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Lionel Messi Wins 2009 Ballon d'Or
Enigmatic Argentine international Lionel Messi has finally become recognised as the best player to play within the continent of Europe.
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Sunderland v Arsenal Match Report
Arsenal suffered another Premier League setback after defeat against Sunderland heaped more pressure on their faltering title challenge.
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Sunderland v Arsenal Match Preview
Sunderland are looking to maintain their imposing record at the Stadium of Light while Arsenal try to stay in contention to win the Premier League title race.
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Lionel Messi Wins The Ballon D'Or
Argentina's diminutive forward joins the pantheon of all-time greats as he collects a well deserved Ballon D'Or chosen by L'Equippe Magazine.
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Can England Win The World Cup?
England have some of the world's best players but have not managed to win a major tournament since 1966, will this be their year?
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Biggest Injustices In Football
A list of football's biggest injustices including Maradona's Hand Of God goal, Geoff Hurst's 1966 Cup Final hat-trick and Theirry Henry's handball against Ireland.
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Can The USA Win The World Cup?
Since Hosting the World Cup in 1994 Soccer has become increasingly popular in the United States. However, winning the tournament still seems out of reach
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Match Report Arsenal 0-3 Chelsea
Didier Drogba scored twice to send out a title warning for Chelsea, with an incisive close range volley and a superb free-kick late on.
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Everton 0 Liverpool 2
Liverpool grabbed all three points in the 212th Merseyside derby with a fortuitous win over their local rivals.
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Football's Practical Jokers
Playing in a football team means killing a lot of time between games to keep the boredom at bay. Maybe that's why most have a prankster in their ranks.
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Barcelona vs Real Madrid: Preview
'El Classico' is always one of the major dates in the footballing calender but a newly starstudded Real Madrid has made this the Most anticipated fixture so far this year
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Everton v Liverpool Preview
Everton host Liverpool at Goodison Park on Sunday in the 212th Merseyside Derby - a match both teams can ill-afford to lose.
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Football Must Use Video Technology
Video technology has improved the nature of officiating sport by removing human error yet football has been left behind and an appeal system is the only solution.
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A New Format For UEFA Euro 2012 Qualifiers
International football is becoming more competitive and changes are needed to ensure the qualifying campaigns for major tournaments do not become progressively stagnant.
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Hungary Lose to West Germany in 1954
The Hungarian side were red-hot favourites to take the fifth World Cup trophy in 1954. The Magnificent Magyars went to Switzerland unbeaten in twenty-eight games.
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Guus Hiddink for Liverpool
After Liverpool crashed out of the Champions League, obvious questions will be asked about the continued management of Rafa Benitez
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The National Football Team of Belarus
Belarus became an autonomous state following the break up of the Soviet Union, and their football team has since competed independently at international level.
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The Latvia National Football Team
After the break up of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s many new states began competing in international football, including Latvia.
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Debrecen 0 v Liverpool 1
Liverpool travelled to Hungary needing a win against Debrecen to keep any chance of their Champions League hopes alive.
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The Hungarian Football Team of the 1950s
The Hungarian football team of the 1950's ushered in a new era of technically adroit attacking football. They dominated the international scene for almost six years.
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Liverpool In Trouble
There is no doubt that Rafa Benitez has raised expectations since he came to Anfield but now he appears to have become a victim of his own success
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Debrecen vs Liverpool Preview
Rafa Benitez is a man who has taken his club right to the edge of disaster. Can he perform a miracle and, in Liverpool's signature style, qualify at the last minute?
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Two More Lessons MLS Learned From the NASL
Real Salt Lake's upset victory in MLS Cup 2009 over David Beckham highlights the flaw of the playoffs, but MLS has improved some rules of the last major league, the NASL.
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Real Salt Lake Wins MLS Cup 2009
Real Salt Lake won MLS Cup 2009 by defeating David Beckham and the Los Angeles Galaxy. However, this victory might actually be bad for Major League Soccer.
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Three Lessons MLS Learned From the NASL
The North American Soccer League was very successful during its peak. However, MLS (Major League Soccer), made some changes that improved upon NASL's blueprint
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