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Euro Cup 2012 qualifiers are well underway with today's play off draw renewing old Euro Cup
rivalries. This mornings draw placed Turkey v. Croatia, reminding us of one of 2008′s... Read
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Diving. While some of today's biggest stars, the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani, are often
criticized for their excessive amount of diving, it seems diving may have reached a... Read more »
Manchester City's Mario Balotelli has increasingly become famous for the idiotic things he says and
does. Last October he made headlines for driving into a woman's prison near Milan 'just... Read
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What are you supposed to do when Cristiano Ronaldo's star power and the Special One's leadership
isn't enough to beat FC Barcelona? Signing a 7-year-old seems to be Real Madrid's... Read more »
To honor the 109 years of the club's storied existence, Real Madrid gave 109 kids in GuangZhou,
China the opportunity of a lifetime. Throughout their preseason tour of Asia, Cristiano...
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We heard of the 18-month old who signed a 10 year deal with Holland's Eredivisie club VVV Venlo
earlier in the year and we thought that was a bit ridiculous. But... Read more »
With Soccer lagging behind football, baseball, golf, hockey, beach volleyball and practically every
other sport in viewing popularity in the US, a revamping of how the game is experienced at... Read
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Summer is coming to an end which means English football is back and there is no better way to
celebrate the return of one of the best leagues in the... Read more »
With the Premier League and Champions League seasons now over, Wayne Rooney's newly installed hair
plugs have become the talk of the soccer world. While only 25 years old, the... Read more »
I'ts a tough life being the best soccer player on the planet, even when in your home town!
Yesterday, Lionel Messi escaped unharmed when a jealous youngster took a swing... Read more »
Back in 1996, two 12 year olds arrived in Barcelona called on by La Masia. One was Andres Iniesta,
the other, Jorge Troiteiro. In Barcelona they used to say that... Read more »
Championship trophies seem to be flying off buses a little too often nowadays . Less than a month
after Sergio Ramos dropped the Copa del Rey, Ajax keeper Maarten Stekelenburg has managed to...
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Looks like King Kenny is staying! After several talks and never ending speculation, Kenny Dalglish
has finally signed a long term contract with Liverpool. The Kop legend was originally brought...
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Real Madrid fans got a treat at Tuesday's 4-0 victory against Getafe. With his second hat trick in
a matter of days, Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first player in the... Read more »
Arsene Wenger missed out on this one! In desperate bids to outdo or steal future talent from
rivals, clubs have been scouting and signing younger and younger players. This week,... Read more
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FIFA has claimed technology should be kept off the field in order to preserve the true nature of
the game. After watching an amateur German league match, it seems they might have... Read more »
David Beckham has gone viral and he seems to be creating some debate. Sipping on a Diet Pepsi
'Skinny' (with a straw) at the beach, Beckham managed to sink three... Read more »
50 million pounds and 617 minutes later, Fernando Torres has delivered a total of ZERO goals.
While Carlo Ancelotti clearly has a lot of faith in El Niño, it seems that... Read more »
From Champions League to the the MLS to Copa Libertadores, referee's have become brutal with their
red cards. Since Robin van Persie's sending off in Arsenal's UCL second match against... Read
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Spain has been collecting silverware from some of the world's biggest tournaments, first at Euro
Cup 2008 and more recently at last summers World Cup. Now it seems they have... Read more »
Losing a loved one can often lead to unexpected reactions. Some people choose to ignore the world,
some choose to celebrate life, while others choose to erect statues of their... Read more »
As the Brazilian league got underway this week, we found ourselves watching the Copa São Paulo de
Futebol Junior final between Bahia and Flamengo. Flamengo won the game 2-1, but it was Bahia's only
goal that really stood out and not for the reasons you might be thinking. After being kicked in the
chest and [.
Springfield might have received the news of the World Cup Champs a little late, but The Simpsons
are now aware of Spain's first World Cup victory. The question on everyone's mind now is whether
Matt Groening, the series' creator, actually made this drawing. But then again, whether he drew it
or not is just one [.
Who would have ever thought cheerleaders would hit it big with Italian soccer, especially with le
Zebre of all teams. Although a fixed attraction at every sporting event in the USA, cheerleaders in
Europe have been nearly non existent, with the exception of the occasional lower division clubs
wanting to fill more seats.
Congratulations to Soccer Fanatic Indoor team for taking home the trophy. Mission Valley Indoor
Champions!!! Last Wednesday, the Soccer Fanatic Indoor team played in the Finals at the Mission
Valley YMCA. In their first game, they were down 3-1, but were able to pull through in the last
minutes winning 4-3, defeating last years Champions.
