It has, as many of you will already be aware, been a long few months for the supporters of Kettering Town Football Club. During this period, their club has been uprooted to the former home of their defunct former local rivals, they have been promised the earth and have seen only the delivery of unpaid bills and an uphill battle to avoid relegation from the Blue Square Bet Premier.

Alright, here is what we know from various media sources. Tyler Deric and Warren Creavalle were both arrested on Saturday night outside the Roosevelt Lounge. Deric was charged with assaulting a public servant (an off-duty police officer) and Creavalle was accused of interfering with public duties (interfering with the officer).

The Bundesliga title race keeps getting more interesting each week. Yesterday, the chasing pack of Schalke and Borussia Mochengladbach who were just a point behind leaders Bayern heading into this weekend's games were both held to draws that saw them lose ground in the title race.

However, the shock result of the weekend was Bayern's 1-1 home draw with Hamburg.

Messi coverboy on Time Magazine (Photo: Time)

TIME COVER: EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH LIONEL MESSI
This week's international edition of TIME features football star Lionel Messi on the cover with the title, "King Leo." In an exclusive interview with TIME's Bobby Ghosh, the Argentina native and FC Barcelona superstar speaks to TIME about handling criticism from his fellow countrymen and how he still has room to improve his unreal skills.

Liverpool say they expect to earn a staggering £300m through their new six-year deal with the US sportswear company Warrior Sports, and have denied accusations that underachievement on the pitch led to the collapse of their current kit deal with Adidas.
Warrior, owned by New Balance, will become the club's kit supplier from June having agreed a £25m-a-year deal to enter the football industry for the first time.

If you've got a moment or two to spare might I point you in the direction of The Away End?
They're on the lookout for the 100 greatest Scottish league players of all time.
That is the best players - of all nationalities - to have graced league football in Scotland over the decades.

When it was first announced that Thierry Henry would be returning to the club, as an Arsenal fan, it was always going to be impossible not to get excited about the move.

Some people however, were quick to criticize the deal, stating the 34-year old forward was "past it" and this was just another "desperate" signing by Arsene Wenger.

Guardian: Kenny Dalglish: It's rubbish to say Liverpool are not fighting racism

• Luis Suárez T-shirt stunt was 'interpreted wrongly' • Liverpool 'will always support' battle against racism Kenny Dalglish has said that it is "utterly rubbish" to suggest that defending Luis Suárez against racism accusations showed Liverpool are not interested in fighting racism.

Suarez sorry but reiterates he used the word once

LUIS SUÁREZ has issued another statement following on from his decision not to appeal the eight-match ban issued by an independent commission after it found an FA charge against him proven. In this latest statement he says he apologises if his use of a certain Spanish word offended anyone.

You have to love the drama of matches in the highly-competitive Premiership competition. And over the holidays we had drama a-plenty: massive upsets, last-minute victories, players too hung-over to train and so fined a week's wages, accusations of players' plots...

Sir Alex Ferguson has implied his indifference at the way in which players and staff at Liverpool has conducted themselves in the aftermath of Luis Suarez being handed an eight-match ban following alleged racist comments towards Manchester United left-back Patrice Evra.
Suarez was handed the punishment at the start of last week after a rather tedious few months of allegations and accusations.

Blind loyalty at Liverpool and Chelsea will not help beat racism | Ian Prior

Football has fought a long campaign to fight prejudice in the game, but the reaction of two clubs to recent allegations has been shortsighted and damaging The pictures above were taken less than five months apart.

Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has lamented the 8 match ban and £40,000 fine the FA handed him for his racist slur towards Manchester United defender Patrice Evra.

Suarez who still maintains his innocence was quoted as saying that the guilty verdict handed to him by the FA marked a 'very difficult and painful day' for him.

Carl Markham has written an article for The Independent in response to Luis Suarez being found guilty of making racist remarks to Patrice Evra.

