Following Wednesday's now infamous Hand of Henry incident that saw France qualify for World Cup 2010 at the expense of Ireland, Irish newspaper Sunday World has sent journalist babe Geraldine Comiskey to Barcelona with a specially commissioned poster seeking Thierry Henry's apology for his actions. Here's a look at Geraldine outside the FC Barcelona (who Henry [. Click to continue reading...

All you who criticized Bruce Arena, said the game had passed him by, said he relied too much on old veterans...all you who said Dema Kovalenko was a one-dimensional hack...all you who said there was no way Ricketts or Berhalter would make it through the whole season...all you who said that Beckham and Donovan couldn't work together. Click to continue reading...

Wow, I never thought at this age level that I would see a game like we had Tuesday night against OSA Inferno. These girls were big and not afraid to throw down! Literally within the first 3 minutes an OSA forward leveled our middle defender. She wasn't going for the ball in any way. It was a knee driven into the thigh and a hip-check as Taylor brought the ball to her right. Click to continue reading...

Marcelo and Pato take their ladies out for the evening. Photo courtesy of as.com

It goes without saying that we completely understand the (somewhat unhealthy) craving of owning a glam and blinding engagement ring from the footballing man of your dreams. Having a high cash value prize to sport on your finger is a lovely way to seperate yourself from those that have to work for a living or clean their own houses.

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Marcelo and Pato take their ladies out for the evening. Photo courtesy of as.com

It goes without saying that we completely understand the (somewhat unhealthy) craving of owning a glam and blinding engagement ring from the footballing man of your dreams. Having a high cash value prize to sport on your finger is a lovely way to seperate yourself from those that have to work for a living or clean their own houses.

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Cristiano Ronaldo takes his football seriously. How do I know this? Because he is one of the best footballers in the entire world. So when you are one of the best you don't want anyone to challenge your dedication to your craft, right? Well Cristiano Ronaldo is no different then anyone.

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Who ever said that 'footballers have no sense of humour'? I don't know either. I just made it up.
If that quote did exist though then Darren Fletcher would be exempt. He believes, wait for it, that comments made by Arsene Wenger earlier in the season have resulted in him being singled out by referees. Click to continue reading...

So it feels like only a day ago I was previewing this round and then it was all over. Oh that's right, because I did only preview it on Saturday. But anyway, it might have been one short-sharp round with all the games over in a matter of hours - but what a round. Goals everywhere - and not just from one team as in last week's game - and interesting results for the top-six. Click to continue reading...

With J Hutcherson -- Hey look, it's another MLS coaching vacancy. This time, it was Tom Soehn opting himself out of the running for a new contract with DC United. That might end up being a unique exit, but DC ends up in a situation familiar to too many clubs in Major League Soccer. A quick turnaround with the identity of the club at stake. Click to continue reading...

Okay, so first things first...the MLS HQ troglodytes should be ashamed of themselves. Fining Payne $5k for criticizing other teams' style of play? Shameful...and predictable. Also predictable? Payne's apology. But what to make of this bit of... Click to continue reading...

Sam Allardyce has responded to reported comments from Wigan boss Roberto Martinez made earlier this week. The Spanish manager made claims that there is a "Sir Alex Ferguson fan club" amongst Premiership manager ranks, and he went on to say that Sam Allardyce is a key member of the fan club as he seeks to replace the Scot at Old Trafford.

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With J Hutcherson -- Courtesy of Major League Soccer, we now have a price point for confirming the obvious. DC president Kevin Payne's $5,000 dollar fine should have been enough, but it had to be chased with an apology. Given that the fine was higher than the ones normally handed out for red cards or mouthing of at the ref, maybe it would've been fairer to have it either/or. Click to continue reading...

Before delving into a couple odds-and-ends, let me first issue a major apology. If anyone out there in Inter-nets Land actually takes my Premier League picks to heart and bets them, well, last weekend I'm massively sorry. Going 2-and-8 is frankly, unacceptable. If this were a reality television program, I'd have been asked to take my laptop and go. Click to continue reading...

Jozy Altidore made headlines last week for the wrong reasons with his Twitter outburst after inexplicably showing up late to a match. This saw the striker, who is on his fourth club in fifteen months, suspended.

Altidore's skill set may be impressive but his body of work both at the club level and as an international is hardly Premiership caliber, at this point.

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Jozy Altidore's days at Hull City could be numbered, and his chances for playing time in the immediate future seem remote, after he became the latest athlete to get in trouble for posting something revealing via Twitter.

Altidore is being issued an undisclosed fine by Hull for tweeting an apology after arriving late to the club's match vs.

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Jozy Altidore's days at Hull City could be numbered, and his chances for playing time in the immediate future seem remote, after he became the latest athlete to get in trouble for posting something revealing via Twitter.

Altidore is being issued an undisclosed fine by Hull for tweeting an apology after arriving late to the club's match vs.

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Hull striker's social networking habits hit him in the pocket Jozy Altidore has been told he will face a club fine after revealing that Hull manager Phil Brown had dropped him for Saturday's match against Portsmouth via Twitter. Altidore tweeted an apology confessing that he had turned up late for the game. Click to continue reading...

