PAOK beats Aris-1-0, shares guidance in Greek soccer league

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS THESSALONIKI, Greece - Pablo Contreras scored in the following half to support PAOK beat Thessaloniki rival Aris 1-0 Sunday in the Greek league.


"Didn't I warn you-Huh-Didn't I tell you one of 'em was going to win!?? So now, what do we do?" - Jack Norris

England - Hughes says Robinho is ready for Wigan

Hughes says Robinho is ready for Wigan Manchester burghal manager Mark Hughes believes Robinho will be refreshed and ready to put Wigan to the exam on Sunday after animation inclined a short break.

UEFA to set up marked unit to stamp out corruption
UEFA General-Secretary David Taylor, seen here in January 2008, said a best sounding unit to stamp out match-fixing and corruption in football has unfashionable rubber-stamped by UEFA

Melbourne consortium eyeing A-League berth
Melbourne is set for a further team in the A-League after Football Federation Australia granted exclusive negotiation status to a consortium.

Report: 1. FC K?ln vs Schalke 04 - German Bundesliga
The coach had admitted to some strong words after their midweek shock defeat to double division Mainz in the DFB-Pokal, and a 44th-minute goal from Youssef Mohamad ensured their first dump win.

Crew, Revs take to pitch with Supporters' Shield on minds
) hold the settle spot in both the league and Eastern Conference table and are Columbus' main competition for the league's prime regular season record and the No. 1 seed in the upcoming MLS Cup playoffs.

Roshnee Football Fiesta
Extract not on deck.

After first apartment loss, RSL must pick up vital road points at S.J
On top of that, physical Salt Lake is honorable 1-9-2 on the road that season and is currently on a eight-game winless streak that saw the club disinherit its first address match of the season a week ago.

England - Martins injury blow adds to Newcastle's woes
Martins injury blow adds to Newcastle's woes Newcastle United have confirmed that striker Obafemi Martins will be out for almost six weeks with a knee injury.

Rapids, Red Bulls in query of crucial points
) are currently in fourth in the Eastern Conference table and hold the first of two wild card spots, but a loss combined with extra results could put that spot in jeopardy.


"Every dog has his day in luck." - Japanese Proverb "Go and wake up your luck." - Persian Proverb

Dr.Karl Menninger Love cures people — both the

Dr.Karl Menninger
Love cures people — both the ones who give it and the ones who receive it.

"I have always wondered if the results of the Versailles Conferences would have been different if Woodrow Wilson had been a poker player." - Clyde Brion Davis Quoted in A. D. Livingston, Poker Strategy and Winning Play

Simpson Benefits From Winterburn Input

Blackburn defender Danny Simpson has hailed the impact of former Arsenal star Nigel Winterburn following his arrival at the club.

City takeover executed and dusted
The Abu Dhabi United Group have assured Mark Hughes closed his future at Manchester urban after officially completing their takeover at Eastlands. Hughes: inured assurances by purchaser Facebook del.icio.us ma.gnolia Yahoo!

Pars pageant Buddies How It Is Done
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Bulldogs Drop Match To Denver
Sept. 21, 2008 Box Score BOULDER, Colo. Gonzaga Universitys womens soccer team lost a 3-0 decision to the University of Denver in each teams final match at the Colorado Soccer Classic Sunday cocktail hour.

Fergie condemns Pogatetz tackle
Sir Alex Ferguson has slammed Middlesbrough defender Emanuel Pogatetz following the Austrian?s horror tackle on Rodrigo Possebon mid Manchester United?s 3-1 Carling Cup win on Tuesday evening.

Ramos Happy To Tinker
Juande Ramos has warned he will not hesitate to chop and nickels his big-denomination, big-greenback stars if it means getting Tottenham's season back on track.

Osbourne Primed For Big Villa Chance
Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill may rest some of his regulars for tonight's Carling Cup third round tie against - and one player hoping to take convenience is midfielder Isaiah Osbourne.

Boss wants to take feelgood factor to Brighton
latest the goods RSS hot poop hideout > scoop > latest communiqué > Boss wants to take feelgood factor to Brighton24/09/2008 07:30 Mark Hughes aims to take Citys sensational structure from Sundays win concluded Portsmouth to the south coast in tonights Carling Cup

Toon Fully Focused On Cup - Harper
Newcastle goalkeeper Steve Harper has insisted making the Carling Cup fourth round will be the only concenter tonight.


