HexagonalBlog 18 November @ 12:39 AM EST
The announcement of the draw for the FIFA Club World Cup was actually last week, but got buried in
my run-up to the first leg of the CONCACAF/CONMEBOL playoff. Atlante, the 2008-09 CONCACAF
Champions League winners, received a beneficial draw when they were paired with the winners of the
Al Ahli (UAE) - Auckland City (New Zealand) match.
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Due to December's Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, the Torneo Apertura eighteenth round
match between Central and Estudiantes de La Plata was moved forward to last night in order to avoid
a fixture clash later in the year for the South American champions. Taking their eye off the ball,
Estudiantes played dreadfully [.
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The Offside 12 November @ 03:30 PM EST
I'll be frank: I don't. I think it's a ridiculous competition with nice ideals, but one which falls
short due to that which has felled many a great idea in history: theory does not always translate
well to practice. Such as it promotes itself as a legitimate competition with integrity and meaning
the club [.
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EAT SOCCER! 10 November @ 05:44 PM EST
It seems like being a journalist to the soccer masses can be a little hectic. News is breaking at
every moment, and all you want to do is turnaround a good story-fast! Working at break-neck speed
can cause a few "administrative" details to fall through the cracks.
Let me help you out.
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Alex Ferguson
The Red Devils boss celebrated 23-years at Old Trafford on Friday having brought unprecedented
success to the club in the process.
The Scot hasled the club to 11 Premier League titles, two European
cups, five FA Cups, three League Cups, a European Cup Winners' Cup, the Fifa Club World Cup and the
Uefa Super Cup during that time.
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Barcelista 21 October @ 09:05 AM EST
After watching this match, we're mainly thinking one thing: this is going to be a long, hard
season. Barca won't be skipping past opponent after opponent, demolishing all those who cross our
path, not this time around.
A team we would have royally thrashed a year ago managed to calmly beat us last night, why is that?
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Anfield Talk 15 October @ 01:18 PM EST
Liverpool are poised for a January move for Vasco da Gama starlet Nilton.
Vasco, who once beat Manchester United en route to the final of the Club World Cup in 2000, have
fallen on hard times since.
They currently play their trade in the Brazilian Second Division and are struggling to keep hold of
midfield ace Nilton.
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With the Chuseok holidays in South Korea over, it is traditionally time for local fans to put down
their overheated chopsticks and check out the race for the play-offs.
Past battles have been thrilling and this season is no different. As always, we teams that have
long forgotten thoughts of merely finishing in the top six to book a place in the championship
play-off series and have eyes on top spot.
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Here's the brand new Manchester United 2009/10 UEFA Champions League Home jersey. It's identical to
the Nike Manchester United 09/10 home kit but also includes the FIFA Club World Cup Champions
Badge. The badge may be displayed on the jerseys of the reigning FIFA Club World Cup Champions
until the final whistle of the 2009 FIFA Club World [.
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Ahead of our first Champions League game of the new campaign against Besiktas tonight, Rio
Ferdinand and Patrice Evra have reflected on the pain defeat in Rome caused.
"Having lost a Champions League final, I know what it feels like," said Rio. "It
was sickening in Rome because we felt we were on the cusp of greatness, so to lose the way we did
was really difficult.
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MLS Rumors 02 September @ 04:14 PM EST
D.C. United Academy goalkeeper Bill Hamid signs
with first team
Annandale product is first player to come up
through club's youth system
Washington, D.C. (September 2, 2009) - D.C. United announced today the club has signed Academy
goalkeeper Abdul "Bill" Hamid to a Generation adidas contract with the first team.
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See The Cup 31 August @ 12:34 PM EST
The big game of the 22nd as the derby between Sao Paulo and Palmeiras at Morumbi. It was the
first time Muricy Ramalho took on the club that housed him for the last 3 years and half. Creator
and creation were face to face. And both sides are fighting for their 4th Brazilian title in a
row.
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It was the Argentine league sponsored by AARP. The stars of the weekend happened to be three of the
elder statesmen of the league.
