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November 17, 2008

International Friendlies - What are they Good For?

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With another exciting weekend of Premiership action behind us, all eyes are set on next week - or are they? It was FIFA's great plan to throw yet another international week into the fixture list, so the world's top players are all getting on planes and jetting away from the clubs that pay them.

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Premiership Talk Blog @ 09:00 AM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: , Argentina, Brazil, England, France, Germany, Holland, International, Italy, Northern Ireland, Portugal, Rep. of Ireland, Scotland, Spain, usa

November 5, 2008

Player Hit By Firework in Northern Ireland Derby

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This is not good. The long-running sectarian rivalry between Belfast teams Linfield and Cliftonville took a nasty turn last night when Linfield's Conor Hagan was hit by a firework launched from the crowd at Windsor Park. The final whistle of the County Antrim Shield final had just gone with Cliftonville winning 2-1, when Hagan was struck [. Click to continue reading...
The Offside @ 05:04 PM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: , Cliftonville, Conor Hagan, Linfield, Northern Ireland, World Football, firework

October 12, 2008

Slovenia 2-0 Northern Ireland- WC 2010 Qualifier

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Slovenia scored two goals in one minute to run out 2-0 winners at home against Nigel Worthington's Northern Ireland. Milivoje Novakovic gave Slovenia the lead in the 84th minute, and Zlatan Ljubijankic doubled it seconds later to end NI's hopes of coming out of Maribor with something. As many as nine players were booked in the [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , FIFA World Cup 2010, Northern Ireland, Slovenia

October 10, 2008

Slovenia vs. Northern Ireland: World Cup 2010 Qualifying - Highlights and livestream

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Group 3 World Cup 2010 Qualification: Slovenia are meeting  Northern Ireland Saturday October 11th. Watch the LIVESTREAM and Highlights here   Pre-register at the NEW football site 11×2 today   Don`t forget to sign up 11×2.com - the next big football site Click to continue reading...
FootieDB @ 12:47 PM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: Europe, Highlights, International Highlights, Northern Ireland, Slovenia, World Cup 2010 qualifying, livestream

September 27, 2008

QPR vs Derby - Further Previews....Ex-QPR John Delve Turns 55

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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...
QPR Report @ 02:34 AM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: , Barnsley, Carling Cup, Derby County, Glasgow Rangers, Northern Ireland, Queens Park, Sheffield United, aston villa, goalkeeper, three games

September 19, 2008

Celtic nation’s tournament in 2011

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The 4 home nations Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland have agreed to play a tournament in 2011. The tournament will take place in Dublin with 2 games in February and the other 4 in May. "I'm delighted this has become a reality," said Scottish FA president George ... Click to continue reading...
South Africa 2010 @ 05:41 AM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: , Dublin, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Scottish FA, games

September 17, 2008

Northern Ireland 0 - 0 Czech Republic

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Northern Ireland earned a creditable home draw to group favourites Czech Republic at a windy and wet Windsor Park last Wednesday. After a shaky start again against Slovakia, another loss would have been unthinkable, however we put our first point on the board with a solid performance in which we ... Click to continue reading...
South Africa 2010 @ 04:40 AM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: , Czech Republic, Northern Ireland, Slovakia

September 11, 2008

Team GB continue to do well in football this time

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The international break ended with some satisfaction for the under-fire British teams. England produced one of their best results and one of their best performances for many years in the 4-1 thrashing of Croatia. Scotland got the 2-1 win in Iceland they so desperately needed after the disappointment of the 1-0 defeat in Macedonia. Click to continue reading...
The Soccer Weblog @ 03:42 PM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: , Belfast, Croatia, Czech Republic, Macedonia, Nigeria, Northern Ireland, Olympic football, Scotland, Wales, Walter Smith, russia

September 9, 2008

Northern Ireland slip to Slovakia defeat

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Northern Ireland got their World cup qualifying campaign off to a poor start, losing to an average Slovakia side in the heat of Bratislava on Saturday. With hopes of players and fans alike boosted by the strong showing in the Euro 2008 qualifiers, this was a reality check, as Nigel ... Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Euro 2008, Northern Ireland, Slovakia, World Cup

September 7, 2008

World Cup 2010 Qualifiers September 6

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On a busy day of World Cup 2010 qualifiers around the world, there were mixed results for teams from the British Isles. England, Wales and the Republic of Ireland all won, while Scotland and Northern Ireland lost tough matches in the heat of Eastern Europe.

