As the US U20 team progresses towards the 2011 World Cup, head coach Thomas Rongen appears as if he will add a very promising young player to his pool in Sporting Lisbon's Alexander Zahavi.

It's rare that staff at Kickette HQ agree on anything, dear readers: mimosas or martinis, Balenciaga or Alexander Wang, whether the Fernando Torres freckle we bought on eBay is authentic or not, etc.

But there's one thing we are unanimously decided on: Pepe Reina is a sexy beast. He's cruisin' for a spot on the F5 in the future, we can tell you that much.

Alex Gerrard popped out for lunch at Liverpool's Neighbourhood Cafe on Monday in her unofficial uniform of jeans, a t-shirt, and a blazer. She's been pretty faithful to this fashion combo for the past few months, changing up only her accessories.

On this particular day she chose a pair of Miu Miu wedges (previously worn by Coleen Rooney) and the highly-covetable Alexander Wang Rocco bag.

For Arsenal supporters, Alexander Hleb will always be considered as one who could have done much more for the North London Club and was wrong when he decided to leave to join Barcelona. Ironically, the ...

It's rare that staff at Kickette HQ agree on anything, dear readers: mimosas or martinis, Balenciaga or Alexander Wang, whether the Fernando Torres freckle we bought on eBay is authentic or not.

But there's one thing we are unanimously decided on: Pepe Reina is a sexy beast. He's cruisin' for a spot on the F5 in the future, we can tell you that much.

José Luis Rugamas dio la lista de los jugadores que mañana viajan hacia Washington DC para enfrentar al DC United el sábado 19. Aquí están los que viajan. Alas, Dennis Jonathan Alas, Jaime Enrique Blanco, Mark Lester Chavarria, Diego Jose Escobar, Henry Alfredo Flores, Andres Alexander Flores, Josue Odir Garcia, Moises Xavier Gomez, Javier Antonio Henriquez, Jose Mardoqueo Hernandez, Reynaldo Molina, Milton Alexander Monteagudo, Carlos Romeo Moscoso, Juan [.

UPDATE: According to Barcelona's official website, Barcelona have completed the signing of Javier Mascherano for a fee thought to be around £18million . Mascherano signed a four-year deal with the club that has an escape clause worth €90million.

The annual training camp for potential USA national team players that are out of season in winter begins on Tue Jan 4 at the Home Depot Center training facility and ends with a game on Sat Jan 22 v Chile at the HDC Stadium.
Roster
G:
Dominic Cervi - Celtic
Sean Johnson - Chicago Fire
Matt Pickens - Colorado Rapids
Nick Rimando - Real Salt Lake
D:
A.

A rare sighting of Ronaldo and his recently-determined son, Alexander. Image: R7.

(Original) Ronaldo made our overstuffed Boxing Day bellies queasy by describing his alternative to abstinence/birth control/condoms/the pull-out method:

"I closed the factory."

And by that, he means: he had a vasectomy.

Reflecting on Chelsea v Arsenal's match this past Sunday at Stamford Bridge, I was immediately reminded of one of the most amazing goals I have ever seen.

The date was December 10, 2006. Chelsea desperately need points as they hosted Arsenal in order to keep pace with a runaway Manchester United at the top of the table.

Piers Morgan is running a poll for the Best British Player of 2009. Burnley's Graham Alexander and City's Craig Bellamy are racing out in the lead.

Let's really piss him off by getting Ryan Giggs to win his poll.

VOTE FOR RYAN GIGGS

"VOTE for Ryan Giggs on Piers Morgan's Poll" was originally published at The Republik of Mancunia.

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Charlie Davies doesn't believe in giving up.

It is that drive and determination he possesses that has helped him make amazing progress in his recovery from a myriad of major injuries following a deadly car crash last October.

Este será nuestro tema oficial para la Copa del Mundo de Sudáfrica 2010.

Es de la autoría de Emmanuel,la letra fue compuesta por su hijo Alexander Acha y desde hoy será el tema oficial de nuestro combinado nacional para la justa mundialista que comienza el próximo mes de Junio.

Number 7: Carlos Tévez Position: Forward Country: Argentina Club Team: Manchester City American Based Professional Athlete "Soulmate": Alexander Ovechkin, LW, Washington Capitals What can I say about Carlos Tévez besides the fact that he's our number seven player to watch at the upcoming World Cup?

So. The budget. Being poorer than I was before. Just what the accountant ordered. The next time you happen to see Nick Clegg or Danny Alexander can I suggest borrowing a few lines from Graham Taylor to convey your displeasure: "What a fucking budget. What a budget, eh, from Darling to Gideon. What a fucking.

By Chris Wright

The agent of midfielder Michael Ballack has planted his fuß firmly in his mund by branding the current Germany squad 'a bunch of gays'.

Michael Becker, who has represented Ballack since 1999, allegedly made the remarks in an interview with Der Speigel magazine two months prior to the World Cup.

After leading Sporting Lisbon to two U19 Portuguese titles, midfielder Alexander Zahavi is on the verge of joining Maccabi Haifa from Sporting on a permanent contract.

Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson is rumoured to be interested in making a move for Barcelona bench warmer Alexander Hleb. The Nou Camp attacker has been told he has no future at the Nou Camp and has been linked with an array of European sides who still believe the Belarus international has the ability to make it at the highest level.

La Selecta Sub 20 del Tuco Alfaro sufrió el poderío ofensivo de Cuba, que le ganó 4-1. La Azulita arrancó ganando con gol de Alexander Larín, pero luego llegaron los goles caribeños: Yoandir Puga, Carlos Serrano, Alianni Montoya y Adoni Ramos.

