The first couple of days of the Beach Soccer World Cup have delivered quite a lot of tits and ass action... as you can now see by the new thumbnail gallery feature I've finally enabled... yay me! Anyway, I've even thrown in a highlight of last nights humiliating 8-1 drubbing ... Click to continue reading...

Two home games, two home defeats, four goals conceded at home.
It's been a sorry start to the season for Persitara in their (latest) new home of Soemantri Brojonegoro Stadium. The heavens opened as the fans left the stadium and heaven might be an approriate place to start looking for inspiration as this current vintage seems to lack much of it on the field. Click to continue reading...

Free-scoring Arsenal continued their dominance of Champions League Group H with a stunning 4-1 drubbing of AZ Alkmaar on Wednesday night.
The Gunners are in top spot and unbeaten in their group, and proved far too classy for the Dutch visitors at The Emirates, where skipper Cesc Fabregas bagged a brace and was joined on the scoresheet by Samir Nasri and Abou Diaby, who netted a sublime fourth of the night on 72 minutes after some flowing build-up play from Eduardo and Andrey Arshavin. Click to continue reading...

Rumour Mill Spinning: Just Wind?
The rumour mill is starting to spin. It may be imagination, wishful thinking and/or an hallucinatory psychotic episode. Then again there could be a grain of truth in it all. After the drubbing from Crewe something has to keep the flames (embers or just a small faintly warm spot) alive. Click to continue reading...

By� Gareth Freeman

United's Carling Cup win over Barnsley was encouraging in the fact the ‘squad' players came in and gave a decent account of themselves.� Michael Owen's goal was vintage Owen, he showed neat skills and a cool composure to send the ball into the net but, with all due respect to Barnsley, he should have registered a goal against the opposition.

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Everton v Aston Villa
English Premier League
Saturday, 31 October 2009
Kick-off: 1500 GMT

Everton's injury crisis shows no sign of abating and they are now without 10 senior players for the match against Aston Villa but defender. Leighton Baines and Louis Saha their highest goalscorer this season could return to the fold.

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They say that laughter is good for you.
But whoever would have thought that the Carling Cup could offer such a barrel of laughs?
For example, I'm not great Chel$ea fan as you know, but I'm enjoying their 4 -0 drubbing of Bolton.
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Three Blackburn Rovers players and two members of staff have caught H1N1 swine flu but Tuesday's League Cup Fourth Round match against Peterborough United will go ahead as scheduled, the Premier League club said.

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My first day in Buenos Aires turned out to be the day of the superclasico, even though I scheduled it months before the schedule came out. Fate? Perhaps. Unfortunately, fate also worked to have me arrive too late to attend the match. Fate can be fickle. Because of the fickle finger of fate, the only picture I have is a blurry one of a television screen showing the end of the match in a café in Buenos Aires.

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Well it must be time for the holidays with all the firings that are beginning to occur around the world of football.� Plenty of dismal managers have already been kicked to the curb in other leagues� and now La Liga has its first� prominent replacement� happening this week.� Atletico Madrid's skipper Abel Resino is the first coach to go from any powerhouse squad in Spain and the coach could not last an entire year in total length with his new squad.

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Joe Cole is back. In his first Premier League start since January following cruciate knee ligament injury, the pint-sized midfielder produced a mesmerizing attacking display brimming with pace and invention. At the heart of Chelsea's attacking play from the get go, Cole seamlessly linked midfield and attack from the ‘hole' behind Anelka and Drogba inspiring the Blues to a resounding five-nil drubbing of Blackburn.

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Of the six teams still trying to qualify for the MLS playoffs heading into Saturday's action, Real Salt Lake had the longest odds of actually making it. RSL needed to win its regular season finale and have three other teams drop points in order to qualify for the post-season.

That's exactly what happened.

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Of the six teams still trying to qualify for the MLS playoffs heading into Saturday's action, Real Salt Lake had the longest odds of actually making it. RSL needed to win its regular season finale and have three other teams drop points in order to qualify for the post-season.

That's exactly what happened.

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At Half-time the Orlando Stadium was in the dark , then the the Lamontville Golden Arrows lit up the Soweto night with their 6-0 drubbing of Ajax Cape Town in the MTN8 Wafa Wafa Finals.

The goals were scored by a Njabulo Manqana brace, Richard Henyekane, Thokozani Msheng, Nhlanhla Zothwane and an own goal from unfortunate Ajax defender Deniss Ivanovs.

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Celtic v Hamburg
Europa League
Hampden Park
Thursday 22nd October 20:05 BST

Bottom of UEFA Europa League Group C after two games, Celtic FC will be wary of being cast adrift as fellow former European champions Hamburger SV return to Glasgow, where they won 2-0 on their only previous visit.

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As I do with most home games against any teams outside the top few teams in the Premier League, I'd expect victory for Spurs against Stoke. Tony Pulis has done wonders firstly to get his club into the league and secondly, turning them into a formidable top flight side.

While Stoke are renowned for their home form, they have also been a lot more solid on the road this season than they were last.

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Wow what a performance by Inter in the smash and grab 5-0 goal drubbing of Genoa last Saturday....
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Lyon travel to Anfield currently on top of Group E for Matchday Three in the Champions League.

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After a poor showing on the weekend against Sunderland, Liverpool are in need of a quick rebound. League standing aside, Liverpool have struggled to produce much in the way of attack in the past month.

