by FRANCO PANIZO

Thierry Henry's handball heard around the world helped secure France's passage to the 2010 World Cup, but the French may not be through to South Africa yet.

The Irish federation has appealed Wednesday's night 1-1 result (2-1 aggregate advantage for France), and is demanding that France replay the second leg of the playoff.

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by FRANCO PANIZO

Thierry Henry's handball heard around the world helped secure France's passage to the 2010 World Cup, but the French may not be through to South Africa yet.

The Irish federation has appealed Wednesday's night 1-1 result (2-1 aggregate advantage for France), and is demanding that France replay the second leg of the playoff.

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A word of caution. If you ever decide to visit Cairo in the near future, particularly if it involves a back-crippling, desert traversing, eight hour coach trip from the south coast in the small hours of the morning, perhaps don't choose the day when Egypt are hosting Algeria in a World Cup qualifying decider and the City is on relative lockdown; traffic has stalled, shops are abandoned and from every stationary, horn-honking mini-bus there's a national flag being hoisted from the sun-roof.

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I know the decade technically isn't over for another year. Don't care. As far as I'm concerned, and for our purposes here, the decade is from 2000-2009.
And since we had such fun with the ‘compare the squads' vote a few weeks back, I thought another poll or nine would be entertaining. Plus, it's easy content! Click to continue reading...

Where will this all end?

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You just knew it, everyone in the stadium knew it, everyone watching from home knew it, everyone who has any interest in the game of football knew it, so why the hell are FIFA seemingly doing nothing about it?

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A sharpshooting contest which Jozy Altidore wins with some sweet stuff. Steve Cherundolo is hard done by poor service in the end. The clip shows Altidore really relaxed with his infectious personality coming through.

The US meets Slovakia for the first time. Bob Bradley has some serious questions up front with Charlie Davies out.

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Think violent women's football and you think Elizabeth Lambert, but there is so much more to it than just one crazed lady. See below a plethora of hideous tackles and even a fair few head butts as well as people being put into neck braces. Enjoy (maybe not the word we should use but hey ho). Thanks to Dirty Tackle for the heads up on this one.

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Johnson Skrtel Agger Insua
Lucas Mascherano
Benayoun Kuyt Riera
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Goals:
Ngog 13'
Chucho 26'
Jerome 45+3'
Gerrard 71' (pen)
The beach ball season rolls on. That's seven league games without a win against Birmingham.
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Despite the plethora of Champions League games available to me this week I flicked my sports channel over to the game in Milan to see whether the Milanistas could re-create their spectacular victory in the Bernabeu two weeks ago. And, despite their failure to upset the football betting odds and re-enact their Madrid heroics following 90 scrappy but passionate minutes, there were still signs that they have turned the corner.

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Right then, the good news is that Harry has spoken openly about us being light in the midfield department.
"I am happy with the squad. The only area we are short of a body is central midfield", said Harry, in preparation for the January sales.
Thank the lord! The only hurdle that I can see us falling on is that teams rarely give away their best players in winter transfer window. Click to continue reading...

Duders. I think it's been obvious over the past couple of months that my productivity levels with regard to this blog have fallen. New commitments have forced me to stretch myself a tad too thin. Of course, my quality of writing is still pristine you know it to be true but I really want to start bombarding the people with a plethora of intelligent, insightful, satirical, comedic, humorous, pompous, demented, borderline� insane material.

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The regular season is over and before the playoffs begin Thursday, it's time to review 2009. With a plethora of guests, the crew is back to cover the week that was and the week that will be in Major League Soccer. http://www.csrnusa.com/csrnplayer.html

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Ah. Didn't see that one coming at all. Batter a team and lose to a late goal? How typically Tottenham.
Now that I've had a day to stew over it, the effect's of yesterday's cruel defeat to Stoke are now in plain sight. We hammered them for 80 odd minutes and achieved absolutely nothing. And one defensive slip cost us. Click to continue reading...

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� Choosing the best players in MLS is never an easy task, but choosing the 2009 MLS Best XI is extremely tough when you consider the plethora of candidates at the forward position. Click to continue reading...

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by FRANCO PANIZO

The day many American soccer fans have been waiting for has finally arrived, the day FIFA 10 makes it to the United States.

The world reknown EA Sports soccer� game hit stores across� North America on� Tuesday, and United States soccer� gamers� are now� finally able to get their paws on the latest installment� in the FIFA series.

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What a wacky weekend it was this week in the Premier League.� I don't know if it was Halloween being right around the corner, but this week had some thrilling finishes.� � It was the second week in which the number one team was toppled from atop the league table and it was also the first time that a club� won by banking a shot off of a random� object.

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Indeed, Gary Neville is a red...and he hates Scousers Cheeky bugger! Expect a plethora of beachballs to be taken to Anfield next weekend. a2a_linkname=document.title;a2a_linkurl="http://wdkf.co.uk/2009/10/18/just-lol-gary-neville-in-beachballgate-scandal/"; Posted in As Such, LOLs Tagged: Beachballs, Gary Neville, Liverpool, Manchester United Click to continue reading...

