Joel Griffiths and his brother played in the victorious Beijing team, champions of all China. Joel didn't get to play in the last game as he has a 7 week suspension - for rude gestures at opposing fans.
Could be the end of the road for Joel - the only way he is going back is if is on a free transfer - who would risk $1m for a player who could miss much of the season. Click to continue reading...

Pasaban los últimos minutos del segundo tiempo y uno de los muchachos coreanos mandaba la pelota fuera del estadio en un tiro libre, para mis adentros pensé estos coreanos no traen nada... porque me siento preocupado?- México perdió con México una vez mas y nuestra selección se queda en la orilla de los octavos de final en otro mundial.

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Cuando se estaba jugando mal y nuestro portero José "Pepe" Rodríguez estaba dando un partidazo, cae el gol de México para conseguir el triunfo que necesitábamos para seguir con vida en la Copa Mundial Sub 17 en Nigeria.

La selección Sub 17 que dirige José Luis González China consigue un importante triunfo ante la selección de Japón por dos goles a cero y así conseguir el pase a los Octavos de final como segundo lugar del Grupo B; ya que en el otro encuentro del grupo Suiza le gana a Brasil por la mínima diferencia.

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Our new Thursday series looks at classic football programmes, that perfect accompaniment for a trip down memory lane. This week: we go back 56 years, to the first ever floodlight match at Tottenham Hotspur's White Hart lane, with the programme's cover promising Spurs were in for "very attractive visitors" and "very sporting opponents" with the visit of Racing Club de Paris.

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Hablar de la Selección Nacional de Futbol, a todos los aficionados nos hace sentir que somos unos expertos en el tema, sobre todo, cuando en el primer partido, en el Mundial Sub-17, el equipo, se presentó con una derrota ante Suiza. Cierto selecto grupo  de la prensa  mencionó,  que jugaron pésimo, que se  tuvo una deficiente preparación de cara al mundial, apenas se trato del debut, y ya lo querían enviar de regreso a México.

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Néstor de la torre presento el plan de trabajo de la selección mexicana rumbo a Sudáfrica 2010, y el plan incluye doce partidos antes de iniciar la justa mundialista.

Pinta bien no? pues no, seis partidos en estados unidos así o más claro, queda muy claro que lo deportivo sigue quedando en segundo término en la federación mexicana de futbol, los dólares siguen siendo los dueños del rumbo de nuestro futbol y no tienen ninguna vergüenza en hacérnoslo saber, son tres partidos en México y quieren que todos digamos wow porque planearon 3 partidos en Europa ante equipos como Italia, Alemania, Holanda, Inglaterra o Bélgica.

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The second in our Thursday series looking at classic football programmes, that perfect accompaniment for a trip down memory lane. Today, England's West Bromwich Albion take on a mysterious "China Eleven" in a 1970s international friendly.

West Bromwich Albion vs.

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Jogaram amistosamente no dia 10/10/2009, na cidade do Cairo-EGY, a seleção do Kuwait (110º no ranking da FIFA) e Jordânia (129º no ranking da FIFA).
O próximo jogo da seleção do Kuwait, será contra o Síria, no dia 26/10/2009 e a seleção Jordânia contra a China em 07/11/2009. Click to continue reading...

Perhaps there's a reason Alexander Hleb's little brother, Vyacheslav, plays for Shanghai Shenhua in China, and not a bigger club.
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¿Se acuerdan cuando Alan Pulido fue expulsado de la Selección Mexicana sub 20 por indisciplina? Bueno, pues Alan se perdió de ir a una gira con la selección mexicana a Japón. Pero en su lugar fue Daniel Guzmán Miranda, hijo de nuestro Director Técnico: Daniel "Travieso" Guzmán.

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Unbeatable England
20 Countries That Have Never Won A Football Match Against England
1. Albania (4 attempts)
2. Bulgaria (8 attempts)
3. Cameroon (4 attempts)
4. Canada (1 attempt)
5. China (1 attempt)
6. Colombia (5 attempts)
7. Ecuador (2 attempts)
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Faz hoje seis meses que comecei a contar os visitantes deste blog. Tem sido um trabalho intenso, mas também muito agradável, sobretudo na relação bloguista que tenho travado com alguns que por aqui passam. Vou continuar, com a esperança de que possa crescer e se tiver oportunidade, em abrir este espaço à colaboração de quem o desejar, naturalmente dentro de alguns limites óbvios, mas que possam transmitir novas abordagens e visões do futebol, do País e do Mundo. Click to continue reading...

Kicks off in Vietnam tomorrow and features the usual suspects. Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, China U21s as well as Vietnam U19.
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Dalian Shide Stadium Rendering

Stadium Name: Dalian Shide Stadium
Location: Dalian Liaoning, China
Team: Dalian Shide F.C., China
Capacity: Unknown
Opening: Unknown
Cost: Unknown
Architects: NBBJ Architects (US)

Background:
Dalian Shide F.

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Nesse estádio, na cidade de Hohhot, próximo a Mongólia na China, jogaram amistosamente no dia 30/09/2009, as seleções da China ( 107º no ranking da FIFA) e Botsuana (132º do ranking da FIFA).
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• Brasil, Japón y Suiza, serán los rivales de la nueva generación Sub-17 en el Mundial a celebrarse en Nigeria
• José Luis González China y su Auxiliar Técnico, Enrique Echeverría han encabezado un proyecto que pinta para ser protagonista

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Pasa en El Salvador, en China y también en Chipre. Si un técnico no funciona, se tiene que ir. El mal arranque del Ermis Aradippou, equipo de Eliseo Quintanilla, le costó la cabeza al entrenador Giannous Starvinos.Ya se conoce quien será su reemplazante: el serbio Dusan Mitosevic, de 49 años. El hombre conoce bien al fútbol de Chipre, ya que triunfó allí como jugador y también como técnico. Click to continue reading...

