Arsenal’s Robin Van Persie has been voted as the player of the month for October.

The Dutchman in the month scored five goals and two assists to ensure Gunners complete the month without losing a game.

His goals came against Blackburn, Birmingham City, West Ham United and a double against Spurs. He also created chance for Gallas to score against West Ham. This takes his goals tally to seven in the season.

Roy Hodsgon has been named as manager of the month of October.

Fulham’s fixture list for the month read : West Ham (away) , Hull City (home) , Manchester City (away) and Liverpool (home). A tricky four weeks for the Londoners.

Fulham were unlucky to concede a late goal to draw 2-2 with Hammers, had a comfortable 2-0 win over Hull, got back to level terms with Manchester City despite being 2-0 down and to top it all off a fabulous performance 3-1 win against Liverpool.

Van Persie and Hodgson are player and manager of the month - 90 Minutes on The Pitch!

For a change let’s switch from mens football to womens football. We know how terribly dangerous, aggressive and violent the game can be as was made clear by my Top 10 Dirtiest Players post. There are plenty of names in that list which are still not included. Those challenges, tackles, lunges deserve severe punishment. Honestly, I didn’t imagine these despicable things happened in the womens game too. I mean off all the games that I’ve seen they have been very slow, chances have been rued badly and passing been woeful but the following video displays how wrong I can be!

Elizabeth Lambert is a New Mexico defender. She along with her team mates very contesting to reach the finals of Mountain West and taking on Brigham Young. As can be seen from the video below she punches, kicks and roughs up practically any BYU player that she comes across.

Later, she was suspended from all team practices, competition itself and conditioning activities. Also she released this statement.

I am deeply and wholeheartedly regretful for my actions.

My actions were uncalled for. I let my emotions get the best of me in a heated situation. I take full responsibility for my actions and accept any punishment felt necessary from the coaching staff and UNM administration. This is in no way indicative of my character or the soccer player that I am. I am sorry to my coaches and teammates for any and all damages I have brought upon them. I am especially sorry to BYU and the BYU women’s soccer players that were personally affected by my actions. I have the utmost respect for the BYU women’s soccer program and its players.

Utmost respect or another way of saying they’re just too weak. Oh also, Lambert received only a yellow card and her team won. Her team mates can proudly say they have a Materazzi amongst them!

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Our today’s VoTD comes from America with MLS’s goal of the year nominees. There are some fantastic beauties in here so do make sure to view the whole video.

Also, one superb goal is missing from the list which should have been part of the nominees, FC Dallas’s Cooper.

[Source : 3rd Degree]

VoTD : MLS AT&T goal of the year - 90 Minutes on The Pitch!

	VS
V. Persie 42′
Fabregas 43′
V.Persie 60′

1. Van Persie is highly underrated. He can score in and around the box, create chances for others and score off free kicks and yet isn’t labeled as a deadly striker.
2. Fabregas’ goal was simply superb. Made it 2-0. [Watch both the goals here]
3. Bentley can still make an impact and deserves more chances. Even if it is in the Carling Cup.
4. Arsenal complete a decade of dominance over their London rivals. Spurs haven’t beaten the “Big four” in the last 65 away games. Top four for them? Nothing to show of it.
5. BIG London derby? Eh, not so much.

Think I missed something noteworthy? Add to the comments!

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First up, Happy Halloween to everyone across the world. Enjoy putting on that scary mask, looking for candy, watching scary movies and doing all you can to make yourself become ugly Tevez, fat Ronaldo! Ofcourse it would be hard to achieve both but if you do happen to achieve both somehow, then send in your picture so we can mock you and laugh.

The holiday festivities would be enhanced with the superb football that English Premier league brings to you every weekend. This weekend would be no other as Saturday is packed with as many as 9 games and the remaining 1 taking place on Sunday. So which all games should you keep your eyes on and be sure not to miss?

Arsenal v Spurs – The Emirates at 12.45 GMT
Weekend begins with a bang! Nothing beats a good ol’ London derby and to pit two iconic football managers such as Harry Redknapp and Arsene Wenger. The game last season finished a superb 4-4 with two late goals by Spurs (which includes one beauty by David Bentley, who is speculated to start tomorrow!). Arsenal would be eager to get within two points of leaders Chelsea before they and Manchester United both play later in the day. Spurs on the other hand would want to bounce back from a rather surprising loss to Stoke at home last week.

