I did a piece for Tom Dunmore's excellent blog Pitch Invasion today about how I became the
obsessed soccer fan that I am. Kudos to anyone who can name a player for the Dayton Dynamo!
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Earlier today, me, narcissistically posting in Pitch Invasion's Sweeper, which was awesome enough
to link to me three times, and oh, yeah, had a bit about the depressing match fixing revelations
coming out of Europe:
Anyway, Declan Hill is working on his "told you so" blog entry right now.
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Wembley Stadium panorama, pre-game, England-Slovenia, September 9th 2009.
Photo credit: _ToMick_ on Flickr, via the Pitch
Invasion Photo Pool.
Related posts:
- Photo Daily | September 14 | Russian Fans at Wembley Photo credit: The Revolution on Flickr,
via the Pitch Invasion photo pool.
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Nottingham Forest supporters.
Photo credit: madrid1980 on Flickr, via the Pitch Invasion Photo
Pool.
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- Photo Daily | November 7 | We Are Reds, Japan-style Photo credit: redia_09 on Flickr, via the
Pitch Invasion photo pool. ...
- Photo Daily August 19 Urawa Reds Photo credit: redia_09 on Flickr, via the Pitch Invasion photo
pool.
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We've focused on the demolition of Ninian Park, formerly Cardiff City's stadium, a couple of
times before. Here are the latest photos of a sad end for a historic stadium, taken by Flickr Pitch
Invasion Pool contributor joncandy today.
Photo credits: joncandy on Flickr, via the Pitch
Invasion Photo Pool.
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Zalaegerszeg Ultras, Hungary
Photo credit: Rasiermesser Kalle on Flickr, via the
Pitch Invasion Photo Pool.
Related posts:
- Photo Daily: Újpest FC Ultras Pyro Display Pyro display by ultras from the Hungarian club,
Újpest.
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Graffiti at Estadio Jose Alvalade by Directivo Ultras, Sporting Lisbon supporters' group.
Related posts:
- Photo Daily: Újpest FC Ultras Pyro Display Pyro display by ultras from the Hungarian club,
Újpest....
- Photo Daily: Shamrock Rovers Ultras Display by ultras of Shamrock Rovers, Ireland.
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Off the Post 16 November @ 05:45 AM EST
Another fan forgets that these goals don't count Previous pitch invader goals have included a
sweetly struck penalty and a nice team move. This looked more like a Gaelic football goal than
anything. Also, if OTP was partaking in such tomfoolery we don't think our venue of choice would be
in Morocco.
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AFC Wimbledon supporters tuck in.
Photo credit: mattcr on Flickr, via the Pitch
Invasion Photo Pool.
Related posts:
- Photo Daily July 28 AFC Wimbledon Fan Takes a Stand Photo credit: szczels on Flickr, via the
Pitch Invasion photo pool.
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The FC United of Manchester radio crew.
Photo credit: FCUM photography on Flickr, via the
Pitch Invasion Photo Pool.
Related posts:
- Photo Daily: FC United of Manchester's FA Cup Dream FCUM fans on the long road to Wembley, back
in September.
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The Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates face-off in the Soweto Derby. It ended 0-0..
Photo credit: ndofaya on Flickr, via the Pitch
Invasion Photo Pool.
Related posts:
- Photo Daily: Green Point Stadium, South Africa Green Point Stadium, one of the 2010 World Cup
venues in South Africa, is almost complete.
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Our Manchester theme of the week continues, and United fans welcome City to their stadium with a
not-so-subtle dig.
Photo credit: theandrewstewartshowiii on Flickr, via
the Pitch Invasion Photo Pool.
Related posts:
- Photo Daily: Retford United vs.
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Each and every one of my readers should consider buying a scarf to support Pitch Invasion. Quite
simply, it's the home of some of the most thoughtful soccer writing in America. Tom & Co. make Ives
look like the third rate hack he pretends to be. And honestly, isn't it worth $25 to keep that
going?
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Readers and friends: I have never expected to make a living from this blog, but it has become a
joy to write and edit over the past three years, taking up about 20 hours of my time per week. I'd
like to be able to keep committing that much time, but it is getting increasingly hard to justify
as I'm in grad school and I don't have any other income to speak of.
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FA Cup 1st Qualifying Round. Sheffield FC 1-3 FC United of Manchester. Coach and Horses Ground,
Dronfield, Derbyshire. September 14th, 2009. Their dreams of Wembley glory ended last month after a
3-0 loss to Northwich Victoria.
Photo credit: Matthew Wilkinson on Flickr, via the
Pitch Invasion Photo Pool.
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One last photo from this week's Japanese League Cup final, as FC Tokyo fans utilise some toilet
paper.
Photo credit: dokool on Flickr, via the Pitch
Invasion Photo Pool.
Related posts:
- Photo Daily: Nabisco Cup Final Kawasaki Frontale vs.
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Nabisco Cup final, Kawasaki Frontale vs. FC Tokyo, November 3rd 2009.
Photo credit: dillo-h.com on Flickr, via the Pitch
Invasion Photo Pool.
Related posts:
- Photo Daily: Kawasaki Frontale Tifo Big flags and little flags in the Asian Champions
League.
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Today, our tifo series swings to Asia for the first time.
We check out Japanese fans at the Nabisco Cup (also known as the J-League Cup) final between
Kawasaki Frontale and FC Tokyo, held earlier this week.
This video is a little slow to get going, but there's some gorgeous colour, some impressive
banners, and generally well choreographed displays from supporters of both teams.
