WorldCupBlog 18 November @ 07:02 PM EST
Algeria, Greece, Portugal and Slovenia all won their playoffs and qualified for the World Cup
today. Uruguay vs Costa Rica is happening as I type. But there's one story that will be dominating
the World Cup playoff headlines, and I think you already know what it is: Thierry Henry's handball
for France vs Ireland.
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Like sex, football sells. For the good, but usually for that bad as you will see in 10
swift steps. Please take into consideration that there are thousands more, but for now there is one
question I need to ask you What's the French for Va, Va Voom?
10.
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strong>A couple of apologies first. One for introducing Marcus Bentley's dulcet Big Brother tone
into your head and secondly for perhaps once again putting the cat amongst the pigeons on a
sensitive and potentially divisive topic. The topic? Well it's the topic of whether or not you're
doing your duty by Newcastle United in attending [.
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"With and without the ball at the moment we're very on the ball."
Frank Lampard has a ball after Chelsea's thumping of Bolton.
"Jermaine is really generous - he bought me some Christian Louboutin shoes for
Christmas which I love. But the best present he ever got is priceless - a tattoo of my face on his
forearm.
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When Kevin Keegan brought Chris Hughton to Newcastle United in February, 2008, Chris never dreamed
he would become the permanent manager at Newcastle United. Kevin Keegan brought Chris Hughton to
Tyneside Chris was asked this morning if he ever thought he'd end up as the manger at the famous
Tyneside club, when he arrived 20 months [.
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I'm rolling back the years here to an advert from 1996. It is Kevin Keegan giving the
Sugar Puff's Honey Monster a run out at Wembley for the Toon Army and the big man grabbing a
powerful header on the backstick. Classic...
Produced at a time when Newcastle were at the height of their popularity across the country, as
they played some of the best football around and Keegan's men were pushing for the title.
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Do you change teams when the results go bad ? Poor old baldy, the tribulations of supporting
Newcastle United. Nick was the talismanic epicenter of the LA Vale team that was unbelievably
successful in 2007 - arguably the most successful football team in Los Angeles ever.
2009 and Nick is the talismanic epicenter of the FK Dinamo team, top scorer, captain, pre-match
motivator and all round great bloke, basque anarchist, intellectual, debater, supporter, friend.
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EPL Talk 27 October @ 06:18 AM EST
It's been a strange but heartwarming Premier League season so far in that no manager has been
sacked, at least not quite yet. But when was the last time a manager was sacked so late in the
season?
According to the record books, the 2009/2010 Premier League season is on course to have the
fewest managers sacked before November for several years.
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After 27 years supporting Middlesbrough Football Club, I could be forgiven for thinking I had
seen it all. Cup finals, relegations, promotions. Liquidation, Europe. Memorable victories and
crushing defeats. I thought nothing about the club would ever truly surprise me again. Tuesday
night, I was proven wrong.
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Liverpool's crushing defeats to Sunderland and Lyon are undoubtedly devastating blows to the club's
trophy ambitions. Clearly, the recurring problems that have plagued Liverpool under Rafa Benitez
are wreaking havoc once again. As such, if the club is to recover and salvage something from this
campaign, it is imperative that important changes are made NOW.
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Newcastle United, as expected, have been ordered to pay all of Kevin Keegan's costs in his
constructive dismissal claim against the Tyneside club. Kevin Keegan wins costs against the club
Keegna was initially awarded £2M in compensation, while his personal costs for fighting the case
estimated at £1.
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Kevin Keegan is to be awarded costs after winning the tribunal for constructive dismissal against
Newcastle United. The full disclosure is as follows: 1. Introduction In paragraph 54 of our Award
dated 1 October 2009, we identified a number of consequential issues the determination of which we
postponed in order that the parties could provide us with written [.
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Middlesbrough have announced that manager Gareth Southgate has been 'relieved of his
duties'.
Boro have endured an in-different start to the Championship season following relegation from the
Premier League last term.
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On the most emotional night in Argentinian football history, Diego Maradona celebrated Argentina's
direct qualification for South Africa World Cup Finals 2010 with a sexually provocative and
profanity loaded outburst towards media critics and doubters alike.
This is what Maradona let fly during that now-famous TV interview,
"To those who did not believe in us, and I apologise in advance to the ladies present, they can
go and suck my c*** and they can keep sucking it," he said.
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'The Iron' awaits Newcastle United this evening and no, not the dreaded domestic variety which
partners an ironing board, but The Iron of sunny Scunny fame. Scunthorpe, built on one of the
largest iron-ore fields in Europe, is home to one of the country's major steelworks, and the link
with iron provides Scunthorpe United with [.
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Darren Bent's matchwinning goal for Sunderland this weekend was somewhat overshadowed by the fact
that it hit a beach ball on the way in. But the fact is that beach ball deflection or not Darren
Bent scored again. Against good opposition. Bent isn't just the highest scoring English player in
the Premier League right now with eight goals, he's also the joint highest scoring player in the
Premier League alongside Fernando Torres.
