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Monthly Archives: August 2010

Peter Kenyon headlines Huang bid

Liverpool’s convoluted takeover saga got a bit more wrinkled with Peter Kenyon now heading the negotiations for the Kenneth...
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Comedy reigns in Anderlecht vs Partizan’s encounter

Nothing wrong with the first two goals which were genuine. The third goal was a spectacular one scored by...
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Internacional win the Copa Libertadores beating Chivas, 3-2

After winning the first leg, 2-1 in Mexico, the Brazilian club was favoured to win the second leg at...
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Arsenal’s injury woes: Frimpong out for at least 6 months

Emmanuel Frimpong whose Arsenal trajectory was just taking off suffered an ACL injury during training that will keep him...
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Second time around: Schwarzer bid rejected

Arsenal does not improve on its earlier bid. Predictably, Fulham feels insulted and turns them down. Schwarzer may not...
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Gallas to join Tottenham

Maybe Gallas can do some more of this while at Spurs Another classy act by the former Arsenal captain-...
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Liverpool 1 Trabzonspor 0: Joe Cole delights, disappoints

Joe Cole a split personality? He slips a sublime pass to Ryan Babel who scores the only goal in...
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Mario Balotelli scores on debut

The Premiership’s most exciting talent scores on debut for City as they manage to overcome FC Timisoara, 1-0 on...
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City’s opponents FC Timişoara’s convoluted ownership

Man City starts its Europa Cup venture against Romanian club FC Timişoara which is not exactly the original city...
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Club takeover update: Liverpool and Blackburn

Coming soon to Ewood Park Liverpool’s takeover bid is being undermined by interested parties with notional money. Those with...
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Arsenal makes a move for Sebastien Squillaci

Arsenal’s search for a center back to pair up with Thomas Vermaelen has led them to French international and...
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Özil: “I wanted to play with the best and the best is Mourinho”

Mesut Özil is presented at the Bernabeu as he completes his move to Real on a 6 year contract....
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Werder Bremen overcome Sampdoria, 3-1

Watch Clemens Fritz’s absolute blast that beats Gianluca Curci. Then Torsten Frings converts a spot kick after defender Stefano...
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Anelka calls the FFF ” a bunch of clowns”

Nicholas Anelka was banned for 18 months by the French Football Federation. Today he blasted back in typical fashion....
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Homegrown rule could invoke FIFA’s rule 15

Arsene Wenger is an outspoken critic of the Premiership’s new thrust towards domestic development of players which stipulates that...
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Huge blow for Arsenal: Nasri out for four weeks

The French midfielder picked up a meniscal injury in the Liverpool game and will undergo a minor surgery which...
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Arshavin and Chamakh in new Nike Ad

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Shellshocked Spurs fight back against Young Boys, 2-3

Young Boys raced to a 3-0 lead in the first half with goals from Senad Lulic (video), Henri Bienvenu...
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Blatter plots to eliminate draws

Having lain low in his lair for a while Blatter emerged recently to declare that he was going to...
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Ahsan Ali Syed plotting a Blackburn takeover

Indian businessman Ahsan Ali Syed is in talks with the Jack Walker estate which manages Blackburn for a potential...
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Champions League playoffs: Spurs meet Young Boys

Giovani Dos Santos: Part of the Mexican revolution in the Premiership Play-offs, First leg – 20:45CET (20:45 local time)...
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Sevilla have highly unstable goalkeeper

A slight touch on the head from Daniel Alves sent him crashing to the ground in mortal agony which...
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Ozil’s sticker price goes up

Werder Bremen is now asking for €30m euros. However, Real Madrid believes that Klaus Allofs is overplaying his hand...
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Martin Palermo lashes out against Messi

Argentina produces such wonderfully talented footballers but they live in the past and that past is heavily weighed down...
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David Jones fantastic free kick for Wolves

David Jones volleys home after a clever bit of invention and Wolves go onto beat Stoke, 2-1. Watch Alvaro...
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Rafa Marquez’s debut: NY Red Bulls 0 LA Galaxy 1

The LA Galaxy won bragging rights as they beat the NY Red Bulls, 1-0. Edson Buddle was put through...
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Arsenal close to Mark Schwarzer signing

