Stevenage embark on another FA Cup journey this weekend as they travel up to Stoke to face League 2 side Port Vale. This time last year we were preparing for another trip up the M1, that time it was to Leicester, who comfortably beat us 3-0 at the Walkers Stadium. Now though, Boro are a much improved and experienced team.

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On paper, this shouldn't even be much of a matchup. France has the players with the big names and the big money.

You know. The ones who get all the press.

Too bad you can't play a match on paper.

Gardiens de but
Shay Given (Manchester City, Ang)
Keiren Westwood (Conventry City, Ang)
Joe Murphy (Scunthorpe United, Ang)

Défenseurs
John O'Shea (Manchester United, Ang)
Richard Dunne (Aston Villa, Ang)
Stephen Kelly (Fulham, Ang)
Kevin Kilbane (Hull City, Ang)
Eddie Nolan (Preston North End, Ang)
Sean St.

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The English Carling Cup wrapped up its fourth round (round of 16) matches on Wednesday, October 28, 2009. The favorites on Wednesday advanced as their were any upsets. Two of the matches included Chelsea v Bolton Wanderers and Manchester City v Scunthorpe United. Here's a recap along with video highlights of both matches.

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The midweek is full of matches as most European countries have their domestic cup competitions taking place. In Germany it's the DFB-Pokal, the Copa del Rey in Spain, Scottish Cup Scotland, and the Carling Cup in England. The one league continuing play is the Italian Serie A. Several of these matches will be broadcast on television in the USA/UK.

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Uh-oh! Newcastle left Glanford Park with absolutely nothing tonight as Scunthorpe took all three points with a 2-1 win, and it would take a brave man to suggest the St James' garden is rosy right now. Despite having plenty of possession and creating a number of decent chances, Newcastle spurned several of them and were [. Click to continue reading...

Rafael Benítez, the Liverpool manager, has again passed up the opportunity to criticise Mike Jones, the referee who failed to rule out Sunderland's winning goal against the Merseyside club on Saturday. Darren Bent's shot found the net via a deflection off a beach ball that had been thrown onto the pitch. Click to continue reading...

'The Iron' awaits Newcastle United this evening and no, not the dreaded domestic variety which partners an ironing board, but The Iron of sunny Scunny fame. Scunthorpe, built on one of the largest iron-ore fields in Europe, is home to one of the country's major steelworks, and the link with iron provides Scunthorpe United with [. Click to continue reading...

Chris Hughton has indicated that the Newcastle United centre-back pairing of Steven Taylor and Fabricio Coloccini will miss Tuesday's Championship game at Scunthorpe United. Steven Taylor will miss tomorrow's game After Newcastle's poor form on Saturday at Nottingham Forest where the team sustained their second league defeat and failed to score for the second game in [. Click to continue reading...

via Yahoo!Sports:Manchester City manager Mark Hughes has revealed that Robinho could be ready to make a return to first-team action in ten days time.A stress fracture of the ankle has kept the Brazilian forward out of action since City's game with Portsmouth at the end of the August, but Hughes is hopeful that he could return against Scunthorpe United in the League Cup. Click to continue reading...

Back in the day, when all I had to worry about was hiding my hickies in a rollneck top, Jolly Ranchers were poisoning us with water melon boiled sweets and a young Take That were barely a twinkle in the eye, a young man was trying to make his way in the hard knock world [...] Click to continue reading...

The highlights from the Forest vs Scunthorpe United game are on the BBC website and they're reasonably comprehensive! Unfortunately for those of you resident outside the UK I've yet to find anything of interest on YouTube for this game, so if you do find one please feel free to share via the comments for your [. Click to continue reading...

Via mcfc.co.uk:

The Carling Cup fourth round tie against Scunthorpe United has not been selected for live televison coverage and will be played on Wednesday, October 28th with a 7.45pm kick-off. Ticket details will follow in due course.

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Nottingham Forest 2 Scunthorpe United 0 Patience was in abundance from fans and players alike tonight, and Forest needed it to break down a bullish Scunthorpe side intent on holding on to a point. An element of luck was ours too, because whilst one would never wish injury on an opponent, the substitution of Iron [. Click to continue reading...

The draw earlier today handed us a home tie in round 4 of the Carling Cup against Scunthorpe, and really we couldn't have wished for an easier tie as a route into the quarter-finals.
The last sixteen is dominated by Premier League sides, with most from the upper reaches still involved. The full draw is as follows:

Blackburn Rovers v Peterborough United

Manchester City v Scunthorpe United

Tottenham Hotspur v Everton

Barnsley v Manchester United

Chelsea v Bolton Wanderers

Sunderland v Aston Villa

Arsenal v Liverpool

Portsmouth v Stoke City

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The draw for the fourth round of the League Cup has provided stiff opposition for Arsene Wenger's young guns, as Arsenal take on Liverpool at home.
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Arsenal will face Liverpool in the Fourth Round of the Carling Cup.

Arsène Wenger's young Gunners were handed a mouthwatering challenge on Saturday afternoon and will welcome Rafa Benitez's team to Emirates Stadium on October 27 or 28.

Arsenal eased into the Fourth Round with a 2-0 victory over West Bromwich Albion on Tuesday night.

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Some tasty fixtures to look forward to.

