Overall, a really good article:

Lambert said she was shaken and appalled by some of the responses she received in e-mail messages, telephone messages and on blogs, which included the publishing of her parents' home phone number in Southern California and one suggestion that "I should be taken to a state prison, raped and left for dead in a ditch.

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First things first that's Tigre midfielder Matias Gimenez in the picture above. Dressed as a tiger. Holding two live chickens. With a demonic look on his face. In what appears to be the backyard of a meth lab/child abductor's hideout. I have no answers for any of that. I found the picture here.

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Not since the famous rumble in jungle between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in Zaire has there been so much excitement in Africa over a sporting event.As Sudan gears up to host the second leg of the Algeria - Egypt world cup qualifier security seems to be in place on a war footing.15,000 police will be deployed to prevent a repeat of Saturday's violence in Cairo.

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Took some time this weekend and added tags to the blog. So now you can look for articles by topic as opposed to just searching or looking by time frame. It should make it easier to find some topics and see what I write about the most. I hope to finally get my act together with tags moving forward. Click to continue reading...

The 4th biggest game in the world this weekend is Egypt v Algeria, for a spot in the World Cup. (#1 & #2 are MLS semifinals, and #3 is USA friendly, of course.) And this game is an insane rivalry.
The winner of this game goes to the World Cup, while the loser goes home.
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It's rare to see players fighting out on the field during a soccer match. In hockey it's almost expected, but in soccer it's almost unheard of. That's why this new video showing a Bringham Young University player elbowing, punching and pulling hair is making it's way around the internet like wildfire.

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It has been confirmed that Man United will compensate Barnsley after some United ransacked the kiosks and threatened the young teenage (mainly female) staff. It has been estimated that the ‘fans' caused £10,000 worth of damage.
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Thanks to our friends at Dirty Tackle for bringing this to our attenion. Imagine you have two teams who quite literally hate each other to the core, two local rivals who can't stand the sight of each other. Then you take an away team who takes the spoils and you add a player who wishes to create mayhem.

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Early on Sunday morning, violence once again reared its head in the world of Argentine football, when Fernando Cáceres Independiente's reserve team coach and a former Argentina international was shot by robbers, taking a bullet in his right eye. At the time of writing, he continues in the Carrillo Hospital in Ciudadela [. Click to continue reading...

Since 1958 Pelé had become known as the best player in the world, and there were great expectations to the Brazilian national team as the World Cup returned to South America, to Chile specifically.It was sadly one of the most vile tournaments in terms of fair play and bad refereeing, with some matches that will only go over to history for their violence, notably Yugoslavia-USSR and Chile-Italy. Click to continue reading...

It's been awhile since I've done a round-up of links, but as we wait for the MLS Playoffs to start, this is a good time to do some reading:
World Cup in the U.S. could mean $5-Billion Windfall - L.A. Times
Roma's Captain Totti Undergoes Knee Surgery - USA Today
Forget Fergie, A Real refereeing crisis is looming - Graham Poll - The Daily Mail
Rangers and Celtic's barbaric Old Firm bigotry is last thing we need down here: Martin Samuel - The Daily Mail
In Italy the Ultras give the orders - La Gazzetta dello Sport
Bodies of murdered soccer players returned to Colombia - Colombia News
French League Boss defends late decision to call off game despite violence - Canadian Press
Swine Flu strikes Bolton - AFP
Fenerbahce preserves home dominance in derby classic - Today's Zaman
Palermo salvages SuperClasico draw - ESPN Click to continue reading...

Barely has the dust settled from the tenth round, so full of action that the superclásico was all but forgotten about by anyone reasonable, than the next round of matches is starting. It's a big round for both Avellaneda clubs: Newell's host Racing on Tuesday afternoon for some reason Racing's new manager, Lothar Matthäus [. Click to continue reading...

If you play soccer or are a fan, you know why it's called the Beautiful Game. Soccer is a global language that has the power to unify people. Last weekend, a group of players got together� in Los Angeles� so that others around the world can have the opportunity to play as well.

The event, called Play Soccer So They Can, was organized by Opportunitas Aequas (Latin for "Equal Opportunity), a non-profit, grassroots organization that uses soccer to build stronger communities for youth affected by war and violence.

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If you play soccer or are a fan, you know why it's called the Beautiful Game. Soccer is a global language that has the power to unify people. Last weekend, a group of players got together� in Los Angeles� so that others around the world can have the opportunity to play as well.

The event, called Play Soccer So They Can, was organized by Opportunitas Aequas (Latin for "Equal Opportunity), a non-profit, grassroots organization that uses soccer to build stronger communities for youth in Rwanda and Uganda affected by war and violence.

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Just to prove that we're not all about violence and the infliction of pain here at DT, in lieu of a bad challenge, today we present Catania's Jorge Martinez doing his Michael Jackson happy dance after scoring the winning goal against Cagliari last Sunday.

See you don't need broken noses and little kids getting hit in the groin to start your day right.

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The VALENCIA CF sponsor wanted to utilize the upcoming gameagainst FC BARCELONA to promote its web & product, & on theway build up support among Valencia fans to vibe up this grandclash tomorrow.They elaborated this VIDEO, depicting Valencia CFas Spartan warriors ready to take on the enemy FC Barcelona inthe "Mestalla Stadium" (Valencia):Well it has created controversy, so much so that the "Anti Click to continue reading...

