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He can't make the starting XI in one of the worst sides in Liga Adelante. That's really bad.

I don't rate Klinsman too much, I think he's been coasting on a burst of good form in the WC of 2006 where he played in home soil. But still, his record for the US until very recently was very good, so all the turning on him seems a bit premature.

f*** you Deuce, idiot. This is what we really should do, but won't of course: Boyd Gomez Johnson Zusi Bradley Edu Morrow Beltran Gonzalez Cameron Guzan That's quite a change of opinion in just a couple days

You shouldn't worry about the dirt stuck in the sole of your boots.

One of the things that always bemuses me of the US national team is the scattershot approach to giving caps. Is it because of how the dates clash with the regular season?

Would've made far more sense to just give him a standard 3 match ban if they wanted to sweep it all under the carpet with minimal fuss. Morons. Aye, it almost takes more balls to do nothing here

FWIW, gotta say this has been posted about in the two Spanish football forums I frequent and people are pretty mystified about how the Wigan player got away.

Anita's a girl's name in Spanish and Portuguese, nothing creepy with children books named after that. Mendy would be a bigger feat

Thanks for making our incompetent and hopelessly corrupt FA look not as bad in comparison

Just spotted Ramos dropping the Spanish Cup

That's great like. The Figo banner Messi with a Ballon D'Or, Florentino with the Galacticos, somebody that looks a bit like Guardiola with the Catalan flag, Jimmy Jump being dragged away from the pitch, some weird Spanish fans, the Spain NT raising the World Cup... that's all the Spanish-themed ones I can spot. Souness with the flag is great too

You got a link to this? Search dailymotion for 'Michael Owen's return to St. James' Park' Watched it. What are the fans singing in the background? Can't tell.

Pretty much like that infamous goal line save where he afterwards pretended it hit him in his side?

As the article says, we have only started signing foreign youth players very recently. Messi is the only foreign Masía product in our squad and he was a big exception to our policy at the time. I'm happy with that, I'm not too fond of uprooting young kids with vague dreams of a footballing career.

The one where he distracted Begovic for a Cabaye FK was insane too

Probably get took out in training. We know how he is as Geordie all action hero, imagine him as International all action hero Seen a bit of it for the under 21s already. The one footed penalty in the shootout against Holland was it? After which he leapt up in celebration only to land on the damaged foot Dude is a clown man. So silly. Looking for a video of that, found this instead. Steven Taylor best backpass ever vs Spurs on Youtube. Forgot all about that That's amazing

I think it was somebody on here who described him as playing with the Superman soundtrack on his head, pumped to 11.

Again, hindsight is 20/20, but Luque was brilliant at the time too.

Genuinely thought you had staged a massive coup when you signed him from RM. Alas...

VI there will be no Debuchy and Cabaye (and HBA) for this match; shame really; just Sissoko and MYM left if they play Thought Cabaye would be fit. Damn shame but better for us, he's been in storming form in the past 2-3 months.

Lol, forgot MYM is probably going to start for France too. With Casillas out and Valdés presumably in goal, some passages of play of Spain-France this weekend will pretty much be like watching NUFC play Barça.

Exactly, Savage is talking s**** as usual The tackle itself has angered me BUT the reaction of others (former players, refs etc) is pissing me off It was a horrible tackle, baffled why some are reluctant to admit that It's 50/50 as in "if I straighten my leg and keep my studs high enough to fuck up the other player he won't get the ball".

Homegrown players making the nation's squad is something to be proud of, imho.

This the way Michael Owen ends, not with a bang, but with a whimper

Just saw the footage of the tackle (I'm a bit squeamish). That's not even 50/50.