According to Chris Flanagan at the Lancashire Telegraph, Burnley boss
Owen Coyle admitted that although funds will be tight, the club hopes to sign one
or two players. He said,
"We really have to weigh it up and decide what's the best way forward for us given in terms of
the Premier League we don't have a great big squad in terms of numbers .
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The Great Old
Belgium finally has its very own galactico, no really. This week, their PM Herman van Rompuy romped
to victory in the race to become President of the European Council. So how to celebrate this
historic moment here on EFW!? Well, I thought we'd blow the cobwebs off our Belgian history books
and delve deeper into this wonderful country.
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Anfield Talk 18 November @ 01:39 PM EST
Ian Ayre, the commercial director of English soccer club Liverpool, has explained the club's
decision to back a racing team in the fast-growing Superleague Formula series.
Superleague Formula, which launched in 2008, features motorsport teams backed by professional
soccer clubs, including the likes of AC Milan, Atletico Madrid and Flamengo.
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That Bradford City should be yet again linked with a move away from Valley Parade should come as
no surprise. This time, the local council want them to move to a "sports village" at Odsal Stadium,
which they will share with local rugby league club Bradford Bulls. Many Bantams supporters,
however, are struggling to see what exactly the benefits of moving to Odsal would be to the
football club.
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San Lorenzo de Almagro is a football club based in Boedo, Buenos Aires, Argentina. They currently
campaign in the top tier of the Argentine football pyramid, La Argentine Primera División, and are
coached by former Argentina international, Atlético Madrid and Inter Milan midfielder Diego
Simeone. San Lorenzo recently launched their home (blue and red), away [.
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In the olden days, local aldermen and dignitaries would be the people that kept football clubs
going. These butchers, bakers and candlestick makers were far from perfect they were often
autocratic, completely insular and frequently treated the supporters of their clubs like dirt but,
for the most part, they partly ran their clubs for the honour of their local communities.
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TalkSPORT have yet again created a gem, not only goes Harry hate Bentley but Phil Brown has
finally got rid of his beard....on eBay.
It's somthing to cheer you up after a boring International break.
Buy me a Beer
Related posts:
- Gillette Soccer Saturday Drinking Game!
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There were two big New York soccer rumors reported in the media this past week. The first was
that Pele may be recruited by newly minted New York Cosmos owner Paul Kemsley to serve as President
of the organization, which he intends to build into a lifestyle brand as well as a football club.
The second is that David Beckham is eyeing New York, Miami or Montreal as the location in which to
exercise his right to start a new MLS franchise.
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After last week's swine flu debacle, Heart of Clackmanannshire Football Club find themselves in
court in this week's Shit Shot Mungo, accused of deliberately and maliciously spreading the virus
through playing an infected team in a recent match. A draconian punishment awaits them, unless
Mungo McCrackas or Sir Roddy Bulbs can save the day.
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Chelsea defender Jose Bosingwa will be out for around three months after undergoing surgery on
his left knee this week, according to Chelsea's website.
The 27-year-old fullback has been out since mid-October with the problem and will now not return
until the new year.
The Chelsea statement said:
"Chelsea Football Club can confirm that Jose Bosingwa underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left
knee this week.
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I'll be blunt: I've never been a PSV fan. There you have it. I have admired them in the past, for
their management, their finances, the ability to sign Romario, Ronaldo, Kieft, Timmy Simons,
Gullit... But to me, they were always the rich football club from PSV where they speak with the
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Opening round of fixtures 7 March
Muang Thong United v Samut Songkhram
Bangkok Glass v Navy Rayong
PEA Ayutthaya v Chonburi
Pattaya United v BEC Tero
TOT v Si Saket
Army Buriram v TTM Samut Sakhon
Bangkok United v Thai Port
Osotspa Saraburi v Police United
The Champions Muang Thong United start off with a home game against Samut Songkhram while runner's
up Chonburi travel to PEA, 2008's champions.
