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NY Coed Thursday Night Headlines

Welcome to the news from week 6…

• A 5-star, 5-goal performance from Sinead O’Callaghan helps The Westies defeat a hapless Olympique Manhattan, leaving the OM’s play-off qualification hopes in the balance

• Hudson Hotspurs and Zoolanders take a point each from their game as David Rabenold and Dan Hunter respectively grab the goals

• Olivier Sylvain leads Left-Wingers United to the top of the league after a 4-2 win over Team C

• And G Unit and Blue Devils share six goals, tough tackling and plenty of verbals in a ‘spirited’ game which sees Alban Xhaxho net a late equalizer for the Devils

  For full information on the scores, scorers and standings, click here.

It's A Big Phil Special

Hold the celebrations. Or don’t get too despondent just yet. For Big Phil Scolari has yet to say “yes” to England and, indeed, may not do so. Especially now he’s getting a taste of the media scrum that will surround him. The English sports pages, after all, are not renowned for kindness or for listening to pleas for privacy:  "I’m Just Like Anybody Else”

Naturally, we’re keen on him accepting the offer. If only for his soundbites. Example:

“Well one's white and the other's black" - when asked by English journalists to compare Wayne Rooney to Pele during Euro 2004.

Meanwhile, in Portugal, emotions run high:  Crisis

And jingoism runs rampant in England as a muppet of an EPL chairman calls the potential appointment “A betrayal of Englishmen and England fans”:  English Reaction

Not that the Brazilian will be too bothered. There is also one person’s opinion that really matters. And that’s Olga’s:  Meet the Wife

The Future of New York Red Bulls

Less than two weeks ago, Marc De Grandpre was announced as the New York Red Bulls Managing Director. Here he discusses his vision for the club, the stadium in Harrison, and the club's target audience:  Red Bulls

German Authors Blow the Whistle On Men

To get ready for the World Cup, German women are putting down the beer and picking up books and taking crash courses in order to understand why grown men cry when their teams lose a big match:  Germany

I Have A Dream...

And it's come true for Giovanni van Bronckhorst. The Champions League final between Barcelona and Arsenal in Paris on May 17 gives the Catalan club's left-back the chance to take on the club he left in 2003:  Gio

UEFA Cup Review

It may not have the glitz, money and hype of the Champions League, but trying telling that to the fans of Middlesbrough and Sevilla. Both teams qualified for the final last night, Middlesbrough completing an astonishing comeback with a late goal from Massimo Maccarone (right):  Middlesbrough

While Sevilla grab a goal in extra-time to see them overcome Schalke:  Sevilla

Nike Donates Soccer Fields

Nike is set to donate three soccer fields in Los Angeles, three fields in New York and four fields in Chicago as well as provide soccer equipment for 12 additional cities:  Nike

Table Football World Cup

It's never too late. You can still represent your country in the World Cup. Japan gears up for the inaugural tournament:  Table Football

Manager Banned For Accusing Ref of Flirting

Brazil - Santos coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo has been handed a 60-day touchline ban for accusing a referee of flirting with him during a match.

“Maybe it was because of my pink shirt,” Luxemburgo helpfully suggested:  Referee

Further Protests Against Iran

For a soccer blog, it is surprising that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is getting so many mentions. But Iran’s appearance at June’s World Cup has ensured sport has been confronted by politics:  Security

Meanwhile, back in Iran, many have criticized the President’s decision to allow women to watch soccer:  Condemnation