1 - Persela 5 4 1 0 5-1 13
2 - Persijap 5 3 2 0 6-1 11
3 - Persiba 7 3 2 2 11-7 11
4 - Arema 4 3 1 0 4-1 10
5 - Persebaya 5 3 1 1 15-13 10
Top Scorers
6 - Herman Dzumafo (PSPS)
5 - Andi Odang (Persebaya)
4 - Leonardo Zada Martins (Persela), Julio Lopez (Persiba), Kornius Fingkrew (Persebaya), Erick Weeks, Boakay Eddie Foday (Persiwa)
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Could this man be back as Nigeria's coach?

A Diego Maradona comparison is too tantalizing. A team that has managed to qualify for the 2010 World Cup despite the incompetence of the coach. Nigeria needed help from Mozambique who beat Tunisia, 1-0. For their part Nigeria overcame Kenya, 3-2 with a brace from Obafemi Martins in a tense match.

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The World Cup is almost set in terms of the teams that will qualify and once the play-offs are completed it will be clear whether the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Thierry Henry and Franck Ribery will be present or missing. In the meantime, Sweden's talented forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic will certainly not be going to the World Cup after his country failed to qualify from the same group which saw eventual winners Denmark earn automatic qualification and runners-up Portugal reach the play-offs.

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A final da Cosafa Castle Cup 2009, foi realizada em Harare, no Rufaro Stadium, para um público de 35.000 pessoas,. as seleções do Zimbabue (131º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção da Zâmbia (96º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
Eliminatórias Copa África
1994Harare 25/07/1993 ZIM1:1 (0:0)ZAM Preliminary round1994Lusaka 10/04/1993 ZAM0:0ZIM Preliminary round1982Lusaka 25/04/1981 ZAM2:0ZIM
1982Salisbury 11/04/1981 ZIM0:1ZAM
Amistosos
Secunda 27/07/2008 ZAM0:0 5:4 PSOZIM Final round2006Lusaka 15/07/2006 ZAM0:0ZIM
2005Harare 31/12/2005 ZIM1:1 (0:0)ZAM
2005Mmabatho 14/08/2005 ZIM1:0 (0:0)ZAM Final round2004Harare 24/10/2004 ZIM0:0 a. Click to continue reading...

Jogaram pela Cosafa Castle Cup de 2009, pelas Quartas-de-Final, em Bulawayo, no Barboursfield Stadium, as seleções do Zimbábue (131º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção de Botsuana (125º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções haviam jogado amistosamente nessas datas:
2008Harare 20/08/2008 ZIM1:0 (1:0)BOT
2008Gaborone 26/03/2008 BOT0:1 (0:0)ZIM
2005Windhoek 17/04/2005 BOT0:2 (0:1)ZIM
2005Harare 16/03/2005 ZIM1:1 (0:0)BOT
2004Bulawayo 18/08/2004 ZIM2:0 (0:0)BOT
2003Selibe-Phikwe 13/12/2003 BOT0:2 (0:1)ZIM
1990Gaborone 26/08/1990 BOT0:7ZIM
1981Gaborone 30/09/1981 BOT0:1ZIM
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At last, a way of proving Obafemi Martins is actually 47 years old! Players representing their country at the forthcoming Under-17 World Cup will have their wrists scanned to make sure they are not too old to compete. FIFA has introduced the MRI scans for the tournament, which begins on Saturday, to end accusations that some [. Click to continue reading...

Brazil, already qualified for the World Cup, had no answer to a lively Bolivia playing at high altitude here in the Andes on Sunday. The Brazilians were 1-0 down after just 10 minutes when Edgar Olivares netted. Werder Bremen's Marcelo Martins doubled the deficit on the half-hour and although Nilmar pulled one . Click to continue reading...

Portugal/Hungria, 29 de Janeiro de 1933 - Estádio do Lumiar - 1/0 Roquete (Casa Pia), Cardoso Pereira (FC Porto), Avelino Martins (FC Porto), Augusto Silva (CF "Os Belenenses"), César de Matos (CF "Os Belenenses"), Waldemar Mota (FC Porto), Vitor Silva (SL Benfica), Raul Jorge (FC Barreirense), Pinga (FC Porto) e José Luís I (CF "Os Belenenses"). Click to continue reading...

Bayern seem to have crashed and burned in the last two week, picking up only one point out of 6.

After loosing to Hamburg� last week Bayern could only muster a 0-0 draw against league strugglers Colonge. As a result they dropped to 8th in the table and are now 8 points behind join league leaders Bayer Leverkusen and Hamburg, who both added to their points tally this weekend (they now both have 20 points from 8 games)

Bayer Leverkusen thumped relegation candidates Nurberg 4-0, with goals from� Toni Kroos,� Simon Rolfes, Eren Derdiyo and the in form Stefan Kießling.

