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Substitutions Prove Pivotal in Classic United Comeback

Red Rants 06 February @ 07:49 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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What. A. Game! If there ever was a marque game for the Premier League it was this one. Great goals, drama, penalties, a wonderful comeback, and horrible refereeing. A lot of people are of the opinion that Howard Webb was Uniteds best player of the day, but the "best referee in the world" had an [...]

US soccer fans watch Man Utd 3-3 comeback against Chelsea in Premier League classic on Super Bowl Sunday

Soccer Limey in America 05 February @ 02:44 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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The English Premier League is widely regarded as the most exciting League across the globe but in many cases, big games between the top clubs turn out to be dull affairs with both teams canceling each other out, but today, at Stamford Bridge, Man Utd and Chelsea provided one of the truly memorable classic games that ended in a pulsating 3-3 draw.

A bad day for Chelsea all around

Only Time Will Tell 05 February @ 02:05 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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If you think throwing away a three goal lead is a bad day at the office, it got worst for Chelsea Sunday morning. Chelsea spelled their own website URL wrong, on their advertising boards during their game against Manchester United, according to 101 Great Goals. Now that is a bad day at the office and it only happened with a billion people watching.

Video: Carles Puyol Mimics Zinedine Zidane Skill!

Inthestands.co.uk 04 February @ 01:40 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Carles Puyol pulled off an incredible double roulette during Barcelona's 1-1 Copa Del Rey 1st leg draw with Valencia in a move which mimicked French legend Zinedine Zidane Classy stuff from the Barca centre-back who put in a superb display for Pep Guardiola's men. It was one of them 'did I just see that?

Top 100 Goals Of 2011 In The Space Of 16 Minutes (Video)

Who Ate All the Pies 20 January @ 07:02 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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By Chris Wright

Does exactly what is says on the tin; The top 100 goals of 2011 all tethered together in a neat little video package. You may well disagree with the ordering, but it's best to enjoy it for what it is a thorough retrospective of a great year for great goals.

SPANISH CUP 1º LEG QUARTER FINAL RESULT | VALENCIA CF 3 - LEVANTE 1

Spanish Football & Sports 19 January @ 05:25 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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The last scheduled SPANISH CUP ( Copa del Rey ) 1º leg quarter-final match was played tonight in a regional derby between Liga Football Clubs VALENCIA CF - LEVANTE. An entertaining match which gave some great goals , plays & intensity that finished 4 - 1. Valencia - Levante Valencia started more plugged-in than the visitors with rapid counter-attacks that gave their fruit in the 24th min

Why Match Of The Day Is Bad For Understanding Football

Soccer Quantified 18 January @ 10:21 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Note: This post comes with a Geek Alert!
Television has had a profound influence on football: the players, agents, business models of clubs, the relationship between league play and international football - you name it. And few television programs are more loved by fans than highlight shows like the BBC's Match of the Day, which has been on the air with interruptions) since 1964.

Flashback: Real Madrid 1-0 Barcelona: 2011 Copa Del Rey Final

Inthestands.co.uk 17 January @ 02:02 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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In The Stands' Rolly Pelovangu looks back to the last time Real Madrid and Barcelona clashed in the Copa Del Rey as Jose Mourinho's men triumphed 1-0 in the 2011 final In a tight and nervy game, best remembered for Alvaro Arbeloa's terrible stamp on David Villa, Pedro's wrongly disallowed goal in the second half [.

My Highlight of 2011

Inthestands.co.uk 13 January @ 03:00 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Football and joy go hand-in-hand for Sam Haase as he takes account of one of his most cherished days in his footballing life... (January 23, 2010 - Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images Europe) Sunday 8th May 2011 will be a day I remember for the rest of my years, of that I am sure. I started [...] Related posts:
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Mehdi Abeid Showed On Saturday He’s One For The Future

Newcastle united Blog 09 January @ 08:01 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Mehdi Abeid had a good game on Saturday, especially in the second half. Mehdi Abeid looked good on Saturday Alan Pardew said after the game that Mehdi had played too far back in the first half, but that was corrected in the final 45 minutes when Newcastle came right back into the game to finally win it 2-1.

