Apparently Del Amitri did the theme song for Scotland's 1998 World Cup team. YouTube embedding
has been disabled by their label (yeah, because you wouldn't want to let their millions of fans
talk about it, right?), but you can watch it here (with a special guest appearance by Colin
Hendry's mullet!
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73% of kids who quit their childhood sports by age 13, according to studies Click here
(http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,991464-2,00.html) to read article
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Chris Hughton has asked Newcastle United fans to put their disagreements with the board behind them
and support the team. Fans are, of course, particularly upset that Ashley plans to peddle Sports
Direct on the back of or, to be more precise, on the front of the St James' Park name. Hughton
evidently fears [.
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(clears throat)
Two-thousand seven!
(clap-clap, clap-clap-clap)
Two-thousand seven!
(clap-clap, clap-clap-clap)
That's all I got to say right now. Deal with it, Simmons and Shaughnessy. You both lied to us by
not dying in peace like you said you would.
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! Article Start >Derek Llambias explains about the renaming of Newcastle United's stadium. The
upshot is that St James' Park will not be lost. The names of sponsors will just be added to the
front of it in the manner of something such as 'Sports Direct @ St James' Park' or 'Pampers @ St
James' Park'.
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So how was it for you? The morning after is always worse than the night before, or in this case two
mornings after. It's bad enough watching Spurs self-destruct, but the real impact is when you have
to go work on Monday. My tried and tested method of dealing with football-related grief (hey,
that's sounds good, [.
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If there is one thing that really grinds the Yank's gears it is when athletes that commit a
stupid act try to defend it weeks later rather then just allowing the situation to pass and
admitting their own stupidity.
Manchester City player and Wales team captain Craig Bellamy was recently a guilty party of such
a crime.
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Defeat is always hard to stomach. Despite having had enough practice over the last 40 years or so
of watching Spurs, I have never quite become used to it. There's nothing for it except to allow
time to pass. Some people get angry, some just get over it, but I remain morose for however long
[...]
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A few continuity gaps in the blog over the past couple of weeks. Work is the curse of the blogging
classes. Not that the net has been humming with dismay and angst. Bobby Gee, we salute you. Now the
tenders are complete, the meeting over and the reports written, the important business of life has
my [.
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Manchester City's Emmanuel Adebayor was interviewed on CNN International by the sports
correspondent Pedro Pinto. He spoke about his early months at Eastlands, how they can get into the
top four and why the attitude of former team-mates hurts.
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Former Newcastle Chairman Freddie Shepherd has come out today and lambasted Mike Ashley for trying
to sell Newcastle United's soul. St. James' Park the Cathedral On the Hill As we reported yesterday
it will be very hard for Newcastle supporters to accpet a new name for the stadium like to be The
Sports Direct [.
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RefBlog 29 October @ 01:01 AM EST
What a bummer: all set to be a national; assessments in-hand and doing the physical (which are not
located anywhere near this state) you yank a hamstring. That, ladies and gentlemen, is a pretty
good definition of sucks. But he's a great referee, who on more than one occasion has helped me out
(including one big ass saving), both on the field and off; I hope he'll get another chance next
year.
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Thursday night the Sounders launch the league's second season as the Playoffs in many sports are
called, but in this case it might be particularly important. Though Houston and Seattle faced off
twice in League play and once in the late rounds of the US Open Cup, the teams have changed quite a
bit [.
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Attacking 90 28 October @ 01:07 AM EST
For the love of football!
This looks like too much fun. What footballer wouldn't want to have a go at a game like
this?
Play Guitar Hero by kicking soccer balls against a warehouse wall? The scale of this takes
video gaming to another level, and looks silly fun. It would take a handful of good footballers
and some practice to manage a decent score, but wouldn't it be a blast to try?
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It's many years down the road, but there is already talk of how the U.S. economy would be
affected by hosting the World Cup in either 2018 or 2022. A recent study conducted by the Economics
practice at a leading sports consulting firm (AECOM) indicated that the U.S. would receive a
potential boost of $5 billion if it were to host the World Cup.
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And so to the League Cup, in some ways a chance to put the Stoke defeat behind us but these days
the midweek cup bears little resemblance to the issues facing us or any Prem team in the league.
From Everton's perspective a kick-about in the Goodison car park has a greater priority than this
evening's [.
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Hands up if you'd forgotten about Joe Cole? No need to be embarrassed, I sort of had as well. At
least as an England starter anyway.
The Chelsea man has been out since January with a knee injury, but returned to play a starring
role as Chelsea thrashed Blackburn 5-0 this weekend.
