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Author: Shourin Roy

Al Jazeera gets TV rights to French Ligue

The Arab broadcasting and news giant broke fresh ground as it snaps up one of the TV lots worth...
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Gold Cup: Aldo de Nigris guides Mexico into the finals

The veteran striker continues to make a killing off the bench after his header in extra time finally breaks...
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2011 Copa Libertadores: Ugly fight between Santos and Penarol

The Uruguayans claim a Santos fan provoked them which led to the ugly scenes after the match when both...
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2011 Copa Libertadores: Santos beat Penarol, 2-1

Santos lifts the 2011 Copa Libertadores. Neymar comes good, Danilo follows. Penarol manages to pull back one through an...
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Gold Cup: USA enter the finals as Adu signals his arrival

Freddy Adu’s heads up play found Landon Donovan steaming on the right and in a flash the LA Galaxy...
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The Celts perceive FA’s hegemony over team GB

Scotland’s most famous victory over the “auld enemy’ The Celtic fringe assert their independence and evoke the Battle of...
Soccer Politics, Soccer Teams - National

The deed is done: Villas- Boas is Chelsea’s new manager

The new Chelsea manager signs a three year contract after Porto activated his £13.3million buyout clause. He’s back after...
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Alisher Usmanov increases his Arsenal share

Alisher Usmanov, the Uzbeki oligarch increased his shareholding to over 29%. Silent Stan Kroenke owns the majority with 66.1%...
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The real reason behind Jack Warner’s resignation

Jack Warner sat in a corner, eating bribes and hey …… A five figure annual pension for the rest...
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Gold Cup semi-finals: Bob Bradley might have to improvise yet again

Juan Agudelo might get another start against Panama Jozy Altidore underwent an MRI for his strained hamstring to further...
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Who is going to coach Inter?

Massimo Moratti: Whither my next coach? With Leonardo’s exit, the Inter coaching job has opened up. So far their...
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André Villas- Boas resigns ahead of the big Chelsea move

FC Porto reports Andre Villas-Boas has resigned. The check for €15m needed for his buyout appears to be in...
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Soccer’s data revolution: To be pitch perfect

Every data point (pass, cross, offside, out of play etc) mapped in these two hemispheres (one for each half)...
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Barca can have Alexis Sanchez for €50m

Barcelona is on the verge of signing Alexis Sanchez. Not so fast says Gianpaolo Pozzo, Udinese’s owner who is...
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Andre Villas-Boas is the stealthy one

André Villas-Boas is the stealthy one. His snow job on the media took him off the short list of...
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Czechmate: England crash out of the Euro U21

szólj hozzá: England 1-2 Czech Republic Despite this stunning training ground goal, the U21 English squad like their senior...
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Gold Cup: The USA get it right against Jamaica

Bob Bradley gamble opting to sit down Landon Donovan and opening with Alejandro Bedoya and Sasha Kljestan paid off...
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Luka Modric is now officially a wantaway

“Luka, I can’t show you the other part of my body equally excited to see you play” Spurs fans...
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Fabregas is not so fab anymore as per Barca

Sandro Rosell: “Fab is not so fab, so lets fob you off” Cesc Fabregas has been downgraded by his...
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Arsenal face Newcastle in the 2011-12 opener

The Gunners travel to the formerly known St James Park who knows what it is now for their opening...
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The makers of (mostly) undrinkable beer become FA Cup sponsors

The world’s oldest football competition will be sponsored for the next three years by the “King of Beers”. The...
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This is what awaits Alex McLeish at Villa

Meanwhile Aston Villa fans are contemplating selling their season tickets should Alex McLeish become their manager as is anticipated.
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Not too rich for Luka Modric: Chelsea’s offer rejected

Alexander “Skip” Spence? No, it’s Luka Chelsea’s £22m offer for Luka Modric is ridiculed by Harry Redknapp. The only...
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Leonardo to leave as Marcelo Bielsa tapped to succeed at Inter

“El Loco” Bielsa might be taking over at Inter Fast moving stuff with Massimo Morratti doing a series of...
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2011 Copa Libertadores (first leg): Santos 0 Penarol 0

Penarol was one of the seven clubs in the inaugural Copa Libertadores in 1960 and it also had the...
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Cesc Fabregas has not checked himself out

Barcelona might be preparing for its annual summer tempest involving Cesc Fabregas but the Arsenal captain introduces his moment...
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Gold Cup goes on as CONCACAF schism deepens

