Just when we thought cheating footballers would be hyper-sensitive to the eyes and ears and camera lenses around them, we have a trio of bad boys on the brink of relationship red cards.

Q: What do Patrice Evra, Carlos Tevez and Oliver Kahn have in common?

A: They all allegedly cheated on their significant others with blonde lady friends.

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The series ends with the nineteen-nineties, the decade when Baggio, Gascoigne, Ronaldo and Zidane all took centre stage.
The 1990s
The three tournaments held during this decade saw two World Cup stalwarts reclaim the title and the trophy finally head to the home of the tournament's founder, Jules Rimet. Click to continue reading...

This summer's World Cup is wide open, with as many as nine teams starting as serious challengers for the trophy. The strength in depth is better than ever, so the first African finals should be an exciting one for fans and prospective punters alike.
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When watching Manchester City's fantastic 4-2 Victory away to league leaders Chelsea, one thing was paramount in that game and it wasn't Wayne Bridge V John Terry,  Two red cards, Manchester City's flowing football, Shay Given's commanding goal keeping or Roberto Mancini's great man management and control of the game.

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This weekend must be described as liberating for me, not only is an american finally proving his worth abroad, Landycakes at Everton, but we are finally seeing some fantastic football by Real Madrid, guided by its galacticos.
Real Madrid - Villareal
We start at the Santiago Bernabeu, Manuel Pellegrini was under a lot of pressure after the Lyon loss, and it seemed that Villareal was finally rising up the tables in La Liga, but a spectacular free kick by Ronaldo in the 18th minute seemed to put the game to bed, and only 2 minutes later Kaka' put a penalty away. Click to continue reading...

Actually, it was the lunar new year last night all around the world, but for the first time in a lunar century, China have something to celebrate on the pitch. They won the mini-tourney East Asian Cup, ahead of Korea, Japan, and Hong Kong (who really are just a formality). I don't quite understand the purpose of this cup other than World Cup warmup for Japan and Korea, but the level of rivalry and hatred between all three Asian giants always results in at least a handful of red cards. Click to continue reading...

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Every team needs a coach and every film project needs a director. Who should be the leader of STO's Soccer the Movie?Â

Lets rank some of the biggest filmmakers out there and decide which one would be the most worthy of directing a European football movie.

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A well worn statistic that is trotted out ahead of every Merseyside derby is the fact that there have been more red cards in this fixture than any other Premier League clash.
The fixture duly obliged on Saturday lunchtime as the metamorphosis from the "friendly derby" to footballing war was confirmed with at least four X-rated challenges and two red cards. Click to continue reading...

The New York Red Bulls announced on Friday that the club has waived goalkeeper Danny Cepero (pictured at right) as well as defenders Carlos Johnson and Walter Garcia. They also decided against picking up the option on midfielder Matthew Mbuta's contract for the upcoming season.
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Thanks for the service, Kevin. It appears that goalkeeper Kevin Hartman will not be returning after three solid seasons in the net for the Wizards. Hartman started every MLS game over the last three years since joining via trade from LA before the 2007 season, helping us reach the playoffs in both '07 and '08. Click to continue reading...

Manchester City are level with Liverpool in the race for the final Champions League spot with a game in hand after a 2-0 win against Bolton while UEFA Europa League hopefuls Fulham also won.

Man City took another notable stride towards a top-four finish in the Premier League with a 2-0 triumph over Bolton Wanderers.

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Manchester City are level with fourth-placed Liverpool with a game in hand after a 2-0 win against Bolton while UEFA Europa League hopefuls Fulham also won.

Man City took another notable stride towards a top-four finish in the Premier League with a 2-0 triumph over Bolton Wanderers.

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Dara Mottahed & Gerard Fitzpatrick The Everton Game was marred by a series of feuds and two red cards, Kyrgiakos was sent off for a dangerous two-footed lunge that curtailed the involvement of  Fellaini but having seen the challenge coming, Fellaini stamped on Kyrgiakos ankle and should  have received equal punishment. Click to continue reading...

