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November 4, 2008

Northwich get that sinking sense of deja-vu

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Northwich Victoria fans could be forgiven for wondering if time's stood still over the last 13 months in their corner of Cheshire. At that point, the club had hurriedly appointed their third manager of the season and were battling to stave off liquidation due to an unpaid tax bill. Today, the Vics are searching for a [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Europe, General Football News

October 31, 2008

Chinese footballer banned 10 years for attacking referee

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A Chinese player has been banned for 10 years and another for five years after attacking a referee who showed one of their teammates a second yellow card. The incident occurred during a match between Huantai Classic FC and Zibo Industrial Institution (ZII) on October 18, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Europe, General Football News

October 30, 2008

Leigh Genesis: From Exodus to Revelation, and none of it’s pleasant

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Without wanting to say I told you so, the news that Leigh Genesis's chairman and main backer has pulled out, leaving the club in the financial lurch, should come as a surprise to no-one. Back in the summer the Unibond Premier League team announced the club was to be rebranded (that's rebranded, not renamed) from Leigh [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Europe, Features, General Football News

October 28, 2008

Carlisle United need to turn things around before it’s too late

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When Carlisle United were relegated from the football league in 2004 their fans must have feared the worst. Their club had avoided relegation on numerous occasions from Division 3 and when they were finally relegated they must have feared that they could be down in the realms of Non-league for years to come. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Europe, General Football News

October 23, 2008

Nigerian goverment refuses to fund 2009 Under-17 World Cup

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Nigeria may be forced to quit as hosts of the 2009 Under-17 World Cup, after the country's government said it cannot afford to provide the money needed to stage the competition. The Nigerian government decided that the $30 million required was not seen as a priority. Nigeria President Umaru Yar'Adua told his cabinet last week that [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Europe, General Football News, International, Nigeria, World Cup 2010

October 22, 2008

A Night in Port-of-Spain

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There's something masochistic about watching a bad soccer match. It takes a certain type of fan to endure the moments of sheer boredom as players kick the ball to no one and swarm without rhyme or reason. Throw in a dirt pitch in a provincial outpost, and you have a game hardly anyone would want [... Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Europe, General Football News, Off The Record

October 21, 2008

Little Leiston lead the charge in the FA Cup

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In mid-August the FA Cup journey began for over 200 non-league clubs, all hoping to embark on a run that would at least take them into the FA Cup first round, bringing welcome cash and potential TV money with it. Now 64 teams stand of the verge of making this season's dream come true as [...] Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Europe, FA Cup, General Football News

October 20, 2008

A-League: Jets shoot down Victory

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Melbourne Victory returned to action last night in the Hyundai A-League. Facing the Newcastle Jets in Newcastle. The Victory demolished the Jets in the 3rd round at home 5-0. The gulf in class during that game was enormous and I must admit going into the game I was expecting another Victory win, especially given the [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Australia, Europe, General Football News, Match Reports

October 14, 2008

Historic Free-Kick by El Jefe

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During this "international week" footballing lull when club play is suspended while nations hold their collective breath over the upcoming qualifiers, and club fans try to find something else to fill their time, there's actually been one on-the-pitch event at club level which is being hailed, at least in Mexico, as "historic". Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Europe, General Football News

October 7, 2008

Rotherham take the positives where they can

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The foot of the league table saw a small but significant event last weekend. While Tottenham Hotspur supporters fretted about scoring just two points so far this season, Rotherham United fans were celebrating finally moving onto one point after a 4-1 victory over Grimsby on Saturday. This mean the Millers are the first of the three [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Carling Cup, English Championship, Europe, Features, General Football News, Help Football

September 23, 2008

Oxford United: A club on the brink?

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This was meant to be the season when things turned a corner for Oxford United. After a season-in-transition in 07/08, which saw them end the campaign as one of the Conference's form teams, this was meant to be the year they were back at the top challenging to regain the league status they lost in [.. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Europe, General Football News, oxford united

September 22, 2008

ITV’s schedule for England’s World Cup 2010 Qualification

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ITV announced last week it had agreed a deal with Setanta to broadcast highlights of all of England's remaining World Cup 2010 away qualifying matches. Highlights of each game will be broadcast on ITV1 from 10.30pm on the evening of the game. The remaining games are against Belarus on 15 October, Kazakhstan on 6 June 2009 [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Belarus, England, Europe, General Football News, International, Kazakhstan, World Cup 2010, setanta

September 16, 2008

Gray day gives Essex the blues

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It's a familiar story. Disgruntled fans give abuse to a chairman who's ploughed vast sums of money into the club, causing said chairman to reach the end of his teather and announce his intention to sell up as soon as possible. But this isn't the story of the Toon Army versus Mike Ashley. Instead, we [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Europe, Features, General Football News, Mike Ashley, toon army

