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Henry is a cheat!

Football in the Capital 21 November @ 01:28 AM EST
Thierry Henry like many afore him says "it's up to the referee!"
But what about decency from himself and the French team. Not once but twice did the ball "hit@ more like he quided the ball with his hand...and what gaul, what cheek to celebrate and blame the referee!
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Fancy A Bet On Baby Kai Wayne Rooney?

Man United Devils 12 November @ 06:39 AM EST
Earlier on this afternoon, Coleen Rooney gave birth to Wayne Rooney's first child. The baby boy has been named Kai Wayne Rooney and both parents are said to be ‘overjoyed'.
The bookmakers have done up some special odds for baby Kai already, the poor kid is only hours old. Click to continue reading...

EPL via the iPhone (UK Only)

Springfield MO Soccer 10 November @ 02:29 PM EST

From the BBC comes news that Pay-TV provider BSkyB is set to show live Premier League matches on Apple's iPhone. Users can watch live sports on Sky Sports and ESPN as well as Sky News over a wi-fi connection for £6 a month. Besides the Premier League, users can also watch Scottish football, cricket and golf via Sky's new application.

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EPL via the iPhone (UK Only)

Springfield MO Soccer 10 November @ 02:29 PM EST

From the BBC comes news that Pay-TV provider BSkyB is set to show live Premier League matches on Apple's iPhone. Users can watch live sports on Sky Sports and ESPN as well as Sky News over a wi-fi connection for £6 a month. Besides the Premier League, users can also watch Scottish football, cricket and golf via Sky's new application.

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Foto do dia

Todos Somos Portugal 06 November @ 11:32 AM EST
Yuvraj Singh, jogador de cricketwww.skysports.com

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November Wikio rankings

Bitter and Blue 03 November @ 05:19 PM EST
The latest Wikio sprots rankings are shortly to be published and guys over at Wikio have been kind enough to send on an advance preview at the new top twenty:
1Arseblog (=)
2Gunnerblog (=)
3BBC Sport - Football blog (=)
4Off The Post (+1)
5West Ham Till I Die (-1)
6Line and Length - Times Online WBLG (+7)
7SoccerLens (+2)
8BBC Sport - Phil McNulty blog (-2)
9Bitter and Blue (+5)
10BlogF1 (-2)
11F1 Minute (=)
12F1 Fanatic (-5)
13Goodplaya (-3)
14King Cricket (+10)
15The Corridor (a cricket blog) (+19)
16East Lower (+2)
17Football Banter (-5)
18Formula One Blog - Times Online WBLG (-3)
19Lord of the Wing (+10)
20Twohundredpercent (-4)
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Alberto Aquilani – A hero will arise

All Four One, and One Four All! 29 October @ 12:16 PM EST

Sorry Vishwa. You're the man but still worth a try.

Some say he thinks Alex Ferguson is a swear word. Some say he has a bicycle kick that not even Iker Casillas would have dared to stop. All we know is, he's called THE AQUAMAN.

- No Sir, not Carlton Parlmer

Sendros is quality I tell you.

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The Battle for the Perch

All Four One, and One Four All! 24 October @ 01:48 PM EST

There are certains events in life that when it comes down to it, it makes you sit up and say "What's bigger than this?" For example an India vs Pakistan encounter, or the Aussie vs South Africa one. You know it coming when someone says it just a match and nothing more. Personally the latter has been a bigger one for me, but now I have given up on cricket and prefer to sit out of the NSW vs T&T kind of matches, which is exactly the opposite of what I am talking about.

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Polly was a cracker.

All Four One, and One Four All! 24 October @ 08:39 AM EST

This will be the biggest thing in a couple of years. Just like UEFA have done with their Champions League, we will do with this. This will be to cricket what the... er... Champions League is to football.

-Lalit Modi, Chairman, Champions League T20

To all ye doubters who mocked at my observation of some other tournament being the clear inspiration for this tournament.

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The Other Champs League

All Four One, and One Four All! 16 October @ 05:20 AM EST

No, it's not about the other teams in the Champions League like Uriea Urigniceni and Rubin Kazan. Though from what I've seen of Rubin Kazan, they could go some distance in Europe, at least through the Europa League (hard luck for them to be in a group with Barca and Inter. If they'd been with Arsenal, they would've fancied their chances).

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Newsletter: Week 10

languagecaster.com 16 October @ 04:59 AM EST

After the World Cup qualifiers have finished and the dust has settled, languagecaster.com returns to it's World Cup Stars series. We've already talked about Pele and Maradona, this week it's the turn of a goalkeeper. Come along to the site at languagecaster.com to find out who we feauture and for lots more.

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Tranmere V Stockport County : Match Officials

Welcome To Stockportinsider The Interactive Stockport County Blog 12 October @ 10:13 AM EST

Match Officials announced for tonight's match at Tranmere Rovers.

