ManU vs Chelsea For EPL Title Sunday

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I get annoyed with all of the Fan Boys that Manchester United and Chelsea have attracted the past few years, so I’m rooting for a Spanish side to win the Champions League this season. Despite that, I am reminded by how the youngsters were attracted to one of these sides when a 20-something starts reminiscing [...]

Ryan Giggs And United Face Liverpool on Sunday

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If only there were more like him, although then we probably wouldn’t appreciate it as much, like Spring after Winter. Ryan Giggs just celebrated 20 years of play and FIFA recognizes him with a great story In one sense, there was an element of symmetry to it. Last night, 20 years on, Ryan Giggs’ 863rd [...]

Matthew La Tissier, Southhampton

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From the Guardian – The Joy of Six: Training-ground set-piece goals From Ernie Hunt’s classic to a magic Matt Le Tissier moment, here are half a dozen goals created on the training ground Watching La Tissier was a great treat during the 90′s, and that’s the same timeframe Cantano It’s often said that Matthew Le [...]

We Were Part Of The Record Soccer Crowd In Kansas City!

Bailey Pesek and Taylor Stamper at Arrowhead Stadium

A pair of Nixa Lady Eagles were fortunate enough to attend the recent Manchester United game against the KC Wizards last Sunday. They share a picture of their visit and thoughts on the soccer adventure. Bailey says: Having the opportunity to see Manchester United play in the United States doesn’t happen every day. When my [...]

International Friendlies This Week Include ManU, Tottenham

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Plenty of good soccer to enjoy this week on TV as well as live (see 4 Tickets Available for Manchester United game on Sunday). It includes the Barclays Challenge in New York City. Rumor has it Thierry Henry will be playing for Red Bull NY by then! WEDNESDAY, July 21 International Club Friendly between PHILADELPHIA [...]

Denis Irwin Coaching Clinic Wednesday In KC

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The Wizards have a clinic scheduled tomorrow morning (Wednesday May 26th) at 10:30 am at their training facility at Swope Park, 6310 Lewis Road, Kansas City, MO. Featured will be former Manchester United great Denis Irwin. It is open to all coaches in the area. For those who don’t recognize the name, Irwin was a [...]

Jack Jewsbury Interview with The Back Post

The Back Post is one of two KC Wizards blogs I count on to get a fan’s view of what’s happening up North. Thad Bell runs the blog and like me is an active photographer and has added video work. He caught up with home town boy Jack Jewsbury Friday and discussed the loss to [...]

Cesc Fabregas, Dimitar Berbatov and Wayne Rooney

Cesc Fabregas, Arsenal

Have you been enjoying the Champions League quarterfinals? Some amazing games the past two days with Bayern Munich (my first team, having been born in that fine city) coming back against Manchester United and Cesc Fabregas leading Arsenal to a tie in their game Wednesday against Barcelona. Oh, and did you hear Wayne Rooney is [...]

Arsenal Faces Manchester United Sunday, 10am Live in 3D

Samir Nasri celebrates goal vs ManU 2009

Big game on Sunday as Arsenal takes on Manchester United. The Gunners sit a point behind United in the race for second place behind Chelsea and a defeat at home would deal a painful blow to Arsenal’s title hopes. The same could be said for Manchester United, which trails Chelsea by a point for first [...]

Springfield Catholic Boys Touring, And Playing, In England

We arrived on Friday July 24 in Manchester Airport after a very long and delayed flight. However, even being jet lagged and exhausted we went to Old Trafford, Manchester United’s stadium. It is the largest stadium in English Football seating just over 75,000 people. After this we checked into Chester College where we have stayed [...]

Eddie Horn, Jeff City Jays, On Umbro/West Ham United Youth Development Trip

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I’m delighted to offer a great report from Head Coach Eddie Horn, Jeff City Jays, on a Youth Development program trip he was able to take earlier this year to West Ham United. Sponsored by Umbro, he’s documented the trip for us via a Q&A format with his close friend Terry Michler, Head Coach of [...]

It’s The Playoffs

Mid-May and we’re supposed to be complaining about the heat by now if previous seasons are any guideline. Instead we’ll keep our eye on the sky and our soccer blankets handy… Class 1 – the ladies got their games in Saturday, despite the weather. The semifinals are this evening at Willard with the final scheduled [...]