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    King’s Queens Chase Semi Spot
    Share The Republic of Ireland women’s U17 side take on Japan tonight in the FIFA Women’s World Cup quarter-final in Trinidad, kick off is at midnight. The game will be streamed live by RTE.ie and will also be shown live on Eurosport while there will also be live text commentary available on FAI.ie. Ireland go into the quarter-finals in superb form following their emergence...
    by at September 17th, 2010 at 09:09 pm
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    Sulk Sunk As Anelka & Co Get Lengthy Bans
    Share Sportspeak understands that Nicolas Anelka has been banned for 18 matches by the French Football Federation (FFF) over his conduct at this summer’s World Cup. The Incredible sulk was sent home from South Africa after a row with coach Raymond Domenech and, in protest, the France squad boycotted a training session. Patrice Evra was captain of the team and has been...
    by at August 17th, 2010 at 07:08 pm
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    Quintet Set For Hearing Into French Farce At World Cup
    Share Sportspeak understands that The French Football Federation (FFF) has summoned five France players to a disciplinary hearing over the squad’s strike at this summer’s World Cup. Patrice Evra, Nicolas Anelka, Eric Abidal, Franck Ribery and Jeremy Toulalan are the players in question.France failed to win any games in South Africa, and the entire panel refused...
    by at August 6th, 2010 at 06:08 pm
  • Espanyol Ecstatic Dutch Duffed As It Ends Not With A Bang But A Whimper
    Share Spain 1 ( Iniesta 116) Netherlands 0 A game that had been hyped to the heavens was a real damp squib as the occassion seemed to get to two of the best footballing sides in the world. The Spanish just about deserved to win it although the Dutch showed superb steel defensively to stop the Spanish having too much joy. The joy came in the closing seconds of extra time...
    by at July 11th, 2010 at 10:07 pm
  • Sportspeak Calls For Seven Goal Thriller To Settle World Cup Final 2010
    Share Soccer City will look like a colour blind clown’s wardrobe tonight as Holland & Spain’s fans shake their flags & blow their vuvuzeelas to cheer on the two sides who will contest the World Cup final. A tournament that has been a huge success financially & socially for the host nation of South Africa has had it’s moments of laughter(Engerlund’s...
    by at July 11th, 2010 at 01:07 pm
  • Paul Predicts Spain To Win The World Cup
    Share Eyes around the world were on Germany’s octopus oracle Paul today as he made his biggest prediction yet in the World Cup: Spain will beat the Netherlands in the final. Paul’s prescient picks in the World Cup _ he has yet to predict a match wrong _ have propelled him to international fame from obscurity a month ago in an aquarium in the western city of...
    by at July 9th, 2010 at 02:07 pm
  • Spain & Holland Face Off To Join The Magnificent 7
    Share Spain 1(Puyol 73) Germany 0 Spain put in a battling performance tonight in Durban and in doing so earned their place in the final of the World Cup against The Netherlands on Sunday. The shaggy haired Spaniard Carles Puyol scored the games only goal to send Spain to their first ever final The Spaniards came into this evenings do or die encounter knowing that maintaining...
    by at July 7th, 2010 at 09:07 pm
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    Wag Scorers See Clockwork Oranges Pip Uruguay
    Share Netherlands 3 (Van Bronckhorst, Sneijder,Robben) Uruguay 2 (Forlan, Pereira) The air in Amsterdam will be thick with marajuana smoke after the Dutch made it to their third world cup final beating Uruguay 3-2 this evening. The Dutch side held on in a dramatic finale and move on to their first World Cup final since 1978. The Dutch, who have twice gone to a final without...
    by at July 6th, 2010 at 09:07 pm
  • World Cup Semi Final Preview Uruguay Vs Holland
    Share Uruguay are preparing for their biggest game in 40-years. They’ve not reached the semi-finals of the World Cup since 1970 – and take on Holland in South Africa tonight. The South American country are two time winners of the competition but haven’t made it this far since 1970. The Dutch are two time finalists but they have never gone the full distance...
    by at July 6th, 2010 at 01:07 pm
  • Tears From A God As Germans Edge Kloser To Glory
    Share Germany have comprehensively sealed their place in the semi final of the World Cup Following a truly breathtaking 4-0 victory over original favourites Argentina in Capetown this afternoon. The game was a firey encounter right from the whistle. Only 2 minutes into the game and referee Ravshan Irmatov from Uzbekistan had to give his first calming down orders after...
    by at July 3rd, 2010 at 04:07 pm