• It's good to have Edwin Van der Sar back. Bolton may have pulled a goal back, but the big Dutchman kept his area clear for a large portion of the game and definitely seemed to be a calming presence at the back. The play that most stands out in my mind is when Van der Sar made a save and immediately punted the ball 70 yards to the feet of a waiting Dimitar Berbatov, who promptly launched a counterattack.

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• It's good to have Edwin Van der Sar back. Bolton may have pulled a goal back, but the big Dutchman kept his area clear for a large portion of the game and definitely seemed to be a calming presence at the back. The play that most stands out in my mind is when Van der Sar made a save and immediately punted the ball 70 yards to the feet of a waiting Dimitar Berbatov, who promptly launched a counterattack.

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Days previous the news on the Sir Alex parchment front was his apology, which was never really an apology, for calling Alan Wiley fat. Or unfit. Or bulbous. Something. Seems this letter writing business was such a pleasant experience that Fergie has taken to it again, this time penning a few words to a young [. Click to continue reading...

It's been 11 days since Sir Alex Ferguson questioned the fitness level of referee Alan Wiley following Manchester United's 2-2 draw with Sunderland and though he did give in and issue a half-assed, roundabout apology on United's official website last weekend, Fergie still find himself in danger of being slapped with a misconduct charge over his comments.

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If it's not Barcelona star Xavi claiming he decides when he plays or doesn't, it's Napoli midfielder Marek Hamsik (the crazy looking guy above) saying he can drive whatever speed he wants and not get a ticket.

"In Naples I can drive over 140 km/hour, but the police will not punish me because they all recognise me," he was quoted as saying by the newspaper Pravda.

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A low blow Swindon Town defender Kevin Amankwaah has apologised to Millwall striker Neil Harris over a jibe about his battle with cancer. The 27-year-old initially denied accusations that he had brought up cancer during an on-pitch slanging match with Harris, but has now issue an apology. He said: "While I feel I was the subject of some [. Click to continue reading...

Fergie will be making a second apology over his comments about referee Alan Wiley to try and stop the wave of indignant referees heading his way - baying for blood.

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This is going to be a delayed reaction to the Ferguson-Alan Wiley incident, but it's international week, we have little else to talk about, so... sit tight, and read.

Ferguson's rant, comparing fitness of European refs to butchers' dogs, was, to put it mildly, genius. You don't get people with the ability to draw such comparisons every day.

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First off, Ryan B. is departing The Spoiler. He's been doing some great work for a while and I wish him the best.
Now the best of the rest:

• Grant Wahl was robbed in Honduras. WTF. [SI]
  
• New Armani underwear model: Ronaldo. [TOW]
  
• Arsenal needs trophies ASAP.

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Unless you've been living under a a rock, you'll no doubt be aware that the FA have a campaign called Respect aimed at encouraging players, staff and fans to be respectful to match day officials.

The problem is, as been stated many times, respect is a two way thing. You cannot simply demand respect and show contempt at the same time.

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Sir Alex manages to offer apology whilst still standing his ground. Legend!

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SIR ALEX FERGUSON yesterday released a statement of apology to Alan Wiley, the referee he accused of being "unfit" after his club's 2-2 draw with Sunderland last weekend.

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Alex Ferguson has issued an apology over comments made about Alan Wiley's fitness following United's disappointing 2-2 draw with Sunderland.

United salvaged a point from the match thanks to an injury time own goal from Anton Ferdinand but rather than point the spotlight at his own players, Ferguson let rip at Alan Wiley claiming he was ‘unfit' and questioned the referee's timekeeping.

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Mario Balotelli once again got himself in trouble during Tuesday's 1-1 Champions League draw between Inter and Rubin Kazan by earning two yellow cards and getting sent off in the 60th minute. This drew the ire of his manager and Inter fans, who are quickly tiring of Balotelli's continuing stream of youthful indiscretions.

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Alan Hansen on Match of the Day gave credit to Fulham. And deservedly so. But at the same time he took away credit from Arsenal. He said on another day Fulham would have won, but Stoke never looked like winning against Utd. Which for me translates as Utd were solid, Arsenal by comparison were weaker.

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Howdy doody LadyArse lovers. It seems as though I may have a very tiny apology to make regarding the standard of my blogging over the past number of weeks, maybe even months (this week aside). The reason for this is that I have been thoroughly and utterly miserable in work, more so than is normal.

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Stoke recently apologized to Blackpool striker Jason Euell for apparent racism at a Tuesday match. The offender has since been arrested and faces a stadium ban.
Everton on the other hand took a different approach, and is demanding an apology from Blackburn's El Hadji-Diouf for false accusations of racism. Click to continue reading...

This stinks all the way around...

Blackburn's El-Hadji Diouf claims that he was racially harrassed and heckled during the Rovers' match with Everton on Sunday. Everton is demanding an apology from Diouf saying "That is a wholly false allegation and I really would like him to retract that allegation and apologise to the supporters and staff of this football club.

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