Found this list online, here, and thought it was interesting. Good for Spurs and Villa fans at
least.
The list is correct as of 17/11/09.
Top 20 Teams For Producing England Internationals (all time):
1. Aston Villa 68
2. Tottenham 62
3. Everton 59
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Soccerblog 17 November @ 08:16 PM EST
Gibbs limped off with an ankle injury after a 12st minute tackle forced him out of the U21 Euro
match against Lithuania. He is to undergo an X ray as a precautionary measure and more information
on the extent of his injury will be available later this week.
With Gael Clichy out for a month with a back injury, the left back position was a lock for
Gibbs.
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There I was sitting at my desk at work and a news story came through to me about Saloman Kalou . It
said that he was involved in fight with West Brom's Abdoulaye Meite and that the two have since
made up but will miss the friendly against Germany on Weds!
I know what you are thinking.
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Wolves 1 (Craddock 89) Arsenal 4 (Zubar og 28, Craddock og 36, Fabregas 45, Arshavin
66)
(Premiership)
Moving house and blogging is a tricky combination. Phone companies tend to ensure that you
haven't got a hope of getting online during the first few weeks in the new place, and trying to
write anything meaningful from a mobile is nigh on impossible.
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"The Manchester players protested a lot. I don't know why. I don't like this."
Oh, the irony.
John Terry said he 'loved' Didier Drogba's disgraceful reaction to their result against
Barcelona last season. Remember the one? He had to be dragged away from the referee before shouting
"it's a fucking disgrace!
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Chris Hughton claims that the team's focus was the key to Newcastle United's win over Peterborough
yesterday. Cardiff lost away to derby rivals Swansea and West Brom managed to beat promotion
hopefuls Leicester, which means a bit of a gap has opened up between the top 2 and the chasing
back. After the game, Hughton said: "We have [.
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West Brom have replaced Newcastle United atop the English Football League Championship table after
15 rounds of matches. However, the Magpies can retain top spot with a win at Sheffield United later
today. Cardiff City currently sits in second position in an extremely tight table in which 1st and
10th positions are separated by only 10 [.
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SoccerLens 02 November @ 02:50 AM EST
About six weeks ago I did a piece predicting West Ham to win the Premier League based on their
league position this year and Manchester United's league position last year after 5 games.
That prediction hasn't been working out too well (hopefully you didn't think I was
serious...although I'm pretty sure I still managed to annoy some Millwall fans.
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Roberto Di Matteo's West Brom tore apart Watford in this Championship encounter.
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by JAMES CURTIS Imagine breakfast in the Wenger household and you might hear Mrs Arsene snapping
at her husband's indecision whether or not to play his Young Guns against Liverpool tonight: "Oh
for heavens sake, let the kids play why wont you," she trumps.
It's a point well made, as for Arsenal fans the more exciting prospect of Carling Cup football
is the chance of seeing the talented youth in a real pressure setting.
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In the midst of the Alonso summer saga, I posted the results from different midfield pairings.
Lucas/Mascherano's line looked like this:
6 wins, 4 draws
2-0 West Brom, 3-0 West Ham, 4-1 United, 1-1 City, 1-1 Wigan, 0-0 Stoke, 5-1 Newcastle, 3-1 PSV
[4-4-2], 0-0 Fulham [4-4-2], 2-1 Marseille
Let's ignore the PSV and Fulham games because of the 4-4-2 formation in Gerrard's absence (and
Torres' against PSV).
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Soccer Pie 23 October @ 02:51 AM EST
How can a club survive in the Premier League, West Brom, Hull and Stoke managements wondered
last year? Wolves, Birmingham and Burnley managers and presidents ask the same question today. You
may say that the answer to this old question is always the same: MONEY. The answer
is only partially true.
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West Brom moved top this weekend, capatalising on Newcastle's away loss to Forest.
Cardiff closed in on Middlesbrough, before climbing up to third with a win on Tuesday. Could this
be the bluebirds season? At the other end of the table Ipswich drew again, quickly levelling having
gone behind to an early Beattie goal.
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Nottingham Forest put a dent in our title ambitions as what appeared to be a very unmotivated
Newcastle side struggled early on.
Forest had the best of the first half and were unfortunate to only go in to the half-time break
with a one goal lead. Newcastle were guilty of:
- Giving away possession (Are you listening Marlon Harewood?
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Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs have both surprisingly spoken out about the controversial issue of
football players earning every penny of their astronomically large salaries.
