Palermo Swedish striker Agon Mehmeti was one of Palermo's marquee signings in this window. The striker has been hailed as both the new Cavani and Ibrahimovic before signing from Malmo. Mehmeti was quick to quash such hyperbole insisting he isn't Ibrahimovic and emphasised that his versatility by suggesting he could play anywhere along the front line.

Solo la neve ferma lo Swindon Town Di Renato Cignoni Southend United 1 (Kalala '33)Swindon Town 4 (Ritchie '8, Smith '15, '35 Devera, Bodin '55) Swindon Town – Burton (rinviata) Swindon Town:Wes Foderingham;Paul Caddis (Capitano), Joe Devera, Alan McCormack, Callum Kennedy, Matt Ritchie, Oliver Risser, Jonathan Smith, Luke Rooney, Paul Benson, Ronan Murray (Bodin '50)Sostituti: Daniel Boateng,

Jonathan Bornstein and Victor Garza both saw action on Thursday night as Tigres' Copa Libertadores campaign ended with an aggregate loss to Union Espanola in the qualifying round.

Jonathan Bornstein once again got the start for Tigres in the Copa Libertadores, but they exit the tournament to Union Espanola. Playing at the Estadio Universitario, Tigres went up a goal in the 14th minute and had a 2-0 lead by the 22nd. Unfortunately for the home side, they went down a man when defender Jose Rivas was red carded in the 37th minute.

By Tony Edwards - San Jose, CA (Feb 2, 2012) US Soccer Players -- Tony looks at changes at Leeds United, Major League Soccer's market penetration, and a visit to Hoffenheim in today's edition of Five Questions. So Robbie Rogers, are you enjoying playing under Simon Grayson? Welcome to Leeds, eh? Grayson was fired yesterday after a 4-1 loss to Jonathan Spector's Birmingham City, replaced by Leeds Youth Team manager Neil Redfearn, at least on.

Eight days ago, Inter were flying high off an extraordinary run of seven straight league wins, including victories against city rivals Milan and fourth place Lazio. The club had a midweek fixture in the Coppa Italia against Napoli, only to lose in controversial fashion once again to the Partenopei.

Tottenham's youngsters continued a good week of results at the club with a 1-0 win over Liverpool to take them into to the semi finals of the NextGen series. The winner came in the second half, courtesy of Shaq Coulthirst but Spurs had to withstand heavy pressure from the visitors throughout.

Novara - Chievo 2:30pm - Fox Soccer A chance to see Michael Bradley in action, with 12th-place Chievo traveling to bottom club Novara. In 20th-place, Novara have won two games this season, both at home including a shock result against Inter Milan on September 20th. Chievo and Novara met on the opening day of the season, drawing 2-2.

Finisce a Leicester il sogno dello Swindon Town Di Renato Cignoni LEICESTER CITY 2 (4'-52' Beckford)SWINDON TOWN 0 Swindon Town:Wes Foderingham; Paul Caddis (cap), Joe Devera, Alan McCormack, Alessandro Cibocchi; Matt Ritchie, Oliver Risser, Simon Ferry (Thompson L '81), Raffaele De Vita (Gabilondo '54), Paul Benson, Alan Connell (Murray '60)Sostituti: Phil Smith , Jonathan Smith, Lukas Magera,

It seems the Philadelphia Independence will once again take to the pitch at PPL Park for their upcoming season. Philly Soccer News reported yesterday that the Independence could play up to four home games in 2012 at PPL, including its home opener on April 15th. During the WPS playoffs last season, PPL Park hosted the Independence's semifinal match against disbanded squad magicJack, drawing 5,410 fans, the teams largest crowd in 2011.

Zak Whitbread and Norwich City look to continue in the FA Cup as they take on West Bromwich Albion, while Jonathan Spector and red hot Birmingham City play Sheffield United in cup play as well.

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Most of last night's headlines might have been about the U.S. men's national team's friendly in Panama, but that was not the only place south of the border where an American was playing.

