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Women’s World Cup: Equatorial Guinea meet Norway

Equatorial Guinea, one of the smallest African countries but surely the fastest in women’s football ascendancy is courting Norway,...
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Women’s World Cup: The most beautiful World Cup of all time

Fatmire Bajmaraj is the new face of the German women’s team The new generation of women players are sleek...
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Women’s World Cup: The USA overcome DPR Korea 2-0

The USA had to wait till the second half to get on the scoreboard and it all began deep...
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Women’s World Cup: The USA meet a tough DPR Korea

Abby Wambach will do battle with the North Korean defense USA vs. Korea DPR Rudolf-Harbig Stadium, Dresden, Germany In...
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Arsenal unveils its new away 2011/2012 kit

History and tradition are the themes of this ad. Arsene Wenger introducing the 2011-12 kit in a lugubrious overtone...
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Fabregas’s Arsenal career coming to an end

Queens of the Stone Age playing Long Slow Goodbye There are signs that football’s longest soap opera may finally...
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Women’s World Cup: England are held by Mexico, 1-1

This will be considered a disappointing result for the Three Lionesses after Fara Williams gives them a dream start...
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Women’s World Cup: Kelly Smith and company take on Mexico

Hope Powell is not taking Mexico lightly England’s preparations for the World Cup took a setback with training match...
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Women’s World Cup: Japan take on New Zealand

Group B encounters with the Ferns taking on the Nadeshiko. Look out for Japan with their midfield creativity in...
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Women’s World Cup: Germany 2 Canada 1

Kriseten Garefekes and Celia Okoyino Da Mbabi score to put Germany up before Canada through Christine Sinclair’s brilliant free...
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Juan Mata linked with Arsenal

He can move a ball with his mind The Daily Mail reports Arsene Wenger wants to splash record cash...
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Ronaldinho reminder

Ronaldinho gave a reminder of his goalscoring skills that have been missing since the 29th of May.Another glimpse of...
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River Plate relegated after 110 years

The Monumental Stadium becomes a giant mausoleum as River Plate fail to beat Belgrano and are relegated after 110...
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Women’s World Cup: A surprising Canada make Germany sweat

Christine Sinclair’s goal ended the Germans enviable World Cup record The German women’s team looked like it was coasting...
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LA Galaxy lose Ricketts, Saunders in event filled draw

Bruce Arena had to draft Mike Magee in the 44th minute as emergency goalkeeper after losing Donovan Ricketts with...
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Women’s World Cup: Delie guides France to a 1-0 win over Nigeria

Marie Laure- Delie has 22 goals in 21 matches The opening match of the 2011 Women’s World Cup between...
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The Ricardo Alvarez transfer caper

“You can’t have my goolies, Zamparini, you hear me” Can Arsenal have a straight transfer story for once? Football’s...
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RIP: Dennis Marshall

Dennis Marshall, the 25 year old left back for Los Ticos tragically passed away in a car crash which...
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Giovani Dos Santos’s goal lights up Gold Cup final

The goal of the year. If there was one reason, just one reason to watch the Gold Cup final...
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The Chicharito Donovan boxing match

An online game called Soccer Knockout allows you to be Chicharito. Only he’s not playing football but is slogging...
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Brazil beat the Socceroos..

The U 17 Australia side were beaten by an unstoppable free kick from Adryan
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England done in by scoring goalie..

The English U17 goalie failed to keep an eye on his Canadian counterpart Quillan Roberts. Roberts long range shot...
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Thirty five years of the Panenka: The ten best ones

The cheeky little penalty chip turned thirty five years old this week. On May 20th,1976 after Uli Hoeness missed...
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River Plate edges closer to relegation

River Plate’s chances of promotion took a huge hit after they were beaten by Belgrano in the first of...
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Russian racism on display against Roberto Carlos

This incident happened in a match between Roberto Carlos’s side Anzhi Makachkala and Samara. This is what Peter Odemwingie...
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Arsenal rejects Barca’s offer of £27m for Fabregas

Cesc Fabregas reacts to Barca’s offer: “Only £27m, scumbags!” The Sun is reporting Barca have made an offer of...
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Things that make you go Mmmm ……..

Most unsuccessful managers dread Roman Abramovich’s exit interviews Avram Grant warns young Andre Villas- Boas that he better win...
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Ashley Young joins Man Utd

The Premiership champions show they mean business as the Aston Villa winger is the latest to sign on a...
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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 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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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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Messi scores in Argentina Albania friendly

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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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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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Chicharito back heel

Against Guatemala in the Gold Cup.Turned out to be the winning goal of the quarter final game.
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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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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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Another MLS wondergoal…

Graham Zusi scores for Sporting Kansas from a free kick that was a good forty yards out.FC Dallas were...
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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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