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Football Glossary: Zizou

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Zizou: The nickname of Zinadine Zidane

Football Glossary: Becks

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Football glossary: Becks - famous footballer David Beckham's nickname.

Football Glossary: Bafana Bafana

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Football glossary: What's the nickname of the South African national football team?

Football glossary: Azzurri

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Football glossary: Azzurri - the nickname of the Italian football side

Liverpool

Liverpool’s Lack of Strikers Gives Teenager Suso a Chance to Shine: The Daily EPL

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Jesús Joaquín Fernández Sáez de la Torre, or better known by his nickname Suso, looks set to get a chance to prove himself to Brendan Rodgers and Liverpool fans when the boss will give him a chance to play himself ...

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Manchester United and Liverpool Battle for Mexico’s Hector ‘Zorro’ Herrera: The Daily EPL

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Zorro could be heading to Liverpool or Manchester United! No, not the swashbuckler Zorro, but Pachucha's Hector Herrera — who starred in the Olympics for the gold-winning Mexican team. The 22-year-old midfielder's other nickname isn't quite as...

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Liverpool eye teenage Brazilian spotted in talent show

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According to Globoesporte, 15-year-old William McLaren (a nickname picked up because of his pace) could be on his way to Liverpool. The teenage midfielder was spotted after taking part in the Pnera – an online competition that allows young players to submit videos of themselves and the winner gets a trial at a top Brazilian club.

Keep your eye on… Suso. Since 2007, Spain have won the...

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Keep your eye on... Suso.

Since 2007, Spain have won the U-19 European Championship three times, clinching their third title this past weekend in a 1-0 win over Greece. While the squad was supplied with plenty of future stars, such as Deulofeu and Jesé, one player stood out: Suso.

Real Madrid

New Real Madrid signing Michael Essien explains why he calls Jose Mourinho ‘daddy’

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Boss, gaffer, guvnor, mister: there are plenty of names to call your manager. But not too many players would get away with calling their coach 'daddy'. That's exactly what Real Madrid loanee Michael Essien calls Jose Mourinho, and he'll be rolling out the nickname once again after moving to the Santiago Bernabeu from Chelsea.

Real Madrid Jump The Gun Slightly, Publish ‘Luka Modric’ Profile Page On Official Website

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By Chris Wright

Despite the fact that 'the saga' is still on-bumbling, Real Madrid are obviously confident that Luka Modric will be their plaything soon enough so much so, in fact, that their website bods pressed on with creating a profile for the Croatian on the official Real Madrid site.

Real Madrid prematurely create profile for Luka Modric a.k.a. ‘Null Null’

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Sometimes being well prepared leads to an itchy trigger finger and it seems that was the case when Luka Modric's profile page appeared on Real Madrid's official website on Tuesday. Though Modric to Real Madrid has been this summer's tedious transfer soap opera, as of this writing he's still officially a Spurs player.

Mourinho: I Am Not The Special One I Am The Only One

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Real Madrid manager José Mourinho said in an interview with the Portuguese TV channel SIC that the nickname he was known by in English football, the "Special One", should be changed to the "Only One", after having won the English, Italian and Spanish leagues.

"In England I was referred to as the Special One".

Mourinho: They Should Call Me The Only One

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Real Madrid manager José Mourinho said in an interview with the Portuguese TV channel SIC that the nickname he was known by in English football, the "Special One", should be changed to the "Only One", after having won the English, Italian and Spanish leagues.

"In England I was referred to as the Special One".

Swansea

Black-And-White Snapshot: Preston’s Alex Dawson & George Ross Hit The Showers, 1964

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By Chris Wright

Back when men were men and nothing was thought of a bit of willy-flicking in the communal post-match shower, here's Preston North End's handsome Scottish pair; Alex 'The Black Prince of Deepdale' Dawson and George 'No Nickname' Ross (aged a frankly unbelievable 24 and 21 at the time), celebrating their FA Cup semi-final win over Swansea as nature intended.

Who Are Ya? Chico (Swansea City)

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Your whistle-stop guide to the latest Premier League arrivals Name: Chico (Jose Manuel Flores Moreno) Age: 25 Position: Centre-back Signed from: Genoa Fee: £2 million. Did you know? Whenever he enters the field of play, Chico crosses himself in memory of his grandfather, the man who gave him his nickname.

2012 Olympics

GIF It: South Africa’s Portia Modise scores from 45 yards at the Olympics

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South Africa women's first game at the 2012 Olympics didn't go particularly well, losing 4-1 to medal prospects Sweden, but it was lit up by a wonder strike from midfielder Portia Modise. After Banyana Banyana (a wonderful nickname) had let in three first half goals in addition to allowing Sweden to hit the woodwork three [.

GIF It: South Africa’s Portia Modise scores from 45 yards at the Olympics

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South Africa women's first game at the 2012 Olympics didn't go particularly well, losing 4-1 to medal prospects Sweden, but it was lit up by a wonder strike from midfielder Portia Modise. After Banyana Banyana (a wonderful nickname) had let in three first half goals in addition to allowing Sweden to hit the woodwork three [.

