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Some everyday names are back at it:

• Pavlyuchenko demands January exit from Tottenham.
  
• Could he be headed to Liverpool?
  
• Bayern stands by Ribery price.
  
• Forlan signs Atletico extension.
  
• Rapids might trade Noonan, Gibbs.
  
• Robinho desperate for City exit.

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Carlton's West Ham teammates will do anything to stop him leaving.

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At the eleventh hour today the Mill will pause to remember those heroic men and women who died to preserve our freedom to rumour for a living.

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It's a sad and sorry looking Liverpool side that play host to Birmingham City on Monday night as round 12 of the Premier League draws to a close.
The Reds' 3-1 reverse at Fulham last weekend took their tally to five losses in 11 league games this season - an alarming figure, considering that they suffered just two defeats in the entirety of the previous campaign. Click to continue reading...

Wenger shows interest in up and coming centre back.

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Borussia Dortmund defender Neven Subotic has been reported to be attracting interest from Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester City.

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Battle of the Brands In the world of soccer sponsorhip, there are two big boys. Adidas and Nike. Adidas sponsors footballers like Leo Messi and Ricky Kaká, Nike sponsors footballers like Cristiano Ronaldo and Ibrahimović. Neither are particularly shy when it comes to telling us about this. In fact, after spending millions on getting the players [. Click to continue reading...

Uh, which club was from Romania, Ribin or Unirea

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Alternate headline: Holy crap! Who beat Barcelona?

Michel Platini is the reform-minded president of UEFA, European soccer's governing body.

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Their football isn't as super as in the days of Rivaldo and co, but Depor's cut-price squad is again surprising Spain's big boys.
Deportivo La Coruña grind their way back to where they once belonged. Click to continue reading...

The slightly controversial UEFA bridesmaid's draw has taken place and fortunately it's gone off without controversy. Somehow, someway, despite UEFA being involved, Liverpool and Chelsea will not meet. Who knew?

It's rather pedestrian, really, as perhaps the two best teams France and Russia were handed the easiest draw.

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It's a standing joke in the-not-from-LA LA footie community that a bit of rain cancels everything.
The U10 lads dominated my weekend, we lost ignominiously 6-2 on Saturday and then exited the 5 v 5 tourney in the first round. I've heard all the excuses, but we were short two lads in the first half on Saturday, and robbed of 4 minutes playing time in the first of two games on Sunday. Click to continue reading...

It's a standing joke in the-not-from-LA LA footie community that a bit of rain cancels everything.
The U10 lads dominated my weekend, we lost ignominiously 6-2 on Saturday and then exited the 5 v 5 tourney in the first round. I've heard all the excuses, but we were short two lads in the first half on Saturday, and robbed of 4 minutes playing time in the first of two games on Sunday. Click to continue reading...

The curtain comes down on England's World Cup qualification campaign and, no matter the result on Wednesday 14th November against Belarus; Fabio Capello will be looking ahead to the World Cup with confidence. The road to South Africa has been uncannily smooth for a side that couldn't make it to the Euro 2008 starting line; with spread punters who got with Don Fabio's side generally happier than those who didn't.

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Let's get this over with:

• David Beckham allowed to leave MLS.
  
• Napoli the solution for grumpy Toni?
  
• Guti would welcome back one Roberto Carlos.
  
• Arsenal eye Bari duo.
  
• Ferdinand to be axed by Sunderland?
  
• EPL big boys after the new Vidic.

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It's the oldest football competition in the region by far and much older than some Johnny come latelys like the Champions League and the World Cup. Yet it gets scant coverage inside and out of Malaysia despite the final being an occassion to savour with attendances well in excess of 50,000.
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Wenger tracking impressive youngster.

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Neven Subotic: The ‘New Vidic' Tracked by Liverpool, Arsenal, Spurs & Man City

The Premier League big boys are reportedly monitoring the form of Serbian 6 ft 4 centre-half Neven Subotic despite the player recently signing a new long-term contract with his club Borussia Dortmund.

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This weekend's match-up between Chelsea and Liverpool is truly a battle of the titans - not just on the pitch, but also in the dugout.
For while the Premier League's second- and third-placed teams wrestle for the upper hand in the title race, their managers will be embroiled in a tactical tussle of similarly storied proportions. Click to continue reading...

I'm not talking about Cristiano Ronaldo.� Not talking about Kaka.� Not Benzema and not about Raul Albiol and Xabi Alonso.

I'm talking about Arsene Wenger.� Scratch that, I'm actually talking about Manuel Pellegrini.

Throughout Florentino Perez' epic reign last time out, and at the very top of his hit list when he got reinstated to the role of Real Madrid president, he has coveted the Arsenal godfather more than any other.

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With yet another exciting Premier League weekend in the books it's time to review this weekend's winners and losers.

