On this week's podcast Internationals take centre stage. There are crucial World Cup play-offs and matches taking place around the world, but we focus on the Ireland v France match-up. We also review the football stories of the past week and make our predictions on the big games. Come along to the site at languagecaster.

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Check this superb goal from VALENCIA CF player MADURO. Ithappened yesterday in the Slavia Prague vs. Valencia CF Groupclash in the Europa League.Watch the ball control...a real cracker! Click to continue reading...

I don't care much for the JV competition in Europe. But here are the raw scores in case you have any interest.Anderlecht 3-1 FC Timisoara
Dinamo Zagreb 0-2 Ajax Amsterdam
Genoa 3-2 Lille
Slavia Prague 2-2 Valencia
Hamburg SV 0-0 Celtic
Rapid Vienna 0-3 Hapoel Tel-Aviv
Heerenveen 2-3 Hertha Berlin
Sporting Lisbon 1-1 FK Ventspils
AS Roma 2-1 Fulham
FC Basel 3-1 CSKA Sofia
Dinamo Bucuresti 0-3 Galatasaray
SK Sturm Graz 0-1 Panathinaikos
Levski Sofia 0-1 SV Salzburg
Villarreal 4-1 Lazio
Fenerbahce 3-1 Steaua Bucuresti
Twente Enschede 2-1 Sheriff Tiraspol
AEK Athens 2-2 BATE Borisov
Everton 0-2 Benfica
Partizan Belgrade 2-4 Club Brugge
Toulouse 0-2 Shakhtar Donetsk
CFR Cluj-Napoca 2-3 Sparta Prague
FC Copenhagen 1-1 PSV Eindhoven
CD Nacional de Madeira 1-1 Athletic Bilbao
Werder Bremen 2-0 Austria ViennaFun stuff. Click to continue reading...

It was just one of those nights. Kind of like the home wins over Sevilla or Slavia Prague match in 2007. Arsenal came off 3-nil win over Spurs at the weekend, in which they had never really hit 3rd gear, and rode that 3rd gear for much of the Champions League match with AZ Alkmaar on Wednesday evening.

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Valencia fans are nasty fans.

Thats the conclusion that has to be drawn if you read the the chatter this week.

Our Che have lost 1 game all season. 1 Match. We are in 4th and within grasp of the top.

And yet even after a hard win against Malaga the fans complain.

Here are the highlights in case you missed the match.

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I have to start this off by saying thank you to the people behind the scenes at uefa.com for moving their subscription video service away from Windows Media and into a Flash-based format. It's allowed me to follow all the games from the comforts of my Mac. If you've not done so, I strongly recommend checking out their Replay service.

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Four losses, two wins, one draw. It was not a good week for Spanish clubs in European competition. Champions League title holders Barcelona, previously thought to be all but unbeatable, kicked things off with a dispiriting home loss to Rubin Kazan Tuesday. A day later, the Madrid clubs turned in a pair of stinkers; Real played poorly in losing to AC Milan at home and Atletico were trounced 4-0 by Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Click to continue reading...

Video Info:
22.10.2009 - Europa League
Valencia - Slavia Prague 1:1

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O 22º jogo do Mundial Sub-20, aconteceu no Port Saim Stadium, em Port Said, com uma temperatura de 27º C.
Jogaram as seleções do Brasil (1ª no ranking da FIFA) e Rep. Checa (18ª no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
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The 2009/2010 Europa League group stage draw, in full:

Group A: Ajax, Anderlecht, Dinamo Zagreb, Timisoara.

Group B: Valencia, Lille, Slavia Prague, Genoa.

Group C: Hamburg, Celtic, Hapoel Tel-Aviv, Rapid Vienna.

Group D: Sporting, Heerenveen, Hertha Berlin, Ventspils.

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Arsenal striker Eduardo is in danger of facing a two-game suspension after UEFA determined that he was guilty of misleading the referee after his blatant dive during Arsenal's Champions League playoff vs. Celtic on Wednesday.