Arsenal will play Liverpool in the fourth round of the Carling Cup after the draw was made on Saturday.
Holders Manchester United travel to Championship Barnsley, who are managed by former United striker Mark Robins, while Manchester City host Scunthorpe.

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The English Carling Cup began its second round of play on Tuesday August 25, 2009 with several matches. The story taking center stage was violence breaking out between Millwall and West Ham United outside Upton Park. One fan was stabbed but is in stable condition and there appear to be no other serious injuries.

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Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni has announced a 24 man squad for the forthcoming FIFA World Cup group 8 qualifier against Cyprus in Nicosia on September 5 and the friendly against South Africa on September 8.
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Coca Cola Championship is speeding up and we bring you a brief prediction for each club this season. Many things have changed in the squads, especially on the benches. It seems that it will be tougher than ever and many so-called favourites might just prove otherwise...Here is part three.

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In the penultimate part of our exhaustive Football League pre-season preview, Rob Freeman looks at the runners and riders in League One, a division which is, peculiarly, starting to look a little bit like the bottom half of the Premier League did ten years ago.

1. Huddersfield Town

In: Peter Clarke (Southend United), Antony Kay (Tranmere Rovers), Lee Peltier (Yeovil Town), Jordan Rhodes (Ipswich Town), Theo Robinson (Watford), Robbie Simpson (Coventry City)

Out: Danny Cadamarteri (Dundee United), Michael Flynn (Bradford City), Andy Holdsworth, Keigan Parker, Jon Worthington (Oldham Athletic), Daniel Broadbent, Malvin Kamara, Dominik Werling (all released), Andy Booth (retired)

Huddersfield have splashed the cash this summer, thanks to chairman Dean Hoyle, and Lee Clark looks to have spent it well.

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It has been a curious summer for the "club across the water". Tranmere Rovers, just over the River Mersey from Liverpool and Everton, ended last season having just missed out on a play-off place in League One after dropping two points at home to Scunthorpe United on the final day season. They sacked manager Ronnie Moore at the start of June and replaced him with John Barnes, and one might have expected them to have had a quiet summer working on how they could improve on their league position this time around.

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Ireland manager, Giovanni Trapattoni, has named a 24- man squad to face Australia in Thomond Park on Wednesday, 12 August
Goalkeepers
Shay Given Manchester City
Kieren Westwood Coventry City
Joe Murphy Scunthorpe United
Defenders
John O'Shea Manchester United
Kevin Foley Wolves
Richard Dunne Manchester City
Stephen Kelly Fullham
Kevin Kilbane Hull City
Eddie Nolan Preston North End
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There's been a clear out of Les Rosbifs in recent days, what with the transfer silly season in full swing and approximately six weeks of the transfer window still to run. Even though a number of Englishmen abroad are contracted to their clubs, it gives their owners the prospect of a payday if they can [. Click to continue reading...

Scunthorpe United Football Club are an English association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire. Nicknamed The Iron, they played the 2008-2009 season in the Football League One after one season in the Football League Championship, the first time they played at that level in 45 years. Click to continue reading...

English club Scunthorpe United have revealed their new home kit for the 2009-10 season. The Irons have gone back to a new striped home kit ( last worn about 10 years ago). The shirt is made by Carlotti, and Rainham Steel are the shirt sponsors. The new shirt can be bought at the Iron Store ( [...] Related posts:

1. New Adelaide United 2009-10 Kits- Home and Away Australian A-League side Adelaide United have officially released their new.

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It seems like the football season has only just finished but the new campaign is already starting to take shape after the Premier and Football League fixture lists were announced.

Premier League champions Manchester United will kick off their title defence at home to new boys Birmingham City.

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PREMIER LEAGUE

Manchester United made sure of the Premier League title on 16 May

Manchester United were crowned champions of England for the 18th time on 16 May following their 0-0 draw with Arsenal.

United, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal have all qualified for the Champions League.

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It was an overall positive weekend for the Americans Abroad as three U.S. national team players won league titles while another scored in a blow-out victory.

Oguchi Onyewu helped Standard Liege keep a cleansheet in the second-leg of the Belgian league title play-off en route to capturing their second consecutive league title.

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by GIANFRANCO PANIZO

It was an overall positive weekend for the Americans Abroad as three U.S. national team players won league titles while another scored in a blow-out victory.

Oguchi Onyewu helped Standard Liege keep a cleansheet in the second-leg of the Belgian league title play-off en route to capturing their second consecutive league title.

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Arsenal's youth team face Liverpool tonight in the 1st leg of the FA Youth Cup at the Emirates. Arsenal won their Academy division and then went on to win the Academy title beating Manchester City in the semi-final and arch-rivals Tottenham in the final at White Hart Lane 1-0, thanks to a goal from Rhys Murphy.

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This weekend's schedule of soccer matches on TV will provideus with a final chance to see Champions League finalists Barcelona and Manchester United in action before their date with destiny on May 27th. Barcelona will host relegation-battling Osasuna, while Manchester United looks to avoid any injuries against Hull City, which is attempting to avoid relegation.

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by GIANFRANCO PANIZO

This weekend's schedule of soccer matches on TV will provideus with a final chance to see Champions League finalists Barcelona and Manchester United in action before their date with destiny on May 27th. Barcelona will host relegation-battling Osasuna, while Manchester United looks to avoid any injuries against Hull City, which is attempting to avoid relegation.

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