Thierry Henry is the villain of the soccer world today. He will be for a while.
In one of the shadiest moves on the big stage in recent memory, the French legend (after being offside) intentionally handled the ball in setting up the game-winning goal to send his country to the World Cup, and unfairly end Ireland's dreams. Click to continue reading...

Image via Wikipedia The Russians would be kicking themselves for not completing the match on Saturday as a shocker allowed Slovenia to qualify for South Africa at Russia's expense. The Russian team had a one goal advantage but squandered, missed and ultimately lost everything at the hands of the lesser favoured opponents. Click to continue reading...

With the match against Manchester United obviously grabbing headlines last week, some of you may have missed this shocker. The News of the World broke an exclusive on John Terry's dad, Ted. Apparently the man is selling cocaine out of a wine bar. And they even have undercover video of a transaction.

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No a real shocker for most folks out there, Major League Soccer has announced the 2009 Coach of the Year is LA Galaxy front man Bruce Arena.

The turnaround in LA this year has been nothing short of remarkable. Arena found a way to get everything on board with stars like Landon Donovan and David Beckham by plugging in solid veterans and excellent young stars like Omar Gonzalez and Sean Franklin.

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Shalrie Joseph lead the way for the Revs in 2009. (Getty Images)

Sometimes less is more, and in the case of the 2009 edition of the New England Revolution less nearly became a lot. If you would have told me that the Revs would have lacked both Steve Ralston and Taylor Twellman for the majority of the season and still made the playoffs this year I would have called you crazy.

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Things are heating up in Nigeria as the U-17 World Cup enters the quarter finals stage with games being played on the 8th and 9th of November. Champions Nigeria who are the sole remaining African representatives in the tournament will be looking to retain the title they won in 2007 and add on to the one that their fellow compatriots Ghana won in the u-20 world cup earlier last month.

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So, are we going to bounce back from our lacklustre display against the old enemy or will the players put in another shocker against Steve Bruce's men?

The defeat against Stoke doesn't worry me. We played well, it was just unfortunate. Even more unfortunate it came before a big game but I think we would have lost at Arsenal in those circumstances 99 times out of 100.

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The playoff version of the SuperClasico got off to a bang with a 2-2 draw. (Getty Images)

Some could say the results we saw in the first week of the playoffs were fairly expected. The SuperClasico ended in a draw that I think most folks expected to get; Real Salt Lake found a way to get a win over the Crew at home; Seattle and Houston battled it out to a scoreless draw; and maybe the only real shocker of the weekend was the Revs beating Chicago 2-1.

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I just got word from the FC Dallas front office that Michael Hitchcock is out as General Manager. A letter was sent to season ticket holders with the news. In the letter Clark lays out the plan to replace Hitchcock, which includes President John Wagner officially taking over full control operations.

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Not a real shocker here since Toronto FC got spanked on the final day of the season when they needed a win to reach the post season. Toronto FC announced today that interim head coach Chris Cummins will not be returning for the upcoming 2010 MLS season. Effective immediately, the search begins for a new head coach.

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We are less than a month away from a pair of U.S. men's national team friendlies against fellow World Cup participants Slovakia and Denmark and it is growing increasingly difficult to project just who will be playing in central defense for the United States when those matches take place.

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We are less than a month away from a pair of U.S. men's national team friendlies against fellow World Cup participants Slovakia and Denmark and it is growing increasingly difficult to project just who will be playing in central defense for the United States when those matches take place.

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Hello Gooners. West Ham 2 Arsenal 2 it finished. Excuse the rage I'm feeling right now but I'll try not to be downright acidic in my assessment in London Derby Number 2 against the Hammers.

Complacency, CarltonCole and Choking. 3 C's I said we needed to be wary of against the Hammers.

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Something unbelievable happened yesterday. Did Arsenal win the encounter at DSB Stadion? No, they didn't. Did AZ Alkmaar managed to overcome the financial disparity and obvious difference in squad strength to upset the odds and defeat Arsenal? No, they didn't either. It ended 1-1 and turns out to be a real shocker as it was Arsenal's first ever drawn game this season.

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1. Even great defenders can forget how to defend Rio Ferdinand picked up from his shocker in the Manchester derby last month with another somewhat dubious display of decision-making as Robert Green became England's first dismissal of the Capello era. However, the game presented a perfect ‘can do no wrong' opportunity for the English: win [. Click to continue reading...

M&T Bank hosting the World Football Challenge this summer.

Talk about a potential shocker. Baltimore's mayor has sent a letter to the Maryland Stadium Authority to look into possibly building a soccer stadium for DC United.

The city became a bit more interested in the project after this summer's soccer tour that saw a game at the 71,000-seat M&T Bank Stadium for AC Milan and Chelsea.

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A 1 Nil loss away to Xanthi on Monday night has brought the AEK players back down to earth after what will be our famous victory over Benfica,by the same scoreline in the Europa League,midweek.My comments are based on play between the 20th and 70th minute due to technical difficulties(no stream),so hopefully Aekbaltimore orAlexaek wiil have a more indepth review.

