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From: wgarcia@upf.es (Walter Garcia-Fontes)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.soccer
Subject: Barcelona 2 - Benfica 1
Date: 16 Apr 92 08:02:38 GMT
Article-I.D.: ucbvax.9204160802.AA26120
X-Unparsable-Date: Thu, 16 Apr 92 10:01:43 WETDST

Barcelona : Zubizarreta, Nando, Koeman, Serna,  Guardiola, Amor (Nadal 78)
            Bakero, Eusebio, Goikoetxea, Laudrup (Alexanko 82) and Stoichov

Benfica   : Neno, Se Carlos, Rui Bento, Paolo Madeira, Veloso, V. Paneira,
            Sousa, Schwarz, Cesar Brito, Isaias and Yuran.

Goals: 
1-0           12 m . Koeman throws a long diagonal pass from Barcelona's half
              to the left. Se Carlos steps between Stoichov and Neno, tries
              a short pass that bounces in front of Stoichov. Hristo controls
              the ball and gets a strong shot that Neno touches but cannnot
              stop.

2-0           23 m. Eusebio intercepts a pass and gives to Zubi, who returns
              the ball to him on the left. Eusebio puts a long ball to
              Stoichov, who progresses till the endline and gives the
              "death pass" (passing back to the middle of the box) to Bakero.
              His high and strong shot is unstoppable.

2-1           28 m. Guardiola looses the ball and Koeman cannot control it.
              Isaias gets the ball and makes a long pass to Cesar Brito,
              who is faster than Nando and beats Zubi when he comes out.

Barcelona goes to Wembley after a bad game. The team showed one more time
that it cannot control a favorable result. Benfica made it all, but without
effectivity. In the first half there were only 2 opportunities for Barc,a
and 1 for Benfica, and all three were scored. In the second half Barcelona
just stayed there, without trying anything. Benfica created one or two 
not very serious chances. 

This is the third time that Barcelona goes to the European Cup final. The
first time was in 1961, lead by Kubala. They lost the final to Benfica
after a very unlucky game (all the shots went to the frame). 

The second time is still in all Barc,a fans mind. It was in Seville, and
after an incredibly dull game they missed ALL the penalty kicks against
Steua (or the Rumanian goalkeeper stopped them...). 

----
Walter Garcia-Fontes                           "Tuya Hector"
Universitat Pompeu Fabra          Bitnet or Internet: wgarcia@upf.es
Barcelona, Spain                  UUCP: ( internet gateways )!upf.es!wgarcia
From: archer@hsi86.hsi.com (Garry Archer)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.soccer
Subject: Re: Football at the movies etc.
Date: 9 Apr 92 13:54:33 GMT
Reply-To: archer@hsi86.hsi.com.com (Garry Archer)
Organization: 3M Health Information Systems, Wallingford

In article <2633@pyrfect.UUCP> maura@pyra.co.uk (Maura Clark) writes:
>
>Any others out there? Must be some from that centre of football
>fanaticism Glasgow!


I remember another one from that "centre of football fanaticism, Sunderland".

Actually, I don't remember very much:  Can't remember the title or the names
of actors.  It was a TV play shown on British telly 15 or more years ago.
(Forgive my aging memory cells...)

My faded memory has only retained images of a young lad who was a wizard
footy player at school and was encouraged to try out for the local
professional team, Sunderland.  The period of the play was in the 1930s
I think.  In them days, players were as hard as nails.  Your shins had
to be tough to survive a game.  The young lad discovered this at his
trial with Sunderland.  The regulars kicked him up and down the pitch
the whole game!!!  But he never complained... and that impressed a lot
of the players and he was asked back to play again.  I can't remember
if he ever made the team.  Probably did, as an apprentice, of course.
It takes a few years to walk into the first team!


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From: cmorris@Ingres.COM (Colin Morris)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.soccer
Subject: S.F. Bay Blackhawks news
Date: 10 Apr 92 18:07:52 GMT
Reply-To: cmorris@Ingres.COM (Colin Morris)
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Organization: Ingres, an ASK Company, Alameda CA 94501

The Blackhawks will be playing a friendly ainst the Mexican champions,
UNAM Pumas next Tues evening (Apr. 14, k.o. 7:30pm). Also, after
beating FC Eurokickers of Panama 10-1 on aggregate in the previous
round of the CONCACAF Cup, the Blackhawks have been drawn against the 
champions of Belize (whose name escapes me). I wasn't even aware that 
Belize had a soccer league and I also notice they're not even entered
in the CONCACAF qualifying competition for the World Cup. The game
will be played sometime before the end of April.

