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Sour Grapes Saturday: Loss of CRon Ruins Me

Never Captain Nicky Butt 07 November @ 06:03 PM EST
"He picked me again." "Should have picked me though." "Idiot."
So here it is, I'm putting myself out on the line. More vulnerable than ever. Almost 12 weeks down, 26 to go. While we still have 70% of the Premier League season remaining, I'm in the midst of my worst "Captaining" stretch in 5 years, and I'm wondering if anyone else is experiencing a similar misfortune or has in the past? Click to continue reading...

The Best Goalkeepers in South Africa

World Cup Buzz 05 November @ 08:02 PM EST

With much of the qualification process almost complete and South Africa 2010 looming large, it would make sense to assess some of the world's best custodians who will be present during the World Cup. Goalkeepers such as Petr Cech will be excluded from the discussion since their nation failed to qualify for next summer's big event.

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France adidas World Cup 2010 Home Kit / Maillot Officially Launched

Football Fashion 05 November @ 01:53 PM EST
Our leak was right! While naming his squad for the France's FIFA World Cup qualifying playoffs with Ireland earlier today, France coach Raymond Domenech unveiled the Les Bleus 2010 adidas home kit. The new France World Cup 2010 adidas home kit is expected to make its debut on November 18th when France host the Republic of [. Click to continue reading...

Which four teams will complete Europe’s Challenge for World Cup Glory?

goalpost.tv 05 November @ 07:53 AM EST
Image via Wikipedia Although many have called it unfair, the seeding system adopted for the play off matches to decide the final four European teams that will make it to the 2010 World Cup Finals in South Africa, has produced four potentially exciting match ups. The two leg matches will be played on November 14th [. Click to continue reading...

Duff looks doubtful for crucial playoff

South Africa 2010 05 November @ 05:44 AM EST
The playoff between the Repiblic of ireland and France to see who makes it to the 2010 World Cup finals is set to take place in the 14th of November but at the moment one of Irelands key players, Damien Duff, looks set to miss the match with the news ... Click to continue reading...

Birmingham player ratings

Bitter and Blue 02 November @ 04:38 PM EST
Given - Match saving performance. Three superb saves and the penalty stop to 'win' the point. 8.5
Zabaleta - A strong performance, not a step out of place. Put more distance between him and Richards. 7
Kompany - Cool, calm and assured. Forged a nice partnership with Lescott in dealing with the lively front pair. Click to continue reading...

Guy winner lifts survival hope

No Short Corners 30 October @ 04:53 PM EST
St. Pat's attacker Ryan Guy fired an early second half decider for a 2-1 win at Drogheda United.The proud new papa celebrated with his fifth goal of the season, giving the Saints a shot at avoiding the relegation playoff in next Friday's closing day visit from Shamrock Rovers.As always, we cross our fingers hoping that the St. Click to continue reading...

Ireland squad named for crucial play-off games with France

One Team In Ireland 30 October @ 09:59 AM EST
Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni has left Steve Finnan, Steven Reid, Andy Reid and Clinton Morrison out of his squad to face France in their World Cup 2010 qualifying play-off.
It had been rumoured that Finnan would be included to address issues with cover in defence.
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World cup fixtures

It's a Simple Game 30 October @ 07:58 AM EST
This is november Update to Africa world cup fixtures, take a look(source fifa.com):
14/11/09TBARepublic of Ireland-France14/11/09TBAPortugal-Bosnia-Herzegovina14/11/09TBAGreece-Ukraine14/11/09TBARussia-Slovenia14/11/09 15:00MaputoMozambique-Tunisia14/11/09 15:30FesMorocco-Cameroon14/11/09 15:30LomeTogo-Gabon14/11/09 15:30KigaliRwanda-Zambia14/11/09 16:00NairobiKenya-Nigeria14/11/09 16:00OuagadougouBurkina Faso-Malawi14/11/09 16:00AbidjanCôte d'Ivoire-Guinea14/11/09 19:30CairoEgypt-Algeria14/11/09 20:00San JoseCosta Rica-Uruguay14/11/09 20:00WellingtonNew Zealand-Bahrain14/11/09 20:00OmdurmanSudan-Benin15/11/09 17:00KumasiGhana-Mali18/11/09TBAFrance-Republic of Ireland18/11/09TBABosnia-Herzegovina-Portugal18/11/09TBAUkraine-Greece18/11/09TBASlovenia-Russia18/11/09 21:00MontevideoUruguay-Costa Rica Click to continue reading...

Video: Republic of Ireland and Giovanni Trapattoni get their own play-off anthem from the Corrigan Brothers

Off the Post 28 October @ 05:42 PM EST
A song for South Africa (well, France at least) Sometime we lack skill / And sometimes we lack speed / Who needs Steven Ireland? / Bring back Andy Reid We have all heard of World Cup songs, but World Cup play-off songs might be a new one. Here's To Trapattoni has been written by the Corrigan Brothers [. Click to continue reading...

