Hoyte-y toity The undoubted highlight of Sunderland's extra-time FA Cup victory over local rivals Middlesbrough last night was this bizarre slide tackle on Boro defender Justin Hoyte from a pitch invader. A couple of morons ran onto the pitch. One of them lost his footing behind Hoyte and ended up sliding through the back of [.

Middlesbrough vs Sunderland Highlights FA Cup Replay 2012 1-2 Goals Video Jack Colback L. Jutkiewicz Sessegnon is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter

Middlesbrough vs Sunderland Highlights FA Cup Replay 2012 1-2 Goals Video Jack Colback L. Jutkiewicz Sessegnon is a post from Soccer Blogger.

The are important matches in domestic cup play across a number of countries, none of which is more intriguing than the Coppa Italia battle between AC Milan and Juventus.

The top two teams in Serie A open their anticipated semifinal tie at the San Siro after easing past top-notch competition in the quarterfinals.

There's a story about David Bentley. When he went to Norwich on loan from Arsenal they were in a training session and he, thinking he was some kind of comedic genius, belted the ball straight up into the air and said 'ave it!', like Peter Kay in that ad for John Smiths. Nobody thought it was funny, least of the all Norwich manager.

Chasing The Big Leagues Southampton and the challengers (English Championship) is a post from: Just Football

Tales from Tier Two is a series on Just Football in partnership with @tiertwofooty, in which we assess the promotion chances of the clubs in tier two of Europe's major leagues at the midway point of 2011/12.

As we all know by now Kris Boyd is the newest addition to the Portland Timbers Roster. He makes his way to the Timbers through a free transfer after terminating his contract with Turkish side Eskisehirspor because they had not paid him since his transfer to the club.

Before his short Time in Turkey he spent 1 season in England with 2 Championship teams, Nottingham Forest (John Spencer's Brother-in-Law's team) and Middlesbrough where he really failed to impress after the manager who brought him in was fired.

The draw for the FA Cup's fifth round was held earlier today. A reunion with Gus Poyet (via Brighton) wasn't in the cards, with Chelsea being drawn against Birmingham.

Not bad. The Championship club will pose a threat, but not to the extent that traveling to Anfield would have. Ties will be held 18/19 February.

Scorers:
Robson (Mid) 16′
Campbell (Sun) 58′

The tripartite nature of footballing rivalry in the north-east of England means that this afternoons FA Cup Fourth Round match between Sunderland and Middlesbrough has a hint of being a local derby about it without fully appearing to be the real thing.

Still, supporters of both of these clubs have cause to give a wry smile this afternoon.

The tripartite nature of footballing rivalry in the north-east of England means that this afternoons FA Cup Fourth Round match between Sunderland and Middlesbrough has a hint of being a local derby about it without fully appearing to be the real thing.

Still, supporters of both of these clubs have cause to give a wry smile this afternoon.

Sunderland v Middlesbrough 2012 FA Cup Highlights 1-1 Video Goals Barry Robson Frazier Campbell is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter

Sunderland v Middlesbrough 2012 FA Cup Highlights 1-1 Video Goals Barry Robson Frazier Campbell is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter Sunderland v Middlesbrough 2012 ( Sunderland Boro video below) Final score and result: Sunderland vs Middlesbrough 1-1 ( Campbell/ Robson) Stadium of Light, Sunderland- 29 January, 2012- Sunday North Eastern [.

Two big FA Cup matches are on deck today. The 11am ET/4pm GMT kickoff between Arsenal and Aston Villa is the one that most will be interested in, but the 8.30am ET/1:30pm GMT match between Sunderland and Middlesbrough shouldn't be ...
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Silly season continues to go on around the world, and today Sporting KC was named in the silliness. Sky Sports is reporting that the "Kansas City Wizards" are interested in Scottish international striker, Kris Boyd. The 28 year old striker was most recently with Eskisehirsqor in Turkey, where he recently had his contract canceled.

