Carlo Ancelotti closes in on Argentine sharp shooter.

Chelsea will push through a £40m deal for Atletico Madrid striker Sergio Aguero it was reported today.

The Argentine international has been a long term target for the Stamford Bridge outfit and it would appear that a deal will finally go through in January.

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The FC United of Manchester radio crew.

Photo credit: FCUM photography on Flickr, via the Pitch Invasion Photo Pool.

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How many international breaks have there been this season already? It seems like time and again the Premiership season has been disturbed by a string of international fixtures this year, many of which have been friendlies. The latest England jolly to Doha for a friendly with Brazil may have cost Chelsea a high price.

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How many international breaks have there been this season already? It seems like time and again the Premiership season has been disturbed by a string of international fixtures this year, many of which have been friendlies. The latest England jolly to Doha for a friendly with Brazil may have cost Chelsea a high price.

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Our Manchester theme of the week continues, and United fans welcome City to their stadium with a not-so-subtle dig.

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FA Cup 1st Qualifying Round. Sheffield FC 1-3 FC United of Manchester. Coach and Horses Ground, Dronfield, Derbyshire. September 14th, 2009. Their dreams of Wembley glory ended last month after a 3-0 loss to Northwich Victoria.

Photo credit: Matthew Wilkinson on Flickr, via the Pitch Invasion Photo Pool.

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On this day 23 years ago, a certain Alexander Chapman Ferguson was appointed as the manager at Manchester United. Today Sir Alex is the most decorated manager in British football history.

His tactical genius, inspirational personality and tremendous focus have put him in a league above others.

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Stan Kroenke has purchased even more shares in Arsenal today taking his holding to 29.9% of the club. With only another 0.09% required to reach the threshold to make an offer for the rest of the clubs shares, Kroenke has purchased 627 shares this week for the princely sum of £5.3 million.

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British football magazine FourFourTwo, just published (in the November issue) the list of the "100 Best Players in the World." The choices are based on the input of the magazine's journalists. Of course it will lead to all kinds of debate as "lists" are always subjective and don't mean anything beyond getting fans talking.

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In recent years the model of fan ownership exercised through supporters' trusts has been increasingly high-profile in British football, not least thanks to the sterling work of the national body Supporters Direct (SD). Meanwhile, very different yet nonetheless successful models of fan ownership exist across the continent, as seen throughout the Bundesliga or alternatively with the ‘socio' model as at Real Madrid or Barcelona.

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After a hectic weekend in European competition which didn't go particularly well for some of the Premiership teams, we're back to the bread and butter (or should that be the champagne and caviar) stuff. No doubt about this weekend's biggest game: Liverpool v Manchester United on Sunday.

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Big Story
The Guardian, and particularly Football Supporters' Federation writer of the year David Conn, have provided Britain's best newspaper coverage of the ugly underbelly of the finances at British football clubs across England for quite some time.

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When a conference on supporter involvement in English football includes speakers from Barcelona, UEFA, the F.A. and non-league football clubs, you know something unusual is going on.

This isn't the Leaders in Football conference of a couple of weeks ago, but it might have been just as important: Supporters Direct's annual conference concluded last week in Birmingham, and it seems to have cut to the heart of the question of how and why supporters should be involved in the governance of their clubs.

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Winter's coming, so here's a reminder of British football as it's meant to be (except this was a spring game!): Norton United FC v FC United of Manchester at Vale Park, April 9, 2006.

Photo credit: Matthew Wilkinson on Flickr, via the Pitch Invasion Photo Pool.

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How many international breaks (interlull™) have there been this season already?
The game against Ukraine on Saturday – which I didn't watch, incidentally – sounds like it was one of the more unconvincing England displays we have seen for a while. To be fair to Capello and the team however, it wouldn't be the first time football sides have turned out sub-standard performances having previously completed the job at hand.

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How many international breaks (interlull™) have there been this season already?
The game against Ukraine on Saturday – which I didn't watch, incidentally – sounds like it was one of the more unconvincing England displays we have seen for a while. To be fair to Capello and the team however, it wouldn't be the first time football sides have turned out sub-standard performances having previously completed the job at hand.

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FourFourTwo magazine has compiled and released their 2009/10 British football rich list. According to the ranking QPR shareholder London-based Indian steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal is the richest man in British football, with an estimated worth of £18.4 billion. Mittal is believed to own 20% of the Loftus Road-based English Championship club. Click to continue reading...

