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November 10, 2008

Pitch Riots & Bolivian Beatdowns

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Traveling to the sort of "fringe countries" in terms of South American football (read: those not named Argentina or Brazil) almost always proves to be an exercise in believing the unbelievable. Today's example: Bolivia. A top flight game between Wilstermann and Aurora turned out to be a top flight cage match between Aurora and riot [. Click to continue reading...
The Offside @ 07:00 PM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: , Aurora, Bolivia, Wistlermann, World Football, brawls, fights, pitch riot, police, south america

October 27, 2008

Police can call off raid on White Hart Lane

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No need to take Spurs' computers! "The chairman will do the deals. I will pick the players, and if he [Levy] can deliver them then great." It probably saves the BBC and the FA a lot of hard-work that way, Harry! Click to continue reading...
Off the Post @ 03:50 AM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: , Football, Harry Redknapp, Portsmouth, Soccer, Spurs, Transfer Talk, police, tottenham hotspur

September 2, 2008

Easy victory for Home United

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Home United top scorer continued his excellent form by scoring two goals to ease past underperforming Dalian Shide 3-0.The other goal was scored by Singapore international,Shi Jiayi,with a scorcher strike in the 81 minutes. Home United -Lionel- -Rosman- -Subramani- -Valery- - Jumaat- -Shi Jiayi- -Fadhil- -Tengku- -Naruphol- -Ludovick- -Indra- Attendance: 1,168 Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Attendance, Lionel, SLeague, Singapore, dalian, home united, home  , police, protector, s-league 2008, top scorer

June 14, 2008

A Fallen Hero, A Bent Copper, A Gypsy And An Oligarch

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"To bet or not to bet, there is no question" - states Eric Cantona in Hemisphere Droit's £2.5 million ($5 million) advertising campaign for Partouche Casinos.

In his selling out to the inappropriate euro, Cantona leaves the question unanswered, although his fee from Partouche allows a reading of the Great Man's body language to show where his real sensibilities and financial sensitivities lie. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Eric Cantona, Football, Serie A, UEFA, advertising, blog, chaos, corruption, euro2008, libel, nationalism, police, racism, referees, sky television

June 13, 2008

Pele Knows Nothing About Football

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"It was totally unjustified... What was happening in the penalty box as they prepared to take the freekick is nothing different to what has been going on for five years. And none of the other referees have whistled" - Leo Beenhakker.

When UEFA announced the match officials for the first 12 games of Euro 2008, the selection of Howard Webb and his cohorts for the Austria v Poland game was always an eye-opening appointment. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Euro 2008, Football, Leo Beenhakker, PGMOB, UEFA, Vienna, betting, blog, bookmakers, corruption, dietrological, euro2008, freekick, markets, match, offside, police, racing post, racism, referees, scenarios

June 4, 2008

And You Dare To Call Them Terrorists...

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A police chaplain has blessed the building where Austrian officers will conduct risk assessments regarding the likelihood of a large-scale "terrorist" offensive at the Euro 2008 Finals.
Presumably, any religious "terrorist" worthy of the name will also be calling on divine help in the aid of their cause. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , FIFA, Football, IFMs, UEFA, betting, bookmakers, capitalism, corruption, democracy, economics, euro2008, globalisation, human rights, markets, media, police, racism, sky television

May 28, 2008

Police And Thieves On The Street... Oh Yeah

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Today is a Big Day.

After three-quarters of a century where the inventory of British racecourses has been steadily and uninterruptedly declining in numbers, today sees the formal opening of the first new racetrack since prior to World War II. Which, as we are now on to World War IV, is a pretty long time ago. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Champions League, Football, Premiership, betting, bookmakers, casinos, corruption, horseracing, media, police, quest

May 16, 2008

The Men Behind The Wire

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There is nothing more frustrating for the purveyors of a fake reality than a real Reality threatening to block out the projected spectacular one. When such a loss of control of the spectaclised media agenda is brought to our attention, there needs to be a concerted strategy from all interested power parties to alleviate the potential damage to the branded pseudo-entertainment delivered for our delectation. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Champions League, FA Cup, Football, PGMOB, Premiership, betting, bookmakers, bungs, corruption, fa, holistic sabermetrics, police, referees

April 27, 2008

Arsenal To Secure Premiership On Mega Monday.