England struggled to overcome the minnows of Andora 2-0 in Barcelona, Wales edged 10-man Azerbaijan 1-0 in Cardiff, and Ireland beat war-affected Georgia in neutral Mainz. Click to continue reading...
Soccerphile World Cup Blog @ 11:23 PM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: Cardiff, Eastern Europe, North Korea, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Saudi Arabia, Sven Goran Eriksson, Tournaments, World Cup 2010, qualifiers

September 6, 2008

World Cup 2010 Qualification First Match Day!

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Oh the World Cup, the number 1 competition in the sport world, an event that moves thousands of fans to watch the national side. It started earlier when the qualification groups were drawn out of the box and today we will see the ball roll for the first time, it will end 2 years from now in Johannesburg. Click to continue reading...
The Big Football @ 04:35 AM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: , Albania, Azerbaijan, Johannesburg, Match day, Northern Ireland, Stadiums, World Cup, bu, home game

September 5, 2008

2010 World Cup Qualifying Fixtures – Wednesday September 10th

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The 2nd game in the qualification for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa takes place on Wednesday the 10th of September.England face an extremely tough game away to Croatia, Scotland are travelling to Iceland, Northern Ireland face a talented Czech side at home and Wales travel to Russia. All ... Click to continue reading...
South Africa 2010 @ 01:39 PM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: , Croatia, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, South Africa, World Cup

Defender Lashes Out At West Ham Board Over Curbishley’s Resignation

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George McCartney has refuted claims that he handed in a transfer request before being allowed to return to Sunderland on Monday. The Northern Ireland international insists that while he did want to head back north for family reasons, he was happy to accept Alan Curbishley's stance that he wasn't going to sell him. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Alan Curbishley, Europe, Northern Ireland, Premiership, West Ham, hammers, irons

2010 World Cup Qualifying Fixtures – Wednesday September 10th

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The 2nd game in the qualification for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa takes place on Wednesday the 10th of September. England face an extremely tough game away to Croatia, Scotland are travelling to Iceland, Northern Ireland face a talented Czech side at home and Wales travel to Russia. All ... Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Croatia, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, South Africa, World Cup

September 4, 2008

Weekend TV Preview: 5 - 7 September

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Saturday 6 September

12.15 Peterborough Utd v Bristol Rovers, League One, Sky Sports 1 & HD1
Four single-goal defeats in five games must be proving a little tiresome for Posh fans. Rovers have had little more to shout about.

14.00 Macedonia v Scotland, World Cup Qualifier - Europe Group 9, Setanta Sports 1
Macedonia are no mugs. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Bristol Rovers, Culture, George Burley, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Weekend TV, World Cup Qualifier, friendlies, setanta sports, sky sports

September 2, 2008

McCartney Claims “Family Reasons” For Move From West Ham

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George McCartney has said he made the move back to Sunderland for family reasons. The Northern Ireland international returns to the Wearsiders following a two-year stay with West Ham, agreeing a five-year contract. And he admitted his decision to make the switch back to the north-east was influenced by personal reasons. Click to continue reading...
The Soccer Blog @ 11:07 AM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: Europe, Northern Ireland, Premiership, Sunderland, West Ham, hammers, irons

August 31, 2008

Come on Britain, it's only the Olympics

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'If it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well, It were done quickly' - Macbeth (Scotsman), William Shakespeare (Englishman)

Team GB is getting ridiculous. The prospect of Britain fielding a football team at the 2012 Olympics should have been something to celebrate after years of absence. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Beijing Olympics, England, Hampden Park, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Sean O'Conor, Team GB, Tournaments, Wales, William Shakespeare, blatter

August 25, 2008

Conference Analysis -- August 25th

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McEvilly...thankful for the slimming effect of stripes


Salisbury head the nascent Conference table on goal difference over Cambridge. Only two sides are unbeaten through five games and every team has at least one point.

