The KC Wizards Juniors opened their play in the US Soccer Developmental Academy today outside Houston, as the 16's and 18's both took on Texas Rush AJ Auxerre. Both the 16's and the 18's came away with 1 goal wins over their Texas counterparts. The 16's took took their game against the Rush 1-0. Meanwhile, the 18's twice came from a goal down to win their game 3-2 over the Rush side. Click to continue reading...

Bath City have drawn Forest Green Rovers for a home match next week in the Second Round of the FA Cup. The selection was actually almost two weeks ago, but because Forest Green and Mansfield Town failed to produce a result in their Frist Round match, City could not be sure who their opponents would be until the replay two days ago. Click to continue reading...

There might just be a Kickette brawl, folks. This morning our Spanish amigas from Poprosa alerted us to cougar-on-the-Migi-prowl Patricia Conde and her advances towards our coveted pillow lips. He's 23 – she's 30.

Rumour has it, after being introduced recently by Iker "the evil matchmaker" Casillas, they went shopping (sob) and to the movies.

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There might just be a Kickette brawl, folks. This morning our Spanish amigas from Poprosa alerted us to cougar-on-the-Migi-prowl Patricia Conde and her advances towards our coveted pillow lips. He's 23 – she's 30.

Rumour has it, after being introduced recently by Iker "the evil matchmaker" Casillas, they went shopping (sob) and to the movies.

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Hace unos meses nuestro protagonista de la entrada de Leyendas de hoy, el "Juampi" Sorín anunció que dejaba el fútbol en una emotiva rueda de prensa en las instalaciones del Cruzeiro, el club de su corazón, algo curioso para un argentino, que encuentre tan buen acomodo en Brasil.
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Big Story
Your editor is behind today, as� I spent last night meeting with Chicago Fire owner and chairman Andrew Hauptman, discussing many of the issues I raised in my open letter to Fire ownership last month.

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For those wanting to keep up with the potential future of the Kansas City Wizards, the Wizards Juniors U18 and U16 teams are getting ready to kick off their first season in the US Soccer Development Academy. The season runs from November to May. Both teams begin their season on the road down in Texas on the 21st of this month. Click to continue reading...

The U-18 and U-16 KCW Juniors teams are about to begin their existence in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy. To follow the Juniors this season, visit the official page at www.kcwizards.com/kcwjuniors or the Juniors blog at www.kcwjuniors.blogspot.com. Both teams kick off DA play Saturday, November 21 at Texas Rush AJ Auxerre. Click to continue reading...

International arts group METAL - based in Chalkwell Park in Southend - has been awarded the Guinness World Record for the longest line of continuous bunting.
The continuous stream of small flags, cotton and ribbon was created by more than 50 local schools and community groups. It's the exact length of Southend on Sea's landmark pier - 2158 metres or 1. Click to continue reading...

Juan Pablo Sorin officially ended his playing career yesterday in the farewell game between Cruzeiro and the club where he began his footballing career, Argentinos Juniors.

Sorin's had a really impressive career.

From his success with River Plate to his transfer at a very young age to Juventus.

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Former� Valencia and Zaragoza defender Fernando Caceres was shot in the head Sunday morning in his homeland of Buenos Aires, Argentina.� Caceres remains in grave condition with a bullet wound to the brain.� � The former Argentina national squad member� was the� victim of a car� jacking and� he apparently refused to exit his BMW at the time of the crime.

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Arsene Wenger's juniors have kicked the shit out of grown men before [here] so I expected nothing less of them when a half strung Liverpool showed up at the Emirates last night. Sure I would have put my money on the Reds if this was a bare knuckle boxing death ... Click to continue reading...

Rolla Bulldogs, Miles Wilson (2012) clears in front of Skyler Russell

Kickapoo Chiefs 3
Rolla Bulldogs 2
For the second time this week, the Chiefs fought back from an early deficit to earn the win over a tough Conference opponent. After giving up a goal to the Falcon's on Tuesday 11 seconds into the game, the Chief's saw the Rolla Bulldogs take the lead in the 8th minute on a goal by Kyle Keebey. Click to continue reading...

It's back to earth with a bump this week for the Old Firm as League action resumes. The Second round of the Scottish Cup also takes place this weekend, so there's plenty to get our teeth into as we pick the four games you should follow. Click to continue reading...

