"My mom always said life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." -Forrest Gump.If you like your football with a pinch of the unpredictable and a hint of the haphazard then... Click to continue reading...

This week Pepsi introduced an iPhone application called "Amp Up Before You Score" to promote its competitor to the slew of energy drinks. Its purpose? To give you alleged insider information to boost you powers of seduction, as well as give you a platform to brag about which women you managed to get naked. Click to continue reading...

You read that correctly. Berba is a papa. His girlfriend Elena gave birth in the early hours of this morning to a little girl.

Mom and baby are doing fine.

Good night all round for Dimi, as he was out on the pitch knocking in three goals for Bulgaria in their World Cup qualifier against Georgia.

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You read that correctly. Berba is a papa. His girlfriend Elena gave birth in the early hours of this morning to a little girl.

Mom and baby are doing fine.

Good night all round for Dimi, as he was out on the pitch knocking in three goals for Bulgaria in their World Cup qualifier against Georgia.

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The other day we learned Wayne Rooney is called Jimmy by family and friends.
Now it's Didier Drogba with a nickname and listen to his mom:

Mum Clotilde said: "When I was pregnant with Didier there was this general who was the leader of Yugoslavia, Marshal Tito, that I appreciated a lot for his values and perseverance.

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With Real Madrid sitting atop the table after five matches, Kaka has decided to once again field questions from a group of school children. The following is a transcript of that event.

Kaka: Good morning, boys and girls! I am very happy to be with you here today and I am excited to answer your questions.

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Fowler scored a great goal early. Brisbane's defence, for all its stars, looks slow and brittle.
NQ down to 10 from 1st half.
Henrique pushes the envelope but also attracts real violence.
Lots of wild dead end balls from Brisbane in the second half.
Reinaldo, Van Dijk combination starting to look good. Click to continue reading...

Sad news over in England from the weekend.
West Ham's 26-year-old defender Calum Davenport and his mom were stabbed in an attack in their home.

A West Ham spokesman said Mr. Davenport's mother, 49, was recovering but the player was in a serious condition.

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Dear Supporter,

We have now scored 12 goals in our first three games this season. We always feel we can score goals. The information we got after the two first games is that we scored 10 goals, we could have scored more, so that's a brilliant start. It should create confidence and momentum.

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Rory Schumacher, who's brother Mat is one of my Online Soccer Academy players that was representing on ESPN a few weeks ago, is sporting her JMS "Believe in it" bracelet at the beach in San Diego!

Special thanks to her super cool Mom Carey, @careyshair on twitter, for sending this one in!

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"Hmm, mom, you used separate jars of mustard and mayonnaise."
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In 2006, the MLS All Stars took down mighty but vacationing Chelsea 1-0 at Toyota Park. Here are my photos from the match. I also attended the 1998 MLS All Star Game in Orlando but do not have any photos from that games as I did not take my camera.

Related posts:

1. Photos from Chicago Fire v Celtic Friendly Courtesy of reader Dan Brennan, here are photos of this.

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Below are a few of the camp pictures from my youth July soccer camp this summer in Mandeville, Louisiana. If you see your picture then please feel free to right click the image and then save it to your computer. It's free and if you have any issues doing it please contact me and I can help you out.

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Crazy story this one.
Mom is a United and Carlos Tevez fan.
Mom decides to name kid Tevez.
Mom gives birth.
Hours later real Tevez signs with crosstown rival City.
Mom considers changing the baby's name, but decides against it.
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John Nicklas's mom sent in this great pic of John at the Southeastern Louisiana University overnight soccer camp. He's sporting the white JMS Academy training top. Way to represent John!

JM

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It doesn't get any better than this:

Happy Birthday to Me and Jason Garey...
Today along with Jason Garey from the Columbus Crew celebrate our birthdays. Last night the Crew returned the favor to Real Salt Lake by wining 3-1. Yes when the Crew was there at the start of the season it was 4-1 in RSL favor.

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Mom, don't watch this one. NOBODY'S MOM WATCH THIS ONE.

Related posts:

1. Ghost Stories of European Footballers, Episode 1

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Today at my soccer camp in Mandeville, Louisiana one of my players, Christopher Pierson, celebrated his 7th birthday! Happy Birthday buddy!!

His Mom was so cool to bring a cookie cake for everyone! Plus she had the cake design people write my slogan "Believe in it" on it!! So COOL!

