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by Nigel Reed.
It’s finally official: DeRo is home to stay.
Toronto FC have signed Dwayne De Rosario from the Houston Dynamo in exchange for young defender Julius James plus allocation money. The 30 year old Canadian international returns to his hometown for the first time since turning pro with the Toronto Lynx as an 18 year […]

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by Nigel Reed.
As if we needed reminding just how good he is, and just what an influence he has been, Cristiano Ronaldo is the latest recipient of the Ballon D’Or - a.k.a. the European Footballer of the Year.
The Portuguese international was head and shoulders above his shortlisted rivals - Lionel Messi and Fernando Torres in […]

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by Nigel Reed.
I’m delighted to see Iain Hume is out of hospital and continuing his recovery from a fractured skull at home surrounded by family and friends.
The 25 year old Canadian international is also determined to resume his career as soon as possible thought it will be some months yet before he will be able […]

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by Nigel Reed.
Like all true football fans, I was shocked and terribly distressed to hear Iain Hume is in hospital after suffering a serious injury at the weekend.
The 25-year-old Canadian international fractured his skull playing for Barnsley against Sheffield United on Saturday. He underwent surgery for internal bleeding after his condition worsened on Sunday but is said to […]

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by Nigel Reed.
It’s been a week of firsts in the English Premier League.
Liverpool became the first team to win a League fixture at Stamford Bridge for well over four years to pull clear at the top, while at the other end Tottenham turned to Harry Redknapp who had a helping hand in Spurs’ first EPL victory of […]

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by Nigel Reed.
David Beckham probably can’t get out of Los Angeles quickly enough. In his quest to become England’s most capped outfield player, the 33 year old has agreed to join AC Milan on a short-term loan spell during the Major League Soccer off-season.
After eighteen months of footballing torture with the Galaxy, Beckham will get to […]

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by Nigel Reed.
It’s going to be a long, cold, nervous winter for a lot of very wealthy people. From Miami to Ottawa all they can do now is sit and wait for judgement day. The bids are in, the deadline has passed and Major League Soccer is deciding on the future route-map of its operations.
It is encouraging […]

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by Nigel Reed.
The Croatian Football Federation was recently fined the equivalent of $30,000 by FIFA following racist chants by a section of fans directed at Emile Heskey during England’s World Cup victory in Zagreb. You’ll excuse Heskey if he doesn’t send a personal note of thanks to Sepp Blatter.
The so-called punishment handed out by soccer’s world […]

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by Nigel Reed.
I hear rumblings of discontent. The natives are not happy. Conspiracy theories abound.
Who is really pulling the strings and who is really accountable for a second season of underachievement at Toronto FC? Do the ’suits’ really care about anything more than the bottom line? Or are we all, as fans, putting the cart before […]

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by Nigel Reed.
I’m glad to see the message got through and is being universally embraced.
What message?
You know, the “Respect” campaign launched in the English Premier League this season, continuing the theme from Euro2008 and the Beijing Olympics. You didn’t get the message?
You’re not alone. Nor, it seems, did Manchester United. The Champions, struggling to find their […]

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