uk.reuters.com - 2/26/2009
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BEIJING, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Four Chinese coaches are being given a three-day grilling to see which one of them will be handed the dubious honour of taking charge of the national team, local media reported on Wednesday. The four have been sent to a closed training base where each will have give ...
joshqpublic.com - 2/26/2009
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David Beckham has a new commercial out. It’s
not for Nike. It’s not for Adidas. It’s not...
for Pepsi or Vodaphone. Nope.
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David Beckham Big In China
withleather.uproxx.com - 3/5/2009
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But…she looks so…feminine. If you paid any attention
to the Beijing Olympics last year, you realized that...
(a) Michael Phelps is really, really fast, and (b) the Chinese are kinda goofy in how they handle their information. But ...
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FEMALE CHINESE ATHLETE IS A MAN, BABY!
runofplay.com - 2/26/2009
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runofplay.com —
Fine, but first you have to submit to
a three-day closed examination that includes a presentation and...
a written test. Via Reuters : Four Chinese coaches are being given a three-day grilling to see which one of them will be handed the dubious honour of taking charge of the national team, local ...
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Want to Be the Next Coach of China?
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The Run of Play —
Fine, but first you have to submit to a three-day closed examination that includes a presentation and a written test. Via Reuters:
Four Chinese coaches are being given a three-day grilling to see which one of them will be handed the dubious honour of taking charge of the national team, local media reported on Wednesday.
The four have been sent to a closed training base where each will have give [sic] a 15-minute presentation and undergo a three-hour written test on their knowledge of education, management and sport, the Beijing News ...
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The Beautiful Game —
... Allen -- a former Pac-10 Player of the Year at Washington -- was released by the L.A. Galaxy the other day. Sad. Unless he gets a call from the Sounders FC (who did have other Pac-10 POY and former Husky Kevin Forrest in camp recently)... Now the links: Here's a crazy challenge. [101GG] Some Stoke dude was retained by the cops. [Caribbean Net News] The Chinese national team is up for grabs. [Reuters] 55,000+ fans at a Montreal game? [Yahoo!] Tips for players ...
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