The FA report: "The two witnesses who say they heard those words directed by Mr Bethell at Mr Evra are the Manchester United first team coach Mr Mike Phelan and the goalkeeping coach Mr Richard Hartis.

England's Football Association has sent Liverpool striker Luis Suarez quite the message.

Suarez was handed an eight-game ban and fined £40,000 after the FA found him guilty of misconduct for using racist remarks toward Manchester United fullback Patrice Evra when their two clubs met on Oct.

Disappointment is part of football, of course. We all know this and in some respects enjoy it: our real lives are generally on the ordinary side and furthermore it's very rare for us to be able to shout, scream, jump around or make outrageous accusations in the real world without there being consequences.

Kenny Dalglish uses DVD to show 'truth' about sinned-against Liverpool

• Manager shows videos of flashpoints in Fulham match • Flurry of accusations against Luis Suárez irk Scot Two years ago it was Rafa Benítez with his folded sheet of paper containing various "facts" about perceived Liverpool grievances.

FA defends decision to appeal England striker Wayne Rooney's international ban

England's football governing body had faced accusations of double standards from Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish, but have stood by their disciplinary procedures

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Yes, referees make mistakes... but not as many as the managers and players who criticise them

Referees were in the spotlight again over the weekend. Decisions were analysed ad infinitum and accusations of incompetence leveled at the officials. And once again the argument for video technology – and the fragmented effect it will bring was put forward.

Kenny Dalglish believes it is time Luis Suarez was afforded some protection after describing chants of 'cheat' during Liverpool's defeat at Fulham as 'scandalous'.
Uruguay international Suarez has seen his reputation come under attack this season amid accusations that the striker is a diver.
During Monday night's 1-0 loss at Craven Cottage, Suarez saw a goal disallowed for offside and he also had a couple of penalty shouts.

A plum FA Cup tie away at Tottenham Hotspur, an unbeaten run away from home
and whispers of a promotion push when did all start going so right
 for Cheltenham Town?

From the dark months of the Martin Allen era which saw the manager
 leave under a cloud after unproven accusations of racism levelled at him by a nightclub bouncer and a precarious escape from the drop zone
the Robins (or the Rubies are they are known this season due to their special 125th anniversary kit) have had a remarkable change in fortunes both on and off the pitch.

When you're a supporter of any club, these are the sorts of spells you really just have to enjoy. Watching Arsenal play is a real pleasure at the moment. There are plenty that will plead caution and perhaps as many that will anticipate our annual spring collapse. To a certain extent, they're not at all incorrect to do that.

Takover rumour;Well rumours have to start somewhere and with our history this is more likely than an Arab sheik What a disaster and divisive distraction the Olympic Stadium land grab has been. Now with the accusations about surveillance of the Olympic Committee and the revelations about Karen Brady's phone calls the stinking pit gets deeper and smellier.

The other week, my university's Chancellor sent out a message encouraging people to respect each other's differences - be they cultural,political, religious, academic, etc. It's the kind of thing administrators generate to look likethey are doing the right thing. It's also the kind of thing that makes 'doing theright thing' look easy.

Suarez Speaks Over Evra Racism Row

Luis Suarez has stepped forward to speak about the row between him and Evra for the first time since the Frenchman made the racism claims against him. The number 7, who has already become I cult icon among the fans, was keen to point out that he was simply expressing himself and was in no way abusive.

Remember, remember the fifth of November well, some Conference North fans would probably rather not remember a Saturday speckled with nasty incidents which hardly cover the league in glory.

Accusations of racist abuse on the field, alleged violence and a goalkeeper sent off for throwing a firework into a stand (no really) have left a grubby stain on the northern half of Step 2.

