"He picked me again." "Should have picked me though." "Idiot."
So here it is, I'm putting myself out on the line. More vulnerable than ever. Almost 12 weeks down, 26 to go. While we still have 70% of the Premier League season remaining, I'm in the midst of my worst "Captaining" stretch in 5 years, and I'm wondering if anyone else is experiencing a similar misfortune or has in the past? Click to continue reading...

Por vezes tenho muitas dúvidas que todos os que gostam e vivem do futebol desejem que a selecção nacional ganhe e se apure para as finais das grandes competições. A notícia de hoje do DN é claramente um dos exemplos que me leva a pensar que o jornalismo em Portugal serve algumas vezes mais para complicar do que para ajudar. Click to continue reading...

Albert Camus, the philosopher, author and football fanatic, was once asked that if he had to choose between football and the theatre, which he would choose. He replied "Football, without hesitation" And its little surprise, football has everything theatre has, and more. It has a story, but is unwritten. Click to continue reading...

Last week, I asked you to vote for you favourite 20 players of the decade, here in this very post, are the Top 100 players of the last 10 years, voted for by you, the readers and bloggers of the offside. First thing I want to say is thank you, everyone for the absolutely amazing response [...] Click to continue reading...

Desculpe, but it's our third Greaseano Saturday in a row and unfortunately, his persistent ankle injury means that he'll not ferociously parading around the field in the Derby Madrileno tomorrow. Yes, we hear the dejected howls all the way from the Moon, but they're doing all they can for him in the trance land of Amsterdam, so ya'll better APPRECIATE.

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Carlos Queiroz, técnico de Portugal, ha confirmado que convocará a Cristiano Ronaldo para los partidos del 14 y 18 de noviembre a disputarse contra Bosnia. Esto, con el motivo de la repesca que definirá un boleto para Sudáfrica 2010.

Cristiano Ronaldo quiere volver a jugar lo más pronto posible.

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Even this early on into the current EPL season viewers have witnessed nearly every team have at least one or two surprise if not shock results. Often these so called ‘blips' have been accompanied by a dip in form, or at the very least results that have meant the table from top to bottom is as intriguing and open as perhaps it has ever been before.

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Xabi Alonso has risked angering the Liverpool fans who used to idolise him by claiming that Fernando Torres 'deserves' to play in Spain.
Alonso left Merseyside for Real Madrid in a £30million move this summer after telling Rafa Benitez that he wanted to join the Bernabeu revolution. Click to continue reading...

Barcelona-Mallorca

A great battle in this one as our number one squad faces off against our number five.� Barcelona has looked unbeatable so far this season and what do you know?� The treble winners still have� yet to lose a match and now the season is about 25% over.

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CRISTIANO RONALDO does not have to be operated, for the moment.Dr. Dijk, Dutch & World specialist on ankles, has recommended another15 days of complete rest & a return to his Consultancy to determine theevolution of the injury. If there is no improvement, operating maybe become the option, although Dr. Click to continue reading...

El Doctor Van Djik confirma el diagnóstico emitido en Madrid por el equipo médico

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La consulta realizada esta tarde en Amsterdam, con el doctor Cornelius Nicolas Van Dijk, el cirujano que ya operó el tobillo derecho del jugador en 2008, ha confirmado el diagnóstico emitido por el equipo médico del Real Madrid, obtenido tras RM y TAC realizados en Madrid ayer 4 de noviembre.

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Cristiano Ronaldo will be out for at least two more weeks after being off of the field for a month. Doctors confirmed to Real Madrid managers and coaches that Ronaldo should refrain from practices and games until his ankle fully heals. Ronaldo was injured during a Championship League Game last month.

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It was just one of those nights. Kind of like the home wins over Sevilla or Slavia Prague match in 2007. Arsenal came off 3-nil win over Spurs at the weekend, in which they had never really hit 3rd gear, and rode that 3rd gear for much of the Champions League match with AZ Alkmaar on Wednesday evening.

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FIFA vice president Jack Warner got a gift from the England World Cup bid people.
Needless to say, he had to give it back once people found out. Don't make your favoritism in awarding the next World Cup too obvious.
Fair and balanced, eh Jackie?
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We get sent many Press releases about various products , services and news. This one jumped out at us today and we thing you'll enjoy! We all love the pint of Fosters and the Aussie spirit even more! Just when Rafa Benitez thought things couldn't get any worse, a study published by Foster's today reveals the [. Click to continue reading...

Como seria de esperar, Lionel Messi arrrebatou a esmagodra maioria dos votos dos 187 leitores que participaram na votação sobre quem será eleito o melhor jogador do mundo este ano pela FIFA. O argentino recolheu 89 votos, enquanto Cristiano Ronaldo se ficou pelos 39. O brasileiro Kaká somou 28, mais 16 que Fernando Torres. Click to continue reading...

El Atlético de Madrid está confiado en poder vencer al Real Madrid en el derby que se jugará este sábado en el estadio Vicente Calderón de la capital ibérica, y romper una racha de 10 años sin ganarle.

