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Probably one of the top five differences between being in jail and not being in jail is that when you are in jail no one ever calls you on your cell phone with a complicated speech about mythological Japanese tsunami heroes and picking you up at the airport. And yet, when you are not in [...] Click to continue reading...

It appears that suspected drug dealer Richard Alex da Silva Martins 'Gigi' was arrested in the Porto Alegre home of United midfielder Anderson. While Anderson has been cleared of any wrongdoing, I can't help but feeling that the gods of fate won't look to kindly on anyone who associates with individuals whose character definition includes the words "notorious" and "drug dealer".

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We're going to try a little DCU trial run on Twitter. For those of you who don't know what Twitter is, I'll let them explain:

"Twitter is a service for friends, family, and co–workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?

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Fred is from Brazil. Fred's language of origin is, therefore, Portuguese (I know, I was confused to learn that he doesn't speak Brazilian, too). Fred also speaks a bit of Spanish - and less English - but whenever he gets interview requests, folks ask him to speak in either of those two languages and not his native Portuguese.

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My cell phone's alarm did all it could to shock me out of my sleep and comfy sofa at 3:59 a.m., but I really couldn't wake up until 4:06 and didn't tune in to the match via Internet until 4:12.... Click to continue reading...

Its Friday, which means (to those absolutely retarded ones out there) that it will soon be the weekend. And this weekend is special because, in addition to MLS action, football season kicks off for real in North America. For the first time since the beginning of these rankings, the top four leagues in CONCACAF will be in action. Click to continue reading...

So a dozen scally Man City fans didn't have the cash to fly to the microscopic archipelago that is the Faroe Islands to see their blues play in this week's UEFA Cup qualifier. So they did what any devoted supporter with cell phone and sea legs would do: the started making calls about hiring a boat. Click to continue reading...

The fashion experts in the soccer world aren't impressed with the hairshirt Cristiano Ronaldo has donned as he agitates to move away from Manchester United.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter knitted that hairshirt with his "modern-day slavery" comparison, which Ives Galarcep calls "essentially putting his foot in his mouth for about the 20,000th time during his reign as FIFA president.

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You know what should have happened? I should have heard from the players something along the lines of, "Well, he made an extra effort for us, he could have said 'No' right off the bat. We tried." Instead, it was, "The ref won't make me play, even though I came all the way from ____," followed by the inevitable, "fucking ref. Click to continue reading...

Local reports out of San Paulo, Brazil are saying that soccer legend Pele was robbed in the Brazilian city of Santos. Pele was sitting in the passenger seat of a car near the city slum when at least 10 young men armed with pistols and knives stopped the car.  Pele was robbed of a gold necklace, his cell phone, and a watch. Click to continue reading...

I met Neven Subotic while he was with the U.S. U17 squad and he seemed a bit more reserved than most of players. He's got his own site now, though (or maybe it's a fansite - I'm not sure), so this is presumably where Neven supporters can gather to cheer their boy on or plead with him to play for the U. Click to continue reading...

I saw David Beckham at Office Depot tonight. I was fortunate enough to snap a picture with my cell phone: SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Picture: David Beckham is everywhere", url: "http://www.throughball.com/2007/11/21/picture-david-beckham-is-everywhere/" }); Click to continue reading...