É una Juve da record ma stanca, il muro del Cagliari non crolla Di Alessandro Paparella Le avvisaglie mamifestatesi gi una settimana f al "Via Del Mare" circa una Juve in evidente regresso dal punto di vista atletico rispetto alle partite precedenti la sosta natalizia, hanno purtroppo trovato una conferma nel pareggio interno contro il Cagliari.

SPANISH FOOTBALL Club ATLEICO DE MADRID presented officially to the media today their new Coach, ex- player DIEGO SIMEONE. The new Coach comes with Argentine Football title experience & a stint in Italian Football. The man is remember at Atletico for his years of loyal dedication, strong play & for carrying the Clubs shield in many Spanish Football battles.

Oguchi Onyewu and Sporting will hope to keep the pressure on the league leaders with a win in an away game at Academica, while Caleb Patterson-Sewell and Tony Taylor will try to end Atletico's recent skid.

Oguchi Onyewu played the full 90 in an electric Lisbon grudge match against Benfica, while Caleb Patterson-Sewell and Atletico suffered only their second defeat of the season against Moreirense.

We all know that Real Madrid have a history of respected Portuguese legends within their ranks, but none of them dared to wear a Bath Robe onto the pitch like Atletico's Paulo Futre (above) did in the 80′s! You can only imagine the look on Alfredo di Stefano's face if Fabio Coentrao were to try something like this in after the match today.

Terrence Boyd Scored the Tying Goal for the U-23s This Morning
This morning the U-23 U.S. Men's National Team headed 30 km due east from Duisburg to Bochum to face VfL Bochum in a scrimmage today. The Bochum team was a combination of first team players and youth players. It's an international break in Germany so no sign of the People's Rooney, but nonetheless it was a spirited match played in front of an appreciative crowd of about 200 people.

The good, the bad, and the really, they're still technically Liverpool players? Not to mention the I really wish they were still at Liverpool players. Plus Joe Cole. It's time to get up to speed on how Liverpool's loanees are doing as the club moves into the meat of the season...

Alberto Aquilani

Remember when everybody was cool with Alberto Aquilani leaving because he really didn't want to be at Liverpool and he was soft in the tackle and the club had Raul Meireles anyhow, who at least was already proven in the Premier League, and as long as the club kept one of them around they'd be deeper in midfield then they had been the year before so it'd be cool?

Oguchi Onyewu should return to the Sporting lineup against Feirense, while Tony Taylor and Caleb Patterson-Sewell will likely retain their spots in Atletico's starting eleven when Covilha come to town.

Tony Taylor and Caleb Patterson-Sewell were both in the starting lineup for Atletico and helped stretch their lead atop the Liga Orangina with another shutout victory.

Gazzetta dello Sport Juve relief The new stadium which opened the season is under investigation Del Piero teases: "Agnelli reminded me that my contract is expiring" What a strike from Udinese! Atletico KO Galliani-UEFA: "Risk of collapse in rankings" Inter mission, they chase goal at San Siro Hero De Sanctis: "This Napoli won't give up anything" Tuttosport Juve Surprise inquiry into the new.

Oguchi Onyewu helped ten-man Sporting fight to a sixth straight win while Caleb Patterson-Sewell and Tony Taylor were both in Atletico's starting lineup for their shut-out win over Naval.

Messi and Pique take on Sporting Gijon (Photo: Viktor Drachev/Getty Images)

This Sunday, the "Pep Team" returns to the stadium where they recorded their first La Liga victory in the 2008-2009 season. Some would say that " El Molinón" was where it all started for Guardiola and his players, having thrashed Sporting Gijon 6-1 after a festival of football.

Captain Carles Puyol leads FC Barcelona into Belarus to take on FC BATE (Photo: David Ramos/Getty Images)

FC Barcelona go into their 400th match in a UEFA competition facing the brilliant news that Pique and Puyol are likely to start together for the first time since the 2-0 win at the Santiago Bernabeu in last seasons Champions League semi-final first leg.

Oguchi Onyewu marshaled Sporting's defense as they continued to climb the standings with a convincing win, while Tony Taylor and Caleb Patterson-Sewell both put in 90 minute shifts in Atletico's first loss of the season.

Brendan Rodgers is good people. Pretty good scout, too, so sayeth the man himself.

Yes, yes sign that man.

Our former youth and reserve team manager has done rather well for himself since leaving the club in 2008. He brings his newly promoted Swansea City side anchored by former Blue favorite Scott Sinclair to Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

Oguchi Onyewu played the hero by scoring the game winning against Rio Ave, while a Tony Taylor strike and another shutout by Caleb Patterson-Sewell ensured Atletico's third consecutive win.

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TROGLIO RENUNCIA COMO DT DE ARGENTINOS ARDE SAN LORENZO.

FC Sion is a small club from a small Swiss town, one which only harbors under 30,000 inhabitants. And yet, they seem to be single-handedly taking on and defeating UEFA in perhaps the fall's most intriguin football sideshow outside of Who Wants A Beckham? (PSG is, yes, the perfect fit.)

After being booted from Europe by UEFA for fielding ineligible playesr, they've gone to court to take them on, and in the process, beat them.

Caleb Patterson-Sewell once again backstopped Atletico to victory, while Tony Taylor made his debut as a second half substitute.

