Monthly Archives: December 2009

Morning News: Bassong left off Cameroon Squad, Craig Levein takes Scotland job

Sebastian Bassong was left out of the Cameroon national team for the Cup Of Nations. He had missed some of the qualifiers for the team, but he was still expected to be included. His exclusion will be welcomed by Tottenham

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United States call in 30 players for January Camp

The call ups for the January camp have been announced. I’ve included them below but here is a complete list. Just as a reminder, only MLS and players in the Scandinavian leagues that do not play in the winter are

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Morning News: Udinese replaces coach, Rafa Benitez will have to sell to buy

Udinese have removed their coach Pasquale Marino and replaced him with Gianni De Biasi. Marino had received the dreaded vote of confidence last week, but the move makes sense with the Serie A in its winter break. Udinese sit in

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Landon Donovan named USSF Male Athlete of the Year, Hope Solo wins Female Athlete of the Year

Landon Donovan won his third Male Athlete of the Year award having previously won in 2003 and 2004. He joins Kasey Keller as the second 3 time winner of the award. Earlier this year, Donovan won the his sixth Honda

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Lionel Messi wins FIFA World Player Of The Year

Lionel Messi completed his sweep of the awards this year by being named the FIFA World Player Of The Year. He beat out Cristiano Ronaldo, Xavi, Andres Iniesta, and Kaka for the award. The Argentinian scored the a goal in

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News: Wigan-Bolton game postponed, Stan Kroenke close to Arsenal takover, Ferguson says no new signings

With winter weather creating havoc for holiday travelers in the United States, the Premier League is not immune to the weather as the Wigan-Bolton game has been postponed. The game was postponed due to dangerous road conditions for getting to

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Morning News: Transfer Rumors at Manchester City

With Roberto Mancini replacing Mark Hughes there are likely to be changes in squad for Manchester City. Robinho, who had been rumored to move to Barcelona, is staying in Eastlands after Barcelona had a bid turned down. However, it also

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The Rise Of Beasley

One of the most disappointing developments during the summer at the Confederations Cup for the United States was that DaMarcus Beasley had regressed so badly that he no longer warranted a spot on the US squad let alone a spot

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Mark Hughes sacked by City and replaced by Roberto Mancini

Mark Hughes became the second managerial change this year in the Premier League. He will be replaced by Roberto Mancini the former Inter Milan manager who won the Serie A in 2008. Hughes seemed to have the team going in

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Barcelona win FIFA Club World Cup

Barcelona completed a clean sweep of awards taking their sixth trophy in the past year adding to their La Liga, Copa Del Rey, Champions League, UEFA Super Cup and Spanish Supercopa titles. This one was tough as it took an

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