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?

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As we all know, footballer babies are born with high-stakes winning tickets in the genetic lottery.

Not sure whether the DNA of their talented fathers mixed with the boobaliciousness of their mamas and the universal law of wealth equaling happy face is what does it, but it's been well-documented (by us, anyway) that 'baller babies are fantastically delicious.

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As we all know, footballer babies are born with high-stakes winning tickets in the genetic lottery.

Not sure whether the DNA of their talented fathers mixed with the boobaliciousness of their mamas and the universal law of wealth equaling happy face is what does it, but it's been well-documented (by us, anyway) that 'baller babies are fantastically delicious.

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By Wednesday night the make up of the automatic UEFA qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup finals will be known and it is at least possible, if not likely, that there will be one or two surprises amongst them. Serbia, for example, only need one win from their two remaining matches against Romania and Austria to condemn France to second place in their group, whilst it is almost certain that, in spite of having two comfortable home matches against Hungary and Malta as their final two fixtures, the "lottery of the play-offs" will be the best that Portugal will be able to manage and they might yet even lose out on second place to one of Denmark, Sweden or even Hungary.

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Morning, hope we find you well and all set for this afternoon's crunch game against Man City, the lottery winning chavs of football.

Under normal circumstances you'd be talking more about the clubs, the tactics and so on, but of course there's only one story this morning - Emmanuel Adebayor.

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According to Buzz Carrick at the always excellent 3rd Degree blog (click here for the original article and all the details), Heath Pearce may be joining FC Dallas. Specifically, Coach Hyndman said:
"There's interest from Health Pearce wanting to come back and we've got the #1 lottery [allocation] spot, so we may be in a situation where we might be able to use it. Click to continue reading...

What shall we talk about today? The weather and how it's a bitch? There have been two torrential downpours today, one when I was on my way to work and another when I was on my way home. In between, glorious sunshine in a baking office with no air conditioning. I need to win the lottery and I need to win it soon.

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With the arrival of Peter Crouch, Tottenham now have four top strikers at what should be the peak of their football careers. In this day and age, Premiership clubs need to have a depth of talent in all areas of their squads but this means some players are likely to miss out. If all our strikers can keep themselves fit for the majority of the season, how will Harry keep them happy?

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Morning all, hope you find you well this Saturday.

Let's start with our old pal Adebayor who has been talking, again, and urging his new club to buy Kolo Toure. He's hoping it'll be a case of Abu Dhabi Do, saying:

Kolo is a great friend of mine - he's a big player for Arsenal and a top defender.

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Sitcom actor rolls out more Magpies jibes Gavin and Stacey actor Mathew Horne is fast becoming a one-stop-shop for anti-Newcastle jokes. His Twitter account has once again featured a gag at the expense of the Toon. He tweeted: "I always vowed if I won the lottery, I'd buy Newcastle United Football Club. Click to continue reading...

Morning all. How are things? I'm doing just swell, except the whole not having any money thing is getting a little old. So when you're wondering, "Hmm, I wonder why the ArseNole hasn't posted in 3 days..." it's probably because I'm sitting around trying to think of a way to make money without getting a second job. Click to continue reading...

That description can only mean one thing: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band were in town tonight. I don't care how many times I see him (this was the ninth), that's what one of his shows does to me. This was the first time I had seen him since my move here, and so much has changed in my life since the Richmond show that inspired three posts here that it seemed so long ago, even though it was only last August.

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For a good while now we who support our clubs and this league in MLS have been screaming for which ever club that has a youth academy can only sign one and wait for a good while to have the chance to sign another to the senior side and play in first team matches in MLS. The supporters have been stressed out as well as frustrated about a potential youth player in a MLS Club side that could have the goods to become the next best youth superstar in their area and the league as well.

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This weekend the four teams who finished in the play-off positions in the Championship go head to head to play for the final place in the Premier League. The rewards on offer for the winner are phenomenal. Alongside the £30million+ they can expect to earn by playing in the Premier League they will also get the opportunity to face world class opposition week in, week out.

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In a move that will shock no one who reads this site, FC Dallas has traded for US U20 Captain Kyle Davies. Last week when Davies signed with MLS, 3rd Degree learned about his signing and the forthcoming weighted lottery from FCD sources prior to any MLS announcement. That information was an obvious indication of the Red Stripes interest in the former Southampton player. Click to continue reading...

United States Under-20 National Team captain Kyle Davies is now a member of FC Dallas, after completing a move from Real Salt Lake. In exchange, RSL gets Dallas' lowest second round pick in next year's SuperDraft. RSL won Davies' rights in a special lottery a few weeks ago when he joined Major League Soccer from Southampton. Click to continue reading...

U.S. U-20 defender and captain Kyle Davies has been allocated to Real Salt Lake after two years with Southampton in England. RSL acquired Davies' rights via a special allocation lottery that was held on Thursday.
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United States Under-20 captain Kyle Davies is now a member of Real Salt Lake, after the club won his rights through a special MLS Player Lottery. Davies played every minute of the USA's five games in the CONCACAF Under-20 championship. The 5'10" defender joins Major League Soccer from English Championship club Southampton. Click to continue reading...

