Decade in Review: 2005/2006 - The Offside (blog)

Decade in Review: 2005/2006 - The Offside (blog)


Decade in Review: 2005/2006 - The Offside (blog)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 09:26 AM PST


The Offside (blog)

Decade in Review: 2005/2006
The Offside (blog)
France were led by Zinedine Zidane and were Italy's achilles heel in recent times. The elimination in 1998 and Euro 2000 at the hands of Les Blues was ...

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FIFA to discuss English clubs' debt (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 10:10 AM PST

Football governing body FIFA said Thursday the debt problems of English Premier League clubs would be discussed at the body's next executive committee meeting in mid-March.


FIFA astounded at Portsmouth financial meltdown (tribalfootball.com)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 09:49 AM PST

FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke claims the Portsmouth financial crisis stands as a warning to the rest of football.


FIFA 10 Ultimate Team available now (Adrenaline Vault)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 10:05 AM PST

FIFA 10 Ultimate Team, the game mode expansion that creates a new way of playing the FIFA Soccer 10, is now available to download for the PlayStation 3 ($4.99) and Xbox 360 (400 MS points). Fans will also be able to experience the game mode by creating a team with a starter pack of players [...]


Hayatou: No African decision on FIFA post - IrishExaminer.com

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 09:04 AM PST


Hayatou: No African decision on FIFA post
IrishExaminer.com
Last week, Asian Football Confederation (AFC) boss Muhamed Bin Hammam vowed to present a candidate to run against Blatter when his term expires next year. ...

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More cheap World Cup tickets for local fans - Reuters South Africa

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 07:54 AM PST


Globe and Mail

More cheap World Cup tickets for local fans
Reuters South Africa
Critics have long argued that the price of tickets were too expensive for most soccer fans in South Africa, where tens of millions of people live in poverty ...
Football fans offered tips for South Africa tripsSouthall Travel
More than 2.2 million World Cup tickets soldIndependent Online
First Football Turfs kick offSA2010 Government Website
Monsters and Critics.com -Earthtimes (press release) -Afrik.com
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'Great recession' catches up with English Premier League - Christian Science Monitor

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 08:38 AM PST


ESPN

'Great recession' catches up with English Premier League
Christian Science Monitor
... during their English Premier League soccer match Feb. 20. Some reports suggest the Portsmouth Football Club is within days of filing for bankruptcy. ...
Soccer-Portsmouth prepare for life under administratorReuters India
POMPEY CONFIRM ADMINISTRATION PLANFootball365.com
Portsmouth are edging ever nearer to going into administrationGiveMeFootball.com
GiveMeFootball.com
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Mainstream sports media will have field day with MLS strike - Examiner.com

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 07:35 AM PST


Kansas City Star

Mainstream sports media will have field day with MLS strike
Examiner.com
It's the offseason for football, the preseason for baseball, and the writers are bored and looking for humor and they hate soccer. ...
McCarthy's Musings: Tension Mounts As MLS CBA Deadline ApproachesGoal.com
CUTTONE'S CONCEPTS No buzz to spring trainingPhilly Soccer News

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EA SPORTS FIFA 10 Ultimate Team Available Now for Download - MarketWatch (press release)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 09:41 AM PST


EA SPORTS FIFA 10 Ultimate Team Available Now for Download
MarketWatch (press release)
... including Madden NFL football, FIFA Soccer, NHL(R) hockey, NBA LIVE basketball, NCAA(R) Football and NCAA Basketball, Fight Night boxing and Tiger Woods ...

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Live - Thursday football

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 09:30 AM PST

Liverpool face Unirea Urziceni and Fulham take on Shakhtar Donetsk in the Europa League ahead of Everton's clash with Sporting Lisbon.


Can I Arrest Reese Witherspoon for Yapping? - E! Online (blog)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 07:07 AM PST


E! Online (blog)

Can I Arrest Reese Witherspoon for Yapping?
E! Online (blog)
Hayden Panettiere, Paris Hilton, David Beckham, Hugh Jackman and Colin Farrell. However, when it comes to stars and their deadly driving habits, ...

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Football: Portsmouth told to forget Premier League bailout (Channel NewsAsia)

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 07:35 AM PST

PORTSMOUTH, England : Crisis club Portsmouth have been told the Premier League won't bail them out of their financial collapse.


Capello concerned over lack of English talent in Premier League (tribalfootball.com)

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 11:33 PM PST

England boss Fabio Capello says the lack of local talent in the Premier League is a concern. Capello believes the size of the foreign legion in English football is a real handicap. He said: "In the Premier League there are only 38 percent English players but 67 percent in Italy and 63 percent in Spain."


Premier league clubs debt woes continue (Hindustan Times)

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 11:40 AM PST

Concerns over English football's financial wellbeing are set to deepen with the release of a report from UEFA which shows that Premier League clubs owe more money than all other clubs in Europe's top divisions put together.


UEFA report highlights scale of Premier League debt (tribalfootball.com)

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 09:34 AM PST

Premier League clubs' debts are more than the rest of Europe's clubs put together.


Premier League debt half of Europe's total (Morning Star)

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 10:10 AM PST

Football: Premier League clubs' debts are more than the rest of Europe's clubs put together.


Swans are ready for Premier League, says boss (NewsWales)

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 07:14 AM PST

Swansea City chairman Huw Jenkins said today tthat the Swans will be good enough to cope in the Premier League if their dream of top-flight football is achieved.


Premier League teams owe £3.4bn (Independent)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 02:47 AM PST

Premier League clubs' debts are more than the rest of Europe's clubs put together – but the English top flight also accounts for almost half of clubs' assets across the continent.


Valcke: Football must learn from Portsmouth crisis (ESPN Soccernet)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 12:22 AM PST

FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke has admitted his surprise at the Premier League's dire financial state and claimed the Portsmouth crisis stands as a warning to the rest of football.


'Great recession' catches up with English Premier League - Christian Science Monitor

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 08:38 AM PST

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