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The Bulls find themselves six points behind Chicago, and two over DCU. In this pivotal playoff chase, the Bulls, on paper, have the safest challenge of the above teams this week, facing an underachieving and unstable Colorado side. United finds themselves on the road against a resurgent Dallas squad.

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Ryan Giggs harbours managerial ambitions after Manchester United playing days

Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs has suggested he may retire at the end of this season and follow in the footsteps of Mark Hughes, Steve Bruce and Roy Keane by becoming Sir Alex Ferguson's next managerial protege. Click to continue reading...

Following in the footsteps of last season's emphatic success was never going to be easy, nor was it ever guaranteed. However, those of a Manchester United disposition could be forgiven for perhaps expecting a little more in the opening games of the new season. This season's early uncertainty culminated in last weekend's frustrating loss to Liverpool, a result which subsequently puts even greater emphasis on the trip to Stamford Bridge on Sunday, but just why haven't things gone quite to plan for the European Champions on the pitch so far this season? Click to continue reading...

Flash git gets new wheels C-Ron has celebrated his return to training by purchasing a £160,000 Bentley Continental GT Speed. The winger has followed in the footsteps of team-mates Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville by picking up the 58 plate Bentley. That means the Man Yoo speedster has now spent £2 million on cars since arriving at [. Click to continue reading...

Culture secretary Andy Burnham, has called for the English FA to follow in the footsteps of Spain and Germany, and put the ownership of football clubs in the hands of their fans. Andy Burnham - Secretary of Culture Given the terrible situation at Newcastle United right now, we think this story is worth more than a cursory [. Click to continue reading...

Following a successful trial spell, Liverpool have taken MTK Hungaria's Zsolt Poloskei on a year-long loan.

Liverpool's link with Budapest outfit MTK Hungaria continues to bear fruit, with 17-year-old midfielder Zsolt Poloskei being handed a one-year loan spell.

Indeed, Peter Gulacsi, Krisztian Nemeth and Andras Simon have proved hits in the second string since joining from MTK last year, with the Merseyside club keen to pick up more Hungarian starlets. Click to continue reading...

If you've been following the conversations in the comments on this blog, you know that last week Sébastien Frey followed in David Trezeguet's footsteps and announced his international retirement.

You also know that Frey is 28. Which is... Well, it may not be infancy for a goalkeeper, but it's not exactly retirement age either.

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While Captain Fantastic was being horribly misused against Denmark and being subbed out, Xabi Alonso was being subbed in and making waves.

Seriously, let's not sell the guy. He's beaming with confidence right now and if he gets a start this Saturday, I think he's going to come up with a solid performance.

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Romeo bends it like Beckham

David Beckham's five year old son is following in his dad's footsteps, curving the ball into the net in a way that's almost identical to Becks' famous free kick.Romeo Beckham kicked the ball across the old block at an American soccer school, in David's signature style shot, which had the onlookers open-mouthed.

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New Fulham striker Andy Johnson is leaving Goodison Park, but not before giving Everton fans one last gift. Johnson's departure is enabling David Moyes and the Everton board to increase their offer for Portuguese sensation Joao Moutinho, and most likely will allow the club to complete his signing.

Everton look set to increase their bid to £15 million. Click to continue reading...

New Fulham striker Andy Johnson is leaving Goodison Park, but not before giving Everton fans one last gift. Johnson's departure is enabling David Moyes and the Everton board to increase their offer for Portuguese sensation Joao Moutinho, and most likely will allow the club to complete his signing.

Everton look set to increase their bid to £15 million. Click to continue reading...

In the long line of exciting Footballers from Romania, Gabriel Torje is emerging in the footsteps of the regions tradition. The youngest player of Romania's U21 squad at only eighteen years of age commands respect on the pitch for his creativity and flourish. Plying his trade for the illustrious FC Click to continue reading...

Their father was the first Singapore footballer to stamp his mark on Europe. Now, two of Fandi Ahmad's sons are set to retrace his famous footsteps - although at a much younger age. Irfan, 10, and Ikhsan, eight - Fandi's elder sons - have been invited by Spanish club Valencia for a stint with their academy team [. Click to continue reading...

Thailand international Teeratep Winothai is set to become the second player from the ASEAN champions to join a club in Belgium when the 23-year-old moves to second division side Lierse SK.

The 23-year-old, currently the leading scorer in the Thailand Premier League with nine goals for BEC Tero Sasana, will follow in the footsteps of international team-mate Kiatprawut Saiwaeo, who recently joined Club Brugge on-loan from English Premier League side Manchester City. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool's ties with MTK Hungaria continue to blossom, with three of the Budapest side's youngsters beginning trials at Melwood this week.

Zsolt Poloskei, David Keleman and Norbert Ode have joined up with the Reds reserves for pre-season training, where they will hope to sufficiently impress Rafa Benitez and thus earn an Anfield contract. Click to continue reading...

Sunderland manager Roy Keane is finally back in the office and speaking to the press. Personally, a month without Keano-speak is 29.5 days too long for me. And as always, Roy has something interesting to say: this time about the thirst for success that is driving his management ambitions. Click to continue reading...

Well, we all know that the Welsh Wizard is graceful on the pitch, but do you think Giggsy is having a bit of a laugh with this reporter? Ryan Giggs has hinted he is considering starring in a reality TV show when he retires from football.

Giggs says he would love to follow in the footsteps of his former teammate Lee Sharpe by showing off his skills on a show like 'Dancing on Ice' or "Strictly Come Dancing".

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Following in the hallowed footsteps of Andy Gray, who turned down the Everton job, Alan Shearer declared on the BBC yesterday that he wasn't interested in the Blackburn manager's job after some gentle probing by Gary Lineker. Shearer said: "The situation is that I was very flattered to get a call off of Blackburn's [. Click to continue reading...

We got great news today, as Fred became the second United player this month to have a baby. The midfielder's wife, Deborah, gave birth to the couple's first child, daughter Eduarda Rocha Carreiro this morning at 8:20 a.m. The little one weight in at six pounds-four ounces. Both mother and baby are doing well and Fred is very excited.

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I kinda decided yesterday to just let the Seattle news take over this place and put this story on the backburner and let it simmer some in my brain. But another future Hall-of-Famer has decided to step down this season and follow in the footsteps of Cobi Jones and Eddie Pope. Chicago's Chris Armas announced [...] Click to continue reading...