U.S. youth international Kyle Davies has opted to continue his career in the United States, leaving Southampton FC to sign a deal with Major League Soccer, multiple sources are confirming this afternoon. As is league policy, a weighed lottery was held to determine which team will own his rights, with Real Salt Lake chosen as the lucky winner. Click to continue reading...

U.S. Under-20 national team defender Kyle Davies is heading to Real Salt Lake.

The young defender was allocated to RSL after Real Salt Lake won Davies rights in a lottery held by MLS on Thursday afternoon. FC Dallas had the best chance of landing Davies, but RSL won the lottery.

Davies had spent time with English club Southampton before deciding to return to the United States.

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U.S. Under-20 national team defender Kyle Davies is heading to Real Salt Lake.

The young defender was allocated to RSL after Real Salt Lake won Davies rights in a lottery held by MLS on Thursday afternoon. FC Dallas had the best chance of landing Davies, but RSL won the lottery.

Davies had spent time with English club Southampton before deciding to return to the United States.

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There is a MLS weighted lottery today for Kyle Davies. Click to continue reading...

After the weekends results our hold on fourth place is looking more and more certain everyday. It's almost as certain as Harry Redknapp having a twitching fit after yet another Spurs defeat. Put it this way, the fat lady hasn't sung yet, but she is beginning to warm up her voice with a reassuring hum. Click to continue reading...

If you're a professional footballer then you've already won the lottery. And a story about a mega-rich playboy footballer winning the actual lottery would be enough to make me vomit. But in Mario Martinez's case, we can maybe make an exception. He might be a La Liga Primera Division player, but the Numancia midfielder - [. Click to continue reading...

FC Dallas has traded some allocation money and a draft pick to Colorado for Brazilian midfielder Bruno Guarda. The former Southern Methodist University player was sought after by former SMU and current FC Dallas coach Schellas Hyndman.
Here is the Press Release:

FC Dallas today acquired former SMU midfielder Bruno Guarda from the Colorado Rapids in exchange for the team's natural 2nd and 3rd Round selections in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft and a partial allocation.

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Just as we all expected, today FC Dallas traded for recently turned pro Bruno Guarda from Colorado. Guarda was placed in a special weighted lottery last week and the Rapids won it. Guarda returns back to Dallas to play for his former college coach now with the MLS side. I do think Dallas gave up a [. Click to continue reading...

I meant to post this earlier as it came down late last night to me. But the Colorado Rapids are the lucky winners in the Bruno Guarda lottery. No word yet on if FC Dallas head coach Schellas Hyndman will be willing to pull the plug on a deal to land his former SMU-star. Fernando Clavijo [...] Click to continue reading...

The weighted lottery comes Colorado's way...for once. It almost always looks like MLS favors the local team in these cases, add to that the fact that his college coach is now FC Dallas coach and in my eye's, Bruno was going to FC Dallas. But, things don't always work out the way you expect and the Rapids won the lottery. Click to continue reading...

Ah yes, the lovely lottery is back. If you haven't heard by now as it was reported yesterday by The Star-Telegram, Bruno Guarda has turned pro and has signed with MLS, passing up his senior year at SMU. This all means the lovely weighted lottery is back for another season. In years past we have [... Click to continue reading...

Bruno Guarda has decided to forgo his senior season at SMU and join MLS, in late July. He's been on my watch list since a solid freshman year earned him 2nd team All-Freshman honors in 2005. For the past two seasons he has been a semi-finalist for the Herman Trophy at the end of the fall seasons. He was on my short list for Generation Adidas. Click to continue reading...

Tonight, I'll be in the crowd on Parliament Hill with friends, loved ones and complete strangers, watching the fireworks as we celebrate the 141st birthday of the greatest country on earth. Envious? You should be.
As Margaret Wente writes in today's Globe and Mail: "We've won the lottery and, sometimes, we're even smart enough to know it. Click to continue reading...

Spain 0-0 Italy, and then off to penalty kicks. A lottery that historically never agreed too much with the Azzurri, although it seemed as if the World Cup 2006 final vs. France had finally broken that taboo. I guess not. Italy fans just have to hope the curse isn't back. Much like anticipated in the [. Click to continue reading...

With the second highest chance of winning the lottery for Isreal Sesay, the LA Galaxy beat out Real Salt Lake to win the rights to 16-year old. I wasn't expecting any playing time for Sesay this season but with as many games as the Galaxy have left, it wouldn't be too much of a shocker really [...] Click to continue reading...

Finally got the numbers of the Israel Sesay lottery tomorrow afternoon. Sesay, a 16-year-old forward from Sierra Leone has spent the past six-plus years in the Washington area and in the U.S. U-17 residency program, will be allocated through the ever-popular weighted lottery. A word of warning to the victor: Sesay is not going to jump [...] Click to continue reading...

Israel Sesay, a Sierra Leone-born forward who has attended the U.S. under-17 residency program at Bradenton, has signed with MLS and will be available in a weighted lottery this week, sources in the soccer industry said today. His speed and technical ability have made him one of the top prospects out of the program. Columbus, which won [...] Click to continue reading...