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A Jorvan Vieira sighting: A Down Under interest

Jorvan Vieira who was last seen leading the Iraq national team to its fairy tale win in the Asian...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Politics, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National

Soccer returns to Baghdad

Several thousand rowdy soccer fans turned up at Al-Shaab stadium in Baghdad Saturday as premier league football got into...
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Rafa Benitez will not last at Liverpool: Economic and personal considerations

Anyone following the imbroglio at Liverpool between Rafa and the owners, Tom Hicks and George Gillette will be amazed...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Business, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Politics, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club

Steve McLaren: When instinct and introspection get switched around

David James latest article in the Guardian: “Don’t blame Carson – the real gaffe was exposing him to such...
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India begins a new professional soccer league

India starts a new professional league with an eye on emulating the J league, the most successful soccer start...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Business, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Humor, Soccer Politics, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club, Soccer Teams - National

England’s difficult hour: A house of cards built on fallacies

If Vedran Corluka had scored an own goal and put England into the Euro finals then the shifting narrative...
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Israel does England a massive favour: Puts conspiracy theory to rest

Steve McLaren can breathe a little easier now as Omer Golan put away the match winning goal in the...
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McLaren impressed by Becks form against Hollywood stars

McLaren recently paid a visit to Becks and Posh’s lavish Hollywood estate. No words were exchanged as McLaren observed...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Business, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer Humor, Soccer Players, Soccer Politics, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club, Soccer Teams - National

Ruud Gullit as LA Galaxy manager: A maverick ill at ease with authority

Ruud Gullit replaces Frank Yallop as LA Galaxy coach and Alexi Lalas had this to say “There certainly is...
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Sir Alex, nine championships gives you a sense of entitlement, doesn’t it?

Wow. Sir Alex and Sepp Blatter decide to support one another in their effort to curtail the number of...
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Warner hits the headlines again

Former chairman of the Scottish FA, John McBeth, said Jack Warner asked him to make the match fee cheque...
Soccer Politics

Blatter’s at it again

A new brainwave from Blatter.He is plotting on working out a law which would limit the foreign players allowed...
Soccer Politics

Bench the Coach, not Solo!

Here are the two voices that matter: Solo on MySpace, and Erin Paul, the journalist who “interviewed” Solo. Greg...
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Is US Women’s Soccer Dead?

or is it just brain dead? The failure of the women’s team against Brazil wasn’t unexpected, was it? See...
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Mourinho quits Chelsea

The clash of wills between Jose Mourinho and Roman Abramovich has ended with a parting of ways.Shevchenko apparently played...
Soccer Politics

Man United’s debt balloons to record levels

Just as Peter Hill-Wood was talking about running Arsenal as a business, here comes a report that should peel...
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Michael Ballack’s saga: A transfer gone very bad

This is another episode of transfers gone bad. They are a dime a dozen. But this time it involves...
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2007 Women’s World Cup: Team USA meets North Korea

Abby Wambach, Kristine Lilly meet the North Koreans The top rated US women’s national squad led by veteran Kristine...
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Jorge Vergara rushes in where Man Utd fears to tread

China’s huge soccer fan base continues to attract the soccer business world. However Jorge Vergara seems to have stepped...
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Wenger’s willingness to commit reflects the early Arsenal success

Hmmmmm…. David Dein increases his profile within Arsenal’s board and suddenly Arsene is talking about staying on in a...
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Jorvan Vieira talks about his after life

The fairy tale Asia Cup win of the Iraqi soccer squad was the summer’s biggest story and for a...
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A buncha Yanks take on Spurs

Fulham meet Spurs in what is shaping up to be one of the most important matches in Martin Jol’s...
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Middlesborough transfer rejuvenates Mido

Mido has found a home in Middlesborough and his output is proving critical in mitigating the loss of Mark...
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UK refuses entry to Palestine players

Just appalling. The Palestine U-19 team that was supposed to tour England playing teams like Chester City and Blackburn...
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Frank Yallop: The dishonest whispering campaign begins

The LA Galaxy crashed to its third defeat in the post Beckham era losing to Chivas, 3-0. To be...
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The Premiership is the perfect league for TV replay

Horrible refereeing decisions have marked the beginning of the Premiership and it does not seem as if mere suspensions...
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In baseball land soccer’s achievements seem Lilliputian

