And we are back...

Since the last post, I have found a new job and gotten twins so there has been a lot to do. In between changing diapers and walking a baby-carriage, I have found a moment to update the dear readers of this blog.

Lets start with the national team. Since beating the Netherlands to make it to the Euro 2012 endgame, we have been absolutely piss awful.

En Londres 1908 comenzó oficialmente la historia del fútbol en los Juegos. Mientras esperamos el regreso a la capital británica 104 años después, vale un repaso a este siglo de emociones.
Por PABLO ARO GERALDES
¿Un campeonato de fútbol entre países de diferentes partes del mundo?

By Alan Duffy

The whole Carlos Tevez saga is quickly turning into a farcical situation, with the AWOL player and his club, Manchester City, seemingly growing further and further apart by the day.

However, neither side really seems too bothered by the whole affair.

Part 4 of my mapping series covers the premier division of the North Leicestershire League. The information I have on the league only goes back to 1997.
View N Leics Prem - 11/12 in a larger map
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Leo and "Playstation Messi" mode against FC Viktoria Plzen

Sometimes you have to shake your head and laugh. It's pure entertainment. It shouldn't look that easy. Little Lionel, not even halfway through his career, continues to be an absolute anomaly.

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Barcelona se queja del Dri-Fit de Nike

Curioso lo que sucedió recientemente con el equipo del Barcelona en España, pero primero veamos que es Dri-Fit.

Esta tela tiene la característica de poseer pequeños poros que permiten la ventilación del cuerpo para que de esta forma se pueda realizar ejercicio de una forma más cómoda.

Camilo Sanvezzo and Davide Chiumiento of Vancouver Whitecaps are featured in the above video, to show you how EA Sports captures video of players and turns them into animations for the upcoming FIFA 12 video game.

As you can see in the above video, EA Sports used to film amateurs but they found it was better to put professional soccer players on the pitch to capture a more true representation of the beautiful game.

Recently I'd compiled a comprehensive list of weaknesses associated with Arsenal. Then I compared how England fared against the same list. I was wondering how a team with over 40 well-known and oft-repeated issues can stay in the top four despite other clubs spending hundreds of millions. Even more interestingly, England didn't seem to have most of those weaknesses.

Congratulations!

Whether you'd like to believe it or not, this is your triumph. I believe Bob was relieved of his duties in large part due to your collective voices.

Like the last point in my optimistic piece, 5 positive influences on US Soccer in 2010, suggested, I had never witnessed such a strong and sustained outcry for the head of our national team coach.

Their Words The '90 World Cup team was truly a team of amateurs across the board, from the federation who hadn't been there in 40 years to no coaches, no players, nothing. And the first game when we got handled 5-1 by Czechoslovakia that kind of summed it up. Seattle Sounders goalkeeper Kasey Keller, speaking to The Seattle Times' Bob Wickwire.

While the cats are away, the mice can play, and while the pros are away, Lucozade is giving amateurs the chance to play at Arsenal's world-class training facilities. So while the Arsenal first team squad are on their preseason tour of Malaysia, Lucozade are offering one lucky fan has the chance to enter a competition [.

By Chris Wright

The amateurs are coming, THE AMATEURS ARE COMING...

It's competition time!

With the first-teams off touring the Far East at the moment, Lucozade are offering you a card-carrying member of the great unwashed the chance to win a professional training session with Arsenal or Chelsea as part of their 'Amateur Invasion' promotion.

James De Gale and George Groves sparked a war of words in their Press Conference today with De Gale and Groves both agreeing a winner takes all purse. Ironically these two fought out of the same Gym as amateurs. for the fight this week-end

Gareth Bale may leave Spurs, The FA leave ManU cold, while Liverpool are left clutching at straws...
Tottenham 'streamlining' may lead to Bale's departure
United blast 'FA amateurs'
Carroll banking on Spurs slip

Dear Angry of Internetville,

Yes, we know you're frustrated.

It would have been good to have won the Carling Cup.

Knocking Manchester United out of the FA Cup would have been very satisfying.

It would have been excellent to have beaten Barcelona and progressed to the quarter finals of the Champions League.

With Rise & Shine: The Jay DeMerit Story, it's hard not to notice the connections between filmmakers and subject. The production/direction team of Nick Lewis and Ranko Tutulugdzija have broken into the documentary game by eagerly wandering into the unknown and by making it personal.The pair are professionals in other fields and amateurs at film - but the crossover novices had two major somethings

NEW YORK, NY Five more amateur teams will earn berths into the US Open Cup tournament this year. The PDL's allotment was raised to nine from eight and the NPSL will receive four automatic berths, the first time since 2003 that teams from that fourth-division league will gain automatic entry. NPSL teams used to [.

ENTRENAMIENTO ARQUEROS

Arrancan los entrenamientos específicos para arqueros, los mismos se adecuaran en dos horarios de trabajo (turno mañana y turno noche) y están orientados tanto a futbolistas libres como jugadores amateurs. Nuestra intención con esta propuesta es la de abordar el entrenamiento específico del arquero de fútbol, de una manera global insistiendo en la integración de todos los conceptos técnicos, tácticos, estratégicos, sin olvidarnos de aspecto tan importantes como las cualidades motrices básicas, y una preparación física específica para arqueros

Los contenidos de entrenamiento serán:

1- Elementos técnicos y coordinativos: desplazamientos generales y específicos, impulsiones, equilibrios, orientaciones, tipos de controles y caídas.

PARIS, France — Fifth division amateurs Chambery continued their dream French Cup run on Wednesday, a 2-1 victory over Sochaux seeing them progress into the quarter-finals. Sochaux became Chambery's third first division scalp after they had previously knocked out Monaco and Brest. It is the first time a club as lowly as the Savoyards has [.

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands Miralem Sulejmani scored a goal in each half as holders Ajax Amsterdam came from behind to beat NAC Breda 4-1 on Thursday to reach the Dutch Cup semi-finals. Fouad Idabdelhay put Breda ahead after eight minutes when he broke through the Amsterdam defence and beat goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg.

En Baltimore se realizará mañana jueves el Superdraft de la MLS, el evento donde los mayores prospectos colegiales y amateurs de los Estados Unidos y del resto del contienente son seleccionados por los clubes de la MLS para comenzar su carrera. En total hay 250 jugadores que están inscritos para poder ser seleccionados, pero solamente [.

En Baltimore se realizará mañana jueves el Superdraft de la MLS, el evento donde los mayores prospectos colegiales y amateurs de los Estados Unidos y del resto del contienente son seleccionados por los clubes de la MLS para comenzar su carrera. En total hay 250 jugadores que están inscritos para poder ser seleccionados, pero solamente [.

I was really looking forward to this game today as it was going to be my first AEK match that I'd be seeing live since last season. I'm now sitting here wondering what I was all excited about in the first place!

First match of the new year after a fairly quiet holiday period and we needed a win to keep a good grip on third place.