Arsenal are set to offer an improved bid worth £3m for Fulham goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer this week. Schwarzer has...
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Evergreen: Ryan Giggs scores against Newcastle

Man Utd took apart Newcastle in their opener, 3-0 as Paul Scholes proved why Fabio Capello might jettison his...
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Reina blunder obscures unimpressive Arsenal effort

” I am number one- take that Lukasz” A late equalizer gifted off a blunder by Pepe Reina kept...
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Liverpool Arsenal goals

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Joe Cole’s debut in Red ends in Red

Joe Cole earned the first red of the season for a tackle on Laurent Koscielny that maybe should’ve been...
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Liverpool vs Arsenal

Jack Wilshere could see some face time at Anfield Arsene Wenger completed one very important order of business signing...
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Blackpool come flying off the blocks

Truth stranger than fiction.Marlon Harewood of Blackpool was briefly the leading scorer of the new season (before Dider Drogba...
World Cup 2014

Chelsea pulverize West Brom (Drogba’s hattrick), 6-0

Chelsea inflicted the heaviest defeat of any opening day in the Premiership as they swept aside newly promoted West...
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Aston Villa 3 West Ham 0

Aston Villa shrugged off the trauma of Martin O’Neill walking out five days before the start of the Premiership...
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First goalie blooper of the season

Mame Biram Diouf headed the ball in the general direction of Everton’s Tim Howard. Everton’s goalie made the first...
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Man City 0 Spurs 0: The Joe Hart special

Joe Hart was a blur – diving, parrying, punching, tipping and in general, frustrating the heck out of Spurs....
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HT: Man City vs Spurs: 0-0 Amazing Joe Hart!

Spurs all over City like a fast growing fungus. How did they not score? A clinic in superb goalkeeping...
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Bob Bradley still the US coach

All the internet chatter (including Soccerblog) about Bob Bradley resigning is just that: chatter. For now. USSF spokesman Neil...
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England add to their collection of goal line controversies

The latest addition to England’s collection of goals that may or may not have crossed the line and linesmen...
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Bob Bradley quits as USA coach

As per a number of media outlets including ESPN, there are emerging reports that Bob Bradley has handed in...
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Mission Impossible? Becks return to the Three Lions

Tom Cruise denies that Beckham has a part in the upcoming Mission Impossible: The Mothership Returns (snark). However, his...
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Balotelli to be announced at Man City tomorrow

Balotelli wearing his bio-hazard hairdo Super Mario flew in with his agent Mino Raiola to the Eastlands today for...
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Argentinian media: Mascherano to join Barcelona

Ole is reporting that Barca has reached an agreement with Liverpool over the sale of Javier Mascherano for €15...
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Veron comes out against Maradona

La Brujita broke his month long silence after the World Cup and has come out strong in his criticism...
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Video: Capello tells Beckham its over on TV

I have never been a big fan of David Beckham but its even harder to be behind Fabio Capello....
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Video: Nadal and Djokovic play football tennis

Serious football chops from both players. Rafa Nadal was a football player before he turned to tennis and his...
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David Silva scores a last gasp equaliser…

Mexico had Spain on the backfoot by being a goal ahead for most of the game.Then David Silva came...
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The quitting fever spreads: Steve Coppell resigns

What is with the English air? Paul Robinson hangs up his boots after being named to the England squad,...
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Christian Poulsen to Liverpool

Juve holding midfielder Christian Poulsen’s new home will be Anfield as Roy Hodgson adds insurance against a Javier Mascherano...
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So is Bob Bradley out the door?

Yesterday a distinctly unmotivated and haphazard US team lost to a youthful Brazilian side, 2-0. Were they channeling Bradley’s...
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Video: England 2 Hungary 1

England won on the strength of two Gerrard goals which were quite sublime, especially the second one. Bobby Zamora...
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Video: Chicharito rolls on against Spain

El Chicharito Hernandez is on a tear – latching onto Andres Guardado’s pass, he raced towards goal and bent...
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Capello reads Beckham his international epitaph

You many not see this again In June just before the World Cup, Fabio Capello brought David Beckham into...
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