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The nominees for the ballon d'or award have been revealed but there is one name missing- Ronaldinho's. First of all, Ronaldinho is still a great player even with his current form. Let me explain why. Talent (what ronaldinho has) is something someone is born with. You cannot learn it even if you dedicated your entire lifetime to it.

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An impressive 1-0 win by Deportivo La Coruña over Sevilla on Saturday raises Depor to a tie of third place with Sevilla at fifteen points, four points behind league leaders FC Barcelona.� Los blanquiazules have won five of their first seven matches this season, and their only two losses came at the hands of Espanyol 2-3 and Real Madrid 2-3.

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TORONTO FC VS. REAL SALT LAKE
BMO Field - Saturday, 4PM EST
TV: CBC -- RADIO: The Fan 590
The worst tease to Toronto supporters are the two simple words: mathematically possible. It's the ever-changing combination of points available and rivals' performances that allow TFC to still say "we have a shot" at the playoffs week after week. Click to continue reading...

By NESTOR F. SEBASTIAN

When all is said and done next week following the conclusion of South America's two-year marathon of World Cup qualifying, fans everywhere will have witnessed one of the most exciting conclusions the continent's federation has ever produced since its decision more than a decade ago� to switch to a home-and-away format for all 10 nations.

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By NESTOR F. SEBASTIAN

When all is said and done next week following the conclusion of South America's two-year marathon of World Cup qualifying, fans everywhere will have witnessed one of the most exciting conclusions the continent's federation has ever produced since its decision more than a decade ago� to switch to a home-and-away format for all 10 nations.

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A crowd approaching 25,000 is expected tonight for D.C. United's must-win battle versus visiting Chivas USA. With only three games remaining in the regular season, and United on the outside of playoffs (standings) looking in, the team is looking to go on a run beginning tonight. Chivas USA currently sits in the second (of four) wild card spots, but with every team within a few points, they're in need of a win, too.

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Everyone was in good spirit's after last night's 5-1 drubbing of San Juan Jabloteh. See what Boyzzz Khumalo, Milos Kocic, Chris Pontius, Christian Gomez and Tom Soehn had to say after the game.

• Tom Soehn & Christian Gomez press conference
• Boyzzz Khumalo
• Chris Pontius

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Maradona has Argentina on the Verge of the Untinkable
The grueling 18-game round robin CONMEBOL qualifiers are down to the last two match days. Only two teams, Brazil and Paraguay, have secured their pass to their pass to the finals. Two other teams, Peru and Bolivia, have been eliminated. Click to continue reading...

Week� 29 (09/30)

Last Week's Ranking in Parenthesis...

1. Columbus (1): The Crew blanked the Gals and took another step toward the Shield.
2. Houston (2):� Houston had a bye last week, so they will not be� moving this week.

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My how a 6 goal drubbing changes a man. That's not to say Rafa wasn't a manager full of happiness and teddy bears prior to the weekend; but I can assure you he's in a much better place right now.

We all saw the Hull City thrashing over the weekend. The goals from hat-trick from Torres and the added insurance from Gerrard and Babel made it a fun affair on Saturday afternoon.

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My how a 6 goal drubbing changes a man. That's not to say Rafa wasn't a manager full of happiness and teddy bears prior to the weekend; but I can assure you he's in a much better place right now.

We all saw the Hull City thrashing over the weekend. The goals from hat-trick from Torres and the added insurance from Gerrard and Babel made it a fun affair on Saturday afternoon.

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Tiger-themed massage mobile Hull City boss Phil Brown is looking particularly sackable following his side's drubbing at Liverpool at the weekend. But on this evidence the permatanned one has already got a new job in the pipeline. OTP spies spotted this Phil Brown Massage car decked out in Hull colours. Click to continue reading...

With news today that Saudi Prince Faisal is looking to buy a 50% stake in Liverpool from dreaded owners Hicks & Gillette, every Liverpool supporter must be delighted.
The Saudi Prince wants to own half the club, for now, at a cost of between £200 to £300 million.
According to Azhari Kowa, a spokesman for the Prince's Farma Goup, ''Prince Faisel is in London now discussing the purchase. Click to continue reading...

DC United pulled off the unthinkable with a 3-0 drubbing of CD Marathon of Honduras to give themselves the inside track to advancement out of the group stage of the CONCACAF Champions League. Click to continue reading...

I didn't manage to catch much of the 2-0 victory over West Brom the other night, but regardless of the circumstances, the win was an excellent result with a team that was young even by Carling Cup standards. Make no mistake, West Brom are a decent side, and on top form after dishing out a drubbing to Boro at the weekend.

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The best team in the world, FC Barcelona, takes the field again today in La Liga action when it faces Racing Santander in a match that will be shown live on ESPN2 (4pm).

There are teams enjoying strong seasons in Europe, such as Chelsea, Real Madrid, Juventus and Inter Milan, but it's tough to argue with the belief that Barcelona remains the team to beat in Europe.

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Last time KC and Dallas faced each other the Wizards took in 6 goals, alot of embarrassment and Curt Onalfo lost his job. Today, KC is looking for payback.

KC will be missing Jack Jewsbury who in all honesty needs a timeout since his level of play, just like Davy Arnaud's has been sub par.

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