Football's latest controversy not only lies solely in the hands of Thierry Henry (excuse the pun),
but could well be crucial in the development of technology within the game. As Rob asked in his
recent post on the incident, what's it going to take for the authorities to realise technology is
required?
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Arsenal are a rather special team, for many reasons. Manager Arsene Wenger has been in the job for
more than a decade, which is an achievement in itself. In a day and age whereby managers come and
go like candidates to be Sir Alan Sugar's apprentice, 10 years in the job deserves a gold medal.
Secondly, [.
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People have taken to Stoke like a bumble bee takes to honey. They arrived in the Premier League 18
months ago with the expectation that they wouldn't be strong enough to stay in the division. Now,
as a new decade is on the horizon, the Potters have done more than just keep their Premier League
[.
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On this side of the world, the games between Liverpool and Manchester United carry more
significance than the games against their local sides Everton and Man City. Traditionally, fans
follow a particular club, because of their geographical proximity to the club, family affiliations
and/or religion. But on this side of the world, fans become fans [.
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My post yesterday on the alleged racist abuse that Rangers' star Maurice Edu received from his own
fans got me thinking Can these incidents ever be stopped? Your average African/Asian/Caribbean
Footballer won't be adverse to remarks made about their race or ethnic background, and that's a
horrible truth to admit.
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This is enough to scare anyone to death. Is it a bird? Is it a yetti? No it's David Beckham's new
beard! I'm sure everyone has caught a glimpse of Becks' new growth. Not nice, I know, but something
you can always rely on Goldenballs to give us is a bit of furryness! Over the years we've [...]
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Just. No. I'm a true optimist right, but I'm afraid on this occasion even Rafa's got the better of
me. Despite Liverpool's dire start to the season, somehow, from somewhere, Mr. Benitez has conjured
up the enthusiasm and confidence to say Liverpool can still win the Premier League. Is he mad? It
is early days, but not [.
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Down the years, in whatever league you care to mention, top flight referees have always been the
stuff of thousands of column inches and hours of Andy Gray type post match analysis, giving rise to
all kinds of misguided conspiracy theories. In recent weeks, the huge talking points have both
directly and indirectly involved dear old [.
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Beckham showed up for England looking rather shabby and looked more like he just got out of bed.
England won 3-0 and Becks was dubiously named man of the match but it wasn't as interesting as his
new beard. So what do you guys (and girls more importantly) think? Yay or nay? Posted in As Such,
Competitions, [.
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I'm always curious to see where finances are coming from because as we've seen, money drives this
sport. The ownership trend is one I'd follow over player and manager nationality. An interesting
statistic: Of the 20 clubs currently competing in the English Premier League, half are foreign
owned.
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So, who will win the SPL this year? Celtic or Rangers? It's this question that underlines the
insignificance of the other teams in Scottish Football, and again raises the point that perhaps the
two Glaswegian giants should be allowed to play in the Premier League. Having watched last
weekend's Derby match, it's plain to see that the [.
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Blaming the goalkeeper is Ferguson's favorite past time. You'd be hard-pressed to find a goalkeeper
in his tenure that hasn't received his famous hairdryer treatment. Save Mossimo Taibi, who seemed
to be doomed upon arrival at Old Trafford. Even Peter Schmeichel confessed he was on the receiving
end of a face full of words often in his career.
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Avram Grant has been named director of football at Fratton Park. My apologies for twittering
prematurely that Paul Hart had been sacked this morning- I watch sky sports with groggy eyes. But I
think the writing is on the wall and my guess is that recent financial insanity at Portsmouth
probably has the funds needed to send Hart on his way tied up.
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You may be forgiven for thinking Independent School's Sport is centred around Rugby and Cricket,
therefore not realising that Football is in fact bigger than the two in most cases. Independent
Schools, such as the one I attend (Shrewsbury School), are renowned for their big playing grounds,
excellent facilities and top-class coaching, thus giving pupils [.
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In the wake of Portsmouth's Financial mess, interest in the money driving the English game has come
to the forefront. Filthy Rich. That's the name of the Wealthy Man's club where Roman Abramovich
barely makes the membership list. But even with his latest maritime expenditures, he still makes
the cut.
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Really Xav, really? If we're being hyper-critical of this statement we'd say it's not physically
possible. But I'm sure Cesc appreciates it. So, Xavi and Cesc Spanish National teammates, former
Barcelona teammates (although they never played together), and general good mates. The little Barca
maestro has expressed his desire to play alongside Fabregas on a [.
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There are a lot of things you won't know about AFC Bournemouth. Some of you may not know that they
once held the longest name in the Football League Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic Football Club
Limited. Perhaps you don't know that their red and black kit, introduced in 1971, was based on the
old [.
