Tottenham winger David Bentley could be the next Premier League player on his way to MLS.

According to reports, Bentley is seeking a loan move to MLS. The 27-year-old midfielder spent the last half of last season on loan with Birmingham City and the first portion of this season on loan at West Ham before suffering a knee injury in mid-October.

I'm not going to lie to you. As much as I'd like to sit here and tell you about all of the great action that is taking place this weekend, I'm having a hard time coming up with enough to fill up this entry. There are a pair of great matches on Sunday, that are taking place at the same time, unfortunately, but other than that, the pickings are pretty slim.

We have five matches on the cards in the 5th Round of the FA Cup today, the tournament that was founded in 1871. Chelsea are at home to Birmingham City in the early kick-off at 7:30am ET/12:30pm GMT, which is ...
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Real Madrid's coach, Jose Mourinho is in a positive mood after his team once again picked up all three points in the league, keeping their lead over Barcelona in tact and also not throwing away much energies as their win happened in a convincing fashion. Mourinho revealed that's the victory over Racing Santander was obviously important but getting it without much trouble is even more appreciated by the tactician considering Madrid are facing tight schedules ahead of them.

The League Cup may not hold the appeal it once did, marginalised in England as the once proud UEFA Cup has been in continental play (though when it comes to re-branding, England's second cup competition got there first—it's been changing its name for thirty years now). From the first competition in 1960 through its first six years, the final was a two-legged home-and-home affair.

By Tony Edwards - San Jose, CA (Feb 2, 2012) US Soccer Players -- Tony looks at changes at Leeds United, Major League Soccer's market penetration, and a visit to Hoffenheim in today's edition of Five Questions. So Robbie Rogers, are you enjoying playing under Simon Grayson? Welcome to Leeds, eh? Grayson was fired yesterday after a 4-1 loss to Jonathan Spector's Birmingham City, replaced by Leeds Youth Team manager Neil Redfearn, at least on.

Chasing The Big Leagues Southampton and the challengers (English Championship) is a post from: Just Football

Tales from Tier Two is a series on Just Football in partnership with @tiertwofooty, in which we assess the promotion chances of the clubs in tier two of Europe's major leagues at the midway point of 2011/12.

Its seems that Chris Hughton and Colin Calderwood are having some success at Birmingham. Hughton and Calderwood - while at Newcastle Chris had to wait about seven months after he was surprisingly sacked at Newcastle fourteen months ago, before being appointed manager of Birmingham City. That was after the Midlands club had been relegated under previous manager [.

Brad Friedel and Tottenham Hotspur were held to a draw by Liverpool at Anfield, while Birmingham City jumped up the standings with a win over Portsmouth,

A busy night for England's Championship on Tuesday catching up on games postponed by weather over the weekend. Jonathan Spector was in the starting lineup for Birmingham City, drawing 0-0 with Hull. Birmingham finished with three shots on goal to Hull's one. "When you're not at your best it is important that you don't lose," Birmingham manager Chris Hughton said.

Jonathan Spector and Birmingham City were unable to grab three points and threaten the Championship elite as they tied Hull City, while Robbie Findley saw the field in Nottingham Forest's loss to Middlesbrough.

Birmingham City manager Chris Hughton has publicly declared an interest in taking Tottenham's versatile left sided player Danny Rose on loan until the end of the season.

Hughton was at Spurs when Rose arrived from Leeds United and he sees him as a player who could help the club's final promotion push.

Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has made headlines today after confessing that certain players of the Blues' squad are losing faith in his methods but to prepare adequately for Saturday's FA Cup clash against Birmingham City, the boss has quickly shifted focus to the return of several key members of the side.

Landon Donovan finishes his English adventure as Everton takes on Blackpool in FA Cup play, while Jonathan Spector and Birmingham City travel to Stamford Bridge to take on Chelsea.

