Lincoln City 1
Cheltenham Town 1
League 2
Sat. 14th Nov. 2009
I listened to the last 15 minutes of the game in the car. My wife was in the passenger seat looking into the far distance. She was miles away. I was preoccupied with the game but she became still and almost vacant. Click to continue reading...

In an effort to gain first-team minutes, Aston Villa reserve defender Eric Lichaj has joined League Two team Lincoln City one a short-term loan deal. Click to continue reading...

I just got a friendly call from the LA Galaxy front office letting me know that a local bar, the Off-Campus Pub on Avelon Blvd. right near the HDC, will be showing the game in English.� � Similarly,� a commenter to my previous post has mentioned that the game will also be shown at the Cock and Bull on Lincoln Blvd in Venice CA.

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Infamous Chelsea flop Chris Sutton has been appointed manager at Lincoln City.

Sutton moved to Chelsea from Blackburn in 1999 for a cool £10 million following Rovers' relegation. He proceeded to net just one goal in 26 league appearances. He was even left out of the squad for the Blues' FA Cup Final win in 2000.

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Here's what Kansas City's new stadium could look like.
The Philadelphia Union might be playing its first game at Lincoln Financial (home of the Eagles in the NFL). Also here's an update on the Liverpool stadium saga. Click to continue reading...

The Philadelphia Union will become the 16th MLS club at the start of next season and will play in the new Chester Stadium. But news came out this morning that their first game could be in another venue.

Philadelphia's front office are keeping their options open as to the site of the first kick in 2010.

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Many Philadelphia fans are stirring with excitement over start of 2010, and the addition of Philadelphia to MLS. With the start of the season yet to be set and a tight construction schedule ahead of the team, Union fans might not get a chance to kickoff the season in their new stadium.

Because of the uncertainties about next year, Philadelphia's front office are keeping their options open as to the site of the first kick in 2010.

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Many Philadelphia fans are stirring with excitement over start of 2010, and the addition of Philadelphia to MLS. With the start of the season yet to be set and a tight construction schedule ahead of the team, Union fans might not get a chance to kickoff the season in their new stadium.

Because of the uncertainties about next year, Philadelphia's front office are keeping their options open as to the site of the first kick in 2010.

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First High School game of the season is coming up this evening for me, in the meantime let's check out a few local's and see what's up:

Robbie Curtis (Ozark 2008) got the game-winner for Lincoln Memorial in OT against Asbury. It's s wonderful goal, all the better because it was captured in HD.

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First High School game of the season is coming up this evening for me, in the meantime let's check out a few local's and see what's up:

Robbie Curtis (Ozark 2008) got the game-winner for Lincoln Memorial in OT against Asbury. It's s wonderful goal, all the better because it was captured in HD.

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The new League Two season has started with everybody financially stable - more or less - but Lincoln City supporter Keith Duncan doesn't feel that the authorities are going far enough.

In 2002 Lincoln City FC nearly closed down. In fact, the club was 24 hours from having its application to enter administration in court considered when two of the then Board got together to try to secure enough funding to make that a reasonable possibility.

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History fascinates me, combine history with footy and well it doesn't get much better than that really. For any fan of the beautiful game, The Rules of Association Football 1863 is a must read that takes one back to the simple yet amazingly crucial rules that built the foundation for the modern game. Click to continue reading...

League Two 2009-10 Predictions

1. Notts County
2. Rotherham
3. Bury
4. Shrewsbury
5. Bradford
6. Grimsby
7. Northampton
8. Barnet
9. Crewe
10. Rochdale
11. Darlington
12. Bournemouth
13. Chesterfield
14.

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Galatasaray continue to strengthen their squad for next season as the Turkish giants are determined to reclaim the Super Lig title. They managed to sign Brazilian playmaker Elano Blumer from Manchester City for an undisclosed fee and he is club's fourth big name signing this summer.

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A thrilling encounter between Lincoln City and an Arsenal XI was played out at Sincil Bank Stadium on Monday evening. The Gunners' had their work cut out after the Imps equalised late on, but Luke Ayling secured victory with a headed effort past 'keeper Rob Burch. Previous to that, goals from Gilles Sunu and Jay [. Click to continue reading...

It was a testy affair from Lincoln Financial Field, but in the end, after 120 minutes, the U.S. Men's National Team was able to outlast Panama 2-1.
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The United States rallied to defeat Panama in overtime to advance to the semifinals of the Gold Cup on Saturday night at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. Click to continue reading...

Via Notimex
Estados Unidos sufrió de más y llegó hasta los tiempos extras para vencer a Panamá
FILADELFIA (Notimex) -- La selección de Estados Unidos sufrió de más, pero al final en tiempo extra derrotó 2-1 a su similar de Panamá, para así conseguir su pase a semifinales de la Copa Oro, en partido que se disputó en el Lincoln Financial Field de esta ciudad. Click to continue reading...

PHILADELPHIA, PA (Jul 18, 2009) USSoccerPlayers -- The United States needed an over-time penalty from Kenny Cooper for the 2-1 Quarterfinal win over Panama, setting up a Group B rematch with Honduras in the 2009 Gold Cup semifinals. The USA came back against a Panama squad that required the best of their defense on Saturday night in front of 31,087 at Philadelphia's Lincoln Field. Click to continue reading...

The day before a game is always difficult for photos. There's only a set amount of time that training in the stadium is open for photos, so the MNT Blog tries to snap as many pictures as possible in that window. Usually there's some people running, some stadium shots, and, if we're lucky, some work with the ball. Click to continue reading...

