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Jul
4
2009

OFC (Oceania Football Confederation)

The Oceania Football Confederation is the federation for the pacific islands located around Australia, though since 2006 it no longer contains the Aussies. Without them, the OFC is positively miniscule by comparison with the other federations.

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Jun
28
2009

2009 VIVA World Cup Final – Padania vs. Iraqi Kurdistan – Live Blog Courtesy of Non-FIFA News Agency

This live report was completely compiled by the Non-FIFA news agency (http://non-fifa-news-agency.netau.net/). I give all redit to them, I am maerely bringing it over to soccerlens and making some grammatical corrections.

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Jun
21
2009

Bunyodkor: the Super-club no-one has heard of

In the first half of a month which has seen Real Madrid twice break the football record for player transfer fees paid, the news that World cup winning Brazilian coach Filipe Scolari had recently signed an 18 month contract with the Uzbek champions...

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Jun
14
2009

The 2009 VIVA World Cup in Padania

You may have never heard of the VIVA World Cup. I don’t blame you; it’s quite a low-key affair. But let me explain to you exactly what this obscure competition is.

Every year (previously every two years), the unrecognised peoples...

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Jun
13
2009

The ‘2009 Showdown in Chinatown’ – watch footballing legends in New York City on 24 June

NBA superstar Steven Nash is at it again this summer, bringing together the world’s best football and basketball players on one pitch in the heart of New York City for a game football.

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Jun
7
2009

Signing Coup in Istanbul: Frank Rijkaard to Galatasaray

The news of Frank Rijkaard’s appointment as the new manager of Galatasaray has certainly made head waves across Turkiye. In the wake of Galatasaray’s mediocre season the news of Rijkaard’s signing is a coup in Turkiye and has almost...

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Jun
5
2009

The Death of International Football?

One week after a much acclaimed Champions’ League final in Rome, FIFA’s Congress passed a new resolution removing age limits...

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Jun
2
2009

How To Make It Through The Summer Without Football

I hate this. Really, I do. We’re standing on the edge of the precipice now, FA Cup final done and dusted, and even the Spanish league all settled. There’s nothing keeping us from tumbling into two months without our dearest friend, the...

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May
23
2009

Russian Football: The South Will Rise Again

According to a Russian proverb, the future belongs to those who know how to wait. And for some of those far beyond the long afternoon shadows of the Luzhniki, the waiting is over.

Late last year, gold was wrenched eastwards to Tatarstan, from...

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May
18
2009

Football Ringtones: Having a Football Stadium on your Mobile

Ringtones are standard features on any mobile phone nowadays. They can be set to any jingle, melody or song. Some mobile phones allow users to assign different ringtones to their contacts. This feature allows them to recognise who is calling without...

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