After years of waiting for a promising young player to develop, Wales have perhaps discovered that young players, just like buses, often come all at once. Their 3-0 victory over Scotland was ample demonstration of the burgeoning potential of players coming through for the Welsh, and while there is a long way to go, as with any journey, the hope must be that Saturday can be a starting point for something special.

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As has been the case several times in their recent Asian Cup and World Cup Qualifying campaigns, the Socceroos once again left it late to pinch all three points.. only this time it was with 10 men and Oman fell victim. Press Association: The experience of the Australians helped them to . Click to continue reading...

Cruzeiro Esporte Clube is a Brazilian football club, from the city of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, founded on January 2, 1921. Cruzeiro currently campaigns in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. They finished in 3rd place last season and currently lie in 6th position in the league as the current Brazilian soccer season winds down. Click to continue reading...

The 33rd round of Brasileirao put on the top Palmeiras and Sao Paulo, creator (Muricy Ramalho) versus creation (Sao Paulo). Palmeiras leads because of the goal difference, three more than Sao Paulo.

On the weekend, Palmeiras played the derby against Corinthians whereas Sao Paulo played Barueri.

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In the wake of the controversial anti-spitting campaigns targeting the swine flu, Blackburn assistant manager Neil MacDonald revealed that Rovers boss Sam Allardyce kept his distance from his flu-struck squad. Big Sam himself was not feeling too well, and opted to remain in the stands during Tuesday night's Blackburn match to eliminate the chances of infecting more players.

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Luigi Del Neri believes Sampdoria's match at Juventus on Wednesday evening will provide a true indicator as to their potential.
Inter are set to welcome their top scorer Diego Milito back to the starting line-up for Thursday's game against fourth-placed Palermo with the Argentinian having shaken off a thigh injury. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger insists that Liverpool's title challenge will not be ended should Manchester United inflict a further defeat upon them this weekend.
Rafael Benitez's Reds have already been defeated four times in the Premier League this season, twice as many as last year in the same competition. Click to continue reading...

The much debated draw for the European play-offs in a bid to qualify for the World Cup were revealed on Monday. There had been some controversy after FIFA President Sepp Blatter altered the layout of the draw after what appeared to be some poor qualifying campaigns for some of the bigger ... Click to continue reading...

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Of all the MLS post-season awards up for grabs, there may be no tougher one to call than 2009 MLS Defender of the Year.

Last season, Chad Marshall was the clear-cut winner, topping a strong field of candidates with a career year.

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Of all the MLS post-season awards up for grabs, there may be no tougher one to call than 2009 MLS Defender of the Year.

Last season, Chad Marshall was the clear-cut winner, topping a strong field of candidates with a career year.

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World Cup qualification in South America came to a close with only one change from the previous two campaigns. Brazil, Paraguay and, in the end, Argentina made it through once again, while Uruguay claimed fifth spot, the play-off position, for the third time running. The sole modification is that Chile have qualified instead of Ecuador. Click to continue reading...

Coritiba Foot Ball Club, commonly known as Coritiba, is a Brazilian football team from Curitiba, Paraná. It was founded in 1909 by several youngsters from the German community of the town. Coritiba currently campaigns in the first tier of Brazilian football the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. Their sole league title came in 1985. Click to continue reading...

Club Atlético Platense is an Argentine football club based in Vicente López, in the north side of Greater Buenos Aires. Platense currently campaigns in the 2nd tier of the Argentine football pyramid, La Primera B Nacional, and was the first club of France and Juventus striker David Trézéguet. On October 9th and in true Argentine kit launch [. Click to continue reading...

Esporte Clube Santo André, also known as Santo André, is a Brazilian football team from Santo André, São Paulo. The club currently campaigns in the top tier of Brazilian football the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A after being promoted from the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B at the end of the 2008/09 season. Click to continue reading...

The current Premier League season has so far been the most prolific of all campaigns with three goals per game. So why have there been so many goals in the Premier League?
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They were mocked during the summer transfer window for being able to field nine strikers (three have since jumped ship) but it seems Manchester City's forward thinking is a view very much shared amongst the Premier League coaches.

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We are four days away from the USA-Honduras World Cup qualifier and while the U.S. national team is in first place in CONCACAF World Cup qualifying, it won't go in as the favorite in San Pedro Sula.

That is became the Americans are facing a strong Honduras team that just might be the best team in the nation's history.

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We are four days away from the USA-Honduras World Cup qualifier and while the U.S. national team is in first place in CONCACAF World Cup qualifying, it won't go in as the favorite in San Pedro Sula.

That is became the Americans are facing a strong Honduras team that just might be the best team in the nation's history.

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If I recall correctly the average attendance in the Indonesian League back in 2007 was about 11,000. For the season just completed it was always going to be a lot less given that clubs like PSMS, Persitara, Persija and Persija couldn't use their own stadiums for what ever reason.
In addition clubs like Arema, Deltras and PSIS had less than impressive campaigns. Click to continue reading...

