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SBI's Friday Free Kicks: Things are looking up in Philly, some MLS Awards thoughts and more

Soccer By Ives 06 November @ 05:33 PM EST


Standing on a rooftop overlooking the site of the Philadelphia Union's future stadium, I couldn't help but see the pieces being put into place for a club that should help revitalize soccer on the East Coast.

As cranes lowered ten-ton cement blocks into place to piece together the Union's stadium, you could stand inside the unfinished building and see the vision.

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SBI's Friday Free Kicks: Things are looking up in Philly, some MLS Awards thoughts and more

Soccer By Ives 06 November @ 05:33 PM EST


Standing on a rooftop overlooking the site of the Philadelphia Union's future stadium, I couldn't help but see the pieces being put into place for a club that should help revitalize soccer on the East Coast.

As cranes lowered ten-ton cement blocks into place to piece together the Union's stadium, you could stand inside the unfinished building and see the vision.

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Dude calls van der Sar a bad teammate

The Beautiful Game (2) 06 November @ 01:18 PM EST
Tomasz Kuszczak (left) is a reserve goalkeeper for Manchester United.
Recently he made all the headlines for calling the Old Trafford No. 1 'keeper Edwin van der Sar (right) selfish, damn selfish. It's creating a bit of a controversy in England, and I'm pretty sure it's because Kuszczak needed to try to find a way to become relevant. Click to continue reading...

Darren Bent for Sunderland (v Liverpool), 17 October 2009

Cheer Up Alan Shearer 20 October @ 08:47 AM EST
Cheer Up Alan Shearer's Top 10 TV Football Moments
1. Goooooooooooooooooolllllllllllllllllll
It would be fair to say that Kelvin Koogan's 'love it!' rant on Sky was our nailed on Number One clip when we sat down to formulate this list. That was, however, until I was sent this cfootage. Click to continue reading...

7 Reasons Why Football (Soccer) Will Never Be a Major Success in the US

Caught Offside 13 October @ 10:44 AM EST

Seven Reasons Why Football (Soccer) and the United States do not really need each other.

1. Not enough Stats

American sport lovers, love stats, as do I. Football (Soccer) doesn't have enough. A game like Cricket really should do far better stateside, that sport has more stats than just about any sport known to man.

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Fatih Terim to quit Turkey post

Soccer Blog|Football News, Reviews, Quizzes 11 October @ 01:31 PM EST
Fatih Terim, the coach of the Turkish national football team, will put in his papers after his side's final World Cup 2010 qualifying game against Armenia on Wednesday night. Terim will step down as coach of the team he has managed for nearly the last four years, having taken over the reigns from Ersun Yanal [. Click to continue reading...

What is your greatest ever World Cup moment?

languagecaster.com 07 October @ 06:23 PM EST

It is a big week in international football as the final set of World Cup qualifying matches are being played in Europe and South America. The countdown to South Africa 2010 has well and truly started and so we would like to know what has been your greatest World Cup moment? Maybe it was a win for your country; a superb goal or a moment of madness?

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“The Gooner Review” Reviewed

Arsenal Station 25 September @ 07:30 AM EST

Being an Arsenal blog, and unable to review books like A Cultured Left Foot does so well due to family and university commitments, there is not much in the way of reviewable media. That all changed this week as Arsenal Station received a copy of "The Gooner Review" DVD. I had seen the trailer and was really looking forward to seeing what the filmmakers had done.

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College Soccer Pre Season Update

SoccerCoachingBlog.com - “Let’s talk soccer” 01 September @ 11:18 PM EST

OK, so we are now on our official 48hour countdown to our first game on Thursday. Today we had a decent practice, working on our midfielders and finishing.

We had to cancel tonight's practice due to the fires here in L.A. so we had a chalk and talk session regarding attacking set plays.

Here are some useful facts about attacking set plays:

1.

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Noticias

Futbolita 01 September @ 02:46 AM EST
  • Bolt visited the Bernabeu and met all his amigos, including Benzema, Greaseano, Kaka and even Potter Perez. He got a super cool shirt with the number "958″ at the back. Check out his autograph style- "Fr : Kaka". Hmmm, we can't spot Ricky's signature on the shirt.
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Lippi’s Selection Headaches Continues

South Africa 2010 25 August @ 04:12 AM EST
As the countdown to the 2010 Fifa World Cup draws ever closer, the Azzurri still have some work to do in their final qualifying matches to be assured of reaching and most importantly defending their coveted trophy once more. Whilst the final qualifying matches against Georgia, Bulgaria, Republic of Ireland and . Click to continue reading...

Mexico 2: USA 1: Americans Fail to Shake Azteca Curse

Major League Soccer Talk 12 August @ 04:57 PM EST

Javier Aguirre took a chance on Miguel Sabah. Former Coaches Sven Goran Eriksson, Ricardo LaVolpe and Hugo Sanchez all hardly rated him lightly- it paid off big time today with a game winning goal.

Charlie Davies early goal gave the US an un-expected lead, but after that the American shape collapsed and defending was at times shambolic.

