For whatever the reason, the term "friendly" can be lumped together with diving (i.e. David Ngog)
and the quantum physics intricacies of the offside rule as primary reasons why mainstream media
types prefer to mock soccer, as opposed to caring about it. What exactly is a "friendly" anyway?
Why not call it an exhibition?
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Longpier 05 November @ 07:04 AM EST
Back in the 1950s and 60s, the Southend Odeon was THE place in south Essex to see not just
nationally, but internationally famous acts and groups. Doubling up as a cinema and an auditorium,
the Odeon - on Southend High Street - was consistently putting on major shows and acts to more than
2,000 people at a time.
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Tom Soehn's term as Head Coach of DC United has come to a close Monday evening when he met with
Kevin Payne and the rest of the head honchos in the DC United front office. Tom Soehn did not await
the decision from Kevin Payne and left on his own terms.
Now the decision comes down to who is next to step up and be the new DC United Head Coach?
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The Aztexan 25 October @ 10:14 AM EST
The Aztex have returned from their tour of England, victorious in all 3 of their exhibitions there.
They also trained at top-flight facilities, attended a couple of Premier League matches, and even
left a player behind for a trial in the big league.
- Game 1, Oct. 14 - Austin Aztex 1-0 Stoke City FC Academy
This game was a bit of disappointment to some fans, as we had assumed that Stoke would field their
first team, or at least some level of it, rather than the U18 academy squad.
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The Aztexan 13 October @ 09:26 PM EST
Just a quick reminder: the Aztex are in England for the next week or so.
"This is a fantastic opportunity for the Aztex players and for many of them this is the
trip of a lifetime," said Rawlins. "Many of them have never even been to England, let alone been
exposed to the English game which they have seen and heard so much about.
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The Aztexan 08 October @ 08:33 PM EST
photo: Patrick MeredithThe Aztex bagged an impressive win last night at the RRISD Athletic Complex,
beating Mexico's first-division contenders Monterrey 1-0.
Though just an exhibition match, the win is significant. For one, it ends 2009 play in Austin on a
high note. The fact that it was earned from a good Mexican pro team, in the midst of their season,
adds to the victory.
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The Aztexan 06 October @ 08:55 PM EST
I mentioned this last week, but don't forget: there's one last chance to see the Aztex play in
Austin this year. On Wednesday, Oct. 7, they will host Monterrey's Rayados, of Mexico's Primera
División.
Monterrey is doing well in the current Apertura season. They are 2nd overall, with 23 points from
11 games (7-2-2).
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The Aztexan 30 September @ 07:25 AM EST
Though the 2009 regular season is finished for them, the Aztex are still going strong. A number of
players and other individuals were honored at a recent post-season awards banquet, and the team is
still looking forward to a few bigger-than-usual exhibition games.
First, the awards:
- Yordany Alvarez - Fans' Player of Year
- Miguel Gallardo - Chantico's Army's Player of Year (more info)
- Eddie Johnson - Players' Player of Year
- Michael Callahan - Clubman of Year
- Ignacio "Nacho" Araujo (Univision Radio) - President's Award
Additionally, Eddie Johnson was just named to the All-League Second Team.
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During this World Cup cycle, the United States national team has tested itself against some of
the very best teams, including Spain, Brazil, England and Argentina.
You may soon be able to add Holland to that list.
According to the LA Times, the U.S. is likely to play an exhibition against the Netherlands on
March 3 in Eindhoven next year.
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The warm september sun bore down in Islington this afternoon, and the 59 odd thousand Gooners in
the Emirates were treated to something of an exhibition of football from an Arsenal team that
looked to have recovered well from the trials of a mid-week game away in Belgium.Vito Mannone
retained his place in goal as Almunia remained in the sick bay, Rosicky dropped to the bench, Eboue
game in to the
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The Aztexan 17 September @ 06:09 AM EST
Photo: VictoriaHighlandersFC.comThe Aztex finish their trip to the northwest still winless against
all Canadian opponents. The Victoria Highlanders PDL side is either tougher than one would expect,
or the Aztex were showing the effects of 4 games in 8 days and a less-than-stellar conclusion to
the 2009 season.