This turns very brutal, far more so than you would imagine. At one point some guy tries to break things up and ends up with a punch in the face for his troubles. Those who get turned on by a bit of girl on girl action (in the form of crazed violence) will get some sad sick pleasure out of this. The rest of us will just watch and wonder whether all those concerned kissed and made up in communal showers (it could happen!

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Could Serbian hooligans solve all our problems?

From Prost Amerika Soccer:

FIFA have already fined the Serb FA $40,000 for incidents in all their previous world cup matches against France, Austria and Romania, and now they have finally lost patience.

Once more, the authorities have stepped in ahead of a match with Romania.

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Well that was bloody fantastic.

It was probably one of the best attacking displays I have seen and the scary thought is that at the start of both half's it took quite a while for us to get going, if we had been at that intensity for 90 minutes Blackburn and their fat manager would have still been totting up all the goals 24 hours on.

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I just watched the second leg of the Vancouver-Portland USL1 semifinal, and it was pretty entertaining stuff. Sure it was played on a rug, some of the violence on the pitch was borderline criminal (I'm aware of the MLS glass house I'm living in),... Click to continue reading...

Away from home A Burnley fan who lives near rivals Blackburn Rovers' ground has been told he will have to make a 50-mile away trip to Ewood Park for Saturday's Lancashire derby. Jason Taylor is the victim of tight restrictions on the movement of away fans following the violence at the recent West Ham and Millwall game. Click to continue reading...

The Manchester derby was a joy to behold for football fans around the globe, but in the aftermath of the match all of the focus is on Craig Bellamy and his violent outburst.

Pictures prove that Bellamy punched a spectator that entered the field, and there is no covering up his blemish.

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Apparently there's a website out there that allows you to send text messages to French national team coach Raymond Domenech.
I have a feeling this type o' thing might catch on.
Scary.
Now the links:

• Fergie tells Scholes to forget retirement. [Daily Mail]
  
• New Costa Rica coach having problems.

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Football is a passionate game.
It's one of it's greatest charms.
I don't think anyone would dispute that analysis.
But where those feelings flare into aggression and violence, or the goading of players (including racist and homophobic chanting), that passion become problematic. Click to continue reading...

Fowler scored a great goal early. Brisbane's defence, for all its stars, looks slow and brittle.
NQ down to 10 from 1st half.
Henrique pushes the envelope but also attracts real violence.
Lots of wild dead end balls from Brisbane in the second half.
Reinaldo, Van Dijk combination starting to look good. Click to continue reading...

Thanks to The Spoiler for bringing this to our attention!

Dimitar Berbatov barely exudes enough energy to get out of bed and put his hairband on, so it was with great surprise that we read about his supposed adventures with a Bulgarian Playboy Playmate of the Year.

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Oh the joy of the British press.

"I like that [focus on the diving problem], I believe that is a quality in this country. In some countries it is a quality to dive. I'm still more proud to be part of England where they fight against it.

"But there are other points that are for me more urgent.

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La Liga kicks off this weekend and on this week's show we ask whether the Spanish League is now better than the Premier League. We also review the big football stories from around the world in the good, the bad and the ugly, including violence in East London. Come along to the site at languagecaster.

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Fashion writers like to think that they have their fingers on the ever-changing pulse of the British nation, that they are armed with an intricate understanding and perception of what is hot, not, and what could well turn out to be in the future. And listening to most seasoned observers of said industry, it is fair to say that one trend tends to be permanently listed under the "In" banner.

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While the FA launches an investigation into the violence and hooliganism coming out of the West Ham - Millwall Carling Cup match on Tuesday� - West Ham striker Carlton Cole has also confirmed that he received racist abuse - he was called a "monkey" by a minority of Millwall supporters in the same match this week. Click to continue reading...

Surely this is not the answer?

Harry Redknapp says West Ham and Millwall should never be allowed to play each other in a cup tie again following the crowd trouble at their game and the riots around Upton Park on Tuesday.

The Tottenham and former Hammers boss believes the clubs should be re-drawn if they are paired in future.

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They Think It's All Over... forgot what day it was and so has posted his usual WDKF Wednesday article on a Thursday. Go figure (and read). Click to continue reading...

So I know I usually post on Wednesdays, but as I'm off Uni for two weeks I somewhat lost track of the days and completely forgot that yesterday was in fact Wednesday. So here's an article to make up for it. Seeing the terrible violence and ridiculous behaviour of those so called football fans at Upton [. Click to continue reading...

So I know I usually post on Wednesdays, but as I'm off Uni for two weeks I somewhat lost track of the days and completely forgot that yesterday was in fact Wednesday. So here's an article to make up for it. Seeing the terrible violence and ridiculous behaviour of those so called football fans at Upton [. Click to continue reading...

Tuesday night saw the return of football hooliganism to England after stabbings outside the West Ham United vs Milwall League Cup match, but there's been a small step forward in the battle against violence in Argentine football. You've probably not heard of Rodrigo Silvera if you're not Argentine. Back in November (the 1st, to be [. Click to continue reading...