By JOHN BOSCHINI

The English FA will meet with national team manager Fabio Capello after rising tensions over the dismissal of John Terry as captain threatens to fracture an already tenuous relationship between the two sides.

Capello has been very outspoken in his disagreement with the FA's decision to strip Terry of the captain's armband after the defender's racism trial was delayed until July.

Johan Cruyff. Who doesn't know him. People all over the world know his name ( and can't pronounce it). He revolutionised football as a player, as a coach and as a union-leader ( of sorts). Now, he wants to put Ajax back on the international map as an executive.

The man [read more]

Penalty FAIL As Thierry Henry and Robert Pires can testify, you really do have to be as good as Johan Cruyff to do this penalty routine because when it goes wrong, it goes very wrong. Uzbekistan U23 striker Aleksandr Geynrikh is the latest player to fall foul of attempting to follow in Cruyff's footsteps.

Si no pudiste ver el partido de hoy el clásico español, el que paraliza al mundo futbolistico, te cuento lo siguiente,fue en resumen muy similar al partido anterior, error del portero al inicio del juego Real Madrid se adelanta, echa el camion atras y Barcelona en el segundo tiempo remonta y le pone un baile a los merengues en su propia casa.

by Adam Bate

The impending arrival of Carlos Tevez could well end any hopes Filippo Inzaghi had of winning back his place in the AC Milan Champions League squad let alone the first team. Unless Super Pippo can prove people wrong one more time, the 38-year-old poacher will have to seek a new home before the transfer window closes.

Brazilian teen superstar Neymar could not hide his joy when his name was called out as the winner of the FIFA Puskas award for the best goal scored in 2011. The 19 year old won the award after more than 1.5 million internet users and football experts voted in favour of his sublime solo effort against Fluminense

Speaking to the press after the ceremony, Neymar could not hide his joy and excitement at winning the prestigious award calling it the best goal he has ever scored.

El delantero del FC Barcelona Lionel Messi ha sido coronado en Zúrich como mejor futbolista del planeta por tercer año consecutivo, lo que le sitúa a la altura de los delanteros holandeses Johan Cruyff y Marco Van Basten y del centrocampista francés Michel Platini, los únicos que hasta hoy habían conquistado tres Balones de Oro.

09.01.2012 - De final anunciado, la celebración y entrega del Premio Balón de Oro (2011) coronó a Lionel Messi como el mejor jugador del mundo (por tercera vez consecutiva).
Con 55 goles en 57 partidos y 5 títulos con Barcelona (Liga de España , Champions League , Mundial de Clubes, Supercopa de España y Supercopa de Europa, el año de Messi volvió a romper récords y felicitaciones.

As if Lionel Messi needed any more evidence to prove that he is greatest player in the world.

Messi captured the Ballon d'Or for the third consecutive year, beating out Cristiano Ronaldo and Xavi to add yet another item to his trophy case. The 24-year-old Barcelona maestro received 47.

El Balón de Oro (en francés, Ballon d'Or) era un premio individual que desde 1956 otorgaba anualmente la revista France Football al mejor jugador europeo y que jugaban en Europa. A partir de 1995 se amplió a todos los futbolistas que actuaban en torneos europeos y desde 2007 el Balón de Oro pasó a premiar al mejor jugador del planeta.

Former Argentine international Hugo Gatti has launched a scathing attack on Barcelona's Lionel Messi by stating that he would be a 'bench-warmer' in the days of Diego Maradona and Johan Cruyff. Speaking to Radio La Red Gatti who made 18 international appearances for Argentina between 1967 and 1977 sought to bring Lionel Messi [.

Johan Cruyff never walked away from a fight. Actually, he loves them. Whenever the going gets tough, JC rises to the occasion. Look at old clips of JC playing. No matter how many defenders aimed at his shins, he was too quick. And when Johan was winning trophy after trophy [read more]

Catalunya's Annual Match. Professionals from six clubs playing for their heritage.

Victor Valdés: "You will be unstoppable"

Xavi: "You make the difference"

Gerard Piqué: "The superstars are you"

Carles Puyol: "We play for you"

Andreu Fontas: "We are your selection"

Joan Verdu: "We'll wait at the stadium"

Cesc: "For many years I have wanted to play in this game"

Álvaro Vázquez: "You have already won"

Johan Cruyff is the manager, striving for Total Football.

Barcelona's system and style is being emulated all over the world by teams at all levels. As accomplished as Barcelona's fluidity and control on both sides of the ball can be, it also appears that they have copied a page out of Marcelo Bielsa's playbook in regards to his high pressing and back 3.

