Image via Wikipedia A board meeting this afternoon called by Ireland's FAI has been called to discuss request for replace of the Playoff with France. However it has been announced recently that FIFA have rejected their earlier request. In a response to a request made by the FAI yesterday, the world governing body have ruled that [. Click to continue reading...

Thierry Henry last night said "..what can I do.." in reference to the handball incident that led to Gallas goal against Ireland. Trappaoni today commented -Â "It wasn't up to Henry to say, 'I touched it with my hand'" . With that in mind we remember about FIFA and their fair play rules Where [...] Click to continue reading...

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Image via Wikipedia It's a shock and disbelief for many of the supporters and Irish fans where Ireland's hopes were dashed after the equalizer by William Gallas. Before crossing the ball Thierry Henry was seen to handle the ball twice which was not observed by the sideline officials and resulted in the equalizer. Click to continue reading...

Image by Ricardo Machado design e ilustração via Flickr Portugal Carlos Queiroz was delighted to see his boys maintain the early second half goal where he addressed that his team plays well away than at home. Without the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo in their ranks it was always tense and a 50-50 chances in [. Click to continue reading...

Found this list online, here, and thought it was interesting. Good for Spurs and Villa fans at least.

The list is correct as of 17/11/09.

Top 20 Teams For Producing England Internationals (all time):

1. Aston Villa 68
2. Tottenham 62
3. Everton 59
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Recently, Palmeiras and Sport played some thrilling and decisive matches, with one side side usually celebrating at the end. Sport eliminated Palmeiras from Copa do Brasil. Palmeiras eliminated Sport from Libertadores and before that they battled in the group stage.

Last night in Sao Paulo, Palmeiras and Sport tied in 2 goals for the 35th round of Brasileirao.

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The pressure cooker of life is slowly grinding people down, sites like this provide people with a light relief from what we see as the burden of everyday life. Sports professionals are no different with an ever increasing demand placed upon their minds and bodies, is it any wonder then we see burn out occurring all the time.

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While Jensen Button was busy winning the F1 World Title on Sunday, a teenager from Southend was also flying the flag for Britain in motor sport. Robert Foster-Jones snatched the British Super 1 karting championship in a sensational showdown in Lincolnshire on Sunday.
Knowing beforehand that nothing less than victory would suffice if he was to stand a chance of winning the title, Foster-Jones then produced a scintillating performance in the first final to blow things wide open. Click to continue reading...

They Think It's All Over... is knackered and can't write anything. Happily, he has a freshly published Salient article for your reading pleasure... Click to continue reading...

. Tottenham V Man United Highlights from Sept 12th originally appeared on ø Soccer & Football Blog - Premiership News ø on September 13, 2009. Click to continue reading...

Just found a very interesting article on The Guardian website discussing this very issue. The author opts for the strict definition of a 'volley', which is not simply when a player "strikes the ball in the air", but when they "strike the ball in the air before it has bounced" put strictly: "a volley occurs when the ball is struck having not bounced since being touched by the previous player".

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Further to Dave's post:

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Robbie Blake for Burnley take Manchester United down a peg Video Highlights originally appeared on ø Soccer & Football Blog - Premiership News ø on August 19, 2009.

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Craig Bellamy (Striker)

Robinho (Striker)

Roque Santa Cruz (Striker)

Emmanuel Adebayor (Striker)

Carlos Tevez (Striker)

Benjani (Striker)

Martin Petrov (Att. Mid)

Shaun Wright-Phillips (Att. Mid)

Kelvin Etuhu (Att. Mid)

How the fudge are they going to fit all of these into a football side, or even on the bench?

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Chelsea 2 2 Man Utd Chelsea win 4-1 on penalties Manchester United Loose to Chelsea on Penaltys August 9th Highlights originally appeared on ø Soccer & Football Blog - Premiership News ø on August 9, 2009. Click to continue reading...

You may (or may not) have noticed that the frequency of posting on Les Rosbifs has not been as frequent over the past few days. This is due to some extensive research into the playing histories of the members of the list, as well as checking if they are all at the clubs they were [...] Click to continue reading...

Today has been quite a day for news stories reporting Arsenal FC; there has been transfer news, Wenger's quote's about various issues and stupid newspaper columnists sledging us over and over again. But let's calm down.

News reports on Huntelaar

It has been clear knowledge for a day now that Huntelaar is not keen on a mover to Stuggart even though Real have agreed a fee.

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The widely-reported spat between LA Galaxy fans and David Beckham has seen some typically sensationalist reports and correspondence in newspapers and on websites, both here in the UK and on the other side of the Atlantic. For those who wish to bury their heads in the sand when the name ‘Beckham' reaches the headlines (and [. Click to continue reading...

