Damn, DC have the worst soccer team, the worst basketball team .. But the Redsocks have got to count for something

DC have a very good soccer team, I quite like them!

I'm not sure if you're implying that the Red Sox are from DC, but they're not.

Their basketball team isn't the best, but they have Agent Zero! 

Oh hehe I mean Redskins   

DC United suck !! I remember going to one of their games, in 2000 or 2001 (well in between) .. They were cr@p ... And the Wizards, well I used to go to the MCI center just for Papa Jones

Ah, the Redskins, they're decent. They're just unlucky they're in the same division as the Giants and Cowboys. 

Kuwait, Washington, England. How many places have you lived!?

Well, Kuwait is my nationality, my pride and joy   .. I was born in England and lived there during the invasion (i.e. 90') .. I'm half American (mom is American) ...  hehe bottom line Kurt, I have three passports Bet u Jason Bourne doesn't have that many

I don't think he's that great a manager.

All the gifted players turned managers, somehow suffer, when given sub standard teams to manage.

Of course exceptions would be Carletto and MvB!

Talking of World Cup Qualifying. Riquelme had a superb game last night, scored 2 and controlled the whole game as the Argies won 3-0. Paraguay looked superb, beating Ecuador 5-1 (Could have been much more). I think they'll surprise a few people at the next World Cup.

LA vs Sydney tonight

me go to game

Say hello to Ruud from me!

Juan Sebastian Veron and D.C. United have agreed to a $3-4 million a year deal that will be signed and officially announced next week, SI.com has learned.

The 32-year-old Argentinean midfielder, who has played for Manchester United and Chelsea, will leave his current club, Estudiantes de la Plata, on Saturday when his contract officially runs out and is scheduled to arrive in Washington D.C. on Wednesday for an introductory press conference.

Veron becomes the latest international player to move to Major League Soccer and the highest profile signing since David Beckham.

Veron's record-breaking transfer to Manchester United from Lazio in July 2001 for $57 million, and subsequent transfer to Chelsea for $30 million two years later, are widely regarded as two of the worst signings in the history of British soccer. While he was named one of the greatest living soccer players by Pele in 2004, his time in England was primarily marred by injuries and an inability to adapt to the quicker pace of the Premier League.

Although his deal with D.C. United won't be nearly as large as his previous transfers, United believes he will have more success in the MLS than in England if given the proper space that made him one of the best midfielders to ever play in Italy and Argentina.

Veron has been on the Argentine national team since 1996 and most recently helped his country advance to the finals of the Copa America tournament this summer. He enjoyed his most success while playing for Italian clubs Parma and Lazio where he won the UEFA Cup and the Serie A championship before transferring to Manchester United.

After his injury plagued stint with Chelsea, where he appeared in only seven matches during his first season, he was loaned to Inter where he won the 2005 and 2006 Coppa Italia.

Since 2006 Veron has been with Estudiantes de la Plata, the team he began his professional career with in 1994. Veron, who has made 34 appearances and scored 5 goals for Estudiantes since his return to the Argentinean club last year, was approached about a possible move to D.C. United in July but he rebuffed the offer until he met with United officials again last month and expressed his desire to join the club.

Sports Illustrated

Motherwell midfielder Phil O'Donnell has died after collapsing during his side's 5-3 win over Dundee United.


O'Donnell collapsed to the ground as he was about to be substituted at Fir Park and received five minutes' treatment before being stretchered to an ambulance.

But Motherwell chairman Bill Dickie has confirmed that the 35-year-old has died after being taken to hospital.

Dickie said: "Unfortunately I can confirm very, very sad news that Phil O'Donnell has lost his life.

"We don't know what it was, but there will be a post-mortem. This is a tragic happening and that's all I can say."


Devastated

Motherwell manager Mark McGhee said: "I don't want to say anything more than how devastated everyone at the club is for his wife and his young children.

"That's what we are all feeling tonight, nothing else matters.

"Obviously from the club's point of view we'll gather round to give his family as much support as they need."

Speaking after the game, before news of O'Donnell's death had come through, McGhee confirmed the substitution was 'a coincidence'.

McGhee later replaced David Clarkson - O'Donnell's nephew - who had been shaken up by the incident.

"We took Clarkson off because he got a fright from the nature of the collapse," said McGhee.

"A few of the boys got a fright."

O'Donnell started his career at Motherwell before leaving for Celtic in 1994 and then joining Sheffield Wednesday five years later.

He returned to Fir Park in January 2004 and was captain of a Well side who have been performing above expectations this season.

Sky Sports

This seems to be happening all to often nowadays..

Blatter wants Cup of Nations move 

Fifa president Sepp Blatter has told the BBC that the timing of the Africa Cup of Nations must be changed.

Blatter said that by 2016, the biennial tournament must be held in June and July like other major tournaments.

Earlier this week, the Confederation of African Football (Caf) insisted that the competition will continue to kick off in January.

There have been frequent complaints from European clubs who lose key players to the tournament.

"This is a tradition, but one should have now the courage to go into the international calendar and see if it's not possible to deal with it," said Blatter.

"We put a target for 2016 that by that time the international calendar must be definitely in accordance with the interests of everybody."

Around 40 African players in the English Premier League will be in Ghana for the Nations Cup.

Caf has maintained that the June weather in much of Africa is not ideal for football.

There would also be the problem of a clash with the World Cup every four years, but Blatter suggested that the Nations Cup could be moved to odd years.

BBC

Not sure where else to put it..
Is this guy honestly the President of FIFA? He really lacks the ability to think.

Not only is he disrespecting tradition by asking them to change the years that it's played on, but he's obviously got no intelligence at all. Africa is pretty damn hot as it is, but asking them to play in June/July!? He's basically asking for more football related deaths here. 

come on kurt... theres a simple slotuion here. make them play in water to cool them off.

90' [2 - 1] S.A. Muntari

What about a CAN thread?