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Competition: WIN! A Pair Of Puma evoSPEED 1.2 Pink Camo Boots

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By Chris Wright

Everybody's crazy for those kinky boots

Was there a part of you that secretly yearned for a pair of these pink camouflage Puma evoSPEEDs i.e, the boots that Radamel Falcao and Sergio Aguero are going to be stepping out in today when we first brought them to your attention earlier in the week?

Competition: WIN! New Uruguay 2013 Confederations Cup Shirt Courtesy Of Puma

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By Chris Wright

"Heh heh! Look at this country: U-R-GAY!"

Don't say we never treat you for it's competition time again here on Pies!

Hot on the heels of Italy's new Confederations Cup clobber, PUMA have today unveiled the kit that Uruguay will be wearing at the tournament in Brazil this summer, with the design paying homage to the strip that La Celeste wore when they took home the gold medals at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris hence the rather eye-catching lace-up neck.

Competition: WIN! An Italy ‘Confederations Cup’ Shirt Courtesy Of Puma

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By Chris Wright

Italy played in their brand spanking new"2013 Confederations Cup" Puma kit for the first time against Brazil last week and look damned fine doing so, so it's with great pleasure that we can announce we have an Azzurri shirt to give away courtesy of our pals over at Puma Football!

Competition: WIN! Celebrate The AfCoN And Win A Burkina Faso Shirt With Puma

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By Chris Wright

We know we said that we were only giving away four shirts in our bumper AfCoN shirt giveaway series, but Pies have mysteriously come into a couple more shirts (don't ask) meaning that, with a bit of help fromPUMA® (the Official Fan Supplier to the Orange African Cup of Nations) we can offer one lucky UK-based fan the chance to win the official replica home shirt of the Burkina Faso complete with prancing pony detailing!

Competition: WIN! Celebrate The AfCoN And Win An Ivory Coast Shirt Courtesy Of Puma!

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By Chris Wright

For the fourth and final competition in our bumper AfCoN shirt giveaway series, Pies have once again teamed up with PUMA® (the Official Fan Supplier to the Orange African Cup of Nations)to offer one lucky fan the chance to win the official replica home shirt of the Ivory Coast look at it's orangey/elephanty goodness!

Competition: WIN! Celebrate The AfCoN And Win A Togo Shirt Courtesy Of Puma!

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By Chris Wright

As part of our bumper AfCoN shirt giveaway, Pies have once again teamed up with PUMA® (the Official Fan Supplier to the Orange African Cup of Nations)to offer one lucky fan the chance to win the official replica home shirt of Togo and a belter of a shirt it is too!

Competition: WIN! Celebrate The AfCoN And Win A Ghana Shirt Courtesy Of Puma!

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By Chris Wright

Pies have teamed up with PUMA®, the Official Fan Supplier to the Orange African Cup of Nations, to offer one lucky fan the chance to win the official replica home shirt of Ghana.

Ghana, who today are playing against Niger, are one of six PUMA® sponsored nations competing in the tournament.

football glossary

Football Glossary: Qualifiers

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Qualifier: Games played to decide which teams progress to the main tournament or knock-out stages of a competition. A game to qualify for something.

Football Glossary: Serie A

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Serie A: The Italian top league / division. The equivalent in Germany is the Bundesliga and in England is the Premier League.

Football Glossary: Scudetto

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Scudetto: Name for the Italian league title (Serie A). It refers to a the winning shield. Teams in Serie A play for the Scudetto.

Listening Main Report: The League Cup

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It is the final of the League Cup this weekend so on this week's main report we take a look at the third trophy of English football: The League Cup.

Football Glossary: FA Cup

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FA Cup: English knock-out competition for club sides. The oldest football tournament in the world. It is organised by the Football Association (FA).

Football Glossary: Division

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Division: In regular season play, teams play against other teams in divisions or leagues: different tiers that are based on merit.

Football Glossary: UEFA Cup

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The UEFA Cup - A club competition for European clubs though not as prestigious as the Champions League; The Europa League. Juventus, Inter Milan and Liverpool have all won the UEFA Cup three times.

Football Glossary: Copa Libertadores

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Copa Libertadores: The main South American tournament for club teams. The equivalent in Europe is the Champions League.

Football Glossary: Copa América

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Copa América: The South American tournament for international teams. The equivalent in Europe is The European Championship and in Africa it is the Cup of Nations.

Arsenal

Win a Signed Cesc Fabregas FC Barcelona Jersey!