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The Los Angeles Galaxy had spent much of the current MLS season playing stingy defense and
establishing itself as a legitimate MLS title contender.
At least before last night.
FC Dallas walked into Home Depot Center on Saturday and proceeded to dismantle Bruce Arena's
squad as a combination of speed, impeccable service and defensive breakdowns by LA turned last
night's Western Conference clash into a 6-3 blowout.
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What a piggish little game this was. You might have assumed that Liverpool's first league defeat
at home since 2007 would have been an exhibition of high drama, or at least of reasonable
intensity, but the Kop was languid, the crowd left early, and the Liverpool players were fierce
only in their complaints.
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Game time is 7pm tonight, I'll be in attendance with my niece. I'll have a few photos along with
a report later.
It's the first exhibition match for the Billikens and you can catch it via live streaming if you
are interested.
All Billiken exhibition and regular-season home games are video streamed live through Billiken
All-Access at www.
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Game time is 7pm tonight, I'll be in attendance with my niece. I'll have a few photos along with
a report later.
It's the first exhibition match for the Billikens and you can catch it via live streaming if you
are interested.
All Billiken exhibition and regular-season home games are video streamed live through Billiken
All-Access at www.
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When: Tonight 7:30pm
Where: USF Soccer Stadium
The St. Leo women's team will make the thirty mile trip south this evening to face USF in a
preseason exhibition. The Lions have been tabbed to finish first in the Sunshine State Conference
in a preseason poll after last season 15-5-2 record, while the Bulls are looking to improve on
their 7-8-3 from 2008 and make an impression in the Big East conference.
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When: Tonight 7pm
Where: Lee Jackson Field, Akron, OH
USF makes their first road trip tonight for their second preseason match against the Akron Zips.
This exhibition features two nationally ranked Division I sides and will give the Bulls a good
indication of how they match up against top quality opponents.
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Futbolita 20 August @ 02:01 AM EST
via AP
Ah, muy bien! Ya'll know Marcelo is keen on the high-five action above
but Greasy and Kaka are having too much of an intense celebratory moment right
there.
Anyway, Madrid defeated Borussia Dortmund 5-0 yesterday in an exhibition match to commemorate
the German's side 100th anniversary.
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USF continued their dominance over their local rivals, University of Tampa, with a 4-1 victory
tonight at the USF soccer stadium. The fifth annual exhibition, dubbed the Rowdies Cup in honor of
the 1975 NASL Champions, saw the Spartans head back to the south end of town still seeking their
first win of the series.
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Barcaloco 17 August @ 08:27 PM EST
AP Photo/Manu Fernandez
We have waited for three weeks and the wait will soon be over. Zlatan Ibrahimovic will make his
debut for the blaugrana on Wednesday when the team takes on Manchester City at Camp Nou.
Ibrahimovic signed for FC Barcelona on July 27 but due to a broken hand was unable to take part in
any of the teams preseason matches.
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The coaches and information directors of the Sunshine State Conference schools have voted the UT
men as the overwhelming favorite to be conference champions in 2009. The Spartans received 14 of 18
possible first place votes.
UT's preseason preparation continues Monday night with their annual exhibition against USF.
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Dirty Tackle 12 August @ 11:06 AM EST
Famed street artist, international man of mystery, and rumored Bristol City fan Banksy has his
hometown all excited not only for the ongoing exhibition at the City Museum and Gallery, but a new
work that showed up on the side of a pub close to Bristol City's Ashton Gate ground just days
before the club's first home match against Crystal Palace on Saturday.
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The University of South Florida has put together an online guide to the Men's Soccer 2009 season.
If you are a fan of Bulls soccer or didn't know that USF has a competitive side in the Big East
Conference, head on over and check it out.
