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David Beckham and the Galaxy gang were in New Zealand a few days back, actually winning a game. But
that's not news. Oh. Wait. Yes it is. But it's not the news that interests me at the moment. It's
what happened after the game. Seems Beckham went to a chicken restaurant and [...]
"It was the greatest advertisement for football in the A-League's three-year history," said said
The Sunday Morning Herald in Australia. And they're not wrong. Fledgling leagues need goal-filled
end to end games more than anything else. Even more than star names like Beckham, because to some
extent those players presence only attracts gawkers as opposed [.
Timmy Cahill's 85th minute goal today against Zenit St. Petersburg propelled Everton into the Round
of 32 in the 2007-2008 edition of Europe's second tier club competition, the UEFA Cup.
The Australian international's tally this afternoon got me thinking, and when I sat down and tossed
a few names around in my head, I couldn't come up with any player more clutch than Cahill.
It has been a big day for 3 of the participants (kinda) of World Cup 2006. A couple of positions
have opened up out in Eastern Europe while a position has just been closed down under.
Fifth place Sydney FC are facing top of the table Central Coast Mariners in an important A-League
match Saturday, but Syndey's task is getting progressively harder, as they've lost two key players
in the last couple of days. They're not losing them in conventional ways, though it started last
week, when the club's first [.
After a whirlwind start to summer down under, nobody has been left in any doubt the capacity for
football, the world game, to make Australians scratch their heads in befuddlement.
From the celebrity to the downright unknown, from David Beckham to new Socceroos coach Pim Verbeek
say, it's been a confusing time for many.
