Homegrown issue vital for football
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UEFA Chief Executive Lars-Christer Olsson has underlined UEFA&#39;s firm commitment to its stance on the local training of players.
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The country isn't ready for another football league.
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The kid is cool. All around the Washington Redskins, players with Pro Bowl pedigrees are making mistakes, rattling with the pressure of a season imploding. They miss tackles, make silly penalties and fumble balls they never should. Their collapse has been astounding.
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Nestled in a smallish town in the rolling hills of New England, the home of the NFL&#39;s most dominant team isn&#39;t the easiest stadium to get to on a Sunday afternoon.
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This week marks the 30th anniversary of one of America's great television miniseries, Roots.  With minorities running as serious contenders for president and with two African-American coaches in the Super Bowl, the impact of this TV series is probably not fully appreciated today.
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In the early â90s, the N.F.L wagered that North America and Europe would embrace a brand of football that was of lesser quality than the one the leagueâs 32 teams play in the United States. They were wrong.
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Tom Coughlin and his staff drilled it into the players last week not to give up if the ball was not caught. The way the play develops, it could be a lateral and a live ball.
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There are reconstruction projects everywhere in the NFL, with the New York Giants and New York Jets a combined 8-1 and the Atlanta Falcons on top of the NFC South.
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The healthy primetime TV ad  market is extending to football.
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The Patriots can be healthy or hurting. The field can be drenched or dry. The opponent might have a stingy defense or a high-scoring offense.
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Teams from minor conferences are increasingly closing the gap on college football's elite.
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Troy Smith's Heisman Trophy is shipped home to keep it safe and avoid the type of mishap that happened the last time an Ohio State player won the award.
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They are separated now, scattered in various locales across this vast country. That is how life evolves. But so, too, are they together forever. That is how football shapes the spirit.
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Mike Vrabel has the football neatly displayed back home in Ohio. He carries the memory with him everywhere.
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There are football players, and there are guys who were born to play football. They called him the Minister of Defense, and he defined his position in an amazing career that took him from the University of
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UEFA&#39;s executive committee postponed making any final decision Thursday on whether soccer clubs should have a certain number of &quot;homegrown&quot; players on their books.
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The Giants vs Dolphins game may not usher in an era of American sporting domination in Europe but the NFL and other leagues are giving it a go