Newcastle's 21 year-old striker Nile Ranger, who has got himself into trouble on a few occasions
over the last year with the police, had a loan spell at Sheffield Wednesday last season and
he played 8 times and scored two goals, and that followed a five game loan spell at Barnsley.
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Newcastle United continued their pre-season campaign with a hard-earned 1-0 victory of Ligue 2
side Monaco.
Demba Ba, the much rumoured want-away striker, got the only goal of the game in the 36th minute
as he out jumped the keeper to head the ball home. There was an appearance for Steve Harper, who
made a rare start in goal.
Newcastle United continued their pre-season campaign with a hard-earned 1-0 victory of Ligue 2
side Monaco.
Demba Ba, the much rumoured want-away striker, got the only goal of the game in the 36th minute
as he out jumped the keeper to head the ball home. There was an appearance for Steve Harper, who
made a rare start in goal.
Former Inter Milan striker Christian Vieri has been awarded €1million in damages after the club
allegedly spied on him during his six-year stint at the San Siro. The ex-Italy international was
granted the payout after Inter and Italian communications firm Telecom Italia were found to have
conspired to keep tabs on Vieri's personal life.
After a period of inactivity, it's been an interesting 24 hours at White Hart Lane. After
Sebastien Bassong completed his move to Norwich, the club finally announced the permanent signing
of Emmanuel Adebayor before it was confirmed that we had accepted a bid from QPR from Michael
Dawson.
The moves have spurred the media to link the club with even more deals this week and one of the
names being widely mentioned is that of Brazilian international Willian.
Second match of the new season, second draw of the new season. We are still level on the goal
difference chart because we've neither scored any goal nor have we conceded any. Not so good for
the first one but particularly pleasing for the second one.
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Man of the moment Eden Hazard produced another match-winning performance for Chelsea in
Saturday's tridcy late game against Newcastle.
The Belgian wunderkind scored from the penalty spot on 22 minutes after Fernando Torres was
fouled, before setting up the Spaniard himself before half-time.
Gera tries to break through the Liverpool midfield...
Image: guardian.co.ukIt was a poor start for Brendan Rodgers on Saturday as his Liverpool side
fell to a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Steve Clarke's West Brom. A contrasting first half for the
Reds made it look like a victory was possible even when Gera netted a peach but in the second half
things went from bad to worse after Daniel Agger was given his marching orders.
Arsenal started the new season much like they'd done the previous one, with a goalless draw.
Oddly enough, they've done so on only 5 occasions in 109 years...
Today was only the fifth time in 109 league seasons that Arsenal have kicked off with a goalless
draw-
Josh James (@JoshJJames78) August 18, 2012
This is the last of the look at the squad and we're at the forward line now. On the official
website, there are 9 players listed there. One, we would not talk about because at this point, he's
probably looking at what's the best route to got to Old Trafford. There's another 2 more which also
doesn't warrant mention because just like the one before, they are on the verge (in the loosest
sense) of leaving the club.
If, as is widely being reported, Santi Cazorla is the latest high-profile signing for Arsenal in
the off season, it does signal an intent to make some quality signings of international players
with undoubted skills that complement the squad. Cazorla should be able to make the transition to
the Premier League, and should allow the new look forward line to flourish.
Aaron Ramsey has hailed the quality of Arsenal's summer signings Lukas Podolski and Olivier
Giroud, expressing confidence in the duo's ability to succeed in the Barclays Premier League.
Manager Arsene Wenger introduced Podolski and Giroud a few weeks ago as the duo who could take
the Gunners' attacking dimension to a whole new level alongside skipper Robin van Persie.
After securing the first-ever women's Lightweight boxing gold-medallist, Irish heroine Katie
Taylor was rumoured to be on the radar of Women's Super League champions Arsenal.
The Bray-born 26-year-old is an experienced Irish football international, representing the Girls
In Green on 40 occasions.