"Fortune knocks at every man's door once in a lifetime, but in a good many cases the man is in a neighboring saloon and does not hear her." - Mark Twain

College soccer roundup - Burlington Free Press

WEST HAVEN, Conn. â€" Sean Malvey registered two goals in a six-minute span of the first half, sparking St. Michael’s to a 3-1 men’s college soccer win over New Haven on Saturday. New Haven’s Steven Gennuso sliced SMC’s lead with a goal in
Source: www.burlingtonfreepress.com

Woburn tries to put the pieces together - Boston Globe
R yad Bencheikh and Steve O'Donnell put their leadership skills on display as sophomores. Their coach, Paul Sands, took note. Two years later, as seniors, they are captains of the Woburn High boys' soccer team, a position well suited to both. This
Source: www.boston.com

Prep scoreboard: Soccer - Billings Gazette
Yellowstone Home School - Eric Flanagan (Alex Flanagan), 46th; E. Flanagan (unassisted), 55th; E. Flanagan (unassisted), 57th. Goalies: Blake Sutton (1st half), 6 saves; James Cracraft (2nd half), 8 saves. Laurel JV - Collyn Hons (unassisted), 49th
Source: www.billingsgazette.net

Myanmar poised to defend title in ASEAN women soccer championship - Xinhua News Agency
YANGON, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar will participate in the upcoming Fourth Association of Southeast Asian (ASEAN) Championship women's soccer tournament in Vietnam next month, according to the Myanmar Football Federation (MFF) Sunday. The 2008
Source: news.xinhuanet.com


"A dollar picked up in the road is more satisfaction to us than the 99 which we had to work for, and the money won at Faro or in the stock market snuggles into our hearts in the same way." - Mark Twain

Ferguson and Wenger united in support of former managers - International Herald Tribune

LONDON : Rival Premier League managers Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger joined forces on Thursday to support Kevin Keegan and Alan Curbishley who resigned from their jobs two weeks ago on points of principle. Both men quit only three games into the
Source: www.iht.com

Scolari makes light of renewed rivalry with United - Guardian Unlimited
Luiz Felipe Scolari is looking forward to sharing a glass of claret with Sir Alex Ferguson. Photograph: Alex Morton/Action Images The Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari has played down any notion of Sunday's Premier League visit of Manchester United
Source: www.guardian.co.uk

United target Chelsea home record on Sunday - ESPN.com
MANCHESTER, England Sept 19 - Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson said on Friday that the prospect of ending Chelsea's record unbeaten home run would spur his side on when the two powerhouses of English football meet on Sunday. "They have got a
Source: sports.espn.go.com

Zola hoping to avoid injury jinx at West Ham - ESPN.com
West Ham United manager Gianfranco Zola is hoping he will be luckier than his predecessor when it comes to injuries. The Italian takes charge of a team for the first time tomorrow when the Hammers play host to Newcastle United. Alan Curbishley, who
Source: soccernet.espn.go.com

Ronaldo desperate to face Chelsea - ESPN.com
Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo is begging manager Sir Alex Ferguson to let him play against title rivals Chelsea on Sunday after making his return from injury against Villarreal on Wednesday night. The 23-year-old winger, who scored 42
Source: soccernet.espn.go.com


"With the perverse logic of a degenerate gambler he figured God was testing his faith." - Mario Puzo, Inside Las Vegas

Chelsea hope to surge ahead of Man U - Daily News

London - Only five weeks into the Premier League season, Chelsea could move nine points clear of defending champion Manchester United on Sunday when they meet at Stamford Bridge. In his first season in English football, Luiz Felipe Scolari already
Source: www.dailynews.co.za

Rovers ace Carlos living the dream - FOXSports.com
Villanueva, who is on a year's loan from Santiago side Audax Italiano, made an explosive impact on his debut in the Carling Cup by scoring with a stunning strike in Rovers' 4-1 victory over Grimsby at Ewood Park. And while he is still waiting for his
Source: msn.foxsports.com

Chelsea bids to move 9 points ahead of Man U - CBS Sportsline
LONDON (AP) -Only five weeks into the Premier League season, Chelsea could move nine points clear of defending champion Manchester United on Sunday when they meet at Stamford Bridge. In his first season in English football, Luiz Felipe Scolari
Source: www.sportsline.com


"We got an education when in 1992 Wolfgang Puck opened Spago in the Forum Shops in Caesars Palace and proved to us that people will line up to get good food." - Steve Wynn

In order to change we must be sick

In order to change we must be sick and tired of being sick and tired.
- Author Unknown

"Fortune knocks at every man's door once in a lifetime, but in a good many cases the man is in a neighboring saloon and does not hear her." - Mark Twain

