So we're halfway through the season now and I think the teams that will challenge for the title,
Brisbane Roar, Sydney FC and the Central Coast Mariners, have separated themselves from the
pack.
I still think that Brisbane are the team to beat (can anyone say depth? they have it in spades),
but there are also a few variables that I think may just come into it.
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So last year Canberra United coach Robbie Hooker went out on a limb and picked the youngest
captain, by about five years, in the Westfield W-League - Ellie Brush. This year Brush turned 21,
and as such won't be the youngest captain in the league, the new title goes to Brisbane Roar's new
leader Clare Polkinghorne, 20.
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Dutch football is renowned for it's attacking skill. But apart from developing great creative
players, Holland also produced top goal keepers. Names like Heinz Stuy, Gert Bals, Frans de
Munnick, Eddy Pieters Graafland, Jan Jongbloed, Jan van Beveren, Hans van Breukelen, Joop Hiele,
Stanley Menzo, Edwin van der Sar, Ed
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Barcelona custodian, Victor Valdes has signed a new contract whihc will see him playing for the
club till 2014. The contract negotiation with Barca's No.1 goal keeper and the club has been
stalled in many occasion. Victor Valdes has been looking to improve his contract taking him par
with the best paid players in the club.
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I'm sure everyone tuned in last to view another run of the mill group stage game for Brazil in
the Confederation Cup being held in South Africa. On paper the top of South America's qualification
group for the world cup next year should have had no problems dealing with a team struggling at the
bottom of Africa's group.
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If you take out marquee Robbie Fowler and Jason Culina from North Queensland and Gold Coast
United..the quality of the players being signed by the Gold Coast, compared to Townsville one can
only assume that either Gold Coast have found away to smash the salary cap...or North Queensland
can't afford to spend anywhere near the Cap.
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7am Kickoff 30 April @ 09:18 AM EST
Match Reports
The Telegraph.co.uk: John O'Shea gives Manchester United the advantage
ESPNSoccernet: blah blah blah O'Shea.
Man of the Match
I will be the first to admit that I'm a horrible judge of goal keepers, but even a Dumb American
like me could tell that England's Future #1 had a monster game last night.
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When David Seaman retired from international football in 2002 England never replaced the pony
tailed shot stopper. Seaman had a great career of 75 England caps between 1988 and 2002, but since
the ex Arsenal hero retired the Goalkeeping spot has always been one under a huge debate.
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I'm so sorry, he's from Pamplona... The devilish fiend of Farrier returns just in time for All
Hallow's Eve and with another tantalising proposition, arguing both sides of the story just for the
sake of stirring the cauldron. As there is no possible way of furthering the tedious Halloween link
to a certain Arsenal goalkeeper, let's just get straight on with the big question:
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