Hoy las 7PM (CT) se efectuará el último partido de la selección mexicana dentro del Hexagonal final de Concacaf, será contra los socca boys de Trinidad y Tobago en Puerto Príncipe.

De acuerdo al Javier Aguirre y a los entrenamiento que ha sostenido el Tri, van por los tres puntos buscando que Estados Unidos pierda o empate para subirse al primer lugar de la clasificación y con esto tener la opción de ser cabeza de grupo en el mundial de Sudáfrica.

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I know this is a football blog but the season is over so I have to turn my attentions elsewhere. Whilst the fashion sense of our players isn't my number one priority, I think there are certain exceptions to that rule.

Rio, what the fuck are you wearing mate?

Enjoying a lads holiday in Israel, accompanied by that twat Jody Morris, Rio managed to redeem himself somewhat by taking his United beach towel.

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The ten-year anniversary of the first European away victory for an Azerbaijani club will be fast approaching soon, and next season the same club responsible for undertaking such an upset will await their fate in the draw for the Second Qualifying Round of the UEFA Europa League. FK Qarabag emerged from their unfashionable tag as underdogs to create a commotion in Northern Israel when Maccabi Haifa plunged to a first-hurdle catastrophe in the 1999/2000 edition of the Intertoto Cup. Click to continue reading...

That's Rio Ferdinand, on holiday in Tel Aviv, Israel, about to dip his pita into some hummus whilst wearing a miniscule cropped top.
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Freddie Kanoute isn't one to shy away from mixing his on-pitch play with his off-field beliefs. When Sevilla picked up a betting site as a sponsor, he wore a blank shirt due to his Islamic beliefs (he's since worn the sponsored jersey). So when he scored against Deportivo last night, he took it as an [. Click to continue reading...

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Este Sábado, Rayados va a recibir al San Luis, dentro de la jornada 14 del Clausura 2009.

Solo para darnos una idea de como llega el San Luis, les puedo decir que es décimo de la tabla general y cuarto de su grupo con 16 puntos, producto de 4 victorias, 4 empates y 5 derrotas.

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Last week the major news out of Colombia was that Santa Fe coach Ruben Israel resigned due to death threats, despite never having coached a single game. And it wasn't as though he sat on it for a bit, weighing his decision. No, he resigned as soon as offices opened the very next morning. Why? [...] Click to continue reading...

Move over Freddie Kanoute, you've been trumped in the Gaza conflict political statement department. Ibrahim Dagasan of Sivasspor staked a Palestinian flag at the center circle while his teammates - one of whom is Israeli - celebrated their penalty win over Galatasaray in a cup fixture. No subtlety here. Click to continue reading...

Who's down for buying a top flight football club playing in the Europa League next season for $6M US Dollars? No joke. Just six million dollars.
The price of an MLS club is $40 million. And that price doesn't even include David Beckham. You just get a bunch of fans yelling, "Soccer-ball rules! Click to continue reading...

Y ahora la hazaña la hace Indios de Ciudad Juárez, saca a uno de los dos mejores equipos del Clausura 2009 y al campeón: el TOLUCA.

Con un empate a cero y con el resultado de ida fue todo lo que necesitó Indios para lograrlo. Aunque todo el partido fue de los Diablos rojos, ni Mancilla con un bicampeonato de goleo pudo hacer que su equipo metiera un gol que era lo único que necesitaba para poder seguir con vida en ésta liguilla y poder lograr el bicampeonato del Fútbol Mexicano.

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Relief for Mexican coach Javier Aguirre after Israel Castro's tying goal against the U.S. (AP Photo).

A valiant U.S. effort fell about eight minutes short today against Mexico. In large measure, the U.S. ran out of gas in a territorial game they mainly ceded to Mexico in a bid to survive the conditions.

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He was excellent at Bolton. Servicable for the Israeli national team. Mediocre at Chelsea. And with an ass full of splinters at Manchester City. At just 22 years of age, Tal Ben-Haim's performances for Bolton were excellent - he even wore the Captain's armband for the club in the UEFA Cup in 2005. 
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Israeli Yossi Benayoun scored (again) today - which fills me with a bit of national pride, but I must admit the goal seen above at around the 1:05 mark is a real, real beauty.
Another cracker coming out of the Israeli Premier League, then. First - I gave you Europe's goal of the year about a month ago, and now - this brilliant hit scored against my hometown club, Macabbi Netanya. Click to continue reading...

Antes de empezar el Superliga 2009, yo pensaba que sería un torneo de pretemporada, que serviría para empezar a tocar el balón después del trabajo de playa y que no tenía mucha importancia. Hoy, después de la primera fase, creo que lo rescatable no es el pase a la semifinal, sino la gran sorpresa que nos dieron las fuerzas básicas de Tigres.

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Just another crazy day in Colombia Ruben Israel, the Uruguayan coach of Colombia outfit Santa Fe, has quit his post after receiving death threats. A bit harsh, you might think: no excuse for death threats no matter how badly the team is playing. Except Israel hasn't even taken charge of a single match yet! Click to continue reading...

