Transfer rumors in the air:

First off, John Cross from the Mirror, normally a pretty good journalist (so it's not as if this surfaced on Sport, Metro, or tribalfootball or something) is reporting that when he returns from his honeymoon, Sol Campbell will re-sign a one-year contract with Arsenal.

This may have been one of those weeks that saw a lot of movement. Maybe some post-World Cup fun if you will now that teams are settling in and are getting ready for the summer transfer window to officially open up this week. A few clubs are expecting some big additions while others will quietly make a splash here and there.

Wenger wants to bring Juventus man to the Emirates.

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Arsenal have set their sights on highly rated Juventus centre back Giorgio Chiellini. Arsene Wenger is looking to bring in defensive additions this summer and has earmarked the Italian international as a Emirates target.

Former U.S. Men's National Team coach Bruce Arena brought much-needed stability to the LA Galaxy in 2009. Now, more will be expected of his team. The 2010 version of the Galaxy is largely the same as last year's squad, with several key additions to bolster the team's depth and youth.

Sir Alex Ferguson may be keen on bringing Sunderland man to Old Trafford.

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Sir Alex Ferguson is reportedly considering making a move for Sunderland's in form marksman Darren Bent.

Anfield boss hopes to spring major summer transfer coup.

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Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez will launch an ambitious move to bring Real Madrid's Dutch playmaker Rafael Van der Vaart to Anfield this summer.

Well that sounds awfully wrong, doesn't it? But it's true, at least in one sense: Nigel's taking over YouTube with his kung fu kick on Xabi Alonso's xiphoid process. It's garnering the same type of treatment that Zizou earned when he thrust his shiny dome into Marco Materazzi's sternum.

The YouTuber variations are coming in slowly it's only been 3 days after all but it at least seems everyone is in on the Street Fighter bit.

Major League Soccer will expand its regular season and roster sizes in 2011.

More is more, according to Major League Soccer.

With the additions of Vancouver and Portland next season, MLS has announced that it will feature a 34-match schedule in 2011. The new schedule gives each club an additional four matches after employing a 30-match season since 2007.

Designated Player Infusion Could Beckon For MLS -- Rule change opens door for DP additions throughout the league.

Marco Pappa was one of the few bright spots in 2010 for the Chicago Fire. (Getty Images)

Boy these last couple days have been busy for me here and these Expansion Draft lists are taking longer than I expected to pump out. Anyways, I've wrapped up the Chicago Fire's list today. So far I've gone through Chivas USA, D.

As we get to the final positional ranking of the this year's previews, we now know most of the Generation adidas class. As usually happens with the strikers, those signings take us from a average senior class to a good one overall. Every year MLS is plucking more of the top tier forward talent out of the pool early.

The Colorado Rapids have sent midfielder Jacob Peterson to Toronto FC in exchange for allocation money.

Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Peterson,drafted by Colorado with the ninth pick in the second round of the 2006 MLS draft, recorded eight goals and five assists in 92 games for the Rapids.

That is the message from Roberto Mancini this morning from the comments in Gazzetto dello Sport that have been widely picked up here in the UK:

"I need players," Mancini was quoted as saying in Gazzetta dello Sport. "Perhaps Real Madrid will give me Gago, maybe Milan [will give me] Flamini.

One of the more notable additions to Major League Soccer this offseason was undoubtedly the signing of teen-standout Luis Gil.

What should have been seen as a coup for MLS -- and Real Salt Lake which ultimately ended up with his services --was instead viewed by many detractors as yet another example of the league's insistence on rigging the rules however it sees fit.

The Chicago Fire will be fielding a new starting goalkeeper when the 2010 MLS season begins on Saturday at Red Bull Arena.

According to multiple sources, veteran goalkeeper Jon Busch will either be traded or waived by the Chicago Fire this week. If Busch's departure happens as expected, untested second-year goalkeeper Andrew Dykstra will get the nod in goal for the Fire.

First kick is now less than 24 hours away for the KC Wizards who will take on DC United for the sixth time in 15 seasons on opening day. The two sides will each have quite a bit of knowledge about the other heading into this season. KC will be familiar with DC's new head coach, Curt Onalfo, midfielder Kurt Morsink, and forward Adam Cristman.

SAINT LEO, Fla. - Saint Leo University head women's soccer coach Ged O'Connor has announced the addition of five new players for the 2010 season as they submitted National Letters of Intent committing to attend SLU during the last signing period. One tranfer and four incoming freshmen, the additions include one goalkeeper, two forwards, one midfielder, and one defender who will add to an already deep, talented and experienced squad.

Strange as this might sound, sometimes getting to a final might seem like a curse. Once you get there, the hype and expectations rise to such a level that nothing other than a win will do. And when you're Liverpool, those expectations are heightened even further. When the expected victory doesn't come, however, the backlash is often severe.

Wenger set to take a chance on no nonsense defender who will cost Emirates outfit nothing.

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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has set his sights on soon to be out of contract Real Madrid defender Christoph Metzelder this summer.

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez is growing tired of the rumours surrounding his future at the club, with constant speculation the Spaniard will jump ship to Juventus in the summer.
Benitez has been forced to prepare for Thursday's Europa League semi-final second leg against Atletico Madrid amid the constant distraction of rumours and admits the speculation is starting to frustrate him.

The Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has again risked the wrath of the fans by indicating that he will not be buying wholesale this summer. He said last week that he will be buying two (maybe three) players, and we all know Chamakh is one of them. He again said today that Arsenal will be stronger next [.

