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Gillett closer to a mea culpa

A vote of no confidence. George Gillett, the less Dick Chenysque partner of the Gillett and Hicks duo says...
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Audacity of hope: The US will win the World Cup

Today, in the longest time, the US will get to that mountain top.
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Arsenal: The recurring morning afters

I suspect we are in for many morning afters. It was Stoke this time. We are getting to the...
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MLS palyoffs: Last minute equalizer saves Crew

The Wizards went ahead with a 53rd minute goal by Arnaud and then played the last 15 minutes a...
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Can Kansas City pull it off?

The hottest team in the MLS is without Josh Wolff but Claudio Lopez is peaking at the right time....
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Madrid scare: Midfielder De la Red collapses ..

….In the 13th minute of their Copa del Rey match with Real Unión,De la Red was running back to...
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Sir Alex opens up a can of worms

The words exchanged between Sir Alex and Ramon Calderon might escalate into a diplomatic fracas between the Spanish and...
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Soccer’s upper echelons: Despots and dementia

Marca’s cover morphs Sir Alex into the Franco of Manchester Man Utd boss Sir Alex Ferguson came off the...
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Arsenal: The morning after

Arseblog speaks for all of us. Simply unacceptable.
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2010 World Cup: Afro-pessimism rears its head?

An old and deep rooted fear was stoked by a SA minister promoting the World Cup at the Beijing...
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Arsenal continue to leak open field goals

Arsenal: 22 goals for, 10 against This draw was not caused by a lack of height, Arsenal has been...
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Video: David Bentley’s wonder strike

The present Premiership season’s best goal. The match of the season too. Bentley’s whinger status remains unchanged. Clichy just...
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Spurs vs Arsenal: What just happened?

88 minutes: Arsenal leading Spurs 4-2 seemingly coasting along and then the whole world falls apart as Arsenal implode...
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Maradona the manager is not a good choice

If Maradona can take Boca out of their current neurosis and put them on top of the table, I...
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FC Barcelona targets Miami expansion

FC Barcelona signed CAA Sports, the agency that represents David Beckham and Fredrik Ljungberg to represent the club in...
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Freddie Ljungberg joins the Sounders

Ljungberg signs on with Seattle Seattle Sounders signed ex-Arsenal midfielder and one time Calvin Klein undie model Frederik Ljungberg...
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The financial cost of letting Juande Ramos go

It could be over £20m. For that price they could have gotten Arshavin.
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About time too…Medals for the heroes of ’66 and others.

Found this article about England’s unsung heroes of ’66 finally getting their World Cup winners’ medals – 41 years...
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The hand of god goes up for the job of Argentina coach..

Diego Maradona recently put his hand up to coach Argentina’s national team. Maradona has a fan in Javier Mascherano...
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Spurs make wholesale changes

Harry Redknapp gets points right away for ass kissing Daniel Levy, on whose feet this whole mess should be...
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Eduardo to be back for Arsenal duty

I have to hand it to Eduardo and his rehab team that have made this early return possible. In...
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Gallas up in smoke

Remember that huge flap about Arsenal defenders being short of height after their loss to Hull City. Well, we...
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Dennis Bergkamp back as coach?

This would be the best news in the world. Let it please be Arsenal in some capacity or the...
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Spurs: There is no shame losing to Udinese

The bottom ranked team in the EPL loses to the second ranked Serie team. Udinese reminds one of what...
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Beckham to move to Milan

The person most in the dark appears to be Bruce Arena who woke up to the news that his...
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Deep thought: Can Obama pick a fantasy soccer team?