The Gold Cup is taking place amidst deepening strife within CONCACAF. It has become ugly. The Caribbean Football Union...
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Neymar to stay put at Santos: No deal for Real, Chelsea

Pele’s favourite player and the biggest Brazilian hope in years has spurned interest in joining the big European clubs....
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Martin Palermo’s finest moment

The 2000 Copa Libertadores quarterfinals (second leg) between Boca and River Plate. The first leg had gone to their...
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The Bombanera’s farewell to its Titan

With luminaries like Don Diego and Juan Roman Riquelme in attendance Boca bade a moist eyed farewell to the...
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Martin Palermo calls it a day

Martin Palermo experimenting with unusual methods of scoring goals The Bombanera legend finally hangs up his boots as he...
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Wasteful USA get by Guadeloupe, 1-0

The USA missed about half a dozen chances to put the game beyond doubt. Clint Dempsey was most egregious...
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Gold Cup: Canada draw Panama, 1-1

Dwayne De Rosario converts a PK but Panama the most thrilling team to watch in Group C draw level...
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Ronaldinho shows why he’s so fascinating to watch

No one does these skills more effortlessly. If football was 90 minutes of purely this then Ronaldinho would be...
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Gervinho strongly linked with Arsenal

Lille has confirmed that it is negotiating with Arsenal over the sale of their star striker Gervinho. The sale...
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Eric Hassli’s goal for the Vancouver Whitecaps

Vancouver has plenty to cheer about as the Canucks could beat the Bruins this Wednesday to take the Stanley...
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Alex McLeish is not the right choice for Villa

Alex McLeish joins the growing list of Judases in the Premiership. His terse resignation by email has set off...
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Gold Cup: Panama stun USA, 2-1

Panama through Luis Tejada and Gabriel Gomez go 2 up before Clarence Goodson pulls one back. The Panamanians secure...
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The New York Cosmos will play Paul Scholes’s testimonial

On August 5th the NY Cosmos led by Eric Cantona will play Paul Scholes’s testimonial at Old Trafford. Cantona,...
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Gael Clichy to Liverpool and a Hazard warning

Gael Clichy is obviously on his way out. His contract negotiations have broken down and with a year left...
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Clenbuterol strikes again: Guillermo Ochoa and four others suspended

Guillermo Ochoa might have a beef with his country’s food suppliers Five members of Mexico’s Gold Cup squad have...
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Carl Jenkinson joins Arsenal: Wenger’s trend holds true

Carl Jenkinson or Karil Jenkinpää as he’s known in Finland If Carl Jenkinson is the a harbinger of transfers...
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Nasri quells transfer talk

Looks a bit more quiet on the Samir Nasri transfer buzz as the player plays down the rumours. Hopefully...
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USA vs Canada: Worst commentating ever?

I have to agree this is the worst commentating but it must be parody, right?
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Gold Cup: Michael Bradley, Tim Howard steal show as USA beats Canada 2-0

Ford Field, the home of the Detroit Lions was a cesspool of lumpy divots which caused the ball to...
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Shrek and Justin Bieber to join Blatter’s advisory group

“Hey Sepp, I’m going to squeeze the jelly from your eyes and have it on toast” Sepp Blatter beefed...
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Gold Cup: Bradley needs to be bold

Deuce should get his opportunities against Canada The USA meets Canada @ 8 p.m. ET, Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan...
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Nasri open to a Man Utd move

Arsenal’s position vis a vis Samir Nasri is weak. He’s obviously after more wages and with a year left...
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Is Mark Hughes’s real target Chelsea?

All signs point to Stamford Bridge The ready answer to Mark Hughes’s Fulham departure: He was angling for the...
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The very durable Brad Freidel moves to Spurs

Villa goalkeeper Brad Friedel moves to Spurs after his contract was set to expire this month. The long standing...
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Height does not necessarily remedy Arsenal’s set piece horrors

Paging Yao Ming: Wenger is looking for height Arsenal gave up 23 goals from set pieces the same as...
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FIFA avoids “black hole” crowns Sepp Blatter again x 4

Football avoids this fate with Blatter re-crowned 186 votes out of 203 cast for Sepp Blatter for his fourth...
Soccer Politics

Even before FIFA, it is CONCACAF that needs reform

Chuck Blazer’s whistleblowing has irked the CFU In all of the talk of FIFA “reform” and “breakaways”, let us...
Soccer Politics

Julio Grondona needs a reminder

A riposte to what Julio Grondona said: How about paying 10 pence to the English FA every time an...
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