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See what all the fuss was about here.
Read about it here.
It's fair to say that what we've all just witnessed was the kind of performance we've been
looking from spurs this season especially the second half performance anyway. The game took shape
after Lennon's first touch on the ball, at which point he displayed that time off the pitch doesn't
necessarily mean that he wouldn't improve his game.
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5 goals
in the second half for Jermain Defoe today in a 9-1 Tottenham win.
9-1.
Roberto Martinez, Wigan manager, welcome to the hot seat.
Jermain Defoe, even if you don't score another goal all season, it looks like you just punched your
ticket to South Africa with the England National Team.
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I have watched, rewatched, and watched again the penalty incident with Vela yesterday, it is as
clear, blatant, and unmissible as the one by Fletcher on Arshavin at Old Trafford. Vela has his
legged hooked clean from under him and there is no planet in the universe on which that is anything
other than a stonewall penalty.
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Given - Bounced back from midweek disappointment and no blame attached for either goal. Made a
superb save early off Skrtel in the first half. 7
Zabaleta - Poor judgement in conceded a needless in a dangerous area that led to the first goal.
Hasn't cemented the position as yet. 6
Toure - Withdrawn at half-time due to injury.
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LTLF 22 November @ 06:34 AM EST
This was the definition of a game of two halves from Forest, a pretty poor quality first half in
which an early goal gifted to Middlesbrough caused our hosts to play a pretty calculated game
throughout. The second half belonged to the Reds and certainly on balance of chances, whilst I'm
pleased with a draw [.
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Arseblog 22 November @ 04:38 AM EST
Last season a late equaliser saved our bacon at the Stadium of Light. Yesterday there was no
bacon saving as Darren Bent's goal consigned us to our third defeat of the season.
It was, it should be pointed out, the first time we've failed to score since a 0-0 draw at Old
Trafford at the end of last season but our ability to concede was our undoing yesterday.
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FC Barcelona traveled to face Athletic Bilbao on Saturday, November 21, 2009 in the Spanish
Primera Division (La Liga). With Real Madrid's win earlier in the day, Barcelona would need a
victory to stay top of the table. Were they able to get it? Here's a recap of the match along with
video highlights.
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EPL Talk 21 November @ 03:50 PM EST
When football pundits discuss Carlos Tevez, they often talk about his "work rate" and his "eye
for the ball." At times, though, the words "work rate" can morph into a backhanded compliment as if
those pundits are really saying, "He's rubbish as a goal scorer, but boy, he sure works hard,
doesn't he?
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Arsereview 21 November @ 02:44 PM EST
If there was any consolation, this was the first time this season we had really deserved to lose:
both the defeats to United and City were particularly galling because we were the better team.
Credit Sunderland. While their performance wasn't out of this world, they did what they had to do.
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Man United striker
Wayne Rooney has said that United are now ready to go on a long
run of winning games. After a 1-0 loss against Chelsea two-weeks ago, United are now five points
behind Chelsea.
United can't afford to drop anymore points, so we must carry on winning to challenge Chelsea.
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Landon Donovan was named the 2009 MLS Most Valuable Player on Thursday, and while it is tough to
argue against awarding the U.S. national team star for his performance this season, the MVP results
still raised a glaring question.
What about Shalrie Joseph?
It isn't a question so much about choosing between Joseph and Donovan, which is a subjective
debate that has supporters on both sides.
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Landon Donovan was named the 2009 MLS Most Valuable Player on Thursday, and while it is tough to
argue against awarding the U.S. national team star for his performance this season, the MVP results
still raised a glaring question.
What about Shalrie Joseph?
It isn't a question so much about choosing between Joseph and Donovan, which is a subjective
debate that has supporters on both sides.
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Project 2010 19 November @ 02:34 PM EST
The less said about this match, the better. It was painful to watch at moments. I think that
this is one of those matches that we're supposed to learn from. So, what did we learn?
-Landon Donovan is even more integral to this team than we could have imagined.
We knew he was the driving force, but the team looks completely lost without him.
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Denmark notched three unanswered second half goals to come back from 0-1 down against the United
States in Aarhus yesterday. FC Dallas stirker Jeff Cunningham had given the Yanks the a surprise
lead in the 26th following a Danish defensive error. The match also saw the United States debut of
former Mexican international Edgar Castillo.
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Slovenia reached the 2010 World Cup finals at the expense of nine-man Russia thanks to Zlatko
Dedic's 44th-minute goal on a dramatic night in Maribor. Russia, who had Aleksandr Kerzhakov and
Yuri Zhirkov sent off in the second half, were left to rue some poor defending and an overall
disjointed performance.
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It is one of the biggest rivalries in all of Spanish football. But this season Atletico
Madrid will receive more punishment for fans involvement in the derby then the 3-2 loss the
reeling club has already suffered. In the second half of the match Real Madrid coach Manuel
Pellegrini was struck in the side of the face by an object flung from the stands.
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See The Cup 19 November @ 12:43 AM EST
As you're probably aware, Brazilian football (CBF and CONMEBOL for that matter) have no respect
for the international break. So two matches took place in Brazil on Wednesday night one for Copa
Sudamericana and one for the Brasileiro. And it was enough for the biggest collective nervous
breakdown, I've ever seen.
