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• Standings in English Premier League: Feb 7, 2010

  Standings in Premier League after February 7 GP W D L Pts Chelsea 25 18 4 3 58 Manchester Utd 25 18 2 5 56 Arsenal 25 15 4 6 49 Liverpool 25 13 5 7 44 Tottenham 25 12 7 6 43 Manchester City 23 11 8 4 41 Aston Villa 24 11 8 5 41 Birmingham 24 10 7 7 37 Everton 24 8 8 8 32 Fulham 25 8 7 10 31 Stoke City 23 7 8 8 29 Blackburn 25 7 7 11 28 Sunderland 24 6 7 11 25 Hull City 25 5 9 11 24 Burnley 24 6 5 13 23 Wigan 23 6 5 12 23 Bolton 23 5 7 11 22 West Ham 24 4 9 11 21 Wolverhampton 24 5 6 13 21 Portsmouth 24 4 3 17 15

• Standings in Spanish Primera Liga: Feb 7, 2010

  Standings in Primera Liga after Feb 7 GP W D L Pts Barcelona 21 17 4 0 55 Real Madrid 21 16 2 3 50 Valencia 21 12 6 3 42 Mallorca 21 11 4 6 37 Sevilla FC 21 11 3 7 36 Deportivo La Coruña 21 10 5 6 35 Athletic Bilbao 21 10 3 8 33 Getafe 21 10 1 10 31 Osasuna 21 8 5 8 29 Villarreal 21 7 5 9 26 Racing Santander 21 6 7 8 25 Atlético Madrid 21 6 6 9 24 Sporting Gijon 21 6 6 9 24 Espanyol 21 6 5 10 23 Almeria 21 5 7 9 22 Málaga 21 4 9 8 21 Real Zaragoza 21 5 5 11 20 Valladolid 21 3 9 9 18 Tenerife 21 4 5 12 17 Xerez 21 2 5 14 11

• Standings in Italian Serie A: Feb 7, 2010

  Standings in Serie A after February 7 GP W D L Pts Inter Milan 22 16 4 2 52 AS Roma 23 13 5 5 44 AC Milan 22 12 6 4 42 Napoli 23 10 8 5 38 Palermo 23 10 7 6 37 Sampdoria 23 10 6 7 36 Juventus 23 10 5 8 35 Genoa 23 10 5 8 35 Cagliari 22 9 5 8 32 Bari 23 8 8 7 32 Fiorentina 22 9 4 9 31 Chievo Verona 23 8 5 10 29 Parma 22 8 5 9 29 Bologna 23 6 7 10 25 Udinese 22 6 6 10 24 Catania 23 5 8 10 23 Livorno 23 6 5 12 23 Lazio 23 4 10 9 22 Atalanta 23 5 5 13 20 Siena 23 3 4 16 13

• Standings in German Bundesliga: Feb 7, 2010

  Standings in Bundesliga after February 7 GP W D L Pts Bayer Leverkusen 21 12 9 0 45 Bayern Munich 21 13 6 2 45 Schalke 04 21 12 6 3 42 Hamburg SV 21 9 9 3 36 Borussia Dortmund 21 10 6 5 36 Werder Bremen 21 8 7 6 31 Eintracht Frankfurt 21 8 7 6 31 Mainz 21 8 6 7 30 TSG Hoffenheim 21 8 4 9 28 VfB Stuttgart 21 7 7 7 28 FC Cologne 21 6 7 8 25 VfL Wolfsburg 21 6 7 8 25 Borussia Monchengladbach 21 7 4 10 25 VfL Bochum 21 5 7 9 22 SC Freiburg 21 5 4 12 19 Hannover 96 21 4 5 12 17 Nurnberg 21 4 4 13 16 Hertha Berlin 21 2 5 14 11

• Standings in French Ligue 1: Feb 7, 2010

  Standings in Ligue 1 after February  7 GP W D L Pts Bordeaux 23 15 3 5 48 Montpellier 23 14 3 6 45 Lille 23 12 5 6 41 Lyon 23 11 7 5 40 Marseille 22 11 6 5 39 AS Monaco 23 12 3 8 39 AJ Auxerre 23 11 6 6 39 Stade Rennes 23 10 7 6 37 Lorient 23 10 5 8 35 Toulouse 23 9 6 8 33 Valenciennes 23 9 5 9 32 AS Nancy Lorraine 23 9 4 10 31 Sochaux 22 9 4 9 31 Lens 23 8 6 9 30 Paris Saint-Germain 23 8 5 10 29 St Etienne 23 6 5 12 23 Nice 23 6 5 12 23 Le Mans 23 4 4 15 16 Boulogne 23 3 7 13 16 Grenoble 23 2 4 17 10

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• Wolverhampton Wanderers v Tottenham Hotspur: Preview

  soccernet.com

  9 Feb 2010 | 8:39 am

  Wolverhampton Wanderers v Tottenham Hotspur: Preview

• Spurs boss Redknapp riled by long-ball claims

  soccernet.com

  9 Feb 2010 | 7:24 am

  Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has hit back at claims his side rely on Peter Crouch's height and has branded accusations of long-ball football as "rubbish''.

• Redknapp pushes King's World Cup claims

  Soccernet staff

  7 Feb 2010 | 8:32 pm

  Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has pressed Ledley King's claims for a World Cup squad berth as a specialist back-up for England's first choice central defensive pairing of Rio Ferdinand and John Terry.

• Kevin Palmer: Spurs' brand new Bentley

  Kevin Palmer, White Hart Lane

  7 Feb 2010 | 2:11 am

  Kevin Palmer was at Tottenham as David Bentley continued his return from exile against Villa.

• Spurs 0-0 Aston Villa

  soccernet.com

  6 Feb 2010 | 12:58 pm

  Tottenham could not find a way past Aston Villa goalkeeper Brad Friedel as two of this season's top-four hopefuls in the Premier League cancelled each other out in a lacklustre goalless draw.

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• Live - Tuesday football

  9 Feb 2010 | 10:59 am

  Man City entertain Bolton at Eastlands in one of four Premier League games and there are a whole host of Football League fixtures too.

• Sullivan plea badly timed - Zola

  9 Feb 2010 | 10:30 am

  West Ham boss Gianfranco Zola criticises the timing of club co-owner David Sullivan's plea for all players and staff to take a voluntary pay cut at the end of the season.

• Pompey hopeful over court battle

  9 Feb 2010 | 10:18 am

  Portsmouth say they are close to reaching an agreement to avoid being wound up in the High Court.

• Ancelotti to hold Terry meeting

  9 Feb 2010 | 9:48 am

  Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti says a decision has yet to be made over whether captain John Terry will take time off to focus on his private life.

• Chamakh deal unlikely - Benitez

  9 Feb 2010 | 9:24 am

  Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez says he does not think the club will sign Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh in the summer.

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• US women's soccer team to host Mexico (AP)

  9 Feb 2010 | 11:33 am

  The U.S. national team will host Mexico in a women's soccer international friendly on March 31. The game will be played at Rio Tinto Stadium, home of Major League Soccer's Real Salt Lake. It will be the national team's first game in Utah since the Americans played Ireland in a friendly at the University of Utah's Rice-Eccles Stadium in 2003.

• Ruud Gullit Appointed President Of Holland/Belgium 2018 World Cup Bid Team (Goal.com)

  9 Feb 2010 | 11:33 am

  Gullit has been named as the president of Holland and Belgium's bid to host the 2018 World Cup.

• Premier League Preview: Wolverhampton - Tottenham (Goal.com)

  9 Feb 2010 | 11:33 am

  Spurs will be out for revenge after 1-0 defeat at the Lane.

• Redknapp: Tottenham Have A 'Big Chance' Of Finishing In The Top Four (Goal.com)

  9 Feb 2010 | 11:32 am

  Spurs still in with a shout.

• Real Madrid's Gonzalo Higuain: It Would Be A Dream To Retire Here (Goal.com)

  9 Feb 2010 | 11:32 am

  Pipita is living his dream at Real Madrid and hopes to stay at the Spanish capital for life.

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• AC Milan announce Emirates sponsorship deal

  Soccernet staff

  8 Feb 2010 | 4:00 pm

  Dubai government-owned Emirates airline is to sponsor AC Milan from next season in a four-year shirt deal worth around 50 million euros ($68.31 million), a source close to the Italian club said on Monday.

• Ballack slams Wenger criticism

  Soccernet staff

  8 Feb 2010 | 3:55 pm

  Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack has hit out at Arsene Wenger's criticism of the Premier League leaders, after the Arsenal boss accused the Blues of tactically fouling his players during the 2-0 defeat that has left the Gunners nine points adrift in the title race.

• City boss Mancini still confident of top four finish

  Soccernet staff

  8 Feb 2010 | 3:19 pm

  Roberto Mancini insists he is more confident than ever that Manchester City can finish fourth in the Premier League this season, despite suffering two defeats in his first six league games in charge.

• Kamara: New-look Celtic ready to challenge

  Soccernet staff

  8 Feb 2010 | 11:27 am

  New-look Celtic are ready to begin salvaging their Scottish Premier League title hopes, according to new loan signing Diomansy Kamara.

• Amodu Nigeria sacking down to public pressure

  Soccernet staff

  8 Feb 2010 | 11:14 am

  The president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) insists his organisation were forced to sack coach Shaibu Amodu because of public pressure for a more high-profile appointment.

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• Live - Tuesday football

  9 Feb 2010 | 10:59 am

  Man City entertain Bolton at Eastlands in one of four Premier League games and there are a whole host of Football League fixtures too.

• Sullivan plea badly timed - Zola

  9 Feb 2010 | 10:30 am

  West Ham boss Gianfranco Zola criticises the timing of club co-owner David Sullivan's plea for all players and staff to take a voluntary pay cut at the end of the season.

• Pompey hopeful over court battle

  9 Feb 2010 | 10:18 am

  Portsmouth say they are close to reaching an agreement to avoid being wound up in the High Court.

• Ancelotti to hold Terry meeting

  9 Feb 2010 | 9:48 am

  Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti says a decision has yet to be made over whether captain John Terry will take time off to focus on his private life.

• Chamakh deal unlikely - Benitez

  9 Feb 2010 | 9:24 am

  Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez says he does not think the club will sign Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh in the summer.

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• Financial Fiasco at Upton Park!

  lesliemoss

  9 Feb 2010 | 9:14 am

  I assume everyone will see the stuff all over the media today, especially Sullivan's statement on BBC.Co.Uk, about what he says he has now discovered about salaries, staffing and other costly excesses throughout the West Ham system. I would have thought that they would have done a better job of 'due diligence' before they closed the deal, but apparently they didn't. This man shoots from the hip, and now he wants all of the players and staff to take 25% pay cuts at the end of the season. He also says that if they get relegated, it'll be Armageddon, worse than Newcastle. If it's possible, he's…

• Xerez CD vs Real Madrid | Liga BBVA | Matchday 22 | 13/02/10 [R]

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  9 Feb 2010 | 9:09 am

  Xerezvs Real Madrid Estadio: Chapin Municipal Date:Saturday 13th February 2010 Time: 20:00 CET, 14:00 ET Xerez can't be happy that Cristiano and Higuain are back. ________________________________________________________________ Key Players: Renan will have to pull off a spectacular performance to keep his team in the game. Ronaldo will have to prove he can step into a team that have broken curses. ________________________________________________________________ What happened last time YouTube- Real Madrid - Xerez 5-0 Liga BBVA 20.09.09 all goals & highlights HQ YouTube- Real Madrid -…

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  BBC Sport | Football | UK Edition

• Live - Tuesday football

  9 Feb 2010 | 10:59 am

  Man City entertain Bolton at Eastlands in one of four Premier League games and there are a whole host of Football League fixtures too.

• Sullivan wages plea badly timed - Zola

  9 Feb 2010 | 10:30 am

  West Ham boss Gianfranco Zola criticises the timing of club co-owner David Sullivan's plea for all players and staff to take a voluntary pay cut at the end of the season.

• Portsmouth hopeful over court battle

  9 Feb 2010 | 10:18 am

  Portsmouth say they are close to reaching an agreement to avoid being wound up in the High Court.

• Ancelotti to hold Terry meeting

  9 Feb 2010 | 9:48 am

  Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti says a decision has yet to be made over whether captain John Terry will take time off to focus on his private life.

• McGhee wants fans to end abuse

  9 Feb 2010 | 9:44 am

  Aberdeen manager Mark McGhee pleads with supporters to get behind his players rather than barracking them.

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• Global Soccer: Two Returning Stars Find a Warm Welcome

  By ROB HUGHES

  9 Feb 2010 | 9:15 am

  Robinho and Roberto Carlos both shone as they played again in Brazil. These are significant homecomings. Brazilian fans deserve to see their fine performers in the flesh,

• Goal: In Midst of Recession, Bundesliga Thrives

  By JACK BELL

  9 Feb 2010 | 12:11 am

  The German Bundesliga wants the world to know that even in these trying economic times, it is solvent — a soccer island in that exudes diligence, growth and smart management.

• SOCCER: As AC Milan Sputters, Inter Able to Pad Its Lead

  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  8 Feb 2010 | 1:53 pm

  A 3-0 victory extended Inter's lead at the top of the Serie A table to 10 points after second-place AC Milan could only draw 0-0.

• Global Soccer: Vicious Fouls Bring Shame Upon Players

  By ROB HUGHES

  8 Feb 2010 | 12:27 am

  Dirty play, rather than just dubious morals, is a problem in the soccer millionaires' playground.

• Erica Woda’s Tenacity Helps to Get Children Off the Couch

  By CHUCK CULPEPPER

  7 Feb 2010 | 11:08 pm

  Erica Woda has willed to life the nascent program Level the Field, which brings sixth graders from a Washington Heights school into the mentorship of Columbia University athletes.

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• Sunil Gulati gets four more years as U.S. Soccer president

  7 Feb 2010 | 10:47 am

  Sunil Gulati has been unanimously re-elected to a second four-year term as president of the U.S. Soccer Federation.

• Chelsea keeps Premier League lead with win over Arsenal

  7 Feb 2010 | 10:37 am

  Chelsea beat Arsenal 2-0 on Sunday to stay ahead of Manchester United in the race for the Premier League title.

• FIFA: Ref who missed Henry handball to work in World Cup

  6 Feb 2010 | 11:33 am

  FIFA has included Martin Hansson in its squad of World Cup referees despite the Swede missing Thierry Henry's handball during ...

• Altidore's first Premier League goal helps Hull upset Man City

  6 Feb 2010 | 11:22 am

  U.S. forward Jozy Altidore scored his first Premier League goal Saturday in helping relegation-threatened Hull upset big-spending ...

• Kuyt heads Liverpool to win over Everton in derby

  6 Feb 2010 | 8:06 am

  Dirk Kuyt headed Liverpool to a 1-0 victory over Everton on Saturday, maintaining the team's push for a top-four spot in the ...

