MESSAGE TO RAFA:
SPEND IT WISELY!
Latest rumours suggest that fresh capital is finally about to be injected into the club by the hated Hicks and Gillette selling up to 30% of their joint holding to new investors in a hope to raise £100 million for the club.
Some of that money is supposedly for the new stadium, although I doubt that, much of it will go on repaying the debt. Click to continue reading...

You can learn a lot about an organization from the quality of their website. Fair? I for example am not a design oriented person, although I would like to be. The idea of changing this template for something unique and original by screwing around with code or risking the download of someone foreign layout gives me nightmares. Click to continue reading...

"....buhahahahahahhahahha...wohooohahahahah"

                                                                        Carlton Palmer after tasting the Real wankfest

"4-0!

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For almost 60 years, Lyon have been playing in the Stade de Gerland, a venerable old stadium built in 1914 and a World Cup finals venue in 1998. But their recent run of success of eight consecutive championships from 2002 to 2008 has Lyon planning a rich new future at the Grand Stade in eastern Lyon.

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Around 650 Arsenal Holdings shareholders gathered this morning (Thurs 22 October 2009) for the company's annual general meeting.

The two main stories to emerge were manager Arsène Wenger's statement that he felt the team could win trophies this season and biggest shareholder "Silent" Stan Kroenke maintaining his silence on his intentions for the club.

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Let's press fast-forward and imagine ourselves in June of 2010. By this time Prince Faisal has taken over the Club, work has begun on a new stadium with 75,000 seat capacity, our debt has been paid, and the Prince has pledge Stg 100 million to Rafa to make the Reds unbeatable!

We are now asking you to step into Rafa's shoes and build your dream team!

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Let's press fast-forward and imagine ourselves in June of 2010. By this time Prince Faisal has taken over the Club, work has begun on a new stadium with 75,000 seat capacity, our debt has been paid, and the Prince has pledge Stg 100 million to Rafa to make the Reds unbeatable!

We are now asking you to step into Rafa's shoes and build your dream team!

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It has been a bad seven days for Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez and it appears to have gotten a little bit worse.

Liverpool co-owner George Gillett was quoted speaking to a Liverpool fan group Spirit of Shankly recently and he had this to day about the club:

"The money we have invested means it should be getting better.

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Both the Daily Mirror and the Times are reporting that Barry Moat has launched a formal takeover bid for Newcastle United. Moat is said to have significant financial muscle from American investors and has received guarantees from Barclays that he will be given working capital to run the club.

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At long long last, those people who own our football club with borrowed money, have been given an ultimatum by their creditors Royal Bank Of Scotland and Wachovia to pay off the £250 million owed to them to buy our club in the first place, what was Peter Moores thinking when he sold out to them two years ago? Click to continue reading...

1) Shalrie Joseph for MVP? It seems like all the forces are converging and settling on him after his player of the week performance. Today alone, there were three articles touting his candidacy from Ives Galarcep (Soccer By Ives), Ridge Mahoney (Soccer America), and Kyle McCarthy (Goal.com).
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The News of The World reported on Sunday that brewing giants Carlsberg have shown interest in the naming-rights for the mythical new Liverpool Stadium.The paper claims that the Beer Company has offered £100 million in a ten-year deal which would be another small step in raising the £500 million needed to build the new ground. Click to continue reading...

A statement issued by Newcastle United yesterday to a local newspaper confirmed that they had accepted a bid of 100 million pounds (and meeting Mike Ashley's asking price).

The sale, dragging on for almost five months, could soon reach a conclusion with the deal said to be at the 'Sale and Purchase' stage.

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That man Hicks is at it again.
Wheeling and dealing without a penny in his pocket using Liverpool as the bargaining chip.
His latest stunt is to instruct bankers, Merrill Lynch to find a minority investor to pay £100 million for 25% of our club.
In return they will get sweet F.A.
It appears he wants to trawl the rich Middle East to get his money, don't think DIC will go for this, or maybe they will and then try to leverage him out for once and for all. Click to continue reading...

Merrill Lynch has been instructed by Tom Hicks, co-owner of English soccer club Liverpool, to find a minority investor prepared to pay UK£100 million for a 25 per cent share of the Premier League team.
'It is understood the firm is now targeting businesses or wealthy individuals in the Middle East who would be prepared to buy a minority stake, allowing the Americans Hicks and (co-owner George) Gillett to retain majority control,' reports The Guardian newspaper. Click to continue reading...

Signs of potential exit are good!

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Financiers acting on behalf of Tom Hicks, the Liverpool co-owner, have offered a minority stake in the club to potential investors in the Middle East.

Merrill Lynch, the investment bank, has been instructed by Hicks, who is recovering from a hip operation, to open and conduct negotiations with interested parties with a view to selling a 25 per cent share in the club at a price of £100 million as Liverpool continue attempts to reduce their levels of debt.

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Big Story

Danny Dichio's retirement last Wednesday meant emotions ran high during the 24th minute of the first half during Toronto FC's 3-2 win against the Colorado Rapids yesterday at BMO Field. It was the 24th minute when Dichio scored Toronto FC's first ever club goal against the Chicago Fire on May 13th 2007, and fans in the south stand have chanted his name at the same minute of play at every home game ever since.

