Maldini Monday
acmilan.theoffside.com 2/5/2008 — IL CAPITANO In team sports, a captain is an honorary title given to the member of the team primarily responsible for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field. The definition of the word captain seems to not do Paolo any ...

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uefa.com 2/4/2008 — Borriello gets first Italy call Sunday 3 February 2008 Share Print Digg Save Genoa CFC striker Marco Borriello is the new face in Italy's 20-man squad for the friendly game against Portugal in Zurich on Wednesday, while goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon was ...

France Coach Snubs Serie A Top Scorer, Again
theoffside.com 2/6/2008 — Let’s say you’re the top scorer in one of the top leagues in the world. Surely you can count on a regular spot on your national team, right? Probably as a starter, but at the very least on the bench? Not if you’re David Trezeguet and ...

OMG BECKS ON BEACH WITH BALL!!11!
withleather.com 2/5/2008 — This is how it's done, Bill Gates. If you want to donate something to a troubled country, you gotta do it shirtless on the beach with a soccer ball.  David Beckham took his football (but not his shirt) down to the beach at Cabo Sao Roque Resort ...

The Best Serie A Blog - Soccerlens 2007 Awards
soccerlens.com 2/6/2008 — Vote for your favourite football blogs in The Soccerlens 2007 Awards ! Related Items from Soccerlens Subscribe via RSS I’m curious Ahmed Bilal … Which one do you read for your Serie A fix? What do you like about each one of them? Comments are ...

Lucio, Kaka, Pato out of Brazil squad — FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER 2/4/2008
AC Milan players Kaka and Alexandre Pato were dropped from Brazil's roster for its upcoming friendly against Ireland because of injuries.

Brazil coach calls up Diego and Bobo to replace Kaka and Pato (AFP) — Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News 2/4/2008
Brazil coach Dunga has called up Werder Bremen's Diego and Besiktas striker Bobo to replace injured AC Milan pair Kaka and Pato for Wednesday's friendly against Ireland in Dublin, Italian agency Ansa said Monday.

Ireland team for Brazil friendly (Reuters) — Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News 2/5/2008
Ireland named the following team for their friendly against Brazil at Croke Park on Wednesday:

Gilberto warns Brazil of Rep. Ireland threat — ESPNsoccernet 2/5/2008
Gilberto warns Brazil of Ireland threat by Global

A stroll through Italy's Serie A — FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER 2/5/2008
Despite rumors of a move to Spain, Milan superstar Kaka has once again pledged his future to the Rossoneri.