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Euro 2012 Kitman: Denmark

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Home: Not a million miles away from their successful Euro 92 kit, but this is the work of Adidas rather than Hummel. It's reminiscent of something you might have caught Bayern Munich wearing in the 1990s. Away: Much more 'football-kit-by-numbers' than the home shirt. Not much to report here.

Random 1990s Footballer Tuesday: #33 Stephane Guivarc’h

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Name: Stephane Guivarc'h In his 1990s prime for: Newcastle United Lowdown: A footballer that deserves his place in this column despite only ever making four Premier League appearances, and in no way is that a compliment. The striker regularly features in lists of the worst Premier League players in history.

Union Freekicks: MLS Sexism, US Open Cup, Mwanga, YSA Report

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Sexism for Major League Soccer's Official Media Rears its Head (Again) - The Goat Parade
"This is an alarming pattern, and MLS needs to stop immediately. The cascade of representations of women as good supporters of the real deal, the "true" and legitimate male MLS fan, was retrograde when the league was founded in the 1990s.

Legends of Calcio: Dejan Savicevic

Serie A Weekly 20 April @ 05:56 AM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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Blessed with amazing dribbling and technical ability, Dejan Savicevic is undoubtedly one of calcio's stars from the golden age of the 1990s. He was born on September 15, 1966 in Titograd, Yugoslavia (now Podgorica, Montenegro), joining the youth setup at hometown club OFK Titograd as a fifteen year old.

Random 1990s Footballer Tuesday: #27 Ritchie Humphreys

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Name: Ritchie Humphreys In his 1990s prime for: Sheffield Wednesday Lowdown: After being a Sheffield United fan as a boy, Humphreys was released by the club's Academy at the age of 13. However, in 1995 he left school and was signed by Sheffield Wednesday to their youth squad. After a season playing on the left [.

Random 1990s Footballer Tuesday: #26 Lionel Perez

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Name: Lionel Perez In his 1990s prime for: Sunderland Lowdown: Starting his career at FC Bordeaux, French goalkeeper Perez was a relatively late bloomer, but made a number of appearances for the French giants over a three year period, whilst also being loaned out to Laval and Nimes. In the summer of 1996, Peter Reid [.

Random 1990s Footballer Tuesday: #25 Christopher Wreh

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Name: Christopher Wreh In his 1990s prime for: Arsenal Lowdown: After starting his career in his homeland of Liberia with the comically named La Modelle International and Invincible Eleven, Wreh was signed by Arsene Wenger for Monaco in 1993. After a loan at Guingamp, where he played in the 1997 Coupe de France final, Wreh [.

Random 1990s Footballer Tuesday: #24 Justin Edinburgh

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Name: Justin Edinburgh In his 1990s prime for: Tottenham Hotspur Lowdown: A left back by trade, Edinburgh began his career at Southend United but soon moved to Spurs in 1990 for £150,000. It was a transfer that saw Edinburgh move up three divisions, and clearly showed his potential. Edinburgh became a mainstay of [.

Random 1990s Footballer Tuesday: #23 Eike Immel

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Name: Eike Immel In his 1990s prime for: Manchester City Lowdown: Although arriving in the Premier League at the impressive age of 35, German goalkeeper Immel had already enjoyed a fairly illustrious career. He was only 17 when he succeeded Horst Bertram to become Borussia Dortmund's number one, as far back as 1978.

Random 1990s Footballer Tuesday: #23 Eike Immel

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Name: Eike Immel In his 1990s prime for: Manchester City Lowdown: Although arriving in the Premier League at the impressive age of 35, German goalkeeper Immel had already enjoyed a fairly illustrious career. He was only 17 when he succeeded Horst Bertram to become Borussia Dortmund's number one, as far back as 1978.

Klinsmann In Italy

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By Clemente Lisi – ROME, Italy (Feb 21, 2012) US Soccer Players – When the USA travels to Italy at the end of this month for a friendly in Genoa, it will be a homecoming of sorts for coach Jurgen Klinsmann. The former Germany striker spent two separate stints playing in Serie A (for Inter Milan and Sampdoria) during the 1990s.

