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FA Cup semi finals, the bums on seats are at FA HQ

The bumbling administrators of English football have got it wrong yet again, as the empty seats for the weekend semi finals testify. Posted April 15, 2007 by Mark Rivlin

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The crunch for Arsenal, West Ham and Co: How football's big business is screwing the fans

The poor old fan has become a customer rather than a supporter, paying through the nose at every turn. It's time clubs gave us something back? Posted October 11, 2008 by Ben Antcliff

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Don't blame footballers for the bad behaviour of our children

Why do we expect working-class lads who play Premier League football to behave as paragons of virtue? It's up to all of us to set boundaries for youngsters, not 22 blokes on a football pitch. Posted March 28, 2008 by Claire Bee

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Jail for player over FA Cup match incident

Four-month sentence for non-league defender after TV cameras capture incident. Posted January 11, 2007 by Reuters

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The British Lions prove that a British Olympic football team WOULD work

The Scottish and Welsh FAs are worried about their status in FIFA and UEFA should the home nations unite for the 2012 Olympics. But UK fans will be the losers if we don't team up. Posted October 31, 2007 by Graham Smith

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The alternative World Cup: Lapping up football in the Land of the Midnight Fun

Gutted at England's failure to qualify for Euro 2008? Then take in a very different football experience this summer by following nations outside the FIFA radar like the Sami, Greenland, Gozo, Occitania and Tibet. Posted January 21, 2008 by Steve Menary

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Premiership buy-outs: good or bad?

While Alan Pardew may not be the only performance-related casualty this season, what does the Hammers' experience say about foreign ownership and the future of English football? Posted December 14, 2006 by Tet Grajo

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Tackling violence - the biggest stain on Italian football

The sickness that plagues Serie A continues unabated. Surely it's time for concerted action. Posted September 04, 2008 by Ben Suenaga

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Daggers can't wait to cut it with the big boys in Division Two

Dagenham and Redbridge have finally made it to the Football League. Now can they stay there? Posted April 08, 2007 by Joe Morris

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How football hooliganism became the scourge of Europe

With the English domestic game virtually free of trouble, the focus has shifted to the continent where, in some cases, it is out of control. Posted April 19, 2007 by Adam Spurr

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Why deny the perfect Hawaii Warriors a crack at college football's greatest prize?

Unbeaten Hawaii is the latest victim of a system that rewards money rather than success as Ohio State and Louisiana prepare to play for the national title. Posted December 07, 2007 by Lass Thompson

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Crazy football wages? We're to blame as much as anybody

Money and success go hand-in-hand - and they have done ever since the game was handed over to the professionals. Posted March 28, 2008 by Claire Bee

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Manchester United and Chelsea v The Championship: Who would you rather watch - Ronaldo and Drogba or Fowler and Hasselbaink?

Is the glitz and glamour of the Premier League really more exciting than the unpredictable division below? Quite simply the answer is ... YES! Posted June 04, 2008 by Chris Goldsmith

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French lessons can put England back on the football rails

The FA need to take the Eurostar to Paris and learn from a system that has produced such talents as Thierry Henry, Zinedine Zidane and Robert Pires. Posted November 24, 2007 by Matt Genner

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England's Steve McClaren - no formula, no drive

Steve McClaren has always been the Mr Mediocre of football. The big question is why Sam Allardyce never got the England job. Posted March 26, 2007 by midnightjester

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New Zealand crash – but football's World Cup for girls captures a rugby-mad nation's imagination

The under-17 women's tournament got off to a great start with Canada just shading it in a thrilling match against the hosts. Posted October 28, 2008 by Hamish McBrearty

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Girls' football upstages Kiwi rugby as England, Germany and Japan chase World Cup glory

For Dan Carter, read Danielle Carter. The Under-17 Women's World Cup is proving a hit in New Zealand because it's all about love of the game. Posted November 03, 2008 by Hamish McBrearty

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Is India's I-League truly professional? Former footballers seek answers

Since clubs with big budgets rule the the league, this writer questions whether it is really worth investing big money into the set-up. Posted July 10, 2008 by armstrong vas

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Who is the HARDEST footballer EVER?

Football's really hard cases are becoming extinct as referees clamp down on reckless tackles. But no doubt fans of Manchester United, Liverpool, Manchester City, Blackburn, Celtic, Rangers, Arsenal, Spurs, Chelsea, Leeds, Everton, Newcastle and Aston Villa fans still have a view about the toughest player YOU ever saw? Posted January 09, 2008 by Sportingo Team

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Sing when you're winning and, like Liverpool, you'll never walk alone

Tired of the pathetic 'songs' delivered from the football terraces? One Sportingo writer certainly is. Posted May 16, 2007 by Mark Rivlin

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Move over Chelsea and make room for Salisbury

Non-league football is thriving, so why do the TV companies not give them more coverage? Posted December 04, 2006 by Joe Morris

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Why you won't beat an Italian derby for passion

Garibaldi had a vision of a unified Italy, but the World Cup is pretty much the only time that happens on a football field in Italy. Posted August 20, 2008 by Ben Suenaga

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Southend all at sea: Should Tilson stay at the helm as his team flounder?

Steve Tilson is one of England's brightest young managers but it could be he has achieved everything he can at Southend. Maybe it's time for a change at Roots Hall. Posted September 11, 2008 by Graham Fisher

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Why Arsenal's Eduardo should count himself lucky

After Newport County's Ian Hillier broke his leg, instead of getting his club's full support to help his recovery, they decided to terminate his contract. Posted November 04, 2008 by Steve Moore

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The Football Centre Forward - An obituary

The sad passing of a footballing institution Posted December 07, 2006 by Tommy Martin

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Crewe's fame academy needs help from football's money men

Whilst the big boys of English football go from strength to strength and continue to prosper, life at the other end of the spectrum is getting harder and harder for clubs like Crewe Alexandra. Posted March 27, 2007 by Matt Owen

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Chelsea's Frank Lampard should just chin and bear the fan menace

The 'fan' who tried to assault the Chelsea midfielder was not part of a mass return to the dark days of football hooliganism. Such isolated incidents in the game's current sterile atmosphere add to the overall enjoyment. Posted March 25, 2007 by The Gaffer

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Footballers are money-grabbing bleeders – shock!

But here's the kicker: It's a good thing - it really is. Posted April 06, 2007 by Phil Klein

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Footballer-turned-boxer Curtis Woodhouse is a real knockout now

The former Sheffield United and Birmingham City midfielder has chalked up four ring victories on the trot - the latest by a first-round KO. Posted December 08, 2007 by Mark White

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How the Dead Rabbits burrowed into a warren of football action!

Is your club looking for players? Are you desperate to find a club? Just click on the Internet. It works, I’m telling you. Posted October 06, 2007 by darren irving

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Why never-say-die David Beckham is my Footballer of the Year

Snubbed and rejected by his bosses at both club and international level, the former England captain bounced back as no one else could. Now he's off to America - and you can blame Capello and McClaren for that. Posted June 20, 2007 by BR Eloise

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Leeds United finally profit from sensible dealing - now back to the Premier League!

Hopes are high that Elland Road can be rebought and re-developed again...and that the top flight is really not so far away. Posted December 01, 2008 by Joshua Palfreyman

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