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"Clive Thomas' decision was the watershed when we realised that
 referees were crazy egotists and mad people" -- 6:06
From: rxl@crosfield.co.uk (#richard lovelock)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.soccer
Subject: World Cup 94 - Shirts
Date: 6 Apr 92 12:42:55 GMT
Organization: Crosfield Electronics, Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom.


  A report in todays 'Daily Express' states that FIFA have
  announced that for the USA World Cup 94 all players will
  have their names on the back of their shirts, and will
  also have their numbers on the front as well as the backs
  of shirts.

  Is this really needed ?

 

  Apology :  I recently moaned about the possibility of pitches
             of 70 yards wide being used for the W.C. - during t.v.
             coverage of yesterdays F.A. Cup semi-final the
             commentator informed us that the pitch at Highbury
             ( home of Arsenal F.C. ) was only 70 yards wide.
 
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From: noe@ixchel.Eng.Sun.COM (Fernando Noe (Compliance Engineering) )
Newsgroups: rec.sport.soccer
Subject: Re: Please post the USA:CHINA result.
Date: 6 Apr 92 16:43:14 GMT
Reply-To: noe@ixchel.Eng.Sun.COM
Organization: Sun Microsystems
NNTP-Posting-Host: ixchel

Sorry, Correction:

>They played a lot better this time than last time against Spain. Maybe next time they
should bring a real challenge time, so we can analyze and see if the US has improved
at all.                       ^^^^
                              Team

Fernando Noe
From: scogpw@thor.cf.ac.uk (Gordon Walker)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.soccer
Subject: Re: Derby County??
Date: 10 Apr 92 12:05:56 GMT
Organization: University of Wales College at Cardiff
X-Mailer: Cardiff Computing Maths PP Mail Open News Gateway

In article <11438.9204091629@thor.cf.ac.uk> scogpw@thor.cf.ac.uk (Gordon Walker) writes:
|In article <5361@hsi86.hsi.com> archer@hsi86.hsi.com.com (Garry Archer) writes:
||Wednesday -- originates from the day the team first started to play on a
||	weekly basis.  (Original team name:  The Wednesday)
||
|
|Ahem.......Wednesday was the original day the *cricket* team used to
|play on (who got bored in the winter and so formed a footy club.... etc
|etc). (Actually, come to think of it, I'm not really sure what day the
|club played its first football matches on........now where's my SWFC
|history book gone...?)

(....goes away, finds "Wednesday!" by Keith Farnsworth, re-reads the first
chapter, and tells the world:)

Yes folks - Sheffield Wednesday's first match was on a...........Tuesday!

But generally they played on a Saturday more often than not I think (the
book isn't very clear in that respect).
Now aren't you all happier now you know that! (A definite must for your
FAQ list I think Garry :-)

Now, what about Abergavenny Thursdays.........???

Up the Owls

gordon
Newsgroups: rec.sport.soccer
From: kstokker@risc.uni-linz.ac.at (Karel Stokkermans)
Subject: CSFR Football Results Round 22
Organization: RISC, J.K. University, Linz; Austria
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1992 09:04:38 GMT

CSFR
====
Round 22 (April 12)
Bohemians Praha          1-0 Sigma Olomouc
Dynamo Ceske Budejovice  0-2 Sparta Praha
Spartak Hradec Kralove   3-0 Tatran Presov
Union Cheb               3-1 Internacional Bratislava
Slovan Bratislava        1-0 Banik Ostrava
TJ Vitkovice             0-2 DAC Dunajska Streda
Spartak Trnava           0-2 Slavia Praha
Dukla Praha              P-P Dukla Banska Bystrica

