tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14285386408518275672011-07-08T02:32:28.454+02:00A blog about the beautiful game...and moresoccerfannoreply@blogger.comBlogger351100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1428538640851827567.post-35913658678325896742009-11-16T16:47:00.001+02:002009-11-16T17:02:00.597+02:00

This is an old pic of Pique, I had to post it because his hair looks Ridonk! We still love him though http://i01.bdbphotos.com/7L/63/0001355763-36870L.jpg

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http://www.tribalfootball.com/casillas-they-mocked-higuain-when-he-first-joined-real-madrid-447131Sent via my BlackBerry from Vodacom - let your email find you!

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http://www.goal.com/en/news/12/spain/2009/11/15/1626526/real-madrid-have-nothing-to-envy-at-barcelona-full-back "Real MAdrid have nothing to envy at Barcelona" are the scathing words issued by RM fullback Marcelo. He believes that the Trichampions are not in any way better than Real Madrid. He believes that the addition of the stars to the club as well as the new manager will help the club prise

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Just to test if my posts are coming throughSent via my BlackBerry from Vodacom - let your email find you!

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Wednesday, 04 November 2009 Arsenal v AZ Alkmaar Dynamo Kiev v Inter Milan Fiorentina v Debrecen Lyon v Liverpool Rubin Kazan v Barcelona Sevilla v VfB Stuttgart Standard Liege v Olympiakos Unirea Urziceni v Rangers It’s the big one for Liverpool. Tonight’s match will pretty much tell us how the rest of the season will pan out. The Reds are well and truly out of the Premier League, Carling

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AC Milan 1-1 Real Madrid Apoel Nicosia 0-1 FC Porto Atletico Madrid 2-2 Chelsea Bayern Munich 0-2 Bordeaux Besiktas 0-3 Wolfsburg Maccabi Haifa 0-1 Juventus Man Utd 3-3 CSKA Moscow Marseille 6-1 FC Zurich Although I was fixated on the Milan-Madrid tie, I did flip over to the other matches to see what was going down. I was shocked to see that Man U had come back from 1-3 down to equalize. So

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Weekend Round-Up Premier League Results: Arsenal 3-0 Tottenham Bolton 0-5 Chelsea Burnley 2-0 Hull Everton 1-1 Aston Villa Man. United 2-0 Blackburn Portsmouth 4-0 Wigan Stoke 2-2 Wolves Sunderland 2-2 West Ham Birm’ham 0-0 Man. City Arsenal’s north London supremacy was instilled in their emphatic win over rivals Tottenham. It was a thrilling match and Arsenal put on their usual display of

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Fulham 3-1 Liverpool Painful, utterly painful. As I watched my beloved Reds fall to pieces yesterday, I wondered what we are doing wrong. Given the clubs financial problems, I don’t expect Liverpool to pull a Real Madrid, but I honestly do believe we have class players. Why, then, can’t they get it right? I recently read an article about how Rafa has a gentleman’s agreement with Real Madrid

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OSASUNA 1-1 BARCELONA Barcelona dropped points yesterday. They paid the ultimate price for missed opportunities, when Gerard Pique scored a last minute own goal. After their 6-1 thumping of Zaragoza, it was a disappointing night, Barca didn’t look like the team they did a couple months back. I also feel that the team selection contributed to the result. Why was Toure not started? Maybe Pep

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31 October 2009 Arsenal v Tottenham Bolton v Chelsea Burnley v Hull Everton v Aston Villa Fulham v Liverpool Man Utd v Blackburn Portsmouth v Wigan Stoke v Wolverhampton Sunderland v West Ham   01 November 2009 Birmingham v Man City     The London derby is the one that everyone's been talking about. Third and Fourth Place clash this weekend. Arsenal have been in superb form. They play

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FIFA today released their shortlist for the FIFA World Footballer of the Year 2009. The List is as follows for men: Michael Ballack (Germany) Gianluigi Buffon (Italy) Iker Casillas (Spain) Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) Diego (Brazil) Didier Drogba (Côte d'Ivoire) Michael Essien (Ghana) Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon) Steven Gerrard (England) Thierry Henry (France) Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden) Andrés

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La Liga is now in week 9. After the midweek break for Copa del Rey, many teams will be looking forward to getting back to work in the League. 31 October 2009 Real Madrid - Getafe Xerez - Sevilla Osasuna - Barcelona Athletic Bilbao - Atletico Madrid 01 November 2009 Mallorca - Racing Villarreal - Tenerife Espanyol - Valladolid Zaragoza - Almeria Malaga - Valencia Deportivo -