Obama is a West Ham fan, so he knows something about soccer. Read this article to find a sure...
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Gartside gets on the salary cap bandwagon

Score one for Phil Gartside who has obviously noted that this is as precious a time as any to...
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Shinawatra’s conviction shows the EPL in a poor light

Some decisions for the EPL following the Shinawatra sentence. Since the proper and fit test applies only to convicted...
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Spurs: The I told you so department

Glad to see that Daniel Levy is jettisoning Damien Comolli from his position. We have been saying what a...
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Arsenal vs Fenerbahce: Intriguing matchups

A very favourable match up for Arsenal: Theo Walcott vs Roberto Carlos Roberto Carlos, a former Galactico pitting his...
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Wenger meets Aragones amidst a past controversy

An Aragones statement caught on camera calling Thierry Henry a “black s**t” to Jose Antonio Reyes four years ago...
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Beckham’s Bentley Bargain

You can drive away in Beckham’s Bentley for a mere £99,000. Special features: Roof-mounted illuminated vanity mirrors in the...
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Ronaldinho finding some goals at last..

Ronaldinho scored twice in a AC Milan’s 3-0 win over Sampdoria on Sunday and hopefully this form will continue....
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The Torres grenade kicking video..

Any fellow who plays with a grenade like this is bound to get injured sometime.Take a look at the...
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Video of all of Steven Gerrard’s 100 goals.

The video is 38.45 minutes long.Just what you need to relax with over the weekend.100 goals notwithstanding it is...
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Martin Samuel cries foul

Evincing a genuine concern about mounting debt in the EPL unleashes an unhinged rant from Martin Samuel on Lord...
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Mumbai derby: Mumbai FC continues its winning ways

The new darlings of the I League continue their merry winning ways beating Mahindra Sporting, 1-0 through a goal...
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RBS taken over: Liverpool’s stadium plans could suffer

RBS was nationalized today as part of the British government’s efforts to shore up ailing banks that are unable...
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The media: Unimpressed by England’s win

The media goes ballistic at the English squad. Rio is unhappy with the fans. This on the heels of...
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A team in turmoil: Canada dumped out of the World Cup

Not a very good Thanksgiving for Canadian soccer fans. Canada lost to Honduras, 1-3 and their World Camp campaign...
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McBride leads the Fire to the playoffs

Brian McBride never ceases to amaze. He is a warrior. His second goal against his former team tied the...
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The financial crisis and the FA: An interesting convergence

Hank Paulson announced yesterday that distressed banks would undergo partial nationalization by the US government taking equity ownership. A...
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David James gets it

England’s goalie may not be on Hank Paulson’s shortlist for pulling us out of the financial crisis but even...
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Video: The US crush Cuba, 6-1

The US cruise into the final round of World Cup qualifying as Beasley (2), Donovan, Ching, Altidore, and Onyewu...
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Can the LA Galaxy stave off elimination?

They meet the Colorado Rapids today in a do or die match today. Without Landon Donovan and David Beckham...
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Video: Ashley Cole demonstrates how not to give a back pass to the goalie

Nobody from the Kakakhstan ( Yes there’s no z in the word) team minded.The English fans were not so...
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Is Scudamore the Dick Fuld of the EPL?

Recently Lord Triesman spoke at a conference about the dangers of mounting debt that English clubs face and advocated...
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Charity match for Stefano Borgonovo

A match between a host of Milan and Fiorentina greats, in aid of the former Milan and Fiorentina striker...
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The credit crisis hits West Ham

Iceland moved closer to national bankruptcy as its highly leveraged banks reel from defaulting loans and failed investments. For...
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The credit crisis spreads to the EPL: Hull City an exception

The most overt sign is the vanishing shirt sponsorship. However the more troubling effect of the credit crisis is...
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Early shocks in the leagues around the world

Its too early in most of the world leagues but the results have been entertaining. Little Cagliari almost pulled...
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Rod Liddle’s take on Sol Campbell slagging

The Yids have been on Sol Campbell’s case with an added edge. Their club’s terrible start compounded by their...
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Geovanni’s goal doom Spurs to their worst start

You have to go back 96 years. Spurs lost to Hull City, 0-1 after a Geovanni free kick struck...
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Video: Columbus Crew 1 LA Galaxy 0

Some nice Donovan and Buddle highlights but Crew struck through Moreno’s header. Then the Crew defense and Hesmer at...
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