Kenny Dalglish hits out at Luis Suarez diving accusations

The is adamant the Uruguayan is victimised because of his ability on the pitch and insists people would choose be critical rather than praise the striker's performances

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With a team that is top of the table, a new manager that has just won the Manager Of The Month award for his division and a winnable FA Cup tie coming up in a couple of weeks, these should be happy times for the supporters of Wrexham Football Club. As regular readers will be aware, however, very little at The Racecourse Ground is as it seems and the proposed take-over of the club by the Wrexham Supporters Trust (WST) has now hit the buffers again over clauses relating to liability for outstanding debts, which are being treated so seriously by the Football Association and the Football Conference that, once again, the WST take-over of the club might not go through.

Over the last couple of weeks or so, the Premier League has become gripped by a weird frenzy. It started with the accusations made by Patrice Evra towards Luiz Suarez in the aftermath of the 1-1 draw between Liverpool and Manchester United, and has reached a crescendo as we await the results of the police investigation into similar accusations made after the match between Queens Park Rangers and Chelsea a couple of weeks ago.

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson recently contended that Luis Suarez 'dives all over the place', and this was followed up by Paul Scharner hinting that Suarez dived to win a penalty in Liverpool's game with West Brom. With increased media attention on Suarez as a result of these accusations, Liverpool legend Ray Houghton worries that it might start to affect the judgment of referees.

West Brom midfielder Paul Scharner has lambasted Luis Suarez for the "nice dive" that earned the penalty to set Liverpool on the way to a 2-0 victory at the Hawthorns.
Suarez was adjudged to have been fouled by Jerome Thomas inside the area after just nine minutes of Saturday's Premier League clash and Charlie Adam stepped up to score from the spot.

Fans at the Root of Racism Rows

Let me kick off by saying that racism has absolutely no place in football, nor any other walk of life for that matter. Anyone found guilty of it should be punished with an iron fist to ensure that their irrational intolerance of other races is not allowed to spread like the repugnant plague that it is.

The John Terry racism row & Inter's deplorable Heysel banner to mock Juventus fans why this has been an awful week for football

The game has been dragged through the mud due to the accusations against the England captain, while Nerazzurri fans have hit a new low with their disgusting behaviour

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The John Terry racism row & Inter's deplorable Heysel banner to mock Juventus fans why this has been an awful week for football

The game has been dragged through the mud due to the accusations against the England captain, while Nerazzurri fans have hit a new low with their disgusting behaviour

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Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has accused the Football Association of having a disruptive influence, due to its prolonged delay resolving Patrice Evra's racism claims.
A fortnight on from Luis Suárez's contentious bust-up with the Manchester United defender, the Liverpool striker, who was accused by Evra of sustained racial abuse, has still not been asked to provide his version of events.

Two top Premier League managers have denied racism is a problem in English football following two alleged incidents this month.
In the wake of accusations made against Liverpool's Luis Suarez and Chelsea and England captain John Terry, both Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish and Arsenal's Arsene Wenger on Friday said racism was not widespread.

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish praises 'ambassador' Luis Suárez

• Manager calls Suárez's 'unassuming' and 'fantastic' • Dalglish denies racism is a problem in English football Kenny Dalglish has always had a dry sense of humour but the Liverpool manager was deadly serious on Friday when he described Luis Suárez as a "great ambassador" for the club.

Dalglish Suarez not a diver

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has again defended Luis Suarez from accusations of diving.

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Frank Lampard meets amputee pianist picture special!

We know what you're thinking: not ANOTHER Chelsea race story... No, wait come back! This one has a happy ending! As his Chelsea teammate John Terry battles accusations that he called Anton Ferdinand some very bad things indeed, Frank Lampard was doing his bit for race relations by meeting Liu Wei, the amazingly talented amputee who won China's Got Talent by playing the piano with his toes.

BBC Sport Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez may sue Roberto Mancini.

Reports out of Manchester last night suggested that Man City's perpetual cry baby striker, Carlos Tevez, is deretermined to follow through with his attempts at diverting blame to others following his petulant refusal to come on as a sub in Man City's Champions League game against Bayern Munich earlier this month.