When the starting salary for a nurse is £20k a year, a teacher is £21k a year and a police
officer is £22k a year, it's hard to argue that John Terry deserves £160k a week!
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Let's get this over with:
- David Beckham allowed to leave MLS.
- Napoli the solution for grumpy Toni?
- Guti would welcome back one Roberto Carlos.
- Arsenal eye Bari duo.
- Ferdinand to be axed by Sunderland?
- EPL big boys after the new Vidic.
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Off the Post 09 October @ 03:08 AM EST
West Brom striker, erm, grasses up Eagles Roman Bednar has been having a bit of a moan about
cruel-hearted Crystal Palace players who allegedly called him a drug dealer during their recent
match against West Brom. The Czech striker is just returning from a three-month suspension after
being caught buying cocaine and cannabis by the News of [.
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So far the Premiership old boys are showing their class, occupying the top 3 places.
After paying out £2 million compensation to Keegan Newcastle failed to score for the first time
this season against Bristol City. Fans can only hope that any takeover, made more likely by the
compensation pay out, causes minimum disruption.
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Can it be only two weeks since West Brom's stunning 5-0 win at co-promotion favourites
Middlesbrough?For since that game, which left many pundits regarding Albion as automatic promotion
shoe-ins, an autumnal chill has descended on the Hawthorns, blowing away the sunny late-summer
optimism.First, there was the League Cup elimination against the Wenger boys.
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With the first quarter of football almost over in most leagues around Europe, now is a good time
to measure the current progress of some of the giant clubs on the continent. Actually, analyzing
the success or failure of clubs in general won't be nearly as exciting as identifying a more
specific object of analysis.
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Newcastle United go into the international break three points clear at the top of the Coca Cola
Championship. That lead however could, and should, have been extended to six points today.
Bristol City goalkeeper Dean Gerken had an absolute blinder and had one of his upright's to
thank after Marlon Harewood shot against the post in the opening stages.
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Friday 2 October
19.30 Schalke 04 v Eintracht Frankfurt, Bundesliga, ESPN
An intriguing one this. While Schalke lie fourth, they desperately need to improve matters at home
having lost five of their last six matches at the Veltins-Arena. United, meanwhile, are unbeaten on
their travels, picking up seven points from a possible nine so far this season.
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This post gives explanations of two more footballing clichés. You can find many more examples
by going to our football cliché page here.
To run your socks off | Listen to the cliché here
This cliché is used when a team or an individual player is seen to work very hard during a
game.
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Newcastle take on QPR tonight at St James's Park and a win will take us five points clear at the
top of the Championship.
NUFC Player News
The Toon welcome back Jonas Gutierrez from a hamstring injury and Danny Guthrie from suspension.
Coloccini is ruled out with an injury, while Ryan Taylor and Danny Simpson are both last minute
decisions.
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Newcastle take on QPR tonight at St James's Park and a win will take us five points clear at the
top of the Championship.
NUFC Player News
The Toon welcome back Jonas Gutierrez from a hamstring injury and Danny Guthrie from suspension.
Coloccini is ruled out with an injury, while Ryan Taylor and Danny Simpson are both last minute
decisions.
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The explosive Aston Villa centre forward has joined championship front runners Newcastle United on
a three month loan deal. There was a Hot pursuit for the experienced striker with clubs like West
Brom and Middlesbrough thought to be chasing the striker. It was even rumoured that league two side
Notts county were set to sign Harewood as their new owners try continue their reputation to sign
big name players.
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Newcastle United have a great opportunity to extend their lead at the top of the table but QPR will
make for stiff opposition. The three teams below us failed to win last night. West Brom suffered a
surprise defeat by Barnsley, Preston lost at home to Reading and Middlesbrough lost at home to
Leicester.
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The diminutive Newcastle United squad is about to be stretched further by injuries and
international duties. Fabricio Coloccini picked up a groin strain and Ryan Taylor picked up a calf
injury during Saturday's game against Ipswich. Danny Simpson is also sidelined with an ankle injury
from the Plymouth game and is doubtful for this week's games.
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Liverpool Kop 28 September @ 12:12 PM EST
Many great strikers have scored hat-tricks for Liverpool down the years but which player has
achieved the incredible feat of 17 hat-tricks in nine full seasons?
Between 1926 and 1936, South African striker Gordon Hodgson scored an incredible 17 hat-tricks for
Liverpool, including a stunning 4 hat-tricks in a single season (1930-1931).
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