This is a picture of what's currently going down in the center of Paris. No, that is not a Frenchman celebrating the lack of video replay in football. No, that is not an Irishman infuriated by the lack of integrity by one Thierry Henry. Hell, it's not even the CEO of Caran d'Ache.

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QUESTION ON MY MIND
Who will help save my team?
The Minnesota Thunder is all but dead. This is horrible news. The team has been around since 1990 and won many amazing games & trophies, but currently finds itself in the hands of ownership who appear to be lying to everyone in sight, and have no money at all. Click to continue reading...

Marcus Tracy netted the winning goal for Aalborg over reigning champs Copenhagen while Michael Parkhurst got a rare start at right back in Nordsjaelland's shut-out of SonderjyskE. Click to continue reading...

I've lifted the F-bomb ban on Cut of the Day because it's Friday and I wanna...#1 - In the aftermath of last night's Real Salt Lake upset of the champs, James Edward pops the surprise cork and Shawn Mitchell does the Crew autopsy.#2 - After another loss to Benfica at home last night, Everton keeper Tim Howard knows his side is in a real scrap for the Europa League knockouts. Click to continue reading...

I was kind of hoping for a Dynamo/Columbus final to have the last three champs facing off But wouldn't you know it, the Crew pulled an epic fail, losing a one goal advantage.
At home.
To the worst road team in the league.
Worse than NYRB.
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Until the 32nd started, things looked dull for Palmeiras. There was enormous pressure and the fear that the team had just lost the Brasileiro. But after the last mid-week round of Brasileirao, things changed again. Palmeiras won and all direct rivals, but one, lost precious points. With that, the hopes of Palmeiras fans have been renewed.

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• RT @ussoccer: Final: #USWNT 1, Germany 0. What a win for USA in Germany. Resolute team defending with a goal well-taken by Abby Wambach... #
• Missouri State & Illinois State are tied 0-0 at halftime. Lady Bears playing very well against MVC champs #
• Freshman Claire Hulcer gives the Bears a 1-0 lead in the 54th minute.

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Champions League matchup tomorrow against AZ Alkmaar, and for some reason I can't look at that name without thinking of Azkaban prison from Harry Potter. When I imagine what their home pitch is like, I picture it being a desolate little island in the middle of the cold sea. When you finally get there, with your ticket, you're led to your horrible, cramped little bleacher seat (amongst their fans, who I imagine are probably all Death Eaters) by a Dementor usher, and if you sit in the wrong seat or yell too loudly, the Dementor usher quickly comes to your seat and does that face-sucking thing, and leaves you a drooling vegetable with no soul.

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I may be making a wild statement here, but hear me out.  I really in my heart believe that this time next year Argentina will still be basking in the glory of a third world cup triumph!

Sometimes I make myself laugh, but I think they will do better than anyone expects them to. Their dramatic qualification could be just the thing that spurs them on to big things next summer.

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A personal note from Mikki Denney Wright to readers of Inside Minnesota Soccer:

Our program would like to invite the Minnesota Soccer community to come out to our Rock the Robbie event this weekend at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium. Attendance is $1 for everyone for both games.

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A personal note from Mikki Denney Wright to readers of Inside Minnesota Soccer:

Our program would like to invite the Minnesota Soccer community to come out to our Rock the Robbie event this weekend at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium. Attendance is $1 for everyone for both games.

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From Liverpool to City? Benayoun won't be winning over any United fans.
It's not news that Manchester City have been linked to some big January moves, but here they are:

• Yossi Benayoun linked to City, but claims he is happy at Anfield.

• Robinho is a target for Barcelona.

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Originally part of the Soviet Union, Ukraine played their first official match in 1992. But for their first few years as a national squad many of the best Ukrainian players decided to play for Russia (since it was the major Soviet Union country) and playing for the Ukraine squad was often considered an afterthought for players that were not good enough to make Russia's squad.

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The irony? Those two clubs are in the relegation zone of Campeonato Brasileiro. This shows how much Brazilian clubs care about this competition and how low its level is. Botafogo and Fluminense are the ones trying not only to save the season, but also to save Brazil's reputation in the tournament.

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It was one of the most dramatic victories of this year's Brasileirao. Sao Paulo had all the reasons to see its visit to Nautico end up in a sound defeat.

1)Sao Paulo did not have keeper Rogerio Ceni and two of its main forwards;
2)Nautico had a penalty with just 4 minutes into the match;
3)Sao Paulo had 2 players ejected one in each half;
4)Nautico scored (through Bruno Mineiro) a goal early in the match.

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Please forgive Ibracadabra. It's way too early for training and Helena didn't make waffles. So he thinks he might have spotted a slice of toast from a distance but he'd best ignore it for it could be a trap by the same witch doctor hired to put a nasty spell on Greaseano.

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Tournament Champion Farmington Knights

photos of the champs can be found here or on Facebook (coming tonight)

Winner's Bracket

Parkview Vikings 2
Neosho Wildcats 3 (2nd ot)
The Wildcats get their biggest win of the season, so far, and move into the Title game against Farmington.

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• Will Chelsea take out Porto even without the suspended Drogba and Bosingwa? [Telegraph]

• Manchester United should dominate Turkish champs Besiktas [Goal]

• Adebayor faces FA charges for violent conduct. Get your Craig Bellamy (7.9M) transfers ready - he's about to get a month's run in the side!

