I know I just talked about Liverpool yesterday, but now I'm not done.

Steven Gerrard has been quoted (recently) as saying that Xabi Alonso is the "difference in us from last year."� {If you are not aware Xabi Alonso is an excellent midfielder who jumped ship and went to to [you guessed it] Real Madrid.

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A change in leadership at Mexican Primera Division club Indios de Juarez has left Marco Vidal wondering if he will return to the club following this season. Click to continue reading...

The scores and scorers of the weekend will be up in a few hours' time after the super, Tigre and Argentinos drew 1-1 in Victoria and Colón then took over the leadership of the table in the weekend's final match with a 2-1 win over fellow contenders San Lorenzo in El Cementerio. For now [...] Click to continue reading...

Oof. This one stings. Remember when I said that the midweek draw against AZ would be a good thing because it would teach players a lesson about taking other teams seriously and finishing off games? I guess now it's fair to say that the team did not learn either of those lessons. We had this game in hand, and then we let up, got sloppy, and dropped 2 points as a consequence.

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He ain't no Moses. But it's official. Carlos Alberto Parreira is back as Bafana coach through the 2010 World Cup. And laughing all the way to the bank, again.
This time, however, he'll have to deal with resentment in South Africa over his reappointment, particularly among those who believed the time was right for a local coach to get the nod.

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A girls only High Performance football program was offered by Players FC at Turner Primary School here in Canberra. It started yesterday.
16 places available, 19 girls signed up for the seven week course, ($70 per child), with minimal promotion. Didn't even make the school newsletter.
On the Turner Oval, Yr 3-6 girls come out of school at 3pm, ate, drank and then in time played football, did their drills, exercises and games under licensed coaches. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal defender Gael Clichy fears they lack senior leadership.
Clichy admits the Gunners' young team would benefit from having a Sol Campbell-type in the dressing room.
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FC Dallas has announced their media voted awards for 2009 and Jeff Cunningham has been named FC Dallas MVP. Sparking FCD's second half surge with sixteen goals in 14 games was enough to get Cunningham the nod. Dario Sala won the Defender of the year award after showing leadership and stability behind a constantly changing back line. Click to continue reading...

Not only did Jonathan's Bornstein's last-gasp equalizer earn him a invitation to the Central American country as an honored guest, but he might've helped stabilized the turmoiled nation.
At least for a while.
While Honduras has two men claiming leadership, all was forgotten Wednesday -- which was declared a national holiday -- with the first World Cup berth since 1982. Click to continue reading...

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Daniel Vila requested Maradona's resignation

The chairman of Channel America and of club Independiente Rivadavia of Mendoza, Daniel Vila, asked today in a letter sent to AFA that the coach of Argentinian football, Diego Armando Maradona, resigned.

"Qualifying was very important for Argentina.

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USL President Tim Holt The future of USL-1 remains in limbo thanks to ongoing contention between a group of team owners and the leadership of USL. The Team Owners Association (TOA), a cadre of USL-1...

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MARKHAM - What makes a Most Valuable Player?
Is it the stats they put up? Is it their never ending drive? Is it their will to succeed? Or their ability to lead?
Some say its all these things.
On this team, there are plenty of team players and leaders who have led on and off the field. Click to continue reading...

I went and ran my mouth the other day about how Chelsea was tough and they had leadership and that I didn't think they would go undefeated, but that they were stalwarts that were NOT to be messed with.� So what do they do right after I say that?� They lose!� To a club with a losing record!

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This is your Goalie on a bad gameplan.

Columbus defeated the Galaxy on Saturday 2-0 thanks to a good bit of strategy and some nice play from some unusual suspects. � The Crew were missing 5 regulars and yet they still came away with a victory.

"But the Galaxy were missing Beckham!

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While he was honored as Estonia's best player in the past half a century by the nation's football association, Mart Poom could not earn even remotely the same kind of respect on club level. Despite boasting a variety of Eastern European and English clubs on his resume during his early days as a player, the legendary former Estonia goalkeeper is best remembered for an extremely inactive spell as a back-up keeper at Arsenal F.

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(video gol e highlights di Racing Santander-Barcellona)
Ancora Ibra-Messi. Ancora spettacolo e gol e il Barcellona conferma la leadership, in attesa di vedere cosa combiner� il Real Madrid impegnato nell'insidiosa trasferta contro il Villareal di Giuseppe Rossi. Click to continue reading...

Look at Andy Murray, showing up the talent at Everton practice.
The way the Toffees have been playing of late, they might want to sign him up.
I hear he's got an excellent volley.
To the links:

• Chelsea chief exec. Peter Kenyon leaving. [Daily Mail]
  
• Quotes o' the week.

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This time last year, I think during another dull international break, I had a look at the reserves and which players will make an impact, albeit in the Carling, on the First Team this season. I thought I would do that again as the only news out of the club at the moment is the scheduled injury to an important back up centre back (Johan Djourou for those who are unaware)

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If you are Paul Hart - by far the bookies' favorite to become the first sacked manager in the Premier League this season - you would need a miracle to save Portsmouth from relegation at this point. Four games into the new season, Pompey are yet to scrap up a single point, which is a clear indicator of how the team roster was in desperate need of major bolstering on the final day of transfers.

