For some reason, writing about Senderos yesterday felt more natural than commenting on our FA
Cup exit. Then just I was about to write a post acknowledging the one year anniversary of this
blog, I realized something.
The first ever post I wrote was after watching the FA Cup match against Cardiff last year.
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EPL Talk 30 December @ 01:11 PM EDT
Is there a worse chairman in the history of the Premiership than Sulaiman Al-Fahim? I'm
struggling to think of anyone who has misled, misinformed and treated the supporters of a club so
clearly as Al-Fahim has in his 8 month relationship with Portsmouth. Today the HM Revenue & Customs
have issues a winding up order against Portsmouth F.
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EPL Talk 21 December @ 07:00 PM EDT
It's that time of the year when not only your friends or family send holiday cards, but so do
your favorite Premier League clubs. I subscribe to lists for most of the Premier League clubs so I
can stay on top of the latest news, so here are the ones I've received thus far for Aston Villa and
Everton.
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Big Nedved Junior had his birthday party today. It involved fifteen seven and eight-year-old boys
shooting each other with laser guns. At the end when the cake was wheeled out he was saved from the
ignominy of a store-bought Scooby-Doo cake by the hard work of our my wife's good friend (she is
also the wife of fellow-City-fan Mark, and the godmother of Little Nedved Junior).
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Earlier this year four England fans entered a FIFA "Follow Your Team" ballot for tickets to every
England game and subsequent matches, whether England are still in the tournament or not. Having won
a month off watching footy, now they are telling us all about it in The Daily Mail. I'll keep an
eye on what they say just in case they offend anyone.
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It is almost 2:30 am. I am unable to sleep. Tomorrow (or today, rather) is the 2nd Round of the FA
Cup. Bath City are facing fellow non-league side Forest Green Rovers.
Let's be honest: it's not a clash of the titans. It is a match that will at best be a footnote in
the history of either club.
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Jeremy Christie (R) shields Joan Capdevila of Spain from the ball during the 2009 FIFA
Confederations Cup match between New Zealand and Spain (Photo by Jasper Juinen/Getty Images
Europe)
I had a chance to chat with New Zealand international midfielder Jeremy Christie, who was in town
recently for a trial selection session organized by the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) for
the upcoming season, which is scheduled to kick-off next February.
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"The Manchester players protested a lot. I don't know why. I don't like this."
Oh, the irony.
John Terry said he 'loved' Didier Drogba's disgraceful reaction to their result against
Barcelona last season. Remember the one? He had to be dragged away from the referee before shouting
"it's a fucking disgrace!
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The South African Football Association (SAFA) is gearing for another round of recognising and
acknowledging talent. The second Annual SAFA Awards Ceremony will be staged on the 19th of November
2009 at the Sandton Convention Centre.
Vote For Your Favourite Players and Coaches
This year's SAFA Awards 2009 event will include four categories; winners of each will be
determined by football supporters via sms through the SABC television and radio stations.
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by FRANCO PANIZO
If Manchester City attacker Robinho's hidden desire is to play for Barcelona then he is not
doing a good job at keeping it a secret.
On Monday, Robinho told a Brazilian radio station he is happy with the interest Barcelona has
in him, and that he thinks it is much easier to become the world's best player with them than
with Manchester City.
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by FRANCO PANIZO
If Manchester City attacker Robinho's hidden desire is to play for Barcelona then he is not
doing a good job at keeping it a secret.
On Monday, Robinho told a Brazilian radio station he is happy with the interest Barcelona has
in him, and that he thinks it is much easier to become the world's best player with them than
with Manchester City.
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League two club Notts County have sacked manager Ian McParland. The 48 year old, a former Magpies
player himself, arrived at Meadow Lane in October 2007. Notts County finished 21st in the 2007-08
season, and 19th in the 2008-09 season. However McParland's position was always under a cloud after
the takeover of the club by [.
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I had been waiting and waiting for Rafael Van der Vaart to grace the English Premier League stage
but the wait kept getting more and more frustrating. The reason? Well, I wanted to feature Sylvie
Van der Vaart, Rafael's wife. She is THE WAG of all WAGs. See for yourself in this video by
Vuicy.com.
