One of my least favorite subjects- aside from ethnic cleansing, and life threatning diseases- is Lyon's resident brat, Frederico Chaves Guedes Fred. Fred recently gave an interview in French on OL's website. Since they didn't offer an English translation- and annoyingly, OL doesn't offers translations for alot of their articles- I thought I'd share a verbatim of the interview.

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You know what happens when you take two days out of your work week to take a small vacation? You get two times the work on your desk to hammer out when you get back. Thats what.

Here is whats happening in the world of the Bulls:

+ Details have emerged on the nature of the Macoumba Kandji transfer package.

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Ah, the names that might have been....

While we wait for Philadelphia to decide on a name we look back on some attempts to name or rebrand current MLS clubs.

Yes we all laughed at Penn Jersey Independence FC but there are other names which could have stuck elsewhere around the league. Click to continue reading...

The match started boring nothing really happening, Semih got the first shot in the game and the keeper hung onto the ball very well. Armenia managed a long range shot and Volkan stretched alot. Turkey proceeded to attack but were unsucessful in hitting the target, Mevlut nearly opened the scoreline Click to continue reading...

Numbers are good for many things. For example, counting, measuring, and ranking Miss America contestants are just three of number's manifold, essential uses. Without numbers, the rules by which a society lives would have no merit. In fact, can you even imagine a world in which no one abided by the five-second rule? Click to continue reading...

IT'S A CRUEL GAME The amazing thing about the sport of soccer remains the fact that on any given day a team can beat virtually any other team. Other sports pay this alot of lip service, but it just isn't true. In football time of possession and total yards inevitably lead to victories. The same is true of basketball and baseball where looking at shot percentage and strikeouts you can tell who Click to continue reading...

Sylvain Wiltord, of Arsenal and Lyon fame, has been linked to a move stateside - in particular, New York. But was there enough time to get a deal done with the transfer deadline?

For those who don't know, Wiltord is a speedy, diminutive forward/winger, who made his name in Arsenal.

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There was alot of activity here this weekend, so why dont we just dive in while this guys suffers a major case of the Mundays: - Major changes at the Galaxy blog! A bunch of writers have invaded - And all talented too! If only all blogs could be given such a blessing. [...] Click to continue reading...

My second favorite signing of the season- and I'm sure Cris' favorite- was realized on Monday. John Mensah is officially Lyon's new left-center back. After weeks of waiting for Sebastian Squillaci's transfer to FC Sevilla to be finalized, Mensah is Lyonnais.

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Hi all of The Orange Card faithful, I'm going to assist w/ the posting on this illustrious site. I figured I'd give you a little insight on who I am. I'm a die hard Liverpool and Revolution fan. I've played footy all my life.. and I live for the beautiful game. The creator of the site and I have won many footy championships together. Click to continue reading...

Take three Major League Soccer rookies, and force them to live in a house, where they stop being polite - and start getting real!

Real Life - Secaucus - Only on Red Bulls Reader!

Pretty cool stuff actually. Danleigh Borman, Luke Sassano and David Roth show us what the life of a rookie can be all about (and boy, am I ever happy that my modest apartment is better than a pro players hole in the wall).

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Part two of my award voting goes into the newest of MLS awards, the MLS Newcomer Award. This award may be either the easiest to predict and vote or the toughest because it falls alot in line with the league's MVP award. I am kind of hoping that people vote differently for this award than what [...] Click to continue reading...