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Don't think you were alone if you went into the half shaking your head and wondering how United were 2 0 up. Some combination of luck, Boskovic free kicks, and Hamid's reflexes opened a margin that didn't seem so pronounced on the field, particularly after the Guy injury forced Heaps to move Feilhaber inside where he belongs.

About a week ago I got the chance to talk all things Ruben Luna with Ruben Luna. Naturally not everything fit the story, so the tastiest leftovers from "Home Grown: Ruben Luna" are all yours. I also included some bonus quotes from his U12-U16 coach, Darrin Hedges who now coaches FC Dallas's women's team.

By Chris Wright

Nice bit of bonus 'Phil Jones gargoyle face' in there for you too...

Oh ESPN, you try so hard yet fail so regularly.

Via Dirty Tackle.

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There is good news and bad news in the Spurs defence for tomorrow as Younes Kaboul looks set to return while BAE misses out for the rest of the season.

"Younes is okay, he trained well today, so that's a big bonus for us," reported Harry "Ade also trained and he's fit as well."

Adebayor is said to have had a hamstring injury for the QPR game and whether that is true or not, Harry's comments seem to suggest that the Togolese will come back in.

By Chris Wright

Huzzah! Jordi Cruyff's dad is 65 today. To celebrate, here's some Cruyfftastic vintage photos of him in his snake-hipped, flaxen-haired pomp (plus a couple thrown in of him just as he was beginning to move out of it!)...

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Uber cool Johan Cruyff poses during a photocall for the Holland national side, 1969

As a little bonus, here's some brilliant archive footage of Cruyff's famous Impossible Goal ('El Gol Imposible') scored for Barcelona against Atletico Madrid in 1973 for you to savour.

By Chris Wright

In which, during what may or may not be an Iranian third division game, we're treated to your classic stretcher mishap, i.e, one of the chumps ferrying an injured player from the pitch trips and drops the poor crock in question on his arse.

Only, in another added bonus coating of FAIL, the butter-fingered stretcher-bearer rolls his ankle while stumbling and is left writhing on the dog shelf until a third physio comes to his aid and helps him limp back to the bench.

El genial base de los Phoenix Suns Steve Nash es sudafricano jugo al fútbol en Canada y luego se decidió por el basquetbol en el deporte el cual es toda una estrella de la NBA.

Hace años se lanzo a Italia para hacer caños( a jugadores de fútbol soccer.

Hace poco tambien organizo una cascarita futbolera, en la cual participan varios deportistas y celebridades por una causa noble.

Sir Alex Ferguson has hailed the form of Antonio Valencia since his return from injury. In the 16 starts and 20 overall appearances, he has scored 4 goals and assisted 12.

"What can I say about his form? He's been unbelievable," said Ferguson. "When he first came back into the fold after his long-term injury I played him at right-back one or two times with Nani in the forward position.

Sir Alex Ferguson has claimed that Phil Jones will be Manchester United's captain one day.

"He's definitely a future captain," said Ferguson. "There's no doubt about that. I said that from the minute he came to us that I thought there was something about the boy. He was doing great until he started getting all these injuries and a bit of illness with 'flu.

By Walter Broeckx

Going to the Emirates on our pilgrimage to our spiritual home of football is a long journey for us. But having the sun shining continuously from the early hours in Antwerp till the moment we left London was a very welcomed bonus. I remember April games when we almost froze out of [.

The war of words between Spurs and Arsenal has escalated again over the last few days and chief culprit is Wojciech Szczesny who seems more concerned about finishing above Tottenham than his club's own position.

Here is part of what the Polish keeper had to say,

"I wouldn't settle now for fourth place," he said.

By Chris Wright

"£90? I don't even get out of bed for less than a ton!"

As you may be aware, God has been by the seaside these past few weeks, as Robbie Fowler has been training with Blackpool with his eyes firmly set on securing a permanent deal with the Championship club.

The U.S. U-20 Women's National Team took advantage of a day off after advancing to the semifinals of the 2012 CONCACAF U-20 Women's Championship by visiting one of the most famous landmarks in the Western Hemisphere: the Panama Canal.
It was an interesting excursing for the high school and college students, who had read a little bit about the canal.

By Chris Wright

Tut tut...

Here's a wee bonus video of RVP's awesome 92nd-minute winning volley thrown in at no extra charge skip to the 0:30 mark...

Image: Bellazon.

Looks like those clever cogs at adidas have devised a foolproof way of ensuring David Villa can not escape a Kickette Army invasion of their training facilities.

This contraption is very dubious in scheme, but exercising dubious schematics is all part of the whimsical hangover experience, Kickettes.

Welcome to the Friday Crackovia Club, the only football comedy programme in the world where Puyol and his character on the show are the best of friends in real life! This week, a fabulous Ronaldo parades around the dressing room in heels and dictates his fashion ideas to Mourinho and Di Maria.

I'm not going to do a big reaction post on the US victory over Italy, just a couple of notes prior to the United game...
* The US were fortunate that Italy (and the linesmen) were not terribly accurate when it counted.
* Fabian Johnson looked a credible left back going forward.

I think we have all read the comment and speculation that surrounds AVB and his job as Chelsea manager. With him openly admitting for the first time that he doesn't know if he will remain as manager or if Roman Abramovich will sack him you can imagine the press will now move into overdrive.
I have said that I am surprised he is still here after also admitting that he hasn't made any progress.

