{Spam?} Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds

Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon.
- Doug Larson

"A gambler with a system must be, to a greater or lesser extent, insane." - George Augustus Sala (1828-95) English writer and journalist

{Spam?} Dr. Joseph Pizzorno Half the costs of illness

Dr. Joseph Pizzorno
Half the costs of illness are wasted on conditions that could be prevented. from the book"Total Wellness."

"Fortune always will confer an aura - Of worth, unworthily; and in this world - The lucky person passes for a genius." - Euripedes

{Spam?} To feel keenly the poetry of a morning's

To feel keenly the poetry of a morning's roses, one has to have just escaped from the claws of this vulture which we call sickness.
- Henri Frederic Amiel

"They are the new breed of slot machine-colorful, fancy, exciting, wonderful...and deadly." - Frank Scoblete

{Spam?} Eriksson worried by johnson injury

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Ramos enjoys double boost
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Allardyce Urged To Buy Flair Players
Chris Waddle believes under-fire Newcastle manager Sam Allardyce can buy himself some respected space by buying a couple of flair players in the January transfer window.


The race is not always to the swift nor the battle to the strong -- but that's the way to bet it. Author: Damon Runyon

Indonesia and Thailand to co-host Asean football championships 2008

Xinhua News Agency - JAKARTA, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia and Thailand have been selected to co-host the Asean Football Federation (AFF) Championships in 2008, the official website of the Indonesian Soccer Association said on Monday. After studying the possibilities
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Premier League ready for festive flux
UEFA - While Europe's other major championships are taking a break, the English Premier League begins the first of three fixture Football Europe
Source: www.uefa.com

No revenge, but Grant wants Chelsea win against Villa
Soccerway - Captain John Terry and striker Didier Drogba are also sidelined, but despite the injury setbacks Grant admits he enjoys one of English football's quirkier traditions. "This is the only country in the world that plays over Christmas," he added. "All the
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"Men have made an idol of luck as an excuse for their own thoughtlessness." - Democritus "Work and acquire, and thou hast chained the wheel of Chance." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

{Spam?} David Beckham eager to play under new England manager Fabio Capello

International Herald Tribune - He has definitely got that in his career." Capello dropped Beckham from Real Madrid when the former England captain announced his move to play for the Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer. But Beckham won back his place and helped Madrid win the
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Heads up! Study looks at soccer and extroversion
Seattle Times - Heading the ball is a staple move in soccer, but it comes with a price: possible concussions. As coaches, trainers and doctors debate how to deal with the risk, researchers are drawing closer to understanding who is more likely to stick their neck
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Harry: We must get in Gunners' faces
FOXSports.com - Bobby McMahon's Blog If you want more insights from Fox Soccer Report analyst Bobby McMahon check out his blog. Portsmouth suffered a resounding 4-1 defeat to Liverpool on Saturday and could not ask for tougher opposition just four days
Source: msn.foxsports.com

Spanish Soccer: Offseason moves help Real Madrid stay 7 points clear
MSN UK News - Real Madrid justified its offseason moves after going seven points clear of second-place FC Barcelona ahead of the Spanish league's two-week winter break. Julio Baptista _ underused and cast away by Fabio Capello last season _ continued to repay
Source: news.uk.msn.com

Late fitness test for Invincible
FOXSports.com - The Australian midfielder tweaked a hamstring in Saturday's goalless draw against St Mirren but will be given every chance FOX SOCCER SHOP
Source: msn.foxsports.com

Severin may not tackle Gretna
FOXSports.com - There is also concern over the fitness of Andrew Considine, but Derek Young (hamstring) could be back in contention. Jackie FOX SOCCER SHOP
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Despite praise, Cristiano Ronaldo needs to win titles to underline his
International Herald Tribune - LONDON : Alex Ferguson believes it won't be long before Cristiano Ronaldo will be recognized as the world's best player. Carlos Queiroz says he will be soccer's equivalent of Michael Jordan. As Ronaldo's manager and chief coach at Manchester United
Source: www.iht.com

English soccer: David Beckham eager to play under new England manager
MSN UK News - David Beckham is eager to play under new England manager Fabio Capello _ despite the stormy relationship the two shared at Real Madrid. The 32-year-old midfielder has played 99 games for England and hopes to reach his century of appearances in
Source: news.uk.msn.com

White Christmas
ESPN Soccernet - US Soccer Home Page It was a foggy old night on the backroads of Kent, in south east England. Along the country lane down which I was driving
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"Remember this: The house doesn't beat the player. It just gives him the opportunity to beat himself." - Nicholas (Nick the Greek) Dandalos

