Gary Speed's free kick and Ivan Campo's header beat Liverpool 2-0.......
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Jonathan Woodgate might have been surprised to be left out of the England squad (complete squad here) after McClaren dropped a few hints in his direction earlier this week. But though Woodgate...
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Filed in archive International
by daryl on September 29, 2006
The Galacticos fall from grace continues as Raul has been left out of the Spain squad for the first time in 10 years. "I haven't spoken to Raul about it," said coach Luis Aragones....
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After that outrageous goal against Liverpool (above) and his first Chelsea hat-trick last night, Didier Drogba suddenly looks like the best striker in the world. If I was Jose Mourinho and had to...
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by daryl on September 28, 2006
The first one's decent enough, but check out his second (Liverpool's third). Who'd have thought the man who got tangled up in his own legs attempting a volley against TnT could do that?...
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by daryl on September 27, 2006
Sepp Blatter wants to scrap penalty shootouts in time for World Cup 2010. "Football is a team sport and penalties are not about a team, they are about individuals," he said. His new plan is...
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by daryl on September 26, 2006
News on the USA's search for a new coach is hard to find, but Grant Wahl has managed to track down a few important odds and ends. It all points to Jürgen Klinsmann eventually taking the post,...
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by daryl on September 26, 2006
Here's another Umbro ad that was banned from tv. Top corner though... the boy's obviously got Talent. Enjoy that? Then try Banned Umbro Footy Commercial No.1 - Pumping Away.......
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by daryl on September 26, 2006
This great Umbro ad, where a young lady comes downstairs to find her man, ahem, pumping away was deemed too risque for tv.......
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by daryl on September 25, 2006
71% of LMA Manager 2007 gamers surveyed believe David Beckham should be recalled to the England squad. Further proof, if any were needed, that FM is the ultimate management simulation game.......
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Portsmouth recently had Denilson on trial, but decided they didn't need the former world's most expensive footballer. Real Betis paid Sao Paulo £22 million for the Brazilian back in 1998,...
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by daryl on September 25, 2006
Scott Parker was man of the match in front of Steve McLaren yesterday, in Newcastle's 1-1 draw with Everton. With performances like that, and with Owen Hargreaves very, very injured, surely...
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by daryl on September 24, 2006
Website names should be descriptive. Soccer-Weblog may not be the most original, but there's no doubt about what it is. In a similar vein, Anti Juve does exactly what it says on the tin. An...
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Is Liverpool's new striker called Dirk kite or Dirk Kowt? Neither. Click the link to hear how it should be pronounced. DirkKuyt.mp3......
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by daryl on September 22, 2006
Chelsea and Barcelona are battling it out to sign 18 year old Brazilian prodigy Anderson, or "the new Ronaldinho" if you prefer. Watch the video to see why they're so excited. His full...
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by daryl on September 21, 2006
There are plans to limit the spending power of clubs like Chelsea by tying expenditure to income. Roman Abramovich (center) currently sinks endless amounts of his own pocket change into Chelsea,...
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The BBC Panaroma film Undercover: Football's Dirty Secrets has caused quite a commotion, with accusations that high profile Premiership managers like Sam Allardyce profit personally from transfer...
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by daryl on September 21, 2006
I saw "Once In A Lifetime" on ESPN last night, and the basic lesson (before it all went wrong) was that big names attract attention. Which explains news from Australia that Adelaide United...
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Rafa Benitez wants to see Stevie Gerrard playing left mid more regularly, in a Ronaldinho kind of way. He likes Pennant's pace on the right, he likes Alonso and Sissoko in the middle, so he...
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by daryl on September 21, 2006
What can we say? It even looks brilliant in French. Xabi Alonso's goal for Liverpool against Newcastle.......
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by daryl on September 20, 2006
"Once In A Lifetime," the documentary charting the rise and fall of Pele, The New York Cosmos and the briefly brilliant NASL in America will air Tonight on ESPN2 at 9 p.m. Eastern. Check...
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by daryl on September 19, 2006
There are other blogs apart from S-W you know. I'm going to start highlighting a few as I come across them, and let you know what they're all about. Most interesting recent discovery is...
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by daryl on September 19, 2006
David Beckham has admitted he will probably never play in the Permiership again. The ex-England (face it Becks) star, in London to sign copies of his new soccer skills book (mostly about crossing?)...
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Remember when African players in the Premiership meant guys like Daniel Amokachi? Everton's Nigerian forward (1994-96) was decent on his day, but never a world beater. Ten years later things have...
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