A lot of you might have noticed the poppy flower adorning attire of managers, broadcasters, players' shirts etc. to mark Remembrance week. Sportsmail (or, indeed, the Daily Mail) have led this campaign to get all Premier League clubs to have an embroidered poppy on club kits. Personally, I didn't have much of a problem with a campaign of this sort.

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Elizabeth Lambert is a college football defender playing for New Mexico in the Women's Mountain West Conference college tournament. In the game against Bringham Young University (BYU), things got a little rough with Elizabeth. Things got so rough that she earned the nickname Elizabeth "cheap-shot" Lambert.

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This is some serious girl on girl action and not in a good way. For some reason New Mexico defender Elizabeth Lambert decides to start an all out war on her opponents. Watch as the puts in some unsubtle moves that would make Julian Dicks wince! Thanks to The Spoiler for the heads up on this one.

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As French Revolutions go, Arsene Wenger's transformation of Arsenal in 1996 was decidedly less brutal than its 1789 predecessor. But at the beating heart of a side that espoused the values of a liberated style of football was a totemic figure who struck fear into the hearts of opponents thanks to his formidable talent and fiery competitiveness. Click to continue reading...

Real Salt Lake finished off a huge first round upset tonight, defeating the Columbus Crew 3-2 at Crew Stadium to win their Eastern Conference Semifinal series 4-2 on aggregate.

Real Salt Lake got behind the 8-ball early in the game, surrendering two first half goals to fall behind the Crew 3-2 on aggregate.

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Olympique de Marseille emerged triumphant against FC Zurich on Matchday 3, and Matchday 4 was no different, as the Ligue 1 side comfortably eased past their opponents on home soil. Silvan Aegerter scored an own-goal to begin the proceedings, while Fabrice Abriel, Mamadou Niang, Hilton, Benoit Cheyrou, and Brandao added one each to showcase the dominance. Click to continue reading...

With the much anticipated Keizer game rescheduled until Spring, the fall season has come to a close for Sodium. It did end on a high note with the decisive defeat of the Sherwood squad. Remember, the Spring league will be the one that counts towards State Cup standings and placement!
Starting 11/7/09 with a doubleheader, OPL League! Click to continue reading...

Wayzata 2-1 Woodbury

The Wayzata Trojans are now nine straight games undefeated and against some pretty good opponents. Not bad for a team with a 12-6-4 record. Meaning almost all their wins have come at the most important time, the end of the season.

The Trojans struck first 15 minutes into the second half.

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Wayzata 2-1 Woodbury

The Wayzata Trojans have now gone nine straight games undefeated and against some pretty good opponents. Not bad for a team with a 12-6-4 record. Meaning almost all their wins have come at the most important time, the end of the season.

The Trojans struck first 15 minutes into the second half.

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We finished the regular conference games this weekend extending our unbeaten run to 11 games. We have only conceded 6 goals in the last 10 games, so our defense deserves a lot of credit.

When I say our defense, I should really say our defensive play. We have to defend from all positions all over the pitch and the hardwork our forwards put in pressurising the opponents in our attacking third deserves as much credit as the defenders working hard in and around our penalty box.

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Missouri State Bears, Gerard Barbero (2012)

The Bears play their final regular season home game this year on Wednesday, November 4, at 1 p.m. when they face the Evansville Aces at Plaster Field. A win will guarantee the Conference Championship for the Bear's, giving them 22 points in 9 games with one remaining.

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Here are some more stats for you as the Wizards season is now over. Unfortunately most of them are depressing. You'll be seeing more stats this week as I get the information finalized.
KC scored 33 goals this season, tying the 99 and the 01 Wizards for the lowest scoring team in Wizards history. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal 3-0 Tottenham

For a football fan, there can be few things as satisfying as an epic goal bundle.

In order to achieve optimum conditions for bundles, several key elements need to be in place. Surprise is definitely one. Scoring against your old rivals is another.

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Dimitar Berbatov has been widely praised for his performance in our 2-0 victory over Blackburn yesterday. It was his goal that put United ahead in the second half after receiving the ball with his back to goal but expertly turning and slotting it in to the corner.

He is pleased that our patient play paid off and confesses of the relief he feels whenever we score.

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Portuguese clubs Benfica and Braga get set for a first place clash tonight at the Estadio Axa. Benfica and Braga currently sit atop the Portuguese Superliga (Liga Sagres) with 22 points a piece after eight weeks of action. Benfica have been on fire in the league winning seven straight encounters and outscoring their opponents by a margin of 29-4. Click to continue reading...

After beating Barnsley 2-0 in the Carling Cup on Tuesday, Man United's opponents in the quarter-finals will be Tottenham Hotspur. Tottenham and Man United faced each other in last season's Carling Cup final, which United won on penalties.
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Perhaps the biggest debate of the 2009-2010 Premier League season has been stoppage time. Premiership fans witnessed Michael Owen propel Manchester United to a derby day victory over cross-town rivals City in stoppage time, and last weekend we saw Stoke battle on through five minutes of stoppage time to hold on to a slender 1-0 lead over hosts Tottenham.

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Our opponents on Monday night, Sheffield United are desperately trying to keep their promising center-back Matthew Kilgallon at the club, but his contract runs out in the summer, and he has so far refused to sign a new deal with the Blades. Matthew Kilgallon does he want to come to Newcastle? The Blades have [. Click to continue reading...