El cuadro colchonero ha manifestado su confianza a raíz de haber dado uno de sus mejores partidos de la temporada ya bajo el mando de Quique Flores, en la Liga de Campeones, empatando contra el Chelsea, aunque eso les significó su eliminación, y ahora sienten la obligación de sumar de a tres, y que mejor que ante su acérrimo rival jugando de local.

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David Beckham journey continues as recent confirmed reports in Italy suggest that he is on his way back to AC Milan for another loan deal. We have witnessed in the past big players moving from their clubs like Brazilian legend Ronaldo moved from Inter Milan to Real Madrid, Luis Figo from Barcelona to Read Madrid, Andriy Shevchenko from AC Milan to Chelsea, Thierry Henry from Arsenal to Barcelona, recently Kaka from AC Milan to Real Madrid and other big players had to move from one club to another at some stage of their careers.

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Portugal will most likely be missing Cristiano Ronaldo when it hosts Bosnia-Herzegovina on 11/14/09 as it looks to build some momentum prior to the return leg in Bosnia on the 18th of November. Unfortunately for the Portuguese the latest report claims Ronaldo will be out for about a month which means he will not feature in both matches for the national team.

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It took four rounds of play but the Champions League group stages is finally heating up.

If the group stages finished as they are now, then Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Liverpool would all be playing in the Europa League.

Jose Mourinho and Inter Milan were five minutes away from an 9th consecutive Champions League game without a win, when two late goals not only gave Inter the win, but also propelled them to first place in the group.

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I understand that FIFA have other priorities, you know, the small matter of the World Cup in June next year. Surely though, they have a dedicated team that watch as many as matches of clubs from around the globe. Looking at the current list of nominees however,� leads� me to question whether� FIFA has actually watched domestic football since 2006.

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Cristiano Ronaldo could be looking at missing anther three months of action, if he is forced to have another operation on his injured ankle. Real Madrid have announced that the Portuguese winger has not showed enough improvement to join the first team squad in training and that he has travelled to Amsterdam to see the Dutch ankle specialist Niek van Dijk.

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Manchester United are interested in signing Benfica ace Angel Di Maria in a £12m deal according to reports.

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Cristiano Ronaldo may face a further three months out if he is forced to have another operation on his injured ankle. Real Madrid have announced that the Portuguese winger has not showed enough improvement to join the first team squad in training and that he has travelled to Amsterdam to see the Dutch ankle specialist Niek van Dijk. Click to continue reading...

Worrying faces at REAL MADRID & concern from CRISTIANO RONALDOas the latest diagnostics on his injured ankle is not good news.Apparently scans show that his ankle is not progressing as positivelyas thought, thus the Portuguese star has flown to Amsterdam to seekadvice from World expert Dr. Van Dijk. This is the same doctor thatoperated Ronaldo last time that his questioned ankle had problemsback Click to continue reading...

Villarreal's Offense

With the month of pink just ending maybe November will be known as� the month of yellow?� The Yellow Submarines have finally reached the surface and as a result have ended all jokes and metaphores� about them� sinking into the ocean depths.� Villarreal looked like a different team this last� weekend then they have all season.

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«Nesse jogo temos de somar pontos, porque a equipa não pode continuar nesta situação. É um dos melhores jogos que um jogador pode disputar e temos que encarar este jogo com muita alegria», afirmou o português � imprensa espanhola.

Em caso de vitória o Atlético porá fim a uma tradição de dez anos sem vencer o Real no Vicente Calderón.

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The Zapatero government is proposing a tax rate hike from 24% to 43% for overseas players who earn more than 600,000 euros ($884,600) a year. Spain is reeling from the recession with 20% unemployment.

This will effectively end the "Beckham Law", named when the tax rates were amended in 2002 for the English midfielder to make it attractive for him and and other highly sought talent to come to the Liga.

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As I let you know back when I posted up this year's FFT100, I'm a bit of a junkie for lists. They are utterly meaningless, and yet compelling at the same time. With it being the end of the decade, there are tonnes of lists of the best albums, films, videos, celebrities etc floating around. [...] Click to continue reading...

Tras la revisión sometida a Cristiano Ronaldo en el día de hoy, no se observa mejoría clínica en el edema óseo de la cara medial de su tobillo derecho; por lo que el jugador no puede iniciar los entrenamientos debiendo proseguir con el tratamiento y el trabajo en descarga. Pendiente de control evolutivo. Click to continue reading...

Ronaldo? Andy Reid? A bloated Ronaldinho after a night on the town? Hardly. Thailand's top footballers will receive free burgers as part of their new three-year, £545,000 sponsorship deal with the fast food giant McDonald's. According to the Football Association of Thailand (FAT), McDonald's will provide £450,000 in cash and the rest in products in exchange for [. Click to continue reading...

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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"Tras la revisión sometida a Cristiano Ronaldo en el día de hoy, no se observa mejoría clínica en el edema óseo de la cara medial de su tobillo derecho; por lo que el jugador no puede iniciar los entrenamientos debiendo proseguir con el tratamiento y el trabajo en descarga. Pendiente de control evolutivo"
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Kaka made his glorious return to his old home for Tuesday's Champions League tie between Real Madrid and AC Milan a loser-free lovefest that ended in a 1-1 draw. The San Siro gave their returning hero a warm welcome as both sides had their chances to take three points in the wide open match.

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