http://www.soccacritics.com Latest and greatest football news actions, Real Fans ciritcs, rants, rave, grunts & thoughts. Free Football Betting tips of the week Fri, 02 Apr 2010 16:38:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Aston Villa manager, Martin O’Neill has reassured his desire to “continue to do a job” for Aston Villa ahead of summer talks with club chairman-owner Randy Lerner. The Villa boss issued a statement on the club’s official website  last night to attempt to clarify his position with the club. The former Celtic boss had been contacting ... http://www.soccacritics.com/2010/04/02/martin-oneill-clears-up-quit-rumours-in-official-statement/ Aston Villa's Gareth Barry will not be playing for Villa against everton for the showdown in the fifth round of the F.A. Cup against Everton.Barry picked up his fifth yellow card against Blackburn last week meaning suspension in the battle between Villa and Blackburn. Barry played In Fabio Capello's starting 11 ... http://www.soccacritics.com/2009/02/13/barry-to-miss-5th-round-fa-fifth-round-tie/ The most prolific team of the MLS otherwise known as Major League Soccer is DC United. One of the prolific players of DC United is Captain and Forward Jaime Moreno. His journey to DC United has not been an easy one and remaining in the team has not been easy ... http://www.soccacritics.com/2008/11/10/jaime-moreno-a-personal-reflection/ Steve Claridge who is a sports blogger for the Guardian identified Ross McCormack as the top scorer for Cardiff City during the Championship Season of 2008-2009. He is a native of Glasgow, Scotland who played for the Rangers and Motherwell before signing with Cardiff City. Mr. Claridge based his reasons on ... http://www.soccacritics.com/2008/11/06/ross-mccormack-cardiff-city/ In the Premiership League, we have witnessed the takeover of clubs in England such as Manchester United by the Glazer Family and Manchester City by Former Prime Minister of Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra. We have been witness to the Glazer Family piling debt as well as making many people in Manchester ... http://www.soccacritics.com/2008/10/21/celtic-says-no-to-foreign-club-owners/ http://bleacherreport.com/articles/66728-will-kazakhstan-win-the-world-cup-qualifier REFERENCE: "Will Kazakhstan Win The World Cup Qualifier?" Alvarez-Galloso,Roberto; The Bleacher Report; October 8, 2008 On the 11th of October 2008, Kazakhstan will play against England at Wembley Stadium in England. Even though Kazakhstan is almost at the bottom of the FIFA Classification, the people and the sports authorities in Kazakhstan ... http://www.soccacritics.com/2008/10/09/will-kazakhstan-defeat-england/ According to Polish Radio External Service, the Sports Ministry of Poland suspended the Management Board of the Polish Football [Soccer] Federation using as pretext the "lack of effectiveness in fighting corruption". FIFA and UEFA has protested this decision by saying that the government of a country cannot interfere in the ... http://www.soccacritics.com/2008/10/01/sports-and-politics-must-be-separated-fifa-uefa-and-the-polish-national-football-association/ According to news reports from Xinhua and CRI English, Thiago Jotta da Silva died in the Hospital Sagrado Filho located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil after being shot on the 18th of September 2008. Thiago Jotta da Silva once played for the Football [Soccer] team of Vasco da Gama and ... http://www.soccacritics.com/2008/09/25/thiago-jotta-da-silva-rip/ The football [soccer] game between Necaxa and Toluca took place in El Estadio Victoria in Aguascalientes, Mexico. The two teams were able to defend themselves and attempt to play a decent game in spite of the fact that both teams were denied victory by referees. FIRST HALF Necaxa and Toluca started ... http://www.soccacritics.com/2008/09/21/referees-deny-necaxa-and-toluca-victory/ I often ask myself the question whether the Columbus Crew has the possibility of reaching the MLS Cup Finals and maybe win it. My attitude used to be that the following: “It remains to be seen what will happen in the following games against the New England Revolution and the ... http://www.soccacritics.com/2008/09/19/columbus-crew-first-new-york-then-to-the-mls-cup/ Cuauhtémoc Blanco announced in a Press Conference in Tuxla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico that he would be retiring from the Mexican National Football/Soccer Team after the victory of Mexico over Canada in the CONCACAF Classification Games. Cuauhtémoc Blanco was accompanied by the President of the Mexican Football [Soccer] Federation Justino Compeán ... http://www.soccacritics.com/2008/09/11/cuauhtemoc-blanco-retires-from-international-football/ One example of the qualifying draw for the 2010 World Cup from Europe is unknown and yet has significance. The game between Armenia and Turkey on the 6th of September 2008 is expected to be big. The following article deals with the historical breakthrough secondary to this game. Turkey and Armenia ... http://www.soccacritics.com/2008/09/05/a-historic-world-cup-qualifier-turkey-vs-armenia/ The delight of a 17,000 strong crowd was plain to see come the end of a pulsating, end to end game of football as Ipswich Town saw off local rivals Colchester United in the Carling Cup Second Round in what could potentially be an early cup run from the Blues ... http://www.soccacritics.com/2008/08/27/ipswich-march-on-as-colchester-stutter/ All I wanted was a victory, three points, even settling for a 1-0 with smash and grab tactics, jammy defending et al. I would not mind just one rousing rendition of Chelsea Dagger when the Town ball twacked delightfully into the net in front of the Town faithful. Anything to ... http://www.soccacritics.com/2008/08/24/once-bitten-twice-as-shy-town-savaged-by-wolves/ Following the somewhat strenous task of watching a crushing Ipswich defeat on Saturday, myself and my travelling troupe of footballing fanatics were contemplating whether we should actually attend Tuesday's League Cup encounter between Ipswich Town and Leyton Orient. The £10 ticket price was off-putting at best for a game that ... http://www.soccacritics.com/2008/08/13/haynes-double-secures-ipswich-pass/ Hello again from yours truly, the Ipswich Town fan who witnessed an eighth place finish from Town last season against most expectations with a home record only incorporating a single defeat in 23 matches at Portman Road, renowned for being a fortress and the upcoming of nearly all Championship clubs ... http://www.soccacritics.com/2008/08/10/mckenna-understand-town/ This is not a match report, it is a personal reflection to what I wrote about the North Korean Women Football Team in July 2008. On the 28th of June 2008, Ri Kum Suk of the North Korean [Democratic People's Republic of Korea] Women Football [Soccer] team announced in an interview ... http://www.soccacritics.com/2008/08/09/brazil-defeats-north-korea-in-women-football-beijing-2008/ One of the standout Olympic Athletes from the United States of America in Women's Football [Soccer] is Lauren Cheney. I would have written about Abby Wambach since she is great. Unfortunately, she was forced to withdraw from the Olympics after breaking her leg during a game against Brazil which saw ... http://www.soccacritics.com/2008/07/31/lauren-cheney-us-womens-football-olympic-sensation/ Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill has admitted Wilfred Bouma's dislocated ankle is a 'big blow' to his plans ahead of the new season. The Dutch defender was stretchered off after only 12 minutes of Villa's Intertoto Cup third-round victory over Odense on Saturday following a collision with an opponent. Initial fears suggested ... http://www.soccacritics.com/2008/07/30/wilfred-bouma-injury-equivalent-to-eduardo/ The North Korean Women Football [Soccer] Team is not the only team preparing for the Beijing Olympics. The Chinese Women Football [Soccer] Team is also preparing for the Beijing Olympics. In an interview published by the Xinhua News Agency and the CRI English Website, the Fitness Coach of the Chinese ... http://www.soccacritics.com/2008/07/29/chinese-womens-football-team-hopes-for-gold-in-beijing-olympics/