AC Pisa supporters.
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Pool.
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Arseblog 22 November @ 04:38 AM EST
Last season a late equaliser saved our bacon at the Stadium of Light. Yesterday there was no
bacon saving as Darren Bent's goal consigned us to our third defeat of the season.
It was, it should be pointed out, the first time we've failed to score since a 0-0 draw at Old
Trafford at the end of last season but our ability to concede was our undoing yesterday.
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FC Barcelona traveled to face Athletic Bilbao on Saturday, November 21, 2009 in the Spanish
Primera Division (La Liga). With Real Madrid's win earlier in the day, Barcelona would need a
victory to stay top of the table. Were they able to get it? Here's a recap of the match along with
video highlights.
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Real Madrid resumed their 2009-10 Spanish Primera Division (aka La Liga) season on Saturday,
November 21, 2009 with a match against Racing Santander. They could temporarily go top of the table
with a win as Barcelona were playing the late match on Saturday. Here's a recap of the match along
with video highlights.
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Liverpool hosted Manchester City in the English Premier League on Saturday, November 21, 2009.
The match took place at Anfield as Steven Gerrard returned to the line-up for Liverpool but
Fernando Torres was out with an injury. Were Liverpool able to get a much needed win or did
Manchester City show they are ready to challenge for a top four finish?
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Mines freshman Dani Hering scores the decisive goal in a shootout against Metropolitan
State College on Friday during an NCAA tournament game in Denver. (photo by Jonathan
Ingraham/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)
DENVER — In Friday's shootout, things started going poorly for the No.
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I Know Soccer 20 November @ 06:25 PM EST
1986 World Cup in Mexico...Argentina vs England...Diego Armando Maradona...If you still don't know
what I'm talking about, here's a quick summary:It was a quarter final game and Argentina defeated
England 2-1. Argentina's second goal was scored by Maradona, who is 5 ft 5 in, against England's
goalkeeper Peter Shilton, who is 6 ft 1 in, on a "header"!
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Anfield Talk 20 November @ 04:44 PM EST
Ian Ayre, the commercial director of English soccer club Liverpool, has paid tribute to the club's
Spanish links, following the acquisition of the Spain Tourist Board as a sponsor and the success of
Spanish driver Adrian Valles in the team's Superleague Formula motorsport franchise.
Turespaña, the Spain Tourism Board, signed a three-year contract with the club, which is managed
by Rafa Benitez and has a number of Spanish stars including goalkeeper Pepe Reina and striker
Fernando Torres.
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German Bundesliga club Hannover 96 has announced that it will wear a special version of it 09/10
Under Armour home kit in tribute to fallen goalkeeper Robert Enke during this weekend's meeting
with FC Schalke 04. The tribute kit will feature Enke's number 1 encircled in the mid-chest area.
German international Enke committed suicide on November [.
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According to Alan Nixon at MirrorFootball, Sheffield United are interested in
Wolverhampton goalkeeper Carl Ikeme. Ikeme is currently playing
for Charlton on loan.
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Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Eboue was lucky to escape unhurt after being hit in the stomach by
German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer who was trying to clear a backpass from teammate Heiko Westermann.
The 26-year old could be ...
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In yesterday's friendly match between Ivory Coast and Germany, Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Eboue
was lucky to escape unhurt after being hit in the stomach by German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer who was
trying to clear a ...
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If you're only going to have 5 players play well, make sure they include at least three
defenders and the goalkeeper. I'm writing in a vacuum I did have the Setanta commentator who
rightly pointed out how poor France were, but I have to say that I thought France were
shocking.
Good performances: Sagna, Evra, Gallas, Lloris, Anelka
Poor: Henry, A.
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Thierry Henry does not have many fans in the Republic of Ireland tonight. The best footballer
in the world, according to the Castrol Rankings, used his hand to put France through to the World
Cup Finals next Summer. While the Boys in Green are red with fury and probably wouldn't object to a
Hammurabi-like justice exacted on the former Arsenal ace, it should be kept in mind why France
was playing Ireland at all.
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On this busy day of international soccer, check out this interesting piece from Soccer America
magazine on Real Salt Lake owner, Dave Checketts. I don't know anything about the man and maybe he
is not Mr. Nice Guy but, according to goalkeeper Nick Rimando, at least he seems to care about his
team. Can anyone imagine Mr.