'Football Stinks' & Other Furious Rants - Football365.com

I would just like to say that Jon Terry isn't a chav, he merely training to invent a new sport where you are allowed to tackle people with your hands. He obviously models himself on that other famous upper-class oik, Webb-Ellis, who tried something
Source: www.football365.com

Newcastle yobs who wrecked Carlisle pub banned from all football - News and Star
A terrified mum had to curl on the ground and shield her young daughter from violent football thugs as they battled in a Carlisle bar. Michelle Casey was injured as she protected seven-year-old Chelsea while her husband Neville pulled son Ben, four
Source: www.newsandstar.co.uk

Stop in the name of the law: The ref got it right - International Herald Tribune
What in the world constitutes serious foul play? On Tuesday, the English Football Association, one of four governing bodies that make and maintain the laws under which soccer is played worldwide, met to consider Chelsea's claim that its defender and
Source: www.iht.com

ARSENAL TALK: Italians tracking Gunners wonderkid Wilshire - Epping Forest Guardian
ARSENAL'S teenage sensation Jack Wilshire is being tracked by Italian Sports agency Pasqualin D’Amico. The 16-year-old, who became the Gunners youngest ever league debutant at the weekend after coming off the bench during the 4-0 win at Blackburn
Source: www.guardian-series.co.uk

Spanish teams will challenge English says Schuster - Guardian Unlimited
MADRID, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Real Madrid and their fellow Primera Liga representatives will challenge English dominance of the Champions League this year, coach Bernd Schuster said on Tuesday. Manchester United beat Chelsea in the final of last season
Source: www.guardian.co.uk


The urge to gamble is so universal and its practice so pleasurable that I assume it must be evil. - Heywood Hale Brown

'Witchcraft' claim sparked deadly soccer riot - CNN

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) -- Accusations that a soccer player was using witchcraft during a match in eastern Congo sparked a riot that killed 13 people, a U.N.-funded radio station reported Monday. Most of the victims were between the ages of 11 and 16
Source: www.cnn.com

Witchcraft rumor turns violent at Congo soccer game, 13 dead - USA Today
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) â€" Accusations that a soccer player was using witchcraft during a local match in eastern Congo sparked a riot that killed 13 people, a U.N.-funded radio station reported Monday. Most of the victims were between the ages of 11
Source: www.usatoday.com

Congo riot over soccer witchcraft kills 11 -radio - Guardian Unlimited
KINSHASA, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Eleven people were killed in a stadium riot in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after a soccer player tried to use witchcraft to win a local match, U.N.-backed Radio Okapi reported on Monday. Nyuki club was losing to
Source: www.guardian.co.uk

U.S. Soccer - Ramzy: USL Week 22 wrap - ESPN Soccernet
Editor's note: There are three divisions in the United Soccer Leagues: USL-1, USL-2 and the Premier Development League (PDL). USL is not affiliated with Major League Soccer. Courtesy of USL/Other RailHawks forward Dan Antoniuk has had a disappointing
Source: soccernet.espn.go.com

Dutch women ditch shorts to play soccer in skirts - Reuters India
UDEN, Netherlands (Reuters Life!) - An amateur Dutch women's soccer team is bending the rules of the game because they prefer to play in skirts. While their opponents stick to the mandatory shirts and shorts combination seen in the men's game, the
Source: in.reuters.com

MIAA gives weekly honors to two Hope soccer players - Holland Sentinel
The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association has honored Hope College soccer player Kevin McMahon and women’s soccer player Ellen Molenaar. McMahon, a senior, is the men’s defensive player of the week after helping the Flying Dutchmen give
Source: www.hollandsentinel.com

13 die after witchcraft rumor sparks soccer riot - NBC Sports
A baseball no-hitter, paralympic heroes, physical football, and more. KINSHASA , Congo - Accusations that a soccer player was using witchcraft during a match in eastern Congo sparked a riot that killed 13 people, a U.N.-funded radio station reported
Source: nbcsports.msnbc.com

Fox Soccer Channel gets rated in U.S. - CNN Sports Illustrated
NEW YORK (AP) -- The fiercest football competition in the United States might be played out in television network conference rooms. The Fox Soccer Channel will be rated by Nielsen starting next month, measuring how many people tune in across the
Source: sportsillustrated.cnn.com

British Soccer Scores - International Herald Tribune
The Dow Jones industrial average closed more than 500 points lower Monday as stocks in the United States, Europe and Asia dropped after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the takeover of Merrill Lynch and worries rose about the future of insurer
Source: www.iht.com


"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

Shearer caught up in Ashley's war

With Mike Ashley serving understanding of his intention to barter Newcastle United last night - telling protesting supporters I have listened to you, the scale of his regime's descent into acrimony became apparent when it emerged that Alan Shearer had been

Fire licked in neutral in loss to Rapids
COMMERCE intraurban, Colo. -- The Colorado Rapids got a pair of first-half goals and continued to deny the Chicago Fire any success in the Rocky Mountain State, scoring a 2-0 victory on Sunday this aft at Dick's Sporting Goods Park.

