Soccer Officially Announces It Is Gay

Trust The Onion to produce a humorous video poking fun at soccer for officially announcing "It is gay."

While the video is anti-soccer, it's still pretty funny and well produced. Enjoy.

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If you need any evidence of how those bloody vuvuzelas are ruining the World Cup, take a look at this picture.

Those bloody things are everywhere!

It's incredible what some people will do to create an imaginative World Cup promotional video. And here's a perfect example from SureMen who have released a promotional video to generate awareness about their World Cup sweepstakes contest. Take a look at the video to see how much time and detail has been put into this project!

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Watch Guinness World Records holder Dan Magness show off his freestyle football skills as he tries to juggle and then kick balls into a moving car.

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The TV schedule for the 2010 World Cup has been released for viewers in the United States, and the most highly anticipated match of the opening round featuring England against the United States of America will be televised live on ABC on Saturday, June 12 beginning at 2pm ET.

For the complete TV schedule of all World Cup games, visit our sister site World Cup Buzz.

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In a week's time we will know a near complete list of the nations who will be competing to lift the World Cup in South Africa.  The first legs take place on November 14, with the second legs on the 18th.  The African nations qualification process takes a little longer, so I'll be focusing on the Republic of Ireland Vs France, Bosnia-Herz Vs Portugal, Russia Vs Slovenia and Greece Vs Ukraine.  Before kicking off I will say I thought it was extremely harsh and a little underhand of the ruling bodies to decide to seed the teams at such a late stage.  This guaranteed that France, Portugal and Russia would not meet each other and would therfore stand a better chance of qualification.

Anyway, that little grumble aside I'll start with a brief look at Ireland and France.  The French have some great players such as Thierry Henry and Karim Benzema but they will be without Franck Ribery.  They have struggled a bit under Raymond Domenech and I think it is safe to say if he doesn't manage to qualify then he will be out of a job next week.  Ireland have some quality within their ranks as well, such as Spurs striker Robbie Keane and Celtics Aidan McGeady.  I quite fancy Ireland to cause an upset to be honest, especially in the home leg.  Ireland boss Giovanni Tapattoni has really made his mark on that team and there seems to be a great belief within the Irish camp.  It should be a cracking tie and definitely worth catching if you can, I'll certainly be watching both legs with interest anyway.

Bosnia had a great qualification campaign but they face a massive test against the Potuguese.  One massive bonus for the underdogs is that it looks as if Portugal will be without Cristiano Ronaldo, who has an injury although he has linked up with the national side.  They are still a quality team full players such as Chelsea's Deco, Sporting Lisbon pair Joao Moutinho and Miguel Veloso and Simao Sabrosa of Atletico Madrid.  Bosnia have their own star in the shape of Wolfburgs Edin Dzeko and are certainly capable of troubling Portugal, but over two legs I expect Portugal to prove just too strong.

Slovenia have been handed a very hard task in the shape of Russia.  I'll admit I don't know a massive amount about Slovenia, though I saw them face Northern Ireland a couple of times in qualification and they look very well organised and tight. They will have to hope the likes of West Brom's Robert Koren and Rene Krhin of Internazionale put in great performances and carve out openings against a very strong Russian side.  In players like Sergey Semak of Russian champions Rubin Kazan, Zenit trio Igor Denisov, Konstantin Zyrianov and Igor Semshov and Premier League stars Diniar Bilyaletdinov of Everton and Arsenal playmaker Andrey Arshavin they have some immense talent and will take some beating.

Last but not least Greece take on the Ukraine in what I would argue is, on paper, the most evenly matched tie.  The Ukraine are fairly lucky to still be involved after pipping Croatia to second spot in the last few games but that doesn't matter anymore.  The Ukraine have some talent amongst their ranks such as former Milan striker Andriy Shevchenko (now at Dynamo Kiev), Olexiy Gay of Shakhtar Donetsk and Bayern Munich's Anatoly Tymoschuk who are all capable of performing at the highest level.  While the Greeks have Celtic striker Giorgos Samaras, Angelos Charisteas of German outfit Nuremberg and Panathinaikos pair Kostas Katsouranis and Giorgos Karagounis who all have the talents to trouble even the best defenders.

For the final eight European nations who have a chance of competing in South Africa next summer the next week is vital, and it should produce some exhilarating ties.

Written by Gareth Freeman, a sports writer promoting Irish Racing and racing tips for today for Betfair.

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If English giants and 2005 winners Liverpool lose to Lyon in France on Wednesday night their Champions League dreams could be all but over.  Should Fiorentina beat Hungarian outfit Debrecen (a very likely occurrence) Liverpool will be six points adrift with just two games left.

It makes for grim reading for the Anfield faithful, with their Premier League title hopes in tatters the Champions League represents a great chance for them to pick up some silverware and an exit in the group stages is virtually unthinkable.

Lyon will, of course, be no pushovers.  They came back from a goal down to beat Liverpool 2-1 at Anfield the last time these two sides met and they’ll be confident on home soil.  To make matters worse for the English club they’ll be without star player and ‘captain fantastic’ Steven Gerrard, while it seems unlikely Alberto Aquilani will start against Lyon, if indeed he makes an appearance at all.