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National Day Challenge 09: Singapore 1-1 China (China beat Singapore on penalties)

BoLASEPaKO - a simple view on Singapore Soccer 12 August @ 12:15 PM EST
Before the KICK-OFF
Spoke to some of the crowds at the stadium before the kick-off.
  • "I first came to know this game from a China-based website and after verified it with local sources, I gathered some of my classmates here to watch the game" said 19 year-old Hu Qiang, a NUS student who was at the match with some of his classmates (above).
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Community Shield Review: Butt's Player Ratings

Never Captain Nicky Butt 10 August @ 03:39 PM EST
No. 1 for England? You wouldn't start on my Sunday League team in L.A., mate
The countdown to the season is truly on now - just five days to go, and we got a taste of what's to come yesterday as Chelsea took down Manchester United in the Community Shield on penalties. I watched the match with pen and paper in hand - and here are some of my player specific reactions and ratings - on a scale of 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest). Click to continue reading...

All set for the Football League

G4Goal - football (soccer) site for fans who can blog, read news, watch footbal 08 August @ 05:02 PM EST
It's like a beginning of the countdown and all eyes set up, be it on the field or the television sets. The fans are eagerly waiting to cheer up their favorites. The feeling is just so tempting and to write on that, it is like a "Cake with an extra Icing."


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USA-Mexico: 3 Reasons to Worry

Match Fit USA 03 August @ 03:34 PM EST
The countdown to Azteca officially begins today for me, as we're just over a week away from the biggest game on the USMNT's 2009 World Cup qualification schedule. While I'm supremely excited for the...


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Premier League Round-Up

Fantasy EPL 30 July @ 11:29 PM EST
Join me as I check in with what has been happening in and around the English Premier League over the last week.
Elano seals Gala switch
Bojinov set for Parma move
Two less bodies to choose from.
Petrov fitness a worry for Villa

Aston Villa are sweating over the fitness of their Player Of The Year Stiliyan Petrov who suffered a dislocated shoulder during the Peace Cup clash with Atlante.

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Rosicky on his return + French striker linked

Arseblog 20 July @ 02:10 AM EST

Morning and welcome to a brand new pre-season filled week. At last the football has begun again and the countdown to the new season is well and truly on.

After seeing Tomas Rosicky return in Saturday's game against Barnet Arsene Wenger admitted he had serious fears for his Czech mate's future during his time out with injury.

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Pitter Patter: Fernando Torres and Olalla Dominguez Have a Baby Girl - UPDATED

KICKETTE 08 July @ 01:29 PM EST

Update: Looks like Olalla had to be induced because, well, she was becoming the size of a large building. Thus, the "planned" date of delivery, even though baby Nora had a natural birth.

Fernando has yet to leave the hospital and is sleeping in the same room as his wife. Mmm day-old Nando.

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Chelsea vs Inter Milan: 2 Weeks to Kick-Off

Never Captain Nicky Butt 07 July @ 11:00 PM EST
An exciting week of "what's coming up soon," continues. First, it was the opening up of the official Fantasy Premier League game and now, it's our 2 week countdown to Chelsea vs Inter Milan in Los Angeles. I feel like a "Next on 60 Minutes" trailer, but how can you not be excited for Zlatan and Lampard invading America in just 14 days time. Click to continue reading...

Around The League - 07.05.2009

MLS Daily 05 July @ 02:40 PM EST
Americans Abroad / USMNT
Four Players Make Scoresheet In Comfortable US Win - Prost Amerika
USMNT Down Grenada 4-0 In 2009 Gold Cup - US Soccer
He Has Cards; Will He Shuffle Deck? - Los Angeles Times
US Overpowers Grenada 4-0 In Gold Cup Opener - Seattle Times
Grenada 0 - 4 USA: July Fourth Masterpiece - MLS Talk
US Routs Grenada In Gold Cup Opener - MLSnet
Generation Next: American Right Midfielders - Soccer Academics
Rogers The Star As US Cruises - Associated Press
Studio 90: Game Day From Seattle - The MNT Blog
CONCACAF Gold Cup: Players To Watch - MLS Talk
Chicago Fire
Fire 2, Colorado Rapids 1 - SlideTackles. Click to continue reading...

Shine Ya Shoes Guvna?

The Gory Days 03 July @ 02:15 AM EST
The countdown is officially on with one more week until Perth Glory take on Wolvehampton at MES. The... Click to continue reading...

Who will manage Boca?

Soccerblog 01 June @ 08:02 AM EST


Who will manage him next season?

Clarin has the countdown (In Spanish). Carlos Ischia leaves after the Clausura ends. Eleven candidates have been shortlisted to replace him. The money is on Alfio Basile since Carlos Bianchi has a clause that says that he will never succeed Ischia.