Boss will be Zo mad with this
Extract not feasible.


"When God throws the dice are loaded." - Greek Proverb

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."

The Wampanoag Tribe has a machine, and they say, "It's completely idiot proof." I told them they've got it all wrong. I want a machine that is "idiot friendly." - Former Massachusetts Governor William F. Weld

Physical ills are the taxes laid upon this

Physical ills are the taxes laid upon this wretched life; some are taxed higher, and some lower, but all pay something.
- Lord Chesterfield

"Nobody is always a winner, and anybody who says he is, is either a liar or doesn't play poker." -Amarillo Slim

Jaguars foretoken 2 to bolster offensive line (AP)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP)seeing to bolster their offensive line following injuries to guards Vince Manuwai and Maurice Williams, the Jacksonville Jaguars signed veterans Milford Brown and Chad Slaughter on Tuesday.

Terry fully with it ahead of Croatia clash
; http://attachment.brightcove.com/services/seam/bcpid1529569285/bctid1784574393 http://www.brightcove.com/channel.jsp?channel=1139053637 If there is one thing no footballer or manager will admit to, it is the sin of closed-confidence.

Football Team Scores New Sponsor
Extract not serviceable.

'Ineligible' Irish footballer sent abode from Paralympics
The Irish football Paralympic team have had one of their players sent farm. Derek Malone has old-hour deemed ineligible by the governing body of cerebral palsy football.


"Luck never gives; it only lends." - Proverb

Zola set for Hammers job, Donadoni pulls out - ESPN.com

Gianfranco Zola is expected to be named West Ham boss on Thursday after the club's directors made him the favourite to take over from Alan Curbishley, who resigned last week. NewPress/GettyImages Gianfranco Zola: One of the favourites for the job
Source: soccernet.espn.go.com

Donadoni exit Hammers out path for Zola - Soccerway
Former Chelsea player Gianfranco Zola poses after receiving the Order of the British Empire in Rome, 2004. Roberto Donadoni has pulled out of the race to become the new manager of West Ham United - a move that appeared to clear the way for fellow
Source: www.soccerway.com

For West Ham, a man of rare qualities? - International Herald Tribune
For the second time in five nights, nearly 100 countries play for World Cup qualification points on Wednesday. The finals are almost two years away, but if France does not soundly beat Serbia in Paris, or if Brazil does not thrash Bolivia in Rio de
Source: www.iht.com

English football needs a Kevin Pietersen - Reuters Blogs
England play Croatia on Wednesday and you know what? It won’t be a surprise, or a disgrace, if they lose. Why? Because Croatia are a technically gifted, cleverly organised, highly motivated international team, who beat England twice to reach Euro
Source: blogs.reuters.com

English County Cricket Must Expand - Bleacherreport.com
It’s a competitive affair being a sport in England these days. Foreign superstars continue to pour into the Premier League, cementing its reputation as the world’s elite football competition. Rugby Union has enjoyed the luxury of having the
Source: bleacherreport.com

Comment: Calm after the storm - Manchester Evening News
WHEN former Prime Minister Harold Wilson 40 years ago uttered the words `a week is a long time in politics' he had no perception of the kind of exaggerated warp factor 21st century professional football would inhabit. Hence the last seven days of the
Source: www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

EPL Open Mic: Is Money Ruining Our Beautiful Game of Football? - Bleacherreport.com
This is the question posed at the first ever English Premier League Open Mic and my answer is simple: yes. I have been a staunch football follower for about 11 years, and in that short space of time, the game has changed massively, due to money. The
Source: bleacherreport.com



"No wife can endure a gambling husband unless he is a steady winner." - Lord Dewar Something to moan out between grinding teeth after this political season.

Celtic's latest DVD named as tribute to Tommy

Some Celtic fans yearning the worldly game and the lucky to see rival fans pull on the indistinguishable jersey in procession to do battle on the grand stage.

DRFC - Byfield to be key for Doncaster
Darren Byfield has a leading role to play for Doncaster Rovers that season according to boss Sean O'Driscoll.

PREVIEW-Soccer-Del Bosque confident in Spain's patient approach
Patience and intelligence are the watchwords for Spain coach Vicente del Bosque ahead of their lower 21 heavenly body Cup qualifier against Armenia in Albacete on Wednesday.

