That's gotta hurt Horrific incident from La Liga this weekend. Real Sociedad player Diaz de Cerio broke his leg as he chased down the Eibar goalkeeper. It was one of those leg-dangling, vomit-in-your-mouth kind of leg breaks. Picture after the jump... Spotted on 101GreatGoals Click to continue reading...

Arsenal's French defensive duo Gael Clichy and summer signing Mikael Silvestre are fit for Saturday's Premier League match with Hull City. Clichy, 22, was on the receiving end of a strong challenge from Bolton's Kevin Davies and was immediately driven to hospital with what looked like at the time, a broken leg. Click to continue reading...

Most teams have a theme song they blast out in the dressing room before they take the field in a bid to get the blood pumping. Former England defender Stuart Pierce used to subject his fellow Nottingham Forest colleagues to "Anarchy in the UK" by the Sex Pistols at ear-splitting volume before they took to the field of play. Click to continue reading...

Oh boy. We've all been here before, haven't we?

You know, when we look back over our lives looking for that memory labelled 'Made a Difference' only to find pubs, cigarettes, and reruns of Degrassi High in its place, and then pondering the terrifying problem of how we could possibly morally justify our brief exertions on this giant rotating football we call the planet earth when we have done nothing but self indulge? Click to continue reading...

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TIME OUT - Coca-Cola Championship Queens Park Rangers v Southampton
Sun Sep 14Rangers Stadium, South Africa Rd, W12 7PA
The last time Southampton played in W12, the Saints were down to ten men and Rangers scraped a 3-2 victory thanks to goals from Patrick Agyemang and Martin Rowlands. Click to continue reading...

Croatia hitman Eduardo has targeted a return to action with Arsenal by the end of the year. The 25-year-old has been sidelined since suffering an horrific broken leg at Birmingham in February - which proved to be the pivotal moment in a season which slowly unravelled for the Gunners. "My leg is getting better all the time [. Click to continue reading...

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QPR Official Site - EXCLUSIVE: BUZ BACK IN TRAINING
Akos Buzsaky has resumed full training and could be in line to make his comeback in Tuesday's Reserve fixture against Charlton Athletic at Loftus Road.
The Magical Magyar underwent surgery on his left ankle at the start of June, but has responded well to recent treatment and returned to First Team training earlier this week. Click to continue reading...

The Final and a tournament wrap up by du Nord's Women's Soccer Major Tournament Correspondent Adam.


In a fairytale ending to their Olympic tournament, the underdog US team saved its gutsiest performance for last, beating Brazil 1-0 to win its second straight gold medal.

Here are some final thoughts about the tournament. Click to continue reading...

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Ealing Gazette - By Yann Tear & David Mcintyre
Rs must heed early defensive warning

QPR will look to take Martin Cranie on loan again if their defensive woes continue - and if he isn't sold by Portsmouth.
Saturday's 3-0 defeat at Sheffield United was a nasty setback for Rangers and came after shaky defensive performances in victories over Barnsley and Swindon. Click to continue reading...

We are less than an hour and half away from the US Women semi final kick-off against Japan, a team they defeated 1-0 in the run up competition while the other bracket's match, Brazil vs. Germany is already underway.

Some say the US girls are "lucky" that the brackets worked out in a way that put them against Japan rather than the other side's titans, but let's face it, international football has always been peppered with a bit of luck. Click to continue reading...

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The Ref for the opening game: QPR vs Barnsley - N D SWARBRICK - I F Bentley and W Bull - Fourth Official M F Thompson


Interesting Memories from QPR Vital Football Interview (Part II) with Dennis Signy: Talks to Journalist & Ex-QPR Official Dennis Signy: "Dennis Signy OBE speaks to Vital QPR once more, about his time within Brentford and the possible take-over by Queens Park Rangers in 1967. Click to continue reading...

Tottenham midfielder Luka Modric has admitted that he struggled to come to terms with the horrific injury suffered by his friend and compatriot Eduardo da Silva last season. Modric, who arrived from Dinamo Zagreb earlier this summer for £16.5million, said he struggled to focus on his game after learning of the Arsenal striker's broken leg, which [. Click to continue reading...

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QPR Official Site TALKING WOUNDED
In Saturday's 2-0 defeat at Falkirk, Matt Connolly was stretchered off after rolling his ankle when he got his studs caught in the ground. Initially, it looked like quite a bad knock but thankfully the news from the Treatment Room this evening appears encouraging. Click to continue reading...

West Ham and Man City look set to battle it our for the signature of former Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse according to reports in today's papaers.
Man City fans woke up to the news this morning that Zimbabwean international Benjani will be out for the first month of the season with a thigh strain. Click to continue reading...

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Martin Cranie was also recently mentioned as one of the players Portsmouth would be seeking to sell, after all their recent spending. So who's to say what's true and what's not.

SkySports - Duo target Pompey defender - Cranie could be set for loan move
Skysports. Click to continue reading...

Some have already mentioned "karma" in the situation of Abby Wambach's broken leg. Even in a context where it should have no bearing, it's impossible to ignore the previous controversy of team members who were angry with Hope Solo's statements at the past World Cup.
Now, do I believe that Hope Solo had a little voodoo doll of these players that she stuck pins into? Click to continue reading...

July 17, 2008 - It started out a friendly soccer game Wednesday night between the U.S. Women's National Team and Brazil in preparation for next month's Olympics. With only 32 minutes played, team forward and former Gator star Abby Wambach rushed to try to reach a ball that was closer to Brazilian defender Maria Rosa. Click to continue reading...