The Belgian dude with the afro (Marouane Fellaini) scored quite the cracker!
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Dressing up on Halloween isn't a challenge to be taken lightly. It's not just about the eating sweets, making friends and putting dog feces through mail boxes. It means much more than that. It's the one night when everyone on the planet can wear whatever they want and be whomever they wish.

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First Prem Home Win of the Season

• Sunday, October 25, 2009
• Venue: The Reebok Stadium
• Attendance: 21,547
• Referee: Phil Dowd

• Chung-Yong Lee [16]
• Gary Cahill [27]
• Kevin Davies [30]
• Louis Saha [32]
• Marouane Fellaini [55]
• Gary Cahill [57]
• Jlloyd Samuel [61]
• Marouane Fellaini [63]
• Ivan Klasnic [86]

The Wanderers' great start was evened out by the visitors but persistence earned Bolton a late goal and their first three points to be won at The Reebok since April.

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I have to start this off by saying thank you to the people behind the scenes at uefa.com for moving their subscription video service away from Windows Media and into a Flash-based format. It's allowed me to follow all the games from the comforts of my Mac. If you've not done so, I strongly recommend checking out their Replay service.

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In yet another club versus country debate, Belgium have come down hard on midfielder Marouane Fellaini. Unlike most other club versus country dilemmas, though, Fellaini is coming under fire simply for choosing to receive long overdue surgery to get his wisdom teeth removed. Belgium, meanwhile, has reacted angrily to his decision as they are clamoring for the Everton player to be banned from club football this coming weekend.

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A lot of wild stories on the wire the other day involving international soccer.
And why not? It's international week.
First off, Belgium and Everton star Marouane Fellaini is having an interesting spat with his national team. Apparently that wisdom teeth surgery he had a while back was not given with the good graces of his country. Click to continue reading...

All the stuff being covered outside the unfriendly confines of the award winning Dirty Tackle...

Aliaksandr Hleb's little brother Vyacheslav, who plays for Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua, isn't quite as good as his older sibling.

US striker Charlie Davies is in surgery after a serious car accident and Freddy Adu becomes the first footballer to make good use of Twitter.

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Club vs Country row officially just got SILLY! (Hence obligatory use of Mr Silly Image below)

Belgium have asked Fifa to prevent Marouane Fellaini from playing for Everton this weekend.

After playing in Belgium's win over Turkey at the weekend, the midfielder has pulled out of their clash with Estonia on Wednesday because of surgery he needed on his wisdom teeth.

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It wasn't easy, but Clint Dempsey's Fulham managed to grab the win and three points in the first-ever European match at Craven Cottage. Danny Murphy's goal in the 56th launched Fulham to the top of the Group E table and ended their three game losing streak with a 1-0 victory against FC Basel.

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In case you were wondering, that's not Oompa-Loompa and David James in a tussle. It's Everton's Marouane Fellaini messing around with his Belgian teammate, Kevin Mirallas! How does he manage to focus on the pitch? As it stands, Fellaini looks more like a DreamGirl.

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As it is Ramadhan the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and the month of fasting, lets take a gander at the Muslim footballers playing in the Premier League. Emmanuel Eboue Samir Nasri Robin van Persie El Hadji Diouf Nicolas Anelka Salomon Kalou Marouane Fellaini Leon Osman Emmanuel Adebayor Kolo Toure Other notables Muslim players elsewhere: Freddy Kanoute Franck Ribery Yaya Toure Zinedine Zidane Can only confirm these players for [. Click to continue reading...

As it is Ramadhan the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and the month of fasting, lets take a gander at the Muslim footballers playing in the Premier League. Emmanuel Eboue Samir Nasri Robin van Persie El Hadji Diouf Nicolas Anelka Salomon Kalou Marouane Fellaini Leon Osman Emmanuel Adebayor Kolo Toure Other notables Muslim players elsewhere: Freddy Kanoute Franck Ribery Yaya Toure Zinedine Zidane Can only confirm these players for [. Click to continue reading...

Arguments for both sides can be made.

It is a fascinating story but if we all know David Moyes, it is this, he is a man of principles. I think he is one of those vastly under rated managers who has proven both tough and shrewd with his signings. Today, Moyes rejected City's offer for Lescott.

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Sunderland win at Celtic

Richardson broke the deadlock with a composed finish after 12 minutes following a dreadful slip from Darren O'Dea as Steve Bruce's side capitalised on their early pressure.

Jones , who had looked a persistent threat in his lone-striking role, doubled the Black Cats' lead in the 54th minute, converting a free header to score with ease.

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Random thoughts and ideas from the 2009 MLS All-Star Game, which finished tied 1-1. Everton defeated the All-Stars on penalty kicks, as goalkeeper Tim Howard rose to the occasion. Everton won the PK stage 4-3 in six rounds, as Howard made three saves.

PLAYER OF THE GAME: Howard.

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I was going to pick out some interesting facts about the All-Star Game and make some lists out of them (three Colombian MLS All-Stars: Jhon Kennedy Hurtado, Fredy Montero, Wilman Conde). But I thought it might be more valuable to readers just to have the rosters, especially Everton's. So here they are:

EVERTON FC
Carlo Nash, goalkeeper, Bolton, England
Tim Howard, goalkeeper, New Brunswick, N.