Choosing the most underrated players in football. What Sol Campbell could teach David Beckham. The guardian tells us Manchester United may have time on their hands. Real Madrid work to please China. Should football get a more standard time clock? The U20 World Cup schedule coming to you for the next three weeks. Click to continue reading...

Celtic officially presented new signing  Zheng Zhi at Celtic Park earlier today. The China captain has signed a one-year contract with a one-year option with the Glasgow club. The 29-year-old Zhi left previous club Charlton Athletic in June following his expiration and the Addicks 'relegation to League One. Click to continue reading...

Never, ever forget: it's always about the money. When doctoring up a schedule for the week's domestic games, what should be taken into consideration? Other games, such as the European variety, and the effects of travel should be paramount, and often they are. Then there are the wants and desires of the broadcast companies who pay [. Click to continue reading...

Eight years have passed since that memorable June 17 and only Totti is still gracing the Olimpico pitch. But what about the other Gladiators? In his weekly Wednesday column Goal.com's 'Roman Soldier', Vince Masiello, reveals all...
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Officials are talking about suspending the Chinese Super League this season after 11 players on one team have tested positive for the H1N1 Swine Flu virus. The league aren't taking any chances and have already quarantined the players and team until further notice. Talks are currently underway for deciding whether or not to cancel the season all together.

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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.
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Inter president Massimo Moratti has commented on the possibility of Thiago Motta playing for Italy at the international level, claiming he "loves" the idea. The player has dual citizenship and has already announced his desire to play for the Azzurri.

"It's always a pleasure to see one of your own players with the blue jersey on," he stated to Inter's official website, inter.

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China: where away kits don't exist If Chelsea are still feeling a little hard done by over the Gael Kakuta saga they might want to read about the plight of Chinese Super League outfit Shenzhen. The struggling club has been handed a three-point deduction, 100,000 yuan ($14,650) and been banned from entering the league's FairPlay Award [. Click to continue reading...

After 0-0 v Jordan last weekend in Amman they play Lesotho in KL on Saturday hoping to actually score a goal.
Other recent results include a 1-0 defeat to a Saudi team, 2-1 to the Saudis, 0-0 with both China and Kenya.
Still, all good experience for the upcoming SEA Games.
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Isto não é normal! Bruno China chegou esta segunda-feira às ilhas Baleares onde irá representar o Maiorca por três temporadas. Pelo menos foi isso que ficou acordado na passada quinta-feira quando o Leixões anunciou ter chegado a um acordo com o clube espanhol pelo passe de Bruno China. O problema é que o treinador do Maiorca, Gregório Manzano não parece muito agradado com a contratação. Click to continue reading...

The Midfield Magician

Cast your mind back to May 2009, Manchester United were comprehensively and soundly trounced in Rome by a magical Barcelona side, inspired by Xavi and Iniesta. For many, the lack of quality in the centre of the park was plain to see, Carrick looked lethargic and unsure of himself, Fletcher was missed, this, a surprise in itself.

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Inside the stadium, outside the stadium - it matters not to fans of Eastern European football. Where there's a crime to be done, a protest to be made, they'll be there. While Red Star Belgrade fans were busy making trouble for the Czech police before their fixture, Dinamo Bucharest fans got busy making trouble for [. Click to continue reading...

While most of the major Premier League clubs are transfixed on creating new fanbases in China only, most of the clubs have ignored the United States. Chelsea is one of the few exceptions, so it's interesting to see hear about Chelsea's latest announcement today that it has partnered with Adidas to develop a basketball shoe, which comes with an exclusive scarf and Chelsea jersey. Click to continue reading...

The BBC airs a special on how the Premiership sells itself abroad.

For the first time annual revenue is expected to exceed £1bn, with much of this success fuelled from abroad.

Matches will be beamed into 575m homes in 211 territories around the world and a total of 90,000 hours of action will be broadcast.

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Remember that game between Lazio and Inter Milan over in China? I forgot the name of it, but it turns out Jose Mourinho and friends ran up quite a tab.

"The two teams from Italy were just like two luxury tourist groups," Wang Bo, who looked after the teams on behalf of organisers United Vanson International, told the Beijing News.

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Although last weekend's Supercoppa match between Inter Milan and Lazio in Beijing, China made craptons of money for all parties involved, the Chinese hosts apparently weren't too pleased with the visiting Italian clubs or Jose Mourinho in particular. From Reuters:

"The two teams from Italy were just like two luxury tourist groups," Wang Bo, who looked after the teams on behalf of organisers United Vanson International, told the Beijing News.

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International Friendlies
Singapore v China 1-1 (Noh Alam Shah; Yang Hao) China won 4-3 on pens
Malaysia v Kenya 0-0
Thai Premier League
BEC Tero v Samut Songkram 2-0
Bangkok Glass v Chonburi 1-0
Chula United v Osotsapa 1-2
Nakorn Pathom v Thai Port 2-0
Bangkok United v Muang Thong United 1-2
Pattaya United v TTM Samunt Sakorn 4-0
Sri Racha v Raj Navy 0-1
International striker Teerasil Dangda scored 13 minutes from time to give Muang Thong United a crucial three points yesterday afternoon. Click to continue reading...

Serie A teams Inter Milan and Lazio acted like tourists and drank wine worth more than $10,000 when they were in China last week for the Italian Super Cup, local media reported on Wednesday. Champions Inter lost 2-1 to Italian Cup winners Lazio in the season curtain-raiser played in front of 70,000 fans at the Bird's Nest stadium on Saturday night. Click to continue reading...