September 12, 2008

2008/2009 FA Cup 1st Qualifying Round Preview

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While the Premier League is back this weekend, with the tasty Liverpool v Manchester United game to kick things off, the lower leagues are preparing for the 1st Qualifying Round of the FA Cup after the previous two preliminary rounds, and the Manchester United breakaway supporters team are just one of those in action. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Daily Football Headlines, English Premier League, Europe, FA Cup, General Football News, Liverpool, Manchester United

September 9, 2008

Tackling the Talent Gap in England

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Fabio Capello's England squad selection for the World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Croatia asked more questions than it answered. The inclusion of Jimmy Bullard and omission of Michael Owen garnered the most press, but one or two other absences have induced bemused faces on Fleet Street. The real concern should be that a vast chunk [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Andorra, Chelsea, Croatia, England, Europe, FABIO CAPELLO, Features, General Football News, Jimmy Bullard, Michael Owen, World Cup Qualifiers, faces

September 3, 2008

Fifa World Rankings - August 2008

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Fifa rankings for August 2008 (previous position in brackets): 1. (1) Spain 2. (3) Italy 3. (2) Germany 4. (4) Netherlands 5. (5) Croatia 6. (6) Brazil 7. (7) Argentina 8. (8) Czech Republic 9. (9) Portugal 10. (13) Turkey 11. (12) France 12. (10) Russia 13. (11) Romania 14. (15) Cameroon 15. (14) England 16 (16) Scotland 16 (17) Bulgaria 18. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, England, Europe, Fifa World Rankings, Fifa rankings, General Football News, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Scotland, Spain, Turkey, russia

August 26, 2008

Stevenage struggle to get started

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Many a pre-season favourite for the title have struggled to start their campaign in the manner that the media hype would suggest, but few have done so quite as spectacularly as Stevenage Borough. Returning manager Graham Westley had made a number of eye-catching and proven signings over the summer, including Lee Boylan and Mark Albrighton from [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Arsenal, Europe, General Football News, Managers, Stevenage Borough, graham westley

August 21, 2008

Floating Football Pitch - Singapore points to the future of sports entertainment

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Singapore's ‘Marina Bay Floating Stadium' is a fascinating idea - to quote Times Online: "...an intriguing feature in an area which is set to become a waterfront city following its current redevelopment. The floating stadium is currently carrying the title of ‘the world's largest' and, although the 30′000 capacity seating area is housed on land, the [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Europe, General Football News, Off The Record, Singapore

August 12, 2008

The Most Wanted Footballers in England

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"The rain may be coming down but keep your heads up boys," booms out the voice across the astroturf pitch as a group of young men trudge towards the goal at one end of the pitch. Except this goal is a little different from the type you'd normally expect on an inner-city rubber crumb pitch [...] Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Alex Ferguson, Europe, General Football News, Most Wanted, NIKE, rain

August 11, 2008

We can’t all be Arsenal…

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I love watching football, I love playing football (although it hurts too much now) and I love coaching football. When I watch football I can see all the good ideas and all the mistakes. When I play football I know exactly what I should do and where I should be but my body won't do [...] Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Europe, Features, Football, General Football News, Messi, Off The Record, Ronaldo, Wilton Town

August 8, 2008

Sheffield Wednesday takeover talks at ’significant stage’

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Geoff Sheard, the man leading the consortium which is trying to buy Sheffield Wednesday, claims that he could be in full control within days. This comes after supporters group Wednesdayite, agreed to sell their 10% claim in the club. Sheard has also already agreed deals with Owls director Geoff Hulley, Keith Addy and ex-chairman Dave Allen [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: English Championship, Europe, General Football News, Sheffield Wednesday

August 5, 2008

Predictions for Leagues 1, 2 and the Blue Square Premier

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The wait is nearly over. Although the Premiership may not kick off for another week, the real action of the football league starts this weekend, and the race for the respective titles is, in most cases, as close as it's ever been. So, leaving the Championship aside for one moment, let Soccerlens be your guide to [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Competitions, Europe, Features, Football League, General Football News, Premiership

July 28, 2008

Non-league football: the breeding ground for tomorrow’s talent

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Like any sport, football has a soft romantic underbelly. One of the reasons the FA Cup is held in much higher regard than any other knockout competition in this country is the notion of a group of part-time binmen triumphing against the mega-rich Premier League superstars. Running this a close second is the rags-to-riches tale [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Charlton Athletic, Chelsea, Competitions, England, English Premier League, Europe, FA Cup, Features, General Football News, Newcastle United, Superstars

July 24, 2008

World Sport Chicago International Cup

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For the past week, Chicago has been peppered with pint-sized footballers from around the globe here to compete in the World Sport Chicago International Cup tournament from July 24-27. The under-15 club teams include Germany's Hamburg SV, Sockers FC, Mexico's Centro de Formacion Cuauhtémoc Blanco, 36 Lion from Nigeria, the Chicago Fire Academy squad, and [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Chicago Fire, Chicago Fire Academy, Europe, Features, General Football News, Germany, Hamburg SV, Mexico, Nigeria, footballers

