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Head of Russian Bid Defends Racism Record

Match Fit USA — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:43:31 GMT

A little over a week ago I posted my opinion that FIFA should pass Russia over as a World Cup host due to a racist banner that flew at Lokomotiv Moscow's stadium. I'll admit that my reaction was visceral, and that I didn't not have a full sense of racism's place in Russian soccer when I wrote it.

Alaskan Airlines Announced as Kit Sponsor

DROPPING TIMBER - Portland Timbers Blog — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:43:31 GMT

It's official. Merritt Paulson announced at the airport today that the Timbers will have Alaska Airlines on their kits. Once again the rumors turned out to be correct, so maybe the old saying don't believe everything you hear is wrong when it comes to the Timbers and MLS.

Nueva camiseta de Inglaterra 2010/11.

LA PELOTA NO DOBLA — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:43:31 GMT

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Mascherano brands Liverpool as liars

The Final Third — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:43:31 GMT

spotted at FIRST TEAM FOOTBALL

Yesterday it was Zlatan Ibrahimovic speaking out against his former club Barcelona after his move to AC Milan. Today it's Javier Mascherano clearing the air about his move to Barcelona and why he did it.

51,800?

Republik Of Mancunia — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:43:31 GMT

David Gill claims that Manchester United are just 2,200 tickets short of reaching the target for the season, which is claims is reasonable given the current financial situation of the country.

"I'll be clear," said Gill. "Last year our target was 54,000 season tickets, we've sold 51,800, which is pretty good in the current climate.

WCR List of the Week - UEFA Champions League Winners

World Club Rankings — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:43:31 GMT

On this week's List of the Week, I thought I'd bring you something simple and that can be found in multiple places, but still is asked about all of the time. Specifically, I'm talking about a list of winners of the UEFA Champions League. I have two lists, actually. First is a list of the clubs that have won the championship.

Van Damme ruled out

Paddytheflea's Blog — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:43:31 GMT

Wolves Belgian defender/midfielder Jelle Van Damme has been ruled out to participate for his national team in their clash against Germany tomorrow. Their coach regards it a big loss as they want to play it rough against the Germans to try to get them off balance. The reason for Van Damme not playing is the [.

RoM Reads

Republik Of Mancunia — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:43:31 GMT

The Daily Mail has a great article on Bebe.

The Evening News sings the praises of Berbatov.

The Metro reports on claims that Rafael van der Vaart has only signed for Spurs to get a United move.

The Guardian gives the details of Carlos Queiroz's ban which may cost him his job.

"RoM Reads" was originally published at The Republik of Mancunia.

Estonia - Italy Preview: Getting Off on the Right Foot

Euro 2008 on World Cup Blog — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:43:31 GMT

Cesare Prandelli's first match in charge is an away game in the Euro 2012 qualifiers. Estonia are no giants of football, and even though the Italy team is in rebuilding, we really need all three points on this. [read more]

Ronaldo Doesn’t Dive Because Of Ferguson… Unlike Chelsea Players

Republik Of Mancunia — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:43:31 GMT

Jose Mourinho, who once ripped Cristiano Ronaldo to shreds in the media when he was a young lad, insulting his supposed lower class background and poor education, has today jumped to his defence.

Now, as manager of Real Madrid, he has noticed what United fans witnessed for years, that Ronaldo gets kicked from pillar to post every game with little punishment imposed on the wrong do-ers.

Ránking blogs deportivos argentinos - Alexa - Septiembre 2010

LA PELOTA NO DOBLA — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:43:31 GMT

* El presente ránking se arma respecto de los datos publicados por Alexa.com y agrupa a los blogs deportivos argentinos con no menos de dos meses de actualización.* Fecha de valores: 02.09.2010. Entre paréntesis la posición rank del mes precedente.
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“Bebe Will Be Better Than Nani”

Republik Of Mancunia — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:43:31 GMT

Our new signing, Bebe, is currently with the Portugal U-21 squad and has impressed in training.