By Laban Scott Libby
In a world of unrelenting pressure for results, the January transfer window offers the tempting opportunity for the quick fix. For clubs contending for the championship or Europe, it encourages the hunt for that one piece of the puzzle that will make the club complete; and for clubs fighting relegation, that one special player may seem like the difference between another year among the world's top or a long year of away games at Barnsley and Peterborough.

Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech wants his teammates to revive their deteriorating campaign by winning at home to Birmingham City in the FA Cup tomorrow a feat that he realizes won't be easy to accomplish.

Birmingham suffered relegation last year but the Championship outfit has managed to become somewhat of a cup specialist, claiming the Carling Cup at Arsenal's expense at Wembley 12 months ago and now looking to send another London club packing out of the FA Cup.

Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech wants his teammates to revive their deteriorating campaign by winning at home to Birmingham City in the FA Cup tomorrow a feat that he realizes won't be easy to accomplish.

Birmingham suffered relegation last year but the Championship outfit has managed to become somewhat of a cup specialist, claiming the Carling Cup at Arsenal's expense at Wembley 12 months ago and now looking to send another London club packing out of the FA Cup.

Big, big match for us. Let's hope we can get back on track and arrest what could be a worrying downturn in our season.

Sunderland
Recent Form: Very, very good. If the League started on the day O'Neill became manager, they would be top. We did beat them in the same stadium a weak ago, doe.

Chelsea v Birmingham City Preview, Prediction, TV Listings, Betting Odds FA Cup 18 February 2012 - The 90th Minute Soccer Blog

Chelsea look to book their spot in the quarterfinals (sixth round) with a fifth round match against Championship side Birmingham City. The match will take place at Stamford Bridge in London, England on Saturday, February 18, 2012.

Chelsea v Birmingham City Preview, Prediction, TV Listings, Betting Odds FA Cup 18 February 2012 - The 90th Minute Soccer Blog

Chelsea look to book their spot in the quarterfinals (sixth round) with a fifth round match against Championship side Birmingham City. The match will take place at Stamford Bridge in London, England on Saturday, February 18, 2012.

What a joy it has been to wake up to hundreds of Twitter messages wishing Sir Bobby Robson a Happy Birthday.

Having something all Town fans can pull together to celebrate has been a rare occassion this season and I am really glad to see it happening.
It's not just today, though.

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It was a disappointing day for Chelsea and Arsenal fans in the FA Cup fifth round. Chelsea were held at home by championship side Birmingham City while Arsenal's miserable week continued as they lost 2-0 at Sunderland.

A week after an added time Thierry Henry goal have Arsenal a 2-1 win over Sunderland at the Stadium of Light, Martin O'Neil's team gained their revenge to cap off a horrible four days for Arsenal who were ripped apart at the San Siro in midweek.

It was a disappointing day for Chelsea and Arsenal fans in the FA Cup fifth round. Chelsea were held at home by championship side Birmingham City while Arsenal's miserable week continued as they lost 2-0 at Sunderland.

A week after an added time Thierry Henry goal have Arsenal a 2-1 win over Sunderland at the Stadium of Light, Martin O'Neil's team gained their revenge to cap off a horrible four days for Arsenal who were ripped apart at the San Siro in midweek.

By Alan Duffy

Chelsea 1-1 Birmingham City FA Cup 18th February 2012

If Andre Villas-Boas was hoping that his stuttering Chelsea side would find a bit of comfort in the FA Cup on Saturday, he was given a rather rude awakening by an impressive, hard-working Birmingham side.

By Alan Duffy

Chelsea 1-1 Birmingham City FA Cup 18th February 2012

If Andre Villas-Boas was hoping that his stuttering Chelsea side would find a bit of comfort in the FA Cup on Saturday, he was given a rather rude awakening by an impressive, hard-working Birmingham side.

Chelsea's failure in beating Birmingham City provides more pressure for Andre Villas-Boas side ahead of their Champions League clash against Italian side, Napoli, in the midweek as the Portuguese coach admitted that his side's confidence is rather low at the moment.

