Persib Bandung's first home game of the season tomorrow night sees them up against Pelita Jaya at the Jalak Harupat Stadium in Soreang.
Persib have lost both their games so far this season and they will welcome Sinthaweechai 'Kosin' Hathairatnakul back on a loan spell while fellow Thai international Suchao Nuchnam will also get his first run out. Click to continue reading...

Jon-Paul Pittman saw thirty minutes as Wycombe Wanderers fell to fellow League One team Brighton and Hove Albion in the FA Cup first round replay, wrapping up the first round of the tournament. Click to continue reading...

Alas, poor Hejduk! I knew him, Horatio, a fellow of infinite step-overs, of most abysmal crossing. He hath lunged in like a hack a thousand times, and now how abhorr'd in my imagination it is! My gorge rises at it. Quite literally, actually. So... Click to continue reading...

The everlasting debate of us signing a keeper to replace Gomes, raged through the office once again.
I do thank my lucky stars that most of my prestigious colleagues claimed that Gomes is a better keeper than Ben Foster.
I didn't want to name and shame the under writer of yet another pointless office rant, but Pat, who also happens to be my boss, started the "Gomes Out" campaign at the beginning of last season. Click to continue reading...

Are you a Chelsea fan through and through like me and I don't mean a glory hunter, but a real life-long, die-hard fan? Well I am looking for you this week. I am looking for a Chelsea fan out there to be featured on the site as my new Fan Focus. All you have to do is head over to this page and answer the questions along with a photo of you and email them to me chelseadaftmail (at) gmail (dot) com and you will be featured. Click to continue reading...

The 2009 MLS Cup Final is set and two Western Conference teams are set to do battle as the Los Angeles Galaxy takes on Real Salt Lake at Qwest Field in Seattle. While Seattle fans are expected pack Qwest Field for the event, MLS fans from across the country are expected to make the trip to the Pacific Northwest to take in the event.

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The 2009 MLS Cup Final is set and two Western Conference teams are set to do battle as the Los Angeles Galaxy takes on Real Salt Lake at Qwest Field in Seattle. While Seattle fans are expected to pack Qwest Field for the event, MLS fans from across the country are expected to make the trip to the Pacific Northwest to take in the event.

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This really isn't a CONCACAF-specific post, but congratulations to New Zealand on qualifying for the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa this morning. And an even bigger congratulations to fellow Stanford alumni Ryan Nelsen and Simon Elliott who were key players of the All Whites' qualifying campaign. Click to continue reading...

The Danish Football Association has officially unveiled the Denmark adidas World Cup 2010 home kit. The new strip will serve as Denmark's first choice uniform for the 2010/12 period. The new Denmark adidas kit will make its on the field debut on Saturday when the Danish Dynamite meet fellow FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifiers South Korea [. Click to continue reading...

Manchester United winger Zoran Tosic has vowed to fight on at the club in a bid to find a first team spot. Tosic was signed by United in January in a double swoop that also involved Adem Ljajic, but Tosic has yet to make an impact at Old Trafford while fellow Serb Ljajic bids his time at Partizan Belgrade on loan.

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The Philadelphia Union will be selecting its first players in just two weeks when Major League Soccer holds the Expansion Draft and Union head coach Peter Nowak will have his lead assistant coach in place for the draft.

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The Philadelphia Union will be selecting its first players in just two weeks when Major League Soccer holds the Expansion Draft and Union head coach Peter Nowak will have his lead assistant coach in place for the draft.

The Union will announce the hire of former U.

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For those wanting to keep up with the potential future of the Kansas City Wizards, the Wizards Juniors U18 and U16 teams are getting ready to kick off their first season in the US Soccer Development Academy. The season runs from November to May. Both teams begin their season on the road down in Texas on the 21st of this month. Click to continue reading...

Comcast SportsNet's Russ Thaler is a persistent fellow. He tracked former head coach Tom Soehn down at his house and asks him about the decision to step away from United, among other things.

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Emily Gerber (DeForest) extended her school record with her 23rd goal of the season, and fellow...
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It's not the first time Arsenal midfielder Abou Diaby was compared to ex-captain Patrick Vieira although on the pitch, the 23-year old is yet to show he can be as good as his fellow Frenchman. A ... Click to continue reading...

It's not the first time Arsenal midfielder Abou Diaby was compared to ex-captain Patrick Vieira although on the pitch, the 23-year old is yet to show he can be as good as his fellow Frenchman. A ...

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Barca Captain Carles Puyol has officially put pen to paper and signed his new contract with the club, until 2013. Puyol's as happy as could be, and thanked everyone for having the confidence to keep him. As if it could be any other way!
Meanwhile, Puyol's fellow centerback Rafael Marquez is very close to signing his own brand new deal with the club. Click to continue reading...

