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There's A Pretty Big Soccer Match Today, We Hear
We don't pretend to be Experts on soccer, but we do know one thing: When guys in masks threaten to shoot off your foot if you don't give them tickets, it's probably a pretty big match. Spain's Barcelona and England's Arsenal are scheduled to meet today in Paris (have met? We can't figure out this ...

Four Tiny Tidbits On: Japan
The World Cup is ominously close! So that you aren't caught offside (they have that in soccer, right?), we're previewing all the participants, bringing you Four Things You Don't Know About Them. If you have a tidbit, send it along to [email protected]. Today: Japan! And for World Cup previews that...

Four Tiny Tidbits On: France
The World Cup is ominously close! So that you aren't caught offside (they have that in soccer, right?), we're previewing all the participants, bringing you Four Things You Don't Know About Them. If you have a tidbit, send it along to [email protected]. Today: France! And for World Cup previews tha...

Today In Soccer...
• Liverpool wins the FA Cup. Well, that one had to suck, if you're a West Ham fan. The Hammers were up by two goals in the final game for the championship of all of England... only to see Steven Gerrard score from way out in the 90th minute to the tie the game. Then, of course, Liverpool went on t...

The International Flavor Of The World Cup
It's probably not much of a surprise to you that the Germans don't think too highly of our beer. For some reason, they seem to prefer beers that are actually strong and flavorful. Unfortunately for them, if they're thirsting for an alcoholic beverage at the World Cup... it's gonna have to be the w...

Four Tiny Tidbits On: Trinidad and Tobago
The World Cup is ominously close! So that you aren't caught offside (they have that in soccer, right?), we're previewing all the participants, bringing you Four Things You Don't Know About Them. If you have a tidbit, send it along to [email protected]. Today: Trinidad and Tobago! And for World Cup...

Four Tiny Tidbits On: Czech Republic
The World Cup is ominously close! So that you aren't caught offside (they have that in soccer, right?), we're previewing all the participants, bringing you Four Things You Don't Know About Them. If you have a tidbit, send it along to [email protected]. Today: Czech Republic! And for World Cup prev...

Four Tiny Tidbits On: Ghana
The World Cup is ominously close! So that you aren't caught offsides (they have that in soccer, right?), we're previewing all the participants, bringing you Four Things You Don't Know About Them. If you have a tidbit, send it along to [email protected]. Today: Ghana! And for World Cup previews tha...

Four Tiny Tidbits On: Mexico
The World Cup is ominously close! So that you aren't caught offsides (they have that in soccer, right?), we're previewing all the participants, bringing you Four Things You Don't Know About Them. If you have a tidbit on your favorite team, or even a team you hate, send it along to [email protected]...

Inter Milan Fans Are A Charming Bunch
Upset that their favorite team was eliminated from the Champions League, Inter Milan fans waited for them at the airport and when they got back, assaulted them both verbally and physically....

Today In The Premiership...
• Wigan 1-1 Birmingham. Birmingham plays a quality second half, earning a point against Wigan and keeping themselves out of the league's bottom three. The more I follow soccer, the more I like this relegation idea. Some American sports should really look into it....

World Cup, Lego Style
We're just a couple of months away from the World Cup — anybody planning on going, by the way? Let us know — and they're now very close to finishing the Allianz Arena, the huge arena built specifically for the World Cup. It's "state-of-the-art," which probably means it'll be obsolete within a year a...

We'd Suggest Always Betting The Under
We have a question. Why is Pete Rose scraping for a living here in the U.S. when he could just skip across the Atlantic and be a god? Soccer is where the real action is, friends. First, we have a report that most Premiership players are betting on games; or, as former Republic of Ireland striker T...

Trying To Stop The Flop
I wasn't able to get you your soccer update yesterday, but I did want to point out some efforts to being taken to eliminate the diving and flopping that can sometimes plague the game....

What Do You Do When 5,000 People Want To Use Your Loo?
Where would you least like to live? Next to a toxic waste dump? Across the street from Dennis Rodman's house? Downtown Kabul? We've got one for you; the tiny German village of Iffezheim is faced with the prospect of having 5,000 English soccer fans encamped nearby during the World Cup. From an art...

Today In The Premiership...
• Leicester 1-1 Reading. Reading has clinched promotion into the Premier League next season, for the first time in club history. See, Reading is cool....

Working The Refs, The MISL Way ...
So is it open season on soccer officials or something? Why were we not notified? It seems that on Saturday, Baltimore Blast head coach Tim Wittman was hauled off by the cops after he attacked a referee at a Major Indoor Soccer League game in Stockton, Calif. Wittman charged official Yader Reyes an...

They Left This Out Of FIFA '06
Congratulations, Philadelphia sports fans... you are officially off the hook. I think this one even tops booing players as they're wheeled out on stretchers....

Today In The Premiership...
With Florida leading by 8 at the half and Wichita State and Tennessee just underway......

Dog Day Afternoon
As you sit back watching basketball today, secure in your freedom, remember that in other places in the world the war on terror continues to rage. In England, for instance, the controversy over soccer mascot Donny the Dog is only now beginning to subside. In a tense standoff last week, the costume...