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The voting for the 2010 National Soccer Hall of Fame closed on Thursday evening, and while I was
able to squeeze my ballot in just under the deadline, it was far from an easy decision to make.
There were 24 names on the ballot.
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The voting for the 2010 National Soccer Hall of Fame closed on Thursday evening, and while I was
able to squeeze my ballot in just under the deadline, it was far from an easy decision to make.
There were 24 names on the ballot.
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This may come as very surprising news for fans of English football in the 21st century -
particularly with so many foreign names flooding our professional leagues from the Premiership all
the way down to League 2 - but it seems that even today, many young non European footballers are
still encountering serious difficulties in settling in at their new clubs here in the UK.
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After having trials with Roma and Persisam, former Perth Glory striker Matthew Mayora is know
trying his luck with Arsenal Bandung.
If Arsenal do go ahead and sign the Aussie it will mean the international Thai Rangsan will not be
joining them as Mayora would complete their allocation of five Foreigners.
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Our latest contributor to COS, Mr Rant, can get a little carried away so if
there are any small children reading this, we apologise.
I'm sure they just hate English football.
They're talking about bringing in the 6-5 rule. They blame the amount of
foreigners in the English game on the national teams poor showing at recent
international competitions.
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Anfield Talk 20 September @ 01:57 PM EST
Fernando Torres is sure the English top flight is still the world's greatest league - and is
determined to help Liverpool become its champions once again.
The division has changed beyond recognition since the last time Liverpool were crowned champions in
1990, with the influx of superstar foreigners like Spanish striker Torres placing it in the eyes of
many above any other leagues across the globe.
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I understand Arema Malang are close to signing three new foreigners. They are former Persita
striker Ernest Siangkam, former Persija and Cameroonian international Pierre Njanka and Gabonese
central midfielder Landry Poulangoye.
According to this link Landry is 33 years old and has played for Gabon 50 times.
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First off I would like to state categorically I hate the acronym EPL and never intend using it
again.
For many years Indonesian football has had no problems attracting plenty of fair to middling
African and Latin American players to its shores. They arrive, move from club to club for a while
then move on, sometimes they even get paid on time.
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Nice, I Like
Beginning next season, Premier League teams will be required to have
8 home-grown players out of a squad of 25, according to measures introduced today.
According to the league's chief executive, Richard Scudamore, "one of the benefits will be that it
will help the England team," and it will give clubs an extra incentive to invest in youth.
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Something called World Business --which you could assume is like Forbes for foreigners--does their
take on the always popular "Is soccer succeeding in America?"-piece. They never get tired of that
one do they?
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Liverpool Kop 10 September @ 04:06 AM EST
What do Steven Gerrard and John Terry have in common? They both play at the highest level of
football; they've both captained the English national team; they've both played in a Champions
league final; oh, and they're both arguably xenophobes.
In November 2007, Steven Gerrard hit out at ‘foreigners' in the Premiership, complaining that if
a quota system is not introduced, ‘foreigners' will ‘take over'.
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Liverpool Kop 10 September @ 04:06 AM EST
John Terry has a history of yob-like behaviour, and last week he made (arguably) xenophobic
comments about 'foreign mentality' being to blame for increased cheating in the English football.
Is someone who holds such repellent views fit to captain England?
In the past, Terry has:
* Allegedly urinated on the dance floor at Chelsea's Christmas party
* Urinated in a pint glass whilst standing on a bar.
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"It's not about money."
Sol Campbell insists his move to Notts County was all about the challenge.
"An English player would be nice, because I think we have enough foreigners. Someone like
Andy Reid?"
Stoke fan on the radio, speaking about Sunderland's Dublin-born midfielder. Click to continue reading...
Another week of Premiership action is now in the books, and Thursday means one thing: it's time
for the Thursday Throwdown from A to Z. Here we go...
A is for Anelka. Chelsea fans should be counting their lucky stars that both
Nicolas Anelka and Didier Drogba are in spectacular form.
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Hopes were unusually high at the start of this season out at Hougang Stadium as the SLeague's
perennial under achievers did something unheard of. They started splashing the cash. In came new
coach Jorg Steinbrunner from Woodlands Wellington and with him a few star names.
Players like Aide Iskander, Jerry Batholomeusz, Noh Rahman and Indra Sahdan Daud.
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The eternal question of football/soccer and its survival in the United States is: Why won't the
sport be huge and break into the Big 4 of US Professional Sports (NFL, NBA, MLB, NASCAR)?
Well we have 5 answers to that question that will make you think and hopefully bring out some
emotion in favor or against these arguments.
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The eternal question of football/soccer and its survival in the United States is: Why won't the
sport be huge and break into the Big 4 of US Professional Sports (NFL, NBA, MLB, NASCAR)?
Well we here at MAF have 5 answers to that question that will make you think and hopefully bring
out some emotion in favor or against these arguments.
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After a few weeks when it seemed hardly a day went by without an Indonesian team being linked with
players from Singapore or Thailand now all seems quiet.
