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Thursday, February 25, 2010

He who takes medicine and neglects to diet


He who takes medicine and neglects to diet wastes the skill of his doctors.
- Chinese Proverb



"They (slot machines) sit there like young courtesans, promising pleasures undreamed of, your deepest desires fulfilled, all lusts satiated." - Frank Scoblete

Monday, February 22, 2010

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



"The subject of gambling is all encompassing. It combines man's natural play instinct with his desire to know about his fate and his future." - Franz Rosenthal, Gambling in Islam (1975)

Sunday, February 21, 2010

Chelsea boosts lead as Manchester United stumbles - Toronto Star



Didier Drogba scored twice as Chelsea won 2-0 at Wolves to open a four-point lead in the English Premier League after Manchester United lost 3-1 at Everton on Saturday. Arsenal moved closer to Man United with a 2-0 victory over Sunderland but remains
Source: www.thestar.com

Real Madrid Set to Bid World Record £100m for Manchester United - Bleacherreport.com
The news that every Manchester United fan has been dreading has come to pass, as Real Madrid gets ready to launch an amazing world record £100 million bid for their most prolific striker. Real Madrid have today risked the wrath of Manchester United
Source: bleacherreport.com

Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar ready to put pen to paper on 12-month deal - Daily Mail
Veteran goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar looks set to sign a new one-year contract with Manchester United . The 39-year-old Dutchman has been in talks with manager Sir Alex Ferguson over his future and now appears ready to commit to a 12-month extension. Quoted in the News of the World, he said: 'I
Source: www.dailymail.co.uk


"Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more you sweat, the luckier you get." - Ray Kroc

Saturday, February 20, 2010

Soccer: Skipper is Mr Dura-ble



Andrew Durante has plenty to smile about. Photo / Shrink Andrew Durante has plenty to smile about. Photo / Andrew Durante figured that if Kevin Muscat could do it, he could too.


"Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more you sweat, the luckier you get." - Ray Kroc

Friday, February 19, 2010

FIFA sympathetic to Portsmouth selling players outside transfer window



Fifa has indicated it will look favourably on Portsmouth 's pitch to merchandise players outside of the transfer window, BBC Sport understands. Pompey have debts of about £60m and are due in court on 1 March to contest a winding-up succession iss

Timing is everything
Sometimes its uninvolved to forget that young footballers are children, not miniature versions of the heartfelt thing. And, equally, our sons and daughters are not scaled down replica versions of ourselves.

Man Utd chief executive 'door-stepped' by anti-Glazer supporters
Manchester United supporters angry at the ownership regime of the Glazer generations have brought their ‘green and gold’ protest to the driveway of Old Trafford chief executive David Gill, reports the Daily postal appropriateness . retreat has obsolete steppe

Hulk ban by Porto hits sphere Cup hopes
Porto forward Hulk's chances of making Brazil's globe Cup squad took a sizeable

Arsenal confirm Diaby blow
Arsenal Football Club’s Abou Diaby has suffered knee ligament damage. The impressive midfielder sustained the injury against Porto in the 2-1 UEFA Champions League defeat in midweek, and has naturally not gone down well with coach Arsene Wenger.


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

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Eat right, exercise regularly, die anyway. - Author


Eat right, exercise regularly, die anyway.
- Author Unknown



"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

Cathedral soccer team back in Final Four - El Paso Times



Cathedral High School soccer players Andrew Noble, foreground, and, from left, Axel Monzon, Tacho Fernandez and Carlos Hernandez will lead the Irish into the TAPPS state semifinals Friday in San Antonio. (Mark Lambie / El Paso Times) EL PASO
Source: www.elpasotimes.com

If there was ever a time to tune into soccer, it’s now - Daily Illini
The cool thing about working at a sports desk is that everyone is into a lot of different sports. For a soccer fan like myself, this is great; if I ever want to discuss the U.S. national team or whether Kaka, Messi, or Cristiano Ronaldo is the best
Source: www.dailyillini.com