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Jimmy Conrad got his 27th cap earlier today coming on for Jonathan Spector in the 70th minute of
the United States 3-1 loss to Denmark. The US led 1-0 at the half thanks to a Jeff Cunningham goal,
but struggled right out of the game in the second half, giving up 3 goals in the first 10 minutes
of the second half.
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I understand it is normal at the end of AFC games for both teams to line up at the end of the game
in the centre circle and shake hands with their opponents and match officials. Last night Kuwait
didn't, preferring to slink off down the tunnel.
All in all I don't think the Kuwaitis will look back on their Jakarta trip with a great deal of
fondness.
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It's been a funny old year for Ángel Cappa and Huracán. After a storming Torneo Clausura in which
they were robbed of the title only on the last day by some appalling officiating, they've fallen
away drastically in the second half of the year. Cappa tried to resign last week, but the players
talked him [.
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The UEFA 2010 World Cup Qualifying Playoffs had their second legs on Wednesday, November 18,
2009. One of the match-ups was the Republic of Ireland v France that was 0-1 after the first leg.
The Irish were the clear underdog with a 0-1 deficit after the first leg and having to travel to
France for the second leg.
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The United States traveled to play Denmark for their second friendly of the international break.
They lost to Slovakia 0-1 on Saturday and were looking to get a result on Wednesday's match. Here's
a recap of the match along with video highlights.
Denmark beats the United States 3-1 Video Highlights
The United States did not come out strong as Denmark had most of the possession and chances
early.
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1. Halftime: Again the United States gives up a goal shortly after the half, this time to a team
that had just made three substitutions. Keeping shape early in the second-half continues to be an
issue, with the US getting caught panic defending. Someone should have been marking Johan
Absalonsen, who had way too much time to make his turn in the US box.
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The United States got a first-half goal that stood into halftime, but couldn't hold up over the
second 45, losing 3-1 to Denmark on Wednesday in Aarhus. Jeff Cunningham scored from the top of the
arc in the 26th-minute for the opener. For Denmark, the story of the game was making three changes
to start the second-half, Johan Absalonsen got too much space in the US box and scored a
47th-minute equalizer - 70 seconds.
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We are in the midst of the final International Break (thankfully) so things are pretty quiet at
Anfield.This particular break came at just the right time for Liverpool, who have a catalogue of
injuries, as we all know.With Torres, Johnson, Skrtel, Agger, Riera, Benayoun and Aurelio all in
the treatment-room, its been a difficult time for the Reds.
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The Fort Lewis College men's soccer team defeated West Texas A&M 3-1 in front of a loud and
lively crowd Sunday in the second round of the Divison II playoffs.
Fort Lewis advances with a 21-1-0 record; the Skyhawks find out the location and opponent of
their next match today (Monday).
FLC opened the scoring the 24th minute, when the Buffs attempted to clear the ball but it
bounced to the top of the box.
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Yanks Abroad 15 November @ 09:10 PM EST
As Taylor mentioned, I will be one of the day-to-day writers for my beloved Red Devils. So let's
get this party started by doing a massive recap of our past "big" games:
CSKA Moscow vs MUFC (CL Group)
The Good : Well we qualified, and that's what really counts doesn't it ?
The Bad : As much as I love him, I'm going to have to call out Mikey Owen.
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The FIFA U-17 World Cup finished on Sunday, November 15, 2009 with the championship and third
place match. In the finals, host country Nigeria played Switzerland while Spain took on Colombia
for third place. Here's a recap of both matches along with video highlights.
Switzerland beats Nigeria 1-0 to win U-17 World Cup Video Highlights
The match was scoreless through the first half despite a strong start from Nigeria, who were the
host country of the tournament.
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A single goal is all that separates the sides heading into Wednesday's second leg in Montevideo
after Costa Rica and Uruguay played out a well fought battle in San Jose. It was Uruguay's captain
fantastic Diego Lugano who grabbed the games only goal and gave his team the perfect platform to
complete the job on home turf next week.
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Wayne Rooney was England captain during their 1-0 defeat to Brazil yesterday, something he never
thought would happen.
With captain and vice-captain, John Terry and Rio Ferdinand, both out injured, Fabio Capello
trusted Rooney with the responsibility.
"I remember the best players in the world Pele, Cruyff, Beckenbauer, Platini were captains,
no?
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So unfortunately the Australian under-16 girls team has failed to qualify for next year's FIFA
under-17 women's World Cup after going down to Japan 6-2 in the third-placed play-off at this
year's AFC under-16 championship in Bangkok tonight.
Japan went up 2-0 right on halftime, and then they opened the floodgates in the second-half.
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Soccerblog 14 November @ 09:43 PM EST
For once the luck of the Irish deserted them and Nicolas Anelka kept France on course for South
Africa with a lucky second half goal...
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Well Mark Schwarzer made our luck, even saving the 14th minute penalty to be beaten on the rebound.
Bad luck to Rhys Williams being forced into a foul to give the penalty. But otherwise Oman botched
4 or so goals - just played too fast for their skill level. Criag Moore was lucky not to have given
away a second half hand ball penalty.
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