my point of view, but I just
shouted out what I think everybody wanted to shout out, because it was so obvious," he
recalls. "But that's in the past [.
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Liverpool striker-cum-right-wing Dirk Kuyt has been recalled to the Dutch squad ahead of the
European Championship finals in Austria and Switzerland.
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Bad news today from Stoke City, who were promoted last weekend to the Premier League. Shola Ameobi
- having second thoughts on move to Stoke City
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Posh ages 20 years with the power of make-up With the help of a vicious backcomb and some deathly
make-up, Posh manages to transform herself into Scary. She was attending the annual Metropolitan
Museum's Costume Institute Gala, along with hubbie...
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From my good friend Mart: I'm off to Canada and NW US next week, and should Southend reach the
playoff final, i'll need to find somewhere to watch it. Do any of the North American readership out
there know which TV channels/websites this is being shown on, if any? A real longshot this, but
should anyone from [.
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Michael Bradley may be having one of the best season's for an American and it looks like his
success could mean a move up to the biggest of the big time. Everton are said to be courting the
Heerenveen midfielder...
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Real Madrid are set to rub salt into the wounds of arch rivals by parading their 31st Spanish
league trophy when they host Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium on Wednesday.
Real fans waited until the early hours to celebrate with the players at Cibeles fountain on
Sunday night after Real retained the title with a thrilling late 2-1 victory over Osasuna.
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Mad Jens interviewed after final appearance for Gunners So long Jens, we'll miss you and your crazy
ways. Seriously, the Prem will be a less interesting place without you. More Jens YouTube goodness
below......
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I ran across Martin Roger's list of MLS underpaid / overpaid players from last week. I didn't mind
that he cited John DiRaimondo over Nick LaBrocca despite LaBrocca appearing in every game for the
Rapids this year. Nor was it his puzzling claim that Brad Guzan has "gone right back to work
for Chivas".
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Walsall - SADDLERS ANNOUNCE DEPARTURESWALSALL Football Club have today announced that they will not be offering new contracts to the
following first-team players....
- Ian Roper - Darren Wrack - Michael Dobson - Tommy Mooney
- Edrissa Sonko - Bertrand Bossu - David McDermott - Alassane N'Dour
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Stefan Moore"We would like to thank each and every player for their hard work and effort," explained
Chief Executive, Roy Whalley.
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So the Junior football season is up and running in Canberra, and across the whole nation.
Here in the Capital we have 17,000 registered players. So thought I should drop a line each week on
the game, the parents, the kids, the game.
It's a limited view, it's my view and it may or may not meet with your opinion.
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FA set semi target for international team In their infinite wisdom, the Football Association has
demanded that the national team reach at least the last four of the next World Cup, or Euro 2012.
The FA revealed their optimistic vision...
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Liverpool have been given the go-ahead by the city council to build their new 60,000-seater stadium
in Stanley Park, adjacent to current stadium Anfield.
The Anfield site is over a century old and has become infamous in the footballing world and almost
sacred to many Liverpool fans, but the club are now moving on as they aim to compete with Europe's
top clubs.
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Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva has hinted he would prefer to play a more offensive role at
Anfield in the future.
The midfielder arrived from Brazilian side Gremio in the summer, and has played as a holding
midfielder as part of Rafael Benitez's 4-2-3-1 formation. He also briefly displaced Xabi Alonso in
the side earlier in the year.
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The popular press are loving the fact that Kevin Keegan made some outspoken statements on Monday
night after the Chelsea game. Kevin Keegan - press trying to stir things up - again
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Peter Hill-Wood has assured Arsenal fans that Arsene Wenger will have money to spend this summer as
he sees fit. The Gunners, who were at the top of the table this season before falling to third,
will need to replace...
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All Lee Cattermole might need is a fresh start. That's what Steve Bruce might be thinking about the
Middlesbrough midfielder after a season that saw Cattermole struggle to get regular first-team
action. The 20-year-old would prefer a central midfield role...
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Not bad for a fall back option. When Paco Herrera chose to return to Spain, the job of managing
Liverpool's reserve side was earmarked for Gary McAllister, with Rafael Benitez eager to have
someone who had played for the club to fill that role.
