QUESTION ON MY MIND
Who will help save my team?
The Minnesota Thunder is all but dead. This is horrible news. The team has been around since 1990 and won many amazing games & trophies, but currently finds itself in the hands of ownership who appear to be lying to everyone in sight, and have no money at all. Click to continue reading...

Brazil, already qualified for the World Cup, had no answer to a lively Bolivia playing at high altitude here in the Andes on Sunday. The Brazilians were 1-0 down after just 10 minutes when Edgar Olivares netted. Werder Bremen's Marcelo Martins doubled the deficit on the half-hour and although Nilmar pulled one . Click to continue reading...

Down and out in La Paz

A lacklustre Brazil went down 2-1 in La Paz against Bolivia and so ended Dunga's team's 19 game unbeaten run.

Olivares and Marcelo Moreno had given the homeside a two-goal cushion before  Nilmar pulled one back in the second-half. The combination of high altitude and poor attitude meant that Brazil rarely threatened and the whole match had that ‘end of season' feel to it.

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South American Zone of the World Cup qualifiers have never been very interesting as Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay would always qualify for the final tournament, while two or three other side used to fought for one remaining place. This is so not the case this term as no less than six teams are fighting for two plus one qualifying berths with just two rounds to go.

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Tudo bem, people?! Welcome to Day 1 of the Selecao bootcamp.... a staple here at Futbolita. And in true spirit, we just did a thorough assessment of the selecao's arrival at Granja Comary with our Brazilian amiga here, Ana.

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By NESTOR F. SEBASTIAN

Just when the dust has settled on one of the more memorable rounds in South American World Cup qualifying, up come another round of matches that will surely have fans in euphoria or depression at the end of Wednesday night.
A wounded Argentina, a reignited Colombia, a desperate Ecuador, a shocked Uruguay and a nervous Venezuela are battling for the final two spots in CONMEBOL's qualifying table with Brazil already qualified and Paraguay and Chile all but assured of a spot in South Africa next year.

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Kenya needs to get their act together.
The country's had an abundance of problems the past few years.
From two competing football leagues to a FIFA suspension, the people running Kenyan football can't seem to figure out how to make football work in their country.
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I am sure by now you've heard that the U.S. was unsuccessful in their quest for their first ever victory in Mexico's Estadio Azteca. Unfortunately, the 24th trip to Mexico City would be no different then the previous 23 for the American squad.Â

And although the U.S. did lead early in the match (their first lead ever in Mexico) the club faded away by the end of regulation losing 2-1.

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NOT SO FAST, MEXICO!
An ineligible player! Oh, no! Looks like you'll be missing the World Cup again!
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So, yeah, I just had the game spoiled for me at work.
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As most of you will be waking up at nine o'clock this coming Wednesday Morning I will be fast asleep as you good folks will be reading and dissecting what's been written on this particular article on the next chapter in the biggest rivalry in the confederation as well as the southern border of the country.

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With England needing only one win from their remaining three qualifying games they have all but qualified for the World Cup in 2010 and Capello is planning to start England preparation for the World Cup in Austria. Capello is said to be worried about the high altitude of Johannesburg which is ... Click to continue reading...

Matias Fernandez set foot on the European pedestal having dazzled those in audience at the Estadio Monumental in Chile, his somewhat youthful age not inhibiting a confidence that reached a sky-high altitude when he ripened into a prominent figure in the ranks of Colo Colo and, in doing so, infiltrating his name into the select handful who are spoken of as South America's budding hopes. Click to continue reading...

The games on Confederation Cup showed that offensive football such as is preferred by Brazil or Spain has no alternative and that two squads will, for sure, be the hot favourites for the champion's title next summer in South Africa.

On the other side we have warrior-like Italian and Argentineans that are light years away.

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By NESTOR F. SEBASTIAN

With four rounds left, and after almost three years of home-and-away matches among the 10-nation pool of countries in South America, the dust is closely settling on who will make it to South Africa next year and who will stay home and watch it on TV----and there's been little surprise at the outcome.

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By NESTOR F. SEBASTIAN

With four rounds left, and after almost three years of home-and-away matches among the 10-nation pool of countries in South America, the dust is closely settling on who will make it to South Africa next year and who will stay home and watch it on TV----and there's been little surprise at the outcome.

