Ahhhhhhhh some of the fans took off their club issued masks! Swine flu! SWINE FLU!!!!!!!

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Gerrard actually misses Xabi Alonso. Which is kinda cute.
Don't forget to re-acquaint yourself with this beauty.
But Liverpool still sucks.
Now some links:

• More Bulgarian craziness. [Unprofessional Foul]
  
• Police use water cannon at German riot. [SI]
  
• Carlo loves him some Didier Drogba.

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Manchester United fans plan to rub the Kop's noses in it even more on Sunday - and it is nothing to do with beachballs.
After a thrilling 3-3 Anfield draw in January 1994, Liverpool supporters unfurled a taunting banner which read: "Au revoir, Cantona and Man United. Come back when you've won 18. Click to continue reading...

With Chelsea losing away at Wigan, we simply HAD to win this afternoon and so we did. It could have easily ended in a draw or worse if it wasn't for Vito Mannone, the Italian goalkeeper who many including myself thought he was there just to make numbers. Instead, he played full of confidence, excellent in leaving his goal and incredible in denying the home side.

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With Chelsea losing away at Wigan, we simply HAD to win this afternoon and so we did. It could have easily ended in a draw or worse if it wasn't for Vito Mannone, the Italian goalkeeper who many including myself thought he was there just to make numbers. Instead, he played full of confidence, excellent in leaving his goal and incredible in denying the home side.

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I would like to see Landon and David as a tag team wrestling duo. No masks though, because they are too pretty for that and it would take away from the gate receipts (got to keep the ladies, and AEG --who would be the exclusive promoters for all of their bouts-- happy). The could each have signature moves though; Landon could cross himself before he jumps from the top rope and David could deliver a paralyzing free kick to the groin. Click to continue reading...

That thing is still around?
Turns out all Brazil fans hoping to attend a league match are required to wear masks.
The article says its the first-known game in Brazil affected. Click to continue reading...

I understand the desire for fans of a team to all dress the same, and convey the notion that by doing so they will obscure, rob or wipe out the other team's powers of playing soccer. I even understand branding such an effort, with blackout and whiteout being popular for such a purpose. But Kansas City fans having a Blueout? Click to continue reading...

Putting on a brave face for relegation OTP told you about West Brom fans' plan to wear Tony Mowbray masks for yesterday's trip to Blackburn Rovers. The already doomed Baggies took the decision to don their manager's face as a show of solidarity. Not every single fan took up the offer of a mask, and some chose [. Click to continue reading...

This Columbus Attorney wants to move the Crew.
The latest cry of "move the crew" comes from an unlikely source, a Columbus Ohio attorney.
In Part 1 of his argument he breaks down why he thinks the team and the league would be better off moving to "Sin City".

The rumor mill has been flying of late regarding the Columbus Crew and a possible move to Las Vegas.

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All even at Stamford Bridge, Hull hold Everton, Manchester City put six past Pompey, nil-nil between Stoke and Liverpool, the Zola Era opens at West Ham with a win and Arsenal beat Bolton...
Reports
Kevin McCarra:
Chelsea spirit keeps Bridge record in tact
Ferguson's fury masks frustration
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Well, first of all, you may have noticed that I can no longer post as Tom, so I came up with this very witty moniker, but I can assure you that it is actually me (which may or may not be a good thing).

Secondly, due to a communications/brain fault on my part, and a memory like a sieve, I'm afraid I completely forgot that I had to write today's blog, despite it SAYING ON YESTERDAY'S PAGE THAT I HAD TO WRITE IT.

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In a move that takes him impressively closer to actually becoming Robocop, Petr Cech is to now sport not only the padded skullcap he has been wearing since October 2006, but also a protective mask after he needed 50 stitches in his lip and chin earlier this week following a training-ground collision with Tal Ben-Haim.

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