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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Queda ya 2 solo 2 Jornadas para finalizar la primera fase de la Champions en la que tendremos actividad en la semana entrante. Los grupos van de la siguinete forma.

En el Grupo A (Bordeaux y Juvens) y B (Manchester y Wolfsburg)� parecen las cosas casi definidas.

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After some less than impressive banners from SEF of late, it looks as though there's a good selection on offer to vote for this time around. The banner will cost around £650 to make and only paying members of SEF can have their say.

Check out the Streford End Flags forum to find out more.

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Like many, many fans, I suffer from a ridiculous superstitiousness on match days. Whether it's which part of my wallet I keep my ticket in, or making sure that every last possession in my house is lined up at strict 90-degree angles, I'm on it. I've gone through several phases with pants, and this particular "irrational" fear has led to a quite farcical situation whereby I have to cover my eyes Click to continue reading...

Hilarious and insightful as always:

That's the end result when a populous nation subordinates its own teams and players to cheer for flickering pictures. It's, for want of a less loaded term, imperialism. And it's not a coincidence that this book joins the chorus of those wishing that Americans would adopt this model.

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Tickets for the Saturday night's Eastern Conference Final between the Fire and Real Salt Lake sold out today. The sellout is the second consecutive for the Fire - who will sell a very limited amount of standing room only tickets for the game.

If you're sitting on some cash, you can buy the so called "FieldSide West" tickets for $250 a pop.

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The city of Alcorcón celebrated their shock victory over Real Madrid in style yesterday, as thousands lined the road to catch a glimpse of their heroes. Fans crowded around the team bus to welcome back their boys and we have to admit, it's certainly a beautiful image!

It's always sad when a death occurs in the football family.

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Cesc Fabregas is remaining cautious in refusing to get carried away by Arsenal's current free-scoring form.
The Gunners moved into second spot in the Barclays Premier League with a clinical 4-1 win over Wolves on Saturday to take their league tally to 36 goals in 11 games.
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Arsenal midfielder and captain Cesc Fabregas has voiced his concerns over the Gunners' recent defensive displays, suggesting that there could be problems when their in form attack stops finding the back of the net.

"We do worry about the goals coming to an end. We talk about what will happen if they stop.

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Today was a great result for us, it was, but...nah, I'm only messing. There is no but, I don't even care that we conceded late on. I knew we would, who didn't? We can concede as many as we like for all I care as long as we end up winning by three clear goals.

Wolves can bemoan their luck all they want, but if they hadn't have helped the ball on for the first two and if the ref hadn't blocked them off for the third we'd just have found a different way to score as we did sublimely with the fourth.

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As French Revolutions go, Arsene Wenger's transformation of Arsenal in 1996 was decidedly less brutal than its 1789 predecessor. But at the beating heart of a side that espoused the values of a liberated style of football was a totemic figure who struck fear into the hearts of opponents thanks to his formidable talent and fiery competitiveness. Click to continue reading...

Derek Llambias� moved to allay fear and anger with Newcastle fans on Mike Ashley's pronouncement to sell naming rights to St James' Park. St. James' Park - the Cathedral on the Hill Presented by Ashley announced his plans last week after also confirming he would not be selling the Coca-Cola Championship club but it has met with universal [. Click to continue reading...

After spending most of the last 20, 30 years living in Arsenal's shadow, Tottenham have decided if you can't beat them. better to bloody well join them. As ever with Tottenham you get the impression they were just in a rush to jump on a band wagon for fear of being left behind rather than actually getting innovative on their own account. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool fear Steven Gerrard may require an operation to solve his troublesome groin injury.
Gerrard will be absent for Liverpool again on Saturday as he struggles to recover from the problem he suffered in England's World Cup qualifying defeat by Ukraine almost three weeks ago.
The 29-year-old has managed only 25 minutes of action since then — in last week's Champions League loss to Lyon at Anfield, when he aggravated the injury and limped off. Click to continue reading...

The pressure cooker of life is slowly grinding people down, sites like this provide people with a light relief from what we see as the burden of everyday life. Sports professionals are no different with an ever increasing demand placed upon their minds and bodies, is it any wonder then we see burn out occurring all the time.

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что же, спрашивается, Вы говорите о Вас сумасшедший человек?

I don't understand a word of it either. What I do know is that whilst 'The Emperor' looked sharp tonight in a hold-up role. However he had plenty of chances to place his name on the scoresheet that went wanting.

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Liverpool fear another season of failure could spark Fernando Torres' departure from Anfield.
Nobody doubts the brilliant Spaniard's commitment to the Anfield cause. But since arriving from Atletico Madrid in a £20 million move 28 months ago even Torres' goal-scoring brilliance has not inspired the Reds to lift a trophy. Click to continue reading...

"None that im going to tell you about."

Victoria Beckham when asked what her biggest fashion fear was by Allure Magazine.