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Soccerblog 10 November @ 09:08 AM EST
The oldest professional football club believe it or not faces the possibility of court
proceedings for non-payment of taxes.
Months after a Qadbak Investments, a Middle East company, whose owners remain largely
unidentified bought over Notts County, they are faced with a huge tax bill which had accrued under
Blenheim 1862, the former parent company.
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EPL Talk 07 November @ 04:43 PM EST
Following up from an earlier article I'd like to pose a question to all the non ex-pat North
American readers of EPL Talk: How Did You Find Who You Support?
It's ultimately a broad question that has more potential answers to it than current injury
concerns at Liverpool. But I believe the question sparks an interesting debate as Americans are
still searching for their place in world football.
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Great news the other day from Chelsea's new Chief Exec Ron Gourlay that Chelsea are in discussions
with Joe Cole about a new deal. He said:
'We are already in discussions with Joe,' 'The situation is that he is coming to the end of his
contract, he is 28-years-old on the day of the Manchester United game and we're entering into the
period where Joe is looking to negotiate his new contract.
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bridge views 06 November @ 12:15 PM EST
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) kindly announced today that they would grant Chelsea's
request for a stay in the club's transfer ban, meaning Chelsea will now be free to flash the cash
in January. Of course their final judgement over the club's alleged wrong-doing over the signing of
Gael Kakuta is still to come, but in the short-term Chelsea will be able to strengthen the squad if
Ancelotti feels reinforcements are needed.
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bridge views 06 November @ 12:15 PM EST
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) kindly announced today that they would grant Chelsea's
request for a stay in the club's transfer ban, meaning Chelsea will now be free to flash the cash
in January. Of course their final judgement over the club's alleged wrong-doing over the signing of
Gael Kakuta is still to come, but in the short-term Chelsea will be able to strengthen the squad if
Ancelotti feels reinforcements are needed.
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bridge views 05 November @ 10:24 AM EST
Football has changed immeasurably over the past ten or twenty years and, with it, Chelsea
Football Club. Fans no longer exclusively hail from the Kings Road, South West London or Surrey.
Since Roman Abramovich bought the club in particular, Chelsea has drawn increased interest from all
over the world with blue shirts appearing on pretty much every continent.
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bridge views 05 November @ 10:24 AM EST
Football has changed immeasurably over the past ten or twenty years and, with it, Chelsea
Football Club. Fans no longer exclusively hail from the Kings Road, South West London or Surrey.
Since Roman Abramovich bought the club in particular, Chelsea has drawn increased interest from all
over the world with blue shirts appearing on pretty much every continent.
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Cruzeiro Esporte Clube is a Brazilian football club, from the city of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais,
founded on January 2, 1921. Cruzeiro currently campaigns in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.
They finished in 3rd place last season and currently lie in 6th position in the league as the
current Brazilian soccer season winds down.
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The Journal today published an article with quotes attributed to none other than our favorite
cockney geezer, Derek Llambias.
With most sane Newcastle fans venting fury at the clubs efforts to sell naming rights to St.
James's Park next season, the club appear to be trying to alleviate some of the damage.
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I have wanted to write a piece about Stan Kroenke for a while now, about a year ago I
wrote a story about the ownership of Arsenal just after Lady Nina Bracewell-Smith left the
board.
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Early on Saturday morning I was listening to the World Football Phone In on BBC Five Live and
their correspondent for North America was asked about Stan Kroenke what he is like as a guy, what
his intentions may be in the future and what we would want to get out of a club like Arsenal.
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One of the most intriguing aspects of Spanish football is the way in which the different sets of
supporters around the country react to defeat.
It's becoming better known nowadays that Spain is really a loose collective of chalks and cheeses,
where you can cross a regional border and suddenly feel as though you are on a different planet -
so it comes as no surprise that each football club in the country is
un mundo (its own
world).