Personal reasons forced the Scot to turn the offer down and the club into looking for someone else
to take on the role.
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Boring, Boring Keegan! The top two teams in the country are battling it out to the last game of the
season and are separated only by goal difference. We approach the last game and three teams are
still unsure of their Premier League futures. Fulham are on the verge of continuing the great
"Lazarus" style, "back from the dead", "out of the ashes" comeback to
save their Premiership skin tradition created by Portsmouth and West Ham over the previous two
seasons.
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Tom Hicks, the embattled Liverpool co-chairman, will come under increased pressure to prove that he
can raise the funds to build the club's proposed new stadium in Stanley Park after the latest
designs for the troubled project were approved on Wednesday.
Liverpool City Council announced that it had approved the new designs for the stadium, which were
unveiled by Hicks amid great fanfare in January, but there are serious doubts within the club about
whether the Texan has - or can generate - the £300 million needed to build the stadium.
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Harry Kewell will leave Liverpool this month having cost the club £157,554 per game.
Former Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier signed Kewell from Leeds back in July 2003 for £5
million, on a contract worth £60,000 a week.
Since then the 29-year-old has made 139 appearances in five years, and just 18 over the last two,
scoring a paltry 16 goals in the process.
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Crouch is demanding showdown talks with boss Rafa Benitez after admitting he can't take another
season on the bench.
Liverpool's England striker is frustrated at making just nine Premier League starts and could quit
Anfield this summer.
Crouch said: "What I must do is speak to the manager.
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Rafa Benitez has come out fighting after posting the worst season of his four-year Anfield
reign.
This campaign will go down as the most disappointing of Benitez's time on Merseyside.
After vowing to mount a title challenge, his side have trailed in fourth and finished empty-handed
for the second successive season.
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Spurs reveal new kits I guess we can presume from this PR shot that Ledley King, Robbie Keane and
Jon Woodgate will all be at Tottenham next season? No Dimi Berbatov though? Does that mean that
Spurs are more than...
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If this was based on waistline alone, the answer would be a resounding yes. But no, we are talking
social networking and Myspace. There is a Tom Huddlestone MySpace, which not only features links to
Pies' videos of Huddlestone, but even includes our One to Watch profile of him!
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Good news reported in the Times today that Newcastle United will open contract negotiations with
Michael Owen, the England striker this week. Michael Owen - Mort will start discussions later this
week
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Sometimes as a defender you have to acknowledge that you were beaten by a better, quicker and
younger player and be gracious in defeat. Alternatively, you could simply tug the player back by
his genitals. Rooney never takes his eye of his balls. Prostitute Charlotte Glover once told the
Sunday Mirror that her twin sister was "starstruck with Wayne and asked if she could touch his
willy, so that she could say she had held Rooney's manhood".
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Norwich City have confirmed Darren Huckerby will not be
offered a new contract and joins a number of players leaving the club
as free agents thus opening the door for a move to MLS.
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MLS.
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C-Ron's girlfriend (at time of posting) is strong like bull She may not be a lady, but she's all
woman. Via Kickette...
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News today in the Daily Telegraph that Kevin Keegan is set to hold clear-the-air talks with club
chairman Chris Mort to resolve a number of issues that seem to be bugging Kevin. Kevin Keegan -
needs to be kept better informed on goings on at the club
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Throughout the season the 2 Good, 2 Bad feature on Match of the Day 2 has been good for the
occasional chuckle. They rounded up their 2007-08 coverage with a compilation of some of the best
bits of the season, as well as last weekend's funny moments. It is worth watching for some true
Gaydar moments involving Danny Murphy and Jimmy Bullard, and Sulley Muntari and a ref.
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This came out yesterday while I was computing the numbers for our contests, but I sat on it until
now because my son wanted to play but former Arsenal star Thierry Henry is not returning to England
to play for...
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Kevin Keegan, this week claimed the Newcastle club had no chance of finishing any higher than fifth
during the remaining three years of his contract. Chris Mort - thinks - wonder if we can get
Joaquin?