Jorge Paxaio, Bebe's coach at former club Estrela, has spoken very fondly of our new player, although is wary of what effect his rags to riches background may have.

‘Manchester United are getting a truly remarkable kid," he said.

Essien eyes Champions League success

Premiership Talk Blog — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:43:31 GMT

Chelsea star Michael Essien has laid the marker down to his club's opponents, cautioning that Carlo Ancelotti and his men are eyeing Champions League success. UEFA's highest club honor has eluded the Blues to this point, but with what appears to be their best squad ever, Essien believes they can win any competition they enter.

What Now for DC United?

Match Fit USA — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:43:31 GMT

DC United's 2010 effectively ended last night. United fell to Columbus in the semifinals of the US Open Cup in front of 3400 fans at RFK stadium, and while the organization is none too happy with the quality of the referee for the match, their grousing won't change anything. United will now simply finish out their MLS schedule while understandably looking ahead to 2011.

This Is How It Feels To Be City: Part VI

Republik Of Mancunia — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:43:31 GMT

See the other parts of 'This is how it feels to be City'

"This Is How It Feels To Be City: Part VI" was originally published at The Republik of Mancunia.

Rui Patrício é (e será) o número 1!

Futebol bonito — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:43:31 GMT

O Sporting surpreendeu ao contratar Timo Hildebrand para fazer concorrência a Rui Patrício na luta pela baliza. Aos 31 anos, o internacional alemão chega a Alvalade a custo zero, em virtude de não ter clube desde que uma lesão o levou a abandonar o Hoffenheim. Por saber está o prémio de assinatura que os leões terão pago ao germânico, bem como o seu estado físico.

Transfer Totty: Marco Borriello Goes To AS Roma

KICKETTE — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:43:31 GMT

Images via straight up serie a. Thx Liz!

We're suffering from a case of the "shoulds", Kickettes. We really should set aside a good few paragraphs here to advise you of the latest developments in the footballing career of Marco Borriello.

You see, Marco has just agreed a loan deal that takes him from AC Milan to rival Serie A side Roma.

More Union Recaps and Other Thursday News

The Philly Soccer Page — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:43:31 GMT

PSP has the lowdown on the Union's victory over Chivas de Guadalajara here. Goal.com has it here. And Philly.com has it here.

The Union have a nice piece on Brad Knighton's play in the victory on their website. Hopefully Peter Nowak reads it.

The New England Revolution fell 2-1 to Monarcas Morelia of Mexico in the SuperLiga Final.

Eraldo Correia ya tomó las riendas de Águila

Los Provocadores — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:43:31 GMT

El brasileño Eraldo Correia fue presentado en Águila e hizo su primera práctica con el equipo. Sólo faltaron aquellos jugadores que están con la Selecta, que hoy viajan a Los Ángeles para enfrentar a Honduras.

NCAA Preview: MacMath eyes another title

Soccer By Ives — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:43:31 GMT

Photo courtesy of University of Maryland

By AVI CREDITOR

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Back in 2008, Sasho Cirovski hardly expected Zac MacMath to have a junior season.

Considering the pedigree that MacMath, the University of Maryland's 19-year-old star goalkeeper, carried with him to Ludwig Field, and considering the track record of other Maryland standouts who have jumped early to the professional ranks, one could understand the Maryland coach's cautious outlook.

Rio And Ando Make Reserves Return

United Army | — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:43:31 GMT

Rio Ferdinand returned to action last night when he played 45 minutes for the Manchester United Reserves in the Senior Cup clash Vs Oldham Athletic.
The defender who was unable to captain England in South Africa due to knee ligament damage completed 45 minutes at Bower Fold , and showed no ill-effects of the injury that prevented him from playing in the World Cup as well as the opening month of the Barclays Premier League.

