He may not be getting the starts he hoped, but our new(ish) Brazilian appears to be impressed with what he has seen so far:

"I would definitely like to remain longer, the project to make this club one of the best in Europe and the world cannot be completed in six months or a year and I would like to be part of it for as long as possible.

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Reporter Phil Collin follows up Thursday's initial news with a more detailed story in today's newspaper you can read here.

Preki, as usual playing his cards close to his chest, doesn't reveal a whole lot:

"I've been here four years and I think we have done a pretty decent job advancing Chivas to a certain level.

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Real Madrid has a huge problem, their Coach Pellegrini has no clearidea of what he wishes his team to play, or having said this, hasn'tthe personality sufficient to apply his formula. Yesterday's SpanishCup elimination was embarrassing, it wasn't because the opponentAlcorcon are a 2ºB Division team, it's the way the team went aboutit's attempt to turn around the 4-0 score line deficit from the 1º Click to continue reading...

Thiago Silva looks a little overwhelmed there, don't you think? ("So Pirlo, you want a hug too? Ok, let's widen the circle. Everybody make space") He scored twice in Milan's 2-1 win over Lazio yesterday, including an own goal for the visiting team!

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Sven Goran shows some personality.By the by the shorts have to go.Or maybe its 1977 again and i didnt get the memo.
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It's semifinal time in the Twitterverse Players League. The winner of these two matches will head to the finals, where they'll have a chance to win the title of American's favorite soccer Twitter personality.
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Rio to Spurs
With Rio Ferdinand suffering from poor form and repeated injuries, the papers have pencilled Harry Redknapp in for trying to sign our defender in the summer. Rio seems to be gravitating towards the London lifestyle again and next summer United might be looking to get back some of the £30m they paid out for him eight years previously.

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Eight men remain in the quest to find American favorite soccer Twitter personality.
Below are the four quarterfinal matches. Don't forget to vote in every one!
Tweet out this message to spread the word on the tournament and to enter yourself in a drawing for great prizes from Ruffneck Scarves and Setanta:
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Eight men remain in the quest to find American favorite soccer Twitter personality. Below are the four quarterfinal matches. Don't forget to vote in every one! Tweet out this message to spread the...

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Jason and Zach review the Round of 16 in the TPL, address a controversy, and look forward to the quarterfinals. The search for America's Favorite Soccer Twitter Personality continues... DOWNLOAD THE...

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FIFA have established a new award named after Hungarian legend Ferenc Puskas that will be given to the player who scores "the most beautiful goal" of the year.
It will be inaugurated in December during the 2009 FIFA World Player Gala and presented to the player - man or woman - who has scored the "most beautiful goal" during the past year.

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Below are the eight Round of 16 matches-only one player can advance to the quarterfinals from each head-to-head battle, so be sure to help your favorite Twitter footballer get through!
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Voting for these groups will run from today, Monday October 12th through Friday October 16th.
Tweet the link to the voting page with the #TPL hashtag and you'll be entered into the prize drawing to be held at the conclusion of the group stage. If you need a tweet to send out, just copy and paste this one:
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Rafa Benitez has offered a unique insight into the driven nature of his skipper Steven Gerrard, which he believes makes the midfielder one of the best in the world.
The Liverpool manager revealed that Gerrard, even after playing at the very top for the past decade, and is still desperate to learn and take his game to the next level, and analyses his performances in microscopic detail. Click to continue reading...

With Barcelona, Valencia, Real Madrid and Bilbao all atop the standings it appears that someone needs to step up and separate themselves from the pack. Unfortunately, it's too early to tell who that will be.

I spent an entire previous column lamenting how the major acquisitions for Real Madrid might derail their entire club:Â Well, right now they're making me look good.

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Interesting.

Spurs are considering making another bid to sign Vieira from Inter Milan in January.

Spurs tried to buy Vieira in the summer only for the deal to collapse after the midfielder admitted he couldn't join them because he'd played for their fierce rivals Arsenal for nine years.

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Dude has some RIPPED legs.
Today, new acquisition Kei Kamara trained with the team for the second time. He is a big, powerful guy with a fun personality. Thad over at The Back Post did a video interview with him after training. Make sure to head over there for details on why Kei choose #23 among other things. Click to continue reading...

Wendy Parker decides to take a crack at the WPS issues we've all been talking about:

But demanding that a fledging league like WPS shoulder the burden of advancing such things like an anti-rape movement is absurd. WPS has had enough difficulty launching during a recession, experiencing lower-than-expected attendance figures and attracting corporate donors.

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Toronto FC fan favourite Danny Dichio has called time on his playing career. The man is Toronto FC's first real "legend". Possibly my favourite memory so far at BMO Field happened at 23:13 in our match against the Chicago Fire on May 12, 2007.
He's an English journeyman, having spent time at QPR, Sunderland, Millwall, and Preston Northend. Click to continue reading...