I'm not a smart man. I mean, for years and years, I thought all those VCRs were supposed to blink "12:00." Who knew?

So maybe this is hardly a surprise, but I just don't get it when it comes to Toronto FC. My little brain just can't get around how matters are being managed at a club with such amazing potential.

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Liverpool are keen on securing the services of Sampdoria midfielder Vladimir Koman, The Daily Mirror claims.
The Hungarian starlet is currently on loan at Bari and is valued at £4 million.
Koman, who is building a reputation as a free-scoring midfielder, is under contract in Genoa until 2012. Click to continue reading...

Brazil coach Dunga has named his squad for the November's friendlies against England and Oman. Of note is that FC Porto striker Hulk , fellow striker Carlos Eduardo of TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and Michel Bastos of Olympique Lyon are included in the squad and could possibly make their international debuts. Click to continue reading...

Well, USMNT coach Bob Bradley is now 2-for-2 in World Cup tune-up friendly foes after setting up a November 14th match at fellow South Africa travelers Slovakia.As you can see, this side - led by Napoli ace Marek Hamšík - is no joke.- Greg Seltzer Click to continue reading...

Arsenal can welcome back Eduardo for Sunday's league game at Upton Park after the Crozillian frontman recovered from a thigh injury. Eduardo's fellow strike partner Nicklas Bendtner also has a good chance to play with the Dane taking part in a training session at London Colney earlier today. Click to continue reading...

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The Elite teams made quite the bang in the Fall Classic tournament this weekend!
The 96 girls battled a tough bracket with key players out with the dreaded flu and still walked away with a tie and two close losses.

The 92 girls outscored their opponents in bracket play 12-2 and coasted to the finals on a team high.

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MO Elite FC 2000 Girls

The Elite teams made quite the bang in the Fall Classic tournament this weekend!
The 96 girls battled a tough bracket with key players out with the dreaded flu and still walked away with a tie and two close losses.

The 92 girls outscored their opponents in bracket play 12-2 and coasted to the finals on a team high.

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Kaka on his former AC Milan team mate, fellow Brazilian, and heir to his heritage.

" I knew that Pato would deliver at the right time, unfortunately for us. Although there was talk of a crisis, one must simply wait for him and then the talent comes out. "

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Bafana's Brazilian coach, Joel Santana, is out of a job. Pallid performances and pitiful results sunk the former Flamengo coach. "In the bigger picture and the interest of the country," said Mandla Mazibuko, SAFA vice-president, "he [Santana] realized while he was doing his best, his best was not good enough.

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Arsenal will be without Theo Walcott for their Champions League group game with AZ Alkmaar tomorrow evening, after the Englishman was ruled out for 3-4 weeks with a knee injury. The 21-year-old sustained his injury during the 3-1 triumph over Birmingham City at the weekend, while fellow midfielder Tomas Rosicky is also missing from the squad [. Click to continue reading...

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Just when you thought it could not get any worse on the� injury front� for the U.S. national team, in comes news� that defender Jay DeMerit will be going under the knife.

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Just when you thought it could not get any worse on the� injury front� for the U.S. national team, in comes news� that defender Jay DeMerit will be going under the knife.

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With tomorrow's World Cup qualifier back on cable TV, we will once again be able to host watch parties at both area 810 Zone locations as the USA looks to win the CONCACAF qualifying group with a win over Costa Rica. The match kicks off at 7 p.m. CT tomorrow night from Washington D.C. and will be broadcast live nationally on ESPN2 and Galavision. Click to continue reading...

From USsoccer.com The United States Men's National Team will face fellow 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers Denmark on Wednesday, Nov. 18, in Aarhus, Denmark. Kickoff at NRGi Park is set for 8:30 p.m. local time (2:30 p.m. ET), and television details will be announced in the near future.

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The first confirmed foe? Fellow South Africa travelers Denmark in Aarhus on November 18th.The good news is both Michael Bradley and Benny Feilhaber can give an advanced scouting report on their qualification hero (video link).Obviously, I will hope to be there.- Greg Seltzer Click to continue reading...

Few U.S. soccer fans can claim to have heard of Fabrice-Jean (Faf� ) Picault, an 18-year old forward born in New York who currently plies his trade with Italian Serie A side Cagliari Calcio. Expect that to change in short order. Picault is in many ways just as accomplished as fellow tri-stater (and Italian expat) Vincenzo Bernardo, who attracted a lot of (soccer) press when he left Napoli after only one season in its reserves. Click to continue reading...

The injury-laced success of Fat Ronaldo since he's joined Corinthians has evidently not gone unnoticed by fans of Brazil's national team. During their surprising loss in Bolivia on Sunday, one portly fellow (that's not Ronaldo himself, is it?) ran out onto the pitch, holding up a sign promoting Fat Ron's inclusion in the national team just as the second half began.

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