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• New World Cup ticket phase begins today for U.S. Supporters

  Travis Clark

  9 Feb 2010 | 12:01 pm

  Tickets are still available in both the U.S. Soccer fan section and other World Cup matches, for those planning on making the trip to South Africa. From today, February 9, through April 7 tickets will be distributed to U.S. Soccer fans on a first come, first served basis.The newest phase for U.S. Supporters began today at 10am ET. Tickets to the England-USA match, the semifinals and finals are sold out. A few other matches, including Italy and Paraguay in Cape Town on June 11 and Brazil and Portugal in Durban are reportedly sold out.According to FIFA, 400,000 seats still remain for the World…

• Mid-Day Ticker: Wenger bashes media, Robinho blames Mancini and more

  Travis Clark

  9 Feb 2010 | 10:43 am

  By TRAVIS CLARKLife in the Premier League hasn't been kind to Arsenal and Arsene Wenger lately. A brutal stretch of fixtures saw them play Aston Villa, Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool all in a row.So far, the Gunners have managed just a single point in the last three games, and as a result watched a title challenge go up in smoke. Arsene Wenger, frustrated by the lack of results, lashed out at the media in a press conference on Tuesday, claiming reporters took his quotes out of context and painted him as a bitter loser."I just would like to say that I was full of praise and…

• This midweek's Soccer on TV

  Franco Panizo

  9 Feb 2010 | 9:32 am

    By FRANCO PANIZO If you looked at the midweek's Soccer on TV schedule, you might think you were looking at a weekend lineup. There are several marquee matches to watch on Tuesday and Wednesday, and among them is the battle between Arsenal and Liverpool. Each team's chance of sporting the Premiership crown is rapidly fading, and one of the rivals may get dealt a serious blow when they square off at the Emirates on Wednesday. Manchester United is also trying to stay in the hunt for the Premiership title, and will look to keep within striking…

• Americans Abroad: Cooper looks to build on Plymouth debut

  Franco Panizo

  9 Feb 2010 | 8:05 am

  photo by ISIphotos.com By FRANCO PANIZO Kenny Cooper's quest to help Plymouth Argyle avoid relegation has begun, and Cooper's next match could prove pivotal in achieving that goal. Cooper will look to build on his 32-minute Plymouth debut when the club takes on fellow relegation-threatened Reading on Tuesday. Sitting five points below the Royals, 23rd-place Plymouth and Cooper could use a win, as they start a three-games-in-eight-day stretch against one of the weaker teams in the Championship. Cooper is just one of several Americans Abroad in action on…

• Copa Libertadores: Group stage to kick off

  Nestor F. Sebastian

  9 Feb 2010 | 7:02 am

  By NESTOR F. SEBASTIANA full slate of matches is scheduled to bombard fans this week as the group phase of the Copa Libertadores gets underway with 13 scheduled tilts, including the remaining second-leg matches that will determine the last two sides to join the record 40-team set-up. Defending champions Estudiantes de la Plata, with captain Juan Sebastian Veron, open up their title defense at home against Peruvian side Juan Aurich while Brazil's Cruzeiro--fresh off of their 7-0 rout of Bolivia's Real Potosi last week---travel to Argentina to face a tough Velez Sarsfield. Here is…

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• Manchester City v Bolton - live!

  Minute-by-minute report, Scott Murray

  9 Feb 2010 | 10:37 am

  Press refresh for the latest, or toggle that gizmo to ON. You can also email scott.murray@guardian.co.uk, follow tonight's live scoreboard and sign up for our daily email, the FiverReferee: Michael Jones (Cheshire)Jack Wilshere starts! Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, Knight, Ricketts, Robinson, Kevin Davies, Cohen, Muamba, Wilshere, Lee, Elmander.Subs: Al Habsi, Samuel, Taylor, Gardner, Mark Davies, Basham, Andrew O'Brien.Patrick Vieira starts! But it's not all walking: Given, Zabaleta, Toure, Kompany, Bridge, De Jong, Vieira, Barry, Adam Johnson, Tevez, Adebayor.Subs: Taylor, Onuoha, Ireland,…

• Zola criticises owners over pay cut claims

  9 Feb 2010 | 10:11 am

  • Anger over Sullivan interview ahead of important game• 'It would have been better to say that at another time'Gianfranco Zola has taken a swipe at West Ham's new owners after David Sullivan announced that the entire staff would have to take a pay cut in the summer.It is thought the manager and players, along with other club staff, will be asked by the co-owners, Sullivan and David Gold, to take a 25% cut to slash the club's £60m wage bill.An angry Zola, however, criticised the timing of the revelation, coming just 24 hours before West Ham take on Birmingham in a vital Premier League…

• Smith dismisses Spanish Bougherra talk

  Ewan Murray

  9 Feb 2010 | 9:59 am

  • Smith says rumours of move to Barça or Sevilla are expected• Speculation increased after Bougherra's good form for AlgeriaThe Rangers manager, Walter Smith, says he is unconcerned with speculation linking his defender Madjid Bougherra with a move to Barcelona or Sevilla.Reports have claimed both Spanish clubs have been alerted to Bougherra after he showed good form for Algeria in the recent Africa Cup of Nations. Bougherra was named in the team of the tournament in Angola, and Rangers' financial plight means they would find it difficult to reject bids for any player."We had speculation…

• Manchester United 'have to win' every game from now on, says Wes Brown

  9 Feb 2010 | 8:05 am

  • Defender believes champions cannot afford another slip-up• Travel to Aston Villa tomorrowWes Brown claims Manchester United have reached the stage of the season where they "have to win" if they have intentions of holding on to the Premier League title.United head to Aston Villa tomorrow night needing three points to keep pace with, or even overtake, Chelsea, depending on how the Premier League leaders fare against Everton at Goodison Park on the same night."Once we get to this stage of the season it is no longer about wanting to win, we have to win" said Brown. "We have to play well and…

• The Fiver | Scurrilous News-Spewers; and The One Where Margot Dresses As A Nun | Paul Doyle and Scott Murray

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  9 Feb 2010 | 7:59 am

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• RSL rookies get early taste of camp

  John Coon

  9 Feb 2010 | 8:18 am

  Though veteran players are still a couple days away from reporting for preseason training, the groundwork is already being laid for Real Salt Lake's rookies and second-year players.

• MLS W.O.R.K.S. joins First Lady to combat childhood obesity

  9 Feb 2010 | 7:39 am

  MLS W.O.R.K.S., Major League Soccer's community outreach initiative, has joined forces with First Lady Michelle Obama to eliminate childhood obesity in one generation.

• Recharged Wallace ready for season

  Steve Hunt

  8 Feb 2010 | 3:00 pm

  For the first time in his professional career, FC Dallas midfielder Anthony Wallace is not a Generation adidas player. However, according to FCD head coach Schellas Hyndman, that isn't a bad thing.

• Jazic honored by Canadian captaincy

  Jeffrey King

  8 Feb 2010 | 2:20 pm

  Wearing the captain's armband for one's national team is an honor that few players ever experience. On January 31, Ante Jazic became one of those players.

• Mathis to miss 4-6 weeks with torn meniscus in left knee

  8 Feb 2010 | 12:42 pm

  The LA Galaxy announced Monday that midfielder Clint Mathis will miss the next 4-6 weeks after undergoing surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee.

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• Some News for Mon Feb 8, 2010

  brucio

  8 Feb 2010 | 2:23 pm

  STARTERSJozy Jozy Jozy - playing his 3rd really good match in a row for Hull City he finally gets his first goal in the EPL. A fantastic goal too! See it here.dNHercules Gomez went for the trifecta with Puebla this weekend: His first start, first goal and first yellow card. Alright!WHO KNEW?We read today in Soccer America that Sunil Gulati has won reelection as President of the US Soccer Federation. Who knew it was even up for a vote? Was he opposed? Hmmm.BIG EUROPEAN CLUB MATCHES THIS WEEKEND-Sat Feb 9Liverpool 1-0 Everton - the Red side wins the Liverpool derby yet again, and this time the…

• Some News for Fri Feb 5, 2010

  brucio

  5 Feb 2010 | 3:16 pm

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• This Is My New Team - NSC Minnesota Stars

  brucio

  5 Feb 2010 | 11:27 am

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• Some News for Thu Feb 4, 2010

  brucio

  4 Feb 2010 | 3:19 pm

  STARTERSGlasgow's Daily Record has a stunning photo of DaMarcus Beasley's car on fire Monday night. And a follow up on the story that says gasoline was used to set the car ablaze.dNHooray Beer Indeed! Demolition crews begin work on the total destruction of Giants Stadium in East Rutherford New Jersey today. Will the curse be lifted?dNFIFA will announce the referee's for the World Cup on Friday.DU NORD-CENTRICI am proud to say that there were two cool mentions of this here blog on the interwebtubenets this week...-Soccerlens announced their blog award winners in January and this week they…

• USA Roster For Match On Feb 24 v El Salvador

  brucio

  4 Feb 2010 | 12:14 pm

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• Leading from the front

  Cardillo

  8 Feb 2010 | 7:05 am

  "I know your anger, I know your dreamsI've been everything you wanna be ohhh…I'm the Cult of Personality" -- Living Colour, "Cult of Personality."Remember those amazing old stickers you'd see around cities, "Andre the Giant Has a Posse?"Maybe we ought to amend it to Didier Drogba has a posse. Or at least a cult.This is a strange cult though, since it seems to have a massive hold on celebrities

• Term paper

  Cardillo

  5 Feb 2010 | 7:00 am

  Hey, who's got Super Bowl fever? (crickets)Yeah exactly. I haven't run across one person that's especially pumped up for the proverbial "Big Game" on Sunday. If you're a schulb that's there for the NFL week-in, week-out, the Super Bowl brings nothing to the table. Extra lite beer commercials, a longer halftime, more useless pregame prognostications. All the stuff that makes the NFL insufferable

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  3 Feb 2010 | 10:28 am

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• Rooney Tunes

  Cardillo

  1 Feb 2010 | 6:40 am

  "He is a walking, talking statistic, but he is so much more than that." -- Premier League announcer after Wayne Rooney's 100th career Premier League goal put Manchester United ahead 2-0 in the first half of its eventual 3-1 win over Arsenal.Chalk that up to one of the more bizarre reactions to a sporting accomplishment in recent memory.Forget, for a minute, that the idea of Wayne Rooney crunching

• Subdivisions

  Cardillo

  29 Jan 2010 | 7:04 am

  "Growing up it all seems so one-sided/Opinions all provided/The future pre-decided/Detached and subdivided" -- Rush, "Subdivisons"Normally 1980s Canadian synth-prog rock and the English Premier League don't exactly roll off the tongue in the same sentence. A song about Toronto FC, maybe. Welcome to the twisted place that is my brain. (Rush bassist/synth player Geddy Lee is a baseball fan, anyway.

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• England Away Football Shirt for 2010 World Cup Revealed

  The Gaffer

  9 Feb 2010 | 10:22 am

  Umbro today revealed pictures of the new England away soccer shirt for the 2010 World Cup. The red design is reminiscent of the England away shirt from the 1966 World Cup and features white cuffs and a round collar and the England Three Lions crest above the heart with a red star to identify England’s one World Cup Final victory. A full set of images of England’s World Cup away shirt can be found on Umbro’s Flickr stream. In conjunction with the unveiling of the new shirt, Umbro also released a video of English rock band Kasabian playing live in concert in front of an…

• Fan Diary #25: Going Into Arsenal v. Liverpool

  Ethan Armstrong

  9 Feb 2010 | 8:09 am

  It’s hard to know how to call this match. On one hand Liverpool are coming off back-to-back victories including a ten-man derby win. On the other Arsenal definitely have something to prove after Manchester United and Chelsea have patently exposed the holes in their armor. They’ll see us as a big team they can beat (because they’ve already done it this season). We’ll see them as a chance to prove we’re back on track after our struggles with form and results. For us it’s a chance to close the gap on a top four rival. For them these are three points they…

• The Own Goal Debate

  Jesse Chula

  9 Feb 2010 | 5:43 am

  By definition, an own goal occurs in association football when a player scores a goal that is registered to his or her own team. That definition was in fact one of many I found while scouring the Internet, but most of the others are similar in that they mention players knocking or kicking the ball into their own net. Sound vague to you? It did to me, it seems the definition failed to really define what constitutes a player knocking or kicking the ball into their own net. Is it knowingly, accidentally, on purpose? More specifically, when I watched Portsmouth self destruct this…

• Finding The Balance Between Soccer and Advertising

  The Gaffer

  9 Feb 2010 | 4:24 am

  Many of you will probably not like what I’m going to say, but I think we as soccer fans, myself included, are very hard to please. We want HD. We don’t want a sports ticker across the bottom. We want a clean presentation on screen with very few bugs, just the beautiful game. We want the best football commentators. We want TV coverage of every game. We want to hear the sound balance to be perfect where we can hear the sound of the crowd. We want to see the players coming down the tunnel before the game. And the list goes on and on. The question I have for you is, where does…

• Why Wayne Bridge Needs To Grow Up After John Terry Episode

  John Nicholson

  9 Feb 2010 | 3:51 am

  Not many think Capello has made the wrong decision to strip Terry of the England captaincy. But I think its an awful decison. I’m not concerned with Terry in the slightest, nor Bridge. But as soon as you start making decisions because there’s a media howl so to do, you are in trouble. You start to follow the media’s agenda and not your own. As we know the football media this week has been in a frothing frenzy of moralistic self-righteousness over the whole Terry/ Bridge/Capello situation. Like Terry, it just wouldn’t quit. So lets get this straight it seems this decison was made…

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• Bolton are 9/1 outsiders to capitalise on Manchester City’s recent wobble

  Arthur Antunes Coimbra

  8 Feb 2010 | 10:22 am

  Manchester City v Bolton, Premier League, February 9, 2010 Manchester City 40/85; Draw 7/2; Bolton 9/1 All of a sudden Roberto Mancini appears to be facing a must-win game, and many are taking glee in noting that the dapper Italian has now lost more matches than his predecessor Mark Hughes. It all started so well for Mancini with four straight-forward wins against Stoke, Wolves, Boro (FA Cup) and Blackburn, and a minor blip at Everton (losing 2-nil) was quickly forgotten after a terrific victory over neighbours United in the Carling Cup semi-final first-leg. But since City’s form has…

• Top 10 Goals of the Week

  Arthur Antunes Coimbra

  8 Feb 2010 | 8:51 am

  It’s been a great week for gaffs. While most European leagues are reaching the business end of the seasons, some countries are patiently waiting for their new campaigns to kick-off. This situation brought Swedish outfit Elfsborg and Russian powerhouse CSKA Moscow together in a friendly at the weekend, and the match was made famous by a remake of Paul Robinson’s infamous clanger against Croatia. Substitute Gary Neville for Swedish defender Johan Karlsson and replace Robbo for keeper Joakim Wulff and be prepared to giggle! Next we head to Portugal for the best/worst own goal of the…

• Individual Match Highlights: John Terry (Chelsea) vs Arsenal

  Arthur Antunes Coimbra

  8 Feb 2010 | 6:04 am

  Love him or hate him (and we suspect most side with the latter option), Chelsea captain John Terry shrugged off his recent off-field problem with a stellar performance against the Gunners on Sunday. Terry’s key moments arrived when the Blues’ skipper rose high to flick on a Malouda corner after just seven minutes which Drogba eventually turned over the line, and with a brilliant piece of leadership to orchestrate a Chelsea counter-attack from back to front after Terry won possession in his own penalty box. Commenting on Terry’s performance on Match of the Day 2, Garth Crooks…

• Good Weekend, Bad Weekend

  Arthur Antunes Coimbra

  8 Feb 2010 | 4:46 am

  Manchester United hammered the first nail in Arsenal’s title coffin last weekend and yesterday Didier Drogba tormented the Gunners to leave us with an undoubted two-horse race in the Premier League. Liverpool’s bid for fourth (and perhaps even third) received a major boost this weekend. Good Weekend Didier Drogba: Chelsea returned to the top of the table with a comfortable win over Arsenal, led by Didier Drogba who simply loves facing the Gunners. The Ivorian bulldozer has now scored 12 goals in 10 starts (12 matches in total) against Arsene Wenger’s side and he simply brushed aside a…

• Skill of the Week: Andres Iniesta (Barcelona) vs Getafe

  Arthur Antunes Coimbra

  8 Feb 2010 | 2:53 am

  A spellbinding turn from the number 8 on the edge of his box that left two Getafe players dumbfounded! As a bonus, Andres Iniesta’s match highlights against Getafe can be seen here.

