The Seattle Sounders shut down any hopes for the F.C. Dallas winning the Major League Soccer Cup this year by eliminating them from the playoffs. Saturday night's game at the Qwest Fields in Seattle was a saddening loss for Dallas when they let in two goals, ending the game 2-1.

Sigi Schmid waves to the fans, in a 3-0 Seattle Sounders victory over the New Your Red Bulls, Thursday, March 19, 2009.

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Pardon the super cheesy title, but after reading Miralem Pjanic's super inspiring interview this morning, I felt...well, super. Lyon are in first place in their CL group, Liverpool are in the unwelcome position of being in third, and both teams are coming off of weekend losses in their domestic leagues.

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US MNT Player Power Rankings (10/15/09): The US Men's Soccer Team has qualified for the 2010 World Cup, which kicks off a mere 8 months from now. Now that we're in, the big question is who will represent the Red, White, & Blue at the world's biggest sports spectacle.

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Rumors that� a certain former England coach� was on the verge of taking the helm of North Korea's football team, which qualified for the� World Cup for the first time in 44 years, sent FootyFactor headquarters into a tizzy yesterday.

In the history of� odd couples, we cannot think of a more� far-fetched� but perfectly harmonious pair than� North Korean dictator� Kim Jong-il and� Swedish hard� man� Sven Goran Eriksson.

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Jay Needham and Alta's dreams of promotion all but ended Sunday afternoon with a defeat at Tromsdalen while Connor Tobin did not see time in Nybergsund's victory over Stavanger. Click to continue reading...

Dan Steinberg of D.C. Sports Bog will have a full report about D.C. United's involvement in ESPN The Magazine's soon-to-hit-newsstands Body Issue, but below is a very small sneak peak. United players are seen right round the 54-second mark, with a short comment from Ben Olsen about his dreams of coming out on the field naked.

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There is alot of bravado spoken when the subject of� my football team's home is mentioned. The title 'Theatre of Dreams' (dubbed by Bobby Charlton) was once embarrassingly mentioned by fans in the late 1980's. The two words 'theatre' and 'dreams' were a million miles away from hooligan England in those days, where the reality was [. Click to continue reading...

Loved this quote from the Bangkok Post
Worawi yesterday appointed Anucha Nakasai as national team manager.

Anucha is a former MP for Chai Nat.
"He has played football mainly in charity events," said Worawi.
Anucha thanked Worawi for giving him an opportunity to work with the national team. Click to continue reading...

Every fan dreams of stepping up and scoring for their club. Few ever get to do it. Mostly due to the fact that they are not professional footballers. But one man appears to have found a loophole. As Spartak Moscow's Brazilian midfielder Alex was preparing to take an equalizing spot kick against Saturn Moscow on Saturday, a [. Click to continue reading...

Miracles are banned at the Theatre of Dreams OTP field operative Matt Fairgrieve spotted this beauty on a recent tour of Old Trafford. Seemingly Man Yoo feel the need to rub their disabled supporters' faces in it a bit. Having said that, this Burnley fan will be stuffed when the Clarets visit United. Click to continue reading...

Another week of Premiership action is now in the books, and Thursday means one thing: it's time for the Thursday Throwdown from A to Z. Here we go...

A� is for Anelka. Chelsea fans should be counting their lucky stars that both Nicolas Anelka and Didier Drogba are in spectacular form.

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Without passion, you're a fashion
How long can you fake it?
A few choice lyrics from "Lien On Your Dreams" by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club which I would like to dedicate to any Euro-centric soccer fans out there in America who tonight feel the need to start an "English-style" supporters club for their local side. Click to continue reading...

I don't know about the rest of you, but when it comes to sports, I'm a numbers guy. I love statistics! It could be as simple as how many points Manchester United is away from winning their fourth Premier League title in a row (that number should be three points lower after Wednesday, but Burnley really messed with that stat) or as complex as what Everton's home record is when Yakubu scores with his right foot opposed to his left.

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Last week we learned details of another soccer specific stadium plan headed by a group not associated with Jeff Cooper, a St Louis attorney who has MLS dreams.
Today we hear from Cooper regarding that groups proposal.
Courtesy of St Louis Today:

The developer of a $572 million Major League Soccer stadium and mixed-use center in Collinsville said a similar idea brought before Richmond Heights, Mo.

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You can really beat that for an opening day result, can you?
6 goals away from home. No matter who you're playing in the league, that's an exceptional performance.
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visit Moor night their of League Red the a over the Dreams and face promoted 1-0 Birmingham Old Sunday functional although and have score with and both [...]
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� The love between two Liverpool players is being celebrating with a fitting tribute by Manchester United fans. Originating from a chant by the Evertonians, and now sang with glee at The Theatre of Dreams, the relationship between Fernando Torres and his "husband" Jamie Carragher is now visually displayed in the form of a United T [. Click to continue reading...

The first day of a new season in football is always special. You get to see your favorite team in action after a break, there are a few new faces that you see in the promoted teams and most importantly, you are ensured for another thrilling and great season of football.Today, the title holders Manchester United played hosts to Birmingham City at the Theatre of Dreams. Click to continue reading...