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The Major League All-Star game started out originally as a traditional East vs West but switched formats in 2002. Since then, the game is the top MLS players versus a club from another country. The last few years have seen Chelsea, Celtic, West Ham, and Fulham all take on the MLS All-Stars. The MLS side has never lost a match against an international opponent.

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Real Salt Lake midfielder Will Johnson and Chicago Fire defender Bakary Soumare have been added to the MLS All-Star roster as replacements for Houston Dynamo forward Brian Ching and New England Revolution midfielder Shalrie Joseph.

Johnson replaces Joseph, who has been diagnosed with bone bruising in his right knee.

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Arsenal announced their first summer signing, unveiling Belgian defender Thomas Vermaelen (23) as heir apparent to, well, probably Sol Campbell.

He is the first Belgian to play for Arsenal (I think) which I interpret as more evidence in support of one of my more bizarre beliefs; Belgium could become one of the best teams around within the next 5-10 years.

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Every year Premiership managers conspire to spend millions of pounds on exotic sounding foreign players whose names have never graced the screens of an English TV. Last year it was Marouane Fellaini, a £15 million signing for Everton. And what's more, his tough tackling, willingness to play ludicrously out of position, and even more ludicrous haircut have made the Premiership a better place over the last twelve months.

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Justin Paul reviews the Belgian First Division football league at the seasons end.
Not a Country with a Football League, but a Football League trying hold together a Country
Il y a en Belgique des Wallons et des Flamands. Il n'y a pas de Belges.
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As Phil Neville and his players looked on ruefully while John Terry lifted the cup for Chelsea they could proudly reflect on a memorable season, but one which had just one game too many. Injuries, fatigue and that lack of extra quality told for Everton in the end, as they were deservedly beaten by a Chelsea side determined to give interim boss Guus Hiddink a happy send-off. Click to continue reading...

Everton's big hair bear won't cut his locks Hair are your aerials. They pick up signals from the cosmos and transmit them directly into the brain As the photo on the right shows, Marouane Fellaini didn't always have enormous hair...

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1. It was more satisfying to see Chelsea win the FA Cup in yellow. It made a change from the red or blue monotony the Big Four usual hold. It was like Oxford United had won or something! 2. It was a fitting farewell for Guus Hiddink after his successful babysitting stint at Chelsea. Will this [...]

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Former Arsenal defender Lee Dixon, now an analyst for BBC Sport, does such an outstanding job in his tactical breakdown. Here is his account of identifying key areas for tomorrow's FA Cup Final between Chelsea and Everton.
"The difficulty that Everton face, though, is that when you have four defenders up against three attackers, it is easy to lose sight of the runners from midfield. Click to continue reading...

A top five list comprising of the signings of the season that includes just one player from the big four? I must be barmy right? But in all honesty there hasn't been that many truly remarkable signings across the board during a Premier League campaign that has certainly been one of the best ever.

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Today's freshest links are brought to you by the letter "M" and Marouane Fellaini 1. Marouane Fellaini won Everton's Young Player of the Year award (Phil Jagielka won the main award). You could have got your hair cut for the...

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This season's worst footballing hairstyles Have we missed any personal favourites?

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How long will he stay at Goodison Park?

For me a leading contender for manager of the year is none other than Everton's David Moyes. The steps he has taken with Everton, comfortably 6th in the Premier League, an F.A Cup final to look forward to and although lacklustre during the first few months, Moyes has brought the Toffees forward, only to occupy that all to familiar area just below the big four.

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The relegation battle is reaching its culmination. This weekend Middlesbrough faced Manchester United, Liverpool hosted Newcastle and Sunderland took on Everton, with Hull still to play Aston Villa.

Sunderland entertained Everton at the Stadium of Light and succumbed to a 2-0 defeat and put more pressure on themselves to reach the magical 40 points total.

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Everton are up to fifth place in the Premier League after Sunday's 2-0 win against Sunderland. Tim Howard made two saves in keeping a clean sheer, while Steven Pienaar and Marouane Fellaini notched goals at the other end. Everton moved ahead of Aston Villa in the table, though Villa are in action tomorrow night. Click to continue reading...

From Wembley, Attendance 88,141 , Referee Mike Riley Manchester United 0 - 0 Everton Manchester United Team Statistics Everton 0 Goals 0 3 Shots On Target 2 7 Shots Off Target 5 5 Shots Blocked 3 9 Corners 4 4 Offsides 1 19 Fouls 22 3 Yellow Cards 2 0 Red Cards 0 54.2 Possession 45. Click to continue reading...

Is it just me or do Everton's Marouane Fellaini and Jô look like extras from the cast of Welcome Back, Kotter?#1 - My Frankie Hejduk feature is now up. It was a pleasure to talk to The Dude.#2 - I've been asked if I look at any of the other MLS power rankings around before I roll with mine. The answer is no - before or after. Click to continue reading...

The FA Cup semi-finals dominate the sporting schedules this weekend and both ties present intriguing contests. On Saturday Arsenal and Chelsea square off for a place in the final, while on Sunday Everton face the daunting task of Manchester United.

The London derby between Arsenal and Chelsea is perhaps the most evenly matched of the ties and football betting on this one is likely to be split down the middle.

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