Its been said by wise men for many, many years how Football is afluctuating game of CRAZY luck, spirits & results. Who would haveimagined two weeks ago with the Real Madrid institutional pillars"crumbling" & Coach Pellegrini´s position on the edge, that REALMADRID would be at the Top of the "La Liga" ladder? Click to continue reading...

Liverpool have had a very bad start to the season.Thirteen games played only 6 wins and 2 draws to their name with an astounding 20 goals conceded already, our title challenge in all but over in November.Why have Liverpool let in so many goals this season?One has to question the role of backs coach Mauricio Pellegrino. Click to continue reading...

Only 23 nations are going to the World Cup and the host nation won't even be there. Sounds crazy? This is the world cup when one looks only at the nations of the coaches of the 32 squads. The countries with more coaches? Germany and Argentina, each one has 3. And all the coaches from the latter is heading a South American nation (Argentina, Chile and Paraguay).

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Laurent Blanc is flavour of the month at the moment after winning the league with Bordeaux and currently standing top of his Champions League group, which contains Juventus and Bayern Munich.

Back in May, RoM looked at the reasons why Blanc should replace Sir Alex Ferguson, but Eric Cantona wants him to be the next manager of France.

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Thierry Henry now says that a replay would be the fair thing, but FIFA won't have any of it. Roy Keane thinks FAI should drop the cause and move on, and France's coach Raymond Domenech seems just happy to have qualified.
The KC Star got in on the act today, as Matt Schofield chimes in on the story, laying out the details for those who haven't yet heard of them and offering a modern-day morality lesson. Click to continue reading...

We continue to edge closer to United related news, but this was too difficult to pass up. When the King speaks we have to listen:

"I think that Raymond Domenech is the worst coach in French football since Louis XVI. If it was up to me, I'd put (Bordeaux coach) Laurent Blanc in charge of the France team," the former Manchester United hero continued.

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According to Salvatore Landolina at Goal.com, Juventus youngster Sebastian Giovinco will not be leaving the club for Liverpool in January. His agent Luca Pasqualin said,

"I don't think there is much to read into the reports in the sense that Giovinco will remain at Juventus .

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In the search for its first coach for the new USL-1 Tampa Bay Rowdies, the ownership in Tampa dipped into one of the storied families in European football when they hired Paul Dalglish, the son of former Liverpool and Scotland great Kenny Dalglish.
"This sport is my obsession," said Dalglish, who gets his first pro head coaching job. Click to continue reading...

Sebastian Giovinco's agent has slammed reports that Liverpool are staging a swoop for the ‘Atomic Ant.'
The young Juventus prodigy has been linked with a January move to Anfield, where he would join fellow Italian Alberto Aquilani.
"I don't think we can say there is anything true in these rumours," agent Luca Pasqualin told Goal. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool, Spurs and Fulham were put on red alert last night as Ruud van Nistelrooy admitted he would consider a return to the Premier League.
The Dutch striker is out in the cold at Real Madrid and is worried about his World Cup place.
The Spanish giants would consider selling the former Manchester United hitman for £5m in the January transfer market. Click to continue reading...

Der Tod von Nationaltorhüter Robert Enke hat die gesamte Fußballwelt geschockt – weil er mehr als ein Fußballer war; gerade für die jungen Anhänger war er ein richtiges Idol, ein Vorbild. Für die Mitspieler von Robert Enke ist es unvorstellbar schwer, nun wieder in die Normalität zurückzukehren und sich wieder dem Fußball-Alltag zu widmen, der in den vergangenen Tagen völlig unwichtig wurde.

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After parting ways with Chivas USA, Preki is now the coach of Toronto FC. "We are very excited to make this announcement today," director of soccer Mo Johnston said. "Preki has everything we were looking for, and we feel he will be a perfect fit with our club. His resume with Chivas is impressive – having made it to the playoffs in every season he was there. Click to continue reading...

Thanks for The 24th Minute for posting this video. For those of you like me that don't want to wait for the press conference later on to see Preki introduced as Toronto's next coach, TFCTV has you all covered.

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As the title reads, former Portuguese international and ex-Mourinho pupil Costinha plays for Atalanta and is probably the biggest waste of money in all of Italian football today. Back in the summer of 2007, Costinha's contract expired at Atletico Madrid. Atalanta thought they were making a real steal signing him, as be brought a wealth of international experience to their midfield.

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I don't care about friendlies. Whether we win, lose, play new players, old players, no players... It doesn't work for me. Too much factors in play to seriously come to conclusions... How motivated were the players? What were the special tasks the coach gave them? How motivated was the opponent? The Click to continue reading...

