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by daryl on September 15, 2007
I know we're not supposed to celebrate punch ups in football and it's a disgrace and what about the children and etcetera. But have a look at this from last Wednesday. After Venezuela scored...
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by daryl on September 13, 2007
James McFadden scores an absolute belter, and all of a sudden Scotland are top of Group B and France are in trouble. Also worth watching to hear how the commentator pronounces McFadden's name.......
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by daryl on July 15, 2007
Brazil are supposed to be the team with all the flair aren't they? Jogo Bonito, doing tricks in airports and all that stuff that Nike are cramming down our throats. And Argentina are supposed to...
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by daryl on May 23, 2007
Ever wanted to be a professional footy fan? Well, some lucky Vietnamese locals will get to do just that, as long as they support Qatar. The oil rich state (looks like a squashed thin version of...
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by daryl on October 09, 2006
Arsenal fans should be worried by France's 1-0 defeat to Scotland (video here Tartan Army fans). If the madman that is Raymond Domenech gets fired by a disgruntled French FA, then we all know...
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by daryl on October 06, 2006
After defying the Scottish FA and speaking out in favour of the idea, Scotland manager Walter Smith is the frontrunner to manager the Great Britain football at the 2012 Olympics. "I am sure, if...
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Any England fans curious about Macedonia (and you should be, we seem to play them every week) could do a lot worse than check out Macedonian Football, a well written regularly updated blog about all...
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by daryl on October 03, 2006
The Dutch national team are a blessing to bloggers. If you're ever struggling for something to write about, just check in with the Oranje and the answer will come, usually in the form of...
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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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by daryl on September 14, 2006
England are the 4th best team in the world, according to the latest latest FIFA World Rankings. It means almost nothing of course, but try telling that to the good people of Belize, Djibouti, São...
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by daryl on September 07, 2006
After David Healy's phenomenal hat-trick gave Norn Iron (aka Northern Ireland) a 3-2 win over the formerly mighty Spain, I can't help wondering how good David Healy is. The former Manchester...
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by daryl on September 06, 2006
Marco Materazzi has finally revealed what he said to Zinedine Zidane to earn that headbutt. Seems it went something like this: Materazzi had been pulling Zidane's jersey, causing ZZ to remark:...
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by daryl on September 04, 2006
Ray Hudson on GolTV said the two teams were like "magnificent gigantic greyhounds" (or something) and that the football came "from the other side of the moon." He's mad as a...
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by daryl on September 01, 2006
The Brazil vs Argentina game at Emirates Stadium on September 3rd is getting a lot of people pretty excited. Including me. Both teams have new coaches, the ground will be a 60,000 sell out, and both...
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by daryl on August 29, 2006
This took some research, but it seems the Brazil vs Argentina friendly in London will be broadcast in the USA by GolTV. Kick off is Sunday 3rd September at 11 a.m. Eastern time.......
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by daryl on August 17, 2006
There's been a whole wide world of international friendlies these past couple of days, so how about a quick rundown of all the results. August 15th: Algeria 0 - 2 Gabon Ukraine 6 - 0 Azerbaijan...
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by daryl on August 02, 2006
image: fifa.com Brazil will play Argentina at the Emirates Stadium (London) on September 3rd this year. Not sure how this came about (probably Arsenal trying to make some money back on their shiny...
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This is from the Women's Asian Cup semi-final between North Korea and China. North Korea (in red) lost 1-0, and had a late goal disallowed for off-side. The players surrounded the referee, and...
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image: sportsmachiuke.nsf.jp Brazil have named former captain Dunga as their new head coach. The 42 year old former midfield hardman has the same amount of managerial experience as Soccer Weblog, but...
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by daryl on July 15, 2006
image: socialdesignzine.aiap.it The Guardian are speculating that the Italian match fixing scandal could threaten Italy's Euro 2012 bid. It definitely raises questions about the Italia 2012 logo...
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image: bbc.co.uk After Marcelo Lippi's resignation, former Milan and Metrostars midfielder Roberto Donadoni has the unenviable task of replacing him. Donadoni is only 42, and has nothing like the...
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image: washingtonpost.com Jürgen Klinsmann is quitting while he's ahead, declining the DFB's offer to continue coaching Germany. He started the World Cup with expectations for his German...
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