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• two sides of the mexican pipeline

  Adam

  4 Feb 2010 | 11:24 am

  After hearing from a few people about the poor sound quality of the interviews on last week’s Waiting For Gaetjens podcast (sorry about that), I figured I’d transcribe the two interviews and post them here. I normally wouldn’t do this–I hate the whole, I write the same thing that I Twitter that I podcast that I Facebook, etc, etc, etc–but I think Hugo Salcedo in particular offers the most experienced knowledge of the movement of American youth players to Mexican club teams, while Goal.com’s Rene Leal, who spent time with Pachuca’s youth team, can shed…

• vietnam star or league minimum

  Adam

  22 Jan 2010 | 5:07 am

  Did I just learn why the negotiations over the collective bargaining agreement are so contentious? Did I find out just how disrespected the Vietnam league is? Or did I discover that MLS doesn’t think he’s worth it? There is plenty to learn from the professional path taken by Lee Nguyen, but at present, all I have are questions. Talking to Nguyen back in November of last year it seemed certain he would be playing in a MLS uniform in 2010. Once high school player of the year and college freshman of the year, as recently as last fall Arsenal had nice things to say about the…

• fifa & the year of african football

  Adam

  18 Jan 2010 | 10:02 am

  Do FIFA and its international tournaments really make a difference for the countries that host them? Could they? Should they? And what responsibility must the host country take on? What if instead of leftover stadiums host nations received fully integrated, brand new transportation systems? Will that be what South Africa reaps beyond profits for those whose pockets are already full? What if they were left with a bigger and better trained security or police force? South Africa will be the biggest, but also just the latest opportunity for FIFA to not just turn a profit but to do good by the…

• how to buy a sports franchise

  Adam

  9 Jan 2010 | 1:03 pm

  book excerpt – one (every)man’s dream to own a pro soccer team A native of Buffalo, NY, born to German immigrants, Ronald P. Maierhofer, 74, has been involved with soccer in the United States for eight decades. In 1942 his father started the first youth soccer league in Buffalo.  Ron and his brother signed amateur contracts with Toronto’s Belfast United of the Canadian Professional League when they were 16 years old (part of the contract was two cases of Molson Ale after each game). Ron was an All American player at Cornell and inducted in the school’s athletic hall of fame on the…

• Not So Secret Agent

  Adam

  6 Jan 2010 | 9:01 am

  I’ve asked Lyle Yorks for an interview several times to no avail. Agents aren’t known for talking to press and short of Scott Boras are famous for the low profiles they keep in the shadowy underbelly of professional sports. So when Michael Wheeler appeared on Twitter, giving up information not just on client movement but personal research on the game, it struck me as odd. And what with the MLS combine and the Superduperdraft coming up in the next week, it’s a perfect time to pick the brain of the one agent–a relative newcomer to the business but not the sport–who would…

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• Doing it again

  9 Feb 2010 | 12:26 am

• Taking a day off

  8 Feb 2010 | 12:43 am

  Monday is a busy, busy day for me. A couple stories due for the day job and a big meeting.Be sure to check out Jozy Altidore's first EPL goal somewhere. That's the biggest news of the weekend.I'm gonna have to take today off.Don't hate me. Check out my "Soccer buddies" section for all the stuff you need.

• VIDEO: That goal covered more area than Verizon

  5 Feb 2010 | 5:50 pm

  Certainly the best long-distance effort in recent memory.

• VIDEO: Pitch invader 1, security 0

  5 Feb 2010 | 2:38 pm

  Check out the player celebrate.Now that's good, fair, light-hearted comedy. Unlike all this JT stuff.

• John Terry dropped as England's captain

  5 Feb 2010 | 1:47 pm

  Inevitable. Here's coach Fabio Capello's statement:Capello issued the following statement: "After much thought, I have made the decision that it will be best for me to take the captaincy away from John Terry. As a captain with the team, John Terry has displayed extremely positive behaviour. However, I have to take into account other considerations and what is best for all of the England squad."What is best for all of the England team has inspired my choice. John Terry was notified first. When I chose John Terry as captain, I also selected a vice-captain and also named a third choice. There is…

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  Yanks Abroad

• Guy inks St. Pat's extension

  9 Feb 2010 | 7:46 am

  Ryan Guy has signed a one-year extension to his contract with St. Patrick's Athletic after deciding to stay in the League of Ireland for a while longer.

• Preview: Midweek English action

  8 Feb 2010 | 4:30 pm

  Landon Donovan and Tim Howard take on Chelsea while Brad Friedel takes on Manchester United plus Jozy Altidore will be looking for another goal when Hull City travel to Blackburn Rovers as midweek English action heats up.

• Recap: Aris Thessaloniki 0 - 2 Panthrakikos

  8 Feb 2010 | 10:46 am

  Eddie Johnson goes the distance for Aris in a humiliating defeat while Freddy Adu watches the muddy game from the bench.

• Recap: Weekend English action

  8 Feb 2010 | 3:53 am

  Landon Donovan was on the losing end of his first Anfield trip with Everton but the main talking point of the weekend was Jozy Altidore scoring his first Premier League goal in a huge victory for Hull City over Manchester City.

• Recap: Weekend German action

  8 Feb 2010 | 3:40 am

  Daniel Williams helped Freiburg keep red-hot Schalke at bay while Michael Bradley couldn't spark Gladbach to a comeback in Mainz.

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  WVHooligan - Soccer Blog

• More FCD Pre-Season Insight

  WVHooligan

  9 Feb 2010 | 8:48 am

  Gotta love the inside access that FC Dallas is providing this year. Heath Pearce is turning into quite the inside reporter. Tweet This! Share this on del.icio.us Digg... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• The Evolution of the American Striker

  WVHooligan

  9 Feb 2010 | 8:35 am

  By John Parker Brian Mcbride was a good player. So was Joe-Max Moore. Eric Wynalda held the American scoring record for nearly a decade. Alright, I don’t know where to start with this, and my free... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• The DP Grades: The Good, Bad, and Hideous

  WVHooligan

  8 Feb 2010 | 4:43 pm

  I’ve had this thought for a little while, on the surface the Designated Player rule is good as it brings quality players into Major League Soccer that do help in more areas than just on the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• Union Fever!

  WVHooligan

  8 Feb 2010 | 1:18 pm

  By: Geoff Reid I must admit, when Philadelphia officially got announced as the next expansion club added to the MLS brass for the 2010 season in March of 2008, I was very skeptical.  Of course at the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• Montz Interview With Calen Carr

  WVHooligan

  5 Feb 2010 | 11:00 am

  From time to time as you all know we like to post interviews done by former MLSer Jared Montz. If you haven’t gotten into his podcast yet I highly recommend you do so now. Today he has added a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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  World Cup Blog - Euro 2008 Championships

• Polish Team Of The Decade: The Back Four.

  tomasz

  31 Dec 1969 | 4:00 pm

  What an incredible battle between Jerzy Dudek and Artur Boruc for the place between the posts! As far as I remember I set the closing date somewhere around tomorrow so choose the Polish nr 1 goalie of the decade quickly if you haven't done it yet. Today I'm publishing the defenders poll including many players who already have a legendary status in Poland. Go and vote!

• Pokerface – Lady Luck

  Peter Katsiris

  31 Dec 1969 | 4:00 pm

  Pokerface...that’s exactly what sort of facial expression I was required to display when a close friend of mine tried to have a serious conversation with me regarding Greece’s chances of qualifying for EURO 2012. Chris beat me to it, but I was planning on breaking the news to y’all regarding Greece’s fortunes after Sunday’s draw for the EURO 2012 qualifying round. Basically, Lady Luck continues to favour Greece as we got another favourable draw. Aside from Croatia, it is safe to say that the task of Israel, Latvia, Georgia, and Malta are doable tasks for the 2004 European Champions,…

• Weekend Action in the Eredivisie

  Jan

  31 Dec 1969 | 4:00 pm

  Last Ajax team winning the title: spot Sneijder, Van der Vaart, Pienaar and De Jong! We pick up on Eredivisie action when the action deserves it and when I have the bloody time to cover it (or see it). After 20+ games, there's no hiding really. If you're in the top 4,

• Greece Analysis: Euro 2012 Qualifying Draw, Group F

  Chris Paraskevas

  31 Dec 1969 | 4:00 pm

  First thing’s first: it could have been a lot worse. It seems that the legacy of Euro 2004 continues to live on in Greece’s continued propensity for being drawn in relatively straight-forward qualifying groups by virtue of a continuously healthy ranking, leading to more appearances at football’s showpiece events, thus improving

• Arnold Muhren looks back at the 1988 EC

  Jan

  31 Dec 1969 | 4:00 pm

  The name Muhren is a famous one in the little fishing village of Volendam, just north of Amsterdam. Along with names like Tol, Veerman and Tuyp. You were either a famous musician ( The Cats) or a famous football player, if you were born with that surname. Focusing on football here,

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  The Offside

• Ramon Calderon Says Cristiano Ronaldo Rejected Barcelona to Join Real Madrid

  Daryl

  9 Feb 2010 | 11:55 am

  Thanks to ex-Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon’s wonderful inability to keep quiet, we’re slowly but surely learning more and more about Cristiano Ronaldo’s transfer from Old Traffod to the Bernabéu last summer. Remember how someone at Real Madrid claimed the transfer was arranged a year in advance, in the summer of 2008? And remember how [...]

• Manfield Town Are The Future

  chris

  9 Feb 2010 | 3:30 am

  It’s going to be impossible to do this without referencing Radiohead’s album In Rainbows, which has sort of paved the mainstream way for “pay what you want” retail. From Wiki, for those in the blue: Days after announcing the album’s completion, Radiohead released In Rainbows as a digital download that customers could order for whatever price [...]

• Charge Your Cell Phone With a Soccer Ball

  Daryl

  8 Feb 2010 | 7:00 pm

  I don’t know much about green technology, but I know what I like. So when I heard about the sOccket – a soccer ball that stores the energy generated through playing the beautiful game – I wanted to know more. The sOccket is the brainchild of four ladies at Harvard University. They saw that in certain [...]

• Daily Dose: February 8th, 2010.

  chris

  8 Feb 2010 | 4:40 pm

  The Belgian goals of the week. Finding hope in people who touch themselves on the internet. (Sid Lowe) The status of Polkraine 2012. (ESPN) Things you can get for free in Italy. (Calciomercato Offside) The David Beckham Academy’s unceremonious end. (Unprofessional Foul) The West Brom Blog – no, this space has not been hijacked – speaks to Kevin Phillips. (WBA [...]

• Robinho’s Second Santos Debut, and Neymar’s Paradinha Penalty

  Daryl

  8 Feb 2010 | 12:30 pm

  Robinho didn’t disappoint on his second Santos debut, coming off the bench to score a Zola-esque near post flick of a winner vs São Paulo. Whatever you might think of the man who rides the Pelécopter, it’s good to see such an entertaining footballer looking happy again. But don’t worry, there’s more to this post than [...]

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  Zambian Football

• Zanaco leaves for Uganda

  Zamfoot

  8 Feb 2010 | 11:23 pm

  CHAMPIONS league envoys Zanaco Football Club today leave for Uganda ahead of their first leg preliminary round match against Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) on Friday. In an interview, club chairman David Kaunda said the team will leave this morning aboard...(read more)

• Zambia’s unsung Afcon star

  Zamfoot

  6 Feb 2010 | 2:11 am

  by Augustine Mukoka, The Post Newspaper SO Egypt are the African champions again? Not only once but in three successive editions. And that’s on a continent with 51 other countries. Maybe five of the countries – Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, Algeria, Nigeria and...(read more)

• Njobvu on target

  Zamfoot

  5 Feb 2010 | 11:15 am

  International midfielder William Njobvu became the first Zambian player abroad to score a club goal in 2010 after he opened the scores for Israeli second tier side Hapoel Shmonne Kiyrat’s 4-2 win Hapoel Jerusalem. The 22 year old midfielder got his goal...(read more)

• Who is Zambia’s best coach in the last 14 years?

  Zamfoot

  5 Feb 2010 | 2:20 am

  by Dinamo, WHO IS ZAMBIA’S BEST COACH IN THE LAST 14 YEARS??? After Zambia’s passage to the quarter finals at the 2010 AFCON in Angola for the first time in the last 14 years, there has been a lot of talk on the performance of Herve Renard and some pundits...(read more)

• Munaile defends the role of the technical committee

  Zamfoot

  4 Feb 2010 | 10:30 pm

  Football Association of Zambia, FAZ Vice President Emmanuel Munaile has defended the role of one the association’s main sub-committee. The technical committee which is headed by Munaile has come under fire from Chipolopolo Boys trainer Herve Renard after...(read more)

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  Arseblog

• Rambling, man

  9 Feb 2010 | 12:07 am

  Morning folks, it's difficult to know what to write about this morning. Subjects I'm pretty much choosing to ignore are: Michael Ballack - Firstly because he's a big, woolly headed Chelsea prick, but secondly because what he's had to say about Arsene Wenger is hard to defend. Don't want to go there. Cesc Fabregas - You know, we come through the fearsome foursome with a good number of points and the Barcelona stories are background noise. Now, because we've played poorly, they're in your face going "Nya Nya Nya Nya Nya Nyaaaaaah". The Spanish press are upping the ante with stories…

• Chelsea 2-0 Arsenal : Better performance but the same old problems cost us dear

  8 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am

  A better performance than United, the losing margin still the same. We wanted a response from the team and I suppose we got it, spending large parts of the game in the Chelsea half but over the 90 minutes the difference was Chelsea have a striker who is dangerous and efficient and we ... well ... we didn't have a striker at all. Over the course of the game I can remember two opportunities for us. The first when Cesc played a beautiful ball over the top to Andrei Arshavin. His first time shot was saved by Petr Cech. To be fair he was a bit unlucky, a couple of inches to the left and that was…

• Chelsea preview + Sunday round-up

  7 Feb 2010 | 1:28 am

  Later this afternoon I shall take my tired and slightly *boilked* carcass to the pub where I shall watch us play Chelsea. At this moment in time I don't know how I feel about it. All I know is my head hurts quite a bit but that's the awesome power of Jameson for you. Pretty much everything that has needed to be said about the game has already been said. We know we need a reaction from the United game, we know we need to work harder and put more effort in, we know we need to be better defensively, more disciplined when we go forward and we know that if and when we create chances we've got to…

• All I desire ... frustration

  6 Feb 2010 | 12:38 am

  Right, plenty to talk about this morning so let me get me grumble out of the way first. Yesterday, in his interview with the official site, Arsene Wenger said we were 'very, very close' to signing somebody on the final day of the transfer window, but obviously didn't. You know, I'd rather not know that. I'd rather believe that he thought his squad was strong enough to go win things and that a defeat to Manchester United, after an insipid home performance, didn't make him try 'all day' to bring somebody in. To me that just says he thinks we needed a player - so if we needed the player…

