Pre-match campaign lands Liverpool in trouble Liverpool seem to have landed themselves in hot water with the FA after a pre-match t-shirt campaign by its players. The authorities are apparently not very happy that the Reds, spurred on by Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher according to the local press, used their Monday night TV slot with [. Click to continue reading...

Must... leave... pitch... but... too...hard Wigan striker Amr Zaki took defeat against Aston Villa pretty hard on Sunday. He wandered around the pitch aimlessly as his team-mates returned to the dressing room to be prodded by Steve Bruce's chubby index finger. The Egyptian then lost the ability to walk and was halfway towards a William Gallas-style sit-in [. Click to continue reading...

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As posted: According to another board poster this is the collective initiative of the combination of QPR fan groups and QPR websites as "One QPR"

***Agreed Protest***
From QPR 1st
Following discussion between representatives of the main fans groups, organisations and messageboards within the QPR Community, it has been agreed that we should call for ten minutes silence at the start of the Derby match. Click to continue reading...

Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley has put the club up for sale for £481 million. Following the departure of Kevin Keegan from the club last week, Ashley's position at the club has been under severe pressure and it appears now he is making serious plans to sell the club.

There has been several rumours about who will now come into takeover the club, with take of a Dubai based consortium interested in buying from Ashley however city sources doubt there is genuine interest from Dubai. Click to continue reading...

Fortunately for Newcastle fans, their protest worked.

Otherwise, they might have this poorly spelled sign to blame... Click to continue reading...

The arrival of oil money has brought about a sea change at Eastlands or rather Middle-East lands. On Saturday, Manchester City fans turned out in record numbers, most were decked in Robinho T-shirts and Arab head-dresses in anticipation of a rollicking time against Chelsea. There were barely whimpers of protest that a traditional English club fell [. Click to continue reading...

After a week of protest and criticism from fans and neutrals alike, myself included, current Newcastle owner Mike Ashley finally got the message: he's not wanted anymore. Here's the complete transcript of the statement he made earlier today: "I have enjoyed sport since I was a boy. I love football. Click to continue reading...

After a week of protest and criticism from fans and neutrals alike, current Newcastle owner Mike Ashley finally got the message: he's not wanted anymore.

Here's the complete transcript of the statement he made earlier today:

"I have enjoyed sport since I was a boy. I love football. Click to continue reading...

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Before I write, I want to thank everyone for the turnout this weekend for the EPL Talk Chat. You honestly have no idea how happy it made me. Anyways enough of the gushing, back to the meat of this post.

Marlon King's double was enough to see off Newcastle United 2-1.

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Newcastle fans are revolting.

A statement which some might argue is true on more than one level.

For the purposes of this blog though, and so as not to upset Mosher, lets pretend we are just talking about the scenes of protest yesterday in the city and outside St James Park. Click to continue reading...

Mike Ashley is said to be ready to tell Newcastle United fans that they can buy the club from him. Mike Ashley - ready to sell club to fans? But this report is in the News Of The World (NOTW) this morning, so don't get too excited about it. Yesterday saw a massive fans' protest against the Newcastle [. Click to continue reading...

In Newcastle and Liverpool this Saturday, thousands of football fans will be marching in protest against the owners of their respective clubs. Members of a Liverpool supporters group named Spirit Of Shankly will be marching to Anfield in protest against owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett. According to the supporters union, it'll be "a march of [. Click to continue reading...

The march that is being planned for Saturday as a protest against Mike Ashley, from the Central Station to St. James' Park, may not now take place. Newcastle fans want peaceful protests Some of our fans, and avid readers of this web site, who were trying to put together the march, have talked to the Newcastle police [. Click to continue reading...

Newcastle United are more troubled than usual these days, what with Keegan's departure, the fans' protest and the press having a field day with takeover speculation (Ambani has categorically denied any intentions of buying Newcastle), player revolts (Given is on record as saying that the players need to get on and focus on the next [. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal captain William Gallas has admitted he was at fault for allowing Fulham defender Brede Hangeland to escape his attentions and score the winning goal last week. The Frenchman has come under fire from some quarters, with questions raised over his captaincy credentials after several errors and high-profile incidents, most notably his one-man sit-down protest during [. Click to continue reading...

It's easy to think of Arsenal as a cliche - fancy boys who sulk when the going gets tough. That's also kind of true (that's team captain William Gallas having a sit-down protest on the halfway line during the game against Birmingham last season).

But a bigger problem than stereotyped (they are mostly French, after all) character flaws is Arsene Wenger. Click to continue reading...

Blanco at Eye of the Storm As Firey Debate Rages On


One thing to keep an eye out for if you watch today's Chicago Fire game home to DC United at Toyota Park is a mass fan protest which was initially begun by Sector Latino a Latino/a and Hispanic fan section at the stadium. It now has grown in size to encompass all of Section 8 the umbrella organization for Chicago's many independent supporter's groups. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal skipper William Gallas has been warned he is danger of losing the captain's armband if he fails to deliver this season. Manager Arsene Wenger said he will asses the situation if his fellow Frenchman doesn't show the leadership qualities he is looking for. The former Chelsea defender staged a sitdown protest over an injury time penalty [. Click to continue reading...

