Eastleigh 1-0 Lewes (14:11:09)
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It's hard to curb your enthusiasm watching Lewes on the road, especially as this particular match had captured the attention of mainland Europe. Lewes supporters branches from both Berlin and Antwerp had flown in especially. Click to continue reading...

A number of players can stake a claim for being part of the best team in the world at this early period of the European domestic leagues. However, very few players standout the way those listed below have in terms of their contribution to their team, their role as leaders, and certainly their crucial involvement in their respective clubs.

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Positives:

A) The USA with their below full strength team played patient ball control. They took their time to build up their attack. Having no Donovan and Davies meant that the US had to give up their fast counterattacking edge. But the tactical switch was achieved quite effectively showing that the US is capable of this approach.

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When Owen Hargreaves finally returns from injury, in what may be his last chance to achieve his prime, United manager Alex Ferguson can again field his strongest midfield.
But the Englishman, so influential in United's 2008 European double-winning season, is not the only significant addition required to create United's most balanced side. Click to continue reading...

Redknapp looks to re-sign one of his former Portsmouth stars.

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Harry Redknapp wants to sign Andrés D'Alessandro, who was at one point going to be the new Diego Maradona, then looked like he might not really be up to much, then looked really good for a bit (at Pompey), then went to Brazil to play for Internacional.

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This time yesterday Chelsea and Man Utd were heading onto the pitch for the second half at Stamford Bridge. Forty-five minutes later, a slightly anti-climatic encounter was over and a one nil win for Ancelotti's men represented their most significant – if below par - display of the season.
Manchester United fans are choosing to take an awful lot of positives from the fact that their below strength side managed to play so well.

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This time yesterday Chelsea and Man Utd were heading onto the pitch for the second half at Stamford Bridge. Forty-five minutes later, a slightly anti-climatic encounter was over and a one nil win for Ancelotti's men represented their most significant – if below par - display of the season.
Manchester United fans are choosing to take an awful lot of positives from the fact that their below strength side managed to play so well.

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Stevenage made it into the draw for the second round of the FA Cup after a superb performance up at Port Vale. Boro dominated the game in long spells and were unlucky not to win the game comfortably. Vale looked poor and I think underestimated the task ahead of them. Boro manager Graham Westley� will be delighted with his side's performance after ripping the League 2 club apart for the majority of the game, but will be frustrated that missed chances again cost his side winning away from home for the second weekend in a row.

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Orono 5 0 The Blake School

Sophie Babo lit up the Metrodome in the Class A Girls' Championship game. The Orono forward, who is only in seventh grade showed that she would be a player to watch for the next few years by scoring three of the Spartan's 5 goals. When asked what it was like to play as a seventh grader Babo replied, "I don't think of myself as a 7th grader.

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Orono 5 0 The Blake School

Sophie Babo lit up the Metrodome in the Class A Girls' Championship game. The Orono forward, who is only in seventh grade, showed that she would be a player to watch for the next few years by scoring three of the Spartan's 5 goals. When asked what it was like to play as a seventh grader, Babo replied, "I don't think of myself as a 7th grader.

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Samir: Let it go Fab, they can't help it if they're that bad

Ok. I'll admit if you think that's lame but that pretty much sums up the match doesn't it. Andrey Arshavin had a blast as Arsenal met (thrash) Alkmaar in the Champions League encounter last night. Qualification is not mathematically secured yet but it would take a miraculous set of results for Arsenal not to go through.

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Hassan Sunny was the first player to come out for his warming up
The Lions kept their composure well in the first half (save for that slip when they allowed the Indonesians to level shortly after they took the lead in the 10th minute) to restrict their guests from prowling deep into their half to maintain their 2-1 lead. Click to continue reading...

Talented teenager interested in potential La Liga move.

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Fran Merida's agent has hinted that it would be difficult for the Arsenal starlet to turn down a move to Atletico Madrid.

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Kagisho Dikgacoi on life in England.

Life's all about opportunities isn't it?� � Sometimes you get them, sometimes you don't.� � Kagisho had a debut at a time when the team's usual defensive midfielder, Dickson Etuhu, was out injured.� � The Scott Parker incident meant Chris Baird has been given the nod, and hardly put a foot wrong.

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Spanish sports daily "AS" publish that ATLETICO DE MADRID iscombing the market for a defensive winger & may have set theireyes on SAINT ETIENNE young 22 year old promise MOUHAMADOUDABO. Apart from his youth & projection, Dabo has the ability toplay on either flank thus making him a valuable & versatile player. Click to continue reading...

As a Manchester United fan Saturday's 2-0 win over Blackburn represented much more than just three points. Not only did Dimitar Berbatov score yet another sensational goal, but young French winger Gabriel Obertan made his Premier League debut. Obertan impressed midweek in the Carling Cup against Barnsley, but seeing him against Premiership opposition just meant that much more.

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The Fire headed into Sunday's Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals at the New England Revolution knowing that they couldn't afford to give the Revs many set piece opportunities.

"We have to limit their set pieces," Fire Head Coach Denis Hamlett said earlier this week. "[We have to be careful on] throw-ins and corner kicks because they do well with those.

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Referee Abdul Malik made a brave decision to carry on the match despite the heavy downpour (as pictured above) that started prior to the start of this live televised game.
Frankly, this fixture would have been a title decider perfectly fit for this season's finale, but it wasn't the case after all. Click to continue reading...

