Firstly, I am not Irish Secondly, I hate blatant cheating Everybody in the world saw 10 seconds
after it happened that Thierry Henry pulled of one of the biggest muggings in World Cup history
with his left hand. When will we get technology? When Henry punches the ball in the net in a World
Cup final?
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The Fire's front office brass and Denis Hamlett are scheduled to have a sit-down in the next
couple of days to discuss the Head Coach's future at the club.
"We're supposed to have a meeting in the next couple of days," Hamlett said on Tuesday
afternoon. "We spoke yesterday and decided that we want to sit down and have a discussion.
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Class Act FIFA has banned Argentina Manager Diego Maradona from football from Nov 15- Jan 15
following his outburst post 1-0 victory over Uruguay last month. The stress of World Cup
Qualification proved a bit much for Diego and although his nation had just won their spot in South
Africa, he opened up in a lewd tirade [.
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There is very little sympathy in general for the 'plight' (if you could call it that) for the
modern professional footballer. Incredibly well paid. Material possessions beyond our wildest
dreams. Greatest job in the world. Stunning woman on arm. Does it get much better? Well, not if you
are the playboy type.
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There is no longer a debate on this. Not one which has any credibility. The reason i say this is
that a debate is where two or more factions can equally assert their opinions on a given subject.
Well....the debate is now dead. Its time for action. Football is riddled by this disease that halts
the match [.
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Not much to say really. Just take a peek at this video of New Mexico's Elizabeth Lambert as she go
mental on the opposition... Enjoy! Posted in Blogroll, Controversies, Footballers Gone Wild,
Injuries, WAGs Tagged: Elizabeth Lambert, Lobos, New Mexico
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It seems staying too much in Van Der Sar's shadow has taken a toll on Kuszczak and eventually
tension has settled down between the two keepers, although Sir Alex has tried to play down the
incident after Kuszczak was quoted on an interview with MUTV as: To be honest, I must say this and
Edwin [...]
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"Alright mate, we'll be fine today yeah? No repeats of last week right?" asked a friend of mine on
the way to the football on Sunday morning. "What are you talkin' about? We never have trouble at
our football ground" I replied. "Oh, I suppose you didn't hear about what happened to the other
Leipzig [.
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"Alright mate, we'll be fine today yeah? No repeats of last week right?" asked a friend of mine on
the way to the football on Sunday morning. "What are you talkin' about? We never have trouble at
our football ground" I replied. "Oh, I suppose you didn't hear about what happened to the other
Leipzig [.
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Adebayor has once again broken his silence about his true feelings for Arsenal, the fans and former
team mates. Much has been thrown his way since interests from other clubs began surfacing after the
07/08 season when he scored a remarkable 30 goals for the Arsenal. But, does he really deserve the
stick he's gotten [.
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10 months after Marlon King was accused of sexually assaulting a young student in a London
nightclub, the Wigan Athletic Forward has been slapped with an 18-month jail sentence after being
found guilty of sexual assault and actual bodily harm. King, who was celebrating both his wife's
pregnancy and scoring a winning goal just hours earlier, [.
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Eight Manchester Supporters were arrested after United's 2-0 League Cup victory over Barnsley at
Oakwell last night.
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After the first leg of the World Cup Qualifying Playoff between New Zealand and Bahrain ended in a
0-0 stalemate in Manama, the New Zealand media all but hapless when it comes to the rules of the
beautiful game have ben struggling to come to terms with the workings of the actually-quite-simple
away [.
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19 year old USMNT and Hull City Striker Jozy Altidore is the latest footballer to be involved in
controversy over twitter.
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When discussing Manchester United's success over the past three seasons many people will point
towards the mercurial talent of Cristiano Ronaldo as the cause for such riches. His gazillion
goals, his one hundred stepovers a game, and his obsessive winking. He was the reason why United
triumphed and climbed that rainbow where all the pots [.
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My post yesterday on the alleged racist abuse that Rangers' star Maurice Edu received from his own
fans got me thinking Can these incidents ever be stopped? Your average African/Asian/Caribbean
Footballer won't be adverse to remarks made about their race or ethnic background, and that's a
horrible truth to admit.
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Racism is a disgusting thing, whether in Football or outside of Football. It seems all the more
personal and horrifying when a guy reveals he's been a victim of racism on a social networking
site. It really brings it to life. Maurice Edu, Rangers and USMNT, revealed that he was subject of
some racial abuse from [.