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The Premiership title will be heading down to The Emirates if Wenger's team can defeat already relegated Derby in Setanta's Monday night mismatch.
Three points clear of Manchester United with a game in hand and only two more matches remaining, one of which is a "internally controlled but systemically neutral" event in the Gunners favour, Wenger's team deserve their triumph after a season of Total Football showed the benefits of remaining a team of integrity in a very murky Premier League World. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , BBC, Cynical Realism, Football, PGMOB, Premier League, Premiership, Scottish Premier League, betting, bookmakers, capitalism, corruption, euro2008, g14(18), police, racism, referees, sky television

April 21, 2008

Will Father Timothy Flotsky Marry Corinne Tate?

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70's pseudo-soap, Soap, provided warped twists to reality while also treating the downright improbable as a standard daily occurrence.
Marital infidelity has never been so funny.
In its own way, Soap was a postmodern entity in that the show paraded the interaction between two dysfunctional extended American families as a series of images precessing through the phases to a total simulation of a family's Real purpose, if any such purpose exists. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Champions League, FA Cup, Football, PGMOB, Premier League, Premiership, Scottish Premier League, bookmakers, corruption, euro2008, human rights, media, police, referees, sky television

April 3, 2008

Security At Youth Soccer Facilities

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Over at The Administrator, they have an article up related to security at the 2010 World Cup which they preface with some thoughts on security at youth soccer complexes: Facility security is a crucial yet often overlooked concern for youth soccer organizations. For many clubs, facility security is limited to a volunteer (armed with a walkie-talkie) [. Click to continue reading...
On The Pitch @ 09:25 AM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: League Administration, Recreational, Security, United States, Youth Soccer, police, risk, soccer complexes

April 1, 2008

Wearing A Hooped Jersey In A Hostile Environment

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Congratulations to the Scottish Premier League on winning this year's Scottish Premier League title. As Glasgow Rangers and the governing body appear, to all external analysis, to merely be separate wings of a single entity, it would seem churlish not to give credit where credit is due. Some championship medal equivalences should also be passed down to some highly select match officials and the client clubs. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Champions League, Football, Scottish Premier League, corruption, ira, media, police, referees, uvf

March 4, 2008

A Howard Webb Of Deceit

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When the Three Card Poll pocketed his whistle and sulked off back to Tring, there was an inevitability that the Professional Game Match Officials Board (PGMOB) would promote someone else to continue the man's projects. Police sergeant Howard Webb was the man on the square, so to speak.
Just as we had a problem with Poll so we do with Sgt Webb - they share many inappropriate attributes - but, whereas Poll was enigmatic in his influence upon match outcomes, Webb conforms to a range of particular templates. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Champions League, Football, PGMOB, Premiership, UEFA, betting, bookmakers, corruption, euro2008, police, racism, referees

January 16, 2008

Big Ground, Shit Fans (And Owner)

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Newcastle United are not a big club. The only reason that Newcastle remain in the Premiership is due to the bias in decision making from the Professional Game Match Officials Board (PGMOB) representatives - Newcastle were last season's most favoured team and they are this season's second most favoured team. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Football, PGMOB, dietrological, inside information, markets, police, referees

December 21, 2007

Photo Daily | December 21 | England-Scotland Arrest

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To conclude our look at the interaction of the police and football fans this week, here's a not uncommon sight an arrest at an England-Scotland game. Photo credit: colint544 on Flickr, via the Pitch Invasion photo pool. Click to continue reading...
Pitch Invasion @ 11:56 PM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: Culture, England, Photography, Scotland, police

