Around The Pitch http://www.aroundthepitch.com For the love of football and soccer Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:39:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Aston Villa keen to raise the Ba http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/22/aston-villa-keen-to-raise-the-ba/ http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/22/aston-villa-keen-to-raise-the-ba/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:39:49 +0000 AroundThePitch News Feed http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/22/aston-villa-keen-to-raise-the-ba/ Aston Villa Football Club want Demba Ba to boost their goalscoring return. The Senegal international is arguably the signing of the season for Newcastle United, who took him on a free transfer from West Ham United in the summer.

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]]> http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/22/thiago-silva-ac-milan-are-hungry-for-success-again/feed/ 0 First joint Germany call-up for Bender twins http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/22/first-joint-germany-call-up-for-bender-twins/ http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/22/first-joint-germany-call-up-for-bender-twins/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:54:00 +0000 AroundThePitch News Feed http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/22/first-joint-germany-call-up-for-bender-twins/ Berlin – Joachim Löw is relying on his tried-and-tested performers for Germany’s first friendly of 2012. Notwithstanding the absence due to injury of Bastian Schweinsteiger, Lukas Podolski, Per Mertesacker and Mario Götze, the national team coach has selected 22 squad regulars from the EURO 2012 qualifying campaign for the game against France in Bremen on February 29th.

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]]> http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/22/first-joint-germany-call-up-for-bender-twins/feed/ 0 "Bayern aren’t particularly solid at the moment" http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/22/bayern-arent-particularly-solid-at-the-moment/ http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/22/bayern-arent-particularly-solid-at-the-moment/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:02:00 +0000 AroundThePitch News Feed http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/22/bayern-arent-particularly-solid-at-the-moment/ Hamburg – For Ottmar Hitzfeld, the Champions League Round of 16 meeting between FC Basel and FC Bayern Munich has a particularly personal resonance.

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]]> http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/22/bayern-arent-particularly-solid-at-the-moment/feed/ 0 Continent's elite eye Europa League last 16 http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/22/continents-elite-eye-europa-league-last-16/ http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/22/continents-elite-eye-europa-league-last-16/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:11:32 +0000 AroundThePitch News Feed http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/22/continents-elite-eye-europa-league-last-16/ The UEFA Europa League last 16 will be determined on Thursday with Manchester United, Atletico Madrid, Lazio and Sporting Lisbon just some of major clubs seeking continental glory.

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]]> http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/22/continents-elite-eye-europa-league-last-16/feed/ 0 Manchester United face huge cash dip due to Europa League spell http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/22/manchester-united-face-huge-cash-dip-due-to-europa-league-spell/ http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/22/manchester-united-face-huge-cash-dip-due-to-europa-league-spell/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:41:22 +0000 AroundThePitch News Feed http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/22/manchester-united-face-huge-cash-dip-due-to-europa-league-spell/ Manchester United are bracing themselves for a massive dip in media revenues following their exit from the Champions League.

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]]> http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/22/manchester-united-face-huge-cash-dip-due-to-europa-league-spell/feed/ 0 MLS Soccer Desert Diamond Cup: LA, Salt Lake only alike in their success http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/22/mls-soccer-desert-diamond-cup-la-salt-lake-only-alike-in-their-success/ http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/22/mls-soccer-desert-diamond-cup-la-salt-lake-only-alike-in-their-success/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:19:49 +0000 AroundThePitch News Feed http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/22/mls-soccer-desert-diamond-cup-la-salt-lake-only-alike-in-their-success/ The common thread between the Los Angeles Galaxy and Real Salt Lake is just that – a thread.

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]]> http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/22/mls-soccer-desert-diamond-cup-la-salt-lake-only-alike-in-their-success/feed/ 0 Soccer Capsules: Timbers welcome Scottish striker Boyd http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/22/soccer-capsules-timbers-welcome-scottish-striker-boyd/ http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/22/soccer-capsules-timbers-welcome-scottish-striker-boyd/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:54:49 +0000 AroundThePitch News Feed http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/22/soccer-capsules-timbers-welcome-scottish-striker-boyd/ PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Striker Kris Boyd, the Scottish Premier League’s all-time leading scorer, has joined Major League Soccer’s Portland Timbers. Boyd was signed by the Timbers in late January, but his arrival in Portland was delayed while he secured a visa.

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]]> http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/22/soccer-capsules-timbers-welcome-scottish-striker-boyd/feed/ 0 Below-par Bayern out to avoid a slip in Basel http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/22/below-par-bayern-out-to-avoid-a-slip-in-basel/ http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/22/below-par-bayern-out-to-avoid-a-slip-in-basel/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:42:35 +0000 AroundThePitch News Feed http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/22/below-par-bayern-out-to-avoid-a-slip-in-basel/ Bayern Munich face FC Basel on Wednesday in the Champions League’s Round of the 16, first-leg tie, eager to avoid slipping on the same Swiss banana skin which toppled Manchester United.