Alan Pardew’s Done Brilliantly – It’s Been A Fairy Tale

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John Beresford played in Kevin Keegan's famous side of the 1990s, and he arrived at Newcastle in 1992 from Portsmouth. John Beresford former Newcastle left-back John was a left-back who stayed at Newcastle until 1998, after Kevin Keegan had left the club, and he joined Southampton, after making around 230 appearances for the Magpies.

Random 1990s Footballer Tuesday: #22 Dominic Foley

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Name: Dominic Foley In his 1990s prime for: Wolves, Watford Lowdown: Signed by Wolves from St James' Gate in Ireland at the age of 19, Foley made his debut against Oldham Athletic in 1995. Although showing initial promise, the Irish striker was loaned out to Watford, Notts County and Ethnikos Piraeus in Greece.

Random 1990s Footballer Tuesday: #20 Bruce Dyer

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Name: Bruce Dyer In his 1990s prime for: Crystal Palace Lowdown: After beginning his career with Watford in 1993, Dyer was sold to Crystal Palace after less than one season with the club, moving for £1.1million, the record transfer fee for an English teenager at the time and England's first £1million teenager.

Random 1990s Footballer Tuesday: #19 Vince Bartram

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It's the only photo we could find Name: Vince Bartram In his 1990s prime for: Arsenal Lowdown: Bartram was bought by Wolves whilst playing for non-league Dudley in 1985, and made his debut for the club on 23rd August 1986. However, Bartram struggled to hold time a place in the fourth tier, and went on [.

Random 1990s Premier League player Tuesday: #18 Erik Thorstvedt

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Name: Erik Thorstvedt In his 1990s prime for: Tottenham Lowdown: Norwegian goalkeeper Thorstvedt arrived at Spurs in 1989 from Gothenburg, and played in the Premier League until 1996, when he was forced to retire with a recurring back injury. He played 97 times for his country, including the number one jersey at the 1994 World [.

Random 1990s Premier League player Tuesday: #17 David Phillips

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Name: David Phillips In his 1990s prime for: Norwich City, Nottingham Forest Lowdown: Phillips was already 29 when the Premier League started, having played for Coventry, Plymouth and Manchester City throughout the 1980s, including winning the FA Cup in 1987 with Coventry. However, he became Norwich City's record signing when he joined for £550,000 and [.

A Fragmented Future? English Football Broadcast Rights and the Challenge of Google and Apple

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Google and Apple may not exactly be the first names that spring to mind when looking for alternatives to challenge Sky's dominance of sports broadcasting in Britain, but it should be no surprise that two of the giants of the tech and online world are eyeing up sport as a way to lure consumers into their new offerings.

Random 1990s Footballer Tuesday: #16 Garry Flitcroft

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Name: Garry Flitcroft In his 1990s prime for: Manchester City, Blackburn Rovers Lowdown: After rejecting Manchester United in favour of playing for the blue half of Manchester, Flitcroft started his career in 1991, making 142 appearances for the club. He joined Blackburn in 1996 for an impressive £3.

Random 1990s Footballer Tuesday: #15 Mikkel Beck

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Name: Mikkel Beck In his 1990s prime for: Middlesbrough, Derby County Lowdown: A striker who was unfortunately known for not being very good in English football, Beck moved to Middlesbrough from Fortuna Koln after Euro 96, a tournament in which he had played two games for Denmark. Joining ‘Boro in 1996, the club were relegated [.

Random 1990s Footballer Tuesday: #14 Rigobert Song

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Name: Rigobert Song In his 1990s prime for: Liverpool Lowdown: The Cameroonian defender became something of a cult figure at Anfield, but like Djimi Traore after him, this was often due to his reputation as a player prone to gaffes as well as strong challenges, with the added benefit of the occasional crazy hair cut.

Jan Aage Fjortoft, Claus Lundekvam, Lars Bohinen and Thomas Myhre play electric shock football

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The great Norwegian Merlin sticker album reunion As always on Tuesdays, today will be Random 1990s Football Tuesday on OTP but we really have a bumper edition for you today. We will have the usual column for you later, but in the meantime here are retro Premier League legends Jan Aage Fjortoft, Claus Lundekvam, Lars [.