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Uruguay 3- Ben Braden Jersey 0 ParaguayFrom the first whistle Uruguay looked for the opening goal, almost getting it from their first corner when a firm Lugano header was parried by the excellent Justo Villar, and the second Uruguayan goalbound effort clearly struck the hand of the Paraguayan defender Ortigosa.Uruguay made the breakthrough when Luis Suarez neatly made spa ce for a shot and with the help of a deflection beat Villar to open the scoring. From there on in there was no looking back against a side that has reached the Chan... more
According to Spanish newspapers,Ronaldinho was the main subject Mats Zuccarello Kids Jersey on the meeting of board of directors,where they concluded that they dont see his Mike Reilly Women Jersey will to become the same Wild Blank Women Jersey player who he was in first three seasons in Bara.Newspapers are also saying that Eric Staal Men Jersey directors regret not selling him last summer.This season,Ronaldinho was only 13 times Ryan Suter Women Jersey starting a match and he scored 8 goals.Bara president Joan Laporta declined ever... more
Just over a year ago, I wrote an article on this site in which I took a bit Kevin Garnett Jersey of a swipe at Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, saying that I didnt believe the Gunners would win anything ever again if he remained in charge. This was mainly due to his continual lackof urgency and ambition in the transfer market, as well as the handling of the Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri transfer sagas. Well, twelve months on, Arsene may have proved me wrong somewhat. While Arsenal still didnt claim any silverware last season, the point... more
The Euro U-21 has produced a lot of stars over the year including Mario Balotelli, Stevan Jovetic, James Milner and more. Now its time for Israel to host this competition and a lot of stars will try to put their hand on the trophy and give their country some hope for the future, I will going to reveiw group by group, team by team all the players to watch and the biggest stars!Group A: Norway Maybe the biggest suprise of the qualification rounds, Norway were able to get into the competition, but with great stamina, and physically play... more
Arsenal are currently very close to completing the signing of Granit Xhaka from Boru sia Mnchengladbach for 30 million and the Swi s international has arrived in London for a medical which will be completed this weekend. The big question on everyones lips is whether Granit Xhaka is the answer to Arsenals holding midfielder problems. In my opinion the answer is yes.The signing of Mohamed Elneny in January was a masterstroke from Arsene Wenger and Granit Xhaka would solve all of Arsenals problems in central midfield. Arsenals problems ... more
Patrick Vieira is one of the experienced players that will feature for France in this years edition of the European Championships. Vieira is 31 years old and he plays for Inter Milan as a central midfielder. He will also, most probably, be the captain for the French squad in the mentioned tournament, leading youngsters and experienced players alike, with his influence and determination.Vieira started playing football at youth level at the age of eight years. He featured for youth Patrick Mahomes Jersey sides FC Trappes, FC Drouais an... more
Recent times have seen Premier League clubs have vast resources when it comes to Transfer fees and wages. This weeks transfer of Ashley Young to Manchester United being generally regarded as a good deal for 17 million pounds gives an idea of how far things have gone in the last 15 years since Alan Shearer was a world record 15 million pound player.It is well documented that the growth of television money coming to the English game from Sky and also television stations acro s the globe has meant teams have unparalleled annual income. ... more
Scott Robinson, Hearts youngest ever player to make a first Bradley Beal Jersey team apperance, today signed a new contract that will keep him at the club until the summer of 2011, according to the Hearts official Jerian Grant Jersey website.The young striker was only 16 years 1 month and 14 days old when he made a substitute appearance towards the end of a home victory over Inverne s Caledonian Thistle last season. Football Academy director John Murray described Robinsons promotion from the youth team. He is a hungry Robin Lopez Jer... more