Table:
 1.Slovan Bratislava         22 44-10 40
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 2.Sparta Praha              22 50-15 34
 3.Sigma Olomouc             22 45-12 34
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 4.Banik Ostrava             22 41-25 29
 5.Slavia Praha              22 45-20 28
 6.Internacional Bratislava  22 35-34 23
 7.Tatran Presov             22 22-31 23
 8.DAC Dunajska Streda       22 33-33 18
 9.Bohemians Praha           22 25-34 18
10.Dukla Praha               21 20-28 16
11.Dukla Banska Bystrica     20 22-31 16
12.Union Cheb                22 24-42 16
13.Spartak Hradec Kralove    21 17-28 15
14.TJ Vitkovice              22 25-46 14
-----------------------------------------
15.Dynamo Ceske Budejovice   22 19-44 13 [corrected]
16.Spartak Trnava            22 11-45 11

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 -- email: kstokker@risc.uni-linz.ac.at (or k314070@edvz.uni-linz.ac.at)
"O hoe vergeefs / des doelmans hand / zich strekte naar de bal    [  21-6-88,  ]
 die 'een minuut / voor tijd de Duitse / doellijn kruiste..."     [ J. Deelder ]
From: clg308@vaxa.strath.ac.uk
Newsgroups: rec.sport.soccer
Subject: TORIES AND THE SELFISH,AROGANT ENGLISH
Date: 10 Apr 92 15:36:09 GMT
Organization: Strathclyde University VAX Cluster

This message is only here to make sure it get sen widely through the
newsgroups.

Having once again as a Scot had a FACIST(sorry conservative) goverment inflicted
on us by the actions of the selfish english the time has now come for Scotland 
to get on with it on thier on.
The fact is as long of the people in England vote tory, Scotland will also have
to suffer them.The tories have not only taken us into the longest reccession 
ever, but are slowly wiping out the N.H.S,our schools.They have no regard for
the less fortunate;the old,the frail,the sick,the children,the unemployed,the
homeless,and the people in England are dong as the people of Englang are doing
alright then the tories will always gat elected.The country has been taken
as far into a recession as it could go,and still they get elected.I have
like many other Scots long regarded the english as a selfish nation as 
was proven yesterdat in the election.As long as they have a safe job and money
in thier pocket,the rest can be dammed.Evey other party would have put up
taxes in order to make the country and life for it's people better,a measure
that most in Scotland feel necessary to improve the country.But as these 
maesures hit the pockets of the English,true to thier selfish nature they vote 
tory.
The only way forward for Scotland now is to seek to gain outright independance.
This should take the form of the labour,S.N.P and liberal M.P's in Scotland
refusing to take thier seats in Westminster and forming an alliance to get
independance.Of course this can only work if it's the will of the people,
so it is necessary that they stand up and be counted.The people should
be involved in PEACEFUL demonstration to show thier disaproval of the 
present goverment.If independance or devolution as the case maybe,is what
the Scottish people want they need only ask.

                 singed Andy(a true scot)
P.S I aplogise to the English in the north,and Wales who must feel as fustrated
as Scotland.I also apologise to any labour supporters elsewhere in Britain 
and ask them noy to take offence at my generalizations.

P.P.S This is ment to reflect the views of myself and other Scots so please 
don't clutter up any newsgroups with your flames.If you have anything to say 
please e_mail me directly.
From: marco@thunder.mcrcim.mcgill.edu (Marco Petroni)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.soccer
Subject: Re: Italian League
Date: 13 Apr 92 01:22:37 GMT
Article-I.D.: thunder.1992Apr13.012237.23037
Organization: McGill Research Centre for Intelligent Machines, Montreal, Canada

In article <1992Apr13.000554.8963@leland.Stanford.EDU> yongwee@leland.Stanford.EDU (Yong Wee Dennis Lee) writes:
>Does anyone know how I can get news of the Italian League?

Yup...Don't touch that dial! :)

>Maybe someone can
>post information on the Italian League in the same way as it is done with the
>English League.

Sounds like a great idea! I'll volunteer to post news on the Italian league!
:) :) :)

>This newsgroup is deprived of news of some of the best soccer
>action in the world!

On a more serious note, I, as well as some other netters out there,
such as Saverio, Stefano, etc., reguarly post news on Italian soccer.
I usually post the league scores and standings under the title
"Serie A and B Results/Standings..." Perhaps it's not the most
descriptive title, though...


