My Twitter evolution is gradual and slow. While most people manage to grab hundreds of followers by following random morons and being awesome people I've probably been way too cautions. I first followed the blogs I liked, and then when I felt like blogs were just a big dick contest I tried to just follow the people who didn't have blogs and just followed me because they probably liked my blog. Click to continue reading...

I came across this interesting info while cruising through bigsoccer.com earlier today.

Blackpool FC is an English Football team currently competing in The Championship. Some fans of Blackpool reached out to fans of the Dynamo to form an informal partnership between fans, based mostly on the two teams having a similar color scheme.

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Cesc Fabregas admits Arsenal need a different sort of striker... [BBC]

... and some say that striker could be Spurs flop Roman Pavlyuchenko! Unlikely but it would make me chuckle. [The Spoiler]

Pompey defender Linvoy Primus announces retirement. Solid player, very decent chap by all accounts.

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In the search for its first coach for the new USL-1 Tampa Bay Rowdies, the ownership in Tampa dipped into one of the storied families in European football when they hired Paul Dalglish, the son of former Liverpool and Scotland great Kenny Dalglish.
"This sport is my obsession," said Dalglish, who gets his first pro head coaching job. Click to continue reading...

In the 2009 season, 114 players made their competitive debuts for an MLS team. Over the past 14 years, the total number has now risen to 1,369. There's a possibility we could see the 1,500th player next year. The 1,000th player was Houston's Paul Dalglish in late 2006.
So where did all of these players come from? Click to continue reading...

QUESTION OF THE DAY
I am going to get popsicles. Do you want lemon or lime?
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In a huge upset Monterey has won the 2009 Mexican Primera Apertura championship. It defeated Cruz Azul 6-4 on aggregate! Hooray Beer! Hoo-Rayados!
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Banfield pulled a Minnesota Vikings by winning the Argentine Championship after losing the final game of the season on the road but then watching their rivals Newell's Old Boys choke the title away by losing at home! Click to continue reading...

* The Scotland Herald has an in-depth piece on former Houston Dynamo forward Paul Dalglish, who has been named head coach of the North American Soccer League's Tampa Bay Rowdies. The son of former Scottish international Kenny Dalglish, Paul appeared in 15 games for the Dynamo in 2006-07, scoring four goals for the club. Click to continue reading...