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Author: Shourin Roy

Video: Drogba might face a ban till Christmas

If Hiddink was looking for a graceful exit back to Russian national team duties, he is not going to...
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Burnham’s most controversial proposal is not new

The NFL has been revenue sharing for decades and because of it American football has become the most highly...
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Rudo y Cursi: Two brothers, destiny, and a soccer match

The hit of the Tribeca Film Festival opens May 8th and follows Diego Luna and Gael Garcia Bernal as...
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Adebayor in damage control mode

Adebayor was virtually non-existent in the CL semi-finals. His lackadaisical performance was roundly panned (its not just Arsenal fans...
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Iniesta, a heavenly goal!

The Spanish media reacts.
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Chelsea were a bunch of petulant spoilsports

Drogba’s eyes zone on the ground, his best friend all night Drogba spent a lot of times flopping and...
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Video: Barca vs Chelsea: The sublime and the ridiculous

Link: Link: Chelsea lost a heartbreaker in the 93rd minute due to a fabulous Iniesta strike. The aggregate was...
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The morning after: The view from the bottom up

The reaction is varied: Arseblog: “My solution is simple and it’s something I’ve said all season long: Arsene needs...
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Video: The whole horror show: Man Utd v Arsenal: 3- 1

Link: I feel very badly for Gibbs. He looked so gutted. Almunia was a trifle too late in reacting...
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Arsenal: The longest 80 minutes

It was all over in 11 minutes. It must have been bewildering and frightening to find the team down...
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Emirates: Turn up the volume!

Arsenal v Manchester United UEFA Champions League Tuesday, May 05, 2009, 19:45 Go Gunners! An appeal to all the...
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Didier Deschamps installed at Marseille

A familiar face returns to Marseille. Deschamps was part of the Bernard Tapie revolution of the late 80s and...
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Video: Juninho primer

The look of terror on the goalie’s face at 1:34 is priceless. For Juninho’s free kicks refer to the...
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End of the road for Juninho?

This may not be a familiar sight anymore As Juninho rose, Lyon did too. The Brazilian is now at...
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Finally! Arsenal wins silverware!

The ladies. So don’t get your knickers in a twist. They are the best in the land and have...
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Maurice Edu gains Walter Smith’s confidence

Edu played all 90 minutes in Rangers win against Hearts this weekend. The former Toronto FC man is relishing...
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Villa close out Hull: Relegation looms large

The weekend misery for all the drop zone clubs continued with Hull losing to Villa after John Carew scored...
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Franck Ribery: Man with long scar much wanted

What is Man U using? AIG bailout money? Ribery is definitely not worth £63m. Great on and off the...
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Arsenal: Its time to play, not for board room politics

Arseblog has more on the war brewing between Usmanov’s Red and White Holdings (the dark forces) and the Stan...
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For Arsenal to be effective, Nasri has to define the left

The big dance is tomorrow. Arsenal finds out whether they can pull off what will be one of their...
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Florentino Perez jumps the shark, umpteenth edition

Florentino Perez declares May 14 as the day Real football was saved. His signing wish list include Kaka, Cesc,...
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Thierry Henry may miss the CL second leg

Thierry Henry suffered a knee injury during the Real match and is likely to miss the second leg against...
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Alan Shearer is no Gary Megson

Good read. I have always wondered why Newcastle resorts to inspirational figures in its past to pull its way...
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Top ten things that can happen with Klinsi out of Bayern

– Replace Bruce Arena at the Galaxy and get them to win two games, back to back. – A...
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Add Sunderland to those unable to create daylight

The upper echelon had its way with the lower echelon. There were no spoilers this weekend. It got bleaker...
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False equivalence

After the Chelsea’s win over Fulham, the English media indulges in some false equivalence to try and take the...
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Video: Arsenal gets it done against Pompey

Link: 9+ minutes video. Good stuff from mostly the youth squad. Carlos Vela getting his first goal in the...
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Premiership: Bad news weekend for drop zone clubs

Its been all bad news for drop zone clubs this weekend. Stoke started it off by losing to the...
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Freddie Ljungberg sighting

Tyrone Marshall half volley jab of a Ljungberg corner scored a late equalizer for Seattle against the Fire. The...
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Its Bruce Arena over Robert Warzycha

With the Barca vs Real El Clasico, the world comes to an end. But the real news is that...
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Deep thought: Where are you, Bernd Schuster?

