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Video: Rampaging Rooney finishes Fulham

Man Utd went on top of the table with Wayne Rooney scoring his 22nd and 23rd Premiership goals (video)....
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club, Soccer Teams - National, Soccer Videos, World Cup 2010

Video: Hertha ultras storm the field after Nurnberg defeat

Hertha’s troubled season got worse with the club facing possible sanctions after unruly fans invaded the pitch, some wielding...
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Donovan exits Everton

Landon Donovan appeared for the final time for Everton when the Toffees played Birmingham City to a 2-2 draw....
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Video: Bendtner’s last gasp goal gives Gunners glee

Arsene Wenger was a very relieved man when Nicklas Bendtner using his newly found predatory instincts scored when Boaz...
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Pompey: The never ending Storrie finally leaves

An un-Storried past Peter Storrie who enjoyed his best years as Pompey’s CEO when Sasha Gaydamak was the owner...
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Video: Inter’s day of infamy versus Catania

A shocker in the Serie as Inter crashed and burned against Catania, a club 15 places below and struggling...
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Ronaldo cancels appearance as Fiorentino Perez mourns

Fiorentino Perez’s silence after the Lyon defeat has been remarkable. Quite a turnaround from the eve of his bombast...
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Real’s marketing miracle could be coming to an end

Those CR9 jerseys have not been flying off the shelf In 2000, Fiorentina Perez joked that Madrid, as an...
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Wenger knocks Real’s rubbish

After Lyon gutted them, Real have once again started their Wenger overtures. Seriously, there is nothing more crass than...
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Green and Gold is a fashion statement

Simon Barnes has a great article on the Green n’ Gold phenomenon, the teabaggers with those bright scarves seen...
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Drogba is the African Footballer of the Year

This year’s CAF awards comes in the wake of the tragedy at Angola and Togo’s subsequent suspension giving a...
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Guy Dawson and Andrew McNaught: Two familiar names resurface

Andrew McNaught and Guy Dawson are the Nomura bankers advising the Red Knights Guy Dawson and Andrew McNaught were...
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Soccer players and MLS end negotiations without results

Free agency rights and a larger cut from guaranteed deals continue to be sticking points. The Federal Mediation and...
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Madridistas want to keep Pellegrini to the fury of the tabloids

The vote is running almost two thirds in favour of keeping Manuel Pellegrini underscoring the Spanish tabloid disconnect. They...
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Kaka Twitters his disapproval: Fear and Loathing in Madrid

An unhappy Kaka was removed by Manuel Pellegrini to make way for Raul Gonzalez. He later twittered his unhappiness...
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Video: CL last sixteen: Real crash and burn against Lyon

On has to fathom the implication of this loss. A club boasting Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Karim Benzema, Xabi Alonso,...
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Becks returns to Old Trafford amidst hyperbole

Champions League last 16 second leg Venue: Old Trafford Date: Wednesday 10 March Kick-off: 1945 GMT He wants them...
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Video: CL last sixteen: Robben’s rocket sinks Fiorentina

Let us first remind ourselves at the outset that if it was not for Miroslav Klose’s ridiculously offside goal...
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Porto comes calling and Arsenal is minus Fabregas

Champions League last 16, second leg Venue: The Emirates Date: Tuesday 9 March Kick-off: 1945 GMT Fabregas aggravated the...
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Steven Gerrard’s handsign is hogwash

“Is that a drink ticket? I’ll have two then” Just when I thought that defenders were the new media...
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Yossi Benayoun should leave Liverpool

“Poor attitude, lack of character, limited intelligence” was how Rafa summed up the Reds effort against Wigan. It all...
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Gallas out for a month

The defender re-aggravates his calf injury which means he will not only be missing against Hull this weekend but...
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The Serie comes out against FIFA’s goal line technology dismissal

Sepp Blatter and the FIFA Luddites have gotten their first serious challenge. The FIGC chairman Giancarlo Abete came out...
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World Cup 2010: SA gets condom help from Britain

SA will become the condom-nation during the World Cup. In the fear that an estimated half a million tourists...
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Fabregas, Gallas to miss Porto match

As per Wenger: “I was hoping after the game because we were cautious with him. He...
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Wes Brown adds to Man Utd and England’s mounting injury list

The dreaded metatarsal fracture crops up before the World Cup. This time it is Wes Brown who is to...
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Video:Video: FA Cup QF: Carew’s hat trick caps a remarkable Villa comeback

Villa were down a brace through Shane Long and it looked an uphill struggle for the club. The second...
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Video: FA Cup QF: John Terry leads by example

John Terry guides Chelsea into the FA Cup semi-finals as they beat Stoke 2-0. A fired up Terry then...
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Donovan’s signs out in style at Goodison or does he?