The USF Men's home schedule is as follows:
- Aug 17 - University of Tampa (exhibition)
- Aug 27 - Stetson (exhibition)
- Sep 1 - UCF
- Sep 8 - Valparaiso
- Sep 18 - Marquette
- Sep 20 - Notre Dame
- Oct 3 - Cincinnati
- Oct 10 - St John's
- Oct 14 - Florida Atlantic
- Oct 21 - Dartmouth
- Oct 24 - Villanova
- Oct 29 - DePaul
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August 9, 2006 - Tampa native J. P. Rodrigues [right] scores on a header from a corner kick in the
twentieth minute to put Miami FC up 1-0 in a friendly against Guatemalan powerhouse CSD Municipal.
The goal was not enough for the USL club, however, as Municipal tied it in the sixty-eighth minute
and the exhibition ended in a 1-1 draw.
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I didn't expect to write anything from the Barcelona match. It was a friendly, which to me screams
exhibition with a bigger price tag. But I think we actually learned a little bit about the Sounders
and Sigi last night. Sure the crowd set a record, sure we saw Lionel Messi work his magic, [...]
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FC Barcelona and Mexico defender Rafael Marquez has a torn muscle in his left calf and will be
out for about 15 days, meaning the anchor of Mexico's defense is likely to miss the huge World Cup
qualifier against the U.S. next week.
Marquez suffered the injury during light training on Wednesday before Barcelona's exhibition
match with the Seattle Sounders.
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Mexican national team captain Rafael Marquez suffered a torn calf muscle and is expected to miss
Mexico's World Cup qualifying showdown vs. the United States on Aug. 12.
Marquez suffered the injury while training with FC Barcelona ahead of Wednesday's exhibition vs.
the Seattle Sounders.
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Mexican national team captain Rafael Marquez suffered a torn calf muscle and is expected to miss
Mexico's World Cup qualifying showdown vs. the United States on Aug. 12.
Marquez suffered the injury while training with FC Barcelona ahead of Wednesday's exhibition vs.
the Seattle Sounders.
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The Sounders FC might have things a bit easier in next week's friendly against Champions League
title-holders FC Barcelona next week.
Though fans might not be too excited to hear both
Zlatan Ibrahimovic and
Andres
Iniesta might miss the August 5th exhibition.
The Swede has a broken hand and is certainly out with a 3-week recovery time.
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Manchester United Clock Challenge
- A fun article on deep lying playmakers. Will you have one in your fantasy football team this
season? [SoccerLens]
- Let's run it back two years to check out this obscure but excellent goal from Sweden [In the
Stands]
- Giggs grabs a hat trick as United score eight against Hangzhou Greentown, a team from the
(clearly not so) Super League in China [Football 365]
- Strange Ibracadabra airport video [Dirty Tackle]
- Streaker on the pitch with a decent dummy during an exhibition match yesterday [Off the Post
via 101 great goals]
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Singapore coach Radojko Avramovic paid tribute to Liverpool as the English giants crushed his team
5-0 in a Sunday evening exhibition.
The Lions put up a good show in the first half at the National Stadium but their resistance was
broke just before the break thanks to Andriy Voronin.
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July 25, 1980 - The Tampa Bay Rowdies host two-time European Cup holders Nottingham Forest of
England in an exhibition match. The match was a goalkeeping duel between English great Peter
Shilton and Tampa Bay's Winston DuBose, which ended up a 0-0 draw. 21,857 turned out at Tampa
Stadium to watch the Rowdies prove they could hang with the best in the world.
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Ives had a pretty cool idea the other day. Instead of bringing in an outside team for a exhibition
in the MLS all-star game, how about this:
American MLS stars (Landon, Keller, etc.) v. World MLS stars (Blanco, Ljungberg, etc.).
Take a look at the link for some full teams...
Now the other links:
- Portsmouth takeover done.
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