Bleacher Report - Front Page:
In order to determine the reason for Tennesse's unexpected turnaround, you have to figure out what was wrong in the first place. Although Vince Young has been playing well, and has even had a better Quarterback Rating and a l (Read More)
Bleacher Report - Front Page:
I am a Ducks fan, and I am scared.I am scared because I have seen this episode before, and it was one of my least favorites in the last several seasons of this gut wrenching show that is called “Oregon Football.”Oregon is rid (Read More)
Bleacher Report - Front Page:
There will be no BCS bowl game nor an ACC Championship for the Miami Hurricanes this year. In fact they won't even get a shot at ACC title with Georgia Tech's 49-10 win over Duke last week (and Miami's subsequent loss 33-24 l (Read More)
Bleacher Report - Front Page:
In a day and age in which professional athletes are often depicted as criminals or over-greedy, grown up babies, I feel that the need for specific role models in sports is absolutely critical.While the media often only highli (Read More)
Huffington Post:
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick plans to make a decision on the future of coach Charlie Weis within days of the season's end.Swarbrick said Thursday that how he made his decision last fall, when (Read More)
The Guardian:
• Los Angeles Galaxy to face Real Salt Lake• Midfielder's right ankle hampered by bone bruiseDavid Beckham will have a painkilling injection in order to be fit for Sunday's MLS Cup final, the Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder sai (Read More)
The Offside:
Something to read while you watch the madness at the Maracana…Israel halts construction of Palestinian stadium (BBC.co.uk)This FIFA conspiracy goes deeper than we though (Studs Up)Five football injustices (Shortlist)What happ (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Sport:
• Criticisms from Lewsey and Greenwood annoy manager• Johnson wantseloquent response from England tomorrowRobert Kitson Martin Johnson has hit back at his World Cup-winning team-mates Will Greenwood and Josh Lewsey for their (Read More)
The Guardian:
• Carlo Ancelotti says he is happy to work with Dutchman• Roberto Mancini favourite to be Russia's new coachGuus Hiddink plans to return to Chelsea as technical director following his failure to guide Russia to the World Cup. (Read More)
The Guardian:
• Foster feels he needs to play to make World Cup squad• Ferguson sees John O'Shea as next long-term captainSir Alex Ferguson will reject any attempt by his back-up goalkeeper Ben Foster to secure an England place for next su (Read More)
The Guardian:
Maybe the Fifa president should take himself out of circulation for a while and have a damn good thinkFirst we were cross with Thierry Henry. This turned out to be an unsatisfying experience, like shouting tiny, pathetic inau (Read More)
The Guardian:
Ivan Klasnic reveals the story behind his two kidney transplants and the debt he owes his familyIvan Klasnic winces as he remembers the day his life was turned upside down. It was November 2005 and Werder Bremen had just beat (Read More)
The Guardian:
Thierry Henry's calculated handball showed football is all about getting away with what you can when you canIt is understood that the canonisation of Thierry Henry has been postponed indefinitely. During his eight years at Ar (Read More)
The Guardian:
Today's game at Anfield offers Mark Hughes's team the ideal opportunity to break a run of stalematesIf Mark Hughes has learned one thing in the last month, it is exactly what Rafael Benítez and Liverpool learned last season: (Read More)
The Guardian:
• Carlo Ancelotti says Kakuta is best teenager he's seen• Ban for allegedly breaking transfer rules lifted by FifaCarlo Ancelotti may today hand a Premier League debut to the best teenage footballer he has ever seen, a player (Read More)
The Guardian:
• Benítez insists Ngog is honest despite diving furore• Liverpool manager ready for 'important' fixtureRafael Benítez has accepted today's Anfield visit of Manchester City represents "make-or-break" for Liverpool's domestic a (Read More)
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Don't look now, but only a few teams are left in football playoff action. Like the gameshow Survivor, only the strong will survive. (Read More)
FT.com - Editorial comment:
Sometimes football unites us in a common humanity, and sometimes it helps people of different nationalities remember their differences. (Read More)
irishtimes.com Breaking News:
Twelve matches in the Europa League and three in the Champions League are among “around 200” games being looked at by Uefa as part of an investigation into alleged match-fixing described by one official as the biggest to ever (Read More)
BBC:
France striker Thierry Henry believes a replay of his side's World Cup play-off with the Republic of Ireland would "be the fairest solution". (Read More)