With only three games left in the entire season, it's time for another update. The draft order is
nearly complete. Spots #1-12 are set in stone:
1 PHI 2 NY 3 SJ 4 KC 5 TOR 6 DAL 7 DC 8 COL 9 NE 10 CHV 11 SEA 12 CLB
The four first round playoff losers are ranked by regular season performance to determine the
order.
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by FRANCO PANIZO
The day many American soccer fans have been waiting for has finally arrived, the day FIFA 10
makes it to the United States.
The world reknown EA Sports soccer game hit stores across North America on Tuesday, and
United States soccer gamers are now finally able to get their paws on the latest installment in
the FIFA series.
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SoccerLens 02 October @ 02:56 AM EST
There are two types of gamers in the football world: those that play FIFA and those that play
Pro Evo. In conversation it's not really acceptable to admit to a split allegiance - you're one or
the other, and the other is wrong.
I am a Pro Evo loyalist, and I see the gaming world in black and white.
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Success! For the first time this season I got a return on one of my accumulators and a quite decent
one at that! What's more, I think I know why. The teams and results are becoming more stable and
finally form is kicking in to make the accumulator choices a little easier for me to pick, [...]
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You can't wait to watch Manchester derby tomorrow in Old Trafford? Are you kind of disappointed
because you won't see City's star 'Manu' Adebayor in the pitch? Are you an Arsenal fan fed up with
your team's last performances and bored enough to play the first random game you could find? Well,
we have this for [.
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Some teams have started their pre-season friendlies today whilst others are playing away on tour,
here is a list of results from today to wet your football appetite. Melbourne Victory 0 Fulham 3
Munich 1860 1 Manchester City 1 Bradford...
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The 2009-10 Premier League fixture list was released today. I must say, I like what I'm
seeing.
The first two months look rather comfortable, away to Fulham and a home date with Tottenham
looking the toughest of the lot. We play Liverpool and Manchester United at home in October and
November, respectively, before closing out our Big 4Â slate with away matches against those two in
April and May.
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Lift the virtual FA Cup This sounds pretty cool. Apparently, FA Cup sponsor E.ON has created a
website that will allow you to virtually lift the FA Cup. Footage of you sitting at your computer
will be super-imposed onto Wembley Stadium and you will be able to lift the trophy, OTP is
informed, using something called [.
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Man Yoo star suffers virtual death RIP, virtual Cristiano Ronaldo. You died doing what you loved
best: playing football. Well, you died doing what you told your mum you loved best. Uncovered by
the naughty chaps at Dirty Tackle Share on Facebook
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On this week's show we focus on the World Cup qualifying matches that took place in Europe over the
past few days. In addition we: Review the football news in the Good, the Bad and the Ugly Introduce
a new football expression in English for Football And continue the predictions battle in the
Predictions competition For learners of English check [.
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Stories from the World Cup qualifying games dominate this week's good, the bad and the ugly section
of languagecaster's football podcast. Click on the links below to find out more on all of these
stories. Explanations of key vocabulary (in bold) can be found at the foot of the page. Good It was
good for European sides [.
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Both Damon and Damian did well in predicting the World Cup qualifying games last week, Damon edging
out his rival 8-7. This week sees our two 'experts' predicting matches from the Premier League, La
Liga, the Bundesliga, La Plata derby in Argentina, as well as the quarter-finals of the Champions
League.
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Stories from the top and bottom of the Premier League, UEFA, Brazil and Argentina all feature on
this week's good, the bad and the ugly on languagecaster's football podcast. Click on the links
below to find out more on all of these stories. Explanations of key vocabulary (in bold) can be
found at the foot [.
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It looks like it's in the bag for Damian. Another great week with a 10 point haul means that he has
taken a commanding lead in the predictions race. This week, another globe-trotting collection of
games including a big derby from Colombia <center> DB DF RES Tottenham v Chelsea 0-1 1-1
Liverpool v A Villa 2-0 1-1 Stuttgart v H Berlin 1-1 2-1 Osasuna v Espanyol 1-1 0-0 Napoli v AC
Milan 0-1 0-2 Huracan [.
