Soccerblog 18 November @ 11:36 PM EST
L' Equipe on France's entry into the World Cup makes no excuses.
"Henry controlled the ball with his hand."
The article lambastes the team. When you call Kevin Doyle, the Leo Messi of the match then you
know something is terribly wrong. If it was not for Hugo Lloris, France would not have
qualified.
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Futbolita 16 November @ 09:04 PM EST
Bruno Alves may be Portugal's Man of the Moment, but our sad and forgotten hero
is Greaseano. He returned to training with the Pellegrini Pack yesterday, after
witnessing his national team's narrow 1-0 victory over Bosnia. No one came to ask him if he wanted
M&Ms during half time, so do forgive his bitterness.
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Eight days ago I tried to read up on African Champions League winners TP Mazembe, while keeping
an eye on the game between Hannover and Hamburg. It was a frustrating experience, because I had to
realize that neither my multitasking, nor Hamburg's ability to defend a lead was quite up to the
challenge.
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Soccerblog 14 November @ 09:33 AM EST
From the NYT's "The Lede"
Coca Cola invokes the infamous 1989 match between Algeria and Egypt as part of their present ad
campaign. Its all about marketing emotions and Coca Cola brings it up without any reference to the
violent underbelly of that encounter.
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After a really disappointing 1-0 loss to
Chelsea,
Man United striker
Wayne
Rooney was seen mouthing ‘12 men' whilst walking off the pitch. There were quite a few
decisions' that didn't go United's way, which is why he mouthed it.
Rooney has now said that it was a mistake to mouth that.
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Yesterday
Man United manager
Sir Alex Ferguson was given a touchline ban and a fine
after comments he made about referee Alan Wiley. United drew 2-2 with Sunderland at Old Trafford
earlier on in the season, after the game, Sir Alex said that Wiley was ‘unfit'.
Sir Alex was given a four game ban, two of which are suspended until the end of the 2010/2011
season.
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After Manchester United were robbed by the referee against Chelsea at the weekend, Wayne Rooney
walked off the pitch and mouthed "12 men" at the Sky Sports camera. He has since been warned by the
FA over his future conduct.
Rooney has today explained his comments, acknowledging he probably shouldn't have said it, but
sure he would have said worse!
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Via the Narwhal (did Beau Dure really have to say she was suspended for "actions caught on
video"?). I think it's an little bit of an over reaction, but we'll see what the final punishment
is once this all blows over.
"I am deeply and wholeheartedly regretful for my actions," said Lambert.
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The Offside 06 November @ 01:15 PM EST
Movies and soccer. Two things that traditionally don't mix well. In documentary form, maybe. But in
scripted Hollywood form? No. For various reasons, it usually ends in either cheesy emotions,
unconvincing action, or Robert Duvall's Scottish accent in A Shot at Glory. But not always. There
are a handful of good football movies out there.
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Mike Ashley has taken Newcastle United off the market after 5 months and appointed Chris Hughton as
permanent manager until the end of the 2010/2011 season. Emotions were running high when this was
announced last night but I wanted to try and analyse the situation a little more objectively in the
cold light of day.
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Arseblog 27 October @ 04:04 AM EST
And God said, Let there be beer. And there was beer.
And Arseblogger saw the beer, that it was good: and lo he did drink
the beer.
And while God was off inventing firmament for the earth and fowl to
multiply, Arseblogger did invent the *boilk* and the *boilk* was bad and he could
still taste last night's chips.
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Gooner Talk 25 October @ 05:05 PM EST
It is always a bit dodgy writing something so close to the end of the game, emotions are still
running high and there is a tendency to say something a little stupid. However, the doom-mongers
are out in force after we let slip a two goal lead away at West Ham, it could have been [...]
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Chelsea vs Atletico Madrid:
Chelsea will look to bounce back from their second loss of their domestic campaign. The Blues
lost to Aston Villa at the weekend because of two lapses on set pieces but Ballack says that they
are looking to eradicate those mistakes.
"John's (Terry) reaction on the pitch showed that he takes a big responsibility not just for
himself but for the team," said Ballack.
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Oh my!
What a day.
My emotions are in shreds.
Work did not present anything out of the ordinary.
My lover and I continue to live together in hippy paradise.
So why the trauma?
Well it started at about 7.50am when I heard on the radio that Gareth Southgate had been sacked
last night.
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Lately he's been a man on a mission, and the Republic of Ireland international is hoping to
continue his current form. That's right, I'm talking about Aston Villa center back Richard Dunne.
The man is doing it all for Aston Villa right now, and it is paying major dividends for his
club.
Let's rewind back two weeks you know, before that extremely boring international weekend?
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Three points, some nice attacking football, a good game to watch and third in the table. Put it
like that, not a bad Saturday afternoon, but in truth, we got away with it. Emotions at the finish
were a mixture of pleasure and relief. Saved by a couple of comedy misses. Like the Bolton game,
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