Blackburn v Chelsea - live

Guardian Unlimited - Kalou puts Cole through with a perfectly-weighted throughball and the English forward cracks it into the roof of the net. Quality finish and akin to his goal against West Ham a few weeks ago. 22 mins From the next corner Shevchenko spurns an even
Source: football.guardian.co.uk

Italian icon Capello to coach England
Newsday - Fabio Capello isn't fluent in English, but the English are about to become fluent in Fabio Capello. The Football Association last week hired Capello to lift the English national team from the ashes of its recent immolation - the failure to qualify
Source: www.newsday.com

Nicolas Anelka punishes McLeish for speaking out of turn
Times Online - than the player, McLeish revealed, but yesterday his Birmingham side looked like they were merely chasing shadows as the Frenchman set up one goal and scored twice to bring his tally of League goals this season to 10 and pass 100 in English football
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Will Mittal help revive Indian football?
Daily News and Analysis - NEW DELHI: If AIFF has its way, it would approach global steel magnate LN Mittal to put some of his wealth and influence for the benefit of Indian football. Mittal recently made a splash in world football by becoming the co-owner of English club
Source: www.dnaindia.com

Barwick: "No English good enough"
Al Jazeera - English Football Association chief executive Brian Barwick has said no English managers were good enough to be appointed head coach of the national side. Italian Fabio Capello, 61, was handed a four-and-a-half year contract by the FA earlier this
Source: english.aljazeera.net

'Most are barely surviving on subsistence farming'
Guardian Unlimited - I am going to look at the effects of the school feeding programme and help with a new water supply and Kay is going to help in a Masai school with games and English. Hoping to get some football and netball posts and balls so we can get some games
Source: www.guardian.co.uk

SuperTed creator teams up with Beckham
IC Wales - IT sounds an unlikely pairing, Wales’ most famous superhero and English football’s biggest icon. But in the heart of California’s West Valley lies the strange link between SuperTed and David Beckham. Because that’s where Mike Young, the crime
Source: icwales.icnetwork.co.uk

Pick your England XI
BBC News - New England coach Fabio Capello has the cream of English football to choose from when he begins his reign on 7 January. Will he persuade Paul Scholes and Jamie Carragher to return to international football? And which rising stars will catch his eye
Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Barwick: English bosses not good enough
ESPN.com - Brian Barwick has revealed an Englishman never stood a chance of being appointed national team boss. The Football Association chief executive said he would have preferred to have a homegrown coach in charge of the England team but insists none of the
Source: soccernet.espn.go.com

Players of the season so far
ESPN Soccernet - The Paraguayan's aptitude for English football - and, in particular, for the steady stream of crosses that David Bentley and co. can supply - was immediately apparent and the surprise is that his goals have not delivered more success. Few players
Source: soccernet.espn.go.com


The gambling known as business looks with austere disfavor upon the business known as gambling. - Ambrose Bierce

{Spam?} FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Daily Telegraph - Canio swears by QPR after draw Queens Park Rangers (0) 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers (0) 0 If, as one QPR player has revealed, new manager Luigi De Canio has mastered his first English swear words, he might have used a few of them to describe the football.
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Arsenal top of Premier League
Newstalk ZB - Arsenal will be on top of English football's Premier League this Christmas. The Gunners survived a second half scare before beating north London rivals Tottenham 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium. Spurs was awarded a penalty in the second half which would
Source: www.newstalkzb.co.nz

Wenger hits back at Terry over 'violent' tackle on Fábregas
Guardian Unlimited - Wenger has seen 12 managerial changes at Tottenham since his arrival in English football back in 1996, though he is adamant Ramos could yet prove his most daunting opponent. "He has the experience and they look like they have plenty of resources," he
Source: football.guardian.co.uk


"The roulette table pays nobody except him that keeps it. Nevertheless a passion for gaming is common, though a passion for keeping roulette tables is unknown." - Bernard Shaw

{Spam?} Diseases of the soul are more dangerous and

Diseases of the soul are more dangerous and more numerous than those of the body.
- Cicero

This quote crossed my desk this week from a reader. Those of you with the same passion and affliction for betting motor sports as I might enjoy it. "Race fans, I had inferred from my one trip to the Brickyard 400, fell into one of two categories: tattooed, shirtless, sewer-mouthed drunks, and their husbands." - Steve Ruchin, Sports Illustrated