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Name: Karim Benzema D.O.B: 19 December 1987 Position: Striker Honours: 2004: UEFA European U-17 Football Championship (France U-17) 04/05; 05/06; 06/07; 07/08 – Ligue 1 (with Lyon) 2006 & 2007: Trophèe des Champions (with Lyon) 2007: Peace Cup (with Lyon) 2008: Coup de France (with Lyon) 2007-2008: Ligue 1 Top Scorer 2007-2008: Ligue 1 Player of the year 2007-2008: Ligue 1 Team of the Year

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Name: Andrei Sergeyevich Arshavin D.O.B: 29 May 1981 Nationality: Russian Club: Arsenal Position: Midfielder Honours: 2006 – Russian Footballer of the Year 2007 – Top Assist in the Russian Premier League 2007/2008 – UEFA Cup Top Assist 2008 – Included in the EURO 2008 Team of the Tournament April 2009 – Premier league Player of the month March & April 2009 – Arsenal Player of the month

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A couple weeks ago, Ballon d’Or nominees were announced. 30 European based players have been short-listed for this prestigious award. The nominees are: Andrey Arshavin (Arsenal) Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) Iker Casillas (Real Madrid) Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) Diego (Juventus) Didier Drogba (Chelsea) Edin Dzeko (Wolfsburg) Samuel Eto’o (Inter Milan) Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal) Fernando

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Another disappointing night for Liverpool. Just when we thought they had finally found their rhythm this season, they were dealt a heavy reality check. The Arsenal “Young Guns” put on a spectacular show of football. One can only imagine the bright future that lies ahead for this club. The match was fast paced and exciting. A good show of football all round. Rafa Benitez fielded what looked

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4-4-2 4 defenders, 4 midfielders, 2 strikers The 4-4-2 is probably the most popularly used formation by managers today. Sir Alex Ferguson utilized this formation in his treble winning Manchester United side. The weakness of this formation is the big gaps left between the defensive line and midfield; and the midfield and strikers. Also 2 strikers against 4 midfielders don’t really stand a

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Carling Cup action today sees two of the "Big Four" locking horns. Arsenal had to settle for only one point on the weekend after the Hammers came back in the last 15 min to score 2 goals to stun the Gunners. Liverpool on the other hand defeated the bitter rivals Manchester United quite comfortably 2-0. Both Wenger and Benitez are likely to give a couple of the youngsters a chance. Arsenal

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lets not forget last season... COME ON REDS!! MAKE US PROUD!!

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Birmingham 2-1 Sunderland Burnley 1-3 Wigan Hull 0-0 Portsmouth Tottenham 0-1 Stoke Wolverhampton 1-1 Aston Villa  Chelsea 5-0 Blackburn Rovers Chelsea shot to the top of the Barclay's Premier League with a 5-0 thumping of Blackburn. Eyes will be on the Liverpool-United clash tomorrow, a win for United will see Chelsea drop to second. But for now, Ancelotti will be happy with the Blues

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Vs Football fans the world over will be glued to their screens at 14h00 GMT on Sunday the 25th October. War-Cries will sound the walls of Anfield. Its the Big One Liverpool have been far from impressive this season, both domestically and in Europe. If they loose this one, it would be their worst start to a season in 56 years. If they win, they close the gap between United down to 4

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Saturday, 24 October 2009 Birmingham v Sunderland Burnley v Wigan Chelsea v Blackburn Hull v Portsmouth Tottenham v Stoke Wolverhampton v Aston Villa Sunday, 25 October 2009 Bolton v Everton Liverpool v Man Utd Man City v Fulham West Ham v Arsenal   Saturday, 24 October 2009 Atletico Madrid v Mallorca Sevilla v Espanyol Sporting Gijon v Real Madrid Sunday, 25 October 2009 Almeria v

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Champions League Round-Up Real Madrid  2-3 Milan FC Zurich 0-1 Marseille Porto 2-1 APOEL Chelsea  4-0 Atletico Madrid Debrecen 3-4 Fiorentina Liverpool  1-2 Lyon Inter Milan 2-2 Dynamo Barcelona 1-2 Rubin Alkmaar  1-1 Arsenal Olympiacos -2-1 Standard Rangers 1-4  Unirea Urziceni VfB Stuttgart 1-3 Sevilla Surprising! Matchday 3 has been really nail-biting.. Manchester United and Chelsea

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CHAMPIONS LEAGUE PREVIEW!  20 October 2009 Liverpool - Lyon Debrecen - Fiorentina Barcelona - Rubin Inter - Dynamo Kyiv Rangers - Unirea Urziceni Stuttgart - Sevilla Olympiacos - Standard AZ - Arsenal Liverpool need a win after their previous defeat to Fiorentina. They currently sit in 3rd position in their group.  Also, dropping 3 points this last weekend against Sunderland would surely