Sriwijaya, seemingly linked with every player in south east Asia, are now considering a 35 year old
Liberian striker named Maker. A far cry from the likes of Noh Alam Shah, Teerasil Dangda, Agu
Casmir and Theerathep Winothai who had previously been linked with the Palembang side.
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Ouch! I'm still smarting from Saturday's loss at Old Trafford. On the run of play we were at
least a point but we just can't resist pressing the big red self-destruct button, can we?
Abou Diaby's headed own goal would have been at absolute peach – if he had scored it at the
other end of the park.
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Big Bob Malcolm, Scottish, has pushed Aussie Luke DeVere out of Centre-Back for Brisbane. Why? He
hasn't improved the leaking Roar defence has he?
Was young Aussie Luke so poor last year when The Roar did so well.
And the embarrasingly fat Charlie Miller takes much of young Mitch Nicholls game time.
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The Offside 25 August @ 02:42 PM EST
The phrase "EPL" (short for English Premier League) was very nearly included in this post earlier
today, because I know English fans often laugh at Americans (or other foreigners) who refer to the
Premier League as such. But after thinking it over, I changed my mind. And I want to explain why.
So if you're one [.
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Dom Kinnear, and the Houston Dynamo have done it again. In an era when MLS struggles to keep
talented players in the league, and continues to sign over the hill, washed up foreign stars,
Houston stands above the rest.
In signing Luis Angel Landin, the Dynamo have brought to MLS precisely the type of player that
no other team has in several years.
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Not much longer before we're in full swing:
- Cesc wants closure before he's cup tied.
- Liverpool to rue selling Alonso?
- Subotic's agent denies Arsenal move.
- Italians want less foreigners in Serie A.
- Bentley now on the move?
- Madrid to dump van der Vaart for free?
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Yes, he's actually featured for France
Blogger 1-1-8 got me thinking - the Premier League season is just a few days away, and we really
should start pumping out some "preview" articles with a bit more regularity. Sites like
Unprofessional Foul as well as The Guardian and Times Online (UK) are doing an excellent job going
club by club with season previews - so we don't want to be redundant.
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Rizal Abdullah
BRING back the foreign players but not "just cheap African players" and change the kickoff time to
5.30pm so as not to compete with the EPL playing times, to put the spark back into the
M-League.
These are among the proposals Kelantan coach Peter Butler has proposed to the FA of Malaysia (FAM)
who are in the midst of restructuring the M-League after another subdued season.
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Please tell me this is an overdue April Fool's Prank!
Lee Cattermole: Doing what he does best!
Liverpool are on the verge of striking a compromise deal to sell Xabi Alonso to Real
Madrid and will plough part of his transfer fee into bids for Wigan midfielder Lee Cattermole and
Hull defender Michael Turner.
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Soccer Pie 25 July @ 02:19 AM EST
The guy that most of the Premiership teams want in their squad has a typical life story. When
foreigners came flooding Primera he was forced to move to Almeria, while Real were spending big
money on doubtful players.
He got his chance when Almeria had no other solutions and simply exploded.
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The Guardian shows how City could learn about 'humility' from United.
Soccerlens looks at foreigners and English football.
Two Footed Tackle's fantasy fight: Ronaldo vs Mellberg.
Become a fan of the Republik of Mancunia on Facebook or follow us on Twitter.
The RoM Summer Competition closes tomorrow!
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Forget it Bambang and Elie Aiboy.
Any plans the Indonesian duo had for playing in Malaysia next season have been dashed by the FA who
have said no foreigners will be playing in the MSL for season 2009/2010. The reason given was
nothing to do with Michael Jackson or H1N1 but rather the financial crisis.
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When I heard they had made a sequel to the original Soccer Dog, and that it would focus
on the European Cup, I almost decided to drive to Hollywood, find a psychiatrist, and take him to
the suits who greenlit the second film. Did the original Soccer Dog leave loose ends that
needed a sequel to tie them up?
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First off, here's a post from The Time Finder that I read this morning and really liked.
Reframing self-care as a responsibility, rather than a luxury, sure sounds helpful to me.
I see in the news that the election in Iran is underway and too close to call. Whatever happens,
it does feel to me like things on the world stage are shifting, having been frozen in various
postures of stiff extremism for the past eight years.
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Reason #54,089 to hate Italian soccer.
Most Serie A fans would lament losing a top-flight superstar like Kaka to another league. Not
Italian national team coach Marcello Lippi.
"The more foreigners that leave Italy, the better it is for Italian
Calcio."
Yeah, who needs talent?
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They both hate immigrants Italy coach Marcello Lippi has welcomed Kaka's move from AC Milan to Real
Madrid, and is hoping Serie A clubs ship out a few more pesky foreigners over the summer. Lippi
allowed his xenophobic side to flourish after the Brazilian's record-breaking transfer to Spain. He
said: "The more foreigners that leave Italy, the [.
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