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Boro bounce back at Forest Green

FC Boro 22 November @ 02:08 PM EST

After the disappointment of going out of the FA Cup against Port Vale in midweek, Stevenage bounced back with a good, solid win over Forest Green Rovers. Westley's side began the game 5 points adrift of leaders Oxford United at the top of the Blue Square Premier table and with them beating Barrow at the Kassam Stadium, the 3 points were even more important as Boro try to keep at pace with Oxford in the run up to Christmas.

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What is MLS? Effing Tight

A More Splendid Life 22 November @ 08:39 AM EST
As if you didn't know that already. But Toronto FC fans, with all the recrimination, regret, sorrow and the like, should take heart that Real Salt Lake are in the final. Toronto FC finished the season on 39 points, RSL 40. On the ever important last two fixtures of the season, TFC went out winning at home, then losing away. Click to continue reading...

Sunderland 1 Arsenal 2

Untold Arsenal 22 November @ 07:58 AM EST
That's how close it was we had two shots on target, they had one. So it goes we did an experiment with an experimental line up, and it didn't deliver.  If it had, Wenger would have been the greatest genius of all time, the wonder kid, the inspiration of a generation of managers [...] Click to continue reading...

Lack of width + substituting Eduardo early proves decisive in the negative

Gunners Today 21 November @ 06:12 PM EST

The art of a natural striker is immensely undervalued these days isn't it? "Yeah he is okay, but he does nothing else apart from score". How would we have love to have that player at the Stadium of Light. We did. He went off just after the 71st minute. Shortly after we went 1-0 down.

Frazier Campbell didn't know what he did with Bent's header from Reid's corner.

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Dimmed At Stadium of Light

Arsenal View From a Gooner 21 November @ 01:51 PM EST

Where is the marking?

Disappointing would be the best word to summed up tonight's game. The team lacked cohesion, tenacity and showed no real desire to win the game. One could argue that after almost 2 weeks away from each other and barely had the oppourtunity to train as a team lead to the dispirited display.

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Birmingham City 1-0 Fulham

Craven Cottage Newsround 21 November @ 01:32 PM EST

In the furious neverending November rain, Fulham made one mistake and lost the game. James McFadden, a quality player in an average Birmingham side, clipped a ball over the Fulham back four to Lee Bowyer, Bowyer flipped the ball over Mark Schwarzer, and the ball nestled in the net. 1-0.  Bowyer was clean through because only three of the Fulham back four pushed up at the same time, Brede Hangeland delaying for a split second that ruined everything.

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Football In London News

Soccer City FC 21 November @ 05:24 AM EST
Our partner site with some new updates, including Roman Pavlyuchenko Wants Out, Marseille's Hatem Ben Arfa a Transfer Target?, London Sides Send Youth Players Out on Loan, Has Luka Modrić Been Worth the Cash?, Tottenham Hotspur: Global Partnerships, and Dagenham & Redbridge: League Two Leaders!
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Match Preview: LiverpooL vs. Manchester City

Anfield Talk 20 November @ 04:50 PM EST
The first Premier League match of the weekend also happens to be one of the biggest, as Liverpool look to revive their season when they take on top four chasing Manchester City.
The Reds' 2-2 draw with Birmingham City last time out stretched their horror run to one win in nine games. With five league losses already, it would appear that their title race is all but run. Click to continue reading...

A Little Bit Of Rationality.

EPL Talk 19 November @ 07:29 AM EST

It has been all about Thierry Henry and his "Hand of God" this past 24 hours. Articles, comments, they are everywhere, lambasting the striker for his role in the controversial equaliser. I am a Gooner, and Henry scored the goal which mesmerized me into pledging my allegiance to Arsenal.

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Battle in Seattle

The Offside - Real Salt Lake 18 November @ 10:11 PM EST


It is not just that Real Salt Lake's captain, Kyle Beckerman, has been working on his dreadlocks longer than the LA Galaxy's David Beckham has been coifed with an under-cut resembling a mullet with a racing-strip, that leads me to predict RSL as the 2009 MLS Cup winner. Rather, it is that RSL is peaking at the right time and relishes the underdog role.

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Gunners like you’ve never seen them before

Premiership Talk Blog 18 November @ 02:50 PM EST

Arsenal players Cesc Fabregas, Theo Walcott, Andrey Arshavin, and Bacary Sagna have given up their Gunners kits for a day to team up with Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity. The four players got dressed up in furry animal suits as they filmed a promotional video for Arsenal's Charity of the Season.

