¡Qué trágico! for poor Diego Buonanotte. If you haven't heard, the influential River Plate midfielder was involved in a fatal car crash which killed three of his friends on Saturday. And according to the Argentinean dailies, Diego, who is in the hospital now frequently wakes up in the middle of the night asking "what happened?

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Roman Pavlyuchenko's agent Oleg Artemov has claimed that Arsenal are among the clubs chasing the striker.

Now this is one of those footballing moments you just wish were more commonplace but are clearly an oasis of rarity in a sea of poor sportsmanship. Auxerre striker Valter Birsa was felled by Marseille man Bakari Kone, an offence the referee decided was worthy of a red card only to be told by the victim of the accidental challenge that he had indeed got the decision wrong.

For all of England's confidence, bravado and gusto in the qualifiers for the World Cup 2010, this evening promises to be a very tense time for English football.

Although England have been seeded with the "elite" teams of the world, today's drawing for the group stages for the World Cup still represents a nervous crossroads scenario for England players and their fans who have done so well to get this far.

Fanatical Reds supporter Sean Wright was delighted when he received a Liverpool FC selection box for Christmas.
But the 12-year-old's excitement turned to dismay when he opened it to find a bag of sweets branded with the name of arch-rivals Manchester United.
Dad-of-three Chris Wright, of Bootle, ordered a selection box for each of his sons from the LFC online store.

That's the rumor, anyway. According to Pavlyuchenko's agent, Arsenal are among the teams bidding for the lanky Russian striker, who has thus far been a massive disappointment since arriving at Spurs from Spartak Moscow.

It seems pretty unbelievable. (A) He plays for Spurs, our arch-rivals, and (B) he hasn't been good enough to hack it there, so why would we go out and buy him?

Liverpool are ready to go ahead with a cheeky bid to snatch striker Louis Saha from Everton.
Manager Rafa Benitez has finally decided he needs someone to play alongside Fernando Torres.
But he'll face a battle with Toffees chief David Moyes, who wants to rush through a new deal for his French hitman.

Rafa Benitez targets former Manchester United and Fulham forward.

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Rafa Benítez and his No2 Sammy Lee are whispering conspiratorially, as they plot a raid on Goodison Park which, all going well, will result in them sneaking up on Louis Saha, throwing a blanket over his head, bundling him into the back of a car, speeding back across Stanley Park to Anfield and playing him up front alongside Fernando Torres.

The draw for the Champions League first knock-out round in February 2010 ahs taken place with the following teams set to face one another:VfB Stuttgart-FC Barcelona: Surely challenging for the Germans against a Catalan side that is getting into gear.Inter-Chelsea: A thrilling match where Jose Mourinho will face his former team, while Carlo Ancelotti will face his former arch-rivals.

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Barcelona star Lionel Messi has been named Fifa World Footballer of the Year to complete a stunning 2009 for the Argentine forward.

I understand that there's a lot of money involved in the World Cup. I understand that a lot of people are interested in the games. I recognize that this situation may lead to excess on the part of some people.
However, what we decidedly do not need is a fake heavy metal band called "The Group of Death" created by ESPN and their brain damaged ad agency Wieden+Kennedy:

In anticipation of the 2010 World Cup draw this Friday, we've worked with ESPN to put together a fun little thing for football (soccer) fans.