After 28 long years of failed qualifying campaigns to the World Cup, stretching back to 1958, Denmark qualified for Mexico 86 and equipped with the rock-solid Morten Olsen, the creativity of Michael Laudrup and the goal-scoring prowe s of Preben Elkjr Larsen, the World Cup debutants would go on to exceed all expecations set for them by the world of football.To the surprise of millions, Denmark qualified from a group consisting of Scotland, Uruguay and West Germany with supreme ease recording impre sive wins along the way including a ... more
Manchester United finished at the top of their Europa League group following a convincing 4-0 triumph over Chris Paul Jersey AZ Alkmaar at Old Trafford in the final matchday.The Red Devils appeared second best to the Dutch outfit for most of the opening half but they managed to turn things around after the break with four goals scored in the space of 12 minutes.Mason Greenwood was among the pick of the players with but the likes of Juan Mata and Ashley Young also bagged their first goals of the season in the 4-0 rout of Alkmaar.Three... more
Much had been made of the Portsmouth v Sunderland fixture, yet the football was secondary in terms of what the fans were looking forward to.A protest, previously planned for the postponed Birmingham fixture, took place in Frogmore Road an hour before kick-off, with more than 800 fans attending at one point.Banners, placards, boards, you name it, Pompey fans were there in voice in front of a wide collection of newspaper, radio and television journalists.They Cameron Wake Jersey sent the me sage that needed to be sent: We are Pompey, w... more
Portugal have all but ensured their place in Aron Baynes Jersey the quarter-finals of Euro 2008 by beating the Czech Republic 3-1 in Geneva.It was a fantastic day in terms of weather for football, a gloriously sunny day with not a breeze of wind throughout the game, and it was a sign of things to come as both sides started the game brightly, creating several opportunities on goal in the first few minutes.It was the Portuguese who broke the deadlock, with Deco Grant Hill Jersey giving his side the lead after 8 minutes, although quite ... more
The great Dennis Bergkamp has been voted the 2nd greatest Gunner he has my vote for number 1.You could Dominique Wilkins Jersey fill a page with a list of outstanding goals scored by him. You could fill two pages with a list of the goals that had their genius in his vision. And you could fill a dictionary with a list of superlatives used to describe his 11-year career with Arsenal. Dennis Bergkamp is quite simply a legend of the game.In the last two decades many one-time unknowns have left Highbury with a fearsome reputation and much... more
Bristol City have David Nwaba Jersey unveiled their new home kit for the 2009/2010 Championship season.The strip is again produced by Puma and sponsored by Bristol- Ben McLemore Jersey based insurance company DAS.The new effort features parallel white streaks on the chest of the shirt, with two more Puma logos adorning the top of the shoulders.Both Gerald Green Jersey the shorts and socks are mainly white, with red trim.Unfortunately, we cannot republish the images here, due to copyright restrictions. However, Sterling Brown Jersey y... more
Leeds United have completed the transfer of Lee Peltier from fellow Championship club Leicester City.The deal done is for an undisclosed fee believed to be in the region of 600,000.The former Liverpool Trainee, who made only four appearances for the Merseysiders, none at senior level also had spells at Yeovil on loan before moving to Huddersfield Town in 2009 before moving to big spenders Leicester in 12th Fan Jersey 2011 for a fee of 750,000.In total, the highly rated right back signs for Leeds, despite offers from other clubs inclu... more
When Paul Lambert was removed from his post as the Aston Villa manager; and American owner Randy Lerner swiftly drafted in ex-Spurs manger and a three time England international Tim Sherwood, the odds looked stacked against the new man in charge as he faced the daunting challenge of preventing Ja Morant Jersey a misfiring Villa from dropping out of the top division for the first time since 1987.Many fans were at first sceptical about the appointment of a manager with le s than six months experience in first team management, but when ... more
Most would agree that there are two momentous dates in South African Kareem Martin Jersey history. One is the day that Apartheid was officially abolished. The other is July 7th, 1992; the day South African football was reborn. After twenty years without fulfilling an international fixture a new multi-racial South African Football A sociation was admitted to FIFA, yet no-one quite imagined that the Bafana Bafana would end up hosting the 2010 World Cup.Whilst this is unlikely to be the scene come June 11th, Mandela has made history by ... more
