This is not a hoax. Atletico Madrid coach Quique Sanchez Flores has Contracted the dreaded Swine
Flu virus. According to his clubs website, the former Valencia Coach was feeling a little bit under
the weather on Monday and subsequent tests that were carried out to check if he was suffering from
the common cold came back negative.
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strong>Cold, damp and pretty miserable, and that was just my fatha. Well no actually, the
weather did a good impersonation of mid-December (or else I'm just getting auld). And the first
half of the Newcastle vs Hartlepool reserve match sort of felt a bit sorry for itself at times. But
with the news that Fabrice [.
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I'm a great believer in looking for ways to involve nature in the healing process.
One of my biggest regrets is that I did not take more time to learn what my grandmother had to tell
about such things before she died.
Even so I found one story I read today something of a challenge.
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Dirty Tackle 12 November @ 03:23 PM EST
The members of Manchester City not busy with international duty finally met the man who pays
their massive wages for the first time yesterday in Abu Dhabi, ahead of today's friendly against
the United Arab Emirates (which City lost 1-0). The awkwardness of the occasion is evident
especially the shot at 10 second into the video where it appears they just finished talking about
the weather and now have absolutely nothing left to say to each other.
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Vintage Arsenal Goal
4-1 is may have been the final result but judging from the opening 20 minutes of the game, it
would be rather hard to envisaged that scoreline. Credit to Wolves and McCarthy for their game plan
as they came out firing on all cylinders and chose to take the game to us rather than just contend
to defend.
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Barcelista 04 November @ 11:00 AM EST
Last night we read that Rubin Kazan's manager had instructed the Russian club's groundskeeper not
to trim the grass in the stadium, so that it would slow Barca down. Now, it
is quite
flattering that other teams feel the need to go to such measures when facing us, but really, it's
starting to get a bit old.
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Barcelista 03 November @ 02:51 PM EST
Leo and Pep do press conferences prior to tonight's freeze-fest against Rubin Kazan, and look great
while they're at it. Leo's got this whole
I'm-thinking-ginger-stubble-totally-works-for-me
look, while Pep is sending out
I'm-just-too-hot-to-handle vibes even in the midst of his
epic stare-down with the microphone.
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Amazing football by Arsenal at the Emirates once again. After scoring the first goal, it was
complete domination over a Tottenham side missing three of their most explosive / creative players
(Defoe, Lennon, and Modric).
Without a legitimate counter-attack possessing speed to keep Arsenal honest at the back, Tottenham
never had a chance.
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Hermantown Hawks 5-1 Mankato West
First State Tournament for Hemantown provides motivation.
Gusty winds and a heavy mist that came in waves is what greeted fans and players in the first
game of the night at Roseville HS. The boys State 1A Tournament quarterfinal matched the section 7A
champion Hermantown Hawks (20-1-0) against the section 2A winner, the Mankato West Scarlets
(18-2-0).
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Hermantown Hawks 5-1 Mankato West Scarlets
First State Tournament for Hemantown provides motivation.
Gusty winds and a heavy mist that came in waves is what greeted fans and players in the first
game of the night at Roseville HS. The boys State 1A Tournament quarterfinal matched the section 7A
champion Hermantown Hawks (20-1-0) against the section 2A winner, the Mankato West Scarlets
(18-2-0).
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KICKETTE 30 October @ 12:14 PM EST
It's like playing
Where's Waldo, only you're looking for the person with infinitely more
money than anyone else in the photo could ever and will ever imagine. We see you, JT!
In case you missed our tweet earlier this week: once you've seen this item, you may not be able to
carry on living until you own it.
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KICKETTE 30 October @ 12:14 PM EST
It's like playing
Where's Waldo, only you're looking for the person with infinitely more
money than anyone else in the photo could ever and will ever imagine. We see you, JT!
In case you missed our tweet earlier this week: once you've seen this item, you may not be able to
carry on living until you own it.
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I've also been meaning to put in my own take on the 2009 MLS regular season attendance numbers. Tom
over at PI looks at the issue in terms of expansion teams versus older clubs, but I'm not sure
that's a complete analysis. This won't be either, but here's a few brief points:
1) Outside Seattle, no team saw more than a 1% increase in attendance - except San Jose because of
the Barcelona double header.
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My obsession with Moses Mabhida Stadium has taken me and my camera there in all kinds of weather
yesterday the weather was grey and every now and they it was drizzling, but Durban's 2010 World Cup
Stadium still took my breath away, like it does, every time I look at it through my lens.
People's Park
I first jumped out of the car on the bridge that crosses highway to take some pics across the
People's Park with the oval walking track that is being constructed- they have cleared all that
rubbish and railway yard stuff, and the actual track is taking shake in front of the stadium in the
Kings Park Sporting Precinct.
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Saturday, Oct. 24 was the day of the last professional soccer game at Giants
Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. While The Swamp has many pleasant memories for soccer
fans, particularly those old enough to remember the New York Cosmos, for the New York Red Bulls the
end could not have come soon enough.
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Last week of the season and the weather hasn't changed. Leave your updates here. As is my habit,
I list varsity start times. And remember, the US opens play in the U-17 World Cup vs SPAIN today,
live at 12:45 pm on ESPNU.