Here is the dive, in case you missed it the first time.

If suspended, Eduardo would miss Arsenal's first two Champions League group stage matches against Standard Leige on Sept.

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Arsenal striker Eduardo is in danger of facing a two-game suspension after UEFA determined that he was guilty of misleading the referee after his blatant dive during Arsenal's Champions League playoff vs. Celtic on Wednesday.

Here is the dive, in case you missed it the first time.

If suspended, Eduardo would miss Arsenal's first two Champions League group stage matches against Standard Leige on Sept.

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I'm not super happy, was hoping for Everton or Fulham to be coming to play closer. Oh well.Group A - Ajax, Anderlecht, Dinamo Zagreb, FC TimiÅŸoaraGroup B - Valencia, Lille, Slavia Prague, GenoaGroup C - Hamburg, Celtic, Hapoel Tel-Aviv, Rapid ViennaGroup D - Sporting Lisbon, Heerenveen, Hertha Berlin, Ventspils Group E - AS Roma, Basel, Fulham (Demsey, Johnson), CSKA SofiaGroup F - Panathinaikos Click to continue reading...

Football is back, which means fans are back. Eastern European football is also back, which means Eastern European football fans are back. And this means European policeman have much work to do. One of those clubs whose fans make more noise these days than the football team is Red Star Belgrade. One half of what might [. Click to continue reading...

When Michel Platini drew up a new structure for Champions League qualifying, more shocks and more big games looked to be on the cards. As was so often the case in Platini's playing career, the Frenchman's tactic has come up with the goods, as Arsenal and Celtic will testify to, when they do battle tonight.

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The Kansas City Wizards announced Tuesday that the club has signed Hungarian striker Zoltan Hercegfalvi to a Major League Soccer contract. Zoltan, as he will be identified on his jersey and in official communications by the team, joins the Wizards from Honved FC in Budapest, Hungary.

Zoltan has played for three clubs in his native Hungary and Slavia Prague, one of the top teams in the Czech Republic.

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by GIANFRANCO PANIZO

Manchester City has been awfully busy in the transfer window this summer, but the club doesn't look to stop now, having set its sights on Arsenal defender Kolo Toure.

Toure is reportedly close to landing a deal with Manchester City, with a medical all that could be left before his official signing.

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Zoltan
Zoltan Hercegfalvi has officially been added to the Kansas City Wizards roster with the receipt of his P-1 Visa and International Transfer Certificate. Zoltan, which will appear on the back of his #20 jersey, will be available for selection immediately as soon as he is deemed fit enough to contribute. Click to continue reading...

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Third qualifying round draw:
Anorthosis/Rapid Vienna v Olympiakos
Vitoria Guimaraes v IFK Gothenburg/Basel
Shakhtar Donetsk v Domzale/Dinamo Zagreb
Schalke 04 v Atletico Madrid
Aalborg/Modrica v Rangers/Kaunas
Barcelona v Beitar Jerusalem/Wisla Krakow
Levski Sofia v Anderlecht/BATE
Standard Liege v Liverpool
Inter Baku/Partizan v Fenerbahce/MTK Budapest
FC Twente v Arsenal
Spartak Moscow v Drogheda/Dinamo Kiev
Juventus v Tampere/Artmedia
SK Brann/Ventspils v Marseille
Fiorentina v Slavia Prague
Galatasaray v Steaua Bucharest
Panathinaikos/Dinamo Tbilisi v Sheriff Tiraspol/Sparta Pragu
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Ok he is not Mellow, but he plays in Yellow and we are linked with him.

And yes, I have cheated and used Wikki

Felipe Melo de Carvalho (born 26th August, 1983 in Volta Redonda) is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Italian Serie A club Fiorentina.

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I am delighted to announce that Theo Walcott has finally signed a long term deal to kepp him at the club!