If you were Harry, what would you do?

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As we come ever nearer to the January transfer window and Harry Redknapp is linked with a never ending list of potential signings, who would you ideally like to see Tottenham sign?

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He is the master of the mind games. He has used the power of the press to manipulate a plethora of situations back into his favour. But after his latest attempt to cover up his sides failings, has he gone too far.
For those who have not yet heard, here is what Ferguson said in the aftermath of United's last gasp 2-2 draw with Sunderland:
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With a plethora of football books about to hit the shops ahead of the Christmas season, Scotty Kingsley reviews the offerings of the man they called 'Houdini'.

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Many years ago Lennie Lawrence threatened to write a book about his time a Charlton. There was certainly enough packed into his nine year spell at the club, including winding up orders, high court visits, numerous Chairmen, promotion, play-offs, relegation and of course ground sharing and the Valley Party to warrant one if not more volumes.

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As everyone is well aware, Chicago's hopes of landing the 2016 Summer Olympic Games came crashing back to Earth last week with a thud. You can place the blame wherever you please, many people are, but you can't deny that it comes as a blow to our collective sporting ego. It's at this time that we must accept the fact that Rio simply put forth a superior bid and redouble our efforts to land the World Cup the world's largest sporting event in either 2018 or 2022.

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Fortune and poor Portsmouth finishing rather contributed to Everton's three point haul.� With one genuine shot at goal and nothing much else to discuss on the long drive home, I wonder why Moyes chooses to restrain the plethora of attacking options now available to him.

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If you want to save yourself time you might as well just cast your mind back to the first round tie away to Doncaster – five more goals, away from home, and despite the occasional early scare the gulf in class eventually told. Deja-vu all over again. It's not the Tottenham I grew up with I tell ye.

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In X-Factor terminology, the long-running Charlton potential takeover saga has been on ‘an amazing journey' all summer. What at first prompted fervoured supporter interest, careered at one stage into hilarity at the range of nationalities linked, before finally slumping into chronic indifference at the lack of resolution.

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It's always tough picking games at the beginning of the season because you never know who will be the surprise squads this year and what teams will disappoint.�

But with that being said my first week of picks was not too bad.� Finishing 4-3 (I remove ties) in the first week let's see this week's predictions.

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I had a plethora of titles for this post on my mind yesterday: "F..ing disgrace", "Shameless", "Humiliation" etc. However, after a good night rest I decided not to lose any more sleep over the yesterday's game, I lost enough yesterday in the pub (first anger, then plain resignation). There is nothing to analyze to be honest, we'll never again play in the same lineup and under the same coach.

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A player who was at one time ill-disciplined.
Yet leaves as club captain and a thoroughly respected figure.
Destroyed by Thierry Henry time and again.
Yet he was more than a match for Didier Drogba.
Arrived after being unwanted by Everton.
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Together for the moment

The much-anticipated return of La Liga began with a scintillating match between the new galácticos of Real Madrid and the pesky Deportivo La Coruña, who always gives Madrid a run for their money, literally.� Because of the continued suspension of Pepe and the tendinitis suffered by Sergio Ramos, the Real Madrid defense was not at full strength, and Ezequiel Garay and Álvaro Arbeloa started in their positions respectively.

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I spent a decent part of my morning analyzing our current squad in preparation for this weekend's clash with Arsenal (match preview will be up this week), and I got to wondering about just how good this current United squad was. Obviously, when healthy, we have loads of talent and a plethora of options at nearly every position.

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Congratulations are in order for Victor Valdes, � who celebrated the birth of his first son, Dylan, yesterday. Granted paternity leave by Barcelona,� he skipped yesterday's practice� witness the birth� at Dexeus Hospital. Dylan weighed in at 3 kilos and is said to be healthy and doing well.

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Congratulations are in order for Victor Valdes, � who celebrated the birth of his first son, Dylan, yesterday. Granted paternity leave by Barcelona,� he skipped yesterday's practice� witness the birth� at Dexeus Hospital. Dylan weighed in at 3 kilos and is said to be healthy and doing well.

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What on earth is going on at White Hart Lane? Two games into the new Premier League season and Spurs have put together two convincing performances on the trot and have two wins secured.

Liverpool were put to the sword on the opening weekend, despite Rafa's bleating about penalties, Spurs should have had the game wrapped up at half-time if Robbie Keane had not been quite so profligate in front of goal.

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Cheers to Colin for pointing this one out, but The Spoiler put up a post discussing Carlos Tevez' love of first team football. Only the exact opposite.

When asked in an interview about his feelings regarding the plethora of strikers currently employed by Citeh, the former United player stated, "When you are at a top club with top players you understand that a big squad is needed and you won't play every game.

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by Usman Azad, Football Perth Editor
FORMER Leeds United midfielder Jacob Burns has been confirmed as Perth Glory captain for this season.
Despite the Glory having a plethora of suitable candidates for captaincy, coach Dave Mitchell told the West that he had made his decision two weeks ago. Click to continue reading...