It's difficult to find any negatives in Town's signing of Elliott Hewitt.

He's young, a defender in a position we need back up for and a good prospect for the future. Isn't that great?!

His arrival at Town is easy to compare to our Player of the Year for 2011/2012 Aaron Cresswell: he's young, from a lower league and highly rated: former boss and ex-Macclesfield manager Gary Simpson sent a message to Town fans in the EADT: 'if he continues to play as he has done he'll make it to the Premiership, without a doubt'.

By Chris Wright

Just a quickie to let y'all know that Aston Villa have just announced that Paul Lambert has officially agreed a deal to become their new manager leaving Norwich with a handful of memories and £1 million in their back pockets after two promotion in three seasons at Carrow Road.

Champions League final hosts Bayern Munich are favorites to beat Chelsea at their home ground, but if they do win, their prize money will be going into the pockets of Bundesliga rivals Schalke and Hoffenheim.

UEFA will pay Bayern a €9 million prize if they beat Chelsea, which also happens to be the combined total due in "success" clauses written into last summer's deal to bring goalkeeper Manuel Neuer from Schalke and the previous January's acquisition of Luiz Gustavo from Hoffenheim.

TV Sports Ratings shared some very eyeopening numbers yesterday regarding this past Monday's derby between Manchester City and Manchester United, which was televised live on ESPN to a record-breaking audience of more than 1 million viewers. The most...
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It's not every day that Sporting KC is mentioned in the New York Times, but today a nice article about the turnaround of the team came out in the New York paper. Plenty of interesting information with regards to the growth of the team since OnGoal took over. There's also an uncredited mention of this blog posting the new logo first.

More than 1.1 million in the United States watched the Chelsea against Barcelona semi-final first leg on FX and FOX Deportes combined, according to FOX Sports. The Wednesday, April 18 UEFA Champions League match garnered 592,000 viewers on FX (21%...
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With Liverpool attacker Dirk Kuyt's future shrouded in uncertainty, his former club Feyenoord is hoping to entice him back to Holland with the offer of a player/coach role.
The 31 year-old Dutch international left Feyenoord to join Liverpool in the summer of 2006, after enjoying three seasons at the club.

Dennis Rodman isn't doing well these days. The NBA Hall of Famer who made a name for himself by rebounding the basketball owes nearly $1 million in child support, however court documents say he doesn't have money to pay and that Rodman is "extremely sick".

While it doesn't go into detail, it appears that Rodman's illness being discussed is alcoholism.

While most of the numbers were leaked last week, Arsenal‘s financial results make interesting reading.

Here are some of the highliights:

• Group profit before tax was £49.5 million (2010 – loss of £6.1 million)
• Profit on sale of player registrations amounted to £63.

While most of the numbers were leaked last week, Arsenal's financial results make interesting reading.

Here are some of the highliights:

• Group profit before tax was £49.5 million (2010 loss of £6.1 million)
• Profit on sale of player registrations amounted to £63.

During deadline day of the 2011 transfer window, Juventus went out and purchased Eljero Elia, a talented 24-year-old Dutch winger. Somewhat a controversial transfer, the Torino based club bought the player for 9 million Euros making him one of the more expensive signings of the summer and only 1 million less than the price paid for Stephen Lichtsteiner.

PPL Park is set to host its third ever international friendly, according to an article out of Chile.

Chilean news outlet La Tercera is reporting that the Philadelphia Union's home will be the location of a February 29 friendly between Chile and Ghana. "The swanky modern stadium" was apparently the top choice after MetLife Stadium, home of the New York Giants and New York Jets.

Sack Vanderlei Luxemburgo or part ways with Ronaldinho? That was the choice Flamengo president Patricia Amorim had to make yesterday as she picked the star player over the 59 year old tactician.

It is not quite certain why Luxemburgo was sacked, however, many believe that his icy relationship with Ronaldinho was a major factor that led to his dismissal.