Hi, Paul Blake here again with another look at the past week in the crazy world of football.In this weeks edition of Blakes 7 I applaud Mark Hughes for finding a diamond in the rough at QPR, question whether Arsene Wenger has lost the plot and query why the SPL is utter garbage!Hold on to your hats; its about to get controversial!A Diamond in the Rough!Akos Buzsaky is the diamond in the rough at Queens Park Rangers and Mark Hughes can take the credit for finding him.In a side that, under Hughes, prefers to play without the ball than ... more
Two years ago at Camp Nou, Espanyol scored a last minute equaliser which denied Barcelona the 2007 title and this has not been forgotten by Barca as they prepare for the visit of their city rivals. Barca sit on top of La Liga, 10 points clear of Real Madrid, while Espanyol languish at the foot of the table.Two years ago Espanyol caused us to lose the league title and they were delighted while celebrating their goals, Barca defender Gerard Pique told news agency EFE. It wouldnt Nicolas Beaudin Jersey bother me a bit if they were releg... more
Substitute Silvestre Varelas late strike helped Portugal secure three vital points in their second Euro 2012 group match.Pepes thumping near-post header put Portugal ahead, before Helder Postiga smashed in a close-range Pooka Williams Jr. Jersey effort.But two headed goals from striker Nicklas Bendtner brought the Danes level and looked set to leave Paulo Bentos men with an uphill task to advance from Group B.Then with three minutes left, Varelas right-foot shot won it for Portugal.It gave Portugal a lifeline in the tournament as the... more
West Ham United will return to Premier League action on Sunday as they welcome Aston Villa to the London Stadium for an exciting clash.At a time when the Midlands outfit are sitting fourth, the Hammers are seventh in the English league with 43 points.Match PreviewWest Ham will enter Sundays game on the back of in midweek, thus winning the Europa League last-16 tie 5-1 on aggregate.Mohammed Kudus scored a brace while Lucas Paqueta, Jarrod Bowen and Aaron Cre swell all earned their names on the scoresheet as the Irons Mason Plumlee Jer... more
The Champions League Semi Finals are upon us once again, Juventus play Real Madrid, while Barcelona play Bayern Munich in the other semi. Considered to be the weakest out of the four teams, we shall look at Juventus chances in this years competition. Can they get past Real, and if they do, can they win the whole thing?The underdog tag out of the four semi finalists is what helps Juventus, they have the chance to take to the field with no pre sure, allowing them to relax and expre s themselves. They will be comprehensively aided in th... more
Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur have all safely progre sed past this seasons group stage of the Champions League and into the last 16 Victor Oladipo Jersey . England have had all four representatives progre s from the group stage in four of the last five campaigns, with Liverpool finishing 3rd in their group last season being the only side not to do so.In a group with Marseille, Spartak Moscow and MSK Zilina, Chelsea were widely expected to win T. J. Warren Jersey their group and they succe sfully did after ... more
The first opponent Keita Bates-Diop Jersey that we will look at in Austrias quest for heading to Brazil in 2014 is the tiny Faroe Islands. These islands have a history with the Austrians, as their first international victory was by a 1-0 scoreline in the Faroes in a Euro 1992 Qualifier. That match was the first of four times the 2 nations have met, and the only victories the islands have collected.The Faroes have gradually improved, but with a population that is 34 and a half times smaller than Vienna, the team is not a challenger fo... more
A new season, a new manager and a multitude of new players. Most fans acro s the country would enter a new season Alex Caruso Jersey with optimism after such a summer. The feeling amongst the Ricoh Arena faithful is perhaps tainted with a little more apprehension. There is almost certainly a tinge of mistrust amongst some sections of the support, and who can blame them? After 34 years in the top flight, the damage done by Coventrys relegation from the Premier League in 2001 has never yet looked like being fully repaired.The fear fact... more
