Who had their bets on Stefano Colantuono? The Roman manager has been sacked only after one game by Palermo president Maurizio Zamparini. Colantuono was sacked this season and replaced by Francesco Guidolin and then was brought back when Guidolin was let go and then confirmed as manager for the coming season.

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Stuff to read while you listen to a sermon about sex from a porn addict..... The exodus of Dutch talent from the Netherlands. (ESPN) The magic of the Real Madrid mercato lacked this summer. (Reuters Soccer Blog) "Jimmy Bullard - England's saviour?" (SoccerLens) Who Ate All The Pies bids adieu. (Who Ate All The Pies) What West Ham & Newcastle's [. Click to continue reading...

It's been another busy evening in both European and domestic cup competitions for several of our sides. In an evening of high-scoring games, including a rampant performance by St. Mirren, the magic of the Cup has given us one shock result, while it's more bad news for St. Johnstone. Queen of the South's European adventure came [. Click to continue reading...

Messi magic and an Angel Di Maria finish brought Argentina a 1-nil win, and a well-deserved Olympic gold, over Nigeria on Saturday, August 23. Messi brilliantly worked himself away from the tough Nigerian defense and fed the ball to Di Maria to coolly slot it in the Nigerians' net in the ... Click to continue reading...

Boro travel to Anfield for their first away game of the 2008/09 season. Liverpool began the season by scraping a vistory against Sunderland thanks to a piece of magic from Fernando Torres. Will Boro be able to contain him or will he destroy our hopes like he did last season? Ross Anderson takes an in depth look at the game ahead. Click to continue reading...

What a first weekend, from the magic from Hull City to the skill and precision of Chelsea. While Arsenal and Liverpool squeaked out 1-0 wins, Manchester United drew at home to Newcastle United. And Aston Villa? All they did was... Click to continue reading...

Ahh, the magic that is the internet. Although the U23 US Men played Sunday morning, the Olympic video widget has been a godsend for those of us caught up in match conflicts.

By now, you know the US men gave up a heartbreaking equalizer in the 92nd minute to the Dutch Under 21 European Champions but I think that may be beside the point. Click to continue reading...

I was out of town Sunday morning when the US kicked off their all important Olympic match against Holland. Why do I say 'all important'? Going into the match the US was the only team in the group with three points. Nigeria and Holland had one point based on their draw while Japan had none. Furthermore, this is The Netherlands. Click to continue reading...

David Beckham has had a brilliant career so far. I truly hope he will be able to bring his magic into the Major League Soccer Association. This is just a video compilation of all of Beckham's most brilliant scores. Technorati Tags: david beckham videos,david beckham,david beckham best goals Share This Click to continue reading...

I am going to do my best to recreate the "magic" of the 2002 World Cup by waking up early tomorrow morning to catch the US vs. Japan. No, not 3 am early, but maybe 5:30 so I can start up the DVR and see the entire match before heading to work. We'll see if my ambitions match my ability.

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The Times has documented the top 50 moments in English football, looking at the occasions where pure magic was witnessed. Watching a great game or important event on TV or reading about it in the papers - all well and good, but not quite the same as being there, is it? What if you had a [...] Click to continue reading...

Do you think the Joga Bonito clips presented by Eric Cantona, with all the tricks and magic done by the players are something new?
Well, think again!
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Spaniard & World Nº2 RAFAEL NADAL defeated German Kiefer 6-3, 6-2 to take the Toronto Masters. Spanish Sport is in a Golden moment & Nadal has added to the magic as he now goes into the next... Read all the news, results, details & comments in English on Spanish Football & Sports Click to continue reading...

With Gilberto's exit imminent soon I was wondering whether his departure coincided with the fact that Arsenal have been linked with Gareth Barry.

I wrote on Friday that I think Le Boss will promote a player from within the squad to play alongside Cesc next season in midfield with Diaby the likely option for me. Click to continue reading...

Here's an interesting story for you, well actually it's more like two interesting stories that we have condensed into one. You see, today The Sun hit an all-time low. Now I know how outrageous a statement that sounds for the masters of the banal, but still: in a newspaper of an average of about 60 pages, can anyone really justify two articles about David Beckham looking at women other than his wife for the split-second it takes to photograph him?

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In today's edition of "If You Know Your History" we take a look at three of the great names of the game north of the border who managed the clubs at which they made their names. On the premise that you should never go back to your old job, did their magic as players rub [...] Click to continue reading...

Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry has disclosed that the club is ensuring that the New LFC Stadium building work in Stanley Park, starts in the autumn.

In his column on the Reds' official website, Parry writes: "Most fans will be aware that "enabling" work has been started in Stanley Park regarding the New LFC Stadium. Click to continue reading...

Lardy Brazilian ex-genius still has some skills Fat-Ron, unwanted by Barcelona, showed he still has some magic left in his feet in a comeback friendly, against a Lionel Messi representative game. In his 56 minutes on the pitch, Ron scored... Click to continue reading...

He might be our No. 9, but yesterday Fernando Torres truly was Spain's No.9.

Dressed to impress in those fashionable Red kit's, Torres again proved why he's one of the best (if not the best) striker on the planet right now with one of the most amazing goals I've seen in a long time. I'm pretty sure everyone has seen the goal, but I thought I'd link to it for those that need another look.

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I've been having a bit of a time tonight.

My son came over for the evening. After fixing some taps for me we had tea then watched the football.

Heaven!

It was really fantastic talking to him in an intelligent way about the game he loves so much.

He's started playing himself again recently. Click to continue reading...

Can Arsene work his magic and convince this talented midfield magician to join his Arsenal army? Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is hoping to lure Andrei Arshavin to the Premier League despite the Russia star setting his heart on a move to Barcelona. Arshavin has attracted the attention of Europe's leading clubs after shining at Euro 2008 and [. Click to continue reading...

The team continued with the Osorio Mantra - it doesnt matter if you do it ugly, just so long as you win. And for yet another week, the Bulls flirted .500 and somehow managed to avoid going under.

The team featured the same 4-3-1-2 formation, which fluctuated to a 4-4-2 at times on the defense.

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After watching the way Russia played against a formidable Netherlands squad, its very clear that Guus Hiddink's side look to be a favorite to win EURO 2008. With a young to middle aged squad, Guus has worked his magic in bringing in quality players and forming them into world class caliber talent. With the likes [. Click to continue reading...

Fatih Terim's Turkish side is into the semifinals against Germany, after beating Croatia on penalties. The magic continues. Can they do it again? Photo credit: AFP / Mladen Antonov Click to continue reading...

It certainly was very interesting to see both the teams that where seen as the underdogs in their respective matches win through.

Germany simply took apart a poor Portuguese defence while Turkey simply are the come back kings of this tournament so far. Holland and Croatia who went into their games as slight favourites couldn't find the magic that had propelled them to win their groups. Click to continue reading...