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Soccerblog 19 October @ 08:55 AM EST
The Alan Wiley drama finally came to a head with the FA charging Sir Alex with improper conduct
for questioning Wiley's fitness levels. It could impose a fine and a touchline ban.
"He just wasn't fit enough for a game of that standard," Ferguson said. "The fitness of the
players, the pace of the game demanded a referee who was fit.
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goalpost.tv 18 October @ 01:16 AM EST
Controversies played a major part in the game, as Sunderland came off strong at the Stadium of
Lights against a Liverpool side, which was without the services of Steven Gerrard and Fernando
Torres. It took the Black Cats only 5 minutes to grab the lead, as Darren Bent got the back of the
Reds net, as [.
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Down the years, in whatever league you care to mention, top flight referees have always been the
stuff of thousands of column inches and hours of Andy Gray type post match analysis, giving rise to
all kinds of misguided conspiracy theories. In recent weeks, the huge talking points have both
directly and indirectly involved dear old [.
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Beckham showed up for England looking rather shabby and looked more like he just got out of bed.
England won 3-0 and Becks was dubiously named man of the match but it wasn't as interesting as his
new beard. So what do you guys (and girls more importantly) think? Yay or nay? Posted in As Such,
Competitions, [.
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Its funny how often we discuss rule changes and things we would like to see happen. As many of you
know, I'm an advocate of the use of technology...something FIFA wont even sniff at! Recently
there's been all sorts of preposterous proposals regarding who is eligible to play for what
country. Most of us are aware of [.
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In the midst of all the WC qualifying drama and national team controversies & conflicts
there are transfer market news in Europe.
Juventus has made Liverpool an offer of 25 million euros for Mascherano.
Will Masche move to Italy in January?
Telam
La Juventus se quiere llevar a Mascherano en enero
El mediocampista de Liverpool, Javier Mascherano, podrÃa ser transferido a la Juventus italiana
en enero próximo a cambio de 25 millones de euros, según difundieron hoy varios medios
europeos.
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Sir Alex has driven himself into big trouble with the Referees Association as well as with the FA
after he branded Alan Wiley 'unfit' following the draw against Sunderland at Old Trafford on
Saturday, and they are now looking to scalp him. Sir Alex was ranting about Wiley, quoted as: It
took him at least 30 seconds [.
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Sepp Blatter, as we know, is the lord almighty in the world of football What he says, GOES! He says
jump, and we all say "How high Sir?" So today the man that is the leading light when it comes to
the rules of the game has publicly admitted that he used to cheat when he was [...]
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SoccerLens 25 September @ 05:04 AM EST
Back in June, as Major League Soccer was finding its stride on the other side of the Atlantic,
Michel Platini and UEFA confirmed that this year's Europa League would be the testing ground for a
new officiating structure.
By adding an 'additional assistant referee' behind each goal line, Platini hopes to do away with
the cheating which occurs in the penalty area, from a playful tug on the shirt at a corner to the
game's crime of the moment, diving.
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Well this is a topical subject here on WDKF. All the talk of grass roots and women's football has
today been blown up in the media by the government attacking the FA, and threatening to withdraw
its central funding by the state Four years ago the government set out a criteria for the FA to
implement, in [.
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So Sol Campbell has allegedly walked away from Notts County after making just one appearance for
the ambitious League Two side, despite signing a five year contract with the club just over a month
ago. Now technically speaking a contract is an agreement that legally binds two parties together
under the terms specified within, and [.
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The investigation into Blackburn's El Hadji Diouf's alleged racially charged blow at a teenage ball
boy after a 0-3 loss at Goodison Park Sunday is currently underway in Merseyside.
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The investigation into Blackburn's El Hadji Diouf's alleged racially charged blow at a teenage ball
boy after a 0-3 loss at Goodison Park Sunday is currently underway in Merseyside.
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As one of the most exciting Premier League weekends in recent memory winds down, episode 18 of
the Premiership Talk Podcast has been released.
Episode 18 is the first of this 2009/10 season and for the first time ever consists of three
c0-hosts. Premiership Talk writer Brian Lofrumento assumes the role of Master of Ceremonies as
Taylor Fisher and Zain Alvi help tackle all of the weekend's hottest topics.
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The hottest debates from the footballing channels yesterday was of course the referee's ability to
tell the time. But the other interesting topic which ballooned through the evening was the subject
of Ricardo Carvalho's slide tackle on Robbie Keane in the penalty area, in the London derby. It
sparked off furious debate on football phone-in shows.
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