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South Africa fear poor form could spoil World Cup party
Reuters Soccer Blog — ... Next month they also compete at the Nations Cup finals in Ghana. Parreira has picked a young side with the focus firmly on 2010 but while many do support his vision of calmly building before 2010, many others are impatient for success. ...

Etuhu knocks some guy’s teeth out
Sunderland AFC — ... Is this possibly a case of a disgruntled Norwich fan giving a former player some shit (word is Canaries supporters were less than thrilled with the way Etuhu left the team) and getting a Nigerian Knuckle Sandwich for his troubles? No word yet if this will cause Dickson - who is already slated to miss up to 6 weeks as he joins Nigeria for the African Cup of Nations - to miss any games for the Black Cats. ...

Hola Gringo News
du Nord — The first match of the African Cup of Nations Group Stage will be Sunday January 20 and feature hosts Ghana v Guinea. ...

African Cup of Nations 2008 Primer
World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 — ... Websites Obviously we’ll be paying a lot of attention to the 26th African Cup of Nations here on World Cup Blog. A lot of attention. Both here and on our selection of African national team blogs. But the internet’s a big place filled with countless other websites that will also be covering the tournament. Here’s a quick guide to the sites worth keeping an eye on: Ghana CAN 2008 - the official tournament website, run by the Local Organizing Committee. CAF Online - the ...

Crampin' What Little Style Is Left News
du Nord — ... World Soccer gives us some insight into new Fulham manager Roy Hodgson. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Here is a picture of those new colored Nike shoes I talked about yesterday. -And now the USA national team blog has an entry on these shoes. Landon Donovan's got his new shoes and there is a close up picture of them, and there is also a video clip of a new Crisitiano Rolando commercial with them featured. They look nuts. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ African Cup of Nations -The San Antonio Express News of all newspapers with ...

When We Needed You Most News
du Nord — ... Illustrated tells us about the Latino power behind the mighty Inter Milan. I love this aspect of the team, it sure wouldn't be the same if it was all Italians I tell you that much. As a matter of fact they only have 1 Italian in the real first team (which goes about 20 players deep), and that is the massively hated/loved Marco Matterazi. In the calendar year 2007, Inter Milan only lost 1, yes 1, Serie A game, and amassed an incredible 92 points. Impressive. African Cup of Nations -In the USA the ACN can be seen on TV via 3ATeleSud. I ...

The Notion News
du Nord — ... the Milan line up of Ronaldo, which was overshadowed in print by the debut of The Duck, but on the field Ronaldo was incredible! AND An article on the agreement between UEFA/FIFA and European clubs on compensation for players involved in major tournaments - AKA the opening of the can of worms. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Marina Hyde of the Guardian says the Liverpool ownership controversy should not be a surprise to any one. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ African Cup of Nations -In the USA the ACN can be seen on TV via 3ATeleSud. I can get it ...

U.S. v. Sweden and African Cup of Nations viewing
City Pages - Balls! Sports Blog — ... to watch. Kickoff is 7:30 CST. Viewing for the African Cup of Nations will be a little trickier. It can only be seen in the U.S. on French-language station 3A Telesud. ...

Cracking The Ostrich Egg Is Tough News
du Nord — ... of UEFA.com have voted these players as their starting 11 for 2007: Iker Casillas (Real Madrid CF) Daniel Alves (Sevilla FC) Alessandro Nesta (AC Milan) John Terry (Chelsea FC) Eric Abidal (FC Barcelona) Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United FC) Steven Gerrard (Liverpool FC) Kaka (AC Milan) Clarence Seedorf (AC Milan) Zlatan Ibrahimovic (FC Internazionale Milano) Didier Drogba (Chelsea FC) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ African Cup of Nations Group Stage Matches & Scores: -Sun Jan 20 Ghana v ...

