The run that ended with him hitting the crossbar is just flat out ridiculous….

Nothing like being told that your style of play and coaching tactics are some of the best in the world the morning following your 3 - 1 win over Mallorca.

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France International and Barcelona striker / wide player Thierry Henry has addressed Spanish media reports over claims that he is “finished”.

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Messi is the truth.  Speed, agility, crazy touch with his left and the chip on Casillas (who played out of his mind)???

Major League Soccer executives apparently still need some convincing that Miami will support an MLS team despite its reputation as a fickle sports town.

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Spanish International Xavi has put to ease the fears of the Barcelona faithful after signing a contract extension that will tie him to the only club he’s ever played for until 2014.

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Barcelona and Spanish midfield stalwart Xavi has a very realistic stance when dealing with his upcoming contract situation with the only professional club he’s ever been a part of, especially after being named the Euro 2008 Player of the Tournament.

Via SetantaSports

“My intention is to continue, but I am a professional and I cannot assure it”, he said somewhat spuriously. “I would like to finish in Barcelona.

“They have never said that they wanted to sell me. I have always said that when I do not feel useful it would raise another issue, but things go well and the club is delivering.

“Although I cannot assure it, I believe that we will reach an agreement.”

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Messi and Eto’o absolutely killed it.

At 37, Billionaire Marcelo Claure has succeeded in almost everything he’s tried. Now he hopes to bring a Major League Soccer franchise to Miami.

Those who know him best say the 37-year-old Bolivian native and South Beach resident has an uncanny knack for pouncing on opportunities at just the right time and the ingenuity to carry out his ideas. While a student at Bentley College in Boston, he ran a lucrative frequent-flier trading business out of his dorm room. He also has the guts to take risks, wisdom to surround himself with the right partners, and a personality as large as his 6-foot-6 frame. In other words, business associates say, the perfect person to bring Major League Soccer back to Miami.

(Repeat, he is 37…)

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