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    Nigerians defend choice of venue
    Share Nigerian officials insist they had no alternative but to go ahead with Sunday’s warm-up, where 16 people were injured outside the ground. Two policemen were among those hurt during a crush outside the Makhulong Stadium in Johannesburg, as the Nigerians faced North Korea. Entry to the game was free, but many more than the 10,000 capacity turned up, prompting...
    by at June 7th, 2010 at 02:06 pm
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    Little Toads Told To Hop Off By Frogs
    Share Sportspeak understands that a couple of hundred schoolchildren were banned from watching France train. Rumours are rife that the thief of St Denis Thierry Henry has a fear of little people after the LLF (Leprecaun Liberation Front) announced from their HQ at the end of the rainbow that a pot of gold was on offer for any little people who could scupper Henry’s...
    by at June 4th, 2010 at 12:06 pm
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    Bizzarly Its A Game Of 3 Halves
    Share Japan will play an extra half in their final World Cup warm-up against Ivory Coast, according to coach Takeshi Okada. “I want to give everyone a run-out and Ivory Coast have agreed to play another 45 minutes,” Okada said at the Swiss warm-up camp. “After we have completed the regular 90 minutes we will do another 45 when both sides will give the...
    by at June 4th, 2010 at 12:06 pm
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    Aviva Stadium Finally Opens Its Doors
    Share Thousands of People Will Pass Thru These Doors On July 31st Pic by Daniel Pitcher Copyright @Sportspeak.eu An Taoseach, Brian Cowen officially opened the new Aviva Stadium at Lansdowne Road, earlier today. The stadium which will be the new home of Ireland’s international rugby and soccer teams is a joint venture by the IRFU and the FAI. Funding of €191 million...
    by at May 14th, 2010 at 07:05 pm
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    Setanta Cup To Be Expanded Next Season
    Share The Setanta Sports Cup is set for a major revamp next season, with the tournament set to be expanded and played as a knock-out competition. The Setanta Sports Cup Organising Committee today unveiled plans to expand the number of clubs in the competition to twelve. This expansion of the tournament to twelve teams will see the Setanta Sports Cup having doubled in size...
    by at May 4th, 2010 at 07:05 pm
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    Higgins Strikes Late To Ground Effortless Drogs
    Share Bohemians 1 (Quigley 90) – 0 Drogheda United   AudioPlayer.embed("pod_audio_1", {soundFile: "http%3A%2F%2Fsportspeak.eu%2Fmedia%2Fpodcast_2010_05_04_01.mp3"}); Bohemians came into this bank holiday Monday clash with Drogheda United in desperate need of a win after some very poor showing in the league, more notably the 0-0 draw with UCD...
    by at May 4th, 2010 at 09:05 am
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    Bohs Aim For Dramatic League Turn Around With Visit Of Drogs To Dalyer Tonight
    Share   AudioPlayer.embed("pod_audio_2", {soundFile: "http%3A%2F%2Fsportspeak.eu%2Fmedia%2Fpodcast_2010_05_03_01.mp3"}); Bohemians take on Drogheda United in a second home match in three days, aiming in particular to improve on the final pass and on converting goal-chances. Manager Pat Fenlon noted that “the final ball sometimes didn’t work for...
    by at May 3rd, 2010 at 11:05 am
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    Ribery To Miss Champions League Final
    Share Bayern Munich’s Franck Ribery is set to miss the Champions League final on 22 May after being banned for three games. The midfielder missed Tuesday’s 3-0 semi-final, second leg victory over Lyon after being sent off in the first tie in Germany, which Bayern won 1-0. Bayern had hoped Uefa would restrict the Frenchman’s ban to one match. His club...
    by at April 28th, 2010 at 02:04 pm
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    Bohs End Winless Streak With Impressive Display Against Fingal
    Share Sporting Fingal 0 – 2 Bohemians (Murphy, Mc Glynn) Two goals in five first-half minutes against ten-man Sporting Fingal at Morton Stadium ended Bohemians’ five-match winless Airtricity league streak. Bohs went ahead a minute after Fingal’s Kenny Browe saw his header rebound off the post when Paul Keegan nodded home a 38th minute cross from substitute...
    by at April 26th, 2010 at 10:04 pm
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    SFA CEO Stands Down For Personal Reasons!
    Share Gordon Smith has left his post as chief executive of the Scottish Football Association for personal reasons. The former Rangers striker took up the post in 2007, having formerly worked for BBC Scotland as a sports pundit. In a statement, the SFA said: “Gordon Smith has resigned from his post as chief executive. A further statement will be issued tomorrow.” Smith...
    by at April 19th, 2010 at 07:04 pm