African Nations Cup becoming a victim of its own success
Reuters Soccer Blog — ... The African Nations Cup is growing too big for its own good, if the chaos surrounding the organisation in Ghana at the start of this year’s event is anything to go by. ...

You Say News
du Nord — ... podcast has interviews with former England boss Steve McClaren, former Liverpool & Lyon coach Gerard Houllier and long time European manager Jozef Venglos. Excellent stuff indeed. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Real Zaragoza in Spain named Ander Garitano as their new head coach 8 days ago. Today, he quit. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Tim Vickery of Sports Illustrated looks back at one of Brazil's greatest legends - Garrincha. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ African Cup of Nations Group Stage Matches & Scores: -Sun Jan ...

Creepin Up On Em News
du Nord — ... broke his arm at training today. He will be out 2 months. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Striker Rolando Bianchi has left Manchester City after just one half season and signed with Lazio. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ You think the rumors in MLS are silly - in the past 24 hours Inter has been said to be signing Diego from Werder Bremen, Ronaldinho from Barca & Kun Aguero from Atletico Madrid. And they all play generally the same position! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ African Cup of Nations Group Stage Matches & Scores: -Sun Jan 20 ...

Going Real Fast, But With Patience News
du Nord — ... Soccer Blog with an article on Valencia coach Ronald Koeman who is trying to save his job-team-season. Why does there seem to be a high level of paranoia involved? ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Jonah Freedman of Sports Illustrated with the latest World Soccer Club Power Rankings. No change at the top. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The Times tells us the secret to success of Tottenham coach Juane Ramos. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ African Cup of Nations Group Stage Matches & Scores: -Sun Jan 20 Ghana 2-1 ...

Friday Footie Link List, Jan. 25, 2008
Soccer Source — ... One massive tournament I have not paid any attention to so far is the African Cup of Nations (I wish I could, but professional commitments and rooting interests in others leagues and sports have left me with very little room to maneuver). Luckily for me (and you), there is excellent coverage out there. ...

It's Automatic Sleepy Time News
du Nord — ... ~ ~ ~ ~ Quiz Question: Who currently leads the Turkish Super League? Is it Besiktas, Fenerbahce or Galatasaray? Do you know? It's a trick question, cuz the answer is Sivasspor. Who? Reuters tells us who they are. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The Times with an article on new Scotland boss George Burley. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Andres Iniesta has signed a 4 year contract extension with Barcelona. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ African Cup of Nations Group Stage Matches & Scores: -Sun Jan 20 Ghana ...

The Shape I'm In News
du Nord — ... Diego Milito - Zaragoza 14 Luis Fabiano - Sevilla 12 Ruud van Nistelrooy - Real Madrid 11 Daniel Guiza - Mallorca 11 Kahveci Nihat - Villarreal ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Top Goal Scorers in The Premiership 17 Cristiano Ronaldo - Manchester United 16 Emmanuel Adebayor - Arsenal 12 Benjani Mwaruwari - Portsmouth 11 Roque Santa Cruz - Blackburn 11 Robbie Keane - Tottenham 11 Fernando Torres - Liverpool ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ African Cup of Nations Group Stage Matches & Scores: -Sun Jan 20 ...

Credit To The Thinker News
du Nord — ... Independent talks to Beckman about his desire to play for Fabio Capello. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Lyon has signed French defender Jean-Alain Boumsong from Juventus. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The rumor is again growing that the Kraft family in New England are considering trying to buy Liverpool. We have heard this story before. The are the people who own the Revolution soccer team, and Patriots American football team. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ African Cup of Nations Group Stage Matches & Scores: -Sun Jan 20 ...

African Cup of Nations! The best soccer you can't watch!
Soccer — ... I don't think anyone dislikes watching the African Cup of Nations. The tournament is all about goals, weak defenses, and showmanship. It's probably the most entertaining national team soccer tournament in the world. Unfortunately the only way to watch the tournament on TV in the USA is to have the lackluster Dish Network and subscribe to the Arab language programming. ...