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The BBC is reporting that Newcastle United caretaker boss Chris Hughton has confirmed he is in
talks to become the club's permanent manager. Hughton, who is 50 is in his third spell as caretaker
manager since joining the club as first team coach under former manager Kevin Keegan in February of
2008. Chris told BBC Radio Newcastle [.
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No honestly, I really do. I mean he's clearly absolutely crackers. What, you think all of this
apparent contempt towards Newcastle fans and his bad behaviour is all down to arrogance and spite?
No man, he's nuts. How else do you explain his actions and this reckless and continual 'p*ssing on
his own chips'?
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It seems that Kevin Keegan is really upset that his claim against Newcastle United has indeed
caused a rift between him and the Geordie fans, which he fears will never be repaired. Kevin Keegan
- claimed £25M from Newcastle It seems like the thing that shocked Newcastle fans the most was
that he didn't just [.
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Hang your head in shame...
11 Players That Have Been Sent Off At Wembley Stadium
1. Antonio Rattin (for Argentina v England, 1966 World Cup)
2. Billy Bremner (for Leeds v Liverpool, 1974 Charity Shield)
3. Kevin Keegan (for Liverpool v Leeds, 1974 Charity Shield)
4. Kevin Moran (for Man United v Tottenham, 1985 FA Cup Final)
5.
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Newcastle United lost plenty of matches last season and never left you wondering how they did
so. However, their recent loss at a Premier League Managers' Arbitration Tribunal to former manager
Kevin Keegan is another matter entirely. The media focus has, naturally been on a club which built
a complex player recruitment structure, yet signed Uruguayan international Ignacio Gonzalez on the
basis of YouTube clips and a "you scratch my back" deal with two South American agents.
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Back in the day, when all I had to worry about was hiding my hickies in a rollneck top, Jolly
Ranchers were poisoning us with water melon boiled sweets and a young Take That were barely a
twinkle in the eye, a young man was trying to make his way in the hard knock world [...]
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Peter Lovenkrands says that Newcastle United's players were completely unaffected by the Keegan
Ashley tribunal result that burst onto the scene on Friday afternoon. Peter Lovenkrands we were so
unlucky There had been some negative reaction from Newcastle fans about the state of morass at the
club, when Kevin Keegan had to [.
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There could have been some unfortunate news being reported yesterday, if Newcastle fans were able
to read between the lines. Mike Ashley and daughter is he staying at Newcastle? In many of the
Sunday papers it was reported that Ashley had planned to give out around £8M to Kevin Keegan, at
least from a planning perspective, [.
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Speaking in an inverview with Ray Stubbs in his new role as a pundit for ESPN, former Newcastle
United manager, Kevin Keegan, spoke in some depth about his £2 million pound payday from the club,
and his possible future in football. When asked by 'Stubbsy', "would you ever consider returning to
a club you love [.
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The Mirror on Sunday are reporting that Mike Ashley is finally ready to relinquish control of
Newcastle United. This comes after the club having to pay Kevin Keegan £2 million this week. Along
with the report of the takeover news, the Mirror also reports that should Mike Ashley be unable to
sell Newcastle before the New Year, he will award Chris Hughton a £5 million transfer war
chest.
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You could be excused for forgetting there was a football match going ahead this afternoon. After
the findings of the arbitration yesterday, all the talk has been of last summer and deliberation
over whether everyone is happy with the outcome of 'the affair'. Well I took full advantage of my
dodgy knee and got to [.
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It turns out that Kevin Keegan had a number of run-ins with Dennis Wise, way before the volcano
finally erupted on August 30th last year. Kevin Keegan - cntunual arguments with Dennis Wise The
Evening Chronicle has been informed by a Newcastle insider that there were many altercation with
Wise, and they are listed below.
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With all the flying guff surrounding the recent award to Kevin Keegan, there is still the small
matter of a football match with the Robins of Bristol City to contend with at 3pm. Stiff test?
City, who are renowned as much for their contribution to Cockney rhyming slang as their
achievements on the pitch, are currently [.
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I must admit when I first read the Keegangate tribunal report I was staggered that Keegan had
actually claimed £25m from Newcastle United. But as the Keegan-bashers grasped at that one
remaining thing to hit him over the head with (I'm thinking about articles like this one in the
Daily Mirror) I began to think [.
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]In the wake of the Newcastle United / Mike Ashley / Keegan tribunal fiasco, the Daily Mail
published a story asking if a Nacho Gonzalez video on 'YouTube' was the one Kevin Keegan was
supposedly asked to watch by Dennis Wise? A video which was, supposedly, the only thing he had to
go on [...]
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The ongoing saga between Kevin Keegan and Newcastle United reached a conclusion today with the
'winner' being Kevin Keegan. It was decided that the former Newcastle boss was constructively
dismissed. In other words, the club owe Mr Keegan two million quid.
However, what's more revealing and possible a damning incitement at just how much of a shambles
the club is, was revealed by Keegan's statement after the panel's verdict.
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