Salisbury's success, as can be seen from the tables below, has been based on making the most of their attempts and the good goalkeeping of James Bittner. Click to continue reading...
Football Objective @ 06:02 PM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: , Goalkeeping, James Bittner, Lee McEvilly, Northern Ireland, Salisbury, South Coast, assists, bench, cambridge, conference’, striker, torquay

New Northern Ireland home shirt

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The new Northern Ireland home kit has been revealed in full following a teaser released several weeks ago. Captain Aaron Hughes models the new kit, complete with traditional green shirt with white trim, white shorts with green trim and mainly green socks with white turn downs.   The new kit is set to . Click to continue reading...
South Africa 2010 @ 07:40 AM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: , Aaron Hughes, Northern Ireland, models

August 24, 2008

Harry Redknapp Interested In Coaching 2012 UK Team

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Portsmouth boss ‘Arry Redknapp confirmed his interest in leading a Great Britain soccer tean in the 2012 Summer Olympics, which will be held in London. Redknapp is from London and spent a combined 15 years playing for and managing West Ham, a club based in the eastern section of England's capital. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: England, Great Britain, Harry Redknapp, Northern Ireland, Olympics, Portsmouth, Redknapp, Scotland, Soccer, Wales, West Ham, boss, london

Harry Redknapp Interested In Coaching 2012 UK Team

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Portsmouth boss ‘Arry Redknapp confirmed his interest in leading a Great Britain soccer tean in the 2012 Summer Olympics, which will be held in London.

Redknapp is from London and spent a combined 15 years playing for and managing West Ham, a club based in the eastern section of England's capital. Click to continue reading...
English Soccer Talk @ 11:19 AM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: , England, Gordon Brown, Harry Redknapp, Northern Ireland, Olympics, Redknapp, Scotland, South Coast, Wales, West Ham, london, london 2012, sunday mirror

Healy completes Sunderland switch

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David Healy has finally sealed a transfer to Roy Keane's Sunderland from Fulham in recent days. The 29 year old striker, Northern Ireland's record goal-scorer with 34 international goals was unsettled for 12 months with premiership side Fulham, playing in very few games in the 2007/8 season and starting even . Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , David Healy, Fulham, Northern Ireland, Roy Keane, Sunderland, games, goal scorer

August 22, 2008

England: Sorry Shadow of What Could've Been

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English football suffered an uncomfortable night as a muddled display from Fabio Capello's side was played out against the backdrop of high-level political intrigue in Soho Square. While England struggled against an impressive looking Czech Republic side, whispers of Brian Barwick leaving his post at the FA echoed around Wembley Stadium. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Barwick, Charlton, English football, Euro 2008 Qualifiers, FABIO CAPELLO, Joe Cole, Northern Ireland, Soho square, ethic

August 21, 2008

Healy undergoing Sunderland medical

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Fulham striker David Healy is set for a medical at Sunderland, Roy Hodgson has revealed.The Northern Ireland striker had been linked with a move to Sunderland as Roy Keane looks to bolster his attacking options.And, with the player failing to make his mark at Fulham, Hodgson has allowed the player to travel to the Stadium of Light. Click to continue reading...
Football Corner @ 10:20 AM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: , David Healy, Fulham, Northern Ireland, Roy Hodgson, Roy Keane, Sunderland, relegation battle, striker

Match Day: Scotland 0:0 Northern Ireland

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A crowd of just over 28,000 watched Scotland play Northern Ireland at Hampden last night in a game that will quickly be consigned to the more forgettable games in our nations recent past. If you asked anyone from outside these Islands to imagine what a typical international between any of the four 'home nations' they'd probably [. Click to continue reading...
Inside Left @ 04:04 AM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: Northern Ireland, Opinion, Scotland, crowd, friendlies, games, review

Silvestre to Arsenal is better than a move to City...

