The Egyptians summon the Algerian envoy twice, recall their envoy from Algiers. Sudan summons the Egyptian envoy in Khartoum. The Algerian embassy is currently under siege in Cairo with thousands of fans trying to storm their compound. It's all happening in rapid succession.

Now Egypt has upped the ante threatening to pull out of football for two years in protest of what happened to fans, sports officials, and players in Sudan.

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When Sol Campbell signed for The Magpies, there were many who thought he just got his directions wrong when he ended up at Notts County. An ex England international with a distinguished career, playing for a League Two club, but for how long? The accusations levelled against Campbell were that he walked out during a training session.

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The clubs at the top of the table keep crawling along. The clubs at the bottom keep sinking. Referees had a forgettable weekend and in between a player and a coach dropped bombshells.

Philipp Lahm. Bayern's disappointing draw at home against Schalke. Robben's moment of madness for which he should have seen a red card.

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This week� saw the news that Chelsea have joined Newcastle United in openly stating that they are considering selling the naming rights to� one of� England's � most established stadiums.

Opening myself to accusations of being overdramatic� I� believe that� if today's announcement to tinker with the name of Stamford Bridge for commercial rights goes ahead it will be one of the biggest events in the clubs history.

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Last night the Guardian published a damning article quoting Portsmouth's new owner, Ali Al Faraj, as saying that he had bought the club on borrowed money, that he wasn't a billionaire, that he knew nothing about football and that he planned to sell on the club in six months after he had stabilised it.

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At last, a way of proving Obafemi Martins is actually 47 years old! Players representing their country at the forthcoming Under-17 World Cup will have their wrists scanned to make sure they are not too old to compete. FIFA has introduced the MRI scans for the tournament, which begins on Saturday, to end accusations that some [. Click to continue reading...

A low blow Swindon Town defender Kevin Amankwaah has apologised to Millwall striker Neil Harris over a jibe about his battle with cancer. The 27-year-old initially denied accusations that he had brought up cancer during an on-pitch slanging match with Harris, but has now issue an apology. He said: "While I feel I was the subject of some [. Click to continue reading...

Manchester United have been given the all clear in their bid to sign 16 year old Paul Pogba from French club Le Havre.

Le Havre reported United to FIFA claiming that they had agreed a contract with the midfielder which was due to come into effect at the start of the 09/10 campaign.

Le Havre also dragged United's good name through the mud, slinging accusations of bribery our way, however, no report was made to FIFA over these allegations; presumably because the allegations were unfounded.

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At the weekend we discussed accusations of Serie A referees favoring bigger clubs and now we have similar accusations of French referees favoring French clubs in the Champions League. Well, not actual French clubs, because their success in the Champions League would be far too suspicious. No, they're accused of favoring the one good club that's more French than Gerard Depardieu in a beret Arsenal.

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As the Calciopoli scandal fades from memory, Livorno are bluntly calling into question the advantage larger clubs seem to have in the wake of their 1-0 loss to Fiorentina on Saturday.

Said club president Aldo Spinelli:

"It is not possible that we have to be the sacrificial lamb in football.

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This is a story about an honest, fair-minded, and well-meaning football club, and how they were pushed to the limit by a group of thugs, cheats, and bullies. It's an old story. It's a story that happens all over the world whenever a kid who's good at computers is forced to eat leaves by a kid who isn't good at computers; whenever a gleaming professional wrestling champion climbs into the center of the ring for a spontaneous awards ceremony only to be taken down by a folding chair from behind.

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I was surfing around when I came across this article.. Sol has had several accusations of being gay in the past. His brother went to jail for beating a guy up to protect his brother's name. Sol definitely doesn't mind being called gay. He goes on with his life. At times, he makes it clear with pictures [. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal forward Eduardo Da Silva was this evening celebrating after having his 2 match European ban lifted by the regions football governing body UEFA. The Croatian international had previously had the ban imposed upon him after seeming to tumble to the ground all too easily to win a penalty in his side's Champions League qualifying victory over Scottish rivals Celtic at the Emirates Stadium on the 26th of August. Click to continue reading...

Newsworthy items have been sparse as the Dynamo take a brief but well-deserved hiatus. There was a nice announcement that Houston's Reliant Stadium will host the 2010 MLS All Star game. This marks the official start to the rumors of which European powerhouse will grace us with their royal presence.

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FIFA's transfer ban imposed on Chelsea has, as expected, opened up a can of worms regarding the tapping up of players.Chelsea were banned last week from registering any new players until 2011 for improper conduct when they signed Gael Kakuta from French club Lens in 2007.And already accusations have been lodged at United over the signing of Paul Pogba. Click to continue reading...

Rory Delap throws some links at you If footballers were star signs [The Sun] Liverpool join Chelsea, Manchester United, and City in poaching accusations [The Spoiler] Adrian Mutu leaves long trail of dirt [The Independent], appeals to Chelsea with open letter [Caught Offside] Chelsea choose peculiar pose for team photo [MRWF] Czech player dies after scoring own goal [Dirty Tackle] [. Click to continue reading...

"The manager (Mark Hughes) is very quiet, he does his own thing and I spoke with him a few times through the summer about what was going on. He was of the opinion that City needed two players for every position and that was the way the squad was going to work.

