Anfield Talk 19 November @ 03:40 PM EST
Pepe Reina is the "tower of strength" that has already prevented Liverpool's season from heading
into oblivion.
That's the verdict of Alan Hansen, who believes the Spain international is now challenging Ray
Clemence for the title of the club's greatest-ever goalkeeper.
Liverpool entertain Manchester City on Saturday having suffered a run of just one win in nine games
to slip to seventh in the Premier League standings.
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I feel as if I am in the presence of history in the making.
A legend is starting to form.
A moment in time is becoming an iconic image.
Everybody's talking about it.
The British.
The Americans.
The Swedes.
Even the French themselves.
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goalpost.tv 19 November @ 06:28 AM EST
Image via Wikipedia The presence of Giovanni Trapattoni continued to grow even at the Stadio de
France and things were turning to be dramatic during the first half as Ireland scored in about the
32nd minute to show that they were in the groove and it reflected the score line predicted by
Trapattoni the earlier [.
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When future historians look back at the age of globalisation, it is not the Americanisation of the
planet's culture that will amaze them most, nor the pervading presence of brands such as Coca-Cola
and Nike. No, it is the global conquest of football.
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The morning after a team gets knocked out of the playoffs there's always a good deal of finger
pointing, blame seeking and what-iffing.
As dutiful, diligent, longtime fans of the Beautiful Game, we all know perfectly well that blaming
a loss on any one play or one call is simply unfair.
What about this or that pass or this or that shot or this or that run that someone did or didn't
make?
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Ahead of our match against Chelsea, RoM and The Chelsea Blog teamed up for a discussion to put
you in the mood for Sunday.
Scott the Red: The question has been raised a few times in the media who would you
prefer out of Drogba, Rooney and Torres? Why?
The Chelsea Blog: The first thought that came into my head was Drogba.
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If the Chicago Fire were hoping for reinforcements to bolster their chances against New England
in Saturday's second leg playoff match, they'll have to look beyond Gonzalo Segares. The defender
is currently listed as out for the upcoming do-or-die encounter set for Saturday at Toyota
Park.
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If the Chicago Fire were hoping for reinforcements to bolster their chances against New England
in Saturday's second leg playoff match, they'll have to look beyond Gonzalo Segares. The defender
is currently listed as out for the upcoming do-or-die encounter set for Saturday at Toyota
Park.
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Anfield Talk 04 November @ 11:59 AM EST
Liverpool, the English soccer club which signed a record shirt sponsorship deal with Standard
Chartered earlier this year, has agreed another lucrative partnership.
The club will be backed by 188Bet, the online betting company which already has partnerships in
place with Aston Villa, Chelsea, Bolton and Wigan.
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Dirty Tackle 04 November @ 02:44 AM EST
This kid does not take trash talk lightly. If you mouth off to him, he will chase you down the
length of the pitch and smash into you like a freight train, even if you have absolutely zero to do
with what's happening on the ball. And then he'll get up and walk away, satisfied that you want
ever try and express yourself vocally in his presence again.
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Is it just me or are Real Madrid really missing the presence of their tanned, Portuguese, man-o-sex
Ronaldo? Sure their overly excited old fellas are scoring goals, but at the same time the team
looks like it's just scraping through simple matches and if it wasn't for two goals by ...
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Is it just me or are Real Madrid really missing the presence of their tanned, Portuguese, man-o-sex
Ronaldo? Sure their overly excited old fellas are scoring goals, but at the same time the team
looks like it's just scraping through simple matches and if it wasn't for two goals by ...
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Arseblog 30 October @ 11:56 PM EST
A much earlier blog than usual as I'm heading Londonwards this morning for the game.
There's nothing new to report in terms of the team. Wenger confirmed Fabianski's injury and said
he'd be missing for "three to four" weeks, which is no doubt a blow to him. He was giving nothing
away when pressed about who would play today.
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Well, more suffering for fans at Qwest. It's beyond a cliché to say that MLS referring is
subpar, but there were two hugely controversial calls that will soon be reverberating over the
interwebs. First is Onstad getting off with just a yellow. It's hard to see how that's not a red,
and the Montero yellow is also mystifying.
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This week's Video Of The Week is "Heading For Glory", the official film of the 1974 World Cup
Finals in West Germany. There was no English presence (although with the benefit of hindsight there
was no disgrace in being knocked out by a Polish side that didn't get a million miles from reaching
the final of the competition), but Scotland began their four-yearly routine of almost getting to
the Second Round of the competition, the Dutch fielded possibly the best ever international team to
not win a World Cup, East Germany met West Germany for the only time (and beat them) and
Gerd Muller eventually won the tournament fof the host nation.
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Tonight, October 22nd, Chris Armas (a Chicago Fire legend) will be inducted into the Fire's Hall
of Fame called the "Ring of Fire". The presentation will take place tonight when the Fire play
Chivas USA at 7pm central time. If you live in the Chicago area do your best to make it out to
Bridgeview but if you can't the game will be live on ESPN2.