Lost amid the U.S. team's 1-0 win, Jonathan Bornstein made his season debut, starting and going the distance in Tigres UANL's 1-0 first-leg loss to Chilean club Union Espanola in the Copa Libertadores.

Thursday's Questions, and Tony finds proof of the smartest coach in MLS, wonders how Jonathan Spector's Birmingham City are doing, and would like to see MLS have things lined up before they make announcements. Will Jurgen Klinsmann's focus on fitness during the January camp help the MLS players in camp during the first part of the long season?

Jonathan Bornstein went the distance for Tigres in their Copa Libertadores loss to Union Espanola at the Estadio Santa Laura SEK in Santiago, Chile. Gonzalo Barriga scored the game's only goal in the 58th minute. Bornstein and Tigres are playing a two-leg first stage series with Union Espanola, with the winner advancing to Group 3.

Though he has yet to make his debut for the United States, George John has already impressed at new club West Ham United. West Ham's official site posted a lengthy article on John's first game with the reserves. John scored 17 minutes into a 1-1 draw with Gillingham. John is with West Ham on a two-month loan from FC Dallas with an option to buy.

At the midpoint of his first season at Birmingham City FC, Jonathan Spector is optimistic about the team's chance to make a quick return to the English Premier League for 2012-13 season.

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Anthony Gardner's own goal gave Cardiff the best possible start as the Bluebirds drew level on aggregate after losing in the first leg to a goal, ironically, scored by the aforementioned Gardner. Cardiff had five very good looks at goal (three by Kenny Miller) but could not convert those chances.

The worst kept secret managed to be confirmed ahead of its own public announcement. The Philadelphia Union will host the 2012 MLS All Star Game on July 25 according to multiple reports at Philadelphia's City Hall today.

Jonathan Tannenwald of Philly.com's soccer blog, the Goalkeeper, is reporting that the event has a start of 8 pm, with ESPN2 as the English telecast of the game in America.

I was originally skeptical of diving into Sunderland, A Club Transformed, Jonathan Wilson's book about the 2006-2007 season for the Black Cats. As much as I respect Jonathan Wilson's intellect and analysis of topics related to football, there were...
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Jonathan Spector and Birmingham City posted an impressive away win against Wolves to advance in the FA Cup, while Robbie Findley and Nottingham Forest crashed with a loss to Leicester City.

By Chris Wright

The Welsh FA have just confirmed that Chris Coleman will be the new manager of the Welsh national side, following the tragic death of former incumbent Gary Speed in November of last year.

Chief executive Jonathan Ford announced the decision a short while ago, admitted it had understandably been a tough few months for the FAW:

"This has been a very difficult process.

Jonathan Spector hopes to help Birmingham City reach the fourth round of the FA Cup with a replay win over Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Episode 04: Wynalda is Even Crazier Than We Thought

On this special edition, I react to Eric Wynalda's free form comedy show at today's NSCAA Convention in Kansas City. The details of which were brought to us via Twitter thanks to Jonathan Tannenwald. More importantly, I'm joined by Sarah Wilson who was there in person for the entire speech and offers her reactions.

Brad Friedel and Tottenham Hotspurs were victorious over Landon Donovan, Time Howard and Everton on Wednesday, while Jonathan Spector and Brimingham City defeated Ipswich Town.

George Mason University and the New York Red Bulls announced this week that former Mason soccer player Jonathan Borraja has signed with the MLS club:
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No holds barred: Retiring Houston defender Eddie Robinson is one of a kind

Former Dynamo broadcaster Jonathan Yardley offers an excellent retrospective on the career of Eddie Robinson. Definitely worth your time.

Brad Friedel and Tottenham Hotspur host Tim Howard, Landond Donovan, and Everton in a Premier League clash at White Hart Lane, while Jonathan Spector and Birmingham City face Ipswich Town.