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]]> http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/22/below-par-bayern-out-to-avoid-a-slip-in-basel/feed/ 0 Manchester City firm favourites http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/22/manchester-city-firm-favourites/ http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/22/manchester-city-firm-favourites/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 AroundThePitch News Feed http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/22/manchester-city-firm-favourites/ Athletic de Bilbao vs Lokomotiv Moscow; Valencia vs Stoke; FC Twente vs Steaua Bucharest; Standard Liege vs Wisla; PAOK vs Udinese; PSV Eindhoven vs Trabzonspor; Club Brugge KV vs Hannover 96; Manchester United vs Ajax; FC Metalist Kharkiv vs Salzburg; Olympiakos vs Rubin; Anderlecht vs AZ Alkmaar; Atletico de Madrid vs Lazio; FC Schalke 04 vs FC Viktoria Plzen; Besiktas vs Braga; Sporting CP vs …

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]]> http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/22/manchester-city-firm-favourites/feed/ 0 Yeboah admits to having fake DOB on passport http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/21/yeboah-admits-to-having-fake-dob-on-passport/ http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/21/yeboah-admits-to-having-fake-dob-on-passport/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:23:39 +0000 AroundThePitch News Feed http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/21/yeboah-admits-to-having-fake-dob-on-passport/ Former Leeds United, Eintracht Frankfurt and Hamburg star Tony Yeboah has admitted to holding a fake passport upon his arrival in Germany.

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]]> http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/21/yeboah-admits-to-having-fake-dob-on-passport/feed/ 0 Chelsea floored by slick Napoli comeback http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/21/chelsea-floored-by-slick-napoli-comeback/ http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/21/chelsea-floored-by-slick-napoli-comeback/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:03:38 +0000 AroundThePitch News Feed http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/21/chelsea-floored-by-slick-napoli-comeback/ SSC Napoli 3-1 Chelsea FC Ezequiel Lavezzi scored twice as the hosts came from behind to earn a stunning first-leg advantage to take to Stamford Bridge in three weeks.

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]]> http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/21/chelsea-floored-by-slick-napoli-comeback/feed/ 0 Tevez offers apology to Man City http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/21/tevez-offers-apology-to-man-city/ http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/21/tevez-offers-apology-to-man-city/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:33:13 +0000 AroundThePitch News Feed http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/21/tevez-offers-apology-to-man-city/ Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez says sorry for his behaviour following touchline row with manager Roberto Mancini.

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]]> http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/21/tevez-offers-apology-to-man-city/feed/ 0 Bologna bandwagon rolls on http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/21/bologna-bandwagon-rolls-on/ http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/21/bologna-bandwagon-rolls-on/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:27:08 +0000 AroundThePitch News Feed http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/21/bologna-bandwagon-rolls-on/ The Bologna bandwagon rolled on as first-half goals from Alessandro Diamanti and Gaston Ramirez led them to a 2-0 win against Fiorentina. The Rossoblu went into Tuesday evening’s game unbeaten in six Serie A games and on the back of a 3-0 win over Inter Milan on Friday.

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]]> http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/21/serie-a-roundup-bologna-gets-much-needed-victory/feed/ 0 Chicago Fire Head to Charleston for 2012 Carolina Challenge Cup http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/21/chicago-fire-head-to-charleston-for-2012-carolina-challenge-cup/ http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/21/chicago-fire-head-to-charleston-for-2012-carolina-challenge-cup/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:22:44 +0000 AroundThePitch News Feed http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/21/chicago-fire-head-to-charleston-for-2012-carolina-challenge-cup/ Having returned from the side’s 11-day stay in Ventura, Calif., Saturday night, the Chicago Fire take a three-day break ahead of its departure Wednesday for phase three of preseason, February 22-March 4 in Charleston, S.C.

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]]> http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/21/sounders-fc-news-and-notes/feed/ 0 Philadelphia Union Sign Jordan, Gaddis, Harrison, Witkowski and Hoppenot http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/21/philadelphia-union-sign-jordan-gaddis-harrison-witkowski-and-hoppenot/ http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/21/philadelphia-union-sign-jordan-gaddis-harrison-witkowski-and-hoppenot/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:12:14 +0000 AroundThePitch News Feed http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/21/philadelphia-union-sign-jordan-gaddis-harrison-witkowski-and-hoppenot/ Chester, Pa. (February 21, 2012) – Philadelphia Union continued to fine tune the club’s roster today, signing SuperDraft selections Greg Jordan and Raymon Gaddis, Supplemental picks Krystian Witkowski and Antoine Hoppenot and goalkeeper Chase Harrison.

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]]> http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/21/philadelphia-union-sign-jordan-gaddis-harrison-witkowski-and-hoppenot/feed/ 0 Romario Will Try to Convince FC Barcelona to Sign Son, Romarinho http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/21/romario-will-try-to-convince-fc-barcelona-to-sign-son-romarinho/ http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/21/romario-will-try-to-convince-fc-barcelona-to-sign-son-romarinho/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:37:09 +0000 AroundThePitch News Feed http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/21/romario-will-try-to-convince-fc-barcelona-to-sign-son-romarinho/ If it’s true that the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, then FC Barcelona might want to listen to Romario. The legendary goal scorer wants the storied club to sign his son, Romarinho, and plans to make the case this week, according to Sambafoot.com. “I will try and take my son there [Barcelona], “Romario said in comments he made to El Pais, Sambafoot reports. “This week I will speak with the …

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]]> http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/21/romario-will-try-to-convince-fc-barcelona-to-sign-son-romarinho/feed/ 0 Toronto FC Training Camp report: Home schedule starts with David Beckham http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/21/toronto-fc-training-camp-report-home-schedule-starts-with-david-beckham/ http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/21/toronto-fc-training-camp-report-home-schedule-starts-with-david-beckham/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:08:25 +0000 AroundThePitch News Feed http://www.aroundthepitch.com/2012/02/21/toronto-fc-training-camp-report-home-schedule-starts-with-david-beckham/ The English soccer superstar will lead the L.A. Galaxy into Rogers Centre on March 7 for CONCACAF Champions League quarter-final

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