As Portsmouth slid into administration, the grim reality of their predicament could be seen from
a cursory glance at the bottom of the Premier League table. The club is, of course, bottom of the
table, but they have been there much of the season. The unpleasant added bonus is that they are now
cast adrift at the foot of the table on ten points, after the nine point deduction pro-rata'd down
from the usual ten points to take into account that Premier League clubs only play thirty-eight
league matches over the course of a season for entering into administration kicked in.
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The press reaction was a peculiar mix of astonishment and resignation when it first became apparent
back in November that a prominent Argentine non-governmental organisation was seeking to help
secure funds to allow the country's
barra brava (broadly speaking, 'hooligan') groups to
travel to the World Cup.
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Longpier 13 March @ 01:40 PM EDT
Around 150-175 Southend fans stayed behind after the Exeter game to demand the resignation of
Shrimpers' chairman Ron Martin.
The protest - organised by lifelong fan Scott Peters - attracted a wide range of ages, from
children to adults to OAPs. The supporters chanted "Martin Out", "Where's the Money Gone" and
"There's only one Paul Brush".
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A million miles removed from the opulent lives of the millionaire players and the neatly
coiffured executives, the reality of Portsmouth's financial desperation came home to roost. It
didn't, however, come home to roost for those that can afford it or those that are to blame for
this whole sorry mess in which they find themselves.
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MIKE JACOBS 07 February @ 10:40 AM EDT
With the conviction and resolve that England manager Fabio Capello put the captain controversy to
rest, it is clear that the Italian is in charge.
Steven Howard of the Sun wrote earlier this week that
Fabio must lance the wound – before it
poisons the body. In his column today, Howard writes about Capello's decisive work in
dissolving the problem and keeping the focus on England's chase for the World Cup this summer.
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Our sister site, Serie A Weekly, posted a great piece on the complete debacle of La Vecchia
Signora. Their latest defeat against Chievo Verona piles on to a situation that virtually has no
end in sight.
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By ANDY GOLDING
Following another disastrous defeat in the hands of Chievo, Andy Golding investigates the short
comings of Juventus post calciopoli.
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Ahead of today's victory over Burnley, about 300 United fans showed up at O'Briens in the
Stretford Arndale to talk about what we're going to do to reclaim our club. With reds divided on
what is the best course of action, it was an opportunity for the supporters groups to get an idea
of what the fans wanted to do.
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Anfield Talk 13 January @ 01:07 PM EDT
Liverpool Managing Director Christian Purslow today confirmed the club could have new investors
within the next few months – as he insisted top stars like Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard
would never be sold.
Purslow revealed he is now deep into the process of whittling down potential interested parties –
of which there are several.
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Anfield Talk 12 January @ 12:21 PM EDT
Liverpool FC, the Premier League soccer club, has confirmed that it will sell the naming rights to
its new stadium, work on which is expected to begin by April.
The stadium, which will be built in Stanley Park, close to the club's current home ground Anfield,
is seen as a key source of revenue by the club's American owners, Tom Hicks and George Gillett, and
the club's commercial director Ian Ayre says Liverpool would be "crazy" not to sell naming rights
to the new ground.
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After 4 months in charge, Antonio Conte's first stint as a Serie A manager is already over. This
morning the former Juventus and Italy midfielder handed in his resignation after a string of poor
results, loads of protests from fans, and sitting second from bottom of the table with only 13
points.
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Well today, the South African Football Association (SAFA) announced the appointment of Leslie
Sedibe as its Chief Executive Officer. This follows the announcement of the resignation of the
outgoing CEO Raymond Hack yesterday. His contract was due to end after the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Raymond Hack, Outgoing SAFA CEO
Raymond Hack, Outgoing SAFA CEO
Hack will, however, continue with his other football commitments and has said that he will be
available when the Association needs him.
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The Turkish national team has not had a head coach since the last of the World Cup qualifiers
was ended in October. With Fatih Terim's resignation, there have been plenty of rumors going around
the internet as to who is the next guy on the hot seat. Perhaps, it would be best for the Turkish
Football Federation to get a foreigner this time around.
