Episode 53: "Steel Army's Espo Recommends The Upper Decker"
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Panel: Gina Z, Andrew Kruz and Michael Johnson
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Ireland go into their World Cup play-off second-leg with France at full strength with no injuries to report.
It is do-or-die for Giovanni Trapattoni's men as they prepare to fly to Paris on Tuesday trailing 1-0 from the first-leg at Croke Park.
Ireland performed admirably on Saturday but still fell to a deflected 72nd minute Nicolas Anelka strike, handing the French the initiative ahead of the return match on Wednesday. Click to continue reading...

by CARL ELDRIDGE I've been to a good few Arsenal games over the past four decades but never have I had the pleasure to bump in to a Gunners fan quite as lovely as this buxom babe. More's the bleedin' pity!

So when this rather appealing snap landed at arsenalinsider we thought it only right and proper to share it with our growing army of visitors.

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Liverpool's second Carling Cup knockout in three seasons at the hands of Arsenal's army of high-flying young Gunners cast uncomfortable light once... Click to continue reading...

Check out Episode 26 of the world famous Soccerlens Podcast with co-hosts Adrian Clarke and Iain Spragg.

Football's swine flu epidemic (including the dangers of spitting), the latest twist in Newcastle United's tale and an escalating problem with hooliganism all crop up in conversation during this week's spookily good show – as do all the usual match previews and predictions, focusing on Arsenal v Tottenham, Everton v Aston Villa as well as Lyon v Liverpool.

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As part of their preparations for the forthcoming Asian Cup qualifiers against Kuwait home and away Indonesia have lined up a friendly.
They will play PS TNI on 29 October.
Woo woo. This is just what Bambang and the boys will need ahead of two vital games. A run out against the local armed forces. Click to continue reading...

It appears that Santos seems to have a larger army of female supporters as opposed to Palmeiras, but despite seeking divine intervention, they were still unable to pull off a home win against o poderoso! It must've been the tia's hat above.

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New post from Richard Whittall this morning that is an altogether better effort than what lead to my takedown yesterday.

I think we can all agree that the bizarre world of North American soccer, from the Hexagonal to the USL Premier Development league, is a niche interest pretty much completely absent in any meaningful way from mainstream print media in North America.

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The prospect facing Plymouth Argyle supporters, The Green Army, this Saturday is a 820 mile round trip to Newcastle. On Saturday current Championship leaders Newcastle face Plymouth at St James' Park, in what promises to be the biggest crowd of the season and expected to be anywhere north of the 45,000 mark. Click to continue reading...

Pablo Miralles and Michael Whalen are making Gringos at the Gate (Ahi Vienen Los Gringos), a documentary about the US/Mexico rivalry. The preview below is composed of interviews with fans of both teams filmed before a February match in Columbus, Ohio. They promise to post another video on youtube about the August match at Azteca. Click to continue reading...

.A hallmark of the Abramovich Revolution at Chelsea has been their activity in the transfer market. Millions upon millions have been invested in a Chelsea team that has won two Premier League titles, two FA cups, two League Cups and two Charity Shields. The European Cup has eluded Abramovich's Army thus far and it looks [. Click to continue reading...

Apparently the Great Wall of China supports The Steel Army and the Pittsburgh Riverhounds...

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Police have discovered a live hand-grenade outside the home of Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish.
According to a report in the Liverpool Echo, Police were alerted to the presence of two men 'acting suspiciously' on Selworthy Road, Birkdale, at around 10.15pm last night.
The two men in question were duly arrested nearby and upon searching the scene, the police found the live grenade on top of a garden wall outside Dalglish's home. Click to continue reading...

The Aztex head into the 2nd half of their roadtrip to the Carolinas against the Carolina Railhawks in Cary, NC on Saturday, August 1.
The Railhawks are currently sitting in 4th place, their 10-5-3 record giving them 33 points, more than twice what the Aztex have earned. Most recently, Carolina is coming off a 4-0 pounding of Miami FC (match report / box score). Click to continue reading...

That's right kids, you have probably already heard that those evil Yanks, Tom and George, have refinanced their loan for another year. Somehow they convinced the Royal Bank of Scotland and Wachovia that they will be able to keep servicing their debt. On the same day of the refinancing deadline, ShareLiveroolFC, in conjunction with the Spirit of Shankly, made a revised proposal to buy the club.

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Merseyside Police are investigating the discovery of a live hand grenade on a wall outside the home of Liverpool's iconic former player and manager Kenny Dalglish, who has recently returned to work at Anfield in an ambassadorial and youth development role.
The discovery was made at the address in Southport, Merseyside, on Sunday night, by police investigating an ongoing series of incidents, related to witness intimidation, that are completely unconnected to Dalglish. Click to continue reading...

Yeesh. That was brutal. Dan Loney found an iphone on the street and went to town before it's owner got back:

I mean, if that was the plan, why not just go over to Sam's Army and the American Outlaws, and just spit in their faces over and over for forty-five minutes? Why not just hock loogies for three-quarters of an hour while Mexico fans watched and laughed?

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Wow - and they got medals for that, too.
Why didn't you just burn the flag while you were at it? Why not just take a 12 x 20 flag, a big can of kerosene, and just torch the son of a bitch on the fifty yard line? Wouldn't that have been simpler?
I mean, if that was the plan, why not just go over to Sam's Army and the American Outlaws, and just spit in their faces over and over for forty-five minutes? Click to continue reading...