SuperLiga: Morelia claim first title (+video)

Stoppage Time — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:43:31 GMT

New England Revolution's attempts at winning the North American SuperLiga title for a second time were dashed on Wednesday as they were defeated at home by Mexican opponents Monarcas Morelia by two goals to one in front of a disappointing 10,000 crowd. The Revs had previously won the competition two years earlier having beaten compatriots Houston Dynamo in a penalty shoot-out but any repeat of that triumph was put to the sword after Morelia left the American hosts with too much to do after taking a two goal lead in this game.

Liverpool’s Lack Of Success Is ‘Annoying’ – Jamie Carragher

Who Ate All the Pies — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:43:31 GMT

By Ollie Irish

Jamie Carragher accepts Liverpool's best chance of silverware this season will come in cup competitions as they have too much ground to make up on title favourites such as Man Utd and Chelsea.

"People have said 'You've done this and that for Liverpool' but we've not won a trophy for four years and that is annoying me a little bit," Carra said.

From the middle class to the aristocrats: Week 3 and the transfer period

A Football Report — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:43:31 GMT

by Nick Lichtenberg, writing from a couch in New York City (okay, Brooklyn)
1) Dimitar Berbatov reminds me of Steve Nash.

Nobody would mistake Dimitar Berbatov for an inspirational league MVP. But a few years ago, Phoenix Suns' point guard (and Tottenham supporter) Steve Nash was still in search of his first NBA title.

WPS: Sky Blue FC, FC Gold Pride draw on stoppage time strike

American Soccer News — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:43:31 GMT

In Women's Professional Soccer, parity is often the name of the game, and things were no different on Wednesday night at Yurcak Field in New Jersey. FC Gold Pride came to the Garden State to take on Sky Blue FC in the final regular season edition of "The Battle of Teams That Choose to Not Identify Geographically".

REAL MADRID 2010 | THE END OF THE DUTCH CONNECTION

Spanish Football & Sports — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:43:31 GMT

Once upon a time REAL MADRID had six Dutch players in their squad for a cost of 123M€ paid to have their services. Today, & with the departure of Rafael Van Ver Vaart to Tottenham, the number of Dutch players in the team is zero.To get to that zero, Real Madrid sold them for a price of 63M€ (- 60M€ loss) & Drenthe loaned out to Spanish Club Hercules.

Bob Kraft Welcomes Stan Kroenke To MLS/NFL Owners Fraternity; Spanks Him Vigorously

Beer and Soccer — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:43:31 GMT

This past week Enos "Stan" Kroenke's purchase of a majority stake in the St. Louis Rams was approved by the National Football League. NFL rules prohibit an owner from having a majority stake in a football team in one city and a team from another sport in another city, so Kroenke was forced to transfer operating control whilst winking of the Denver Nuggets and the Colorado Avalanche to his son, Nepos.

Today's RtV for KC Pepsi Refresh

Hillcrest Road — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:43:31 GMT

Today's Reason to Vote (RtV from here on out) from Jimmy Conrad for our Pepsi Refresh project to rehab Belvedere Park in KCMO?"#18 - You need to spend the 10 minutes to vote for me 25 times in the Pepsi Refresh Project because it will count as your Chicken Soup For The Soul moment of your day. You'll thank me later.

A NEW ERA TAKES A START WITH HIDDINK FOR TURKEY!

Turkey(Turkiye) football( futbol,soccer) Column and News by Ahmet Turgut — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:43:31 GMT

Guus Hiddink's new journey with Turkey takes start on Friday in Kazakhstan.

In the 2012 European Championship Qualifying Group A match, Turkey will face Kazakhstan on Friday at 19;00 (12;00 Noon,ET)

The match will be broadcast by Turkish TRT TV.

LIFE AS A FREE AGENT

Soccer Jones — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:43:31 GMT

The life as a pro can be amazing, but it can also kick you when you are down.

Jay DeMerit, for example, is far too capable to be cast into the footballing wilderness and the defender, who was a regular for Watford during their 2006-07 Premier League season, is hoping that his situation will develop now the window has closed.