I am somewhat perturbed this morning having woken from a dream in which Emmanuel Eboue was my dad and he was teaching me to a drive in an old Ford Capri which had a distressed piglet in the back seat. Honestly, you don't need dreams like that.

We'll start this morning with the latest regarding transfers.

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This coming season promises to be the most exciting in years. Of course, every coming season promises to be the most exciting in years. This is one of the many truisms of English Football. Last season we gaped open mouthed as Manchester City clumsily wooed Global Franchise Entities with the promise of dreams and Ferrero Rocher.

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Shaun Wright-Phillips held a charity motorcycle ride in London yesterday and showed up on the back of Wayne Bridge's bike, wearing a World War II helmet (0:23 into the video). I'm hoping he did this for comedic effect.

It's hard to make too much fun of Shaun, though, as the ride benefited the Education for the Children Foundation.

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Tampines Rovers v Home United 2-3 (Fahrudin Mustafic, Seiji Kaneko; Peres De Oliveira 3) 2,723
Three straight defeats for Tampines Rovers has effectively ended their title dreams. And to think just a week ago they were looking longingly at first place after leaders SAF had slipped up drawing 0-0 at home to DPMM. Click to continue reading...

Nike is usually one of the best at producing quality, entertaining advertisements. This is not one of them. This is something that will eat your dreams.

As @Kickette says, the Werder Bremen players' wavy flesh set against a soul-sucking black void of a background makes them look like some kind of freaky aliens sent to crack open my skull and fiddle with my insides.

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Showdown Sunday alright and Richard's Bok SAF can look back on a job well done, collecting a crucial three points in a feisty affair at Tampines Stadium.
And yet it could have been so different had Aliff been able to convert Noh Alam Shah's cross while the score was still scoreless. But Tampines were made to pay for that miss and also a night when their delivery into the box was too poor too often. Click to continue reading...

Gonzalo Higuain is apparently not ruling out the possibility of playing for the French national team.

In an interview with the French magazine So Foot, Higuain said "You never know" in response to being asked if he would like to represent the French national team in the 2010 world cup.

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This comes to us courtesy of an excellent site, PitchInvasion.net:

Yes, MLS fans' dreams might be about to come true: Pitch Invasion has learned that the MLS Board of Governors are seriously considering a complete overhaul of the MLS playoff structure, that would both enliven the playoffs and ensure the regular season beomes a meaningful contest for first place with serious advantages gained for the post-season.

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I wanted to say thank you to one of my excellent soccer camp sponsors, Pelican Athletic Club!� They are one of the premier athletic clubs in the Greater Mandeville area.� I grew up working out there and I still continue to work out there.

My contact, Lara Newman, has been a pleasure to work with and she is so supportive of my mission to help young people reach their dreams.

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And Why It's Probably OK

Ah, summer soccer in America. When we can finally kick back, crack an ice cold Miller Lite, and take in some of that industrious Major League Soccer all of these scallywags have been talking about ... oh you've got Stella? Wait, Barca's playing? Maybe next year....

In a lot of ways, foreign club tours of America have exposed just how secondary MLS's secondary status is even in its home country compared to foreign soccer.

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Word is the veteran Brazilian is playing himself in an Iranian movie.
It's about "a Palestine girl who was killed before realizing her dream of meeting him."
I guessed it's based on a true story. The 32 year old has signed a contract and will appear in scenes based in the girl's dreams. Click to continue reading...

MCFC got themselves involved in a mud-slinging battle with football fans when they paid thousands of pounds in an attempt to wind us reds up. For me, it's totally bizarre that a football club would lower themselves to such petty behaviour. Had a City fan got out the sky blue paint and had a go at this, it would probably bring about a wry smile, but fancy a football club sanctioning such a thing!

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Your dreams come true:

• Emmanuel Adebayor is now officially a member of Manchester City.
  
• Liverpool joined the Spurs for the an Ashley Young pursuit.
  
• Ibrahimovic/Eto'o deal agreed upon?
  
• City ups its bid for John Terry?
  
• Though Oasis' Noel Gallagher is not much of a JT fan.

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Manchester City were not always a laughing matter. The sneering is a modern phenomenon index linked to the evolving mythology at the Theatre of Dreams. Click to continue reading...

CNN posted an interesting article interviewing the 2007 - 2008 Premier Fantasy League winner John Frisina. He is fairly coy about his winning formula but does offer some sensible maintenance strategies around injuries.
Im not sure how far I would carry his comments about "taking a chance on three or four undervalued players"; apparently Frisina was running several teams that were almost identical with only one or two players difference, something that many 'serious' players considered morally wrong, some even claiming it was outright cheating! Click to continue reading...

With the number of big money deals and unscrupulous transfer rumours flying around Europe currently, the free transfer of Ikechi Anya to Spanish football side Sevilla is perhaps not one to fill the column inches.
But take a closer look at Anya's story and it perhaps deserves greater prominence. Click to continue reading...

The official Jared Montz Soccer "Believe in it" bracelets are in!� These Lance Armstrong style bracelets have been a huge hit at soccer camp this summer and now for the 1st time they are available in the JM Pro Soccer Shop!

I trademarked the "Belive in it" slogan to always remind you to believe in your dreams.

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