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Easy schedule or not, there's no stopping the Akron Zips. While their conference schedule in Mid-American play is regarded as fairly light, Wednesday's match against Penn State was a chance at answering those critics, as the Nittany Lions came in ranked 16th in this week's RPI.

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Easy schedule or not, there's no stopping the Akron Zips. While their conference schedule in Mid-American play is regarded as fairly light, Wednesday's match against Penn State was a chance at answering those critics, as the Nittany Lions came in ranked 16th in this week's RPI.

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Our new Thursday series looks at classic football programmes, that perfect accompaniment for a trip down memory lane. This week: we go back 56 years, to the first ever floodlight match at Tottenham Hotspur's White Hart lane, with the programme's cover promising Spurs were in for "very attractive visitors" and "very sporting opponents" with the visit of Racing Club de Paris.

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This Saturday and Sunday Barca, Real Madrid, and Valencia all have matches against undermatched opponents.� The thing is:� I'm not expecting blowouts.� No, I'm thinking we have some real issues on our hands.�

Barca gets Osasuna, Real Madrid gets Getafe, and Valencia gets Malaga.� I know these seem like easy wins but I'm not sure of anything anymore.

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The Tottenham bus having temporarily run out of petrol against Stoke and been pushed into a lay-by got back on the road again in the Carling Cup by beating Everton. It was fortunate that after Stoke we had a home tie in our favourite competition and were playing opponents who were forced to play three times in six days and were, like us, missing senior players. Click to continue reading...

It's the question of questions. It's been said that even the Grail knight from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade pondered this query of course, this was before that two-timing b**** killed his frail ass when she attempted to flee with the Grail.

Don't cross the Seal! Anyway.

Carlo's been steamrolling opponents with his vaunted diamond midfield of late.

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Rolla Bulldogs, Miles Wilson (2012) clears in front of Skyler Russell

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For the second time this week, the Chiefs fought back from an early deficit to earn the win over a tough Conference opponent. After giving up a goal to the Falcon's on Tuesday 11 seconds into the game, the Chief's saw the Rolla Bulldogs take the lead in the 8th minute on a goal by Kyle Keebey. Click to continue reading...

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The 2009 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year award was far from an easy one to vote for, with the only clear aspect of the voting being that it should probably go to a keeper from the Western Conference.

Kasey Keller looked like he might run away with the award early in the season, but neither he or the Sounders could keep up that early pace.

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Handsy's REAL fantasy team
All those David Dunn (5.6M) and Christopher Samba (4.9M) owners may not have been worried when their (clearly benched) players weren't in the squad vs Chelsea this past weekend. But maybe there should be some worrying going forward. Latest reports out of Ewood Park are saying that the duo are suffering from "virus like symptoms" [read H1N1? Click to continue reading...

England Women's World Cup qualifying campaign got underway tonight with England beating Malta 8-0. Against opponents ranked 81 places below themselves at 89th in the world, Hope Powell's team hit four goals in each half. The score is fantastic but it could have been much more. Malta have already been thrashed 13-0 by Spain in [. Click to continue reading...

It's gearing up to be a very interesting Sunday afternoon of football, with Liverpool and United meeting before we take a trip east to face West Ham, opponents we haven't exactly thrived against in recent years. In fact, some of the games have become infamous, the 1-0 defeat that saw Wenger and Pardew nearly come to blows, and a 3-2 reverse where Sol Campbell jumped ship at half time.

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Chelsea continued to hammer their opponents. After a 4-0 triumph over Athletico Madrid, the Blues annihilated Blackburn Rovers 5-0 at Stamford Bridge. Things started on the wrong foot for the Rovers, as the home side went into the lead with an own goal from Gael Givet in the 19th minute. Ever since that, the game took [. Click to continue reading...

Tottenham Hotspur did not play particularly well against Stoke City, but we played well enough to win. Whilst readily acknowledging our opponents' sterling defensive qualities and admirable teamwork, we dominated for long periods and should have put this one to bed long before Whelan's late winner. A bright start showcased Huddlestone's long range passing, spreading the [. Click to continue reading...

FC Barcelona would be looking to put behind them the recent set-backs suffered in their campaign tonight at Camp Nou. A failure to defeat Zaragoza at home will see alarm bells ringing around Barca faithfuls. With Gijon holding Real Madrid to a goal less draw last night, it is upto Barca to capitalise on Real's slip up. Click to continue reading...

With two playoff spots remaining and six teams in the hunt, things could get a little dicey in MLS this weekend.

Colorado (40 points) is the only team that controls its own destiny and if they get a win at Real Salt Lake tonight (9 p.m. on FSC) they will clinch the 3rd or 4th seed in the Eastern Conference.

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A shambolic display with inept defending. Crosses, corners, and long balls and and out of position Tim Howard in each situation. To be fair to him, the defense gave no help. It was so bad that fans started exiting the stadium after the fourth goal in the 51st minute. Moyes looked like he has swallowed a toad.

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Newcastle United's opponents the 'morra, the 'Vikings', or 'Rovers' as Doncaster are better known, have had a fairly similar history to Scunthorpe, their closest neighbour. They have yo-yoed through the lower divisions before dropping out of the football league altogether for a time about 10 years ago. Click to continue reading...