5:30 pm Bolivar vs Catholic @ Bolivar is Varsity only, winner earns COC Small School title
6:30 pm – Kickapoo vs Glendale @ JFK
17:00 – College Heights vs Cassville
17:00 – Greenwood vs Willard Cooper
17:00 – Stover vs Osage Stover
17:00 – Central vs Nixa Cooper
18:00 – Ozark vs Hillcrest Ozark
18:00 – Jeff City vs Waynesville jeff city, mo
18:30 – Lebanon vs Marshfield Lebanon
18:30 – Camdenton vs Crocker camdenton
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When you looked up at the sky, and the puddles all over the floor, there was a certain irony in
it all; as if even the God's were crying over the 2009 season. And what weather could be more
fitting for a Stadium that caused nothing but tears for the past 14 years? Surely, with a hungry
and desperate TFC at the gates, tonight would end like so many others; a tearful mess of a
loss.
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Nutmegged 23 October @ 11:12 AM EST
"We adore chaos because we love to produce order."
~ M.C. EscherIn the delicious disorder that has marked the final weeks of the MLS season will come some order
after this weekend, and it all started in that mudpit in Bridgeview last night.
So did anyone check out that Chicago/Chivas game last night?
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1-0 OVER CHIVAS!!! WE'RE IN!!!!
The weather disgusting. The play dominated but not too pretty. Corners was that a record number?
Lillingston a large thank you for getting us in.
Once again the ref missed a lot. There were about three handballs right in front of the man in the
middle.
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Hey everyone, I'm settled in at a very rainy Toyota Park and the Fire and Chivas are almost set to
kick off their all-important match. The Fire will be looking for a win or a tie to clinch the
Eastern Conference's second seed in the upcoming playoffs but Chivas will be gunning for a win to
take the lead in the tightly-packed Western Conference.
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SoccerLens 21 October @ 02:09 PM EST
Manchester United produced an efficient and controlled performance at the Luzhniki Stadium to
beak CSKA Moscow 1-0. Injuries, weather and a plastic playing pitch meant that United were always
going to play controlled rather than expansive football, but all the players did their jobs well
(with Fabio particularly impressing from full-back).
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The ArseNole 20 October @ 11:07 AM EST
Morning everyone. A fantastic Tuesday to you all. Hope you all enjoyed the win over Birmingham at
the weekend, which I missed because I was out of town at my cousin's first birthday party. Good
result though, and we're right back in the title race with Chelsea losing. But on to other
things.
A while back I talked about receiving an offer from SoccerPro.
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Mighty looooooow. I am under the weather and his brother Vinnie AND his other brother Vinnie. I'll
get Who likes goals? up when I can.- Greg Seltzer
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Well, the long winding MLS season has come down to this: needing 6 points from 2 games and
needing a host of other things to go our way in MLS play for the chance to advance into the
playoffs. Last year around this time, Columbus was eliminating us at Crew Stadium, and I was happy
that the elimination might lead to sweeping changes in the team.
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Wow what a game! The Dodgers set a record for hits ... but left 10 runners on. Ruiz and
Ibanez each had a 3-run homer. Lidge and Madson scared us but got it done. Ryan Howard hit
another clutch double.
I love it AND I'd love to see a much bigger lead in Game 2, guys, okay? Today it'll be Pedro
for the Phillies after lots of rest.
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Of course, I was a Phillies lover before, but after last night's top-of-the-9th heroics, how can
you not love that team? Bring on the Dodgers ... and let's have a repeat of last year! I went
to sleep thinking of my Dad, and how excited he'd have been (gave him a congratulatory phone call,
in my mind).
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MLS explores playing indoors to shift schedule:
"Perhaps we have to start thinking about roofed stadiums at some point. But do we have
to have a fan base that is developed enough to be immune to the weather, like they do for American
football where they will come out to watch a game regardless of the climate?
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I should begin with this statement:
Well done FC Dallas Front Office!
I know, you are all shocked that those words could ever be uttered or typed by me, but if you are
going to openly criticize a group, you have to be willing to applaud their successes.
As many across the country piled in to bars on Saturday night, paying upwards of $20 to have the
privilege of watching a low quality, jittery, oft-frozen closed circuit feed of the US v.
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Futbolita 10 October @ 01:16 PM EST
It was like watching The Notebook all over again at the Bootcamp da
Selecao yesterday... romântico, huh?
While doing their ball-control exercises, manos held one another's hands to prevent
themselves from slipping on the wet grass. Check out the Dani Alves/Fabulouso love
and Andre Santos' facial expression.
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Waynesville vs Rolla The varsity will play first, followed by the junior varsity weather
permitting. The start time for the event will be 5:30 p.m. instead of 4:30, so Waynesville can
complete football practice before our soccer warm-ups begin ]
Hillcrest vs West Plains postponed until October 22nd ]
Willard vs Bolivar Willard ]
Branson vs New Covenant branson ]
Lebanon vs Camdenton lebanon ]
Cassville vs Carthage Cassville ]
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See The Cup 07 October @ 06:16 PM EST
Journalist Cosme Rimolli reports in his blog that before going to South Africa, the team headed
by Dunga will do its preparation in Lubango, city 676 km from Luanda (in the picture).
The information was disclosed in an interview with Tsambo Makaba, owner of the company who is
bridging CBF and Angola's government in the negotiations.
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Steven Pienaar
Ajax Cape Town's Franklin Cale, who has been shining in the PSL, will join the Bafana Bafana
squad in place of the injured Steven Pienaar for their two friendlies against Iceland and
Norway.
The Ajax Cape Town winger was unable to honour his debut call-up for the national team against
Madagascar last month due to a foot injury.
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This past Saturday I spent the day at the Camellia Cup put on by Slidell Youth Soccer Club!Â
The weather was great, soccer was excellent, and I couldn't ask for a better tournament to
sponsor! I had a marketing table set up and besides giving out free stuff and information about
my Online Soccer Academy I offered players a chance to win prizes!
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