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		<title>Barcelona vs Real Madrid: Top 10 El Clásico Goals (Since the Invention of YouTube)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daryl</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Spain La Liga]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barcelona]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real Madrid]]></category>

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It&#8217;s El Clásico this Sunday, November 29th. You should know this already. If not, here are the details: It&#8217;s Barcelona vs Real Madrid at Camp Nou, arguably the greatest derby in club football. Kick off is 7pm local time, 1pm US eastern.
Real Madrid are currently one point ahead of Barcelona at the top of La [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Maturation of Mesut Özil, or: Who Needs Diego?</title>
		<link>http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/bundesliga/the-maturation-of-mesut-ozil-or-who-needs-diego.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daryl</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bundesliga]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diego]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Germany]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Juventus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mesut Ozil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Werder Bremen]]></category>

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[10 minutes of highlights (via 101GG). May take a while to load. Be patient.]
Remember when Diego left Werder Bremen for Juventus, and we wondered if young Mesut Özil was really capable of filling the gap left by the Brazilian? Well, the answer is yes. See the highlights of Werder&#8217;s 6-0 win over Freiburg above.
Özil scored [...]]]></description>
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		<title>9-1 Is Probably A Good Time For A Refund</title>
		<link>http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/9-1-is-probably-a-good-time-for-a-refund.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:04:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[English Premier League]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[9-1]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jermain Defoe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mario Melchiot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tottenham]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wigan Athletic]]></category>

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[101gg]
Presumably you&#8217;ve heard the scoreline already, if only because you can read headlines. That thrashing, the second worst in Premier League history, which will serve to haunt Wigan from now until the end of time. Made all the more insane in that five of the goals came via the boot of Jermain Defoe, a [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Real Salt Lake Beats Beckham&#8217;s Galaxy on Penalties to Take the MLS Cup</title>
		<link>http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/real-salt-lake-beats-beckhams-galaxy-on-penalties-to-take-the-mls-cup.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:31:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[MLS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Beckham]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Donovan Ricketts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Josh Saunders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LA Galaxy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Landon Donovan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MLS Cup]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real Salt Lake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robbie Findley]]></category>

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&#8211; David vs. Goliath.
&#8211; Highest-salaried team in MLS vs. lowest.
&#8211; Most-written-about team vs one of the least.
&#8211; Western Conference winners vs. the team that just squeaked into the playoffs.
&#8211; Underdog vs. um&#8230; Overdog?  
And yet the underdogs win it on penalties after dominating large periods of an intense, back-and-forth game.

This was supposed to be [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>34</slash:comments>
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		<title>Messi Gets A Boot To The Face</title>
		<link>http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/messi-gets-a-boot-to-the-face.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/messi-gets-a-boot-to-the-face.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:44:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Martinez</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leagues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spain La Liga]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Football]]></category>

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Fernando Amorebieta would make Hulk Hogan get all misty eyed with this performance.  But where is the follow up leg drop? 
(I hope some of you watched wrestling as kids . . . if not?  That reference just flew straight over your head)
Now somebody get Messi an ice pack!
]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>How to Get Footy Fans to Stop Smoking:  The Prizes Britain SHOULD be Offering</title>
		<link>http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/how-to-get-footy-fans-stop-smoking-the-prizes-britain-should-be-offering.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/how-to-get-footy-fans-stop-smoking-the-prizes-britain-should-be-offering.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[English Premier League]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Football]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ Best quote from this article on the National Health Service&#8217;s plan to use footy fans&#8217; love of their sport to get them to quit smoking:  
[M]ore than half of Liverpool fans say they would give up smoking if their team won the League and FA Cup double &#8211; more than for any other [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>10 Reasons Why Everyone &#8211; Even Euro-Snobs &#8211; Should Watch MLS Cup 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/mls/10-reasons-why-everyone-even-euro-snobs-should-watch-mls-cup-2009.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/mls/10-reasons-why-everyone-even-euro-snobs-should-watch-mls-cup-2009.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:59:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daryl</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[MLS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Beckham]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LA Galaxy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Landon Donovan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MLS Cup 2009]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real Salt Lake]]></category>

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I asked for a Beckham vs Blanco, LA Galaxy vs Chicago Fire MLS Cup 2009. But my request was denied when Real Salt Lake beat Fire on spot kicks in the Eastern Conference Final.
Still, as MLS-based attention grabbing events go, an LA Galaxy vs Real Salt Lake MLS Cup 2009 is up there. I&#8217;ll definitely [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MLS: A League in Need of Better Strikers?</title>
		<link>http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/mls/mls-a-league-in-need-of-better-strikers.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/mls/mls-a-league-in-need-of-better-strikers.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daryl</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[MLS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fredy Montero]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jaime Moreno]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jozy Altifore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Juan Pablo Angel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MLS Best XI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ronaldo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taylor Twellman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thierry Henry]]></category>

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Major League Soccer announced the league&#8217;s Best XI yesterday, as voted for by media, players, coaches and GMs. Here&#8217;s what they came up with:
GOALKEEPER (1): Zach Thornton (Chivas USA) 
DEFENDERS (3): Geoff Cameron (Houston Dynamo), Wilman Conde (Chicago Fire), Chad Marshall (Columbus Crew) 
MIDFIELDERS (5): Dwayne De Rosario (Toronto FC), Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy), [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>Philadelphia Union Unveil Inaugural Kit</title>
		<link>http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/philadelphia-union-unveil-inaugural-kit.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/philadelphia-union-unveil-inaugural-kit.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:30:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Martinez</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leagues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MLS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, the Philadelphia Union kit is rich in American history; it&#8217;s blue and gold color scheme reflects the uniform of the early American Revolution, it&#8217;s collar boldly highlights Benjamin Franklin&#8217;s &#8220;Jungite Aut Perite&#8221; (Join or Die) rallying cry, and the crest highlights 13 stars for each of the original colonies, along with the &#8220;Don&#8217;t Tread [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>22</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Offside&#8217;s Utterly Unofficial Awards for Chicago &#8211; RSL.  The &#8220;Eastern&#8221; Conference Finals</title>
		<link>http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-offsides-utterly-unofficial-awards-for-the-eastern-conference-finals.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-offsides-utterly-unofficial-awards-for-the-eastern-conference-finals.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:47:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[MLS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chicago Fire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cuauhtémoc Blanco]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Javier Morales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MLS Eastern Conference Final]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nick Rimando]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real Salt Lake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RSL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Utterly Unofficial Awards]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Final score Chicago 0-0 RSL aet, RSL takes it on penalties, 5-4.

First, just like last year, we have to go with the &#8220;AMERICANS SUCK AT GEOGRAPHY award,&#8221; (given last year under a different name to):
MLS.  
So&#8230;yeah.  Salt Lake.  In the Eastern Conference finals.  
Why am I getting visions of MLS Commissioner [...]]]></description>
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