With two players out with injuries and two suspended after picking up red cards this past weekend Pep must juggle his lineup. read more...
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Javier Mascherano believes both Liverpool and Everton players made life tough for derby referee Martin Atkinson.
The official was kept busy at Anfield on Saturday as the most volatile fixture in Premier League history produced two more red cards.
The dismissals of Sotirios Kyrgiakos and Steven Pienaar means there have now been 19 red cards in 36 Premier League derby showdowns. Click to continue reading...

Rafael Benítez praised his Liverpool side for delivering a "massive" performance against Everton at Anfield today. The hosts won a tetchy and often violent Merseyside derby 1-0 having had to play for the majority of the encounter with 10 men after their Greek defender Sotirios Kyrgiakos was sent off on 34 minutes for a two-footed lunge on Marouane Fellaini.

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Everton manager David Moyes felt his side deserved to take something from the 213th Merseyside derby with Liverpool at Anfield.

The Reds took all three points in a fiery encounter as Dirk Kuyt nodded home early in the second half from Steven Gerrard's precise corner.

Rafa Benitez's men played the vast majority of the match with only 10 men after defender Sotirios Kyrgiakos saw red following an X-rated challenge with Marouane Fellaini.

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Dirk Kuyt's 55th-minute header settled the Merseyside derby in Liverpool favor, while Manchester United moved to the top of the Premier League with a 5-0 thrashing over Portsmouth.

The Merseyside derby has seen more red cards than any other game in the Premier League and today's match extended that record.

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Dirk Kuyt's 55th-minute header settled the Merseyside derby in Liverpool favor, while Manchester United moved to the top of the Premier League with a 5-0 thrashing over Portsmouth.

The Merseyside derby has seen more red cards than any other game in the Premier League and today's match extended that record.

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Striker Dirk Kuyt's 50th Liverpool goal gave his side a 1-0 victory in a fiery 213th Merseyside derby at Anfield which saw both teams reduced to 10 men.

The Dutchman scored for the fourth time in as many games with a close-range header 10 minutes after half-time.

Liverpool played the last 55 minutes at a numerical disadvantage after Sotirios Kyrgiakos was dismissed for a two-footed challenge on Marouane Fellaini, while Steven Pienaar was shown a second yellow in second-half injury time.

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There are a few things one could get to with wordplay.

The Palindrome for Bolton is "Not Lob". Everton on the other hand means a club Liverpool should lose "Never to".

That wasn't Zonal marking, by the way

The Merseyside Derby has always been the most raw-hate filled, blood boiled, fiercely contested amongst football derbies.

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Another Big Four match and the Merseyside Derby highlight this weekend's slate, but really, the one key question is this:

Will Arsenal fall from title to contender to afterthought in a week's time?

That may sound a bit drastic, but after falling to Manchester United last weekend the Gunners now have to cross London and face front-running Chelsea.

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Guingamp battled back from 2-0 down to snatch a draw away at Vannes on Saturday night thanks to an injury time equalizer from Francois Bellugou.

Guingamp started the first half slowly and were 2-0 down by half time thanks to two goals from former EAG player Cedric Liabeuf. The first came in the 25th minute when he converted a penalty, the second was a shot from distance that beat Gauclin in the 40th minute.

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Red cards and broken noses aside, tonight Los Blancos travel to Estadio Riazor for what our friends at Heads or Tails describe as "a night in Hell!". Without CRon on deck, it may seem a big ask for Real as their last win at this stadium was in fact a mere 18 years ago... 18 [...] Click to continue reading...

No shortage of drama in the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals was there? Not to mention red cards. But that's all in the past. Time to focus on the future. There's the third place playoff between Nigeria and Algeria on Saturday, but the big event is Sunday. Ghana vs Egypt in the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations final.

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......decimating Algeria 4 - 0 in the process.Algeria ended the game with 8 men,losing the plot completely and making the game look as it were being played in the red sea.They picked up three red cards.Halliche (second yellow) for a foul in the penalty area,Nader Belhadj -straight red for a two footed lunge
(which means that he might miss out the opening game at the world cup) and goalkeeper Faouzi Chaouchi(second yellow) for kicking out at an Egyptian forward.