{Spam?} Mark Twain The only way to keep your

Mark Twain
The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don't want, drink what you don't like, and do what you'd rather not. thanks to Alan Bennett

"Even as I approach the gambling hall, as soon as I hear, two rooms away, the jingle of money poured out on the table, I almost go into convulsions." - Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Gambler (1867)

{Spam?} Chelsea hosts Liverpool in League Cup quarterfinals

CBS Sportsline - Chelsea lost at Arsenal 1-0 and Liverpool fell by the same score to visiting Manchester United on Sunday. Now having slipped back six points in the English title race, Chelsea turns to the defense of its League Cup title where it renews its rivalry
Source: www.sportsline.com

Soccer: Kaka wins FIFA World Player of the Year award over Messi
MSN UK News - Manchester United's Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo was third with 426. For Kaka, it is the third accolade this year. He also won European soccer's Golden Ball and World Soccer magazine's player of the year award. "Tonight is a really special
Source: news.uk.msn.com

Sven’s Manchester City eye end to trophy drought
star.com.my - Manchester United supporters are free to poke fun at their neighbours having seen their club collect a lorry-load of silverware in the years since City triumphed in the 1976 League Cup final. But the Sven Goran Eriksson-inspired revival at Eastlands
Source: thestar.com.my

Premier League > Evra’s clarion call
Malay Mail - MANCHESTER UNITED defend er Patrice Evra has warned his side that Sunday’s 1-0 win over Liverpool at Anfield will be fruitless unless they can continue their run of good form against Everton on Sunday. Victory over Liverpool was United’s fifth in
Source: www.mmail.com.my

John Terry a huge injury loss for Chelsea
Daily Telegraph - An injury crisis engulfed Chelsea at a similar stage last season and was a contributory factor in Manchester United winning the title. A busy schedule looms with five matches, including tomorrow's Carling Cup quarter-final against Liverpool, in 14
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Beating Liverpool a big step in title race, says United manager
star.com.my - LIVERPOOL: Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson hailed the team’s 1-0 win over Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday as a significant step towards retaining the Premier League title. “It was a massive win. I said beforehand, the games between the top
Source: thestar.com.my

Manchester United crush Liverpool's title dream
Daily Telegraph - The middle-aged men were standing and screaming at each misplaced pass and refereeing decision, their faces contorted by the frustration of seeing the game drain away. It was the sight and sound of history repeating. Rafael Benitez says he sometimes
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Liverpool revise stadium plan
Daily Telegraph - night's announcement that the stadium's plans were changing again will only add to the uncertainty around the club, even if manager Rafa Benitez has been given the Americans' backing despite Sunday's home defeat by fierce rivals Manchester United.
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Kaka voted FIFA's World Player of the Year
Xinhua News Agency - Manchester United's Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo was third with 426. Kaka had also won European soccer's Golden Ball and World Soccer magazine's player of the year award. On the women's side, Marta of Brazil won her second straight
Source: news.xinhuanet.com


"Why otherwise would that dignified fellow dressed like a banker be sitting at a machine murmuring; "Talk to me baby, I know you understand my needs." - Roger Fleming "Gambling is a principle inherent in nature." - Edmund Burke, House of Commons speech (1780)

Rangers v Hearts: Preview

ESPN Soccernet - US Soccer Home Page Walter Smith admits an air of despondency still hangs over Ibrox following Rangers' midweek Champions League exit to Lyon.
Source: soccernet.espn.go.com

Sports in brief
Detroit Free Press - SOCCER: Man United coach banned Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson was banned from the sideline for two matches by the Football Association. Ferguson was fined $10,097 for using abusive or insulting words toward referee Mark Clattenburg during a 1-0
Source: www.freep.com

Kixx down N.J., halt 3-game skid
Philadelphia Daily News - Temple products Tony Donatelli, Steve Wacker and Ryan Heins all scored goals last night as the Kixx snapped a three-game losing streak with a 10-8 Major Indoor Soccer League win at host New Jersey in Newark. Wacker's goal, the game-winner, was his
Source: www.philly.com

Past Columns
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - I figured if our football team was walking off the field after practice, there was no reason why the players and coaches couldn't walk over and spend a little time cheering on the field hockey team or the soccer team," he said. "And there was no
Source: www.rochesterdandc.com

Confident Milan pledge to restore Europe's honour
ESPN.com - Fantasy Home Fantasy Football Fantasy Baseball Fantasy Basketball Fantasy Hockey Fantasy Racing Fantasy Soccer All Fantasy Games Poker By Alastair Himmer YOKOHAMA, Japan, Dec 15 - AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti promised to restore Europe's honour by beating
Source: sports.espn.go.com

