I realise I might be a lone voice in the wilderness here, but I'd just like to stick up for Robert Green if I may.

In the light of West Ham's 3-1 thumping at the hands of Bolton yesterday afternoon, I could easily jump on the bandwagon and take issue with the part he played in conceding all three goals. Click to continue reading...

Two team's, one season, different directions.

Passion, guts, determination - Chivas USA have embraced those qualities, the Galaxy have not. For the most part, that's the difference between the two franchises this season.

Reading between the lines, Galaxy Coach Bruce Arena appears to agree:

"This is not a project were looking at in the short term, but building this team up over the next couple of years and getting the right kind of characters on the field and by that I mean in terms of their personalities, their competitiveness and their ability.

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France coach Raymond Domenech under attack from Gregory Coupet

France coach Raymond Domenech does not protect his players and is responsible for a bad atmosphere in the team, says goalkeeper Gregory Coupet.

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Branson Pirates - 2
Neosho Wildcats - 1
The Branson Pirates broke through on their home field for the first time on Monday. A 2-1 victory over a very fast Neosho team earned the Pirates their first COC win and their first on field victory at John E. Chase stadium.

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"Seongnam are the second strongest team in the league but we are the strongest," said Pohang Steelers boss Sergio Farias after his team defeated the K-League leaders 2-1 last Saturday. The Brazilian is exaggerating his team's abilities but at the moment in Korea, just as the weather finally settles into seasonable temperatures, the football scene has gone haywire. Click to continue reading...

Stoke's Liam Lawrence could miss next weekend's game against Portsmouth with an ankle injury - after falling over his own dog (not pictured). A stupid way to injure yourself no doubt, but not quite brainless enough to make our top 10 Dumbest Football Injuries list: In no particular order... 1. Spanish goalkeeper Santiago Canizares missed out on [. Click to continue reading...

This happened in November 28, 1970. Chic Brodie of Brenford received a back pass from the defender while the dog chased the ball and bumped into the goalkeeper, and shattered his knee cap as a result. Although, he managed to revived his career by playing for lower division clubs, but again hampered by a series of [. Click to continue reading...

Everyone got their breath back? The final whistle blew almost 24 hours ago and I can't seem to shake this game out of my mind. The image of Mehdi Ballouchy's fantastic cross onto Conor Casey's outstretched boot in the final minutes of the game remains largely fixed. It was not that the defenses were so poor on both sides. Click to continue reading...

Needing a win to keep pace with their closest Western Conference rivals, Chivas USA got strikes from a player returning from injury and a new acquisition in the first half and then held on for a 2-1 victory on Saturday night. The win keeps Chivas in second place in the Western Conference, closing their gap with the Houston Dynamo to four points. Click to continue reading...

West Stanly goalkeeper Cody Tucker punts the ball away during a recent match. Tucker earned the 1-0 shutout over #1-ranked Central Academy Wednesday night. West Stanley vs. Central Academy The Stanley News and Press 9/26 Gray Stone vs. Monroe & Central Academy vs. Gray Stone The Stanley News and Press 9/24 Gray Stone vs. Click to continue reading...

It seems like Newcastle goalkeeper Shay Given was as surprised as anyone yesterday, when the club announced Joe Kinnear's appointment as manager on a short-term contract until around the end of October. Shay Given - wouldn't say I was pleased with appointment Shay talked after the appointment yesterday: "I wouldn't say I was pleased an appointment has been [. Click to continue reading...

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Derby Evening Telegraph - Carroll: We Need to Stay Sharp
ROY Carroll feels understanding at the back is growing for Derby County but the experienced goalkeeper knows the Rams must stay on their toes.
Derby have named the same defence and keeper in the past five matches, and results have improved. Click to continue reading...

Claude Puel says that the only game he's thinking about is tomorrow's game against Nancy, but we all know he's lying because next Tuesday is Lyon's crucial match against Bayern Munich, a game that Lyon need to get at least a draw in if they want to keep their hopes of qualifying for the round of 16.

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Brazilian goalkeeper Diego Cavalieri was signed by Liverpool this summer but he was already reported to be frustrated with no matches for the Reds under his belt. Now it has emerged that he is quite happy at Anfield and is quite glad to carry on under manager Rafael Benitez. Cavalieri ... Click to continue reading...

Pepe Reina knows Liverpool cannot afford many more league "failures" like Saturday's draw with Stoke if they are to challenge for the title.

The Reds were being touted as real contenders for glory after their 2-1 home victory over Manchester United, but they followed that with a 0-0 home draw against newly-promoted Stoke. Click to continue reading...

Just not good enough is the verdict.

An unspectacular David Beckham. A sublime Blanco move. A goalkeeper and others - Sean Franklin is not the MLS MVP folks - that are just not good enough. Did I say that already?

At this stage of the season it's not worth doing tactical analysis.

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Here's this week's Bundesliga XI. It is packed with Bayer 04, Hoffenheim and Werder players. It does include a special shoutout to the man who ended Energie's goal drought, an under appreciated defender from Arminia and a goalkeeper who lost. 1. Schalke 04 Now 10 of their last 13 have been scored by defenders. Click to continue reading...

Apologies: the blogging software has been down for hours, only just came back up and I have other things to do.

So very briefly:
*The Galaxy play another must-win game against Chicago at 6 tonight on ESPN2.

*Former Chivas USA goalkeeper Brad Guzan played - and lost - his first game with Aston Villa Wednesday night.

