A little respite before the storm I suppose. But, not really.
The U10 lads have their final regular season game before play-offs - if they win tomorrow morning they'll be seeded 6th going into the post season.
Sunday morning at 9 is the final training session with the Thanksgiving Tournament Team, and then at 12:00 noon is the start of the Dinamo Recruitment Session at Griffith Park - and the launch of the Women's Team. Click to continue reading...

The future of American soccer appears to be the past of American soccer.

It's being reported that the new breakaway league consisting of several former USL clubs has registered the name North American Soccer League, apparently with the intent of using it at launch next spring.

There are those of us old enough to remember the original NASL (if you're not, go here).

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Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) announced today a new licensing agreement that names WIN High Performance Sport Detergent the official licensed sport detergent of the 2010 FIFA World Cup(TM). The partnership will introduce WIN Detergent, the world's first laundry detergent especially formulated to eliminate embedded sweat and odors found in performance athletic attire, to the global market. Click to continue reading...

Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber appears ready for a work stoppage, should talks with the players' union not lead to a new deal by the Jan. 31 deadline. Speaking on a conference call with reporters Nov. 16 as part of his annual State of the League address, Garber said the league was not willing to yield on any of the principles that it felt had driven its growth the past 14 years.

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It's competition time at AANP Towers, you lucky things. In preparation for the launch of AANP's own book (Spurs' Cult Heroes – out three months today), we've got our paws on a couple of brand spanking new copies of the corking The Pocket Book of Spurs to give away.

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Some people are just stupid. Born that way. There is literally nothing they can do about it.

Most of these stupid people you encounter in day to day business. The stupid girl behind the cash register of some shop who can't work out the change even though the till tells her exactly what to give you back.

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Is it me or does Philadelphia Union's soccer jersey looks very similar to the Shrewsbury Town jersey worn by Derek Smalls in the cult classic movie, This Is Spinal Tap?

In the 1984 film, there's a hysterical scene where Harry Shearer who plays the fictional character Derek Smalls tries to get through airport security.

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Zinedine Zidane attended the launch of IWC in Hong Kong last month to show his love for the watch manufacturer. And, of course, black shiny suits. Click to continue reading...

Zinedine Zidane attended the launch of IWC in Hong Kong last month to show his love for the watch manufacturer. And, of course, black shiny suits. Click to continue reading...

To celebrate the launch of the brand new Mexico adidas 2010 World Cup shirt last night, we're bringing you an El Tri (that's the nickname for the Mexican national soccer team) inspired Soccer Babe Mexican actress and model Isabel Madow. Those of you in Latin America or viewers of Hispanic soap operas elsewhere might be [. Click to continue reading...

The new Germany World Cup 2010 Jersey has been released today ( November 10, 2009). The launch took place in the South German town of Herzogenaurach. Skipper Michael Ballack, defenders Philipp Lahm and Per Mertesacker and midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger unveiled the Germany World Cup 2010 kit.The new Germany strip has been manufactured by Adidas. Click to continue reading...

Some advance warning: This post is going to be mildly critical of Zinedine Zidane. Nothing too harsh, because as for many people he was one of my favourite players to watch. The vision, the touch, the roulettes, the shiny bald patch. Loved it. But that's also the reason I'm about to mildly criticize him.

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This weekend sees the launch of Discuss Southend - a brand new forum for Longpier.com readers.
We're teaming up with excellent resource website sarfend.co.uk to provide you with a place to air your views, comment on the stories that matter to you and read what others are thinking. Click to continue reading...

The Federación Mexicana de Futbol (FMF) has announced that it will officially present the adidas kits that the Mexico national football team will wear during next year's World Cup on Monday, November 9th, 2009. The kit launch will occur at the El Museo de Antropología in Mexico City. Members of El Tri, represenatives from adidas, FMF [. Click to continue reading...

Here's a look at the new U.S. Women's National Team Nike Away kit. It was seen for the first time during last week's 1-0 win over defending FIFA Women's World Cup and UEFA Women's Euro champions Germany in� Augsburg. While we haven't seen any type of official launch ceremony or announcement yet, � we believe that this will [. Click to continue reading...

Hospitals across Europe have seen a lot of action over the last seven days. Warm wishes go to the following parents and their family and friends (whom we would hope purchased all the items from their baby registries). Here's a quick update:

Juve keeper Gigi Buffon and his long-time gal Alena Seredova (pictured last month at her 2010 calendar launch) are the proud parents of another healthy baby boy.

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Hospitals across Europe have seen a lot of action over the last seven days. Warm wishes go to the following parents and their family and friends (whom we would hope purchased all the items from their baby registries). Here's a quick update:

Juve keeper Gigi Buffon and his long-time gal Alena Seredova (pictured last month at her 2010 calendar launch) are the proud parents of another healthy baby boy.

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Following the recent launch of the England Rugby 2009/10 Nike home kit, the RFU has officially unveiled the brand new England Nike 2009/10 Change Kit. According to RFU's website: England will play in purple for the first time when they pull on their change strip for the Investec Challenge Series against Argentina at Twickenham on November 14. Click to continue reading...

