By J Hutcherson - WASHINGTON, DC (Feb 8, 2012) US Soccer Players -- I was in 8th grade in the Fall of 1989, a time when neon was about to give way to plaid and skater haircuts were close to turning into anything that wasn't a skater haircut. This was also an era when professional soccer was still working to reestablish itself as an American sport, so keep that in mind while reading the story.

Keon Daniel is not at the Youth Sports Complex, in Wayne, PA, according to fans that are at the Philadelphia Union's open team practice. Despite seeing a player of Daniel's build with a dreadlocks style haircut, the midfielder is not at the camp today.

Fans tweeted that the 25-year-old was sighted at preseason training camp this morning, before retracting their observations.

Anti-racism groups have hit out at a comedy 'skit' on Uruguayan TV that makes fun of Patrice Evra and Luis Suarez race-row situation.The two-minute sketch slams the FA's tough approach to racism in football, and the Man United and Liverpool pair trade insults in Spanish, with the Suarez character telling 'Evra' that he could hide a ball in his Afro haircut.

Cardiff players gave unfortunate Blackburn a tough examination at the City Stadium last night. Snork. Image: Stu Forster/Getty Images.

Sorry. We just couldn't resist.

Carling Cup

Arsenal 0-1 Manchester City

A rough night at the Emirates for Sami.

Mario Balotelli's latest indiscretion is no laughing matter | Richard Williams

Colourful and crazy as ever, the Manchester City striker is in hot water again after his red card at Anfield A great game for English football," Charlie Adam said afterwards. Not, however, a great game of English football, at least in the sense of one typifying national characteristics.

Happy Birthday to one of our 'Neymarlitas' Bekie & Happy Neymar November to you! This month, we'll be giving out some limited-edition Futbolita-Neymar Tees, so stay tuned to how you can get your hands on one.

A funny story has emerged today concerning Real Madrid's failed bid for Neymar.

Tough one.

Can't call them "snap judgments" because they took way too long. TSG's Tuesday will be along shortly with the official review.

Here are some thoughts that I want to spill out on the screen. We'll give it the "Good, Bad, Ugly" treatment because it works well here.

Gloves?

... In which we come to bury John Terry and wonder if Robin van Persie wore Charlie Kelly's old Nazi officer outfit on Halloween.Singing the Blues:John Terry will be 31 in December. I'll be the same age in November. Somehow it feels like Terry is double, maybe triple my age. Guess years of sleeping with teammates wives/girlfriends, having a terrible haircut, drinking, racial abuse and being a

Robbie Savage's post-Jive nose. Looks sore, no? Image via twitter.

We're gradually coming round to the idea of Robbie Savage. We know that in his long and illustrious football career he brought new meaning to the term 'annoying', but it takes big cojones to dress in sequins and prance about like a prawn on British television every week.

Image: ROBERTO SALOMONE/AFP/Getty Images.

On the surface, Marek Hamsik had once given us reasons to strike his name from our list of people we would consider jail time for. This haircut for instance is a good case as to why.

Then we found this picture of Marek from yesterday's Napoli press conference and it gave us pregnant pause (in figurative and daydream senses).

Traffic merging on your head Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli sported a tyre-track hairdo last season. And it got out of control. The Italian has decided to calm it down with a roadsign cut this season. It was either that or a speed bump haircut.

By Alan Duffy

Wigan Athletic 1-3 Bolton Wanderers Premier League 15 October 2011

Wigan gave yet another fine example of how not to defend in their 3-1 home defeat at the hands of Bolton.

Defensive errors were central to the home side's defeat yet again, with Bolton, a side hardly on top form this season, all too happy to capitalise.

Is this a 'Twister' contest?

As usual in the days leading up to a bunch of international fixtures, our inboxes are littered with images of players in training. We have been studying these at length (for work purposes, obviously) and quickly became aware of a number of important questions that need to be asked regarding team preparation, proposed formations and tactics.

It's visible from space, y'know. Thanks Sandro, for contributing to the notion that there is no intelligent life on this planet. Image: Getty Images.

We've known about this for a while now, but have chosen to avoid making comment. Not because our mothers drilled into us that if you haven't got anything nice to say then shut your face, but because this haircut is so heinous we couldn't find anyone in the office who would look at it for long enough to post on it.

By Alan Duffy

Not content with sporting an uber-trendy haircut atop his bonce and quoting Nietzsche, Joey Barton's transformation into a footballing Nathan Barley has taken another very cred turn, with the bad-boy picking up a Banksy at a charity auction in Kensal Green.

Why Barton needs to forget his tweets and get the Magpies singing

Joey Barton needs to stop tweeting about Alan Shearer and sort his own haircut out first. Better still, he needs to stop tweeting. Full stop. Just concentrate on playing football. Because in there is a really good player, a good competitor and, in his current guise, an asset to a lot of squads.

Yeah, if you could just run a few highlights through it, that would be perfect. Image: Oli Scarff/Getty Images/Daylife.