Burnley v Hull – Turf Moor at 15.00 GMT
Wouldn’t recommend this game for pretty football but for the sheer hunger of survival and to salvage as many points as you can. Its a crucial game for Phil Brown who could (finally!) lose his job if this doesn’t turn out into the favour of the Tigers. Burnley would want to get their home record back in tact after 3-1 loss to Wigan last time around.

Everton v Aston Villa – Goodison Park at 15.00 GMT
Everton haven’t been having a good time with the thumping they received in the Europa league and then the loss to Bolton away last week. Villa on the other hand would like to avenge their loss to Everton in the FA Cup. Important game for Everton who are six points behind Villans.

Fulham v Liverpool – Craven Cottage at 15.00 GMT
Last season, Liverpool moved top of the table when they won at Craven Cottage through a late Benayoun strike. Now, circumstances are very different. Liverpool are eager to make a comeback following a 2-0 win against Manchester United and a disappointing 2-1 loss in the Carling Cup. Fulham came back from 2-0 down last week at Manchester City to end the game at 2-2.

Other fixtures are :
Bolton Wanderers v Chelsea (15.00GMT)
Portsmouth v Wigan (15.00GMT)
Stoke City v Wolverhamption (15.00GMT)
Sunderland v West Ham United (15.00GMT)
Manchester United v Blackburn Rovers (17.30 GMT)
Birmingham City v Manchester City (16.00 GMT, Sunday)

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You would be aware of the video game “Guitar Hero” where you use several guitars and play notes to rock songs that are played. A certain rhythm needs to be maintained by jamming on to the controls specifically marked by a respective colour. This keeps the virtual audience enthralled and you earn points based upon your accuracy level. How about the same thing be done with footballs involved rather than guitars? Here is what Engadget describes of the scenario (I couldn’t get a thing so I’m quoting).

An Arduino acts as the conduit between the contact sensors and a PC running the freeware Frets on Fire.

Enjoy this pure brilliant video. Would love to give it a go myself.

Video : Football – Guitar Hero style! - 90 Minutes on The Pitch!

Championship side Barnsley lost 2-0 to champions Manchester United yesterday in the Carling Cup tie where Welbeck and Owen were on the score sheet for the reds. Barnsley barely had any opportunity to bother United’s goal but their fans tried to change that as two intruders came on to the pitch to score the goal. Look at the first guy who tries score and slips. That is a sign how scoring a goal is not that easy, even with  no one to beat. Maybe Zamora would agree.

Gary Neville gets sent off for a high challenge on a Barnsley player reducing United for nearly 30 minutes. (Catch the video after the jump)

Shockingly so, Sir Alex agreed with the referee on the Manchester United captain seeing red. Now how often do we hear that? (Hint : NEVER!)

VoTD : Barnsley fans score against Manchester United - 90 Minutes on The Pitch!

Manchester City drew 2-2 with Fulham over the weekend. Mancs were up 2-0 and thereafter we saw Fulham make a comeback through Damien Duff and Clint Dempsey. But before Manchester went up, the Londoners could have been up through Bobby Zamora but god knows what he was trying to do but the ball went high above the goal. Which also shocked Fulham manager, Roy Hodgson.

Am pretty sure even your grandmother would have scored that goal!

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Darren Bent beach ball goal

Liverpool lost to Sunderland yesterday in a bizarre fashion after Darren Bent’s effort deflected off of a beach ball thrown onto the pitch. Now some people say it should be a goal and some say it shouldn’t be a goal. That’s debatable and something for another day. Right now lets just see how this goal was scored. Video after the jump!

Isn’t it just superb? The goal with 99 Red Balloons soundtrack playing in the background.

Add to that there is another use for Beach Balls now as per Wikipedia. (LINK)

Did you guys know the ball was thrown by a Liverpool fan!

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Zinedine Zidane has been on the search for ultimate talent to include in this team. Getting into that list would be a huge accolade for any player. Although, these are not handpicked by Zizou himself but by people at Adidas who make superb commercials. In this series he’s so far picked.. (click on read more below for the advertisements)

Bastian Schweinsteiger has been named as The Illusionist , Steven Gerrard as the Powerhouse and now Kaka as The Maestro.

Bastian Schweinsteiger Video :

Steven Gerrard Video :

Kaka Video :

The Gerrard one is simply superb. Can actually be used as an inspirational video by Liverpool fans. Wonder who would be next to make the list? A defender perhaps? (I know, who are we kidding!)

[Spotted at : 101 Great Goals ]

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