Portugal joga hoje com o Brasil, pelas 15.30 horas, as meias-finais do Mundial que decorre no Dubai. É uma final antecipada e é pena. Deveria ser jogo de final. Click to continue reading...

As part of The Football World Series, the New York Red Bulls will host international teams at Red Bull Arena this summer.
In recent years, the Football World Series has featured Liverpool, Porto, Arsenal, Ajax, A.C. Milan, Manchester United, Boca Juniors, Lazio, Atletico Madrid and others. Click to continue reading...

As it's a quiet Arsenal week with the international break and I'm currently in transit from Asia to Africa in Dubai, I thought I might blog today on the prospects for England's World Cup bid for either 2018 or 2022.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office">

The bid was recently launched at Wembley.

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As it's a quiet Arsenal week with the international break and I'm currently in transit from Asia to Africa in Dubai, I thought I might blog today on the prospects for England's World Cup bid for either 2018 or 2022.

The bid was recently launched at Wembley. It being Blighty, things couldn't go smoothly of course.

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Robbie Fowler was only ever God to a small group of Scousers based in their native Liverpool.
Did Everton fans think he was God?
Did Man United fans?
Did Wigan, Sunderland, Torquay, Burton Albion, or Newport County?
Not to mention every fan from Sydney to Sao Paolo, Dortmund to Dubai. Click to continue reading...

(Recently that is....) Just how sneaky and devious can the Makems really be? For instance, could they have infiltrated Iranian media to spread malicious rumours and create a second take-over hoax? I imagine the search keys 'Sirous Mahjoob' and 'Toon takeover' and the F5 key have been seriously hammered today. Click to continue reading...

Parece ser que en nuestra institución la palabra trabajo inmiscuye muchos aspectos y uno de ellos es el acomodo de algunos jugadores felinos que no tienen actualmente un club.

Los futuros de Blas Pérez, Julio " Pájaro " Aguilar y Pedro Benítez pueden estar en el continente Asiático y  Sudamericano respectivamente.

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Anyone else as tired of all this Dalport Investments business as I am?

According to various web reports and comments on my previous post, Dalport Investments is really a lingerie company.
Don't believe me? Take a look for yourself.

Of course, they're saying all the right things after being cornered by a Canal Nou TV reporter outside their Madrid 'headquarters' yesterday .

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The Blackburn Rovers forward El-Hadji Diouf has made it known that playing in the US is an option he will consider.
Courtesy of Goal.com:
"You never know what is going to happen tomorrow in football," he added.
"The fact that I signed a four-year contract with Sunderland but left after six months proves it. Click to continue reading...

Newcastle United have confirmed that the now-Championship club is up for sale at a knock-down price of £100 million.

It's no surprise that Mike Ashley wants to sell - he's been trying to wash his hands of the club he loves for months, but has been unsuccessful.

It is said former Chairman, Freddy Shepherd, is among several interested parties - he'll probably be welcomed back with open arms after the mere disastrous period that Ashley has presided over.

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After the dowdy draw againt China on Friday, Germany defeated the UAE 7-2 in Dubai on their second and last stop of the Asia trip on Tuesday. As suspected, it was a better training game, the only notable aspects were Schalke's Manuel Neuer who debuted in the German goal and showed a strong and solid effort.

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After the dowdy draw againt China on Friday, Germany defeated the UAE 7-2 in Dubai on their second and last stop of the Asia trip on Tuesday. As suspected, it was a better training game, the only notable aspects were Schalke's Manuel Neuer who debuted in the German goal and showed a strong and solid effort.

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After the dowdy draw againt China on Friday, Germany defeated the UAE 7-2 in Dubai on their second and last stop of the Asia trip on Tuesday. As suspected, it was a better training game, the only notable aspects were Schalke's Manuel Neuer who debuted in the German goal and showed a strong and solid effort.

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More news form the local papers in Newcastle, and this afternoon's Chronicle is saying there may be some interest in Dubai. It seems that the Newcastle Journal and Chronicle are doing exactly what we'd all hoped for, and doing some decent, factual reporting on the current Newcastle situation, and these two will be the best [. Click to continue reading...

Festejo Gol Atlante
Originally uploaded by ClubDeportivoAzul Esto fue ayer pero paso desapercibido, como tengo amigos azulgranas pues no hay que hacerles el feo que irán al mundial de clubes.
El Cruz Azul da pena ajena, el peor de su historia, pero ni siquiera así los potros les pudieron anotar gol ayer, partido insufrible(ver vídeo). Click to continue reading...

Just be grateful you didn't have to pay Here is Little Mickey Owen dressed up in his finest pilot's gear to show you around Dubai from the air. That is assuming his wooden introduction hasn't put you to sleep before the chopper is even off the ground. After that intro most of the video is worth [... Click to continue reading...

Michael Owen has a reputation as being a charmless dullard with the personality of a cupboard. In addition to that, and like so many professional sportsmen, he is a competitive asshole – the sort of fist-pumping competitive asshole who hates to lose at anything, even if it's just a kickabout with his son in his back garden. Click to continue reading...

Ya no hay excusas. Manuel Ruíz de Lopera tiene la oferta que esperaba para vender el paquete mayoritario de acciones del Real Betis Balompié. La proposición viene a cargo del jeque Humaid Bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, emir de Ajmán (uno de los siete emiratos que conforman los Emiratos Árabes Unidos), que estaría dispuesto a abonar [. Click to continue reading...

