South Africa is getting for all the attention they will receive during the 2010 fifa world cup. The World Cup draw is only a short two weeks away. Many people have expressed doubt about the South African venue, and there is tremendous pressure on the country. The construction of beautiful new stadiums have silenced some critics, and [. Click to continue reading...

The venue of the return leg - Rajamangala Stadium (picture credit: Wikipedia)
However, I will be very appreciative if some of you guys, who might be watching the game via some alternative sources, could post your thoughts, comments after watching this match.
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Another fan forgets that these goals don't count Previous pitch invader goals have included a sweetly struck penalty and a nice team move. This looked more like a Gaelic football goal than anything. Also, if OTP was partaking in such tomfoolery we don't think our venue of choice would be in Morocco. Click to continue reading...

The Western Conference Final started late for East Coast viewers and ended late for the crowd at the Home Depot Center, with LA advancing to the 2009 MLS Cup 2-0 in overtime. Two lengthy stoppages due to power outages and overtime pushed the game past the venue's regular 11pm curfew. With chances few and far apart, Houston had the best opportunity in regulation, having a goal waived off in the 80th-minute. Click to continue reading...

I was watching Sky this morning and they announced the England squad and noticed that Ash wasn't included. So I was wondering what was up and wondered if he had been called but withdrew (for a breather for a pointless game at a pointless venue in my opinion coming up to the Christmas period) but then this afternoon an official Chelsea spokesperson has announced the following: "Ashley Cole has Click to continue reading...

I was watching Sky this morning and they announced the England squad and noticed that Ash wasn't included. So I was wondering what was up and wondered if he had been called but withdrew (for a breather for a pointless game at a pointless venue in my opinion coming up to the Christmas period) but then this afternoon an official Chelsea spokesperson has announced the following: "Ashley Cole has

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I was watching Sky this morning and they announced the England squad and noticed that Ash wasn't included. So I was wondering what was up and wondered if he had been called but withdrew (for a breather for a pointless game at a pointless venue in my opinion coming up to the Christmas period) but then this afternoon an official Chelsea spokesperson has announced the following:
"Ashley Cole has not been selected in the England squad for their friendly against Brazil. Click to continue reading...

The annual marquee event of the local football fraternity returned to Caldecott Broadcast Center after a two-year break, as all involved came together to honour the best of the best of the who and who of Singapore football.
As I was tasked something else in the event, I did not watch the whole proceeding like two years at Suntec City, while hopping in and out of media at Orchard Hotel last year. Click to continue reading...

Brown's in the box dive for a penalty should lead to a suspension - despite the spot kick being missed. Referee Ben Williams should be ashamed of himself the number of times he has waved on legitimate penalties from the Roar, and give this one.
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Rob van Dijk, oldie but goldie Mario Been and Martin Jol are facing their first ever classic as coaches. The Amsterdam ArenA is the venue for the first clash of Ajax and Feyenoord this season. The number 3 against the number 4. Mario Been: "These games are always special, whether it's about Click to continue reading...

The old Empire Stadium in Vancouver.

Here's some interesting news about Vancouver's expansion bid that most may not know of yet. They will have to play in two different stadiums in their first year in Major League Soccer in 2011. The Vancouver Sun is reporting today that due to the renovations to BC Place the expansion Whitecaps (or whatever they will be called) will also play an unknown number of home games at a temporary facility on the old Empire Stadium.

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By Clemente Lisi -- EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ (Oct 26th, 2009) USSoccerPlayers -- Giants Stadium has hosted many important international soccer games – from high-caliber friendlies to the 1994 World Cup - over the past 30 years. The legendary stadium has also hosted some very important Men's and Women's National Team games over the past three decades. Click to continue reading...

Ninian Park, built in 1910, was the home of Cardiff City FC until earlier this year.� The last ever game at Ninian Park was on April 25th, 2009, with Cardiff losing 3-0 to Ipswich Town.