I have been talking about our problems all season. There is a need for some additions to the squad, the need for better defensive coaching and focused training, and about the improvements to the medical, legal and other support staff.

In general my approach has been to identify a problem based on valid and tangible observations, followed by a search for possible options and finally choosing one which seems like the most balanced.

Emirates skipper set for Nou Camp move?

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Club officials at Barcelona have declared that Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas and Valencia striker David Villa want to sign for the Spanish champions and have confirmed that they are working towards bringing the duo to Catalunya.

Emirates boss lines up move for French Under 21 international.

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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is set to reignite his interest in French Under 21 captain Mamadou Sakho this summer. The Emirates boss is hoping to persuade the 20 year old defender to leave PSG for a move to the Premier League.

Wenger likes the look of Palermo pair.

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Arsenal are rumoured to be interested in Palermo pair Simon Kjaer and Edinson Cavani as Arsene Wenger looks to add more options to his under performing Emirates squad.

Having submitted a few burning business/operations questions to Revolution COO Brian Bilello already, I figured I would continue to take up the Revolution's generous offer and ask some of Mike Burns as well. (See the first discussion here.)

The good news is on the "soccer side" of things, I don't know of anyone who can question the soccer specific focus or knowledge of the staff.

Arsene Wenger is today being quoted as stating that the new Premier League rule reducing squad sizes to 25, as being "a disastrous decision for football and for the players". When the rule was introduced, the rules stating that Premier League clubs had to have a "Squad List" of just 25, with eight of these being "Home Grown", it was seen as a great thing for the England football team.

Landon Donovan is apparently off of his former Premier League side of Everton's current radar and the cash-strapped club can not afford the valuable MLS star via the transfer at the moment.

Everton's manager David Moyes made it clear that he would love to acquire the midfielder and even begged his front office for the chance to do so, but Moyes claims that his club has labeled the former Bayern Munich man too expensive due to his steep MLS price of around $11 million:

Don't you think I've asked my chairman (Bill Kenwright ) to make it happen?

Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson is rumoured to be interested in making a move for Barcelona bench warmer Alexander Hleb. The Nou Camp attacker has been told he has no future at the Nou Camp and has been linked with an array of European sides who still believe the Belarus international has the ability to make it at the highest level.

The Super Semifinal in the WPS Playoffs is over, and no matter if the winning goal was scored with a hand or not, the final 2-1 result for the Philly Independence means that six Boston Breakers will be joining U.S. WNT camp on Sunday. The USA will say hello to Lauren Cheney, Stephanie Cox, Amy LePeilbet, Kristine Lilly, Alyssa Naeher and Lindsay Tarpley.

The Sunday Sun is reporting today that Alan Pardew is looking for significant additions to the Newcastle playing squad in January. Charlie Adam at St. James' Park earlier this season We have to believe that's what Alan told the reporters, because there's nothing in his quotes today that say those words.

Whilst managers are not usually too willing to confirm details of potential transfer targets, Roberto Mancini has spoken candidly to the Italian media to rule out signing any of the trio of Chiellini, Gattuso or Balotelli, who have all been strongly linked since he arrived at the club:

"Chiellini is the key to Juve's defence so it seems a bit difficult they would let him go.

As I was about to post about how I was disappointed there were no rumors about who United was looking at, I get a text from my twitter account saying we had acquired Danny Allsopp! I should hurry and get ready to post something similar so we sign more players! In all sincerity, he looks like a finisher, although most Internet videos don't show players missing a lot of shots.

Earlier in the week, after we gave by far our most determined, outstanding and tactically superior performance of the season, it got me a thinking. When WAS our last truly incredible performance? Well, few would disagree with me when I suggest that it was in fact at the very same venue that today's game was held last season.

As promised a couple of additions to Jakarta Casual TV.
First up is a look at Persija's cheerleaders including some women getting on the fence and egging the fans on. Second is some action from Persija against Persijap.

Hey all, it has been a while since I have posted, but I have a few subjects I want to tackle in the upcoming days regarding the blog. First is to address what we have learned about DC United. One has to think that we are not the completed article yet. We have seen some departures and some additions. But there have been several areas of concern.

Jamie Carragher feels Liverpool need two or three "top-class additions" if they are to avoid another season battling for fourth.
Many had expected Liverpool to challenge for the title this season after finishing second last year, but they got off to a poor start with a defeat at Tottenham and have yet to get back to their best.

Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher has stated the Reds must forget about Xabi Alonso and stop blaming the Spaniard's sale for their failure to push for the title this season.
After finishing runners-up to Manchester United during 2008-09 many expected Rafael Benitez's men to challenge strongly for the title this time around.

Cut Day becomes Add Day? Sounders Looking at Costa Rican Striker?

A report this morning from Aldia.cr suggests that Costa Rican striker Álvaro Saborío could soon be joining Sounders FC. Previously the player had been connected to a move to Real Salt Lake. A Google translation reads:

Costa Rica striker Alvaro Saborio, is reportedly close to signing for the team Seattle Sounders in MLS, and is therefore, also in Costa Rican teammate Leonardo Gonzalez.

This season's curtain is closing and fast. In a couple months it will be done and dusted, but right now the feeling of still being able to win the double is just fascinating, unbelievable and very exciting.

The end of the season usually brings a lot of boredom, no weekend games, no midweek distractions from the hustles of every day life but all is not so bad this summer, the World Cup is coming to Papa yap, my continent the big ‘A'.