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by daryl on July 31, 2007
The £135,000 a week Chelsea will be paying John Terry until 2012 is a fortune. A hideous amount of money to pay one man and further proof that football operates on a whole other level of reality. But...
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by daryl on May 22, 2007
Romario finally scored his 1,000th goal this weekend. It is a great achievement, and well done to him, but an achievement tainted by the fact that all he's really been playing for in the last...
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by daryl on May 04, 2007
Can't say I'm convinced, but it does highlight how often Ronaldo gives the ball away with unnecessary flicks and tricks. Interesting Liam Brady quote: "For me he will remain as a great...
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With all the excitement of the Premiership, Soccer-Weblog has sort of forgotten about the uphill struggle that is MLS. Compared to the excitement of good old English footy, the "race for the...
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by daryl on May 19, 2006
image: tvnz.co.nz Thierry Henry's decision to commit his long term future to Arsenal (he's signed a new four year contract) has wider implications for the future of the club. Arsenal were...
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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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by daryl on April 26, 2006
source: soccer-europe.com Though I was supporting Arsenal during last night's Champions League semi-final I couldn't help but feel for Juan Roman Riquelme after Jens Lehmann saved his...
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by daryl on April 26, 2006
source: miamfc.com Romario's debut for US outfit Miami F.C. has been delayed . The Brazilian legend is currently back in his home country waiting for his visa to be stamped by the US consulate. I...
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by daryl on April 25, 2006
source: telegraphindia.com Sol Campbell Made a promising return to top level football last night. It wasn't perfect and he didn't dominate like we're used to, but he certainly did enough...
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by daryl on April 13, 2006
source: miamfc.com Brazilian legend Romario will trade 'futbol' for 'soccer' after joining Miami F.C. in the USL 1st Division (one tier below MLS) He will join on a six month loan...
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by daryl on March 31, 2006
source: guardian.co.uk With constant speculation that he will be leaving Arsenal for either Barcelona or Inter Milan, Thierry Henry has set a decision deadline. Henry says future will be sorted...
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by daryl on March 29, 2006
source: FIFA.com Bayern Munich could be replacing Chelsea bound Michael Ballack with Indipendiente's Argentinian wonder kid Sergio Aguero. The rumour is they will bid around 18 million euros for...
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by daryl on March 27, 2006
source: toffeeweb.com Everton's Alan Stubbs has voiced the thoughts of England's army of xenophobes by complaining about what foreigners have done to the British game. Speaking after the...
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by daryl on March 21, 2006
source: tribuneindia.com Leo Messi might be able to shrug off 'the new Maradona' tag as the 18 year old Argentinian already has his own heir. A host of top clubs are being linked with...
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by daryl on March 17, 2006
source: cnn.com Good Week for Robbie Fowler, who finally opened his second goalscoring account with liverpool. After already having a few efforts disallowed, he'll be a happy man. source:...
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by daryl on March 07, 2006
source: tvnz.co.nz Watching the Barcelona v Chelsea second leg got me thinking about Ronaldinho and Joe Cole. They can both do step-overs all day long but only one of them is a two time World Player...
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by daryl on March 03, 2006
source: football.co.uk Though I'm still not convinced that Robbie Keane is the right man to captain ireland, the armband had a very positive effect on the striker during the game against Sweden....
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by daryl on March 01, 2006
source: abc.net.au I'm not convinced that Steve Staunton's decision to make Robbie Keane captain of ireland is a good move. He may be Ireland's all time top scorer but that doesn't...
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by daryl on February 26, 2006
source: fcbarcelona.com There's nothing worse than being "the new Maradona". Just ask Ariel Ortega, Pablo Aimar and most recently Andres D'Alessandro. The little number ten's...
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by daryl on February 24, 2006
source: sbs.com.au Liverpool fans attacked the ambulance carrying Manchester United midfielder Alan Smith, following his horrific leg break in the clubs FA Cup tie. They threw missiles and attempted...
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by daryl on February 20, 2006
source: soccerpunters.com Ronaldo has suggested that he'll leave Real Madrid, because the fans don't love him enough. Ronaldo saidI have never felt loved at the Santiago Bernabéu and I...
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by daryl on February 18, 2006
source: britishcouncil.org Sven Goran Eriksson has suggested that Wayne Rooney can captain England one day. Eriksson dismissed concerns about Rooney's temperament, saying "there isn't...
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