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July 14, 2005
Joan Boix and Joan Franquesa appointed to FC Barcelona board
[Barcelona news, Catalonia news, Catalunya news, Catalan news | Barcelona Reporter | Home] From Sporting Life (in full): ”˜Duo join Barca board’ | “Barcelona have appointed two new directors following a spate of resignations from the board this summer. A mini-crisis developed at the Nou Camp in early June when five directors stood down, including former vice-president Sandro Rosell
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July 11, 2005
Herzog and De Meuron's Allianz Arena
[cityofsound] The new Allianz Arena football stadium in Munich, designed by Herzog and De Meuron, is a quite beautiful piece of work, which puts Norman Foster's compromised new Wembley to shame on several fronts. For a start, it's come in on time and on budget (for a quarter that of Wembley, actually), but also features innovations such as cashless payment, is acoustically brilliant, and its distinctive appearance has already been taken to heart by locals, who have dubbed it 'the rubber dinghy'.
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July 14, 2005
Joan Boix and Joan Franquesa appointed to FC Barcelona board
[Barcelona news, Catalonia news, Catalunya news, Catalan news | Barcelona Reporter | Home] From Sporting Life (in full): ”˜Duo join Barca board’ | “Barcelona have appointed two new directors following a spate of resignations from the board this summer. A mini-crisis developed at the Nou Camp in early June when five directors stood down, including former vice-president Sandro Rosell
Posted at 08:22 AM
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July 11, 2005
Herzog and De Meuron's Allianz Arena
[cityofsound] The new Allianz Arena football stadium in Munich, designed by Herzog and De Meuron, is a quite beautiful piece of work, which puts Norman Foster's compromised new Wembley to shame on several fronts. For a start, it's come in on time and on budget (for a quarter that of Wembley, actually), but also features innovations such as cashless payment, is acoustically brilliant, and its distinctive appearance has already been taken to heart by locals, who have dubbed it 'the rubber dinghy'.
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July 09, 2005
Gold Cup Begins
[Springfield MO Soccer] The CONCACAF Gold Cup is the regional championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean. With 12 teams participating in the finals, the winner will represent CONCACAF in the next FIFA Confederations Cup.
Posted at 11:21 AM
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Lookalikes
[Bad English] Given the startling resemblance between Steve Stride, Aston Villa plc's Operations Director and Gareth from the BBC series The Office, is there any chance they are both related?
Posted at 11:20 AM
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Zurawski has finally signed with Celtic
[Pariuri sportive - cote si noutati] "CelticGlasgow has a great history and wonderful supporters and I am very excited... signed an individual contract with Celtic" - said spokesman of Wisla, Jerzy Jurczynski.
Posted at 11:17 AM
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The Sacred Pitch
[106 Miles to Chicago] Maybe it is a big deal that an American tycoon now owns Manchester United. Maybe we're not all the same.
Posted at 11:16 AM
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Matt Damon Luciana Barroso Martin Scorsese Departed Pictures
[just jared dot com] was on location at Boston Commons (supposedly pulling in $300K/day to the Boston economy) for Director
Posted at 11:14 AM
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July 08, 2005
I’m not a car man. I don’t have a dream car, and I...
[The Funky Drummer] with such friends usually goes something like this: Danny G: “Oh nice! - Aston Martin DB7 GT, 6 speed manual gear box, 6 litre engine, 0-60 in 5 seconds.” Me: “Actually Danny, I think you’ll find it’s an AstonVilla Martini, 4 wheels, 1 engine, some windows, pretty fast.” Simply put - I can’t tell a Lambo
Posted at 12:55 PM
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WANT TO HELP ME? DON'T HELP ME!
[Midwest Conservative Journal] There are Germans who spend a few dollars to get used Bayern Munich or Werder Bremen jerseys, in other words, clothes that that some German kids sent to Africa for a good cause. After buying these jerseys, they auction them off at Ebay and send them back to Germany -- for three times the price.
Posted at 12:54 PM
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Poland - news: Maciej Zurawksi: It is always about money
[Pariuri sportive - cote si noutati] Many indicate that Maciej Zurawski is a reserve option for Celtic Glasgow. The club is negotiating now the transfer of Craig Bellamy from Newcastle United.
Posted at 12:51 PM
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ladies and gentlemen lets get ready to RUMBLE
[PIE] The scores were 2-2 and 4-0. I will post up the scores Every once in a while if u would like to look at them.
