Lock up your daughters, board your windows residents of Jakarta, Indonesia's most infamous football fans the Bonek of Persebaya are about to hit the capital city for this afternoon's game with Persitara at the Soemanti Brojonegoro Stadium in Central Jakarta.
Hundreds of security personnel will be on duty at the stadium as officials hope the first high risk game goes off peacefully. Click to continue reading...

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Top Five Biggest Matches of the Weekend
South America
Diego to rely on Messi
Diego: "I will not quit!"
Uruguay face tactical dilemma
Bolivia Wary of Kaka
North America
Mexico/El Salvador Preview
Costa Rica/Trinidad Preview
USA/Honduras: Cletus looks back
USA Needs Midfield Quality
Africa
Future bright for Ghana
Cameroon Ready for Revenge
Pressure mounts on Egypt
Europe
Fabio: England will play for win
Ronaldo fit to face Hungary
Danes Wary of Zlatan
Arshavin trains his sights on Germany
Trapattoni Does Italian Job on Irish
Henry demands France improvement
Asia
Last run out for Socceroos Golden Generation
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D.C. United will call up MLS pool goalkeeper Chris Sharpe for this weekend's game against Chivas USA. With Josh Wicks out for at least a month with a dislocated shoulder and MCL sprain and 18-year old Bill Hamid not eligible for League games, the team is in need of a backup for rookie Milos Kocic.

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First of all, let me say sorry for the lack of updates this week. I've gone into full site design mode here for this place and for another couple project that I am working on for other folks.

And on that note I will also be heading out of town early this weekend for a long weekend in Austin for the Austin City Limits music festival.

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My computer is on a coffee table right now.
It could be on this coffee table.
Let's get to the links:

• Thierry Henry slams classless Adebayor. [ExtraFootie]
  
• Rich Albanian to buy AC Milan? [ESPN]
  
• Philly Stadium having issues. [Philly Daily News]
  
• You swear, you get banned.

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NEWS UPDATE: 1533
c2c trains in the Southend area have returned to normal after major disruption during the morning rush hour.
Buses replaced trains between Leigh on Sea and Laindon for around five hours (Tue). Many passengers were forced to take National Express East Anglia service out of Southend Victoria, Prittlewell, Rochford and Hockley. Click to continue reading...

The Chelsea FanCast boys discuss Drogba's renaissance in the 2-1 win over the Tigers from Hull, and in particular the curios case of the "Cross come Shot"!In a tough day for the boys with no trains and a minging hangover for Chidge, most of the banter focuses on the pantomime villain that is Stephen Hunt. Click to continue reading...

Free wi-fi on trains? Whatever next, Charlton winning away? Welcome aboard the Grand Central service to Kings Cross, where I'm slunk in an unsociable corner hunched over a tiny laptop. Every now and then, there's a sing-song - because Charlton won away. (in fact, as I type, two are being turfed off the train at York. Click to continue reading...

Despite heavy security, great access was provided to the media for the Manager press conference and for the player mixing area outside of locker rooms.

Inter manager Jose Mourinho appeared very angry as he left the field and did not show up at the press-conference. In his place was Assistant Manager Daniele Bernazzini who spoke to the media with his Italian translator.

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Here's a quick list of some of the new features that we hope to include when BWFC24 is resurrected on August 1st, 2009.

• Player biographies
• Travel information for away games (trains, directions etc)
• More opportunities for fans to get involved and have their say
• Player ratings by the fans (hopefully)
• Referee profiles plus a rating system (maybe)
• Premiership stadium guide
• Regular updates via Twitter (follow @bwfc24)
• Ticket information with links to secure online purchasing

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NEWARK (AP) — Spectators can soon ride the train to the games at the Meadowlands sports and entertainment complex.
NJ Transit officials on Wednesday set July 26 for the opening of rail service from Hoboken and Secaucus Junction to the Meadowlands. The CONCACAF Gold Cup soccer title match will be played at Giants Stadium that day. Click to continue reading...

The two-day strike on the London Underground officially started on Tuesday night - which means thousands of fans will be unable to make the trip to Wembley to watch England v Andorra tonight.

Although limited services in the North West area, there are no over-ground trains running, no park-and-ride facilities and limited parking in and around the Wembley area.

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1. A Giggs-Henry back-and-forth
2. Eto'o trains with crazy dogs
3. C-Ron hates C-Ron's questions
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That description can only mean one thing: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band were in town tonight. I don't care how many times I see him (this was the ninth), that's what one of his shows does to me. This was the first time I had seen him since my move here, and so much has changed in my life since the Richmond show that inspired three posts here that it seemed so long ago, even though it was only last August.

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Yes, and what United did ought to be illegal. A club scouts a young player, trains him, develops him and then, because club's can't legally tie themselves to a player until he turns sixteen, they lose him for vitrually nothing a day after his sixteenth birthday, because another club comes along and offers him more money. Click to continue reading...

The c2c line - doing very well compared to the National Express East Anglia line

LONGPIER EXCLUSIVE
How much are you paying for your ticket when travelling on the c2c or National Express lines in south and mid-Essex? At the turn of the year, train companies were heavily criticised for increasing fares way above inflation and at a time when the UK is trying to find a way out of recession. Click to continue reading...

This morning brings the sad, horrible news that a great friend, lifetime football fan, and Chelsea man, Roger Spacey, has died as a result of the LA-area MetroLink train crash.  In yet another of life's cruel ironies, Roger was a huge fan of trains and had a lifelong interest in everything having to do with [. Click to continue reading...

I spent Saturday cursing our clapped-out rail network for preventing me from making an easy journey to Preston - who else was tempted to make the trip after our defeat of Reading? But later on, I was praising our terrible trains for saving me from seeing a match in which, by all accounts, we were very much second best. Click to continue reading...

Check out what he says in a recent interview.
He hates England's weather: "You get only a brief glimpse of sunlight before it's all cloudy again."
He hates Manchester: "Its main attraction is considered to be the timetable at the railway station, where trains leave for other, less rainy cities. Click to continue reading...

Half past Five on Saturday evening on Platform seven at Connolly Station myself and Spainer are the last men standing from the inaugural NBB away trip of the 2008 Season. The platform is jammed with Rugby fans coming from the Ireland V Wales six nations game and as I board my train I get jammed [...] Click to continue reading...

And I don't care about morals cause the worlds insane and were all to blame anyway And I don't feel any sorrow Towards the kings and queens of the butterfly collectors - from The Butterfly Collector (The Jam) Its finally here! The new dawn is upon us, rejoice! The beginning of the football season for me is an occasion for [. Click to continue reading...

� Photo by Dean Taaffe� "I've been waiting such a long time, looking out for you But you're not here What's another year?" Those lyrics, sung by Bohs hero Johnny Logan could almost be about our now� five� year (six seasons) wait for league title glory. Still, at least it's not fourteen barren years coupled with twenty one years of homelessness. Click to continue reading...