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We've done Prince Boateng. We've done Carlos Tevez. We've done Jerome Boateng, and we're currently wrapping up our Didier Drogba signed shirt competition. Instead of waiting for March, though, we decided to go ahead and launch this campaign a little earlier.

Next up in our jersey giveaway is this fantastic signed shirt from FC Barcelona's Cesc Fabregas.

Win a Dennis Bergkamp print

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Right then, to ease the miserablosity of everything just at the moment, here's a chance for you to win one of these awesome Dennis Bergkamp prints.

Made by artist Dan Leydon, it depicts Dennis Bergkamp's brilliant goal against Newcastle. To win, simply answer the following question: Who was the defender Dennis turned inside out before scoring?

Predict the score against Chelsea and win a Tour Of The Emirates

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IMPORTANT PLEASE only enter if you can make your own way to the Emirates (Travel costs are NOT included).

JustArsenal.com have teamed up with Experience Days.co.uk to give a FAMILY OF FOUR a free ticket for a tour of the Home of Football, the Emirates Stadium! This will be a fantastic experience for any up-and-budding young Gooners (and their parents!

Predict the score against Man City and win a Tour Of The Emirates

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IMPORTANT PLEASE only enter if you can make your own way to the Emirates (Travel costs are NOT included).

JustArsenal.com have teamed up with Experience Days.co.uk to give a FAMILY OF FOUR a free ticket for a tour of the Home of Football, the Emirates Stadium! This will be a fantastic experience for any up-and-budding young Gooners (and their parents!

Name the Arsenal score and win a tour of The Emirates

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Arsenal are lined up to play Bradford on Tuesday for a place in the semi-finals of the Capital One Cup, and the Gunners are very hot favourites to book their place in the next round.

To celebrate getting one step closer to a date at Wembley, JustArsenal.com have teamed up with Xperience Days to give a family of four a free ticket for a tour of the Home of Football, the Emirates Stadium!

International football

Competition: WIN! Celebrate The AfCoN And Win A South Africa Shirt Courtesy Of Puma

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By Chris Wright

Here it is people: the very last in our bumper AfCoN shirt giveaway series, with Pies teaming up one last time with PUMA® (the Official Fan Supplier to the Orange African Cup of Nations) to offer one lucky UK-based fan the chance to win the official replica home shirt of host nation South Africa.

Competition: WIN! Celebrate The AfCoN And Win An Algeria Shirt Courtesy Of Puma!

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By Chris Wright

As part of our bumper AfCoN shirt giveaway, Pies have once again teamed up with PUMA® (the Official Fan Supplier to the Orange African Cup of Nations) to offer one lucky fan the chance to win the official replica home shirt of Algeria.

Sadly the Algerians were already out of the AfCoN by the time they played their final group game last night, but a 2-2 draw against pre-tournament favourites Ivory Coast did at least see them salvage a modicum of pride.

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Win a pair of Mikel Arteta’s new boots

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So, next Tuesday we're going to meet Mikel Arteta to give him his brand new PUMA King boots and have a little sit down the man himself.

We get an interview, which you'll be able to see exclusively here on Arseblog, and you also get a chance to win a pair of said boots which have a retail price of £155.

Win a pair of Warrior Skreamer boots

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The nice people at Warrior have given me a pair of these rather snazzy new boots to give away to one lucky reader. They're brand new and cool and awesome and stuff:

Designed to amplify raw playing power, the Skreamer Pro's sleek one piece S-Lite microfibre upper is enhanced with micro injection moulding and rebound technology.

English Premier League

Win Robin van Persie’s Manchester United shirt

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Win Robin van Persie's Manchester United shirt - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

Former Arsenal skipper, Robin van Persie, got off to a blistering start at Old Trafford. He was a Manchester United player for just five days when his first shot for the club got him his first goal. He has since scored 24 goals in 31 appearances in all competitions so far.

Win a pair of Warrior Skreamer Pro football boots

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Win a pair of Warrior Skreamer Pro football boots - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

The US based sporting goods manufacturer, Warrior Football, launched their debut football boot collection, Skreamer, in November 2012.

Featuring a multitude of breakthrough technologies, Skreamer is set to revolutionize the world of football boots.

Former Spurs man Didier Zokora rebrands as ‘Maestro’, Chelsea old boy Salomon Kalou becomes ‘Kalhuno’

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Too many African Cup of Nations tournaments will drive a player to distraction. The back-to-back competitions seem to have convinced several Ivory Coast players that they need to change their names in order to keep things fresh. Clearly jealous of team-mate Gervinho faux-Brazilian nickname, a couple of former Premier League players have rebranded themselves.

