A great jump on a corner and a marvelous header. This is by no means a surprise coming from Plymouth striker Rory Fallon. But until few days ago, those kinds of attempts didn't bring a lot of attention. His club are struggling in Coca Cola Championship, while Fellon himself is far from the desired form.

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From the NYT's "The Lede"

Coca Cola invokes the infamous 1989 match between Algeria and Egypt as part of their present ad campaign. Its all about marketing emotions and Coca Cola brings it up without any reference to the violent underbelly of that encounter.

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In association with...
FIFA's 35 Official World Cup Partners Since 1982
1. Adidas (1998 onwards)
2. Alfa Romeo (1990)
3. Anheuser-Busch / Budweiser (1986, 1990 and 1998 onwards)
4. Avaya (2002 and 2006)
5. Bata (1986)
6. Canon (1982 to 1998)
7. Castrol (2010)
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The International break throws the focus on to the lower leagues this weekend, as there will be no Premier League or Coca Cola League action. Click to continue reading...

When future historians look back at the age of globalisation, it is not the Americanisation of the planet's culture that will amaze them most, nor the pervading presence of brands such as Coca-Cola and Nike. No, it is the global conquest of football. Click to continue reading...

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Newcastle boss Chris Hughton is not ruling out move for vastly-experienced former England defender Sol Campbell.

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‘COKE ZERO' PRESENTS: WAYNE ROONEY'S STREET STRIKER


BACK ON SCREENS IN SEARCH FOR STREET FOOTBALL TALENT
Second series of ‘Coke Zero' Presents: Wayne Rooney's Street Striker sees Manchester United and England star continue hunt for street football stars
This coming Sunday (8th November) sees the return of ‘Coke Zero' Presents: Wayne Rooney's Street Striker – a UK wide competition to find the nation's most skilful street footballers. Click to continue reading...

As voices of discontent gathered at the back of the Milburn stand before the game, they were equally as vociferous in their support for their team once they got inside the ground. The second largest attendance of the day (43,067) certainly made their feelings known.

The Newcastle fans had something to shout about other than the owner as Jonas Gutierrez ran from the halfway, and finished with a shot that went past 'Keeper Joe Lewis.

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Is there hope for Pompey? Maybe if you're an eternal optimist. I just like to think of it as something that Portsmouth fans can reminisce about next season when they are taking the Coca Cola Championship by storm. That is just where the state of Pompey football is at the moment. One 4-0 victory is not going to suddenly turn things around for the better, but for that to happen, Piquionne and Dindane are going to have to put in these types of performances week in and week out.

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Derek Llambias� moved to allay fear and anger with Newcastle fans on Mike Ashley's pronouncement to sell naming rights to St James' Park. St. James' Park - the Cathedral on the Hill Presented by Ashley announced his plans last week after also confirming he would not be selling the Coca-Cola Championship club but it has met with universal [. Click to continue reading...

Chis Hughton this morning praised the magnificent play of goalkeeper Steve Harper last night, as the Magpies scraped together a second successive win to remain top of the Coca Cola Championship. Steve Harper 3 great late saves Chris also praised the spirit of his players, as they again stuck at it and came out of a [. Click to continue reading...

Popular "pit-bull" Edgar Davids might get back on football scene and as no less than a Leicester City member. Dutchman's final decision is expected these days and everyone in Leicester are unanimous about getting this excellent player and winner of many trophies on their side.

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Rafael Benítez, the Liverpool manager, has again passed up the opportunity to criticise Mike Jones, the referee who failed to rule out Sunderland's winning goal against the Merseyside club on Saturday. Darren Bent's shot found the net via a deflection off a beach ball that had been thrown onto the pitch. Click to continue reading...

Ireland and� Bosnia-Herzegovina got the toughest opponents in today's� 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifying Play-off Draw after being matched up against footballing powers France and Portugal. The draw consisted of the� top eight runners-up from the nine UEFA European qualifying groups. � The top four nations in the draw were seeded according to the latest edition of the FIFA/Coca-Cola [. Click to continue reading...

Corria o ano de 1993, quando Portugal recebeu Malta no antigo Estádio do Bessa, no dia 19 de Junho. Na véspera, durante o treino oficial, alertei as pessoas da organização para o facto de o estádio não estar conforme o regulamento da prova, ou seja, ter todos os lugares sentados e numerados. Disseram-me que ninguém iria levantar esse problema. Click to continue reading...

Thanks to Blue Days for the nod towards this article in The Times which states we have agreed to pay £800,000 to Leeds in compensation for the signing of George Swan and Louis Hutton:

Manchester City have agreed to pay about £800,000 in compensation to end their row with Leeds United over the signing of two teenagers.

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Date: Tue 13 Oct 2009. Back
Official Club Statement
Club confirms departure of manager Gary Waddock and Coach Martin Kuhl
Aldershot Town Football Club announce that manager Gary Waddock has left the club and has agreed to take charge at Coca Cola League One side Wycombe Wanderers. Click to continue reading...

For all African football fans out there it is great to know that powerhouse Ivory Coast are through to the Finals of the world cup thanks to none other Didier Drogba. His 67th minute equaliser in Malawi was enough to send the Elephants down South for the biggest tournament� on the face of the� earth.