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South Africa vs Jamaica Results 0-0 – Bafana Dominate but Don’t Score

Vuvuzela South Africa 17 November @ 11:25 PM EST

Benni Mc Carthy Takes a Shot Against Jamaica

Maybe the "weakened" Jamaica was a better opponent for South Africa, because Bafana Bafana managed to play forward although they were held to a goalless draw at Vodacom Stadium on Tuesday.

That means the 2010 World Cup hosts have now scored just six goals in their last 12 internationals.

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Time for De Ro to get the credit he is due

the yorkies 17 November @ 07:39 PM EST
Yesterday, Toronto FC midfielder Dwayne De Rosario was named into this year's MLS Starting XI. It is the dynamic Scarborough native's fourth time on the year end honours and the third club he has done it with. Most notably, his appearance is the first for any TFC player.
While De Rosario is enough of a fan favourite, mostly from being local, it is fair to say that his star has yet to rise to high enough levels in Toronto. Click to continue reading...

Manchester United Ready to Bolster Attack with £17m Dzeko Bid

Caught Offside 17 November @ 05:56 AM EST

Sir Alex looks to bring in another striker, but does he need to?

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VfL Wolfsburg striker Edin Dzeko linked with moves to AC Milan, Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City over the summer is now a target for Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson, according to the Manchester Evening News.

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RVP will be horsing around to try to get fit quick

Arsenal Insider 17 November @ 03:27 AM EST

by CARL ELDRIDGEÂ Straight into it this morning my fellow Arsenalistas and news that Robin van Persie wants a Serbian housewife to massage placenta fluid into his injured ankle in bid to return to action for Arsenal within a month, reports the Daily Mail.

The paper says RVP flies to Belgrade today with Arsene Wenger's approval to seek out the services of a mysterious woman who works from home and claims her unorthodox remedy can drastically speed up recovery times.

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QPR Report Tuesday...Reported QPR Player Interest....Routledge, Simpson and Cerny Rise in Rankings...Couple Ex-Birthdays...Football Snippets

QPR Report 17 November @ 03:13 AM EST
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Mexico striker De Nigris passes away

No Short Corners 16 November @ 10:41 AM EST
Another international has shockingly been lost. Former MLS target Antonio De Nigris, who was playing with Greek side Larissa, has died of a heart attack at the age of 31.This is hitting the El Tri community hard, as you might imagine. NSC condolences go out to his family, friends, teammates and fans. Click to continue reading...

São Paulo and Flamengo push ahead as Palmeiras wobble

Pitaco do gringo's Brazilian football blog 15 November @ 07:39 PM EST

More points for Fluminense but has their run come to late?

Wins for São Paulo and Flamengo left them in 1st and 2nd place respectively with just three games to go in the Campeonato Brasiliero.

53,000 turned up at the estádio Morumbi as São Paulo took on Vitória in on Saturday.

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Regroup. Recover. Reflect. Then LIVERPOOL FC must show some real pride

Liverpool Kop 15 November @ 08:54 AM EST
Usually an international break would be met with trepidation, but considering the horrible run and sub-par performances lately, JODY DANIELS is relieved that we can all have a break from what has truly been a rollercoaster season so far.
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Nick Rimando sends RSL to their first MLS Cup final

Soccerblog 14 November @ 10:55 PM EST

Three big saves by Rimando in the penalty shootout keeps the Fire out. Ned Grabavoy nails the winning penalty kick after Fabian Espindola misses his chance. The Fire fell victim to a peculiar directional bias that made them test Rimando low on his left as Thorrington, Pause, and Prideaux became predictable.

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[Video] Thomas Vermaelen scores for Belgium in 3-0 win over Hungary

The Gunning Hawk 14 November @ 09:00 PM EST
Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen scored with a left-footed strike in Belgium's 3-0 home win over Hungary in an International friendly. Also on target for the Gunners was Eduardo who hit a brace. His goals can ... Click to continue reading...

[Video] Thomas Vermaelen scores for Belgium in 3-0 win over Hungary

The Gunning Hawk 14 November @ 09:00 PM EST
Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen scored with a left-footed strike in Belgium's 3-0 home win over Hungary in an International friendly. Also on target for the Gunners was Eduardo who hit a brace. His goals can ...