The saga is finally over, but it unfortunately is not the result that Philadelphia Union fans were hoping it to be.

Sebastien Le Toux's trade to the Vancouver Whitecaps is now official, a source close to the situation told the Brotherly Game. The source did not know of the details of what the trade would involve, other than Le Toux heading to Canada.

Sebastien Le Toux could be announced as a Vancouver Whitecaps player as soon as tomorrow, with no player going sent to the Philadelphia Union in return, according to Irfaan Gaffar.

The soccer reporter announced over Twitter that the deal to bring Le Toux back to the Pacific Northwest, known affectionately as Cascadia to North American soccer fans, would happen this week.

By Chris Wright

Eng-lish Pre·mi·um/ing'liSH ˈprēmēəm/Noun: An amount to be paid on top of any given football transfer fee to recognise the paltry significance of said footballer hailing from these sceptred isles and will hopefully therefore play with 'bags of passion', etc.

Manchester United are not the only Premier League team with the DaSilva twins on their books after Chelsea signed a trio of brothers from Luton Town. The Blues have now got their own DaSilva after they snapped up 12-year-old twins Rio and Cole Dasilva, as well as their 13-year-old brother Jay. Each sibling cost a [.

Manchester United are not the only Premier League team with the DaSilva twins on their books after Chelsea signed a trio of brothers from Luton Town. The Blues have now got their own DaSilva after they snapped up 12-year-old twins Rio and Cole Dasilva, as well as their 13-year-old brother Jay. Each sibling cost a [.

First he was great and thin then fat and great and now Gaucho is back to looking like his old self. For those who thought dinho's best days were behind him, guess again.

The 31 year old has lost more than 80kgs (or so i could be wrong) to get back to his lean physique and if you don't believe me, take a look at these pictures.

Philadelphia Union

Are the Union shopping Danny Mwanga, as was reported by Ives Galarcep on Wednesday? "For the record we are not shopping Danny Mwanga," Diego Gutierrez tells Kerith Gabriel. "A lot of teams are finding themselves in a tough spot in the market and are looking within the league to supplement.

By Chris Wright

Nothing more, nothing less. Just a few photos of Darron Gibson holding his new club colours aloft (he's been allocated Joseph Yobo's old No. 4 shirt at Goodison) after completing his £1 million yes, Everton have spent real, non-Monopoly money on someone!

photo by Neil Tingle/ISIphotos.com

Shay Given has recovered from his groin injury and has returned to training for Aston Villa, but that does not necessarily mean he is going to supplant Brad Guzan as the Villans' starting goalkeeper.

Aston Villa manager Alex McLeish is keeping his options open in terms of who to start between the goal posts on a permanent basis as a result of Guzan's string of strong performances since filling in for Given since early December.

Dear Scottie Pippen,

Please read the entire title of this blog post before you sue me for $1 million. Please. I don't have $1 million to give you even if you really are bankrupt.

In case you haven't heard, Scottie Pippen is suing every media outlet on the planet that ever claimed he was bankrupt.

Extra Ref Training -- Is the USSF Actually Listening?

Steve Goff of the Washington Post has obtained the proposed budget for the 2012 fiscal year for the USSF. Most surprising, and of most relevance, is the $1.1 million increase for Referee Training. This might be just what the doctor ordered...

NTR: USSF Budget for the Next Fiscal Year

Steven Goff obtained the USSF budget proposal for the 2013 Fiscal Year. Interesting read and something that will impact the MLS. The biggest impact being the 1.1 Million dollar increase in spending on referee training.

Raffaello Fico is an Italian model who is currently dating crazy Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli, she also appeared on Italy's version of Big Brother and after leaving the show sold her virginity for £1 million to a guy called Milo Coretti, nevewr heard of him? Either have we.

Going to QPR? You could win share of £1m

Liverpool Football Club today revealed how fans attending Saturday's fixture with Queens Park Rangers will have the opportunity to collect a FREE ticket to be in with a chance to win a share of £1 million, supporting their communities in the process.