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Silvestre moving to Arsenal has to be a better alternative than moving to Man City, because it's bad enough having Mark Hughes at Eastlands without adding to the numbers of ex-reds at the City of Manchester Stadium. In ideal world, Silvestre would have moved back to play in France or some other overseas destination, somewhere out of harm's way. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Arsenal, Arsene Wenger, City of Manchester Stadium, Gunners, Man City, Mark Hughes, Mikael Silvestre, Northern Ireland, eastlands, old trafford, reds, silverware

August 20, 2008

Friendly Internationals

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Always makes me laugh, no sooner does the Premiership season kick-off, we have a plethera of midweek International 'Friendlies.'Personally I would prefer the 2nd game of the Premiership season on a Wednesday night... especially after Chelsea's superb performance against Portsmouth last Sunday. So for your delight here is a complete list of 'friendlies' taking place throughout the World this Wednesday evening: England v Czech Republic (8. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Belarus, Chelsea, Czech Republic, Faroe Islands, International Friendlies, Northern Ireland, Portsmouth, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, World Cup, World Cup 2010, friendlies, wednesday night

Match Day: Scotland vs Northern Ireland

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Tonight at Hampden, Scotland take on Northern Ireland in the last friendly game for both sides as they prepare for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers (against Macedonia and Slovakia respectively) in September.  For manager George Burley, it's his third game in charge of the national side and the fixture will give him a chance to [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: George Burley, Macedonia, Match Programme, Match day, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Slovakia, World Cup Qualifiers, preview

August 19, 2008

Scotland vs Northern Ireland: International friendly match - Highlights and livestream

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International friendly match: Scotland are meeting Northern Ireland Wednesday August 20th. Watch the highlights and LIVESTREAM here. Pre-register at the NEW football site 11×2 today   Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Europe, Football, Football Videos, Friendly match, Highlights, International Highlights, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Soccer, live, nothern ireland

August 18, 2008

Rangers Agree Fee With Fulham Over Steven Davis, Berbatov Asks To Join Man Utd, Fowler Set For Deal

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Rangers and Fulham have finally agreed on a fee for Northern Ireland midfielder Steven Davis, with sources suggesting that £4 million has been the agreed price. Berbatov has meanwhile pleaded with Tottenham Hotspur to allow him to complete his dream move to Manchester United. Berbatov was left on the bench as Tottenham were beaten 2-1 by [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Berbatov, Blackburn Rovers, Europe, Fulham, Hotspur, Manchester United, News, Northern Ireland, Rangers, Steven Davis, Tottenham Hotspurs, Transfers, bench, dmitar berbatov, midfielder, robbie fowler

Midweek TV Preview: August 18th - 21st

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Monday 18th August

19:45 Torquay Utd v Ebbsfleet, Blue Square Premier, Setanta Sports 1
MyFan FC travel to the English Riviera. Doubts remain about the longevity of the Ebbsfleet project and around the future of their highly regarded manager Liam Daish. Especially given their modest start to the season. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Culture, Czech Republic, Ebbsfleet, England National Team, English Premier League, Midweek TV, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, home internationals, norwegians, setanta sports, sky sports, u21

August 14, 2008

Assessing QPR's Season Thus Far

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Might seem just a little early to do this, but still interesting to read.

Goal.com/Ricky Brooks - QPR - The Season So Far
The Championship is only one week old but each club has already played twice, Carling Cup games included. The cup game provided managers with the chance to test out their squad, to shuffle the pack and see how it coped. Click to continue reading...
QPR Report @ 04:26 PM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: , Carling Cup, English Premier League, Loftus Road, Northern Ireland, Queens Park, Rumours, dowie, flavio briatore, opening day

New Scotland Shirt Released

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As Scotland prepare to take on Northern Ireland in a friendly next week before their first match in the qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup finals they have launched their new home kit. The new Scotland home kit made by Diadora will be unveiled today and will be available to buy ... Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Northern Ireland, world cup finals

August 13, 2008

2010 World Cup Qualifying Fixtures - September 2008

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The first round of qualification for 2010 World Cup in South Africa kicks off on Saturday the 6th of September. England first game is away to Andorra, Scotland is away to Macedonia, Northern Ireland are away to Slovakia, Republic of Ireland are away to Georgia and Wales are home to Azerbaijan. All . Click to continue reading...
South Africa 2010 @ 06:40 AM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: , Andorra, Azerbaijan, England, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Scotland, Slovakia, South Africa, Wales, World Cup

August 7, 2008

Newcastle After Fulham’s Healy - Hope Not

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The Evening Chronicle is reporting today that Newcastle may be interested in Fulham's Northern Ireland International striker David Healy. David Healy - Newcastle reported interest Click to continue reading...
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Tags: David Healy, England, Fulham, Newcastle United, Northern Ireland, Transfer News and Rumours, striker
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