In the Putnam Club suite at Gillette Stadium last night, New England Revolution front office executives and vocal members of Revs supporters' groups the Rebellion, the Midnight Riders, and the Rev Army met for their annual Supporters' Summit. Revolution President Brian Bilello and General Manager Mike Burns sat in front of a small crowd of fans and answered questions on all topics, from offseason roster moves to regulation in the Fort to plans to implement new community initiatives for the LGBT contingent in New England.

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The San Jose Earthquakes can finally begin the process of putting shovels in the ground to build their very own stadium.

The Quakes' plans for a $60 million, 18,000-seat stadium cleared their last bureaucratic hurdle last night when the San Jose Planning Commission voted unanimously to deny an appeal by a local resident looking to have the team's planned development permit rescinded due to noise and light concerns.

With just two weeks of the January transfer window left, Tottenham Hotspur yesterday made their first signing. Iago Falque's loan from Juventus was made permanent for a fee rumoured to be around £1.5m. The young Spaniard was immediately sent out on loan to Championship club Southampton.

Fifa's World Rankings for February 2012 were published today at FIFA HQ in Zurich, Switzerland.
2010 World Cup winners Spain remain on top followed by Germany, the Netherlands and Copa America champions Uruguay. England are still in 5th and Ireland move into the top 20 ahead of Euro 2012.

There is absolutely no doubting thefact that Arsene Wenger has done many, many great things for Arsenal FC inEngland, forcing through a move to a new, shiny stadium in London, in theprocess helping to bring the EPL into the 21st century, movingforward coaching standards in England, and making players like ThierryHenry the sort of global superstars they are today, but the time has nowcome for Mr Wenger to move upstairs, or away from Arsenal altogether,in order to save both the club and the manager's long-term reputation.

The Seattle Sounders have made the trip south to Mexico in search of survival and chance to move a step closer to a CONCACAF Champions League title. It is a trip no MLS team has ever returned from triumphantly, but the Sounders look more than capable of making history.

The Sounders have taken a one-goal lead down to Torreon, Mexico, after posting a 2-1 victory in the first leg.

Sorry about the last minute nature of this match's betting lines. Here's the updated balances. Remember, anyone can play even if you don't have a balance. If you don't see your name and you made a bet last week, it's because nothing paid out. Also for a few minutes I had the results posted up, but I had made an error and paid out the field, so if you saw those, they were wrong.

A huge game for both clubs here as Tottenham and Chelsea battle it out at Wembley for a place in this season's FA Cup final. Neither some comes into the match in outstanding form but Chelsea should arguably be the favourites when you consider Tottenham have only managed one victory in their last seven league games and looked woeful in the defeat at the hands of Norwich City on Monday.

Fifa's World Rankings for April 2012 were published today at FIFA HQ in Zurich, Switzerland.
2010 World Cup winners Spain remain on top followed by Germany, Copa America champions Uruguay, the Netherlands, and Portugal. England are in 7th and Ireland remain in the top 20 teams ahead of Euro 2012.

First bet of the week covers Saturday's Premier League action. With the top two squaring off on Monday night, the relegation battle takes centre stage, but forgive us if we don't see Wolves suddenly playing with verve and freedom now their failure has been confirmed. Their manager is shite, you see, and some of the [.

Tuesday's Bet of the Day Extra: Manchester City to win to nil against Liverpool

After a last minute loss to Sunderland on Sunday, Manchester City will be looking to bounce back against the Reds at home. Adam Bate previews where the value lies

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What can we expect in 2012 in terms of the business side of football? It's an almost unanswerable question because no one knows for sure what is going to happen to the world's main football economies, those of Europe. Asian countries are, of course, big and growing customers for televised games and the prospects there look reasonably good.

Goal: Friday's Bet of the day: Liverpool not to run riot over League One Oldham

As a hectic fixture schedule comes to an end and the League One side boasting a solid defence, top tipster Adam Bate thinks this one won't be a walkover for Kenny Dalglish's men

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Mail: Didier Drogba caption competition: January 6, 2011

Each week, Sportsmail has a caption competition for you to battle it out for a brilliant prize of a £100 Sportsbook bet with our friends at Paddy Power. This week's picture features Didier Drogba and Stephen Warnock.

