By Alan Duffy

Phwoar!

He may be well and truly into the autumnal phase of his career, however, at 36-years-old, David Beckham still has a craving for footie with a place in Stuart Pearce's Team GB side at the Olympics top of his to-do list.

"We're having some conversations about that," Sounders general manager Adrian Hanauer said today. "... We've had discussions about ways in which we might be able to partner together on our academy kids that go off to school."

Tacoma Tide could become Sounders-U23 | Sounders Insider - The News Tribune

It reads like the Sounders/Tide partnership would be an amatuer team, rather than a pro-PDL side like Kitsap.

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish plans to hold talks with Jamie Carragher with a view to offering the veteran defender a future ambassadorial role to compare with Steven Gerrard.
Anfield captain Gerrard this week signed a new long-term contract at the club and accepted an offer to remain associated with the Merseysiders when he retires.

[I]n our first Conversations post of 2012, I speak with Salop fan Andrew Harding about the quality of this year's crop and whether the club's move out of town to the New Meadow has been a success, amongst other things. Andrew can be tracked on twitter via @andrewcharding, or at his own website. LL: Shrewsbury were acknowledged in various season previews as likely 'there or thereabouts' candidates and, currently standing in 4th place, have duly delivered thus far.

I realize this has been around for a while and has likely made the rounds, but it cracked me up. The sad part is many youth soccer coaches have had to deal with what is said in this video, and it can be impossible trying to get parents to understand why winning is not important when they're 10 years old.

Today's post is written by Neil, a QPR supporter who we met up with before the game last Saturday. These are his thoughts on the game and the Emirates experience.

I got the chance to visit the Emirates stadium as I have always wanted to, as iI had heard a lot about it and it always looks great on TV.

That's the word from the Galaxy's Facebook page, which posted in the wake of U.S. Soccer's brief announcement that Omar Gonzalez had received permission to leave camp in Arizona. "The Galaxy defender is currently out of the country having conversations about a potential off-season loan opportunity," the Galaxy statement said.

Liverpool's efforts to sign Barcelona midfielder Seydou Keita could be derailed by AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
The Swedish forward is trying to convince the Mali international - recently named his nation's best sportsman of 2011 - to snub a move to Anfield and the Premier League in favour of a move to his Serie A side.

[T]he latest in our conversations series is an important one in that it features a supporter of the only Championship club to break even in 2010-11, Scunthorpe United. After our re-launch in January, we hope to increase the amount of attention paid to the financial ills of the game and as Max Bell states below – success on the pitch is no proper substitute for sustainability long term.

The latest in our conversations series is an important one in that it features a supporter of the only Championship club to break even in 2010-11, Scunthorpe United. After our re-launch in January, we hope to increase the amount of attention paid to the financial ills of the game and as Max Bell states below – success on the pitch is no proper substitute for sustainability long term.

The latest in our conversations series is an important one in that it features a supporter of the only Championship club to break even in 2010-11, Scunthorpe United. After our re-launch in January, we hope to increase the amount of attention paid to the financial ills of the game and as Max Bell states below – success on the pitch is no proper substitute for sustainability long term.

It's a common refrain from Seattle Sounders fans that the ownership of this team is profit-taking, or not adequately investing in player payroll. Whether these conversations occur here, on various message boards, over twitter or even through the most submitted question to not be answered at the End of Year Meeting it may be the most common negative thought surrounding the team.

With the 2012 Houston Dynamo season just around the corner, it's time to get your feedback about the blog and see if I can sweet talk some of you in to becoming part of the writing team here on Dynamo Theory.

I'm looing to hear from our readers to get your opinions and suggestions about how the blog is doing and what kind of content and coverage you'd like to see in 2012.

Malmo FF interest in now former Seattle Sounders player Erik Friberg started before recent circumstances opened his availability. After paying a transfer fee (Oshan via Twitter), the Swedish club and Friberg agreed to a three year deal with undisclosed payment terms. It is assumed that a substantial number of tacos are involved.

[I]t's been a cracking couple of weeks down on the Bay. Four wins from five league games, including a bustling 3-1 victory against big brothers Plymouth, and the news that key players Lee Mansell and Kevin Nicholson have joined Eunan O'Kane in agreeing long-term contracts mean that Gulls supporters must be purring with satisfaction.

It's been a cracking couple of weeks down on the Bay. Four wins from five league games, including a bustling 3-1 victory against big brothers Plymouth, and the news that key players Lee Mansell and Kevin Nicholson have joined Eunan O'Kane in agreeing long-term contracts mean that Gulls supporters must be purring with satisfaction.

Much of the focus of Bobby Di Matteo's appearance in front of the press before Liverpool tomorrow is about his future. There has been speculation of late that clubs had been interested in speaking to him with a view to becoming their manager (...and Leicester to mention one).
Di Matteo was keen to emphasise how happy he is here in the club he calls his home.

The latest in our Conversations series sees us entering into discussions with Steve Welsh. An avid Middlesbrough fan, Steve is the deviser of Miniboro.com, a site that has attracted equal praise for its content and design - for Steve is as talented an illustrator as there is in the blogosphere at this time.

A month ago I wrote an article on why it would be best if Steve Nicol left New England. The plan was to publish it into the off-season and have the conversations that came with it then. Yesterday, I deleted that article because the Revolution beat me to it. Rightfully so. It was time for Steve Nicol to leave the club he lead for an MLS record ten years.

Don't mention the score

It's back into the Milk Cup saddle this evening as Bolton roll into town. Despite having despatched Shrewsbury Town already, the merest mention of a Carling Cup tie takes me back to memories of filing out of Wembley in February. It's hard to forget, even now.