• Early Chelsea team news, George Graham + Arsecast 149

  5 Feb 2010 | 12:16 am

  Good morning all and a happy Friday to you. This week seems to have really dragged, no midweek football after a weekend defeat isn't necessarily a good thing. All the focus now will be on Chelsea though. Arsene's press briefings will take place today, no doubt the United game will be rehashed but I'm not sure there's much left to say about that, regardless of the questions he'll be asked today. The early team news is out and it's not particularly inspiring. Eduardo's 'small, small, small' hamstring problem is big enough to keep him out of the game which is a bit of a loss. With his Brazilian…

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  OleOle - Football News and Opinion

• Every Landon Donovan international goal

  9 Feb 2010 | 10:49 am

  Here's a video to help you get through the day: It's every goal Landon Donovan has ever scored for the USMNT. Enjoy. H/T: Soccer Insider

• Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand Drops Appeal Over Extended Ban

  9 Feb 2010 | 10:07 am

  Rio Ferdinand has withdrawn his appeal against the additional one-match suspension he incurred for a "frivolous" challenge to a violent conduct charge brought against him by the Football Association. The appeal was before Ferdinand was appointed as England captain by Fabio Capello and rather than risk facing the FA so soon, it is understood that the 31-year-old has opted to accept his punishment. Ferguson is unhappy at the inconsistencies within the FA system, having noted that Javier Mascherano was not even charged following what the United manager felt was an offence of similar gravity…

• Wenger accuses media of Stamford Bridge spin

  9 Feb 2010 | 10:03 am

  Arsene Wenger has moved to put the record straight after Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack told the Arsenal manager to stop looking for excuses in the wake of defeat at Stamford Bridge. Wenger said in press conference: "I would just like to say that I was full of compliments and praise for Chelsea after the game and I find it completely unfair from the press that you take one word of my press conference to turn it in a kind of probe every time. "If you want, we can have a press conference and I can say nothing, don't worry. "It is my job to take a distance from that and analyse the game in a…

• Last Chance Today For Official FIFA World Cup Tickets - The Tout Gold Rush Begins

  9 Feb 2010 | 9:05 am

  FIFA opened its doors this morning to the baying crowds of ticket entrepreneurs waitng anxiously to snap up the last tickets in a first-come first-served ticket feeding frenzy! Yes, the Final  official phase of 2010 World Cup Tickets sales at http://www.fifa.com has begun! Now is your chance to snap up on your credit card, tickets for all those games that the locals can't afford to see and nobody else much wants to,  like........ chile v honduras for example Hey Don't force me to name names!  Seriously, If you grab anything that is going now, you can be sure to sell it for…

• When will we stop Drogba?

  9 Feb 2010 | 8:56 am

  It seems every time Arsenal sign a new defender, Arsene Wenger misses one key attribute when seeing if he is the right player to sign; whether they can deal with Didier Drogba. It's becoming a real issue. Philippe Senderos always struggled, and it seems Thomas Vermaelen has now taken on the baton. William Gallas hasn't offered much support and Kolo Toure, despite being international team mates, couldn't handle him either. It's a shame the one defender I'd have fancied against Drogba was sitting on the bench: Sol Campbell. Chelsea are seemingly too far ahead for Arsenal to catch them, but…

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• Jefferies warns Goncalves

  9 Feb 2010 | 11:17 am

  Jim Jefferies has warned want-away Hearts defender Jose Goncalves he faces the rest of the season on the bench.

• Bojan willing to battle

  9 Feb 2010 | 11:15 am

  Bojan Krkic is frustrated at a lack of opportunities at Barcelona but insists he has no desire to leave.

• Davis focusing on results

  9 Feb 2010 | 10:30 am

  Steven Davis insists Rangers will strive to continue performing on the pitch amid the club's financial uncertainties.

• Hiddink tempted by NIgeria

  9 Feb 2010 | 9:51 am

  Guus Hiddink's agent has said the likelihood of the Dutchman becoming Nigeria's next manager has increased.

• Calderon - Ronaldo rejected Barca

  9 Feb 2010 | 9:47 am

  Ramon Calderon claims Cristiano Ronaldo resisted interest from Barcelona to move to the Bernabeu.

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  FourFourTwo

• The Tuesday 10: Shocking tackles

  Dan Ross

  9 Feb 2010 | 6:00 am

  Roy Keane on Alf-Inge Haaland, Manchester derby, 2001The roots of this infamous knee-high tackle were bedded three years previously.A mistimed Keane lunge at Leeds’ Haaland resulted in a cruciate ligament injury for the United skipper – an injury to which the incensed Haaland was, unsurprisingly, less than sympathetic.The Norwegian stood over Keane’s prone figure and denounced him (somewhat vociferously) as a faker.Shockingly, Keane held a slight grudge about these actions, and in the 2001 Manchester derby Keane saw (or, rather, plotted) an opportunity for revenge, ensuring this 50-50…

• Magic numbers, bubbly & Brandreth

  Paul Simpson

  9 Feb 2010 | 5:00 am

  Every World Cup is preceded by coincidences and mathematical formulas which ‘prove’ one country is destined to win.My favourite of 2010, brought to my attention by Ulrich Hesse when researching a piece for the next issue of Champions, is that Germany will win the World Cup this summer because of a magic number: 3964.In 2002, the Brazilians discovered that if you added two of a nation’s World Cup triumphs together you always came up with 3964.This worked for Brazil (1962 + 2002 = 3964), Argentina (1978 + 1986 = 3964) and Germany (1974 + 1990 = 3964).But it didn’t work for the selecao…

• It’s time to leave la Liga’s refs alone

  Tim Stannard

  9 Feb 2010 | 4:00 am

  Now, La Liga Loca has no idea if it all stems from a post-Franco distrust of authority figures or the persistent culture of blame-shifting, finger-pointing and responsibility-dodging.But Spain has an obsession with putting the boot into their referees, who seem to be the cause of all ills in the world.Indeed, Marca employs its own (ex) official who pulls apart his former colleagues decisions every week - which must make him immensely popular at reunions - whilst awarding Real Madrid 17 non-existent penalties and sending off most of the opposition.Last weekend, it was just the three Espanyol…

• The Comet-Burning, Back Page-Exploding Premier Previews

  Huw Davies

  9 Feb 2010 | 3:00 am

  So, John Terry is no longer captain of his country, England will face Wales in the 2012 Euro qualifiers and Paul Gascoigne's been arrested in a Yorkshire takeaway for drink-driving (presumably not actually in the takeaway).But you don't care about that – you want to know team news ahead of Fulham's clash with Burnley at Craven Cottage, don't you?Then today's your lucky day! TuesdayFulham vs BurnleyStephen Jordan returns for Burnley while the Cottagers welcome back Bobby Zamora and Simon Davies, who continues his impression of Halley's Comet by briefly burning…

• Boateng's belter, Mersey mayhem & own goals galore

  Rob Carey

  8 Feb 2010 | 9:30 am

  Let’s kick off with this week’s goal of the weekend.The honour goes to George Boateng‘s winner against Manchester City.The ex-Coventry midfielder let rip with this cracker to earn the Tigers a well deserved 2-1 win over a lackluster City.The game saw the return from injury of Wayne Bridge, who entered the field where a certain John Terry had played away from home only a few days earlier.Manchester United temporarily returned to the top of the Premier League table with an expected victory against bottom-dwellers Portsmouth.But they were given more than a little helping hand on their way…

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  Tribal Football

• Ferdinand withdraws appeal against ban

  Ian Ferris

  9 Feb 2010 | 9:16 am

  Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has withdrawn his appeal against the additional one-match suspension he incurred for a "frivolous" challenge to a violent conduct charge brought against him by the Football Association. <!--break--> The case was due to be heard on Friday and last week Sir Alex Ferguson indicated a desire to contest the penalty. However, in the light of Ferdinand being appointed as England captain it was felt the 31-year-old should accept his punishment.   Click here for more Manchester United news and gossip

• Ancelotti no regrets over backing disgraced Chelsea skipper Terry

  Ian Ferris

  9 Feb 2010 | 9:15 am

  Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti has defended his decision to keep John Terry as captain of Chelsea. <!--break--> Terry, who is alleged to have had an affair with the former girlfriend of Wayne Bridge, lost his England captaincy on Friday. But the Italian has backed Terry to continue as captain of the west London club. Ancelotti said in an interview to Italian newspaper La Repubblica: "(Terry) has maintained the captaincy because it's not my role to monitor the private life of my players, unless this affects their performances. "For myself and for the club, he is a great captain, a serious…

• Wenger blames media for Ballack jibes

  Ian Ferris

  9 Feb 2010 | 9:15 am

  Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has blamed the press for Michael Ballack's criticism of his team following the Gunners 2-0 loss to Chelsea. <!--break--> In the aftermath of the game at Stamford Bridge, Wenger congratulated Chelsea on their efficiency, but said "we didn't get a demonstration of football". Ballack responded by claiming Wenger "always says things like this when he loses to find an excuse." The Frenchman said: "I was full of compliment and praise for Chelsea after the game. "I find it completely unfair from the press that you take one word from my press conference to turn it. "You…

• Portsmouth remain positive over tax talks

  Ian Ferris

  9 Feb 2010 | 9:14 am

  Portsmouth sources insist talks between the club and the Inland Revenue are still ongoing, according to Sky Sports News. <!--break--> News broke earlier on Tuesday that Pompey's bid to halt a winding-up order from HMRC had stalled. But a spokesperson for the Premier League outfit has assured fans that they are hopeful of coming to an agreement before Wednesday's deadline. The South Coast strugglers owe the tax authorities a figure in the region of £7.5million but they have been striving to come to a compromise - believed to be a lump sum of £1.8million. A compromise needs to be reached…

• Redknapp: Tottenham aren't a long ball team

  Ian Ferris

  9 Feb 2010 | 9:12 am

  Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has rubbished claims his side rely on the long ball and Peter Crouch's height. <!--break--> The Spurs boss, responding to suggestions his side favour long balls, said: "That's rubbish. Absolute nonsense. We pass the ball to death and hit Crouchy in the right areas. "They got labelled a long-ball team by Arsenal, maybe a couple of their players wanted to pass the buck to us but I wouldn't know what a long-ball team was. "If you can hit a 50-yard pass, it's better than a 10-yard pass or a backwards one. It's about creating strikes on goals, if it's 50 yards then…

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  World Cup 2010 South Africa

• Funny Soccer

  World Cup 2010 South Africa

  18 Jan 2010 | 7:21 pm

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• Unbelievable soccer somersault throw-in

  World Cup 2010 South Africa

  18 Jan 2010 | 11:55 am

  Shown here is the proper way to perform the extremely advanced throw-in maneuver known as the somersault throw-in. Also, is a poorly performed somersault throw-in and his opponent pays the price by taking a ball directly to the face. Submit this to Script & Style Share this on Blinklist Share this on del.icio.us Digg this! Post this on Diigo Share this on Reddit Buzz up! Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon Share this on Technorati Share this on Mixx Post this to MySpace Submit this to DesignFloat Share this on Facebook Tweet This! Email this to a friend? Suggest this…

• Lionel Messi 2010 – All goals -

  World Cup 2010 South Africa

  18 Jan 2010 | 7:35 am

  Lionel Messi with beautiful goals and dribbels for FC Barcelona. All goals so far. A must see! Submit this to Script & Style Share this on Blinklist Share this on del.icio.us Digg this! Post this on Diigo Share this on Reddit Buzz up! Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon Share this on Technorati Share this on Mixx Post this to MySpace Submit this to DesignFloat Share this on Facebook Tweet This! Email this to a friend? Suggest this article to ToMuse Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this on Linkedin Seed this on Newsvine Share this on Devmarks Add this to…

• Nike Soccer Commercials

  World Cup 2010 South Africa

  18 Jan 2010 | 3:17 am

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• SUDDEN “DEATH” OF A SOCCER (Football) PLAYER!?

  World Cup 2010 South Africa

  17 Jan 2010 | 6:40 pm

  Soccer player “dies” in the middle of a game. Location: Saudia Arabia. It’s been said he lived and dies at the same time. Who should we believe? Submit this to Script & Style Share this on Blinklist Share this on del.icio.us Digg this! Post this on Diigo Share this on Reddit Buzz up! Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon Share this on Technorati Share this on Mixx Post this to MySpace Submit this to DesignFloat Share this on Facebook Tweet This! Email this to a friend? Suggest this article to ToMuse Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this on…

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• Benitez concedes Chamakh defeat

  9 Feb 2010 | 9:11 am

  Rafael Benitez believes Liverpool has conceded defeat in their attempt to sign Bordeaux forward Marouane Chamakh.

• Gullit to lead Dutch-Belgian World Cup bid

  9 Feb 2010 | 9:08 am

  Gullit to lead Dutch-Belgian World Cup bid

• Abidal blow for Barcelona

  9 Feb 2010 | 9:05 am

  Barcelona have confirmed that defender Eric Abidal is set to be out of action for up to two months.

• Nakamura set for return to Japan

  9 Feb 2010 | 9:02 am

  Nakamura set for return to Japan

• Wenger blames media for Ballack row

  9 Feb 2010 | 8:24 am

  Arsene Wenger has blamed the press for misrepresenting his post-match remarks after Michael Ballack accused the Arsenal manager of being a bad loser following his side's 2-0 defeat to Chelsea.

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  SPANISH FOOTBALL & SPORTS

• FOOTBALL FINANCE: MANCHESTER UNITED & REAL MADRID DOMINANTE FOOTBALL INTERNET

  STRIKER

  9 Feb 2010 | 10:21 am

  From the Portuguese website “Futebol Finance” we get thisinteresting statistic referring to Football Club website & howthey are authentic income generating motors, with English &Spanish giants Manchester United & REAL MADRID dominanting.See below the Top 20 Football Club websites visited (uniquevisitors annually):(photo: Real Madrid Web page image)1. Manchester United (England) - 452.7 million2.

• SFS FLASHBACKS: ANDRES INIESTA

  STRIKER

  9 Feb 2010 | 6:40 am

  He is the brain in the midfield of FC BARCELONA & the SpanishNational Team, & currently one of the finest players in the World.Elegance, skill, class & vision of play ANDRES INIESTA showed allthese talents since he began playing Football with 6 years of age.Here is a SFS Flashback of a very young Iniesta in action:

• REAL MADRID: GONZALO HIGUAÍN & THE INTEREST FROM JUVENTUS

  STRIKER

  9 Feb 2010 | 1:19 am

  The Italian Club JUVENTUS has been interested & has asked onvarious occasions the situation at REAL MADRID of the 22 year oldArgentine International forward GONZALO HIGUAÍN. The Italianpaper “Il Corriere dello Sport” has again informed that Juventusis still interested & willing to put up 35M€ to attempt to convinceReal Madrid to sell.It wasn’t always smooth sailing for Higuaín at the Spanish Club

• SPANISH HANDBALL: FC BARCELONA & SPANISH LEGENDARY GOALKEEPER DAVID BARRUFET ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT

  STRIKER

  8 Feb 2010 | 9:10 am

  SPANISH HANDBALL received the inevitable news that FCBARCELONA goalkeeper & Spanish International DAVID BARRUFETwould retire at the end of this season. The Spanish Handballprofessional is to the sport what Diego Armando Maradona is toArgentine Football...the best ever. David Barrufet announced todayto media that after so many years playing Hndball & with Barça(1981 - 2010) it was time to stop &

• VIDEO OF SPECTACULAR ROBINHO GOAL FOR SANTOS

  STRIKER

  8 Feb 2010 | 2:40 am

  The ex Real Madrid Brazilian player ROBINHO, now on loan fromManchester City at SANTOS, scored this outstanding goal in his lastgame that is worth a place here for all the readers.Watching this one wonders why hasn’t the player been able to givehis best at a consistent level at his former Clubs. In fact, Robinho hascommented to local media that he forced his departure from RealMadrid & this could

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• Robinho Scores for Santos

  The Brazilian knows how to score goals no matter where he is.