Never in my life as an Argentina fan have I seen a national team like the current one. Regardless of the players called up and their merit or lack of in being in the starting lineup, I have never seen an entire Argentina team play with so little heart, with so little pride, with so little soul, with so little dignity, with so little personality, with so little inner strength.

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Please see: Cruz, Brooklyn and Romeo with Victoria Beckham on the way to celebrate Romeo's 6th birthday at Fogo De Chao in Beverly Hills.

Please note: Just like their parents set the bar for superstar football couples, it looks like the Beckham brood are leading the way for all the 'baller babies to follow.

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Please see: Cruz, Brooklyn and Romeo with Victoria Beckham on the way to celebrate Romeo's 7th birthday at Fogo De Chao in Beverly Hills.

Please note: Just like their parents set the bar for superstar football couples, it looks like the Beckham brood are leading the way for all the 'baller babies to follow.

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It appears I have some kind of hangover. Which is something of a surprise as I didn't have one when I went to bed.

We might as well be Nirvanblog this morning as all the talk is of teen team spirit. Actually, scrap that. That would mean me blowing my head off to get away from Courtney Love and given the delicate state of my brain this morning that's the only way I can think of dealing with her if she comes crashing through my door.

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To quote College Football Hall of Famer and ex-ESPN analyst Emmitt Smith, we got "debacled" on Saturday. We were a team with no personality, no heart, making stupid mistake after stupid mistake and it seems that we are a team, unless things change drastically, that will not see the playoffs this year.

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Xabi Alonso's potential move to Real Madrid could pave the way for AS Roma midfielder Alberto Aquilani to join Rafael Benitez's Liverpool ranks, but Goal.com Italy's Sergio Stanco has warned Anfield fans that they could be chasing "another Andrea Dossena".
Stanco has reservations about the Liverpool target, as he feels that it is high time that the 25-year-old has converted his much-publicised potential into top-level performances. Click to continue reading...

"The best thing about him is his personality, his character - which is brilliant...and he has the ability to put a smile on your face. He was like a father to me." Ronaldo, speaking in 2003"He is immortal because he leaves in everybody who knows him a mark of his personality. A great coach but, more than that, a great person,"- Jose Mourinho, todayFunny things, obituaries -they bring out the best Click to continue reading...

INTRODUCTION
Mr Ammar Sachak served his six-month internship with TODAY, the local free daily, under the pen name - "AS Dwight".
During his time with the paper, the 19 years-old from Melbourne covered mainly S.League football and did some stories on the local sporting scene as well.
In this Q & A session, Ammar shared with us his insights and opinions on local sports scene during his time in Singapore. Click to continue reading...

Zlatan is introduced to the Blaugrana faithful.

It's done and dusted; Stevie Wonder's lyrics convey it best. Ibrahimovich is a member of Barcelona FC. The Swede was met by 50,000 people at the Nou Camp after signing a five year deal that will keep him in Catalonia until 2014.

Zlatan Ibrahimovich made it clear that only Barca could have lured him away from Internazionale which had been his home for the last three seasons.

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From the Evansville Courier Press, July 12, 2009
Having dedicated so much of my free time to reading books authored about great coaches, managers, and leaders, what originally had started as a hobby of a literature major in college became an obsession. I was eager to learn more and more about what made each of these coaches successful, what motivated them and what they was like away from the field of competition. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish has paid tribute to Steven Gerrard in a statement read out during his court case.
Gerrard is currently facing charges of causing affray, and he has received strong support from Dalglish.
The former Scottish international's statement was read out in court, and The Mirror quote it as saying, "I have known Steven Gerrard since he came to Liverpool FC as a 14 year old. Click to continue reading...

Press release from the Colorado Rapids:
The Colorado Rapids announced today the signing of forward Facundo Diz. Per club and league policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Diz will be available to the Rapids for this Saturday's match against the New York Red Bulls at Dick's Sporting Goods Park at 7:30 pm MT. Click to continue reading...

The Colorado Rapids signed forward Facundo Diz on Friday. Diz last played with Club Atletico Platense in Argentina's Nacional B. Diz counts as a senior international. "Facundo adds the depth to our forward line that we have been looking for a long time," coach Gary Smith said. "(W)here he's come from he has a wealth of experience. Click to continue reading...

Many of the 53,600 fans at the Georgia Dome cheered Onyewu in his debut with AC Milan. After getting a welcome hug from midfielder Clarence Seedorf, Onyewu was announced to replace defender Alessandro Nesta."He introduced himself with a lot of personality," Seerdorf said of his new teammate." He's still trying to fit in, but he's going to be an important player for us. Click to continue reading...

You are maybe thinking just how does Sven do it?
He departs his previous three jobs with a hefty pay off but he just keeps on bouncing back, landing on his feet in the next highly paid gig.
But when Sven, with his bookish, middle-aged looks and seeming lack of personality has enough of the silver-tongued charmer about him to seduce the likes of Ulrika and Nancy between the sheets, is it any wonder that a succession of Chairman and Chief Executives fall over themselves to appoint him? Click to continue reading...