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Video: Florent Malouda compilation

He is a hustler and spunky. Got a full head of steam, uses both feet to shoot, and he...
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Video: Zidane’s Zidane: Enzo Francescoli

Before there was a Zizou there was an Enzo. The genius of Enzo Francescoli.
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Ged Houllier is not going anywhere

Definitely not to the Premiership. There are rumours that Houllier might be considering the Newcastle job. Houllier is reportedly...
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World Cup 2010: Can Parriera turn SA into more than a first round casualty?

South Africa’s problem is not that it lacks the funds, the will, or the infrastructure to host the World...
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French elections: Sego vs Sarko. Will Thuram’s words carry weight?

Lilian Thuram’s recollection of a conversation with Nikolas Sarkozy could sway a number of voters who believe that France’s...
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Joey Barton on the lam

Ousmane Dabo Wear a visor if you are anywhere near Joey Barton, friends and foes alike. The man likes...
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Thierry Henry in Time’s Top 100

Thierry Henry makes the list of Time’s most influential people of the year. Tony Parker, San Antonio Spurs guard,...
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BBC’s Inside Sports lets off Sepp Blatter

Sepp Blatter was interviewed on BBC’s new sports programme “Inside Sports’ and it turned out to be a fluffball....
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1966 World Cup: Jimmy Greaves never saw his big moment

Jimmy Greaves, Peter “Cat” Bonetti One of the remarkable features about England’s win in the 1966 World Cup was...
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Brian Glanville remembers Alan Ball

” For all his long, successful career as player and manager with Arsenal, Everton, Blackpool and Southampton, as manager...
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Kroenke’s buyout of Arsenal perceived as hostile

Stan Kroenke moves to take over Arsenal. This is huge. David Dein has resigned and there is speculation that...
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In tribute: Alan Ball, 1945- 2007

1966 World Cup final. Alan Ball, Everton and Arsenal midfielder, was the scrappy, motoring midfielder with his socks down...
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Jafar Panahi’s Offside: A poignant Iranian vignette

Jafar Panahi’s new movie, Offside captures the passion of the global game and the hold it has on the...
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Michael Chopra: South Asian pride in da house

Michael Chopra becomes the leading scorer in the Championship. 21 goals! And renews his contract with Cardiff City. Now...
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Video: Ferenc Puskas: A delayed birthday tribute

On April 2nd, Ferenc Puskas would have turned 80. A tribute to the galloping major. His days in Honved,...
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Arsenal awaits a new owner

Indications are that Arsenal may have a new owner. Unlike the other big three, Man Utd, Chelsea, and Liverpool,...
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Defenders are the new attackers

Van Buyten, Riise, Oddo, and Phillip Lahm, the new hunting pack Mocha is the new black. The 40’s are...
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Blatter’s unopposed election calls for term limits

The UN has 192 member states and since its inception in 1945 has had 8 Secretary Generals, the effective...
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Maradona to go to Switzerland to heal himself

Diego Maradona will spend another fortnight in hospital with suspected alcoholic hepatitis. He has had numerous problems with his...
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A real headscratcher this one ………….

Peter Crouch scores the perfect hat trick as Liverpool runs rampant over Arsenal. England celebrates the best league in...
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Soccer stands to gain following India’s disgraceful exit

Right now effigies of Indian cricketers are being burned and their families threatened with dire consequences. And for those...
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Steve McLaren: Bloke on the ropes

Watching Steve McLaren at his press conference after England’s lugubrious victory over Andorra was like watching a man who...
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Good news: Kenya rejoins international soccer

The Kenyan national squad can now participate in the Africa Nations Cup qualifiers and other international games. Fifa’s Emergency...
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Andrew Jennings: Sepp Blatter’s shell games continue

Sepp Blatter is upto his old tricks with his willing accomplice FIFA’s vice president Jack Warner. At stake are...
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Drogba’s award sells African soccer short

A bow to the Premiership and its selling power as it rules the roost in global viewership. But if...
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Brazil, Where have You Gone?