Mr. Booth, will be the man in charge at Prenton Park Tonight.

Russell Started refereeing in 1984 in Mansfield and progressed to the National List of assistant Referees in 1998. After only one season promoted to the SG of assistant referees until he reached the National List of referees in 2004.

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Independent Schools Football – There’s more to it than you think

WDKF | Qualified Football Arm Chair Managers Slash Pundits 08 October @ 08:57 AM EST
You may be forgiven for thinking Independent School's Sport is centred around Rugby and Cricket, therefore not realising that Football is in fact bigger than the two in most cases. Independent Schools, such as the one I attend (Shrewsbury School), are renowned for their big playing grounds, excellent facilities and top-class coaching, thus giving pupils [. Click to continue reading...

Balance

Craven Cottage Newsround 24 September @ 03:11 PM EST

Balance is crucial for sportsmen.  By balance I don't mean staying upright, but a sort of internal synergy that gets everything working as it ought to.

I recently read a good book about running, "Born to Run" by Christopher Macdougall.  Among other things Macdougall talks to and about ultra-runners, people who do 50 mile runs, and sometimes more than double that.

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Tags: cricket, forwards

Nedved Juniors and the Temple of Doom

Nedved's Notes 23 September @ 06:49 PM EST
This post is about my two boys, however there is a bit of a problem. Due to new British legislation I am not actually allowed to reveal the names of my children to anyone who has not had a Criminal Records Bureau check. Okay, that's not actually true (although it might soon be). Still, it seems prudent not to give their real names, not so much for security reasons, but to give them the option of denying anything I write as they grow older. Click to continue reading...

Why be a Soccer Fan Prt 2

Football Down Under and Beyond 12 September @ 02:43 PM EST
This entire post follows on from the comments on my last piece.
When I first read your comment, Ed, I had to go back and re-read my article. I didn't realise how much it came across as so dark on the A-League. When I sat down to write I had in mind a bit of a comparison of the two soccer experiences of the day, highlighting the simple joys of junior and amateur league soccer. Click to continue reading...

Legends Of English Football: #8 Brian Clough

EPL Talk 07 September @ 04:06 PM EST

Brian Clough's managerial career has been well documented, but it often completely overshadows the success Clough had as a player. Whilst he was often accused of nepotism towards his son Nigel whilst he was the manager of Nottingham Forest, it wasn't hard to see where the younger player got his footballing talent from.

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Meanwhile

Spurs musings from JimmyG2 07 September @ 03:15 PM EST
There's no football.Time to take stock and indulge the missis, make of that whatever you like but it usually involves Morrison's these days. I was going to follow the cricket or the tennis but it seems we are being thrashed by the Australians in the first and there is not one English player in the top 100 in the second so perhaps I won't bother. Click to continue reading...

The Sweeper: England and the Last Empire of Football

Pitch Invasion 07 September @ 11:11 AM EST

British Empire

Big Story

In the wake of England's rather lackluster display against Slovenia, Simon Barnes explores why we English still expect to win: "Football is the Last Empire." Barnes writes that in all other sports, the English have given up any expectancy of dominance.

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Lescott’s (all but) Gone: Let’s Celebrate.

They Think It’s All Over… 24 August @ 03:58 AM EST
They Think It's All Over... is annoyed that his enjoyment of England's Ashes victory has been spoiled by an Everton loss. Click to continue reading...

The Ashes: England Vs Australia 5th Test Tickets Still Available!

Caught Offside 18 August @ 08:29 AM EST

So the football season is well and truly underway, thank god, but there is the small matter of The Ashes series which is perfectly poised at 1-1 going into the final test at the Oval, and believe it or not, there are still good price tickets available!

CLICK HERE for details.

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Have They Found Rafa’s Killer Yet?

Caught Offside 07 August @ 11:32 AM EST

Our friends at Studs Up have surpassed themselves with this sketch about the dangers of the transfer window!

CLICK HERE to read the comic!

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In Memory of Sir Bobby Robson.

BWFC 24 31 July @ 12:00 PM EST

"It wasn't the hand of God.
It was the hand of a rascal."

Former England manager, Sir Bobby Robson, sadly died after a 15 year fight against cancer. The quote above is about Diego Maradona's infamous goal in the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. What better way to remember Sir Bobby than a few words from the man himself.

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The Friday List of Little or No Consequence #124

Some People are On The Pitch 31 July @ 05:21 AM EST
Maybe not goodbye, but farewell...
15 Quotes From Sir Bobby Robson
Sir Bobby Robson, former manager of Ipswich Town, Newcastle United and England, died today aged 76 after a long battle with cancer. Before a more formal tribute on our part, here are some of Sir Bobby's many utterances that made us laugh over the years and endeared him to football fans the world over. Click to continue reading...

