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Navas, Dragovic and Son is not a removal company by the way, it is three different football players who have been linked with a possible summer transfer switch to Arsenal. Arsene Wenger and the club will have a good idea of the players they want to sign this summer, but a lot could still depend on where we finish in the table.

The Spurs collapse has finally started by KJ

On Sunday we saw the inevitable. Tottenham lost against Liverpool and there were talks of it being just a blip. Then they went on to lose against Inter Milan 4 – 1 at the San Siro and there was more talk of it being just a blip. Now Tottenham have managed to lose against Fulham who haven't won at White Hart Lane for a very long time.

CFR Cluj vs Basel 1-0 Highlights 2012 Champions League Goal Video Second Leg Playoff is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter

Basel vs CFR Cluj Champions League 2012 1-2 Highlights Sougou Streller Goal Video is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter

Just 20 years old, Basel's Xherdan Shaqiri has already been one of the Swiss Super League's most talked about talents for some time now. During Basel's impressive Champions League campaign this season, he attracted more international attention and ended up signing a €10-million deal with Bayern Munich that will be finalized this summer.

Video- David Luiz goal vs Basel Europa League May 2013 is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter

Chelsea vs Basel Europa League Highlights 2013 3-1 Salah Torres Moses Luiz Goals Video is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter

Basel vs Chelsea Europa League Highlights 2013 1-2 Schar penalty Moses Luiz Goals Video is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter

As the end of the season approaches, there are more and more Arsenal transfer rumours appearing, especially in the weekend papers. I did an early roundup yesterday morning and here are a few more that we didn't discuss yesterday.

First of all, newly promoted Cardiff City are said to be very keen to bring the Welsh international Aaron Ramsey back to the club, as they are setting about building a squad that is capable of surviving in the Premiership next season.

Basel vs Tottenham Europa League 2013 Highlights 2-2 Penalties 4-1 Salah Dragovic Dempsey Goals Vertonghen Red Card Video is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter

Very few rules in title celebrations, but one of them is avoid slapping the medal presenters across the back of the head. Pretty self-explanatory. And definitely don't do it when that presenter is head of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports. Because while sports are clearly involved (peripherally, one would guess, so is that important Defence bit, so very few have more pull to have you taken out than he or she.

With curses duly bestowed to the interweb for breaking yesterday, preventing this from being a more timely posting...

I suppose Adebayor most conveniently matches the e-fit of "Dastardly Scapegoat" that was issued almost as soon as the deed was done on Thursday night – and he certainly made a complete pig's ear of the penalty, but in the occasional moments of sanguinity that have interrupted the otherwise non-stop grump at AANP Towers since then, it has seemed reasonable to attribute both praise and opprobrium where appropriate.

In terms of a late-season wobble, this ought to separate the Mild-Swaying from the Pillars-Crashing-To-Earth-All-Around-Us. After the slipshod events of recent weeks, and given the meddlesome lather in which we now find ourselves, there has never been a more apt time for someone with a glint in his eye and young floozy on each arm to swagger up to the bar and pay for everyone's drinks for the rest of the night.

I'm not sure anyone saw that coming, from AVB all the way down to AANP. Blinking heck, Basel were as slick as any opponent we have played all season, their attacking interplay as good as the Chelski front three who six-yard-passed us to oblivion back in the early autumn. They may masquerade as a Swiss club side, but Basel played like a team of Bond villains – laughing in our faces as they pretty effortlessly repelled most of our attacks, and then slicing us open at will with interplay so fizzy our heroes could barely see them, let alone keep pace with them.

Tottenham vs Basel Goals 2-2 Europa League 2013 Highlights Stocker Frei Adebayor Sigurdsson Video is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter

The Top Four vs Europa debate has become increasingly academic over the course of this season, because whatever the rights and wrongs AVB is clearly intent to keep hurling at kitchen sinks and first-team players at his Thursday nights, until that ineffably-shaped pot is in our mitts. As has been pointed out by various scribes, for all the potential hazards around fatigue this whole European campaign has, in general, been a rather edifying process for the mighty lilywhites, allowing the players time to dashed well understand the gravel-voiced murmurings of the grand fromage in the early part of the season, and also providing the occasional night of merriment and good cheer for the shuffling throngs on the White Hart Lane train platform.

According to the Norwegian media, Bjorn Helge Riise is a Lillestrøm SK player. In fact, according to a video interview on their own website, he's an LSK player.

But, according to Fulham's own website he still plays for the club. Screenshot below:

Perhaps this is just a technicality and the Fulham PR and web team are posting a release announcing his departure while simultaneously taking down his profile page.

According to the Norwegian media, Bjorn Helge Riise is a Lillestrøm SK player. In fact, according to a video interview on their own website, he's an LSK player.

But, according to Fulham's own website he still plays for the club. Screenshot below:

Perhaps this is just a technicality and the Fulham PR and web team are posting a release announcing his departure while simultaneously taking down his profile page.

Ducky's Note:Â @machiviga is back with a look at the RvP story to date. And how it has meant that Rooney's injury doesn't result in panic stations for United anymore. Also, see how many words from the Barron's GRE book you can find below...

Let's be honest here. A season ago, Rooney's  injury and the resulting layoff would have had all of us pissing in our pants.

Switzerland vs Germany 5-3 Highlights Derdiyok Hat trick Lichsteiner Mehmedi Reus Hummels Schurrle Goals Video 2012 Friendly is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter

Not at all happy about the kickoff of their match against Levante pushed back to a late-night time slot so Real Madrid's 2-1 win over Barcelona could have sole possession of the primetime spotlight, Sevilla fans decided to protest. With tennis balls.

Just after the match finally began, fans behind the home team's goal threw tennis balls onto the pitch by the dozens.