• Barcelona Only Need Ten Men

  Getafe gave Barcelona a fight, but they were a man up most of the game.

• Jozy Altidore Goal for Hull City

  Altidore gets his first goal for Hull City in league play.

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  Live Football

• Wigan v Stoke Live

  Wigan have fallen to the bottom five places of the League with a dreadful 6 points from their last 9 games. They are struggling with the League’s second worse defense, made even worse by the fact that Gohouri is out injured. Moreno and Moses will be looking for a place in the starting eleven, but [...]

• Portsmouth v Sunderland Live

  Portsmouth have been simply horrible this year, and it seems like nothing will prevent the side from finishing last this season. Last match against Man United saw the team suffer their worst defeat of the year and perform very bad at the back, conceding 5 goals, of which 3 were own goals. To make matters [...]

• Man City v Bolton Live

  City come from an unexpected defeat at the hands of Hull City that has set them back on their race for a top-four finish. Still, Mancini’s men must have full confidence in getting that spot, as they rely purely on themselves – they’re sitting three points from Liverpool, who has two games over City. Still, City [...]

• Fulham v Burnley Live

  Fulham have had a great run of games at home, losing only one in their last 9 games at the Cottage. This statistic is somewhat tainted by their low goalscoring of late: only one goal in 5 league matches. Return of striker and top scorer Bobby Zamora is therefore more than welcomed at this time. [...]

• Blackburn fan killed at Brittania Stadium

  John Steven Taylor, father and Blackburn fan of 30 years, was killed during his team’s away match against Stoke City. He was hit in the head by a metal bin thrown by another Blackburn fan at half-time, which caused him to suffer a heart attack. Taylor was rushed to the hospital, where he would be pronounced [...]

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• Durant to defend All-Star H-O-R-S-E title

  9 Feb 2010 | 12:19 pm

  Kevin Durant will defend his title in the H-O-R-S-E competition at All-Star weekend.

• Six NHL teams to open 2010-11 season in Europe

  9 Feb 2010 | 12:04 pm

  Six NHL teams will open the 2010-11 season in Europe, the fourth straight year the league will begin play overseas.

• Tennis wives and girlfriends gallery

  9 Feb 2010 | 10:44 am

• Nancy Kerrigan's father's death ruled a homicide

  9 Feb 2010 | 10:07 am

  A Massachusetts medical examiner has found that figure skater Nancy Kerrigan's father died of a heart rhythm problem after suffering a neck injury so severe it damaged his voice box.

• Roddick's wife on SI swimsuit cover

  9 Feb 2010 | 8:43 am

  Model Brooklyn Decker landed the coveted Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover this year.

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  Studs Up

• A Rather Easy Choice

  Chris Toy

  8 Feb 2010 | 7:11 am

  If you’ve got these on your face, can you blame him for not wanting to switch?

• Ignorance Is Bliss

  Chris Toy

  8 Feb 2010 | 2:00 am

• Thanks But No Thanks

  Chris Toy

  5 Feb 2010 | 2:00 am

• The Terrible Terry Tranny!!!

  Chris Toy

  2 Feb 2010 | 7:56 pm

  The Terry Tranny was an amazing story last year and the subject of one of my favourite Studs Up comics to date, so I just about pooped my pants in excitement at the prospect of bringing him/her back to the fore. Even though logic dictates otherwise, I don’t think it’s possible for anyone to rule out the fact that the Terry Tranny is, in fact, John Terry. You’d think resembling a transvestite would turn off any French-born lingerie models, but apparently it must make you irresistible to them:

• And… Plan B?

  Chris Toy

  2 Feb 2010 | 3:00 pm

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  The Second Half

• Terry loses England armband

  SoccerAdmin

  5 Feb 2010 | 10:49 am

  John Terry has been stripped of the England captain's armband following talks with coach Fabio Capello on Friday, according to reports. The Chelsea center-back held a meeting with Capello at Wembley following a week of tabloid allegations concerning an alleged affair with an ex-partner of Manchester City left-back Wayne Bridge. And although the Football Association have refused to comment on reports that Terry has been sacked as England captain, speculation is mounting that the 29-year-old defender has been axed as his country's skipper. Terry's demotion, reported by Sky News, would be a…

• Egypt Reclaim African Crown

  SoccerAdmin

  31 Jan 2010 | 5:38 pm

  Super-sub Mohamed Gedo scored the only goal five minutes from time to help Egypt defend their African Nations Cup crown with victory over brave Ghana. The Pharaohs, who struggled to create many openings through the game, looked unlikely to score as the game drifted towards extra-time - until the Ittihad striker struck his fifth goal of the competition to break the resilience of their opponents. It handed Hassan Shehata's men a record seventh title and third in succession in Angola, but they were made to work hard for the success at the Estadio do Novembre 11 in Luanda. Both teams were handed…

• Robinho seals Santos loan switch

  SoccerAdmin

  28 Jan 2010 | 1:31 pm

  Manchester City forward Robinho is to rejoin Santos on a six-month loan after the two clubs reached an agreement on the deal on Thursday. City confirmed in a statement on their website that the Brazilian club will pay all of the player's wages and bonuses for the period, which begins immediately and ends on August 4. Manager Roberto Mancini said: "Robinho is someone who needs to be playing regularly and we wish him well for the period of his loan." The 26-year-old, who began his career at Santos, will leave for Brazil on Sunday. Robinho joined City from Real Madrid in the summer of 2008 for a…

• Rooney Sends Manchester United to Carling Final

  SoccerAdmin

  27 Jan 2010 | 3:31 pm

  Wayne Rooney headed Manchester United to Wembley with an injury-time winner to beat Manchester City at Old Trafford on Wednesday evening. Wayne Rooney headed Manchester United to Wembley with an injury-time winner to beat Manchester City at Old Trafford on Wednesday evening. The England striker settled a pulsating Carling Cup semi-final when he turned home Ryan Giggs' cross from close range and then did a flip on the way to his celebration at the corner flag. United had already been pegged back once when Carlos Tevez scored to haul City level on aggregate after Paul Scholes and Michael…

• Angry Ronaldo protests his innocence

  SoccerAdmin

  27 Jan 2010 | 1:11 pm

  Real Madrid winger Cristiano Ronaldo has voiced his anger at the two-match ban he received for his dismissal in the 2-0 win over Malaga. The Portuguese international was shown a straight red in the 70th minute of the Primera Division encounter after his swinging elbow caught Patrick Mtiliga in the face, leaving the Denmark defender with a broken nose. Madrid have decided to appeal the decision and the hearing has been set for Thursday. Ronaldo believes the ban is harsh. "Obviously I don't like it," he told AS. "I think the punishment is excessive and I hope the appeals committee reduce it. "I…

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  Football Boots

• KASABIAN LAUNCH ENGLAND AWAY KIT

  Fenboy

  9 Feb 2010 | 2:30 am

  English band debut the new Umbro kit.......in Paris!

• NEW ENGLAND AWAY KIT: OFFICIAL IMAGES

  Splinter

  9 Feb 2010 | 2:25 am

  The first official images of the new England away kit by Umbro which will be worn by the national team at Wembley in March.

• BECKS MAKES NON CELEBRATION PROMISE

  Fenboy

  9 Feb 2010 | 12:52 am

  Former United star vows to keep emotions in check on return to Old Trafford.

• CARRICK AND CORLUKA DEBUT PUMA POWERCAT

  Fenboy

  8 Feb 2010 | 1:23 am

  New PUMA boot on show at Old Trafford and White Hart Lane.

• FOOTY BOOTS SHOW 2

  Fenboy

  5 Feb 2010 | 12:47 pm

  Greeny and Sully return with the second instalment of the Footy Boots Show.

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  Dirty Tackle - World Soccer - Yahoo! Sports

• DTotD: Barca shown red cards, Pep doesn't care

  Brooks Peck

  9 Feb 2010 | 7:02 am

  Despite being shown two red cards on Saturday, Barcelona were still able to beat Getafe 2-1, because, well, they're Barcelona. The first red came in the 25th minute and got Gerard Pique an early exit (and the chance to shove a fat guy in a suit), when Barca were already up 1-0, and the second came in added time, leading to Getafe's only goal just before Barca got their three points.After the match, Pep Guardiola refused to complain about the ref, because, you know, his team is still undefeated in the league:"I have too many things on my mind to worry about referees. I don't care if they…

• Mocking the coach probably won't increase your playing time

  Brooks Peck

  8 Feb 2010 | 4:12 pm

  Out of favor Valencia defender Miguel was on the bench during Saturday's 2-0 win over Valladolid while his in-form backup, Bruno, got the start over him. This clearly did not have Miguel in a good mood, because instead of watching the match, he chose to mimic his manager, Unai Emery, and his hyperactive clapping style. Unfortunately for Miguel, the television cameras caught his little performance and now it's causing him even more trouble than his poor form.Spanish paper Marca reports that could be the final demerit for Miguel and may lead to a summer transfer away from the club. Punishment…

• Franck Ribery wins the wacky underpants competition

  Brooks Peck

  8 Feb 2010 | 2:24 pm

  That's it, I'm call it -- even though there have been no other entries, Franck Ribery wins the wacky underpants competition that none of us knew (or wanted to know) was going on. Ribery was substituted at halftime of Saturday's Bundesliga match between Bayern Munich and Wolfsburg, but instead of changing out of his warm-ups and into his kit in the dressing room, he opted to do it in the private seclusion of the team bench, in front of 30,000 people and the television cameras. He did end up scoring what would be the final goal in the 57th minute of Bayern's 3-1 victory, so perhaps having…

• Napoli and Udinese ultras had a little pre-game war

  Brooks Peck

  8 Feb 2010 | 12:45 pm

  Udinese beat Napoli 3-1 at home on Sunday, but before the match even started, Napoli fans did some beating of their own.A group of 30 Napoli ultras arrived at the Stadio Friuli in a van on Sunday armed with clubs and knives and looking for a taste of violence. And as you can see in the video above, they found it -- causing a horrible scene with their Udinese counterparts and police, resulting in seven wounded (including three police officers) and eight arrested.Meanwhile, the guy on the bike who appears at 1:20 did the smart thing and scampered back where he came from once he realized what…

• Japan Football Association wants fans to boo more

  Brooks Peck

  8 Feb 2010 | 12:23 pm

  As Japan prepares for the World Cup, they seem to have forgotten one mildly important aspect of the game -- scoring goals. In their last two matches, a friendly against Venezuela and their East Asian championship opener against China, they've failed to score a single goal and their fans have let them know how little they approve by booing them mercilessly. But that's just fine with JFA president Motoaki Inukai, who says:"I want the supporters to boo their hearts out. It's good for the players."Yes, it does wonders for their crippling lack of confidence. Inukai continues: "We…

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• Ferdinand withdraws appeal against ban

  Ian Ferris

  9 Feb 2010 | 9:16 am

  Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has withdrawn his appeal against the additional one-match suspension he incurred for a "frivolous" challenge to a violent conduct charge brought against him by the Football Association. <!--break--> The case was due to be heard on Friday and last week Sir Alex Ferguson indicated a desire to contest the penalty. However, in the light of Ferdinand being appointed as England captain it was felt the 31-year-old should accept his punishment.   Click here for more Manchester United news and gossip

• Ancelotti no regrets over backing disgraced Chelsea skipper Terry

  Ian Ferris

  9 Feb 2010 | 9:15 am

  Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti has defended his decision to keep John Terry as captain of Chelsea. <!--break--> Terry, who is alleged to have had an affair with the former girlfriend of Wayne Bridge, lost his England captaincy on Friday. But the Italian has backed Terry to continue as captain of the west London club. Ancelotti said in an interview to Italian newspaper La Repubblica: "(Terry) has maintained the captaincy because it's not my role to monitor the private life of my players, unless this affects their performances. "For myself and for the club, he is a great captain, a serious…

• Wenger blames media for Ballack jibes

  Ian Ferris

  9 Feb 2010 | 9:15 am

  Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has blamed the press for Michael Ballack's criticism of his team following the Gunners 2-0 loss to Chelsea. <!--break--> In the aftermath of the game at Stamford Bridge, Wenger congratulated Chelsea on their efficiency, but said "we didn't get a demonstration of football". Ballack responded by claiming Wenger "always says things like this when he loses to find an excuse." The Frenchman said: "I was full of compliment and praise for Chelsea after the game. "I find it completely unfair from the press that you take one word from my press conference to turn it. "You…

• Portsmouth remain positive over tax talks

  Ian Ferris

  9 Feb 2010 | 9:14 am

  Portsmouth sources insist talks between the club and the Inland Revenue are still ongoing, according to Sky Sports News. <!--break--> News broke earlier on Tuesday that Pompey's bid to halt a winding-up order from HMRC had stalled. But a spokesperson for the Premier League outfit has assured fans that they are hopeful of coming to an agreement before Wednesday's deadline. The South Coast strugglers owe the tax authorities a figure in the region of £7.5million but they have been striving to come to a compromise - believed to be a lump sum of £1.8million. A compromise needs to be reached…

• Redknapp: Tottenham aren't a long ball team

  Ian Ferris

  9 Feb 2010 | 9:12 am

  Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has rubbished claims his side rely on the long ball and Peter Crouch's height. <!--break--> The Spurs boss, responding to suggestions his side favour long balls, said: "That's rubbish. Absolute nonsense. We pass the ball to death and hit Crouchy in the right areas. "They got labelled a long-ball team by Arsenal, maybe a couple of their players wanted to pass the buck to us but I wouldn't know what a long-ball team was. "If you can hit a 50-yard pass, it's better than a 10-yard pass or a backwards one. It's about creating strikes on goals, if it's 50 yards then…

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  EPL Talk

• England Away Football Shirt for 2010 World Cup Revealed

  The Gaffer

  9 Feb 2010 | 10:22 am

  Umbro today revealed pictures of the new England away soccer shirt for the 2010 World Cup. The red design is reminiscent of the England away shirt from the 1966 World Cup and features white cuffs and a round collar and the England Three Lions crest above the heart with a red star to identify England’s one World Cup Final victory. A full set of images of England’s World Cup away shirt can be found on Umbro’s Flickr stream. In conjunction with the unveiling of the new shirt, Umbro also released a video of English rock band Kasabian playing live in concert in front of an…

• Fan Diary #25: Going Into Arsenal v. Liverpool

  Ethan Armstrong

  9 Feb 2010 | 8:09 am

  It’s hard to know how to call this match. On one hand Liverpool are coming off back-to-back victories including a ten-man derby win. On the other Arsenal definitely have something to prove after Manchester United and Chelsea have patently exposed the holes in their armor. They’ll see us as a big team they can beat (because they’ve already done it this season). We’ll see them as a chance to prove we’re back on track after our struggles with form and results. For us it’s a chance to close the gap on a top four rival. For them these are three points they…

• The Own Goal Debate

  Jesse Chula

  9 Feb 2010 | 5:43 am

  By definition, an own goal occurs in association football when a player scores a goal that is registered to his or her own team. That definition was in fact one of many I found while scouring the Internet, but most of the others are similar in that they mention players knocking or kicking the ball into their own net. Sound vague to you? It did to me, it seems the definition failed to really define what constitutes a player knocking or kicking the ball into their own net. Is it knowingly, accidentally, on purpose? More specifically, when I watched Portsmouth self destruct this…

• Finding The Balance Between Soccer and Advertising

  The Gaffer

  9 Feb 2010 | 4:24 am

  Many of you will probably not like what I’m going to say, but I think we as soccer fans, myself included, are very hard to please. We want HD. We don’t want a sports ticker across the bottom. We want a clean presentation on screen with very few bugs, just the beautiful game. We want the best football commentators. We want TV coverage of every game. We want to hear the sound balance to be perfect where we can hear the sound of the crowd. We want to see the players coming down the tunnel before the game. And the list goes on and on. The question I have for you is, where does…

• Why Wayne Bridge Needs To Grow Up After John Terry Episode

  John Nicholson

  9 Feb 2010 | 3:51 am

  Not many think Capello has made the wrong decision to strip Terry of the England captaincy. But I think its an awful decison. I’m not concerned with Terry in the slightest, nor Bridge. But as soon as you start making decisions because there’s a media howl so to do, you are in trouble. You start to follow the media’s agenda and not your own. As we know the football media this week has been in a frothing frenzy of moralistic self-righteousness over the whole Terry/ Bridge/Capello situation. Like Terry, it just wouldn’t quit. So lets get this straight it seems this decison was made…

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  Back of the Net

• Re: Kings Park SC Presidents Week Tournament

  9 Feb 2010 | 8:40 am

  Posted by KP Tournaments: [font:Georgia][size:14pt]u9 Schedules now posted online. All schedules are now posted.[/size][/font

• Re: BOYS U11 FALL2009 / SPRING 2010

  9 Feb 2010 | 8:21 am

  Posted by Anonymous: Anyone going to Manhattan Kickoff ?

