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Aston Villa are flying high in the Premiership and manager Martin O'Neill is relishing the chance
to chase a UEFA Cup spot. Indeed, Villa are just 3 points off a European spot and O'Neill, so often
tipped to be the next England head coach, is believed to be on the lookout for a certain Jose [...]
More of the latest news from the transfer rumours coming up in today's headlines. Arsenal are
preparing a £5m move for PSV Eindhoven's Dutch international Ibrahim Afellay. The young
midfielder, who has Moroccan roots, is considered as one of the most exciting prospects to emerge
from the Netherlands recently.
Arsene Wenger is keen to bring Barnsley keeper Heinz Muller to Arsenal. The cost? A very Arsene
Wenger-like £1m. This move would also pave the way for Teutonic gaffe-lord Jens Lehmann to move
back to Borussia Dortmund. (Various) ...And there is "no chance" of a Cesc Fabregas move to Real
Madrid according to Cesc's agent.
We were down to the final eight teams in the Carling Cup; the "Elite" or "Great" eight if you're a
fan of college basketball and the NCAA Tournament, the boring last eight if you're not, but six
days ago, Everton sent West Ham out of the competition with a 2-1 victory at Upton Park. Three more
quarterfinals remain to be played with two of them taking place today and the other to kickoff
tomorrow.
I remain a slave to tradition. Every year, I make a complete fool of myself at the office Christmas
party, and this year was no exception. After consuming a few too many ales, I made a misguided play
for the cleaner under the mistletoe. He was absolutely livid. My luck is unlikely to [...]
For the last six or seven seasons, Arsenal have been the most entertaining side in the English
Premier League but on more than one occasion their effectiveness has failed their flair. But things
have imbibed a different hue this season and as the English Premier League 2007-2008 crawls into
Week 16, it is Arsene Wenger's [.
I'm all for good-natured banter at a football match, but supporters are beginning to overstep the
line. Harry Redknapp commands respect from all the major players in the game, such as Frank Lampard
and Jamie Redknapp, yet the colourful manager endured a torrent of vitriolic abuse when Portsmouth
travelled to Aston Villa.
Blackburn manager Mark Hughes has been waxing lyrical about the current Arsenal team, comparing
them to the Manchester United team of 1992. Now former Gunners captain and legend Patrick Vieira
has jumped on the bandwagon, claiming that they're the best Arsene Wenger team he's even seen,
including the one he featured in!
The wife and I are similar in many ways, but we disagree on the most prudent way to discipline
children. Betty is from the old-school, and believes a small slap is perfectly acceptable. I take
the opposite view, and prefer the use of a knuckle-duster. Such actions would not be necessary if
it wasn't [.
Hardly a day passes by when you don't hear the words FC Barcelona, Ronaldinho and AC Milan in a
single sentence. Today is no exception as the Spanish press goes on and on about the Ronaldinho
circus that has reached almost to the point of insanity. Sport.es has reported that Ronaldinho
would leave the Camp Nou [.
Grand Slam Sunday headlined Week 17 of the English Premier League season, with Manchester United
edging Liverpool at Anfield, and Arsenal poking past Chelsea to remain on top of the league table.
But, that wasn't the only action worth watching this past weekend, as there were eight fixtures on
Saturday that preceded Sunday's top-of-the-table [.
Game: Blackburn Rovers v Arsenal Venue: Ewood Park Competition: Carling Cup Quarterfinal Date:
Tuesday, 18 December Kickoff: 2000 GMT Blackburn v Arsenal preview If their last meeting is
anything to go by, this game will have plenty of kicks, scrapes and cards, and the result will be a
close affair.
At the start of the season Sunderland were predicted by many football analysts to drop to the
Championship and although the Black cats did do themselves good in the first few weeks of the
Premiership campaign to piss humiliation on those predictions, now that we stand near the busy
Christmas period, it does appear that [.
On Friday, I posted about how "Grand Slam Sunday" was never likely to live up to the hype, and that
there were some other fixtures that had the potential to be lively, fast-paced, and exciting.
Through one half of the "Battle of the Big Four", it's been exactly as anticipated. Manchester
United eked out a goal from Carlos Tevez to beat Liverpool 1-0 at Anfield and move to the top of
the table pending Arsenal's date with Chelsea later today.
Chelsea has signed 18 year-old Argentine forward Franco Matias di Santo from Chilean first division
side Audax Italiano and is eying Blackburn's Benni McCarthy and Bolton's Nicolas Anelka as further
reinforcements for its depleted front line. Di Santo will move to Stamford Bridge for GBP3.4
million when the transfer window opens next month, according to Sky [.
Roque Santa Cruz delivered some late presents to the little town club Blackburn, as he knocked the
stuffing out of Manchester City. Just as the Manchester City owner Thaksin's own country
authorities said he will be sent to prison if he ever steps foot again in Thailand, his team
experienced some of that door slammed shut in their face feeling, with Santa scoring two goals to
pull them back level.
It seems that they are destined for each other, rather to play against each other. The draw for the
English FA Cup was made on Sunday and an almost inevitable pairing was announced. Manchester United
and Aston Villa have locked horns in the FA Cup three times in the last six seasons and they will
[..
When will Arsenal's bubble burst? They have been asking this for quite some time and the answer
still remains buried in the mist. And it will at least till the next round of matches in the
English Premier League rush upon us. For the moment the scintillating Arsenal side conjured up by
the wily old [.
West Ham's Premiership survival last year required a lot of luck. The were bound for relegation, 11
Premiership matches without a win and a difficult trip to Ewood Park to face European hopefuls
Blackburn ahead of them. However, with the score at 1-1, Bobby Zamora's shot hit Carlos Tevez
before crossing the line.