Posted at 12:49 PM
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USA 4, Cuba 1
[The Metropolis Times] This win puts America at the top of the CONCACAF Group B table, with 3 points and a 3 GD. The US Men's National Team plays next against Canada on Saturday the 9th at Qwest Field in Seattle at 1:30pm Pacific Time.
Posted at 12:47 PM
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July 07, 2005
Liverpool FC
[Soccer Betting Tips and Odds - UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup, FA Cup and World Cup] The acquisitions of Spanish goalkeeper Jose Manuel Reina, Dutch international Bolo Zenden, Chilean winger Mark Gonzalez and young Spaniard Antonio Barragan can only help Liverpool's cause in re-signing its star player. Reina was one of the most sought-after goalkeepers this summer.
Posted at 06:26 AM
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GB Olympic Football Team
[Up Your Ego] I think it’s a good thing London winning the Olympics, and I have to say I REALLY enjoyed the look of shock and dissapointment on the faces of the arrogant French in Paris when they found out they had lost.
Posted at 06:14 AM
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July 06, 2005
State of alert
[Life Less Ordinary] By the way, Brazil won the FIFA Confederations CUP! Saw the 1st half of the match last night while yam cha-ing with HH and Ken in Jaafar.
Posted at 12:44 PM
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European Soccer Betting
[Sports Betting Tips @ Online Sportsbooks on NBA Basketball, Baseball MLB, Boxing, Golf, Tennis] The 22-year-old Reina joined Villarreal from Barcelona in 2002. He helped Villarreal to a third-place finish in La Liga this season, making him an attractive transfer target for Europe's big clubs.
Posted at 12:43 PM
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Sprechen Sie Deutsches?
[Manchester United News & Speculation] These new rumours have started after Ballack told German press that he could play in the EPL and he has not had anyone German players tell him not to leave Germany. Ballack currently has one year left in his deal with Bayern Munich and he is set to captain Germany in their World Cup bid.
Posted at 12:40 PM
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Brew Beer in a Coffee Pot
[betED Blog] German city builds ’sex huts’ for World Cup The city of Dortmund is getting ready for the World Cup of Soccer in a very peculiar way Read the...
Posted at 12:38 PM
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CONCACAF Gold Cup
[Soccer Betting Tips and Odds - UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup, FA Cup and World Cup] Every couple of years, 14 CONCACAF national men's soccer teams and two invitees from other regions (South Africa and Colombia round out this year's list) meet, often one year before the World Cup is set to begin.This year the Gold Cup will be played in Miami, Seattle, Los Angeles, Boston and Houston with the semifinals and finals to be played at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.
Posted at 12:35 PM
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July 05, 2005
The future is bright for Barca
[Sports : life magnified] It is certainly difficult to break into the first XI of the Barca team but Lopez in a game last season showed how stars can emerge. Messi joined the club at age 14, progressing through the teams and his contract runs till 2012.
Posted at 03:13 PM
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Young players
[Arsenal, wtf?] Whenever time permits, I have found myself watching the recently concluded UEFA Women's Championship (cheering the 3 Arsenal Football Club women on the England National football team no less), the Confederations Cup (cheering whichever Gunner is playing on the day) and the Fifa U-20 World Cup currently ongoing in the Netherlands (cheering the young Gunners on display).
Posted at 03:12 PM
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Gerrard wants to leave Liverpool
[The Chelsea Football Club Blog] Chelsea or Real Madrid? Bernabeu director of football Arrigo Sacchi said on Monday: “Of course we are interested in him, what big club isn’t?”
Posted at 03:10 PM
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Gunners 4 Life
[tHiNkEr's rOoM] Much as Manchester United played better, the Carling Cup game between Liverpool and Chelsea is another illustration that winning a game and winning a match are not always the same thing. Jens Lehmann quite literally saved the team, during the 120 odd minutes of the game AND the penalties.
Posted at 03:09 PM
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Las vegas deal - Las Vegas Airline Tickets Las Veg...
[Indian Casinos Poker] Las Vegas Sands Corp., owner of the Venetian Casino Resort in Las Vegas, has partnered with English football club Manchester United to build a resort and
Posted at 03:07 PM
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July 04, 2005
leeeeeeroy!
[the shaky kaiser] The FIFA Confederations Cup is a football (soccer) tournament for national teams, held every two years by FIFA. It is contested by the winners of each of the six FIFA confederation championships (CAF, CONMEBOL, UEFA, AFC, OFC, CONCACAF), along with the FIFA World Cup champion and the host country, to bring the number of teams up to eight.
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