And she looks real happy in Spain in this video by sporTVyou when Rafael signed for Real Madrid.
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Yanks Abroad 07 October @ 01:44 PM EDT
FC Dallas forward Brek Shea says that rumors of his move during the January transfer window to
Premiership club Fulham are unfounded.
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Soccer Pie 27 September @ 04:01 AM EDT
Saga of the transfer of an excellent, experienced English defender to the ambitious
fourth-league club was over even before it started. Sol Campbell broke the five-year
contract with Notts County after only one match and this move might cost him a break from
professional football till next midterm, that is to say January.
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Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore has announced the Premier League's plans to
instate a home-grown players rule. The rule will be effective beginning next season and throws a
whole new wrench into the under 18 transfers debate.
The Premier League's ruling means that Premiership clubs can have no more than 17 non-homegrown
players.
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Soccerblog 03 September @ 08:50 PM EDT
Manchester United might be next to face a transfer ban if Le Havre has its way with its claim
that the Premiership club induced Paul Pogba to break his contract with the French Ligue 2 side in
the same way that Gael Kakuta broke his contract with Lens when he was brought to Stamford Bridge.
In Lens case, FIFA upheld their claim and Chelsea has been banned from entering the transfer market
for two transfer periods.
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Serie A Talk 02 September @ 05:30 AM EDT
... the Fearsome Chickens of AS Bari.
Promoted side Associazione Sportivo Bari are not too attractive. But you could have
said that about Hull, or Stoke, for that matter. In each case, the Premiership club became
more attractive with exposure both their own and ours to them.
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We got one. Finally. It's not Jim Rome but that's never going to happen so why even entertain the
thought (and really when you think about it would we every really want him?). ESPN's Bill Simmons
is a fantastic writer/sports nut and even though he has written about European and World Cup soccer
before, by his own admission has been a soccer hater from time-to-time.
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Soccerblog 14 August @ 09:10 AM EDT
The BBC airs a special on how the Premiership sells itself abroad.
For the first time annual revenue is expected to exceed £1bn, with much of this success
fuelled from abroad.
Matches will be beamed into 575m homes in 211 territories around the world and a total of
90,000 hours of action will be broadcast.
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QPR Report 13 August @ 10:49 AM EDT
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Try it! For cutting-edge, updated-throughout-the-day, football-only news about QPR: Visit the
QPR Report Messageboard (and quasi blog)! All views genuinely welcomed! [You can follow
QPR Report on Twitter and QPR Report Facebook]- A Dave Clement Memory
- Bob Malcolm Settling in Australia
- Next: Plymouth vs QPR
- Brian Glanville on the New QPR (and also re Chelsea)
London Informer - Goalkeeper Marshall rejects QPR to join Premiership side- QPR are back to square one in their search for a second keeper after Andy Marshall rejected a
one-year contract last night.
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COS's Anfield Correspondent considers the possiblity of a dream deal not coming to fruition.
Is a move for David Silva imminent? That is the question being asked by supporters of
both Liverpool and Manchester United on this website. The rumour mill seems to have been working
overtime on this one and we have even seen comments posted on the site claiming that a deal has
already been done with the Valencia player: with fans of both North West clubs believing he is as
good as theirs.
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His Twitter is definitely tipping off a potential move/loan to a Premiership club.
Morning twitter world! Just woke up, got the jet waiting on the runway (so ill).
England here I come!
Word is Hull, Fulham and Everton are all interested. Could be awesome.
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Derby County's away shirt for the 2009-10 football season has been officially released by the club.
It has been made by Adidas, and is somewhat similar to the design used by the kit maker in Spain's
Confederations Cup shirt. Bombardier are the kit sponsors. The shirt will be worn with white shorts
and black socks with [.
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How did your club do in the summer transfer window? Here is a list of all the major transfers that
took place in the English Premiership ( England Premier League) in the summer transfer window of
2009. Transfers listed here have a Premiership club involved in some form or the other. All figures
are in [.
