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World Football Challenge, Be Gone!

Sideline Views 21 July @ 10:28 AM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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Raise your hand if you are tired of these midseason MLS friendlies.
(raises hand)
On Wednesday, there were five of these friendlies and another match that was associated with the so-called World Football Challenge.
Every July, MLS puts the regular-season on the backburner and paves the way for these midsummer friendlies.

Bits and Bobs and Jens Back In Goal

The Offside - Arsenal 29 March @ 12:24 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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I hope that clip of Cesc in the new Spanish film Torrente 4 has you prepared for the randomness that will be today's blog post.

What better place to start than on Arsenal goalkeepers? Jens Lehmann made his triumphant Arsenal return with the Reserves team who played Wigan today.

THE DERBY INTERVIEWS: Andy Mitten On Maine Road ‘93, Empty Seats and Team Spirit

Republik Of Mancunia 11 April @ 06:00 AM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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Leading up to the FA Cup semi-final against City, RoM will be running a series of interviews with United fans. Our first is with Andy Mitten, Editor of United We Stand, who will be talking us through his favourite derby day memories, City's fanbase and our greatest rivalries.

Scott the Red: Where do you think our rivalry with City ranks alongside that with Liverpool and Leeds?

Alecko Eskandarian Interview

Black and Red on Both Sides... 24 March @ 05:38 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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"I wasn't sure if I would ever be able to play again so I promised myself that when I came back I would celebrate every single goal like it was my last."

Alecko Eskandarian brought many emotions to United fans during his time in DC. His career gave both joy, with his 2004 MLS Cup MVP performance, and sadness, as he struggled with lingering effects of his tragic concussion.

After a return to prominence, Copa America 2011 could be one of the best

Soccer By Ives 01 July @ 11:00 AM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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By NESTOR F. SEBASTIAN

The tournament that essentially inspired the World Cup had been watered down.

Little by little, Copa America had lost some of its prestige. CONMEBOL decided to implement a two-year cycle in the South American tournament in the mid-1980s to give each nation a chance to host the competition.

Happy Thanksgiving from SBI

Soccer By Ives 24 November @ 01:28 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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Hello everybody. It is Thanksgiving Day, one of those rare days during the year when soccer goes on the backburner and there are no major games to watch.

American soccer fans have plenty to be thankful for, from a growing and strengthening Major League Soccer to a continuously growing number of soccer television viewing options.

Arsenal FC: Anxious In Antlers

KICKETTE 20 December @ 11:00 AM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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via futbolita.

There's been a dearth of Adorkable activity on this site since Arsene Wenger put Project Kidling on the backburner in favour of pursuing trophies. Now that that's over, Theo Walcott, Wojciech Szczęsny and Bacary Sagna have been given special dispensation to don antlers and shiny red noses for this clip.