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I wasn't going to bother with the "news" that the New York Cosmos organization paraded a virtual
Eric Cantona as Director of Soccer, but enough people have asked for my take that I agreed to
discuss it. Specifically I was asked, if Seattle fans are supposed to be plastic, than what does
that make Cosmos fans?
LONDON, England Ben Foster handed under-pressure Avram Grant a lifeline with a huge error to gift
10-man West Ham a narrow 2-1 lead going into the second leg of their Carling Cup semi-final against
Birmingham. The England stopper, who produced a series of stunning saves in the first half, failed
to control Carlton Cole's [.
Some quick news to get you started on just a Suuuuper Draft sort of day.
• Just Super
Only a little from TSG...
MLS SuperDraft day today. Unfortunately, we're not your best resource today....but I am hearing
that "there is a lot of speculation as to the 1st pick.
Alan Pardew has given a long interview to ex England defender, Danny Mills for the BBC's "Late Kick
Off". Mills played for Pardew briefly (on loan) during the Newcastle manager's troubled spell at
Charlton Athletic. In the interview, Pardew speaks on how he had to take the job, but only after
making sure that it [.
LONDON, England — Soccer clubs have enough trouble keeping their players in line. Now they must
contend with disruptive mascots. An English league match was briefly delayed Monday by a mascot
staging a sit-down protest in support of a feathered rival, Sky Sports reported. Preston's Deepdale
Duck caused a flap on Saturday by reportedly trying [.
DOHA, Qatar The 15th Asian Cup kicked off Friday with a brief, colourful opening ceremony in the
Khalifa Stadium in Doha Friday. Flag bearers representing the 16 participating nations performed a
dance routine that was accompanied by a spectacular light show that had the capacity crowd in the
40,000 seater-stadium cheering.
COLUMBUS, Ohio Columbus Crew signed forward Tom Heinemann to a multi-year contract Friday.
Heinemann joins the Crew after spending the last two years with the Charleston Battery of the
United Soccer Leagues and Carolina RailHawks of the NASL. He trained with the Crew briefly early in
the 2009 preseason.
Tottenham, or should I say revolving door hotspur if rumours ever came to fruition have
been linked with yet another player. But this time it's an even more stupid one, which, in true ITS
fashion, we will mock...
From the mouth of Moyes:
"I spoke with Harry Redknapp briefly before the transfer window opened.
Join the guys and special guest Joe Mauceri on the first podcast of 2011 as they look back at all
of the off-season moves by the Black-adn-Red, including United's draft picks and player moves. The
guys also go over some other league news and briefly talk about the US Men's National team draw
with Chile at the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA.
By Chris Wright
After several weeks of mounting conjecture, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has finally confirmed
that he is indeed interested in striking a deal with Southampton over prodigious 17-year-old
forward Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain who is currently valued by the League One side at a whopping £10
million.
LONDON, England Holders Chelsea needed a late equalizer by Salomon Kalou to snatch a 1-1 draw that
kept it in the FA Cup after a Louis Saha header had put Everton on course for a fourth-round upset
at Goodison Park. In another of the weekend's five all-Premier League ties Aston Villa beat
Blackburn Rovers [.