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Anger, frustration, disbelief.
These are just some of the words that sprung to mind during a desperate second half for
Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday.
After an insipid first half display Arsene Wenger's tirade at his players during the break
brought the expected response from the Gunners, but the lack of fight from the Merseysiders after
they fell behind was the most worrying thing for Liverpool supporters.
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OK so maybe I'm blowing this a little out of proportion, but can you blame me? Something's
finally gone right for the bid! Sepp, the eternally foolish president of FIFA, has gotten his creep
on. David Beckham, who traveled down to South Africa in a last ditch attempt to pick up the pieces
of our bid and make them into a charming collage, has gotten Sepp's backing.
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East Lower 28 November @ 11:12 AM EDT
What is generally perceived to the best way to prepare for a match – with good news or with
bad?
Certainly, the official confirmation, released by the club this morning, that van Persie is to
all intents and purposes out for the season has been greeted with weary resignation by the
fans.
I can't say what effect, if any, it will have on the mindsets of the Arsenal players themselves
from hereon in, but it's an interesting question.
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Red Rants 12 November @ 04:22 AM EDT
Two things came up yesterday. Both through interviews with Portuguese players: one a current
player, another a former red.
First, Nani:
"People expect more from me and it's not easy. 'I'. "I could be doing better, scoring
more, but just think, I make a huge game today but the next one, I'm not even sure that I will
play.
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Liverpool Kop 02 November @ 10:18 AM EDT
Football fans are regularly accused of being 'fickle' but, as Pepe Reina proves with his latest
comments, it seems that footballers also fall into that category!
September 12th - Liverpool had lost 2 of the first 4 league games. Clearly down in the dumps, Reina
stated the following:
"We all want to win the league but right now it's not a realistic objective.
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momento24.com
Daniel Vila requested Maradona's resignation
The chairman of Channel America and of club Independiente Rivadavia of Mendoza, Daniel Vila,
asked today in a letter sent to AFA that the coach of Argentinian football, Diego Armando Maradona,
resigned.
"Qualifying was very important for Argentina.
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SoccerLens 15 October @ 01:35 PM EDT
Considered the pinnacle of personal awards in Football, the Ballon d'Or has had a rich history
through out the last quarter of a century, indeed no other award can lay claim to the influence the
Ballon d'Or has had. Be it the transformation of great players into legendary players or
influencing the transfer policies of some of the world's biggest club.
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Things are getting so bad in Argentina, even Maradona is starting to hate its national team
coach.
Not really. Though apparently his technical director's criticisms of his roster choices pushed the
wild one to a new state of mind.
So the big news is, after the Uruguay qualifier next week, Maradona will review his own position
with the team.
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Sources have been informing our trading team that Tottenham Hotspur manager, Harry Redknapp, is
leaving the club after the match against Bolton Wanderers this afternoon.
Contrary to the rampant rumours circulating yesterday, Redknapp will not be returning to former
club Portsmouth as there would likely be a lynching for the Fake Freeperson of the City.
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Futbolita 21 September @ 03:13 AM EDT
Even the presence of newly-crowned US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro - a
noted member of the Los Xeneizes family didn't bring Boca Juniors the
luck they needed yesterday.
Cristian Chavez scored the decisive 90th-minute winner for
Godoy Cruz as they defeated Boca Juniors 3-2 at the Bombonera stadium.
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Some news that's breaking as I go to bed on Sunday night: Néstor Gorosito looks certain to resign
as River Plate manager on Monday after his side's 1-0 loss to Arsenal de SarandÃ, but now Alfio
Basile could well be joining him in the dole queue after he presented his resignation to Carlos
Bianchi in [.
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Every year since Liverpool last won the title in the 1989/1990 season, their fans harp on about
this year being their year. This season the glory days will return and they will
win the title, something they used to be able to claim they had won more than any other team.
Since Liverpool last won the league, United have won an incredible eleven titles, as well as two
European Cups, but this doesn't seem to dampen the scouse spirit.
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Anfield keeper hits the nail on the head, repeatedly.
Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina feels winning the Premier League title is "not a
realistic objective" for his side this season.