I'm typing this post from the rear seat of a town car on my way to the airport for MLS Cup madness 2009*. So while float over the country and plot my assault on Jet City may I suggest you listen to RSL skipper Jason Kreis talk coach stuff. Then later when my feet are back on the ground we can talk punk rock stuff. Click to continue reading...

Algeria qualified for the World Cup for the first time since 1986 with a disciplined if patchy display, in a match as testy as it was tense. Antar Yahia's winner emphasised the commitment to attack the Algerians have shown throughout qualifying: the scorer was a right-back on a far from unusual foray. Click to continue reading...

Without getting into a great deal of opinion, or any at all for that matter there's surely plenty of that floating about it would probably be prudent to look into the words on each side of the divide from those who were there, at the game and directly impacted. (What with it being one of the most controversial games in World Cup Qualifying history and all.

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It is one of the biggest rivalries in all of Spanish football.  But this season Atletico Madrid will receive more punishment for fans involvement in the derby then the 3-2 loss the reeling club has already suffered. In the second half of the match Real Madrid coach Manuel Pellegrini was struck in the side of the face by an object flung from the stands.

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Portugal have breathed new life into the Portuguese Nation as they have qualified for World Cup 2010 in South Africa. The Portuguese who at one point sat in fourth place in their group before a recovery which has seen them win 5 games straight including todays 1-0 over Bosnia is through to the promise land. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool have paid an undisclosed fee for the Luton youngster Dave Moli. The 14-year-old forward had been part of the Hatters' under-15 side but will now move with his family to Merseyside, where he will continue his schooling and train at the Reds' academy.
Luton reported another Premier League club to the Football Association for making an illegal approach for the player, but Liverpool's approach through the Blue Square Premier club has been accepted. Click to continue reading...

Hmmm. Following on from last week's third-party questioning of Preki comes this bit from a "very well connected fan of Chivas USA." (hat tip to duNord)... He really was a limited coach. He never bridged a link to Guadalajara. He didn't care to add... Click to continue reading...

From the country that brought you "Maradona, the coach", even greater wisdom has now conceived the Plan for Argentina to Win the World Cupâ„¢: a virtual petition demanding Messi get the perm job Maradona wore to the '86 Final. I love this; the best people's movement since the petition to bring back Family Guy when it got canceled. Click to continue reading...

Camdenton Lakers, Rayder Bennett (2011)

Class 3 District 10

MVP – Jeff Dorhauer Camdenton
MVP Offense – Rayder Bennett Camdenton
MVP Defense- Nathan Fraley Rolla and Gehrig Haberstock Waynesville
Keeper of the Year – Ryan Moriearty Camdenton

Coach Of Year- Mike Armstrong – Waynesville

1st team
Jeff Dorhauer Camdenton sr Mid
Rayder Bennett Camdenton jr Forward
Ryan Moriearty Camdenton sr GK
Matt McDermott Camdenton sr Back
Brett Chaffin Lebanon sr GK
Jason Howard Rolla jr Mid
Nathan Fraley Rolla sr Back
Cody Martin Rolla sr Mid
Anthony Barnhart Washington jr Back
Jeremy Luelf Washington sr Back
Kyle Varner Waynesville sr Mid
Gehrig Haberstock Waynesville jr Back
Ben Moore Waynesville sr Forward

2nd Team
Jeron Sinclair Camdenton jr Forward
Nate Buttram Camdenton sr Mid
Nick Huey Camdenton jr Back
Caulin Atkins Camdenton jr Back
DJ Miiller Lebanon sr Mid
Kyle Keebey Rolla sr Forward
David Drewniak Rolla jr Mid
Chris Sanders Rolla sr Back
Matt Stanton Waynesville sr Mid
Kevin Johnson Waynesville jr Mid
Mark Ward Waynesville sr Mid

Honorable Mention
Connor Agniel Camdenton sr Mid
Trevor Hassebroek Camdenton jr Back
Sal La Ferla Camdenton jr Mid
Travis Miller Camdenton sr Mid
Lance LeFors Lebanon sr Mid
Gabriel Kenemer Lebanon jr Back
Nick Ragains Lebanon jr Back
Blayne Shockley Rolla sr Mid
Joel Laney Rolla sr Mid
Miles Wilson Rolla so Back
Karl Dupont Waynesville so Forward
Sam Dowling Waynesville sr GK
Yannik Roell Waynesville sr Mid

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Camdenton Lakers, Rayder Bennett (2011)

