Say there's a violin prodigy. He's 10 years old, and he plays Mozart the way other kids play Halo. He gets accepted to the music school near his house, where he's immediately the best student. He works hard, and in a few years, the schools offers him a spot in its conservatory, which is a feeder for the local symphony.

As Chelsea face a long transfer ban for being naughty when buying young players, and other top clubs prepare to endure similar sanctions, let's look back 10 years to a simpler time.

Jermain Defoe decided to leave Charlton to sign for West Ham aged 16... because West Ham promised to buy his mum a fridge!

There have been some truly magical European nights at Anfield since I became a supporter over 10 years ago. Barcelona in 2001. Chelsea and Juventus in 2005. Chelsea in 2007. Arsenal and Inter Milan in 2008. Real Madrid in 2009. Debrecen in 2009 is surely not in this list. Though we won 1-0, thanks to Dirk Kuyt's [.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes Philippe Senderos is not "starting again" with the Gunners after spending some time on loan with A.C. Milan.

Speaking ahead of tonight's game which will see the Swiss International making his debut for Arsenal, the Frenchman said:

I don't believe he is starting his career with us again because we know how good he is but it is a new start let's say.

'I have seen the future!' - Wenger sees a European Super League 'within 10 years'(Eddie Keogh/Reuters)Hello one and all and how are things on this fine Tuesday?

Fernando Torres has insisted he is looking forward to staying at Liverpool for a long time to come.
The Spanish striker has enjoyed two successful seasons with the Reds but speculation regularly resurfaces linking him with a return to his homeland.
However, Torres maintains that he is enjoying life at Anfield and does not plan to leave in the near future.

Joe Bennett was recently held back from going to the Under-20 World Cup with England by Gareth Southgate, a clear indication that he is in and around the first team squad and could find himself in the first team before too long.

Bennett is an very talented left full back who currently finds himself behind Andrew Taylor and Jon Grounds in the pecking order, but many think it is a matter of time before Bennett makes the breakthrough.

A brilliant, innovative and genuinely exciting arts project has hit Southend.
The former water works building on North Road has been completely transformed into a huge space for emerging artists to work and display their talents.
CoExist Arts run by Emma Emmerton and Amy McKenny is a fairly new project, founded in 2008.

Liverpool's much-maligned midfielder Lucas Leiva believes that his good form so far this season shows how much he has improved during his time at Anfield, and he is hopeful that now he has a positive future ahead of him on Merseyside.
The Brazilian also feels that playing alongside some of the game's biggest stars means that he cannot fail to better himself in Rafa Benitez's side.

If you have not come across "Talk like a pirate day" before, or indeed if you are not resident in England, it may come as a bit of a shock that there is such a thing. But there is, and it has been around for about 10 years go to http://www.talklikeapirate.com/piratehome.html if you don't believe [.

by CARL ELDRIDGE Clear your throats ahead of tonight's rendition of that old school Arsenal classic: "Phillippe Senderos, la, la, la, la. la (repeat to fade)." Because, yes folks, he's back! Just when you thought it was safe to pass your Senderos shirt (I still have my Igor Stepanovs top BTW) to the charity shop, the big Swiss defender returns for the Gunners in tonight's Carling Cup clash with West Brom at the home of football.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes Philippe Senderos is not "starting again" with the Gunners after spending some time on loan with A.C. Milan.

Speaking ahead of tonight's game which will see the Swiss International making his debut for Arsenal, the Frenchman said:

I don't believe he is starting his career with us again because we know how good he is but it is a new start let's say.

After losing on Wednesday 1-0 away from home, we decided to dedicate Thursday and Friday's practices to shooting and finishing...boy did that idea pay off!!!

We played away against a school who had a record of 19 wins and 1 loss against us over the last 10 years. In that time we only scored a total of 4 goals to their 80 goals!

One of Man United's fans favourite players Wayne Rooney has said that he wants to stay at Old Trafford for atleast another 10 years. Rooney wants to emulate players like Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and...
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One of Man United's fans favourite players Wayne Rooney has said that he wants to stay at Old Trafford for atleast another 10 years. Rooney wants to emulate players like Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and Gary Neville who have been at the club for years and years.
Rooney joined Man United in the summer of 2004, since then he has gone on to make 241 appearances for United, scoring 104 goals.