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Some good hearted humour from Barcelona based Sports daily"Mundo Deportivo" via its cartoon section
- "Pelotazos". They areenjoying their moment; the cartoon doesn´t need any translation:To the Real
Madrid fans, easy, there is a long, long, long way to gobefore this season finishes
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Wow, this team continues to break its own records, we have now won 6 and tied 2 of our last 8
games!
We put in a very solid and professional performance this weekend running out 3-1 winners. The
opposition had beaten us in the previous 24 games before this season. We tied them away from home
earlier this season 0-0 after double overtime.
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Como de costumbre dedicamos una entrada para seguir los partidos de
la jornada en turno de la Liga de Ascenso, en este caso la fecha 13.
Viernes 23 de octubre
15:00 Lobos BUAP – León
Este partido no está contemplado que se transmita por TV.
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TORONTO - Pistolas FC player Romerinho is set to debut his new 2010 cleats during the
Toronto-Mississauga Cup next Saturday, October 24th, 2009.
Thanks to our friends at http://www.soccerpro.com/, Romerinho has snagged a snazzy pair of Addidas
F30 FG TRX's, which he will sport during all games of the tourney.
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After today's victory over Manchester United, perhaps they should change their theme song from
You'll Never Walk Alone to this one.
And yeah, I know that those pictures didn't come from today's game, but I can't keep track of
all of Torres' goals against the Mancs nor Vidic's red cards against Liverpool.
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Tottenham Hotspur did not play particularly well against Stoke City, but we played well enough to
win. Whilst readily acknowledging our opponents' sterling defensive qualities and admirable
teamwork, we dominated for long periods and should have put this one to bed long before Whelan's
late winner. A bright start showcased Huddlestone's long range passing, spreading the [.
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Soccerblog 24 October @ 09:30 PM EST
Chelsea go back to the top of the table with a 5 - 0 hammering of Blackburn.
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Although it's tempting to chart Spurs' progress against our performance in certain individual
games, the season unfolds a series of little sequences of matches that provide a better guide as to
how well we are doing. Today's contest against Stoke City marks the end of a four game run against
teams lower down the league, [.
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How many times have you heard a sports journo or commentator use the phrase "That kid's got
heart!" It is one of those cliches that stands the test of time, much like the classic "he gives
one hundred and ten percent every play," and the ever so popular "he never takes a play off. He is
always competing!
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Sitting pretty in third without playing consistently well, the accepted view is that Spurs have
developed the precious asset of being able to play below our ability and win, or at least not lose.
Our last two games perfectly illustrate this. The emotional cocktail at the final whistle was a
double shot of pleasure mixed [.
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Exercising in the heat is always a difficult task. Hot environments place a tremendous demand on
the cardiovascular and thermoregulatory systems. This typically leads to decreased performance,
particularly in sports that last an hour or more. As a result, coaches and players are always
searching for new ways to perform in the heat.
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Kaka faces AC Milan and Bordeaux takes on Bayern Munich in today's marquee match-ups in the UEFA
Champions League.
Here is today's TV schedule:
2:45pm- FSC/FSE- Real Madrid vs. AC Milan
2:45pm- Setanta USA- Chelsea vs. Atletico Madrid
4:45pm- Setanta USA- Real Madrid vs.
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Kaka faces AC Milan and Bordeaux takes on Bayern Munich in today's marquee match-ups in the UEFA
Champions League.
Here is today's TV schedule:
2:45pm- FSC/FSE- Real Madrid vs. AC Milan
2:45pm- Setanta USA- Chelsea vs. Atletico Madrid
4:45pm- Setanta USA- Real Madrid vs.
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The UEFA Champions League returns to action today with eight matches that will go a long way in
clarifying the picture as team's battle for position mid-way through the group stage.
Liverpool is in crisis mode and needs a win against Lyon today to stop the bleeding and
establish itself as a team capable of advancing out of its group.
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Dirty Tackle 20 October @ 12:34 PM EST
We all know NBA star Steve Nash has some footballing skills, but in this video shot by Phoenix
Suns teammate Jared Dudley, we see he also has the ability to meld his talents in the two sports
into one trick shot reminiscent of the one Davey Becks made in that Adidas video (though he did it
with a football).
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The demo for football management game FIFA Manager 10 has been released. According to game maker
EA Sports: ...you can play half a season in one of the top leagues from England, Germany, France,
Italy, Poland and Spain. The respective save games can be continued with the final version. The
demo of FIFA [.
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Anfield Talk 18 October @ 12:24 PM EST
Saudi sports investor F6 claim George Gillett's talks with them were not about buying his stake in
Liverpool.
Liverpool co-owner Gillett visited Riyadh this week to discuss possible investment opportunities
with reports suggesting Prince Faisal bin Fahd bin Abdullah could buy Gillett's 50 per cent stake
in the English giants.
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