• Re: BU13 Spring 2010

  9 Feb 2010 | 7:54 am

  Posted by Anonymous: Any LI teams goint to Manhattan Kickoff?

• Re: GU 13 Fall 09/Spring10

  9 Feb 2010 | 7:48 am

  Posted by Anonymous: still waiting for the names and stats on all top 25 teams.. yaaa right?

• Re: GU10 Fall 09 / Spring 10

  9 Feb 2010 | 7:42 am

  Posted by Anonymous: How could netsa stop them? Isn't the 5 star program the GU10 kids from the LI United? Does that m

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• Chester City match cancelled after players refuse to board team bus

  Rob Parker

  9 Feb 2010 | 11:41 am

  Transport problems Chester’s Blue Square Premier match against Forest Green has been called off after their players refused to get on the team bus. The financially-crippled club had not paid the squad for three months before paying them one week’s wages last week. The players have twice had planned strikes thwarted by weather-related postponements. But having gone [...]

• Crystal Palace sale advertised in The Financial Times

  Rob Parker

  9 Feb 2010 | 11:10 am

  Eagles assets pimped in posh paper Crystal Palace’s financial situation might be pretty dire, but if this advert in The Financial Times is anything to go by they would still be a good investment. After all, who could resist a cheeky bid in time for a one-off match against Aston Villa? The club’s administrator might be eager [...]

• Premier League Name Translator: #11 Frank Forges

  Rob Parker

  9 Feb 2010 | 4:31 am

  Cutting through the exotic monikers of Premier League imports so you can judge the player, not the name In the real world, he is the top-flight’s ultimate cultured midfielder: the heartbeat of the team with outstanding passing vision. After going through the Premier League Name Translator he sound more like a League Two clogger whose idea [...]

• Kieron Dyer - the only decent piece of business Newcastle have ever done?

  Rob Parker

  9 Feb 2010 | 2:22 am

  West Ham’s financial woes summarised neatly by ex-Magpie Newcastle’s transfer dealings over recent years have hardly been awe-inspiring. The process has usually involved paying over the odds for a player, watching them flop and leave on the cheap, or watching them do pretty well and selling them for less than was originally paid for them. Kieron Dyer [...]

• Mocking your coach is not the way off the subs’ bench

  Rob Parker

  9 Feb 2010 | 1:40 am

  Valencia squad share an in-joke Valencia’s Portuguese defender Miguel would probably rather be starting matches than sitting on the bench. But if he wants to force his way into coach Unai Emery’s line-up, he might consider not getting caught mocking him on TV. As Emery stalked the touchline clapping enthusiastically at anyone and anything, Miguel nudges his [...]

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  Dynamo Planet

• A conversation on the state of MLS/US and a look forward

  Martek

  Recently, Playtherapy (in between his rounds of Football Manager 2010) and I have been having a conversation on the state of the league and the future. Here is that conversation, which hopefully can bring some more comments and additions from everyone else. The conversation began with Playtherapy talking about the fantasy financial restrictions in Football Manager and bringing up the larger topic. PLAYTHERAPY: One knock many across the pond have with playing MLS teams is the league structure. One guy sold Beckham for 4.5 mil and only got 500k for LAG, the league getting the rest. I'm sure I'm…

• NEW POSSIBLE DYNAMO STADIUM SITE: THE GALLERIA AREA?

  Vance Anthem

  Check this out, courtesy of ABC13. Big up also to the Dynamo Supporters' Alliance.... The new question now is, well, which stadium site would be most likely to be developed: Downtown or the Galleria? It's very likely that the answer to that will be coming within the next 60-90 days (inside joke). But one thing's for sure: the Dynamo Supporters' Alliance is already making a viable impact in the stadium process.

• WORD ON THE STREET: MLS CUP 2010 WILL BE AT RED BULL ARENA

  Vance Anthem

  It is about to become as official as a referee with a whistle: Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey will be home to MLS Cup 2010. The 25,000+ facility, whom is expected to be the jewel of MLS this year will be displayed for the final and biggest game of the year. This comes to us from MLS Commissioner Dom Garber during an interview on the Fox Soccer Channel. This year's other neutral field marquee event, the 2010 All-Star Game, will be held at Reliant Stadium here in Houston, Texas.

• Landon in Mexican commercial

  Martek

  If you've not seen this yet, you should. Landon Donovan starring in a Mexican Lottery commercial. They loves our Landycakes south of the border something fierce!

• SBI sez: Holden offered BIG contract to stay put

  Martek

  Soccer by Ives correspondent Franco Panizo is reporting that MLS has offered our man Stuart a big contract to keep him from moving to Europe, reportedly "ten times his current salary." Check out the story here: http://www.soccerbyives.net/soccer_by_ives/2009/12/holden-offered-big-mls-contract.html#more (from whence comes that photo above), or read it here: After enjoying a dream year for club and country, Houston Dynamo midfielder Stuart Holden is largely considered to be the next player in the U.S. pipeline to make the jump from MLS to Europe during the upcoming winter transfer window. But…

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  Football Italiano

• Serie B action round-up - Week 24 - Four-play for Lecce

  8 Feb 2010 | 4:00 pm

  The title race gathers momentum as Lecce and Sassuolo record good away wins, now sitting level on points at the top of the table Ancona 2-1 Albinoleffe: Ancona made ground on getting back into the promotion places by fighting hard to come back from a goal down. Francesco Ruopoloc’s goal after only a minute was responded to from Federico Gerardi 10 minutes later. It was le

• Club Focus - Milan - Another draw as the Rossoneri drop to third

  8 Feb 2010 | 4:00 pm

  Milan have not won in four games since losing to city rivals Inter in the local derby. Earlier in the season the loss to the Nerazzurri triggered a negative period which heaped tremendous pressure on the shoulders of Coach Leonardo and on certain players such as Ronaldinho. The club eventually overcame the early slump in the campaign and emerged as a genuine title contender only to be efficient

• Football Italiano's 500@five - Lazio in the mire

  8 Feb 2010 | 4:00 pm

  Lazio’s defeat to Catania at home on Sunday condemned the Biancocelesti to the relegation zone for the first time in 25 years. They have won just four times this entire season and things seem to be slipping out of control. Not many Aquilotti fans would have expected their beloved team

• Club Focus - Fiorentina - Bleeding points

  8 Feb 2010 | 4:00 pm

  Fiorentina dropped to 11th yet the more pressing concern is the dismal home form after the defeat to Roma signaled the fourth loss in Florence. The Giallorossi did not deserve victory but such is the cruelty of the beautiful game with teams who are unable to finish often punished on the other end. This has not been a typical season for la Viola with the successful European campa

• Club Focus - Inter - The Goran Pandev show

  8 Feb 2010 | 4:00 pm

  This weekend marked an important point for both Inter and their rivals. It was the weekend in which Goran Pandev realised that he was not just a player at a big club, but he could be the player at a big club. His performance against Cagliari on Sunday was brilliant and, playing just behind the strikers to fill in for Wesley Sneijder, he made the fans in the San Siro forget about the abse

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  FootballBlips

• EXCLUSIVE: Haiti hero - The heartwarming story of Jozy Altidore

  9 Feb 2010 | 3:31 am

  As football's reputation squirms in mid-winter, we reveal a heartwarming story of a Premier league striker on a mission. Jozy Altidore is a real... Haiti Hero.Boyhood Dreams found this 8 hours ago on dailymail.co.uk Find more top football news, videos, and blogs on FootballBlips: Premiership, Jozy Altidore, Hull City, Manchester City

• Valencia CF - Miguel imitando a Emery (video)

  8 Feb 2010 | 4:12 pm

  El portugués del Valencia CF, Miguel, imita a Emery desde el banquillo en el Valencia CF 2 - 0 Real Valladolid CFDirty Tackle - World Soccer - Yahoo! Sports found this 20 hours ago on youtube.com Find more top football news, videos, and blogs on FootballBlips: Euro Leagues, Valencia CF, Miguel, Real Valladolid

• 5 reasons why Toronto FC will make the playoffs in 2010

  8 Feb 2010 | 11:44 am

  All things come to those who wait, or so it is written. For all we know it was actually written by a crusty old hermit who won the lottery, married a surgically enhanced bimbo 60 years his junior and died of gluttony within a year of his good fortune. TFCnews.ca - Toronto FC Transfers, Trades, Signings & ... found this 24 hours ago on cbc.ca Find more top football news, videos, and blogs on FootballBlips: MLS, Toronto FC, Will Johnson

• Kasabian Unveil England Away shirt (video)

  8 Feb 2010 | 9:53 am

  In a step away from the normal football shirt reveal, Umbro enlisted England's finest rock band Kasabian to unveil the new England Away shirt, on stage, in P...Ginge Talks The Footy found this 26 hours ago on youtube.com Find more top football news, videos, and blogs on FootballBlips: World Cup, England

• ROBINHO - GOAL -SANTOS X SÃO PAULO 07/02/2010 (video)

  8 Feb 2010 | 12:48 am

  ROBINHO - GOAL -SANTOS X SÃO PAULO 07/02/2010BoxofficeFootball Soccer Highlights Video News online found this 35 hours ago on youtube.com Find more top football news, videos, and blogs on FootballBlips: Euro Leagues, Robinho, Santos

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  Soccerama - Bloggin' La Vida Soccer

• Soccer Referees Hate the Tall Guys

  Soccerama

  Many of soccer's greatest players have been small fries. Diego Maradona is only 5'5". Lionel Messi is 5''7". Pele towers over both of them at 5'8". According to new research, these little guys have, in addition to their superhuman quickness and skill, an extra advantage: Shrimps get all the calls. Niels van Quaquebeke and Steffen R. Giessner, researchers at Erasmus University in Rotterdam, compiled refereeing data from seven seasons of the German Bundesliga and the UEFA Champions League, as well as three World Cups (123,844 fouls in total), and showed that on average the perpetrators of fouls…

• The Sporting Mind

  Soccerama

  By DAVID BROOKS After Hitler came to power, the sociologist Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy emigrated to the United States. Rosenstock-Huessy began teaching at Harvard and converted his lectures into English. He noticed, though, that his students weren’t grasping his points. His language was not the problem, it was the allusions. He used literary and other allusions when he wanted to talk about ethics, community, mysticism and emotion. But none of the students seemed to get it. Then, after a few years, he switched to sports analogies. Suddenly, everything clicked. “The world in which the American…

• Livin' La vida soccer - Heart Attacks and World Cup Soccer

  Soccerama

  Events that induce environmental stress in a large number of people in defined areas — such as earthquakes, war, and sporting events — may increase the risk of cardiovascular events. Reports of the association between soccer matches and rates of illness or death from cardiac causes have been controversial. In a number of studies, big games have been linked to spikes in heart attacks and other cardiovascular events. A study in The New England Journal of Medicine followed thousands of German fans during the 2006 World Cup, finding that cardiac emergencies surged on days the German team…

• The peril of today’s ‘sportainment’ business

  Soccerama

  Fans can hope for a great game but they have no right to expect it. The stage was set, the arena packed to capacity and the main characters ready to play their parts to perfection. But rather than putting on a show to remember, the performers fluffed their way through a 90-minute borefest which left those who paid top dollar for highly sought after tickets scratching their heads in confusion. Was it not the obligation of the individuals behind the scenes to ensure that the spectators got their money’s worth?...(.Read the whole post).. So a 0-0 draw with few real chances was hardly what was…

• MLS, Players Union agree to push negotiation deadline to Feb. 12

  Soccerama

  NEW YORK -- Major League Soccer (MLS) and the Major League Soccer Players Union (Players Union) announced Thursday that the two organizations have agreed to continue to negotiate through February 12, as they work towards reaching a new collective bargaining agreement. "While we still have areas of disagreement, the talks have been constructive and both parties believe it makes sense to continue to work hard to reach agreement," said MLS Commissioner Don Garber. "This extension provides both MLS and the players the opportunity to continue our discussions while clubs are in training camps…

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  Decipher Soccer

• Deja Vu?

  Ian John

  8 Feb 2010 | 2:20 am

  Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose… No I haven’t gone all French for today’s article, just an observation really that while the past weekend’s football events may have changed the face of the title race, they really didn’t tell us anything we didn’t already know. Arsenal defensively are woeful and cannot defend against the [...]

• Pearls of Wisdom from the season so far…

  Ian John

  6 Feb 2010 | 7:12 am

  Pundits, players and managers eh? While every now and then you may bump into an unusually erudite, incisive and intelligent version, such as Iain Dowie, Graeme Le Saux or Pat Nevin, you can bet that you won’t have to wait long until someone with the cranial capacity of Paul “The pitch is full of White [...]

• Liverpool V Everton Preview

  Ian John

  4 Feb 2010 | 4:38 am

  Saturday lunchtime here in the UK sees Liverpool take on Everton in the second Merseyside derby of the season and both Rafa Benitez and David Moyes men have plenty of reasons to try and ensure they claim the three points from what is likely to be a high-tempo, cut and thrust encounter. Oddly enough, there has [...]

• January transfer window ends with a whimper

  Ian John

  3 Feb 2010 | 2:04 am

  The much vaunted and hyped January transfer window closed at 5pm for Premier League teams on Monday night and despite satellite television’s attempts to make the day seem apocalyptic in nature, the truth is that the deadline passed with little more than a stifled whimper. The only deals of real note being the signing of [...]