Thursday night the Sounders launch the league's second season as the Playoffs in many sports are called, but in this case it might be particularly important. Though Houston and Seattle faced off twice in League play and once in the late rounds of the US Open Cup, the teams have changed quite a bit [. Click to continue reading...

Thursday night the Sounders launch the league's second season as the Playoffs in many sports are called, but in this case it might be particularly important. Though Houston and Seattle faced off twice in League play and once in the late rounds of the US Open Cup, the teams have changed quite a bit from where they were in previous meetings.

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Big Story
The Kick it Out campaign for equality and inclusion in English football has been a notable success over the years, and is currently in the midst of a high-profile campaign this month, "One Game, One Community.

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Each day, I scour the Internet looking for fascinating stories regarding the Premier League and share most of them on my Twitter account and my shared items on Google Reader.� But I often come across some mouthwatering stories that I save to share with you on EPL Talk instead. Trouble is I often run out of time and I'm not able to post them.

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• Leave it to the EPL, Arsenal specifically, to charge their fans for an iPhone news app. Maybe the #Gunners deserve it ~ http://bit.ly/OlKrG #
• Become a Fan of DU Sports! Check out the in-depth look at goalie Stephen Conners (Glendale) and lots of highlights ~ http://bit.ly/2DyP4e #
• Hull City vs.

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We brought you a peak at the� Atlético Independiente Puma 2009/10 home kit way back in February. Since then, the club has officially lauched its kit collection for the Primera Argentina 09/10 season with the help of several soccer babes. So better late than never, here's a look at the official launch of the Club Atlético [. Click to continue reading...

After serving three years as President and CEO of WPS' Chicago Red Stars, one of the country's newest pro soccer� franchises, today I accepted the same position with the oldest professional soccer team in the United States, the National Indoor Soccer League's Milwaukee Wave.

I'd like to share my� thought process that went into the decision to take the new position and offer a look at the behind the scenes issues and dynamics that led to this decision, one made in the context of considering where to go next in American soccer.

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Club Atlético Platense is an Argentine football club based in Vicente López, in the north side of Greater Buenos Aires. Platense currently campaigns in the 2nd tier of the Argentine football pyramid, La Primera B Nacional, and was the first club of France and Juventus striker David Trézéguet. On October 9th and in true Argentine kit launch [. Click to continue reading...

Good morning to you all, I hope you're all somewhat less boilky than I am this morning. Moscow Mules make me feel like I've been kicked in the head by a ... mule, I suppose.

Some interesting little snippets this morning starting with the news that Tomas Rosicky is set to appear in the next season of 'I'm a celebrity - get me out of here'.

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Cesc is enjoying his new role.

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Cesc Fabregas is revelling in his new role at Arsenal.

The captain has been the fulcrum of Arsène Wenger's midfield since Patrick Vieira left for Juventus in 2005 but he has had to adapt to a subtle positional change this year.

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Premiership Talk is pleased to announce the launch of a live text messaging service. Premier League fans around the United States will be able to text the Premiership Talk team around the clock with any questions, score inquiries, news inquiries, or anything Premier League related!

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Today is a special day for two reasons. First I actually remembered that it was the anniversary of the launch of LTLF. And secondly, it's the 10th anniversary no less! So, many thanks to the innumerable people whose contributions have helped keep this site going and developed it since I began it a decade ago, not [. Click to continue reading...

It's about time, the millions who have had to plug through the unwieldy navigation (let's see how many hundreds of links we can pile into one homepage!) and mediocre writing of Major League Soccer's website will say, but the news is still good for American soccer fans: MLS is bringing its website production in-house, planning to revamp it entirely for a slated re-launch in March 2010.

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Liverpool's record goalscorer Ian Rush believes Fernando Torres, the man who now wears the number nine shirt the Welshman made famous, is the best striker in the world.
Torres' hat-trick against Hull last weekend took his tally to eight goals in his last six Barclays Premier League matches. Click to continue reading...

There are two types of gamers in the football world: those that play FIFA and those that play Pro Evo. In conversation it's not really acceptable to admit to a split allegiance - you're one or the other, and the other is wrong.

I am a Pro Evo loyalist, and I see the gaming world in black and white.

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You gotta love Google translation...they didn't even bother with translating Persisam Putra from Thai to English! Well, you couldn't, could you?
Most excellent president, club security, "Sing Ehgatea" Port FC begin Thailand Auto news "from you" prosperity from maiden to leave the team to play in the Indo-League. Click to continue reading...

Mexican powerhouse Club Deportivo Guadalajara, commonly known as Chivas, has unveiled a special edition 2009/10 Reebok kit in support of Mexican organization Asociación SOS. The launch of the new Chivas kit is Chivas' part in fighting insecurity within Mexico and has the theme JUEGA SIN MIEDO ("Play Without Fear"). Click to continue reading...