It seems like the M.O. for Sporting KC this year has been to employ the high pressure on their
opponents, create giveaways and create a number of chances in the game, while limiting the chances
that their opponents get. Last night though, Sporting KC reversed that role a little bit. KC still
employed some high pressure, but an early goal for Jacob Peterson allowed Sporting KC to sit back a
little bit and basically told the Crew "OK come and beat us.
The US Women's side snaffled themselves a place in the Olympic final after eventually coming out
on top in a rip-snorting semi-final against Canada at Old Trafford in which they fell behind on no
less than three occasions.
Canada's focal point, striker Christine Sinclair scored a hat-trick on the evening, but two
goals from Megan Rapinoe (including one directly from a corner) and an Abby Wambach penalty hauled
the US level at the 90-minute mark before Alex Morgan nodded home in the 122nd minute of the game
to spirit her side into the final and set up a grudge match against the Japanese womens' side that
thwarted the Yankettes' World Cup dreams but a year ago.
The US Women's side snaffled themselves a place in the Olympic final after eventually coming out
on top in a rip-snorting semi-final against Canada at Old Trafford in which they fell behind on no
less than three occasions.
Canada's focal point, striker Christine Sinclair scored a hat-trick on the evening, but two
goals from Megan Rapinoe (including one directly from a corner) and an Abby Wambach penalty hauled
the US level at the 90-minute mark before Alex Morgan nodded home in the 122nd minute of the game
to spirit her side into the final and set up a grudge match against the Japanese womens' side that
thwarted the Yankettes' World Cup dreams but a year ago.
The U.S. women's national team needed to come back three separate times against Canada, and
ultimately they were the ones that came out victorious in a thrilling match that is already being
considered an instant classic.
Alex Morgan netted the winner seconds before penalty kicks were to take place, heading home a
cross to give the United States a 4-3 extra-time victory over northern rivals Canada in the
semifinals of the Olympics at Old Trafford on Monday.
The Portland Timbers currently have played Chivas USA 4 times in MLS league play and have only
won once. In the 4 matches Portland has only scored 2 goals while they have given up 4 goals. On
top of all this Portland is riding a 4 game losing streak. None of these stats have instilled me
with confidence we will see a Portland win tonight but Portland does have a chance.
I'm going to make this intro section brief. I have nothing good to say here and, honestly, I
would rather just not say anything at all and just get to the player ratings.
Word to the wise though, it's going to be brutal...
In each of Portland's last 2 home games they have come out strong and actually scored the first
2 goals of the game. If the Portland Timbers want to win this game they will need to do so again.
Writing that is easier than actually doing it, especially with how inconsistent Portland has
been.
Side note: For all those who are hoping to see some changes in the line-up I want to warn you to
not get your hopes up.
Bill Shankly is arguably the most famous figure in Liverpool Football Club's illustrious
history.
A charismatic man who realised his dream of turning us into English football's most dominant
force, the Scot's spirit has quite rightly been immortalised in the very foundations of our
club.
Barcelona midfielder Seydou Keita has revealed he will not be interested if Liverpool make an
approach for his signature.
Keita, 32, has been linked with a switch to Liverpool for some time, but is quoted as telling
reporters: "I won't be going to Anfield."
The Mali international has been heavily involved in Barcelona's incredible success over the last
four seasons, pulling on the Blaugrana shirt on 188 occasions as they achieved domestic and
continental glory.
Although still being very raw in the minds of many England fans, I feel now is a good time to
look over where it went wrong for England against Italy in last night's Quarter Finals of the Euro
2012 competition.
Firstly lets begin by stating that England did very well to last as long as they did in the
competition, and performed admirably against France, Sweden and the Ukraine.
Is Spain Becoming A Parody Of Itself? - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
Spain are through to the Euro 2012 quarter-finals after a tense victory over a hard-working,
skilful Croatia side on Monday night. Spain spent most of the match though knowing a goal on the
break from Croatia could knock them out the tournament and defensively they looked ropey throughout
the evening.
