Spring is in the air and two smiling new faces... What better way to start the preparation for the friendly fixture against the USA. Oranje uses the Quick Boys complex in Katwijk for training, witnessed by a number of Japanese journalists.

The night before, Twente goalie Sander Boschker and Feyenoord defender [read more]

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As the A-League lurches through its unbalanced, prolix six-team finals series, a competition with a far more sensible finals schedule kicks off in Sydney today. Yes, it's time for the NSW Premier League again.
The power balance seems to have shifted this year, with the Serbian-backed Bonnyrigg White Eagles making a none-too-subtle attempt to purchase the title. Click to continue reading...

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Fresh off the plane from a trip to Guadalajara to train on the fields of mother club C.D. Guadalajara, Chivas USA looks to continue its development under new coach Martin Vasquez as the 2010 season approaches.

The Los Angeles club returned from Mexico with a 1-1 record against Mexican opponents during its time south of the border.

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Just like the stuff that makes fairy tales, Chelsea's curse has been lifted for good.� The elite Premier League squad was currently supposed to be suspended from making any transfer moves this summer, but that ban has been recently removed and the powerhouse club will be able to sign as many players as they want.

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What a team!

As it's Doppleganger week on Facebook we thought we'd jump on the bandwagon and resurrect an old classic blog from the past.

GK Jeff 'The Gloves' Udoh

Since joining the club Jeff has been an active member of the Devy. Club secretary last season, as well as bringing in new faces, Jeff has also had to step in as reserve keeper when Stella Steve has been injured.

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Following a 20-day training camp at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., U.S. Women's National Team head coach Pia Sundhage has named a 19-player roster for the 2010 Algarve Cup in Portugal that will run Feb. 24 through March 3. The roster chosen by Sundhage features one of the biggest turnovers from the previous year's Algarve Cup roster since the USA started attending the tournament in 1994. Click to continue reading...

Aquilani: Ready to start in a derby?

7:45am. That's the time to tune in here in Boston if you want to see Liverpool FC take on Everton FC. And though I could feasibly be at work tonight until 3:30am (that's if I get the closing section: worst case scenario—I could be out as early as 11pm, but I'm not getting my hopes up until my manager says I am free), I will be at the pub, coffee in hand ready to take in another Merseyside derby.

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It was announced a short time ago by Sky News that Heart of Midlothian manager Csaba Laszlo has left Hearts.

He's been moaning for months about not being given any funds by Vladamir Romanov and recent confirmation that there will be new faces at Tynecastle during the transfer season may have been the straw that broke the camels back.

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The Derby manager Nigel Clough is desperately looking for some new faces to try and improve his team's form in the second half of the season, and the young Arsenal striker Gilles Sunu is high on his list. "We are trying, we are making calls about loans to bolster the squad – not necessarily just for [. Click to continue reading...

The Game It's fourth round F.A. Cup action at the Britannia Stadium and we'll surely see some new faces in the starting eleven of the Gunners, as they will try to keep their winning form going. And, ...

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After nearly a month off because of a winter break, the Turkcell Super League got back into action with a set of matches on Friday and Saturday. The top four in the league are only separated by a point each, so now every game is crucial in the march toward the league title. The second half of the season will feature new faces, such as Gokhan Unal now being transferred to Fenerbahçe from Trabzonspor, and Lucas Neill and Jo who have been transferred to Galatasaray from Everton and Manchester City respectively (Jo is on a six month loan).

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It's no secret that some Middlesbrough fans are already calling for Gordon Strachan's head only three months after the former Celtic Manager took charge at the Riverside. A lack of consistency since his arrival has seen the side slip down the Championship standings to mid-table mediocrity.

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The U.S. men's national team will play its first match of 2010 on Saturday against Honduras in Carson, California (9pm, Fox Soccer Channel/Telefutura), and while most of the team's top stars won't be playing, the match is still an important one in terms of trying to figure out who are Bob Bradley's best options to fill out the World Cup roster.