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Soccerblog 17 July @ 01:51 AM EDT
The Man Utd Supporters Trust (MUST) have seized on Sir Alex's statement that there will be no
more summer transfers to demand that the club's owners use the £80m generated from the sale of
Cristiano Ronaldo, £25m saved on Carlos Tevez and the £3.5m for Frazier Campbell to Sunderland
into slashing season ticket prices.
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The Rams' 09/10 Coca Cola Championship home kit has arrived. Derby County have officially revealed
their home shirt for the 2009-10 season. The new strip is made by Adidas and sponsored by
Bombardier. Looks quite a bit like last season's design, but definitely looks more stylish. Check
out the photo of the new Derby kit.
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MLS Rumors 02 July @ 12:23 PM EDT
The following articles comes to us from Yanks Abroad....
Despite published reports elsewhere, for the moment, Villarreal striker Jozy Altidore will
return to the Spanish club as planned within the next two weeks.Altidore has been the subject of
transfer rumors including a move to Premiership club Fulham or even a possible return back to newly
promoted Spanish Primera club Xerez where the New Jersey native spent the second half of last
season on loan without ever playing a minute. Click to continue reading...
Soccerblog 28 May @ 08:58 AM EDT
Sulaiman Al-Fahim, the prime mover behind the Man City takeover now owns his own Premiership
club. He is purchasing Portsmouth for a reported figure of £80m, through the investment arm of his
company, Al Fahim Asia Associates. Portsmouth has flirted with relegation all season long and its
transfers have not panned out.
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Soccerblog 28 May @ 07:58 AM EDT
Sulaiman Al-Fahim, the prime mover behind the Man City takeover now owns his own Premiership
club. He is purchasing Portsmouth for a reported figure of £80m, through the investment arm of his
company, Al Fahim Asia Associates. Portsmouth has flirted with relegation all season long and its
transfers have not panned out.
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With West Brom, Newcastle and Middlesbrough being confirmed as the 3 teams to be relegated from
the Premier League this season there is going to be a few players jumping ship. Who do you think
will get signed up? Here is our list of chosen players...
1. Tuncay (Middlesbrough). Boro's best player by a country mile.
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Soccerblog 26 May @ 12:59 AM EDT
Wade Elliott will be remembered: A red letter day in Burnley history
Burnley made its top flight entry after 33 years of steadily falling through the cracks to the
second, third, fourth divisions and in 1987, flirting with non-league extinction. They dodged that
one by beating Leyton Orient.
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The Premier League has arrived in Italy. Well, not quite, but close to it. Yesterday's
controversial headlines all discussed Serie A's decision to breakaway from the rest of the Italian
league structure. Fans of the Premier League are no strangers to this situation, as England's very
own top flight broke off from the Football League structure back in 1992.
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Earlier this year, English Premiership club Everton FC announced that they were changing kit
providers from Umbro to Le Coq Sportif for the 2009/10 season. Based on a leak that we've found of
the Everton 2009/10 Le Coq Sportif home kit it appears that the venerable Merseyside club will pay
their tribute to the 1983-85 [.
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My friend Tom Legg has a keen eye for talent. He's often telling me about this new prodigy or that
new wunderkind that I should be keeping my eye on. He knows more about the Beautiful Game than just
about anyone I know!
With that in mind, I asked him if he'd share a post he recently started on the famous soccer forum
BigSoccer.
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For any of you finance gurus out there, I'm sure Equifax is a name you're extremely familiar with.
For the rest of you, Equifax is the company that is largely responsible for compiling credit scores
of both individuals and now Premiership clubs. After a recent review by Equifax, it was declared
that 50% of the clubs in the Premier League are "insolvent.
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While Juande Ramos' career at White Hart Lane is done and dusted, remains of his legacy can still
be spotted. Over the summer, Tottenham wrapped up an exciting £9 million deal for Barcelona's
Giovani Dos Santos. Once viewed as Barca's successor to Ronaldinho, fans around the league - myself
included - were anxious to see the Mexican's talents.
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