On the day that retired ex River Plate, Argentinos Juniors, Villarreal, Cruzeiro and Argentina full back Juan Pablo Sorín was awarded the title of Honorary Citizen of Belo Horizonte (the city he's lived in three times during his spells at Cruzeiro), FIFA confirmed that another former Argentina player is held in rather less high esteem. Click to continue reading...

The former FCD Juniors' player and US U17 signs in Europe. Click to continue reading...

Ha. Who would have thought it would come so quickly? And by former Roar player Chris Grossman! Perth player Chris Coyne showed it is OK to hit the keeper with the ball. So North Queensland got their goal.
And Jacob Burns got his 5th yellow suspension. Pity Talay got a 2 yellow red for diving. Click to continue reading...

Newcastle take on Bristol City this weekend looking to extend their lead at the top of the Coca Cola Championship. City, who have not won an away game all season are in confident mood after recently defeating Blackpool (Newcastle's only league loss of the season).

A name that may be familiar to some long term Toon fans is that of Bradley Orr.

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Fuente: Arsenal de Sarandí
Tabla del Apertura 2009
(Campeón va a la Libertadores 2010)
Tras un arranque demoledor, recién en la fecha pasada Rosario Central cedió puntos ante el escolta Banfield. Mientras tanto, Estudiantes derrotó a Huracán y llegó a la punta. Click to continue reading...

La lucha arriba


HAMBRE DE GLORIA
HURACÁN 1
Patricio Toranzo
X
ESTUDIANTES LP 4
Juan Manuel Salgueiro, Mauro Boselli, Enzo Pérez, Maximiliano Núñez
DE MANOS ATADAS
ROSARIO CENTRAL 0 X 0 BANFIELD
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Escapando al promedio


CONTUDENCIA SABALERA
COLÓN 3
Federico Nieto, Germán Rivarola, Esteban Fuertes
X
CHACARITA JUNIORS 1
Cristián Grabinski
DESPERTÓ EL LOBO
GIMNASIA DE LA PLATA 2
José Vizcarra -p-, Esteban González
X
TIGRE 0
DOBLETE DE CHUCO
ARGENTINOS JUNIORS 2
Ismael Sosa -2-
X
ATLÉTICO TUCUMÁN 1
Luis Rodríguez
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El resto de la fecha
INDEPENDIENTE 2 X 2 VÉLEZ SARSFIELD
LANÚS 0 X 2 NEWELL'S OLD BOYS
SAN LORENZO 0 X 0 RACING
BOCA JUNIORS 2 X 3 GODOY CRUZ
Lee además:
LA BANDA DEL VIADUCTO: ES SÓLO UNA CUESTIÓN DE ACTITUD
LA REDÓ: LA ÚLTIMA CURDA
GONZALO BONADEO: A BOCA, LOS HISTÓRICOS LO ESTÁN HUNDIENDO
VALE CHUMBAR: EMOTIVO EMPATE
FUTEBOL PORTENHO: AGONIA DOS GRANDES
DAME PELOTA: NO VA MÁS
LA PELOTA NO DOBLA: SONRÍE ESTUDIANTES
LÍNEA DE 5 - ESTUDIANTES: TIENEN CARÁCTER
LÍNEA DE 5 - COLÓN: RUMBO A LA COPA
LÍNEA DE 5 - TUCUMÁN: CONFIANZA CIEGA EN SU EQUIPO
LÍNEA DE 5 - GODOY CRUZ: MONUMENTAL
TM - HOMERO: CUESTA ABAJO
TM - URBANO: TRANQUILOS, ESTOS PIBES ESTÁN PARA MÁS
TRISTELME 2. Click to continue reading...

Column by Van Nijnatten in the AD: Huntelaar: "What? Are you seriously trying to bitchslap me, you fart!? Hahahaha...." Two pupils, juniors, fighting for the ball. That's the thought I had when I saw Huntelaar and Van der Vaart in that last stage of the Scotland game. It was so cute. They both Click to continue reading...