Ferdinand in line for return
Rio Ferdinand will travel to Croatia with the rest of the England squad for Wednesday's heavenly body Cup qualifier after returning to training on Monday.

PREVIEW-Soccer-France face Serbia with coach's job at risk
Raymond Domenech has shown he can survive equal about anything but someone else dismal performance against Serbia on Wednesday might honorable be too lots and could spell the end of his days as France coach.

Poll: Should Theo Walcott go ahead with for England against Croatia?
After a scintillating first 15 minutes, Arsenal's 19-year-old more than impressed as England played Andorra on Saturday.


"Men are probably nearer the central truth in their superstitions than in their science." - Henry David Thoreau

Heinze and Tevez in the doghouse after comedy of errors - ESPN.com

BUENOS AIRES, Sept 7 - Carlos Tevez and his former Manchester United team mate Gabriel Heinze were both in the doghouse on Sunday after a comedy of errors in the first half of Argentina's 1-1 draw at home to Paraguay. Tevez, sent off in the first
Source: sports.espn.go.com

Agent reveals Robinho misery - ESPN.com
Manchester City new boy Robinho told Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon he would "rather be a travelling salesman" than remain at the Bernabeu, the Brazilian's agent has revealed. Robinho joined the Eastlands club late on Monday in a shock deadline
Source: soccernet.espn.go.com

United rubbish City's Ronaldo talk - SkySports
Manchester United chief executive David Gill is taking Manchester City's reported interest in Cristiano Ronaldo 'with a pinch of salt'. City's potential new owner, Dr Sulaiman Al-Fahim of the Abu Dhabi United Group, has revealed he intends to lodge a
Source: www.skysports.com

Man Utd dismiss Ronaldo City link - BBC Sport
Manchester United chief David Gill has rejected claims rivals City will make a £135m bid for Cristiano Ronaldo under new owners Abu Dhabi United Group. Sulaiman Al-Fahim, the billionaire businessman at the centre of the Manchester City takeover, has
Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Agent reveals depth of Robinho misery - Croydon Guardian
Manchester City new boy Robinho told Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon he would "rather be a travelling salesman" than remain at the Bernabeu, the Brazilian's agent has revealed. The 24-year-old joined the Eastlands club in a shock deadline-day
Source: www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk

United laugh off talk of City bid for Ronaldo - ESPN.com
Manchester United chief executive David Gill has insisted he is treating suggestions of a £135million bid for Cristiano Ronaldo ''with a pinch of salt''. GettyImages Dr Sulaiman Al Fahim: Keen to splash out on new players. Sulaiman Al-Fahim, the
Source: soccernet.espn.go.com

Manchester City optimism is excessive - Times Online
Robson de Souza, better known as Robinho, seems to have sleep-walked into Manchester City, his mind adrift in dreams of avarice. Indications that only financial information had penetrated his trance came when he started telling interviewers at Brazil
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

United would discuss Ronaldo bid - Haringey Independent
Manchester United chief executive David Gill has insisted he is treating suggestions of a £135million bid for Cristiano Ronaldo "with a pinch of salt" but revealed the club would discuss an offer of that magnitude. Sulaiman Al-Fahim, the billionaire
Source: www.haringeyindependent.co.uk


"When God throws the dice are loaded." - Greek Proverb

Newcastle hits back at Keegan interference claims - International Herald Tribune

NEWCASTLE, England : Newcastle hit back Saturday to denounce former manager Kevin Keegan's claim that interference by the club had provoked his resignation. Keegan quit St. James' Park on Thursday in anger after seven months in charge, claiming that
Source: www.iht.com

Campbell hints at Man Utd return - BBC Sport
Tottenham loan signing Fraizer Campbell says his move from Manchester United is unlikely to be made permanent. The 20-year-old striker moved to White Hart Lane for a season as part of the deal that took Dimitar Bervatov to Old Trafford on transfer
Source: www.bbc.co.uk

City: Hughes will remain in charge of the club - ESPN.com
Manchester City executive chairman Garry Cook insists manager Mark Hughes will retain full control of all footballing matters at the club. Kevin Keegan and Alan Curbishley this week quit their posts at Newcastle and West Ham respectively citing
Source: soccernet.espn.go.com


"Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect." - Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Water, air, and cleanliness are the chief articles

Water, air, and cleanliness are the chief articles in my pharmacopoeia.
- Napoleon I

"If I had the money and the drinking capacity, I'd probably live at a roulette table and let my life go to hell." - Michael Ventura