Lyon handed Liverpool a first time in 22 years fourth successive defeat in a row.Their 2 -1 unassisted by balloons victory leaves Benitez staring into the abyss.

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A: The Distracter loves balloons.And while this may seem bizarre and random, it was not too long ago that another English club was doomed by their own balloon...- Greg Seltzer Click to continue reading...

This has got nothing to do with Balloons, beach balls or Stevie & Nando's international duty injuries. I really do wish it were that simple. What we are sadly contending with here is a crisis. It's an overused tag to be sure yet the word crisis, in this instance, I do feel obligated to use. As [...] Click to continue reading...

What a game! Except for the nail-biting after going down 2 goals to none in the first half, that was an incredible match! I printed my number 9 (and mounted it on poster board because I'm anal crafty like that) and held it up with the crowd. The stadium went absolutely berserk when we scored in the 95th minute, especially since we couldn't see the extra time remaining.

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Once again instructions for today's tailgate prior to the LA Galaxy vs. FC Barcelona has changed. This is the final update. I promise things will not change. The Rose Bowl keeps moving us around. We are now going to be located in Lot 5 and Lot 6. Parking in these lots will be for RV and campers only.

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Special post today, as I attended my first ever Tour de France stage. This was to be the tenth stage of the 2009 Tour de France and covered 194.5km from Limoges to Issoudun in Indre, about 50kms from where I live. I have driven this route before and by car, takes a good couple of hours to do.

The programme suggested getting into position at around 3pm as this was the expected time of arrival of the riders.

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Is that Felipão's long lost brother from Estudiantes? Those balloons look lovely on him, by the way! At least El Loco over there came prepared to celebrate his team's 1-0 victory over Nacional in the first leg of their Copa Libertadores semi-final tie last night.

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Remember my friend Sandy?
He has been by my side throughout my journey learning about football.
Yesterday he reached 70.
Bless his heart.
He is our very own office Alex Ferguson.
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Fergie's rage over speeding driver A reworking of an OTP favourite. This time there are no balloons involved, but Sir Alex Ferguson is pretty mad when the bus fails to stop for him. Of course, some would say that if Fergie is happy to use the bus route running through Wembley Stadium then he can't really complain [. Click to continue reading...

That Dutch striker with some Indonesian blood has had a pretty good season in Australia with Queensland Roar where he is apparently contracted till 2010. But according to this story it hasn't stopped Indonesian clubs sniffing round.
Among the sniffers are both double winners Sriwijaya and Pelita Jaya. Click to continue reading...

Looking good guys. Nice balloons.
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125 dedicated futsal fans showed up at Street Soccer Indoor's inaugural Friday night league finals between JR Trim, a team predominately of Mexican players and Team Fenix who are mostly Brazilian.
JR Trim's green clad fans and Team Fenix's orange clad fans, along with the accompanying flags, drums, balloons, etc. Click to continue reading...

There's a line there at the beginning, "First they came for Ugarte and then she walks in. Well, that's the way it goes, one in and one out." (The balloon version I included above because it just cracked me up. Nothing like a little absurdism when your team is winless six weeks into the season, I always say. Click to continue reading...

Portugal Euro 2004
Czech Republic 2-1 Latvia 15:06:04 (Averio)
England 3-0 Switzerland 17:06:04 (Coimbra)
Italy 1-1 Sweden 18:06:04 (Porto)
Holland 2-3 Czech Republic 19:06:04 (Aveiro)
Denmark 2-2 Sweden 22:06:04 (Porto)
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