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Coca Cola, la marca que hace mas de 60 años apoya a la selección nacional, presenta su nuevo comercial: "Aliento", donde proponen "inflar el pecho" y refrescar el optimismo por el fútbol.
Proponen un nuevo canto para desplegar en cada presentación de nuestro seleccionado:

"Yo te doy mi alegría,

yo te doy mi pasión,

esta hinchada está loca y te quiere ver campeón.

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Roy Keane has been under siege after a slow start this season at Ipswich, but as
Matt Dickinson of the Times Online reports, a distanced manager has apparently separated himself from his locker room.
One of the most troubling stories about Roy Keane's management did not involve him screaming, shouting or karate-kicking the tactics board in the dressing room, as Dwight Yorke has described so vividly in his forthcoming autobiography. Click to continue reading...

Newcastle United go into the international break three points clear at the top of the Coca Cola Championship. That lead however could, and should, have been extended to six points today.

Bristol City goalkeeper Dean Gerken had an absolute blinder and had one of his upright's to thank after Marlon Harewood shot against the post in the opening stages.

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Newcastle take on Bristol City this weekend looking to extend their lead at the top of the Coca Cola Championship. City, who have not won an away game all season are in confident mood after recently defeating Blackpool (Newcastle's only league loss of the season).

A name that may be familiar to some long term Toon fans is that of Bradley Orr.

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2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™

A detailed update was given on the preparations for FIFA's flagship event which will be staged in Africa for the first time next year.
Furthermore, the procedure for the draw for the play-offs in the European zone, scheduled for 19 October in Zurich, was approved. Click to continue reading...

Roger Milla burst onto the big stage at the grand old age of 38 when he scored four never-to-be-forgotten goals for Cameroon at the 1990 FIFA World Cup Finals in Italy. Capturing headlines all over the globe for his impressive displays en route to a memorable quarter-final defeat to Sir Bobby Robson's England, Milla captured the hearts of the public with his spontaneous corner flag dancing routine in celebration of each of his goals.

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ACER, un fabricante taiwanés de computadoras, es uno de los nueve socios preferenciales del holding COI, la empresa titular de las líneas de producto Juegos Olímpicos tanto de invierno como de verano. Sustituye a la también asiática LENOVO, que hasta PEKÍN 2008 fue titular de la categoría de portátiles, escritorio y monitores.

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Newcastle United climbed up to second place in the Coca Cola Championship after their 3-1 win over Plymouth Argyle. Newcastle made hard work of this win though and were very lackluster in the first-half. Going in 1-0 up at half-time thanks to a Steven Taylor header, Argyle came out for the second half like a team on a mission.

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Newcastle United climbed up to second place in the Coca Cola Championship after their 3-1 win over Plymouth Argyle. Newcastle made hard work of this win though and were very lackluster in the first-half. Going in 1-0 up at half-time thanks to a Steven Taylor header, Argyle came out for the second half like a team on a mission.

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Shola Ameobi has won the Coca-Cola Championship Player of the Month Award for August, following his early-season five-goal scoring spree. Ameobi - outstanding in August Ameobi beat off competition from another Newcastle local lad, Michael Chopra at Cardiff, Bristol City frontman Nicky Maynard and Derby County defender Miles Addison, to win the award. Click to continue reading...

I hate that I do!

Right, it's been a while since my last rant so here goes!

Ehup, this week I call to the stand Patrick Joseph "Paddy" Kenny your honour.

After the Blades' clash with Preston in May 2009, Paddy was found to have traces of the banned substance ephedrine present.

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As expected Newcastle manager Chris Hughton has won the Manager of the Month award for August in the Coca-Cola Championship Chris Hughton deserves award Hughton takes his team to Cardiff City on Sunday and will no doubt dedicate the award to his players, after their courage has taken the team to the top of the [. Click to continue reading...

Chis Hughton is now on a four-man shortlist for the Coca Cola Championship Manager of the Month award for August. Chris Hughton - done wonders since July Chris has done phenomenally well and is almost odds-on to win the award for leading Newcastle to 4 wins and a draw in their first 5 league games with 4 [. Click to continue reading...

The Irish Times has an interesting piece that paints a picture of the changing landscape of sponsorship in the football world. Tony Ponturo, for a� couple of decades one of the most powerful men in the sports business world due to his role presiding over the estimated annual $378 million sports marketing budget of Anheuser-Busch, says that "Over the last few years we started to pick up something from our sponsorship research that said the consumer more than ever questioned the whole concept of Official Partnership.

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Numa altura em que se fala do interesse do Grémio de Porto Alegre e do Corinthians em Fabio Rochemback aqui fica uma pequena brincadeira sobre um possível dia na vida do médio brasileiro... Qualquer semelhança com a realidade é pura coincidência...
"7.30 acorda antes do despertador tocar porque quando se vira na cama fica com a cabeça em cima de um pacote de batatas fritas que comeu antes de adormecer. Click to continue reading...

If you think Major League Soccer has problems with officiating, consider England's Coca-Cola Championship, where referee Rob Shoebridge inexplicably missed a clear goal for Crystal Palace after a Freddy Sears shot went into the goal and bounced back out after hitting the bottom bar at the back of the goal.

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If you think Major League Soccer has problems with officiating, consider England's Coca-Cola Championship, where referee Rob Shoebridge inexplicably missed a clear goal for Crystal Palace after a Freddy Sears shot went into the goal and bounced back out after hitting the bottom bar at the back of the goal.

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