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2008-2009 Season: Early European Pace Setters

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 16:32:42 +1900

The beginning of a season can be as vital and influential as the latter stages. Initial struggles and shortfalls can lead to mounting pressures on clubs, whether it be for title challengers or survival hopefuls - so the perfect start to a season is important. Soccer City FC looks at the early...

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UEFA Cup Group Stage: Draw & Reaction

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 16:28:28 +1900

Group A Schalke Paris Saint Germain Manchester City Racing Santander FC Twente Group B Benfica Olympiakos Galatasaray Hertha Berlin Metalist Kharkiv Group C Sevilla Stuttgart Sampdoria Partizan Belgrade Standard Liege Group D Tottenham Spartak Moscow Udinese Dinamo ...

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Ze Roberto sets sights on leaving Bayern Munich

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 14:47:00 +1900

Munich - Bayern Munich's Ze Roberto intends to leave the club at the end of the season when his contract expires. The 34-year-old Brazilian told Kicker sports magazine he was looking for a new challenge after 10 years in total in the Bundesliga with ...

The Offside Rules found this 38 hours ago on www.earthtimes.org [link]

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Bayern Munich - Zé Roberto Eyes MLS Switch

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 11:29:18 +1900

The 34 year old Brazilian has been one of the few shining lights in a disappointing start to the season for the Bundesliga giants, but it seems 99% certain that this year will in fact be his last at the club. His contract with the Bavarians runs out at the end of this season and it seems likely ...

There Is Only One Sinnacle found this 17 hours ago on www.goal.com [link]

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Italian Players Around the World (7/10)

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 21:45:09 +1900

Our weekly Italian Players Around the World segment is back!! Inspired by Gazzetta dello Sport, here are the performances of all Italian soccer players operating in foreign European leagues (top divisions only).

mcalcio posted 7 hours ago from www.mcalcio.com [link]

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Jens Lehmann - Early Season Highlights

Sat, 4 Oct 2008 04:30:50 +1900

We’re only one and a half months into the new season and Jens Lehmann has already produced two slapstick gems for me and you to enjoy: This one was against Hungarian side ETO Györ in the UEFA Cup’s twenty fourth pre-qualifying round, which preceded the UEFA Cup ...

The Offside found this 4 days ago on bundesliga.theoffside.com [link]

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Youth Training - USA v Germany

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:20:00 +1900

Despite the fact that on any given weekend, Americans drive through the suburbs and see lush green fields spattered with kids playing soccer, the popularity the sport has with America’s youth remains stubbornly slow to translate to American adults. As most soccer fans know, this is not the ...

du Nord found this 12 days ago on soccerlens.com [link]

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What’s not to love about Werder Bremen?

Wed, 1 Oct 2008 06:45:33 +1900

Werder Bremen’s Weserstadion is not the most comfortable place to watch football, with its slightly rickety feel, but it must be one of the most exciting. Saturday’s 5-4 victory over Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga made it 10 goals in the last two league games for Thomas ...

Inter Milan found this 6 days ago on blogs.reuters.com [link]

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A look back at Panini stickers of the 80s and 90s: The best (i.e. funniest) German football haircuts of all time!

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:11:31 +1900

Collecting Panini stickers is a must for young football fans across Europe - but they also give us a chance to laugh at the German haircuts of yesteryear. To celebrate the upcoming launch of this season’s Bundesliga sticker album, BILD has gathered the most hilarious snaps of former German ...

Bundesliga found this 13 days ago on www.bild.de [link]

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Rafinha Fined $1,000,000 by Schalke

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 03:30:00 +1900

Shalke have fined their right back Rafinha $1,000,000. His crime? Going AWOL from club duty to represent Brazil at the Olympics. Rafinha is basically a victim of the CAS ruling that clubs didn’t have to release under-23 players for Olympic duty. But still, one million dollars? That’s ...

Unprofessional Foul found this 11 days ago on www.theoffside.com [link]

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Is Rensing good enough to replace Kahn at Bayern?

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:11:31 +1900

I’ve blogged before about the wealth of youngish goalkeeping talent in the Bundesliga, a list headed by Rene Adler at Bayer Leverkusen, Manuel Neuer at Schalke and Bayern Munich’s new number one Michael Rensing . While Adler remains first choice in Leverkusen, and Neuer will ...

Bundesliga found this 13 days ago on blogs.reuters.com [link]

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Vedad Ibisevic: Bundesliga's hottest striker has US roots

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:11:31 +1900

Vedad Ibisevic is on fire. FC Hoffenheim's striker has scored 6 goals and assisted in two more in his club's blazing start in this years season. Hoffenheim lie in second place behind Schalke. Its a fairy tale start for a perennial second division team that was promoted for the first ...

Bundesliga found this 13 days ago on www.soccerblog.com [link]

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