This post, which is totally for subscribers only, examines the performance of the English refereeing team for the Europa Cup match in Croatia yesterday between Dinamo Zagreb and Ajax Amsterdam.
The referee was Mike Dean, neatly fitting this event in between two live BSkyB matches.
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Whenever a ball goes into the stands during a match, I always wonder what would happen if the person who grabs it decides that he's keeping that sucker and that there's nothing anyone can do about it.

Well, that's exactly what happened during the Switzerland v Germany match at the U17 World Cup.

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In the Champions League Group Phase, considerable analysis is possible at the midway stage as all the teams have played each other once.
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Stockport County striker Peter Thompson has urged his team mates to keep their heads high and believe that they can avoid relegation as County are firm favorites to go down in the League this season.

With a poor run of just one win in six games County find themselves lying two points outside the relegation Zone however Thompson believes the Squad and Boss Gary Ablett can turn things around.

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Hatters Youth Boss Craig Madden has named his squad for tonight's FA Youth Cup first-round tie at the Don Valley Stadium .

The Squad is as follows : Parisi; Disney, S Barnes, Halls, L Barnes, Murty, Hare, Williams, Wilson, Darkwah, Fisher, Roberts, Ormson, Whitehead, Rowe, Lee.

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Stockport County went into Administration in April earlier this year with the appointment of John Titley and Paul Reeves, Directors at Leonard Curtis.

Today the Administrators at Leonard Curtis gave this statement about where the Sale of Stockport County is up to.

"The Administrators understand the frustration of supporters at the apparent lack of progress being made on completing a sale of the Club and exiting Administration, however, we would like to reassure all fans that the sales process is still continuing to progress.

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Are you stuck in a rut and looking to change your job? Have you recently been made redundant and need to reinvent yourself? Are you a new Mum who's returning to work and is unsure about her next career move?
If any of these dilemmas sound familiar then you'll be interested in a new masterclass in Leigh on Sea that could change your life and set you on the path to a better future. Click to continue reading...

Was Sunday's match a fix?
How come the markets knew the outcome of the Liverpool versus Manchester United match before the event started?
Which of the Top Four were most favoured by match officials in 2008/2009?
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Hallo liebe Freunde der gepflegten Rasur! Die Gewinner unseres Gillette-Gewinnspiels stehen fest. Sie wurden natürlich unter strengster notarieller Aufsicht ermittelt. Einen von fünf Gilette Fusion Gamer inkl. Rasiergel haben gewonnen:

1. Riddler
2. Hauschild, Markus
3. Andre
4. Norman
5. raqueem

Herzlichen Glückwunsch an die Gewinner!

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The Offside has a very healthy number of American readers, and many fine MLS team blogs. The Offside does not have an MLS blog right now. So we're looking for someone to cover the ins, outs and crazies of Major League Soccer right here on this page.

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I'm not quitting, and neither is Rob. But we both have other blogging commitments and so could definitely use some help here on England WCB. Especially as we begin the buildup to the big football show that is World Cup 2010.

Much like Fabio Capello, we won't settle for just anyone.

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There will be no Updates to Stockport Insider until Tuesday 3rd as I am going Away, thanks.

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Tune in for Episode 25 of the world famous Soccerlens Podcast with ex-footballer Adrian Clarke and football journalist Iain Spragg.

This week's humdinger of a show features a fascinating interview on all things Manchester United and Barcelona with respected football writer and author of new book "Glory, Glory!

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Its that time of the year, the season is nearly complete and the league has handed out it's ballots for voting for their season awards. Yes today I received an email with a link to my online ballot for voting this year. I have to admit I wasn't expecting it to come this week but since the season ends this weekend it makes sense.

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Thanks to an email from a fan up north.� This video of the Red Patch Boys creating a large banner for Danny Dichio may be a bit long but its still pretty cool to see the tribute that they put on for their favorite bald striker. Man Dichio will always be a legend in Toronto.

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Stockportinsider is 100% interactive! So get involved! As well as having your say on the articles and the forums, you can also get your view published by suggesting an article or a poll!

We don`t mind what the topic is, as long as it is loosely related to Stockport County and isn`t libellous or offensive.

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Der Doktor hat heute die Spendierhosen an und verschenkt an seine treuen Leser fünf Gillette Fusion Gamer Rasierer. Gillette hat uns dankenswerterweise diese fünf für eine Verlosung kostenfrei zur Verfügung gestellt. Die Versandkosten übernimmt der Doktor!

Derzeit macht ja die schöne Sylvie van der Vaart Werbung für das neue Prunkstück in der Produktpalette von Gillette.

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Speaking to Pure Fm after yesterdays thumping at home to Millwall County boss Gary Ablett admitted his side were poor and embarrassed themselves. He added "all afternoon we caused our own problems and we were never good enough, if things don't improve things are going to change".

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Here is more of my ongoing investigation into why the Somerset Premier Cup continues to be played even though no one wants to play in it (If you have not you would probably be best off reading my previous posts entitled Cup Kafkaesque and The Blue Blazers Speak first).
After Somerset FA Chief Executive Jonathan Pike's surprising response where he implied that the Somerset FA puts on the Somerset Premier Cup only because they are forced to by the FA, I sent him another email just to definitely make sure this is what he meant. Click to continue reading...

