In football, fans tend to confuse fame, wealth and arrogance with poor on-field performance. This is understandable -- in football, it's difficult to qualitatively judge a player's worth outside of counting clearances and goals scored (sometimes even the latter isn't enough -- see Emile Heskey getting selected for England over Michael Owen). Click to continue reading...

Sokratis Papastathopoulos, former AEK centre back, has made his Serie A debut with Genoa today. Genoa are playing Fiorentina and are currently tied 0-0 early in the second half. Papastathopoulos has apparently been playing a great game and has been marking and closing down dangerous Fiorentina striker Mutu. Click to continue reading...

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Alright, This goes out to all kids that watch football (soccer).

Support your football (soccer) team whether it be MLS, European or a National side with passion! Learn 3 or 4 songs/chants for the team you support (there are kid friendly chants/songs). NEVER let ANYONE tell you to "be quiet because you're cheering to loudly"!

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