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Could Arsene Wenger really be interested in Gennaro Gattuso? Some seem to think it's possible
despite the player's age and likely cost. The fact that Lassana Diarra could be on the move again
isn't shocking. The fact that Tottenham still...
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The North East of England is often described as a ‘football hotbed' – an area that is
widely accepted to be rich in the culture, tradition and passion of the beautiful game. Three big
clubs, hundreds of thousands of loyal supporters and a breeding ground for talent through the eras,
there can't be many parts [.
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Newcastle announced yesterday that they have allowed Turkish midfielder Emre to join up with his
national side ahead of this summer's European Championships. Emre - has been allowed to join up
with Turkey for European Championships
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This rumor comes to us courtesy of the BBC.
It seems to be the first mention we've had of him returning to the Columbus where he played his
football from 1996-2004 before joining the Craven Cottage based side.
Brian McBride will be offered a new one-year deal with Fulham but the 35-year-old American striker
may still opt to join Columbus Crew in the States.
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Steve Sidwell seems like a good guy. I've never read a harsh word about him and by all accounts he
works hard. He hasn't had much chance to feature for the Blues recently and will be looking for
more first-team...
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Steve Harper thinks Newcastle United need just 3-4 new players to come in during the summer and
we'll be a much better side next season. Steve Harper - thinks Newcastle need just 3 -4 new players
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Manchester City chairman Thaksin Shinawatra seems fully prepared to make the dumbest move of the
summer. Sven-Goran Eriksson's tenure at Eastlands should end after Sunday's match and once that
happens, it looks like City already has their sites on his...
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Today's transfer roundup starts up as the last one did, so Arsenal fans, feel free to jump a couple
of paragraphs. One Arsenal player is already on his way out of the Emirates - could another follow?
The Times reports that Alexander Hleb is already letting it spill that he's agreed a four-year [..
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... yes, dear readers, indulge me this day. Today I will talk about myself. It was one year to this
day that this site was launched. So here is wishing this site a very happy anniversary
(bloggiversary?) It's amazing when you look back and realise how far this site and the community
has grown in such [.
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Liverpool's new away shirt for the 2008/2009 season will definitely be gray. In March, EPL Talk
shared a leaked picture of the new Liverpool away shirt, but now - thanks to our friends at
Football Shirts - we have distinctive proof. Here's the most recent leaked picture of what will be
Liverpool's 08/09 away shirt: If [.
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Remember we told you about Ronaldo's brush with transvestite prostitutes? You must remember. If you
can't, remember when The Sun told you about it then go back 24 hours before that. Now you remember.
Anyway, the main developments since then have been Ronaldo's fantastic quote: "There were no
sexual relations because the moment I discovered they were transvestites I ended the whole thing.
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Josip Kuze became the second manager in the J.League first division to be sacked in the 2008
season, following Holger Osieck's marching orders from the Urawa Reds after just two matches.
JEF United Chiba announced on their website that they had terminated the 55-year-old Croatian's
contract on Wednesday without providing further details.
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Lassana Diarra could be on the move again - and to another club in London. The midfielder left
Chelsea at the transfer deadline last summer for Arsenal - and then moved on to Portsmouth when he
grew tired of his...
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We're favourites on Sunday. Frightening thought. With a Plum has it right though, on several
levels. Winning football matches is easier when you're winning football matches. Playing good
football is easier when you're playing good football. Not long now, eh?
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On loan Arsenal prodigy Carlos Vela expects to start from bench tonight, when the Osasunistas
travel to the spanish island "Mallorca" to face RCD Real Mallorca at Ono
Estadi. Vela had two poor performances in the last two matches, first at Mestalla
against Valencia and then against spanish Champions Real Madrid.
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They'll play this weekend with a Manchester United win assuring them the title over Chelsea. But
they're also working on a potential summer deal that would mean a significant change at the JJB.
Louis Saha and money for young star...
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Years ago I remember playing a FIFA game with my friend Svenn and he always liked to have George
Boateng on our team. Now it looks like a few others - Sunderland, Tottenham and Celtic - could be
interested in...
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The kind of news item that's not exactly news! (In fact many fans probably were under the
impression that Nardiello had actually already left QPR). Shame, because when he joined QPR a year
ago, looked like a great signing for the club.SkysportsDaniel Nardiello is ready to quit Queens Park Rangers, skysports.