Win high quality gloves from Sondico

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Premiership Talk is thrilled to announce that we have teamed up with iconic football brand Sondico to offer one lucky reader the chance to win a pair of Sondico Sentinal Academy KFS Roll Finger goalkeeping gloves, worth £40.

Sondico is rich in history with legends like David James, Peter Shilton, and Neville Southall donning their gloves during a golden era for the brand.

Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo’s new Nike CR Mercurial IX boots help you to pick your lottery numbers

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Famed for his natty fashion sense, Cristiano Ronaldo is now opting to get statty instead. The Real Madrid star is to don a pair of specially designed CR Mercurial IX to commemorate his achievements in 2012. The boots have seven numbers featured on to the side as well as featured within a CR7 graphic.

Top Ten Goalscorers in a Single Year

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Top Ten Goalscorers in a Single Year - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

Lionel Messi has just become the most prolific goalscorer in a single year, here is our take on the top ten of all time.

1) Lionel Messi – 86 goals in 2012* – Barcelona and Argentina

Messi is widely hailed as the greatest football player to have ever graced the game.

The Rest

S.A.S. Sunday of Stats

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Matt Besler made his 130th appearance in all competitions, tying him with Jose Burciaga, Uche Okafor, and Roger Espinoza for 16th place on that list.

It was Besler's 112th league appearance, breaking his tie with Sean Bowers for 19th on that list.

Besler made his 123rd start in all competitions for KC, tying him with Burciaga for 14th place on that list.

Competition: Win a pair of PUMA evoSPEED 1.2 CAMO

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The new PUMA evoSPEED 1.2 CAMO will hit pitches this weekend with Sergio Agüero and Radamel Falcao both wearing these eye catching boots. They're designed for players whose game is based around speed – blink and they'll be gone! The CAMO version will be on sale from May 6, before the new evoSPEED 1.

3 Dream Football League ideas to revolutionise the beautiful game

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3 Dream Football League ideas to revolutionise the beautiful game - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

"EXCLUSIVE!" cried the Times newspaper yesterday as its chief football reporter Oliver Kay ran a 3 page story claiming that the worlds leading football clubs would beoffered enormous financial inducements to participate in a 24-team tournament every two years in Qatar and neighbouring Gulf states.

Exclusive: Win a signed Santi Cazorla shirt

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Arseblog has teamed up with Icons.com to offer you this fantastic prize – a signed shirt by magical Spaniard, Santi Cazorla.

It comes with the Icons Certificate of Authenticity which gives details of the signing, the date and location of the signing and, in the vast majority of cases, also an image of the player signing the product.

Competition: Vote For Your Favourite FA Cup Comeback And WIN! FA Cup Final Tickets Courtesy Of ESPN

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By Chris Wright

That's right! Another ace competition on Pies. Never say we don't spoil you.

To coincide with their coverage of the 2012/13 FA Cup in the UK and Ireland, ESPN are conducting a poll to ascertain the nations' favourite FA Cup moments in a variety of fields: greatest goals, giant-killings, comebacks, etc.

Your Chance To Win A Signed Chelsea Jersey

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We've got this special Didier Drogba signed Chelsea shirt up as our latest competition on SWOL, and we'll be giving it away at the end of February. For your chance to win, be sure to follow the competition rules. Basically, the more you share, the better chance you have of winning. Anyone can enter and we'll ship anywhere in the world!

Win a Maximuscle Protein Project starter pack

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Sports nutrition brand Maximuscle has launched the Protein Project: a New Year challenge to you, the gentlemen of Britain, to get fitter, slimmer, stronger, faster and better. To help your personal attempts to meet those aims we're giving away a starter pack of Maximuscle products. At the same time as you're improving your physique, three [.

Travel brochures and bullshit tsunamis

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I carry on my person a small notebook which services my blogging efforts. As a sufferer of dyspraxia, I have a short term memory that Ozzy Osbourne would take pity upon; so much of my life is constructed around hastily pencilled memos to self. Therefore, when I come to write this column, I usually open up my notebook to find a week's worth of grey matter ink splattered across the pages, ready to chisel into some meaningful shape.

WIN a Pair of Warrior #Skreamer Pro Football Boots - Predict the Score

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Warrior Football has officially un-caged its debut boot collection, Skreamer. Spearheading the range is the Skreamer Pro. Anatomically engineered on the pillars of power and lightweight agility, the Skreamer Pro is fuelled by a revolutionary design DNA making it swift and deadly on any surface. And you have the chance to own a pair of the not even on sale yet boots in a size of your choice.