U.S. soccer team to play Czechs in World Cup warmup - Delaware County Daily Times
PHILADELPHIA (AP) â€" The U.S. will play the Czech Republic in a World Cup warmup match May 25 before meeting Turkey four days later at Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field. The site of the U.S.-Czech match was not announced Wednesday, but the U.S
Source: www.delcotimes.com

"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

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Villa winger Young grateful to O’Neill for unwavering support



17.02.10 | tribalfootball.com explain MORE scandal ON: Aston Villa incident urls Aston Villa winger Ashley Young is grateful to manager Martin O'Neill for his unwavering support that season.

Beckham caught in sands of time
in Milan perhaps it was down to the ageing legs near him that David Beckham It was an illusion, of march.

Porto warn Arsenal captain Cesc he will be targeted
Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas has superseded warned Porto will target him tonight.Porto midfielder Fernando Belluschi insists Arsenal skipper Fabregas is in for a major Champions League battle in Porto tonight. Belluschi equal thinks the Portuguese will


"The smarter you play, the luckier you'll be." - Mark Pilarski

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

If you have health, you probably will be


If you have health, you probably will be happy, and if you have health and happiness, you have all the wealth you need, even if it is not all you want.
- Elbert Hubbard



"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

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Women's soccer inks 3 to NLI's - State News



The MSU women’s soccer team will welcome a few fresh faces to the program in 2010, as three student-athletes signed National Letters of Intent. Head coach Tom Saxton announced the additions of Courtney Clem, Kelsey Mullen and Annie Steinlage on
Source: www.statenews.com

Soccer Hall issues news release saying facility is ceasing operations - Daily Star
The following is the full text of a news release issued by The National Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum on Wednesday night. National Soccer Hall of Fame to Change Operating Model, Relocate Exhibits and Archives ONEONTA â€" The National Soccer Hall of
Source: www.thedailystar.com

Punishment handed down after fight during Miss. soccer title game - USA Today
The Mississippi High School Athletic Association suspended two players for fighting Saturday in a state Class 6A championship soccer match. Gulfport's Zach Windom tossed Northwest Rankin (Flowood, Miss.) player Arlington Shirley to the ground and
Source: www.usatoday.com

Twin County Soccer of Brick plans registration for spring season - Asbury Park Press
Twin County Soccer of Brick will hold registration for the spring season for girls and boys ages 4 to 8. Spring season fee is $45 [single season]. All new registrations get a full uniform, shirt , shorts, socks & ball. All players must have shin
Source: www.app.com

American Heritage girls' soccer team to defend state title - Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
Phil Zayas said his team's loss to West Boca during the regular season was the best thing that could have happened to the girls' soccer team at American Heritage-Plantation. "It was definitely a humbling experience for them and it brought them closer
Source: www.sun-sentinel.com

Matias Casares brings soccer program to “future of Haiti - PRLog (free press release)
PR Log (Press Release) â€" Feb 10, 2010 â€" Future of Haiti, an orphanage and school with the purpose to build future leaders of Haiti, is working with Matias Casares, former Tampa Bay professional soccer player and Angels of Soccer of Haiti to put
Source: www.prlog.org

Soccer shorts - Irish Times
STANDARD Liege forward Milan Jovanovic (28) claims he has agreed terms with Liverpool to join them in the summer. His current deal with the Belgian club expires in the summer and he is free to sign a pre-contract agreement with any club. Jovanovic
Source: www.irishtimes.com

Fox Sports kicks off English soccer - Variety
English soccer is coming to Fox Sports. The UEFA Champions League Final will be aired May 22, marking the net's first-ever soccer broadcast. Conglom's cable outfit Fox Soccer Channel delivers 110 Champions League matches to its 36 million subscribers
Source: www.variety.com


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

Monday, February 08, 2010

Toshack hopes to conquer England



John Toshack once helped knock England out of a major tournament as a player and now he is hoping to do the very as a manager.

