Newcastle United's new interim manager Joe Kinnear has promised to work around the clock to get Newcastle back on track during his stay at the club. Joe Kinnear - proud to be Newcastle United manager And Newcastle fans will no doubt like the spirit of the man, as he has promised to do his very best to [. Click to continue reading...

The cold weather in Gotenban did not even effect the spirit of the Singapore Under 16 players as they are undergoing a training camp there.In fact,the players gave their best shot with a magnificent performance despite losing 3-4 to the hands of Tokai University Syoyo High School in their first warm up match. Click to continue reading...

An assortment of Valencia news today ahead of Thursday's match against Malaga ...

- The club officially named their captains, as Carlos Marchena, Raul Albiol, Vicente and David Villa will wear the armband.

Three are Euro 2008 champions, with Vicente getting the nod for his commitment to the cause.

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Hull 2-2 Everton

What on earth has happened to Everton's defence? It's crazy. We are shipping 2 goals a game every time we play. You've got to admire the spirit in the camp but really, what is happening? We've got the Carling Cup this week, the derby and then our UEFA Cup 2nd leg...if we aren't careful our season is over before it's begun. Click to continue reading...

All even at Stamford Bridge, Hull hold Everton, Manchester City put six past Pompey, nil-nil between Stoke and Liverpool, the Zola Era opens at West Ham with a win and Arsenal beat Bolton...

Reports

Kevin McCarra:
Chelsea spirit keeps Bridge record in tact

Ferguson's fury masks frustration


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Isn't commandment No. 1 for journalists 'Never use any info found in Wikipedia'...?

Well some dude at the Daily Mail (not going to name names David Anderson) didn't follow said commandment and embarrassed himself thoroughly when citing a false "fact" about a Cypiot soccer teams fan base. Click to continue reading...

Chris Hughton, the Newcastle stand-in manager has talked about how he has tried to keep the spirit of the Newcastle players high in training, and that he has had good help from some of our senior players like captain Michael Owen. Chris Hughton - has  hard job right now at the club This is what Chris said [. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool's first-choice goalkeeper Jose Manuel Reina insisted that he is going nowhere so soon after reports in Spain claimed that he was hoping to make his return to the La Liga by next season.

The former Villarreal goalkeeper was reported to be keen to return home after being linked with Atletico Madrid. Click to continue reading...

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...

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...

Liverpool fans' group the Spirit of Shankly wants the Royal Bank of Scotland to stop financing the club's American owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett.

The bank, along with US investment bank Wachovia, gave finance to the owners in January to re-finance their original loan of £350million, which ended with the club being saddled with £30m a year of interest payments. Click to continue reading...

I don't care what anyone else has to say, we were superb yesterday. A few players didn't pull their weight as usual but the ones that did, really did.

I am surprised to say this but Zokora was top drawer, he seriously impressed me. He looks like the player I saw 2 and a half years ago. I never thought I'd say this but I'm delighted he's signed a new deal. Click to continue reading...

Tonight I'm going to talk about love.

The role of love in football.

It's a tricky subject in some ways. We all have our definition of love and it takes many different forms.

The kind of love I want to talk about is the love we have for the people we work with and for. Click to continue reading...

Perhaps some football tonight can take our minds off all the stuff like ...erm... football. Er... it's the return leg against Shteve McClaren'sh FC Twente and the good news is that Cesc Fabregas is fit.

The boss says he doesn't know if he's going to play him from the start or not but I think he will.

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I'm not quite as angry as I was on Saturday, the rage has now become more a feeling of let down and disappointment. Some interesting words have been spoken since the Fulham game which do throw some light on what exactly went on. Emmanuel Adebayor had this to say: "We saw that as soon as we don't play together, as soon as we don't put our spirit together, we can lose. Click to continue reading...

A fledgling Charlton side came out on top in a highly entertaining early kick off at the Valley. But is this the birth of a good side? Just what did we learn from playing what was a largely intact Premiership side in Reading FC? The Inspector was at the game in body but not in spirit, having heard of the untimely death of a friend, so my observations will have to do. Click to continue reading...

So, tomorrow the ruckus begins, and in the spirit of starting afresh, here's a quick breakdown of what to look forward to at A More Splendid Life over the 2008-2009 European football season. You can have some, but only if you're good. Footie Fiction To further elbow my way to the vague middle of the football blog queue, AMSL will try something different by offering a fictionalized summary of Click to continue reading...

I did stay up to watch this one the other day. The thoughts are coming late 'cause I've been working like crazy recently.

Anyways, I came upset that Adu and Bradley has disqualified themselves from the match.

That anger went exponential when freakin' Orozco -- who I never want to see again -- throws a stupid elbow like a petulant child to get ejected. Click to continue reading...

