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Match Overview

It's the classic case of David and Goliath this weekend as Seattle hosts the MLS final between the Los Angeles Galaxy and Real Salt Lake.

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Man United keeper Ben Foster has recently been linked with a move away from Old Trafford. Some papers believe he will be sold to Tottenham Hotspur, others believe he will be loaned in January until the summer.
Man United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed that when the January transfer window comes around, Foster won't be going anywhere. Click to continue reading...

According to the DC United news source the Soccer Insider Ben Olsen is now considering the option of retirement. As the SI said, the idea was thrown around after last season with his 1 appearance last season.

Olsen is DC United. When you say DC United you think Ben Olsen. One would hope that when Olsen does decide retirement is necessary, he will stay with the club in some capacity.

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RAFA BENITEZ is confident David Ngog will be available to face Manchester City this weekend – despite breaking his nose on international duty.
The young striker sustained the injury during a training session with France's Under-21 squad last week and has returned to Melwood for treatment. Click to continue reading...

As the title reads, former Portuguese international and ex-Mourinho pupil Costinha plays for Atalanta and is probably the biggest waste of money in all of Italian football today. Back in the summer of 2007, Costinha's contract expired at Atletico Madrid. Atalanta thought they were making a real steal signing him, as be brought a wealth of international experience to their midfield.

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A first galf goal by Dimitris Salpingidis of Panathinaikos ensures Euro 2004 winners Greece qualify for South Africa last appearance was in 1994, you may remember (or chose not to)Â the face Sr. Maradona pulled when he scored his last goal in the World Cup finals against them.

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Yesterday, Toronto FC midfielder Dwayne De Rosario was named into this year's MLS Starting XI. It is the dynamic Scarborough native's fourth time on the year end honours and the third club he has done it with. Most notably, his appearance is the first for any TFC player.
While De Rosario is enough of a fan favourite, mostly from being local, it is fair to say that his star has yet to rise to high enough levels in Toronto. Click to continue reading...

The Wizards 2009 season on the field wasn't that great, but off the field, the team has had a good offseason. Jimmy Conrad brought home the Humanitarian of the Year, Chet North brought home Head Athletic Trainer of the Year, and now the Wizards grounds crew has been awarded the Field of the Year for the Wizards home field, Community America Ballpark. Click to continue reading...

We are in the midst of the final International Break (thankfully) so things are pretty quiet at Anfield.This particular break came at just the right time for Liverpool, who have a catalogue of injuries, as we all know.With Torres, Johnson, Skrtel, Agger, Riera, Benayoun and Aurelio all in the treatment-room, its been a difficult time for the Reds. Click to continue reading...

Leeds United, once tippy top dog of the First Division, has been relegated to the third division for the first time in it's storied history. Today, a once ravaged squad stands as tippy top dog again, having it's finances in order as well as their management, going undefeated in eight games, and taking an early lead in the poll race for a Championship promotion.

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The superb website Mirko Bolesan, named after an Italian midfielder who enjoyed a single appearance for Cardiff City a few years ago, is a great port of call for an assessment of some of football's oddities. Amongst the varied topics discussed can be counted a masterly account of 2009-10 kit sponsors, club badges (didn't we call them "crests" in the seventies? Click to continue reading...

The Best Spanish Basketball player of all time & L.A Lakers playerPAU GASOL makes his appearance on CSI Miami: Click to continue reading...

Their last appearance was in the 1982 World Cup. This time they beat Bahrain, 1-0 with Plymouth's Rory Fallon scoring a goal just before half time.

The All Whites had to go through some very anxious moments in the second half as Abdulla Omar was brought down in the box by Toney Lochhead for a penalty.

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New Zealand is headed to the World Cup.

After a scoreless first leg, New Zealand booked its passage to South Africa 2010 by defeating Bahrain 1-0 on Saturday in front of their home crowd at Westpac Stadium. It took a 45th minute goal from Rory Fallon and a penalty save from Mark Paston to give New Zealand the victory on aggregate, and a place in next year's World Cup.

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New Zealand is headed to the World Cup.

After a scoreless first leg, New Zealand booked its passage to South Africa 2010 by defeating Bahrain 1-0 on Saturday in front of their home crowd at Westpac Stadium. It took a 45th minute goal from Rory Fallon and a penalty save from Mark Paston to give New Zealand the victory on aggregate, and a place in next year's World Cup.

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Earlier on this afternoon, Coleen Rooney gave birth to Wayne Rooney's first child. The baby boy has been named Kai Wayne Rooney and both parents are said to be ‘overjoyed'.
The bookmakers have done up some special odds for baby Kai already, the poor kid is only hours old. Click to continue reading...

Milan's Thiago Silva

AC Milan centreback, Thiago Silva, has been brought in to replace Benfica's Luisão, who has just had surgery for appendicitis.

The 25-year-old's last appearance for Brazil was in February this year when he came on as a sub in the friendly against Italy in the Emirate Stadium.

