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The 1913-14 season saw the launch of the National Challenge Cup, the competition now known as the US Open Cup, by the recently founded United States Football Association. While the National Challenge Cup would quickly become the singular competition for the title of Champion of the United States, the American Cup tournament had been founded in 1885 by the American Football Association, the first soccer governing body in America.

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What a week it's been, Kickettes! We'd barely crawled out from beneath the Weekend Results wreckage before our career choices suffered another brutal assault, The Ramos™ unleashed his 'naughty boy' and Boca blew away the competition in the Pepsi Max Pose-Off.

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After a two season spell in the English Premier League from 2008 to 2008, Reading Football Club was relegated to the second tier of English soccer the Fooball League Championship. The club has since qualified for the promotion playoffs twice but has failed to regain a place in the Premier League. Reading came closest [.

The 20th and final place in the English Premier League for the 2011/2012 season will be won today when Swansea City takes on Reading FC at Wembley Stadium in the League Championship Promotion Final (10am, Fox Soccer Channel).

Swansea City will be looking to reach the Premier League for the first time in its history, while Reading will try to return to the Premier League for the first time since the 2007/2008 season.

Some fairly predictable entries this week but, to be fair, it is the biggest game of the season for all concerned. Last one for a while, so enjoy: Manchester United Winning the Premier League title in a year in which none of you competitors have displayed enough quality or quantity of performances is one [.

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There is more information about the rumored friendly with Real Madrid, first reported by the Washington Post last Thursday. Kerith Gabriel reports in the Daily News that negotiations are underway for a possible July 23 fixture at the Linc. The problem is that the Union are scheduled to play Seattle away on that date.

Cardiff v Reading 2011 Championship Semifinal playoff second leg- 17/5/11 Final score:- Cardiff City vs Reading 0-3 ( Shane Long*2, Jobi McAnuff) Reading set up a Championship playoff final with Swansea after beating Cardiff 3-0 in the second leg of their semifinal playoff at the Millenium Stadium. Two goals for Shane Long and one for [.

This is the new Newcastle home shirt 11/12, unveiled by Newcastle United on 4th May, 2011. This Newcastle home shirt 11/12 will be worn by the Magpies during the 2011/2012 Premiership season. The design of the new Newcastle home shirt 11/12 was leaked on several sites prior to the official release by Puma.

Ok, so it's been a couple of weeks since we got back from the Old Continent, and I've finally recovered. What an insane trip it was. The great You Suck Corrales (pictured above), and myself, took in several football games, and were even shut out of getting into one, all during the space of 10 days.

With the transfer window coming to a close in the UK on Monday, Reading FC of the English Championship were able to acquire American midfielder Erik Opsahl on a free transfer.