This was a blatant dive. The clip above makes it look like a dive and it is the most forgiving
angle. From the side one can clearly see Fletcher throwing himself down before any contact is made
and the contact that is made is microscopic to say the least. The ref got it spot on and booked
Fletcher for his gamesmanship.
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Louis van Gaal ist spätestens seit der zweiten Niederlage gegen Girondins Bordeaux und dem
damit verbundenen Fast-Aus in der Champions League-Gruppenphase ein heißer Kandidat für die
nächste Trainerentlassung der Bundesliga. Ausgerechnet Bayerns Ex-Meistertrainer Felix Magath kann
am Wochenende mit seinen Schalkern in München das Schicksal des Holländers besiegeln.
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Apologies all, I've been moving house today and cannot get near to doing a full preview of
tonight's game, which starts in a matter of minutes. Suffice to say that a win is actually quite
important given Chelsea's qualification last night (we play Chelsea after matchday 5, and they can
concentrate entirely on that one), and I think we'll get it, 2-0.
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Liverpool Kop 01 November @ 08:31 PM EST
Bill Shankly once said: "Aim for the sky and you'll reach the ceiling. Aim for the ceiling and
you'll stay on the floor". Against Fulham on Saturday, Rafa Benitez didn't aim for the sky or the
ceiling; he didn't even aim for the floor! With his cautious approach and maddeningly
incomprehensible decisions, Benitez went against everything Liverpool FC stands for and committed
the ultimate footballing sin: he gave up and conceded defeat.
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It is strange that Arsenal Champions League matches always play second fiddle to those of
Chelsea/Manu/Liverpool when it comes to getting on tv, especially given how few supporters Chelsea
have. It is strange how rarely an Arsenal game is featured early on in Match of the Day, invariably
tedious games involving Manu/Chelsea and Liverpool feature earlier on.
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Well, wasn't that all a pleasant surprise last night. Getting a lead, and holding it (eventually),
Nasri and Eduardo getting 90 minutes, Craig Eastmond being an absolute powerhouse in the middle of
the park, the fact that the more Liverpool raised the tempo, the better we played, Fabianksi not
looking like Nervianski at all, Kerrea (FYI Sky it's not Gary or Ciara) growing into his position,
Fran's wonder strike.
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Just a quick note to say that FIFA's monthly women's wrap is up here, it includes the latest
transfer goss from the WPS (Sky Blue FC seem to have done VERY well for themselves), Marta's stint
back in her home country of Brazil which culimated in a 9-0 win in the championship final. Yep,
9-0. Short wrap on European leagues and the W-League gets a mention.
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Though the rain may have followed it's way over from Giants Stadium to Red Bull Arena, and the
sky was as gray as ever, it could not dampen nor cast a shadow on today's accomplishment. Ladies
and Gentlemen, say goodbye to plastic turf; the final piece of sod is in place, and the Red Bulls
Kentucky Blue Grass pitch is finally complete.
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Dirty Tackle 27 October @ 01:39 AM EST
From Saturday's Ukrainian SuperLiga match between Dnipro and league leaders Dynamo Kiev, we have
Dnipro's Pavlo Pashayev sending Milos Ninkovic on a painful trip through the sky with a terrible
high challenge that earned him a straight red. Even worse? His teammates actually had the gall to
argue the ref's decision.
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KICKETTE 26 October @ 12:33 PM EST
RVP: Cesc. Look at me, mate.
Cesc Fabregas: Don't wanna.
RVP: We can't take all the responsibility here. We're good at scoring goals. We
make jazzy stuff happen on the pitch. That's what we do.
Cesc Fabregas: I'm captain.
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KICKETTE 26 October @ 12:33 PM EST
RVP: Cesc. Look at me, mate.
Cesc Fabregas: Don't wanna.
RVP: We can't take all the responsibility here. We're good at scoring goals. We
make jazzy stuff happen on the pitch. That's what we do.
Cesc Fabregas: I'm captain.
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bridge views 26 October @ 07:19 AM EST
It was a great weekend in the Premier League for Chelsea. Not only did the Blues finally hit top
gear to crush Blackburn 5-0, Liverpool took three points off Manchester United while Man City and
Arsenal both dropped points having surrendered two goal leads.
Chelsea now sit two points clear at the top of the table with the joint best goal difference and,
whilst more difficult games are on the horizon (not least Man Utd next month), things are looking
bright.
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bridge views 26 October @ 07:19 AM EST
It was a great weekend in the Premier League for Chelsea. Not only did the Blues finally hit top
gear to crush Blackburn 5-0, Liverpool took three points off Manchester United while Man City and
Arsenal both dropped points having surrendered two goal leads.
Chelsea now sit two points clear at the top of the table with the joint best goal difference and,
whilst more difficult games are on the horizon (not least Man Utd next month), things are looking
bright.
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Fabio Capello admits banishing the fear factor has been the key to England's success during his
reign. Capello led England to next year's World Cup in South Africa in impressive fashion as his
side won nine of their 10 qualifying matches. But the sky-high morale around England is a complete
contrast to .
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When you looked up at the sky, and the puddles all over the floor, there was a certain irony in
it all; as if even the God's were crying over the 2009 season. And what weather could be more
fitting for a Stadium that caused nothing but tears for the past 14 years? Surely, with a hungry
and desperate TFC at the gates, tonight would end like so many others; a tearful mess of a
loss.
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Henri Lansbury - what a player in the making. If for no reason other than to see the midfielder
play for Watford you tuned into Sky last night you would have seen him score a terrific goal. A
pass, the perfect positioning for a return, heads for goal, a player on either side of him [...]
