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Thun celebrate first Champions League victory (Reuters)
The headline says it all!

Here’s some random internal thoughts:
Champions League Preview - Ajax v Arsenal

Messi granted Spanish citizenship

Rapids 3, Chivas USA 1 (AP)
Jean Philippe Peguero, Jovan Kirovski and David Ben-Dayan scored goals to help the Colorado Rapids clinch a playoff spot with a 3-1 victory over Chivas USA on Saturday night. Colorado’s fourth victory in six games allowed the Rapids (11-13-4) to secure a playoff spot for the fourth consecutive season.

Here’s some tips I put together on tips for shooting on goal drills last year.

I hope they help you or your team.

Enjoy!

AP reports that the Oneonta State University women’s soccer team broke a record for the most consecutive conference games without a loss.

Why can’t they just say the most wins in a row? They’ve gotta whip out the double negatives….

Otherwise, a rather impressive feat by a young bunch of ladies. Keep up the good work!

While the President of France, Jacques Chirac, was in the hospital, and impersonator thought it would be funny to well impersonate the President during the national anthem.

Needless to say, the players weren’t too pleased after learning of the hoax.

Perhaps you haven’t heard of Koach Karl yet, or his e-book on Organizing Youth Soccer Teams.

If you’re looking to hit the ground running with pratical soccer coaching tips, this is the manual for you.

It features TONS of practice drills, formations, and print outs.

Check it out, you’ll be glad that you did.

Talks have been going on for some time to decide where the CSA (Canadian Soccer Association) should build a 20,000 set stadium.

Well, it looks like their most recent site to build has been booted.

It looks like politics are playing a roll, while both sides set and point fingers about locations and costs.

Sigh…. Let’s just play already.

Here’s an interesting story.

Because of a previous incident where an AC goalkeeper was hit by a flare by Inter fans, the Union of European Football Associations bared fans from attending the teams first four Champions League matches.

It would certainly be odd to play in such an environment!

“You can’t play soccer like this. It’s unbelievable,” Inter coach Roberto Mancini said after the match. “The team was very tense having to play without fans. It’s really absurd.”

Maybe Diego Maradona finally got around to reviewing the tapes from Argentina’s 1986 game against England. Ya know, the time where he handed the ball into the goal.

Or maybe his conscious has caught up to him.

What’s interesting is that him and Pele were choosen by FIFA as history’s best soccer players. Certainly a cheater shouldn’t be considered the “best?”

Via Yahoo AP.