December 2011
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The Best of Football Writing in 2011
afootballreport: Compiled by Eric Beard Let’s go with a classic scenario. What if you spent the last 12 months fighting for your life on an island after a shipwreck? How would you acclimate back into society? Well, you would probably want to catch up on what you missed. If you’re a fan of football and love reading about the game, then you would want to read the best pieces from 2011. That’s...
Dec 27th
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afootballreport: The Empty Newspaper that Promoted Peace in Peruvian Futbol Violence was rampant. The government wanted to have matches play in empty stadiums after a fan was killed. Instead, the Peruvian Primera Division chose to suspend league fixtures. You know how it is in a country that loves its sport. When futbol stops, the country’s spirit weakens. Newspaper El Bocón took a bold stance...
Dec 26th
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Dec 25th
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Les Murray: Why Luis Suarez is a racist →
Liverpool FC got in a bit of a tizz over Luis Suarez getting an eight-match ban for racism. It WILL get over it. Read more…
Dec 24th
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Dec 24th
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Cheeky Chip: Dreaming in Buenos Aires: Trezeguet... →
By Eric Beard Argentine fútbol has been suffering. The country’s national team failed to live up to the hype in Copa America this past summer, while Brazil’s emergence as an economic power has spurred the Brasileiro to new financial and competitive heights. Argentina has been lagging…
Dec 23rd
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Dec 21st
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Dec 20th
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Let me sum up the Suarez case:
Suarez has allegedly said “Negrito” meaning “black person” or “black friend” in Spanish language, a common colloquialism. Liverpool FC have said “Luis himself is of a mixed race background as his grandfather was black” and “he has played with black players … many whom became good friends” as a means to say that, by default, he...
Dec 20th
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Dec 17th
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Dec 16th
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football in frames: From Lionel Messi to Wojciech... →
footballinframes: 1. Lionel Messi Club: Barcelona Average rating: 8.30 Having topped the goalscoring charts in each of the last three Champions League campaigns, Messi - along with Bayern Munich’s Mario Gomez - already leads the way in the competition this season after scoring six goals in just…
Dec 15th
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Antonio Cassano's back at Milanello
Dec 15th
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Toro Rosso announce Ricciardo & Vergne for 2012 →
Score one for the Aussies.
Dec 14th
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Dec 12th
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The End of Defending? →
The World Motorsports Council meeting this week may have grabbed the headlines by including Austin and Bahrain in the 2012 calendar but there was one bombshell in there that failed to grab the attention it deserved. In 2012, drivers will not be allowed to move back onto the racing line after having moved off it to defend their position.
Dec 11th
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“Drivers may no longer move back onto the racing line having moved off it to...”
– FIA amendment to Formula One sporting regulations for 2012
Dec 10th
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Dec 9th
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Heart stuns Roar in Brisbane 2-1 →
The Brisbane Roar’s historic undefeated streak, 36 games being an Australian sports record, ended last week against Sydney FC, and tonight against the youth orientated Melbourne Heart they suffered their first back-to-back loss since the last two games of the 09/10 season. The Victorian squad, in their second season in the A-League, defeated the reigning champs 2-1 at Suncorp Stadium thanks...
Dec 8th
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Why the Manchester demise is good for the Europa...
Okay, obviously “good for Manchester” is a stretch. These are two of the toughest clubs in the world, and both could make arguments for the coveted third spot behind Madrid and Barça, so anything short of a quarterfinal appearance should be regarded as failing to meet expectation. Manchester City has so many high profile names and so much money invested in the squad, coupled with...
Dec 7th
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Dec 6th
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Dec 5th
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Dec 4th
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Dec 3rd
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Dec 2nd
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Mariners trounce the Reds 4-0 Dortmund bound playmaker Mustafa Amini opened his scoring account for the season with a blinder in the first half, before setting up fellow youngster Bernie Ibini. Dutch defender Patrick Zwaanswijk has gone three games with goals and once again dominated his teams box. Rostyn Griffiths sealed the deal in the second half, with some close calls by Simon and McBreen. ...
Dec 2nd
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Dec 1st
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November 2011
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Nov 30th
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