World Cup Qualifying is completed is completed. I've updated the 2010 World Cup Eliminations Timeline, which tells you exactly which date each team was eliminated and in what order. That won't require another update until June.
But the real exciting news is that with all the qualifiers completed, we can now focus on the World Cup seeds and the draw. Click to continue reading...

Image via Wikipedia With Ireland reeling from "Le Hand of God" bookie Paddy Power have issued a whole host of special bets on the man who will forever be known as "cheating Thierry." Unfortunately for Irish fans and Justice Minister Dermot Ahern, the likelihood of justice prevailing look slim with odds of 33/1 the match gets [. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez finally catches a break as he knew this week that he could count with Steven Gerrard and David Ngog to face Manchester City on Saturday. The odds for this game can change a bid in any good sports book as these two players are available to play. Gerrard has been vulnerable for [. Click to continue reading...

Every fan of the US team has been hoping that the stars could align, the flipped coin could land on its edge and that somehow the US could be seeded in the World Cup draw.� Being among those top eight seeds would make a huge difference and the path to the final 16 would be much easier.

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Well, it had to happen, didn't it? The Interlull had been so dull and tedious the only thing that could spark a bit of life into it was an injury to one of our players. It certainly wasn't going to be the football as anyone who sat through the Sunday park football shitstravaganza that was Ireland v France last night will tell you.

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If you really fancy a giggle then have a read of Stan Collymore's column in the Mirror. Now I would never claim to be the brains of Britain but this fella takes the biscuit.
He changes his mind more than I change my socks. And I do that at least four times a week.
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Earlier on this afternoon, Coleen Rooney gave birth to Wayne Rooney's first child. The baby boy has been named Kai Wayne Rooney and both parents are said to be ‘overjoyed'.
The bookmakers have done up some special odds for baby Kai already, the poor kid is only hours old. Click to continue reading...

I think I would have preferred Group B rather than Group A, but as you know, there are no easy games for Cambodia at this level.
The tournament here is going really well. It is very good preparation for the SEA Games. A good opportunity to play against strong opposition, and playing every second day, like we will do at SEA Games. Click to continue reading...

...but it'll only be a fan, and that too if the lottery draw works in their favour.

Still, it's better odds than what they have with current playing staff.

(via Republik of Mancunia)

"This is Liverpool's best chance of lifting the Premier League title this season" was originally published at Soccerlens. Click to continue reading...

"I was fighting an uphill battle before I went there. I knew they had Defoe, Berbatov and Keane", said a cheerful Darren Bent yesterday. Hmm, that's interesting mate. Then why did you sign, knowing that you faced an 'uphill battle'?
"Every club needs four good strikers they always say. It wasn't just my decision to go there. Click to continue reading...

Figure 1:� minutes between red cards for Fulham in league games since 08/09 and in Europa League games against AS Roma

Since the start of 08/09:

Fulham red cards in league games:� 2
Fulham league games: 48
Minutes per red card in league games:� 2,160

Fulham red cards in games against AS Roma: 3
Fulham games against AS Roma: 2
Minutes per red card in games against AS Roma:� 60

Proof of underhandness.

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Another home game, another win, another game with over three goals. Nearly three months into the season and we have not scored less than three goals in a home game in any competition, it shows just how strong we have been at home this season and any team visiting the Grove will be aware of this record and aware of how strong the squad we have is.

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Just when you thought our season couldn't get much worse, along comes Lyon to equalise in the last couple of minutes. We're not out of the Champions League yet, but we're relying on some serious favours now.
It's a shame that Babels stunning goal didn't give us the deserved win. And apart from a couple of defensive errors, can't really fault anyones performance. Click to continue reading...

With our injury crisis and our poor run of form, Lyon are favourites to win in France tonight.However, I am sticking my neck out and going for another famous win in Europe.Yes, we are missing loads of first team players, most notably Steven Gerrard.Yes, Fernando Torres isn't fully fit and yes we are in our worst run of form for decades. Click to continue reading...

After a very long and hard work, we are proud to announce that the new version of SL Predictor is up and running, offering a new experience for our members.

For the past couple of football season we tried to make all necessary adjustments to make SL Predictor a fun Virtual Betting Site combining the fun elements of football betting with the competitive elements of not only beating the bookie – but also proving your wits and superiority over the rest of SL Predictor members.

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Defiant Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez is adamant his side can claim a vital victory in Lyon on Wednesday night.
The Anfield boss watched on as his side capitulated 3-1 against Fulham on Saturday, a result which leaves them languishing outside the top four and one which made it six defeats in the last seven matches. Click to continue reading...

So the big game is here at last and oh how lovely it would be to give these spuds a damn good mashing, we haven't done so for a while and it would make it rather sweet.

You may think I'm wrong in calling the 4-4 game a defeat, but after getting so close to beating them only to see them haul it back, it felt like a defeat.