For several people in the area, the recent riots in London and beyond were significantly more than a news item. Many Londoners lost homes, businesses and livelihoods during the social unrest, and thousands of residents who don't feel the need to express themselves by breaking windows in chicken shops and stealing shoes have organised groups and fundraisers to help with the rebuild.

The Emperor of Adorkable has new clothes. Images: David Ramos/Getty Images Europe/Zimbio

People? The time for flirting, bickering, stony silences and pouting is now over. No, Ronnie and Sammi from Jersey Shore haven't broken up (despite our prayers) but Cesc Fabregas and Arsenal FC have finally negotiated who gets the Coldplay CDs and Krispy Kreme gold card and wished each other farewell.

The Montreal Impact, ready to join MLS in the year 2012, should the whole damn thing not come tumbling down, unveiled their new crest with the single most unnecessary pomp and circumstance in the history of crest unveilings. Which is actually quite nice and spans beyond the scope of MLS.

However, it reminds of a haircut.

Becks has no regrets about coming to America. Not even this haircut. But in all seriousness, this is probably the most MLS-centric interview with our David we've seen since his first season here. But why do they have to bring on the chicken?

When I started following English football in earnest a few years ago, it opened up a whole new world of teams, history, events and the cast of characters that made up them. Coming from the U.S., I found it fascinating to not only experience a wholly unique sport, but to learn about a brand new set of athletes and how they were viewed and were covered by the media and the general public.

When I started following English football in earnest a few years ago, it opened up a whole new world of teams, history, events and the cast of characters that made up them. Coming from the U.S., I found it fascinating to not only experience a wholly unique sport, but to learn about a brand new set of athletes and how they were viewed and were covered by the media and the general public.

Troy Polamalu is an amazing football player. He also has an amazing head of hair. It makes him one of the most recognized players in the NFL and it has landed him an endorsement deal with Head & Shoulders. Troy Polamalu value his hair so much that he took out a million dollar insurance policy on his hair.

How could you not be pulling for the USWNT after that run to the final? The breathtaking win against all odds vs. Brazil. The late dominant surge against France. My girls teams were talking about it all summer and were pumped for the final. I had encouraged them to watch every game they could watching players off the ball, how they moved, how they reacted.

It would have been very hard while Joey Barton was at Manchester City or in his first couple of years at Newcastle, to call him a shining example to the youngsters. Joey Barton now a good role model for the bairns nice haircut too! But that's what Reserve team manager Peter Beardsley has [...]

French international Djibril Cissé signed with Lazio today, citing racism as the main reason for his departure from Greece. Cissé is probably best known for his eccentric and creative hair styles, which include not only the hair atop his head but facial hair as well. From the neck up, the man appears to be dressed like a clown.

Wow, in HD one can really see the sun damage on John Harkes's face. Need more make-up, John.
I love Toyota Park by the way. Great stadium. Nice views everywhere, and the brickwork is sweet.
Bretos, A. Lalas and Twellman discussing the USA loss. Twellman has an excellent point about the youth of the USA team not matching Mexico's talent with young players.

And this, ladies and gentlemen, is how a good match by the Spain U21s looks like:

What a difference a crazy kid with a stupid haircut, called Muniaín, makes. And Mata, moving into a more central role. And Thiago, supporting Mata and also providing his own magic touches. And Javi Martínez, the absolute rock on which the team rests.

I had planned on writing a rather serious and intelligent-looking piece about the first leg of the Copa Libertadores final.... You know, that final between Peñarol and Santos. The first match will take place this evening (21:50 local time) in the world famous Estadio Centenario in Montevideo.

I used to think Barcelona's Xavi was a bit of a bastard. From his cocky swagger, his vocal pursuit of Arsenal Captain Cesc Fabregas last summer, and that frustrating half-man, half-boy haircut, my impressions ...

Looks like Robinho has decided to get the Neymar haircut.

Mario Gomez finished the season as the Bundesliga's top goalscorer with 28 goals. A good enough reason for a little congratulatory video featuring some of Gomez' Bayern team mates, former Borussia Dortmund player Lars Ricken, current Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel and former Formula One driver David Coulthard.

Explanation unnecessary.

• The little engine that is. (AFR)
• Up top in the Bundesliga. (EFW)
• Kings of cool. (DW)
• King of cool. (Surreal Football)
• This is the future. (Three Match Ban)
• Match-fixing...not dead. (Telegraph)
• Diego's haircut.

Even the worst haircut in Bundesliga history couldn't spoil the celebrations as Dortmund claimed their seventh Meisterschaft.
Borussia Dortmund a cut above as title is secured in hair-raising style.

Serial offender Florent Malouda's search for football's most ridiculous haircut continues with his new bushy ponytail. The Chelsea star has 'Do Are Ya? form and we don't expect it to be his last appearance in this feature. We just don't know what he's going to do when he runs out of little girls' hairstyles to [.