Our regular Guest Contributor, Ted Harwood, takes a look at Cesc Fabregas' secret weapon, Alex Song, and his emergence this season as one of the best defensive midfielders in the Premier League. Song's form is directly related to Cesc's performances this season of 10 assists in 10 league matches, just one less than the total that led the league last season, as well as his 9 goals in all competitions. Click to continue reading...

Arsenalinsider is proud to announce our new members area.� We are also giving all members the chance to win a signed Fabregas shirt! To enter in our draw just sign up free. We have listed some of the main features below:

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Morning Insiders lots of goodies coming your way today on Arsenalinsider. The first of which is to announce our new members area. We have listed the main features below:

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Charlie Davies, one of the most promising US soccer players, was badly injured in a car accident on Tuesday morning and is now listed in serious condition after lengthy surgery this afternoon.

"Obviously, as a team we were saddened to learn this news," said U.S. Men's National Team head coach Bob Bradley.

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So TFC's mlsnet site features an interview with starting keeper Stefan Frei. We learn important tidbits of information like how Frei doesn't "...like spiders at all. Spiders, snakes and sharks." Right. Opposing clubs take note. Oh, there's also some stuff in there about how moving away from home made him homesick. Click to continue reading...

This Saturday the sporty spotlight shines bright on sixteen-year-old soccer player and skateboarder, Alex Espinoza. Check out the interview below where Alex shares her thoughts on fear and an amazing pic.

Name: Alex(us) Espinoza

Age: 16

Sport(s): Soccer and Skateboarding

Hometown: La Habra

High School/Middle School/College: La Habra High School

What's your fave sport?

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This Saturday the sporty spotlight shines bright on sixteen-year-old soccer player and skateboarder, Alex Espinoza. Check out the interview below where Alex shares her thoughts on fear and an amazing pic.

Name: Alex(us) Espinoza

Age: 16

Sport(s): Soccer and Skateboarding

Hometown: La Habra

High School/Middle School/College: La Habra High School

What's your fave sport?

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Sadly, I am beyond swamped with work, so I won't go into great detail explaining my prediction for today's game. I will keep it simple.The Baby 'Nats will win a tough scrap and finish second in the group. Bam.The reading room awaits:- U.S. U-20 match notes- FIFA match preview- FIFA profiles So. Korea F Cho Young Cheol- Cameroon v Germany match preview- U. Click to continue reading...

What an amazing experience being part of the inaugural Women's Professional Soccer season has been! I'm a part of history. I'm a PRO athlete. But now it's the offseason, and so what next?

The difficulty as a player within this first-year league is that there is very little to count on once the season ends.

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What an amazing experience being part of the inaugural Women's Professional Soccer season has been! I'm a part of history. I'm a PRO athlete. But now it's the offseason, and so what next?

The difficulty as a player within this first-year league is that there is very little to count on once the season ends.

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Goal.com's Cyrus C. Malek profiles some of La Liga's most talented young players that could climb out of obscurity to make very big waves this season... Click to continue reading...

The last of Arsenal's legendary 'Invincibles' has left the Gunners. Goal.com's Owen Watson profiles Kolo Touré as he joins the Citizens of Manchester... Click to continue reading...

Here's a quick list of some of the new features that we hope to include when BWFC24 is resurrected on August 1st, 2009.

• Player biographies
• Travel information for away games (trains, directions etc)
• More opportunities for fans to get involved and have their say
• Player ratings by the fans (hopefully)
• Referee profiles plus a rating system (maybe)
• Premiership stadium guide
• Regular updates via Twitter (follow @bwfc24)
• Ticket information with links to secure online purchasing

Advert: FootieManager : Take control of a club and play against other managers from all over the world

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Charlie Davies is a target of French club Sochaux after some scintillating form for the U.S. national team and club side Hammarby. Goal.com profiles the young speedster. Click to continue reading...

As we move closer to the start of the season, it's at this stage that fans start analysing the squad list, namely which players to sign and who of the current squad will be sold, and who they hope won't be sold.

And among all the names that will flicker up briefly on transfer sites over the coming weeks, there will be some genuine quality - players to get both the fans and the board excited.

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South African national broadcaster SABC has broadcast two hours of live coverage prior to the start of Opening Ceremonies. Everything from stadium profiles, traffic sign education (they created hundreds of new ones for the tournament), weather updates (it's absolutely perfect at the moment), cultural history, music videos and fan activities in the host cities. Click to continue reading...

The 96th edition of the US Open Cup formally kicks off today June 9th with a host of first round games. To commemorate the occasion Bill Turianski and I have put together a map of the 32 teams entering at the first round stage and will be updating it as we go along. Bill has done the map work and the the emblems and the layouts and I've put together many of the profiles that run along the right-hand side of the map.

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It's a fun day for hard-core soccer fans that casual fans would do well to share. The U.S. Open Cup, open to amateur and pro teams alike, has finished the qualifying rounds, and now we're mixing USL First Division, USL Second Division, PDL, NPSL and other USASA teams in the first round proper.
Here's how to follow the fun:
- Watch: Four games live at USLLive. Click to continue reading...

