Alot has been made of Chelsea's season so far and it's been mainly doom and gloom from the media, press and some of our supporters hasn't it!.
On a positive note, we have all witnessed the arrival of Juan Mata and he has really made a fantastic impression for someone who is in his first season in England.

StoweStrong
By Pat McStay
The Virginia soccer community was hit hard a few weeks ago when William and Mary graduate and FC Richmond youth soccer coach, Ian Stowe was diagnosed with Germinoma, a type of germ cell tumor typically resulting from a failure of germ cells to migrate properly in the body.

Saturday is going to be a hard game, it always is at Goodison. Everton boosted by the signings of Donovan, Gibson and possibly Jelavic making his debut will be up for this one after we beat them earlier in the season at Stamford Bridge.
The big questions will be over AVB's team selection.

For someone who has been described this season as being controlled by a kid on a Playstation, David Luiz has taken all the flack on the chin, concentrated on his game and for me, has got better. It's almost as if someone has had a word with him and has asked him to concentrate recently on the defensive side of his game.

Major League Soccer's seventeenth season begins in less than two months and as the teams prepare for the on pitch action their fans will prepare to follow them from not only stands, but with social media.
Their two main online allies? Facebook and Twitter.
Since the beginnings of MLS in the mid-1990s the Internet has exploded and in the last five years the advent of social media has changed the face of sports in the United States and the world.

...well that's according to our favourite newspaper the Daily Mail anyway!. Being a Chelsea fan, hardly a day goes by without reading a ridiculous headline from this lot as they look to fill their pages and websites with headlines to grab peoples attention with little basis for the story!.
In this instance, they claim the following:

Chelsea face a battle to keep Daniel Sturridge after Arsenal took significant steps towards a shock summer swoop.

Unsere beiden Videokolumnisten Kevin & Mark haben jede Woche etwas zu sagen. Sie analysieren die Bundesliga, geben Tipps ab oder machen einfach nur ein wenig Stammtisch-Trash-Talk. Fantastisch, und das alles während sie im Auto sitzen und on the Road sind. Besucht Kevin & Mark auf Facebook oder besucht die Beiden mal auf ihrem Blog.

"I always believe such cooperation between clubs and their locality GROs (Grassroots Organization) will do more good than anything. Both parties should leverage on the plus sides of each other to benefit themselves in the long run. And this is something I hope the "joint event" this afternoon is not a "one-off" event.

It probably hasn't escaped your attention that Northumbria bizzies have been investigating what have been described as "sickening" racist comments about Newcastle United forward, Shola Ameobi, on Facebook. This comes after recent similar comments about his younger brother and teammate Sammy Ameobi on Twitter.

It probably hasn't escaped your attention that Northumbria bizzies have been investigating what have been described as "sickening" racist comments about Newcastle United forward, Shola Ameobi, on Facebook. This comes after recent similar comments about his younger brother and teammate Sammy Ameobi on Twitter.

The must have app for the Royal Blue side of West London from two hugely popular blog sites ChelseaDaft.org and FamousCFC.com.
We bring you all the latest articles from FamousCFC.com and ChelseaDaft, plus updates from the national media.
We also have the latest social media information from both sites including Facebook and Twitter.

Sounder at Heart is co-hosting (along with Golazo) an away viewing party for the second leg of the Sounders-Santos Laguna CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal on March 14 from 4 p.m.-9:30ish. The event will double as our scarf distribution event. We of course appreciate those of you who have bought and will buy scarves, but buying a scarf is not a mandatory part of attending.

Arseblog has teamed up with Thomas Cook Sport, official travel partner of Arsenal, to offer two lucky fans the chance to win a pair of tickets to their Barclays Premier League clash with Blackburn Rovers on Saturday 4th February.

The Gunners will be in search of three valuable points against and some revenge against a Blackburn side for whom we scored two goals back in September.

By Chris Wright

Bayern Munich managed the remarkable feat of pissing off nigh-on their entire fanbase yesterday when a ridiculously misguided attempt at social marketing blew up in their Bavarian faces.

Yesterday morning, Bayern started circulating rumours on various social media sites of a 'big new signing' that was to be announced at 1pm that very afternoon on the club's official Facebook site.