Michael Bradley

Michael Bradley Transfers to Roma

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The long-anticipated deal is now complete: Michael Bradley is officially a member of legendary Seria A side AS Roma. Coming off a fantastic first season in the league with Chievo Verona, the Roman team paid $4.6 million for the services of the 24-year-old U.S. international.
Bradley made 34 appearances for Chievo in his opening year in Italy, earning the nickname "The General" for his work in midfield.

Marca thinks blurry Clint Dempsey is Michael Bradley

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It appears U.S. national team midfielder Michael Bradley is on the verge of completing a move from Chievo to Roma, so Spanish sports paper Marca was inclined to publish a story on the matter. But instead of using a picture of Michael Bradley, they went with a blurry photo of fellow American and Fulham star Clint Dempsey.

USA vs. Canada: Live Commentary

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Courtesy James Grossi: USA preps to "leave" Canada with a win......

The French and the Indians started this skirmish. Facebook is bigger in Toronto than any other US city.

Is BC bud better than Humboldt bud? Wait, is that two American teams playing for the Stanley Cup trophy?

Hold on, his nickname is now Blue Jay DeMerit?

The Rest

Former Spurs man Didier Zokora rebrands as ‘Maestro’, Chelsea old boy Salomon Kalou becomes ‘Kalhuno’

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Too many African Cup of Nations tournaments will drive a player to distraction. The back-to-back competitions seem to have convinced several Ivory Coast players that they need to change their names in order to keep things fresh. Clearly jealous of team-mate Gervinho faux-Brazilian nickname, a couple of former Premier League players have rebranded themselves.

QPR Review, Ratings, Player Tweets & A Nickname for Jan

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They say that football is a game of two halves, against QPR, our first was appalling, and the second can perhaps be described as "assisted luck" as we upped our game and got a few breaks as a result.

Seemingly unable to string more than a couple of passes together in the first half, QPR found it all too easy to break us down and dominate the match.

He plays like Di María & dances like Carlitos: Introducing Ricky ‘Wachiturro’ Centurión

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It's been a fair while since Racing Club fans have seen a new talent come through who can really claim to do justice to their nickname La Academia, 'The Academy'. Alfio Basile, Ricardo Villa, Claudio López, Lisandro López and Sergio ... Continue reading →

Andres Iniesta Announced As Albacete Balompie’s 2012/13 Shirt Sponsor

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By Chris Wright

Shame that name's not on the back of the shirt instead!

Segunda Division B side Albacete Balompie have gotten around to unveiling their new strip for 2012/13 and 'The Clockwork Cheese' (that's their honest-to-goodness nickname!

Brooks Peck and the lighter side of soccer

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By Dario Camacho - MIAMI, FL (Aug 22, 2012) US Soccer Players -- One of the oddest, and funniest, things I ever read online was a story about Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez. The story's title read like this: Chicharito is...The Baby Killer. The main picture of the article was a cover of a Mexican newspaper describing, in poor translation, the newly christened nickname given to Chicharito (which apparently never existed in the first place), a nickname.

TSG Holds Court On Yanks Abroad With “The Hitman” Brian Sciaretta (Part I of II)

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(This intro written just about one year ago.)

HITMAN!

The first time I met Brian Scriaretta was at the USA-Chile Camp Cupcake closer match in January 2011.

I had the pleasure of sitting next to the guy in the press box and our opposite roots of reaching that press box came out in our first conversation.

Cardiff Manager – Newcastle A Smashing Game For Us

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When Newcastle play Cardiff City next Saturday afternoon in their final pre-season game, they will find Cardiff in unfamiliar red strips and we suppose they'll not have the nickname The Bluebirds any more? Malky Mackay - Cardiff City manager Cardiff City have confirmed they will change their shirts from blue to red with a new [.

Sounder At Heart Pays Tribute To Roger Levesque

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We all see a little bit of ourselves in Roger Levesque, or at least see something we'd like to see in ourselves. He's gregarious, approachable, quick-witted, down-to-earth, generous with his time, humble ... the list goes on. If there's a positive quality to describe someone, you can probably attach it to him.

THE SOUTH STAND REPORT : Toronto v Harrison Extreme Beverage... or all this talk of drinks is making me thirsty

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Hey, remember, like, 8 days ago how we were the worst team ever? Those were some cloudy days, huh? Its as if we had an extended pre-season where it just didn't matter. Million dollar Danny (seriously, that guy needs at least a nickname, if not a song) went from being slow and not being able to finish, to being a little faster and smashing them in.

KAA Gent Jako 2012/13 Home and Away Kits

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Koninklijke Atletiek Associatie Gent, usually called KAA Gent, Ghent or by its nickname De Buffalo's (English: The Buffalo), is a Belgian football, track and field and field hockey club, based...

Kharkiv Da Da Da

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Decided to go for a curry after midnight to kill time before catching the 02.54 train to Kharkiv. Would you believe it, curry house closed!

So in the end found somewhere else and dashed across town in time to get the train from Kiev. Successfully negotiated the antiquated locker system and caught that train.

"Off The Bench" Episode 9: All-Stars, Peter Nowak and the USMNT

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The Official Podcast of MLSReserves.com. Pedro Gomes and Luke Lohr discuss what it means to be an MLS All-Star, what the All-Star game should be and how World Cup Qualifying goes for Jurgen Klinsmann's men. Pedro gives Luke a new nickname and the two decide who the worst coach in MLS is at the moment.