Interesting.

And candid.

Here's a suggestion, Lady Posh:

What about the fear of paying several gazillion quid for a jacket that gives us funky t-rex arms with limited range of motion?

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"None that I'm going to tell you about."

Victoria Beckham when asked what her biggest fashion fear was by Allure Magazine.

Interesting.

And candid.

Here's a suggestion, Lady Posh:

What about the fear of paying several gazillion quid for a jacket that gives us funky t-rex arms with limited range of motion?

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From harbouring hopes of a return next week against Scunthorpe, it seems that Robinho is instead set for another couple of weeks on the sidelines:
"He's had a little bit of a setback, and the likelihood is it will be another 10 to 14 days," confirmed Hughes.

"The area where the stress fracture is hasn't healed as quickly as we anticipated.

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With their place in the World Cup sealed, the German national team must now prepare for success by staying focused, training hard, and figuring out a way to not get shot in the terrifyingly dangerous host country.

Security firm BaySecur is in charge of that last order and according to representative Guenter Schnelle, it sounds like they're going to approach South Africa like a war zone:

"The possibility for the players of moving outside of the hotel boundaries should be kept to a minimum.

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Leave it to the Dalai Lama to deliver just the message we need to navigate these troubled times. Click to continue reading...

Man, doesn't that image look awful? Have no fear, dear reader, the technical glitches with the Dogpile are high on the off-season agenda. And by the looks of it, I won't be the only one looking to do a little re-tooling in the winter. Would you look... Click to continue reading...

Brazil star Adriano had a candid interview the other day about his days in Italy. Apparently his discontent professionally, as well as the loss of his father, pushed him to drink.
And drink a lot.

"I was fine only when I would drink and I had no urge to stop. I went out every night.

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The traditional after match soccer handshake will be banned in minor league soccer games throughout Canada for fear of spreading the H1N1 virus. The move was decided by league members who have said that everyone needs to do more to stop the spread of the swine flu virus. The flu is spread from infected people to others through handshakes, fluids or air.

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What is it about Liverpool FC and its cocky, self-congratulatory overconfidence whenever the team goes on a good run? The last few weeks has been filled with tedious eulogising in the press, but just like previous seasons, it has all come crashing down; and with the defeat to Fiorentina, Liverpool players once again look stupid after weeks of massaging each others' egos. Click to continue reading...

I think I just peed my pants while watching this. Seriously, the music alone made me feel like I was being kidnapped by a lost cannibal tribe in the rain forest.

If the idea was to create a presentation that gives its viewers night terrors and makes them hope this plan never becomes a reality for fear of getting eaten by rain forest cannibals, then congratulations, Roma.

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Today marks the 28th anniversary of the death of Bill Shankly. It's really hard to believe it has been that long. Unlike most of you, I never had the privilege of watching Shankly in person. My age made it impossible, so I've instead been watching tape of the man for the last 20+ years of my life.

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Mexican powerhouse Club Deportivo Guadalajara, commonly known as Chivas, has unveiled a special edition 2009/10 Reebok kit in support of Mexican organization Asociación SOS. The launch of the new Chivas kit is Chivas' part in fighting insecurity within Mexico and has the theme JUEGA SIN MIEDO ("Play Without Fear"). Click to continue reading...

Despite the Premier League's reputation for being the most exciting league in the world matches like Sunday's Manchester derby don't come around too often.
I am supporter of neither team but I couldn't help but be caught up in the breathless drama of it all. Local tussles such as this can often degenerate into passionate but scrappy affairs, with the fear of defeating leading to a drab draw. Click to continue reading...

Fear of flash photography possibe reason for sudden departure Sol Campbell was happily posing for Notts County's team photo just hours before he walked out on the club. That's if you count a half-smile and a furrowed brow as happiness. We certainly do. The ex-England international went through the niceties of the team photo on Tuesday before [. Click to continue reading...

This was always going to be a tricky game, one from which Liverpool had everything to lose whilst Leeds United, doing so well in League One, were going to be determined to do well in front of their own fans. For Benitez, the headache was going to be who to play: on the one hand there was the calls to put in some of the younger players but on the other there was the fear of being shown up by Leeds with the hammering that would undoubtedly follow. Click to continue reading...

Perhaps the last true box-to-box midfielder to grace England's top flight, he possessed an ability to strike fear into opponents unlike any other and played with a passion and urgency that inspired team-mates around him to raise their performance levels. Click to continue reading...

Gazzetta dello Sport New Nesta ‘Milan and myself, the fear has gone' Moratti: ‘Inter stronger...
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Having taken a few weeks off to study Arsenal‘s play, I am now back to discuss the latest game and clarify the recent fear that is tingling inside you.

Following the last two trips to Manchester, I have noticed that many of you have commented on Arsenal's failure but on the contrary; both games showed that we were very unfortunate.

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