Lost my interwebs for much of the day, so you may well already be on top of all this...#1 - U.S. midfielder Danny Szetela has returned to MLS from Racing Santander, joining D.C. United. The club were kind enough to get us a glimpse of the new man in training today...#2 - Match Fit USA's Jason Davis wants us all to get active in compelling NBC to hook up some USMNT @ Mexico broadcast coverage. Click to continue reading...

.World Cup qualifiers Europe (Group 1) Denmark 1 1 Portugal Hungary 1 2 Sweden World Cup qualifiers Europe (Group 2) Moldova 0 0 Luxembourg Israel 0 1 Latvia Switzerland 2 0 Greece World Cup qualifiers Europe (Group 3) Poland 1 1 Northern Ireland Slovakia 2 2 Czech Republic World Cup qualifiers [. Click to continue reading...

Hoy en el horario de las 7PM (CT) se efectuará el último partido de la selección mexicana dentro del Hexagonal final de Concacaf, será contra Trinidad y Tobago en Puerto Príncipe.

De acuerdo al Javier Aguirre y a los entrenamiento que ha sostenido el Tri, van por los tres puntos buscando que Estados Unidos pierda o empate para subirse al primer lugar de la clasificación y con esto tener la opción de ser cabeza de grupo en el mundial de Sudáfrica.

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Using a mix of reserves and regulars, DC United made a big statement for Major League Soccer on Tuesday night, drawing 1-1 with Toluca in Mexico. DC went up in the 5th-minute when Chris Pontious scored, and that lead held until Israel Lopez coverted a penalty for Toluca in the 60th. DC played very conservatively, scoring on one of two shots they took and the only one they put on frame. Click to continue reading...

Hoy me llegó un mensaje que me dio muchísimo gusto, habemos muchas mujeres que estamos involucradas en el fútbol que nos gusta platicar nuestras experiencias:

Roxana, una periodista argentina que vive en Israel tiene un blog donde platica todo lo que pasa, lo que ve y vive en el medio oriente, de ahí el nombre de su blog: "Medio Oriente.

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As Drillo prepares for his date with destiny, we here at NFN run the ruler over the Norwegian squad and look at what we can expect from Macedonia in the game that will determine wether or not Norwegians can start dreaming about South Africa 2010 again..

Norwegian Squad

Goalkeepers

Jon Knutsen - Stabæk

Håkon Opdal - Brann

Rune Allmenning Jarstein - Rosenborg

Defenders

Espen Ruud - OB, Denmark

Jon Inge Høiland - Stabæk

Kjetil Wæhler - AaB, Denmark

Brede Hangeland - Fulham, England

Morten Fevang - Odd Grenland

John Arne Riise - Roma, Italy

Trond Erik Bertelsen - Viking

Midfielders

Fredrik Winsnes - Strømsgodset

Henning Hauger - Stabæk

Christian Grindheim - Heerenveen, Holland

Bjørn Helge Riise - Lillestrøm

Per Ciljan Skjelbred - Rosenborg

Simen Brenne - Odd Grenland

Wingers/Forwards

Daniel Braaten - Toulouse, France

John Carew - Aston Villa, England

Erik Huseklepp - Brann

Morten Gamst Pedersen - Blackburn, England

Steffen Iversen and Tore Reginiussen were both called up to the initial squad, but withdrew due to injury.

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A little Saturday breakfast edition of the silly season wire...Hannover 96 winger Sal Zizzo has seen his loan move to Fortuna Düsseldorf halted by a case of the stomach flu. Unable to pass a medical exam at the moment, the question stands: will the 2.Bundesliga side now look elsewhere or is this a mere technicality delay? Click to continue reading...

The U.S. will makes its second appearance for a full international in Philadelphia, and the first in more than 40 years, when they take the field Saturday against Panama. The U.S. Men haven't played a match in Pennsylvania since 1993 in Bethlehem, and the appearance in the City of Brotherly Love is the first since a friendly with England's Sheffield Wednesday at Veterans Stadium on Aug. Click to continue reading...

Son tres puntos muy importantes, porque la eliminatoria se pone color hormiga y hay nada mas cuatro puntos de distancia con la punta, pero dejando de lado la euforia y ya con la cabeza fría hay que ver que todavía hay cosas que no funcionan, y que hay que corregir de cara al mundial.

El partido lo inicio México muy bien, con el empuje de tomar los primeros veinte minutos de desconcierto del rival en su favor, esto solamente hizo más grande el baldazo de agua fría que fue el gol de usa, no lo esperábamos, y peor aún, yo por ejemplo no creía posible la recuperación, con el historial de nuestro equipo frente a usa pensé que se había tirado todo por la borda

Pero el equipo no solo no se desordeno ni perdió la cabeza, al contrario, recupero la pelota y doblo el ritmo de juego, busco las variantes y un bombazo de Israel castro empato el partido.

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Convocados Mexico vs Costa Rica Septiembre 5 de 2009
SELECCIÓN MEXICANA Jugador Posición Equipo Guillermo Ochoa Portero América Jesús Corona Portero Cruz Azul José Antonio Castro Defensa Tigres Efraín Juárez Defensa Pumas Jonny Magallón Defensa Chivas Aarón Galindo Defensa Chivas Ricardo Osorio Defensa Stuttgart Héctor Moreno Defensa AZ Alkmaar Carlos Salcido Defensa PSV Eindhoven Oscar Rojas Defensa América Israel Castro Medio Pumas Gerardo Torrado Medio Cruz Azul Andrés Guardado Medio Dep. Click to continue reading...