Everybody Pogo! #3
"Banned In Seattle"
1. Michael Jackson VS Eric B. & Rakim - "Billie Jean vs. You Got Soul"
2. Severed Head VS White Stripes VS The Flaming Lips - "Army Mix"
3. Sean Bones - "Dancehall"
4. AC/PC - "Hack In Black"
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What have Toon Army fans done to deserve this! Set to Replace Former Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd is heading a consortium that is set to launch a £60m takeover bid for the Magpies, BBC Sport understands. Alan Shearer has been lined up to carry on as manager after Newcastle were relegated to the . Click to continue reading...

The fallout from the Dynamo crushing FC Dallas 3-1 on Saturday continues...
From Post: FCD 1, Houston Dynamo 3
"The players are miserable. The fans are miserable. Both true. None of that counts. This exists for only one reason. Schellas played nurse maid to one of the Hunt's while he was at SMU and they are paying him back for changing his diaper and wiping his nose. Click to continue reading...

OK, so three buses of NYRB supporters went up to Foxboro yesterday for the
game against the Revs. First, they let supporters out in a lot on one side
of the stadium then - after arresting two supporters for no good reason and
detaining them until the 70th minute - made us all pile back into the buses,
taking us out to the lot furthest from the stadium.

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The United States kept up their home unbeaten streak in World Cup Qualifying on Saturday night in Chicago, coming from behind to beat Honduras 2-1. Carlos Costly put Honduras one-up in the 5th minute, and brought back bad memories from Wednesday's loss in Costa Rica. This time, the United States regrouped. Click to continue reading...

Small Bar in Chicago, an the Official U.S. Soccer Bars, hosted an unofficial party for the American Outlaws, a supporters group that had the joint rocking for hours the night before the game. Fans from as far apart as Seattle and New Jersey - and especially our new friends from Lincoln, Nebraska - drowned out the bar by chanting and singing through the wee hours. Click to continue reading...

I'm going to go to the Fire-Dynamo game at Toyota Park tonight. Now I need to figure out how. All of the bars in downtown Chicago that operate buses to the game are sold out. The Coaches Bar and Grill is near Midway Airport, which is much further away from the center of Chicago than I thought, so that's out. Click to continue reading...

I laughed. I chortled. I even snorted a little during that chortleMainstream American sport media is silly. Like, four-year-old pixie stick addict after five Red Bulls silly.On Tuesday, we – and by we, I mean ESPN's army of 25-49-year-old male viewers – saw some illicit – at least it looked it – video of Tom Brady throwing a football on the Gillette Stadium turf prior to the 2009 NCAA Men's Click to continue reading...

So, it comes to pass. The saviour could only stand by and watch as his beloved Newcastle endures the final nail in it's coffin. Truly a sad day for a truly woeful team. Look for complete dismantling over the summer with big money talent Owen, Ameobi, Duff, and Obafemi Martins leading the way as the once might Toon army adjust to life in the Championship. Click to continue reading...

Yes, the AC Milan boss said he would love to be a part of Roman's army at a news conference today in Italy. But only after stating he was "100% certain that I will still be at Milan next year."

Wait, what? I'm sooo confused.

Here's the transcript: "I am a little tired talking about these things.

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Brisbane Roar members will get exclusive access to tickets. But only if you confirm you 2009/10 Roar membership by 5pm 29 May.

The Brisbane Roar members' pre-sale will run from 9am, May 27 to 5pm, May 31.

Members will receive an email from the club on May 26 with instructions on how to access the pre-sale.

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Someone wrote a letter to the Portland Timbers front office asking the Timber's Army "where's the line?" Now I don't bring this up as a condemnation of the TA nor do a I agree with many of the points in the letter. I only bring it up because for me personally it's an interesting issue that I will soon have to battle; how do I integrate my son into the real, passionate culture of the game without having to explain to my wife just exactly why our son would like to fly over D. Click to continue reading...

This is a bit outside of MFUSA's wheelhouse, but it's extremely interesting, so I'm passing it on. MJ over at the Steel Army (the USL-2 Pittsburgh Riverhouds supporters group) has a great interview...

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The Aztex take the show on the road today, Sunday 5/17, playing the Montreal Impact in Montreal. Kickoff is 2:45 PM CT. You can catch the game at an Aztex supporters' watch event at Cuatros, hosted by Chantico's Army. The game will also be shown live on USLLive.com.
Montreal's record is 0-3-2, and they're coming off a nil-nil draw with Charleston Battery (match report / box score) on Friday night. Click to continue reading...

Sun Tzu once wrote there are 5 essentials for victory: 1. He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight. 2. He will win who knows how to handle both superior and inferior forces. 3. He will win whose army is animated by the same spirit. 4. He will win who prepared himself, waits [...] Click to continue reading...

Any others? Barra Brava entry signs? Texian Army? El Batalon? Click to continue reading...

Browsing through the online sports pages (well, what else are we to do to kill time at work??), we spotted this article over at OurSportsCentral that we thought deserved a bit more publicity related to this Sunday's game against Colorado.

Dynamo to pay tribute to fallen Houston firefighters

Once again the Dynamo leads the way in community relations around the city, way ahead of the more established sports franchises in both thought and delivery.

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