Northfield 1-0 Elk River in overtime.

The Elk River Elks (12-4-3) took on the Northfield Raiders (13-4-3) in a rain soaked class 1A Boys State Tournament quarterfinal game on Thursday evening at Hopkins HS. The match saw a number of chances for both teams. Northfield broke down Elk Rivers defense a number of times turning defenders for shots.

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Northfield 1-0 Elk River in overtime.

The Elk River Elks (12-4-3) took on the Northfield Raiders (13-4-3) in a rain soaked class 1A Boys State Tournament quarterfinal game on Thursday evening at Hopkins HS. The match saw a number of chances for both teams. Northfield broke down Elk River's defense a number of times turning defenders for shots.

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"Henrik Larsson always scores." The clip shows Celtic fighting back through Larsson against Porto in a pulsating 2003 UEFA Cup final.

My memories of Larsson will always be defined by the Swedish striker entering the game in the 2006 CL final against Arsenal late in the second half.

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A mere three days after our match against the Toffees, our lovely Wanderers will be wandering their way down to Stamford Bridge. I;m not particularly relishing the prospect as the Carling Cup is the only silverware we even have a slight chance of winning, since most clubs treat it like a joke.

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I really have only one thing to say about yesterday's performance. My girlfriend and I were out to dinner Friday night and the topic of the Liverpool match came up. She asked me if I was nervous/if she should avoid being in the apartment Sunday morning and I (like an idiot) told her the following.

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I really have only one thing to say about yesterday's performance. My girlfriend and I were out to dinner Friday night and the topic of the Liverpool match came up. She asked me if I was nervous/if she should avoid being in the apartment Sunday morning and I (like an idiot) told her the following.

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Devastating finale, of course, but have you ever seen such a good football match?

Fulham fired out of the traps like men possessed.� In 3 minutes Greening struck hard and low, the shot parried well.� Our players passed quickly and effectivelyy, and Roma didn't see the ball until 6 minutes were on the clock.

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A late goal from David Mendes Da Silva earned AZ Alkmaar the share of the spoils as Arsenal relinquished two points they could have done without dropping.
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AZ Alkmaar entered the game promising to expose the Arsenal weaknesses they had amassed from watching the Gunners' 6-2 thrashing of Blackburn Rovers but it took until the 93rd minute for the Dutch Champions to finally retreat from their shells and revealed a chink in Arsenal's armour of which everybody already knew.

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Two wins from two games so far in the Champions League. Given our excellent form, the third one looks likely tomorrow against Alkmaar. They might be the Champions of Holland but they just lost at the weekend and are 6th in the table. The Dutch League isn't� as strong as it was a decade ago.�

Now most of you know that Walcott won't be playing tomorrow.

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There are a number of excuses to which we could turn in order to sweeten this defeat: Darren Bent's fluke goal, the absence of both Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres, the late arrival of Mascherano, Lucas and Insua, the little time for preparation that Liverpool had and the length of time that Sunderland had in order to get ready for this game. Click to continue reading...

Reina
Skrtel Carragher Agger
Johnson Lucas Spearing Aurelio
Benayoun Kuyt Babel
Goals:
Bent 5'
A balloon takes the air out of Liverpool's title chances? A balloon, and Steve Bruce's balloon-shaped head.
If I don't laugh at this season's misfortunes, I'm going to cry. Click to continue reading...

GOLDEN With a two-goal lead and a one-man advantage on the pitch, what did the Fort Lewis College men's soccer team learn on Friday against the Colorado School of Mines?

"We can't afford to let teams back in a game," Skyhawks coach Oige Kennedy said.

The Skyhawks scored twice in the first 30 minutes of Friday's match at the Colorado School of Mines Soccer Stadium.

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by FRANCO PANIZO

The U.S. national team's 2-2 draw against Costa Rica� at RFK Stadium on Wednesday crowned� the Americans as champions of the� Hexagonal,� but perhaps� just as big of a story as the U.S. team's first-place finish� was the tribute from the fans and players� to forward� Charlie Davies.

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by FRANCO PANIZO

The U.S. national team's 2-2 draw against Costa Rica� at RFK Stadium on Wednesday crowned� the Americans as champions of the� Hexagonal,� but perhaps� just as big of a story as the U.S. team's first-place finish� was the tribute from the fans and players� to forward� Charlie Davies.

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Redknapp keeping eye on promising winger.

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Dubbed the "Next Ryan Giggs" Adam Johnson has a bright future ahead of him and perhaps an even brighter one if he manages to get a transfer away from Middlesbrough in the near future, dependent of course on whether Gareth "I am an awful manager" Southgate can get the Riverside outfit back to the Premier League at the first time of asking.

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The USA Men's National Team defeated Honduras last night in CONCACAF qualifying 3-2, to cap off a thrilling second half of end-to-end football that saw both five goals scored as the Americans "made the cut" for their 6th straight World Cup.
This was a crazy match, surrounded by upheaval before it even began, as Honduras is suffering through an internal political crisis that added extra angst to the proceedings along with the fact that (bizarrely) US soccer fans were left with no way to watch the game on TV. Click to continue reading...

The premise of Channel 7's new sci-fi series might not lie in the realms of fantasy after all. Last night, watching the Australia v. Netherlands game, I had a vivid premonition of how Pim Verbeek's side will approach games against superior (or even peer) opposition in South Africa next year.
Plenty of shuffling the ball across the back four. Click to continue reading...