I guess if Javier doesn't want to play than Javier isn't going to play.

With Liverpool getting ready to play against billionaire club Manchester City, Mascherano has refused to play for the Reds as he continues to seek a move away from Anfield and has went on strike and now many people are starting speculate if the Argentinian will ever play for Liverpool again.

Here we go, the last day of Silly Season for 2010. By the end of the day we'll know the complete list of who is staying and who is moving on. I'll be keeping a running list here of the moves and my impression of their impact on your fantasy choices in the weeks and months to come. I'll also update this post as new confirmations come in.

Martin Caceres, Victor Sanchez and Alexander Hleb all have a few things in common. They all became a part of Barca's first team for the first time during the historic treble season of 2008-2009, sharing the victory while not being a very significant part of it. Subsequently, all three were dispatched on loan the following season: Sanchez to local team Xerez, Caceres to Italian powerhouse Juventus, and Hleb to German side Stuttgart.

Throw-in (to the head) When Belarus's Alexander Yurevich went to retrieve the ball for a throw-in during his side's Euro 2012 qualifier against France, he was keeping a very close eye on Mathieu Valbuena's semi-aggressive spike into the ground. Unfortunately, he didn't have eyes in the back of his head to spot the incoming missile.

Dallas's undefeated streak remained intact on Thursday night at Pizza Hut Park, but it wasn't easy. Dallas took the lead when Milton Rodriguez scored in the 23rd minute, but six minutes later they were down a man when Brek Shea was shown the early exit. Mehdo Ballouchy equalized for New York at the half, but Dallas pulled back in front when Eric Alexander scored short-handed in the 68th minute.

Welcome back for another edition of the Espresso, your daily fix of last night's MLS action. After surviving four days of deadlines, assignments, and temperamental technology, the weekend is finally within grasp. El Yay! And you know what the weekend brings - a host of MLS matches as your reward!

Nomadic Striker Gekas Powers His Side To Another Three Points.

Kaiserslautern 0 — 3 Eintracht Frankfurt

I definitely didn't see this one coming! Frankfurt's Theofanis Gekas was once again the man of the match for his side as he scored a brace and lifted his side to what ended up being a comfortable win.

BY ADAM SERRANO

The Los Angeles Galaxy started the season in first will end the season in first.

The Galaxy clinch the Supporters Shield with a 2-1 victory over FC Dallas in front of 24,993 at the Home Depot Center. Atiba Harris opened the scoring for Dallas with a header past Donovan Ricketts in the 22nd minute off a splendid pass from Eric Alexander.

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Sky pundit's interesting priorities There lots of ways a little baby can come into this world. But playing second fiddle to Richard Keys is not a pleasant way by anyone's standards. That's precisely how Alexander Barnes arrived yesterday. Dad John was busy being a Sky Sports pundit on the Liverpool-Chelsea match and missed the birth.

According to reports, Liverpool and Arsenal are ready to battle it out for the signature of Southampton teenager Alexander Oxlade-Chamberlain....

Oxlade-Chamberlain, 17, has broken into the first team at the South coast club this season and has played15 games, scoring four goals from midfield.

Burnley fought their way past an MK Dons side looking for a Premier League scalp with relative ease.

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In den vergangenen Tagen waren die Verantwortlichen der Bundesligisten auf dem Transfermarkt sehr aktiv. Es konnten neue Spieler vorgestellt wurden – aussichtsreiche Wechselgerüchte wurden jedoch auch dementiert. Beispielsweise berichteten viele Medien darüber, dass ein Wechsel von Ex-Bayernstar Roy Makaay zum 1.

In an effort to raise the intellectual status of this blog, I have decided to post about some football philosophers.
No not that lot.
(By the way - take a second look at that video above - about a minute in. I swear the linesman on the right is Terry Wogan.....!).
But there really are football philosophers.

Found at Goal.com Give & Go: Indiana University's Eric Alexander

Felix Magath hat auf Schalke das Sagen – nicht nur als Trainer, sondern er trifft auch die Entscheidungen darüber, welcher Spieler gehen muss und wer kommen soll. Diese Freiheit schöpft der Meistermacher des VfL Wolfsburg aus der vergangenen Saison voll aus, der seit Anfang der Saison 2009/2010 auf der Bank des FC Schalke 04 sitzt.

Cutting through the exotic monikers of Premier League imports so you can judge the player, not the name This is precisely the reason why OTP has set up the Premier League Name Translator. West Ham splash out a reported £6 million to bring in an Alexander Diamond from Livorno when they could have got one from [.

Cheryl Cole was spotted heading to Copenhagen today wearing a sequined Alice & Olivia top and paying tribute to recently-deceased designer Alexander McQueen by toting his Flapper Satchel bag. (Yes, it's large enough to double as a second home for her potentially-displaced pups.)

Described as "a fabulous look," this behemoth bag features a variety of pockets so that "everything has its place".

Cheryl Cole was spotted heading to Copenhagen today wearing a sequined Alice & Olivia top and paying tribute to recently-deceased designer Alexander McQueen by toting his Flapper Satchel bag. (Yes, it's large enough to double as a second home for her potentially-displaced pups.)

Described as "a fabulous look," this behemoth bag features a variety of pockets so that "everything has its place".

Alexander Wolff has just written a beautiful piece at Sports Illustrated on Joe Gaetjens, the Haitian footballer who scored the single goal in the 1950 World Cup upset by the U.S. against England. It's a great piece of investigative reporting and an important tribute to a man whose story has long been either forgotten or distorted.