Soccer is the most popular sport in the world and has literally become a mass phenomenon. The game of soccer involves two teams of eleven players, a referee, a ball and two goals. The objective of the game is to put the ball in the old onion bag using your feet or your head. The [...] Click to continue reading...

Soccer is the most popular sport in the world and has literally become a mass phenomenon. The game of soccer involves two teams of eleven players, a referee, a ball and two goals. The objective of the game is to put the ball in the old onion bag using your feet or your head. The [...] Click to continue reading...

Ivory coast Midfielder Didier Zokora has been signed by Sevilla for an undisclosed amount. While Sevilla boss had insisted till last week that the deal was off but Jose Maria Del Nido signed the final agreement on Wednesday. Zokora has been signed for four years from Tottenham Hotspurs. The 28 year old has played 134 matches [. Click to continue reading...

So what did we learn over the last week....well for one thing Stephen Pienaar and Tim Howard are both ace but ultimately miss out on honours due to not being in the 'elite' teams.
We also learnt that when touring the southern hemisphere teams from up here will always be the victims of dodgy referees. Click to continue reading...

Having heard talk a few weeks back that ESPN was buying out Setanta in a rumoured multi million dollar takeover , one wouldnt be surprised to hear that ESPN , a Disney owned company have won the rights to 46 of the Premier League Matches next season.

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World Cup qual. - Africa (Group 1) June 6 FT Gabon 3 - 0 Togo World Cup qual. - Africa (Group 2) June 6 FT Tunisia 2 - 0 Mozambique World Cup qual. - Africa (Group 3) June 6 FT Zambia 1 - 0 Rwanda World Cup qual. - Africa (Group 5) June 6 FT Malawi 0 - 1 Burkina Faso World Cup qual. Click to continue reading...

I just saw the result of the Sunderland match & went searching for some more info and found an article with title "Sunderland promoted to Premier League" over at the BBC.

I must say with the pending drop of Sunderland off the ladder of the premier league it must bring a touch of humour to their otherwise dreary evening.

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Saint Mark is back. Or I should say Sao Marcos. The goalie that became a saint after denying important penalties in the Copa Libertadores in the late 90's/early 00's did some of his miracles again.

Palmeiras visited Sport for the second-leg of Copa Libertadores' the round of 16. The locals played better all the time, missed important chances and scored only one goal.

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The red devils have come a long way from losing their team in the crash of 1960. Manchester United have now become the most feared team in Europe by winning 3 titles last season alone. They won the champions league last season by beating Chelsea in penalties after Terry missed a crucial penalty.

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A magnificent display of football saw English side Manchester United defeat fellow country club Arsenal to enter the finals of the Champions League. The defending champions inched closer as they played stunning football at the Emirates and outclassed the Gunners 1-3 to aggregate 1.

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We already know the 16 clubs qualified for the knock-out stage of Copa Libertadores. Gremio and Cruzeiro will have the easy matches while Sport, Palmeiras and Sao Paulo got the toughest opponents.

Gremio will take on San Martin from Peru. And Cruzeiro faces Universidad de Chile.

Sport will face Palmeiras in a Brazilian battle which has been happening quite frequently.

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Two Brazilian sides made history tonight in Copa Libertadores.

Sport not only qualified for the round of 16 for the first time. It also did it in great fashion by reaching the first place in the group. Not only that. Tonight, the club from Recife visited LDU, the current tournament's champs, and got a victory that for very long has not happened for Brazilian sides.

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Ireland take on Bulgaria in a World Cup 2010 qualifier on Saturday at Croke Park, Dublin in a game that could have a massive bearing on whether the "Boys in Green" can get to South Africa.

Bulgaria will always occupy a prominent place in Ireland's football history because of the historic events of 1987.

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Its been reported that according to Darren Ferguson , son of Manchester United pensioner Alex Ferguson :

"His health is fine and he's building a new team," said Darren. "If they win (united win premier league) this year then they catch Liverpool in terms of titles won.

"I can see him doing this year and next - and then that might be it for him.

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In a lavish ceremony this week, Chilean powerhouse Universidad de Chile presented their 2008/09 Primera División de Chile Copa Libertadores Playoffs kits. The new kit of La "U" is, like so many other 2008/09 adidas strips, based on the clothing manufacturers Toque template. The new strip will be used for the first time against Cobreloa this [. Click to continue reading...

CATANIA 0 UDINESE 2 Udinese remained on top of Serie A as forward Alexis Sanchez unleashed an unstoppable drive from just outside the area. Fabio Quagliarella then scored from an improbable angle to keep Udinese riding high. - - - - CHIEVO VERONA 1 LAZIO 2 An own goal by Andrea Mantovani gave the SS Lazio victory in wet [. Click to continue reading...