In this weekend of European action France really cranked it up a notch, a 5-5 draw between Lyon and Marseille showed not only great attacking talent, but also defensive organisation.
In England, Hull City get an important win over Stoke City with a late winner by Vennegoor of Hesselink, this win eases the pressure on Phil Brown, who was leading the sack race recently. Click to continue reading...

I understand that FIFA have other priorities, you know, the small matter of the World Cup in June next year. Surely though, they have a dedicated team that watch as many as matches of clubs from around the globe. Looking at the current list of nominees however,� leads� me to question whether� FIFA has actually watched domestic football since 2006.

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Sevilla vs Stuttgart

Group G leaders Sevilla can book their place in the knock out stages with a win over struggling Stuttgart as the Group's prize positions begin to take shape.

Sevilla's rampant form has seen them blitz their way to the top, with 9 points from a possible 9.

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Until the 32nd started, things looked dull for Palmeiras. There was enormous pressure and the fear that the team had just lost the Brasileiro. But after the last mid-week round of Brasileirao, things changed again. Palmeiras won and all direct rivals, but one, lost precious points. With that, the hopes of Palmeiras fans have been renewed.

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Rangers vs Unirea Urziceni

The two bottom feeders of group G are set to face off on Tuesday although I think it is unlikely either of them will go through to the next round. So, in essence, it is a fight for the Europa Cup spot.

Rangers have been in absolutely horrendous form of late and need a win to boost their confidence.

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Joint top scorer with 15 goals in the Campeonato Brasileiro (national league, which has 8 rounds remaining), 16 goals in the Campeonato Mineiro (local State championship), 4 goals in the Copa do Brasil (Brazilian cup) not a bad tally for Atlético Mineiro's Diego Tardelli. Add to this his recent call up to Brazil and it's not much of a surprise that the player is being linked with a possible move to Manchester City (though who isn't these days?

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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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Earlier in the week, former Chelsea player Tony Cascarino slated Lucas Leiva, Emiliano Insua, Fabio Aurelio and Martin Skrtel in the harshest terms possible. Is he right or wrong with his criticisms?
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It's because of the mess that Argentina is in that more attention is not being paid to Uruguay. Talk to people who follow the team or live down there and you hear tales of malaise and depression. Beyond having low expectations for the national team, people are losing interest. Only 30,000 people showed up for the Round 16 win over Colombia: twenty thousand less than came to see the Brazil match in Round 14, forty thousand less than capacity. Click to continue reading...

I saw you Danny putting your finger up to me on the big screen.
Well i did it back louder and longer.
Robbie Kruse v Tiatto and co, great stuff. Fozzie might not have liked it, but Bozzo loved it...me to.
Great game, particularly that first half, and great to see Danny Allsopp out of the Victory side. Click to continue reading...

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Grande vittoria del Siviglia, nella serata di Champions, che dilaga in casa dei Glasgow Rangers, sconfitti per 4 a 1. Con questo successo, la formazione spagnola si porta a punteggio pieno nel girone G. Click to continue reading...

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Fabiano has already opened his European account.

Rangers vs Sevilla FC

If Rangers want to make a run in this years Champions League they have to find a way to win at the Ibrox. They are going to be hard pressed though when Sevilla visit tomorrow. Sevilla have been on form and are third in La Liga.

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While the press and the media focus most of their ink and font on the newly built Real Madrid and the continued brilliance of FC Barcelona, Sevilla carries on with their consistent good form.� On the surface, there is nothing too sexy that immediately grabs headlines, but arguably, Luís Fabiano is currently playing as the best forward in the world since the continuation of World Cup Qualifying at the beginning of June.

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The Empire Strikes Back

It's that time again, Champs League footy, pass the Colmans. Let's not mince about, this is what we want, the planet's finest going toe to toe on the park and wallet to wallet in the boardroom. What can we expect this season? another Spanish mullering over our boys?

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Perth were up 2-0 for most of the game. Some very poor sighted refing allowed the GC Allstars back into the game. Is Miron allowed to hung the 4th official?
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This post is going up while I'm watching Dr. No, FYI...

• Ambrosini signs Milan extension.
  
• Chelsea ban a warning to others?
  
• Everyone after a Werder Brazilian?
  
• L.A. Galaxy seeking Thierry Henry?
  
• Ljungberg mum about EPL move.
  
• Liverpool not going to sell Babel.

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Round 5 Review

Melbourne Victory vs Newcastle Jets 1-1
Etihad Stadium 15,168

Despite being able to sustain a high crowd, Melbourne weren't able to replicate that luck on the pitch, following another disappointing result, the defending champions sit 7th on the A-League ladder.

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In the 23rd round of the Brasileirao, the race for the title came down to what is promising to be a tight one. Palmeiras (44 points), Inter (43) and Sao Paulo (40) won their matches and offered no chance for each other to relax.

On the match that marked the return of Vagner Love, Palmeiras received Barueri at home.

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So it's Day 2 of the Soldados Bootcamp and they're already bullying Robinho! Anyway, the manos did field work yesterday while Daniel Alves, Luisão, Ramires and Elano were immediately sent to the gym upon arrival. Muito grave, indeed!

For training, Dopey divided the squad into two teams- Julio Cesar, Maicon, Lúcio, Miranda, André Santos; Gilberto Silva, Felipe Melo, Julio Baptista, Kaká; Robinho and Luís Fabiano formed one side while Victor, Cristian, Gérson, Juan and Filipe; Sandro, Lucas, João Pedro and Wellington; Nilmar and Adriano made up the other.