Marco...
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From: tim@tcom.stc.co.uk (Tim Kennedy)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.soccer
Subject: Re: Gregory's Girl
Date: 14 Apr 92 08:43:48 GMT
Organization: BNR Europe

In article <1992Apr13.155754.2762@tcom.stc.co.uk> bruce@tcom.stc.co.uk (Bruce Munro) writes:
>In article <9204101446.AA11130@RockGarden.hisoft.com> james@HISOFT.COM (James C. Armstrong) writes:
>
>One of my all-time favourite films! The football is incidental, but provides
>some very funny scenes. One is where the rather attractive Dorothy (Dee
>Hepburn) who has replaced Gregory as centre-forward scores a great goal.
>Gregory, who fancies her something rotten, is stuck in his goalmouth
>and has to watch as not only the boys from their own side come to kiss
>and congratulate her, but also the opposition team as well!
>
>-- 

"Run along you small boys!"

			Headmaster
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From: visconm@fog.CS.ORST.EDU (Marcello Visconti)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.soccer
Subject: Copa Libertadores - What's next
Date: 11 Apr 92 06:46:07 GMT
Organization: Oregon State University, Computer Science Dept.

Hi all!

	This is what's coming in Copa Libertadores:

	The 2nd round games will be played April 29th and May 6th.
	The quarterfinal games will be played May 13th and May 20th.
	The semifinal games will be played May 27th and June 3rd.
	The Great Final games will be played June 10th and June 17th.

	I need the results of the following games, played earlier this
	week in Asuncion, Paraguay:

		Wednesday April 8th: Cerro Porteno (PAR) - Nacional (URU)
		Thursday April 9th: Sol de America(PAR) - Defensor (URU)

	Can anyone fill in?

	These games wil be played next week to close the first round:

		In Sao Paulo, Brazil: Sao Paulo (BRA) - Bolivar (BOL)
		In Criciuma, Brazil:  Criciuma (BRA) - Bolivar (BOL)

	These are the matchups for the second round in Copa Libertadores:

	1st Group 1 (Newell's-ARG)   ---- 3rd Group 5 (Defensor-URU)

	1st Group 2 (BRA or BOL)     ---- 3rd Group 4 (Sp.Cristal-PER)
         {Possibly Criciuma-BRA}

	1st Group 3 (Barcelona-ECU)  ---- 4th Group 1 (Colo Colo-CHI)

	1st Group 4 (Nacional-COL)   ---- 3rd Group 3 (Maritimo-VEN)

	1st Group 5 (PAR or URU)     ---- 3rd Group 2 (BOL or BRA) 
        {Possibly Cerro Porteno-PAR}      {Possibly Bolivar-BOL}

	2nd Group 1 (U.Catolica-CHI) ---- 2nd Group 4 (America-COL)

	2nd Group 2 (BRA or BOL)     ---- 2nd Group 5 (PAR or URU)
        {Possibly Sao Paulo-BRA}          {Possibly Nacional-URU}

	2nd Group 3 (Valdez-ECU)     ---- 3rd Group 1 (San Lorenzo-ARG)


Anyone dares to predict the 8 quarterfinalists?

Bye,

Marcello.

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Newsgroups: rec.sport.soccer
From: asim@oakhill.sps.mot.com (Asim Omair)
Subject: Re: USA WORLD CUP AND english supremecy, (ha ha ha)
Organization: Motorola Inc., Austin Tx.
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1992 18:14:41 GMT

In article <3279@svin02.info.win.tue.nl> wsinjosc@info.win.tue.nl writes:
>In article <9204072250.AA11504@unix4>, john7552@MAMUT.WLU.CA (niall johnson) writes:
> <stuff deleted>
>>  
>> 
>> May I direct your attention (whomsoever you are you gutless wimp!) to the
>> European Champions Cup through the late 70s and early 80s (before the Heysel
>> tragedy).
>> I believe you'll find sufficient evidence of British domination there.
>
>This depends on what you define as english. 
>The record of the English national team hasn't been that succesful,
>and the elimination of the English teams in the European cups can
>partly be explained by the `foreigners' rule. 
>So maybe it is the domination of the British (Welsh, Scots etc),
>but certainly not the supremacy of the english :-)