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This one has been out there a day or two, and I guess it warrants at least a quick mention as a
possibility. Gennaro Gattuso's future at AC Milan is up in the air. Nobody is quite certain if
he...
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N7teen @ 03:07 AM EST
So despite my pre-match pessimism, Keane was on hand to score his 23rd goal of the season against
Reading on Saturday to condemn them to even larger relegation worries. But rather than worrying
about them I thought it fair to pay tribute to our stand-in captain who has had another terrific
season at the club.
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As the season draws to a close with only one weekend of matches left before the title is decided, a
number of players are looking to next year, to new opportunities in other cities with bigger
paychecks. We've already covered the players most likely to be snapped up by bigger clubs if their
team gets relegated, but there are so many players in this league who have had stinking seasons and
want to get out of dodge, as well as players who may have outgrown their clubs.
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DC's old sign was designed by Albert Speer
I've been asking myself one question all week: what's wrong with DC United? Despite snapping up
someone called Marcelo Gallardo during the off-season their start has still been shite. Lucky Pat
Walsh from Goal.com has been asking himself the very the same question.
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A picture of the new Portsmouth away shirt for the 2008/2009 season has been leaked. Manufactured
by Canterbury, the white and blue shirt design has a retro look about it especially with the old
school collars. The image is courtesy of our friends over at Football Shirts. As their readers
point out in the comments section [.
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There could be tough times ahead for Luca Toni. The Bayern Munich striker, just recently crowned
Bundesliga champion and currently leading the scoring charts with 21 goals, may soon be confronted
with an unsurpassable obstacle... of the robotic kind. Its name is Goalias (or GoalIAS if you
prefer), and it's the first robot-goalkepeer capable [.
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One of the biggest disappointments this season for Derby County (beyond the poor form) was the play
of Robert Earnshaw. The Zambian-born striker was brought in to recreate his goal-scoring prowess at
Norwich City. It didn't happen. Now, it looks...
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The Arsenal manager may need a radical rethink to avoid the 'nearly men' label, writes Dominic
Field
Exodus threatens Wenger masterplan
Wenger has created a problem ouut of nothing by mishandling the Flamini situation, and sent a very
dangerous message to the rest of the team, says Abhishek Thakur
Fans must blame Wenger, not Flamini
Give Gullitt, Vialli, Ranieri and Mourinho credit for Blues' current success
Kevin McCarra: Chelsea helped by ghost of Mourinho
Uncertainty has gone but sell-out crowds show Premier League is special, writes Tim Rich
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A few updates to QPR's Season in summary (Stats)
In the
"Foul League" QPR ended up with 86 Yellows and 6 Reds - Just
behind Coventry who ended with 90 Yellows and 4 Reds. In Fouls conceded, QPR with 651 fouls was
just behind Plymouth who "topped" with 659 fouls. Discipline
[But QPR's Disciplinary record was still a considerable improvement over 2006/2007 when they had
105 Yellow cards and 3 Red cards.
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Nani made some big mistakes on Saturday and he spent all day yesterday apologising for them. In
relation to his ridiculous behaviour when deciding to head-butt Lucas Neil he apologised profusely:
"I recognise that my action was a thoughtless one but I also have to say I was
provoked and attacked.
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We'll start with the Arsenal news. The Arsenal Supporter's Trust met with Arsene Wenger yesterday.
Points to come from these discussions are brought to you exclusively by Arseblog and are as
follows: On Flamini, Wenger said that Flamini had left purely because of the money on offer. He
commended the Board for having done the maximum they could to [.
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As if the picture wasn't creepy enough...
This 73-year-old guy, Josef Fritzl, imprisoned his 18-year-old daughter in the basement back in
1984 and fathered seven children with her.
Ugh.
Police just recently freed her, now in her 40s, and the kids from the basement. And I wish that was
all.
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All across Europe last season's domestic league winners are all successfully defending their titles
again this season
Usual suspects claim Europe's top titles
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The irrepressible Mike Dufficy stands on the brink of Predictorship immortality. In the 40th and
penultimate week of the season, Mike has a 10-point lead over Dave Taylor. As any mathematician
worth his salt will tell you, it means the Channel Islander needs 11 points to secure his second
league title in three seasons, and that's [.