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Here is our USA Roster for the final two CONCACAF World Cup qualifying games, to be played Oct 10 at Honduras, and Oct 14 v Costa Rica in Washington DC.
G:
Brad Guzan - Aston Villa
Tim Howard - Everton
D:
Carlos Bocanegra - Stade Rennes
Jonathan Bornstein - Chivas USA
Steve Cherundolo - Hannover
Jimmy Conrad - Kansas City Wizards
Clarence Goodson -Start
Oguchi Onyewu - AC Milan
Jonathan Spector - West Ham
M:
Michael Bradley - Monchengladbach
Ricardo Clark - Houston Dynamo
Clint Dempsey - Fulham
Landon Donovan - Los Angeles Galaxy
Benny Feilhaber - AGF Aarhus
Stuart Holden - Houston Dynamo
Robbie Rogers - Columbus Crew
Jose Francisco Torres - Pachuca
F:
Jozy Altidore - Hull
Conor Casey - Colorado Rapids
Brian Ching - Houston Dynamo
Kenny Cooper - 1860 Munich
Charlie Davies - Sochaux
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Manchester United kept their winning form going with a well deserved win against the German champions Wolfsburg in their Champions League group B match. Manchester United came from behind to beat Wolfsburg 2-1 on a night of contrasting fortunes for Michael Owen and Ryan Giggs. The match started with a shocker for United as Edin Dzeko's opener for the German champions silenced the United fans. Click to continue reading...

With this winter quickly approaching now that we are in the fall season it seems only fitting to really start the discussion on what will certainly be the number one topic all off season in Major League Soccer, the CBA negotiations. The big one comes down to the great wage debate.

I bring it up today because of a link I found late last night over on one of my favorite sites, Pitch Invasion.

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Ben Foster has been on the receiving end of plenty of flack following our 4-3 victory over City yesterday but one of our favourite bloggers, Penguin United, is fighting his corner.

So that's it. It's official, apparently. If you read the papers and the blogs today, Ben Foster is not good enough for United, and never will be.

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Last year, MLS teams made an embarrassing splat in the inaugural CONCACAF Champions League. This year, their performance is hit and miss.
Sure, Houston didn't show much against Pachuca, using some second-stringers out of necessity and then falling to 10 men. (Note the presence of U.S. midfielder Jose Francisco Torres in that game. Click to continue reading...

Well, where to start on the shambolic performance last night against Standard Liege? Was that 3-points and move on? Or a disastrous reflection of the weaknesses of our squad?I'm not sure on the answer just yet, but it really was an exercise in bizarre football. The first 5 minutes was just a shocker. Click to continue reading...

One thing I like to do before I go on any trip is make sure my place is decently clean for my return. Well in the case of this past week for my wedding/honeymoon I was all prepared on that level except for when it came to getting back in the swing of things for soccer stuff. I came back into town this past weekend and saw a slew of random scores in Major League Soccer.

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"We are both professional footballers and I know that the game is physical, I too have made hard and sometimes mis-timed challenges but never with the intention of hurting an opponent. He set out to hurt me today.
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I completely forgot to mention this in my blog, but as I feel so special, I shall give it it's own blog and not just an UPDATE on the other one.

Sitting yesterday after the match I was seething/stewing/ranting, sometimes it was one at a time, sometimes all three. Anyway, You're on Sky Sports was on and I decided I'd send them an email.

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STARTERS
Huge congrats to Sky Blue FC on winning the first ever WPS championship!
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Who was that corpse calling the game for Colorado yesterday??? He barely registerd a wavelength when their team scored 2 goals to go ahead on the road in Chicago. What the hell was that. Click to continue reading...

Sorry for the quickie, but I have to run out after watching Burnley pull an all-time shocker, beating Manchester United 1-0 Wednesday. Really, really quick.1. File this statement right next to Sir Isaac Newtown having the apple fall onto his head and discovering gravity -- Manchester United misses Ronaldo. Click to continue reading...

Hey the Sausage Allstars chalk up a win after a round 1 shocker. I did loose points this week as I... Click to continue reading...

In short, that was awful. Credit to the Spurs for putting up a good fight and having a nearly impenetrable defense. Some of the officiating was unfortunate towards the end, but that's how it goes in this league.

Babel started, which was a shocker. With Benayoun available, he should have definitely been the first choice.

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So Endy went with a shocker and picked Chelski over his beloved Liverpool. Now its my time to give my picks. So here goes.
1. Chelski: The only thing that scares me is that there is really no cover if any thing happens to Drogba.
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Here's a shocker to start your day:
GRANT WAHL is reporting on his blog that USMNT stalwart Landon Donovan was told the day after the US/Mexico match that he has Swine Flu.
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With the Premier League about to spark into life this weekend, COS reporter Adam Hennessey casts his eye over the players he feels will have an impact this coming season, but players who readers may not know much about.

Manchester United may have lost Cristiano Ronaldo from their midfield, aswell as Carlos Tevez, but Sir Alex Ferguson has looked to replace these two to some extent, with the signings of Antonio Valencia and Michael Owen, however, it may be a player already at Old Trafford, who may benefit immensely from this time to shine.

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Simon Grayson's Leeds side dominated this encounter but only edged through thanks to a goal from Enoch Showunmi early in the second half. Worth noting that there was a substitute appearance from 40 year old Darlington striker Dean Windass!

Don't forget to check out Online Football Manager!

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Days away from a new Premier League season and reporter Oscar Chamberlain takes a closer look at the up and coming stars ready to make their mark this term.

Kiko Macheda (Man United)

The player who many feel made the difference in last years title race will be sure to feature much more as Manchester United aim for a fourth straight premiership title.

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