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Clear Out at Molineux

Today Wolves released a list of players not retained or transfer listed. Most are to be expected but there are a few surprises in there. Outs - Gary Breen, now out of contract will not be offered a new one, whilst Jay Bothroyd, Stephen Elliott, Rob Edwards, Darren Potter and Darren

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Ebanks-Blake: See all his Wolves goals here

Enjoy this video of each and everyone of SEB's goals for Wolves, since joining in January. Watch out for his second against Charlton in particular, class is permanent.

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Do you remember when transfers had rules?

A couple of days ago, when I was talking about Arsenal's impending exodus, I mentioned that Real were eyeing up Cesc Fabregas. Now though, in an effort to completely flout the transfer rules, they have told the Catalonia Kid that he has to make the first move. Now ignoring entirely

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Jornada 30 Preview: Final Preview of the Season and a Tribute to Rui Costa

*** Completely Unrelated, Somewhat Breaking News *** The final verdict in the Golden Whistle trial is going to be handed down at around 10:30 Eastern time today. I'll do my best to give you whatever information becomes available around that time. That is, as long as this thing

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Throttling Catania, Ludovicious & The King

Catania 1 v Roma 2 Formality over, and that's precisely what it looked like: a formality. The game was as much terrible as it was painfully boring, especially towards the second half - at least for me. I've had more exciting prostate exams. And, quite frankly, it had the feel

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First Lemonis, Now Ivic; Kokkalis has holes to fill

After Olympiacos manager Takis Lemonis was fired in February after Olympiacos's exit from the UEFA Champions League, club President Socrates Kokkalis filled the void by promoting assistant manager Josep Segura to the leading role. It seemed like a temporary bandaid for the problem, which is expected to be solved this

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Beckham at a Bed and Breakfast, Not

Alternately titled, "Why I Won't Be Blogging This Weekend." My husband has surprised me with a weekend away at a B & B sans kiddos. And since I will be otherwise occupied, there will be no David Beckham posting. I AM, however, DVRing the game Saturday and will be able to

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Match 4: Portland Timbers 0-0 Rochester Rhinos

The Bottom Line: The Portland Timbers and Rochester Rhinos played to a nil-nil draw on a Thursday evening in front of 7,519 at PGE Park. Coming off a 12-day layoff, the Timbers could not find a rhythm against a Rochester side that kept the action tight. The

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Who Be Poppin' the Bubbly?

by Akeem Samuels and Stephen Rosenshein Adrian Hanauer would like us to believe that he and fellow Seattle Sounder FC owners, Roth and Allen, are assembling a world-class squad with talent from around the globe. He has been scouting in Africa and South America, looking for players that will propel the

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Short Hop

I am going to be gone all weekend and will not return until late Sunday night. I do not even expect to see the match this weekend against FC Twente, so I expect some comments here from you in lieu of a match report. Consider it a homework

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Cech enhances Chelsea rep, publicly reveals hate for Arsenal

Pete Cech is already a Chelsea legend. Today, he's added to the lore with a veritable buffet of hatred for Wenger & Co. Cech told The Sun: "You need to get the trophies because in the end if you take the last three years of Arsenal, I don't think

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6+5 or 4+4 = Inter 2009?

Today Joseph S. Blatter, the president of FIFA had a press conference to explain why he feels that "6+5 Rule" is integral for the future of soccer, especially in Europe. Under this rule, clubs will have to field 6 players at each match who are eligible for the national

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River OUT of Copa Libertadores: Shame Tonight At The Monumental

I am in such a state of shock right now that I still can't believe it: River Plate were up 2-0 with a 2 man advantage over San Lorenzo, yet shockingly conceded 2 goals in the 2nd half, thus going out of this years Copa Libertadores 4-3 on aggregate. I

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The Papers: Roundup

The best of what the papers have had to say this week regarding our Blues... The Guardian Ghost of Mourinho is happy haunting for spirited Chelsea The Telegraph Will Avram Grant keep his job at Chelsea? The Times Avram Grant reveals his inner strength The Guardian Moscow's highlights -- A Champions League travel guide

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San Jose v Columbus preview

Ok guys. I had a fantastic preview post saved in my drafts, but wordpress decided to swallow it instead. Now I'm starting from scratch again. Here's the deal. Not only am I a complete luddite when it comes to crap like “User UI” and “WYSYWIG,” but

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Cúcuta Host Santos, Look to Turn the Tables.

Cúcuta Deportivo vs. Santos FC (Estadio General Santander, Cúcuta, Colombia) LIVE @ 7:00pm PST on Fox Sports Español. If Cúcuta have a big top hat to start pulling tricks out of, they had better start pulling those tricks out now. According to Cúcuta coach Pedro Sarmiento, he and the team believe

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FA Sets Bar High for Capello

The English FA have a firm goal for Capello's England squad: reach the semifinals of the next World Cup, or the next European Championships. After failing to qualify for Euro 2008, the FA has announced new targets for English football. Steve McClaren has been critical of the FA's targets,

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He's a sly one... that Oliver Kahn.

First he hates him. Criticizes him publicly and gets a suspension for it. Then he's singing his praises. Now he's calling for him to replace himself as Captain once he retires. Who in the world is Oliver Kahn talking about? You may have guessed it

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The Fight for Europe! (in Birmingham...)

Last weeks results all turned out fantastically well for the Rovers and their European hopes. If we win at Birmingham and Villa don't at West Ham then it's 6th place and a shot at the UEFA Cup through the Intertoto (how good does that sound? - lets hope we don't

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Meet the New Manager

It has been officially announced from here to Timbuktu, Josep "Pep" Guardiola will be taking over as manager of Barcelona on June 30, replacing Frank Rijkaard. I'll do both a bio for Pep and a goodbye for Frankie in the next couple of days as I, like most others, ignore

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River Look to Defend Their Home Ground.