Liverpool’s loss to Fulham at the weekend raised further questions about their strength in depth and whether they can mount a title challenge this season.  They head into this fixture with Lyon as the underdogs in the betting markets and it will be a hard task for them to take all three points.  The French side have some extremely talented players, such as Sweden’s Kim Kallstrom, midfielder Miralem Pjanic and French international Jeremy Toulalan.  In attack Bafetimbi Gomis and Sidney Govou can cause plenty of problems for any defence and with Liverpool’s defensive problems (under performing and injuries) Lyon certainly have the potential to end Liverpool’s Champions League campaign.

That is certainly what Lyon winger Cesar Delgado seems to think anyway.  Speaking to British tabloid newspaper the Sun he said: "It won't surprise me if we beat them again," the winger told The Sun: "It won't surprise me if we beat them again,

"People thought Liverpool would be a fixture in the quarter-finals but now we make sure they are left out.”

"The problem with Liverpool is they are so inconsistent, with huge differences in the levels of their performances,

"We have analysed them against Manchester United and against Fulham and they are like two different teams.

"Nobody could doubt that we are the best team in the group. We can go a very long way."

Delgado is right, there have been ‘huge differences’ in the Merseysiders’ performances through the course of the season and you never really know which Liverpool team is going to turn up on any given day.  However, their fixtures against the bigger clubs have brought their better performances in general (a 2-0 win against Manchester United) and this fixture against Lyon is arguably their biggest of the season so far.  They may just pick their performance up for this tie and they are very much capable of taking the French side apart, even in their own back yard.

Because of the significance of this tie and the implications should Liverpool lose this could well be the pick of this particular round of fixtures. AC Milan face Real Madrid in another must see game but thankfully that tie is today (Tuesday), while Liverpool play tomorrow.  The Champions League can bring out the best in teams and Liverpool are greatly in need of a lift, it all depends on the players performances and whether boss Rafael Benitez can mastermind an upset in Lyon.

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Over the last few weeks I've been picking out the biggest derby fixtures from around the Premier League and elsewhere for my soccerondish articles.  This weekend two of London's biggest clubs, and indeed historically London's biggest clubs before Roman Abramovic started the Chelsea revolution, meet in what is always massive fixture. Needless to say, in footballing terms Spurs fans and Arsenal fans aren't the best of friends and local bragging rights are important to both.  Over the last few years (well a lot longer in all fairness) Arsenal have been the stronger team by quite a way but there is a feeling around White Hart Lane that all that could change this season.

Since the arrival of Harry Redknapp at Spurs they've improved dramatically and look real contenders for Champions League qualification this season.  They disappointed last weekend with a 1-0 loss on home soil to Stoke, but in reality Spurs enjoyed the majority of the chances in that game and on any other day they would have comfortably beaten the Potters.  Arsenal let a two goal lead slip against strugglers West Ham and boss Arsene Wenger will be eager to see his side get back to winning ways.

In the corresponding fixture last season the two north London rivals played out an enthralling 4-4 draw.  The pick of the eight goals in that fixture was without a doubt Spurs' midfielder David Bentley's smasher from range (and when I say range, he was barely in the opposition’s half!).  That goal has proved to be the highlight of Bentley's Tottenham career so far and he has languished in the shadows a bit since Aaron Lennon made the right-wing his own.  Bentley is a product of Arsenal's youth academy but left as a youngster to join Blackburn Rovers before making a big money switch to Spurs.  Lennon has picked up an ankle injury and will play no part against the Gunners, with Redknapp all but confirming Bentley will start on the right.

This is what the Spurs boss had to say:  "There's no doubt Bentley has balls - plenty of 'em - and his performance during our 2-0 Carling Cup win on Tuesday night (against Everton) was worth its weight in gold.

"What Tottenham need now is more of the same from Bentley and I can't think of a better place for him to do it than at one of his former clubs.

"It's not been easy for David of late. There was his well-publicised brush with the law on a motoring offence and, by his own admission, he's not been pushing Aaron Lennon hard enough for the right-wing position - until Tuesday night that is.

"A lot of people also have completely the wrong idea of what he is like to deal with. I can tell you he is a decent lad.

"Sure he's a good-looking young man and has talent in shedloads but he is not the flash Herbert some try to make him out to be.

"Not so long ago, he was being tipped as David Beckham's successor on the right wing for England but now young Lennon is in possession of that place.

"What my team will need at the Emirates is Bentley supplying plenty of those quality crosses to put the Arsenal defence under pressure."

So can Bentley shine against his former employers? We'll find out on Saturday and it will be a massive test for the visiting Spurs team to take all three points at the Emirates.  Arsenal's style of play is perhaps the most attractive in the world, with the possible exception of Barcelona, and they have look devastating at times this season.

In all honesty I doubt we'll see another eight goal thriller between these two high-flying sides but I'm still expecting plenty of goals and a hard-fought occasion. Both sides have excellent attacking talent within their ranks but defences hat perhaps are quite easily breached on occasion so we should see a few goals.  On paper this is the pick of the fixtures this weekend and it should be a game well worth tuning in for.