That’s what I think when I see this: Is it time to think past Dunga yet? And now Ronaldinho...
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Kenya’s FIFA impasse continues

With virtually no soccer being played in their country because of the FIFA suspension, Kenyan players have left to...
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Gazza to star in sci-fi horror movie

You’ll soon see Gazza in movie halls in a sci-fi horror movie called Final Run. And no, its title...
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British soccer hardmen pale in comparison

Craig Bellamy has impulse control issues, Lee Bowyer is a racist thug, Vinnie Jones enforces by squeezing sensitive body...
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What would your Brazilian soccer name be?

Want to know what your name would be if you played for Brazil? Go to this website >> Nick...
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Goalless: The Story of a Unique Footballing Nation

A great account of the history of Indian soccer. From the moment in 1877 that an Indian boy kicked...
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In today’s India, soccer finds no place

India’s overheating economy along with China’s is the topic du jour nowadays in the global economy. Overnight, the IT...
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Schalke soccer shocker: Bayern is verklempt

Otto Hitzfeld’s boys are feeling some real pain and there is a sense of doom and gloom choking the...
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Vikash Dhorasoo’s film at the Berlinale

Remember the controversial film that French midfielder Vikash Dhorasoo made that landed him in hot water with Raymond Domenech...
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Jon Stewart: TDS host and soccer player

Jon Stewart, TDS host and ex-footie player Jon Stewart, the host of the popular The Daily Show, where many...
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India slumps to a FIFA low of 157

India’s FIFA rankings have plunged to 157, its lowest ever. The AIFF secretary general Alberto Colaco, has woken up...
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Ryzsard Kapuściński, author of The Soccer War passes away

Little noticed in the US mainstream media but Ryzsard Kapuściński, who wrote The Soccer War passed away on January...
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Italy gets cracking: Pisanu decree to be reinforced

Italy opened itself upto soccer business and Luca Pancalli, the FIGC special commissioner stated that games would get underway...
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Roberto Ayala becomes the most capped Albiceleste

Today’s match between France and Argentina marks Roberto Ayala’s 107th international for Argentina. He passes Diego Simeone’s record. Ayala...
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The English response to hooligans: Price them out

Italian authorities in search of answers to curb the soccer violence in the Palermo and Catania match that resulted...
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Berlusconi apologizes while Italy shuts down soccer

The unending drama that is Italian life. Where people and institutions fight and make up in extraordinary public displays....
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We are back up again

Sorry for the brief hiatus. We are back online after having bandwidth nightmares, ready to entertain and be entertained...
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Video: Nike’s Brazil soccer training ad

Nike – Soccer – Brazil Football TrainingUploaded by matsui447
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Gareth Bale: Will he, won’t he?

This January transfer is all about one player. Gareth Bale, the 17 year old Southampton left back who has...
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Mexican Clausura preview: Pachuca dominant

The Mexican League has become predictable with a top tier of four clubs. Meanwhile, Hugo Sanchez, the national team...
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Video: Ricardo Quaresma, FC Porto’s diamond in the rough

Thanks to Carlos for bringing attention to this wondrous talent. He would be a fantastic counterpart to Aaron Lennon...
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South Africa’s World Cup costs escalate

The national treasury is being called on to make more money available for the building of 2010 stadiums for...
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Video: Best soccer teamwork goals

Argentina’s incredible string of 24 one touch passes in World Cup 2006, that Esteban Cambiasso finishes off by scoring...
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The strange case of Jared Borghetti

There are a number of reports that portray the ambiguous feelings of the Hispanic population to the Beckham move....
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Becks transfer: The invasion of the Brit tabloids

One of the most unsavoury fallouts of the Beckham transfer will be the hard nosed, trashy, and invasive journalism...
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Pele: The ultimate collectible

The Carnival edition on Pele Amidst the hue and cry of David Beckham coming to the USA with the...
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Beckham leaves everyone else in the dust

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Hiddink is not coming to Chelsea: Lets bury this

The same tired rumours are trotted out time and time again. Jose Mourinho’s fate lies in the hands of...
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Italy’s Dino-saur goalkeepers: Experience trumps youth

A goalkeeper is the most specialized position in soccer. And as with any other speciality with more experience one...
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