Switzerland have qualified for South Africa, but the team's WorldCupBlog is currently bloggerless. If you think you've got what it takes to write about the Schweizer Nati, have a read of our blogger's guidelines here and then send an email to daryl[at]worldcupblog[dot]org. Click to continue reading...

Jason and Zach attempt to make sense of the chaos after the final United States qualifier with Costa Rica, with input from callers, Twitter, and email. Match Fit USA Soccer Show, part of the...

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As has become our habit, MFUSA will go live tonight immediately following the US-Costa Rica match at RFK. We'll take your calls, Tweets, emails, and Skypes on the game, the qualifying campaign, and other National Team topics.� Obviously our minds will be on Charlie Davies, so feel free to call in with your thoughts on him as well.

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1.How do you feel about the departure of your manager John Barnes and Jason McAteer ?

I am glad John Barnes and McAteer have been sacked as i feel if we carried on any longer with those 2 in charge we would have been relegated and if we brought anyone in later on in the season it would have been to late to turn things around.

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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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Meetings since 2000 27/01/2009 Tranmere 2 1 Stockport 28/10/2008 Stockport 0 0 Tranmere 14/08/2007 Stockport 1 0 Tranmere 08/04/2005 Tranmere 1 0 Stockport 30/08/2004 Stockport 1 1 Tranmere 27/01/2004 Tranmere 3 2 Stockport 25/08/2003 Stockport 1 1 Tranmere 03/05/2003 Stockport 2 3 Tranmere 28/09/2002 Tranmere 1 0 Stockport 03/02/2001 Stockport County 1 1 Tranmere Rovers 01/09/2000 Tranmere Rovers 2 1 Stockport C

Tranmere Rovers Last Six Games 06/10/2009 Bury 2 1 Tranmere 03/10/2009 Millwall 5 0 Tranmere 29/09/2009 Wycombe 0 1 Tranmere 26/09/2009 Tranmere 1 1 Colchester 19/09/2009 Exeter 2 1 Tranmere 12/09/2009 Tranmere 2 3

Stockport County Last Six Games 06/10/2009 Port Vale 3 1 Stockport 03/10/2009 Stockport 0 2 Southend 29/09/2009 Stockport 2 2 Hartlepool 26/09/2009 Huddersfield 0 0 Stockport 19/09/2009 Stockport 2 1 Leyton Orient 12/09/2009 Yeovil 2 2 Stockport

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Football-Forever.com is a large football community packed full of fans from across the world. With a huge Premier League following, as well as plenty of fans from the lower leagues, why not come and visit one of the biggest football forums on the net? you won't regret it!

We have over 7,300 members and nearlly 700,000 posts!

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We have received an email from Joey Kearney who is a fellow Evertonian in Florida and is looking to start an Orlando chapter.Joey has also emailed some photos of Everton taken in Salt Lake City at the MLS All Stars game as well as one taken on a trip back home to England to see Everton in the FA Cup Final. Click to continue reading...

It's long overdue, but here are some updated TV listings to help you plan the month of October. A wonderfully great month. As always if you notice anything missing or any changes please comment on this blog post or email...

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I had a response to my email (see Cup Kafkaesque) to Jonathan Pike today.
Here it is:

The Premier Cup is, as the name would suggest, the premier competition in Somerset; however I am aware that it has lost some of its lustre among the competing clubs in recent years and I know that a number of the clubs have at times questioned the relevance of the competition, especially in comparison with league fixtures or lucrative FA competition matches.

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Here is the winner from the funny picture with Al da Gator contest at the Camellia Cup in Slidell, Louisiana this past Saturday!� It was a close race and it wasn't easy to choose from all the funny pictures but at the end of the day there could only be one!� If this is you (or your child since I am not sure if this kid has an email yet!

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In an brief article in todays News and Observer out of Carry, NC, they are reporting that the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) is in New York and meeting with United Soccer League (USL) officials and members of the Team Owners Association (TOA). This confirms reports that IMS has received from several sources that Sunil Gulati, president of the USSF has called a meeting in his home state of New York to attempt to resolve the conflict.

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In an brief article in todays News and Observer out of Carry, NC, they are reporting that the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) is in New York and meeting with United Soccer League (USL) officials and members of the Team Owners Association (TOA). This confirms reports that IMS has received from several sources that Sunil Gulati, president of the USSF has called a meeting in his home state of New York to attempt to resolve the conflict.

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Saturday saw my college players win 7-0 against conference rivals. We made the decision over a week ago to devote at least half of each practice to finishing and set plays. As a result we have scored 12 goals and conceded 4 in our last three games.

I have a number of effective and demanding drills for shooting and finishing and the players really enjoy them.

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Details are sketchy, but Brian Quarstad's Inside Minnesota Soccer reported on Saturday that USL President Tim Holt sent an email to three USL-1 clubs in the Team Owner's Association (TOA)—Minnesota, Carolina and Miami—terminating their player contracts, which was followed by news from David Fellerath at Triangle Offense that the three club logos had been removed from the USL-1 main site.

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