Cute picture.
Whatever.
Let's do some links:

• Leonardo vows to fight on at Milan. [The Sun]
  
• Is this the best Honduran team ever? [SBI]
  
• Liverpool owner says blame Benitez for form. [ESPN]
  
• Portsmouth dudes laugh at lack of pay. [Dirty Tackle]
  
• Police to investigate Blues' fans' slurs.

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Think of a country beginning with P... Oops! The Guardian has unleashed a political hot potato all of its own baking by claiming that a Turkish footballer planted a Pakistan flag in the middle of the pitch during a match. The headline appears on the homepage of Guardian Sport, but fortunately they have got their story [. Click to continue reading...

My lady friend summed it up perfectly when I relayed the new Avram Grant news: "Your alleged favorite team is getting your alleged favorite coach."
In related news, Grant appeared on a radio program in the UK this week and had this to say about loudmouth Jose Mourinho, his Chelsea predecessor: "Does it surprise you he opened his mouth? Click to continue reading...

[Photo: VVV Venlo]Yes, the Top 5 MLS Potential Euro-Freebies is still coming - lots of research into that one. For now, to hold you over...#1 - I gotta start with a round of applause for NSC pal Charles Kazlauskas and TOP Oss, who won their fourth straight on Friday by doubling up Jupiler League pacesetters VVV Venlo 4-2. Click to continue reading...

Striker Cristian Fabbiani has made a big impact since his arrival at River Plate. Within a week he played a vital role in three wins, coming on as a substitute each time.

The salad dodging striker troubles the scales to the tune of 15 and a half stone but a bulldozing style and some surprising trickery for a big man has already established El Ogro as a crowd favourite.

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Artículo publicado en Fox Sports, en febrero de 2009.Por PABLO ARO GERALDESDieciséis latinos cambiaron sus costumbres y aportan su fútbol a once de los doce equipos de la Ligat HaAl, la máxima división del fútbol de Israel.La historia del fútbol israelí es errática: la Israel Football Association (בישראל‎ ההתאחדות לכדורגל, ‎HaHit'ahdut leKaduregel beIsrael, en hebreo) fue fundada en 1928, cuando Click to continue reading...

While most MLS blogs that touch on the topic of how the World Cup Qualifiers will effect league play, considering that a dozen players will be missing matches, I will not. We know the problems, and the reasons for this. Quite simply it is because our nation likes soccer on the weekends and [...] Click to continue reading...

No, I didn't forget. My computer has been a rotten bastard the last two days and I got behind. My sincere apologies for jarring your Monday "work schedule"...Ever wonder about that Luis Angel Landin guy the Dynamo were after? Well, soon Cruz Azul fans may call him "The Scorpion". Be forewarned: this audio is LOUD, so take precaution. Click to continue reading...

England boss Fabio Capello has recalled Gary Neville to the squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Kazakhstan and Andorra. England play Kazakhstan on June 6, followed by the clash against Andorra four days later. With David James and Ben Foster sidelined due to injury, Capello has also called up Paul Robinson to the national [. Click to continue reading...

Espectacular, explosivo y desequilibrante fué Daniel Brailowski en su carrera como futbolista y sobre todo con el América al que le pusó ese toque que iba perfecto con la visión de la Organización y con el estilo que practicaba en ese tiempo el equipo de Coapa. En su físico y en su juego Brailowski me parecía muy parecido a Washington Olivera y a Hugo Cosia.

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It was a busy day of World Cup Qualifying matches in the UEFA Region with a few teams moving closer to an automatic qualification spot. England won at Kazakhstan, the Netherlands won at Iceland, and Denmark got a win at Sweden. With the win against Iceland, the Netherlands have no officially qualified by clinching they will win their group.

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So, with yesterday's 2010 World Cup Qualifying matches out of the way, things are looking a little clearer, especially in the European groups.The Dutch have qualified already, from admittedly the weakest possible Group (Scotland are the next placed team, a mere 11 points behind the Netherlands).Almost certain to qualify now are England, who beat Kazakhstan 4-0 and then saw Croatia and Ukraine Click to continue reading...

Though it's still seven weeks away, the draw for the annual Northern Ireland Milk Cup is set. The U-18 MNT will take on Denmark on Monday, July 27 and Sudan on Wednesday, July 29. The games will take place after the famous parade that travels through the town of Coleraine on July 26.
Israel, Bulgaria and Northern Ireland (of course) will also be participating in the Elite Division of the prestigious tournament, said to be one of the favorites of YNT veterans. Click to continue reading...

Yossi Benayoun has distanced himself from the prospect of a shock move to Barcelona, but admits he will have to discuss his future with Liverpool.
It has been claimed that the European champions have enquired about Benayoun, in the same week that fellow Reds midfielder Javier Mascherano was linked with the Catalan giants. Click to continue reading...