Who: United States vs. Panama
What: Gold Cup quarterfinals
When: 8:00 EDT, Saturday, July 18
Where: Lincoln Financial Field; Philadelphia
TV: Fox Soccer Channel
Preview
Ives:
Depleted U.S. will face tough test from Panama Click to continue reading...

Via FEPAFUT
La selección de PANAMA reconoció la tarde del jueves 16 de julio el Lincoln Financial Field en Filadelfia, sede del compromiso por los cuartos de final entre ESTADOS UNIDOS y PANAMA programado para las 8:00 p.m. hora local (7:00 p.m. en Panamá) del sábado 18 de julio.
Los 23 jugadores y cuerpo técnico se quedaron en el terreno por espacio de 30 minutos y no practicaron haciendo solo el recorrido normal por todos los sectores de la cancha. Click to continue reading...

Via La Prensa - Alexander Da Silva
La polémica no se detiene y a tres días para que Panamá se enfrente a los Estados Unidos por los cuartos de final de la Copa Oro, siguen las preguntas y especulaciones sobre cuál debería ser el equipo titular para este sábado.
La selección de Panamá realizó ayer sus dos entrenamientos en Nueva Jersey, a 30 minutos de Filadelfia, donde los 23 jugadores trabajaron en aspectos técnico-tácticos como presión en espacios reducidos y trabajos de definición por los volantes ofensivos y delantero, según detalló ayer una nota de prensa por parte de la Fepafut. Click to continue reading...

While� Florentino Pérez has been busy� attempting to� revenge his fantasy football frustrations� ("why won't� The Sun let me have Cristiano Ronaldo,� Kaká and Karim Benzema!?") on� Real Madrid, another of Europe's less glamorous elite clubs has been undoing a "sporting project" of their own.

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Today's training session featured smaller numbers, as a few players departed camp while Brad Evans, Chad Marshall and Robbie Rogers joined up with the Columbus Crew for a visit to the White House in Washington D.C. We went to the Philadelphia Eagles training complex, which as you can see from the above photo, is close to where we'll be playing Panama on Saturday night (you can see Lincoln Financial Field in the background above the trees). Click to continue reading...

United's two representatives at the CONCACAF Gold Cup - Santino Quaranta for the U.S. and Dejan Jakovic for Canada - have both moved on to the knockout stage of the tournament following this past weekend's results.

Canada finished atop Group A with a 2-0-1 record, with Jakovic starting and playing 90 minutes in each of the first two games.

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The United States will play Panama on Saturday in the Quarterfinals of the Gold Cup. The game is scheduled for 8pm at Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field. Panama finished third in Group C after beating Nicaragua 4-0 on Sunday night. Click to continue reading...

Cassio Lincoln'ün Galatasaray'a transferi kesinleşmeden bir kaç gün önce Galatasaray resmi sitesi bir gece vakti kısa bir süreliğine de olsa açılış sayfasından "Lincoln Galatasaray'da" haberi vermişti. Bu olayın bir benzeri Manchester United resmi sitesinde gerçekleşti. Daily Mail'ın "Manu Casillas'a reddedemeyeceği bir teklif yaptı! Click to continue reading...

Small Bar in Chicago, an the Official U.S. Soccer Bars, hosted an unofficial party for the American Outlaws, a supporters group that had the joint rocking for hours the night before the game. Fans from as far apart as Seattle and New Jersey - and especially our new friends from Lincoln, Nebraska - drowned out the bar by chanting and singing through the wee hours. Click to continue reading...

So less than 24 hours after Promotion to the Premiership and the usual round of tired cliches and articles about "brave little Burnley" are beginning to pop up on-line and in the press. Do they never learn, Do they know the football history attached to this club? Burnley fans will probably laugh in the face of these doom mongers and pessimists, they're just glad that they still have a club to support and after you've faced that, you can cope with anything.

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Morning everybody! It's looking like a good reading day here in New Hampshire, although it's early yet!

The Bookeaters had an excellent meeting at the Exeter Inn last night, where we broke bread and discussed The Lincolns: Portrait of a Marriage. We all loved (and most of us read) the book, and I would highly recommend it as a portrait, not only of a marriage but of a period of time.

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Via D.C. United/Behind The Badge -- Here are video and photos from today's March (May 9, 2009), in which nearly 1,000 United supporters gathered at Lincoln Park in D.C. and marched a mile to RFK Stadium as a sign of support for the club and its desire for a new stadium.
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D.C. United fans came out in droves to show support for the club and its effort to build a soccer specific stadium. Supporters young and old alike marched from Lincoln Park to RFK Stadium.

Did you take photos of today's march? Send them to us for inclusion in our photo gallery.

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Timeline
2:00 p.m. - RFK Stadium parking Lot 8 opens to the public
2:30-3:30 p.m. - shuttles from Lot 8 to Lincoln Park run
3:45 p.m. - initial demonstration at Lincoln Park begins
4:00 p.m. - fans march from Lincoln Park to RFK Stadium
4:45 p.

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"If D.C. United has to pack its bags for another state, all we will have is the regret that we did not act in a unified way." -- Barra Brava
"[...] all United fans - Screaming Eagles, Barra Brava, La Norte, and the unaffiliated - will be marching together in support of the team. The rally and march will be held on the afternoon of May 9th before the match against Toronto FC. Click to continue reading...