nytimes.com - 12/31/2008
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The first thing about the new or old year in soccer is that it is always soccer season somewhere in the world. A look back at 2008 and a glance forward: SPANISH, LESSON 1 It took 44 years between major championships, but Spain’s national team, playing with technique and tenacity, was the class ...
sports.yahoo.com - 1/5/2009
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sports.yahoo.com —
The new year promises to be one of
uncertainty in soccer. There are no major international tournaments
to look forward to in 2009 just concern and confusion at how the global economic crisis could affect the world game. At the international level, it ...
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Soccer's 10 people to watch in 2009 - World Soccer - ...
theoffside.com - 12/27/2008
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theoffside.com —
I had no idea there were so many
football-related LEGO creations out there, and the time and
planning it must have taken to stick the bricks together to recreate the stadiums below is mind-boggling. It’s also pretty damn impressive, so keep ...
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When LEGO Meets Soccer
sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 1/6/2009
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sportsillustrated.cnn.com —
By Keir Radnedge, Special to SI.com, World Soccer
South Africa will be ready for the World Cup
in 2010 and, as much as is necessary, will be ready for the Confederations Cup this June. How South Africa will cope is, of course, another matter ...
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Slowly but surely, South Africa readies for 2010 World ...
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du Nord —
... the game. From watching him this past week he appears to be getting it back. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ European News ITALY Gazzetta della Sport give us the best young players currently in Serie A. It is an impressive list. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ World News Grant Wahl at Sports Illustrated weighs in on the end of the year. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Jack Bell of the New York Times Goal blog reviews the year. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Barney Ronay of the ...
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New York Red Bulls —
... - Jack Bell may very well be the only good thing left to read at the New York Times. He does an excellent review of the glorious year in football that was 2008, full of surprises, drama - and an RBNY mention! ...
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