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Futblog @ 02:07 AM EST
El equipo que estaba jugando mejor en la Libertadores se metió en problemas pero aun así
paso a la siguiente ronda merecidamente.
Bruno Marioni anda haciendo barullo anoto el primero y dio pase para el segundo se subieron de
nuevo Achucarro aunque el jugador no este en la cancha.
Como siempre los equipos argentinos al sentirse perdedores empiezan a buscar violencia, se que no
les gustara este comentario a los de Lanus, pero es que es asi.
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The "special one" is not the chosen one. Barcelona have decided not to appoint Jose
Mourinho as their first-team coach for next season despite him being the overwhelming choice of the
club's supporters
'Special one' snubbed by Barcelona despite fans' backing
Bordeaux's late charge has sparked an irritable reaction in Lyon's voluble president
Aulas cries conspiracy as Lyon wobble
Real want Arsenal talisman at the Bernabeu to form a new Spanish backbone
Fabregas on Real agenda
Don't you dare
The former Tottenham Hotspur coach is close to accepting a two-year contract to replace Huub
Stevens as Hamburg coach
Jol ready to accept new challenge
Rangers chairman Sir David Murray has criticised the SPL's refusal to extend the season
Murray attacks SPL inaction
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Four of the final ten Premier League matches of the 2007/2008 season will be televised on TV in the
United Kingdom. Sky Sports 1 will televise Wigan against Manchester United (3pm BST). Sky Sports 2
will televise Chelsea versus Bolton (3pm BST), while Sky Sports 3 will show Birmingham City against
Blackburn Rovers (3pm BST).
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It has not been an easy time for these two sides involved in this online live commentary AFC
Champions League match between Chunnam Dragons and Melbourne Victory as they both sit at the bottom
of the group and while it is not that big a gap to make up to progress further in the competition,
they will need to do it at the expense of the other team.
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QPR's
Amos Buzsaky Turns 27: Born May 7th 1982. Holder of the #10 shirt for QPR!
Signed from Plymouth; ended as QPR's top goalscorer. And also today, a birthday for QPR's leading
goalscorer from the year Buzsaky was born:
Tony Sealy, turning 49: born May 7
1959
AKOS BUZSAKY QPR Official SiteName: Akos Buzsaky
Nationality: Hungarian
Date of Birth: 07/05/1982
Height: 5' 11" (180cm)
Weight: 11st 9lbs (74.
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Premier Shorts: Today in the EPL
After missing out in January, Spurs will make another attempt to sign Portsmouth midfielder Lassana
Diarra
Tottenham confident of claiming Diarra
Patrik Berger will not play for Aston Villa again after encouraging Gareth Barry to join
Liverpool
O'Neill ends Berger's Villa career
Man City approach Portugal coach to replace Sven-Goran Eriksson but owner wants decision before
Euro 2008 finals
Scolari's £3.
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Ney Fabiano, Chonburi FC's Brazilian striker, is playing his last game for the the Thai champions
tonight. According to the Bangkok Post, Fabiano is moving to Australia. It was Stephane Baga that
made the biggest impression when Melbourne Victory played Chonburi in March, but Fabiano set
Chonburi on their way with his first half goal.
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FA: We're gonna need you to get to at least the semis of the 2010 World Cup.
Capello: Uh, ok?
FA: Or if that goes wrong, how about the semis of Euro Cup 2012?
Capello: Alright, we can do that.
(they shake hands)
FA: Wait.
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Tottenham Hotspur has unveiled its new home, away and third shirts for the 2008/2009 season.
Manufactured by Puma, Spurs debuted the new shirts Tuesday night in London. The event was webcasted
live via the official Spurs web site. See the new shirts below: If you're new here, you may want to
subscribe to my RSS feed.
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Not yet announced by either clubs - possibly because the transfer window has not yet officially
opened? - but reportedly, QPR are signing a 19 year old from Italy, Matteo Alberto from the Italian
club Serie B club, Chievo Verona (About Chievo Verona). He's apparently made one appearance for
Verona.