Any chance of Tottenham signing Russian striker Andrei Arshavin might be dead in the water -- especially after their potential transfer target decided to go on strike in protest of Zenit's £27m valuation. Well that's not that's not the best way to endear himself to his current employer! Andrei Arshavin . Click to continue reading...

I've said it before and I'll say it again: South Americans take their football pretty seriously. Apparently none more so than fans of Brazilian Serie A side Flamengo who, during a protest against the team's recent poor form, decided to show how frustrated they really were. You know, in these circumstances it's customary for fans to chant abuse, or make obscene banners, but this hardcore group of Flamengo fanatics actually threw a BOMB at the team during practice yesterday morning, injuring two players; defender Dininho and striker Obina. Click to continue reading...

UEFA Cup finalists Glasgow Rangers have sensationally cut ties with Europe, fuelling speculation that Scotland intends to declare itself an autonomous continent and everybody else can go to hell. SNP supporter Walter Smith said that Rangers deliberately lost to Lithuanian side FBK Kaunas in protest over ‘meddling Euro fat cats in Brussels' who want to [. Click to continue reading...

Man this is uncanny!

The eyes. The nose. The lips. The hair!

Thanks to Pies for the find and TotallyLooksLike for the legwork.

• Check out this new place to get soccer tees. [Bigfoot Factory]
  
• A must see. Benny F. singing "No Air". [The Offside Rules]
  
• The Italians are gonna strike.

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According to the Soccer Insider...

This just in from the MLS Players Union:

"The players on the Houston Dynamo and New England Revolution have agreed in advance of tomorrow night's SuperLiga final that they will split evenly the bonus money at stake in the game.

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William Gallas has responded to criticism he received last season about his actions during the team's draw with Birmingham in February. The Gunners captain came under fire after he made a one-man sit-down protest in the opposite half of the pitch just as James McFadden was preparing to take a last minute penalty for the Blues. Click to continue reading...

Back in May we brought you the story about this. Since then there was a protest at the All Star Game. Nevertheless the plans may still be moving forward against MLSE, and Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber's wishes
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World soccer's governing body FIFA has told clubs they must release any players aged under 23 selected for next month's Beijing Olympics after rejecting a protest by three European teams.

In a statement issued to the clubs and the media on Wednesday, FIFA said Players' Status Committee member Slim Aloulou had ruled as a single judge that the release of players was mandatory for all clubs.

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Things weren't looking too good for referee Matt Stoneman.

In just the 27th minute, the New Zealand ref had allowed a controversial goal in a Pacific Premiership match between the Western Rangers and Signature Homes Port Hill.

After two subsequent red cards, all hell was starting to break loose. Click to continue reading...

Cup of mysterious yellow liquid hurled at Revs players by Pachuca Fans after the game.

A few weeks ago, MLS Rumors reported on a protest by members of the Midnight Riders, the Revolution's Independent Supporters Group, over what they considered to be ill-treatment by members of the Revolution Front Office. Click to continue reading...

The chances of seeing Xabi Alonso in a Bianconeri jersey have dropped dramatically after Juventus president Giovanni Cobolli Gigli confirmed that the club's summer spending is over.

Cobolli Gigli's comments come a day after Juve manager Claudio Ranieri announced that Christian Poulsen would be their last addition ahead of next season. Click to continue reading...

Some news to read as you kill your drunken husband with a folding couch: If this is modern slavery, then the line to get shackled up starts here (Unprofessional Foul) Arsenal transfer rumors, from A-Z (FansOnline) Toronto protest at the All-Star game. But not for the reason you think. (Major League Soccer Fan Blog) Was Arshavin too successful [. Click to continue reading...

Ronaldinho seen here in his protest outfit- which is either a very long pair of short pants or a very short pair of long pants.He says he's going to go the Olympics whether his club permits it or not.
Exact words ..."I feel very positive and I am not thinking about anything that is not good.

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The corporate branding at Euro 2008 was pervasive. Marc Bahnsen considers what this meant for the casual fan at the tournament, looks at protest against Euro 2008, and some clever counter-marketing. Click to continue reading...

To the surprise of no one, Alexandre Guimaraes has been relieved of the technical director position with Panama's national team. Here is the official press release from FEPAFUT, the Panamanian football federation, with the full text of the termination letter included. There are reports in Panama's La Prensa and Mexico's Medio Tiempo that say about the same thing, but Medio Tiempo is reporting that FEPAFUT is preparing a protest of the referee's actions during the game and the crowd behavior. Click to continue reading...

Something to read over as you watch the most unfair Sumo matchup ever: On our Euro blogs, the Turks celebrate, the Poles protest, and we ask you who you would pick for Netherlands. In praise of Swiss signage (EPL Talk) Robin van Persie a Click to continue reading...

The various takeovers at Premiership clubs have ellicited vastly differing responses from fans over the years, for factors too diverse to go into here. Tomorrow, Arsenal take on Manchester United in the match of the season so far. United fans famously stood up to the takeover by Malcolm Glazer, and the big fixture is being [...] Click to continue reading...