Changes

Bitter and Blue 27 October @ 12:37 PM EST
A couple of enforced moves anyway for Mark Hughes tomorrow evening:

"Kolo is not fit, and neither is Martin, while there is a doubt over Wayne and he may well not be involved. Kolo and Martin should hopefully be alright for the weekend, but they are not quite right at the moment.

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‘Going Green On November 14’ campaign continues to gather pace

One Team In Ireland 23 October @ 05:23 AM EST
The ‘Going Green On November 14' campaign continues to gather pace with radio interviews, email campaigns, a Facebook group and Twitter pages all being used to publicise and create a momentum within the whole island for the upcoming World cup play-off game with France on November 14th. Click to continue reading...

France Provide Irish With New Challanges

Football Digest 22 October @ 08:45 AM EST

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Ribery doubtful for World Cup play-offs

South Africa 2010 22 October @ 05:11 AM EST
Franck Ribery could miss France's World Cup playoffs against Ireland next month because of an injury which has sidelined him for a month, France Football reported on their website Wednesday. Ribery is suffering from tendonitis in his left knee which requires "a new period of rest of approximately one month," the . Click to continue reading...

European Playoffs: The Draw

Football Is Coming Home 21 October @ 11:05 AM EST


Ireland v France: What ever happened to the "luck of the Irish"?
Portugal v Bosnia-Herzegovina: Corporate sponsors breathe huge sigh of relief Ronaldo is headed to South Africa.
Greece v Ukraine: Mediterraneans in the steppes in mid-November?

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The days best City links 10/21/2009

Bitter and Blue 21 October @ 03:30 AM EST
  • Norfstander: Hating the old enemy really needn't involve deriding the dead

    tags: City

  • MAN CITY ISSUES: The Ireland/Robinho/Tevez Role

    tags: City


Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here. Click to continue reading...

England Call Up For Beachball?

11 Lions - England Footy 20 October @ 04:54 PM EST

Probably not...which is a shame. It's got a really good goalscoring record against one of the top teams in the Premiership.

Anyway, here's the line up for the UEFA playoffs: all of them kick off at 7pm GMT on Saturday November 14th 2009.

Greece v Ukraine

Ireland v France

Portugal v Bosnia & Herzegovina

Russia v Slovenia

It's also worth noting that on the Saturday the second leg of the New Zealand/Bahrain (0-0) playoff kicks off at 7am GMT that Saturday and the first leg of Costa Rica v Uruguay kicks off an hour later than the European games.

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Raymond Domenech: Man Seeking Muzzle.

WorldCupBlog 20 October @ 10:58 AM EST

For those on the inside looking out, nary a worse manager reigns in the international realm; for those on the outside looking in...

Viva la Domenech.

What he lacks in coaching abilities, he makes up for in deliciously idiotic words. He's kind of like Maradona without the playing career.

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We want his kind at The Lane

THBN - Tottenham Hotspur Blog News 20 October @ 01:58 AM EST
The Sun reported that Harry's interested in signing Club Brugge defender Vadis Odjidja. The red-top's article wasn't too enlightening either. Apparently, we're lining up a £5 million bid for him.
The Sun got it wrong in saying that he's a defender. Odjidja is a defensive midfielder. Whenever I've seen him play, he's deployed just in front of the back four and he's fairly adequate at getting stuck into the oppositions face and break up play. Click to continue reading...

World Cup 2010: France to meet Ireland

Soccerblog 20 October @ 01:19 AM EST

The draw is in. Eight team compete for the last four spots from the European zone.

France line up against Ireland in a two match playoff next month. In the other head to head, Portugal face Bosnia, Russia play Slovenia, and Greece take on Ukraine.

Raymond Domenech who has survived innumerable calls for his dismissal gets one more chance to silence his critics.

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World Cup Qualifiers Draws Closer To an End

The Footie 20 October @ 01:00 AM EST

The 2010 World Cup in South Africa looms ever closer as teams from around the world compete for a chance to play in the worlds most prestigious sporting event. The FIFA World Cup Games begin on June 1th this summer and will run until July 11th. Only 32 nations will be honored enough to play in the games.

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PSNL Fans choice for playoff doesnt pan out

Port 19 October @ 05:24 PM EST
PSNL Fans were hoping to face Slovenia before this mornings draw, as 40% of all votes turned in the past few days here on P.S.N.L. supported this matchup for Portugal's knockout playoff game for a World Cup spot. The Portuguese will be taking on Bosnia-Herzegovina which was the second most popular choice from fans at 23%. Click to continue reading...