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Maradona's Argentina continue to struggle in the World Cup qualifying campaign and they are now in danger of missing out on the place in South Africa. Once again high altitude proved a stumbling block for Albiceleste as they lost in Ecuador, whereas their fierce rivals Brazil returned to the top of the standings by beating Paraguay.

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Despite Argentina's 0-2 loss to Ecuador at Quito last night, The Dona insists that his team were the better side. Contrary to our previous Baby Anthem report, Messi did play in this game. Tevez, unfortunately, failed to convert a crucial penalty in the first half with a weak shot that should be banished from eternity!

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After their uneventful win against Colombia, Maradona is looking for new ideas and combinations for the High altitude game against Ecuador this Wednesday. The team might even be unrecognizable - There is also a very good possibility that Messi will not play due to a Yellow card that he received in a previous game which could jeopardize the next game against Brazil. Click to continue reading...

Total Domination
Picture this: A new stadium, a young team, a fiery young coach, the best football of their lives. It sounds like the perfect setting for a drama where a coal company tries to buy out the stadium to start a mine but the whole community comes together to fight the big company off and instill community values and love throughout the atmosphere. Click to continue reading...

In case you didn't know (and you should, because I mentioned it), my birthday was this month, and if you are also celebrate your birthday this month, make sure you have a lot of fun with close friends, but don't injure yourself. Of course, it's the thought that counts (so they say), so if someone gives you a hideous lovingly handcrafted pair of socks, appreciate it as much as you would if they bought you, say, a 15k phone.

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The African nations have been steadily improving over the last decade or so and the World Cup in 2010 represents a good chance for one of the stronger sides to emerge victorious. The Ivory Coast, Cameroon and Nigeria are the ‘heavyweights' of African football but Egypt, Tunisia and Senegal also possess some talent and should not be dismissed.

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12:30pm, live in the US on FSCbr /br /bLast 4 head-to-head:/bbr /0-0 (h) 11.22.08br /2-0 Liverpool (a) 04.19.08br /2-0 Liverpool (h) 11.10.07br /0-1 Fulham (a) 05.05.07br /br /bLast 3 matches:/bbr /iLiverpool: /i5-0 Villa (h); 4-1 United (a); 4-0 Real (h)br /iFulham: /i2-0 United (h); 3-1 Bolton (a); 1-2 Blackburn (h)br /br /bGoalscorers (league):/bbr /iLiverpool: /iGerrard 13; Torres 9; Kuyt 8; Alonso, Benayoun, Riera 3; Aurelio, Babel 2; Arbeloa, Carragher, Dossena, Hyypia, Ngog 1br /iFulham: /iJohnson 7; Dempsey 5; Murphy 4; Davies, Gera, Nevland, Zamora 2; Hangeland, Kamara, Konchesky, Seol 1br /br /bReferee:/b Steve Bennett. Click to continue reading...

div align="justify"span style="font-family:verdana;"Liverpool are ready to gamble on the fitness of Javier Mascherano at Fulham tomorrow – despite the midfielder having not yet returned from international duty.br /br /Mascherano will play despite only having arrived at Melwood at lunchtime today after being on the receiving end of Argentina's heaviest defeat in more than 60 years, losing 6-1 in Bolivia at high altitude. Click to continue reading...

Argentina suffered a disappointing loss against Bolivia during their World Cup Qualifying match, when they played at their high altitude stadium in La Paz. La Paz is over 3,000 feet above sea level, making it the highest elevated city in South America. It also makes for an great advantage against any outsider team like Argentina trying [. Click to continue reading...

Argentina will soon take on Bolivia in Bolivia's high altitude capital city of La Paz at nearly 12,000 feet of altitude. Most International teams never have to subject their teams to these extreme conditions which can cause hypoxia (lack of oxygen) and a multitude of related ailments. Click to continue reading...

Twas inevitable. Viagra, aka The Miracle Drug, is going to cure everything. Absolutely everything. Just you wait. From AIDS to cancer to the common cold to a nice ham to Ruud Gullit's stupidity, it's going to cure all the world's ails. You may severely offend every single person around you, but say goodbye to bird [. Click to continue reading...