Some say that you never know the true value of a moment until it becomes a memory. When Luis Suarez refused to shake the hand of Patrice Evra at Old Trafford yesterday however, you sensed the significance of the moment would shape the longevity of the memory. Relations between England's two most most successful clubs - who have not exchanged a player since 1964 - continue to sour, both on and off the pitch.

The Blues might be sitting pretty in position 6 in the football money league rich list but the truth of the matter is that their financial situation is not too good. With a massive debt in excess of over £1 billion, Chelsea could soon find itself in a very messy situation.

It is also now emerging that Chelsea paid £28 million to sign Andre Villas-Boas from Porto last summer.

One of the disadvantages of working a paying job whilst trying to build a readership on your own blog is that sometimes we get blindsided by events that need immediate reporting such as we saw today in London as England manager Fabio Capello resigned his position immediately following a meeting with FA Chairman David Bernstein.

Captain John Mensah puts Ghana ahead through his third international goal. Saber Khelifa equalized after beating Samuel Inkoom to a lofted ball. The match headed to extra time and in the 110th minute, Abedi Pele's son, Andre Ayew scored the winner after Tunisia's goalie, Aymen Mathlouthi coughed up Inkoom's cross right into his path.

Fabio Capello is furious at the English FA for firing his captain John Terry, and you have to begin to wonder whether Capello will still be in charge of England when this summer's Euro 2012 rolls around.

Capello was interviewed by national Italian broadcaster Rai 1 at Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon, where he attended Chelsea's 3-3 draw with Manchester United, and he stated openly how angry he was.

The Daily Mirror is reporting that England manager Fabio Capello is said to be furious over the sacking today of his captain John Terry.

According to the report Capello fought for Terry to remain as England captain until the bitter end and only accepted the FA's decision with extreme reluctance.

Chelsea and England captain John Terry's problems are not about to end any time soon after fellow players and anti-racist campaigners called on Fabio Capello to exclude him from his squad for the European championships.

These sentiments come after Wednesday's landmark ruling where the FA announced that Terry would only face trial for allegedly racially abusing Anton Ferdinand until after the tournament.

By FRANCO PANIZO

Chelsea is looking for a better second half of the season in the Premiership, and it is hoping the signing of an attacking midfielder will help them do that.

Chelsea is set to sign Kevin De Bruyne from Belgian club RC Genk on a five-year deal.

It's been a good week for racism in football. Luis Suarez has been banned by eight matches and fined £40,000 for racially abusing Patrice Evra whilst Chelsea and England captain John Terry faces a racially aggravated public order charge for allegedly abusing QPR defender Anton Ferdinand in a match in October.

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One day after Luis Suarez was given and 8 game suspension by the English FA for racial abuse, Rob Harris of the AP reports that Chelsea captain John Terry has been charged with racial abuse in a criminal court. Both were part of on field incidents. So why are they being treated differently?

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Luis Suarez has been fined £40,000 and banned for eight matches after being found guilty of misconduct by an FA appointed commission. The charge relates to insulting words of a racist nature made by Suarez to Patrice Evra during Liverpool's game vs.

"No, Anton, I said I caught a bleak and a carp." John Terry is in a row with his neighbours over his plans to build a fishing pond at his £10million Surrey mansion, according to Mirror Football. The England skipper is seeking planning ­permission to develop a "featureless paddock" on the seven-acre plot, claiming it [.

Barcelona star Daniel Alves believes that the media furore over Gerard Pique's booking against Rayo Vallecano proves there is an agenda against his club.

Pique has been pillored in the media for collecting a yellow card for time wasting during the closing stages of their 4-0 win over Rayo, which rules him out of their clash for Levante.

In-demand Bolton defender Gary Cahill has refused to get drawn into the speculation about his future but has indicated that Chelsea are the front-runners to sign him due to how to the connection he has with captain John Terry.

Cahill has partnered Terry on multiple occasions in the heart of England's defense and the result has usually been a clean sheet.

Following the release of new Ghana home kit two weeks ago, the Ghana PUMA 2012/13 away jersey has hit online retailers. It will be worn by captain John Mensah and company when they kick off their 2012 African Cup of Nations campaign in January and is now available at Subside Sports. Long considered a regional [.

Norwich City and Aviva show that football can convey a positive message - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

In the modern day professional football can set a poor example for our children, with cowardly and unsporting behaviour seemingly the norm at all levels throughout the game. With England captain John Terry under investigation by the FA for supposedly racially abusing Anton Ferdinand in a recent English Premier League game, role models and the ethics of hard work, fair play and determination can sometimes be lacking to the untrained eye.

On a day when England manager Fabio Capello missed his son's wedding to be on the touchline for the visit of World Champions Spain, Frank Lampard rose to the occasion and scored the decisive goal to guide the Lions to a famous 1-0 win.

It was a hard-fought match at Wembley, with both teams playing with a lot of energy over the course of the 90 minutes.

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After a few days together in a training-camp setting in Germany, the U.S. Under-23 national team got to take to the playing field on Friday and turned in a positive result.

Tony Taylor scored the go-ahead goal, while Terrance Boyd and Dilly Duka also got on the board as the U.

Frank Lampard to captain England against Spain

Frank Lampard will captain England against Spain on Saturday, manager Fabio Capello announced on Friday afternoon. Regular captain John Terry starts on the bench.

