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Football / Never hear about this kinna injury

« on: December 19, 2011, 08:03:13 AM »

I know men does get blue balls, but a ruptured testicle dread??!!!


Monday, December 19, 2011
Dann ruled out for six weeks
ESPNsoccernet staff

Blackburn Rovers have suffered another blow with the news that defender Scott Dann has been ruled out of action for six weeks after he ruptured a testicle.

Scott Dann scored an equaliser for Blackburn but it was not enough. (PA Photos)


Dann has been a vital part of the Rovers defence with injuries to Chris Samba and Ryan Nelsen in recent weeks. But, despite scoring as they slipped to a 2-1 defeat to West Bromwich Albion at Ewood Park at the weekend, the former Birmingham centre-back has been forced onto the sidelines until Feburary.

Manager Steve Kean told ESPNsoccernet: "Our physio cannot believe it. He has two players out with problems that he has never come across before in all of his years experience. Scott Dann has come in and played so well to replace Phil Jones, but in our last match he was hurt and it now transpires he will be out for six weeks with a ruptured testicle.

The club also revealed that left-back Gael Givet will be out for a few weeks after suffering palpitations and undergoing minor heart surgery, while Martin Olsson and Michel Salgado are still injured.

"Givet needs heart surgery as he was suffering with 300 beats a minute, and again our physio hadn't come across anything like that," Kean added. "We have had problems all season, notably with our back four and now have a winger Morten Gamst Pedersen playing at left-back."

Meanwhile, captain Samba has attempted to take some of the pressure off beleaguered boss Kean by insisting that the players are to blame for the club's slump.

Blackburn are now four points off safety and Kean has come under fire again with protests against his tenure a regular occurrence. However, Samba says it is not down to the boss.

"We are not here to discuss the manager. He is doing his job and trying to lift us. But the players are responsible - we are on the pitch," he said. "It is our job. It is too easy to blame the manager. We were not good enough. As a team we have not proved we are good enough to stay in the league at the moment.

"We are devastated. We are so low. The mood in the dressing room is down. We have let our fans down a little bit by our performance. We need to give them something to cheer. It was not just the defeat, but it was a bad way to lose."


source:http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/998927/blackburn's-scott-dann-out-for-six-weeks-with-ruptured-testicle?cc=5901

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Football / 2011 Carling Cup Thread.

« on: November 30, 2011, 04:22:12 PM »

Man u vs Crystal Palace Carling Cup

Crystal Palace win 2-1 in extra time...at Old Trafford...the young boys just could not cut it.

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What about Track & Field / The Official Richard "Torpedo" Thompson Thread

« on: August 16, 2008, 09:22:57 AM »

Is a football forum so sue meh....congrats on the Silver in the 100m...Richard Thompson in 9.89...big up Tnt

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Football / Argentina vs Mexico

« on: June 04, 2008, 09:30:58 PM »

Just tuned in to see Messi score....2-0 Argentina after 18 mins

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Football / Man U vs Arsenal - 5th round FA Cup

« on: January 28, 2008, 08:48:05 AM »

Wow....what a match this should be.....

Man U takes on Arsenal at Old Trafford in the 5th round of the FA CUP!!!!

Source: http://soccernet.espn.go.com/

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Football / Nice match ups for the under 17 quarters

« on: August 30, 2007, 07:00:10 AM »

Argentina vs. Nigeria
England v. Germany

France vs. Spain
Ghana vs. Peru

Scores today;
Argentina 2 vs. Costa Rica 0
England 3 vs. Syria 1
Germany 2 vs. USA 1
Nigeria 2 vs. Columbia 1

4 Euro teams
2 African
2 South American

source: www.fifa.com

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Football / U20: Chile vs. Portugal

« on: July 12, 2007, 07:44:56 PM »

Game just finished with Chile winning 1 - 0.

Chile dominated in most categories, possession, shots and looked better for most of the game. The highlight was the last 5 minutes. A little chippy play and the Portuguese right back Mano tap up one of the Chileans....automatic red...next ting yuh know, on of the Portuguese players run up to the ref to argue, and snatch the card out of the ref hands!!!
Well bam, one time his arse get sent off...
I never see something like.
Anyway quarters match up like this....
Chile vs. Nigeria
Argentina vs. Mexico
USA vs. Austria
Spain vs. Chechs

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Football / Argentina vs. Panama U20

« on: July 03, 2007, 06:16:22 PM »

What a clinic, 4-0 Argentina after 30 minutes.

They scored 4 goals in 7 mins

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Football / Guadeloupe vs. Mexico

« on: June 21, 2007, 09:36:02 PM »

hear nah, this Guadeloupe team holding their own against Mexico. The are athletic as hell and have some nice touches. The sad thing is that if by chance they were to move an and win the cup, they cannot even represent the region at Confederations cup as their federation is not recognized by FIFA?? At least, that's what the commentator said.
At any rate I eh getting ahead of myself, still plenty football to play, but I like this team man....they have heart.