Seeing opportunity rather than irony
Chicago Tribune - Memories of New Year's Day 2006 have faded from Kyle Orton's mind. And even if an inkling of those mental images remains Columnists Bears Blackhawks Bulls Cubs White Sox Colleges High school Fire/soccer Scores/stats Entertainment Living Travel Horoscopes Video
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"Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men." - E.B. White

{Spam?} Guns off to a false start

He needn?t have worried about being powerless to influence his young side as goals from Abou Diaby and Nicklas Bendtner saw them ripping into a half- time lead.

Tough draw looms for British trio
Liverpool, Arsenal and Celtic face the toughest ties of the British teams when the draw for the Champions League last-16 knockout stage is made. As group runners-up, the trio will be pitted against winners from other pools in the draw on 21 December.

Keith on home form, on BladesWorld
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McCann on Hearts comeback trail
McCann has not played for Hearts since late AugustFormer Scotland international Neil McCann has rejoined his Hearts colleagues in training for the first time since his leg break in August.

Milne signs new deal with Saints
Milne has extended his contract with SaintsSt Johnstone striker Steven Milne has signed a new contract to keep him at McDiarmid Park until 2010.

Wenger - It's too early to tell on Fabregas, Hleb and Flamini
Arsne Wenger needs a multitude of answers before he names his squad for the Premier League game with Chelsea at the weekend.

Fergie boys have yet to reach Pique
However, Sir Alex Ferguson?s second-stringers won back their pride in the Stadio Olimpico. Ferguson, his team?s place in February?s knockout phase secured, took the opportunity to rest most of the men upon whom he will rely at Anfield on Sunday.

United they stand
Sky Sports 1 It doesn't matter where these two are in the table, this is always a blood and thunder affair. Even with hardly any Mancunians or Scousers in the side, this is one rivalry that seems to have stood the test of time.

'Jealous' man stabbed footballer
Wallwork had been enjoying a night out with his girlfriendA man who stabbed a footballer who was going out with his ex-girlfriend has pleaded guilty to wounding with intent.

Beating Liverpool on Sunday can kick-start our push towards the title, says United striker Saha
Manchester United will enter the most intense cauldron they will experience all season on Sunday with striker Louis Saha viewing the trip to Liverpool as a perfect time for his team-mates to flex their title muscle.


"In the queer mess of human destiny the determining factor is luck. For every important place in life there are many men of fairly equal capacities. Among them luck decides who shall accomplish the great work, who shall be crowned with laurel, and who shall fall back into silence and obscurity." - William E. Woodward

FA hold talks with Capello over England manager's job (Reuters)

LONDON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - The Football Association (FA) held talks with Italian coach Fabio Capello on Wednesday regarding the vacant England manager's position.

Didier - Big Win
Didier Zokora says he can see the confidence returning to the squad following Sunday's key win against Manchester City. Goals from Pascal Chimbonda and Jermain Defoe secured maximum points and lifted us up to 13th in the Barclays Premier League.

Fabio Capello finalises England talks
By Giles Mole Fabio Capello has flown out of England after holding talks with the FA regarding the England managers job, and an announcement could be made as early as tomorrow.

Bayern punished Kahn to avoid 'madhouse' situation (Reuters)
BERLIN, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Bayern Munich had to punish captain Oliver Kahn to reimpose discipline after he left the Christmas party early and criticised team mates, coach Ottmar Hitzfeld said on Wednesday.

Liverpool review security after Gerrard burgled (Reuters)
LONDON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Liverpool Premier League club will review the security of players' homes after captain and England midfielder Steven Gerrard became the latest squad member to be burgled while away on match duty.


"The roulette table pays nobody except him that keeps it. Nevertheless a passion for gaming is common, though a passion for keeping roulette tables is unknown." - Bernard Shaw

{Spam?} Red meat is not bad for you. Now

Red meat is not bad for you. Now blue-green meat, that's bad for you!
- Tommy Smothers

"The best bet you get is an even break." -Franklin Pierce Adams "Better an ounce of luck than a pound of gold." - Yiddish Proverb

McLeish tips Motherwell boss McGhee for Scotland job

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Inzaghi: AC Milan must be patient with Ronaldo
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Rangers to bid for Leicester fullback Mattock
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Sportingslump totame loss
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Move the Cup, pleads Chelsea'sAvram
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Southern Cal Shuts Out FSU for Women's Soccer Title
Marihelen Tomer and Janessa Currier each scored goals as Southern California beat Florida State, 2-0, yesterday in College Station, Tex., to win its first NCAA Women's College Cup.