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� Brazil manager Dunga chooses his squad for Argentina and Chile... � Goalkeepers: Júlio César (Inter Milan) Victor (Grêmio) Defenders: Maicon (Inter Milan) Daniel Alves (Barcelona) Filipe (La Coruña) André Santos (Fernerbahçe) Luisão (Benfica) Miranda (São Paulo) Lúcio (Inter Milan) Juan (Roma) Midfielders: Josué (Wolfsburg) Gilberto Silva (Panathinaikos) Felipe Melo (Juventus) Lucas (Liverpool) Elano (Galatasaray) Ramires (Benfica) Júlio Baptista (Roma) Kaká (Real Madrid) Forwards: Nilmar (Villa Real) Robinho (Manchester City) Luís Fabiano (Seville) Adriano (Flamengo) � Posted in Natioanl Teams Tagged: Dunga, World [. Click to continue reading...

Okay I know its been a long time since we gave you a Brasileirao Wrap, but we'll be on top of it from now till the end of the season.
On Sunday, São Paulo's 9-game unbeaten streak and 7-game winning streak came to an end dramatically. Paulo Baier's header in the 86th minute beat a late charging Rogerio Ceni to give Furacão the win. Click to continue reading...

For those who study tactics, it was interesting to see how Brazil morphed it's team in the FIFA Confederations Cup into a system that best utilized their players. As Jonathan Wilson reports, where they describe themselves in a midfield diamond, it more resembles a 4-2-3-1.
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Adriano: They call me mellow yellow

Dunga has called up 22 players for the World Cup qualifying clashes against Argentina in Rosario on September 5th and Chile in Salvador four days later. �

Flamengo forward, Adriano, is the name that stands out. The player is one of the top scorers in the Campeonato Brasileiro with ten goals to his name.

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Surprises are the return of Adriano, who even fat is the top striker scorer of Campeonato Brasileiro, the return of Lucas, from Liverpool, and the new chance for left-back Filipe Luís. Miranda, the best defender in Brazil, was called one more time. Pato was left out again, a clear sign that Dunga is not happy with him after the striker's disappointing performances at the Olympics and the Confederations Cup.

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Despite the fact that 3 postponed matches still have to be played, the first-half of Campeonato Brasileiro is over. With 3 other clubs on the rise, the lead by Palmeiras has been overshadowed.

Sao Paulo, Avai and Goias showed massive will for the victory, and fought until the last minute to squeeze the 3 points that cemented their top positions in the table.

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One point from two home games is hardly something to be pleased about, but last night's comeback draw felt like a win. The revamped back line was quite atrocious at times in the first half, but tightened up considerably in the second period. Not coincidentally, Melbourne showed a lot more class going forward after the break.

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Following their exploits in Japan last week, Inter turn their attentions to the Campeonato Brasileiro once again as Sport visit the Beira-Rio (21:00 local time). A win for Inter could put them back amongst the top four as the Colorado title challenge continues.
Having only trained lightly since returning to Brazil, Inter are expected to name a similar team to the one which defeated Oita Trinita 2-1. Click to continue reading...

AC Milan are one of the world's most prestigious and successful teams of all time. They have won the Serie A 17 times, been runners-up 14 times, won the Supercoppa Italiana a record 5 times, 7 Champions League titles and another record 3 intercontinental titles. In contrast to this they finished 3rd and 5th in the last two Serie A seasons and were not at all challenging in any competition either.

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Esta semana Manucho, reciente fichaje del Real Valladolid, anunciaba a bombo y platillo que su objetivo era "marcar entre 30 y 40 goles esta temporada". Un angoleño que tuvo demasiada prisa por triunfar en el Manchester United y que ahora acude con el orgullo tocado a un equipo clásico, pero sin grandeza, en busca del pan y la sal futbolística debería mantener la lengua enjaulada mientras afila sus espadas en pos de una temporada tranquila para los de Pucela. Click to continue reading...

Week 10 of the Campeonato Brasileiro is official and the big match of the round featured the Minas Gerais derby between rivals Cruzeiro & Atlético Mineiro. Cruzeiro rested its key players ahead of its 2nd leg Copa Libertadores final and Mineiro took advantage by destroying their rivals 3-0. Éder Luís scored his 6th goal of the season as Galo moved to the top of the table. Click to continue reading...

All the stuff being covered outside the unfriendly confines of the award winning Dirty Tackle...

Real Madrid's Alvaro Negredo would like to know what the f#@k you think you're looking at. [MIGUEL RIOPA/AFP/Getty Images]

Hilarious translation of Carlos Tevez's press conference.

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After tussling with AC Milan for Samuel Eto'o, Manchester City are looking to disrupt the Serie A giants' transfer plans again as they prepare to hijack their bid to sign Luis Fabiano from Sevilla. Following City's announcement that they had given up on signing the Cameroonian from Barcelona for the time being, Sport has speculated that [. Click to continue reading...

After the disappointing last season, Juventus officials have been very busy during this transfer window and they managed to sign a couple of great players. After Diego and Cannavaro, Old Lady won the race with Arsenal to sign excellent Fiorentina midfielder Felipe Melo, who will join the club in exchange for €20 million and Marco Marchionni.

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Let's start of with the Americans, like a true patriot would:

• Gooch and Real Madrid?
  
• Gooch and Ajax?
  
• Some French club Sochaux and Charlie Davies?
  
• How about AC Milan and Huntelaar? Or Fabiano?
  
• Totti signs 5-year extension.
  
• Redknapp talking Figo out of retirement?

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