American forward Landon Donovan made a strong showing in his debut for Bayern Munich in a friendly against the UAE's Al Jazeera tonight in Abu Dhabi.
On loan from MLS side LA Galaxy, Donovan started up top with Luca Toni and earned himself three good scoring chances but was unable to convert any. Click to continue reading...

Goldenballs left knackered by AC Milan training session David Beckham was apparently left so exhausted by the step up in intensity from LA Galaxy to AC Milan training sessions that doctors feared for his health. The ex-England skipper could barely stand after the session at Milan's training camp in Dubai. Click to continue reading...

Milan new boy gets sweat on pristine white outfits All the talk was of the security risks posed by David Beckham to the good people of Dubai nutters with bombs in the Emirate wanted to blow him up. Instead he has been posing for photos with a couple of Manchester City fans. Click to continue reading...

After plans to launch the Phil Babb Hotel and the Jason McAteer Suites were mysteriously halted, Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard was in London last night to front a new property project. Oblivious to the current economic apocalypse, Azizi investment are to construct The Steven Gerrard Tower (The SGT for locals) on the Palm Jebel Ali, for a mere £150m.

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Some news to read as you get shot by your stove: I know we covered the Spanish beer thing yesterday, but these guys' photo is better. Or...worse. Yes! Worse! Much, much worse! That's what I meant! (With Leather) Best possible reason to run a futbol club? To launder drug [...] Click to continue reading...

The outgoing chairman of Manchester City introduces the incoming chairman to the crowd. Isn't that lovely? (Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty Images) Click to continue reading...

I don't know much about selling. But I'm pretty sure that setting your price too high and then drinking cocktails instead of meeting with potential Middle Eastern buyers isn't the way to go. So it doesn't look like Mike Ashley will be selling Newcastle anytime soon. Apparently Ashley and his entourage (Dennis Wise, Derek Llambias [. Click to continue reading...

Yesterday in Dubai, Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley was offered $360 million for the club by Dubai investors, but called the offer an insult and snubbed Arab investors to instead partake in drinking cocktails at a local bar, according to ArabianBusiness.com. Ashley reportedly received the offer earlier in the day and was supposed to meet with [. Click to continue reading...

The Newcastle local papers are reporting this morning that Newcastle owner Mike Ashley has reportedly snubbed a meeting with potential Arab buyers. Mike Ashley - said to skip meeting with Zabeel Investments Mike Ashley is currently in Dubai, accompanied by Dennis Wise and Tony Jimenez, looking for buyers for Newcastle United. Click to continue reading...

Sheikh Mohammed will step up his bid to buy Liverpool by using his own money to invest in the club.
The oil-rich Arab leader of Dubai has ditched DIC - the investment arm of his government - as the buy-out company he will use if he gets the chance to purchase the Anfield club from Americans Tom Hicks and George Gillett. Click to continue reading...

Caitlin Munoz and Heather Garriock are playing in a seven-a-side tournament in Dubai, Lisa De Vanna and Kate Gill are in Sweden but here is the rest of the Matildas train on squad.
BALOMENOSVictoria
WIRKUSEmma
DUMONTCasey (U18)
STEWARTKate
MCSHEAKate
HARCHLana
REUTERKarla
POLKIINGHORNEClare
SPENCEBrooke
COLTHORPLauren
TRISTRAMJenna
BUTTTameka (U18)
BEAUMONTEllen
CARROLLKim
KELLOND-KNIGHTElise (U18)
WILLIAMSLydia
CHAPMANAmy
BARBIERIMelissa
DAYStacey
SALISBURYCheryl
LOGUEAlison
GLOHELindsay
PETERSJoanne
NEILSONAmber
McCALLUMCollette
HARTLEYLisa
KHAMISLeena
UZNLARServet
ROLLASONRenee
SIMONKyah
WALSHSarah
PERRYEllyse (U18)
SYKESAshleigh
SYKESNicole Click to continue reading...

Arap zenginlerin görgüsüzlüğü ile Türkiye 80'li yıllarda bizim memleketten yazlık kiraladıkları zaman tanıştı. Gerçi deyimler sözlüğümüze 'Arabın oğlu olmuş, tutmuş çükünü koparmış' deyimi yerleşeli epeyce olmuştu. Şimdi sıra İngilizler'de... Arapların aç gözlülüğü, şımarak ve lükse düşkünlüğü ile Manchester City deneyimi sayesinde tanışıyorlar. Click to continue reading...

....and a spot on the ongoing Socceroos wc qualifiers JUST in case you were wondering where my analysis of the Socceroos 1-0 loss to Iraq in Dubai on md4, my apologies, I've been getting up early mornings, frantically jockeying between the IQ and the HDD recorder, watching Euro 2008. I did watch the Roos match, choosing that live over the Euros opener, but just haven't found the time to punch Click to continue reading...

SHAME IRAQ FA, SHAME A mate of mine who is in Dubai for the second leg of the Iraq fixture posted this morning about the exorbitant prices being charged to the away fans, that's us Australians. A ticket that would cost the Iraqi fans about $7 is "Officially" $100 to the Australian fans. This cynic would say [. Click to continue reading...

No word yet on Lyon's pre-season schedule, but that's to be expected because half our players will be involved in either Euro 2008 (looking at all the Lyon players spread throughout the Euro 2008 squads, one of them better return as a tournament winner) or FIFA World Cup qualifying. The players that will remain behind will be traveling to Dubai next week to help Al Shabab football club celebrate their 50th anniversary.

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