RSL and Chicago are going to square off on Saturday in a match where the Fire of Chicago have the unenviable task of playing the one team in the entire that no one wants a piece of anymore. If you asked me this is the perfect storm for the boys from Salt Lake and the worst storm for the Windy City squad.

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Fantastic development, landing Mexico is real coup for the Dallas Cup. Click to continue reading...

Back on the old UEFA coaching site. Watching Roy talk about 3-5-2 and the limitations of three centre-backs, he starts talking about why three centre backs sometimes don't want to leave the middle of the field.   He notes that these players are good headers of the ball, good tacklers, etc, but they are often reluctant to get out on the flanks where they have to face.

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Not a literal reference to the Honduran coup which ousted Manuel Zelaya but the decision not to broadcast the match by the Honduran soccer federation.

From the US soccer website:

" In regards to the U.S. Men's National Team's match against Honduras on October 10, the rights are owned by the Honduras federation, which chose to sell the U.

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After a poor start to the season, we can breathe easy again. Two wins on the trot has put Melbourne a point from first place, though the A-League is so tight this season that we're still only in sixth place. But it's good to see the team hit some form at last.

With a third of the season almost done, I thought I'd pop in to share my thoughts on how the mighty Victory are faring this year.

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I gave my opinion on JDG two months ago and my thoughts have not changed. I think this is great news for MLS and TFC.

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1. DeGuzman Signing Would be a Coup for TFC and MLS I don't usually post speculation about transfers here but.

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Poor Luis Fabulouso! The Brazilian striker is depressed that the Milan move never materialized. He's also pessimistic about Sevilla's chances against Barca and Real in Spain.

"I expected the deal to go through, but it was a sad ending. Milan's leaders came to my manager's house, called me and spoke to me about an 'easy life' and that it would be all right.

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NBA, psh.
MLS needs to stage a coup and get this guy into the league. Click to continue reading...

1899 Hoffenheim was the biggest story in European football last fall.The newly promoted side was leading the Bundesliga as Christmas approached. Of course, Hoffenheim fell off but they left their mark on the world of football and the Bundesliga.

Today, Hoffenheim signed two of the best young American prospects ever:Â attacker Joseph-Claude Gyau and midfielder Charles Renken.

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Would be one hell of a signing.

WEST HAM boss Gianfranco Zola is close to agreeing a loan deal for Eidur Gudjohnsen.
The cash-strapped Hammers are in no financial position to agree a £5million permanent deal for the striker but a season-long deal is on the cards.

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Liverpool have today pulled off a surprise transfer coup, and swooped for Greek international Sotiris Kyrgiakos from AEK Athens, as manager Rafa Benitez looks to reinforce his rearguard, weakened by injury in recent days.
Kyrgiakos has spent only a year back in Greece, after a career which has seen him play in Germany for Eintracht Frankfurt and in Scotland with Rangers. Click to continue reading...

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The Manchester City Experiment

In an ideal world (read: my ideal world) Manchester City will finish in the exact same spot as last season. I'd love to see the cash they shelled out for players this summer come to naught in the table.

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Phil Brown confirms that striker Alvaro Negredo has been a Hull City transfer target. The club has been negotiating with Real for about six weeks and a deal is likely to be concluded soon. Real's insistence that a buyback clause be inserted into the contract has slowed down the process.

The Spanish giant will get £12 million for his transfer which will be a rare event since most of the focus this season has been of their profligate spending.

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A Honduran club's 6-0 rout of Costa Rican opponents last week is giving Honduras added belief for their World Cup qualifier at home to their neighbours in San Pedro Sula on Wednesday.

The Costa Rica team arrived amid tight security following the coup in June that ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya but coach Rodrigo Kenton said they found the atmosphere calm and felt at home in "a brother country".

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Barnsley have completed the permanent signing of winger Adam Hammill after agreeing 'a significant six-figure deal' with Liverpool.
Hammill became a firm favourite at Oakwell after spending the final three months on loan last season and Tykes manager Simon Davey was keen to bring the 21-year-old back to South Yorkshire. Click to continue reading...

Wigan are closing on a double signing that gives clear indication they may be losing Lee Cattermole.
Manager Roberto Martinez moved to agree a £3.5million deal for highly-rated Rayo Vallecano midfielder Mohamed Diame and his teammate centre half Antonio Amaya.
It follows Wigan also striking an agreement with Chelsea to loan Scott Sinclair for the season but shows concern that prized asset Cattermole could leave before the window closes. Click to continue reading...

Xabi Alonso has finalised his €30 million move to Real Madrid after weeks of negotiations and looking muy triste everywhere he went. Yes, it's another coup for Potter Perez and the delusion of the Galactico 2.0 era which even we can't swallow.

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Well... we don't have anything to say about Pepe, except for his bag. Where did he get it from and more importantly, has he (already) been picking up fashion tips from BabyGrease?

Interestingly, on the football side, Madrid's latest "coup" Alvaro Arbeloa has surpassed Pepe and Sergio Ramos to officially become the club's "now the highest rated defender at the Bernabeu with an overall FTBL rating of 108.

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It was the news that Chelsea fans were waiting for. As the media stories grew over the summer Blues supporters were beginning to get twitchy and the thought of John Terry leaving the club started to enter the realms of reality.

But the England football team skipper has finally made his thoughts public over the weekend and committed his future to Chelsea, saying he wants to end his career at the club he has been at since he was a schoolboy.

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Never in our warped minds did we think Ibra and Keirrison would be playing together in the same team. But it's happening to Barca and obviously they aren't the only ones in Spain who want to change things a little bit. Potter Perez won that competition by outdoing himself with Real Madrid (seriously, we don't want to see his mobile phone bills!

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This is the incredible spillage, recorded from within the riot itself, from a match between Montagua and Olimpia of Honduras - a country not quite known for making international headlines with its club teams. The riots began in the stadium between the fans of both teams, then vacuumed in the police which were attempting to [. Click to continue reading...