Ariel Ortega played a putrid 70-plus minutes until he assisted on the equalizer and scored the
game-winner on a brilliant chip shot to put a moribund River Plate over Chacarita Juniors at the
Monumental with what might be the goal of the week.
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After winning
El Triplete last season, Barcelona fans have to be wondering what is in
store for this season and how can they possibly surpass last season's history.
I know how they can do it, by becoming the 1st team in European history to win a SEXTUPLE.
Mathematically speaking it would be a doubling of the Treble that was won last season.
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Nutmegged 27 August @ 01:41 PM EST
The CONCACAF Champions League, it's now obvious, is little more than the lab experiment that proves
just how dysfunctional CONCACAF has become under the reign of Jack Warner.
In a wonderful discussion over at Match Fit USA, Jason Davis points out that the "CONCAJOKE
Champions League" brings up this question:
Why should the US, and by extension MLS, want to remain in a confederation that allows
environments that condone criminal behavior (at least I hope throwing bodily fluids at someone is a
crime elsewhere in the region), officiating that is so poor it makes a mockery of the game, and a
general disregard for order and properly conducted sporting events?
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Claudio Lopez playing the ball in the FIFA Club World Cup while still with Club America in December
of 2006.
As you have probably seen this morning (or late yesterday) on the KC Star website or on Mike's Down
the Byline, we are hosting a match between Claudio Lopez's former team Club America and arch rivals
Club Deportivo Guadalajara (Chivas) at Arrowhead Stadium.
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Who's going to win what?These are my predictions for the 2009-2010 season. Let me know if you agree
or disagree.Club World Cup: BarcelonaChampions League - Real MadridUEFA Europe League (UEFA Cup) -
ValenciaEngland:Premier League - Chelsea FA Cup - Manchester CitySpain:La Liga - BarcelonaCopa del
Rey (King's Cup) - SevillaItaly:Serie A - JuventusCoppa Italia - Inter MilanGermany:Bundesliga -
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Who's going to win what?These are my predictions for the 2009-2010 season. Let me know if you agree
or disagree.Club World Cup: BarcelonaChampions League - Real MadridUEFA Europe League (UEFA Cup) -
ValenciaEngland:Premier League - Chelsea FA Cup - Manchester CitySpain:La Liga - BarcelonaCopa del
Rey (King's Cup) - SevillaItaly:Serie A - JuventusCoppa Italia - Inter MilanGermany:Bundesliga -
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See The Cup 21 August @ 02:07 PM EST
On this Friday, Inter released the documentary about its 100 years. "Nada Vai Nos Separar"
highlights the great moments in the history of the club its foundation, the important participation
of the black community, the construction of its stadium, the three Brazilian titles and the titles
of Copa Libertadores and the Club World Cup.
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I'm not going to spend a lot of time crying about what a tragedy last season was. We won the
European Cup. Yes, we lost our streak of consecutive Serie A titles and got blown out by A.C.
Milan, but we still finished second in the league, won the Club World Cup and the UEFA Super Cup,
and ended the season as champions of Europe.
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MLS Rumors 17 August @ 04:53 PM EST
This young man is sweating the MLS and Chivas USA.
According to the Chivas USA Front Office, the goats may be getting even more (young) attacking help
in addition to Jesus Padilla. Currently on trial is 25 year old 6'1" striker/central attacking
midfielder Maicon Dos Santos Correa.
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Alongside discussions regarding an elite European league, salary caps and home grown/foreign
player quotas, there is one subject that is guaranteed to spark debate among football fans: Should
video/goal line technology be introduced to football?
In my opinion, for what little it is worth, it should not only be introduced but it should be
embraced and cherished.
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...This was the message of Defender Captain Frankie Hejduk last night when the Columbus Crew and
the Nordecke came together for a Supporters Summit.
The team and staff members in attendance were Head Coach Robert Warzycha, General Manger Mark
McCullers, Director of the Hispanic Developement Francisco Terreros, Defender Frankie Hejduk,
Defender Danny O'Rourke, Midfielder Brian Carroll and Senior Director of Event Management Ryan
Smith.