Villas-Boas hopes that his players can overcome that mental problem as they will be facing much more difficult task in Southern Italy rather than their recent FA Cup tie against Birmingham that ended 1-1.

One of the West Ham co-Chairmen David Sullivan, is revealing the real deal on Demba Ba. Demba Ba agent got £2M from Newcastle The former Birmingham City co-owner is being interviewed at West Ham, and he is revealing how they got Demba Ba and then how they lost him in the summer to Newcastle United.

There's history here, you know. When Liverpool were the kings of English and European football, Brighton & Hove Albion had a curious habit of being able to dump them out of the FA Cup. They did it at Anfield on the way to Wembley in 1983, and then again at The Goldstone Ground the following year. Times have changed since then, of course.

Tim Ream made his debut for Bolton as they beat Millwall in FA Cup action, while Jonathan Spector and Birmingham City tied Chelsea in cup action as well.

Arsenal's last hope of silverware disappeared without a trace after an abject FA Cup defeat on Wearside.
The Gunners were aiming to get their season back on track following a dismal showing in Europe but found a rejuvenated Sunderland in their way. Sunderland scored in either half to dump Arsenal out of the cup and heap further pressure on Arsene Wenger after seven trophyless years.

Jonathan Spector and Birmingham City beat Barnsley in Championship play this midweek, while Frank Simek and Carlisle United went down hard to Brentford in League One.

Sometimes you can see it coming a mile off. There was something heavy hanging in the air well before Chelsea's match against Napoli on Tuesday night. A lethargic draw against Birmingham City in the FA Cup at the weekend had been the most obvious symptom of the malaise that has come to engulf Stamford Bridge of late, and even taking the lead in Naples wasn't enough to spare Andres Villa Boas from another disastrous day at the office.

Last season's Carling Cup final was seen as a formality for Arsenal, who were pitted against a spirited yet pedestrian Birmingham City outfit. However, the men from the Midlands came away with a 2-1 win and, most importantly, the trophy, despite the Gunners' relentless pressure.
The news that goalkeeper Tom Heaton, defender Mark Hudson and midfielder Stephen McPhail are winning their respective battles against injury suggests that Cardiff may be significantly strengthened come Sunday.

Final de la Carling Cup 2011/2012 Domingo 26 de Febrero de 2012 Cardiff City vs Liverpool 10:00 hrs
Reina y José Enrique podrían hacer historia. Este domingo, en Wembley, portero y defensa ‘reds' son candidatos a sumar a su palmarés el título de los primeros futbolistas españoles en ganar una Carling Cup.

Carling Cup success more than just a trophy for Liverpool - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

When Arsenal were preparing to take on Birmingham City in last season's Carling Cup final it was heralded as the inevitable end of their almost six year trophy drought. In fact it was one of four trophies the Gunners were in with a realistic shout of winning.

Another U.S.-eligible left back is testing the waters for another country.

Blackburn defender Adam Henley, 17, will represent Wales in its Under-21 European championship qualifier against Andorra on Wednesday, marking the second youth international with U.S. eligibility to accept a call-up for another country in the last few weeks.

While the players take a break from club duty for the midweek international friendlies, there's a lot going on with the U.S. players in Europe. Here's a quick rundown:

• Jozy Altidore and Steve Cherundolo are still alive in the Europa League, each reaching the Round of 32 that begins March 8, with AZ taking on Udinese and Hannover traveling to Standard Liege.

Finalizando febrero y a poco de comenzar un activo y emocionante mes de marzo con toneladas de futbol femenino, uno de los torneos más importante de la rama femenil ya dió inicio con cinco competitvos partidos: Copa Chipre.

La selección que generó más espectáculo,como era de esperarse, fue Canadá, quién estrenando nuevo uniforme, le propinó una verdadera goliza a Escocia por 5-1 en GSZ Stadium.