It seems like aeons ago, that Real won the title but it was just last season and the coach...
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Video: The most painful defeat in Real’s history

Link: Anish’s video of Barca vs Real has been posted below. But we can’t get enough of how Barca...
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Stan Kroenke is recession proof

Stan Kroenke will not be denied. As his Colorado Rapids muddle along, Stan Kroenke upped his stakes yet again...
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Swine flu leaves Mexican stadiums empty

Hector Reynosa of Club Gualdajara uses Sebastian Penco of Chile’s Everton as a spittoon. The Chilean media saw this...
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Asian Football Confederation: Mutiny in the air

Mohammed Bin Hammam, AFC president is thumbing his nose at FIFA directives that reinstate the voting rights of five...
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Other clubs do it, why single out Juve?

The “Black Italian” The racist taunts that Mario Balotelli seems to attract occurs obviously because of his colour but...
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Rio will play the Emirates second leg

Good news for Man Utd as Rio Ferdinand will be back to play the CL second leg at the...
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Video: Arsenal: Where was the defense?

Link: Timid. The first 25 minutes were a self appeasing display of tackles being missed, players left unmarked, passing...
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Arsenal vs Man Utd: Wait for Walcott

Ryan Giggs should get his 800th cap. A special moment for a special player. We can dispute his PFA...
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Chelsea vs Barca: Drawing scrappy

Chelsea sure knows how to spoil a good party. Hiddink outcoached Guardiola with his tactic of dropping Ballack deep....
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Everyone is Messi-ed up: Its Andres Iniesta

Chelsea vs Barca, CL semi-final first leg. The spotlight is on Leo Messi as it should be, arguably the...
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A certain Rupert Lowe finds no love

Theo Walcott’s former club will fold if they do not find a investor in about a week. Rupert Lowe’s...
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Bundesliga: Non-stop action!

Its all happening in the Bundesliga. Minnows are mowing down mammoths. Wolfsburg falls. As does Hamburg. Bayern’s loss to...
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Klinsi out, Jupp Heynckes in

Der Kaiser, Hoeness, Rummenigge, Breitner, Breitnigge Its all over for Klinsmann. “After the results of recent weeks the management...
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Keane keeps his shadow

Roy Keane begins his Ipswich career with a bang. The Tractor Boys pulverized Cardiff, 3-0. It was the last...
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The POTY award to Ryan Giggs is bogus

What happened to Frank Lampard? I love Ryan Giggs but this year’s POTY award is bogus. It took only...
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Howard Webb and Gomes sink Spurs

An atrocious piece of refereeing by Webb and atrocious goalkeeping from Gomes keep Spurs from scoring their first win...
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Steve Zakuani has Arsenal blood

Seattle beat San Jose, 2-0 yesterday. Steve Zakuani scored a goal and assisted in the second, as the Sounders...
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Chicago Fire: Brian McBride does not let up

My deep admiration for Brian McBride continues. The man is on fire since joining the Fire and his 5...
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Video: Fabregas gets back to scoring

Arshavin’s Liverpool breakout seems to have provided the inspiration for all the crisp, sharp shooting that we had on...
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Klinsi is a victim of Bayern’s dissociated personalities

Klinsi is in deep, deep trouble. With the loss to Schalke, Bayern slips to third and is now in...
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Outcasts United: A Refugee team, An American Town

Remember Warren St John’s article in the NYT about soccer being played by immigrant children of families resettled from...
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Spurs could do Liverpool a world of good

Spurs travel to Old Trafford to take on Man U. They have been in good form against the top...
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Keane comes out swinging

Good times. The man with a mouth is back in the saddle again at Ipswich City. And he starts...
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