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African telephone company
Globacom has signed a five-year sponsorship deal with
Man
United. Young players from Nigeria, Benin and Ghana will be able to train with Man United's
academy.
There will also be promotional packages for Man United fans in these countries- they will be able
to watch Man United matches.
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Tottenham Hotspur
Position: 4th, 6-1-3 (19 points, +7 goal differential)
Recent Form: LWDWL
Away Form: 3-1-1
Last Meeting: Tottenham 0-Arsenal 0 (2/8/09)
It's here. The North London derby.
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Dirty Tackle 30 October @ 01:23 AM EST
Let's face it unless you spend a lot of time on the toilet or in airports, it's difficult to
pry yourself away from the television and/or internet long enough to actually read and actual book.
So in the interest of focusing your book readin' efforts on the few works actually worth
sacrificing valuable YouTube time for, we present the first book to earn the DT seal of approval:
Finn McCool's Football Club.
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First, and most importantly, there is some sad news for the Wanderers World. Our dear Jussi is
retiring from his international career. His Finnish team failed to make South Africa 2010, and
Jaaskelainen announced his retirement earlier today. He was first capped in 1998, and has earned 55
since. Jussi, pure class as ever, came out with this statement:
"I have considered this decision long and hard, and I believe that it is now the right time to
give younger Finnish goalkeepers the chance to play on the international stage.
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Spanish football club
Valencia have recently admitted that they still have some serious
financial problems. Valencia's star player
David Villa has sacked his agent Luis Tamargo,
after he failed to secure him a move away from the club.
Man United, Chelsea, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Liverpool have all been linked with a move for the
player.
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Soccerblog 29 October @ 02:12 AM EST
Manuel Pellegrini's coaching career at Real is in danger. The shocking defeat at the hands of
lowly Alcorcon has sent shock waves through the echelons of the most decorated football club in the
world.
Jorge Valdano and Florentino Perez have given the Chilean the Getafe match this weekend and the
return match against Milan in the Champions League next week to prove himself.
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Just when we thought things couldn't get any worse, news tonight emanating from St. James Park
is that Mike Ashley has removed Newcastle United from the market and the club is no longer for
sale.
Here is the press release in full from the club's official website:
NEWCASTLE United are delighted to announce that Chris Hughton has been named the permanent
manager of the Club, his contract will run until the end of the 2010/11 season.
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Such has been the forensic focus on Ranger's perilous finances over the last couple of days that
following Scottish football has been like studying for an accountancy degree. Not so much fans with
typewriters as fans with calculators.To save everybody the hassle of crawling into every nook and
cranny of the internet in the search for news about the country's most bombastic football club
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So far I haven't been able to find full highlights unfortunately, though I have found a video of
all the goals (you'll have to watch an advert about toothbrushes, but it's worth it). I will admit,
I did not see the match, nor have I been able to watch full highlights (I was playing rugby), so
this report will be a bit of an amalgamation of tidbits I stole form other reports.
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The Goal That Saved Fergie's CareerUploaded by RepublikOfMancunia.
The legend goes that had Mark Robins not scored to put United through to the 1990 FA Cup final,
which we went on to win, Sir Alex Ferguson would have been given the sack. This is a story that the
manager denies but after almost four years in charge and not a trophy in sight it stands to reason
that time might have been running out for the manager.
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EPL Talk 27 October @ 08:43 AM EST
Here's an interesting little fact for you: the two longest serving managers in Premier League
history also happen to be in charge of the two most successful teams in Premier League history. So
why is it then that fans and chairmen are so quick to jump on the back of a struggling manager and
demand change?
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Andy Goram came to Manchester United on loan during the 2000-2001 to help us out during a time
when our other goalies, Fabien Barthez and Raimond Van der Gouw, were unavailable Barthez on duty
with the French side and Van der Gouw struggling with injury.
His first game was our 4-2 win over Coventry in the league although was subbed off with an hour
played with the scoreline at 2-2.
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