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Football / Toronto Crew - Beckham coming Aug 5th

« on: February 06, 2007, 06:21:50 PM »

MLS released their schedule today. Beckham will be released by Real on June 30th and LA is coming to play Toronto on the 5th Aug. Not sure if that is Caribana weekend though.

Complete Toronto FC home schedule below.

Saturday, Apr 28 - Kansas City Wizards, Home @ 3:30
Saturday, May 12 - Chicago Fire, Home @ 3:30
Wednesday, May 16 - Houston Dynamo, Home @ 7:00
Saturday, May 19 - D.C. United, Home @ 3:30
Saturday, Jun 02 - Colorado Rapids, Home @ 3:30
Wednesday, Jun 06 - New York Red Bulls, Home @ 7:00
Sunday, Jun 17 - FC Dallas, Home @ 1:00
Sunday, Jul 29 - Chicago Fire, Home @ 4:00
Sunday, Aug 05 - Los Angeles Galaxy, Home @ 7:00
Saturday, Aug 18 - Club Deportivo Chivas USA, Home @ 3:30
Saturday, Aug 25 - D.C. United, Home @ 7:30
Saturday, Sep 15 - Real Salt Lake, Home @ 3:30
Saturday, Sep 22 - Columbus Crew, Home @ 3:30
Thursday, Oct 04 - New York Red Bulls, Home @ 7:00
Saturday, Oct 20 - New England Revolution, Home @ 3:30

source: TorontoFC.com

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Football / 3 spots left for U 20 World Cup in Canada

« on: January 29, 2007, 10:21:30 AM »

Only three teams left to qualify for the competition in July 2007.

AFC (4)
1.   Korea DPR
2.   Japan
3.   Korea Republic
4.   Jordan
 Korea DPR led the Asian qualifiers by virtue of their victory at the AFC Youth Championship in India in November. Japan, who were only edged out on penalties in the final, will join them in Canada, as will the two other semi-finalists, Korea Republic and surprise packages Jordan.
 
CAF (4)
Gambia
Congo
Zambia
Nigeria
 Gambia, hosts Congo, Zambia and Nigeria booked passage to Canada 2007 after the group stages of the 15th African Youth Championship in January 2007. Gambia finished top of Group A with Congo slipping into second place. In Group B, Zambia took a full nine points from their three matches to finish first while Nigeria edged Cameroon on goal difference to come in second.
 
CONCACAF (4)
USA
Panama
TBD
TBD
The final qualifying tournament features two four-team qualifying groups with the top two teams from each group reaching the finals in Canada, the first of which saw USA and the hosts, Panama, qualify from Group A in January 2007. Next up, Mexico, Costa Rica, St. Kitts and Nevis and Jamaica will face each other in Group B from 21 - 25 February 2007 in Mexico.
 
CONMEBOL (4)
1.   Brazil
2.   Argentina
3.   Uruguay
4.   Chile

Brazil won the South American U-20 Championship in Paraguay, which ran from 7 to 27 January 2007. Runners-up Argentina, Uruguay and Chile also booked their places at the U-20 finals. As the top two finishers in Asuncion, Brazil and Argentina also sealed places at the Olympic Football Tournament in Beijing in 2008.
 
OFC (1)
TBD
The OFC U-20 Men's Championship is being held in Auckland, New Zealand from 20 to 31 January 2007. Fiji, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tahiti and Vanuatu will compete in a round-robin format, with the winner qualifying for Canada 2007.
 
 
UEFA (6)
1.   Spain
2.   Scotland
3.   Czech Rep
4.   Austria
5.   Poland
6.   Portugal
 The UEFA European U-19 Championship 2006 served as the qualification tournament for the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2007. The tournament was played in Poland from 18 to 29 July 2006 and eight teams participated in the final round, which consisted of two groups of four. Spain beat Scotland 2-1 in the final and they, along with the four other top six finishers, qualified for Canada.
 
HOST (1)
Canada

source: www.fifa.com

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Football / Tunisia vs. Saudi

« on: June 14, 2006, 10:32:01 AM »

Nice goal by Jaziri...23rd minute.
1 - 0 Tunisia

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Football / Jumbie, kingk and the rest of the TO crew....

« on: September 07, 2005, 09:05:03 AM »

...sorry, I know we have a big game today, but saw this in the Star today and thought it was some good vibes. They looking to build a new stadium by Downsview park in time for the 2007 youth championship and they talking about an expansion MLS team for Toronto.

$60M soccer stadium set for Toronto
Downsview Park to hold facility for 20,000 fans
Venue would be home to possible pro franchise


JENNIFER QUINN
SPORTS REPORTER

Downsview Park has been chosen as the site for a 20,000-seat soccer stadium, and its main tenants could be Canada's first Major League Soccer franchise.