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It may still only be October but should Liverpool lose to Manchester United on Sunday their title challenge will effectively be over.  They've already lost four times in the league this season and boss Rafael Benitez's woes continued in midweek when French outfit Lyon pulled off a surprise 2-1 victory at Anfield.  That result has left Benitez needing victory in their next Champions League game to stand any chance of reaching the knock-out rounds, while he also has the tricky task of United's visit on Sunday.

To make matters worse for the home side it looks very likely they'll be without captain and talisman Steven Gerrard.  The talented midfielder is suffering with an injury and looks highly-doubtful to take part, although Spanish striker Fernando Torres should be available for selection after missing the defeat to Lyon in midweek.  Make no mistake, if Liverpool lose this fixture or only secure a point it will be catastrophic for the Merseysiders and their title hunt may well be over.

Liverpool's problems this season have been mainly in their defence and they won't bee looking forward to taking on an in form Dimitar Berbatov and Wayne Rooney, who has just returned from injury.  Veteran playmaker Ryan Giggs should be available and he has been in fine form this season, no doubt he would love to pile more misery on United's old rivals.

A major factor in this game could be former Liverpool striker and current United employee Michael Owen.  The 29-year-old was a hero on Merseyside but the boos and jeers will surely ring out if he sees any action in a United shirt on Sunday.  He has a habit of scoring important goals and it wouldn't surprise me if he managed to get among the goals at Anfield this weekend.  I doubt he'll start the game but I'm sure he'll see some action, especially if United are in need of a late goal.

Whenever United and Liverpool meet there is always plenty of interest but considering the importance of this tie this game should be an absolute cracker.  Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez is under immense pressure to turn their fortunes around while his United counterpart Sir Alex Ferguson would surely love to see off Liverpool and end their title hunt at this early stage of the season.  The game kicks off at 14.00 (GMT) On Sunday and should be one well worth checking out.

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On Wednesday night two of the world's biggest clubs meet in the Champions League.  La Liga giants Real Madrid take on Serie A outfit AC Milan in a game that should really whet the footballing appetite.

The two sides have had contrasting fortunes in both league and cup this season.  While Real Madrid, fresh from their massive summer spending, sit second in La Liga and have won their opening two Champions League games AC Milan have endured a difficult start.  The San Siro side were beaten by Swiss minnows FC Zurich in their last European tie and are way off the pace in the Serie A title race, indeed their title challenge may already be over.

Milan boss Leonardo is under serious pressure despite the board voicing their support for him.  A game against Real Madrid at the Bernabeu is perhaps not what he needs right now, but then again if they can rock the boat and get a result it may restore his reputation somewhat.

The Rossonerri have plenty of talent in their ranks despite their lowly league position.  Former Real Madrid striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar will line up against his former employers and the Dutchman will have a point to prove.  He didn't get much of a chance at Real and was sold after just one season so I'm sure he'll be eager to show the Spanish giants what they're missing.  Former Barcelona star Ronaldinho is having a tough time at the moment and may not even be involved but if he is expect him to get a frosty reception on his return to Spain.

Real will go into this one heavy favourites and it is little doubt considering the talent they acquired over the summer.  It will be the first time Kaka will line up against his old club after his mega-money move in the summer and it will be intriguing to see how he performs against his former employers.  Cristiano Ronaldo will play no part after suffering an injury in Real's last Champions League outing, which will surely come as a bonus to the visiting Italians.

Real will go into this game eager for victory as they chase the Champions League title, a competition they haven't won since 2002.  Midfielder Xabi Alonso confirmed Los Galacticos see this as their priority for the season.

He said:  "The Champions League is the primary objective for Real Madrid this season,

"The title will not be easy though as the competition is very open.

"We know the race will be hard because there are many strong clubs from England and Italy.

"But to win the trophy would be spectacular for us."

The final of this season's competition will be held at Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu Stadium and Alonso admits it would be a special moment to secure Europe's top prize on home soil.

He added:  "The attraction to play the final at home is enormous but I do not believe it brings greater pressure.

"For clubs like Madrid we are obliged to fight on all fronts each season."

When clubs like AC Milan and Real Madrid are drawn together in the European fixtures they really are games to tune in to.  Sometimes the hype outweighs the occasion but this is still an important fixture for both clubs.  AC Milan saw off Roma on Sunday and sometimes that kind of result is what a team in crisis needs to pick themselves up.  Make no mistake, Milan are a massive club and their start to the season should be considered abysmal by their high standards.  After seeing off Roma they have restored some pride for themselves and their supporters and by denying Real Madrid victory or taking all three points themselves Leonardo and his squad could breath a little easier still.  For Real it is a chance to demonstrate their power to the Italian audience and a wider European market. Their league performances may have been impressive so far but when AC Milan and Real Madrid meet the eyes of the footballing world focus on them and it is a great chance for the likes of Kaka and Benzema to showcase their talents.

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