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In an interesting move Facebook has added its name to the small group of companies looking to replace Nationwide as the sponsor of the England football (soccer to those of you in North America) team. Those currently ...
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Sorry, portion of the world that cares- football bitchslap.
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The opening game of the 2010 FIFA World Cup saw host nation South Africa share the points with Mexico at a cacophonous Soccer City in Johannesburg. Only a late equalizer from Mexico's Rafael Marquez ensured the Mexicans ...
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It's never easy being a manager for a major soccer (football) team. Especially in one of the major leagues and even more so in Real Madrid. When you are managing Real Madrid it's NOT ok to end ...
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Marcello Lippi's chosen 30 has today been reduced by only two players. Italy's 2006 World Cup star defender Fabio Grosso and Antonio Candreva, both from Juventus, got axed today.
Fabio Grosso was the man behind Italy's victory at ...
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Former New England Patriots running back Mosi Tatupu died Tuesday at the age of 54.
Tatupu, father of Seahawks Pro Bowl linebacker Lofa Tatupu, had reportedly been "dealing with high blood pressure," but no cause of death has yet ...
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Football fans are feeling wistful today in Jersey and New York.
Demolition work on 34-year-old Giants Stadium began this morning in East Rutherford, NJ. A crane started taking down the top sections of the venue, which in its ...
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LeAnne Novacek, wife of former Dallas Cowboys tight end Jay Novacek, was found dead this morning in the couple's home in Burleson, Texas.
Cause of death has not been determined, but Burleson city spokesperson Sally Ellertson has disclosed ...
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Sportscaster and former Philadelphia Eagle Tom Brookshier has died of cancer, ESPN is reporting.
Brookshier, 78, is one of only seven former Eagles to have their number (40) retired. He played as an All-Pro defensive back for the ...
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Salvador Cabañas, prolific Club América football player for the Primera División de México, has been shot in the head at a bar in Mexico City, reports claim.
Cabañas, 29, is reportedly in critical condition after the shooting and being ...
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A new update for EA's Madden NFL 10 introduces a number of new tweaks to the gameplay, but also an increase in in-game adverts, many of which are for another EA football game: Madden NFL Arcade. But ...
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Tony Fein, former Baltimore Ravens tight end and Army vet, was found dead Tuesday morning.
Fein, recently released from the Ravens in the final round of cuts, was back in his home town of Port Orchard, WA. Fein ...
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EA is facing a courtroom battle with Cleveland Browns super-fan/man with too much time John Big Dawg Thompson, after the latter was allegedly depicted in the company's Madden NFL '09.
Thompson, who legally changed his name to include ...
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The groups for Champions League 09/10 were drawn today in Monaco. Manchester United are probably in the easiest group with CSKA Moscow, Wolfsburg and Besiktas. Group D is the strongest group with Chelsea, Porto, Atletico Madrid and ...
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Because gaming nowadays is all about how many peripherals can be shoehorned onto any given console, Nintendo has patented a soft football controller for the Wii and its remote. Official: it is no longer acceptable to play ...
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Madden NFL 10 landed today across North America, Europe, and Australia for PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PS2, and PSP. We've no doubt that sales will keep EA in gold leaf toilet paper for the rest of the ...
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It has been a pretty poor year for Newcastle football fans. Today they are mourning one of their very best in Sir Bobby Robson, dead of cancer at 76.
Robson grew up as a Newcastle United supporter and ...
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After extra time couldn't separate the Major League Soccer All-Stars and Everton in their friendly match, it took a save from US national goalkeeper Tim Howard to deliver a win for the English Premier League side.
The penalty ...
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35 year old Baltimore Ravens receiver Derrick Mason is retiring after 12 seasons in the NFL.
The retirement decision was unexpected as Mason was still on contract, however it would appear he no longer had his heart ...
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With the European soccer leagues coming to an end, the records are pouring in. The soccer league which broke the most records this season is the German Bundesliga.
Dangerous strikers
The most profiled players are Grafite and Edin Dzekos ...
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Goalkeeper Souleymanou Hamidou had one of the not-so-funny days, as he and his team, Kayserispor, played against Trabzonspor in the Turkish league (Superlig) last weekend.
At the score 1-0 to the home team, the Trabzon players showed good ...
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Lois K Feldman, 38 of Carroll Iowa, broke her silence today, about that incident, saying that having sex in the disabled toilets at the Metrodome at a football game ruined her life and that she was so ...
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