The thing that we all knew happened: Henry is a fraud. However, in the tradition of French smooth frauds he is someone who made it into an art; in his country the books about thieves are popular.

But the ‘hand' is not the only thing that makes Henry what he is; it is simply incredible how people in England or football fans in general forget all the things this man did.

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Let me first start by thanking everyone for their comments and generous words of advice. It is your comments that make this blog worthwhile. Whether you are complimenting me on a humorous post or telling me to go fuck myself, I cherish every word.

Now, let's get to my St. Louis Soccer United post.

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I was reading about the rebel soccer teams and their departure from the United Soccer League's First Division. It seems that St. Louis is about to unleash their soccer prowess upon the nation. This is from the website of the newly formed St. Louis Soccer United.

St. Louis and soccer are synonymous.

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In the search for its first coach for the new USL-1 Tampa Bay Rowdies, the ownership in Tampa dipped into one of the storied families in European football when they hired Paul Dalglish, the son of former Liverpool and Scotland great Kenny Dalglish.
"This sport is my obsession," said Dalglish, who gets his first pro head coaching job. Click to continue reading...

Die Veranstaltungsreihe „Tradition zum Anfassen" des Eintracht Frankfurt Museums hat diesesmal das Eintracht-Urgestein Charly Körbel zu Gast. Er wird Anekdoten aus seiner langen Karriere bei der Eintracht erzählen und auch einige Geschichten alter Weggefährten über sich ergehen lassen müssen. Karl-Heinz „Charly" Körbel ist sicher einer der ganz großen Eintrachtler. Click to continue reading...

River Plate held a ceremony yesterday to celebrate the opening of of the club's museum.

Here's an inside look at the museum.

Very impressive and one of a kind.

Really fitting for a club with such great football history and winning tradition.

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In this video worksheet post we use a clip from the excellent The History Of Football [2002] [DVD]on the topic of Folk Football. There is also a worksheet, transcript and answer sheet below. The report lasts for 2 minutes 10 seconds.

Folk Football Worksheet | Worksheet Answers | Transcript

Transcript
The legend, whether true or not, is still enacted year in, year out by the people
of Kirkwall, Scotland, making it one of the last strongholds of the game, which for hundreds of years dominated Britain.

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When the story first broke that Newcastle United's Mike Ashley had decided to sell the naming rights to St James Park, it seemed unlikely that he was doing it with the best interests of the supporters of the club at heart. However, the confirmation made this week that for the rest of this season St James Park will be known as "sportsdirect.

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The second of our articles to mark the First Round Proper of The FA Cup heads west to Paulton, a village between Bath and Bristol tonight. This weekend, the village team, Paulton Rovers, plays host to Norwich City in a live, televised match, but the club has already won financially, at least.

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In keeping with tradition, BigFourZa wishes the newest addition to the Rooney family a very Happy Birthday! This counts as a birthday right? THE birthday in fact.

No, you're not allowed to photograph the baby within 52 minutes

Though, it's a slight misnomer to name him Kai Wayne Rooney.

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Cristiano Ronaldo has today compared the Premiership with La Liga, claiming that our defenders are a lot tougher than the ones he's come across in Spain, with him particularly fond of the duels he had with Ashley Cole.

As for City, Ronaldo says no amount of money can buy the history and success United have enjoyed and there is no way he would play for any English club other than United.

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By Andrew Dixon - MIAMI, FL (Oct 29, 2009) USSoccerPlayers -- Like it or not, MLS has become parity central. Unless you entered the League courtesy of expansion and you're not named 'Fire' or 'Sounders,' you have a legit shot at winning MLS Cup. No matter how bad you were the previous year or how much winning tradition you have, everyone can go into the start of the season thinking they have a chance at. Click to continue reading...

Independiente unveiled its newly renovated stadium tonight in the game against Colon.

Estadio Libertadores de America, a stadium worthy of Independiente's great footballing tradition and history.

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Manchester United have a great tradition when it comes to handling players when they are going through rough patches. They trust their players and are patient enough to help them realize their real potential and this is the reason why many players want to be associated with United. With January transfer market approaching, there are many names linked with the Red Devils. Click to continue reading...

Ahead of the last meeting between Manchester United and Liverpool, Wayne Rooney claimed he hated Liverpool. The following day we got thumped 4-1 and our favourable position in the league started to look increasingly shaky and the bragging rights were lost.

So ahead of Sunday's game, another big scouse-hater has been interviewed, but he has gone for the more diplomatic approach, talking of his respect for Liverpool, whilst still acknowledging the rivalry.

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Man United captain Gary Neville believes that the rivalry between United and Liverpool is bigger than the one between United and Manchester City. Neville has said this ahead of the massive game between United and Liverpool this Sunday at Anfield.
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Did Graham Poll blow the call? Yeah, sure. I suppose it could be also be argued that Darren Bent struck the ball flush, that it's path was not diverted by the beach ball and that Pepe Reina should have kept his eyes on the more important ball. But the question of far more importance is why would any fan, let alone one at his own team's end, bat a beach ball onto the pitch?