Just last week Beckham and the LA Galaxy came to NY and played a match that lifted soccer and...
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Civil war at White Hart Lane

It seems like no one was happy about the win against Derby except for Jol and the Spurs faithful....
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The NY Red Bulls vs LA Galaxy match was a seminal event

Nearly 67,000 fans came out to see this match and they were not disappointed. David Beckham came out to...
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Styles robs Liverpool of victory

It was a beautiful little cross by SWP which caught the Liverpool defense napping. There was some incidental contact...
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Thaksin giveth and Thaksin can taketh away

I don’t think there are too many clubs that can claim that their fortunes rest on a serious consideration...
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A killjoy entity called NetResults is removing YouTube clips

A brain eating zombie entity called Net Results is removing the You Tube video clips of the matches we...
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Reading and Hahnemann bend, bend, bend but don’t snap

Brave, brave team. Steve Coppell’s Reading withstood Man Utd at Old Trafford as the Red Devils put on a...
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Video: Liverpool 2 Aston Villa 1

Check out the Gerrard free kick. It’s how you would imagine winning a game.
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Sunderland’s fans are the most optimistic

Two words. Roy Keane. Find out why the Mackems believe that they can finish in the top ten. And...
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Chinks in the armour:Man Utd will not win the Premiership

There are a number of reasons and when one says Man Utd will not win this season’s Premiership one...
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The Asian Cup final: US foreign policy contrasts

Did anyone notice the political underpinnings of US foreign policy in the Iraq vs Saudi Arabia Asian Cup final?...
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Al Ahly on track to claim third CAF Champions Cup

Al Ahly’s Aboutrika: Their heart and soul Al Ahly, the club that has done more to put Africans playing...
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Jose Mourinho looks down the barrel at Liverpool (read Rafa)

Jose Mourinho, the master of mind games has targeted Liverpool and their shiny new acquisitions. He also lets in...
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Premiership: Civil courts and uncivil behaviour

So Carlos Tevez costs 30m pounds? And Man Utd is willing to pay that much? Add all the money...
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Boris Berezovsky: Assassination target and arrest warrant

MSI co-owner Boris Berezovsky is back in the news after a Russian man was arrested by Scotland Yard on...
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Is anybody tired of the Beckham hoopla already?

I am. It has not been 72 hours since the man landed up at Carson and it seems the...
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Dunga’s Chile win should fool no one

The only conclusion that you can draw so far is that Brazil saves its best against Chile. Three matches,...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer Politics, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National, World Cup 2006

Peter Kenyon’s reasons belied by facts

Peter Kenyon now reveals that all those rumours of tensions Jose Mourinho and Roman Abramovich were all true. Previously...
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Oye! Man U looks to getting scary with Tevez

With Carlos Tevez in Man Utd as proclaimed, every other club might just as well throw in the towel....
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Copa America: Colombia beats USA, 1-0

Colombia 1 – 0 USA – CastrillonUploaded by FootballHeaven Three appearances, three losses as Jaime Castrillon headed the ball...
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Supreme Court decision: What could this mean for US soccer?

I am not a parent but the Supreme Court decision that rejects integration programs (NYT, subscription required) in schools...
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Tevez linked to Arsenal: It might come down to minutes

David Trezeguet is back with Juventus after signing a new contract. He would have been the wrong choice for...
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Sven signs up with Man City

I don’t get this deal. Sven Goran Eriksson is the new City manager but this is entirely contingent on...
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Shinawatra’s Man City takeover runs into further problems

Soccerblog had written an article on how Shinawatra’s relationship with Man City would be fraught with danger with his...
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Simon Kuper: Germans are feeling good about themselves

Its good having San Marino in your group. You can run up the scoreboard with wins of 13-0 and...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Business, Soccer Culture, Soccer Politics, Soccer Teams - National, World Cup 2010, World Cup History

Lyon asks £17m for Malouda

The Guardian reports that Florent Malouda’s price tag is £17m. Matt Scott also explains why this price could benefit...
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Bolivia’s pres takes his protest to a new high

Bolivia’s president Evo Morales, left for Sajama, a mountain in the western Andes, on Tuesday to play a game...
Soccer Politics

Video: Copa Libertadores: Boca Juniors 3 Cucuta Deportivo 0

Heartbreaking loss for Cucuta whose magical run to the Copa Libertadores final ended with a classy Riquelme fueling the...
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