Footie thread

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FA Community Shield
Chelsea v Liverpool, 15:00

Chelsea (from): Cudicini, Hilario, Ferreira, Geremi, Carvalho, Terry, Bridge, Mikel, Ballack, Diarra, Essien, Lampard, Wright-Phillips, Shevchenko, Drogba, Robben, Kalou.
Liverpool (from): Reina, Finnan, Hyypia, Carragher, Riise, Luis Garcia, Gerrard, Alonso, Sissoko, Pennant, Bellamy, Zenden, Crouch, Dudek, Paletta, Gonzalez, Kromkamp, Agger, Warnock, Sinama-Pongolle, Peltier.

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FA Community Shield
Chelsea v Liverpool, 15:00

Chelsea (from): Cudicini, Hilario, Ferreira, Geremi, Carvalho, Terry, Bridge, Mikel, Ballack, Diarra, Essien, Lampard, Wright-Phillips, Shevchenko, Drogba, Robben, Kalou.
Liverpool (from): Reina, Finnan, Hyypia, Carragher, Riise, Luis Garcia, Gerrard, Alonso, Sissoko, Pennant, Bellamy, Zenden, Crouch, Dudek, Paletta, Gonzalez, Kromkamp, Agger, Warnock, Sinama-Pongolle, Peltier.

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OK how many DE's am I going to get

Chelsea (from): Cudicini, Hilario, Ferreira, Geremi, Carvalho, Terry, Bridge, Mikel, Ballack, Diarra, Essien, Lampard, Wright-Phillips, Shevchenko, Drogba, Robben, Kalou.
Liverpool (from): Reina, Finnan, Hyypia, Carragher, Riise, Luis Garcia, Gerrard, Alonso, Sissoko, Pennant, Bellamy, Zenden, Crouch, Dudek, Paletta, Gonzalez, Kromkamp, Agger, Warnock, Sinama-Pongolle, Peltier.



3pm KO BST.

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OK how many DE's am I going to get

Chelsea (from): Cudicini, Hilario, Ferreira, Geremi, Carvalho, Terry, Bridge, Mikel, Ballack, Diarra, Essien, Lampard, Wright-Phillips, Shevchenko, Drogba, Robben, Kalou.
Liverpool (from): Reina, Finnan, Hyypia, Carragher, Riise, Luis Garcia, Gerrard, Alonso, Sissoko, Pennant, Bellamy, Zenden, Crouch, Dudek, Paletta, Gonzalez, Kromkamp, Agger, Warnock, Sinama-Pongolle, Peltier.



3pm KO BST.

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Liverpool to play Haifa in Kiev

Benitez has stated his opposition to playing in Israel

Kiev has been confirmed as the venue for Liverpool's away leg in their Champions League third-round qualifier against Israeli side Maccabi Haifa. The match on 22 August has been moved because of the Middle East conflict.
Uefa confirmed last week that the match would be played at a neutral venue and Dynamo Kiev have agreed that their stadium can be used for the tie.
Liverpool take a 2-1 lead into the second leg after Mark Gonzalez's last-minute winner at Anfield.
After the draw was made, Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez said it was "totally unacceptable" to go to Israel, given the current security situation.

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Liverpool to play Haifa in Kiev

Benitez has stated his opposition to playing in Israel

Kiev has been confirmed as the venue for Liverpool's away leg in their Champions League third-round qualifier against Israeli side Maccabi Haifa. The match on 22 August has been moved because of the Middle East conflict.
Uefa confirmed last week that the match would be played at a neutral venue and Dynamo Kiev have agreed that their stadium can be used for the tie.
Liverpool take a 2-1 lead into the second leg after Mark Gonzalez's last-minute winner at Anfield.
After the draw was made, Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez said it was "totally unacceptable" to go to Israel, given the current security situation.

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This thread is about football, eh?

Great! I'm a Arsenal fan!

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Burglars steal Van der Meyde dog...Everton footballer Andy van der Meyde has had two cars and his dog stolen, just days after being fined by his club for going on a night out. Burglars broke into the 26-year-old's home in Bebington, Wirral, at the weekend, taking his seven-month-old pedigree Dogue de Bordeaux, Mac.



Reyes closes in on move to Real...Arsenal winger Jose Antonio Reyes believes he is closing in on his "dream" move to Real Madrid.
Reyes, 22, did not play in Arsenal's win over Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League and not being cup-tied has helped pave the way for the switch.



Staunton unharmed after gun scare...Republic of Ireland manager Steve Staunton is recovering after a man with an imitation gun confronted him at the team's hotel near Dublin.
The man allegedly threatened to kill him. Staunton, 37, fled and alerted staff at about 2000 BST on Monday.
The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) said: "Steve is absolutely fine and looking forward to training."