Maxi Rodriguez hopes his new squad number will inspire him to a best ever goals tally in a Liverpool shirt.
The Argentine enjoyed a rich vein of form in the latter stages of 2010-11 including hat-tricks in consecutive games but has already set his sights on surpassing those exploits this time around.

Arsenal have completed the signing of Brazilian defender Andre Santos from Fenerbahce

The 28-year-old international joins the Gunners from Super Lig champions Fenerbahce, for whom he has played since 2009. Santos supplanted Roberto Carlos as the team's first-choice left-back in his first season in Turkey and went on to make 52 league appearances, scoring 10 times.

Apertura Argentina: Rafaela capolistaI celestes approfittano dei passi falsi delle grandi e vanno in testa Di Simone Melis Il campionato argentino ha una nuova capolista: l'Atletico Rafaela. I celestes sconfiggono 3-1 l'Olimpo e si proiettano al primo posto in classifica, forti di 3 vittorie e una sconfitta.

Diego Forlan's father says the striker is poised and ready to join Inter Milan as a replacement for the Russia-bound Samuel Eto'o

Inter have agreed to sell Eto'o to Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala in a deal worth a total of 29 million euros, and his expected departure leaves a gap in the Inter squad that could be filled by Forlan.

There's been more player on referee violence down in Argentina again, this time in a 5th Division match between Union San Guillermo and Atletico Tostado, this time the referee made the smart choice of running off the pitch and scaling a fence. Considering that I'm posting this on the eve of a new English Premier League season, makes me wonder whatever became of the England FA's respect campaign.

There's been more player on referee violence down in Argentina again, this time in a 5th Division match between Union San Guillermo and Atletico Tostado, this time the referee made the smart choice of running off the pitch and scaling a fence. Considering that I'm posting this on the eve of a new English Premier League season, makes me wonder whatever became of the England FA's respect campaign.

These are worth watching, particularly goals 2 & 5.

• Money ruins everything, including his career. (DT)
• New home for MLS. (Avoiding The Drop)
• On staggering headlines... (LLL)
• Yo, Adrian. Please. (IBWM)
• Excellent account of the upcoming EPL season.

What are the odds Sergio Aguero hits 20 Premier League goals this season? Derek McGovern's Bets of the Day

Sergio Aguero is the son of a taxi-driver so he was bound to keep Manchester City waiting before ­finalising his move to the Etihad Stadium. The striker moves to Manchester after playing in Madrid, as did Michael Owen, with whom he shares many similarities.

So it's settled then after months of speculation and his open letter to fans and Atletico's President, Kun Aguero is a Manchester City player! The deal is said to be worth (close to) £35million, which is a record for the club (even more than Robinho's!) Pero quién puede decir algo?

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has said that an agreement has been reached for the sale of Argentina striker Carlos Tevez to Corinthians.

"We have an agreement with Corinthians but Carlos now is still a City player," Mancini told Sky Sports News.

The Sao Paulo club, have just signed a new television deal and the revenue from that is what is funding the Tevez purchase.

Hello there, it doesn't really feel like summer's upon us yet despite the raft of transfer stories that abound. I blame the lack of sunshine. And summer breeze. The jasmine of my mind needs a good blowing through.

Let's start with possible ins. Today's main story is about Karim Benzema and some quotes from Arsene Wenger about the player.

23.05.2011 - Se inauguró el Brasileirao 2011 (Serie A de Brasil), centro del mundo deportivo en la víspera de los grandes eventos (Copa Confederaciones 2013, Mundial 2014 y Olimpíadas 2016).
La primera fecha del torneo brasileño se disputó el pasado fin de semana (entre sábado y domingo) y dejó al Flamengo en el tope de la tabla.

Off The Ball never rests in its mission to scratch around the underbelly of professional football to find the most bizarre, humorous and inexplicable stories.

This week, the FFF suspended a village club president after a comical bid for Lionel Messi, Atletico's "not a single ball to the blonde" campaign, a 13-year-old fan takes Reading to court for selling his favourite player and footballers are scientific geniuses.

Liga: Barca ancora a +5 grazie ai soliti noti Di Pietro Colella Gli anticipi della 24esima giornata della Liga vedono il Valencia pareggiare per 0-0 contro lo Sporting Gijon, il Real Madrid chiudere la pratica Leavante al Bernabeu nei primi 45' e infine l'Atletico di Madrid espugnare il campo del Real Saragozza.

'Arry victim of some dodgy dealings Spurs manager Harry Redknapp has revealed that he was mugged during a midweek trip to Madrid to match last week's Copa Del Rey clash between Atletico and Real Madrid. Redknapp and assistant Kevin Bond were in the Spanish capital hatching a plan to prise Atletico star Diego Forlan away [.

Real Madrid President Florentino Perez has given coach Jose Mourinho two options to solve teams striker problem. Either bring back Ruud van Nistelrooy to the Bernabeu or start to play youngster Alvaro Morata more.

According to Tomas Roncero of AS:

"The problem is that the boss has caused a problem when one does not exist.

In the Mirror this morning, rumours are also rife that Chelsea are looking to bolster their defensive and attacking options by looking at Diego Godin and Diego Forlan at Athletico Madrid.
Godin is valued at £15m and would provide cover for Alex who remains out for another month. For me I haven't really seen alot of this bloke so would need your opinions for those who have seen him.