The Egyptian ambassador to Algeria was recalled by Cairo as the soccer feud between the two countries has now escalated into a full scale diplomatic row.

It is also believed that Hosni Mubarak himself called the Algerian ambassador, Abdel Qader Hadja hours before the recall of the Egyptian envoy, to voice his grievance over the assaults on Egyptian citizens who went to Khartoum to support the Egyptian team.

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Yesterday, Toronto FC midfielder Dwayne De Rosario was named into this year's MLS Starting XI. It is the dynamic Scarborough native's fourth time on the year end honours and the third club he has done it with. Most notably, his appearance is the first for any TFC player.
While De Rosario is enough of a fan favourite, mostly from being local, it is fair to say that his star has yet to rise to high enough levels in Toronto. Click to continue reading...

This week's main report looks at the earliest version of the Beautiful Game, Folk Football, which emerged during the Middle Ages in England. The transcript can be found below, while vocabulary support can be found for the words in bold at the foot of the post.

Listen to the report here Introduction

Football has often been described as the people's game it is, after all, the most popular sport in the world with millions playing each week.

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The second division rivalry between the German clubs FC Hansa Rostock and St. Pauli ended with a 2-0 victory for St. Pauli and some Hansa Rostock supporter being on the receiving end of a water cannon.
Angered by the loss on their home pitch, 500 die hard fans of FC Hansa Rostock tried to breach a police barrier and began throwing bottles and firecrackers. Click to continue reading...

The early match of the night saw a lively CSKA (coached by none other than Spurs and Real Madrid castaway Juande Ramos) host a dour and uninterested Manchester United, who once again left it very late in the game to score. Man, I'm so over this United mob and their ... Click to continue reading...

The early match of the night saw a lively CSKA (coached by none other than Spurs and Real Madrid castaway Juande Ramos) host a dour and uninterested Manchester United, who once again left it very late in the game to score. Man, I'm so over this United mob and their ... Click to continue reading...

I saw you Danny putting your finger up to me on the big screen.
Well i did it back louder and longer.
Robbie Kruse v Tiatto and co, great stuff. Fozzie might not have liked it, but Bozzo loved it...me to.
Great game, particularly that first half, and great to see Danny Allsopp out of the Victory side. Click to continue reading...

The FFA: How's your World Cup bid process going in Canberra?
No A-League Licence, no World Cup bid from Canberra. That's what the ACT Government are saying...and that's what I say.
Yeah, take that FFA.
Who would want a few World Cup games in Canberra in ten years time, a hefty taxpayer bill for us poor sods, more Mariners stale crumbs in the coming years, and no legacy for football in the region. Click to continue reading...

Premier League fans in the United States will once again get the chance to see Burnley take on their new Premiership opposition. This week it comes in the form of Sunderland at Turf Moor.

When the schedule was initially released before the season started, I doubt that many people were circling this date on their calendars.

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by Usman Azad, Football Perth Editor
WELL, FP is back for another day - after spending a few hours yesterday with his cousin trawling through Perth like a couple of wizened tourists.
Though FP was playing the role of the embarrassed tour guide, his cousin was genuinely fascinated by the city. Click to continue reading...

by Usman Azad, Football Perth Editor
WELL, all in all, it was mixed weekend for FP. Arsenal self-destructed against Man United, but Miron's mob Gold Coast United were finally brought back to earth with a 1-0 defeat to Newcastle.
And due to a couple more results in the A-League, the Glory climb to fourth position on the ladder after their win over Melbourne - though Perth fans shouldn't be breaking out the bubbly just yet - there's still 23 rounds to go, plenty of time before the ladder really matter. Click to continue reading...

Chelsea 3-0 Burnley. (Anelka, Ballack, A Cole)Well what another great performance and another three points for Chelsea that takes us top of the Premier League after the first 4 games on goal difference from that mob in North London. It was a highly impressive display from Chelsea apart from one scare when Lampard lost the ball on half way and the ball was played into Patterson who shot wide when Click to continue reading...

by Usman Azad, Football Perth Editor
SO it's Tuesday and we are fast approaching Perth Glory's next match against Melbourne Victory on Friday night.
There's been a tinsy-whinsy bit of confusion on the times for the clash and FP may have found out why.
In the original fixture list released by the FFA, the game was going to be played on Saturday instead of Friday. Click to continue reading...

A bad penalty call late in a match between Indian sides Vedic Village Reddy Enterprise and Kashipur Baghajatin Sangha caused supporters of the losing team to overreact just a smidge. From Express India:

Their supporters fired pipe guns, killing a spectator, Aminul Islam, and injuring five others.

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Scott McDonald clearly plays for a better team than Tim Cahill.
Although Celtic lost to Arsenal 2-0 last night, Cahill's mob got hammered 6-1 on Saturday. With the Celtic budget around a couple of Everton players, the cheaper ones, we probably did pretty well.
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In this new series, I'll be taking a look at what I perceive to be some of the biggest myths circulating about Liverpool FC and attempting to set the record straight. I'll start with one of the most recent inaccuracies, namely the improbable notion that former Liverpool Chief Executive Rick Parry signed Robbie Keane. Click to continue reading...