Wenger, Hodgson and Mancini Star In The Monsters Of Rock (Video)

EPL Talk 06 January @ 09:37 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Who knew that Arsene Wenger, Roy Hodgson and Roberto Mancini were not only rock stars, but rock musicians? Enjoy the following videos. www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5DrdPrPpMU www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2mqZHSPw4E H/T 101 Great Goals.
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In Pictures: The images that defined football in 2011

Kop That 23 December @ 02:41 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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In Pictures: The images that defined football in 2011

These past 12 months have given us plenty to talk about with great goals, big embarrassments, stunning achievements and more – here's some of the most iconic snaps of the year

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In Pictures: The moments that defined football in 2011

Kop That 23 December @ 02:41 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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In Pictures: The moments that defined football in 2011

These past 12 months have given us plenty to talk about with great goals, big embarrassments, stunning achievements and more – here's some of the best snaps of the year

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Video: 10 great goals from the halfway line – Xabi Alonso, David Beckham, Rivaldo and more

Kop That 14 December @ 08:15 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Video: 10 great goals from the halfway line Xabi Alonso, David Beckham, Rivaldo and more

Videos of 10 great long range goals

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Demba Ba Has Almost 40% Of Newcastle’s Goals This Season

Newcastle united Blog 11 December @ 02:31 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Demba Ba looked one terrific striker in the game at Norwich yesterday. Demba Ba - two great goals yesterday The Senegal striker worked well with Shola Ameobi up front, and the Magpies looked good going forward, and that was good because we were very poor in defense yesterday, and conceded four poor goals.

College Cup: Charlotte looks to keep Cinderella run going in semifinals

Soccer By Ives 09 December @ 11:15 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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By JOHN BOSCHINI

By just about any measure, it has been a good year for the UNC-Charlotte 49ers.

The little-known school of the Atlantic-10 dispatched defending champions Akron and scored in the final five minutes against stingy UConn to steamroll their way into the College Cup.

Goal Of The Week: Mathieu Valbuena Goal vs Borussia Dortmund

Inthestands.co.uk 08 December @ 12:56 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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The In The Stands goal of the week comes from Marseille winger Mathieu Valbuena after his screamer against Borussia Dortmund sealed a 3-2 win for the French giants. Marseille came from 2-0 down to bag an unlikely 3-2 win with Mathieu Valbuena grabbing the headlines after his injury-time belter, thus earning himself the moniker 'Mr [.

Season Review: Justin Mapp

The Philly Soccer Page 08 December @ 11:17 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Photo: Earl Gardner

Editor's note: At the end of the 2010 season, we posted a series of season reviews of every Philadelphia Union player. Over the next several weeks PSP continues with a review of the 2011 season.

Justin Mapp heads to Montreal after an inconsistent one-and-a-half year stint in Philadelphia.

Borussia Dortmund 2-3 Marseille: Champions League Video Highlights

Inthestands.co.uk 07 December @ 12:49 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Marseille secured their passage into the Champions League last 16 after a 3-2 win over Borussia Dortmund with Mathieu Valbuena grabbing an amazing injury-time winner This is what the UEFA Champions League is all about! Knock-out football, pressure, drama and great goals to boot. Trailing 2-1 with 10 minutes on the clock (at one point [.

Not All Doom And Gloom At Newcastle

Newcastle united Blog 07 December @ 08:03 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Yohan Cabaye has started his Newcastle career in great style and he has now played 16 times for the Magpies and two great goals. Yohan Cabaye - done well at Newcastle The bubble seems to have bust on Saturday, not because we lost 3-0 to Chelsea not because we have lost Steven Taylor for the season with a serious Achilles injury ,and Steven's been one of our very best players.

Tarik Sektioui Goal FC Porto vs Marseille: Great Goals Revisited

Inthestands.co.uk 05 December @ 02:22 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Tarik Sektioui is not a name familiar to many football fans but the former FC Porto winger scored one of the UEFA Champions League's all-time great goals against Marseille in 2008. Needing to win to reignite a stuttering group stage campaign, FC Porto started slowly against a dogged OM side...that was until Moroccan winger Tarik [.

