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His name has been floating about for some time as the latest unpolished diamond the emerge from the heart of Africa, but without a concrete deal on the continent, he’s been biding his time back in the DR Congo, his homeland. Now, one year after a trial with Arsenal, interest is finally ...
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Soccer
Arsenal
Didier Drogba
Emmanuel Adebayor
Samuel Eto'o
Violence is, unfortunately, a pretty common extracurricular activity at Italian football games. So when you hear that a group of visiting Chievo supporters were accosted by bad Catania apples and had the GPS stolen out of their car a couple weeks ago, it comes as no surprise. But what you ...
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Soccer
Italy
This is going to go down as one of the worst sitter misses in recent history. You could even argue it was harder to miss the target than hit it. But while all of Scotland is up in arms, you’ll also notice the flag never went up with Chris Iwelumo clearly offside (albeit slightly). [...]
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Scotland
Norway
World Cup
We thank The Guardian, who thank Zlatan Ibrahimovic for reminding them, for reminding us of this goal, scored by one Hendrik Johannes Cruijff. A guy who once did some things way back when. Certainly one of the greatest goals ever, but is it the greatest flying kick football has ever seen? Many ...
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Soccer
Manchester United
Netherlands
Barcelona
France
Some news to read as you get shot by your stove:
I know we covered the Spanish beer thing yesterday, but these guys’ photo is better. Or…worse. Yes! Worse! Much, much worse! That’s what I meant! (With Leather)
Best possible reason to run a futbol club? To launder drug [...]
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Soccer
Real Salt Lake
Denmark
Spain
The man has inexplicably managed to get uglier - shaved head accentuating the satellite dishes he calls ears. I’ve never seen the films, but I imagine he looks like a Lord of the Rings character. He clearly needs a nickname to reflect that. Or maybe even Slothinho (Goonies). (Adrian ...
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Soccer
England
Manchester United
Wayne Rooney
In times of financial crisis like these, who do you feel most sorry for? Roman Abramovich and Chelsea FC, undoubtedly. If anyone needs money, it’s clearly them. First forcing Adrian Mutu into a McDonald’s drive-thru window once his playing days are over to do penance for his sins, ...
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Soccer
Chelsea
Manchester United
Norway
Gentlemen, would you wear these shoes? How about this “belt with diamante buckle”?
Seriously? Like, out in public? When it’s not Halloween?
Cristiano Ronaldo apparently believes that you will. Or at least that somebody will. Because he has now opened his second CR7 store.
Yes, ...
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Cristiano Ronaldo
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Looks like this J-League goalkeeper forgot his Ritalin.
And while I was trying to figure out where
that video came from (no luck so far — anybody?) I came up with this one. I guess it just doesn’t pay to be a goalkeeper in Japan. ...
An emotional return to the pitch for Roberto Baggio, Roberto Donadoni, Franco Baresi and many of the other superstars from the Milan and Fiorentina squads of the late-80’s & early-90’s in a charity match for Stefano Borgonovo. Stefano is another star felled by the worrying trend ...
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Soccer
Italy
Some news to read as you use lie detectors for your candidates’ forum:
A whole new way to mark your man. (Do you think this would work in co-ed leagues?) (Soccer Training Info)
Want to start your own club? It’s not that hard. (Hugging Harold Reynolds)
What the loss of Subotic could ...
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Soccer
Real Salt Lake
Nereida Gallardo
Cristiano Ronaldo
FIFA
We’re into the last few weeks of the season for MLS. And since MLS is The League That Does Not Recognize International Breaks, this makes it one of the few leagues still playing this weekend. This makes it a good time to look at what’s happening.
First, I’d like to point ...
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Soccer
Major League Soccer
Columbus Crew
New York Red Bulls
New England Revolution
Real Salt Lake
Los Angeles Galaxy
Imagine life without one of the following: Liverpool, Manchester United, Arsenal or Chelsea. The English FA says it could happen.
The FA is guessing that current debt for all of English football is £3bn, with the top four clubs accounting for a third of that. But there’s no [...]
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Champions League
Premiership
Liverpool
Manchester United
Arsenal
Chelsea
Craig Bellamy, oft-injured West Ham striker and captain of Wales, is ascending to new heights in an effort to stay fit. Or at least that’s what he’s trying to make his body believe.
The Wales captain Craig Bellamy has installed an altitude tent in his home and is sleeping in it in ...
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Soccer
Craig Sager
West Ham United
Some news to read as you steal $19,000 worth of bras:
How to make your national team? With black magic, of course (mCalcio)
Financial crisis hits West Ham (West Ham Offside)
The Lampard-Gerrard problem (England World Cup blog)
And a poll about the Lampard-Gerrard problem (Liverpool Offside)
Rio ...
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Soccer
England
Rio Ferdinand
Chelsea
Frank Lampard
Didier Drogba
West Ham United
Have you ever known that the percentage of outlandish news and rumors seems to spike during international breaks? You know, stuff like finding Cesc & Sergio Ramos dotting Milan’s lineup next year. Or seeing Juventus switch their interest from one Merseyside-based Spaniard (Xaba) to ...
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Soccer
Brazil
Ronaldinho
Kaka
Tottenham Hotspur
Thierry Henry
Argentina
Chris and I have decided that we hate international break week. There is essentially nothing to write about in the footy world as all players everywhere prepare for the upcoming international games. (With the obvious exception of the internationally isolationist MLS, who continue to believe ...
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Major League Soccer
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Contrary to what you might think, the owner
of that house is not a Celtic fan. In
fact he’s just the opposite. What’s the opposite of a Celtic fan? A Rangers fan. A Rangers fan whose friends know no bounds when it comes to practical jokes ...
Round about the time GAIS fired the ball off of a defender for the sixth consecutive corner, what do you think think was rattling around the brains of the Norrköping players?
a) “If I’ve done the same thing five times in a row with the same result five times, I’ll definitely ...
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Sweden
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Some news to read as you use a
military plane to fly penguins home: Watch out for
those sun outages; they could spoil your footy-watching fun. (EPL Talk) I know this is a rugby shirt and not a football shirt. But… how could I not post a link to the ugliest/most bizarre kit ever, along ...
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