'The last time I spoke to him was in Africa after I had found out some other stuff.

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A great majority of the football world has grown used to laughing off Arsene Wenger's dramatic remarks over major incidents in recent years. This is precisely why the Arsenal manager was largely ignored when he labeled the accusations over Gunners striker Eduardo's recent "dive" against Celtic as a "witch-hunt".

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In an interview with Radio Gazette FC Barcelona President Joan Laporta made it clear that captain Carles Puyol will be signing a new contract with the team that would have him retiring at the Camp Nou. Laporta commented "we have already met with Puyol's agent and soon there will be a renewal, the coach is counting on him and the board is very proud to have Carles Puyol as captain.

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I found myself pondering Arsene Wenger's accusations of Sir Alex and United employing "Anti-Football". I've always been bemused by that term. Here are my (somewhat wandering) thoughts on the matter.

What is this "Anti-Football"? Is it the opposite of the legendary Dutch concept of Total Football?

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Most Italian soccer fans should be familiar with the name of Andrea Russotto. As a youngster he was dubbed as "the next Roberto Baggio" and "Antonio Cassano with a level head" but up until now he has not even been close to living up to those names. His story is a bit particular, and for those of you that don't know it here it is.

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Accusations and speculations and the growing possiblity of a two match ban..

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It seems with football at the moment there is an unhealthy obsession with youth, quick exciting and potential filled youth. If the media articles and fan opinion circling the internet is to believed then only players under the age of 25 are capable of delivering a team success. Perhaps professional footballers should start looking nervously towards retirement or a diminished role within their team once they reach 26, maybe their only hope is to accept the Stannah Stairlift of professional football and take on the role of an impact substitute.

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by CARL ELDRIDGE Celtic put to the sword in emphatic style but Eduardo's dive for a penalty is the centre of the papers' attention this morning. And when dear old AW admits it was never a pen it is one of those days when we have to take the stick on the Crazilian's behalf as the spotlight is moved away from what was a routine victory with some slick play to accusations of cheating. Click to continue reading...

Anyone following English League by now knows the strange case of Freddie Sears's goal being disallowed after it clearly went in before hitting a stanchion and bouncing out. The referee Rob Shoebridge awarded Bristol City a goal kick after extensive consultation with the linesman as disbelieving players surrounded him.

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OK, so watch carefully as an inept linesman fails to rule out Goran Pandev's goals as way way offside, I mean criminally offside, very dubious. Clearly riled by this injustice fight back from two goals down. Fernando Torres puts away a header early in the second half and former Man United man Gerard Pique scores after good work from Arsenal magician Cesc Fabregas.

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The second tier of English football, The Championship, kicks off this week and in this post we take a look at which teams we think will be involved in the promotion race or the relegation battle.

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Yesterday I posted the latest press release from the LFCNY concerning their ongoing campaign against Steven Cohen.
This morning I now find myself in the middle of a shit storm.
Here is the short version, or at least as short as I can make this.
If you read the LFNCY statement, you probably noticed the name Mark Sawyer, an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at UCLA, who attempted to mediate and negotiate an end to the LFCNY boycott of Steven Cohen. Click to continue reading...

Cheers to Colin for pointing this one out, but The Spoiler put up a post discussing Carlos Tevez' love of first team football. Only the exact opposite.

When asked in an interview about his feelings regarding the plethora of strikers currently employed by Citeh, the former United player stated, "When you are at a top club with top players you understand that a big squad is needed and you won't play every game.

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Gareth Barry has rejected accusations from Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez, who suggested the England midfielder's move to Manchester City was motivated by money.
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Emmanuel Adebayor's imminent move to Manchester City will do the striker's reputation no favours among Arsenal fans. However accusations of a lack of effort could not be more superficial.
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Emmanuel Adebayor is set to become the latest high profile forward to join the Manchester City steam train after Robinho, Roque Santa Cruz and Carlos Tevez.

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Nigeria cracks down on over-age players The Nigeria Football Federation has announced it will be checking out its players bones to catch cheats. Nope, it's not dubious dressing room shower activities but MRI scans to find over-age players trying to gatecrash the Under-17 World Cup. Nigeria's youth squads have long faced accusations of fielding ineligible players in [. Click to continue reading...

Regular readers of this blog will know that I always enjoy the African qualifying groups a great deal. This is mainly because of the big teams ability to mess things up (see Cameroon this time around and Nigeria last time out), because of the frequent accusations of collusion and cheating; and, of course, the general air of chaos that surrounds football in Africa. Click to continue reading...

Carlos Tevez accused his former boss Sir Alex Ferguson of forcing him to leave Old Trafford. The Argentine revealed all details regarding his departure and he stated he had had no other choice but to leave. We are yet to see how Sir Alex will react to these claims.

Carlos Tevez launched a scathing attack on his former boss Alex Ferguson and he stated he had been forced to leave the club.

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Seattle Sounders forward Nate Jaqua has been slapped with a civil lawsuit accusing him of sexually assaulting a college student two years ago.

The $10 million lawsuit was filed on Tuesday, almost two years to the day when the accuser says Jaqua raped her in a cemetary.

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