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Eduardo (Arsenal-Celtic) – Cheat of the week?
(by Barry Frankfurt) It’s going to be a busy season for the UEFA disciplinary panel if its decision to open a case against Arsenal’s Eduardo is anything to go by. European football’s governing body has stepped up its crusade against cheating...
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Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is (total £12.11, down £12.89)
There is no way to gloss things over. Last week’s effort proved a total washout and it hurts to be a little out of pocket. Fortunately we’ve still got enough to persevere and turn things round, and as we all know, its only a bit of fun anyways...
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Copa Sudamericana: River advance after beating Blooming; Zamora sunk by Emelec
River Plate 2 - Blooming 1 (Agg. 5-1) (Copa Sudamericana, August 27, 2009) All three River goals arrived in the final 10 minutes, Jorge Cordoba and Bruno Montelongo netting for River Plate before Jose Luis Chaves grabbed a consolation...
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Betting Match Preview: AC Milan v Inter Milan (Serie A)
AC Milan v Inter Milan, Serie A, August 29, 2009 AC Milan 17/10; Draw 2/1; Inter Milan 11/8 Only two weeks into the Serie A season and Milan and Inter face off in the derby “della ...
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Betting Match Preview: Manchester United v Arsenal (Premier League)
Manchester United v Arsenal, Premier League, August 29, 2009 Manchester United 23/20; Draw 11/5; Arsenal 5/2 The eyes of the world will be on Old Trafford on Saturday in a game that ...
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Nike Viral Video: Theo Walcott (Arsenal) can “Make The Difference”
Nike must be kicking themselves that they have invested so much in promoting the idea that Theo Walcott can “Make The Difference,” only to watch on as the Arsenal winger recuperates on the sidelines from injury...
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Nike Viral: Theo Walcott (Arsenal) can “Make The Difference” (video)
Nike must be kicking themselves that they have invested so much in promoting the idea that Theo Walcott can “Make The Difference,” only to watch on as the Arsenal winger recuperates on the sidelines from injury...
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Return of the Yak: Everton reserves 3 - Burnley reserves 0 (video)
This is a sight that Everton fans have been waiting for far too long to see. Tuesday night saw Toffee’s Nigerian striker Ayegbeni Yakubu make his long awaited return from injury as the forward took part in Everton’s reserve match with Burnley.
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Betting Match Preview: Chelsea v Burnley (Premier League)
Chelsea v Burnley, Premier League, August 29, 2009 Chelsea 1/7; Draw 6/1; Burnley 20/1 Owen Coyle takes his Burnley side to Stamford Bridge in the early kick off on Saturday, hoping for arguably ...
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Aloisio (Vasco da Gama) chokes on gum after being knocked unconscious
Vasco da Gama striker Aloisio hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons this week in Brazil after his debut ended in horrific circumstances as the forward was whisked off to hospital after choking on his chewing gum after a head-clash...
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Betting Match Preview: Barcelona v Shakhtar Donetsk (UEFA Super Cup)
Barcelona v Shakhtar Donetsk, UEFA Super Cup, August 28, 2009 Barcelona 2/5; Draw 11/4; Shakhtar Donetsk 6/1 Barcelona’s seemingly insatiable desire to secure silverware shows no signs of abating...
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Video Evidence: Ahmed Al Muhammadi (Sunderland)
It has been a busy summer at the Stadium of Light with Steve Bruce splashing the cash on Darren Bent, Lee Cattermole and Fraizer Campbell...
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English football must not return to it's hooligan history
(by Hugo Saye) “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” - George Santayana. “If this is football, let it die.” - L’Equipe, 30th May 1985...
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Betting Match Preview: Millwall v Brighton (League One)
Millwall v Brighton, League One, August 28, 2009 Millwall 4/6; Draw 12/5; Brighton 10/3 Having seen hooligans associated with the Lions disgrace themselves at Upton Park on Wednesday ...
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Copa Sudamericana: LDU, Vitoria & Union Espanola advance
Libertad 1 - LDU de Quito 1 (Agg. 1-2) (Copa Sudamericana, August 25, 2009) Mendez leveled the score for Liga against Libertad in the 64th minute with a left-footed shot into the net from the edge of the box...
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Comfortable wins for Saprissa and Pachuca in the CONCACAF Champions League
Saprissa 3 - Puerto Rico Islanders 1 (CONCACAF Champions League, August 25, 2009) The Islanders took a surprising 1-0 lead in the 25th minute with a goal by defender Domenic Mediate...
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A brilliant goal you won't have seen: Gokhan Gonul (Fenerbahce) v Diyarbakirspor
With thanks to Ali for leaving a comment in our weekly Goals of the Week post about this goal. On first glance this goal looks like an excellent finish from a tight angle, when one watches ...
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Betting Match Preview: Crystal Palace v Manchester City (Carling Cup)
Crystal Palace v Manchester City, Carling Cup, August 27, 2009 Crystal Palace 11/2; Draw 31/10; Manchester City 1/2 The richest club in the world come up against a club struggling to keep their ...
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Individual match highlights: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) vs Rosenborg
Real Madrid chalked up yet another pre-season win on Monday night bowling over Rosenborg 4-nil, yet the night ended in relative disappointment for Cristiano Ronaldo as the world’s ...
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Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is (total £21.61, down £3.39)
Last weekend, while still not as successful as we would have hoped, saw us maintain our position as slightly out of pocket after we were let down by two awful performances from teams that should know how to pay better...
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Goals from Portugal, Turkey, Scandinavia & Israel
Belenenses 2 - Associacaio Naval 0 (Liga Sagres, August 24, 2009) The hosts opened the scoring in the 60th minute when Yontcha re-directed a Fredy cross with his chest...
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Video evidence: Goran Pandev (West Ham)
Sky Sports reports that West Ham have agreed a fee with Lazio for their Macedonian striker Goran Pandev. It has been an open secret this summer that Gianfranco Zola has been desperately seeking to strengthen his forward line...
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Top 11 Goals of the Week
There were several candidates who stuck their head above the parapet to try and scoop the award for schmuck of the week in the past seven days. You’d think the being a professional football, scoring from the spot would be a doddle...
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Video evidence: Diniyar Bilyaletdinov (Everton)
Everton and Manchester City have finally agreed a deal to take Joleon Lescott to the City of Manchester Stadium and end the most protracted transfer deal of the summer...
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Is this the worst refereeing decision ever? (Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Bnei Sachnin)
Last week it was all about Freddie Sears’ “goal that never was” for Crystal Palace at Bristol CIty. Seven days later a second refereeing calamity looks to have jumped to the top of the ...