From my memory, these are the performances of the English team in the last three
world cup finals :
1990 -      Lost to West Germany (eventual winners) in the semi-final on
	    penalty kicks.
1986 -      Lost to Argentina (eventual winners) in the quarter-final
	    (remember Maradonna's controversial goal ? the hand of god!).
								   ^^^
1982 -      Didn't qualify for the semi-finals (finished second to West
	    Germany in the group - losing finalist) without losing a single
	    game in the championship.
I know that its not great, but I think that its much better than most of the
other teams (except W. Germany, Italy and Argentina, i.e. the teams who have
shared the cup since 1974 - W. Germany 1974,1990; Argentina 1978,1986;
Italy 1982).
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From: cmorris@Ingres.COM (Colin Morris)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.soccer
Subject: Re: European Olympic Qualifiers
Date: 16 Apr 92 17:53:28 GMT
Reply-To: cmorris@Ingres.COM (Colin Morris)
Organization: Ask Computer Systems Inc., Ingres Division, Alameda CA 94501

In article <1992Apr13.084706.6374@cs.few.eur.nl> biwidar@cs.few.eur.nl (Irsan Widarto) writes:
>
>Germany did *NOT* qualify. The list should be:
>
>      1) Spain      (hosts of Ol.Games)
>      2) Scotland   (semi-finalist European Championships under 21)
>      3) Denmark    (idem)
>      4) Italy      (idem)
>      5) Sweden     (idem)
>      6) Poland     (best 'loser' European Championships under 21)
>      7) ...
>
>The number 7 spot could be taken by The Netherlands (Holland), if
>they beat Australia in a home and away game.

Take Scotland out of the list - they're part of Great Britain and
hence don't field a team in the Olympics - and I think you're right.
With "traditional" socccer countries Brasil, Argentina, Germany,
England, Scotland, France etc all not participating in the Olympic
finals, it looks like it's going to be a wide open competition in
Barcelona. Perhaps it's a good opportunity for the good 'ol U.S. to
demonstrate they're rather better than many Europeans give them credit
for? 

--
Colin Morris       Ingres, an ASK company       cmorris@ws2s.ingres.com

"Clive Thomas' decision was the watershed when we realised that referees
 were crazy egotists and mad people" -- Six-O-Six
From: tim@tcom.stc.co.uk (Tim Kennedy)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.soccer
Subject: Re: Gregory's Girl
Date: 16 Apr 92 09:52:04 GMT
Organization: BNR Europe

In article <20196@castle.ed.ac.uk> efsv02@castle.ed.ac.uk (M J Brewer) writes:
>"Oh Gregory, you're worse than my dad. At least he's old, and he's got
>an excuse for being a pr*ck"
>                       Girl changing in telephone box
>

Gregory to former schoolmate and windowcleaner who is casting an eye over 
his prepubescent sister:

"11 years old and with the body of a 13 year old woman".

			Tim
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From: james@HISOFT.COM (James C. Armstrong)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.soccer
Subject: Gregory's Girl
Date: 10 Apr 92 14:46:14 GMT

-> Yes, I forgot this one.   Yeah, I liked this one too.  (A Bill Forsyth
-> film, as others have already pointed out).  Gregory's girlfriend is
-> very good at footy and makes the school team.  Can't remember, wasn't
-> Gregory the goalkeeper?  Not important, its been several years since
-> I saw it.  And it was over here in the U.S. on The Movie Channel.

Gregory has a crush on the girl who replaced him up front.  His best
friend is goalkeeper, and he replaces his best friend in goal.  When he
finally asks her out, she stands him up, and he gets led on a chase to
finally meet the girl who has a crush on him.

A very charming movie.  The football is almost incidental.
From: gibson@crisium.geop.ubc.ca (Brad Gibson)
Subject: Pitch Widths
Organization: Dept. of Astronomy / Univ. of British Columbia
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 92 17:29:39 GMT

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TRIVIA TIME:

   According to the "Supporters' Guide to Football League Clubs 1992", the
   following pitches are the narrowest in the League:

   Halifax      70 yds
   Ipswich      70 yds
   Arsenal      71 yds
   Chelsea      71 yds
   Derby        71 yds
   Stockport    71 yds
   Wrexham      71 yds
   4 teams in the GM Vauxhall Conference including Colchester (4th Div next
   year?) also have 70 yard wide pitches).


   The widest pitches?:

   Bradford     80 yds
   Leyton O.    80 yds
   Bath in the Conference also have an 80 yard wide pitch.


   Not a lot of people know that!

   Cheers,
      Brad

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