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Liverpool derby win will confirm title credentials, says Pepe Reina

Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina says victory in this weekend's Merseyside derby against Everton is vital if they are to be considered as serious title contenders.

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Tottenham defender Gareth Bale will be top of Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez's wish list when the January transfer window opens, according to the Sun.

Spurs have endured a terrible start to the season and currently sit rock bottom on two points from their opening five matches.

Having already lost Dimitar Berbatov and Robbie Keane over the summer, Spurs coach Juande Ramos will be loathe to lose another of his key players. Click to continue reading...

The team sat in well through the first half and absorbed a few breakthrough chances by Marathon. It also looked as though the team missed out on a penalty call midway through the first half when Luciano Emilio was taken down by the Marathon's goalkeeper. Then, in the second half the guys seemed to gain a little control of the game and saw two decent opportunities for Boyzz Khumalo.

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Former Chivas USA goalkeeper Brad Guzan made his official debut with Aston Villa on Wednesday, starting between the pipe's in the English club's disappointing 1-0 loss to Queens Park Rangers in the third round of Carling Cup action.The 2007 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year, Guzan made four saves on the day for the Villains but was beaten decisively by a Damion Stewart header at the hour-mark. Click to continue reading...

The second matchday of the Group Stage is underway, so let's go!San Francisco 0-0 Houston Dynamo 65'Puerto Rico Islanders 3-0 Santos Laguna 65'Cruz Azul - Saprissa 1900 (UTC -7) 1827: Watching the San Francisco-Houston match...San Francisco is laying back and holding out for counterattacks. Dynamo are seeing more of the ball but can't manage to hold it for very long. Click to continue reading...

The Melbourne Victory decided yesterday not to appeal Michael Theoklitos' red card, but today have to decide whether to appeal the 2-match suspension given to their #1. One positive bit of news is that the FFA has agreed to allow Melbourne to sign a replacement goalkeeper on a short-term basis. Alternatively, the club could use Mitch [. Click to continue reading...

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Telegraph/Sandy Macaskill - QPR's Iain Dowie refuses to be downhearted by defeat
Having been sacked as Coventry's manager in February, Iain Dowie will have been looking to lay a few ghosts to rest when he took his Queens Park Rangers side to the Ricoh Arena. But it turned out to be not quite the return he had wished for. Click to continue reading...

After giving up a goal just 71 seconds into the match - and earning deafening boos from the almost capacity crowd - the Galaxy came back to score three straight, the first three goal outburst in a half since May for L.A.

It should have been four - Edson Buddle couldn't beat D.C. goalkeeper Louis Crayton (a Liberian who played most of his career in Switzerland and was picked up by D.

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For the second consecutive match, the Wizards came out and took care of business to earn a 2-0 win. Check out the notables below:

· Following the match, Kansas City sits 8-9-8, 32 pts in 6th place in the Eastern Conference.
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IF Liverpool's Champions League opponents are to be taken at face value, then the fates are suggesting a sixth European crown is on its way to Anfield.

After Standard Liege coach László Bölöni had berated his side's supposed ill luck in their qualifying tie last month, on Tuesday night it was the turn of Marseille striker Mamadou Niang. Click to continue reading...

Nathan Moore challenges Miguel Guerreiro

Central Bulldogs - 2
West Plains Zizzers - 0
Another torrid affair as a pair of closely matched teams fought hard to earn some key points this season. The game was scoreless at halftime despite both teams creating half a dozen opportunities apiece.

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Newcastle United Reserves were beaten 3-0 tonight, as Bolton Wanderers put three past Dutch goalkeeper Tim Krul on his return to competitive action for the Tyneside club. Tim Krul - beaten three times tonight Newcastle started well and throughout the game the front two forwards of Nile Ranger and Frank Wiafe Danquah both looked dangerous, but some [. Click to continue reading...

During the transfer window, Cercle Brugge of the Belgian Eerste Klasse added a third goalkeeper to their roster by signing unknown American Patrick Lane, who got a big assist from US legend Brad Friedel. Click to continue reading...

Soccerword's Premiership Team of the Week - 04

We're going with a 3-4-3 formation for this week's team:

Goalkeeper: Manuel Almunia (Arsenal)

Defenders: Ricardo Carvalho (Chelsea), Ashley Cole (Chelsea), Kolo Toure (Arsenal)

Midfielders: Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Mikel Arteta (Everton), Tim Cahill (Everton), Chris Brunt (West Brom)

Forwards: Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal), Marlon King (Hull City), Jermain Defoe (Portsmouth)

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Newcastle's outstanding young goalkeeper, 20 year-old Tim Krul will make his first competitive appearance for Newcastle United in nearly two seasons, when he turns out for the Reserves at Bolton on Wednesday evening. Tim Krul - starts for Reserves tomorrow night The young Dutchman has made only one senior appearance for Newcastle, but was the star man [. Click to continue reading...

Within the course of one calendar year, University of Connecticut goalkeeper Joshua Ford has experienced two very different soccer seasons.

The first - which began in the late-summer months of 2007 - was a charmed one. As a redshirt freshman at UConn, Ford stepped up and amazingly manned the Huskies net for the eventual Big East champions, posting an incredible 0. Click to continue reading...

For a goal of the month quality goal by Jan Schlaudraff we need two ingredients: a = a chipped ball over an onrushing goalkeeper. We'll take Hannover's second / Jan Schlaudraff's first goal against Borussia Mönchengladbach from this weekend (5-1). b = a great little run from left to right, dribbling past the entire back line of [. Click to continue reading...