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Whilst all the newspapers are claiming we will struggle this season thanks to the departure of
Cristiano Ronaldo, something they haven't touched on is this season we won't be travelling half way
around the world during the busy Christmas period.
Upon returning from the FIFA World Club Cup, we had plenty of games to catch up and had plenty
more games than any other team, as well as dealing with the tiredness of travelling to Japan and
back.
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Note: After last week's unplanned hiatus, it's time to get this story moving. That's right:
we're covering the entire 2020-2021 season in one day, in an epic, two-part update.
The following is an excerpt from the bestselling Pro: How a Small-Town Team Defied the
Odds and Conquered the World of Soccer, by an unnamed reporter from worldsoccer.
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MLS Rumors 28 July @ 03:09 PM EST
It's all on the line for at a spot in the FIFA Club World Cup and the millions of dollars from FIFA
for just qualifying for it. It is the highest tournament that an MLS club can participate in.
Here's the bracket:
Competition page here.
And here's what you might want to read.
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Asia is accustomed to hosting teams from Europe. Every summer sees big clubs from the west heading
east to play exhibition games in attempts to win new fans and conquer new markets.
The likes of Real Madrid, Liverpool, Manchester United, Chelsea, Bayern Munich, Roma and Juventus
have all paid visits to the world's largest continent in recent years.
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Lots of stuff going on this week, even though little is going on this weekend. I thought I'd
aggregate a few of the headlines in one place for people who haven't had a chance to browse the
football section of your local paper. (Note: In U.S., I'm not aware of any local paper with a
football (soccer) section, so I'm guessing that if you're reading this from the U.
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From
goal.com-
Internacional Set Brazilian Record After Securing 100,000 MembersThe Colorado became the first club in the country to reach such a figure...
11 Jul 2009 17:14:23
Photo GalleryZoomRenata Fan e Rogerio Amaral - Centenario do InternacionalThe directors of Sport
Club Internacional announced that the proud Porto Alegre club have reached 100,000 members, a
record for Brazilian clubs.
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With Manchester United preparing for their pre-season tour in Asia, Patrice Evra has stated that
it is a privilege to represent United and that he's looking forward to spending time with people in
the local communities over there.
"We have great memories of our last trip to Asia when we won the Club World Cup and it's
always a pleasure to go back," said Evra.
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Jose Francisco Torres did not see a minute of playing time for the U.S. national team in the
Confederations Cup, but that hasn't stopped him from looking forward to a vacation.
In an interview with yanks-abroad.com, the Pachuca midfielder stated that he wants to play in
the Gold Cup (which starts July 3) but that his body is in need of rest after a year and a half
of activity, which included the FIFA Club World Cup, Pachuca's Clausura season and World Cup
qualifiers.
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Jose Francisco Torres did not see a minute of playing time for the U.S. national team in the
Confederations Cup, but that hasn't stopped him from looking forward to a vacation.
In an interview with yanks-abroad.com, the Pachuca midfielder stated that he wants to play in
the Gold Cup (which starts July 3) but that his body is in need of rest after a year and a half
of activity, which included the FIFA Club World Cup, Pachuca's Clausura season and World Cup
qualifiers.
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Soccerblog 21 June @ 10:57 AM EST
"Suck on this"
Why is Carlos Tevez so fascinating?
Carlos Tevez has always struck me as the Geico caveman with a huge chip on the shoulder. A
player in his element when he scored the goal that kept the Hammers promoted. It was the last day
of the Premiership and the Hammers faced Man Utd to beat to ensure their survival in the
Premiership.
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See The Cup 16 June @ 02:52 AM EST
On Monday, it took place the premiere of the documentary "23 anos em Sete Segundos" (23 Years in
7 Seconds) by the director Julinho Xavier. The production remembers the Paulista title won by
Corinthians in 1977, the first in 23 years. It is the first of 4 movies about the club resulting
from the partnership between Fox Films and the production company Canal Azul (the other 3 are about
the 4 Brazilian titles, the 200 Club World Cup and the club's 100th anniversary).
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