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Does Cristiano Ronaldo "let go", without wanting so, what mosthumans on the planet attempt to keep under control; our"other side"?Does this explain his "aggressive bursts" that lead to Red Cards?Famous past psychiatrist Carl Jung examines the "double personality"...All in good fun & with humour. Click to continue reading...

We all have our favorite players, Jimmy Bullard, Gazza to name but a few. Players with personality who universally unite opinion.

But what about those players who really, really, annoy the f***k out of us. Here's our Ultimate 11 players who we think deserve a slap or two!

Do you really know your clubs proud history or are you just a teenage glory hunter?

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The third in the series offers a critical evaluation of the teams and players from the nineteen-sixties.
The 1960s
Two tournaments were held in the sixties, Brazil retaining the Jules Rimet trophy in Chile (1962) and England winning on home soil (1966).
Brazil returned to the world stage in 1962 with a squad that included nine players from the successful 1958 campaign. Click to continue reading...

The way things are looking for the four groups when reports last came in...

If two or more teams end the group stage with the same number of points, their ranking is determined by the following criteria in chronological order.

1. Points earned in the matches between the teams concerned;
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You remember when Standard Liege's Axel Witsel ruined the life of Anderlecht's Marcin Wasilewski and gave us all night terrors forever by breaking his leg in half? Of course you do because it probably still makes you scream at randoms points in the day.

Well, these two teams met again on Sunday and, once again, Witsel got sent off, but this time on a far more questionable call (he got the ball first and you can't even see Roland Juhasz in frame when he starts sliding) and a whole hubbub ensued.

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This year is a battle to see what club will come away with the most red cards. Right now four different clubs (Xerez, Valldolid, Villareal, Osasuna) share the joint lead with six red cards per club, but the team that leads all clubs in total cards this season is none of the previously listed squads.

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Sunderland has been the dirtiest club in all of the Premier League so far this season and if the squad keeps it up they will win the dishonorable Vinny Jones Award which is handed out to the team that is carded the most times over the course of the season.

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Three state college women's soccer teams received NSCAA Team Ethics awards, which are based on the number of yellow and red cards teams received in the 2009 season.

Teams that didn't receive a red card were eligible for the three levels of awards: Gold, for no yellow cards; silver, for no more than five yellows; and bronze, for no more than 10 yellows.

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There was one fixture on Tuesday, January 5, 2010 in the English Premier League has Stoke City hosted Fulham. The match was a chance for Stoke to move up in the table while Fulham are looking to earn a spot in Europe once again. So, who won the match and what happened? Here's a recap of the EPL match along with video highlights for Tuesday, January 5, 2010.

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The top Red Bulls news story of the new year (in my opinion) might just be that Mac Kandji (pictured above, with his girlfriend - who looks alot like Downtown Julie Brown) is a Lingerie Connoisseur.
But seriously, no Head Coach in place yet, although according to this post on Goff's blog, the Red Bulls have already decided on a yet-to-be-announced Foreigner. Click to continue reading...

The Spanish Primera Division or La Liga resumed from its winter break with three matches on Saturday, January 2, 2010 including league leaders FC Barcelona hosting Villarreal. Barcelona continue to be in great form in La Liga where they've yet to lose a match this season with a 12-3-0- record. Villarreal is 9th heading into the match and looking to secure a spot in Europe for next season.

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The late match on Saturday, January 2, 2010 in the English Football Association (FA) Cup 3rd round was Reading v Liverpool. Reading, who are in the Championship, have been struggling this season after being in the EPL only a few years ago. Liverpool, who are out of the EPL title race, could redeem their season with a deep run into the FA Cup.

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The English FA Cup 3rd Round began on Saturday, January 2, 2010 with several matches including Sunderland hosting Barrow. Sunderland were the huge favorites heading into the match as Barrow are not a league team and play in the Conference. It was a chance for Barrow to be giant killers which is what the FA Cup has a rich history of providing.

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The English Football Association (FA) Cup 3rd Round began on Saturday, January 2, 2010 with several matches including Middlesbrough v Manchester City. Boro were relegated last season and were the underdogs facing a Manchester City side that is chasing for a top four finish. City have won their first two matches under new manager Roberto Mancini and were looking to continue their unbeaten streak.

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