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The Team

Soccerphile's team of writers bring you some great stories and interviews from around the football world.

Adu, the Asian Champions League, Asian Cup, Beckham, the Champions League, Confederations Cup, Croatia, Europa League, European Championships, Interviews, Japanese soccer (the J. League), Korean soccer (K. League), Liverpool in Europe, Managers, Manchester United, the Premiership, Scottish Football, South America, soccer in the USA, Women's soccer, the World Cup.

Ozren Podnar

Based in the Croatian capital Zagreb, Ozren follows the national and domestic game in Croatia and beyond including Serbia and Montenegro, Slovenia and Bosnia-Herzegovina. Ozren also writes about Spanish and Italian soccer and compiles the weekly news.

John Duerden

Seoul-based Blackburn Rovers fan John Duerden covers soccer in East Asia including his regular columns on Korea's K.League & the South Korean national team.

Dr. Joel Rookwood

Based in Liverpool, where he lectures in Football Studies and runs a Sport Development degree programme at Liverpool Hope University, Joel Rookwood travels the globe watching Liverpool FC, and has reported for Soccerphile on the 2002 and 2006 World Cups, at the 2004 and 2008 European Championships, and on the 2008 Cup of African Nations. A member of the English '92 Club', Joel has a PhD in football fan culture, and is also a qualified coach. He has worked on charitable football projects in thirty developing nations spanning six continents.

Sean O'Conor

Based in London, Sean O'Conor has covered the US team at the 2002 World Cup and the 2003 Confederations Cup in France, as well as World Cup 2006 and Euro 2008 for Soccerphile. Sean is following the European World Cup qualifiers with an eye on the British teams hoping to make it to South Africa in 2010.

James Goyder

James Goyder is a full time sports journalist from the UK who has been based in Thailand for over three years. He writes regularly about the major European leagues as well as Asian football.
For more information visit: www.jamesgoyder.com

C. G. Williams

C. G. Williams is based in Japan but was raised on a steady diet of Dutch football, C.G.'s most ambitious project to date has been his attempt to lure Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink to the land of the rising sun. No takers yet, unfortunately. In his spare time, C.G. shadows the Japan national team for Soccerphile and travels the globe in search of the perfect glass of beer.

The Ranter

Based in Manchester, The Ranter will be covering all things Manchester United, the Malcolm Glazer takeover and the English Premier League for Soccerphile.

Marc Fox

Based in Brisbane, Marc Fox will be covering the new Australian A-League and Aussie national team for Soccerphile.

Gerry McDonnell

Based in the Midlands, UK, Gerry McDonnell from SuperSoccer.co.uk takes a humorous look at the week's football betting - predictions, tips and odds comparison. Get on.

Ali Hannah

Based in Scotland, Ali Hannah covers what is going on in the SPL and the Scotland international scene.

Michael Tuckerman

Based in Japan, Michael Tuckerman will be covering the J-League and the Japanese national team.

Andy Greeves

Based in London, Andy Greeves is a huge Tottenham fan and will be covering the English Premier League.

Jesse Fink

Sydney-based Jesse Fink reports on Australian and Asian football for Soccerphile.

Tim Sturtridge

Based in Buenos Aires, life-long Grecians' fan Tim Sturtridge will be covering the South American soccer scene and South American players active in Europe.

Chris Clegg

Chris Clegg, born very recently, resides in the Midlands but is from Swinton in South Yorkshire originally. He's a huge sports fan, and presents as well as writes about sport. If anyone wants to contact Chris for work, they can do so at www.starnow.com/chrisclegg
Chris also enjoys singing and won ITV's 'Who Dares, Sings!' in 2008. He also had the opportunity to sing a solo at his beloved Oakwell (Barnsley FC).

The Purist

The Purist is based in London, England and has interviewed Gary Lineker, Gareth Southgate, Ramon Vega, Warren Barton, Steve Perryman and Di Law for Soccerphile. The Purist was in Korea/Japan for the 2002 World Cup and Portugal for Euro 2004.

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