Cardiff now play at Cardiff City Stadium, a 27,000 all-seater venue, and Ninian Park is now being torn to pieces to be replaced by a housing development, as this week's stadium spotlight shows.

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Big Story
As expected, the Republic of Ireland have not been seeded for the World Cup playoffs the four countries who have been are France, Portugal, Russia and Greece, who will each face one of Ireland, Bosnia, Slovenia and Ukraine.

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Brazil's Under-20 team take on Ghana in the World Cup final in Cairo on Friday.

Rogério Lourenço's side are unbeaten in the tournament and will be at full-strength. Giuliano, Paulo Henrique Ganso, Alex Teixeira and Alan Kardec have impressed for Brazil and the presence of these four makes the South Americans favourites to take the trophy.

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Smokefree United is a club of fans who all want to quit smoking. Sign up and you too can get all the coaching you need to quit and win top footie prizes.

There are plenty of great reasons for giving smoking the boot – like the difference you'll make to your wallet and your body.

We know quitting can be tough, but with NHS support you're four times more likely to quit.

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I decided not to comment on our 2-0 loss against Chivas since my arguments are the same as the Houston tie except for the Zoltan goal. This week we didn't even score and it would seem that playing those players in a slump (Wolff, Arnaud, Jewsbury) has brought nothing good.

The game did have a horrible offside non-call on the first Chivas goal, but in all honesty should be blamed on the assistant and not the ref (Mike Kuhn has all the evidence, and the video is clear also).

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For such a beautiful game there are many blemishes.�

That was the case this� recent weekend for Barcelona president Joan Laporta who admitted that he has been receiving multiple� death threats� in recent months in what police believe to be a series of threats from one subject.�

Laporta has� done all the appropriate things � involving the police in the case and awaiting a word on a possible perpetrator.

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As we close in on three days until the win-and-you're-in World Cup qualifier between the United States and Honduras on Saturday, it is time to start discussing where U.S. national team fans will be watching the match.

This question is a more important one for this match than most thanks to the fact that the match is only being shown via closed circuit, forcing U.

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As we close in on three days until the win-and-you're-in World Cup qualifier between the United States and Honduras on Saturday, it is time to start discussing where U.S. national team fans will be watching the match.

This question is a more important one for this match than most thanks to the fact that the match is only being shown via closed circuit, forcing U.

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I agree there's got to be a better way to do this. How stupid was it to send Columbus and New York fans all the way across the continent on a week's notice last year?
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Swagger jacked from the Guardian ...

Venue: DW Stadium

Last season: Wigan 0, Chelsea 1

Referee: Phil Dowd
...this season's matches: Four officiated; Yellow-13, Red-0

Read It:
Ancelotti earthed in reality as Chelsea aim to extend electric start
Ancelotti wants to see out career at Chelsea
CHELSEA

Subs from: Turnbull, Hilario, Bosingwa, Zhirkov, Ferreira, Mikel, Bruma, Borini, Kalou, Matic, Belletti, Deco

Doubtful: Drogba (calf), Ballack (calf), Zhirkov (match fitness), Deco (calf)

Injured: Alex (groin, Oct), Sturridge (calf, Oct), Hutchinson (virus, Oct), J Cole (virus, Oct)

Suspended: None

Form guide: WWWWW

Disciplinary record: Yellow-6 Red-0

Leading scorer: Drogba 5

WIGAN

Subs from: Pollitt, Koumas, Edman, Cho, Scotland, De Ridder, Kingson, McCarthy, King, McManaman, Kapo

Doubtful: Kapo (knee)

Injured: None

Ineligible: Sinclair (terms of loan from Chelsea)

Suspended: None

Form guide: LWLLL

Disciplinary record: Yellow-13 Red-0

Leading scorer: Rodallega 2

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Liverpool FC striker Dirk Kuyt says the Reds can make Anfield a more profitable venue in terms of Premier League points having struggled to break down teams at home last season.
Seven draws against the likes of Stoke, Fulham, West Ham and Hull ultimately cost Rafa Benitez's side what would have been a first title in 20 years as they finished second, four points behind Manchester United. Click to continue reading...