Established: 1900
Nickname: de Godenzonen (the sons of the Gods)
Stadium: Amsterdam ArenA (capacity 52,342)
2010-2011 position: Champions
Current position: 4th
Top scorer: Miralem Sulejmani (10 goals in 14 games in the league this season)
Top talent: Christian Eriksen
Coaching team: Frank de Boer (manager) and Dennis Bergkamp (assistant manager)
European success: European Cup (4), Cup Winners' Cup (1), UEFA Cup (1) and UEFA Super Cup (2).

Rene with Sir Alex

Dutch coaches are renowned for their specific skills in developing players and talents. Johan Cruyff, Louis van Gaal, Guus Hiddink, Frank Rijkaard and Huub Stevens are a number of examples but the Dutch list of coaches finding glory abroad is much longer. From Adrie Koster to John [read more]

Not pictured: Him tapping the tips of his fingers together and/or petting a white cat.

Don't sweat yet another defeat in the biggest game on Earth, Mr. Mourinho. We've got ten ideas for how to win the return leg that will appeal to your evil genius side.1. Get Carvalho back and once again play Pepe as a rearmost midfield destroyer, hoping his physicality can throw off the Barca rhythm just as Real's pressing did in the opening minutes.

John Henry's promise to restore Liverpool to former glory placed great faith in an old legend. He's beginning to deliver.

Neil Blackmon examines why the skeptics about Dalglish's tactics and managerial ability are likely wrong.

A year ago, as Liverpool stumbled out of the gate to a mid-table Christmas position, dark clouds swirled around Anfield and more than one commentator uttered the frightening "end of an era" cliché about England's "other" most storied club.

Los conteos y recopilaciones la mayoria de las veces son injustos y odiosos, en esta ocasion sin afan de generar polemica traigo hasta ustedes el top 10 de los mejores goles entre estos equipos que levantan pasiones, 101 grandes goles lo hizo, pero aqui los primeros diez ordenados cronologicamente.

Los conteos y recopilaciones la mayoria de las veces son injustos y odiosos, en esta ocasion sin afan de generar polemica traigo hasta ustedes el top 10 de los mejores goles entre estos equipos que levantan pasiones, 101 grandes goles lo hizo, pero aqui los primeros diez ordenados cronologicamente.

By Chris Wright

Presenting, the ten best goals (that I could find corresponding videos for) scored during the El Clasico fixture since the dawn of time. To be perfectly honest, they're just ten fine goals the order is more or less superfluous.

10. Zinedine Zidane, Real Madrid, 2001/2.

BARCELONA -- Sometimes you have to eat ... so you can gain strength ... to watch more futbol!

I am in Barcelona for a few days, checking out Antoni Gaudi's architectural curves, hopping up and down on the most efficient Metro I have ever ridden, sampling the amazing little tapa plates and watching as my girlfriend tries to put her own personal dent in the Spanish olive and cava trades.

Ajax' members will make history this coming Monday. The members will make a decision whether they support the current Board of Directors and support their decision to make Louis van Gaal Ajax' general manager? Or will they vote against it and therefore go the Johan Cruyff route?

One key question is: [read more]

Forget Thanksgiving. This week we're honoring the release of the brand new Muppet movie with a line-up of our favorite furry or feathered puppet pals.
The Muppets are one-of-a-kind, endlessly creative, slightly manic, and a fantastic team to boot, so, naturally, we made them Total Footballers.

By Eric Beard

Despite everything Soccernomics preaches, Turkey's path to becoming a footballing superpower has hit yet another bump in the road. The nation failed to qualify for EURO 2012, and via the transitive property this means Guus Hiddink's time is up as manager.

By Chris Wright

First of all, ask yourself: Would we be featuring it on Pies if all had gone to plan? Probably not.

'Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it' or so the old maxim goes. Not that it really applies to Piotr Gawecki and Andrezej Paprocki of Polish youth side Korona Kielce who, rather than heed the important lesson that Monsieurs Henry and Pires learned the hard way while trying and failing miserably trying to execute a 'Johan Cruyff/Jesper Olsen' spot-kick against Man City in 2005 the lesson being that 'there is no way you will not look like utter cocks if you bugger it up'.

People talk to me about Barcelona's current team as the greatest ever. I even hear stories about the Ajax side that had Johan Cruyff. The AC Milan side with the Dutch trio of Riijkaart, Van Basten and Gullit is always mentioned as well. Hell, even United's 1999 treble team has been dubbed as one of the best.