Non-League Teams Get an Early Taste of the FA Cup Cameras

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While Cristiano Ronaldo is busy sunning himself and the rest of the Premier League squads are breaking into a gentle sweat in the seemingly never-ending weeks of preseason friendlies, hundreds of clubs lower down the pyramid are already gearing up for their shot at FA Cup glory. The first round in the Autumn may be a [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Europe, FA Cup, Features, General Football News, Ronaldo

July 21, 2008

Celebrities And Football Legends To Take Part In Soccer Aid 2008

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Harry Redknapp's finally going to get his chance to manage England. No, the FA haven't all of a sudden decided to give the England job to an Englishman, but on September 7th, the Portsmouth manager will lead an England team comprised of celebrities and former football stars against a Rest of the World [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Celebrities, England job, Europe, Features, General Football News, Harry Redknapp, Portsmouth, Soccer Aid 2008

Soccer Aid 2008: Celebrities And Football Legends To Play For Charity

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Harry Redknapp's finally going to get his chance to manage England. No, the FA haven't all of a sudden decided to give the England job to an Englishman, but on September 7th, the Portsmouth manager will lead an England team comprised of celebrities and former football stars against a Rest of the World [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Celebrities, England job, Europe, General Football News, Harry Redknapp, Portsmouth, Soccer Aid 2008

What Coaches Want From Their Players

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As fans we see the game of football very differently from the coaches and managers. How many times have we watched a game and then heard the manager talk about it afterwards and say to ourselves, "what game was he watching?" I coach a football team over here in the south west of England. [...] Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Coaching, England, Europe, Features, General Football News, Managers, Off The Record

July 13, 2008

2008 MLS All-Star First XI Announced

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On July 24, many of Major League Soccer's best will head north of the border to contest the 13th edition of the MLS All-Star Game, with this year's group of all-stars taking on West Ham United at BMO Field, home of Toronto FC. The MLS All-Stars beat Celtic 2-0 in last year's contest, and they've [.. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Celtic, Daily Football Headlines, Europe, General Football News, MLS All Star Game, Major League Soccer, Toronto FC, West Ham United

July 12, 2008

2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup Draw Revealed

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It didn't have the pomp and circumstance of the draw of its football counterpart, but the draw for the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup took place on Thursday in Brazil's capital city of Brasilia. Three-time champion and current world #1 Brazil are the host country for the first time, with this year's competition [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Brazil, Daily Football Headlines, Europe, Features, Futsal, General Football News, counterpart

July 8, 2008

Burscough’s battle through sickness and health

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Last week in Scotland Gretna's short and ultimately sorry place in the Scottish league's history finally came to an end when they were replaced by Annan Athletic. But south of the border, there were shades of the ill-fated demise of Gretna when Conference North side Burscough announced immediate financial restructuring in light of a [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Europe, Features, Football: Beyond Help, General Football News, Gretna, Scotland, Scottish League

July 2, 2008

FIFA World Rankings: July 2008

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Spain are now top of the FIFA world rankings after winning Euro 2008 last month. It's their first time on top, and just rewards for their excellent efforts throughout the tournament. The ranking system is based on international results over the past four years with more points awarded for wins in major tournaments. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Euro 2008, Europe, Features, Fifa World Rankings, General Football News, International, Spain

June 28, 2008

Marco Amelia says no to Milan, opts Palermo

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Italian keeper Marco Amelia who plays for Livorno has agreed terms with Palermo and will make his switch to the Serie A side soon. He snubbed the offer from AC Milan, Lazio and Liverpool to choose the not so popular Palermo. The deal is worth £5.5M and he will replace veteran keeper Alberto Fontana as [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: AC Milan, Europe, Football Transfer Rumours, General Football News, Italy, Liverpool, Palermo, Serie A, Transfer Rumours, amelia, goalkeeper

June 26, 2008

Chelsea Launch US Youth Soccer Initiative

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Chelsea FC have announced their plan to build a network of top youth clubs across America to develop Chelsea Soccer Schools, a new Tournament called the Chelsea Sevens, coaching clinics and exchange programmes. Chelsea FC Chief Executive Peter Kenyon: "Our new Chelsea youth super club network is the latest of many strategic projects Chelsea have [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Chelsea, Chelsea FC, Chief Executive, Europe, Football: Beyond Help, General Football News, Youth Clubs, peter kenyon

June 23, 2008

Cambridge United try to work off their hangover

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Cambridge United fans may have woken up with sore heads, the morning after drowning their sorrows after their play-off defeat to Exeter last month but, as the haze of Wembley clears, there's a danger that the the club is still working off their own hangover and could be facing a difficult follow-up season. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Europe, General Football News, Wembley, cambridge
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