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Portland Timbers control the first half for 45 minutes and 30 seconds and get the first goal. The 30 seconds they didn't control the game the Vancouver Whitecaps get a Corner on a dubious call and of course they score. Portland did not let the late first half goal get them down and they came out firing on all cylinders and got the go ahead goal.

Nicks' note: We have a guest post today, Arselings. Nishaad looks into his crystal ball and visualizes an Arsenal attack which is versatile, powerful and has strength in depth. Nishaad is a gooner whittling away at a Physics and Economics degree in the US, and blogs in his spare time.

I'm starting to think I'm missing out on something. Is there a big party that everyone goes to? Something exciting on the telly? Or perhaps it's a free goodie bag for the first 10,000 on to the tube?

It's an age old moan but I am going to go on about it again. Just what is people's (I'm refusing to call them fans) excuse for leaving Arsenal games at the Emirates early?

I wanted to win this game so badly before kickoff. I just wanted the players to leave their blood, sweat and tears all over the pitch. I got the sweat, but not the result. With Chelsea beating Birmingham today, it leaves Arsenal in 3rd place. Disappointing, but the performance from the team showed heart and

The game started as if the players had been shot out of a cannon and it barely let up for the entire first half.

Liverpool loved Fernando Torres... now they rightly mock him

Torres had every attribute a Liverpool No 9 should possess. Strength, speed, ruthlessness and a right foot that could blast like a cannon. He was a force of nature, lively and worked tirelessly.

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By Chris Wright

Don't ask us how, but Pies have acquired exclusive access to a page from the diary of one Mario Balotelli...

9:00am - I wake up when the antique cannon I had installed in the bathroom is fired by the homeless man that I hired as my personal cannon man.

By Alan Duffy

It mustn't have been much fun growing up with the name "Pratley". Kids can be so cruel etc etc. However, on Saturday against Man City, the Bolton midfielder almost lived up to his unfortunate moniker after bizarrely firing in a 25-yard effort on his own goal, only for the ball to cannon back off the crossbar.

I got to thinking about this question in the wake of the most recent Carlos Tevez controversy. I know he's been a constant headache for years, but the latest news is that he apparently refused to enter the game on Tuesday, when Mancini summoned him at about the 60 minute mark. Of course, as an Arsenal fan, I pretty much just laughed at this one, hoping this is the beginning of a downward slide for Man City this season.

By Chris Wright

Finding themselves 2-1 down at Odd Grenland as the game ticked over into injury time, Tromso threw everybody forward in search of a late equaliser it wasn't to be, as Odd midfielder Jone Samuelsen took the resultant opportunity to seal the deal, heading home from the 50-yard mark to seal a 3-1 victory.

AAAAHHHHHHHH I AM ARTUR BORUC AND THIS IS A LIST OF THINGS THAT MADE ME ANGRY THIS WEEK:

1. I LOVE YOU -- I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH!!!!!!!!!! NOW STOP LOOKING AT ME!!!!!!!!!!! STOP IT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2. THE COLOGNE SMOKE MONSTER -- Â I HAVEN'T SEEN THAT MUCH BLACK SMOKE SINCE RIGHT NOW WHEN I JUST REALIZED THAT EVERYTHING IS ON FIRE!

FC Barcelona and Real Madrid got pulses racing in Spain, thrashing Atlético Madrid and Rayo Vallecano respectively on Saturday night.

David Villa produced a sharp finish to give Barcelona a ninth-minute lead and the game looked to be up for Atlético just six minutes later when Thibaut Courtois saved Lionel Messi's shot, only for the loose ball to cannon into the net off defender Miranda.

This just in: we did a deal for a highly-touted Spaniard in under four days. What's more? We didn't overpay for his services. Me likey.

Welcome to The Bridge, Juanito.

Let me see if I can track the genesis of this one. On Wednesday of last week, news broke that we were in pole position to get Mata from the clutches of Arsenal and Tottenham.