Darren Ambrose for Crystal Palace (v Manchester United), 30 November 2011

Cheer Up Alan Shearer 01 December @ 06:28 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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101 Great Goals #58 - Darren Ambrose
Gary Neville called it the best goal he had ever seen an opposition player score at Old Trafford. It's a bold claim, but Darren Ambrose's strike that helped knock Manchester United out of the Carling Cup was an absolute belter.
And here at Cheer Up Alan Shearer we're delighted to bring you this superb goal with some rare Alan Partridge commentary.

LFC Coach blasts: "He's been rushed into too many bad loan moves..."

Liverpool Kop 01 December @ 02:30 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Sending young players out on loan to build experience is standard practice at top Premier League clubs, and Liverpool is no exception. However, Reserve team coach Rodolfo Borrell is worried that some loan moves can be counter-productive, and he argues that this has been the case for promising young striker Nathan Eccleston.

RoM Reads

Republik Of Mancunia 01 December @ 08:02 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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101 Great Goals has the best 10 goals scored by the opposition at Old Trafford.

The Independent reports on the legal case Wayne Rooney has won against his former representatives.

The Daily Mail talks about the Christmas quiz between Ferguson and Giggs.

F365 look at the money clubs spent on agent fees last season.

Praise for Arsenal’s defence is a tad premature

Arsenal Insider 28 November @ 10:26 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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The in-thing at the moment, aside from rightly praising Robin van Persie for being a goalscoring machine, is to praise our new-found solidity at the back. While results have been good recently, I'd say it's more down to the form of our attack than any miracles happening in defence.

Looking at our form since the defeat at Spurs, we've only actually managed three clean sheets in ten games, hardly awe-inspiring, but victories have covered this up.

Dalglish Facing Testing Questions

Anfield Talk 25 November @ 01:59 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish knows he has some tough calls to make as he seeks to end Manchester City's unbeaten start to the Premier League season.
The Scot is not averse to effecting a seemingly random change to what appears an established team, often with some degree of success.
He did so last weekend when Maxi Rodriguez marked his first league start of the season with a goal in the win at Chelsea but this Sunday the calculations are likely to be even trickier.

Real Madrid Are The UEFA Champions League Favourites And Must Be Avoided!

Inthestands.co.uk 23 November @ 07:10 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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The possibility of Manchester United facing off against Real Madrid in the last 16 has increased and In The Stands' Rolly Pelovangu warns that it is one match United will want to avoid! After Manchester United's game with Benfica had ended, the typical post-match analysis focused upon the previously un-thought of possibility that last season's [.

Why Lionel Messi Should Win 2011 Ballon d’Or

Inthestands.co.uk 05 November @ 08:23 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Lionel Messi is the favourite to win the 2011 Ballon d'Or after the shortlist of names was released and In The Stands makes a compelling case for the Barcelona superstar to win it. Who can deny that Lionel Messi deserves to win his third successive Ballon d'Or crown? Throughout the last few years the 23 [.

Picks of the week 4 November

One-two goal soccer blog 05 November @ 06:58 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Starting from this week, I will embed only few videos of my picks, and post links to other great goals. First, to allow the page to load faster, second, to give more focus to the best goals:
I have three videos to embed: the first is from Egypt. The goal was wonderful, but it becomes to special when you know it was scored in the 95th minute, with one second left to the 5 minutes given of injury time, to give his team a 1-0 victory.

Do you know the Fenomeno (Ronaldo) well? (Part1 of 2)

One-two goal soccer blog 02 November @ 10:25 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Most of the people remember the great goals of the Ronaldo Nazario in WC 2002, or in CL with Real Madrid and some moves and goals with Inter Milan. These memories are mixed with the over-weight Ronaldo, with the lazy Ronaldo, with the Corinthians Ronaldo, where he will score once in a while, but he was not really that efficient.