A goal and an assist as Everton swamp Hull, 5-1. So is this Donovan’s Everton swansong? He still has...
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Video: FA Cup QF: Pompey win through Piquionne’s brace

Great win for Pompey. A goalmouth melee and Joe Hart who did not help his cause by a helpful...
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Video: Jack Wilshere scores his first Premiership goal

Arsenal’s Jack Wilshere away on loan to Bolton made it a memorable match against West Ham as he scored...
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Zidane, Henri Emile, and Algeria after the World Cup?

Looks like Zinedine Zidane maybe a step closer to taking over the Algeria job after the World Cup. Rabah...
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Video: Nasri’s deft touch sets up Fabregas goal

Check out Nasri as he spots Fabregas running towards goal and delivers a sublime ball over the Burnley thicket...
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Cesc’s hamstring injury could see him miss Porto match

Fabregas sustained a hamstring injury in the Burnley match which saw him exit the match and replaced by Abou...
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FA Cup QFs: Portsmouth shock Birmingham, 2-0

Portsmouth maybe in administration but it showed that it has lots of football left. They beat Birmingham through a...
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Nigeria not entirely sold on Lars Lagerback

Lars Lagerback: Big beer ambitions The salary of Lars Lagerback, the Swedish coach now the helmsman for the Super...
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Cote D’Ivoire hope: Hiddink will likely leave before Russia contract up

Guus Hiddink not part of the 2010 World Cup? Not possible. Right on cue, Didier Drogba reportedly reaches out...
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Video: Wenger’s press conference

Wenger talking about how much he admired a great technical tackle as much as a good offensive creative pass...
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The Michael Owen experiment comes to a crashing end

Sir Alex Ferguson’s gamble results in a familiar end for the ex-Liverpool man. We feel just a bit horrible...
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Bruce Arena nixes Donovan’s Everton extension

Sunday’s match against Hull might be the last for Donovan in a Toffees jersey. As it stands Landon Donovan...
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Carlos Tevez points to his own past when bringing up Terry

Two legendary coxswains stare each other down Carlos Tevez was run out of Argentina partly because he was caught...
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Shawcross earns kudos with Ramsey contact

The Stoke defender has been in the news for a number of reasons which must have left him quite...
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The US midfield went missing

The difference between the Dutch and the US was that they had a midfield. Wesley Sneijder showed us what...
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Is Goldman Sachs going to run Manchester United?

Jim O’ Neill, a Goldman Sachs big wheel fronts the Red Knights consortium One must ask how many degrees...
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Football managers: England needs a Rooney Rule to bridge the huge racial gap

Keith Alexander’s passing away was tragic on so many levels. Only 53 years of age and in his second...
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Leighton Baines set to earn first England cap

Leighton Baines, Everton’s wingback is the favourite ahead of Stephen Warnock of Aston Villa in the Egypt friendly to...
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Video: Hilario was a disaster

Petr Cech may have a question or two with his goalkeeping but after today’s goalkeeping display, Hilario is the...
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Video: Wayne Bridge disses John Terry

Wayne Bridge refuses to shake hands with John Terry. It’s probably best that he retired from international duty. Otherwise...
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Adebayor is slapped with a four match ban

The League of Extra-ordinarily Badly Behaved Ex- Arsenal Players just added four more banned matches to their kitty. Eleven...
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Europa Cup: Sporting Lisbon 3 Everton 0

One way traffic at the Jose Alvalade Stadium as Miguel Veloso, Paolo Mendes, and Matias Fernandez pummel Everton. Check...
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Bridge could have provided mistake free insurance

A weather vane? Or a bridge too far? Feeling a bit bad for the bloke. Wayne Bridge should never...
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RVP to be back early April?

A smidgen of good news with regards to RVP. The Arsenal striker is making rapid progress in his rehab...
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The USA shakes off rust to overcome El Salvador

Sacha Kljestan scored the match winner in extra time For the first 45 minutes the US laboured mightily to...
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Video: CL last sixteen: CSKA Moscow 1 Sevilla 1

A familiar name to Liverpool fans announces his CL arrival with a jaw dropping ripper that leaves Andres Palop...
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