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Although they beat Hungary, Portugal's current position outside the qualifying spots for the World Cup has Real Madrid president Florentino Perez breaking out in cold sweats and, if my imagine is accurate, wetting himself during important business meetings. From Tribal Football:

Sport says Real president Florentino Perez is banking on Ronaldo's appearance in South Africa to boost shirt sales and rake in the expected revenue that was to come from his arrival this season.

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If you were your country's top scorer with a healthy 35 goals in 73 appearances, chances are you'd be an established top league player in most countries in Europe. Add to that record a career that has seen you start out at Manchester United and take in spells at Leeds United, Sunderland and Fulham, you'd expect a pretty good record.

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Hands up who was surprised to hear Christian Purslow announce that there'll be no work done on out new stadium until the end of the Credit Crunch. Anybody with their hands up should put them down now. Not just because you were wrong to be surprised but mainly because you're a fool sat at a computer with their hand in the air.

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When the £80m transfer deal for Cristiano Ronaldo was confirmed United fans were writing out their shopping list of players they wanted Sir Alex Ferguson sign. We could do with another winger, another central midfielder, another striker, maybe a right-back, but our transfer kitty meant we could buy as many players as we wanted.

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Tonight the transfer deadline passed with FC Barcelona making three moves, all of which were no surprise.

Since the end of last season there had been talk that Eidur Gudjohnsen would be leaving the club because he was unhappy with the amount of playing time he was receiving under Pep Guardiola.

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Expectations of a new Chelsea era under Carlo Ancelotti were sky-high as both fans and pundits anticipated a barn-storming season of Premier League football.

Many have tipped the West London club to prevail and ensure United and Liverpool remain level at 19 titles a piece come May – myself included – however, on current evidence, I'm not convinced all is as rosy as the league table suggests.

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The hyper-powered growth at Manchester City is apparently not being limited to their cash-infused roster, but their stadium, as well. According to The Guardian, plans to increase seating capacity at Eastlands from the current 48,000 to 60,000 and eventually adding a new training ground and "sports village" are already being discussed.

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If you're like me, you are entirely too productive at work, and often find yourself wishing that you could find new ways to waste time with football on the Internet.

Well, worry no more. I fully acknowledge that I shamefully ripped this idea off from Toby at the Wolves Offside, but I saw it and thought it might be fun to have a little fantasy league for us and our readers.

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Yes, I am not that good at Photoshop but you get the idea! New shirt sponsor deal about to be signed and this is what it could well look like!

Liverpool look set to end their 17-year partnership with Danish brewers Carlsberg at the end of the 2009/10 season, according to reports.

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We will be running a joint fantasy football league this season with Gooner Talk, two blogs worth of readers is sure to make for some interesting results and there will be prizes up for grabs as Gooner Talk are teamed with Soccerpro!

It only takes five minutes and is totally free! We will be running the league on the official Premier League fantasy football website fantasy.

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It's time to preview the eight most important teams of the upcoming Bundesliga season.

Bayern
Pre-Season: Bayern's pre-season started like all pre-seasons during odd numbered years by putting between 50 to 100 million Euros into circulation, to make up for not signing anyone during the even numbered years.

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Newcastle United have revealed that they harbour fresh hopes of finding a buyer to take over the club after local businessman Barry Moat expressed an interest in the North East outfit. The Fallen giants have recently had to face up to an uncertain future following their relegation from the English Premier League, owner Mike Ashley's ongoing indecision on selling the club and the seeming managerial merry-go-round that has dogged the club over the last 12 months. Click to continue reading...

I know there are some purists out there who detest fantasy sports. That's great, but I don't want to hear it. To me, the invention and explosion of fantasy sports is the third best thing to happen in sports in the last 30 years (dozens of sports channels on television is No. 1 and the Internet is No.

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Real Madrid may have signed Cristiano Ronaldo for a staggering £80 million to set a new world record, but Inter Milan manager is hailing his sale of Zlatan Ibrahimovic as a "£100 million deal." In case you missed it, Barcelona acquired Inter Milan's Zlatan Ibrahimovic in a deal that saw Samuel Eto'o and a fat wad of cash head the other way.

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The new Premier League season is not too far away now, so we have set up our own Fantasy Premier League which you are free to join. To join our private league, just follow these very easy steps:

1. Register your team or login to the Fantasy Premier League site http://fantasy.

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The Police had it right, only for Newcastle United, nobody seems to be listening. If our humiliating 6-1 defeat against Leyton Orient this afternoon wasn't signal enough for Mike Ashley that he needs to get out of Toon and quick, then I shudder to think what will.

Ashley, who is holding out for 100 million pound bids, surely must be sweating now.

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Beginning in December of 2008, rumors filled the web with information on Manchester City's supposed done deal in signing Kaka from AC Milan, which at that time (before CR9's transfer) would have made him the most expensive player ever with City offering 100 million pounds. AC Milan and their executives were sold.

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After bringing Barry, Santa Cruz and Tevez, Arab owners want to continue their spending spree. Next up are Adebayor and Terry, who will cost around £150 million, including their wage bills, but Sheikh Al Mansour is looking to spend another £150 million during this transfer window.

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