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				<title>2009 in review:  Best podcast, character and international incident</title>				
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				  Best podcast&amp;nbsp; The Guardian&apos;s Football Weekly continues to be the most entertaining soccer pod, at least in this house.&amp;nbsp; While James Richardson&apos;s puns can become tiresome, this twice-weekly pod also features regular calls from La Liga corr...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:52:36 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Baby Gunners, the Champions League heats up, and more scarves on the sideline for Germany</title>				
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				 				AP Photo/Matt DunhamAn interesting piece on the Gunners&apos; youth setup.&amp;nbsp; What the hell were you doing at 16?&amp;nbsp; [Daily Mail]Owen Coyle is the latest to draw blood from Arsenal.&amp;nbsp; Now he wants to help blood another young one.&amp;nbsp; [Mir...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:39:09 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>2009 in review:  Pep &amp; Barca, Arshavin, and over-hyped England</title>				
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				 				AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky  As 2009 draws to a close, I&apos;ll be looking at some key stories of the year.Coach &amp;amp; Team of the Year:&amp;nbsp; Pep Guardiola &amp;amp; Barcelona&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; A no-brainer.&amp;nbsp; Barca was stocked with talent before the f...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:46:19 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Chelsea and Manchester United crack open the door for Arsenal</title>				
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				AP Photo/Jon SuperThe tastiest match of the weekend was supposed to be Arsenal&apos;s visit to Anfield on Sunday.&amp;nbsp; League leaders Chelsea and Manchester United gave the Gunners and Liverpool something to live up to in the Blues&apos; 3-3 draw with Everton...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:54:31 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Missed penalties, Ronaldo, Man City and the Rome derby</title>				
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				Supporters clash during the Serie A soccer match between AS Roma and Lazio at Rome&apos;s Olympic stadium, Sunday Dec. 6, 2009. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)It was very much the weekend of the missed penalty.&amp;nbsp; In England, Arsenal skipper Cesc Fabre...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:43:21 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Inter fall to Juve, Man City and Real Madrid fight back</title>				
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				 				AP Photo/Massimo PincaThe Special One and Felipe Melo get sent off as Inter fall to Juventus, but Milan put on a show.&amp;nbsp; [Goal, Gazetta dello Sport]The richest club in the world continue to get up for the big games, this time stunning league...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:38:31 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Drogba plunders Arsenal&apos;s hopes for the season</title>				
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				 				Didier Drogba and Bono at the global launch of the partnership between Nike and (RED)It is about that time in the season when a Gooner sets his sights on the League Cup, the FA Cup, or whatever over-hyped competition Arsenal find themselves stil...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:38:34 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Wenger and the World Cup, Beckham&apos;s labored breathing, and paying for soccer news</title>				
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				The World Cup?&amp;nbsp; Why don&apos;t you finish a match first . . . AP Photo/Scott HeppellArsene Wenger says what all most footy fans think about international play.&amp;nbsp; [Telegraph]The world&apos;s biggest stadia.&amp;nbsp; [Soccerlens]Omigod . . . first OCD and ...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:01:16 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool fail to find a way; Chelsea and Red Devils roll on</title>				
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				Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez and Manchester City manager Mark Hughes during their English Premier League soccer match at Anfield, Liverpool, England, Saturday Nov. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Tim Hales)Losing Robin van Persie to a much-publicized, placen...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:00:56 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>International play leaves Arsenal in a mire of injuries</title>				
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				AP Photo/Sang TanFor a brief moment, it looked as if a true push for first place looked likely for Arsenal.&amp;nbsp; With Chelsea amassing injuries, and the Gunners only five points back with a game in hand, November 29th looked like a right time to sta...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:40:53 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Crusty gaffers may have to talk, RvP obtains his annual injury, and smoking at Stoke</title>				
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				 				Fergie: Doesn&apos;t like the BBC&amp;nbsp; AP Photo/Mikhail MetzelSir Alex, &apos;Arry, and Fat Sam may have to talk to the Beeb after all.&amp;nbsp; [Telegraph]Maradona gets a two-month ban, but won&apos;t miss any real games.&amp;nbsp; A few things he said at his heari...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:03:30 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Troubles in Turkey, two fallen between the sticks, and Fergie gets off again</title>				
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				 				That&apos;s a fat one there, he is . . .&amp;nbsp;(AP Photo/Tom Hevezi)Former England and Man City striker has found himself evicted from his hotel in Ankara.&amp;nbsp; Now playing for Turkish side Ankaragucu, the 29-year old found himself confused after his...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:45:46 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Fletcher gripes, Liverpool draw with a dive, and could Arsenal contend for the title?</title>				
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				You&apos;ve been talking to Wenger, haven&apos;t you?&amp;nbsp; AP Photo/Tom Hevezi  				Darren Fletcher&apos;s been doing a lot of bleating lately, and not just during the Red Devils loss to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.&amp;nbsp; Now the Scottish international is moaning t...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:39:50 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Chelsea beat Manchester United for some breathing room at the top</title>				
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				 				AP Photo/Scott Heppell  				With Liverpool cast aside through recent poor performances, Chelsea v. Manchester United at the Bridge presented a mouth-watering meeting between the league leaders and the reigning champions.&amp;nbsp; And you were not s...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:04:27 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Hitting chicks, Capello criticizes calcio and a little French mischief</title>				
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				 				Juande: Out of work again&amp;nbsp; (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)Wigan and Jamaica striker Marlon King apparently likes to chat up the ladies ala Craig Bellamy.&amp;nbsp; His December fracas was heard in court today.&amp;nbsp; [BBC, Times]That David Beckham.&amp;n...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:41:43 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Liverpool paint themselves into a corner</title>				
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				 				Liverpool&apos;s Emiliano Insua, center, reacts following their Champions League group E soccer match against Lyon at Anfield Stadium, Liverpool, England, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009. Lyon won the game 2-1. (AP Photo/Tim Hales)And with a swift 2-1 defeat ...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:55:15 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Crouchy gets stiff again</title>				
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				 				I&apos;ve got better legs than me girlfriend . . .&amp;nbsp; AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky  				&amp;nbsp;Oh, Petey . . . and Woody you too?&amp;nbsp; At least Jonathan Woodgate isn&apos;t punching an Asian, and the robot dance hasn&apos;t been played out at all.&amp;nbsp;Dude, tha...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:27:12 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Martin Tyler to call World Cup for ESPN</title>				
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				AP Photo/Keystone, Patrick B. Kraemer  				Footy fans rejoice.&amp;nbsp; At least those of you on this side of the pond.&amp;nbsp; It looks like one of the best match commentators in the English-speaking world will be calling the games at the 2010 World Cup....
				
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:47:43 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Capello&apos;s ire with texting, something to wear for the match, and the return of Sven?</title>				
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	Emile Heskey is the latest schoolboy to offend the headmaster.&amp;nbsp; [Indy]

	Charlie Davies gets out of the ICU.&amp;nbsp; [Boston Herald]

	What to wear when you&amp;#39;re watching Liverpool v. Manchester United this weekend.&amp;nbsp; [Soccerprint]
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				<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:46:53 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Sven&apos;s North Korean sojourn and more bad decisions</title>				
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				 				Midfielder Choe Kum Chol of North Korea challenges for the ball with Berthier Eyobele of Congo during their friendly match in Le Mans, western France, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009. (AP Photo/David Vincent)&amp;nbsp;If Sven-Goran Eriksson finds himself lea...
				
				
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