High up on the list of things no to do with football fans is to promise the unveiling of a big new signing and then fail to follow through. Worse is to promise a big signing and then come through with someone who won't even find the end of the bench on the reserves. Like Bayern did this afternoon, requesting their fans tune into an official press conference to unveil the signing, which turned out to be the photo of the fan who'd logged in via facebook.

By FRANCO PANIZO

Mexico seemed ready to settle for a draw with Venezuela, but two late goals coming in a span of a minute lifted El Tri to a 3-1 victory over the South Americans.

Fielding a squad largely comprised of players competing for a spot on the Olympic qualifying team, the Mexicans won on Wednesday night courtesy of goals from Rafael Marquez Lugo and Oribe Peralta in the 88th and 89th minutes, respectively.

25 January 2012: FA Cup winner and Hollywood hardman Vinnie Jones has returned to Wembley for the first time in nearly 25 years, to star in an interactive film in which he presents fans with their personalised Wembley Way stone.

In the film, Vinnie plays tribute to the national stadium and the position that Wembley holds in the hearts of football, sport and music fans and jokes: "it's a lot like Hollywood only closer to the North Circular.

The puffy jacket. The slightly askew Yankees cap. The denim nappy. We hope this guy was dressed at gunpoint. Image via Bafe's facebook page.

If you're going to post images of yourself on popular social networking sites, it's best you don't accompany each picture with the caption 'Look Of The Day'.

Unsere beiden Videokolumnisten Kevin & Mark haben jede Woche etwas zu sagen. Sie analysieren die Bundesliga, geben Tipps ab oder machen einfach nur ein wenig Stammtisch-Trash-Talk. Fantastisch, und das alles während sie im Auto sitzen und on the Road sind. Besucht Kevin & Mark auf Facebook oder besucht die Beiden mal auf ihrem Blog.

Man sollte schon aufpassen, was man heutzutage im Zeitalter der digitalen Medien und des Social Lifestyles so alles von sich gibt. Vor allem Promis müssen hier ein Gleichgewicht finden zwischen den Informationen, die sie für ihre Fans und die Presse preisgeben. Ist zu viel persönliches dabei und ist vielleicht auch mal etwas dabei, was man [.

Taylor Twellman's efforts to create more awareness of how serious concussions can be are well documented. We've seen him on TV, Twitter, Facebook and other forms of media, but perhaps no action has more potential than the creation of ThinkTaylor.org.
ThinkTaylor is the culmination of Twellman's efforts.

Unsere beiden Videokolumnisten Kevin & Mark haben jede Woche etwas zu sagen. Sie analysieren die Bundesliga, geben Tipps ab oder machen einfach nur ein wenig Stammtisch-Trash-Talk. Fantastisch, und das alles während sie im Auto sitzen und on the Road sind. Besucht Kevin & Mark auf Facebook oder besucht die Beiden mal auf ihrem Blog.

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is infamous for exposing his players to 'hairdryer'-like rants on the training ground or the locker room.
It's referred to as a 'hairdryer' when Ferguson shouts at his players, because he is yelling so loud and hard that it pushes the player's hair back like someone blow-drying their hair.

Hi everyone.
I had the pleasure of writing an article for The Arsenal Collective. This is a wonderful website where any Gooner can write about their memoires and experiences of being an Arsenal fan.
Click on this link to read my entry - 'The only Arsenal Fan in the Room'.
It's about my experiences of being an Arsenal fan as a kid/young adult.

Images via Facebook.

With his biographical film premiering in the UK on January 17th, we figured now was the best time to have a chat with USMNT/Vancouver Whitecaps footballer turned movie star, Jay DeMerit.

Needless to say, we had a great time grilling Jay until he was visibly uncomfortable.

Image via MLS on Facebook.

Kickettes, give a pageant queen wave hello to Dom Dwyer, Sporting Kansas City's first round draft pick at yesterday's 2012 MLS SuperDraft. There's a lot to learn about Dom, but because he's still so box fresh, we're only sticking to the need-to-know facts for today.

