It may not have been a man of the match-calibre performance, as those honours would have to have gone to one of the defenders—and probably either Glen Johnson or Martin Skrtel. And he likely didn't even have as good a game as his previous two against Wolverhampton and Manchester United. Regardless of that, however, after nearly a full calendar year filled almost entirely by futility as he struggled first with fitness and then with fitting in, it's understandable that on the back of three strong showings on the bounce people would be eager to look for any upside they can find in the 2012 edition of Andy Carroll.

FC Barcelona vs. Brazil in 1999 - The Full Match

The beginning of the week is never enjoyable, but let's lessen the dosage of suffering with a glorious find on Youtube. 1999 was FC Barcelona's centenary year and the whole season was quite the celebration of everything FC Barcelona.

A few poems from the weekend, kinda. Starting with rugby and that and ending with that Dutch guy who runs a lot... Rugby Wigan and Hull play football, In a cities were they generally chase eggs. Filling their football stadiums at weekends, With a small number of footballing dregs. Dirk Kuyt Like a forest Dirk [.

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We'll have a few more bits and bobs from last night's second-leg El Clasico shenanigans over the course of the morning, but for now you'll have to make do with this Dani Alves' angled, first-time, top-corner screamer to put Barca two goals up on the night and three up on aggregate.

By Chris Wright

We'll have a few more bits and bobs from last night's second-leg El Clasico shenanigans over the course of the morning, but for now you'll have to make do with this Dani Alves' angled, first-time, top-corner screamer to put Barca two goals up on the night and three up on aggregate.

Dancing Dani Barcelona wing-back Dani Alves seemed to signal the end of Real Madrid's Copa Del Rey challenge with this unbelievable goal on the stroke of half-time during last night's quarter-final second leg. It wasn't quite so clean cut in the end. Despite this wonder goal giving Barca a 4-1 aggregate lead, Real fought back [.

This just in: The U.S. WNT spends lots of time in airports. Here the squad waits for its flight to Canada.
Easy travel day for the U.S. WNT today. Relatively short flight from LA (not sure how long, but it's whatever is the length of Moneyball+ a short nap. Also, the WNT Blog maintains that Brad Pitt is underrated as an actor), into the same time zone and they players had time to get a weight workout in the morning and get into Vancouver in time for dinner in the evening.

I've written some poems about the Premiership action this weekend. Starting with Chelsea, ending with Swansea... Celebration: A thunderous volley rattles the bar falling to a favorible shin. A smug look of delight floats across number 8 as the ball ricochets in. 'Run Lamps, RUN', point to the sky cherish this moment of celebration.

Feeling a bit misty for South Africa? Maybe hear Landon Donovan's goal call one more time from Ian Darke? "One Goal USA" just released the official trailer for their 2010 World Cup film, "LADUMA".

"Millions of people worldwide watched the 2010 FIFA World Cup on television, as Spain won the first ever soccer World Cup to be played on the African continent.

Winter of discontent Former Premier League referee Jeff Winter has got a few questions to answer this morning after a strange sectarian article appeared on his official website. Winter has been blogging his travels around Australia and New Zealand over the festive period. But one of the blog posts takes a very peculiar take on [.

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.

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Thierry Henry makes an unbeleivable return to the Arsenal shirt with the winner against Leeds in the FA Cup, and then goes into a wild celebration involving nearly every player on the park.

Remember USA '94? Remember Brazil scoring goals and then acting out that rock-the-baby celebration? If your answers to the above two questions are yes then the video above is certain to make you feel old. It is currently the season break in Brazil, but football fans have been watching the Sao Paulo Junior Cup, trying [.

In celebration of Mr 'What you call...underdogggssch' McClaren's new job, we thought we would bring you some Steve McClaren translations... What you call...underdoggssch An interview ahead of FC Twente's Champions League qualifier with Arsenal I Always wanted to coach abroad An interview with inspiration from the great Bobby Robson.

1. Wingers in Wales- As Wayne Routledge wheeled away in celebration after scoring Swansea's second goal, Brendan Rodgers probably popped an Aspirin. For newly promoted sides selection dilemmas are few and far between, making each individual one all...
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On a blustery night at Goodison Park, it was Everton's American doing the most for their club. Landon Donovan got the start on his return to the club on loan. Everton took the lead in the 63rd minute when Tim Howard scored from a goal kick (the fourth in Premier League history) that seemed to accelerate after it took a bounce into the Bolton area.

JT has spoken about about stories of a dressing room revolt, backing the manager, celebrating the goals yesterday and of the hard line that AVB has installed at the club today.
In a fantastic interview featured here he said:

"I want to make it clear I'm 100 per cent behind the manager.

In celebration of January, In The Stands have chosen one player per Premier League side that we believe will make a difference. Arsenal: What they need: With an improved defence in recent weeks Arsenal may turn their attentions to another attacking midfielder to give Wenger increased attacking option.

The Powerhouses of Amputee Football - Liberia's "Lone Stars"

Used as a tool to help overcome the discrimination against amputees and the disabled, the Amputee Football Championship is a tournament dedicated to appreciating the athleticism and skill of those who often feel unwanted by their surrounding society and even struggle to survive, as profiled by Chicago Tribune photographer Kuni Takahashi.

Happy New Year 2012 to you - & all - SPANISH FOOTBALL SPORTS readers around the World. Hope you had a great night of celebration. However, Football does not stop, & less SPANISH FOOTBALL, which kicks off this Tuesday with Spanish Cup 1º leg ties. Many well known & Top LIGA players end contract with their Clubs the 30th of June 2012.