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25/09
Persik v PSBI Blitar (Kediri) 1-1
26/09
Persema v Gresik United (Malang) 1-2
27/09
PSBI v Persibo (Kediri) 3-2
Persela v Arema (Lamongan) 4-0
Persib v Deltras (Surabaya) 0-0
28/09
Persibo v Persik (Kediri) 1-1
Gresik United v Persipro (Malang) 1-1
Arema v Mojokerto Putra (Lamongan) 1-3
Deltras v Persebaya (Surabaya) 0-0
29/09
Persipro v Persema (Malang) 0-2
Mojokerto Putra v Persela (Lamongan) 1-1
Persebaya v Persib (Suarabaya) 1-1
Top scorers
2 - Busari (Persibo), Leonardo Zada Martins (Persela)
Group E
PSBI Blitar, Persela, Persema, Persib
Group F
Gresik Unite, Persebaya, Persik, Mojokerto Putra
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Which Manchester United WAG's match day fashion approach do you like the best?

Ana Vidic (with baby Stefan) and her effortless denim casual new mum, no sleep, no-makeup but looks better than 90% of the population look?

Coleen Rooney with her ain't-no-wedged-baby-foot-under-my-ribs, heartburn-day and-night-situation going-to-stop-me-from-working-my-sparkles look?

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Persela Lamongan are not one of Indonesia's glamour clubs. Far from it. I once described them in this here blog as the Middlesbrough of Indonesian football.
Yet over there in East Java a quiet revolution is taking place. Guided by former Indonesian assistant coach Widodo Cahya Putra the Las have been quietly making some very astute signings to prepare them for the new season. Click to continue reading...

With the recent issues surrounding diving and simulation in the box and elsewhere, once again we are in a broiling debate over the use of re-play video technology to assist referees. This week, Eduardo clearly dove in the box against Celtic and it flat changed the game. Perhaps, had Celtic put the first ball in the net this week, they may have challenged for the aggregate win at The Emirates.

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USL News Release Saturday, August 29, 2009

RICHMOND, VA – After trailing for nearly an hour, the Richmond Kickers rallied in the second half with 63rd minute equalizer and two more in the final seven minutes to down the Charlotte Eagles 3-1 in the USL Second Division Championship.

In their last two championship appearances last year in Cleveland and 2006 in Richmond, the Charlotte Eagles found no consolation in scoring a late goal in a 2-1 loss and were looking to reverse the script Saturday night at the University of Richmond Stadium in the rematch of the 2006 final.

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USL News Release Saturday, August 29, 2009

RICHMOND, VA – After trailing for nearly an hour, the Richmond Kickers rallied in the second half with 63rd minute equalizer and two more in the final seven minutes to down the Charlotte Eagles 3-1 in the USL Second Division Championship.

In their last two championship appearances last year in Cleveland and 2006 in Richmond, the Charlotte Eagles found no consolation in scoring a late goal in a 2-1 loss and were looking to reverse the script Saturday night at the University of Richmond Stadium in the rematch of the 2006 final.

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Veteran battler set for one last Premier League hurrah?

BURNLEY want to take Newcastle skipper Nicky Butt back to Lancashire to finish his career at Turf Moor.

Boss Owen Coyle is ready to offer the ex-Manchester United midfielder a two-year deal and an immediate return to the Premier League.

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Werder took a point from Alianz Arena (1:1) and if we are to judge from the play, the visitors deserved to take three points. 69 000 people at the sold-out stadium in Munich saw German international, Turkish-born Mehmet Ozil open the score minutes before the break. Mario Gomez was the one to level the score 73 minutes into the game with the assistance of Phillip Lahm.

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The Evening Chronicle is reporting that Chris Hughton is now looking at £1.5m-rated Watford central defender Mike Williamson to bolster Newcastle's depleted squad. Mike Williamson Newcastle interested in Watford center-back Newcastle are down to 18 senior players following the departures of Beye, Sebastien Bassong and Obafemi Martins, while out-of-contract players Michael Owen, Mark Viduka, David Edgar [. Click to continue reading...

Nani's girlfriend Daniela Martins arrives at Old Trafford to watch last night's friendly between Manchester United and Valencia. Man Utd won, 2-0. Seems like the parking attendants approve of her outfit. Click to continue reading...

Nani's girlfriend Daniela Martins arrives at Old Trafford to watch last night's friendly between Manchester United and Valencia. Man Utd won, 2-0. Seems like the parking attendants approve of her outfit. Click to continue reading...

Wolfsburg won the historical Bundesliga title last season, mostly thanks to fantastic striker partnership between Edin Dzeko and Grafite. The club somehow managed to hold on to the striking duo, whereas they even managed to reinforce the strongest attack in Germany. The Wolves signed Obafemi Martins from Newcastle for a reported fee of £9 million, with the Nigerian signing a four-year contract.