I've spent a lot of time using social media to expand the reach of various organizations, non-profits, and even our own soccer league. So it made me laugh when I realized I had Facebook pages for just about everything except On The Pitch. What a silly oversight.

We'll have a full photo gallery on the U.S. Soccer Facebook page tomorrow. Here's a quick sample ...
One sneaks past ...

Ricardo Clark on the move with Zach Loyd in pursuit

Wondolowski puts one past Rimando

The sun set on the 90-minute session .

Henry Celebrates on His ReturnIt just had to be, didn't it? Cometh the hour, cometh the man and all that. Thierry Henry's brief two month loan move to his former club Arsenal got off to the most dramatic of starts in London this evening, when the French legend scored a scintillating second half goal that took the Gunners past Leeds United and into the next round of the FA Cup.

David Beckham recently stripped down in a photo shoot to promote his bodywear line for H&M.
In a series of photos posted on the H&M's Facebook page, Beckham can be seen modeling boxer briefs, tank tops and shorts from the collection, which hits store shelves on February 2.

The Philadelphia Union will welcome the Colorado Rapids to Chester, PA to open PPL Park for the 2012 MLS regular season, a great deviation from what many people have been speculating about the season's schedule on Facebook and Twitter.

A source with knowledge of the Union's 2012 regular season schedule tells the Brotherly Game that the Union will host the Rapids on March 18, which will be Philadelphia's 2012 MLS First Kick home game.

That's the word from the Galaxy's Facebook page, which posted in the wake of U.S. Soccer's brief announcement that Omar Gonzalez had received permission to leave camp in Arizona. "The Galaxy defender is currently out of the country having conversations about a potential off-season loan opportunity," the Galaxy statement said.

Two quick bits of Sporting KC news to throw out real quick for you.
First, last night during the Comets game, Robb Heineman posted on Twitter that there was good news on a "GREAT friendly." Nothing is finalized per the tweet, as Heineman said that "hopefully they'll be able to finish it up.

Weihnachten hier, Weihnachten da. Man kommt den vielen Weihnachtsgrüßen, egal ob über Facebook, Twitter, Youtube oder über ganz normale Internetseiten derzeit nicht mehr aus. Irgendwie gehört das diese Tage auch dazu. Spieler und Vereine haben nichts zu tun und daher können sie sich ganz normal auf diese weihnachtliche Art der Promotion (ja was anderes ist [.

Xmas Facebook comp: Stanley tool set

One lucky fan is going to win over 20 brilliant prizes this Christmas including a 177 piece tool set from Stanley Black and Decker. Could it be you?

View the full story here: Liverpool FC

A news article on 2011-12-23 11:18:28 from: Liverpool FC

This news item has been reproduced from today's media.

Best of U.S. Soccer has returned, with voting in 11 categories beginning today on U.S. Soccer's Facebook page. There are some Youth National Teams and players sprinkled throughout the ballot, which asks fans to select their favorites from the year in 2011. There's also a category devoted to the Development Academy.

Things are slowing down around the holiday, so as we do every year around this time, we scatter some "best posts" among our usual content. So here is our interview with Justin McCord of FC Dallas. Have a great Christmas, Chanukah, weekend or whatever and we'll be back live on Monday.

Over the last couple of weeks, we posted our Q&A with Timbers VP of Marketing Cory Dolich and interview with Revs COO Brian Bilello.

Xmas Facebook comp: LFC action figures

One lucky fan is going to win over 20 brilliant prizes this Christmas including LFC action figures. Could it be you?

View the full story here: Liverpool FC

A news article on 2011-12-22 13:32:50 from: Liverpool FC

This news item has been reproduced from today's media.

"Nothing like posing for a photo with you looking at your own Facebook page, mann, nothing like it!" - via Ozil's Facebook Page

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Unsere beiden Videokolumnisten Kevin & Mark haben jede Woche etwas zu sagen. Sie analysieren die Bundesliga, geben Tipps ab oder machen einfach nur ein wenig Stammtisch-Trash-Talk. Fantastisch, und das alles während sie im Auto sitzen und on the Road sind. Besucht Kevin & Mark auf Facebook oder besucht die Beiden mal auf ihrem Blog.