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Du Nord 04 November @ 05:22 PM EST
STARTERSGot this note yesterday from a great reader named Anthony who lives in Glasgow: Have you heard of
any fans making the trip to Bratislava for the Nov 14 game? I haven't heard anything and US Soccer
hasn't even released info about tickets, but I got a cheap flight from Edinburgh to Bratislava so
I'm going for the weekend in hopes I can get a ticket there and looking to meet up w any other US
fans before the game to march and sing to the stadium together.
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Before kick-off, Uruguay vs Argentina, World Cup 2010 qualifier. Centenario Stadium, Montevideo,
Uruguay. October 14th, 2009.
Photo credit: Joelr on Flickr, via the Pitch Invasion
Photo Pool.
Related posts:
- Photo daily: Nacional fans, Uruguay Fans of Club Nacional de Football, Montevideo,
Uruguay.
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The Offside 03 November @ 07:00 PM EST
Something to read while you watch St Pauli's Deniz Naki rile up the Hansa Rostock fans. It all
ended with water cannons... Did you renew your Ebbsfleet United subscription? (Pitch Invasion)
Maicon's agent not a True Blue(Dirty Tackle) Who do you trust: Bloggers or lubricant salespeople?
(France Offside) Cape Verde vs Portugal.
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An ultra of Hungarian side Újpest, belonging to the Viola Fidelity supporters' group. October
30, 2009.
Photo credit: The ever-amazing photoreti on Flickr, via the Pitch
Invasion Photo Pool.
Related posts:
- Photo Daily: Újpest FC Ultras Pyro Display Pyro display by ultras from the Hungarian club,
Újpest.
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My recent posts on ESPNChicago.com:
• Oct. 31: Game 1 preview - Chicago Fire at New England Revolution
• Oct. 30: Time is now for Fire - Chicago has dealt with distractions all season
• Oct. 30: This date in Fire history: Oct. 30, 1998 - Fire complete 'double' with U.S. Open Cup
victory
Also noteworthy:
• Chicago Tribune: What Chicago Fire need to do in playoffs
• Pitch Invasion's The Sweeper: Beckham and Blanco move on -- can MLS?
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This blog post takes a brief look at how Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) and its teams have
used Twitter. We'll look at the early days of Twitter integration and how it's evolved as a sports
marketing tool. Then, we'll discuss a couple ideas for utilizing Twitter's new List feature.
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This blog post takes a brief look at how Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) and its teams have
used Twitter. We'll look at the early days of Twitter integration and how it's evolved as a sports
marketing tool. Then, we'll discuss a couple ideas for utilizing Twitter's new List feature. Keep
in mind this is a very short post on a topic I could describe for days.
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Hungary vs. Sweden, Puskás Ferenc Stadion, September 5th 2009. Sweden won the 2010 World Cup
qualifier 2-1.
Photo credit: photoreti via the Pitch Invasion photo
pool.
Related posts:
- Photo Daily: NK Maribor Fans Are Lonely Fans in Slovenia look lonely.
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Our tifo video series rolls across from Belgium to Switzerland, and we find ourselves in
Lausanne, a small French-speaking city perhaps best known as the headquarters of the International
Olympic Committee.
Swiss club FC Lausanne-Sport, founded in 1896 and successful for their first half-century,
haven't won the league championship for other forty years.
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Flying with passion.
Photo credit: hugojcardoso via the Pitch Invasion
photo pool.
Related posts:
- Photo daily 06.13.07 A Sea of Scarves The Pitch Invasion Flickr group page is growing rapidly,
so it was hard to pick one out for today's featured.
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It's a little-known fact that Hulk, star of Portugal and selected to the Brazilian national team
for the first time yesterday, once played for Japanese team Consadole Sapporo. Supporters made a
banner for Hulk in his Japanese and Brazilian kit.
Photo credit: Sasakei on Flickr, via the Pitch
Invasion Photo Pool.
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Our series on supporter tifo displays on Pitch Invasion jumps from Northern Ireland to
Sweden.
Below is a compilation of displays by supporters of AIK (Allmänna Idrottsklubben). AIK were
founded in 1891, and after being one of the dominant forces in the early decades of the Swedish
league, have only had sporadic success in recent years.
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Football in Namibia, October 12th, 2009
Photo credit: Mr. Curiousity on Flickr, via the Pitch
Invasion Photo Pool.
Related posts:
- Photo Daily: Football in Ghana
- Photo Daily July 30 Football Fans in Jakarta
- Photo Daily | September 12 | Football in Pakistan
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Our new series on Pitch Invasion moves all the way from Australia to Northern Ireland, as we
look at the growing ultras culture in the IFA Premiership.
Glentoran are the current champions of the league, and their supporters' group Legion 1882
(which references the year the club was founded) was formed just two years ago.
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Cardiff City's old Ninian Park grandstand is demolished.
For more on the demolition of Ninian Park, see our stadium spotlight photo series from last
week.
Photo credit: joncandy on Flickr, via the Pitch
Invasion Photo Pool.
Related posts:
- Stadium Spotlight: RIP Ninian Park
- Photo Daily | September 2 | Celtic Park Tifo
- Photo Daily | November 12 | Chicago Fire Megabandera
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A new series on Pitch Invasion debuts, though it's actually a bit of a return to our roots
as half the reason I started this site back in the day was to show tifo displays from around the
world.
To kick things off, we look at Australia with a video documenting the making and display of
a variety of banners by supporters of Sydney FC in the A-League.
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Fans caged in at VfL Bochum - VfL Wolfsburg, Germany.
Photo credit: funky1opti on Flickr, via the Pitch
Invasion Photo Pool.
Related posts:
- Photo Daily | October 22 | Dortmund vs Bochum
- Photo Daily July 24 An England Fan at Germany 2006
- Photo Daily: Sportfreunde Großsachsenheim v TSV Phönix Lomersheim II
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