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Monday morning and you find yourself reflecting on a Lehman Brothers style financial armageddon at Ibrox and the Tynecastle faithful turning on their own captain.But by the end of the week Rangers are looking odds on for the first silverware of the season and Csabo Lazlo is touting himself as the successor to Sir Alex Ferguson. Click to continue reading...

Footballer found guilty of assault and actual bodily harm.

Wigan Athletic striker Marlon King has been jailed for 18 months after being found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman and causing actual bodily harm.
The former Gillingham and Nottingham Forest front-man had been accused of groping a woman in a bar, before breaking her nose after she rejected his advances.

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что же, спрашивается, Вы говорите о Вас сумасшедший человек?

I don't understand a word of it either. What I do know is that whilst 'The Emperor' looked sharp tonight in a hold-up role. However he had plenty of chances to place his name on the scoresheet that went wanting.

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A few numbers to have a peer at.

First thing that jumps out:� when the bookies have not got our games quite right (4/9), all four results have been in our favour.

That's interesting isn't it?� I appreciate that bookmakers' odds are not the be all and end all, but they are a good neutral barometer of what we might generally expect to happen in a game.

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Here's an interesting little fact for you: the two longest serving managers in Premier League history also happen to be in charge of the two most successful teams in Premier League history. So why is it then that fans and chairmen are so quick to jump on the back of a struggling manager and demand change?

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Atletico Madrid has struggled for positive results all this season.� Well they will be kicking themselves once again as they had a match in perfect position against Mallorca in extra time.� The squad achieved the draw though with a goal in the remaining minutes from Mallorca 1-1.� Sevilla proved once again to be an outstanding defensive minded squad against Espanyol.

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Sure, Tom Soehn isn't technically gone yet. But we all know he's doomed. That's why it's time to start speculating on his replacement. Here's my latest odds.
Richie Williams, current Red Bull interim coach – Now that virtually everyone I have spoken to, both close and distant, say that Red Bull clearly wants a name head coach going into its first season at Red Bull Park. Click to continue reading...

Okay, okay, they got away lightly on Sunday with Arsenal once again showing less bottle than an English penalty taker, but something at Upton Park concerned me.

Now I may be wrong (And correct me if I am) but I'm pretty sure, as Arsenal were 2-0 up, that odds on the match were scrolling along the billboards on the pitch.

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Points dropped, not a big deal

I was very close to lauding Alex Song to the heavens last night when he dropped his guard as to be honest did the rest of the Arsenal defence in the 93rd minute, enabling AZ Alkmaar to equalise.

He did have a terrific game, but he's not the polished gem we would yet have him to be, even though his improvement has been spectacular.

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Given the recent run of four straight defeats it seemed only fair to post this to cheer up the Liverpool supporters. What odds a similar scoreline on Sunday?

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Something unbelievable happened yesterday. Did Arsenal win the encounter at DSB Stadion? No, they didn't. Did AZ Alkmaar managed to overcome the financial disparity and obvious difference in squad strength to upset the odds and defeat Arsenal? No, they didn't either. It ended 1-1 and turns out to be a real shocker as it was Arsenal's first ever drawn game this season.

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Oh come on, are you saying I can't join in the ‘hilarious' beach-ball related antics after Darren Bent's winner on Saturday?
There are simply too many to mention as Liverpool's odds of winning the Premier League were further deflated (you see – I told you there was more) by a red beach ball thrown onto the pitch by, ironically, a Liverpool fan.

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Aston Villa overturned the odds and the form book to beat Chelsea 2-1 after going a goal down early in the game. It was Chelsea's second away defeat and the shoddy defending on display will certainly raise questions at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea had taken the lead when Brad Friedel failed to deal with a long-range effort from Didier Drogba, but they failed to capitalise and conceded goals from set plays either side of half time.

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Good afternoon all. As promised, here is the first installment of Your Octobers Questions Answered.

There are several quality questions in the overall batch this month, with the U.

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Good afternoon all. As promised, here is the first installment of Your Octobers Questions Answered.

There are several quality questions in the overall batch this month, with the U.

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From Field of Schemes:

"If I don't get a baseball deal done, I'm not going to finalize the deal with Portland," Paulson told the Beaverton city council Tuesday night. "So MLS will not come to Portland unless I do a deal for a new baseball park."

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So what is the reason behind the Golden One's new look?
Style statement?
Not sure. I would have expected sharper edges and clearer lines. And less bushiness.
Finished a contract for some advertising company which banned him from having any facial hair and now exercising his freedom? Click to continue reading...

From the US Soccer website:

Davies suffered a lacerated bladder and fractures to the tibia and femur bones in his right leg. He also suffered facial fractures and a left elbow fracture. Davies was air-lifted to the hospital where a team of doctors first repaired a ruptured bladder and then inserted titanium rods in both the tibia, the bone in the lower leg, and the femur, which is the thigh bone, with no complications.

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