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England World Cup 2010 Qualification

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I know the Euro 2008 finals tournament hasn’t even started yet and unfortunately England will not be there as we failed along with all other home nations to qualify. But at least we have the World Cup 2010 qualifiers to look forward too with the hope that England can qualify from their group and go forward to South Africa. In recent years it has been a turgid affair following England. With the over hyped press before every major tournament and the equally vitriolic dissecting of the England football teams failings …

The Fighting Irish Football Coaching Changes

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Notre Dame was founded by Edward Sorin back in 1842. Since he was a Roman Catholic he made the school a private Roman Catholic University. To date, there are over 30 Master Degree Programs as well as over 20 Doctoral Degree programs. Besides academics, Notre Dame is well known and highly regarded as a premier sports university. The “Fighting Irish” is a name that came into the school’s existence in the early 20′s. No other school has so much pride and honor over their program as much as Notre Dame …

Possibly the Six Greatest Footballers That Have not Played in a World Cup

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Since the first ever World Cup of football in 1930, it has been the ultimate stage for any footballer. Representing your country at the highest level is the dream of almost any sportsperson. Sometimes, however, a player will be regarded by many as one of, maybe even the best in the world, but for reasons beyond their control does not make it to a World Cup in their career. In other instances, reasons within their control, for example, bad attitude hinder their chances for international football. In this article, I …

FC Barcelona Players – Eider Gudjohnsen

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Eidur Gudjohnsen, of course, is the answer to a well-known quiz question. Who was the first player to come on as a substitute for his own father in an international football match? What might be even more amazing is that it could happen again in a few years – Eidur’s son was one of the star players in the annual televised schoolboys tournament in the summer of 2008, captaining the Barcelona team. Born in Reykjavik in 1978, Eidur Gudjohnsen was clearly always going to be a footballer and made his …

English Football – Tony Adams Named New Boss of Portsmouth

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Tony Adams was selected as Portsmouth new manager and signed a two and half year contract with the club. This happened just two days after Harry Redknapp the club resigned to join the Tottenham Red Spurs. Adams had been Redknapp’s assistant for the last two years and when he left the team last Sunday, Adams was appointed in temporary charge of the team. He has stated that he is really pleased with the opportunity that the club is given him. He also added that this is the best job in …

Soccer – Suspension for the Italian Football Star Francesco Flachi

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The Italian football player Francesco Flachi’s negative verdict of a sixteen month suspension was already pronounced last year but hadn’t been made definite because the Italian Olympic Committee had raised an objection. The reason for the verdict was the failure of a drug test taken from the 31-year-old forward after a home game from his team U.C. Sampdoria against the Italian champion Inter Milan on January 28th 2007. The founded drug was cocaine. Flachi declared back then that the drug had been in a cigarette which an unknown person offered …

The Next Maradona- Filling the Boots of Footballs Famous Number Ten

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Diego Armando Maradona was the best footballer the world has ever seen. A controversial character that oozed undisputable talent. On the pitch he displayed a will to win and had the ability to change the game single handedly- a true footballing genius. The inspirational rougue was player of the tournament in the 1986 World Cup, particularly displaying his Jekyl and Hyde traits in the semi final victory against England- the infamous ‘Hand of God’ goal deceiving the referee, followed by spectacular dribble from his own half, rounding six players before …