Club Atlético River Plate vs. Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro (Estadio Antonio Vespucio Liberti "El Monumental", Buenos Aires, Argentina) LIVE @ 4:30pm PST on Fox Sports Español. (Woo Hoo!) Billed as the Match of the Year in Buenos Aires, this match has generated as much buzz as this past Sunday's Superclasico

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Mike Tyson Is Back! Fight Night Round 4!

Boxings Face for nearly two decades Mike Tyson returns to the virtual arena I havent been this excited since I took him out with Little Mac back in 1990! Fight Night 4 has already made quite a splash, announcing the addition of Iron Mike Tyson to their stable of virtual fighters.

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Where is FC Dallas?

Its been waaay too long since I've been able to post. In the time that has passed I've left my position as a radio station producer to go work in television (TV money is far superior) and that transition has taken me away from my Hoops. But the biggest reason

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Tony Sylva's Departure and Transfer Rumors

This monday's edition of La Voix des Sports, a French football website, had a transfer rumor regarding 2 ASSE keepers. Supposely, Jody Viviani and Jérémie Janot could both be heading to Lille next season. The rumor has not yet been confirmed however. Also, LOSC keeper Tony Sylva will not play

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Coppa Italia: Roma eases past Catania, Roma-Inter for the 4th consecutive time

Roma-Catania was a match where both teams came in focused on other objectives. Roma, of course, are still alive in the battle with Inter for the Scudetto, while Catania are in relegation trouble and are focused on saving themselves from the inferno of Serie B. Roma came into the game

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Quote of the Day: Tim Wiese doesn't give a Shit

  "Some referees probably give a red card for this, but I don't give a shit about it now. We won the game."   Tim Wiese in his post match interview after a heated northern derby between Hamburg and Bremen ended 1-0 for the visitors. The "some referees would give a red card"

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Sao Paulo Advance, Still in Debt to Their Fans.

Without playing very well again, Sao Paulo was able to defend their home round with what on a scoresheet would have been a respectable win but in all actuality it was a close one. After drawing 0-0 in the first leg, it seemed Nacional had a slight upper hand but

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TFC- Daily Dose Question 6 + 5 = ?????

If you have been a regular reader of my little blog, you will have no doubt know where what my opinion is on the whole 6 + 5 rule Sepp Blatter is trying to implement. For me the TFC blog has always been my little soap box to rant

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Maracanázo: América Pounds Flamengo.

WOW. That's all I have to say about the result in this match today. WOW. Coming into this match, América were down in the dumps. Coming off one of their worst league performances, losing their coach and having to overcome a 4-2 result at home, they were crawling into this match

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Boca Close Out Their Series in Belo Horizonte.

The clash of what could have easily been the final match has come to a close. In the first leg, Boca defended their home ground with authority in a dominating 2-1 win that (could have been 6-1 really) ended on a bit of a down note since Cruzeiro was able

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We want YOU to help pick the first annual Readers CL XI

So yet another Champions League season is coming to a close. Soon we'll know if Chelsea or Manchester United are champions of europe. There's been some fantastic moments, and its been a pleasure to be here. So rather than us picking a team and telling you who has been the

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£15million for Peter Crouch? Is Rafa Drunk?

With Pompey continually linked with Crouchy, Rafa Benitez has decided to offer what he considers a "reasonable" price tag. Reasonable? Reasonable??? Half of that sum is pushing the boundaries of reasonable! £10million would be well over-the-top. But £15mil? Come on Rafa?!? I'm not saying this because I think Crouch isn't good. But

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Coppa Catania Liveblog: Ambien Disguised As Calcio

Roma Through. Hooray. Catania 1 (1) v Roma 1 (2) GAME 89' Another foul on Espo. Somebody needs to check that stat. He gets fouled at least 2-3 times every game he comes on. 88' Curci catching crosses like he's shagging flies before a baseball game. 87' Antunes fires one wide. He did quite well

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An Alternative Approach: Portland should wait out MLS

I applaud people who are creative in thought and who are willing to challenge conventional wisdom. I salute Cliff Pfenning, a former scribe for the Portland Tribune and the current publisher of Oregon Sports. He has penned an interesting piece (PDF) about the approach Portland should take to

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Campbell Out... Luisao In

Benfica defender Luisao is set to replace the departing Sol Campbell this summer. Big Sol is out of contract in the summer and it's looking more than likely that he won't be offered a new deal. Luisao is valued at £12million by Benfica, which if you ask me is a bit high.

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Please Don't Tell Me Not to Worry Owen, I Can't Stop Myself

I just can't share Owen Hargreaves' slightly bold assertion that we shouldn't worry too much about Sunday -- has he seen this? Although this bit of news cheered me up a little.

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Linvoy Primus Signs New Deal at Fratton Park

The centre back has been injured all season so it came as a slight surprise to see him offered a new deal, especially with rumours of new defenders lurking around. He won't be a starter ahead of Sol or Sylv but he's a good squad player, being able to play full

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Snapshot: Two-in-One

I have the rare honour to spell the names Valeri Domovchiyski and Lukas Sinkiewicz in the same sentence. Valeri plays for Hertha and Lukas plays for Leverkusen. The two played against each other on Wednesday. Hertha ended up putting more misery on Leverkusen and more pressure on Michael Skibbe, as

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Being Cristiano Ronaldo

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A Few Quick Bits of News for Today

*Meet a funny and famous United fan... *United linked with a couple of strikers... *Rooney fights to be fit for the finish... *Wes Brown's full of praise for Ronaldo... *Will Wigan's notoriously crappy pitch dent United's hopes?