• The EPL title: Now a Two Horse race?

  Ian John

  1 Feb 2010 | 2:45 am

  This past weekend may well be seen as the defining weekend of the season for the three teams at the top of the Premier League table. In the matches played over the weekend, we have understood a great deal more about the title credentials of Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea. Carlo Ancelotti’s men faced a tough [...]

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  GoSounders

• 2009 Sounders Season Timeline

  Mike

  9 Feb 2010 | 10:13 am

  Laurie on theOffside came across a pretty neat-o Season Timeline for last year’s Sounders. If you need to pass your Tuesday away, have at it. All the highlights from the entire season at your finger tips.

• welcome arlo

  yamsmos

  8 Feb 2010 | 11:14 pm

  i have seen no official press release but if you have any skill in “reading between the lines” well it has been pretty obvious that arlo white was going to become our broadcaster for quite some time. the seattle times is pretty much confirming everything we already knew. gosounders is quite a fan of arlo and his one time experience calling a sounders game. this isn’t any type of commentary against KC… but AW is top notch and i don’t think there will be many upset with this appointment. we asked arlo for an interview a few days back and he didn’t want to let…

• portland tidbits and stuff

  yamsmos

  8 Feb 2010 | 10:55 pm

  just got an urge to talk sounders/portland. there have been questions floating about the game, and i will add color to what i know. - will this game will be televised?… not at all.  it is only a practice game, no matter how important it is to all of us. the fact is,  a practice game just doesn’t draw ratings and for the most part,  everyone that cares will already be there.  - is this part of our season tickets? nope - why a practice game at qwest, and not the USOC or likely the CCL? well this is just my speculation, but this game has two purposes. first, it is a great dry run…

• Sounders to Face Portland Timbers on 3/11

  Mike

  8 Feb 2010 | 11:44 am

  It seems that after our findings yesterday… that Sounders FC will take on the Portland Timbers on March 11th in a match for charity. Tickets will go on sale at 10a on Wednesday, Feb. 10th. Details from the club… RENTON, Wash. – The Seattle Sounders FC announced today details for the club’s inaugural “Community Shield” match, which will take place on Thursday, March 11 at 6 p.m. on the Xbox Pitch at Qwest Field. The Sounders FC will face the Portland Timbers of the USL in the pre-season training match. General Admission tickets for the event will go on sale Wednesday,…

• Sounders’ Mystery Match on March 11th

  Mike

  7 Feb 2010 | 12:51 pm

  Are you craving the opportunity to watch Sounders FC in action? Can you wait until Philadelphia heads to the Emerald City on March 25th? Well, you may not have to wait that long… This Wednesday (2/10) tickets will go on sale at 10a on Ticketmaster for a Seattle Sounders FC match at QWEST Field  on Thursday, March 11th against a mystery opponent. Kickoff is slated for 6p. Tickets will be priced at $10, so who could the mystery opponent be? It is highly unlikely that it this is one of the three International Friendlies that were promised to the Season Ticket Holders. Along with the…

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  Seattle Soccer Examiner

• Chinese midfielder Gao Leilei is latest Sounders 'under the radar' trialist

  9 Feb 2010 | 10:51 am

  Chinese attacking midfielder Gao Leilei (left) goes against another trialist, Israeli Jacob Lousky, at Sounders camp in Arizona. (SoundersFC.com photo) The Sounders look like they want more attacking options up front and in the middle. They drafted ...

• Kitsap Pumas open tryouts this weekend

  9 Feb 2010 | 6:40 am

  The Kitsap Pumas are getting ready for 2010, and Seattle Soccer Examiner will be there to cover the first open tryouts of the new year this Saturday in Bremerton. Below is a club press release with details.Steve Mohn at the 2009 Kitsap Pumas Open Try...

• Westside United Select Soccer Program Joins Seattle United

  8 Feb 2010 | 2:56 pm

  In recent weeks we've published press releases regarding personnel and coaching hires by Seattle United. Today we post the announcement of a merger between Seattle United and Westside United Select.2008 Westside United photos courtesy of hut...

• Campeónes! Liga Hispana crowns Bud Light Fin de Año Cup winners

  8 Feb 2010 | 1:17 pm

  Budget Truck Wrecking gives their head coach an ice shower after they rallied to win the Liga Hispana Super Premier Division Cup on Sunday at Starfire. (Rich Mills)Photographer Rich Mills reports that Starfire saw some dramatic soccer on Sunday the 7...

• Sounders to face Portland Timbers March 11th at Qwest

  8 Feb 2010 | 11:11 am

  The Sounders FC will hold the inaugural “Community Shield” match on Thursday, March 11th at 6 p.m. on the Xbox Pitch at Qwest Field. RENTON, Wash. – The Seattle Sounders FC announced today details for the club’s inaugural &l...

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  World Soccer Daily

• Tuesday’s Show, February 9th, 2010

  Rafa

  9 Feb 2010 | 9:24 am

  Chief Football Commentator for The Time in the UK And the week rolls along with WFD continuing to give our supporters another fantastic show.  We come in early to record a Premium content interview with Chief Football Commentator for the Times in the UK.  With the Premier League looking like it is a two horse race, we get an in depth look into both Manchester United and Chelsea FC from Paddy’s perspective.  The boys even ask Patrick Barclay to define the term “World Class” which is definitely interesting.  In the live show, Steven and Kenny call up a dear friend, Pat…

• Matt Switalski loves us, and so will you

  ck

  8 Feb 2010 | 3:30 pm

  Is Matt Switalski the single most intelligent poster in the blogosphere? It certainly seems so. In his must-read blog, he writes: But for me, there is one source of soccer information that towers over all the others: World Football Daily. If you are a soccer fan living in America, or anywhere in the English speaking world, you HAVE to subscribe to this show. Cohen and Hassan are passionate, entertaining and informative. Read the rest of the post »

• Monday’s Show, February 8th, 2010

  Rafa

  8 Feb 2010 | 11:00 am

  World Football Daily comes back from another epic weekend in the Prem. With big clashes like the the Merseyside Derby, Birmingham and Wolves, and Chelsea v Arsenal, Steven and Kenny get to cover it all themselves. For those lucky premium subscribers, you will happy to know that you get the first of two premium segments covering the OC Hooligans (Chelsea Supporters Club) at the Olde Ship in Santa Ana, Orange County, California. WFD tries to grab Robbie Earle to cover the big weekend at 10:15. Robbie Earle: Former Premier League Player and Premium Leaugue Commentator

• Drogba the difference as Arsenal dealt another title blow

  Tom_Mallows

  8 Feb 2010 | 4:27 am

  After a sobering week John Terry will have been relived to concentrate on matters on the pitch on Sunday, instead of the damming revelations about his private life that cost him the England captaincy. Although the Three Lions armband has been ruthlessly ripped away from him, his role as Chelsea skipper was never in question. And, no doubt boosted by support from both his manager and the fans, Terry showed once more what an asset he can be. Excellent throughout, he was the defensive rock in the formidable spine of players that Carlo Ancelotti has built his title chasing team around. Along with…

• Friday’s Show, February 5th, 2010

  Rafa

  5 Feb 2010 | 12:42 pm

  Randy and Jason join WFD to cover the lighter side of the Football World WFD closes the week off strong with quite the line-up.  To begin with, we are happy to bring our Premium Subscribers a special treat.  Steven and Kenny come in early to record a special skype video segment with Jason and Randy Sklar.  The Sklar Brothers cover the lighter side of football including their perspectives on the John Terry scandal, the England National team, as well as random topics like the Superbowl, the Grammy’s and even Lady Gaga. As for the live show, Steven and Kenny check in immediately with…

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  Football FanCast

• Football needs the likes of Leeds and Nottingham Forest fighting back

  Danny Sanderson

  9 Feb 2010 | 11:18 am

  Now, I’m not one for all this talk about clubs with big fan bases and rich history deserving a place in the Premier League over sides without such privileges. Players determine league position, not supporters or former glories. But it is good to see teams such as Leeds United and Nottingham Forest challenging to get back up the football ladder. And while

• ‘PFA Player of the Year Award 2010′ – Who is most deserving?

  James McManus

  9 Feb 2010 | 11:09 am

  Much in keeping with the Oscars this year who have introduced 10 nominations to the proceedings for Best Picture it threw up some interesting results such as Avatar, Up In The Air and Up being nominated for best picture when ordinarily they wouldn’t be – so just to make things easier for myself I’ve decided to do the same with this list and introduce 10 nominees hopefully widening ...

• West Ham look to South America and Africa as Sullivan aims slash wages

  Daniel Grigg

  9 Feb 2010 | 11:04 am

  With the news that West Ham’s new owners want to cut players and coaches wages by 25% in the summer, many think that asking modern footballers to take wage cuts will surely mean only one thing, that no-one of note will want to join the Hammers in the future and others may want to leave. However David Sullivan has given ...

• Top 5 most hated owners in Premiership history

  Tom Jinks

  9 Feb 2010 | 8:43 am

  The last decade has seen an influx of foreign owners come to the Premiership and exert their financial muscle by buying a football club. It started in 2003 when Roman Abramovich brought his limitless chequebook to Chelsea, and now the likes of Arsenal, Aston Villa, Manchester United,

• Livid Zola aims blast at Sullivan

  FFC News Desk

  9 Feb 2010 | 8:43 am

  West Ham United manager Gianfranco Zola is unhappy with the timing of new owner David Sullivan's comments suggesting everyone at Upton Park will have to take a pay cut. The Hammers have reported debts of more than £100million and Sullivan is becoming increasingly concerned that relegation will force to club to the wall. He had been quoted as saying:"I can't believe the contracts I've inherited. Every position is ...

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  Kickette

• Bundesliga Bits: Mario, Marko and Mueller

  Kickette Admin

  9 Feb 2010 | 8:17 am

  Image via Getty We don’t pay nearly enough attention to the Bundesliga, do we? Let’s quickly touch base with the boys that hit the pitch in Germany and see vas ist los: The Green White Night Werder Bremen recently celebrated the club’s 111th birthday at the Congress Centre in Bremen. As you take note of Petri Pasanen, Clemens Fritz, Torsten Frings, Daniel Jensen and Markus Rosenberg’s fine fashion choices, please also take note that we can’t find photos of their dates/significant others. Why would they tease us like this? Here’s a few of the the boys that did show up with a…

• Shay and Jane Given: Casual in Cheshire

  Kickette Admin

  9 Feb 2010 | 7:47 am

  Shay Given (Man City) and his wife Jane go for a stroll in Alderley Edge. Jane’s got an old-school Chanel bag, a pair of Current/Elliot jeans and a new pair of Giuseppi Zanotti’s.

• Victoria Beckham: The Shoes Have It

  Kickette Admin

  9 Feb 2010 | 5:25 am

  Image via Celebrity Paradise/TFS While we think that VB looks all kinds of fabulous shopping up a storm in Milan yesterday (in a classic Chanel jacket and Jil Sander pants), we’re in major covet on the shoes. Oh, those Louboutin ‘Maggie’ pumps are so very swoon-worthy. Victoria must be as enamoured with them as us, as they’ve graced her feet on several occasions; at the theatre with her boys, and strolling around London looking fabulous in that same Chanel jacket. Sure, her transatlantic travel carbon footprint makes the ice-caps weep, but at least Victoria is doing her part by…

• Sports Illustrated: Footy WAGs in Body Paint

  Kickette Admin

  9 Feb 2010 | 4:24 am

  Men across the universe were up early today eagerly waiting for the postman to arrive with the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue 2010. Oh, who are we kidding: no one gets mail anymore, the testosterone-filled masses have probably been hitting refresh on SI.com since 23.59 last night. Why is this news for us? As reported a little while ago, the magazine is featuring footy gals for the first time. They’ve done a body-painting special with England’s Abigail Clancy (Crouchie), Germany’s Sarah Brandner (Schweini), American Bethaney Dempsey (Clint Dempsey) and Italy’s…

• Kickette Catch-Up: Weekend Cheat Sheat

  Kickette Admin 2

  8 Feb 2010 | 8:26 pm

  Pep Guardiola continues to make grandpa-chic our favourite look of the season. Image via Zimbio/Getty. Saturday - We pegged Inter Milan’s Mario Balotelli as Serie A’s answer to Jermain Defoe. His three-month commitment to Barbara Guerra is over. He’s already been spotted healing his wounds with a short brunette. - Danielle Lloyd announced her plans to wed Jamie O’Hara in May or June of this year. - Gerard Pique delivered a yummy video thanking everyone for the birthday wishes posted on FC Barcelona’s Official Facebook page. He turned 23 on February 2 and…

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  Boxofficefootball

• Dad Forces his daughter to have Ronaldo Hair

  What is this world coming to, look at this very young girl being forced to having her styled like Ronaldo's horrific moon cut from a past world cup look.As you can see she is so happy with the idea whats next dad the teeth?

• Orlaith McAllister Wag of the Week

  Naughty Orlaith McAllister was a business student and model runner-up in the 1999 Miss Northern Ireland contest to Zoe Salmon, the Blue Peter presenter.  Orlaith had her first boob job in 2004 just before she turned 25, but she had started her research four years earlier. She said: “I was always flat-chested ...

• Best World Cup Goals Ever – Nelinho vs Italy 1978

  Simply one of the best of all time this just shows you how brazil could even bend them back in the day.This is Nelinho, in the third-place match between Brazil and Italy, scoring one of the greatest goals in a tournament Everyone agrees this swerved shot from edge of box was intended

• PUMA v1.10 Football Boots Hot Or Not

  PUMA's v1.10 football boot Incorporates the most advanced technology available to date. The second generation of the Uni-construction provides a better touch of the ball by having an updated, softer toe area. Further, the laces are covered in order to provide a clean kicking area, and the lightweight upper materials ...

• John Terry Big Brother Lovings with Orlaith McAllister

  More John terry gossip has leaked today which could make life even worse for chelsea skipper. Terry who was stripped of his captaincy on Friday after a 12 minute meeting with Fabio Capello, met Orlaith at a Chelsea Squad Christmas party five years ago, while his wife Toni was expecting ...

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  Clubcall

• Norwich City: Holt: We have a 'team target'

  9 Feb 2010 | 9:17 am

  Norwich striker Grant Holt doesn't mind if Chris Martin scores more goals than him this season as long as the Canaries go up.

• Charlton Athletic: Parkinson hails 'strong characters'

  9 Feb 2010 | 9:16 am

  Charlton boss Phil Parkinson believes his side have the ability to break into the top two despite losing ground on the league leaders.

• Tottenham Hotspur: Redknapp dismisses long ball claims

  9 Feb 2010 | 9:08 am

  Harry Redknapp has dismissed criticism his Tottenham side are a 'long-ball' team.

• Southampton: Trio miss cup date

  9 Feb 2010 | 8:44 am

  Southampton will be without injured trio Dean Hammond, Graeme Murty and David Connolly for Tuesday's Johnstone's Paint Trophy showdown.

• Blackburn Rovers: Allardyce rues 'unjust decision'

  9 Feb 2010 | 8:35 am

  Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce believes 6ft 5in defender Chris Samba is being unfairly penalised by referees because of his height.