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The United States traveled to play Denmark for their second friendly of the international break.
They lost to Slovakia 0-1 on Saturday and were looking to get a result on Wednesday's match. Here's
a recap of the match along with video highlights.
Denmark beats the United States 3-1 Video Highlights
The United States did not come out strong as Denmark had most of the possession and chances
early.
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Los Angeles Galaxy forward Landon Donovan's goal against New England on August 8th was named Major
League Soccer's Goal of the Year on Wednesday. This is the first time Donovan has won the award,
decided by fans through online voting. Houston goalkeeper Pat Onstad became the first Sane of the
Year honoree for his stops against Dallas in Week 30.
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WorldCupBlog 17 November @ 11:45 AM EST
A double international milestone was reached this past weekend, when both Italy's Gigi Buffon
and Spain's Iker Casillas made their 100th international appearances on the same day. Nice little
co-incidence as they are arguably (or maybe inarguably) the two best keepers in the world
today.
Let me tell you what this is not: This is not a Buffon vs Casillas "who's better?
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Over recent days it has been widely documented that
Man United goalkeeper
Ben Foster
may have to leave Old Trafford in order to play for England in next year's World Cup.
England manager
Fabio Capello has said that in order for players to go to the 2010
World Cup, they must be playing regular football for their club.
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Eduardo da Silva is confident of filling the void left by injured Arsenal teammates Robin van
Persie and Nicklas Bendtner.
Eduardo replaced Bendtner in the 3-0 win over Tottenham and missed a couple of good chances to
chalk up a first strike since mid-September.
The Croatian, though, would be entitled to feel somewhat aggrieved not to have been credited with
Arsenal's second goal at Wolves, when his chip was deflected in off defender Jody Craddock, and he
remains confident the rewards of continued hard work will come.
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Uruguay have taken a big step towards qualifying for the FIFA World Cupâ„¢ finals after beating
ten-man Costa Rica 1-0 away from home in the first leg of their qualifying play-off.
A first-half goal from Diego Lugano gave Oscar Tabarez's side strong hopes of playing in South
Africa next year, following their failure to qualify for the 2006 finals in Germany.
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Uruguay have taken a big step towards qualifying for the FIFA World Cupâ„¢ finals after beating
ten-man Costa Rica 1-0 away from home in the first leg of their qualifying play-off.
A first-half goal from Diego Lugano gave Oscar Tabarez's side strong hopes of playing in South
Africa next year, following their failure to qualify for the 2006 finals in Germany.
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Arsenal are watching Newcastle United goalkeeper Tim Krul.
The People says Arsenal scouts will be keen spectators when Krul skippers the Dutch Under-21 side
against Spain, in Rotterdam, on Tuesday.
Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona are also keeping tabs on the 21-year-old, who is
understudy to Steve Harper at St James' Park.
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The second round of the NCAA tournament was played this weekend, with maybe 3 upsets in between,
but 1 HUGE upset. Here are the results:
- Stanford 2, BYU0
- Oklahoma St 1 (5), Santa Clara 1 (6)
- UCF 0, Wisconsin 1
- Connecticut 0, Boston College 2
- Portland 2, Washington 1
- Dayton 1, Virginia Tech 3
- Penn St 2, Virgina 6
- San Diego St 0, UCLA 5
- North Carolina 4, Georgia 0
- Washington St 0, Maryland 1
- Wake Forest 3, West Virginia 0
- Rutgers 0, South Carolina 1
- Notre Dame 6, Central Michigan 1
- Oregon St 1, Florida 0
- LSU 1 (2), Texas A&M 1 (4)
- Cal 0, Florida St 3
UCF v Wisconsin: UCF was seeded 3rd and was definitely a team that could make
it to the quarter finals for sure, but they ended up losing in just the second round of the NCAA
tournament.
