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Recommended Reading Dec 4th '07
Published 12/4/2007 by Daryl at SquadBlog
Recommended Reading Dec 4th '07 Separating the delicious football wheat from the countless acres of internet chaff and delivering it in clickable form. A goalkeeper made of steel ( Who Ate All the Pies? ) Tevez and Mascherano's old team relegated in Brazil ( Brazil Offside ) Germans have a sense of humour now? ( Reuters Soccer Blog ) They don't like arse tricks in Peru ( Pitch Invasion ) The Toon Army takes over New York ( Deadspin ) "Gary Lineker, contrary to his positive media image, is, in actual fact, a bit of a git..." ( Left Back ) And ...

Waiting on a Waitakere United Miracle
Published 12/6/2007 by Daryl at The Offside
... in very nice club blazers. It’s the fourth edition of the FIFA tournament (featuring champions from the world’s football confederations) and so far South America owns the trophy. Specifically Brazil owns the trophy with Corinthians winning the inaugural 2000 tournament (before everything went wrong for them) São Paulo beating Liverpool in the 2005 final and Internacional seeing off Barcelona in 2006. This year South America is represented by a Riquelme-less Boca Juniors, and the world holds its breath for the semi-inevitable AC Milan vs Boca Juniors final. But I’ll be ...

The Battle for World Cup 2014 Isn’t Over Yet
Published 12/12/2007 by Daryl at World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010
... The eyes of the world are on the host nation for a World Cup, so the Brazilian organizing committee will probably feel more comfortable holding the first game in the more famous city of São Paulo. Besides which, certain residents of the city could do with some feelgood football-related news after Corinthians were relegated to Serie B recently. ...