Walcott, who turned 20 in March, joined Arsenal from Southampton in January 2006, has already made a marked impression at the Club, racking up 103 appearances and scoring 14 goals.

Theo Walcott

Playing as a forward, or on either wing, Theo's Arsenal career truly ignited in the second half of last season with a series of sparkling contributions underlining the progress he has made since joining the Gunners as a 16 year-old.

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I am delighted to announce that Theo Walcott has finally signed a long term deal to kepp him at the club!

Walcott, who turned 20 in March, joined Arsenal from Southampton in January 2006, has already made a marked impression at the Club, racking up 103 appearances and scoring 14 goals.

Theo Walcott

Playing as a forward, or on either wing, Theo's Arsenal career truly ignited in the second half of last season with a series of sparkling contributions underlining the progress he has made since joining the Gunners as a 16 year-old.

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Liverpool

Current Position: 2nd, 20-10-2 (70 points, +38 goal differential)

Home Form: 10-6-0

Recent Form: WWWWW

Last Meeting: Arsenal 1-Liverpool 1 (12/21/08)

Everton Watch: at Chelsea

Well, it seems very sudden after the big disappointment over the weekend, but we're back in action tomorrow as we travel up to Anfield to play Liverpool.

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UEFA held the draw for the UEFA Cup group stage today and some fascinating pairings emerged. Both Martin Jol and Steve McClaren will take their new clubs back to England as FC Twente will face Manchester City and Jol's Hamburg will take on Aston Villa. This year's groups are looking really tough and the field contains [. Click to continue reading...

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INDEPENDENT/By Graham Nickless - Bristol City 1 Queen's Park Ranger 1: Cerny's new freedom has security benefits for QPR
Radek Cerny is enjoying his relaxed new lifestyle and new sense of freedom at Queen's Park Rangers compared to the stressful way of living he experienced at Tottenham Hotspur. Click to continue reading...

The UEFA Cup first-round draw was held on Friday and there are a number of interesting new faces in the competition. One of those teams is Dutch side FC Twente, who as we've detailed in previous posts, is now coached by former England boss Steve McClaren. Twente, who were entered into the UEFA Cup after [. Click to continue reading...

Ladies & gentlemen, Serie A has four out of four this year!!!! After Juventus on Tuesday, Fiorentina cleared the UEFA Champions League Preliminary Round as well, joining Inter Milan and AS Roma in the "Fantastic 4 Quartet" -something which Italian clubs had not achieved since the 2005-06 season (Chievo and Lazio failing to clear the [. Click to continue reading...

Tottenham starlet Tomas Pekhart is wanted by Southampton and Plymouth on loan. The 19-year-old striker is tipped for a bright future at White Hart Lane. The Czech Republic youth international - who joined the Lilywhites from Slavia Prague in 2006 - top scored for Spurs' reserves last season, hitting five goals in 13 appearances. Click to continue reading...

Three out of three for Italian teams in Europe. After Fiorentina (2-0 vs. Slavia Prague - insert link) and Juventus (4-0 vs. Artmedia Bratislava - insert link), Napoli also put their next round UEFA Cup qualification on ice, as they travelled to Albania and defeated Vllaznia with a score of 3-0. Main man of the [. Click to continue reading...

Adrian Mutu gets credit for this beauty in a Champions League third-round match with Slavia Prague.
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The paintbrush of Adrian Mutu and the violin solo of Alberto Gilardino. Tuscany is well-known as the homeland of many Italian artists, and Fiorentina are certainly no exception to that trend. The two Viola strikers were main protagonists Tuesday night, as their team obtained a key 2-0 home win against Slavia Prague and slammed the [. Click to continue reading...

Italy's Fiorentina won it's first Champions League qualifying matchup 2-0 against Slavia Prague.  The two players who should lead Fiorentina this upcoming season, Adrian Mutu and Alberto Gilardino, both scored in the game. The second leg of the match will be played on August 27th in the Czech Republic. Click to continue reading...