Nil - nil and no word on who’s next to get the “Placenta Massage”.

With Portugal and CRon officially making it to the big dance in South Africa, you can bet there was a collective sigh of relief from brands, marketers and advertisers all around the world.

Oh man! You are going to be hearing a whole lot about this!  With Ireland up 1-0 away at France and level on aggregate, Thierry Henry clearly handles the ball with his hand and then sets up Gallas for the equalizer, thus putting France through to the World Cup. No doubt this is a clear handball and a horrible way for Ireland to not go through to the World Cup. Cue the arguments for instant replay in soccer starting in 3-2-…

Check the highlight of the goal and obvious handball below

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After that volley, Antar Yahia will be getting pretty much anything he could ever desire in Algeria.

Former Birmingham City owner David Sullivan can take his pick of several prominent football clubs to buy, including West Ham United. The 60-year-old entrepreneur is in the market to move back into football after selling his stake in the Blues and, with so many clubs urgently seeking new investment, he has been inundated with offers.

Sullivan told ESPN Soccernet: “I have signed confidentiality agreements with a number of clubs, so I am not in a position to comment about any club I might wish to buy.”

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Location: Washington DC

Date: October 2009

Courtesy:  Daniel Hunt

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Definitely suggest you head over to MLS Insider to check out Greg Lalas and Adam Spangler get down for Episode 2 of “Waiting For Gaejtens”.

Maestro spends the afternoon with Jonathan Mannion at his studio.