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Faster? Yes. A better fit for the coach? Sure. Intangibles and Leadership? Not so sure about that one. Is FCD better? We'll see. But FCD still overpaid. Click to continue reading...

When a soccer player turns thirty-five, it is generally considered that his best days are behind him. There are exceptions to the rule and Steve Ralston [left] would be one of them. His goal in Saturday's match that helped the New England Revolution beat the San Jose Earthquakes 2-1 is his seventh of the MLS season. Click to continue reading...

To his credit Chris Hughton has been pressing for reinforcements in his own polite and logical way over these last several weeks. Chris and Colin - the leadership duo at Newcastle We find it hard to criticize Chris much at all, because when you � see his interviews, you just know this Londoner is straight as an arrow. Click to continue reading...

0 for 2?
According to great friend of MLSR, Major League Soccer Talk's Kartik Krishnayer maybe:

Jeff Cooper was believed to have won the USL bid according to several team owners. He had supposedly submitted the highest sealed bid, but the group chosen is more in line with the current USL leadership.

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According to a report in the Liverpool Daily Post, Everton and Portsmouth have agreed on a £5m for defender Sylvain Distin. Nothing official from either club yet, but this deal makes sense for Everton with the departure of Joleon Lescott to Manchester City. The 31-year old Frenchman would bring additional experience and leadership to the Everton defense, along with helping to bridge to gap until Phil Jagielka returns from injury. Click to continue reading...

Before I look forward to tonight's battle of Britain Champions League tie, a quick note on that thumping at Goodison. Much will be made of our attacking prowess, our ability to play football on the floor and succeed so brilliantly, and rightly so, however, I want to look at our performance at the other end.

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We have partnered up with the Kansas City Royals for a great offer for the last week in August. Purchase the KC Blue Sports pack and you'll receive a Bleacher Ticket at CommunityAmerica Ballpark for the Wizards-Real Salt Lake Major League Soccer contest at 7:30 p.m. CT on Saturday, August 29 and a View Level Infield Ticket at Kauffman Stadium for the Royals-Cleveland Indians 7:10 p. Click to continue reading...

Phil Anschutz is the latest addition to the USA Bid Committee persuing hosting rights for the 2018 or 2022 World Cups. "Phil Anschutz and AEG have played a key role in the development of soccer in this country over the last 15 years," US Soccer president Sunil Gulati said. "Phil and his associates have been instrumental in the continued growth of MLS, in particular, and we're pleased to have his experience and leadership as a. Click to continue reading...

According to Rob Draper at the Mail On Sunday, Arsenal's interest in Patrick Vieira has cooled down. Arsenal instead will look to the leadership of Cesc Fabregas and Robin Van Persie.

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HEY BECKS!

I got a team for ya. At ESPN soccernet you said that you want to be an embassador of the league. You have a purchase clause in your contract. Well I have a ready made team for ya that is just waiting for someone with some leadership. FCD! Think about it we just took out our in state rival in a great game.

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Xabi gone, time to spend spend spend!

Liverpool will use £17 million of the £30m they have raised from the sale of Xabi Alonso to Real Madrid to sign Alberto Aquilani, the Roma midfielder. Officials at Anfield also plan to meet with Valencia this week to discuss a deal for David Silva, while a second offer for Sylvain Distin also remains a possibility.

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Just past the halfway mark of the MLS season and exactly two weeks shy of Bruce Arena's one-year anniversary of his official first day on the job with the Galaxy seemed an appropriate time to evaluate the club's progress under his leadership so far.

Read the column here.

Let me know what you think in the comments section.

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Ex-Arsenal defender Kolo Toure revealed lack of leadership is the reason which saw him leave the Gunners to join Manchester City, club where he apparently believes there are enough leaders to fight for the title.

The Ivory Coast International said:

When you look at Arsenal you see all the great players have left and are now in the past.

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It's clear from last season that Everton USA is far too much for one person to handle. The original idea when I took over in August 2008 was to have many different people involved in leadership throughout the country. However, several life changes later, I'm still where I started.I am determined to make 2010 better than 2009. Click to continue reading...

PERTH GLORY coach Dave Mitchell says he understands newly-appointed captain Jacob Burns and trusts him to lead the club to the new season.
While the Glory had a number of suitable players to pick as captain, including club stalwart Jamie Harnwell and Socceroo defender Chris Coyne, Mitchell was happy to give the leadership to Burns. Click to continue reading...

We were told over 3 weeks ago that at least two consortia have met the asking price of £100M for Newcastle United. The leadership (or lack thereof) at Newcastle United That came from Managing Director Derek Llambias, and if we are to believe the People and Alan Oliver yesterday, Derek told that Sunday paper: "Nobody had met [. Click to continue reading...