En el fútbol de la League Two inglesa, jugaban el Bury contra el Notts County del sueco Sven-Goran Eriksson y sucedió algo insolito.

Danny Nardiello delantero del Bury supera al portero Kasper Schmeichel y tira a gol, y centimetros antes de la línea de gol se detiene el balón por el lodo acumulado en esa área.

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The title of ‘most repugnant man in world football' isn't hotly contested. Anyone remotely aware of FIFA Vice-President Jack Warner knows that he'd have got to keep any trophy years ago, and that he'd keep it anyway, even if he was supposed to give it back. To sum up his football administration career, he's a ticket tout and swindler an arrogant, ignorant, thuggish, loutish, borderline racist, dictatorial, political failure.

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In August 1992, on the opening day of the inaugural Premier League season, 22 teams took to pitches up and down the country with just 11 players born outside the British Isles named in the starting line-ups. 17 seasons later and with the foreign invasion showing no signs of slowing down, English born players have become a minority in their own top flight.

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Bless you At a time when swine flu threatens to cause havoc to the football world, OTP can only call Sven's actions deeply irresponsible. The Notts County director of football makes his entrance after 37secs if you want to avoid Geldof and co.

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Notts County's new manager is predictable Notts County have appointed Sven Goran Eriksson's former Manchester City assistant Hans Backe as their new manager. Ex-boss Ian McParland never really stood a chance in the post, and it was only a matter of time before Eriksson took over the managerial power. Click to continue reading...

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The 67 Ambassadors Reccruited By The FA To Promote England's Bid To Host The 2018 World Cup
1. Aaron Mokoena (South Africa)
2. Alan Shearer
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4. Andrew Cole
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Rumors that a certain former England coach was on the verge of taking the helm of North Korea's football team, which qualified for the World Cup for the first time in 44 years, sent FootyFactor headquarters into a tizzy yesterday.

In the history of odd couples, we cannot think of a more far-fetched but perfectly harmonious pair than North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il and Swedish hard man Sven Goran Eriksson.

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Svennis set to turn down North Korea role Notts County director of football Sven Goran Eriksson is reportedly set to reject an offer to coach North Korea at next summer's World Cup. The communist state wanted Eriksson to take the role on a temporary basis for the duration of the tournament. A 'close friend' of Eriksson's said: [. Click to continue reading...

Midfielder Choe Kum Chol of North Korea challenges for the ball with Berthier Eyobele of Congo during their friendly match in Le Mans, western France, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009. (AP Photo/David Vincent) If Sven-Goran Eriksson finds himself lea... Click to continue reading...

Midfielder Choe Kum Chol of North Korea challenges for the ball with Berthier Eyobele of Congo during their friendly match in Le Mans, western France, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009. (AP Photo/David Vincent) If Sven-Goran Eriksson finds himself lea... Click to continue reading...

Midfielder Choe Kum Chol of North Korea challenges for the ball with Berthier Eyobele of Congo during their friendly match in Le Mans, western France, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009. (AP Photo/David Vincent) If Sven-Goran Eriksson finds himself lea... Click to continue reading...

Midfielder Choe Kum Chol of North Korea challenges for the ball with Berthier Eyobele of Congo during their friendly match in Le Mans, western France, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009. (AP Photo/David Vincent) If Sven-Goran Eriksson finds himself lea... Click to continue reading...

Midfielder Choe Kum Chol of North Korea challenges for the ball with Berthier Eyobele of Congo during their friendly match in Le Mans, western France, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009. (AP Photo/David Vincent) If Sven-Goran Eriksson finds himself lea... Click to continue reading...

Mañana sabado 10 de Octubre a las 5PM (CT), el Tri del Vasco Aguirre después de escuchar el himno nacional cantado con extremo fervor por más de 100,000 personas, tiene la gran oportunidad de conseguir el tan peleado boleto para Sudáfrica 2010.

Después del fracaso de 2 técnicos, Hugo Sanchez y Sven Goran Eriksson, y el sufrimiento colectivo de todo el mundo del futbol mexicano; aficionados, marca, patrocinadores, televisora y más, Javier Aguirre tuvo el caracter y la capacidad de poner en su lugar a los directivos y a los jugadores, y recuperar el respeto que el equipo nacional merece aquí y en el extranjero.

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Mañana sabado 10 de Octubre a las 5PM (CT), el Tri del Vasco Aguirre después de escuchar el himno nacional cantado con extremo fervor por más de 100,000 personas, tiene la gran oportunidad de conseguir el tan peleado boleto para Sudáfrica 2010.

Después del fracaso de 2 técnicos, Hugo Sanchez y Sven Goran Eriksson, y el sufrimiento colectivo de todo el mundo del futbol mexicano; aficionados, marcas, patrocinadores, prensa, televisoras y más, Javier Aguirre tuvo el caracter y la capacidad de poner en su lugar a los directivos y jugadores, y recuperar el respeto que el equipo nacional merece aquí y en el extranjero.

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Well, it's that time of year again. The National Hockey League, and in particular the Toronto Maple Leafs, are back tonight meaning that every sports station, every news channel and every newspaper in the city will devote 90% of its coverage to every minutiae of the sport that is Frozen Stick Soccer. Click to continue reading...

But it's only temporary! Sven Goran Eriksson is ready to follow Sol Campbell in qutting Notts County - but only for a week. The ex-England boss is giving students who think they can do a better job than him to take up his director of football role at Notts County. His offer is part of Colleges [...]