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The morning after a team gets knocked out of the playoffs there's always a good deal of finger pointing, blame seeking and what-iffing.
As dutiful, diligent, longtime fans of the Beautiful Game, we all know perfectly well that blaming a loss on any one play or one call is simply unfair.
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Thirteen years ago a football coach with the appearance of a rocket science arrived at Highbury. His name was Arsene Wenger, born in Duttlenheim, a little village in France. The English hadn't heard of the man. "Arsene Who?", was the headline of the Evening Standard. This newspaper bet on the signing Click to continue reading...

2009 has not been the kindest year to DaMarcus Beasley, but the midfielder's appearance in Rangers' 2-1 victory on Saturday was a step in the right direction.

Beasley came off the bench at halftime in Rangers' league match against St. Mirren, marking the first time Beasley has seen the field in league play this season.

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2009 has not been the kindest year to DaMarcus Beasley, but the midfielder's appearance in Rangers' 2-1 victory on Saturday was a step in the right direction.

Beasley came off the bench at halftime in Rangers' league match against St. Mirren, marking the first time Beasley has seen the field in league play this season.

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'sorry? (...) yeah shut the **** up.'

That wasn't really what I was expecting to be honest. Despite notable absences from the Sunderland side, and to a certain extent a lack of bite in our midfield today's game was one that we won't be forgetting for a while. It's safe to say that it was somewhat of an aggressive affair with both sides putting boots where perhaps they shouldn't have been and this incision found its way into the general scheme of play.

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It is midnight. My bag for the day is packed. Replica kit and scarf are carefully folded. Mobile is charged. Sandwiches for the twelve hour return coach trip are prepared. I am ready.
In just under seven hours I will be boarding Supporters Coach Number 2 outside a pub on the Radstock roundabout. Click to continue reading...

Look at that sweater. That is not a sweater that a sane man wears. Since taking over as manager at Barcelona, Pep has been something of a touchline fashion icon, but this...this is madness.

Look at it it's like he cut two different sweaters down the middle and sewed them together to form one headache-inducing schizophrenic bastardization of clashing designs.

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Wayne Rooney may be a legend to some already, but on paper and in the history books he is overshadowed by names such as Ryan Giggs, Bobby Charlton, Jack Rowley and George Best.

Giggs, 34, is the most decorated player in the Premier League's history and tops the club's appearance charts having played in an amazing 816 (and counting) matches for the club in a career spanning nearly 20 years.

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KOTA BARU: Kelantan have declared Sunday as a state holiday to mark the team's appearance in the Malaysia Cup final against Negri Sembilan at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil on Saturday.
Deputy Mentri Besar Datuk Ahmad Yakob declard Sunday a state holiday "to celebrate Kelantan's historic appearance in the final of the Malaysia Cup after 39 years". Click to continue reading...

Wayne Rooney has again reiterated his love for our club, claiming he wants to spend the rest of his career here and hopefully get somewhere near Ryan Giggs' appearance record.

"I have always said I would love to end my career at this club," said Rooney. "If I can get anywhere near what Ryan has done it would be an amazing achievement because I regard him as the perfect role model.

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1. Kai Rooney 1st appearance -- via Kickette
2. Bojan in 'Fierce' -- via ONTD
3. Bojan in training -- via Futbolita
4. Why The Original Winger rules -- via TOW
5. Liverpool caption typo -- via Off the Post
6. New Mexican kit -- via Pies
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"On the other side of things, Michael Johnson has had a massive absence from injury for a long, long time, so being in the squad will be a big lift for him."

Johnson's call-up comes after the 21-year-old recovered from a long-term abdominal problem that limited him to eight City appearances last season.

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If the Chicago Fire were hoping for reinforcements to bolster their chances against New England in Saturday's second leg playoff match, they'll have to look beyond Gonzalo Segares. The defender is currently listed as out for the upcoming do-or-die encounter set for Saturday at Toyota Park.

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If the Chicago Fire were hoping for reinforcements to bolster their chances against New England in Saturday's second leg playoff match, they'll have to look beyond Gonzalo Segares. The defender is currently listed as out for the upcoming do-or-die encounter set for Saturday at Toyota Park.

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Andrea Dossena's agent has admitted the Liverpool defender has attracted interest from Italian club Napoli.
The Reds defender has only made one substitute appearance in the Premier League so far this season and is finding it difficult to prove his worth to manager Rafa Benitez.
With Napoli looking to bolster their defence during the January transfer window, Dossena's agent Roberto La Florio thinks the left-back may want to move to ensure a place in the Italy squad for next year's World Cup. Click to continue reading...

Marcus Tracy made his longest appearance of the season for Aalborg, taking the field for the final half-hour on Monday as the team rallied from a goal down to steal a point from league leaders Odense. Click to continue reading...

When we last left Jose Mourinho's tongue, it was being stuck out at the crowd after an injury time winner against Udinese. Here it makes another appearance, albeit just a cameo, after Inter's second goal against Livorno on Sunday, accompanied by some kind of Michael Jackson type hand motion.

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Following a fairly successful appearance on BBC2 yesterday (doesn't Gabby Logan look a bit like a lion?), the nation's favourite broadcaster has offered us some tasty reaction to the Cardiff v Forest match. Firstly, an audio interview with Lewis and Chrissy Cohen, and a few words from Billy lamenting the inability to take chances and the [. Click to continue reading...