A guest post today as Paul Fisher wonders if football isn't more enjoyable when watched far from
the maddening crowd of social media:
I may only be 20 years of age but I feel like I have already been through about five decades of
life. The way that technology has grown and evolved over the years is something that I have come to
despise.
Steven Gerrard has worn the England armband on numerous occasions, but he will head into Euro 2012
believing, for the first time, he has the authority of a captain.
I know how thrilled he was to receive the phone call from Roy Hodgson confirming he was the choice
to lead his country. I also know how desperately disappointed he felt when the caretaker manager,
Stuart Pearce, decided he would not be given the captaincy in the England friendly with Holland.
LA Galaxy and Ireland International forward Robbie Keane has been a lone bright spot in a
disappointing campaign this season for the Galaxy. He has scored three goals and added two assists
in nine starts this season.
The Galaxy roster has been ravaged by injuries and inconsistent play, but Keane has emerged as a
leader in the locker room and on the pitch.
Germany coach Joachim Löw always strikes you as a clever bloke. He's also pretty stylish. So why
does he always get caught picking his nose and eating it? Despite having his primary school habit
busted by television cameras on numerous occasions, Jogi still insists on tucking into his
favourite green snack during matches.
By Jason Davis - WASHINGTON, DC (June 20, 2012) US Soccer Players -- For the longest time, you
couldn't talk about former New England Revolution head coach Steve Nicol without mentioning his top
assistant, Paul Mariner. It was Nicol that made the Revolution the annual contenders that they
were, pushing for an MLS Cup title year-after-year, nearly winning one on a handful of occasions,
and consistently finishing near the top of the League standings.
In my humble opinion, Saturday night was one of our better games defensively. And while I would
certainly not call it flawless, there definitely more good than bad, which is encouraging. Not only
were A.J. Soares and, in particular, Stephen McCarthy on point, but it seemed that the entire team
was helping out on defense.
Everton have confirmed that manager David Moyes will leave the club when his contract expires at the end of the season. Moyes has told the club that he wants to succeed Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United. A Toffees statement reads: "Everton can confirm that David Moyes will leave the club at the end of [.
So, that match really happened. I had thought there might be some wild chance it was all just a
very odd dream, or perhaps nightmare. After all, we were subjected to the horrors of MLS scheduling
which pitted an absolutely drained roster for the Houston Dynamo thanks to International Call-Ups
and some kind of flu-like virus making it's rounds amongst the teams in the MIDDLE of the bloody
week.
Last thing I wanted to do tonight was write this stupid recap. After that horrible game ended I
wanted to do anything but this. Honestly I'd rather be working on anything else (including my
actual job) than having to write about this game. Instead the me of earlier today said "yes" to the
recap.
Steve Zakuani is not quite ready to reclaim his spot as the Seattle Sounders' starting left
midfielder, but on Sunday he showed that he's getting close. Zakuani scored a pair of goals in a
Reserve League game, the first he's scored in any match since breaking his leg last May, as the
Sounders beat the LA Galaxy 3-2.
Stewart Downing is determined to dispel the notion that he is a "confidence player" after his form
divided opinion amongst Liverpool fans.
Downing, 28, was an £18million arrival at Anfield last year after Kenny Dalglish lured him to the
club from Aston Villa.
From such a lavish acquisition, fans expected more than the two goals and no assists that he
returned.
French Ligue 1 champions for the 1997/98 season and runners-up on four occasions, Racing Club de
Lens (commonly called RC Lens) has been campaigning in France's second tier of football,...
You've seen the Capital Football report on communication and it's not pretty is it! The Girls
program despite having the wonderful leadership of Canberra United is clearly in disarray.
Hardly worthy of the name High Performance is it.
The girls and there are many of them, the girls and their parents deserve better.
Why, it's Marcelo's bundle of fluffy boy love, Enzo. We have to confess, we've been tempted to do
this to Neymar on several occasions. Image:Â REUTERS/Sergio Moraes.