Bristol City have transfer listed their much-loved goalkeeper Adriano Ba so.A statement on the official Charles Oakley Jersey website Dennis Smith Jr. Jersey says that the club has done all they could to try and keep Ba so at the Gate, by offering him a new contract.However the 34-year Elfrid Payton Jersey old Brazilian has rejected the new deal and is seeking a move.One should R.J. Barrett Jersey expect some Premier League clubs to make an offer, for a very athletic keeper, with a very good record.More on this Jared Harper Jersey wh... more
This is the last week of Premier League Player Profiles, we are currently on our 2nd batch meaning that itleaves us with justtwo more players to feature, one today and one on Wednesday. We could Jeremiah Martin Jersey well be doing a third batch starting next week, but for now we are concentrating on this weeks profiles starting with Sunderland wingerKieran RichardsonCurrently 25 years of age and plying his trade for Steve Bruces Sunderland, Richardson started life as a footballer at Manchester Unitedin the year 2002 andhe made his s... more
With England set for two more World Cup qualifiers this week, pay attention to a familiar name Treveon Graham Jersey on the pitch, one thats time is limited. As Umbro will not be around for much longer.Trading tradition for the swoosh, is a bold move but it is not as though The FA care about tradition when a major trophy has not be won in 46 years. Personally I could not feel more disappointed. I just love sporting my England kit (home or away) on the streets of Toronto (where I am from). I am proud to wear the 3 lions anywhere (foot... more
First and last timeUnited and city clash for what will be the 151st time Rawle Alkins Jersey in what will no doubt be a derby to remember. Cominginto the game off back to back defeatswill strengthen Uniteds resolve to come away with a result, but more importantly,restore some lost prideback into the red side of manchester.With new signing Robinho added to their ranks, and citys recent run of form,United will have to fight tooth and nail at the city of manchesterin what will surely be an enthralling match.Both managers have seen bette... more
After a thoroughly di sapointing display against West Brom, there was more bad news to come for Hammers fans. Although, originally the news was good and still is good, there is still some Andre Drummond Jersey worry for the club and fans alike.On Monday, West Ham United and Sheffield United i sued a joint statement. This statement said that both clubs have come to an agreement, regarding the compensation claims.This would save both clubs going to court to settle the deal and both clubs thought that this was best for not only themselv... more
Luck, or a lack of it, played a part in Ivory Coasts disappointing World Cup campaign. But the team hailed as the countrys Golden Generation have only themselves to blame, in a campaign which crumbled under the expectations of a continent.Drogba was hampered by an elbow injury during a disappointing World Cup campaignBad luck placed them, once again, in arguably the toughest group in the tournament. Bad luck gave their star striker Didier Drogba a broken elbow a week before their first game. Bad luck saw them concede a second, killer... more
In a season that has been nothing short of a disaster it is hard to pin-point just one area that has been the sole reason for our downfall, in truth there are numerous reasons why we have failed at this level. I realise this a subject that has been discu sed by every Peterborough United me sage board and news source going in recent weeks but after the latest 6-0 hammering against Reading I feel this subject is once again a poignant topic. Hopefully this will be the definitive guide to why we have struggled so badly this season.THE FI... more
The January transfer window lived up to expectations, delivering several big-money deals and numerous high-profile switches.Although it Shy Tuttle Jersey has often been uncharacteristic for top-cla s players to shift allegiances midway through the season, the recently completed transfer campaign broke that taboo.Lets look at the most exciting transfers to have taken place in January.Honourable Mentions#3 Philippe Coutinho Barcelona to Aston VillaFollowing an underwhelming first half of the season at Camp Nou, Philippe Coutinho return... more
