Mexican footy is an odd beast. Players tend to be fast and skilfull, but not necessarily strong, which makes them fun to watch but probably frustrating to support internationally. There's plenty...
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by daryl on February 16, 2007
Word is that Arsenal will leave Thierry Henry out of their squad for next Sunday's Carling-Rumbelows-Milk-Whatever Cup final against Chelsea. It's a brave move - especially if Arsenal look...
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by daryl on February 16, 2007
Chelsea have made a smart move and launched an official YouTube channel. A lot of ChelseaTV content will be shown there so expect goals and highlights etc, but no live matches due to licensing...
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Arsenal's Jens Lehmann is auctioning off the note he pulled from his sock before Germany's World Cup quarter-final penalty shootout against Argentina. He saved two Argentine kicks and sent...
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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 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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by daryl on September 08, 2006
I've always loved that Barcelona refused to sell advertising space on the front of their jerseys. In a world where clubs are selling even stadium names to the highest bidder (Emirates Stadium,...
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by daryl on September 06, 2006
Good news for those who enjoyed The Guardian's World Cup podcasts. The always dapper James Richardson (pictured), grumpy Irishman Barry Glendenning and all the other semi-regulars (including...
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by daryl on August 17, 2006
The great thing about the beautiful game is that there's always something to talk about, which means there's always something to listen to. Here's the handy cut out and keep (if you want...
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image: bbc.co.uk Doug Ellis has been notoriously thrifty for as long as I can remember. Aston Villa fans have always complained about their chairman, and even managers (while they lasted) have let...
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image: scotsman.com The new FIFA World Rankings were released yesterday, based on new, improved criteria. Results from the last four instead of eight years are now used and the different weighting of...
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image: dreamstime.com There's a decent World Cup news feed to be had here. The main page has all the news coming through, or you can click on the country flags for team-specific news.......
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image: funny.co.uk If, like me, you mourned the passing of Fantasy Football League then you'll weep tears of joy when you hear Baddiel and Skinner are doing 10 World Cup podcasts, which will be...
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image: journalism.co.uk The BBC will be broadcasting all their World Cup matches simultaneously on television and over the internet. This means (UK only) users unfortunate enough to be at work will...
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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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