Photo Daily | December 20 | Czech Police

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No, those aren't Darth Vader impersonators. According to the photographer, they're Czech police after German football hooligans. Photo credit: gumanow on Flickr, via the Pitch Invasion photo pool. Click to continue reading...
Pitch Invasion @ 02:01 AM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: Culture, Czech Republic, Photography, police, prague

December 19, 2007

Photo Daily | December 19 | Watching the Crowd in Brazil

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Two photos for you today, as we continue our theme of the authorities interacting with football fans. The first is from Inter vs. Palmeiras in the Brazilian league, November 2007. The second (click the link below to see it) is a remarkably similar shot also from Brazil, as Grêmio took on Santos in June. Click to continue reading...
Pitch Invasion @ 04:03 PM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: Brazil, Culture, Gremio, Inter, Palmeiras, Photography, police

December 18, 2007

Photo Daily | December 18 | Espanyol Fans at Uefa Cup Final

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In the second of our police series this week, we see that sometimes football fans and the authorities can get on here are Espanyol supporters being greeted by the Scottish police at the 2007 Uefa Cup Final at Hampden Park, Glasgow. Photo credit: Len Scaps on Flickr, via the Pitch Invasion photo pool. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Culture, Espanyol, Hampden Park, Photography, UEFA Cup, police

December 17, 2007

Photo Daily | December 17 | Swansea Fans Welcomed by London’s Finest

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This week, Photo Daily will look at a sadly ubiquitous presence around football worldwide the police. Today, we see the police in London herding the Swansea supporters heading for Victoria Coach Station, after Millwall had beaten the Welsh team 2-0 last March. Photo credit: chrisjohnbeckett on Flickr, via the Pitch Invasion photo pool. Click to continue reading...
Pitch Invasion @ 06:53 PM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: Culture, Millwall, Photography, Swansea, police

December 8, 2007

If Anyone Can Fallon Can

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The Betfair/City of London Police crown trial of Irish jockey Kieran Fallon and his co-defendants collapsed yesterday after Judge Thayne Forbes determined that the defence did not have a case to answer.
There are two key questions that we need to address:
i) Why was this case brought to trial? Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , betting exchanges, bookmakers, corruption, dietrological, horseracing, inside information, markets, police

November 29, 2007

Blimey, Guv, The Filth Have Nabbed 'Arry

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"Its the biggest load of nonsense and its doing my head in" was one of Harry Redknapp's statements regarding his current legal situation. The "it" in question is the law and 'Arry evidently feels he exists above the confines of such restrictions.
And, its a family affair. In The Sun, ex-model son Mark squealed: "Someone is out to get dad". Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , BBC, Football, Premier League, bookmakers, bungs, corruption, fa, gambling, media, police, quest, sky television

November 21, 2007

FA Claims Mike Newell Is An Al-Qaeda Operative!

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Events over the last seven days encapsulate in microcosm the rampant corruption and associated loss of any vestige of integrity in the professional football world. Throughout this week, virtually all of the major areas of concern within the game have enjoyed their window in the public spotlight. From oligarchs to the Thai elections, from Quest and the bungs inquiry to heavily corrupted global spectacular matches, the state of the game has been laid bare for all to see. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , BBC, Football, Premier League, Premiership, UEFA, blog, bookmakers, corruption, euro2008, fa, police, quest

September 5, 2007

Photo Daily | September 5 | Celtic Fans

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Photo credit: brown brogues on Flickr, via the Pitch Invasion photo pool. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Celtic, Culture, Photography, police

August 29, 2007

Time For A Little Evolution In Newcastle

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We made a load of money on the Boro versus Newcastle derby on Sunday but the financial gains were soured somewhat by the Islamophobic and other offensive chanting from the visiting Geordie fans.
Now, one shouldn't expect too much from any club that has such a quasi-religious attitude that one of their fanzines is entitled "True Faith" but the racist screaming at Egyptian striker Mido was totally out of order. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Football, PGMOB, Premier League, Serie A, fa, la liga, police, racism, referees

August 24, 2007

Photo Daily | August 24 | Police Corridor for Swansea Fans

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Photo credit: chrisjohnbeckett on Flickr, via the Pitch Invasion photo pool. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Culture, Photography, Swansea, police

August 22, 2007

What to do about hooliganism in Italy and Argentina?