And don't bet on the draft becoming any less super, as this year's two-round format may not be etched in stone, according to the Commissioner.

"I hope to expand it in the years to come," he said, "as opposed to any alternative."

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That quote says to me that the number of internationals will increase in future years.

Goal: Wednesday's Bet of the Day: A low scoring match between Manchester City and Liverpool

After a correct tip in the first League Cup semi-final between Crystal Palace and Cardiff, Adam Bate doesn't see many goals between the two Premier League big boys on Wednesday

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George John left the U.S. men's national team camp last week to pursue an opportunity abroad.

That move has been completed, with John moving to a club in England.

According to various reports out of England, FC Dallas has loaned John to West Ham United.

Click Here to get a free £50 Bet with Paddy Power Liverpool v Stoke According to reports, Liverpool are desperate to offload Andy Carroll this January. Unfortunately, there's no great demand for Noel Fielding look-a-likes so they may be stuck with the Geordie. Add into the mix the drawn out Luis Suarez racism row and [.

Click Here to get a free £50 Bet with Paddy Power Liverpool v Stoke According to reports, Liverpool are desperate to offload Andy Carroll this January. Unfortunately, there's no great demand for Noel Fielding look-a-likes so they may be stuck with the Geordie. Add into the mix the drawn out Luis Suarez racism row and [.

£50 staked again last week but only £20 returned as Falkirk's inability to break the deadlock against Ayr cost me £91 in the seven-fold accumulator. However, that still leaves the profit at £36 for the year to date. It's unusual that my first bet is a single, as I generally try and be a little [.

Jurgen Klinsman, Jermaine Jones and Ricardo Clark. The first a German, and famous at that. The second a mix of American and German, currently playing his club ball with Schalke 04 in der fatherland. The third born in America, a defensive midfielder in the 2nd Bundesliga for Eintracht Frankfurt. Could it be some hidden understanding from this shared German-ness that pushed Klinsman to pick Clark off the bench, and for Jones to find the late substitute with a perfectly dipped cross?

We have all wondered about the situation regarding transfers now AVB is in charge. Reports were that he had 100% say on all comings and goings at the club. Well today, in his press conference ahead of the game tomorrow, AVB has confirmed that isn't the case.
We have been heavily linked with Genk's exciting winger Kevin De Bruyne for the last few seasons and things have come to a head this week with reports that a deal would be agreed between the two clubs for him to sign for Chelsea and be loaned straight back to Genk to finish the Belgian season.

Fifa's World Rankings for January 2012 were published yesterday at FIFA HQ in Zurich, Switzerland.
2010 World Cup winners Spain remain on top followed by the Netherlands, Germany and Copa America champs Uruguay. England are in 5th.
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Group B

Sudan went into this tournament having failed to score an ACN goal since 1976. Bet you didn't know that at kick-off against Angola last Thursday. Bet you were sick of hearing it by full-time.

Sudan broke this goalscoring duck (36 years, you know) moments after Eurosport's Matt Jackson declared he didn't know where their next goal is coming from.

Our non-league videos of the week are twenty-four hours late this week, but we have four matches for you this evening two from the top of the Blue Square Bet Premier, one from the Blue Square Bet South and one from the FA Vase. First up are two matches from the championship battle at the top of the Blue Square Bet Premier.

You can make the Super Bowl even funner to watch by laying down some money on a few prop bets. While there are dozens and dozens of prop bets available, here are a couple of our favorites. Oh, and we'll tell you how to bet!

How many yards will the first touchdown go for?
While it's tempting to bet the 1-7 yards option, that isn't the smart bet.

Andy Carroll who has come under intense fire from the Liverpool faithful the past few weeks for his inconsistent performances, responded to his critics by scoring in Liverpool's 3-0 win over Wolves yesterday.

The £35 million signing from Newcastle opened the scoring for the Reds, to take his tally for the club to 7.

Click Here to Get a Free £50 Bet for All New Paddy Power Customers Chelsea v Man United On the face of it, Chelsea reaching for Bolton's best defender to help shore up their own leaky backline looks a bit odd. It'd be like the Belgians asking France to protect them from a German invasion [...]

