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Hodgson's recall of Ferdinand is a backward step

It's not been a great week for me for many different reasons but on Thursday, my footballing fortunes took another downturn as it was announced by England manager Roy Hodgson that he would be recalling Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand into...
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Referee Cuneyt Cakir is not the issue. He's just the tip of the iceberg

If it wasn't enough of a nightmare for Manchester United fans to experience the agony of last Tuesday's elimination by Real Madrid at Old Trafford in their Champions League Second Leg decider, then surely today's comments by Turkish referee Cuneyt...
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The power to combat racism is with the players

Football currently has several burning issues that threaten to change the game for the worst, but none poses a greater threat than racism...
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Is Barcelona's castle starting to crumble?

History has shown that every empire that has ruled eventually crumbles. Think Rome, the British Empire, the United States, LIverpool and now possibly the greatest club team ever, Barcelona...
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Paul Ince has a mountain to climb at Blackpool

Last Monday, after almost 40 days without a manager, Blackpool finally were able to announce former Notts County and MK Dons manager Paul Ince as their new boss at Bloomfield Rd...
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Tottenham losing the battle to keep Gareth Bale

This past week, Tottenham Hotspur's Gareth Bale scored two goals in their 2-1 Europa League First Leg win over La Ligue side Lyon...
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Real Madrid vs Manchester United: The Battle at The Bernabeu

The UEFA Champions League resumes play today with two Knockout Phase matches in Glasgow and Valencia but all eyes will be on Madrid tomorrow for a match that this beautiful game of ours throws up only occasionally. At 7...
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Roy Hodgson turns up the heat as England impress against Brazil

It isn't often that I get an opportunity to talk favourably about England football teams and their managers...
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Ferguson's mastery of squad rotation paying dividends

Many experts consider the Barclays Premier League to be the toughest League in world football. Many factors such as injuries, suspensions, international call-ups and transfers are all part of any successful club's challenges to win the title...
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Beckham's move to PSG leaves many questions

When the whole of France's footballing public gathered around their TV sets last Thursday for the unveiling of David Beckham as Paris St Germain's latest foray into the world of Fantasy Football, I was left wondering how a 37 year old midfielder...
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I was born in Blackpool, England in the late Fifties and have lived in Chicago, USA for almost 30 years now.

I have watched, played, and some say, coached this beautiful game of ours but now spend most of my free time writing about it. My aim is to enlighten, amuse, criticize, and sometimes rant, but mostly to give one man’s perspective of the game of soccer from a different angle.

I try to not be held hostage to my loyalties, and would like to be known as someone who "called it as he saw it. I have owned my own blog at "Soccer Limey in America" for almost 3 years now and I'm proud of what we have achieved in the blogging world in such a short time.

I am an avid Man Utd supporter having been a loyal "Stretford Ender" back in the days when there were no seats and fans were locked in an hour before kick off for some matches. I also support Blackpool for obvious reasons and was a keen season ticket holder before leaving home for greener pastures overseas. I have guest written for many Blogs across the Web such as BigSoccer.com.

During World Cup 2010, I was a main contributor and live blogger for WorldCupblog.org moderating for both the England and South African National teams.

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