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Monthly Archives: May 2010
World Cup Fantasy vs Reality: Bundesliga Edition
With the World Cup just 10 days (exactly) away from kicking off, it’s time for the hardcore fans (that means the 1,000 of you lot reading this article) to start focusing on your fantasy footie teams, your World Cup group … Continue reading
Greatest Football Quotes: Part I
Just watched The Damned United for the second time this weekend – an excellent movie I first saw last fall – and couldn’t help but take in some of the great quotes by the brilliant Brian Clough: “If God had … Continue reading
USA & England: Friendly Thoughts & WC Predictions
Watched the entire USA – Turkey friendly match yesterday and the England – Japan clash from Austria this morning and have a few thoughts on these Group C rivals who will face off in the World Cup on June 12th: … Continue reading
RotoExperts Fantasy World Cup Previews
We’ll continue our Fantasy World Cup analysis throughout the tournament and preview the top players by position before the group stages, and before each and every knockout stage for you in our typical “Weekly Preview” format as the tournament nears, … Continue reading
Frank Lampard to MLS?
OK, so the title is a bit deceiving… Lampard – the finest fantasy footballer in England – and one of our blog favorites has gone on record saying he would be interested in ending his career playing in America… But … Continue reading
WC KickOff: 2 Weeks From Today
Two weeks from today it all begins. The World Cup gets underway in South Africa. Can you feel the excitement building?
World Cup Fantasy: ESSIEN OUT
Out of the World Cup Ghana’s chances are getting slimmer by the day. Africa’s best hope (along with the Ivory Coast) at reaching the latter stages of the World Cup was severely hampered today with the news that Michael Essien … Continue reading
Herculez Gomez Makes US WC Team: It’s Magic
When it comes to fantasy football, the US have a few key players to look out for this summer – Landon Donovan, Clint Dempsey, and Jozy Altidore.After those three, the experience / talent level (in the offensive third) falls off … Continue reading
NCNB Tips: Mr Capello (England World Cup Song by Leeds band the Defenders)
As quite a few of you are England supporters, I thought you may be interested in the new World Cup song – made in collaboration between Northern Net, Magic If, and The Defenders. Gets you in the mood for the … Continue reading
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NCNB Tips: 101 Greatest Goals of 2009-2010
10 minutes of the greatest goals of the past year via 101 great goals.