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We've all been there; somebody has dangled a carrot in front of us and instead of thinking through the various pros and cons we quickly take the plunge. Our excuse for what we did was that it's a bit "out there" and less work for more money is always worth it isn't it? Sol Campbell yesterday cancelled the five year contract at Notts County on "mutual terms" with the clubs executive chairman Peter Trembling and director of football Mr Sven- Goran Ericksson.

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For some, it was the romantic football story of the summer, whilst for others it was a story that didn't quite make sense. The take-over of Notts County and the subsequent arrival of Sven-Goran Eriksson and Sol Campbell changed the future of Notts County, but is everything at Meadow Lane sweetness and light?

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By all accounts, including our own, the 3-1 over Plymouth was a bit of a struggle. This is what Hughton had to say after the game: "There were periods of the game where we made hard work of it. "For whatever reason, we weren't able to sustain it and of course the longer the game goes without [...] Click to continue reading...

One of the interesting features of CONCACAF is how quickly some of the national teams go through coaches. Bob Bradley is the longest tenured coach of a major nation in the region while the US' opponents continue to react or dare I say over react to every result.

Costa Rica has sacked Rodrigo Kenton just days after a loss to El Salvador.

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We live in a weird footballing world. Where some teams struggle to stay afloat and yet others have so much cash they are positively overflowing with notes. Doesn't seem fair does it?

Fans of Notts County could be forgiven for not caring because something is definitely happening at their club.

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Special1 TV will not be returning to Setanta Sports in the immediate future, according to a Setanta Ireland representative.

The cult hit parody show featuring puppets of Jose Mourinho, Sven Goran-Eriksson and Wayne Rooney will not be returning to the airwaves in the foreseeable future unless the program is picked up by another broadcaster.

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So Luis Figo and his ferosh family arrived in Roman Calderon's Ibiza yesterday to enjoy a little bit of a retreat on a fancy yacht. Well, ya'll know he recently retired from club football and would like to spend the rest of his days looking good for mujers like my mum.

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Notts County Director of Football Sven Goran Eriksson wants to bring former Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira and former Real Madrid winger Luis Figo to the League Two club before the transfer window closes. Eriksson has been told by the club owners that money will be no object to get an A-list signing from Italy or Spain. Click to continue reading...

Mexico is hurting. The poor management reigns of Sven Goran Eriksson all but threw out the successful Copa America run in 2007 under Hugo Sanchez and brought Mexico to its lowest point since the struggles of the 2001 hexagonal.

But Mexico is never to be underestimated. Man for man, when healthy and calling up a full squad, El Tri still has more accomplished and quality players than anyone else in CONCACAF.

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Soccerlens continues its full season preview of the English Football League, as we move up from the Conference to League Two, which promises to be tighter than than Cheryl Cole's pert bottom in a pair of skimpy hotpants.

Can Bury better themselves and go one goal better for promotion?

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The week's Ultimate 11's is Bobby Richards' England Pony 11. Bobby once scored 2 goals in Hastings as a 20 year old playing for an under 12's side, and was ever present when his Sunday League side took a 12-0, 8-0, and 14-0 battering. So who better quailified to give us his Ultimate England Pony 11!

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Image via Wikipedia According to a recent survey, Nottingham has a ratio of one man per four women. After reading that I realised why wily old silver-fox Sven Goran Eriksson took his new post of director of football at Notts County. The famous lover of women clearly also heard that statistic and couldn't resist the [. Click to continue reading...

The oldest league club in world languishing in the bottom division of the football league is taken over by a foreign consortium who hire one of the most recognisable names in the game to oversee operations promising to overhaul the team and the facilities of the club as a whole.

Sounds like a pretty farfetched movie pitch but in fact it was the pretence to an always feisty if not necessarily newsworthy friendly between Notts County and Nottingham Forest clubs straddling opposite banks of the River Trent separated by just 300 metres.

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Sir Alex Ferguson had had a quiet couple of weeks, all things considered. The furore over the futures of Cristiano Ronaldo & Carlos Tévez had long since died down, the modest signings of Antonio Valencia, Michael Owen & Gabriel Obertan had been completed with minimal fuss, and United's tour of Asia was underway.

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Here it is. The match every one wanted. Another chapter in the historiography of the fiercest rivalry in the Concacaf region.

It has sharpened so much because of the US domination of Mexico in recent years. So there are stakes a plenty for both teams. But at this stage, a Gold Cup win means much more to El Tri than it means to the US.

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El diario The Sun se caracteriza por armar rankings de jugadores más feos, más elegantes, etc. En esta oportunidad hicieron un ranking con los diez mercenarios del fútbol mundial. En el puesto número cinco aparece el único jugador argentino, Carlos Tevez, quien pasó este verano del Manchester United al City.

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The men Sven won't want to emulate 1. Dennis Wise Not just a director of football, but Executive Director (Football). Regardless, the rat-alike failed to set the world alight with his recruitment policy. Since he was younger, less experienced and less famous than Newcastle's then manager, Kevin Keegan, you do have to question Mike Ashley's logic in [. Click to continue reading...

As we amble through the 'most amazing transfer season ever', drunk on the memories of the 'closest title race ever' from last season and looking forward to what surely must be 'the most exciting Premier League season ever', it's easy to miss the trees for the forest - or the blinding neon light that is 24/7/365 football.

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