Getting autographed scarves from Kasey Keller in random places turns into a crappy promotion for a crappy beer. Gag me.
Keller's web page reads: "Where in Belltown can you grab a Bud Light, a burger with sweet potato french fries and watch a ton of sports?" Click to continue reading...

A striking new memorial could be erected in Liverpool at the 21st anniversary of the Hillsborough tragedy.
The metal artwork, to be funded by the public, is set to be unveiled in the city next April by the council's Lord Mayor office.
It is expected to be initially stationed in the Town Hall ballroom before being moved to different locations within the city centre. Click to continue reading...

If only those scarves were bandages
Fresh news out of Anfield is reporting that Albert Riera and the Israeli Landon Donovan (Yossi Benayoun) are going to be out for a month with muscle injuries.
It's been a rough season for the Merseyside Reds, with most of their stars having sat out for at least a few games. Click to continue reading...

It's been a long, strange trip for young Lucas Leiva since he first stepped foot on the Anfield pitch for the first time in the summer of 2007. The midfielder was a highly publicised signing, after he made his way from Brazilian side Gremio for around £6 million to Merseyside quickly becoming a star-in-waiting.

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It happened right in front of me, and by the lack of reaction on Keller's face it took me a sec to even realize what had happened!
If you check the highlights page on the Dynamo site, you get the Telefutura call ("QUE GOLAZO!!") and then the Dynamo radio call, with James Clarkson yelling so loud I think it knocked them off the air for a second or two. Click to continue reading...

Readers and friends: I have never expected to make a living from this blog, but it has become a joy to write and edit over the past three years, taking up about 20 hours of my time per week. I'd like to be able to keep committing that much time, but it is getting increasingly hard to justify as I'm in grad school and I don't have any other income to speak of.

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Flying with passion.

Photo credit: hugojcardoso via the Pitch Invasion photo pool.

Related posts:

1. Photo daily 06.13.07 A Sea of Scarves The Pitch Invasion Flickr group page is growing rapidly, so it was hard to pick one out for today's featured.

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Stop the God-awful crawl ticker thingy during ESPN's soccer coverage. I'm tired of tying two scarves together and wrapping them around my television to block the crawl. Cheers to Jackie for passing this along. -Sanford
Stop the Crawl
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Eight men remain in the quest to find American favorite soccer Twitter personality.
Below are the four quarterfinal matches. Don't forget to vote in every one!
Tweet out this message to spread the word on the tournament and to enter yourself in a drawing for great prizes from Ruffneck Scarves and Setanta:
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Tonight a 8 pm EDT, the CSRN TPL organizing committee (Jason and Zach) will convene to hold the draw for the group stage of the inaugural edition of the Twitterverse Players League.
Listen live via UStream (UStream link will be at Match Fit USA) as the draw happens; the audio player will be up at Match Fit USA and Ginge Talks the Footy, and there will be a live blog to accompany the audio stream. Click to continue reading...

Running around a bit today, so here's a feel-good story. I hadn't read this comment in full when I posted my story about De Ro scoring the golden goal; amazing how resonant it was north of the border. Here's Duane Rollins in his own words:
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Match Fit USA, Ginge Talks the Footy, and the CSRN family announces the first ever Twitterverse Players League, a competition to crown a single king of the American soccer and MLS Twitter community.
Listed below are thirty-two of the Twitterverse's elite soccer players; they are Americans, MLS players, former MLS players, current stars, future stars, and emerging talents. Click to continue reading...

Retford United 1-1 FC United of Manchester. August 22, 2009.

Our Photo Daily feature was a popular series in the early days of Pitch Invasion, and we're bringing it back for a trial run to see if it's something worth resurrecting. Every day, as in the past, we will pick a photo from the global selection of supporter-taken photos submitted to the Pitch Invasion photo pool on Flickr.

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There's something about the new Premier League intro that plays before each game that bothers me. If you haven't seen it, take a minute to watch it first (click the video above). It's definitely a feel good video that illustrates the global appeal of the Premier League from Africa to Asia and other continents.

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I gotta say the English are a funny bunch. When they're not getting shitfaced and vomitting in people's front gardens they have a wierd and wonderful collection of interests. They travel miles round the country to stand on wet and windy railway platforms to make note of railway engine numbers. They dress up in period costumes and re enact historic battles. Click to continue reading...

(Can a simple name change effect results?)

Last Friday, August 21st, 2009 was in my opinion a small step back for football in this country. The controversial day marked the end of� World Soccer Daily, the only daily football talk show in America. The sense of community that I & so many other American European football fans found at WSD will truly be missed.

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There is always something special about the first game of the season: making your way along a familiar route to the stadium, meeting up with friends, drinking cold beer, getting excited about the forthcoming season, shaking hands with acquaintances, all of which you only ever see at football.

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Arsenal continued their brilliant start to the season with a scintillating display against a depleted Portsmouth.

Abou Diaby marked his return from injury with a brace before Kaboul headed in a rare chance for the away side. Gallas restored the two goal lead with a header, and Ramsey steered clear of the defence to put Arsenal back on top of the table.

