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Even though TSG 1899 Hoffenheim was unceremoniously dumped out of the DFB Pokal quarterfinals by second-tier Greuther Furth on Wednesday, the match carried significance for one American.

U.S. Under-23 winger Joe Gyau, made his first-team debut for Hoffenheim, entering as an 80th-minute substitute for U.

"Not good enough."

Three words used often by football fans to describe aspects of the club they support. They're used in relation to certain players, performances, the manager, the board, the price of a pint and a pie, how their club handles various communications, pretty much anything they've got the hump with for one reason or another.

When Sigi Schmid said Saturday, "there are a couple guys I'm concerned about a little bit that I don't think came back as fit as I would have liked," some alarm bells went off in with in the Seattle Sounders fanbase. The question asked concerned how the team needed to change training in light of the CONCACAF Champions League series against Santos Laguna that starts a week and a half prior to League play.

By WAG Watcher

Footballers don't half have it hard (nudge, nudge). Kevin-Prince Boateng has had an injury-blighted season in Serie A so far, making only 11 starts to date, and is currently a doubt for AC Milan's Champions League tie with Arsenal next Tuesday after suffering a thigh strain last week.

Welcome back, Andrew Bynum. The center for the Los Angeles Lakers took a break from racking up traffic tickets and got back to playing basketball. In his first game back from suspension, Andrew Bynum was dominant scoring 29 points, pulling down 13 rebounds and blocking two shots.

With Andrew Bynum powerful in the middle, the Lakers beat the Denver Nuggets by a final score of 92-89.

The Tarheels of North Carolina finally got over the hump and won the NCAA National Title Sunday with their 1-0 win over Charlotte. The number 1 seeded team didn't play... Read more »

By Chris Wright

"Get in there my son, what a fackin' laaaaaad!"

He may we be having a fairly decent (though largely unheralded) season, but Bolton striker Ivan Klasnic is staring down the barrel of a D.I.V.O.R.C.E after his wife flew in from Germany and made a surprise to his flat in Manchester only to discover a wardrobe full of other women's clothes and make-up, along with several 'compromising' photographs.

Arsene Wenger says Ryo Miyaichi should be ready in time for Christmas. We stand by our contention that he was the right side of perfectly cooked in July. Image: Julian Finney/Getty Images Europe.

You always know you've hit the midweek hump when Wham puns are acceptable post titles. Luckily though, Arsenal's Adorkable babies were released from their playpen last night for the club's Carling Cup fixture vs.

Ah, sleep. That's the stuff.

We start this morning with Arsene Wenger saying pretty much what I said yesterday. There is nothing more important than the next game. At his press conference yesterday, he said:

What we are hopeful for and what we can achieve is to win our next game.

Missouri State Bears, Heath Melugin (2012)

Congratulations to the Bears on their great win at home last night. Wish I didn't have to leave Springfield for them to get over that hump!

The historic win can be viewed on Mediacom, channel 22 on Friday, October 14 at 7 p.m., Sunday, October 16 at 1 p.

Pre-season sacrifices We all know that you supposedly have to make sacrifices in order to make the grade as a professional footballer, but this might be taking things a bit too far. Fans of second-tier Turkish side Karsiyaka have got the hump at being forced to celebrate their centenary outside the Super Lig, so they [.

Fire defender Dan Gargan (C) congratulated
by Logan Pause (R) and Marco Pappa (L)
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BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. -- The Toyota Park scoreboard was not a mirage.
The Chicago Fire finally found the win column for the first time in more than two months as they defeated Toronto FC, 2-0, on Sunday in front of 12,020 at Toyota Park.

Their Words The president of the federation will meet with the coach this week. He is maybe the top contender. Egypt press officer Azmi Megahed, on Bob Bradley potentially becoming their National Team coach. Other Sources Bruce Arena weighs in on Juergen Klinsmann coaching national team - from The LA Times' Lisa Dillman: "I think if they can get over the hump there, they're going to be fine.

There were interesting results among the AC Milan players when training called for Yoga Position No.45: The Hump.

WASHINGTON -- The team that finally got over the hump earned their moment with the leader of the free world.

Clad in gray suits, the Colorado Rapids were honored in the East Room of the White House by President Barack Obama Tuesday afternoon for winning the 2010 MLS Cup a little more than seven months ago at BMO Field in Toronto.

From Mike Jacobs' column, Evansville Courier Press, June 19, 2011
At a time when Isiah Thomas is referenced more for his lack of coaching and management success than for his brilliance on the basketball court as a player, a story offers a lesson from Thomas into being a part of a championship team.

Good morning from a sunny, warm and extremely *boilky* Dublin.

The media lockdown was well and truly ended yesterday and the manager came out fighting. Having watched his press conference and then read the transcript of his post-press conference chat with the newspaper boys the word that sticks out for me is 'fight'.

No I am not talking about any sulking Gooners either because we have every right to have the hump!
I wet my knickers with laughter though after reading that Alex Ferguson was 'seething' after Manchester United's hiding at Anfield earlier.
Fair enough, United were beaten. I suppose that would make him slightly annoyed.

If I still have the hump of a stegosaurus from the very suggestion that the current QPR side rank alongside the best this league has seen, then I'll confess it, but that raptor of a Ranger Adel Taarabt apart, the employers of those brontosauri Peter Ramage and Clint Hill still don't convince me as I'll happily stand by my prehistoric banter that had Nottingham Forest as the team to finish in

Um, yeah. I'm not sure how to explain this video. As you can see, Rashard Mendenhall decided to hump Ben Roethlisberger in the closing moments of the Pittsburgh Steelers victory over the New York Jets. Obviously, advancing to the Super Bowl is exciting although, one would imagine there are better ways to celebrate the excitement than humping your quarterback on national television.

Nouveau Rich, noisy neighbours, financial dopers. Call them what you
will, there is no ignoring the threat that Manchester City are now
posing to the established elite of the Premier League. Whilst Arsenal
have played the financial tournament, going for glory supported only
by a shoe string budget, City have cared little how many enemies they
have garnered whilst compiling a powerful and elite squad of stars
that finally looks capable of joining very the best at the big table.