Daily Dose: July 28th, 2009

The Offside 28 July @ 07:30 PM EST
Something to read while you watch Diego score on his Juventus debut with a double roll-over... Comparing two Lopez long bombs (KC Wizards Offside) Both of which have this beat (The Spoiler) Football vs cricket (SoccerLens) Pies emerges from legal limbo (WaatP?) ESPN building it's UK content (AP) Putting BeckhamGate in perspective (Soccer Training Info) Why you can't trust transfer rumours. Click to continue reading...

Link Loving – July 28th: Top Ten Football WAGS; Chelsea Captain Speaks to MC Hammer; Latest on £27m Alonso to Real Madrid News; Cheryl Cole Looking Incredibl

Caught Offside 28 July @ 12:25 PM EST

More Links than you can shake a stick at!

Top Ten Football WAGS

(Football Talent Spotter)

Chelsea Captain speaks to MC Hammer!

(Dirty Tackle)

Latest on £27m Alonso to Real Madrid News

(The Spoiler)

Cheryl Cole Looking Incredibly Hot!

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Fool’s Gold

Avenell Road 23 July @ 12:21 AM EST

Is there anyone else apart from me who has wondered if Adebayor will continue his ridiculously high number of off-sides now he has joined City?

I think we are about to get a true view of who was really to blame for what seemed like repeated school boy errors.

The number was so high that I thought the finger of blame has to be pointed at the coaching staff and as the buck stops with Wenger, he surely must shoulder the lion share of the blame.

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SVEN-Gali

For Girls Who Can't Do Football 21 July @ 02:39 PM EST
She's away again. So it's me. The old bear. It's been quite a week. Slowly, surreptitiously, I've been introducing GB to the C word ! Not an immediate fan, I'll grant you.......but !
She said to me last night.......archly........" Bear, I've a question for you" I answered in a cool manner-underneath thinking "oh-er"
" I want you Bear, to tell me the nick names of the following People"
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And so it returns...or doesn't as the case may be

LadyArse - Arsenal and the world of football from a woman's perspective @ OleOl 20 July @ 05:23 AM EST

Lulled into a false sense of completion, I felt as if the summer was truly over (in a non-footballing sense) after all the commotion of Saturday. I wasn't counting on Sunday.

All Sunday consisted of was gloating by Arsenal fans that Adebayor had gone, and gloating by City fans that he had arrived.

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Stephen Fry on cricket

Things and stuff 16 July @ 08:36 AM EST
Stephen Fry making a speech about cricket :
Thank you ladies and gentlemen, thank you very much indeed. It is an honour to stand before so many cricketing heroes from England and from Australia and at this, my favourite time of year. The time when that magical summer sound comes to our ears and gladdens our old hearts, the welcome sound of leather on Graham Swann.
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The Unhappy Medium - brief update

The Footbal Tragic 09 July @ 02:43 AM EST
Some time ago I posted a ramble on the problems adapting football to the demands of television, mentioning in passing the way that some other sports are presented on the small screen, including cricket. Last night, watching the first session of the Ashes series on SBS, I was impressed by a recent innovation in the coverage of that particular sport. Click to continue reading...

Other Sports: Part the Second - Cricket

A More Splendid Life 08 July @ 07:21 AM EST
So where do I write in my net income?
Good Lord.
Rob Smyth's Ashes MBM: "What an over from Mitchell Johnson! Four balls in a row were superb and culminated in the big wicket of the captain: the first was a leg-stump yorker to Strauss that should have been given LBW; the second was a bouncer that hit Bopara; the third was a slower ball that Bopara, duped completely, drove just over mid-off; and the fourth was a vicious bouncer that followed Strauss, took the glove and looped gently to Clarke in the slips. Click to continue reading...

Top six cricketing footballers

Who Ate All the Pies 08 July @ 05:11 AM EST
Wally Hardinge Wally played cricket for Kent and won one England cap, against the touring Australians in 1921. He also played football for Newcastle United, Sheffield United and Woolwich Arsenal (just before they dropped the Woolwich from their name)....

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Wilson Palacios and the Twitter debate

The Boys From White Hart Lane 07 July @ 06:34 PM EST
Had a conversation about Twitter with a Spurs mate tonight, in particular the possibility of the 'Wilson Palacios' that we were both 'following' being actually legitimate or not. Twitter does seem to be the 'in' form of social media for celebrities and sportsmen these days and there's every chance that the person behind this account is actually Sgt. Click to continue reading...

Where USA lead Australia follow right?

Football in the Capital 30 June @ 12:56 AM EST
The United States of America beat the European Champions Spain 2-0 and then nearly kncked the Brazilians off in the Confederation Cup Final in South Africa.
Okay it's not the World Cup but it must give Australia some hope of achieving something next year.
If the USA can get to the final, beat Spain on the way then surely the Aussies can get out of the group. Click to continue reading...