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Book Review: Genius Does as it Must - Liverpool FC Banners Compiled by Chris McLoughlin and Adam Oldfield
When people talk about the atmosphere at Anfield, particularly on a European night, they often refer to the singing and the raw emotion that there is in the ground. Too often, they fail to pick up on an important element that distinguishes Liverpool fans from many of their English counterparts: the banners that adorn the stands. Click to continue reading...

I was surprised to see the attendance at yesterday's ISL game between Persebaya and Bontang given as less than 4,000. This for a newly promoted side rich in tradition who took 6,000 to their play off against PSMS at Soreang earlier in the year.
It seems the club's supporters, known as Bonek, are peeved at the hike in ticket prices. Click to continue reading...

Uruguay have slipped right off the international radar. But tonight the dream of a resurgent force could flicker again.
El Maestro seeks to restore the tradition of a forgotten footballing identity. Click to continue reading...

Robert R Luker writes:

The MLS and Football in general is going in the right direction in North America. Because of this, MLS needs two things. First, they need to figure out what their goals are. I'm sure Don Garber has them written down, I would just like them to be more transparent to the public.

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In the same tradition established by Coach Nick Schmitt, West Plains Zizzers, who maintains the Ozark Conference soccer standings (Camdenton are current leaders at 3-0) on his website, the COC Coaches have come together to do the same for their programs. Coach Evan Palmer, of the co-defending champion Nixa Eagles, volunteered to handle the responsibilities this year.

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LONDON - One of the things that the executive committee discussed for the revamped team of 2010, was a slight change to the logo. Once again, the artists at NCLStudios.com were able to oblige; and they did not disappoint!
Sitting down to discuss the ideas, it became clear that the design of the logo itself was not to be tampered with as it has been a hit since day one, and a tradition at the club. Click to continue reading...

Sir Alex Ferguson is full of praise for Wolves ahead of our League Cup fixture at Old Trafford this evening.

"More recently I used to be a regular visitor to Molineux because my son Darren played there for four years, and I would go down to watch him whenever I wasn't involved with Manchester United," said Ferguson.

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I suppose it's part of the tradition of the World Cup nowadays to have a lame mascot. Nice to see that FIFA hasn't let us down with the 2010 iteration. I assume this has been around for a year or two, but I've managed to avoid the image until today. I have to say, it makes me feel uncomfortable. Click to continue reading...

With Barcelona, Valencia, Real Madrid and Bilbao all atop the standings it appears that someone needs to step up and separate themselves from the pack. Unfortunately, it's too early to tell who that will be.

I spent an entire previous column lamenting how the major acquisitions for Real Madrid might derail their entire club:Â Well, right now they're making me look good.

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Major League Soccer's tradition of continuing to play matches during the World Cup will come to an end next summer.

MLS announced on Wednesday that it will not hold matches during the group stages of the 2010 World Cup, which begin on June 11, 2010. MLS, which won't hold matches from June 11th until June 25th, will also not play matches on the days of the World Cup semifinals or the final.

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As a follow-up to last month's announcement, Chicago Magic Soccer Club Technical Director Raul Diaz Arce was inducted into D.C. United's Hall of Tradition on Saturday. Here is a video of teammates and staff reflecting on his MLS career. An interesting note from Eddie Pope, talking about how Diaz Arce ran 5 miles before the team's training would even get underway:

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Last night, United legend Raul Diaz Arce and the club's long-time Spanish-language radio broadcaster Danilo Noel Diron, who passed away last year, were inducted into the Hall of Tradition. Below are the videos shown at the stadium to honor two United greats.

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So your favorite bros have probably done everything together except Ibiza because Kaka doesn't drink or dance. Here they share their experiences about being a member of Perez's second project!

ON THEIR PRESENTATION

Kaká: It was a fantastic experience.

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At least now i know that i will have something to do next summer I can look forward to group draws, get my World Cup poster as is tradition, and block out the days of importance in my diary, so births, marriages and funerals do not interfere with my TV viewing times..and bless!! South Africa run on [. Click to continue reading...

Could this man be sitting out his last season in MLS?
According to Kristian Jack at The Score (click here for the original article and all the details), Danny Dichio looks to be on the way out of Toronto FC at end of this season and may be an assistant coach or player in USL. Click to continue reading...

DC United proudly display the word "tradition" on their back collars. There isn't another MLS club that could do so. They have earned it. There was an idea that they carry 12 trophies means that they deserve the 13th and that expansion franchises will never deserve respect propagated on the net, somewhat [. Click to continue reading...

Fotos de R.Ribeiro

Bom dia a todos! Here at Futbolita, it's become almost a tradition for us to welcome all of you to our Brazilian Bootcamp Specials which help make the world a better place. Você concorda? Of course!

Anyway, manos headed to the gym to do muscular exercises with Senor Paulo Paixão yesterday and followed this up with afternoon training at 3:30pm.

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Chicago Magic Soccer Club Technical Director Raul Diaz Arce, formerly of D.C. United, will be inducted to the MLS organization's Hall of Tradition on Sept. 12. The team made the announcement earlier this week.
Diaz Arce led D.C. to MLS Cup trophies in 1996 and '97, a U.S. Open Cup title in '96 and the Supporters' Shield trophy in '97. Click to continue reading...