Black Cat midfielder scared into speeding by alleged Magpie mob Sunderland midfielder Grant Leadbitter was handed a driving ban yesterday despite pleading that it was fear of Newcastle fans that caused him to hit speeds of up to 112mph. The 23-year-old had allegedly clashed with Newcastle supporters during a night out and Gateshead Magistrates Court heard [. Click to continue reading...

This is the first post on a new series examining the history of the Laws of the Game. When, where and why have they come to be as they are?

The origins of Association Football have been typically traced to a lower class mob game turned modern by the upper classes in their schools and universities.

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"Becks faces baying mob" screamed the cover of one of London's free toilet tissues yesterday. It is the silly season with not enough Swine Flu deaths, suicidal bankers or killer sharks in UK waters to make a good lead story out of.Much ado about not much I want to say: The booing was nothing on the scale of Mo Johnston's defection to Rangers 20 years ago, or an average EPL outing for Cristiano Click to continue reading...

It was always going to be an interesting game. David Beckham's first game of the season against the team he played for this winter. Would the Galaxy fans embrace Beckham or would they be upset at how he treated them and MLS this winter?

From the banners around the sold-out Home Depot Center it was pretty apparent before kick-off how the Galaxy fans felt.

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No more Cristiano Ronaldo unveiling videos after this one, promise. But I wanted to share this bit of craziness (spotted on Off the Post) because I couldn't quite believe the way some fans reacted to CR9. Of the 80,000 or so Madrid/CR9 fans at the Bernabeu, a handful went absoultely batshit crazy and tried to mob [. Click to continue reading...

The most drawn-out transfer of the modern era will reach a natural conclusion this week when Cristiano Ronaldo officially begins life with Spanish football giants Real Madrid as the world's most expensive footballer.

Almost 12 months after Spain's capital club first made public their desire to sign the Portugal international, followed by claims and counter-claims, including a public fall-out involving Sir Alex Ferguson and an official complaint made to UEFA, Ronaldo is expected to don the famous white shirt for the first time at his unveiling on Wednesday.

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Hello, I'm Mr. Artur Boruc and uh....I took a bunch of rhino sedatives so I'm actually not too angry right now, but....what the hell, here's what made me angry this week:

1. Ice Cream Kid Alright, I'm not going to lie. Smearing ice cream on your face can be fun. I, uh......might do it right now actually.

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World Cup fever grabs another Aussie Sports Journalist.
Stathi Paxinos, chief rugby league correspondent, The Age, wrote this...ha ha he really did

There are valid reasons for withdrawing Harry Kewell from Australia's game against Japan tonight at the MCG.

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Last summer, we heard numerous reports that Ronaldo was to move to Madrid. A deal was in place. It was definite. It was going to happen next week. But then, there was some delay; and the deal would go through the week after that. It never did. No matter for the Spanish press, as they continued to rinse and repeat the story.

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Florentino Perez has returned to Madrid as President and has immediately set about making up with United and Alex Ferguson.

Known for publicly courting Cristiano Ronaldo amongst others, Perez insists he does not want to make enemies with United. Perez told The Times;

"If I had to choose between the friendship with United and Ronaldo I would choose the friendship.

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"If I had to choose between the friendship with United and Ronaldo, I would choose the friendship."
That was the message from Real Madrid president Florentino Perez this morning after he asked about the club's on-going pursuit of Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo.
Unless you have been living on a different planet for the last few months, you will know that Real have constantly been linked with a £70 million plus bid for Ronaldo, however as of yet, no bid has been officially made by the La Liga club. Click to continue reading...

Well who knew? The drama started on Saturday evening as Bongo FC contrived to throw away a 1-0 lead over Preston and ended up losing at St. Andrews by 2 goals to 1. A lifeline for the Royals especially when their faint hopes of automatic promotion were dealt a blow when Sheffield United beat Swansea by a solitary goal. Click to continue reading...

At the turn of the year, who would have thought that Hull City would find themselves entangled in the relegation scrap? Once touted as the best newly promoted side ever to grace the Premier League, they now sit just three points above the danger zone in 16th place as we enter the final five rounds of the season. Click to continue reading...

Guus Hiddink is a renowned fitness enthusiast who is especially good at getting teams to perform at their peak levels whilst still playing an entertaining brand of football. So it's no wonder that the ever aging Chelsea mob have once again been steered onto the right path of becoming a tough European force. Click to continue reading...

This morning when Timmy arrived at his job, He was met by a furious torch-waving mob. "You stuck us... Click to continue reading...

Soccerlens has launched a scathing attack on football fans around the world, branding them irrational and childish. Soccerlens owner and Ahmed Bilal went so far as to call them a "senseless, directionless mob who enjoy being manipulated by the media.". Speaking exclusively to Soccerlens (go figure) on the Ronaldo saga, Bilal questioned the loyalty of so-called Manchester [. Click to continue reading...

Former New York Cosmos player Giorgio Chinaglia may be a lot of things, but you can't accuse him of lacking audacity. If you saw the movie "Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos," he was the one with the biggest ego. And back in the 1970s, he [...] Click to continue reading...