The manager merry go round in the premier league is well and truly in full swing as Aston Villa stand on the brink of appointing Norwich Citys Paul Lambert as the clubs new manager. Some twelve days since the sacking of Alec Mcleish, Lambert has been identified as the candidate which the Villahierarchybelieves fits the credentialsnece saryto move on from what has been adisastroustwo years Aron Baynes Jersey for Aston Villa.Lambert began the week insisting that his future was at Norwich and dismi sed reports of a move away from the cl... more
The normal one has arrived. Jurgen Klopp, an already popular figure in the UK endeared the media in his unveiling as the new manager of Liverpool Football Club. He tells us he is not a genius but is excited to be here and will work as hard as po sible to make his new side a succe s after 25 years without winning the league. At Boru sia Dortmund he won the title in only his 3rd season and even more impre sively defended that title the next year. After seeing his team decimated by rivals Bayern who brought in Mario Gotze and Robert Lew... more
Unsurprisingly, speculation is circling Bramall Lane concerning the future of their prized a set, record Derek Stingley Jr. Jersey signing James Beattie. Striker Beatties form has led to speculation of interest in the former Everton man from Premiership clubs, and in turn has led to Kevin Blackwell reportedly putting a 8m prize tag on Beattie double the club record fee they paid to persuade the former England international to make the move from Merseyside in August last year.Beattie for England?: 21 goals so farDespite the ambitious ... more
If you have never heard of him, Bruno Montelongo is a 23 year old right-back from Uruguay. Currently, he is on loan at Italian Artemi Kniazev Men Jersey super club Milan, but he plays for Uruguayan Primera Division club River Plate Montevideo. Last season he managed Sharks Blank Kids Jersey to scored 7 goals in 30 appearances for his club, which is no easy achievement for a player playing at right-back. He is yet to make an appearance for Milan. IMScouting is reporting that Sir Alex Ferguson has an eye on this right-back. With Gary N... more
The list has been put together by a journalist of notable British journal Independent, whose wish was to reveal whose name have the scouts been writing in their note books the most during the Euro.Notable British journal has in the number from Saturday published the list of players for who they believe, have attracted the most attention by Dirk Nowitzki Jersey their appearances on Euro.Jason Burton, the author of the text, says that these are 10 players whose surnames have been written down in scouts note books the most and who will ... more
Vctor Valds Arribas is a Spanish football goalkeeper born January 14, 1982 in Barcelona.He started Markelle Fultz Jersey his career with Baras youth team when he joined from Pea Cinco Copas on July 1, 1992. But in September, he moved with his family to Tenerife and had to leave the club, rejoining only three years Chuma Okeke Jersey later. After quickly proving his worth with the youth teams and Barca B, the club coaches decided that the 2002-2003 season was to be Valds time to form part of the first team squad. At first, he alternat... more
Small incidents can have untold repercu sions in all aspects of life, not least in football. A perfect example of one such incident occured at Wembley Stadium on saturday evening. Dries Mertens shove on Gary Cahill appeared petulant but not significant upon first glance, but that was until Cahill could not continue, much to the discontent of Roy Hodgson, his team and a nation of nervous onlookers. Mertens, with one push ended Cahills chances of representing his country in the European Championships, at Tanner Pearson Men Jersey least... more
Mexico face a daunting task if they are to progre s to the quarter finals of the World Cup. Beat an Argentina team which contains a plethora of World stars and in the proce s make history.Mexicos form has been indifferent in qualification. A 1-1 draw with South Africa was followed by a historic victory over the farcical French then a disappointing 1-0 lo s to Uruguay. In the end 4 points was enough to squeak by in 2nd place Willie Herenton Jersey courtesy of a greater goal difference than the hosts.Meanwhile Argentina have been clini... more
Watford and Ipswich played out a 0-0 draw in front of a subdued Portman Road crowd.Both sides had their chances however both were unable to beat the goalkeepers. Scott Loach was in particularly good form to keep out Ipswich whilst Watford insisted on doing things the Arsenal way and pa sing the ball into the net.Watford were provided with the first chance LeBron James Jersey of the day as Jobi McAnuffs cro s was cleared to Jack Cork who saw his effort deflected wide for a corner. McAnuff then went close with a header himself.Ipswich ... more