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Liverpool Starlet Nemeth Scores Well Taken Goal and Then Gets Injured (Video)

Caught Offside 14 November @ 04:56 AM EST

This kid continues to show real promise and I am sure I am not alone in wishing that Rafa would bring him back to Anfield from his loan spell at AEK Athens. A few minutes after he scored this goal he was taken off with an injury, hopefully nothing serious. This goal put a rapidly improving Hungarian Under 21 side the lead against their Italian counterparts in this European Under Championship qualifier and reported Liverpool target Vladimir Koman got the second (Video also below)

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Arsenal watching Barcelona starlet Assulin

Arsenal Brunei Blog 14 November @ 02:05 AM EST
Barcelona starlet Gai Assulin is a target for Arsenal.
The Sun says the Gunners are keeping tabs on Barcelona's speedy Israeli winger.
The 18-year-old, who made his Israel debut at 16, snubbed a move to Chelsea in 2007, but has stalled over signing the new deal on offer to him at the Nou Camp. Click to continue reading...

Bendy’s new bird’s worth a bundle

Arsenal Insider 13 November @ 03:17 AM EST

by CARL ELDRIDGEÂ Not the greatest round-up of Arsenal stories from this morning's papers today but what scant coverage there is is pretty much here. First off we have RVP telling the Sun that he does not believe his game is similar to his Liverpool and Chelsea counterparts Torres and Drogba.

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Is Aaron Ramsey Ready To Start For Arsenal?

Arsenal Insider 12 November @ 11:20 AM EST

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by AKSHAY Before the start of the season, Arsene Wenger had said in an interview that youngster Aaron Ramsey was very close to breaking through into the first team and that he had a set him a target of 15-20 games this season. Before the match against Wolves, barring his two starts in the league cup he had made only cameo appearances as a substitute in the league and Champions League, mostly replacing Fabragas and he had also scored his first Emirates and league goal for Arsenal vs.

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How much United activity can we expect in the transfer window?

ManUtd24 12 November @ 06:01 AM EST

Written by Gareth Freeman, a sports writer promoting Irish racing and Cheltenham tips for Betfair

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The transfer rumour mill is already kicking up plenty of transfer rumours regarding United and their rivals but just how busy can we expect Sir Alex to be?

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Blaise Matuidi, “We will think about Arsenal again at the right timeâ€

The Gunning Hawk 11 November @ 09:00 PM EST
Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Everton target Blaise Matuidi declared he is happy with St. Etienne and has no intention of leaving the French side although he added Arsenal would have been an interesting challenge in ... Click to continue reading...

Blaise Matuidi, “We will think about Arsenal again at the right timeâ€

The Gunning Hawk 11 November @ 09:00 PM EST
Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Everton target Blaise Matuidi declared he is happy with St. Etienne and has no intention of leaving the French side although he added Arsenal would have been an interesting challenge in ...


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Adel Taarabt - Championship Player of The Month Nominee

QPR Report 11 November @ 03:57 PM EST
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QPR Must Convince Raheem Sterling to Stay

QPR Report 11 November @ 06:27 AM EST
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We Shall Remember Them

The Scottish Football Blog 11 November @ 03:10 AM EST
As football remembered the fallen over the weekend, one of the most poignant acts of remembrance came at Tynecastle.13 Hearts players volunteered to fight in 1914. The McCrae's Battalion website takes up the story:In August 1914 Great Britain went to war with Germany. As eager young men flocked to join Lord Kitchener's volunteer army, professional football became the target of a vitriolic Click to continue reading...

QPR's Raheem Sterling Profiled: "Jamaican Takes UK Football By Storm"...Says Will Be Staying at QPR

QPR Report 11 November @ 02:20 AM EST
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18 again

Dan Loney Says It All 10 November @ 05:25 PM EST
Quote: His season with the Result (highlight to reveal): Galaxy has been similar to Alex Rodriguez's with the Yankees — short on drama and long on performance. Here's a fun game for you. Who is Jere Longman referring to in this sentence? I'd provide a link to Longman's New York Times article, but the answer is given in the link. Click to continue reading...

'Oh yes he is', 'Oh no he isn't'

Bitter and Blue 10 November @ 03:34 PM EST
Pantomime season is almost upon us, but the contradictory stories over the future of Robinho continue apace.
There have been a series of reports in today's press with regard to his future, and with many seemingly different angles taken.
AS reported Joan Laporta as indicating the club would back the management at Barcelona should Robinho be a target for them:
"We are not going to close any door or end any plan because, although the squad is competitive, as was shown against Mallorca, if the coaches want to strengthen in the winter market and they recommend a player to us, I am sure we can make a move.
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