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Good morning all, here we are then, the first home game of the season. Teams of busy little Arsenal volunteers have been Arsenalising the stadium, scarves are being left on seats, the stadium has been Gunnerfied and we're ready to go.

The manager's press conference took place yesterday and as always some interesting stuff emerged.

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March may not be the right word to describe how Sounders FC fans journey from Pioneer Square to Qwest Field on game day. March or no march, it's still a pretty darn impressive sight to behold.
After congregating to hear the Sound Wave play a few tunes and belt out the club's fight song, the Seattle diehards progress towards the stadium en masse at a pace even the Forecast could handle. Click to continue reading...

The Blues continue their playoff hunt this Friday August 14th against the Minnesota Thunder 8 pm at Lockhart Stadium! We need all fans in South Florida out there to support Miami FC!
Be sure to get out to the stadium early as the Miami Ultras will be offering free beer starting at 6pm at the Tailgate! Click to continue reading...

This is another WPS post, but I wanted to hit some other stuff first.
Chapka may be on to something, even though I couldn't naviagate the Buff site to save my life, and I couldn't figure out from the diagram how to make the pirate headband.
"Dan, why do you want to dress like a pirate? Click to continue reading...

Toronto FC fans who bought one of these scarves and went to their team's friendly against Real Madrid last week got hosed twice.

I wonder at what point the sellers noticed it and what the reaction was?

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If people purchased commemorative scarves for the Toronto FC./Real Madrid friendly they might have noticed that they misspelled Toronto, Toronoto. Thus proving it is not just bloggers who misspell words. Click to continue reading...

Tragic news coming out of Spain as newly-appointed Espanyol captain Dani Jarque was found dead in his Coviciana hotel room on Saturday night.
According to news sources, the centre-back is said to have suffered from heart failure during Espanyol's pre-season tour of Italy while talking to his girlfriend on the telephone. Click to continue reading...

Last night I went to the Real Madrid v Toronto game at BMO Field in Toronto. The tickets were my Fathers Day gift to my dad. When I was a kid, my dad had taken me all over England to watch Coventry City and because of him I got to stand in the Kop, watch a Cup Final at Wembley and see the best players in the world play in the 60's and 70's.

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I have got so much to tell you.
The reason I haven't posted for a couple of days is I am on holiday.
My lover and I are doing a world tour of the East Coast of England. In our tiny caravan.
We will be away for 2 and a half weeks and have set ourselves 4 objectives;
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Fire and Timbers Join Forces for Saturday's match.
When is a Chicago Fire Fan not a Chicago Fire Fan? When they're a Portland Timbers fan jonesin' for a road trip up the I-5.
Bags are being packed. People are getting onto planes and into cars, to descend: on Seattle In what is likely to be ACES09's crowning achievement of the summer they hope to have a "big away day in the belly of the beast". Click to continue reading...

South Florida Soccer fans! Come out and support your Miami FC as they get ready to play an away game versus the Minnesota Thunder Live on FSC this Friday (July 24th) at 8 PM.
The Miami Ultras and Miami FC (non-traveling players, front office and cheerleaders) will be viewing this game at Fritz and Franz Bierhaus located at 60 Merrick Way in Coral Gables. Click to continue reading...

Seriously, female Sounders fans. You've watched me meticulously analyze the ramifications of WPS putting it's players in various shades of pink. You've observed me taking on Peter Wilt for having his players judge a car show on Fathers day. You've seen me suggest that the Sirens of Soccer are perhaps a bit too over-sexualized in the media. Click to continue reading...

Chelsea Arrives at SeaTac International Airport

ADIDAS HOSTS CHELSEA FC FAN FEST TODAY

TO KICK OFF SEATTLE SOCCER WEEKEND

First 500 fans receive Chelsea FC scarves;

All fans get access to Chelsea practice and can enter to win tickets to nearly sold-out July 18 Chelsea FC vs.

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First, my quick opinion.
To the individual who sent this email, and to all the other people who have sent similar e-mails to Steven Cohen. STOP! You're not helping, you are morons.
UPDATE: Some have asked in the comments how the suspended corporation status might effect any legal action by LFC or former sponsors over Cohen's comments. Click to continue reading...

Who said Miami was not a soccer town? You see games being played all over South Florida, but fans are known to be fickle and demanding when it comes to watching a game live. Well, this weekend they get a little of everything! Friday, Saturday and Sunday will have what I call "A little Soccer Heaven"! Click to continue reading...

Conor Brennan, VP of the LFCNY, has done an interview with The Empire of the Kop website. If you've been following the campaign and my stories concerning Cohen and World Soccer Daily, I suggest you head over and check it out.

Conor, the Anti-Cohen campaign seems to be quiet right now?

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On Saturday, July 11th, the RailHawks travel to Charleston to defend the Southern Derby Cup (a trophy we have never lost). After the 2-1 loss at WakeMed Soccer Park earlier this season, Carolina will need at least a two goal victory at Blackbaud Stadium to secure the Cup. According to the Derby rules, any scoreline of a 1 goal victory from Carolina would lead to the two teams sharing the spoils and of course, a draw or a loss by the RailHawks would turn the prize over to the Battery. Click to continue reading...