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03/10/2009 (Saturday) Bolton v Tottenham Burnley v Birmingham Hull v Wigan Man Utd v Sunderland Wolverhampton v Portsmouth 04/10/2009 (Sunday) Arsenal v Blackburn Chelsea v Liverpool Everton v Stoke West Ham v Fulham The talking point this weekend will surely be Chelsea vs Liverpool. Chelsea lost to Wigan last weekend for the first time this season. While Liverpool is still licking their

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Tuesday, 29 September 2009 Arsenal 2-0 Olympiakos AZ 1-1 Standard Liege Barcelona 2-0 Dynamo Kiev Debrecen 0-4 Lyon Fiorentina 2-0 Liverpool Rangers 1-4 Sevilla Rubin Kazan 1-1 Inter Milan Unirea Urziceni 1-1 VfB Stuttgart Wednesday, 30 September 2009 AC Milan 0-1 FC Zurich Apoel Nicosia 0-1 Chelsea Bayern Munich 0-0 Juventus Bordeaux 1-0 Maccabi Haifa CSKA Moscow 2-1 Besiktas FC Porto 2

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Messi signed a new deal with FC Barcelona that will keep him at the Camp Nou till 2016! He is now the best ever paid player in Barcelona's history. His buy-out clause is set at around 225 million pounds, he is estimated to earn 180 000 pounds a week! Barca was eager to renew his contract after much interest shown in him from the likes of Man City, Inter Milan, and even bitter rivals Real

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Saturday, 19 September 2009 Arsenal v WiganAston Villa v PortsmouthBolton v StokeBurnley v SunderlandHull v BirminghamWest Ham v Liverpool Sunday, 20 September 2009Chelsea v TottenhamEverton v BlackburnMan Utd v Man CityWolverhampton v FulhamLA LIGA:Saturday 19 September 2009Mallorca v Tenerife Deportivo - EspanyolOsasuna - Sevilla Barcelona - Atletico Madrid Sunday 20 September 2009Zaragoza -

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There were no major upsets on matchday 1: Dynamo Kiev 3-1 Rubin Kazan Inter Milan 0-0 Barcelona Liverpool 1-0 Debrecen Lyon 1-0 Fiorentina Olympiakos 1-0 AZ Sevilla 2-0 Unirea Urziceni Standard Liege 2-3 Arsenal Atletico Madrid 0-0 Apoel Nicosia Besiktas 0-1 Man Utd Chelsea 1-0 FC Porto FC Zurich 2-5 Real Madrid Juventus 1-1 Bordeaux Maccabi Haifa 0-3 Bayern Munich Marseille 1-2 AC Milan

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Inter vs BarcelonaEto'o vs Ibrahimovic?Mourinho vs Guardiola?"Mouthwatering" is the only word I can use to describe this clash. The biggest names (and egos) face off tonight. The hype that has been surrounding this game has been immense. With the clubs biggest stars moving in opposite directions, it was as though fate brought them together in group F. Its actually really weird how these two clubs

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When the subject of the greatest footballer of all time crops up, people are usually divided between Pelé and Maradona. But growing up in the 90's and having nothing but grainy videotapes too watch of these two South American giants, I can't really choose which of the two were greater. For one, they plied thier trade in different eras of the game, and secondly, while Maradona showcased his

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 Champions league football is back! Match day 1 will fall on the 15th and 16th of September. Tuesday, 15th September 2009 matches: Group A:  Juventus vs Bordeux                 Maccabi Haifa vs Bayern Munich Group B : Wolfsburg vs CSKA                Besiktas vs Man Utd.Group C:  Marseille vs Milan                FC Zurich vs Real Madrid Group D:  Chelsea vs Porto                 Atletico

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Real Valladolid hosted Valencia. Los Che dominated the match from start to finish. Silva and Villa looked as formidable as ever, exploiting the gaps in Valladolid's defense, they both found the back of the net.  final score 2-4. Week 2 La Liga Results:Atletico Madrid  1-  1 Racing Santander Getafe 0-2 Barcelona Espanol 0- 3 Real Madrid Sevilla 4- 1 Real Zaragoza La Coruna 1- 0 Malaga Tenerife 2-1

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So this is my first blog post! I decided to start this blog because of increasing excitement to the build up to next years Fifa World Cup, which is going to be held in my own backyard.The big news of late have been the WC qualifiers that took place last week. With Portugal and Argentina left in a bit of trouble. It really saddens me to think of the world cup without two of the best players in

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