Photo: Europe’s Playoff for the World Cup

See The Cup 19 October @ 01:25 PM EST

The matches will be:

Ireland France
Portugal Bosnia
Greece Ukraine
Russia Slovenia

Photo via The Offside


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Official: The Playoff Opponent is Ireland

France World Cup Team Blog 19 October @ 12:24 PM EST

It's official. France's playoff opponent is Ireland.

And Raymond Domenech is kissing the boots of UEFA for deciding to seed the draw.

France, the 1998 world champions, 2000 European champions and beaten World Cup finalists in 2006, will have the advantage of playing the second leg on home soil against an Ireland side coached by Giovanni Trapattoni.

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UEFA’s World Cup Playoffs Announced.

WorldCupBlog 19 October @ 12:02 PM EST

The slightly controversial UEFA bridesmaid's draw has taken place and fortunately it's gone off without controversy. Somehow, someway, despite UEFA being involved, Liverpool and Chelsea will not meet. Who knew?

It's rather pedestrian, really, as perhaps the two best teams France and Russia were handed the easiest draw.

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UEFA WCQ Playoff match-ups

No Short Corners 19 October @ 09:49 AM EST
The game swill be played November 14th & 18th. Should be some tense battles.Ireland v France Portugal v Bosnia Greece v Ukraine Russia v Slovenia- Greg Seltzer Click to continue reading...

Ireland v France in Controversial Seeded World Cup Playoff Draw

Vuvuzela South Africa 19 October @ 09:41 AM EST

The Republic of Ireland national football team will have to beat France in order to participate in the 2010 World Cup South Africa. This was decided in Zurich this afternoon (Monday) in a controversial seeded draw.

The two sides (Ireland and France) last met in the 2006 World Cup qualifying stages sharing a 0-0 draw in Paris; a Thierry Henry goal was the difference between the two sides in Ireland.

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France to face Ireland as UEFA World Cup playoff draw is set

Soccer By Ives 19 October @ 08:24 AM EST

France and Ireland will square off in the marquee match-up of the UEFA World Cup play-offs after the draw was held on Monday.

France finished second to Serbia in its group while Ireland finished second to Italy in its qualifying group.

In the other drawn match-ups, Portugal will take on Bosnia-Herzegovina, Greece will face Ukraine and Russia will take on Slovenia.

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France to face Ireland as UEFA World Cup playoff draw is set

Soccer By Ives 19 October @ 08:24 AM EST

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France and Ireland will square off in the marquee match-up of the UEFA World Cup play-offs after the draw was held on Monday.

France finished second to Serbia in its group while Ireland finished second to Italy in its qualifying group.

In the other drawn match-ups, Portugal will take on Bosnia-Herzegovina, Greece will face Ukraine and Russia will take on Slovenia.

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2010 FIFA World Cup UEFA Qualifying Play-off Draw. France to face Ireland.

Football Fashion 19 October @ 08:02 AM EST
Ireland and Bosnia-Herzegovina got the toughest opponents in today's 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifying Play-off Draw after being matched up against footballing powers France and Portugal. The draw consisted of the top eight runners-up from the nine UEFA European qualifying groups.  The top four nations in the draw were seeded according to the latest edition of the FIFA/Coca-Cola [. Click to continue reading...

A hat trick of American scorers

No Short Corners 18 October @ 02:24 PM EST
This weekend, we've had 'Gladbach's Michael Bradley give his team a late shot with a fine shot...... Matthew Dallman bag another pair for Sportfreunde Siegen (in red) in Germany and Ryan Guy ring the bell for St. Pat's (video to come... we hope).- Greg Seltzer Click to continue reading...

The Sweeper: World Cup Seeding Controversy

Pitch Invasion 16 October @ 07:46 AM EST

Big Story
As expected, the Republic of Ireland have not been seeded for the World Cup playoffs the four countries who have been are France, Portugal, Russia and Greece, who will each face one of Ireland, Bosnia, Slovenia and Ukraine.

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John O’Shea ten years and more to come!

The Manchester United fans blog - Truly Reds 15 October @ 10:40 AM EST
Ireland international defender John O'Shea will celebrate his 10th year as a senior player at Old Trafford this week when Manchester United host Bolton. O'Shea made his United debut in October 1999...
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FIFA 2010 UEFA World Cup Qualfying Wrap: Switzerland and Slovakia Make It

Sanford's Soccer Net 15 October @ 08:45 AM EST
Switzerland and Slovakia clinched Europe's last two automatic spots at next year's World Cup on Wednesday, while Portugal got the win it needed to keep alive its hopes of reaching the competition in South Africa.
The playoffs start Nov. 14, with the return matches four days later.
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