Brazil and England was going to be a reserve festival, as injuries took away many players from the match. So if in theory this is a match with no favorites, in reality, Brazil got that title as it had less players in the ER. Brazil had the responsibility to play better and add another match to the unbeaten streak against England that is 19 years-old.

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The Offside's Main Page decided to compile a list of the "100 Best Players of the Decade." I thought it might be of some interest to you, especially since Arsenal is out of action for a couple of weeks. It was voted on by all of the Offside's bloggers, as well as readers. I will say that I thought the criteria was a little vague it was simply to name the 20 best players who played in the decade.

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I realize that the last official football match to take place at Giants Stadium was almost two weeks ago between the Red Bulls and Toronto FC, but I still figured I'd throw my two cents in on what was once a football mecca in this country. The first thing that comes to mind when thinking about the Meadowlands is very mixed feelings.

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Roma-Inter from May of 1999 is another highly entertaining game from one of the most entertaining Serie A seasons of all time. The 1998-99 season had 3 leaders of the table (for the first part of the season it was Fiorentina, who were winter champions but were then hurt by the injury of Batistuta, then Lazio, who looked on their way to the Scudetto but fell off form towards the end, and then Milan who surprised everyone and stole the Scudetto on the last day).

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Up until last week, the Brasileirao seemed the tournament no one wanted to win. The favorites kept losing points with pale football. But the 30th round shows signs of change by two sides. Flamengo and Atletico-MG want to take the title home after a long time.

While Palmeiras, Sao Paulo, Inter and Goias gave another display of loss of steam, the two sides pocketed the three points in very important matches.

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The matches to watch after you read about the prank war between Burnley and Blackburn.

Saturday

Aston Villa v Chelsea at Villa Park Go hump a turtle in joy because club football is finally back. Luke Young makes his season debut for Villa in this one and Petr Cech returns from his red card suspension.

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The US is going to another World Cup. (Getty Images)

Editor's Note: Geoff Reid appears at WVHooligan each week. Today he is back to recap the recent World Cup clinching match for the US against Honduras. Feel free to leave Geoff your thoughts below.

It's been a few days since the US national team secured qualification for South Africa next summer so now would be a good time to recap the latest events that took place in San Pedro Sulsa on Saturday night.

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In early 2001, watching a game at North Sydney Oval with a friend, I noticed a familiar figure sitting a few seats across from me. Approaching him rather sheepishly, I excused myself and blurted that he was the finest Australian football commentator I'd heard, and that he always made football a pleasure to watch (or words to that effect). Click to continue reading...

You couldn't pick a bigger stage to make a name for yourself than UEFA's Champions League. When a European minnow is pitted against a traditional superpower like Liverpool or Inter Milan, one tricky move or decisive goal can instantly transform you from a no-name footballer into the hottest property around.

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In this week's quiz we test your knowledge about all things Italian football. The answers to the quiz will appear tomorrow.

1. An easy one to start with. Which club has won most Serie A titles?

2. When was the last time AC Milan won the scudetto (Serie A title)?

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World Cups are remembered for their star players as much as the winning team. Roberto Baggio in 1994, Maradona in 1986, Pele in 1958 and Niall Quinn in 1990 (just kidding) all gave their tournaments...

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This article in the Vanguard sums up the anguish and anger fans of the Super Eagles are feeling after their 2-2 draw against Tunisia in Abuja. Their faltering hopes for a World Cup berth now lie on the hopes of winning against Kenya and Mozambique and a Tunisian loss to either of these countries.

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Most Italian soccer fans should be familiar with the name of Andrea Russotto. As a youngster he was dubbed as "the next Roberto Baggio" and "Antonio Cassano with a level head" but up until now he has not even been close to living up to those names. His story is a bit particular, and for those of you that don't know it here it is.

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I was 10. I barely remembered 1990's World Cup (except for the fact that Argentina kicked Brazil out). Brazil hadn't won any World Cup title since 1970 and all I could relate to were my grandfather's stories of when he was in Mexico ans saw Pele, Rivellino, Jairizinho and Tostão put on a show to win Brazil's third World Title.

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Monta sempre più la protesta dei tifosi nei confronti della dirigenza viola. La cessione, sempre più reale, di Felipe Melo alla Juventus, anche se nelle ultime ore la trattativa ha subito un brusco rallentamento (perchè, in sostanza, Marchionni, inserito nell'operazione, non accetta la destinazione) sta provocando la reazione furiosa degli ultras toscani. Click to continue reading...

v죥o Ronaldo y los cracks cambian de habito musical o Ronaldo a la Woopi Gooldberg.
El feneno gordito, Ronaldo chinbombo ha ganado el premio a mejor jugador en Brasil y es campe con su equipo, reciè¬ lo visito Wolverine y ahora ha salido este curioso v죥o teniendo al jugador Ronaldo como l죥r de todos los cracks mundiales en esta humoristica intervenci musical, veamos:
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MISSISSAUGA - Throughout the annals of history, there have been quite a few players who have sported the ponytail.
For England, there's been the likes of David Seaman....
...and David Beckham.
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It didn't send boots aquaking in Catalunya, but it is a team to respect based on their precedent. If there is one demon they will have to overcome in order to get to that historic treble, they will have to do so against a side that they have never beaten. Never Beaten Bayern In four matches [...] Related posts:

1. Intriguing Matchups For Spanish Teams Both Madrid sides got a tough draw in the upcoming.

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We all like a good football game - Champman, Football Manager, Fifa, Pro Evo... but there are also a wealth of free online alternatives. We've found an aggregator of all those - http://myfootballgames.co.uk - a list of all the best. Obviously we'll go through and play all of these, and review them for your delectation - but in the meantime have a browse, and let us know your favourites. 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...

So when I was a little kid watching calcio back in the '90's, my idol was none other than Roberto Baggio. Everything about him amazed me: his technique and skill, his perfect free kicks, the way he just slipped past defenders like they were practice cones, the amazing goals he scored, everything.

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Roberto Baggio. Giuseppe Signori. Marco Di Vaio. What do all these players have in common? Yes they are all Italian, yes they are all strikers, but the main similarity is that when each of these players went to play for Bologna, their careers were rejuvenated.

There is something about the capital city of the Emilia-Romagna region that just rejuvenates a player's career.

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Since retiring from the calcio world, Roberto Baggio has dedicated himself to his family and has stepped out of the limelight, preferring to live the normal life. Every now and again he'll give the odd interview, and when he does it's always interesting to see what the most skillful player Italy has produced in the last 25 years has to say about the current state of the calcio world.

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An emotional return to the pitch for Roberto Baggio, Roberto Donadoni, Franco Baresi and many of the other superstars from the Milan and Fiorentina squads of the late-80's & early-90's in a charity match for Stefano Borgonovo. Stefano is another star felled by the worrying trend of Italian football players struck down by ALS (Lou [. Click to continue reading...

This Saturday our beloved Nazionale takes on Bulgaria in World Cup 2010 qualifying. Italy has a positive record vs. Bulgaria, playing 14 matches in total, winning 7, drawing 5, and losing 2 and have scored 25 goals vs. Bulgarian defenses. Our last loss vs. Bulgaria goes back to the Vicini era, losing 2-1 in Sofia.

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First, if you haven't yet done our Weekend Quiz, stop by this post to see if you can identify our players. So who were the international legends in my quiz? Every one of them was guessed by someone among our readership, but all of them were not guessed by any one person. [...] Click to continue reading...