Winners Robbie Keane

Robbie Keane emerges from this weekend as the biggest winner. The Tottenham striker has had a relatively quiet start to the season, oftentimes playing second fiddle to the red hot Jermain Defoe.

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Seven goals, seven minutes of added time, seven players from the Big Four in the team of the week. Yes, the big boys claimed back their rightful place at the top of the Premier League table last week, the pretenders of Manchester City & Tottenham slotted firmly into their place. Wins for Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool & Arsenal meant it was a good week for the star names, as well as a few lesser ones too.

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By that I mean POINTS!!

Another away game for us then, but thankfully not too far for the team to travel tomorrow so no excuse for fatigue or stiff muscles after getting off a ten minute coach ride

Three points tomorrow and we are right back up with the big boys, and that is exactly what we need to be tomorrow evening – Big Boys, with a big performance.

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So the big boys have joined the rest of England's many, and are now starting their quest for the country's second most important domestic cup competition trophy. The League Cup is still considered by many teams as a viable competition. Its allure is also improved by the fact that it hands the winners a passport to [. Click to continue reading...

There were many points proven in this weekend's Manchester derby. Man Utd proved they really do never give up, City proved that they can play amongst the big boys even when not deserving it, and Mark Hughes proved that without realising he is already becoming a manager in the ilk of his opposite number on sunday.

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Top 5 teams in the English Premier League Table: Chelsea, ManU, Liverpool, Man City, Aston Villa. Sounds familiar right? It seems the few surprises that we got in the start of the season, were just that, surprises.
This weeks most impressing win was took by Arsenal, after 2 weaker games, team resumed to their level and took 4-0 over Wigan. Click to continue reading...

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Much has been made of the demise of Leeds United AFC. We are all familiar with the tale of gross overspending, Ridsdale's goldfish, and a descent into the third tier of English football. Football supporters have little sympathy for a club that reached the quarterfinals of the Champions League in 2001 and are now playing in League One due to its own negligence.

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Atlético Club San Martín (a.k.a. San Martín de Mendoza) is a football (soccer) club from San Martín in Mendoza Province, Argentina. They currently play in Zone C of the Torneo Argentino B, which is the regionalised fourth tier of the Argentine Football Association league system. Clearly inspired by the big boys of Argentine football using models [. Click to continue reading...

Europeam heavyweights and 1998 World Cup champions France have a battle on their hands if they want to qualify for the tournament in South Africa next summer.� They drew with Group Seven leaders Serbia on Wednesday night leaving them four points off the Serbians with just two games left.� It now seems almost certain they will have to face a play-off tie to qualify for the tournament but Barcelona striker thierry Henry is confident his national side have what it takes to get them to South Africa in 2010.

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Klaas-Jan Huntelaar scored eight goals in six games for Madrid but his third coach in 6 months didn't want to have him training with the big boys. As the new AC Milan striker, he wants his starting position in Oranje back. "I've got to show it again." He is stoic and Click to continue reading...

Another week of Premiership action is now in the books, and Thursday means one thing: it's time for the Thursday Throwdown from A to Z. Here we go...

A� is for Anelka. Chelsea fans should be counting their lucky stars that both Nicolas Anelka and Didier Drogba are in spectacular form.

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'Tis the season to lay down the law, so big boys UEFA and bigger boys Belgian FA have laid down some serious justice in the wake of some serious crimes. Have you heard about the Eduardo dive? No? Congratulations on waking up from that coma today, then. It's becoming nauseating, so while appeals will surely be [. Click to continue reading...

Four games into the season, and some pundits are already musing that Liverpool's dreams of bagging a maiden Premier League crown are all but shattered.
Rafael Benitez's men have kicked off the 2009-10 campaign in see-sawing fashion, with two losses (against Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa) and two wins (over Stoke City and Bolton Wanderers). Click to continue reading...

Phil Brown hopes Michael Turner will be able to convince himself that his future lies with Hull - by putting in a performance at Wolves like he did against Bolton last week.
The Tigers travel to Molineux in the Barclays Premier League on Saturday with the transfer window nearing its close and speculation hotting up, particularly following the completion of Joleon Lescott's protracted switch from Everton to Manchester City. Click to continue reading...

Newcastle Untied caretaker manager Chris Hughton believes the club will hold on to star defender Steven Taylor.
The former England Under-21 captain has been a long-term target of the Premier League big boys and speculation has grown since the Magpies' relegation.
Taylor was reportedly being lined up by Everton manager David Moyes as a replacement for the outgoing Joleon Lescott and has also caught the eye of Liverpool chief Rafa Benitez. Click to continue reading...

SLeague
Albirex Niigata v Home United 1-2 (Kenji Adichahara; Peres De Oliveira, Valery Hiek) 1,131
SAF v Woodlands Wellington 1-0 (Park Tae Won) 1,639
SAF remain 11 points clear at the top of the SLeague after a narrow victory over the Rams who have been proving a tough opponent this season for the big boys. Click to continue reading...