Yeah, I've been getting beat up a bit on Twitter and through email today about my team grades for this winter. Again, I'll revisit those later on to have a final grade.

Obviously this kind of news will impact it. The Portland Timbers announced on Friday that forward José Adolfo Valencia will undergo surgery to repair damaged cartilage in his left knee.

It has, as many of you will already be aware, been a long few months for the supporters of Kettering Town Football Club. During this period, their club has been uprooted to the former home of their defunct former local rivals, they have been promised the earth and have seen only the delivery of unpaid bills and an uphill battle to avoid relegation from the Blue Square Bet Premier.

Here is some team news for you Arsenal fans. Reports emerging claim that Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is considering playing midfielder Alexander Song in defense. Wenger who is looking for the best possible formation to contain Milan, has been hit hard with injuries to key players in the past few weeks and is considering ausing his trusty anchor as a centre back.

After a couple of weeks off, we can finally get back to some matches from this weekend's football and we have a variety of competitions for you today. First up, we have a match from this weekend's FA Vase between Whitley Bay, who have won the tournament for the last three years in a row, and West Auckland.

Oguchi Onyewu's comeback season with Sporting Lisbon has encountered a massive setback.

Onyewu suffered a torn ligament and meniscus in his right knee and requires surgery that will keep him out of action for two months, according to Sporting Lisbon's official website.

Onyewu suffered the injury in Sporting's victory over Pacos de Ferreira over the weekend, needing to be substituted off after 27 minutes.

Click Here to Get a Free £50 Bet for All New Paddy Power Customers Chelsea v Bolton The thought that Roman Abramovich would support a three-year plan which endangered Chelsea's place in the Champions League seems unlikely. As does the belief that Andre Villas-Boas' job isnt under serious threat. It is, and anything other than [.

Wayne Rooney is still doubtful for Man United trip to Carrow road this weekend, but they still look a solid bet at 1.57 with Paddy Power to beat Norwich.

with or without Wazza, United have a formidable record on the road and have lost just once in their last 13 away games.

They have won 8 of those, and despite not being at their best in midweek against Ajax have made it through to the last 16 of the Europa League and can now firmly concentrate on the job in hand.

We're mostly heading south for this weeks non-league videos of the week, and specifically to the Blue Square Bet South. Woking have opened up a gap at the top of the table, but their trip to a Hampton & Richmond side struggling to avoid relegation still looked like a tricky match, while elsewhere Farnborough FC were at home against Tonbridge Angels and Dover Athletic were at home against Welling United.

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Liverpool FC lifted their first silverware in six years yesterday, after narrowly beating Cardiff City on penalties at Wembley. As usual, by the time we've got around to covering the match, everyone has said all there is to say, so we'll stick to what we do best.

That'll be some nudity, an excited bubba and some hysterical footballers, then.

Click Here to Get a Free £50 Bet for All New Paddy Power Tottenham v Man United Thanks to the Old Trafford medical staff finding a miracle cure to Wayne Rooney's case of "I'm not risking getting injured in a meaningless midweek friendly at this point in the domestic season", the United striker is certain to [.

This week's non-league videos of the week come from the Blue Square Bet Premier, the Blue Square Bet South, the Ryman League and the quarter-finals of this year's FA Vase. Our first match comes from Haig Avenue and is between a Southport team which a little surprisingly is still in the play-off places at the top of the table and a Newport County team which has seen a recent run of improved form lift their club out of the relegation places at the foot of the table.

Fifa's World Rankings for March 2012 were published today at FIFA HQ in Zurich, Switzerland.
2010 World Cup winners Spain remain on top followed by the Netherlands, Germany and Copa America champions Uruguay. England are in 6th and Ireland remain in the top 20 teams ahead of Euro 2012.
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3 Germany
4 Uruguay
5 Brazil
6 England
7 Portugal
8 Argentina
9 Italy
10 Croatia
11 Denmark
12 Russia
13 Greece
14 Chile
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16 France
17 Sweden
18 Switzerland
19 Republic of Ireland
20 Australia
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