After months of uncertainty over where the $60 million stadium should be built — and with the 2007 FIFA world youth championships looming — the Canadian Soccer Association has decided to focus its efforts on the site at Keele St. and Sheppard Ave. W.

The pro soccer franchise could become the latest part of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment's expanding empire, though president and CEO Richard Peddie said yesterday nothing has yet been signed.

The soccer association had been looking for a site since previous deals to build at the old site of Varsity Stadium and at York University fell through. The association looked very seriously at Exhibition Place — and had the support of Mayor David Miller and Deputy Mayor Joe Pantalone — but instead decided to build the facility in the city's north end.

"We're very happy with the way things have been evolving," Kevan Pipe, the association's chief operating officer, said yesterday. "We are focusing our efforts on Downsview Park for a whole bunch of good reasons."

One of those reasons is location.

"Downsview is in the geographic centre of Toronto," Pipe said. "It is in the city of Toronto. It's in the 416 area code."

And it's on federal land, which has been virtually vacant for years. Pipe said $27 million of federal money would be available to build the new facility, which includes a "winter inflatable bubble" roof so it can be used year-round. The Downsview site also has the support of Vaughan Mayor Michael Di Biase, whose city had been bidding for the stadium.

Another $8 million will come from the province, Pipe said, and there's also significant private investment, though he declined to be specific. Additionally, naming rights to the stadium — which could come from soccer association partner IMG Canada — will be worth an additional $10 million to $15 million.

The goal is to have the shovels in the ground by the new year and have the stadium ready to go for April 2007, Pipe said. That would mesh well with the kickoff of the pro soccer season, and later that year teams competing in the FIFA world youth championships would play their first game in July.

The stadium would also strengthen Canada's bid for the 2011 Women's World Cup, Pipe said. But the anchor tenant of the site would be the city's pro soccer expansion franchise, and a new stadium is an intrinsic part of any deal.

Major League Soccer is looking for two new teams for the 2007 season, and league officials have visited the city and spoken with both the association and Maple Leaf Sports, league spokesman Dan Courtemanche said in an interview from New York.

"Toronto is at the top of our list when it comes to cities or markets we're looking to for 2007," he said. "We think the addition of a Canadian team ... would be a great addition for Canadian soccer and for Major League Soccer."

Peddie said his company, the dominant force in Toronto professional sports, is optimistic about bringing a pro soccer club into the fold.

"We haven't done a deal, but we like what we see," he said. "We like the league. We like the commissioner. And we think it could work here.

"I'm confident we could probably do a deal."

If the deal is completed and an expansion franchise comes to Canada, it will be Major League Soccer's first team outside the United States. The expansion fee is said to be $10 million (U.S.), and it already has franchises in Chicago, Washington and Los Angeles.

And if Maple Leaf Sports does end up with the soccer team, that would make it the owner of four of the city's eight pro or semi-pro teams: the NHL's Maple Leafs, NBA's Raptors, AHL's Marlies and the soccer franchise.

The company would also control three of the four major sporting venues in the city, with only the Rogers Centre out of its grasp.

Stephen Heckbert, a spokesman for Joe Volpe, the federal minister closest to the issue, said yesterday that a number of venues had been considered since the York University deal fell through, including sites in Hamilton, Vaughan, Oakville and Mississauga.

"Our goal at the federal level is to ensure that the market research bears out the location," he said.

Source: www.thestar.com

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Football / Standard of Play

« on: April 01, 2005, 11:17:24 AM »

Fellahs, some comments here. Living in Toronto I have not had the opportunity to see any of the games that TnT have played for this World Cup campaign. The only thing that I can go by is the reports from the forum massive. It really gives a diverse perspective of the quality of the side and I had formed an opinion based on what I was reading that we just eh ready.
However, I was finally lucky enough to see the game against Costa Rica as it came on Fox Sportsworld yesterday and I have to admit that I was presently surprised.
I actually saw the team string together some decent passes, although at times I did see the long ball to no man's land coming from defence. I must say that I really like Silvio's midfield play. He was attacking, coming back to win tackles and his overall style of trying to get others involved. Yorke also impressed in that playing in midfield he held up the ball and his control is still on point. I also thought tha Carlos Edwards on the right was solid.
In defence Lawrence surprised me too because it sounded like he has been pulling stiones for a while now, and was particularly bad in the game against Guatemala, but he was solid in this game for the most part.
Stern to me put down a pile.
I thought that TnT had a real chance to pull out a three points for the win.
So my questions are:
1. Was this TnT's best game for the campaign thus far?
2. Did Costa Rica play below their standards?
3. Do we have the talent to get us to Germany?

ez