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Friendly : North Queensland Fury vs Tampines Rovers on 31st May 2009

BoLASEPaKO - a simple view on Singapore Soccer 30 May @ 05:00 PM EST
LIVE STREAMING MATCH UPDATE on "SgBEAT"
  • (You bound to see non-relevant posting during the countdown to this match.)
  • (Sign up a "SgBeat" account now in order to participate the live update by giving comments during the match.)
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Start the Ronaldo watch

The Beautiful Game (2) 28 May @ 07:29 AM EST
When the potential quadruple champions had to settle for a ho-hum double, it couldn't mean good things in keeping Ronaldo at United.
Of course, that was probably the first question to the Portuguese winger after the big game yesterday.
When asked after United's 2-0 loss to Barcelona in the Champions League final whether he would be at Old Trafford next season, the reigning world player of the year said: "I don't know.
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2009 Champions League Final - Barcelona vs. Manchester United

Soccer City FC 26 May @ 05:05 AM EST
Check back often as we update the global coverage on the match:
  • Head over heart for Champs final - Greg Lalas via SI.com
  • Champions League - Sky Sports Coverage Center
  • Xavi Confident Ahead Of Barcelona's Manchester United Date - Goal.com
  • Eto'o Unconcerned By Poor Form Ahead Of Barcelona's CL Final - Goal.
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AFC Cup Group H: Home United vs PEA FC (Thailand)

BoLASEPaKO - a simple view on Singapore Soccer 18 May @ 08:05 AM EST
VS
PREVIEW
Home United's fate in the AFC Cup will be determined by the outcome of this fixture after their away defeat to Vietnamese club Binh Duong.
However, Mr PN Sivaji's men should take some comfort for the fact they had not lost their last two games since that lost in Vietnam, but there's no room for complacency as the club jolly well know that further participation in this continental tournament means a victory at all costs against this Thai side. Click to continue reading...

Top 50 Worst Premier League Signings Part Four

Caught Offside 14 May @ 08:38 AM EST
We're getting ever closer! The Daily Mail, who else, has been compiling a countdown list of the 50 worst signings in Premier League history and today they unveiled numbers 20-11! (it's like an advent calendar, without the chocolate and the religion) 20 Harry Kewell (Leeds to Liverpool, £5m - 2003) 19 Corrado Grabbi . Click to continue reading...

Top 50 Worst Premier League Signings Part Two

Caught Offside 12 May @ 09:09 AM EST
Yep...The Daily Mail again. So now they have taken us from 40-31 in their countdown and they have surprised me with some of their selections i can tell you! 40 Dimitar Berbatov (Tottenham to Manchester United, £30.75m - 2008) 39 Gilles de Bilde (PSV Eindhoven to Sheffield Wednesday, £3m - 1999) 38 Winston Bogarde . Click to continue reading...

Philadelphia Union officially unveiled

CSRN - US Soccer News 11 May @ 03:12 PM EST

Philadelphia release new emblem and official name. Philadelphia Union was officially unveiled today as the name of Major League Soccer 16th franchise by Mayor Michael Nutter, with City Hall serving as an appropriately historic backdrop for the momentous announcement. The region's newest professional sports team simultaneously revealed its logo and colours as the countdown to First Kick continues.

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One day to go - Arsenal v United, first-leg pre-preview

Arseblog 28 April @ 01:18 AM EST

Right, well the countdown is well and truly on for tomorrow night and the game against United is unquestionably the biggest game of the season so far.

A Champions League semi-final first leg at Old Trafford against the holders. Blimey, and such. The manager is very much aware of how important an away goal is and has promised to be 'audacious' tomorrow night.

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WCR Top 25 Clubs in the World - Congrats AZ Alkmaar Edition

World Club Rankings 19 April @ 11:58 PM EST
Another week has passed and the top of the rankings are a little clearer. One reason that the view at the top is so clear is the Super Bonus Points awarded to the four clubs that have reached the semifinals of the UEFA Champions League. (Super Bonus Points also were awarded to CONCACAF Champions League semifinalists, but those still weren't enough to put any of those clubs into the rankings. Click to continue reading...

Richie Jones: No such thing as a Stelling mistake

View from the Terraces 23 March @ 09:06 AM EST
Richie Jones returns to View from the Terraces with a loving tribute to Jeff Stelling. Click to continue reading...

Jeff Stelling Confirmed As New Countdown Host… But What About Soccer Saturday?

Footy/Soccer Blog 21 November @ 05:12 PM EST
Any football fan who also has Sky TV will no doubt be aware of Jeff Stelling, host of an immensely popular and entertaining show dedicated to broadcasting a running commentary of all football-league action on Saturdays - a program unsuprisingly named Soccer Saturday. Stelling has become a bit of a legend, but today it has been [. Click to continue reading...

WCR Top 25 Clubs in the World - All Shook Up Edition

World Club Rankings 28 September @ 10:56 PM EST

I warned everybody last week that all hell was going to break loose in the WCR Top 25 and I didn't lie.  This week we have eight new clubs in the WCR Top 25, including five teams debuting in the Top Ten, including Lazio, Valencia and Bayer Leverkusen.  The reason for this is that last season's results were removed from the statistics used to determine the countdown and the numbers got jumbled in England, Germany, Italy and Spain.

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