The tension is unbearable. It's the last day of the season in the Scottish Premier League and Heart of Clackmannannshire need a win in their final match in order to avoid relegation. Unsurprisingly, nothing goes quite according to plan (though, ironically, it does all go according to the script - make of that what you wish).

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I never get predictions right. Ever.
When I do profiles on kids for the newspaper, they usually start losing. Or get hurt.
But Shakhtar and its Brazilians made me look smart yesterday by beating Werder Bremen 2-1 -- exactly like I predicted -- to win the last-ever UEFA Cup.
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Heather Mitts is a left back starting for the Boston Breakers in the new WPS league. Mitts has earned 100 caps with the U.S. Women's National Team (USWNT), a gold medal in the Beijing Olympics, and featured colorfully in several magazines.

From running with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain, to her views on collegiate soccer, a possible future in broadcast journalism, and being ESPN's "Sexiest Female Athlete," Mitts runs the gamut in an interview prior to her May 17th home match with the Washington Freedom at Harvard Stadium.

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The Fulham striker tells Gary Andrews how Roy Hodgson's organisation has the Cottagers flying high, and why he's unconcerned by his lack of goals.

When Fulham head to Newcastle this weekend, casual observers could be forgiven for expressing surprise that the two clubs' respective positions aren't reversed.

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Seattlites are very familiar with ads for insurance company PEMCO which offer feature slightly off-beat/unique things about Northwesterners. Sounders FC fans are their latest addition.
This comes courtesy of our friends at GoSounders.com and Dave Falk at the Examiner.

You know the recent Northwest Profiles in PEMCO's recent "We're Alot Like You" ad campaign.

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League-leading Chivas USA takes on Toronto in chilly Canada at 4:30 p.m. today, a game you can watch here for about $5.

Spanish speakers may tune live to Radio 690 AM (XEWW).

Toronto are without star player Dwayne De Rosario, while Coach John Carver is without $150 after criticizing referee Tim Weyland in the wake of last weekend's loss to Dallas.

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Chivas USA have announced that it has launched MyChivasUSA.com, a social networking site designed for fans of the Red-and-White. The site offers users an online community where they can set up a personal page, interact with Chivas USA team members and other fans, and share photos, videos, and other content.

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Apparently, Danny Cepero is Tiger Beat material!

From the pages of CosmoGirl.com (and please, don't ask me how I found this), Danny Cepero has been named one of the top MLS Hotties today!

Ew. Excuse me folks. Had a little bit of puke in my throat.

But don't mind that!

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Last week we wrote about Justine Henin's new career as a TV star. Now it looks like she may be taking up soccer as well. The former world #1 tennis player worked out with the Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, known as RSCA. The Belgian soccer [football] club from Anderlecht, in the Brussels Capital Region, is the most successful [. Click to continue reading...

In the modern age in which we live, many people doubt the existence of a higher being looking over us; nevertheless, people follow many different Gods with many different names - Allah, God, Zeus. Personally, I am an atheist. But I have however had the privilege of seeing a God walk amongst us, the likes of [. Click to continue reading...

The words "legend" and "legendary" are quickly becoming two of the most overused words in the English language. In fact, fans of "How I Met Your Mother" will know that it's actually become a catch-phrase. The fact that Barney Stinson (played wonderfully by TV legend - and I mean that sincerely - Neil [. Click to continue reading...

Being the MANAGER can often be a thankless job. You're always under pressure to get good results, and your job security is virtually nonexistent. If you're at a big club, then you had better produce some silverware otherwise, you'll have to update that résumé. The old adage about how it's a whole [. Click to continue reading...

The game, at its most basic, is about putting the ball in the back of the net. In order to be a great FORWARD, you have to be able to score. Tracking back on defense is nice. Being a great passer and playmaker is good, too. However if you can't score, [...] Click to continue reading...

Very few teams can win without great players in the midfield. MIDFIELDERS have to cover a lot of ground, they have to win and hold the ball, they must complete passes, and they have to be adept at both ends of the field. Sometimes, they'll be asked to take on leadership roles, barking [...] Click to continue reading...

Fresh from the great minds of Gazzetta dello Sport, here is a look at ALL THE PLAYERS from UEFA Champion's League Arsenal vs. AS Roma. Enjoy! . . . . . . . . . . . MANUEL ALMUNIA After the Lehmann-era, the Spanish keeper became a first-team choice almost by accident, without ever doing anything extraordinary to earn the choice of nº1 in one of most prestigious [. Click to continue reading...

For many years, the sole purpose of a DEFENDER was to stay back and protect the goal. They were seen but almost never heard. The soccer equivalent of freshmen Senators, offensive linemen, and models. There wasn't much glory, but it was a necessary part of the game. However, the game started [. Click to continue reading...

To be a legendary GOALKEEPER, you have to be more than a great shot-stopper, physical specimen, or reader of the game. You have to be an inspiration. You have to be that reassuring figure to your defenders, who know that they can afford to take chances or make mistakes since they have you [...] Click to continue reading...