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		<title>Welcome to Duralite Soccer Goals</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:48:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Duralite Soccer Goals is a manufacturer of portable, transforming, folding and permanent soccer goals. We offer goalposts of all sizes as well as soccer goal nets, and soccer goal accessories.]]></description>
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<p>Duralite Soccer Goals is a manufacturer of portable, transforming, folding and permanent soccer goals. We offer goalposts of all sizes as well as soccer goal nets, and soccer goal accessories. Duralite Soccer Goals is a family-owned business that we have been running in one form or another for over twenty years. We have designed soccer goals for leagues, high schools and individuals throughout the United States and most, if not all, of these goals are still in use today. It is our purpose to build lightweight, durable soccer goals that last, and since we are manufacturers, we can offer these goals at an extremely affordable price.</p>
<p>At Duralite Soccer Goals we want to suit your needs, that is why we make soccer goals of all sizes and types, but if these soccer goals do not suit your needs, contact us, and we will build you a custom soccer goal and net from scratch. Please feel free to browse this site and click on any of the links, and thank you for visiting.</p>
<h2><strong>Today&#8217;s Featured Goal</strong></h2>
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<h2 class="prodtitles"><span>Transformable 8 x 24 League Soccer Goal</span></h2>
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<p>The 8 x 24 League Soccer Goal is the first goal ever designed by our company. We have sixteen year old portable soccer goals just like this still in use today. This full size aluminum soccer goal was designed to be portable, durable and cheap to buy. It is collapsible and can be separated into just seven posts and no post is longer than 89&#8243;. This makes them easy to take to the fields on game day or practice and simple to store.</p>
<p><strong>Transformable Soccer Goal</strong><br />
This soccer goal transforms from 8&#8242; x 24&#8242; down to 8&#8242; x 16&#8242; and can be as small as 8&#8242; x 8&#8242;.</p>
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<li>Weighs only 60 pounds, so it&#8217;s easy to transport</li>
<li>Very sturdy soccer goal made of 2&#8243; round aluminum .125 wall tube.</li>
<li>Collapsible soccer goal can be stored and transported easily.</li>
<li>Even though its quality is top shelf, price-wise this is a cheap soccer goal.</li>
<li>Includes four 10&#8243; locking stakes to keep the goal securely in place</li>
<li>Includes three net stakes to keep the back of the net down</li>
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		<title>Australian World Cup Soccer Bid Gets Complicated</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:46:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In order to win a bid as host for the FIFA World Cup in either 2018 or 2022, the country will need to work around the nations pastime, Aussie Rules Football.]]></description>
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<p>With the bidding process for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup" target="_blank">2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups</a> well under way, the country of <a href="http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/" target="_blank">Australia</a> considers itself to be a major candidate and worthy option for the world&#8217;s greatest soccer event. In 2018 the country has a very slim chance, as <a href="http://www.uefa.com/" target="_blank">European</a> powers such as <a href="http://www.thefa.com/" target="_blank">England</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_Union_of_Russia">Russia</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Belgian_Football_Association" target="_blank">Belgium</a> &amp; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Netherlands_Football_Association" target="_blank">The Netherlands</a> (combined bid) and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Football_Federation" target="_blank">Spain</a> &amp; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_District_Football_Associations" target="_blank">Portugal</a> (combined bid) are all eligible to receive that bid. But in 2022, the country has a fair shot. European teams would be ineligible (should one receive the 2018 bid) leaving Australia&#8217;s competition for that bid as the <a href="http://www.ussoccer.com/" target="_blank">United States</a>, <a href="http://www.jfa.or.jp/eng/" target="_blank">Japan</a>, <a href="http://www.kfa.or.kr/" target="_blank">South Korea</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar_Football_Association" target="_blank">Qatar</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_Association_of_Indonesia" target="_blank">Indonesia</a>.</p>
<p>Australia may turn out to be a good choice for <a href="http://www.fifa.com/" target="_blank">FIFA</a> as the country is a major tourist destination and is located in an area that has never hosted World Cup Play before. Additionally, the country is notoriously fond of athletics, has a sound economy but has not, as of yet, seriously embraced soccer. A bid for the country should ignite and excite a &#8220;virgin&#8221; population of over 20 million people to buy into the sport and further its growth.</p>
<p>But despite all of this positive news, Australia has one teeny tiny complication. The World Cup falls smack dab in the middle of the <a href="http://www.afl.com.au/" target="_blank">Australian Rules Football</a> (AFL) season. Aussie Rules Football, or &#8220;Footy&#8221; is an extremely popular sport down under and while the AFL has shown complete support for the country&#8217;s bid, FIFA is requiring that no other major sports leagues play at the same time as the World Cup Finals, which does not suit the AFL whatsoever. <a href="http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/story/_/id/709999/ce/uk/?campaign=rss&amp;source=soccernet&amp;cc=5901&amp;ver=us" target="_blank">So Australia is trying to get an exemption from FIFA</a>, believing that precedents exist that would allow other competitions to continue (i.e. Major League Baseball continuing play during the 1994 World Cup in the United States). Along with the proposed exemption would be a <a href="http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/what-in-the-world/story-e6frf9jf-1225809208392" target="_blank">an entire relocation plan</a> that would move AFL, Rugby and Cricket games to different locations during World Cup play so as not to compete.</p>