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Benfica coach Jorge Jesus has released his club roster for tomorrow's clash in Madeira against Maritimo. The coach has added some new faces to the roster.Goalies: Quim, Julio CesarDefenders: Maxi Pereira, Luisao, Sidnei, David Luiz, Peixoto, Miguel VitorMidfielders: Ramires, Pablo Aimar, Carlos Martins, Javi Garcia, Angel Di Maria, Fabio CoentraoForwards: Oscar Cardozo, Javier Saviola, Nuno Click to continue reading...

Firing Blanks

To say that this season has been a hard slog for many of the new faces to the Premier League would be like saying that Ireland found itself slightly unprepared for the freezing weather in 2010. Whilst many of the big money signings have struggled for form and fitness, those sneaking up from the old second division are still adapting to their new surroundings.

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By ADAM SERRANO

Marcus Tracy has endured his share of ups and downs in his first year of professional soccer, but the former Wake Forest standout has come through it in impressive fashion and did enough to earn a look from U.S. national team head coach Bob Bradley.

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By ADAM SERRANO

Marcus Tracy has endured his share of ups and downs in his first year of professional soccer, but the former Wake Forest standout has come through it in impressive fashion and did enough to earn a look from U.S. national team head coach Bob Bradley.

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A year ago, Alejandro Bedoya was a college standout making the difficult choice of heading to Europe to try and find success rather than staying in the United States and signing with MLS.

While other Americans have seen that decision not work out, Bedoya's first year in Europe has been a successful one, with the evidence of that success coming in the form of a U.

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Former Arsenal skipper reunited with Roberto Mancini.

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PARIS (Reuters) Patrick Vieira confirmed on Thursday he was leaving Inter Milan to join Manchester City in a bid to secure more first team action and gain a place in France's World Cup squad.

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Breaking news: We've neither signed nor sold anyone.

I switched on Sky Sports News on about 2nd January and they were already lathering at the chops and reminding us that there were a mere 29 days and 6 hours and 14 minutes or whatever it was remaining before the end of the transfer window.

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Doha, Qatar, 4 January
Australia and Japan, two of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) powerhouses, can book their places in the finals of Asian Football Cup 2011 when 18 Asian nations battle it out on Wednesday in the penultimate round of the tournament's five qualifying groups.
Hosts Qatar, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Korea Republic, India, Uzbekistan and Syria have already qualified for the 16-nation competition but at least another four nations can join them in Doha next January. Click to continue reading...

According to Sky Sports News, Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez is working hard to bring in new faces this month. When asked if he would buy someone to replace the injured Glen Johnson, Benitez said,

"Yes, we are working hard (on transfers) and trying to do our jobs, and we'll see if we can do something .

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Valencia man changes tune about potential Premier League move.

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After flirting with several English clubs in the past, David Villa is eyeing up a move to the Barclays Premier League.

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Gordon Strachan has been quizzed recently as we approach the January transfer window. Talking to the GL, Strachan is keen to strengthen his team as we head into the second-half of the season. The Boro boss is not giving any names away though at this point but has revealed he will be making best use of the transfer window.

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Australia coach Pim Verbeek has named three new faces in a 23-man squad for the upcoming Asian Cup qualifier against Kuwait in Kuwait City on January 6 next year. Brisbane Roar's Tommy Oar, Melbourne Victory's Matthew Kemp and Perth Glory's Tando Velaphi have made the Socceroos for the first time, in . Click to continue reading...

By Stefan Bondy - NEW YORK, NY (Dec 20, 2009) USSoccerPlayers -- When Edgar Castillo entered the friendly against Denmark last month, he became the 41st player to earn his first cap under Bob Bradley. It's an amazing statistic. In just three years, Bradley found 41 new faces worthy of playing in a national uniform, even while maintaining the group he inherited from Bruce Arena. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger revealed he is waiting for injured players to come back before deciding on any new faces he may sign. Speaking on a possible replacement for Dutch striker Robin van Persie, the Frenchman ... Click to continue reading...