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It seems that the demand for Newcastle players is now started to increase, and with Martins gone for a good £9M to Wolfsburg, Newcastle have reportedly turned down a £2M bid from Hull for Beye and a £10M bid from Tottenham for 23 year-old star defender Sebastien Bassong. Sebastien Bassong £10M bid turned down Tottenham [. Click to continue reading...

There are some reports today that Nicky Butt may wish to leave Newcastle United. Nicky Butt-Considering his options Nicky Butt may be concerned that a mas exodus is about to occur at Newcastle. With the sale of Martins, and the everyday links of Sebastien Bassong, Butt seems to be worried that Newcastle will have a threadbare [. Click to continue reading...

I tend to get too excited about the young kids, when they move. I will often over-value the transfers of the the Zuculini, Sven Bender and Lewis Holtby's of the footballing world. I will see Ralf Fahrmann's move to Eintracht as the bargain of the century. But youth takes time to develop, so this year I am going to concentrate on the seven best transfers made so far this summer, in relation to how the players will aid their teams in the coming year.

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Obafemi Martins has sealed his move to Bundesliga Champions Wolfsburg according to the German club. Obafemi Martins-Will join exciting German side Martins was pulled out the Leeds game at the last minute amidst rumors of a possible deal to Wolfsburg. Today Wolfsburg have announced that Martins has signed a four year deal. Click to continue reading...

Manchester City have been after a top Premier League-based defender all summer, and they've finally landed one. But one isn't going to be nearly enough, as they're stepping up their efforts to land another one in short order.

Meanwhile, Robbie Keane could see his return to Tottenham come to an end a lot quicker than he might have expected, which may make him further regret leaving for seemingly greener pastures around this time last summer.

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Is it really time to hold our breath? Could the end really be nigh? Sky Sports News is reporting that Wolfsburg have agreed a £9m fee with us for Obafemi Martins. Though it's yet unconfirmed by Newcastle, Oba was left out of the squad for the friendly against Leeds, which has given credence to the claims. Click to continue reading...

Wolfsburg Bundesliga şampiyonu olarak zaten büyük bir iş başarmış iken golcüleri Dzeko ve Grafite'yi elde tutarak önümüzdeki sezon için de iddialı durumda kalmak niyetindeydi. ŞL ve Bundesliga'da iki golcü yetmeyebilir diyerek Newcastle'dan Martins'in peşine düşmüşlerdi. Az önce Newcastle'ın Wolfsburg'dan gelen 9 milyon pound'luk teklifi kabul ettiği geçti ajanslarda. Click to continue reading...

A few of the papers - such as The Telegraph - are going with the story that Oba Martins wants to join Wolfsburg, the Budesliga champions. Martins told the Wolfsburger Allgemeiner Zeitung (which I presume is a newspaper and not an exotic fast food outlet): "The Bundesliga is on the up and could soon become one [. Click to continue reading...

Alan Smith will wear the captain's armband for Newcastle today at Brisbane Road as the magpies will look to keep a perfect preseason record.� He will join returning striker Obafemi Martins up front in a senior heavy line-up. Alan Smith-May be partnering Martins up front Obafemi Martins returns from the groin injury which hobbled him down the [. Click to continue reading...

It looks like Oba Martins and Geremi will make their pre-season return against Leyton Orient at Brisbane Road on Saturday (3:00 pm kick-off), but Seb Bassong is still struggling with sore muscles. Oba Martins - back on Saturday! Hughton told the Evening Chronicle today: "Oba will certainly be involved at some stage at Orient. Click to continue reading...

We know that Arsene Wenger is monitoring Moroccan striker Marouane Chamakh, the boss told everyone that.� We also know that Chamakh would love to come to the Emirates.� We have a vacancy now as Adebayor has left and with the terrible news that Nasri will be out until October; this means that both Arshavin and Walcott will spend more time on the wings.

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Gaziantepspor Teknik Direktörü Joce Coucerio´nun yeni sezonda beraber çalışacağı yardımcıları belli oldu. Portekizli teknik adam 6 Temmuz'dan itibaren kendi ekibiyle birlikte Kırmızı-Siyahlı takımda görev alacak. Click to continue reading...

Newcastle United are said to have received a formal bid for their Nigerian striker Obafemi Martins, although the identity of the club is not yet known. Oba Martins - mystery club has put in bid? The Nigeria international is on around £60K a week, and is one of the 9 players Newcastle are looking to offload to [. Click to continue reading...

Newcastle will have trouble unloading a number of players this summer, but one of them shouldn't be Oba Martins. Oba Martins -� £6M bid from Stoke City? Oba cost £10M from Inter-Milan three years ago and Newcastle will be hoping to get a big chunk of that fee back � in the summer. The latest club to show [. Click to continue reading...