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Southampton FC: Will Le Tessier be able to save it?

Mark Fry, the administrator in charge of Southampton FC is a very important chap nowadays. The saga to save...
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Sunderland remain in relegation danger

Portsmouth made Sunderland pay for all their defensive lapses as they won, 3-1. Sunderland made a bright start as...
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Edin Dzeko – player of the week…

…selected at goal.com.The latest of his feats would include the hat trick he scored against Hannover recently.His team –...
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Video: Boro go down to Villa, 1-2

Link: Kudos to Tuncay who was voted Boro’s player of the year. He fully deserves it. In the MOTD...
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Rangers: Its all mirth and Lafferty

Having a good lafferty at Mulgrew’s expense? Charlie Mulgrew found out after being sent off in a Oscar worthy...
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Lehmann and whether a football can actually speed up in the air..

Jens Lehmann was of the opinion that Almunia couldn’t stop Ronaldo’s free kick the other day because he apparently...
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Columbus Crew can’t buy a win

Deja vu all over again for the Crew who seem to specialize in giving away late goals that rob...
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Brian McBride continues his top form

McBride’s sixth goal of the season in nine games gave visiting Chicago a 2-0 win over Toronto. The Fire...
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L’OM suffer a body blow

Lyon blows by Marseille, 3-1 on the strength of two Benzema goals. Juninho adds another in stoppage time. Sylvain...
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Pavlyuchenko might be gone

Harry Redknapp has not taken kindly to Pavlyuchenko’s unsporting conduct. The Russian striker was taken off after muffing a...
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Udinese loss: Ancelotti’s return remains tenuous

A pro Silvio Berlusconi paper says it: “Ancelotti, una sconfitta che sa di addio.”
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Jose” Zero title” Mourinho gets his scudetto

“Zeru tituli” is a code word in both Inter and AC Milan’s history. It refers to Massimo Ambrosini’s two...
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Who is Pep Guardiola?

El Pais has a fascinating article (it is in Spanish) about Barca’s manager. He is obsessive, intelligent, passionate, a...
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Joan Laporta is vindicated: Catalonia power

Real Madrid falls to Villareal, 2-3 at El Madrigal. It snuffs out their slim chances of overtaking Barca. Barca...
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In the real world, will Bayern hang onto a CL spot?

Dzeko cuts a heroic figure In the alternate world of The True Table or www.wahretabelle.de if referees were perfect,...
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Video: Man Utd will not be denied

Link: Man Utd once again crested the pinnacle. Arsenal played a much improved game and at moments looked threatening...
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Today we play for pride

And to keep Man Utd’s title hopes in check for at least another week. Well, we can hope, can’t...
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Wenger: Quotation of the day

“If you play tennis tomorrow, you lose against Nadal, you can still say you are a good player.” Roger...
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Video: Edin Dzeko primer

Cool finisher!
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Sol Campbell finds a bit of vindication

Its been 8 years since Sol Campbell left Spurs for Arsenal. For some fans, this was the final word...
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Hiddink’s separation anxiety has Russia worried

Guus Hiddink seems to be making a bit of a meal leaving Chelsea. He says he will be back...
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Here we go again: Sir Alex has a grouse

Nemanja Vidic was an undoubted success in Man Utd’s reaching for the moon. No one denies that. Despite the...
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Video: Atlante claims the CONCACAF title

The first leg resulted in a Atlante 2-0 win and the second leg was a 0-0 draw. Atlante won...
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Adebayor becomes a transfer target

Adebayor must have really impressed Roman Abramovich in the cameo against Chelsea where he touched the ball twice and...
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Rooney plays leapfrog over Carrick

….a goal celebration that could have given Rooney some grief.Fortunately he got up smiling.
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Swine flu politics: CONMEBOL reneges on the FMF

The Mexican Football Federation announced they were breaking all ties with CONMEBOL, canceling Copa Sudamericana, Copa America, and Copa...
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Steve Coppell shows his class

A truly sad moment for Reading fans as the club failed to make it to the Premiership losing to...
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Sounders seating to be increased

The Seattle Sounders are the hottest team in the MLS right now. The club is accommodating the demand for...
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Video:Tevez gives Ferguson food for thought..