We've all been there. It's the last minute and your team is clinging on to a vital, undeserved win away from home. You stand and bellow support for your lads with their backs against the walls, frantically throwing themselves in front of every ball headed toward the goal to break your heart.

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I say (nearly) because there's one game (Austin at Miami, September 5) with no reported attendance. If you know about Miami, there's a possibility there was no actual attendance, but until I get a number, the chart below gives you a fairly good picture of how things went in USL's top division this year:

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PETALING JAYA: Negri Sembilan will play against Penang in the final of the Malaysian Chinese Football Association (MCFA) Cup on Sept 27.
In the semi-finals, Negri defeated Johor 2-0 on aggregate while Penang edged Perak 3-2 on aggregate.
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The Philadelphia Union will become the 16th MLS club at the start of next season and will play in the new Chester Stadium. But news came out this morning that their first game could be in another venue.

Philadelphia's front office are keeping their options open as to the site of the first kick in 2010.

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Monday 5 October – Albirex Niigata FC (S) VS Geylang United FC (Match 17)
Venue: Jurong East Stadium
Time: 7.45pm
Friday 9 October – Geylang United FC VS Albirex Niigata FC (S) (Match 18)
Venue: Bedok Stadium
Time: 7.30pm ('Live' Telecast Match)
Monday 26 October - TTM Samut Sakhon FC VS Bangkok Glass FC (Match 19)
Venue: Jurong West Stadium
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Eh? What's this?!?
The messages coming out of College Street, via Mike Cockerill's keyboard, are increasingly confusing. Now there is to be a second Sydney franchise, only a week after it appeared the game was up?
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(P.S: The following message is brought to you by Geylang United Football Club. Any club or organization would like to publicize their upcoming activities via this blog, please feel free to email to me at "kopohui@bolasepako.com", thanks)
13th Young Eagles Soccer Camp
Calling all boys & girls (aged 7 – 13 yrs old) Join us this Dec ‘09 for an exciting camp experience. Click to continue reading...

The English Premier League wrapped up its weekend of matches with two on Sunday. The matches on Sunday were Aston Villa traveling to play Birmingham City and Fulham hosting Everton. Here's a recap of both matches along with video highlights on Sunday, September 13, 2009.

English Premier League Recap Saturday, September 13, 2009

Fulham defeated Everton on two second half goals while Aston Villa got a late goal to beat Birmingham City.

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The Italian Serie A continued its season Saturday, September 12, 2009 with two matches. Lazio hosted Juventus and AC Milan traveled to Livorno. Milan has struggled and needed to get a result on the road against one of the weaker Serie A teams while Juventus was also on the road. Here's a recap of the Italian Serie A for Saturday, September 12, 2009 along with video highlights.

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The Italian Serie A continued its season Saturday, September 12, 2009 with two matches. Lazio hosted Juventus and AC Milan traveled to Livorno. Milan has struggled and needed to get a result on the road against one of the weaker Serie A teams while Juventus was also on the road. Here's a recap of the Italian Serie A for Saturday, September 12, 2009 along with video highlights.

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The CONCACAF Region had another set of matches in World Cup Qualifying with the United States traveling to Trinidad & Tobago, Mexico hosting Honduras, and El Salvador hosting Costa Rica. With the standings in the hexagonal closer than ever between the top 4 teams, each match has increasing significance.

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The CONCACAF Region had another set of matches in World Cup Qualifying with the United States traveling to Trinidad & Tobago, Mexico hosting Honduras, and El Salvador hosting Costa Rica. With the standings in the hexagonal closer than ever between the top 4 teams, each match has increasing significance.

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