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It's been a difficult few days for English Football, with controversy surrounding the Manchester
derby, the Robbie Keane 'penalty' debate, and Sol Campbell's not-so-surprising departure from Notts
County. But I'm here to put a smile back on your faces with a positive overview of England's World
Cup qualifying campaign and their chances of winning next [.
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It's the first podcast for the new season, and I think I lived up to the WDKF name by, well not
knowing about football, and hosting a football show. On review, I was too giggly like a little
girl, but was thankfully saved by not having to say much as my guests Tareq and Andy [...]
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Arsenal centre-half Johan Djourou has been ruled out of action for up to 6 months after undergoing
knee surgery. The Swiss International sustained the injury last month prior to a friendly with
Italy. So where does this leave Arsenal? Having sold Kolo Toure to Manchester City, Djourou would
have been confident of staking a claim for a [.
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Having witnessed England scrape past a very mediocre Slovenia side on Saturday, I couldn't help but
ponder England's trials and tribulations over the past few years. They're a team who continue to be
surrounded by question marks, and I can't see that changing in the near future, no matter how hard
Capello works.
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Georgia captain Kakha Kaladze has apologised to teammates and supporters following a brace of own
goals in his country's World Cup qualify at home to Italy. Kaladze, who plies his trade in Italy
with AC Milan, stuck the ball past his own 'keeper twice in the second half to gift an unimpressive
Italian team a 2-0 [.
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Liverpool have announced their 28-man squad for the first group stage of this season's Champions
League. A couple of players will be unknown to the majority of people, but Liverpool's lack of
squad depth gives the chance for some youngsters to hopefully make an impression. The squad is as
follows: Goalkeepers Diego Cavalieri Pepe Reina David Martin Defenders Glen Johnson Daniel Agger
Fabio Aurelio Sotirios [.
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Following Chelsea's illegal approach for Lens starlet Gael Kakuta, an approach that has recently
been severely punished, Lens' French counterparts Le Havre have decided to launch a complaint to
FIFA about Manchester United's approach for midfielder Paul Pogba You may remember my article on
Pogba some weeks ago now.
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With the new season having just started, Darren Fletcher is proving to be one of our best central
midfielders as the games go on. It may be still very early to judge him, but with the games he has
played so far he has impressed me personally. He has shown the passion and intelligence needed,
[...]
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John Terry has signed a new five-year contract that will see him spend the rest of his career at
Stamford Bridge. The Chelsea captain was linked with a big money move to Manchester City this
summer which prompted Roman Abramovich to negotiate new terms with the defender. But Terry insisted
that he never intended to leave [.
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Arsene Wenger is my hero of the day. Yep, I said it. I, a Manchester United fan, hearts Arsene
Wenger. Who knew he had a sense of humour? The Arsenal manager was sent off by referee Mike Dean
after he kicked a water bottle in protest over Robin van Persie's disallowed goal in injury-time in
the 2-1 [.
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As it is Ramadhan the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and the month of fasting, lets take a
gander at the Muslim footballers playing in the Premier League. Emmanuel Eboue Samir Nasri Robin
van Persie El Hadji Diouf Nicolas Anelka Salomon Kalou Marouane Fellaini Leon Osman Emmanuel
Adebayor Kolo Toure Other notables Muslim players elsewhere: Freddy Kanoute Franck Ribery Yaya
Toure Zinedine Zidane Can only confirm these players for [.
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As it is Ramadhan the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and the month of fasting, lets take a
gander at the Muslim footballers playing in the Premier League. Emmanuel Eboue Samir Nasri Robin
van Persie El Hadji Diouf Nicolas Anelka Salomon Kalou Marouane Fellaini Leon Osman Emmanuel
Adebayor Kolo Toure Other notables Muslim players elsewhere: Freddy Kanoute Franck Ribery Yaya
Toure Zinedine Zidane Can only confirm these players for [.
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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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So I was browsing through my Twitter, and as there's a lot of Football on this weekend, all the
pros are tweeting their hearts out. Here's just a little view of what they're getting up to. I'll
start with Alecko Eskandarian, the LA Galaxy forward. alecko11Headed to the HDC to watch the WPS
Final, LA vs NJ.
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A congratulations is in order for Wayne Rooney today as the 23 year old England striker hit his
100th goal for Manchester United in the Red Devil's decisive 5 - 0 victory over Wigan Athletic at
the JJB Stadium today.
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We see these kinds of dugouts quite often, in Italy, Brazil, Argentina. But seldom in England, let
alone in non-league Football. This very Continental idea is home to Corinthian FC, a Kent based
Club who play in the Premier Division of the Kent Leagues. They were formed in 1972 by millionaire
builder Ron Billings, primarily to [.
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