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It's always tough picking games at the beginning of the season because you never know who will be the surprise squads this year and what teams will disappoint.Â

But with that being said my first week of picks was not too bad. Finishing 4-3 (I remove ties) in the first week let's see this week's predictions.

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#16: Osasuna

Osasuna is the worst remaining La Liga club when it comes to goals scored last season. In fact since 2005 the club has never scored more then 51 goals in a top tier season. But to the club's credit they do play excellent defense and that alone should help the club fight off relegation.

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The Stars beat the Lynx in OT yesterday, gaining ground in the WNBA play-off hunt. Anybody else find the WNBA site kinda frustrating? I have a hard time getting to the articles ... but maybe it's just me.

But on the basketball front, here's a heartwarming article about a Tennessee girls' high school basketball team 50 years later!

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US Open cup week, DC United at home vs Seattle Sounders. The defending champ vs a semi finalist from last year, at RFK stadium Wednesday evening at 7:30 pm on Fox soccer channel.
The Lamar Hunt US Open Cup, Lamar Hunt an American hero to us soccer fans.
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The scoreboard says it all.

The Milan Derby wasn't much of a contest on Saturday as Inter Milan shredded AC Milan's defense in a first-half display of dominance that has Inter talking another Scudetto and AC Milan fans wondering if their team is just too old.

Inter's 4-0 win, driven by beautiful goals by Thiago Motta and Maicon, will serve notice that Jose Mourinho's men are ready to be a serious challenger to the likes of Barcelona, Real Madrid, Chelsea and Manchester United for the European title.

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The scoreboard says it all.

The Milan Derby wasn't much of a contest on Saturday as Inter Milan shredded AC Milan's defense in a first-half display of dominance that has Inter talking another Scudetto and AC Milan fans wondering if their team is just too old.

Inter's 4-0 win, driven by beautiful goals by Thiago Motta and Maicon, will serve notice that Jose Mourinho's men are ready to be a serious challenger to the likes of Barcelona, Real Madrid, Chelsea and Manchester United for the European title.

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Arsène Wenger is not one to take other team's for granted, but deep down, he's probably pleased with the outcome of this evening's Champions League Group Stage draw. The Gunners' managed to avoid several European giants in Real Madrid and Juventus, instead, drawing Dutch champions AZ Alkmaar, Greek champs Olympiakos and current Jupiler League winners Standard [. Click to continue reading...

And woulda thunk it, eh? After struggling mightily during the season and only sneaking into the title playoff on the final day, Sky Blue FC made good on a Heather O'Reilly goal to top Los Angeles in the first WPS championship final. Player/coach Christie Rampone helped turn things around as the champs beat the league's top three in order to lift the prize. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool VS Aston Villa

Two of the strongest clubs in the Premier League will face off on Monday the 24th. And unfortunately for both clubs, the two strong clubs have had a weak start to the 2009/2010 season. Liverpool lost on the road to Tottenham Hotspur in their debut match 2-1 and Aston Villa disappointed the home crowd in a frustrating 2-0 loss to Wigan Athletic.

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Despite the fact that 3 postponed matches still have to be played, the first-half of Campeonato Brasileiro is over. With 3 other clubs on the rise, the lead by Palmeiras has been overshadowed.

Sao Paulo, Avai and Goias showed massive will for the victory, and fought until the last minute to squeeze the 3 points that cemented their top positions in the table.

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Last night a handful more than 19,000 people crammed into Crew Stadium to watch the hometown side extend it's home unbeaten streak to 20 games and it's overall winning streak to five against FC Dallas.

There really isn't much to say about this game, The Crew played like champs (again) and dominated a Dallas team that many people thought was making a late-season playoff run.

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[Photo: Sochaux]... and from just two sub appearances, no less. Today, he hit for his first Ligue 1 pair in a losing cause against visiting champs Bordeaux.I have the second, still looking for the first...Sochaux - Bordeaux 2-3Hochgeladen von doguo02. - Mehr professionelle, Schul- und klassische Sport Videos. Click to continue reading...

Watching the lovely Xabi Alonso make his way through the Real Madrid medical, we got to thinking:

No, not about whether Xabi will be getting a painful spot wax upon removal of those monitors.

We're wondering how our readers feel about players they love moving from the teams they support to a different club.

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Watching the lovely Xabi Alonso make his way through the Real Madrid medical, we got to thinking:

No, not about whether Xabi will be getting a painful spot wax upon removal of those monitors.

We're wondering how our readers feel about players they love moving from the teams they support to a different club.

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Congratulations to the Ozark Tigers and all of the teams that participated in their 2nd Annual Summer Sizzler 3v3 Tournament. The event featured over 65 teams which is capacity, and funds raised will go towards the Boys team as well as their non-profict partner this year, the Ozark Breast Cancer organization.

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Andrey Arshavin talked to FourFourTwo magazine recently and revealed who the toughest opponents he has faced so far in England were: Fulham and Liverpool. The Russian star faced EPL champs Manchester United twice last season but felt that Liverpool were...

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The reigning Mexican champs made a splash in Mexico City on Wednesday night as they presented their new line with German outfitter Puma. Long gone are the days where Lotto was their designer of preference.
So top secret was the information about this new jersey that when they went to Los Pinos to go visit the president, Felipe Calderón, he was given the "old" jersey. Click to continue reading...