Lawsuit Dropped
While not breaking news, I thought I should clarify the situation with the United Soccer League (USL) lawsuit against 3 teams who have stated they want to play with the North American Soccer League (NASL).

On December 8, 2009, the USL filed a lawsuit in Hillsborough County Court in Florida claiming breach of contract and indebtedness for three teams they claim had made either verbal or written agreements to play for the USL.

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Romania international striker Adrian Mutu has tested positive for a banned substance, according to the Italian Olympic Committee.
A statement said traces of anti-obesity drug sibutramine were found in a sample after a Serie A match between his Fiorentina side and Bari on 10 January.

I love roller-coasters! Don't know if I have the same feeling for football rides.

Bullets after the break:

• Bad: Drew to Hull, Away from home
• Good: Beat the gooners 2-0. Convincing at home.
• Bad: Unreliable set-piece defending.

An ad by Young and Rubicam brings to the fore the passion and love Argentines feel for the beautiful game. As the World Cup approaches Argentinians comes together as one. It is out of this world. People in other parts of the world look on in awe and reverence. When they lose they suffer, do not go the cinema or theater.

Rumor has surfaced that Neymar, the so-called "Brazilian Messi", has made the internal headlines at Real Madrid. The 18 year old player is largely seen as Brazil's next big thing, and has been putting on a series of excellent performances for his side Santos (check this out: http://brazilandfootball.

Romanian striker will have to play professional football until he turns 50 in order to pay Stamford Bridge club what they are owed.

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Former Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu has lost his final appeal in a five-year legal battle and must pay the club £14m in damages for breach of contract.

On This Day In Spurs History: 9th July

1883 On this day in 1883, one of our earliest goalkeepers, Tommy Lunn was born. Signed from Wolves in 1910, Lunn played 91 games for Tottenham. In 1913 Lunn was suspended for breach of contract, after he took on a publican's license.

In a worrying development for Ian Holloway and Blackpool, club captain Charlie Adam will take his club to a Premier League arbitration court next week over unpaid bonuses. Adam is set to take the club to court over unpaid payments after the Seasiders avoided relegation from the Championship.

Christmas is a time of excess when people tend to indulge, pouring that extra drink, eating that extra slice of turkey. It has been calculated that your average Christmas reveler puts on a stone during the holidays, making it harvest time for the Fitness clubs.

However, it's not something that we usually associate with professional footballers.

By Gf60 The recent finding by the Court of Arbitration for Sport that Chel$ki were not guilty of inducing a breach of contract by Kakuta was a surprise. More of a surprise was the noting that the original contract between Kakuta and Lens was invalid. This raises more questions than it answers. A few hours before this finding was released, [.

Fifa has promised a decision in the "near future" over St Etienne's claim for £160,000 relating to their training of Liverpool's Nabil El Zhar.
The Morocco international, now 23, joined Liverpool in October 2006 and signed a new deal in July 2009.
The French club argues it is entitled to a compensation payment as it helped develop El Zhar between 2004 and 2006.

A High Court ruling on the future ownership of Liverpool Football Club is set to be announced by Mr. Justice Floyd at 1000 BST on Wednesday.
The judge will make his decision having heard arguments from both sides at a packed court 16 on Tuesday.
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), the club's major creditor, is trying to force a sale that owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett are objecting to.

By Chris Wright

Cheque yourself before you wreck yourself

Blackpool captain Charlie Adam (who is, incidentally, the world's oldest-looking 24-year-old) is facing the unenviable prospect of having to take his current employers to court next week as he chases £20,000 of unpaid bonuses which he believes the club still owe him.

MIAMI, Fl. A five-year contract dispute between one of international soccer's bad boys and England's Chelsea soccer club has landed in Miami federal court. Striker Adrian Mutu is Romanian by birth, now plays for the Italian Serie A club Fiorentina and lives part-time in South Florida. He is coming off a nine-month suspension for [.

The bizarre saga of Rafa Benitez and Inter Milan is soccer's most compelling current soap opera, and the most outrageous plot twist of all could be yet to come.

Benitez was fired by Inter on Wednesday after a series of disputes came to a head last weekend, when he criticized owner Massimo Moratti in a public rant.

Toronto FC is the type of club that MLS would love to be successful. They have a loyal and dedicated fan base, Toronto is a growing soccer market that hosted the 2008 All Star Game, and the team has a good core of players almost made a playoff run last year. Despite all this, the club's offseason has been an absolute debacle to date.