Tevez brought Man U back into the game against Wigan with this deft backheel.Ferguson released Tevez from the bench...
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Video: Check out Yaya Toure’s goal

Yaya Toure, Kolo’s younger brother shows why Arsenal should get this man. Brilliant footwork, great balance, and a killer...
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Usmanov wants to defray Emirates cost

Arseblog uses Jabba the Usmanov which I think is a perfect moniker. Well, the Uzbeki metal king wants to...
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Bundesliga coaches impact Europe much less

For all its parity with the other three big European leagues, the Bundesliga coaches have had considerably less sway...
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Gravgaard’s folly

The comedy of errors that led to Frank Baumann’s goal against Hamburg. The culprit has been identified and it...
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Drogba inspires………..

..an internet game where the point is to get Didier Drogbaby to slap the ref as many times as...
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Video: Wolfsburg gets back on track beating Borussia

Link: Wolfsburg bounced back from the Stuttgart drubbing last weekend. It was the Dzeko- Grafite combine yet again which...
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Adriano and Ronaldo missing on opening day

Tim Vickery, passionate follower of Brazil’s hallowed sport, observes that some big time players were MIA on opening day...
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Berlusconi shuts the door on Ancelotti

Carlo Ancelotti is probably going to come to Chelsea after all. He can play coy. The fact is that...
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Video:Bikey does a Drogba

Andre Bikey does Drogba better than Drogba himself.Check out his reaction to being sent-off in Reading’s Championship Play-off semi-final...
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Will Juergen Klopp finally win one over Felix Magath?

The most fascinating league this season has huge matches today and tomorrow with huge implications. Three top clubs meet...
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The Tevez sweepstakes: Liverpool or Spurs?

Carlos Tevez moves in mysterious ways. Corinthians to West Ham. West Ham to Man Utd. Both moves were shrouded...
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Video: Forlan guides Atletico to an amazing comeback win

Fernando Torres. Never missed him. Atletico have Diego Forlan another reason why La Liga still retains an edge in...
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Newcastle climb out of relegation hole

Newcastle won, 3-1 over Boro in the north east Derby as Obafemi Martins put them over the top after...
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Arsene, the fault lies elsewhere: It’s not Drogba

The Drogba dive for which Fabregas got carded and led to the Alex goal is par for the Chelsea...
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Barca maybe without Iniesta for the CL final

Looks like a steady procession of injured and suspended players is complicating Pep Guardiola’s preparation for the Cl final....
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Ivan Campo is looking for a club

The long time Bolton midfielder who joined Ipswich Town in 2008 was released by Roy Keane. Ipswich ended its...
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Video: Joseba Llorente sends Barca into despair

Link: Barca was comfortably on its way to a win and the title but Villareal fought back to draw...
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Qwest and BMO attendances are propping up the MLS

The Sounders and Toronto FC are filling their stadiums to capacity. Their combined attendances contribute to little more than...
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Goal Anxiety Syndrome: Walcott has it

Against Chelsea, Walcott had about 6 shots on goal. 3 clear chances, only one which was saved by Cech,...
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Its over: Man Utd goes two up over City

Tevez’s step son like treatment at the hands of Sir Alex has everyone agog. It provides the background to...
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Hiddink has words of advice for Wenger

Chelsea meet Arsenal at the Emirates. Two clubs licking their wounds. Nothing materially changes with a result but there...
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Video: Mario Gomez stuns Wolfsburg

Link: Bayern has a lot to thank Mario Gomez for. All four goals in Stuttgart’s 4-1 thrashing of Wolfsburg...
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Relegation derby: Why Newcastle suffers more than Boro?

It all comes down to the wage bill that sticks out like a sore thumb. And a lot of...
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Video: Rangers win Old Firm rivalry

Link: Maurice Edu’s team wins the most celebrated derby in the world and goes two up on their rivals....
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Deep thought: Max Bretos loves saying Guillermo Barros Schelotto

Not just Schelotto. But the whole name. Its so, how you say it? So deliciously foreign, it makes the...
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