Italian football rivals seek to play down invincibility of Inter Milan
It may be only 15 games into the 38-match Italian season but already fans and media here are branding Inter Milan as unstoppable.

British football round-upPremiership
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Local Soccer: Alberman bags brace as Betar beats Bnei Yehuda
Betar Jerusalem barely moved out of second gear at Bloomfield on Sunday night but still managed to easily defeat 10-man Bnei Yehuda 3-0 in the final game of match day 12 of the Israeli Premier League and stay top of the standings.

Soccer-AC Milan players rally round ailing Ronaldo
YOKOHAMA, Japan, Dec 10 (Reuters) - AC Milan's players are trying to keep a smile on the face of Brazil striker Ronaldo as he battles to recover from his latest injury setback.

"At that point I ought to have gone away, but a strange sensation rose up in me, a sort of defiance of fate, a desire to challenge it, to put out my tongue at it. I laid down the largest stake allowe-four thousand gulden-and lost it. Then, getting hot, I pulled out all I had left, staked it on the same number, and lost again, after which I walked away from the table as though I were stunned. I could not even grasp what had happened to me." - Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Gambler

Aliadiere: I have no regrets about leaving Arsenal

Jeremie Aliadiere takes a moment. The question is always about Arsenal, Arsene Wenger and regrets. He is trying to move on, but that will not happen until he has faced the side he could not break into in eight years of trying.

Mourinho reportedly closer to England coach
LONDON (AP) -- Jose Mourinho appeared closer Friday to becoming England's national team coach. 'Why not?

Celtic ace Nakamura desperate for Champions League action
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Football club in dispute over light pole
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Milan face tough period after fixtures rearranged
MILAN - AC Milan face a tough period of fixtures early next year after the rearrangement of their abandoned match at Atalanta and the two games postponed this month because of their involvement in the Club World Cup.

Solo opens up
Nearly three months after her World Cup fell apart, Hope Solo still is pained by the experience.

Kahn says Bayern must show mental edge
BERLIN - Bayern Munich captain Oliver Kahn insists his side must demonstrate they are tough enough to win the Bundesliga when they take on strugglers Duisburg today with Werder Bremen hard on their heels.


"I believe in luck. How else can you explain the success of those you dislike?" - Jean Cocteau

{Spam?} Riordan Move To Spark January Transfer Rush

Daily Record - Several English Championship sides have already expressed an interest in snapping him up during next month's transfer window Best coverage of Scottish news and sport. All the latest on Celtic FC, Rangers FC, Scottish football, entertainment, jobs
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College football award winners
St. Petersburg Times - Brian Landman: Doak Walker - 1. McFadden; 2. Jonathan Stewart, Oregon; 3. Ray Rice, Rutgers. Biletnikoff - 1. Crabtree; 2. Harry Douglas, Louisville; 3. Percy Harvin, Florida. Antonya English: Doak Walker, - 1. McFadden; 2. Mike Hart, Michigan; 3
Source: www.sptimes.com


Horse sense is a good judgement which keeps horses from betting on people. - W. C. Field

Boro slip into drop zone

Ireland On-Line - One of those replacements paid off in spectacular fashion when Tuncay headed in Luke Young’s cross for his first goal in English football. Reading manager Steve Coppell added: “That game had been built up as a game we should win. Every point is
Source: breakingnews.iol.ie

The West Lothian Question: Labour MPs want answers
Scotsman - GORDON Brown is facing demands from his Scottish MPs to take action over the so-called "West Lothian Question", with some calling for the resurrection of English regional assemblies as the solution, The Scotsman can reveal. The Prime Minister has
Source: news.scotsman.com

Manchester Utd 1-0 Fulham
Guardian Unlimited - Search Football Pre-match emails: "It used to be said that a unique feature of the English Top Flight was that any club could beat any club
Source: sport.guardian.co.uk


One of the healthiest ways to gamble is with a spade and a package of garden seeds. - Dan Bennett

{Spam?} Dr. Joseph Pizzorno Half the costs of illness

Dr. Joseph Pizzorno
Half the costs of illness are wasted on conditions that could be prevented. from the book"Total Wellness."

"A gambler with a system must be, to a greater or lesser extent, insane." - George Augustus Sala (1828-95) English writer and journalist