Bayern Munich forward Miroslav Klose is being told to stay home.
His kids have swine flu, so the team is putting the 31 year old on quarantine.
Is that virus still around? Glad I missed it (knocks on wood).
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• Sir Alex gets two-game sideline ban.

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Denial

Although Real Madrid needed five goals to overturn their Round of 32 tie with Alcorcón, a certain sense of denial was important in this particular situation so that they could believe that their task was not impossible.� Kaká stated, "For the pride and for the history of Real Madrid, we have to win this tie.

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Apparently Fergie isn't the only sore loser at Manchester United.
The new dad Wayne Rooney was warned by the FA for looking at the camera and mouthing "12th man", implying that Chelsea won due to the favor of the referee.
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The first leg of the MLS Playoffs Conference Semifinals occurred over the last week, and the games proved to be worth the long wait. While some international players and foreign fans may not understand the need for playoffs, the excitement this year's games have provided so far could very well make them all converts.

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I have been surfing the soccer blogs today and not many people are giving Real Salt lake much of a chance to get past defending MLS Champions, The Columbus Crew. I just want to remind people of three things:

1. Overall, RSL has scored 23 more goals than its opponents in home games this season.

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If the Hammers think that coming back to draw with Arsenal represent the proverbial "turn the corner" then the good work must be continued with another fine display against Sunderland. Playing at the Stadium of Light is not an easy task as the Black Cats have very passionate fans which can prove to be the 12th man for the home side. Click to continue reading...

The ‘Going Green On November 14' campaign continues to gather pace with radio interviews, email campaigns, a Facebook group and Twitter pages all being used to publicise and create a momentum within the whole island for the upcoming World cup play-off game with France on November 14th. Click to continue reading...

Hola amigos y amigas! Burrito here with the latest Miami Soccer news!
We still no know in what league Miami FC will play next years. Will it be USL? Will it be MLS-2? We don't know, pero the team has made a commitment that they will play next year and Burrito has found out from drunken sources in the last tailgate at Lockhearts stadium that Miami FC plans to build a superdupper teams consisting of young and veteran players ! Click to continue reading...

Bulgarian ace wants recognition for his impressive form in the form of an extended run in the team.

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Manchester City winger Martin Petrov admits he is happy at the club but wants to start more regularly.

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Liverpool v Lyon
Tuesday 20 October 2009
Anfield, Liverpool
UEFA Champions League
Kick-off: 19:45 UK (20:45 CET)

Liverpool go into this Champions League game on the back of three consecutive defeats and are looking rattled. Lyon too suffered their first defeat of the season but seem to be in better shape mentally than their more illustrious Champions League opponents.

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- Checkout the TWO QPR Reports! This QPR Report site. And, the second combination messageboard and quasi-blog QPR Report Messageboard. If you're interested in constantly-updated news re anything QPR-related and also QPR nostalgia, this site has both - along with assorted eclectic non-QPR football material. Click to continue reading...

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- QPR REPORT...UPDATED THROUGHOUT THE DAY: Checkout the TWO QPR Reports! This QPR Report site. And, the second combination messageboard and quasi-blog QPR Report Messageboard. If you're interested in constantly-updated news re anything QPR-related and also QPR nostalgia, this site has both - along with assorted eclectic non-QPR football material. Click to continue reading...

Today's guest on the Jared Montz Soccer Podcast is Todd Wawrousek.� Todd is the assistant coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps in the USL1.� This Saturday Todd will try to lead his Whitecaps to their 2nd straight USL1 Championship when they take on the Montreal Impact in Montreal at 2:30pm eastern time.

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A personal note from Mikki Denney Wright to readers of� Inside Minnesota Soccer:

Our program would like to invite the Minnesota Soccer community to come out to our Rock the Robbie event this weekend at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium. Attendance is $1 for everyone for both games.

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A personal note from Mikki Denney Wright to readers of� Inside Minnesota Soccer:

Our program would like to invite the Minnesota Soccer community to come out to our Rock the Robbie event this weekend at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium. Attendance is $1 for everyone for both games.

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TORONTO - Just a month ago, Pistolas FC 2010 announced they would turn in their 'Duchess' jerseys at the end of 2009, and replace it with the 2009/10 Liverpool FC Phantom jerseys; the gorgeous gold foil numbering on the new, black jersey (in keeping with Pistolas FC colours).
Next thing you know, the website got overhauled, losing the orange and black feel, for a black and gold look. Click to continue reading...

In the dearth of English Premier League football news, I caught sight of the Adidas 12th Man contest. A contest on Facebook for football fans to post a supporter's profile picture on their FB page and encouraging many other friends/fans to do the same. The most supporter friends will win the contest. Click to continue reading...