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Thanks, AMR, for the link to this very special bracket! (I must say I'm a bit disappointed to
see that he didn't also complete a bracket on the women's side. There's still time, Mr.
President!) I am also trying to figure out if there is any way to get his picks into our pool here
... [...]
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Stories from England, France, Argentina, Iraq and Brazil all feature on this week's good, the bad
and the ugly on languagecaster's football podcast. Click on the links below to find out more on all
of these stories. Explanations of key vocabulary (in bold) can be found at the foot of the page.
The Good Liverpool keep [.
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Rain didn't stop play...
10 Football Games You Can Play In Your Own Home
1. Subbuteo
2. Striker (or for the really posh, World Cup Super Striker with subs and floodlights)
3. Wembley
4. League Championship
5.
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There were some big results in this week's Champions League, but none were bigger than Bayern
Munich's thrashing of Sporting. On this week's show we ask our German correspondent about the giant
team from the Bundesliga. In addition we: Review the football news in the Good, the Bad and the
Ugly Introduce a new football expression in English [.
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Champions League action dominates the news, but sending offs in Argentina, a new shirt for
Manchester United and more fan violence all make this week's Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Good
Podolski scores It was good again for English clubs in the Champions League as all four
representatives go through to the quarter finals, but perhaps that's [.
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Damian has opened a significant gap in the predictions race. This could be make or break week for
Damon, another big loss and could be all over. This week, we have a real globe-trotting feel to the
games - matches from England, Spain, Germany, Italy, Argentina and Japan all feature. DB DF RES Man
U v Liverpool 0-0 A.
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This weekend sees the Spanish city of Madrid come to a halt as El Derbi madrileño takes place
between Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid. We take a look at some of the history behind the two
sides and wonder which of them will be victorious come Saturday. In addition we: Review the
football news in the Good, [.
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Carling Cup victory, poor refereeing, Ronaldo's comeback and some slightly over-exaggerated TV
commentary all feature on this week's good, the bad and the ugly on languagecaster's football
podcast. Click on the links below to find out more on all of these stories. Explanations of key
vocabulary (in bold) can be found at the foot of [.
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While Manchester City and Newcastle United have no domestic honors to fight for, both sides
certainly hold the key to getting the Premier League table tighter by the time the 28th round of
fixtures comes to an end this midweek. City may have enjoyed a great run in the UEFA Cup, but their
1-0 defeat to West Ham over the weekend verifies that there is still a lot of work to be done at
the Eastlands if the Sky Blues are to guarantee themselves a spot in the top half of .
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Champions League action this week dominates the news, but there was also a bit of fighting on the
football pitches of the world! Click on the links below to find out more on all of these stories.
Explanations of key vocabulary (in bold) can be found at the foot of the page. The Good English
clubs in [.
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No doubt, it is great to see two massive sides come together at a massive venue in massive form.
Furthermore, if the clash between these two teams has been scheduled for months, proceedings become
even more pulsating. Fans of both teams feel the chills down their spines while the neutrals across
the world just wait restlessly for a cracker of a game.
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As the first installment of the round of sixteen games came to an end in four different venues
across Europe, Arsenal stood out as the only winner on the night. One may argue that away goals for
F.C. Porto and Barcelona, at Atletico and Lyon respectively, also make them winners in terms of
morale going into the second leg.
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How would you feel if your team was to play its Champions League first knock-out round tie in Italy
and you couldn't travel to the game due to security concerns? Such is the dilemma of fans of three
of the Big Four teams in England, as a series of bizarre co-incidences in the Round of 16 draw back
in December witnessed Arsenal, Chelsea, and Manchester United paired up with AS Roma, Juventus, and
Inter Milan respectively.
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Jose Mourinho, David Beckham, Arsenal and a poor translation all feature in this week's good, the
bad and the ugly - the review of the football week on languagecaster's football podcast. Click on
the links below to find out more on all of these stories. Explanations of key vocabulary (in bold)
can be found at [.
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