During the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon claimed on national television that "There can be no whitewash at the White House", yet history shows that there was indeed a whitewash and Nixon orchestrated it through delusions of power and presidential etiquette. It seems that time has taught people nothing about that lying whilst hoping no-one notices usually causes more of a fuss.

In a campaign that has seen the club teeter on the brink of collapse on more than one occasion, the fat lady may yet have chance to exercise her vocal chords should a High Court hearing go against Portsmouth this week.
With reported debts of up to £60 million the south coast club go to the High Court on Wednesday to try to prevent HM Revenue and Customs winding them up in pursuit of £7 million in unpaid taxes.

In a campaign that has seen the club teeter on the brink of collapse on more than one occasion, the fat lady may yet have chance to exercise her vocal chords should a High Court hearing go against Portsmouth this week.
With reported debts of up to £60 million the south coast club go to the High Court on Wednesday to try to prevent HM Revenue and Customs winding them up in pursuit of £7 million in unpaid taxes.

Liverpool vs Blackpool takes place on Sunday, October 3, 2010. It is the first meeting between Liverpool and Blackpool in a long, long time at Anfield. Curiously enough, Blackpool are ahead of Liverpool in the league standings going into this Liverpool vs Blackpool fixture. The Seasiders are 16th in the league with seven points from six games, [.

By Ollie Irish

Portsmouth FC administrator Andrew Andronikou is still optimistic that creditor Alexandre Gaydamak, owed more than £2.2m by the club, will cut a deal and thereby prevent Pompey's untimely demise.

This from PA:

Asked whether the Championship game at Hull would be the club's last, Andronikou told BBC Radio 5 live on Saturday: "I think common sense will prevail and all parties will come to the table this weekend but it has to be this weekend.

It was really bad news for football when it was announced yesterday that Portsmouth Football Club may go out of existence soon. There has been some late disagreement between the Administrator Andrew Andronikou and one major creditor Alexandre Gaydamak, and the statement said that the future of Portsmouth FC is now in jeopardy.

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Lost in the shadows of Chris Wondolowski's spotlight is the fact that Landon Donovan captured Major League Soccer's Silver Boot with a league-leading 16 assists.

The Los Angeles Galaxy captain set a career-high in the category, besting his previous high of 13.

Blackburn Rovers look set to become the latest Premier League club to be snapped up by foreign investors. Indian group Venky's are hopeful of completing a takeover of the club by November, a move which will see the first Indian owners of a Premier League club.

While the announcement is sure to course excitement amongst Rovers fans, the statement made by Venky's chairperson Anuradha J Desai should make them urge on the side of caution.