Lazio coach Delio Rossi is preparing his squad for their friendly against Liverpool, but he insists that the Biancocelesti cannot use these types of matches to gauge if the team is ready to return to European competition.

Lazio and Liverpool will face off at Anfield today in what many expect will be a physical match-up. Click to continue reading...

According to Soccer Insider...

"That's not something that is permitted in the CBA [collective bargaining agreement], it's not something we are going to allow and something, should they decide to do,
we will have to manage it the way we would manage any other violation of the collective bargaining agreement. Click to continue reading...

One of our summer interns, Adrienne, drove home to New Mexico on Tuesday morning to finish her Master's Degree in Sports Medicine. We had a going away dinner on Monday night to thank her for all her hard work. We're really going to miss both her spirit and her work ethic here in [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Chicago Red Stars (Women's Pro Soccer) Staff Gearing Up For the Olympics", url: "http://www. Click to continue reading...

"It is easy -- terribly easy -- to shake a man's faith in himself. To take advantage of that to break a man's spirit is devil's work."

"If history repeats itself, and the unexpected always happens, how incapable must Man be of learning from experience."
George Bernard Shaw

Sorry to start with deep thoughts tonight, but I think my faith in TFC 2008 took an earthquake shake tonight and I went off the Google deep end looking for quotes to reflect my state of my mind. Click to continue reading...

This just in: the Aztex playoff sweep will be viewable online! Here's the place to point your browser tomorrow at 4:00 (Austin time): http://ftslive.rbm.tv/.

There are also once again plans for supporters to gather and watch at Mother Egan's on 6th Street. I won't be able to sneak out of work at that time, unfortunately, but I'll be there in spirit. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal sneak friendly win over north London neighbours Nothing much to report from the game, which was played in an over-friendly spirit - Barnet don't want to do anything to jeopardise this lucrative fixture, clearly. Aaron Ramsey made his Arsenal... Click to continue reading...

The Official David Beckham Website

Hi everyone,It seems like only a few weeks ago I arrived in Los Angeles with my family ready for the next chapter in our lives. A year later and we feel so settled here, everyone loves California and everyone has made us feel so welcome. I can't imagine being anywhere else in the world right now.

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On Nearpost radio tonight, Capital Football CEO, Heather Reid, announced the name of the "hoped for soon to be announced" National Women's team.....and it is... Canberra Spirit. Click to continue reading...

In this edition of Flashback Friday we look back at the 2006 CONCACAF Champions Cup. History is not just about showing the good, but also the "if only...'
LA Galaxy one time winners of the CONCACAF Champions Cup in 2000 looked to repeat the feat again in 2006. It was not to be. So why is this a notable part of MLS history? Click to continue reading...

Looks like it's going to be a glorious day for picnics celebrating the 4th here in central PA. The rain has been coming down since early morning and doesn't look like letting up anytime soon. But fear not! Despite being 80 miles or so from the Back-Cave, I've got internet access, so it's time to start the mid-season roster analysis series. Click to continue reading...

Somewhere this morning I saw Fernando Torres's physique described as "centaur-like." (It was here, actually.) Too good not to pass along, in the spirit of the still-to-be-neglected Tuesday Portrait. I feel like Euro 2008 is due one final reckoning before I turn full-time to covering Frank Lampard's journeys over the Earth, but I'm having a hard [. Click to continue reading...

*This time *the win didn't go to an underdog displaying grit and spirit and determination. This... Click to continue reading...

I was asked by a reporter from the News-Leader about what the All-Star game represents for me. After spending a couple of hours digging through hundreds of photos, and posting 98 of them to my Flickr and SmugMug sites, I think I can distill it.

The players always exceed my expectations.

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I was asked by a reporter from the News-Leader about what the All-Star game represents for me. After spending a couple of hours digging through hundreds of photos, and posting 98 of them to my Flickr and SmugMug sites, I think I can distill it.

The players always exceed my expectations.

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Tommy Smyth is an execrable piece of humanity. After the Turkey - Germany match, he condescendingly dismissed Turkey's performance as "No one will remember who played the semi-finals, it only matters who won, and Germany won." He then went into a paean on how Lahm scored a goal which strikers would be well advised to watch.

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Germany 3-2 Turkey (Germany: Schweinsteiger 26′, Klose 78′, Lahm 90′, Turkey: Ugur Boral 22′, Semih Senturk 86′) St. Jakob-Park, Basel Wednesday 25 June 2008 Euro 2008 Semi Final #1 Kickoff: 20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT, 14:45 EST Germany v Turkey - Live Blog Late goal specialists Turkey ran out of luck on a balmy night in Basel as Germany's left-back Phillip [. Click to continue reading...

Springfield SC U17's - 1
Everest SC (Ohio) - 3 (OT)
Not too many details to share with you other than the boys came from behind to tie the game in regulation before giving up a pair of goals in overtime, ending their run in the semifinals again this year.

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