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Soccer Pie 21 October @ 03:27 AM EST
Steve Bruce's Sunderland side have been one of the surprise packages of the
season so far. With 16 points from nine games they sit above Liverpool in the Premier League table
and have picked up some impressive results.
On their visit to Old Trafford the Black Cats took a point from Manchester
United, but were within a whisker of taking all three.
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Given - Could have done better with the goal but redeemed himself with a fantastic block late on.
6.5
Zabaleta - First yellow was soft but the type of rash challenge we have seen before from him earned
him red. 5.5
Bridge - Solid enough but perhaps hadn't fully recovered from the midweek injury.
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Speaking about the key presence that Given has become since his signing from Newcastle last
January:
"Shay's been more than I could have hoped for in terms of his presence on the
field.
"He's got a calming influence on the back four. That's made a marked difference to the way the guys
in front of him have been able to defend.
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Liverpool fans should hopefully see Alberto Aquilani in a red shirt for the first time at the end
of this month, but where will the Italian fit into the team and will he be used effectively?
With three defeats in 8 premiership games already, the pressure is on for Liverpool to start
producing premiership winning performances on a more consistent basis.
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Brazil's Under-20 team take on Ghana in the World Cup final in Cairo on Friday.
Rogério Lourenço's side are unbeaten in the tournament and will be at full-strength. Giuliano,
Paulo Henrique Ganso, Alex Teixeira and Alan Kardec have impressed for Brazil and the presence of
these four makes the South Americans favourites to take the trophy.
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The structure of your site's URLs has a serious impact on crawlability, SEO, and
user-friendliness. A solid SEO will know how to craft effective URLs, but other people who have a
direct impact on building your site developers, IT staff, and management may not necessarily be in
a position to think about how they structure your URLs.
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Some players have that innate talent that when they get on the ball it is impossible not to notice
them. Others are always doing the hard work that goes unappreciated but which is vital for the team
to succeed. Indeed it could be argued that whilst the brilliance of the individual might
occasionally win matches, it is what those around him do that usually plays the key role.
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The day has come. Tonight, Uruguay and Argentina will fight for a place in South Africa 2010 in a
hard-fought match which will be played in the Centenario Stadium, in Montevideo, in the presence of
60,000 fans: 57,000 cheering for the home side and 3,000 who will drive their way from Buenos Aires
to their [.
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Dirty Tackle 12 October @ 09:32 AM EST
Well hello there.
I see you've caught me with my hair erect. This happens sometimes when I am heading the ball or
when I am in the presence of a divine beauty like yourself or when I eat a bucket of oysters while
watching DVDs about naked people. Ha-HA! I have quite a few DVDs about the adventures of naked
people, including some where they go bowling and then solve algebra problems together.
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Australia is excited with Oranje's presence Down Under. The friendly against the Socceroos coming
Saturday is close to being sold out (45.000 tickets sold). It doesn't happen too often in Oz, the
visit of a top nation. The Aussies praise Oranje for coming down mid-season. Most nations only want
to
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Arsenal midfielder Tomas Rosicky confirmed he met with Arsene Wenger but denied they discussed
his contract now that the Czech International is back from injury.
Speaking to Deniksport.cz, Rosicky said:
I have spoken with Mr Wenger on this matter. It is not the most actual thing, though, and there
are no negotiations running these days.
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Arsenal midfielder Tomas Rosicky confirmed he met with Arsene Wenger but denied they discussed
his contract now that the Czech International is back from injury.
Speaking to Deniksport.cz, Rosicky said:
I have spoken with Mr Wenger on this matter. It is not the most actual thing, though, and there
are no negotiations running these days.
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Former legend set to make move back to north London?
Vieira is set to join Arsenal on an 18-month deal in January. The French midfielder
wants to leave Internazionale to salvage his World Cup hopes, and Arsenal haven't had a proper
defensive midfielder since, well, Patrick Vieira left the club.
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Red Stars hoping to bring back team's scoring leader for 2010
The first day of Women's Professional Soccer's free agency had some pretty big names on the list,
including Brazilian forward Cristiane (pictured right) and U.S. Women's National Team midfielder
Carli Lloyd (pictured left) from the Chicago Red Stars' 2009 roster.
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Pistolas F.C. 29 September @ 12:00 AM EST
TORONTO - And the winner is.....
Though the on field success was less than expected, the Pistolas FC Organization evolved and grew
in leaps and bounds this year, forming an Executive Branch comprised of Romerinho as President and
CEO, Charles as Vice President, Davidinho as Director, and Steve Ward as Assistant Director.
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Arsereview 27 September @ 07:27 AM EST
That headline is somewhat contrived. But it does underscore an important point: a year ago, Arsenal
wouldn't have won 1-0 yesterday. Mr. Wenger often says the team is growing but year-on-year between
07-08 and 08-09 it seemed to have gone backwards not forwards. We were toothless in midfield and
conceding stupid goals.
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