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After clinching a quarterfinal berth with victories against Grenada and Honduras, the U.S. Men's National Team will face Haiti to determine first place in Group B. The MNT can win the group with a victory or a tie at Gillette Stadium on Saturday, July 11, at 6 p.m. live on Fox Soccer Channel.

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Photos by Steve McCrankSecond in WPS beat first today as the Sol succumbed to St. Louis Athletica 1-0 at Home Depot Center in a rare noon midweek start.

Still, the Sol remain in first in WPS place with an 11-2-4 record good for 37 points; the Athletica are second with 23 points and a 7-5-2 record.

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LANDON DONOVAN [MoM (2)]- Over the years, Landon has developed a reputation for disappearing in important matches. He hasn't always seemed willing to take control of our offense, distribute the ball, and run at the oppoing team. This was not the case in the Confederations Cup.

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Turns out some young innocent girl paparazzi aide was camped outside of Cristiano Ronaldo's house in hopes of an autograph a snapshot or two.
The Portuguese winger got upset and smashed the window of the car she was in, sending shards of glass onto the 17 year old.
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After a Dirty Tackle.
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Let me explain...

Sometimes a fun thing to do with your team is put a little something on the line during a game (only during practice and it is for fun, not money!!). So yesterday at camp in my 11-13 year old group we were playing soccer tennis. I was on Team Camo and one of my assistant coaches, Scott Mayer, was on the other team.

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Romario's favourite musuem artefect, Pelé, has taken a dig at Maradona again. When will this two ever stop?

"Maradona was a great player, but my mom says that I was better. What can I do?" he joked at a recent event in Montevidéu.

And you can expect the The Dona to be furious and accuse Pele of pedophilia within the next few hours.

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I just think it's really cool I've been nominated for the same set of awards that includes Brian Phillips, Sport is a TV Show, The Fiver, and Football Weekly, and if they're all allowed to abuse their respective mediums to solicit votes, then, well, so am I.
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Someone wrote a letter to the Portland Timbers front office asking the Timber's Army "where's the line?" Now I don't bring this up as a condemnation of the TA nor do a I agree with many of the points in the letter. I only bring it up because for me personally it's an interesting issue that I will soon have to battle; how do I integrate my son into the real, passionate culture of the game without having to explain to my wife just exactly why our son would like to fly over D. Click to continue reading...

First off I love you Mom I love you to Cathy After yesterday's matches Seattle has the last game of the week. Due to that circumstance we can know where Seattle will be in the standings pending the result today. So this is simply a small post to show how congested the table is outside of Chivas, [.. Click to continue reading...

Two and a half months ago, I posted a few videos of classic bits from late-night TV. Since then, every once in a while my mother has asked me to look for one moment or another from an old episode of Johnny Carson that she remembers from back in the day. I had held off on posting them until a proper opportunity, and today's news of the death of Dom DeLuise, sad though it may be, is as good a time as any to release this on all of you.

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W-League's FC Indiana scores 3 unanswered goals
The Chicago Red Stars of Women's Professional Soccer dropped their Saturday exhibition against host FC Indiana, 3-2, at Kuntz Stadium in Indianapolis.
Carli Lloyd (22nd minute) and Natalie Spilger (34th minute) gave the Red Stars a 2-0 lead. Click to continue reading...

I wanna die just like JFK,
I wanna die on a sunny day,
I wanna die in the U.S.A.
I wanna die
I wanna die
I wanna diiiiiie
That's the hook to one of the catchiest song that JAMC ever put out, "Reverence". The song actually begins (well, the song begins with an unholy squall of feedback and chemical beats but the opening lyrics begin with) "I wanna die just like Jesus Christ". Click to continue reading...

Learn how to do lunges for soccer training with expert tips and advice on soccer skill and techniques in this free online soccer video clip. Expert: Ron Weisberg Bio: Ron Weisberg has had the soccer fever since he was 5 years old. He grew up playing club ball in North Texas, and then he helped his high [. Click to continue reading...

Me and my mom are trying to start a mixed soccer 13+ team, but we don't have enough money money to buy all the equipment we will need to train. where are you? .... would help Click to continue reading...

Due to a family emergency I will actually be in Los Angeles this week, but not writing about the Galaxy. Fortunately, we will have some free time while there so we can show the girls around our old stamping grounds. I wish the Galaxy had a home game this weekend because I would actually have a chance to go.

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It looks 19 year old centerback Kyle Davies has given up on playing in England for the time being. He's signed a 4 year deal with Major League Soccer. Real Salt Lake one the lottery and now have his player rights.
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