Kenny Dalglish may have threatened to axe some under-performing players in the Liverpool squad following Saturday's humiliating 3-1 loss to Bolton but he has firmly maintained his support behind winger Stewart Downing.

Downing cost the Reds £20 million during the summer transfer window and despite showing sparks of brilliance, the England international has yet to score or provide an assist in his Liverpool career.

Middlesbrough boss Tony Mowbray has moved to clear up speculation linking his Australian defender Rhys Williams with a move away from the club following links with a series of Premier League outfits.
The likes of Liverpool, West Bromwich, Newcastle and Bolton have all been reported to be keen on the 23-year-old Socceroo but Mowbray insisted they weren't pondering letting him go.

Two points separate the top four sides in the Championship going into this weekend's action, with leaders Southampton in danger of falling out of the automatic promotion spots for the first time this season.
Nigel Adkins' men wasted no time in acclimatising to life back in the second tier, surprising those who bet on the Championship to quickly build up a healthy lead over the rest.

By Mark Burke

Editor's Note: Mark is an ex-professional footballer who played at Aston Villa, Wolverhampton, and Middlesbrough in the late 80s/early 90s, as well as abroad in Holland, Japan, Romania, and Sweden. He provides deep, unique insight into the game and its surrounding business and tactics.

The following tables show the number of points earned by teams during 2011.

It's very tight at the top of the Championship table for 2011. Reading have the best points average yet it's Middlesbrough who picked up more points during the year. Both these sides are closely followed by Cardiff City who finish the year having picked up 82 points, an identical tally to Reading.

The following tables show the number of points earned by teams during 2011.

It's very tight at the top of the Championship table for 2011. Reading have the best points average yet it's Middlesbrough who picked up more points during the year. Both these sides are closely followed by Cardiff City who finish the year having picked up 82 points, an identical tally to Reading.

Newcastle United were the second club out of the hat this afternoon, and we are drawn against Wrexham or Brighton away in the 4th round of the FA Cup . Sunderland are drawn at home to Middlesbrough, and the three northeast teams were in the first four drawn out of the hat. It may be [...]

LFC: Carra in 9 great videos

Jamie Carragher today celebrates 15 years since he was given his first team debut by Roy Evans at Middlesbrough in 1997. To mark the occasion here are nine great videos.

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Cardiff City are enjoying a good start to the 2011-12 season, and whilst the priority for all clubs in the Championship will always be to make it to the Holy Land of the Premiership, this season a rare opportunity has opened up for Malky Mackay's side.
Having defeated Blackburn Rovers in the quarter-finals of the Carling Cup, they now find themselves just two games away from an appearance at Wembley in what would be their second run-out at the famous stadium in the last four years – not a bad record for a side that has been stranded outside the top tier of English football since 1962.

By Chris Wright

Time to lighten the mood. Given that Marc Albrighton notched the Premier League's 20,000th goal last night, it seemed only right to put together a little video compendium of ten of the best most hideously ugly goals ever to have been scored over the course of these 19-and-a-half glorious seasons.

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Please do your bit to help Gary Parkinson, one of this world's good guys

It has been more than 15 months since Gary Parkinson suffered a massive stroke that means the only way he can communicate is by blinking his eyes. Parky was in charge of youth development at Blackpool after a career that had taken him to Bloomfield Road via spells at Everton, Middlesbrough, Southend, Bolton, Burnley and Preston.

Alex McLeish believes Stewart Downing may come in for some stick as he returns to Aston Villa as a Liverpool player.
The ex-Middlesbrough winger left Villa Park last summer after two years at the club in order to join the Reds.
Sunday's game will be Downing's first return since leaving and McLeish knows he is one of a number of visiting players they need to watch.

