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The STO Commish Critiques: Instant Replay
Many are surprised by the play Thierry Henry got away with in the World Cup playoff between France and Ireland. If you are not aware of the incident, Henry clearly was guilty of an intentional handball in the box at a critical moment in the second half. France was down a goal at the time of ...
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MLS Cup, Thierry Henry Keeps It Real, and Never Say Never
The MLS Cup Final is tomorrow at 8:30 on ESPN (nice coverage for Soccer here in the US) and we still don’t know if Becks is hurt or not. With Landon Donovan also being named the MVP of the league and RSL chomping at the bit to get this thing on I will still ask the same question. Do ...
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Premier League Weekend Preview
The International break is over and it is time to get back to Premier League action. The big game this weekend has to be the lunch time match up between Liverpool and Manchester City . Liverpool v Man City This is really a huge game for two teams who have Champions League ambitions. ...
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US Soccer’s Seven Deadly Sins: Lust
The Sin: Lust is one sin that I have had difficulty linking to one’s soccer ability. After all, some of the greatest players in recent world history (including both Ronaldos and Mr. Rooney) and from the past (George Best, Eusebio) were lusty lads. Now, Rocky Balboa’s trainer ...
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Half a Sensei Out?/FIFA Screws The Pooch
Two things to talk about this morning that affect my entire sports weekend. First, let me say that I am very glad that my wife (who is going on a mission trip to a far-off land for about a week) is not flying through France or Ireland to get there because right now someone is probably ...
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Galaxy Cancel Germany Tour
The LA Galaxy have pulled out of a post-season tour of Germany that would have seen them play friendlies against Kaiserslautern and Schalke. The Galaxy cancelled the tour due to “a lack of communication and performance” by the promoter IMC Group. The club said in a statement:  ...
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Potential World Cup 2010 Seeding
Now that we have the official list of thd 32 nations taking part in next summers World Cup Finals, all eyes are on the draw December 4th and how teams will be seeded for that draw. There will be eight groups of four teams, so FIFA needs to split the 32 countries into 4 categories. According ...
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Ireland Wants a Do-over
The FAI (Ireland’s ruling Soccer organization) has demanded a reply of their match in which they lost to France yesterday. All of this comes over more bad calls/non-calls by officials and has even been brought to light by a French player who was involved in the incident. I want to ...
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US Soccer’s Seven Deadly Sins: Gluttony
The Sin: Gluttony is one of the most digusting sins, and Maradona exemplifies it in the pic at left. By the time this shot was taken, the man who was the best player in the world (maybe ever) had indulged himself to excess on food, wine and drugs. He failed to abide by Proverbs 23:21, which ...
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World Cup Finalists Are Known
Now that we know the teams that will be making it to South Africa for the World Cup finals, i think its time we all took the bold step of picking our favorites to win the tournament. I know many of you might say that the right time to do this will be after the group stage draw that will happen ...
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Is Beckham Hurt?
This weekends MLS Cup final in Seattle is David Beckham’s biggest game in the U.S. So how is Becks preparing for the game? In a cast of course! I was shocked when I saw this picture from Splash News of Beckham with a cast on his foot, a la Tom Brady before his last SuperBowl game. And ...
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France and Portugal Qualify for World Cup and Irish Fume
UEFA and FIFA both got their wishes tonight. France and Portugal both will be in South Africa next summer. But the Republic of Ireland were left fuming as Thierry Henry’s handball earned France a 1-1 draw and a trip to South Africa. France had won the first leg 1-0 in Dublin on ...
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Portugal v. Bosnia
At 2:45 today the Portuguese National Team (minus Cristiano Ronaldo) will square off against the Bosnians to defend their 1 goal aggregate advantage over the boys from the shores of the Adriatic. This is an interesting match because everyone on earth expects Portugal to be in the World Cup , ...
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US Soccer’s Seven Deadly Sins: Greed
The Sin: According to Gordon Gekko (the fictional junk bond king played by Michael Douglas in Oliver Stone’s inimitable Wall Street ), “Greed is good.” Well, according to the Bible (and common sense), it ain’t very good at all. In fact, Proverbs 15:27 states ...
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Swine Flu Hits Atletico Madrid Coach Sanchez Flores
This is not a hoax. Atletico Madrid coach Quique Sanchez Flores has Contracted the dreaded Swine Flu virus. According to his clubs website, the former Valencia Coach was feeling a little bit under the weather on Monday and subsequent tests that were carried out to check if he was suffering ...
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No Beckham on MLS All-Star Team
Major League Soccer announced its all-star team today and a certain England midfielder was missing from the lineup. The MLS all-stars (Best XI) are chosen by the media, MLS players, MLS coaches and general managers. Chivas USA goalkeeper Zach Thornton earned his second career Best XI nod. ...
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US Soccer’s Seven Deadly Sins: Sloth
The Sin: When I was a kid, I didn’t know Spielberg’s The Goonies was one of the weirdest movies ever . I mean, the bad guys literally keep their ”special” kin chained in the basement where he has absolutely nothing to do. As he was a pretty idle guy, it was ...
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2009 MLS Playoffs Update (11/16)
Ladies and gentlemen of America, I don’t know you. I don’t know what you like or what you dislike. I have to assume you enjoy things that are fun and exciting. I also have to assume you hate things that are boring and dull. Thus, I just don’t understand why you are not eating ...
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Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets Humbled
This fairy tale story had to come to and end at some point and it did on Sunday night when Nigeria’s golden eaglets were humbled 1-0 by Switzerland in Abuja. Nigeria who were looking to emulate their west African counterparts Ghana who won the U-20 World Cup in Egypt in October ...
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World Cup Play-offs Delicately Poised
soccerticketsonline.com — The four European World Cup Play-offs games are delicately posed heading into the second leg on Wednesday. Here is a look at each game, plus the big winner take all game in Africa. (more) World Cup Play-offs Delicately Poised
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