Both Lanus and San Lorenzo began their Copa Sudamericana campaigns proper during the last couple of days, and they had very contrasting fortunes in their first legs. San Lorenzo battered Peruvian club Cienciano 3-0 in the Nuevo Gasometro, whilst Lanus found themselves two goals down after six minutes against Ecuador's LDU Quito, and chasing the [. Click to continue reading...

Olympique Marseille have made a big progress during the last few years and they have again become one of the strongest teams in France but the last two Champions League campaigns are the proof Marseille are not yet ready for the big stage. Didier Deschamps' team completely outplayed Milan in their opening Champions League match but still somehow managed to lose the game and this shows the team are yet to prove they've got winning mentality.

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Before the season started, I knew little about this Burnley side. I like to see former top-flight stalwarts come up and Burnley one of the orginal 12 sides in the Football League haven't been up in 33 years. But apart from that, I knew no reason why they shouldn't be on track to follow Derby County and West Bromwich Albion straight back down.

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FIFA's international Fairplay Day didn't go so well in China.
Refs in the Chinese Super League were spit at, verbally assaulted and had shoes throw out 'em by players on club officials from numerous teams.
Penalties were handed out like fliers to offenders in the wild league by the Chinese FA. Click to continue reading...

George Burley's future as Scotland manager may be hanging in the balance but Ally McCoist believes the national team's problems date back much further than the current regime.

The former Scotland striker always had faith in his nation's ability to compete against the best in the world and that belief was reinforced when he took his seat alongside the Tartan Army at Hampden and watched Burley's men match the might of Holland.

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Like every weekend here in the Premier League this week's upcoming matches will be a battle to say the least. Many well matched opponents will be squaring off this weekend and looking for a strong start to their September campaigns. Here is a list of the biggest matches of the upcoming weekend.

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I haven't had the best of days, although I won't bore you with the details.
But as I was driving home listening to Talk Sport I heard some news that lifted my spirits and made my own silly little troubles pale into insignificance.
Remember this story?
Well if you had not heard already, Michael Sheilds has been released today with a full royal pardon. Click to continue reading...

Saturday's World Cup qualifiers in the CONCACAF region were supposed to help clear things up in the race to make the 2010 World Cup, but the results have only served to make it even tougher to tell which teams will qualify and which will struggle.

Mexico's 3-0 romp in Costa Rica, coupled with Honduras' 4-1 thrashing of Trinidad & Tobago means four teams are within a point of each other atop the CONCACAF standings.

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Saturday's World Cup qualifiers in the CONCACAF region were supposed to help clear things up in the race to make the 2010 World Cup, but the results have only served to make it even tougher to tell which teams will qualify and which will struggle.

Mexico's 3-0 romp in Costa Rica, coupled with Honduras' 4-1 thrashing of Trinidad & Tobago means four teams are within a point of each other atop the CONCACAF standings.

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Except for the UEFA Champions League final in Rome, no match this calendar year will be bigger, yet you've probably only tangentially heard that Brazil is going to Argentina this weekend for World Cup qualifying.
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A lot of news agencies are reporting that Sir Alex Ferguson has ruled out any other signings prior to the close of the transfer window. That's not quite the case. In an interview with The Independent, Ferguson admitted that, after the Burnley match, he saw considerable problems with his United side.

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Sam Tillen of Fram Reykjavik will be writing regularly for Les Rosbifs, revealing the behind-the-scenes stories and events of his team's Europa League and PepsiDeild campaigns. If you would like to ask Sam a question, or leave a comment, please do so clicking on the link below. The Premier League is back in England and nowhere [. Click to continue reading...

Hoping to use next year's World Cup in South Africa as a means to focus attention on educational needs for the poor children of the world, FIFA has partnered with a program called 1GOAL to create a...

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Full Name: Real Sporting de Gijón
City: Gijón
Founded: 1905
Stadium: El Molinón (25,885)
Colors: Red, White
Previous: Sporting Gijonés (1905-12), Real Sporting Club Gijonés (1912-16), Real Sporting de Gijón (1916-41), Real Gijón (1941-77)
Nickname: Rojiblancos, RSG
Rival: Real Oviedo

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From the northern Spanish province of Asturias come Real Sporting de Gijón, one of Spain's oldest football clubs and current tenants of the oldest football stadium in Spain.

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The new Serie A season is almost upon us, and Goal.com has assessed the twenty teams and their impending campaigns...
For the first time in many years, we won't be seeing this man on the field in Italy... Click to continue reading...

Sam Tillen of Fram Reykjavik will be writing regularly for Les Rosbifs, revealing the behind-the-scenes stories and events of his team's Europa League and PepsiDeild campaigns. If you would like to ask Sam a question, or leave a comment, please do so clicking on the link below. Unfortunately our goalkeeper Hannes Halldorsson did not make his [. Click to continue reading...

Hello to all Russia fans. As you all know Russia and Argentina play in Moscow at the Lokomitiv Stadium this afternoon. I think the game will be exciting and a good preparation for both teams as they head into the home stretch of their 2010 qualification campaigns. Russia certainly go Click to continue reading...