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The second round of the NCAA tournament was played this weekend, with maybe 3 upsets in between,
but 1 HUGE upset. Here are the results:
- Stanford 2, BYU0
- Oklahoma St 1 (5), Santa Clara 1 (6)
- UCF 0, Wisconsin 1
- Connecticut 0, Boston College 2
- Portland 2, Washington 1
- Dayton 1, Virginia Tech 3
- Penn St 2, Virgina 6
- San Diego St 0, UCLA 5
- North Carolina 4, Georgia 0
- Washington St 0, Maryland 1
- Wake Forest 3, West Virginia 0
- Rutgers 0, South Carolina 1
- Notre Dame 6, Central Michigan 1
- Oregon St 1, Florida 0
- LSU 1 (2), Texas A&M 1 (4)
- Cal 0, Florida St 3
UCF v Wisconsin: UCF was seeded 3rd and was definitely a team that could make
it to the quarter finals for sure, but they ended up losing in just the second round of the NCAA
tournament.
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Garber gave an earlier and less formal state of the league address than he has in years past in
a teleconference with reporters today.
Garber announced the MLS Best XI during the call, which includes one player apiece from the
Galaxy and Chivas USA:
goalkeeper - Zach Thornton
defenders - Chad Marshall, William Conde, Geoff Cameron
midfielders - Dwayne DeRosario, Landon Donovan, Stuart Holden, Shalrie Joseph,
Freddie Ljungberg
forwards - Conor Casey, Jeff Cunningham
Other major talking points included:
*A reiteration MLS is looking to become a 20-team league.
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Major League Soccer announced its Best XI on Monday, with no real surprises among the
selections.
MVP finalists Landon Donovan, Shalrie Joseph and Jeff Cunningham headed the group, while MLS
Goalkeeper of the Year Zach Thornton also got the nod.
Here is the MLS Best XI
GOALKEEPER- Zach Thornton
DEFENDERS- Chad Marshall, Wilman Conde, Geoff Cameron
MIDFIELDERS- Landon Donovan, Shalrie Joseph, Stuart Holden, Freddie Ljungberg,
Dwayne DeRosario
FORWARDS- Jeff Cunningham, Conor Casey
What's our take?
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Photo by ISIphotos.com
Major League Soccer announced its Best XI on Monday, with no real surprises among the
selections.
MVP finalists Landon Donovan, Shalrie Joseph and Jeff Cunningham headed the group, while MLS
Goalkeeper of the Year Zach Thornton also got the nod.
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MLS announced it's 2009 Best XI today and one Fire player, defender Wilman Conde, made the list.
It's the first time on the Best XI for the 27-year-old Conde, who made the list despite missing 11
regular season games due to injury.
The honor caps a solid season for Conde, who was a rock in the back for the Fire and even
contributed two goals and two assists on the year.
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Du Nord 16 November @ 03:54 PM EST
2009 DU NORD MLS BEST 11The 2009 du Nord MLS Best 11 was announced on Sun Nov 15. See the list here. You can also listen to
this week's United Mania podcast (which was broadcast on Sunday) to hear the list announced and
discussed.
STARTERSIt will be Los Angeles v Salt Lake for the 2009 MLS Cup - Sun Nov 22 in Seattle.
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According to Simone Bargellini at Sky Sports News, Palermo goalkeeper
Rubinho has no desire of leaving despite being targeted by
Fulham. Rubinho's agent Joao Santos told
Mediagol.it,
"Rubinho has a four-year contract with Palermo and he is an important player at the club .
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Kayla Mitchell scored twice as the Colorado School of Mines women's soccer team defeated RMAC
tournament champion Fort Lewis 2-1 on Sunday at Dirks Field in Durango.
Mines (19-4-0) will face Metropolitan State College at noon Friday at Auraria Field in downtown
Denver.
Mitchell, who finished the match with eight shots, scored the winning goal in the 40th minute,
capitalizing on some miscommunication in the Fort Lewis defense.
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Anfield Talk 16 November @ 11:12 AM EST
Liverpool, the five-time European champions who have won the English title a joint-record 18 times,
are struggling on the pitch but comprehensively outperforming their rivals online.
The club's official Facebook page has more than one million fans - more than every other official
Premier League fan-page put together - while its Twitter feed has more than 55,000 fans.
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And then there was one – Concordia-Moorhead women's soccer team is last Minnesota team
left after starting the weekend with 9.
In D-2:
The U of M Duluth Bulldogs were
taken down yesterday afternoon by Metro State of Colorado by a score of 2-1.
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And then there was one – Concordia-Moorhead women's soccer team is the last Minnesota
team left after starting the weekend with 9.
In D-2:
The U of M Duluth Bulldogs were
taken down yesterday afternoon by Metro State of Colorado by a score of 2-1.
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