As you're probably aware, Brazilian football (CBF and CONMEBOL for that matter) have no respect for the international break. So two matches took place in Brazil on Wednesday night one for Copa Sudamericana and one for the Brasileiro. And it was enough for the biggest collective nervous breakdown, I've ever seen.

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Chelsea forward Salomon Kalou and Abdoulaye Meite were both in the Ivory Coast squad to face Germany in Wednesday's international friendly (2-2 draw). Neither was available for Saturday's World Cup qualifiying win over Guinea after the two went all hyphy on each other in training. The two have since made up (awww).

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A pesar de la tristeza que causa en muchos de nosotros la muerte de "El Tano" De Nigris (jugador que nunca se corrompió y por eso los promotores lo boicotearon para que no pudiera jugar en México y se refugiara en países como Turquía y Grecia); la liguilla comienza� y a todos nos emociona la fiesta grande del futbol mexicano.

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Galaxy 0 Chivas USA 0

The Galaxy have had the better of this game so far and by all rights should be leading.

A 25-yard Chris Klein volley from a Landon Donovan cross in the 35th minute was perhaps the best Galaxy chance, requiring as it did an agile punch by Chivas USA goalkeeper Zach Thornton to send it over the bar.

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Manchester United go into tomorrow's big Premier League clash against Chelsea with many pundits expecting a hammering for the champions, there's no surprise there given what happened at Old Trafford in the summer with the loss of two world-class strikers and the quality of the replacements that followed. Click to continue reading...

If there is one thing that really grinds the Yank's gears it is when athletes that commit a stupid act try to defend it� weeks later rather then just allowing the situation to pass and admitting their own stupidity.�

Manchester City player and Wales team captain Craig Bellamy was recently a guilty party of such a crime.

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When you say to the uninitiated that you just watched a really exciting nil-nil game they tend to look at you in manner that suggests you are not all there; for them it's like going to Vegas and not gambling. But if you know what's what, a scoreless draw is akin to two blind-folded guys fighting; they may never land a punch but the near misses are what make it entertaining. Click to continue reading...

Remember when Craig Bellamy confronted a fan on the Old Trafford pitch just one month ago? When Premiership Talk posted the picture seen to the right, showing Bellamy's clenched fist on the face of a fan? Bellamy eventually escaped punishment in that case, and at long last he has explained why.

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Remember when you would fall and hurt yourself when you were little (as opposed to when you were insanely drunk this past weekend) and your mother would try and trick you into thinking your bruise or scrape was instantly healed by "kissing it all better"? Well, I'm pretty sure that's what the Fenerbahce physio does for Roberto Carlos (0:30 into the video above) after he took an Abdulkader Keita punch to the head in the 74th minute of Fener's 3-1 win over Galatasaray on Sunday.

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Where is the refing consistency? Fox, who have now clearly turned to supporting the Roar after ditching them after game 3, clearly need to write to the FFA that the Refs need to be re-briefed. Well maybe not. But apart from Miller's punch, how was the Roar's treatment of Kruse worse than Sydney's treatment of Oar? Click to continue reading...

Heartbreak for Fandi Ahmad's Young Guns as the same old problems from last season returned to haunt them in their first home game of the new season.
Things started brightly enough for Pelita Jaya as they took the lead through their new signing, Colombian international Edison Fonseca, in the first minute but from then on it was same old, same old for Pelita Jaya as they failed to capitalise. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal 3-1 Birmingham City

I suppose football is the popular game that it is partly because, while money, good management and history will always bubble to the top over the course of a season, so much still relies on the vagaries of the human mind.

So it was yesterday.

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Now that was the best tie I've ever watched. Down early 2-0 the US fought back hard to earn a tie in the final seconds of the game, keeping the US at the top of the table and pushing Honduras into the World Cup.
Bornstien scores as heard on Honduran radio.
Two nations exploded with sound as, Bornstien's head hit the ball and sent it bouncing into the bottom corner of the net. Click to continue reading...

This guy probably could've put in some meaningful minutes for the punch-less U.S. U-20 team.
That was mean.
But we seriously don't have that many quality prospects? Sad.
Now some links:

• Ronaldinho caught late-night partying. [101GG]
  
• Some MLS newcomer rankings.

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Sulley Muntari's agent, Frank Schreier, said that both Inter and Spurs are in talks. I'll tell you what, this is one deal that I'd be over the moon at.
Harry has said a few times that we lack bite and he's not wrong. We saw what happened in the Manchester United, Chelsea and Bolton games. Click to continue reading...

As Vincent van Gogh might have said, it is the start of a new era...
This month the Murdochracy is introducing micropayments for all online content from their alleged media - if you wish to gain full access to their sex, lies and media fakes, you will have to make Rupert richer in the process. Click to continue reading...

The redshirt senior, who ranks fourth on the team in scoring with three goals and one assist, suffered the injury in the 21st minute in the 2-0 win Friday over Cal State Northridge.

It's a "re-tear" of the right ACL the Canadian international originally tore in her sophomore year, which forced her to miss the entire 2006 season.

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Needing a win against a depleted Colorado team on their 3rd game in one week the Wizards earned a point at home and basically kissed their playoff aspirations good bye. Only winning out and getting a lot of help will keep KC from watching the MLS playoffs from home.

So the Wizards, in their typical "must win" situation, playing a team on their 3rd game this week, which was missing at least 4 starters, finished the game with 4 defenders and a holding mid and not getting a goal.