Miracolo a Swindon Town Di Renato Cignoni SWINDON TOWN 2 (Connell '40, Benson '76)WIGAN ATHLETIC 1 (McManaman '35) Swindon Town:Wes Foderingham;Paul Caddis (Capitano), Aden Flint, Alan McCormack, Callum Kennedy, Matt Ritchie, Simon Ferry, Jonathan Smith, Raffaele De Vita (Cibocchi '87), Alan Connell (Magera '66), Ronan Murray (Benson '46)Sostituti non utilizzati: Phil Smith , Joe Devera, Lander

Aquí algunos cortos previos a la fecha 1 de La Liga de Ascenso Clausura 2012.

El técnico de Los Tiburones Rojos, Daniel Guzmán, no garantiza el triunfo ante Pumas Morelos este sábado, "No soy mago para saber si vamos a ganar" dijo, ante la interrogante de los periodistas sobre el pronóstico del partido, igualmente indicó que ya tiene definido su once inicial José Antonio Rodríguez, Omar Domínguez, Uriel Álvarez, Néstor Olguín, Juan Pablo Montaño, Rafael Medina, Manuel Pérez, Luis Robles, Diego Esqueda, Daniel Guzmán Miranda y Carlos Ruiz.

The Mexican Primera Division returns with the 2012 Clausura. Just like the Apertura, the Spring season is playing under a traditional single table. For those of you needing a brief refresher, that means 18 teams without the old groups that did very little to provide a better competitive picture for the Mexican League.

The U.S. is one of four teams in Group A for the U-19 Stuttgart Junior Cup.
The U.S. sent a team to Germany to compete in the U-19 Stuttgart Junior Cup, and the tournament kicked off today. The U.S. won its first match, against Lechia Gdasnk 1-0 courtesy of a Jonathan Top goal.
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The New York Red Bulls announced this morning that they have signed young American right back, Jonathan Borrajo. The Clifton, New Jersey native played in the Red Bulls academy before signing on with the USL 2nd Division side, Real Maryland, in 2009. In his rookie year, he played every minute with his team and was a finalist for the USL2 Defender of the Year award.

Un'altra vittoria per lo Swindon Town Di Renato Cignoni SWINDON TOWN 2 (Caddis '58, '76 Connell)AFC Wimbledon 0 Swindon Town:Wes Foderingham;Paul Caddis (Capitano), Aden Flint, Alan McCormack, Callum Kennedy (Cibocchi '79), Matt Ritchie, Simon Ferry, Jonathan Smith, Raffaele De Vita (Gabilondo '70), Alan Connell, Ronan Murray ( Benson '56)Sostituti: Lander Gabilondo, Alessandro Cibocchi, Paul

Liverpool is once again being linked with a move for talented young midfielder Ryad Boudebouz who was heavily linked with a switch to Anfield over the summer.
The 21-year-old impressed many with his superb performances for Sochaux last season and was reportedly close to leaving the Ligue 1 side in the summer but in was convinced by the clubs management to stay.

The Under-19 United States National Team will be participating in the Stuttgart Junior Cup, the US Soccer Federation announced on Tuesday. The format is an indoor six-a-side tournament similar to futsal. With that format in mind, the United States is opting for Futsal National Team assistant coach Mark Litton.

Get up. Play on. Under Armour Spec Ad from Jonathan Wright on Vimeo.
So Under Armor wants to get into the soccer apparel business? Here's their first advertising crack from the brand that has made its name in the other football.
The premise is similar to one line from Nike's "Play Like American" ad that declared that we don't dive.

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Showing that chunky lads can cut the mustard in the top flight 1. Grant Holt (Norwich) He's a big unit. When he had his moustache he looked more like a rogue DC from a 1970s police drama than a top footballer. Nonetheless, he's proved he can score in the Premier League. 2. Jonathan Walters (Stoke) [.

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Jonathan Wilson on Villas-Boas.

"Rome wasn't built in a day," Brian Clough once said. "But then I wasn't on that particular job." It's a great line, but the truth is that the majority of managers need time.