Class 3 District 10

MVP – Jeff Dorhauer Camdenton
MVP Offense – Rayder Bennett Camdenton
MVP Defense- Nathan Fraley Rolla and Gehrig Haberstock Waynesville
Keeper of the Year – Ryan Moriearty Camdenton

Coach Of Year- Mike Armstrong – Waynesville

1st team
Jeff Dorhauer Camdenton sr Mid
Rayder Bennett Camdenton jr Forward
Ryan Moriearty Camdenton sr GK
Matt McDermott Camdenton sr Back
Brett Chaffin Lebanon sr GK
Jason Howard Rolla jr Mid
Nathan Fraley Rolla sr Back
Cody Martin Rolla sr Mid
Anthony Barnhart Washington jr Back
Jeremy Luelf Washington sr Back
Kyle Varner Waynesville sr Mid
Gehrig Haberstock Waynesville jr Back
Ben Moore Waynesville sr Forward

2nd Team
Jeron Sinclair Camdenton jr Forward
Nate Buttram Camdenton sr Mid
Nick Huey Camdenton jr Back
Caulin Atkins Camdenton jr Back
DJ Miiller Lebanon sr Mid
Kyle Keebey Rolla sr Forward
David Drewniak Rolla jr Mid
Chris Sanders Rolla sr Back
Matt Stanton Waynesville sr Mid
Kevin Johnson Waynesville jr Mid
Mark Ward Waynesville sr Mid

Honorable Mention
Connor Agniel Camdenton sr Mid
Trevor Hassebroek Camdenton jr Back
Sal La Ferla Camdenton jr Mid
Travis Miller Camdenton sr Mid
Lance LeFors Lebanon sr Mid
Gabriel Kenemer Lebanon jr Back
Nick Ragains Lebanon jr Back
Blayne Shockley Rolla sr Mid
Joel Laney Rolla sr Mid
Miles Wilson Rolla so Back
Karl Dupont Waynesville so Forward
Sam Dowling Waynesville sr GK
Yannik Roell Waynesville sr Mid

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It's time for a little overdue wrap up post with the correct answers to the recent quizzes.

One of These Players is not Like the Others

Answer: Didi Hamann. All other players were transfers from Karlsruhe to Bayern, while Hamann came through Bayern's youth system for a change.

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According to Jordan Cross at The News, Portsmouth midfielder Matt Ritchie would like to permanently stay at Notts County, where he is currently on loan. Ritchie said,

"I want to stay, nothing has changed with the old manager going .

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Shep seems to think that Bruce Arena's performance this season is proof that the coach RBNY should hire one that they already fired. He also believes that set pieces win the game and that fly-away cuffs are the look for fall/winter 2009. Click to continue reading...

I wake up this morning and read something pretty disturbing coming from Rafa Benitez. Apparently, he says that if Fernando Torres is EVER moved out of Liverpool he'll walk...right there...on the spot.

First, let's deal with the 5th Grader's attitude about this. "So, what if Torres is 50 years old and you've won the FA Cup 5 times with him, but now he's too old.

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OK, time to get back to a more regular posting schedule. This week I'll hopefully have a season review, a recap of where the European teams I'm following are, and maybe a new team to talk about. First lets start with next week's Expansion Draft for next year's Philadelphia Union.
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Felipao is coming to the rescue!!!Different media outlets are reporting that Real Madrid is currently negotiating with Luiz Felipe Scolari (Big Phil) to become the teams' new manager. It has been reported that the former Portuguese national team and Chelsea coach has the blessing from Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo as they believe he'll be the right man for the job. Click to continue reading...

There are a lot of people writing about youth soccer on blogs these days which is a great thing. It wasn't long ago that OTP was pretty unique in the 'soccersphere' concentrating on youth soccer. Most youth soccer blogs are written about how to be a better coach, though often that means a better coach just like the blog's author.

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The Argentina coach is banned from all football related activity for two months and has been fined 25 thousand Swiss francs for his post-match rant following the World Cup qualifier against Uruguay last month... Click to continue reading...

"Things that start badly end well" said Franz Smuda after his team's loss in the game against Romania. I hope that our new coach is some kind of prophet because otherwise it's hard to remain optimistic after the Saturday's game. Poland lost for the fourth time in a row, each time failing to score even a single goal.

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Singapore v Thailand 1-3
Persitara v Persebaya 1-2
Persitara v Persema 1-2
Johor v Terengganu 2-4
Muang Thong United v Chonburi 1-1
Geylang United v Albirex Niigata 1-0
Tampines Rovers v SAF 1-2
Gombak United v Woodlands 1-2
Albirex Niigata v SAF 1-3
Woodlands v SAF 1-4
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