Deportivo Saprissa is set to allow Josue Martinez to move to the Philadelphia Union, according to La Republica.

A throwaway line in the website's game recap of Saprissa's 2-2 draw with Alajuelense included a comment about Martinez's future with Saprissa, saying that the 21-year-old had played his last game with the Costa Rican power.

The Philadelphia Union are negotiating with Deportivo Saprissa over a transfer for Josue Martinez, Saprissa President Juan Carlos Rojas confirmed on 103.9 FM program Primer Tiempo. Costa Rican soccer news outlet everardoherrera.com picked up on reports from the United States about Martinez and is reporting that Rojas said on the radio show that the Union have had contact with Saprissa over the 21-year-old.

Spanish news outlet Albiazules is reporting that the Philadelphia Union are among a group of MLS teams that have submitted bids to La Liga Adelante (second division) club Real Club Recreativo de Huelva for Kepa Blanco.

Blanco has had an up-and-down career in Spain, having impressed with Sevilla B, before being promoted to Sevilla's La Liga first team and scoring nine goals in 37 games.

Back in July, the Philadelphia Union were linked to Deportivo Saprissa striker Josue Martinez, and reportedly even made a bid of nearly $1 million for him. MLS Rumors spotted a new report, out of Norway, that says that the Union are set to bid for the forward again, but this time are the most likely destination for Martinez with Norwegian club FFK unable to afford a transfer themselves of between $400-500,000.

David Beckham joined the British Paralympic team for a kick about and looked relatively un-easy on a football pitch for the very first time in his life. His appearnce was inconjunction with Sainsbury's 1 Million Kids Challenge.

By Chris Wright

In which David Beckham kicks off his role as an ambassador for all things British and Olympic-y by joining the British Visually Imparied Football Team for a kick-around in support of Sainsburys 1 Million Kids Challenge...

Video: Sainsburys

Daniel Sturridge, seconds ago, took to the field at Wembley for his senior England bow. A massive accomplishment for the young man, one deserving of a mighty round of applause from The CO.

With that first cap also comes a price, in the form of a £1 million windfall to Manchester City the final installment of a £6.

So, we have been playing Football Manager 2012 for a month now and these are the five player who have stood out for us...enjoy. Sime Vrsaljko (RB/ RWB) from Dinamo Purchace for around 1 million Perhaps the best right back on Football Manager 11 who is just as good on Football Manager 12. He reminds [.

ESPNsoccernet is reporting that Brazilian stat Neymar has agreed to join Real Madrid next summer from Santos for around £53m.

At 19, Neymar is one of the brightest talents in world football having shone for his club Santos and also on the international stage for Brazil. Yesterday he was included on the shortlist for the World Footballer Of The Year.

The NHL needs to make money any way possible these days. To bring in some extra cash, the NHL sold the naming rights to the 2012 NHL All-Star Game to Tim Horton Doughnut Shop. The game will now be known as the 2012 Tim Hortons NHL All-Star Game.

Tim Horton was an NHL player for 24 years until he died in 1974 in a car crash.

Their Words Compared to the average team in our league, the combination of expenses and revenue, we're about $2.85 million worse per year: about $1 million more in expenses than the average MLS team and about $1.85 million less in revenue. It's a lot of money. DC United president Kevin Payne, speaking to The Washington Post's Steven Goff.

Everyone loves Julius Erving. The former basketball superstar remains an global icon for fans of all ages. However, money apparently isn't very fond of Dr. J. A new report shows that Julius Erving is indeed broke.

His trouble began in 2009 when he took out a $1 million loan. Although he was able to pay back a majority of the loan, he still owes more than $200,000.

By Chris Wright

After a fortnight of ridiculous palaver, Man City announced last night that Carlos Tevez had been found guilty on five separate counts of breaching his contract on that fateful night in Munich and duly fined the Argentinian striker four week's wages for the dubious crime of 'refusing to warm up' against Bayern.