Saturday EPL on Fox Soccer: Everton - Norwich at 9:30am, Wigan - Chelsea at 12pm, and Wolverhampton - Stoke at 5pm. On Fox Soccer Plus: Fulham - Bolton at 10am and Blackburn - WBA at 2pm. Championship on FS+: Cardiff - Middlesbrough at 4pm. Bundesliga on GolTV: Freiburg - Borussia Dortmund at 9:30am.

Abel Xavier foi eleito, por 23 dos 63 leitores que participaram na última votação, como o jogador com o penteado mais bizarro da história do futebol. Formado no Sporting e Estrela da Amadora, Abel Xavier, hoje Faisal após a conversão ao Islamismo, conheceu um dos pontos mais altos da sua carreira ainda muito jovem quando se sagrou campeão do mundo de sub-20 (ainda com um penteado "normal), um título que lhe valeu a transferência para o Benfica, onde se manteve por três épocas.

[I]t has been a while since we previewed a Championship game, instead focusing on the no less riveting events further down the ladder. But which to choose? Two of last year's big-hitters, Leeds and Reading, meet at Elland Road this weekend, but neither have done much to grab the attention so far this term.

[I]t has been a while since we previewed a Championship game, instead focusing on the no less riveting events further down the ladder. But which to choose? Two of last year's big-hitters, Leeds and Reading, meet at Elland Road this weekend, but neither have done much to grab the attention so far this term.

It has been a while since we previewed a Championship game, instead focusing on the no less riveting events further down the ladder. But which to choose? Two of last year's big-hitters, Leeds and Reading, meet at Elland Road this weekend, but neither have done much to grab the attention so far this term.

It has been a while since we previewed a Championship game, instead focusing on the no less riveting events further down the ladder. But which to choose? Two of last year's big-hitters, Leeds and Reading, meet at Elland Road this weekend, but neither have done much to grab the attention so far this term.

Saturday The Galaxy play the Philippines National Team at 6:30am on Fox Soccer. EPL on ESPN2: Newcastle - Chelsea at 7:30am. On Fox Soccer: Manchester City - Norwich at 9:30am, Aston Villa - Manchester United at noon, and Spurs - Bolton at 5pm. On Fox Soccer Plus: Wigan - Arsenal at 10am and Blackburn - Swansea at 12pm.

By Alan Duffy

Gary Parkinson had enjoyed a long football career, making over 450 league appearances with Middlesbrough, Burnley and Preston amongst others. When his playing days ended, the defender moved into coaching and a job at head of youth development at Blackpool.

Images: REUTERS/David W Cerny, via tumblr.

A minute's silence was held prior to Melbourne Victory's league fixture vs. Perth Glory this weekend, after it was announced that Luca Jones, son of Socceroo's goalkeeper Brad Jones (above), had passed away.

Luca, who was five-years-old, had been battling leukaemia for eighteen months.

Southgate emerges as shock candidate for England boss

ex-Middlesbrough boss has impressed as the FA's head of elite development

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Adam Johnson has signed a new four-year deal with Manchester City, putting an end to Kenny Dalglish's alleged interest in capturing the England winger for Liverpool.
After arriving at Eastlands from Middlesbrough in January 2010, Johnson has impressed with some very creative, sparky performances.

Versatility in a player is a very valuable attribute in today's game with so many managers now looking for young, strong and technically gifted players to strengthen their team. The prime example of a player with extreme versatility in the Premier League at the present moment must be the emergence of Manchester United youngster, Phil Jones.

Versatility in a player is a very valuable attribute in today's game with so many managers now looking for young, strong and technically gifted players to strengthen their team. The prime example of a player with extreme versatility in the Premier League at the present moment must be the emergence of Manchester United youngster, Phil Jones.

Football's Greatest War Heroes - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

With Remembrance Sunday having just occurred a few days ago, we reflect on the men who gave their lives to their countries as well as giving their all on the football pitch. Their bravery on the field of play has been superseded by their courage and character on the field of battle even though some of them had little to no military education.