Filed in archive General
by daryl on May 18, 2006
image: skysports.com With news that Manchester United are chasing 'the new Ronaldinho' in Cruzeiro's Kerlon, the time seemed to right to share my list of 'the new somebodies'....
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Filed in archive General
by daryl on May 17, 2006
I read plenty of other blogs. Sometimes for news, sometimes for fun and sometimes to see if there are any ideas out there worth stealing. Occasionally I come across something so good I'd be...
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Filed in archive Ronaldinho
by daryl on May 17, 2006
image: itn.co.uk I'm not going to knock ronaldinho after his Champion's League Final performance, he still looked very dangerous on the ball, even more so when he found space. But the game...
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image: mtv3.fi With the 'Henry to Barcelona' rumours refusing to go away, Arsenal fans won't have been encouraged by Henry's visible frustration with Wenger's tactics during the...
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Filed in archive Ronaldinho
by daryl on May 15, 2006
It's worth remembering that before Ronaldinho, Barcelona hadn't won a league title since 1999. They were a club in serious trouble, and if it hadn't been for someone having a very bad day...
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Filed in archive Video
by daryl on May 14, 2006
These is probably the best (worst?) collection own goals you'll ever see. Particularly like Lee Dixon's perfectly placed chip over David seaman and Djimi Traore's "I'll just try...
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Filed in archive England
by daryl on May 14, 2006
image: 11helden.de Sven's back to his old ways. The rest of the world might think Rooney's injury is a perfect opportunity to embrace the attacking forces of England's midfield...
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image: si.com If you can negotiate your way past all the NASCAR coverage, you'll find a surprisingly good soccer section in Sports Illustrated online. Recently in this hidden gem, the opinionated...
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image: chelseafc.sportblog.fr Welcome to Transfer / Shmansfer, the sparkly new Soccer-Weblog feature in which we take all the juicy tabloid transfer gossip (also known as 'the Chelsea news')...
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Filed in archive US Soccer
by daryl on May 12, 2006
image: stateofthegame.co.uk One young man who won't be overjoyed at Theo Walcott's inclusion in the England squad is a certain freddy Adu. Born on June 2nd 1989, Adu is only two and a half...
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Filed in archive England
by daryl on May 11, 2006
image: thefa.com Now some of the excitement surrounding Theo Walcott has died down (actually it hasn't, but let's pretend) how about some calm, sensible analysis of Sven's World Cup...
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Filed in archive England
by daryl on May 10, 2006
image: worldsoccer.com Before he's kicked a ball in the Premiership or on the international stage, Theo Walcott has received a ringing endorsement from two of the games biggest names. Ronaldinho...
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Filed in archive Players
by daryl on May 09, 2006
image: 4thegame The roots of Ruud van Nistelrooy storming away from Old Trafford lie in a long running feud with cristiano ronaldo. European Soccer correspondent Graham Hunter told Setanta.com:...
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Filed in archive Video
by daryl on May 09, 2006
OK, so Sven's footage of Walcott probably wasn't soundtracked by Scribe's "Not Many (remix Version)" but you get the idea. I particularly like the first goal for Southampton (the...
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Filed in archive England
by daryl on May 09, 2006
image: thefa.com After shocking the world yesterday with his ballsy/mental [delete as appropriate] World Cup squad selection, Sven-Goran Eriksson sat himself in front of a PC at FA headquarters and...
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Filed in archive England
by daryl on May 09, 2006
image: guardian.co.uk Not sure who the man announcing England's World Cup 23 was yesterday, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't Sven-Goran Eriksson. The real Sven is conservative, boring even....
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Filed in archive England
by daryl on May 08, 2006
image: scotsman.com Sven has named his 23. Big news is Rooney, Walcott and Lennon are all in. Defoe, SWP and King miss out. Ballsy stuff from Sven, didn't know he had it in him. Paul Robinson...
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image: worldcupblog.org According to this , World Cup tickets are currently trading illegally (this means you, touts) at an average 327% of their face value, with tickets for the latter stages at a...
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Filed in archive England
by daryl on May 08, 2006
image: telegraph.co.uk With Rooney on crutches for the foreseeable future Sven is looking to North London for that special something. Not a new lady friend (he should be fully focused, he's...
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Filed in archive US Soccer
by daryl on May 08, 2006
image: miamifc.com Romario finally made his debut in US soccer this weekend, playing for Miami FC in the less than glamorous USL Division 1. The 40 year old legend failed to get on the score-sheet as...
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Filed in archive Ronaldinho
by daryl on May 06, 2006
image: todayonline.com Ronaldo says he isn't envious that Brazilian teammate Ronaldinho is considered the best player in the world. "No, because each of us does our own thing." the...
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Filed in archive England
by daryl on May 06, 2006
image: ourworld.com There was an excellent Radio Five show titled "The Boss" broadcast recently, in which three ex-managers Graham Taylor, Terry Venables and Glenn Hoddle discuss all things...
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