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We've all been there; somebody has dangled a carrot in front of us and instead of thinking through the various pros and cons we quickly take the plunge. Our excuse for what we did was that it's a bit "out there" and less work for more money is always worth it isn't it? Sol Campbell yesterday cancelled the five year contract at Notts County on "mutual terms" with the clubs executive chairman Peter Trembling and director of football Mr Sven- Goran Ericksson.

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Sir Alex Ferguson gave a moving address yesterday on the influence that Sir Bobby Robson, who he considered an inspiration, had on him as a manager. Sad faces at the Bobby Robson memorial service yesterday Alan Sheqaer, Fabio Capello, Alex Ferguson, Paul Gascoigne and Gary Lineker Ferguson is without doubt the most successful manager in British football [. Click to continue reading...

Eduardo scored the winner in Arsenal's victory.

Arsenal were under the gun early as Belgian side Standard Liege jumped to a 2-0 lead after only five minutes. It was a nightmare start for young Italian keeper Vito Mannone. Not that the goals were his fault but two goals conceded in five minutes is a horrible start for any keeper.

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The latest video flashback takes us back to the second season of the Premier League for a massive match between Blackburn Rovers and Manchester United.

The video features the opening to Match Of The Day (MOTD) featuring presenter Des Lynam and pundits Alan Hansen and Trevor Brooking.

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The Bromley Boys
Dave Roberts
ISBN: 1906032246
Portico;
Paperback, 272pp
Non-league football, the heart of the game, where only true fans live and breathe. I used to be one of them, but remember thinking as I stood frozen on the crumbling terraces of another middle-of-nowhere 'stadium', slurping thermonuclear hot chocolate the taste of sewer water, that it helps if you support a winning team in these circumstances. Click to continue reading...

The only surprising thing about the violence at Upton Park in the Carling Cup tie between West Ham and Millwall was that anybody was surprised by it.

From the moment the draw was made, all the signs of trouble were there. Two clubs with supporters from the lower-end who genuinely hate each other.

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Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez insists Sotirios Kyrgiakos will not fall foul of Premier League referees despite his reputation as a footballing hardman.
Greece international Kyrgiakos has signed for £2million from AEK Athens, and the 6ft 5in centre-back will be embarking on his second spell in British football. Click to continue reading...

It's been one of those weeks when business meetings got in my way of watching the mid-week Champions League playoff games, so I finally had a chance to sit down Wednesday evening to speed through five or more games that were waiting for me on my DVR player.

Fox's production aside (I thought they did a spectacular job for the first dip of their toe in the water; small improvements are still needed before the next round), the games for me seemed to have a magical quality about them.

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Good cover option signing confirmed by club.

Liverpool today agreed a deal with AEK Athens for centre-back Sotirios Kyrgiakos , subject to a medical.
The 30-year-old Greek international will arrive at Melwood for a medical examination before the weekend.

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Liverpool have announced that they are close to finalising a deal to bring experienced defender Sotirios Kyrgiakos to Anfield. Speaking to LFC.TV Rafa said: "We have nearly done the deal subject to a medical. He is a player with experience who can hopefully help us in defence. "He has experience in British football and Rangers. Click to continue reading...

Sir, I read your magazine with interest each month and so was particularly excited to see my own city, Liverpool, featured in your mini-guides this month.

Alas you saw fit to label stoop to gaining lazy, easy laughs at the expense of Goodison Park, home of Everton FC. I presume this stems from a lack of editorial judgement on your part and a mischevious streak on the part of your correspondant Richard Vaughan.

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Yes They Can Can...If the Gaffer Reads the Writing on the Wall!!!

Well, having had his head handed to him twice last season, Sir Alex Ferguson still seems bound and determined to ignore the handwriting on the wall. The sheer depth of talent in his his squad, however, will always allow the Gaffer to peek into the abyss, throw out some appropriate barbs meant to psych out the immediate opposition and still find a way to pull a nineteenth trophy.

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In their 1983 book "The Encyclopaedia Of British Football", writers Phil Soar and Martin Tyler use a photograph of a match between Norwich City and Southampton as an example of the changing face of football. They compare the rise of smaller club from affluent cities in the south of England with the decline of traditional clubs from their Northern equivalents.

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It's come to my attention that Boro are currently mulling over the possibility of handing Henri Camara a deal to join the club.

Camara has been no stranger in British football since his arrival from Sedan, playing for clubs such as Stoke (loan), West Ham (loan), Southampton (loan), Celtic (loan), Wolves and Wigan.

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Gordon Smith is a man who, judging by his ever present tan, enjoys summer. For years now he has preached the joys of summer football with an evangelical zeal the equal of anything Billy Graham ever managed.Perhaps he is scarred by memories of turning out on the mudbath pitches that British football used to do so well. Click to continue reading...