Los partidos de los punterosViernes 4 de SeptiembreDA SEGURIDADGIMNASIA LP 0 X 1 VÉLEZ SARSFIELDMaximiliano Moralez_______________________________________________Martes 8 de SeptiembreESPERANZA CANALLAROSARIO CENTRAL 2 X 1 RIVER PLATEGuillermo Burdisso, Gabriel Castillejos; Mauro Díaz
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Rivales directos en la tabla de los promedios
Jueves 3 de Septiembre

PRIMER TRIUNFOHURACÁN 0 X 2 ATLÉTICO TUCUMÁNJuan Pereyra, Pablo Calandria
Viernes 4 de Septiembre

UN TOQUE DE CALIDADBANFIELD 1 X 0 CHACARITA JUNIORSSantiago Silva
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El resto de la fecha
SAN LORENZO 2 X 2 ESTUDIANTES LPARGENTINOS JUNIORS 0 X 0 LANÚSINDEPENDIENTE 2 X 0 GODOY CRUZBOCA JUNIORS 1 X 1 NEWELL'S COLÓN 5 X 1 TIGRE
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AGRUPACIÓN TRADICIONAL RIVER PLATE: A PESAR DE LA DESORIENTACIÓN. Click to continue reading...

Largely thanks to the efforts of River Plate, Chacarita Juniors, Independiente, Vélez Sársfield and Estudiantes, there were 33 goals in the Argentine Primera División Torneo Apertura during the weekend just gone. You can watch all of them right here on this post, since the normal TN Sportblog link for some reason doesn't include any of [. Click to continue reading...

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All the attention is on River Plate this weekend, but of course the best photos were from Los Xeneizes' camp. Martin Palermo and Gabriel Paletta are muy feliz and rightly so, after Boca were able to escape with a 2-1 win over Lanus without the services of Riquelme.

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The second round of the 2009 Torneo Apertura takes in at least two channels (América will broadcast four matches exclusively, with the rest on Canal 7 and possibly Canal 9) and an early clash between two teams who could potentially be propping up the table come December River Plate host Chacarita Juniors. Click to continue reading...

Lo que estará en juego durante el Apertura 2009:
COPA LIBERTADORES 2010

Ya aseguraron su participación Vélez Sarsfield como campeón del Clausura 2009, y Estudiantes de La Plata como vencedor de la Copa 2009. El Pincha aún puede asegurar su ingreso directo consiguiendo uno de los 3 cupos que quedan, sino entraría en la primera fase de repechaje. Click to continue reading...

Fans take pride in their soccer jersey, no matter the game, fans will wear the jersey that shows support for their current club, that was no different during the Real Madrid and DC United game on Sunday. The OTWT Tailgating Crew did our best to create a running list of the some of the jerseys that we saw in the crowd. Click to continue reading...

Adam Griffiths is reputed to be heading to the Gold Coast.
Transfer fee: $1.4 million
Nice bit of business for Australian football, for the Gold Coast and of course his Agent.
Ned Zelic is in Canberra looking at what he describes as a largely untapped talent pool of juniors see the Offsider at www. Click to continue reading...

This email went out to FC Dallas Season Ticket Holders this morning confirming the transfer of Kenny Cooper to 1860 Munich. No doubt this won't be a popular move with the already dwindling FC Dallas fan base. What they all need to realize (and many do) is that Cooper would have been allowed to negotiate a new contract with another club starting in January 2010 and then would have left on a free transfer in January of 2011. Click to continue reading...

According to Soccer America the FCD Juniors Product is being courted by multiple clubs. Click to continue reading...

Davy in the Haiti match.
First of all, a big congrats to Davy! He has been named to his 1st MLS All-Star team by Houston and All-Star Head Coach Dominic Kinnear. In fact, Davy was the only player chosen by Kinnear who doesn't play for Houston or Seattle. We all know how excellent he has been over the last 8 seasons, and the rest of the country is taking notice. Click to continue reading...

FC Dallas Juniors striker Ruben Luna has been named US Developmental Academy Player of the Year for the U16/15 age group. Luna led the league in scoring with 38 goals in 27 games, that's 48% of his teams goals. Luna also leads all clubs in scoring at Final Week with there goals. Andromeda midfielder Dillon Powers completes the Dallas area sweep as he was named Player of the Year for the U18/17 level. Click to continue reading...

US Soccer announced the winners of the U18 and U16 Coach of the Year awards today and FC Dallas Juniors Head Coach Oscar Pareja was named Coach of the Year for the U-17/18 age group. Click to continue reading...

The Wizards Juniors team pulled off a win in their final game in Colorado as part of the MLS Youth Cup. The Juniors defeated the Colorado Rapids Juniors team 5-1 yesterday. For a full recap of the tournament, check out the Rapids official blog, Undercurrent. Click to continue reading...

In their first ever SUM U17 tournament, the FCD Juniors advanced to the final and lost to DC United 5-4 on PKs. Click to continue reading...