After months of speculation and announcing that he was to join Chelsea on Twitter last week, Eden Hazard has finally signed for Chelsea. Terms have been agreed between Chelsea and Lille and the player has also agreed personal terms.
It's a great move for Chelsea.

Here are the quotes from yesterday's practice session.

Quotes

John Spencer

On New England

I think that what you have got to remember is, people say that they are down and not doing this and not doing that, but they have had two tough road games.

By Jason Davis - WASHINGTON, DC (Jan 6, 2011) US Soccer Players -- A funny thing happened to Major League Soccer on the way to international relevancy. With so much going for it - apparent unlimited potential for growth, new stadiums providing verifiable soccer atmospheres, the high standard of living in the US and Canada, a willingness to spend when appropriate, a dash of anonymity some players might find attractive - MLS sat perched atop.

Liverpool FC. A team often associated with great past glories, one of the best match day atmospheres and some of the finest players to have ever graced the British game. However, their actions in response to the suspension handed to Luis Suarez have in my opinion been nothing short of extraordinary.

Next year sees a Singapore team competing in the Malaysia Super League, a throwback to the times when they competed in the prestigious Malaysia Cup fondly remembered by fans of that generation.
The Singapore Lions is a team being specially built to compete north of the causeway, the season starts in January, and is being slowly, almost painfully, put together piece by piece.

By FRANCO PANIZO

CARSON, Calif. -- Minutes before the Los Angeles Galaxy blasted music and opened bottles of beer in their locker room at the Home Depot Center, the Houston Dynamo sat in theirs with glum faces and blank stares. The silence that filled the air spoke volumes.

It's estimated that by 2031 100,000 people living in Scotland will suffer from dementia. Alzheimer Scotland exists to help dementia sufferers and their carers. A bit of help - whatever you can manage - can help them do that massively important work.
Thanks to @sliderulepass and @mightjustget for combining to get this one started.

Tottenham Hotspur right-back Vedran Corluka has dismissed suggestions that vengeance for Croatia's defeat in the Euro 2008 quarterfinal will be the primary motivation as Slaven Bilic prepares to lead his men in the Euro 2012 qualification playoffs against Turkey.

Croatia qualified for that tournament in style almost four years ago, winning an unforgettable encounter at Wembley to prevent England from joining them in Austria and Switzerland.

Ahead of what could be his first league Manchester derby, Phil Jones has claimed nasty atmosphere don't effect him and he's hoping it's our fans smiling come the final whistle.

"I played for Blackburn against Burnley and that was pretty hostile, although I would imagine this tops that one," he said.

Angel's Goal Sealed the Deal the Last Time Philly Played a League Game at RBAI exchanged three questions with Scott Kessler, editor of Philadelphia Union SBNation blog The Brotherly Game, in advance of tonight's big game at Red Bull Arena. You can find my responses to his queries by clicking here.

On Friday night, the last-place New England Revolution will face a Portland Timbers' side desperate for points down stretch at JELD-Wen Field at 11pm ET/8pm PT.

The match will mark the first time that the Revolution will play in front of Portland's notoriously-raucous home crowd, where many a team including the top-seeded L.

So another massive game for us. Whilst it is true to some extent that every game now is massive, this one is especially important because of where us and City are sitting in the table.

I don't care what anyone says, this is a game that Arsenal must win for a multitude of reason. United don't look much like losing at the moment, City are title contenders and they are both sitting above us in the table.