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		<title>Football&#8217;s grumpy granddad</title>
		<link>http://www.pitchpassion.com/2009/10/28/footballs_grumpy_granddad/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alex Ferguson has always been a blustery, grumpy and scarlet-tempered presence on my television screen. In many ways he has defined the modern English game &#8211; for as long as I have liked football, Ferguson has managed Manchester United. For as long as he has managed Manchester United, they have won things, often a lot [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The weekend preview</title>
		<link>http://www.pitchpassion.com/2009/10/16/the-weekend-preview-12/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:33:55 +0000</pubDate>
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Spain – La Liga: Champions Barcelona are off to La Mestalla to play Valencia. The Catalan club are sweating on the fitness of midfield playmaker Xavi, who came back injured from the international break. Star striker David Villa is out for the home team.
Real Madrid are at home to Valladolid and are expected to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Voluntary banishment</title>
		<link>http://www.pitchpassion.com/2009/10/11/voluntary-banishment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:16:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The issue of top European clubs snapping up South American talent before it&#8217;s fully cooked is not a new one, but seems to have reached a new nadir this season with Barcelona striker Keirrison.
Snapped up in July from Palmeiras for 14 million euros, he was promptly farmed out to Benfica on loan by the Catalan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Slow grassroots progress</title>
		<link>http://www.pitchpassion.com/2009/10/01/slow-grassroots-progress/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:26:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Monday I dragged myself away from the keyboard to do a bit of football coaching at my local primary school.
&#8216;Coaching&#8217; being a flexible phrase here &#8211; I was only helping out and am only qualified by virtue of the fact I&#8217;ve played football more than most eight-year-olds.
Nearly ten years ago I had a regular [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The weekend round-up</title>
		<link>http://www.pitchpassion.com/2009/09/28/the-weekend-round-up-13/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:28:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spain &#8211; La Liga: Barcelona and Real Madrid both kept up their 100 per cent records, Barca thanks to a 2-0 win at Malaga and Real with a 3-0 win over Tenerife, with Karim Benzema scoring twice.
Valencia drew 2-2 with Atletico Madrid at the Mestalla on Saturday, with Maxi grabbing a last-gasp equaliser for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The weekend preview</title>
		<link>http://www.pitchpassion.com/2009/09/25/the-weekend-preview-11/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pitchpassion.com/2009/09/25/the-weekend-preview-11/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:17:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spain &#8211; La Liga: Barcelona and Real Madrid are now the only two sides left with perfect records after Athletic Bilbao went down in midweek. Real are at home to Tenerife on Saturday and Barcelona travel to Malaga on the Sunday.
Both Ronaldo for Real and Lionel Messi for Barcelona have started the season in frightening [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Goal of the week: Messi</title>
		<link>http://www.pitchpassion.com/2009/09/24/goal-of-the-week-messi/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:12:34 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Argentina]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.pitchpassion.com/?p=743</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[To be fair any of Barcelona&#8217;s four goals against Racing on Tuesday night could have made the grade but Messi&#8217;s second effort wins the golden letter opener this week.
Watching it back again, the defending does look suspect, but with the little Argentinian it&#8217;s not always what he does, but how fast he does it.
Racing know [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ronaldinho&#8217;s endless panto</title>
		<link>http://www.pitchpassion.com/2009/09/23/ronaldinhos-endless-panto/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pitchpassion.com/2009/09/23/ronaldinhos-endless-panto/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:10:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.pitchpassion.com/?p=735</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Oh yes he is&#8221; followed by &#8220;oh no he isn&#8217;t&#8221; have been the words ringing inbetween Ronaldinho&#8217;s ears for quite some time now.
The AC Milan midfielder is constantly the subject of debate as to whether or not he will recover his best form and fitness &#8211; which now seems a pointless exercise given how long [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The weekend round-up</title>
		<link>http://www.pitchpassion.com/2009/09/21/the-weekend-round-up-12/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:36:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Italy &#8211; Serie A: We start here thanks to the progress of Sampdoria, who are level with Juventus at the top after taking 12 points from 12- one of the few &#8217;smaller&#8217; clubs from the big European leagues to still hold a 100 per cent record.
They overcame Siena 4-1 on Sunday and owe much of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The weekend preview</title>
		<link>http://www.pitchpassion.com/2009/09/18/the-weekend-preview-10/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spain &#8211; La Liga: Champions Barcelona are top of the table and host Atletico Madrid on Saturday night, while Real Madrid, who also have six points out of six, host newly-promoted Xerez on Sunday.
Valencia have started strongly with David Villa and David Silva (pictured) back in the goals again. They are at home to Sporting [...]]]></description>
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