So how are you all after the international break? Miss watching our team lose and play horribly? Yeah me too. Luckily however this weekend we're playing some neighbors who are in much the same habit, managed by dear old Big Sam (maybe that was too many adjectives for one guy?). Blackburn are on a run of ten straight losses in away games, however they haven't lost at the Reebok

since 2001 (though really statistics like that don't mean that much).

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Dave Kitson would be up there with Michael Gilkes and Shaka Hislop as one of my all time favourite players. I first took note of the Ginger Ninja in a 2-2 draw between Cambridge United and Reading at the Abbey Stadium back in 2002. The former shelf stacker was everywhere that day and it was with huge excitement that I greeted his arrival at Madejski Stadium a year later. Click to continue reading...

His Ginger Majesty, Stoner and J Fo preview this weekend's MLS playoff matches from the ESPN mothership in Bristol, CT. Now that Columbus has been knocked off it really seems likes it's anyone's game and anything can happen at this point. I for one have already had to rip up my bracket and we haven't even reached the Conference Finals yet. Click to continue reading...

Leo and Pep do press conferences prior to tonight's freeze-fest against Rubin Kazan, and look great while they're at it. Leo's got this whole I'm-thinking-ginger-stubble-totally-works-for-me look, while Pep is sending out I'm-just-too-hot-to-handle vibes even in the midst of his epic stare-down with the microphone. Click to continue reading...

"There would be something quintessentially Spurs about doing all the hard work and then gifting away the game on a plate, through one moment of madness."

-AANP, yesterday

And sure enough...

It's easy to forget that honours were fairly even in the early stages, as misplaced pass was matched by misplaced pass in a midfield absolutely jam-packed with bodies.

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His Ginger Majesty™ finds the timing of Blanco's transfer announcement a bit unsavory. What's your take? Holler at your boy in the comments. Click to continue reading...

I was unable to watch the game today because I had to write a history essay (though the game probably would have been just as painful). I've just been reading some reports (as of now no video is out) and things don't look good do they? Even Gary Megson called us crap and he barely ever does that (even though we quite often are crap).

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Megson should be making a decision on the wonderfully named Camel Meriem soon. Meriem (or should I call him Camel?) arrived earlier this week (apparently in a "neat and tidy" condition) and the Ginger One said that he would decide near the end of the week what to do. Although I haven't been able to do much research on Meriem I do know he's 29, a Frenchman, and his first name's is Camel.

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1. Peter Crouch's gangly legs are not supposed to be involved in six-yard tap-ins. They were made for bicycle kicks. 2. David Beckham has brown hair, a ginger moustache and a black beard. What is that all about? 3. Twin, dwarf, right-footed wingers is probably not a viable tactical option against decent opposition. Click to continue reading...

There's still life in those legs!

Manchester United's Sir Alex Ferguson Tells Paul Scholes To Postpone Retirement
Fergie wants the midfielder back next season...

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has hinted that a new contract offer awaits Paul Scholes at season's end when his current deal expires.

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Eduardo gets his leg stamped on and Taylor gets a 2 match ban.. Dudu takes 18 months to recover. That is like a ban, only Dudu's only crime was according to MOTD " he was a bit too fast for Taylor"
Instead of being happy for our little Croatian Gooner to be back playing at the top level and enjoying what he can bring to English football, the media have picked on him big time.

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I know this will be an unpopular stance to take. Many Bolton fans have been calling for Megson's head since last season, during our dreadful relegation battle. Although I haven't been to the Reebok this season (as much as I love the Wanderers, the 4768 mile commute is just not doable every Saturday), I have a feeling it will be (painfully) similar to last season.

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Right.� If I were to launch a new range of mineral water (called Tooting Springs) and Waitrose agreed that it was so lovely they had to have it, I would have some hard thinking to do over packaging.

If� - and to do this I would have to have really impressed Waitrose I was allowed to place blue bottles of Tooting Springs in half of their stores, and brown bottles of Tooting Springs in the other store, do you think they would sell equally?

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An anxious-looking Xabi Alonso gives the thumbs-up, reluctantly, during the traditional "medical ritual" that Real Madrid puts its new players through. It's like a sort of hazing. Perhaps Xabi was worried that the doctor would discover his ginger pubes?...

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It's a player peroxide fiesta of late, Kickettes. Not sure if the summer heat has literally gone to everyone's heads or what, but let's investigate:

Alan Smith has returned to his former bottle blonde bleached-out avec roots look after a brief dabble in au naturel;

John Arne Riise has gone from ginger to strawberry blond to just plain blonde.

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Here we go again..
Everton have made great strides in recent years, the obvious improvement is on the pitch as David Moyes patient re-building is starting to bear fruit. Off the pitch our media relations have got better, resulting in a increased media profile. Commercial business has also taken an upturn with the opening of the Everton One and Everton megastores evidence of that. Click to continue reading...

Dear Alexi,

You seem like a pretty cool guy, for a ginger and a hippie. Actually, that's why I like you – cause you're a ginger but you make fun of yourself for being a ginger. You're like, ‘yeah I'm a goofy ginger, What? I'm still pretty cool and funny could probably kick your ass, so if you can't look past my gingerness then like screw you dude.

