http://longlivesoccer.wordpress.com Soccer articles and daily facts Sat, 13 Aug 2011 00:14:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png http://longlivesoccer.wordpress.com http://longlivesoccer.wordpress.com/2010/07/18/longlivesoccer-com-archives/ http://longlivesoccer.wordpress.com/2010/07/18/longlivesoccer-com-archives/#comments Sun, 18 Jul 2010 04:20:55 +0000 longlivesoccer http://longlivesoccer.wordpress.com/?p=129 ]]> Long before this WordPress blog existed there was LongLiveSoccer.com. I have now uploaded the old site in archive form. It can be seen @ http://bit.ly/longlivesoccer

]]> http://longlivesoccer.wordpress.com/2010/07/18/longlivesoccer-com-archives/feed/ 0 longlivesoccer http://longlivesoccer.wordpress.com/2009/06/12/franck-ribery/ http://longlivesoccer.wordpress.com/2009/06/12/franck-ribery/#comments Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:36:53 +0000 longlivesoccer http://longlivesoccer.wordpress.com/?p=126 ]]> The Bayern Munich and French international played 14 games for Galatasaray in 2005. He terminated his contract and moved to Marseille for the following season.

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]]> http://longlivesoccer.wordpress.com/2009/06/10/ezequiel-lavezzi/feed/ 0 longlivesoccer http://longlivesoccer.wordpress.com/2009/06/09/kaka/ http://longlivesoccer.wordpress.com/2009/06/09/kaka/#comments Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:14:47 +0000 longlivesoccer http://longlivesoccer.wordpress.com/?p=117 ]]> The new Real Madrid player’s transfer from Milan is thought to shatter the 47 million pounds Real Madrid paid Juventus for Zidane in 2001. Reports suggest the transfer is in the 58 million pound region.

]]> http://longlivesoccer.wordpress.com/2009/06/09/kaka/feed/ 0 longlivesoccer http://longlivesoccer.wordpress.com/2009/06/08/xabi-alonso/ http://longlivesoccer.wordpress.com/2009/06/08/xabi-alonso/#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2009 02:44:53 +0000 longlivesoccer http://longlivesoccer.wordpress.com/?p=115 ]]> The Liverpool midfielder was once the captain of Real Sociedad coached by John Toshack

]]> http://longlivesoccer.wordpress.com/2009/06/08/xabi-alonso/feed/ 0 longlivesoccer http://longlivesoccer.wordpress.com/2009/06/05/emmanuel-adebayor/ http://longlivesoccer.wordpress.com/2009/06/05/emmanuel-adebayor/#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2009 04:04:42 +0000 longlivesoccer http://longlivesoccer.wordpress.com/?p=112 ]]> The current Arsenal forward is of Nigerian descent and could have chosen to play for them instead of Togo.

]]> http://longlivesoccer.wordpress.com/2009/06/05/emmanuel-adebayor/feed/ 0 longlivesoccer http://longlivesoccer.wordpress.com/2009/06/04/craig-gordon/ http://longlivesoccer.wordpress.com/2009/06/04/craig-gordon/#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:01:16 +0000 longlivesoccer http://longlivesoccer.wordpress.com/?p=109 ]]> The current Sunderland and former Hearts FC goalkeeper is the youngest person inducted into the latter team’s hall of fame. He was inducted into the Scottish team’s hall of fame in 2007 at age 24.

]]> http://longlivesoccer.wordpress.com/2009/06/04/craig-gordon/feed/ 0 longlivesoccer http://longlivesoccer.wordpress.com/2009/06/03/gareth-barry/ http://longlivesoccer.wordpress.com/2009/06/03/gareth-barry/#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:24:25 +0000 longlivesoccer http://longlivesoccer.wordpress.com/?p=107 ]]> The ex-Aston Villa and new Manchester City midfielder is the youngest player ever to reach 300 appearances in the English premier league. He reached that total in October 2007.

]]> http://longlivesoccer.wordpress.com/2009/06/03/gareth-barry/feed/ 0 longlivesoccer http://longlivesoccer.wordpress.com/2009/06/02/manuel-pellegrini/ http://longlivesoccer.wordpress.com/2009/06/02/manuel-pellegrini/#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2009 03:34:36 +0000 longlivesoccer http://longlivesoccer.wordpress.com/?p=104 ]]> The soon to be new Real Madrid and former Villarreal coach spent all his playing career, 13 seasons in all, at Universidad de Chile in his native country.

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