People talk to me about Barcelona's current team as the greatest ever. I even hear stories about the Ajax side that had Johan Cruyff. The AC Milan side with the Dutch trio of Riijkaart, Van Basten and Gullit is always mentioned as well. Hell, even United's 1999 treble team has been dubbed as one of the best.

You'd never have thought their would be any links between struggling EPL side Wigan and the great Dutch midfielder Johan Cruyff but there is, Johan's Grandson Jessua Angoy plays with their reserves team and scored a screamer in his teams 1-0 win against Preston in the Lancashire FA Cup. Can't see him in a Dutch Shirt however despite his tender age of 18.

3PM Extra: Watch Johan Cruyff's grandson score a rocket, Mancini crack his head on the dugout and all 202 of Lionel Messi's Barcelona's goals

Presenting quality football videos from the interweb, daily at 3pm. Here's today's collection:

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3PM Extra: Watch Johan Cruyff's grandson score a rocket, Mancini crack his head on the dugout and all 202 of Lionel Messi's Barcelona's goals

Presenting quality football videos from the interweb, daily at 3pm. Here's today's collection:

View the full story here: The Mirror

A news article on 2011-11-03 15:00:59 from: The Mirror

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3PM Extra: Watch Johan Cruyff's grandson score a rocket, Mancini crack his head on the dugout and all 202 of Lionel Messi's Barcelona's goals

Presenting quality football videos from the interweb, daily at 3pm. Here's today's collection:

View the full story here: The Mirror

A news article on 2011-11-03 15:00:59 from: The Mirror

This news item has been reproduced from today's media.

3PM Extra: Watch Johan Cruyff's grandson score a rocket, Mancini crack his head on the dugout and all 202 of Lionel Messi's Barcelona's goals

Presenting quality football videos from the interweb, daily at 3pm. Here's today's collection:

View the full story here: The Mirror

A news article on 2011-11-03 15:00:59 from: The Mirror

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By Chris Wright

In which Jessua Angoy, who just so happens to be the 18-year old grandson of Johan Cruyff that was cut adrift from the Barcelona youth ranks last summer, scores an absolute peach (and the only goal of the game) for Wigan reserves against Preston in the Lancashire FA Cup on what appears to be the park outside my house.

New Norfolk SharX players Brady Bryant and Miguel Ferrer will have something in common with the likes of Pele, Franz Beckenbauer and Johan Cruff.
All will have worn Admiral uniforms.
The Norfolk SharX announced Monday that Admiral, the original British football brand to America and England's top teams, will be the official uniform supplier to the Sharx for the 2011-2012 Major Indoor Soccer League season.

New Norfolk SharX players Brady Bryant and Miguel Ferrer will have something in common with the likes of Pele, Franz Beckenbauer and Johan Cruff.
All will have worn Admiral uniforms.
The Norfolk SharX announced Monday that Admiral, the original British football brand to America and England's top teams, will be the official uniform supplier to the Sharx for the 2011-2012 Major Indoor Soccer League season.

When performing the penalty kick, all players should be outside the penalty box apart from the keeper and the kicker till the ball is kicked. If a team broke the rule, penalty is repeated only if that team took advantage of it:
- A defender enters the penalty box and his keeper saved it, is repeated.

Este martes 25 de Octubre se dio a conocer la primer lista de nomiados al mejor jugador o el premio mejor conocido como balón de oro 2011. En esta primera entrega para beneplacito de los aficionados mexicanos se encuentra Javier Chicharito Hernandez delantero estrella del Manchester United.
La lista definitiva con los 23 jugadores será publicada el 1 de Noviembre, donde se conocerá si el jugador mexicano figura entre los futbolistas más votados por la Comisión de Fútbol, que más adelante, el cinco de diciembre para ser exactos, nombrara a los tres finalistas que buscan el reconocimiento del mejor jugador que se otorgará el próximo nueve de enero del 2012.

By Eric Beard

"He's been waiting for this moment his entire life. He's just minutes away from hoisting up the trophy of his dreams. Holland has stayed up all night to watch their beloved Dutch maestro make history. They said it was impossible. Hell, I said it was impossible.

You can just tell by his look how ridiculous he think this is.Over the weekend, we tweeted a joke about how Tim Howard's orange jersey with the U.S. National Team and camouflage one with Everton makes him a prime candidate for an endorsement with Cabela's, Bass Pro Shop or some other hunting outfitter.