The Reds finished second last term but their hopes of a first league title since 1989/90 have been
hit by two defeats in their opening four games.
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Anfield Talk 12 September @ 12:17 PM EDT
Liverpool goalkeeper Jose Reina insists winning the Premier League is "not a realistic objective"
with the current squad of players, some of whom are becoming frustrated at Anfield.
Although the Reds finished second last year and were hoping to go one better this season, ending
their search for a first Premier League title, Reina thinks Liverpool lack the match-winners to do
so.
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Apparently the old Ronaldo had a theme for his daughter's birthday.
I'm not convinced. Look at the excitement in his face.
He loves it.
I love me some links:
- D.C. United beat the Wizards last night. [WPost]
- Guus Hiddink eyes an EPL return. [ESPN]
- Belgium coach offers resignation after loss.
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I had a plethora of titles for this post on my mind yesterday: "F..ing disgrace", "Shameless",
"Humiliation" etc. However, after a good night rest I decided not to lose any more sleep over the
yesterday's game, I lost enough yesterday in the pub (first anger, then plain resignation). There
is nothing to analyze to be honest, we'll never again play in the same lineup and under the same
coach.
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After the latest WC qualifying debacle I must ask the following:
1. Why does Tevez continue to be in the starting lineup?
2. Why can't any Argentina forward score goals? Is it bad luck, have the wrong forwards been
called up or is there no support from the midfield?
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SoccerLens 04 September @ 05:20 PM EDT
With Grays Athletics' Chief Executive Mick Woodward standing down from his role at the club
after a 10 year stint, which has seen Woodward taking over as manger twice and splitting fan
opinion of his general running of the club. A new regime has been promised to take over the reigns
of the Essex side, but with Woodward still having an invested interest, more questions than answers
remain at the club with the seemingly revolving door.
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Soccer Pie 04 September @ 09:08 AM EDT
The new season saw one of the biggest Italian clubs left without a manager already after first
two rounds. Luciano Spalletti obviously had enough after his team was demolished in the derby
against Juventus and right after the game he resigned from the post of Roma boss. New coach on Roma
bench, Claudio Ranieri stated on his presentation that he will try to shake things up, so his team
could contend for the title this season.
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The tangled paths that various football clubs weave across each other don't come much stranger
than the ongoing saga of Accrington Stanley and Oxford United. When Accrington resigned their place
in the Football League in controversial circumstances in 1962, Oxford were elected in their place.
When Oxford surprisingly fell through the trap door and into the Blue Square Premier in 2006,
Accrington were promoted in their place.
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Mike Petke gives us an inside look on the day of Juan Carlos Osorio's resignation on his new
blog entry this week. What is clearly learned is that Richie Williams is inspiring the team to
rally through the end of the season. And what seems to be implied is that Osorio just couldn't.
Here is an excerpt of the entry:
Now fast forward to Aug.
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 Luciano Spalletti offered his resignation from his head manager post at AS Roma, after almost 4
years and 3 trophies with the Giallorossi. Two defeats in the first two games this sesason in the
Serie A conceding 6 goals 3-2 lose against Genoa then losing home to Juventus 1-3. Reports says
that Spalletti lost his dressing room, [.
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It was a tough season where there was disappointment on the pitch and problems off it. No, we're
not talking about Liverpool FC's last season but rather the first one in AFC Liverpool's history.
The club set up by Liverpool fans who wanted to rekindle the experiences of old set off with a lot
of enthusiasm but soon found the going much harder than anticipated as different opinions started
pulling it apart.
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It's been a tough 12 months for the boys at Upton Park. A row between the board and manager over
the sales of Anton Ferdinand and George McCartney to Sunderland lead to the resignation of Alan
Curbishley. That was followed by major sponsors 'XL' going bust, and then an ex-Chelsea player
taking over as manager.
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The big news of the weekend was the resignation of Red Bulls head coach Juan Carlos Osorio, who
apologized for the dreadful season.
So what did New York do in its next game? Win, of course, courtesy of Juan Pablo Angel.
This league is crazy. Not a good couple games for the Sounders FC, which is now fighting for its
playoff life.
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