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  World Football Commentaries by Steve Amoia

• WPS Committed to Supporting Nationwide Campaign to Address Childhood Obesity by Rob Penner

  Steve Amoia

  9 Feb 2010 | 9:02 pm

  WPS Committed to Supporting Nationwide Campaign to Address Childhood ObesityWashington Freedom Goalkeeper Briana Scurry Attends Kick-Off Ceremony in Washington D.C. as First Lady Unveils InitiativeWASHINGTON, D.C. (February 9, 2010) – Women’s Professional Soccer was represented today in Washington D.C. by Washington Freedom Goalkeeper Briana Scurry, who took part in the kick-off ceremony for

• Dunga Releases Roster for Emirates Friendly with the Republic of Ireland

  Steve Amoia

  9 Feb 2010 | 6:46 am

  Dunga last year in London againstItaly.Carlos Dunga released his roster for the 02 March 2010 friendly with the Republic of Ireland at the second home of the Selecao, Emirates Stadium in London. Brasil has played many friendlies in London to very receptive audiences.Image courtesy of the CONFEDERAÇÃO BRASILEIRADE FUTEBOL.He did not select in form Ronaldinho Gaucho. This may be a subtle reminder

• Euro 2012 Qualifying Draw

  Steve Amoia

  6 Feb 2010 | 9:10 pm

  Iker Casillas of Spain raisesthe 2008 European Cup. Willla Furia Roja win again in 2012?The next European Championship (Euro 2012) will be co-hosted by Ukraine and Poland, and the qualification draw took place on February 7th in Warsaw. Qualification matches will begin next September.Nine GroupsSix will have six teamsThree will have five teamsNine Seeded

• Week/Giornata 23 of the Italian Serie A: Can AS Roma Maintain Their 18 Match Unbeaten Streak?

  Steve Amoia

  5 Feb 2010 | 9:02 pm

  Image courtesy of the Italian Lega Calcio. "I could never die on a Sunday. Then I would miss my Italian football." --- Italian Proverb Image courtesy of Wikipedia. The Serie A began in 1929. Only Internazionale Milano has played every season in the top flight. To learn more about Italian soccer history, please click the image to visit my Italian Calcio and History of the Azzurri page.

• IMScouting: A Global Scouting Company For Football Professionals by Dvir Ben-Aroya

  Steve Amoia

  5 Feb 2010 | 3:03 am

  Image courtesy of IMScouting.IMScouting is a global scouting company for football professionals combining a revolutionary database that provides reliable online "e-Scouting" alongside a scouting consultancy service that can supply genuine global grassroots insights into the world of professional football.Included among the services provided by IMScouting are in-depth player reports and

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  11Reds : The Unofficial Manchester United Blog

• Rooney blasts off against Hull

  Red Devil

  23 Jan 2010 | 12:00 pm

  Wayne Rooney helped United reach the top of the league charts with a scintillating performance of FOUR (Yes! You read it right) goals against Hull City today. Rooney’s four-goal haul extends his lead in the Premier League’s top scorer stakes. He now has 19 league goals, four more than the next highest scorers, Darren Bent, Jermain Defoe and Didier Drogba, all with 14. Rooney was obviously very happy and his interview on MUTV said it all. Here are the excerpts: “The last time I scored four goals was probably when I was about 12!” he joked during an interview with MUTV…

• Preview: Manchester United Vs Hull City

  professorkaka

  23 Jan 2010 | 3:31 am

  In the only Premier League fixture for the weekend, Manchester United today take on Phil Brown’s Hull City with a chance to go top of the table within their grasp. After the emotional roller-coaster that was the Manchester Derby, this is likely to be a more straightforward affair. In fact, this tie provides us with an ideal opportunity to get into some fine goal-scoring form before running into two highly critical games against Manchester City and Arsenal waiting for us around the corner. This has not been a very good month for us United fans. Allow me to be a little insensitive as I…

• Preview: Manchester City Vs Manchester United

  professorkaka

  19 Jan 2010 | 6:19 am

  This is it, you know. This is it. Probably one of the most important games Manchester United is going to be involved in this season. With our on-and-off form this season coupled with the financial turmoil brought on by the messengers of doom (the Glazers), the club is at a crossroads. From here we can take the path to redemption or the one that leads us to destruction. Okay that is a little too dramatic. But you know what I mean don’t you? A semi-final of any tournament is going to be a massive game. A derby clash with those smug blue-noses is also a huge fixture. When the two events…

• Asking Fergie to resign is simply madness

  professorkaka

  18 Jan 2010 | 9:19 am

  For those who still do not know, Manchester United Supporters’ Trust organized a meeting before the Burnley game to discuss possible options on how to take the fight to the Glazers. A brief synopsis of what transpired at the meeting is provided here by Scott from the popular United blog Republik of Mancunia. All those who were not able to attend and those who are scattered all around the globe (like me) must go through the main points and think about the best way to hustle the Glazers away from Manchester United. One point that was raised in the meeting and has been bandied about in the…

• Thoughts on the Burnley game

  professorkaka

  17 Jan 2010 | 11:48 am

  United went back to winning ways (finally) with a 3-0 home win over Burnley that will definitely go some way towards numbing some of the pain that has been inflicted over United supporters over the past few weeks. However, if you think that this 3-0 win was one of those old fashioned cakewalks you need to think again. On any other day and against any other opposition we might have ended up conceding two before even registering our first goal. As it turned out, Burnley’s poor finishing handed us the impetus and we duly cashed in on it. Such has been Sir Alex’ penchant for tinkering…

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  The Free Kicks Report

• Soccer Table Update as of 2/8

  8 Feb 2010 | 5:30 pm

  EPL:- Past week's results - The midweek saw relegation zone Hull City hold up a strong home performance against the current leaders Chelsea with a 1-1 result - On Saturday Liverpool continued their second half surge with a 1-0 win in the Merseyside Derby against Everton - Manchester United throttled Portsmouth on the back of three own goals - The battle for 4th place remained tight as neither Tottenham or Aston Villa could find the back on the net with a 0-0 draw - Hull City finished off their best week of the season with a 2-1 win over Manchester City, including the first EPL goal…

• Soccer TV Schedule for the week of 2/6

  5 Feb 2010 | 9:38 am

  Another action packed week of soccer as the EPL and Serie A fit in mid week games to make up for the winter storms and pending European competitions. The weekend is kicked off with the Merseyside derby on ESPN2 in HD, followed by match-ups for ManCity, Tottenham and Juventus. Sunday features the match of the week as Arsenal try to rebound from last week's defeat to ManU and get back into the title chase against Chelsea. The schedule also features mid-week games for Manchester United, Fulham, and the second of two AC Milan games over six days (both of FSC).Saturday (6th):- EPL: Liverpool vs.

• World Soccer Magazine - February 2010 Issue

  4 Feb 2010 | 2:11 pm

  The February issue of World Soccer is being delivered to news stands, mailboxes and bookstores across the globe this week. This month has a part 1 of the magazine World Cup Guide. Here is a preview of what this month's issue features:Cover Story: A look into Jose Mourinho, Inter Milan, and his quest to bring the European Cup back to Inter.World Cup Countdown: Profiles of top players from Slovenia, Uruguay, South Korea, and GreeceOpinion Pieces: Paul Gardner looks at refs giving out yellow and red cards across Europe's top five leagues. David Conn writes about the drastic differences…

• MLS 2010 Preview: Full Schedule Released

  3 Feb 2010 | 2:15 pm

  We are now less than two months away from the start of the 2010 MLS season. As reported back in October the MLS First Kick will take place on Thursday March 25th as the Seattle Sounders host the new expansion club Philadelphia Union. Then on Saturday March 27th six additional match-ups take place including Chicago vs. New York on ESPN2 and New England at the LA Galaxy on Fox Soccer Channel. Now comes news of the full MLS schedule for the upcoming season. Here is a look at 13 key dates over the course of the year ahead and the match-ups to watch for:1) April 1 - Real Salt Lake…

• Soccer Table Update as of 2/1

  1 Feb 2010 | 6:18 pm

  EPL:- Past week's results - A double set of games this week to make up for the recent FA Cup action and the winter storms across England. On Tuesday Tottenham secured three points with a win over Fulham and Wolverhampton earned a much needed draw against Liverpool. Wednesday saw the US National & LA Galaxy striker, Landon Donovan, bag his first Premiere League goal for Everton in a 2-0 win against Sunderland. Chelsea kept rolling with a 3-0 result against Birmingham City.On Saturday league leaders Chelsea provide the late match heroics of a true championship contender in a 2-1…

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  A Cultured Left Foot

• Never Give Up

  Yogi's Warrior

  9 Feb 2010 | 2:57 am

  Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible - St Francis of Assisi A morning where all and sundry continue their onslaught against Arsenal, Arsene in particular bearing the brunt of the criticism. Questioning the decisions of the manager is part of a healthy debate into the state of affairs at the club and should not be discouraged otherwise complacency sets in. Where I take issue is when abuse becomes part of the ‘game’ which is counterproductive in both analysis and resolution. Put simply, if you do not have the…

• Not Quite Fatal But A Damaging Defeat

  Yogi's Warrior

  7 Feb 2010 | 3:45 pm

  Chelsea 2 – 0 Arsenal 1 – 0 Drogba (7) 2 – 0 Drogba (22) The title chances took a dent, not ended as some would have you believe but battered and bruised nonetheless. As a performance, the team were vastly improved from last week’s defeat at home to Manchester United but still fell short at Stamford Bridge. The wounds for this defeat were self-inflicted. Marking was absent for the opener; Terry had a free header, losing Vermaelen and Diaby with an entirely predictable run to meet the corner; Drogba was left unmarked by Song and Clichy went walkabout. Errors which were…

• Chelsea Preview: Bridging The Gap

  Yogi's Warrior

  6 Feb 2010 | 11:35 am

  Stamford Bridge this afternoon represents a stern test following the capitulation last weekend. Some might say that it is not the ideal fixture to face considering that result. I would venture the opposite, a taxing fixture that is akin to falling off a bicycle; the best solution is to get back on and carry on riding. It is not, as the Sky cheerleading media may proclaim, a ‘must-win‘ match for Arsenal; it is a ‘must-no-lose‘ fixture if the title is to be a realistic ambition for the season. A gap of nine points at the top may prove a bridge too far at this stage, even…

• Trophies? Graham Questions, Wenger Answers

  Yogi's Warrior

  6 Feb 2010 | 2:21 am

  George Graham’s recent comments regarding Arsenal have struck a few chords. In highlighting the failure to win trophies since 2005s FA Cup, Wenger’s predecessor provided an immediate contrast between the pair: I’ll give you trophies. We’ll take some criticism, but I will give you trophies Graham did that to an extent but he lost his way, on and off the pitch. Having delivered the title twice with teams that had the same capabilities as any that Wenger has fielded, he retreated into his shell, the team content to get the ball quickly to Wright and hope that he scored. They knew…

• Stone Cold Friday: Time For Arsenal Supporters To Move On

  Yogi's Warrior

  4 Feb 2010 | 9:01 am

  Monday’s post was originally going to be entitled, “********. There Are Going To Be A ******** Of ******* Whinging ******** About This Week”. Seems I wasn’t alone in thinking that. Darius agrees. This past week is one of the most depressing I have witnessed as an Arsenal supporter. I’m not talking here about the loss to Man United in the Sunday league fixture at the Emirates. Far from that as I’m a bit more realistic that we won’t win every match we play. It’s more the mass hysteria and the venomous negativity after the self destruct button was engaged by the footballing…

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  Soccer Cleats 101

• Joma Total Fit Released

  bryan

  8 Feb 2010 | 12:28 pm

  The Joma Total Fit is a pretty unique soccer cleat! In the next few weeks, I plan to test these out and I am intrigued to do so, primarily because of their design. Joma use a single piece of Kangaroo leather for the upper, meaning there are no seems to be seen. The front of the cleat is totally smooth and has no internal stitching. Not only that, but Joma use a new multi-stud design, and a lightweight sole plate (with a more narrow arch) that leaves the cleat weighing in at an impressive 9.4oz! The cleat is made in Spain, with the initial release colors coming in a true black and a true…

• Puma PowerCat 1.10 Released

  bryan

  6 Feb 2010 | 3:57 pm

  The Puma PowerCat 1.10 has been released, which means we can finally share the images with you! I am still in the process of finalizing the review for these, but I can tell you right now that these are a great cleat, and a true winner for Puma. Size wise, they fit true to size, which is a super plus considering some of Puma’s recent ‘tight’ releases! They are made of a supersoft K-Leather, and that is one of the huge pluses on this release as they break in so easily! I hope to have the review finalized in the next week after I get one or two more games in, but for now enjoy…

• Latest Nike CTR360 Color Released

  bryan

  4 Feb 2010 | 8:59 pm

  I have to admit that this is my preferred color release of the Nike CTR360 Maestri range, coming in a White/Team Royal/Metallic Silver. We featured the initial roll-outs that came in a Red/Black and White/Black color a few months back.  Nike have completely designed and marketed these cleats towards playmakers and center mid’s who stamp their mark on a game. Cesc Fabregas and Landon Donovan are two such players who have put in some excellent performances wearing the CTR lately. You can get your hands on a pair right now! In terms of performance the CTR360 Maestri has a lot to offer:…

• Uhlsport Make Strides on US Market

  bryan

  3 Feb 2010 | 4:51 pm

  Here is something you might have missed, a full range of Uhlsport soccer cleats that are available to the US market!  I have to admit, I was not aware of this myself until Chivas USA goalkeeper Danny Kennedy passed their website along. Uhlsport are a bit of an unknown quantity when it comes to soccer in the US. But after checking their site out and finding some great looking boots, I am now more surprised than ever that they are not more readily available on the market. As it turns out, Uhlsport has been in the US market since January 2008, and since then, their sales have jumped over 50%…

• Puma PowerCat 1.10 – Get Ready!

  bryan

  2 Feb 2010 | 1:02 pm

  The countdown is on to the official release of the new Puma PowerCat 1.10 (or the PWR CT1), with less than a week to go. You probably have not heard that much about the new Puma release, but believe me when I say these are going to be a hit! They will be the follow up to the vKonstrukt cleat, minus the heavy feel. I have had a pair for the last week, and will be bringing you plenty of pics and information on the day of release! Within the next 2-3 weeks, when I have had enough time to test them out, I will have a full review to share. We can’t reveal too much about the cleat, but I cant…

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  Goal.com News - English - America

• Jaguares Sack Tena After Poor Bicentenario Start

  9 Feb 2010 | 8:25 am

  Jaguares have just two points to show for four regular-season games and have sacked manager Luis Fernando Tena.

• Monterrey, Morelia Set For Libertadores Adventure

  9 Feb 2010 | 8:21 am

  Monterrey and Morelia will open their respective Libertadores campaigns on Wednesday in South America.

• Goal.com Recap: CONCACAF U-20 Women's Championship

  9 Feb 2010 | 8:10 am

  The U.S. Under-20 Women’s National Team took home the title at the 2010 CONCACAF U-20 Women’s Championships in Guatemala City. Goal.com presents a review of the title run.

• Real Madrid's Gonzalo Higuain: It Would Be A Dream To Retire Here

  9 Feb 2010 | 8:07 am

  Pipita is living his dream at Real Madrid and hopes to stay at the Spanish capital for life.

• Premier League Preview: Wolverhampton - Tottenham

  9 Feb 2010 | 8:00 am

  Spurs will be out for revenge after 1-0 defeat at the Lane.