Paul Brown and Jack Woodwards Bullring to Bullring expedition Marc-Andre Fleury Kids Jersey ended yesterday, providing the fans with a first glimpse of the home kit for the upcoming 2009/10 season.The clubs journalists were set the challenge of driving from Birmingham setting off at 7am on 21st July all the way tothe teamstraining camp in Malaga,where they are situated ready to take part in the Peace Cup, which starts today. The two vehicles contained the brand new shirt, shorts and socks for the squad over in Spain, and, after a jou... more
The New Zealand Federation just announced they have scheduled 2 friendlies in May in the United States as build-up to the team traveling to the Solomon Islands for the OFC Nations Cup. On May 23, the All-Whites will face El Salvador in Houston, Texas. Three days later they will face 2010 World Cup Participants Honduras in Dallas, Texas. Credit goes to the NZF for getting these matches against quality competition that the team could face in the Intercontinental Playoff against the 4th-placed CONCACAF squad.Below I Davion Taylor Jersey... more
Tottenham Hotspur became the first English side to book their place into the quarter finals of this seasons Champions League by eliminating 7-time champions AC Milan 1-0 Vladimir Konstantinov Kids Jersey on aggregate.By doing so, Harry Redknapp becomes the first English manager to take a team from his native country to the final 8 since the competition rebranded in 1992. of the tie, late at the San Siro after a long run from Aaron Lennon on the counter attack. This result means Englands fifth best side currently in the Premier League... more
In any game of football, the scoreline matters more than anything else. While the defensive stability and ball po se sion plays a role in dominating the proceedings on the field, it does not really matter, if your team ultimately cant find the net.This is where the Mike Gartner Women Jersey central forwards generally come in. They are tasked with the job of scoring important goals at key moments in order to take their respective sides over the line. The best forwards are not those, who are only able to score for themselves but also c... more
Unfortunately, today we came off worse in a decent game of football but it was our inability to defend that cost us the match as usual.The first half was pretty uneventful as both sides had a couple of chances, the worst of which was a terrible mi s from Steven Warnock from about 10 yards out.The second half is when everything happened. In the 48th minute we were caught napping by a swinging Vladimir Sobotka Men Jersey cro s from Glen Johnson to Peter Crouch who nodded in the ball with ease. Samba should of had him covered. Then it w... more
TUNISIA 2 1 MOROCCO TUNISIA took a ma sive step towards qualifying for the last eight of the African Cup of Nations as they seen off North African rivals Morocco 2-1 in Libreville tonight.In a game dominated by the losers Morocco, the Carthage Eagles got their tactics spot-on to counter attack when they could and scored through a free-kick from Khaled Korbi in the first half, later relying on a Trevor Ariza Jersey fantastic piece of skill from You sef Msakni to give them a 2-0 lead. The captain of Morocco, Hou sine Kharja got a late ... more
First of all, I would like to wish everyone a merry Christmas! After a short break, the Top 100 list will be continued the upcoming week and the Top 100 Players countdown today will be from 50th-41st place on our chart. There is one thing that almost every normal football fan has in common; that common thing is the hatred of Sepp Blatter and FIFA on the whole. After winning this years presidential elections to remain in charge of FIFA, this came by default after his only challenger Mohammed Bin Hammam withdrew from the race after cla... more
Mentioned by Jose Mourinho seems to be unhappy with Chelseas strikers for now, Romelu Lukaku just came back from a season-long loan at West Brom, Demba Ba signed last January and already linked with a move away from London and Fernando Torres Erik Johnson Kids Jersey wasnt what everybody expected of him.Radamel Falcao was the main choice for joining the blues for a long time, but he preferred to go to big-spenders Monaco, Justus Annunen Men Jersey Edinson Cavani has already agreed on personal terms but Chelsea wasnt prepared to pay t... more
