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  • Video of the Week: Totti Send-off; Becks Academy Knock-off
    Here are the videos of the week from the past two weeks:

    FROM JANUARY 25
     Football fans saw the best and worst of Francesco Totti at the weekend. The Italian star expertly touched home Roma's equalizer -- Totti's Serie A-leading 13th goal -- in the 1-1 draw with Roma but then over-retaliated to a Fabio Galante elbow at the end of the match.

    As the video below show, Galante clearly was in the wrong with his elbow. Surprisingly, though, Totti shed Italian stereotypes of "diving" by retaliating rather than rolling around on the ground -- which may have gotten Galante sent off. (Galante ended up with a yellow card.)

    The best was yet to come, though. After being ejected for taking up his beef with Galante, Totti toppled over a member of Roma's staff, trainer Vito Scala, before heading to the dressing room! Amazingly, Totti avoided additional suspension for his actions. Just as sad: despite the overwhelming video evidence, Galante escaped with just his yellow card!



    Click here if you have trouble viewing this video.

    Click here for Lucas Manes's discussion about this and other ugly incidents in Serie A.


    FROM FEBRUARY 1
    If you are not already aware, Englishman Kevin Payne has launched a Web campaign to get him to California so he can try out for the Los Angeles Galaxy later this month. Payne harbors dreams of playing in the same side as David Beckham.

    Yesterday, Payne released the promo for his 'Kev Payne Academy' which may or may not be better-suited for your child than the London- and Los Angeles-based David Beckham Academy.

    Click here for the Kev Payne Academy video promo and then use the comment box below to tell us if you think this guy has a chance to make the Galaxy roster (or even your Sunday league team!).

    Click here     for an exclusive Q&A Goal.com conducted with Mr. Payne.

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  • Video of the Week: How Not to Defend, Courtesy of West Sham
    West Ham United continued their "excellent" run of form this season with a shambolic 6-0 loss at Premiership newbies Reading.

    Anton Ferdinand     got into the act, heading home a free kick expertly at his own near post. Perhaps he should be starting up front in place of Bobby Zamora.

    As the video highlights below indicate, Danny Gabbidon is not Premiership quality -- less so than Ferdinand. This team needs some serious help in defense and it should be Alan Curbishley's top priority in the transfer period.

    My favorite moment of the highlight clip, though, was when the camera showed the utterly under-utilized Carlos Tevez hiding his face.  "You can't blame him."




    Click here if you have trouble viewing the video.

    The Fourth Official
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  • No Klinsmann? THAT Is a Surprise
    The on again off again on again off again on again off again negotations between U.S. Soccer and Jurgen Klinsmann have ended with the German giving the Americans the middle finger. Confused [*-)]

    This is a disaster for U.S. Soccer and new president Sunil Gulati. Stick out tongue [:P]

    [UPDATE 4:30 PM ET: U.S. Soccer president Sunil Gulati will address media via conference call 12 noon ET on Friday to discuss the matter.]

    Bruce Arena must have shot Red Bull out of his nose and all over his keyboard when he read the news today about his friend Klinsi sticking it to the little man. Arena and Klinsmann are probably on the phone right now laughing hysterically. Big Smile [:D]

    Jose Pekerman, I guess, still remains a possibility but I won't jump cartwheels unless this guy gets to have full control over the youth set-up -- a bone of contention that, allegedly, was one of the reasons Klinsmann and Gulati failed to see eye to eye. That and Gulati forgot to wear his lifts.

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     posted Thursday, December 07, 2006 4:49 PM by thefourthofficial | 4 Comments
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  • Adu Prefers Real Madrid to Manchester United?
    There are rumblings that Freddy Adu will spurn Manchester United -- and the Premiership in general -- in the hopes of landing at Real Madrid next year. Whisper [:-*]

    The reason? He's too little. Confused [8-)]

    D.C. United coach Peter Nowak and U.S. icon Alexi Lalas have both expressed their concerns over Freddy trying to make the leap straight to the Premiership, the thinking the 17-year-old can better develop his talents in a more technical and less physically intimidating league like the Eredivisie or the Primera Liga. Computer [co]

    One major stumbling block in an Adu to Real Madrid move I see has to do with apparel companies Nike and adidas. Adu is a Nike client. Real is outfitted by adidas. May sound silly but football these days is a business. Indifferent [:|]

    Of course, if Jurgen Klinsmann can spurn adidas for Nike-funded U.S. Soccer, then I guess Adu can spurn the swoosh for adidas. Plus, D.C. United are kitted out by adidas as it is so it's probably not that big of a deal after all. Stick out tongue [:P]

    As for the rumor of Adu to Madrid all by itself -- considering the fiasco that was the he is/ he isn't/ he is headed to ManU to train -- I'll believe it when Real Madrid confirm the interest on their end.

    The Fourth Official
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     posted Wednesday, November 29, 2006 12:24 AM by thefourthofficial | 1 Comments
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