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<p>Whether or not FIFA would allow such an exemption in a market as small and competitive as Australia we have yet to see, but one thing is for sure, this is one commited country. I can already see the laughter that would burst out if the United States Soccer Federation asked <a href="http://www.dallascowboys.com/team_executive_jerry_jones.cfm" target="_blank">Jerry Jones</a> to move the <a href="http://www.dallascowboys.com/" target="_blank">Cowboys</a> out of Dallas for a month while soccer players take over <a href="http://stadium.dallascowboys.com/" target="_blank">Cowboys Stadium</a>.</p>
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		<title>Will Soccer Ever See Instant Replay?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Instant replay has become a hot topic of conversation lately thanks to a controversial soccer goal scored by France&#8217;s William Gallas after Thierry Henry had an obvious handball that set it up. Because of that goal, France is going to the 2010 FIFA World Cup and Ireland has been eliminated. Apart from an unofficial, nationwide [...]]]></description>
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<p>Instant replay has become a hot topic of conversation lately thanks to a controversial soccer goal scored by France&#8217;s <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Gallas" target="_blank">William Gallas</a> after <a href="http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/profile?id=8039&amp;cc=5901" target="_blank">Thierry Henry</a> had an obvious handball that set it up. Because of that goal, France is going to the <a href="http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/" target="_blank">2010 FIFA World Cup</a> and Ireland has been eliminated. Apart from an unofficial, nationwide ban on French wine (not too difficult for the locals provided that the whiskey tap keeps pouring), this controversy does beg the question, should FIFA take a look at Instant replay?</p>
<p><strong>Thierry Henry Handball Video</strong></p>
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<p>The replay naysayers in soccer are the same as the naysayers in Baseball, they talk of the game&#8217;s history and not wanting to slow the sport down for five minutes at a time with reviews (as seen in <a href="http://nfl.com" target="_blank">American Football</a>). But the proponents of the idea point out that this is not <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval_football" target="_blank">medieval football</a>, it&#8217;s the twenty-first century and we have the technology to correct these mistakes.</p>
<p><strong>Diego Maradona Hand of God Video</strong></p>
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<p>It is an interesting question though and worthy of review, not just for the regular soccer powerhouses like England who were defeated by the <a href="http://www.diegomaradona.com/ingles/iindex.html" target="_blank">Maradona</a> &#8220;hand of god&#8221; goal, but for the fans of US Soccer as well who were robbed of an opportunity to see a Semi-Final berth in World Cup 2002 when a German defender used his hand to save a goal.</p>
<p><strong>US &#8211; Germany World Cup 2002 Quarterfinal Handball Video (Handball Footage at 2:11)</strong><br />
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<p>For now, <a href="http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/11/soccer-resists-the-instant-replay-despite-criticism/comment-page-1/" target="_blank">FIFA is resisting the idea</a> but don;t forget that the big three sports leagues in the United States, the NFL, <a href="http://nba.com" target="_blank">NBA</a> and <a href="http://mlb.com" target="_blank">Major League Baseball</a>, also initially resisted the idea. Will it happen? Who knows, should it happen? Well, there are some people in Ireland who certainly think so.</p>
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		<title>World Cup Expulsion Threat Proves Effective</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:41:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Chilean National team avoided a possible expulsion from the World Cup yesterday, when one of the country's club teams, the Rangers, dropped a court case contesting its disputed demotion to the second division of the national soccer league.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/145/432836112_8d1c3ebc4f.jpg"><img title="Brazil-Chile" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/145/432836112_8d1c3ebc4f.jpg" alt="by andreasnilsson1976" width="500" height="334" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">by andreasnilsson1976</p></div>
<p>The <a title="Chile national football team" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile_national_football_team" target="_blank">Chilean National team</a> avoided a possible <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/26/chiles-world-cup-team-fac_n_371809.html" target="_blank">expulsion from the World Cup</a> yesterday, when one of the country&#8217;s club teams, the <em>Rangers</em>, <a href="http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-newswire28-2009nov28,0,2039625.story" target="_blank">dropped a court case contesting its disputed demotion</a> to the second division of the national soccer league.</p>
<p>The dispute was over the teams relegation from the nation&#8217;s first division to its second division. Apparently the Rangers fielded six foreign players even though the league has a rule which limits teams to playing five. As the Rangers were winners of that game, the league removed three points from their season total, resulting in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promotion_and_relegation" target="_blank">relegation</a>.</p>
<p>Now, while it seems clear that the national league did the correct thing here as, innocent mistake or not, the Rangers violated a league rule, why did FIFA threaten to ruin the football hopes of an entire country over an internal matter? Did the national league asked for FIFA&#8217;s help? Don&#8217;t get me wrong, the court case is truly ridiculous, but it seems to me that kicking the National team out of the World Cup because a local club team is bickering over a case they can&#8217;t win, is overkill and frankly, also a bit ridiculous.</p>
<p>But hey, I guess it worked&#8230; of course it worked.</p>
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