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"Beaten like a rented mule" is a phrase that I have never understood. Who rents mules? What sort of coverage do you need as a renter? Are beatings covered under the insurance and is that why some hard-hearted, criminal S.O.B. would feel OK with committing such a despicable act? These are all questions that I may never know the answer to. Click to continue reading...

It's not often I'm happy to see Man United win, and while a draw yesterday in the Man City derby would have been a better result for Arsenal, the fact that Man U won 4-3 meant I was £150 richer for the sake of a £1 bet and Mark Hughes now knows how it feels when the officials fuck up and it costs you the game.

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Video footage of the Bellamy incident After the jump you can watch the Brian Clough punch-up which Mark Hughes compared the incident to. Hughes said: "I did not see it but the guy should not have been on the pitch. That is not acceptable. Brian Clough clipped someone's ear. He was lauded a national hero. Click to continue reading...

Bellamy & Garrido More amazing video clips are a click away

After one of the most exciting Manchester derbies ended yesterday, tempers flared again after an alleged Manchester United supporter ran on to the pitch and was then tackled by stewards. However, while the stewards held the offender, Manchester City's Craig Bellamy walked over and punched him in the face.

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Tensions ran high in the Premier League on Sunday, giving us a few more events to add to the shame reel for this young season. So come with us now, on a photographic tour of all the ugliness that occurred.

Starting off, we have Blackburn's El-Hadji Diouf (pictured above) a man who has already in his career been fined and banned for spitting on a Celtic supporter and former Portsmouth player Arjen De Zeeuw allegedly saying "f**k off white boy" to a ball boy who didn't properly hand him the ball during Blackburn's 3-0 loss to Everton.

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Shy, reserved Welshman reveals hidden violent streak The pulsating Manchester derby is in danger of being overshadowed by this photograph, which appears to show Manchester City striker Craig Bellamy landing a punch on a Manchester United fan who is being restrained by stewards. Normally we would not associate such a classless act with Bellamy, but the photo [. Click to continue reading...

New York were without their best player, Juan Pablo Angel, and KC had to hold on late, but KC came away with 3 points against the New York Red Bulls last night in New York to finish their road trip with 6 of 9 points. While that's the good news, the Wizards still had trouble finishing off opportunities, and much like Wednesday dominated play but could not find multiple goals. Click to continue reading...

11. Has to give Ali Gerba hairstyle tips
10. Not allowed to Wikipedia "Kevin Keegan"
9. Has to be Prom DJ at MLSE exec's kids' high schools
8. Must let Mo Johnston sit on his shoulders during all future press conferences.
7. Can challenge Pinball Clemons to a wrestle
6. Gets to live in CNE's Food Building
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Roberto Soldado

Soldado had a dream start to his 2009/10 season.� The forward would lead Getafe to a 4-1 victory over Racing Santander.� Soldado achieved the rare hat trick in the match and helped put Getafe on the right track with an away victory to start off the year.

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The best team in Major League Soccer faces the worst in the last MLS match of the weekend as the COlumbus Crew take on the New York Red Bulls.

Given the sad state of the Red Bulls it's almost a sin to remind folks that this is a rematch of last year's MLS Cup, but it is.

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So how has Jozy Altidore done in his transfer to the Hull City Tigers? Well, lets just say the kids got game.

Here was Jozy's first professional EPL assist, a crucial game changer that helped Hull City net their first win of the campaign (watch from 3:25 on):

Hull City v Bolton Wanderers
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The kid has a nose for goal.

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One for the future?

Liverpool are being linked with Matias de Federico.

The Daily Mail says De Federico dubbed the new Lionel Messi is the subject of a £4.6m bid from an unnamed English club.

The 19-year-old, previously linked to Liverpool, is a diminutive forward who had been set to leave Huracan for a move to partner Brazil legend Ronaldo at Corinthians till the English bid came in.

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Chivas USA is working their roster right before the summer transfer window closes. They have announced the signing of defender Yamith Cuesta, a member of the Colombian under-20 national team, on loan from Colombian club Expreso Rojo.

Adding Cuesta meant placing Jim Curtain and Ante Razov on the disabled list.

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The Premier League kicks off this weekend which means that languagecaster's football podcast is back. On this week's first show of the season we hear from an Arsenal fan on his team's prospects for the year. We also review the big football stories from around the world in the good, the bad and the ugly, including Scotland's thrashing in Norway in a vital World Cup qualifier.

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Being relegated has apparently done very little to humble Joey Barton. But instead of fighting with opponents and random people on the street, Joey has turned his rabid anger on his own team.

He started the season with a training ground bust up with caretaker manager Chris Houghton that results in Barton being reduced to substitute duty against West Brom last week and now he's successfully alienated himself from the temporary manager, he's hoping he can do the same with his teammates namely, goalkeeper Steve Harper.

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Nereida may think otherwise, but ya'll can see that Greaseano still packs a punch! Ha-ha-ha.

Anyway, the Madridistas managed a 3-0 win yesterday against DC United with a double from the Pied Piper of Higuain. Arjen Robben slotted in the third thanks to a timely assist from Pepe.

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This was supposed to be a friendly between Penarol (of Uruguay, yellow and black) and Newell's Old Boys (of Argentina, red and black). But the game was abandoned with 40 minutes on the clock, when a punch-up between Penarol midfielder Julio Mozzo (#7) and Newell's defender Diego Mateo (#5) turned into a mass brawl between the [. Click to continue reading...