Jay Heaps and his New England Revolution will finally get their first real preseason test on Wednesday in Tucson, Ariz., when they kick-off the FC Tucson Desert Diamond Cup against the defending MLS Cup Champions Los Angeles Galaxy.
Heaps is hoping for positive results from his team, the most important aspect of the preseason tournament is getting his squad ready for the start of the MLS season on March 10th.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 37 goal in 36 matches and proved that he can put the ball in the net pretty much however he likes in Real Madrid's match against Ray Vallecano on Sunday. Ronaldo chased down the ball as it rolled around the box after Mesut Ozil fired in a corner and though he was running away from the goal, Ronaldo then took a big wind-up and kicked his leg backwards, sending the ball trickling past a handful of frozen defenders, teammates and the goalkeeper.

Yeah, it's probably wise to protect your valuables at this point, Lukas. Images: AFP PHOTO / PATRIK STOLLARZ, REUTERS/Phil Noble.

Are players getting a little big for their attractively coloured boots, Kickettes?

The reason we ask is that it's becoming increasingly difficult to ignore the various examples of players asserting themselves at the expense of their clubs lately.

Listen, regular readers will know when it comes to Didier Drogba, his form is up and down and as a result my opinion of him has changed from a few seasons ago. Back then, Drogba was THE number one at our club, played well on a consistent basis and became the scourge of defences all over Europe.

Gary Cahill made his long awaited debut for Chelsea against United last Sunday and I thought he did well and looked calm and composed. OK there is an argument that he was part of a defence that conceded three goals but two of them were penalties and you he is in no way at fault for the Hernandez header.

1. It's a strange one to take, I think if you had asked me before hand I would have said that it was important Chelsea didn't lose the game. Saying that, to play well for the first ten minutes of the second half and find ourselves 3-0 up was a bonus!. To throw it all away is tough to take.
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It seems the Tories simply can't get involved with altering contracts...it would be utterly unthinkable for then to intervene in RBS boss Stephen Hester's bonus. This is definitely a tricky one but the bottom line is that that bank is just not performing.
The interesting point for me is that whilst the Conservatives hold contracts in the financial services sacred they just take it as a given they can totally rip-up the contracts of all those public sector workers and their pensions agreementsSent using BlackBerry® from Orange

Jim Irsay, the owner of the Indianapolis Colts, is getting ready to kick Peyton Manning to the curb. It's obvious to anyone who has been paying attention. And while I don't have a problem with that, I do have a problem with the way Irsay is handling it.

Instead of giving Manning and heart-felt send off, Irsay is instead running Manning's name through the mud.

Don't forget to let the vid play until you see the bonus Mario Balotelli abs at 14:26.

Would you would live happily ever after if you could have Gareth Bale's heaving, sweaty abdominal muscles in your line of sight for just a few seconds? Pinky swear?

Well, thanks to our honorary intern and supreme short tent stalker, Blake, now you can.

Spurs manager Harry Redknapp set-up a secret offshore 'bung' account named after his pet dog, a court heard yesterday. Redknapp was said to have received "bungs or offshore bonuses" from former Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandaric during his time at Fratton Park. The payments were allegedly received into a bank account in Monaco.

The Home Internationals Soccer Tournament, 1946-84, A Complete Record by Gary Watton is a match-by-match record of this annual tournament, once played amongst the four national teams of the United Kingdom - England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Each match gets its own page and the details include lineup (interestingly including which club the player played for at the time, a great touch), scorers, and a brief summary to give it context.

Everything about Samir Nasri's look here screams: "TA BOUCHE! I'm worth £4million more than you!" (SNAP to the Maybelline Mascara ads) but even Liverpool's Jordan Henderson must've shrugged it off in their slim 1-0 victory over Man City last night.

Arsene Wenger thinks that the FA Cup is a very minor competition in the footballing calendar, and says that it is "compulsory" for Arsenal to reach the Champions League every year rather than win the world's most famous cup competition. "The FA Cup is something that is for enjoyment. It is a bonus that we [.

Arsene Wenger thinks that the FA Cup is a very minor competition in the footballing calendar, and says that it is "compulsory" for Arsenal to reach the Champions League every year rather than win the world's most famous cup competition. "The FA Cup is something that is for enjoyment. It is a bonus that we [.

A tale of absent friends made this cup tie somewhat less of an occasion than it could otherwise have been. We knew that Demba Ba and Cheick Tiote wouldn't feature in this game, but when Blackburn lined up without Yakubu and Samba that was a bit of a bonus. Also missing was Paul Clement, [...]

If there's a better way to celebrate your birthday than with a trip to Cowdenbeath's Central Park then I'm not sure what it is.
Obviously seeing your team winning on said trip would be something of a bonus but that's in the hands of Pat Fenlon and his less than merry band. Drink shall either dull the pain or intensify the joy.

The last post I wrote about featured a Columbus Crew Jeff Cunningham jersey, and it got me searching for old Crew uniforms for a comparison. This BigSoccer thread is the mother load, with plenty from other teams thrown in as well. I've got to say, the Crew have had some pretty nice uniforms in their time.

Martinez and Dalglish agree – there's more to Liverpool than Suarez

THE FESTIVE fixture list continues for Liverpool tomorrow night at the DW Stadium when Kenny Dalglish's side take on Roberto Martinez's Wigan Athletic. Kenny has almost a full-strength squad at his disposal but there won't be a return – for now at least – for Steven Gerrard.

Liverpool striker Andy Carroll to pick up £150,000 loyalty bonus report

Despite making just 13 starts and scoring only four goals since his £35 million arrival from Newcastle in January, the 22-year-old is set to receive a cash injection from the Reds

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Last January Liverpool paid 35 million pounds to Newcastle for striker Andy Carroll and 13 starts later that its not looking like the greatest purchase ever. Despite his struggles Carroll is set pocket £150k bonus from Liverpool, according to the Daily Mail. Not bad for a guy who has only scored four times for the reds.

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