2nd Hat-trick In Two Games For Lionel Messi As Barca Crush Plzen 4-0

Inthestands.co.uk 02 November @ 02:12 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Lionel Messi was the star of the show after he bagged his 2nd consecutive hat-trick as Barcelona smashed Viktoria Plzen 4-0 to seal their passage into the last 16. Messi bagged another hat-trick after hitting three against Real Mallorca on the weekend in a 5-0 rout, and the Argentine's gigantic appetite for goals never ceases [.

Barcelona 5-0 Mallorca; Messi First-Half Hat-trick Inspires Barca Romp

Inthestands.co.uk 29 October @ 03:38 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Lionel Messi bagged a hat-trick within the first 30 minutes as Barcelona cruised to a 5-0 win over Mallorca in La Liga The Argentine got the first of his 30-minute treble from the penalty spot before calmly tapping home the second. Messi then volleyed in Daniel Alves' superb cross for 3-0. Youngster Joan Isaac Cuenca [.

Alan Pardew – Fantastic Effort From My Players

Newcastle united Blog 27 October @ 01:49 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Newcastle gave it everything they had last night at Ewood Park. Alan Pardew - we give it everything Just over 10,000 fans turned up for the game, and almost 4,00 of them were Newcastle fans who had made the journey across to Ewood Park. But it was the first defeat for a brave Newcastle side this season, who scored two great goals [.

Blackburn 4 Newcastle 3 AET – Magpies Miracle Just Fails

Newcastle united Blog 26 October @ 04:50 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Newcastle lost their first game this season (technically we didn't sicne the game ended 2-2 after 90 minutes) and after being 2-0 down after 90 minutes to goals from Rochina and Yakubu, two great goals from Guthrie and Cabaye in injury time sent the game amazingly to extra time.Pedersen put Blackburn ahead again after 98 minutes, but Peter Lovenkrands scored [.

WAG Of The Week: Macarena Lemos – Lionel Messi’s Ex-Girlfriend

Inthestands.co.uk 25 October @ 11:57 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Meet In The Stands' WAG of the week Macarena Lemos. She is only the ex-girlfriend of Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi and she has an interesting story to tell! Read on... Macarena Lemos, a young model, claims that Lionel Messi's mother threatened to deck her with a frying pan whilst she was seeing the two-time World [.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s Performance Against Malaga (Video)

La Liga Talk 25 October @ 04:42 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TSDxhv1rZ8

Watch the following video to see Cristiano Ronaldo's incredible performance from this past weekend against Malaga. Simply sensational.

H/T 101 Great Goals.

10th week of English Premier League Fantasy Football excitement

Fantasy Premier League Tips 24 October @ 06:43 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Wow, that's really all I can say about yesterdays match between United and City in English Premier League. Manchester teams went against each other and boy did City come off victorious. The match was definitely most awaitened match this season in Premier League soccer, and it delivered. Fantasy soccer wise, it was also a lot better than expected.

La Liga Round-Up: Lionel Messi Misses Penalty As Barcelona Are Held 0-0 By Sevilla

Inthestands.co.uk 22 October @ 07:16 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Lionel Messi saw his injury-time penalty kick saved by Sevilla goalkeeper Javi Varas as Barcelona were held to a frustrating 0-0 draw at the Camp Nou In a match in which the hosts utterly dominated the three points eluded them thanks to a heroic performance between the sticks by Sevilla goalkeeper Javi Varas who denied [.

Alessandro Del Piero Best Goals

Inthestands.co.uk 18 October @ 01:29 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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After the announcement that Alessandro Del Piero will be leaving Juventus at the end of the season In The Stands looks back to some of the finest of the Italian's goals. 205 goals in 495 matches is a record which must be noted with appreciation especially given that it emerged from Serie A – one [.

ITS Salutes Leaving Juventus Legend Alessandro Del Piero

Inthestands.co.uk 18 October @ 12:46 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Juventus club president Andrea Agnelli has announced that striker Alessandro Del Piero is set to leave the club at the end of the season bringing the curtain down on a 19-year spell in Turin. The news was broken on Tuesday and was tentatively accepted by Juve fans the world over as club legend and Juventus' [.