Drogba: Terry has backing of squad
Unity is the key for Drogba and Chelsea Terry has backing of squad Drogba (©PAphotos) Picture GalleryNew Premier League pictures Chelsea pictures Didier Drogba pictures Didier Drogba It has archaic a difficult week for us, for Chelsea, for all the club

Robinho gets off mark with winner for Santos
Get IOL on your mobile at m.iol.co.za Rio de Janeiro - Robinho marked his return to Santos with a brilliant back-heeled winner in their 2-1 away win gone Sao Paulo in the Paulista championship on Sunday.

Melbourne’s Kemp to have knee surgery
Melbourne Victory defender, Matthew Kemp, today underwent an MRI scan to ascertain the damage fulfilled to his right knee after it buckled in the first minute of Melbourne Victory’s clash against North Queensland Fury on Friday night.Unfortunately for

Mexico mounts multiple Copa challenge
One of the declined orthodox after effects of swine flu is the headache it gives the administrators of South America's premier club competition. In last year's version of the Copa Libertadores, two Mexican sides, Chivas Guadalajara and San Luis, made it

Ancelotti hails 'perfect captain' John Terry
With imperative contributions in defence and attack, particularly his headed assist for Didier Drogba's opening goal, Terry showed little augury of his football presence affected by the loss of the England captaincy or a wave of allegations about his


"They (slot machines) sit there like young courtesans, promising pleasures undreamed of, your deepest desires fulfilled, all lusts satiated." - Frank Scoblete

Sunday, February 07, 2010

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



"No one is luckier than him who believes in his luck" - German proverb "Luck never made a man wise." - Seneca

Thursday, February 04, 2010

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

Wednesday, February 03, 2010

Fresh air impoverishes the doctor. - Danish Proverb


Fresh air impoverishes the doctor.
- Danish Proverb



"One of the healthiest ways to gamble is with a spade and a package of garden seeds." - Dan Bennett "A dollar won is twice as sweet as a dollar earned." - Paul Newman, The Color of Money

Tuesday, February 02, 2010

Female Soccer Fans Allegedly Lured Into Sex



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Gannon realistic up Posh challenge
New Peterborough manager Jim Gannon has set himself the challenge of bringing back 'credibility and respect' to the Coca-Cola Championship strugglers after a difficult few months at London Road.

Soccer fan banned for 3 oldness for racial abuse
Extract not achievable.

Palace buyer 'will be raise'
Palace have outworn handed a 10-iota penalty for going into administration, which saw them drop out of contention for the play-offs, and have sold teenage star Victor Moses to Wigan for a fee believed to be any which way 2.5 million.

Bulgaria Soccer Star's Broken King's Received Pronunciation a YouTube Hit
SOFIA (Reuters Life!) - An interview with Bulgarian soccer star Hristo Stoichkov in broken Received Pronunciation has gained wild popularity on the WWW among fellow countrymen and inspired a rap singer to post a song about it on video Web page YouTube.

Wilder happy to keep key players
Wilder has brought in right one player in the January transfer window Oxford United boss Chris Wilder has said he is happy but 'surprised' that there were no offers for his key players until the January transfer window.

Raul Resigned To Life On The right Bench
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Shrews falled in O'Flynn bid
Shrewsbury Town boss Paul Simpson has expressed his frustration at failing to prognostic Barnet striker John O'Flynn before the transfer deadline.

Ex-Man megalopolitan and Newcastle star's daughter is fix dead
Extract not attainable.


A problem gambler was urged by a counselor to take the 20-question test for compulsive gambling. Upon completing it, the subject commented; "Boy, Gamblers Anonymous must be hard up for new members. They make qualifying so easy." A Smith & Wesson beats four aces. - American Proverb

Monday, February 01, 2010

Eat right, exercise regularly, die anyway. - Author


Eat right, exercise regularly, die anyway.
- Author Unknown



"Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember it didn't work for the rabbit." - R. E. Shay "The only sure thing about luck is that it will change." - Wilson Mizner