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Why we'll lose the right to lecture ANYONE one racism if John Terry is picked for England

If any TV producers are reading this can I ask them to persuade Caroline Aherne to bring Mrs Merton out of retirement. Just so she can invite a piece of excrement on to her couch and ask: "what first attracted you to the lovely England football captain, John Terry?

Queen's Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand turned up the pressure on Chelsea and England captain John Terry by breaking his silence by saying he had "very strong feelings" about any possible racial abuse from Terry.

Ferdinand has today issued the following statement on the QPR web site read:

Today (Monday 31st October 2011) I finalised my statement with the Football Association with regards to the incident that occurred last Sunday at Loftus Road in our Barclays Premier League fixture against Chelsea.

Liverpool legend John Barnes has shown some support for beleaguered Chelsea captain John Terry, arguing that even if he is proved to have said what video images seem to confirm he said (to Anton Ferdidand), it does not necessarily mean he's racist.
Barnes, who regularly suffered abuse as a player in his early days at Liverpool, said:
"There are two issues.

Anfield legend John Barnes has shown some support for beleaguered Chelsea captain John Terry, arguing that even if he is proved to have said what video images seem to confirm he said (to Anton Ferdidand), it does not necessarily mean he's racist.
Barnes, who regularly suffered abuse as a player in his early days at Liverpool, said:
"There are two issues.

Anfield legend John Barnes has shown some support for beleaguered Chelsea captain John Terry, arguing that even if he is proved to have said what video images seem to confirm he said (to Anton Ferdidand), it does not necessarily mean he's racist.
Barnes, who regularly suffered abuse as a player in his early days at Liverpool, said:
"There are two issues.

John Terry scandal: Rio Ferdinand breaks silence over race row

Rio Ferdinand has broken his silence on the controversy that has rocked football by telling friends he believes England and Chelsea captain John Terry's clash with his younger brother, the QPR defender Anton Ferdinand, involved language that was 'blatantly racist'.

Two top Premier League managers have denied racism is a problem in English football following two alleged incidents this month.
In the wake of accusations made against Liverpool's Luis Suarez and Chelsea and England captain John Terry, both Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish and Arsenal's Arsene Wenger on Friday said racism was not widespread.

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In this week's review section, we look back at stories from the big Manchester derby and the fallout from the racism row with England captain John Terry and QPR defender Anton Ferdinand.

In this week's review section, we look back at stories from the big Manchester derby and the fallout from the racism row with England captain John Terry and QPR defender Anton Ferdinand.

By Geoff Reid

Saturday 29th
Everton vs Manchester United from Goodison Park, Liverpool
This weekend's Premiership action kicks off early with the reigning champions Manchester United visiting Everton. One statistic that is incredible really interesting is that the toffees have lost to United a total of 28 times in the Premier League era.

London club Chelsea lost their bid to buy back the freehold of their Stamford Bridge Stadium after an extraordinary meeting between the club and the Chelsea Pitch Owners Association (CPO) failed to convince 75% of the shareholders on the club's plans for the piece of land.

The proposal would have ultimately led to the Blues erecting a 60,000 seater stadium on the piece of land.

What are the odds John Terry is still England captain at Euro 2012? Derek McGovern's Bets of the Day

It's been a bad week to be an England centre-half, and that's normally the case only when England are playing. Rio Ferdinand has long been considered the best defender in England but on Sunday he demonstrated he's no longer the best defender in his family.

Some more words of wisdom from the biggest tw*t in the Premiership to date

"However, despite criticising media intrusion into players' private lives, Barton hit out at the behaviour of England captain John Terry and Manchester United star Giggs in their private lives.

He said of the latter: "The Giggs issue in any walk of life is not right, the behaviour of the man towards another man, towards his brother.

The lead atop the EPL table tightened on Saturday after wins for both Manchester City and Chelsea coupled with United's draw at Anfield allowed City to move above United with a slight 2 point advantage.

Of course, all attention was focused on the Liverpool-United fixture with many looking to see whether the Red Devils would maintain their perfect record in the league.

Pete South reports on a couple of players who will be fans for the evening...

Rio Ferdinand and Jermain Defoe have been left out of Fabio Capello's England squad for the Euro 2012 qualifier against Montenegro on Friday.

Ferdinand has struggled with injury so far this season and only recently made his comeback for Manchester United against Stoke two weeks ago, and was a substitute in United's last Premier League encounter against Norwich.

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Brian Klazura scored two goals, including the game-winner in the 80th minute, to lead the Air Force men's soccer team to a come-from-behind 3-2 victory over Duquesne on the final day of the Pitt / Nike Invitational in Pittsburgh, Pa.

The Falcons captured the tournament title with a perfect 2-0 record and improved to 3-1 this season, their best start since 2004.

England captain John Terry believes Andy Carroll can learn from his mistakes after manager Fabio Capello questioned the Liverpool striker's lifestyle choices.
Capello stated on Monday that Carroll must drink less than the average person if he is to fulfil his potential and become an important figure for club and country.

Frank Lampard not finished, warns John Terry

England captain John Terry has warned Chelsea team-mate Lampard should not be written off despite falling to the bench in Friday's match in Bulgaria.

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After finishing 9 points behind United and losing out on the title for the fourth time in the past five years, Chelsea captain John Terry has revealed the hurt inflicted by our success.

"We all see the quality they have got, the hunger they have still got and the manager has," said Terry.