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Football-related violence in Italy and Argentina has hit the headlines many times in 2007. Reuters reports that Milan fans have been banned from Genoa's stadium this weekend, as reprisals for violence that took place over ten years ago are feared: AC Milan fans will be banned from attending Sunday's Serie A opener at promoted [...] Click to continue reading...
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Tags: AC Milan, Argentina, Culture, Genoa, Hooliganism, Italy, River Plate, police, stadium security

August 6, 2007

The Real Truth Is Always Subversive

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In the bad old days, ownership of English football clubs was a fiefdom whereby local bigwigs could demonstrate their importance to the community by piloting the local football team in their sporting endeavours. This breed of owner varied from the thoroughly incompetent to the sociopathic, from the true hobbyist to the man on the make. The more financially focused of these individuals are now sitting on the oodles of cash that their ownership bestowed. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , ASPD, Champions League, Football, OSFs, Premier League, Premiership, blog, bungs, capitalism, climate change, corruption, economics, globalisation, human rights, police, sky television

July 31, 2007

Richard Scudamore For Jobseekers Allowance

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Richard Scudamore continues backtracking, covering over his and the Premier League's trails, in an increasingly desperate attempt to emerge from the various scandals that slosh around his/their ankles with a modicom of professionalism still in place.
Having only supported the publication of the Quest inquiry after the arrest of the still unknown 61 year old in May for money laundering, Scudamore has lost more control of the whole bungs process with the City of London police raids on Glasgow Rangers, Newcastle United and Portsmouth. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Football, Premier League, Premiership, betting, bookmakers, bungs, corruption, gambling, police, quest

July 17, 2007

Enter The Fall Guys

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Being in Glasgow on the day that Ibrox is raided by the City of London Police is, as a Celtic fan, a proper grin. The fact that Newcastle, Souness and Portsmouth are also being rightfully and properly investigated only adds to a general air of slightly malicious good humour. Undoubtedly, the raids are scratching the surface of the corruption endemic in the English and, to a lesser extent, the British game. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Football, Premier League, Premiership, Scottish Premier League, betting, bookmakers, bungs, corruption, cricket, gambling, horseracing, markets, police, quest, referees, uvf

July 16, 2007

Police Swoop On Newcastle Portsmouth And Rangers To Investigate Corruption

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The City of London asked local forces around the country to execute raids on Portsmouth, Newcastle and Glasgow Rangers as part of their investigation in to corruption in the game. The Police have indicated that this investigation is separate from the on-going Steven's report that had unearthed dodgy dealings in transfers. Newcastle were quick to release [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: England, Europe, Newcastle United Football Club, Portsmouth Football Club, SPL (Scottish Premier League), assisting, corruption, criminal, culprit, indicating, investigation, police, separate

July 13, 2007

Corinthians managers accused by Public Attorney's office

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Several top managers from popular Brazilian club Corinthians were accused by the Brazilian Public Attorney's office this past week, due to the involvement with international investment fund MSI. They were accused of illegal financial operations, including money laundering. According to the Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper, the investigation also mentions possible plans by the team and MSI to use financial means to prevent the team from being relegated, if it ever were in risk of doing so. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Brazil, Corinthians, Justice, MSI, police, scandal

July 4, 2007

"I Didn't Know You Were On The Square, Jack"

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There is something inherently unpleasant about having to spend some time in the company of a freemason. The conversation may start promisingly and then, when he discloses his occupation, the first alarm bells start up. The compulsory sharing of names followed by the revealing handshake marks the completion of any productive element to the interaction and one is left with the mason displaying a sneering dismissiveness and with oneself mocking their trumped up self esteem which is solely based on their non-meritocratically generated position in society. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , capitalism, corruption, democracy, economics, government, legal, police, politics, racism