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Well, here are the 30 names. No one will be added, players will only be axed, until we have 23 by
the end of May. No Kromkamp (disappointed), no Davids (makes sense)... We do see Kuyt, Maduro,
Jaliens, Landzaat... I'll put my 23 names up in the comments... Squad: Goalkeepers: Edwin van der
Sar
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So BritWeek is actually a BritMonth.
But before we get to that it's worth noting:
*That today's column provoked a lively debate here.
*Chivas USA defender Lawson Vaughn underwent surgery over the weekend at Little Company of Mary
Hospital in Torrance. The procedure, performed by Dr.
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The Mark Milligan saga of the last few days has certainly cast a pall of bad temper over the
Olyroos' preparations for Beijing. Although Milligan is no stranger to no-show controversies (as
any Sydney FC fan could confirm), securing his club future should indeed be his first priority at
the moment, and if the FFA were in fact told about his intended whereabouts this week, they don't
come out of things particularly well.
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The Chicago Fire and DC United are set to do battle on Primetime ESPN Thursday night soccer. DC
United has started the season not the way they had hoped losing three out of there last four games,
and are hanging out in the cellar of the east. Chicago is the exact opposite getting off to a fast
start with the second best record in the league only losing one out of there last six games.
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The Chicago Fire and DC United are set to do battle on Primetime ESPN Thursday night soccer. DC
United has started the season not the way they had hoped losing three out of there last four games,
and are hanging out in the cellar of the east. Chicago is the exact opposite getting off to a fast
start with the second best record in the league only losing one out of there last six games.
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Name: Adrian Mutu
Team: Romania
Group: C; France, Italy, Netherlands
Caps (Goals): 60 (27) as of May 6, 2008
DOB: January 8, 1979 (29 years old)
Position: Striker
Club Team: Fiorentina
The first thing that comes to mind when I hear "Adrian Mutu" is "cocaine.
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El equipo tapatío logró su pase a los cuartos de final al empatar 2-2 con Lanús y
conseguir el 3-2 global que los puso en la siguiente ronda de mano de Bruno Marioni. El equipo
atlista tenía la ventaja en el marcador global de un gol cuando al minuto 30′, Bruno
Marioni entra por el carril [.
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El equipo tapatío logró su pase a los cuartos de final al empatar 2-2 con Lanús y
conseguir el 3-2 global que los puso en la siguiente ronda de mano de Bruno Marioni. El equipo
atlista tenía la ventaja en el marcador global de un gol cuando al minuto 30′, Bruno
Marioni entra por el carril [.
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Beckham was voted Major League Soccer's player of the week after he took his team back after
being two goals down to earn a 2-2 tie with Real Salt Lake on Saturday.The first goal was good and
the second was a reminder that he can still score off free kicks.
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The first ever all-English final will pit Manchester United against Chelsea on May 21st in Moscow,
Russia.
Chelsea and Manchester United fittingly began their seasons facing off for the 2007 FA Community
Shield. Manchester United won on penalties after the match ended tied at 1-1. Now they meet in
Europe's most important club match.
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washingtonpost.com has put up Steve Goff's comprehensive profile on Marcelo Gallardo. The piece
touches on every part of the midfielder's career, including an unexpected call from Argentina's
biggest star, Diego Maradona.
Also from the article: "I wanted a new challenge," said Gallardo, who also weighed
offers from clubs in Germany, Argentina and Greece.
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The plans for the new Liverpool FC stadium have been approved by the city council. This means
that the owners can now squabble about whether it actually gets built or not. The stadium will be
able to seat 60,000 with possible expansion to 70,000. Opponents say it's too monstrous for the
area. Then again, what area isn't too monstrous for a 60,000 seat stadium except for maybe
Madonna's vaginal region?
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CAST your mind back 10 years to France '98 and you will remember one of the endearing features of
the tournament was the picturesque Stadia, including the old but impressive Parc Lescure (now Stade
Chaban-Delmas) in Bordeaux. Watching the highlights of the Coupe de France semi final between
Amiens and Paris St Germain on Europsorts a little earlier, I stumbled across another little
beauty, the
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