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By Clemente Lisi - NEW YORK, NY (Jul 3, 2009) USSoccerPlayers -- Depending on who you ask, some will know Grenada as a small island that was once a British colony. Others will recall that it's famous for a variety of tasty spices such as ginger and nutmeg. The Trivia Pursuit buffs will remind you that the US invaded the island in October, 1983. Click to continue reading...

Last night Stephen Colbert addressed the Confederations Cup run and it's impact on the game in this country on The Colbert Report. Of course this being Colbert means it was 50% piss-take, 100% funny. He even had His Ginger Majesty™ along for the ride talking Azteca. It's madness I tell you, madness. Click to continue reading...

PLAYER OVERVIEW: Alexi Lalas is considered one of the most recognizable faces in American soccer -� or should I say he had one of the most recognizable goateed faces� in American� soccer.� Lalas played defender for the United States in all four matches of the epic 1994 FIFA World Cup.

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His Ginger Majesty needs to see some leadership out there amongst the Yanks tonight. I think this is one of those rare moments when many of us will agree with him. It's real special...like stepping in Unicorn droppings. Click to continue reading...

Paul Scholes recently confirmed what some fans had suspected was the case for a while, that is sometimes his legs do not do as they are told to do; it happens to all players no matter how great you have been, as is the case the with the affectionately known Ginger Prince. It is the same story as far as Gary Neville is concerned, he is fighting the unwinnable fight against the clock, as both Click to continue reading...

His Ginger Majesty, Chivas USA, Extra Time and the Galaxy. Click to continue reading...

The ginger ninja has his work cut out Paul Scholes (Man Utd) Scholesy is very well respected in Europe, I'd say more so than any English player of the last 20 years (Guardiola is a big fan, apparently). He's now...

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Goodbye then dear Gordon. The reign ended as it started - that humiliating game against Artmedia set the tone, the meek surrender of this season's title will be the memory that defines the fans opinion of the ginger scamp.Which is unfair. Three titles on the bounce. Six trophies. And, whisper it, further Champion's League progress than the sainted Martin O'Neill achieved with a far better group Click to continue reading...

Goodbye then dear Gordon. The reign ended as it started - that humiliating game against Artmedia set the tone, the meek surrender of this season's title will be the memory that defines the fans opinion of the ginger scamp.Which is unfair. Three titles on the bounce. Six trophies. And, whisper it, further Champion's League progress than the sainted Martin O'Neill achieved with a far better group Click to continue reading...

Goodbye then dear Gordon. The reign ended as it started - that humiliating game against Artmedia set the tone, the meek surrender of this season's title will be the memory that defines the fans opinion of the ginger scamp.Which is unfair. Three titles on the bounce. Six trophies. And, whisper it, further Champion's League progress than the sainted Martin O'Neill achieved with a far better group Click to continue reading...

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Here's a very lush looking Javi Garcia and his buddy Sergio Ramos in a golf cart. They were with a range of hotties on charity duty for the Apascovi Foundation.
Aitor Ocio. No shirt. Video. Yeah, just go there now.
Frank Lampard spends the night boozing it up at Raffles.

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Here's a very lush looking Javi Garcia and his buddy Sergio Ramos in a golf cart. They were with a range of hotties on charity duty for the Apascovi Foundation.
Aitor Ocio. No shirt. Video. Yeah, just go there now.
Frank Lampard spends the night boozing it up at Raffles.

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Dynamo captain Wade Barrett is listed as doubtful for Saturday's El Capitan match against FC Dallas. He suffered an injury to his left leg during the victory in New England and was replaced by newcomer Andrew "The Ginger Beast" Hainault. So, will Hainault be pegged as the new starter at left back?

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Brann (12th - 1-3-2, 6 points, goal-difference -2) vs Lillestrøm (16th - 0-3-3, 3 points, goal-difference -4)

In a televised one-off midweek fixture, two of the most highly rated young Norwegian managers will pit their wits against each other. And both Henning Berg and Steinar Nilsen find themselves in sticky situation, because as it turns out reputation alone doesn't get you points.

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The ginger genius strikes Paul Scholes relieved any late nerves in Manchester United's match with Portsmouth by putting this goal on a plate for Michael Carrick. Defence-splitting pass doesn't really cover it: he takes out most of Portsmouth's midfield and defence with one ball. Nice finish from Carrick too. Click to continue reading...

The man Zinédine Zidane, a three-times Fifa World Player of the Year, described as "undoubtedly the greatest midfielder of his generation" will make his 600th appearance for Manchester United at home to Portsmouth this evening and, as he grimaces at the eulogies likely to come his way, it is fair to wonder if there has been quite so reluctant a hero as the English champions' ginger pimpernel. Click to continue reading...

Turn back the clock to a time when His Ginger Majesty™ had facial hair and Tommy Smyth had hair. Click to continue reading...

When you go away for a while sometimes you want to make a splashy entrance when you come back. Spoofing the new MLSnet franchise from His Ginger Majesty™ seems to qualify as such an entrance. Imitation...flattery...yadda yadda yadda. Click to continue reading...