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger revealed he is waiting for injured players to come back before deciding on any new faces he may sign. Speaking on a possible replacement for Dutch striker Robin van Persie, the Frenchman ...

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The mascot of the game - "Champa"
THE PREVIEW
For the reason that I can't catch the game while at work (it's scheduled to kick off at 1600hrs-Singapore time). So would have to rely on good men and women out there to do me a favour by update me the scores by whatever means, thanks. Click to continue reading...

So when he was "named" coach/manager at the end of the 2009 season, Peter Vermes made it clear that a new era was coming to Wizards soccer and ( I quote from the Kansas City Star article): Vermes promises substantial changes in the Wizards' roster, a team he had a hand in building with Onalfo.

So what can these changes in the roster be?

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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says he will never make a huge number of signings at any one time because it will affect their style of play.
Wenger insisted that to maintain the quality of Arsenal's game, he simply cannot afford to make too many changes or bring in too many players at once. Click to continue reading...

The U.S. men's national team plays its final match of a busy and memorable 2009 today when it takes on Denmark in Aarhus (2:30pm, ESPN Classic/Galavision/ESPN2 after Ukraine-Greece).

Both teams will be missing several key players, with the Americans playing without Landon Donovan, Tim Howard and Clint Dempsey (as well as injured regulars Oguchi Onyewu, Jay DeMerit and Charlie Davies).

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In the modern world of football, Europe is the most powerful confederation in FIFA and its a shame that FIFA's most powerful confederation doesn't lead the way in how it runs its World Cup qualification.

When it comes to World Cup qualifying, Europe can look to other FIFA confederations on how it should be done.

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In the modern world of football, Europe is the most powerful confederation in FIFA and its a shame that FIFA's most powerful confederation doesn't lead the way in how it runs its World Cup qualification.
When it comes to World Cup qualifying, Europe can look to other FIFA confederations on how it should be done. Click to continue reading...

According to Andrew Dillon at The Sun, Chelsea captain John Terry expects to see new faces at the club this January especially since there is no telling if the club's transfer ban might be enforced again. He said,

"It's good news about the transfer ban being suspended but we lose four good players to the African Nations Cup in January anyway.

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Despite nicking a few decent results in recent times (a draw with Portugal comes to mind), football's minnows Lichtenstein proved to be nothing more than than a shy sparring partner to a mixed lineup of "Vatreni" that Bilic had come out with. Croatia came up with a convincing 5:0 victory, putting one past the visiting goalie as early as in the first minute of the match.

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Bath City drew 1-1 with Staines Town Tuesday night. Pretty much everyone says it was a forgettable match. This is hardly surprising given that both clubs had just defeated League 2 opposition three days previously in hard-fought FA Cup matches. Staines had been victorious 1-0 over Shrewsbury Town. Likewise, Bath City had come out on top 2-0 over Grimsby Town in THE GREATEST FOOTBALL GAME EVER PLAYED ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD! Click to continue reading...

The U.S. men's national team's European friendlies are fast approaching and we will soon learn which new faces head coach Bob Bradley will be taking a look at.

Why should we expect to see some new faces? The long term losses of Charlie Davies and Oguchi Onyewu, coupled with the absence of Jay DeMerit, has left serious voids in the squad.

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The U.S. men's national team's European friendlies are fast approaching and we will soon learn which new faces head coach Bob Bradley will be taking a look at.

Why should we expect to see some new faces? The long term losses of Charlie Davies and Oguchi Onyewu, coupled with the absence of Jay DeMerit, has left serious voids in the squad.

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While other clubs are fighting for silverware, worrying over bad results or wondering if they could do better, there's one team that is proving to be a revelation in the Spanish Primera División. Real Mallorca are reborn from the ashes and, with hardly any new faces, are comfortably in the top half of the table. Click to continue reading...