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Bis zur Sportschau müssten sich die Fans noch gedulden! Das ist eindeutig zu lange für alle
Bayer 04 und BVB Fans. Und das Sky Bundesliga-Paket für ca. 30€ kann sich ja nun auch nicht
jeder leisten. Daher haben wir für euch aus dem befreundeten Ausland schon mal das Videomaterial
des Freitagsspiels zusammengesammelt, damit ihr euren Freunden sagen könnt: "Ich hab die Tore von
Barrios und Friedrich ja schon gesehen.
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I'm not overly keen on criticising our own players but sometimes it's hard to avoid it. I got a
lot of stick for criticising Cristiano Ronaldo last season but it's rare that I would really lay in
to one of our own players.
I'm afraid I have to get something off my chest today though.
Rio fucked up massively a few years ago and I was more than happy to voice my dislike of
him.
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My blog over at SoccerCity is already a little outdated given the events of today but I'll publish
it anyway!
A few months ago I wrote a blog comparing the fortunes of England's two Magpies – Newcastle and
Notts County.
Back then Newcastle were in despair, mourning the loss of their Premier League status.
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Cheer Up Alan Shearer's Top 10 TV Football Moments
1. Goooooooooooooooooolllllllllllllllllll
It would be fair to say that Kelvin Koogan's 'love it!' rant on Sky was our nailed on Number One
clip when we sat down to formulate this list. That was, however, until I was sent this cfootage.
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With the Ballon d'Or nominations finally releasing this weekend, the headlines have mostly been
devoted to the fact that world champions Italy have no representation whatsoever. But why blame the
press for paying excessive attention to an irrelevant detail? After all, the award itself is
destined to be heading Lionel Messi's way, which means very little is there to be talked about in
terms of debating the winner, right?
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I can see us beating them 0-2 tomorrow, plain and simple.
Let's face it, with the mess that they were (still are) in, Paul Hart had no choice but to bring in
Championship players. Championship players normally end up in the Championship.
O'Hara, who's been solid for them this season, won't be in the side, whilst King (who Patrick
Barclay of the Times called the best centre-half in Britain) should be back.
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Apologies for the predictable headline. But Mr. Ferdinand's moment of Sunday league defending
madness, which led to Robert Green's sending off and should have led to Ukraine's first goal (poor
Shevchenko put the pen wide) seems to have more or less cost us this game.
As I say seems to, because I didn't watch.
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If something amazing happens in tonight's England match will people remember where they were?"When
Rooney stabbed the referee? I remember it well. I was sat in my study, on my own. I remember
Skypeing my best mate to talk about it but he wasn't online.""Of course I remember where I was when
Capello punched John Terry.
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Dirty Tackle 08 October @ 01:39 PM EST
That's...The Continental with a marker post in each hand, throwing one towards the sun during
training on Tuesday a delightful thing to do when there are other people around to possibly catch
one of those spiked javelins with their jugular once they shoot back down to earth.
This isn't the first time The Berba has been caught doing this during training, though.
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In this age of Skysports, ESPN and other watch all the football you want channels, one might be
tempted to just sit on the armchair and enjoy football straight from home. But I have a small
suggestion... Just go to the football! Ever since I moved to Germany this summer, there was one
thing I looked [.
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EPL Talk 05 October @ 03:23 PM EST
Henry Winter is one of Britain's most respected football journalists and currently works for the
Daily Telegraph. His career started at the Independent and he moved to The Telegraph in 1994. A
familiar face on Sky's Sunday Supplement, Henry was been kind enough to have a quick chat with us
about himself and football.
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Was what she said to me in response to my question, "do you want me to do your blog tonight ?"
Georgina is away tonight being with people who do this. As you perhaps know, before she met HL, she
was lithe, fit and a highly-active woman.
Now, as you may recognize, she's (mostly) into other diversions , interests and pursuits.
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Depressing at work wasn't it today?
Having to explain to the lads that we didn't deserve to lose and that we do still have a chance to
win the League.
I am going to give a
free plug to
LFC TV now and say to watch
'This is Anfield' at 9pm.
Its a good discussion show with John Aldridge in the studio to mull over yesterday's match and to
give us reasons to be cheerful for the rest of the season.
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Zona Rayada 02 October @ 01:59 PM EST
Monterrey visita el equipo de Chivas este próximo Sábado 3 de Octubre, Rayados llega
al partido como el favorito, como el mejor visitante del torneo, por que de los 5 partidos
jugados fuera de casa, han conseguido 3 triunfos, un empate y solo una derrota, esto los convierte
en el mejor equipo de visita del torneo.
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Es tut einem als BVB-Sympathisant in der Seele weh, wenn man dieser Tage die Nachrichtenwelt
verfolgt. Als wäre es noch nicht genug, dass man das Derby mit reichlich Pech und Unvermögen vor
heimischem Publikum verloren hat, so musste Reservist Kevin Großkreutz, der Südtribünengängern
des BVB als "einer von ihnen" bekannt ist, sich auch noch im Nachspiel des Bundesligaklassikers
blamieren.
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Even as a neutral I couldn't fail but be taken in by the Premier League Manchester derby on Sunday.
As both City and United gave everything in a match that will no doubt be ‘Sky Classic' before you
know it.
Even the build up was entertaining, with Sparky becoming ever more vocal about his nouveau riche
teams chances.
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I felt the pressure as soon as I arrived for training. Hey Big Man, what was it like scoring in a
Champions League final? Did you get laid that night even though you lost? What does Thierry Henry
look like naked?
Fine enough, but you know that song by the Band, The Weight? It was running through my head while I
was drilling with the fullbacks—can you call people who can't run fullbacks?
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