In the spirit of full transparency, and wasting no time since the balloting was announced, I am jumping in with both feet and giving you my picks for Dynamo Theory's 2011 Creamsicle Awards. Hopefully, we can finish the year and start the next with a healthy discussion and debate on reviewing what was, for me, the most fun Houston Dynamo season that didn't have a trophy-winning celebration at the end of it.

Kenny's despair, Berbatov's hat-trick, Bale's celebration and more great festive photos

Click the arrow on the right to scroll through our gallery of photos captured at this week's Premier League matches

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Sometimes EPL matches are worth watching for the randomness that occurs in the stands, such as in yesterday's match between Sunderland and Queen Park Rangers in which, if you watched closely, you would see a Sunderland fan celebrating Nicklas Bendtner's goal by standing and hugging/jumping with his dog.

He won't mind seeing a fit Wilshere

Let's start with the obvious shall we. The Champions League draw takes precedent and rightly so. The biggest tournament in club football today and the 2nd round draw took place without any Manchester clubs in it. For our efforts of finishing top of our group, we were rewarded with a date against AC Milan.

The celebration of Arsenal's 125th anniversary recently has led to the erection of three Arsenal legends namely Thierry Henry, Tony Adams and Herbert Chapman. Many questioned Henry's credentials to have a statue outside the Emirates. This is because Henry left the club in 2007 due to declining form and the desire to wanting to win [.

With statues of Tony Adams, Thierry Henry and Herbert Chapman erected recently in celebration for Arsenal's 125th anniversary, a lot of attention was turned to Arsenal's current flying Dutchman. Many questioned Van Persie's credentials to be an Arsenal great in years to come. Van Persie has been at the club since 2005.

Paying lip service to RVP Arsenal keeper and all-round character Wojciech Szczesny celebrated the Gunners' 1-0 win over Everton an Saturday by getting intimate with Robin Van Persie's foot. The Pole puckered up and planted a kiss on the left boot of his team-mate, whose stunning left-footed volley had won the match for Arsene Wenger's [.

On Wednesday night, Liverpool fans across the globe united in celebration after experiencing one of life's legitimately sublime pleasures: the elimination of Man United from the Champions League. Anfield legend Alan Hansen goes out of his way to remain objective when commentating on football issues, but his scathing comments about United's 'catastrophic' capitulation reveal a pleasing, and

It has been a near foregone conclusion ever since he was first loaned out several months ago, but Miguel Montano officially signed with the Montreal Impact on Wednesday. The Seattle Sounders did not receive compensation for Montano, but GM Adrian Hanauer noted that his loan last year gave the team the flexibility to sign Sammy Ochoa.

Pato's girlfriend, whom we affectionately love to call 'Babs' for purely shortcut purposes, was in Miami last week to attend Emporio Armani's celebration of Art Basel's 10th anniversary. Thanks to a few paps who we actually don't mind receiving e-mails from, we know that Ms B and the Voronins weren't the only ones occupying the sunshine state recently; Samuel Eto'o & fam spent some time letting their hair down (Georgette let her top down) whilst on vacay in Miami Beach.

By Clemente Lisi - LOS ANGELES, CA (Dec 5, 2011) US Soccer Players -- The stench of beer filled the air in the Los Angeles Galaxy's locker room after the players had spent a good chunk of its MLS Cup postgame party spraying one another with bottles of Bud. After the game, the players left the Home Depot Center and partied the night away at the Staples Center in downtown LA.

Phil Jones and Sir Alex Ferguson celebrated the wonderkid's first goal for Manchester United with a quick game of 'proud grandad at the school nativity'. The England international gave a quick salute in the direction of the dugout after scoring the winning goal against Aston Villa on Saturday. Fergie and his backroom staff responded with [.

Phil Jones and Sir Alex Ferguson celebrated the wonderkid's first goal for Manchester United with a quick game of 'proud grandad at the school nativity'. The England international gave a quick salute in the direction of the dugout after scoring the winning goal against Aston Villa on Saturday. Fergie and his backroom staff responded with [.

1. So we're barely in December and we've already won as many games away as we had done all of last season. Whilst the scoreline meant we had a nervy ending to the game, it was a convincing performance that was worthy of victory. Whilst I don't think dominating a team in the top half away from home is anything to be sniffed at, it is frustrating to see us struggle to put games to bed.

What Andy Carroll needs to do to become a success at Liverpool

Amid the wider celebration of Liverpool's return to the football top table over the past few weeks, a couple of significant developments have gone largely unnoticed. As a team, as a unit, Kenny Dalglish has got his side not only competing against the top teams, but playing decent football in the process, which is a cause for that justified celebration.

3PM Extra: See Nasri and Frimpong's sweary fight, plus celebration fail and overhead kick nightmare

Presenting quality football videos from the interweb, daily at 3pm. Here's today's collection: 1) What sparked that tunnel bust-up between Samir Nasri and Emmanuel Frimpong?

Football manager coats: a celebration, including Dalglish, Fergie, Redknapp, Villas-Boas and more

Click the arrows to see a gallery of the best and worst football manager coats from down the years

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Celebrating a disallowed goal is always a bit embarrassing, but Napoli star Marek Hamsik can rarely have been left more red-faced than after this bizarre sequence of events during last night's match with Juventus. Hamsik stepped up to take a spot-kick for his side after Andrea Pirlo had tripped Ezequiel Lavezzi in the box.

Premier League statement

Following the tragic and untimely death of Gary Speed, Premier League clubs will observe a minute's applause at matches this weekend in celebration of a player who made 535 Premier League appearances.

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By Chris Wright

Don't know if you heard, but Kevin-Prince Boateng scored a bit of a belter at the San Siro last night, exploding past Eric Abidal with a couple of brilliant touches before cracking a shot past Victor Valdes at his near post.

His celebration wasn't particularly shabby either.