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- TWO QPR Reports! This QPR Report site. And, the second combination messageboard and quasi-blog QPR Report Messageboard. If you're interested in constantly-updated news re anything QPR-related and also QPR nostalgia, this site has both - along with assorted eclectic non-QPR football material. Click to continue reading...

I haven't got an internet connection until the weekend, but thought I better put something up tonight after a superb result and performance away at Luton Town. I arrived about 45 mins before kick off after finding somewhere to park in the ghetto! The atmosphere was electric in the ground. The Boro fans can be very proud of themselves tonight.

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"Seeing these smiling faces is the greatest pleasure. They have been magnificent all season. They have been our 12th man. I have always said our fans are the best in England. Now I know they are the best in Europe too." (Rafa Benitez)

Yes indeed, Rafa Benitez may be many things but naiive he most definitely is not!

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After defending Craig Bellamy for punching a restrained pitch invader, Mark Hughes went on to have a complaint about the amount of injury time added. He said he would love someone to explain to him where it came from. Ok, deal.

Four minutes of injury time had been decided upon when United lead 3-2.

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...This was the message of Defender Captain Frankie Hejduk last night when the Columbus Crew and the Nordecke came together for a Supporters Summit.

The team and staff members in attendance were Head Coach Robert Warzycha, General Manger Mark McCullers, Director of the Hispanic Developement Francisco Terreros, Defender Frankie Hejduk, Defender Danny O'Rourke, Midfielder Brian Carroll and Senior Director of Event Management Ryan Smith.

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Mexico is without a shadow of a doubt the Yanks'� most hated soccer rival in the world. El Tri scored five goals and absolutely� dominated the Red, White and Blue during last month's Gold Cup Final, but that game featured both team's JV sides. Now, the two bitter foes meet again in Mexico City in the region's most anticipated World Cup Qualifier.

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Steven Gerrard walks free, David Beckham may walk but John Terry won't. The three England players dominated the football news this week with Gerrard being found not guilty of affray, David Beckham rumoured to be on his way out of LA and rumours of John Terrry's transfer to Manchester City still not going away.

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Arjen Robben is the 'Mannequin' in the latest Adidas Real Madrid CF Viral. Robben is in a stationary pose and showing off the latest Real Madrid Kit. I suppose the 12th Man is alluding to the guy 'molesting the mannequin'. Click to continue reading...

Following the success of the Steven Gerrard and Xabi Alonso '12th man' virals, Adidas have turned their attention to Real Madrid, with Raul getting his own vid.
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Ironic Real advertising campaign Fans of Arjen Robben's shiny cranium, this new Adidas viral is a real treat for you. As you have probably noticed, the big Adidas-supplied teams are putting out these 12th man campaigns, supposedly alluding to the fans. The irony is that after Real Madrid's big-name attacking signings, Robben himself is not likely to [. Click to continue reading...

Since the outlaw of standing areas English stadia have undergone huge changes. From the crumbling relics of the 1980s the Premier League now boasts some of the finest stadiums in the world.

The names Old Trafford, Anfield and Stamford Bridge all roll off the tongue but within these fine stadiums there is that one stand that best captures the fervour with which English fans follow their teams.

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Liverpool fans have suffered from nineteen years of heartbreak without winning the league and this season the reds fans believe this drought will come to an end.

They've� seen their fierce rivals Man Utd creep up and equal their record of being the champions of England and they will do anything they can to stop them overtaking them and that means securing the league this upcoming season.

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We've all heard about the effect the 12th man has on the field, but this is ridiculous:

The man is a living saint and an inspiration to the world. Go Bafana Bafana!
Can they give Brazil a game? Surprises happen.
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ADIDAS LAUNCHES DIGITAL FAN CHALLENGE:

"WHAT MAKES YOU CHELSEA'S 12TH MAN?" CONTEST

WINNER TO SHARE THE BENCH WITH CHELSEA AT JULY 18TH SEATTLE SOUNDERS MATCH

It's no secret that soccer fans are the most passionate in all of sports.

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Maradona needs your help! Step into Messi's shoes, and be the 12th man for Argentina.

This exclusive SoccerBlog.com offer is brought to you by the folks at adidas:

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Either that, or Ronaldinho's really let himself go Don't worry, Milan fans: your club's transfer policy has not taken a turn for the worse. The tubby chap in the jeans represents Milan's "12th Man", as part of the adidas campaign...

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Take the adidas Chelsea Club Quiz to prove that you have what it takes to be the 12th man: cli.gs/1T7vVb
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Ya que andamos con las presentaciones de adidas, les dejo algunos videos de la campaña de presentación de la nueva equipación del Liverpool FC, la campaña sea llama "Every Team needs the 12th Man" y podemos ver las peripecias de un aficionado que apoya interactuando con las estrellas del equipo rojo:

Primero con Steven Gerrard:

Con Xabi Alonso y Pepe Reina

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