Boro's progress in the FA Vase was halted by a combination of cheating opponents and a referee (Mr D Hunt) who should not be allowed anywhere near a football pitch again after this performance. I am used to seeing inept officials in this league, but yesterday's was I have been told by many fans the worst yet to officiate a Boro game.

"Danny Murphy is a fantastic player and he was great for me last year but he is not getting any younger and his influence on the team is huge.

"He knows and everyone knows that at some time in the near future he will have to be replaced and to replace his input, that will have to be a quality player.

photo by Tony Quinn/ISIphotos.com

By FRANCO PANIZO

The Caleb Porter era is underway.

A day after being named head coach of the U.S. U-23 men's national team, Porter held a telephone conference to discuss his new role, plans to qualify for the upcoming Olympics and what he wants to achieve.

Ruud Gullit is growing back his famous moustache in support of men's health charity Movember.
Movember, the month formally known as November, challenges men across to show their support for men's health by growing a Mo (slang for moustache) throughout the month, and this year Ruud Gullit will be rising to the challenge by growing back his iconic moustache.

'I never said I want to sign Steven Gerrard & Robin van Persie' Anzhi Makhachkala player-coach Roberto Carlos announces media boycott following...

The Brazilian player-coach has decided not to talk to the press after the publication of alleged conversations in which he was said to have discussed potential signings

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'I never said I want to sign Steven Gerrard & Robin van Persie' Anzhi Makhachkala player-coach Roberto Carlos announces media boycott following...

The Brazilian player-coach has decided not to talk to the press after the publication of alleged conversations in which he was said to have discussed potential signings

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Clive Brunskill/Getty Images(Bleacher Report) Uruguayan International and former Nacional center back Sebastian Coates is ever so close to completing a £7 million move to Liverpool. His presence in the Anfield stands on Saturday confirm that the deal looks a complete lock.
He has sighted conversations with his national team teammate, Luis Suarez, that the Reds playmaker's opinion of the club made it nearly impossible to resist.

Jonjo Shelvey has thanks Liverpool teammate Charlie Adam for his advice after impressing on loan debut for Blackpool.
The England youth international described his first appearance for the Tangerines as 'perfect' after scoring from distance with a free kick in a 5-0 romp against Bristol City.
Ian Holloway has reportedly been tracking the teenager for some time, and Shelvey admits the short-term move came about after conversations with Scottish international Adam, who was Blackpool captain for their Npower Championship promotion and subsequent relegation last term.

Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood insists that there is nothing serious about Joey Barton's claim that the infamous altercation with Gervinho in the opening round of fixtures prevented him from securing a move to the Emirates.

Barton, whose proved the Gunners' summer signing before overreacting to the Ivorian's slap by going to the ground, made it clear that he had no regrets over the incident in the immediate aftermath.

Suarez: What I told Coates

Luis Suarez has lifted the lid on his conversations with Sebastian Coates prior to his fellow Uruguayan's move to Liverpool.

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If you read about what's been happening since Wednesday's failure to sign a new striker at Newcastle, it would appear that Alan Pardew has had some strong words in conversations with the Newcastle Board. Newcastle Board will have to comment on their own actions from now on? Pardew started things off badly last December, when [.

When it rains, it pours, eh!

Most parched Gooner hearts will welcome the flash flood of signings we've seen in the last two days. A striker, two creative players, a centre-back, and a left-back cover almost all requirements that have been floating around in fan conversations. Or one could say two international captains, a club captain, and a couple of seasoned pros tick some of the experience and leadership boxes that have been vacant.

Warrior Going On About?

This morning's news that we're on the verge of securing a new kit deal sparked a few twitter conversations and debates. Mainly because most people were wondering who the hell Warrior actually were. They may be better known in America; but over here a lot of people were sat scratching their heads.

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Negotiations are underway for LA Galaxy to make yet another appearance in Australia, after their high-profile meeting with Sydney in 2007 and last year's clash with Newcastle United.
While Victory and Sydney are the frontrunners, Perth's millionaire owner Tony Sage's deep pockets could swing the battle Glory's way.

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Negotiations are underway for LA Galaxy to make yet another appearance in Australia, after their high-profile meeting with Sydney in 2007 and last year's clash with Newcastle United.
While Victory and Sydney are the frontrunners, Perth's millionaire owner Tony Sage's deep pockets could swing the battle Glory's way.

Clint Dempsey scored twice for Fulham in their 3-0 victory against Dnipro. The comfortable win at home puts the Cottagers on course to qualify for the Europa League group stage.
Sliding one-touch finish to double Fulham's lead.
Dempsey gets up to head home his second goal:

Sunil Gulati finally landed his man. It took nearly five years and multiple conversations before Jurgen Klinsmann agreed to take the helm of US Soccer. What can we expect from the Klinsmann era? To get a glimpse of what to expect all you need to do is look at what transpired in Germany after Klinsmann took over the national team on July 26, 2004.

Gary Neville has reflected on how he made the decision to call it a day on his football career earlier this year, claiming that Sir Alex Ferguson handled the situation perfectly.

"I'd had conversations with my wife and my mum and dad," he said. "And I spoke to Scholesy and Ryan Giggs too, because we have shared most things over the last 20 years.

(Bleacher Report) Aquilani was supposed to be the £20million hero under Rafael Benitez in his final season as Liverpool's manager. However, a season that was ripe with injury, despite several masterful showings did not do enough to prove to short term manager Roy Hodgson that he was worthy of keeping.

-Jason Davis There's another MLS All-Star game in the books, and it's left me feeling a bit detached. Unstuck. Like I'm floating in time, untethered. This must be how Billy Pilgrim felt. We just did this last year. I remember the conversations, the resulting blog posts, the excuses/justifications/criticisms/rants/re-thinks/polls/screeds/polemics, the hand-wringing and teeth-gnashing and disgust over the dire performance put on by what is supposed to a collection of the best players MLS.