This gameweek is a double for a few teams including Fulham, which makes Brede Hangeland a fine pick for the next couple of weeks given Fulham's forthcoming fixtures (Bolton, Sunderland and Burnley after this week's double GW). Hangeland does well every season as a bargain priced defender, and is a key choice for those looking to hone in on Fulham's potential clean sheets. Click to continue reading...

Other than the ghost of Banquo Frank Lampard appearing behind her after a late-night boozefest at Whisky Mist, we've not had any formal proof that Frank Lampard is dating presenter Christine Bleakley.

However, over the last few weeks, many "sightings" of the couple have taken place and "sources" have come forward with details of such events.

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Other than the ghost of Banquo Frank Lampard appearing behind her after a late-night boozefest at Whisky Mist, we've not had any formal proof that Frank Lampard is dating presenter Christine Bleakley.

However, over the last few weeks, many "sightings" of the couple have taken place and "sources" have come forward with details of such events.

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Yes, that is a serious question. Two players who 'offer more than just goals' as strikers. But how much more? Who would you rather have? Fortunately a member of the Football365 Forum (lol tb x) has done the analysis for us. Read on to see who comes out on top...

A comparison of their goals and assists since Tevez came here:

This is obviously an area where Tevez should win by a margin having played with some of the best players in the world.

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I wrote previouslythat he had been protective of the defence in recent times, but Mark Hughes went on the offensive today with MOTD - and particularly Alan Hansen - in his sights:

"Pundits on Match of the Day or whatever just have an opportunity to nail individuals in the public domain," said the Manchester City boss.

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With the Gunners virtually playing every team of the park it got us all talking, how good is their current squad and were they right to get rid of some of those has beens? Here's our Ultimate 11 of players that have at one stage of their career either played for the Gunners or been on trial. Our conclusion is Wenger was right with the exception of Palios and Upson, what are your thoughts?

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With just over 24 hours to go until the Galaxy-Chivas USA Western Conference semifinal second leg (4:30 p.m. Sunday ESPN2) and the teams deadlocked at 2-2 halfway through what is essentially a 180 minute game (although, of course, it could go longer) here's press box colleague Luis Bueno on the pressure on Chivas USA.

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Copa Sudamericana reached the semifinals, two Brazilian clubs had the chance to be in the final 4. However, only Fluminense did so. Flu visited Universidad de Chile and one more time relied on Fred. The ex-Lyon seems to be playing for all the matches he did nothing since the beginning of the year.

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Recently, it was brought to my attention that someone had posted a defence of Liverpool, and specifically Benitez's, transfer activity.
At first glance, the conclusion is clear:
Total Players Bought: £228,976,000
Total Players Sold: £145,100,000

Total Net Spend: £83,876,000So, that's a total spend of just over £83m in 5 years at the club. Click to continue reading...

Tom Soehn will not be back as head coach of D.C. United after removing his name from consideration to be retained upon the conclusion of his current contract at the end of the calendar year.

D.C. United failed to make the playoffs for a second straight season, but it did enjoy success under Soehn, who helped guide the team to a Supporters Shield in 2007 and U.

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Tom Soehn will not be back as head coach of D.C. United after removing his name from consideration to be retained upon the conclusion of his current contract at the end of the calendar year.

D.C. United failed to make the playoffs for a second straight season, but it did enjoy success under Soehn, who helped guide the team to a Supporters Shield in 2007 and U.

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As we edge closer and closer to decision day, I am becoming increasingly frustrated with my line-up and frantic in my trade ideas. I think you'll see from the roundtable - after the jump - that I've come to a conclusion, but that Neal is sensibly (and probably in my best interests) trying to talk me back from it. Click to continue reading...

"....buhahahahahahhahahha...wohooohahahahah"

                                                                        Carlton Palmer after tasting the Real wankfest

"4-0!

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As the saga at Rangers continues towards a potentially horrid (or amusing, depending on your allegiances) conclusion, Walter Smith is not the only one concerned at the lack of progress. Over in Edinburgh things are not going according to plan for the Maroon half of the city, as Hearts gaffer Csaba Lazslo says he'll consider his [. Click to continue reading...

Paul Tomkins is one of the best writers in the football world, who puts things in perspective especially for us Liverpool fans. He does not manipulate statistics to suit his views and does his research extensively.Â

To read his in-depth analysis nowadays we need to subscribe, which is value for money.

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Yesterday's U20 final, Brazil vs. Ghana. So much potential for excitement. Ghana's Black Satellites (the baby version of the Black Stars) came into the final having scored 16 goals in the tournament. Brazil stood at 14. Surely a goal-fest was in order.

But no.

The game-changing moment happens at about the 1:10 mark in the video, when Ghana's Daniel Addo is sent off in the 37th.

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George Gillett's interview with a member of ‘Spirit of Shankly' has been the hot topic of debate this week, but did the alleged interview even take place? I'm not convinced.
Having re-read the transcript a couple of times and considered the context, I have now come to the conclusion that this ‘interview' with George Gillett is either:
a) Completely false
b) Cobbled together from other interviews/statements
I retract points A and B above from the list of possibilities. Click to continue reading...

Now that the U.S.have qualified for South Africa the question arises: should you attend in person?

I will not pretty much for the reasons spelled out by excellent Sports Illustrated writer Grant Wahl, who just spent seven months in the country while writing the book "The Beckham Experiment," in this article: crime, bad weather (it's winter down there), a lack of transportation options and expensive, hard to come by accommodation.

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Think for a moment about the organisation of tournaments such as the UEFA Champions League or the European Championships. How do you decide how many teams are eligible for entry into each competition, when those teams should enter the competition or what about the fixtures of those competitions?

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As you know by know, with the US draw against Costa Rica and the Honduran win against Trinidad and Tobago, it put the Ticos and the Catrachos in a tie for 3rd place in CONCACAF. The tie breaker was goal differential and Honduras, who where clearly one of the best teams in the region, rightly earned a ticket to the World Cup in South Africa next summer.

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As you know by know, with the US draw against Costa Rica and the Honduran win against Trinidad and Tobago, it put the Ticos and the Catrachos in a tie for 3rd place in CONCACAF. The tie breaker was goal differential and Honduras finished above Costa Rica in those statistics. Honduras was clearly one of the best teams in the region and rightly earned a ticket to the World Cup in South Africa next summer.

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Voting for these groups will run from today, Monday October 12th through Friday October 16th.
Tweet the link to the voting page with the #TPL hashtag and you'll be entered into the prize drawing to be held at the conclusion of the group stage. If you need a tweet to send out, just copy and paste this one:
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At last — multitasking is going out of style. At least that is the conclusion of a University of Michigan professor who studied the subject and concluded that multitasking was counter-productive in math class.
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"El brujo Pepe" dice que la persona que lo contrato para hacerle daño a Cristiano Ronaldo se trata de una mujer "muy famosa y con mucho dinero" que tuvo una relación sentimental con Ronaldo y "fue engañada por él". "Esa mujer esperaba un hombre, no una 'Barbie'". oye! El diario Sport llego a la conclusion que se podria tratar de Paris Hilton. Click to continue reading...

"El brujo Pepe" dice que la persona que lo contrato para hacerle daño a Cristiano Ronaldo se trata de una mujer "muy famosa y con mucho dinero" que tuvo una relación sentimental con Ronaldo y "fue engañada por él". "Esa mujer esperaba un hombre, no una 'Barbie'". oye! El diario Sport llego a la conclusion que se podria tratar de Paris Hilton. Click to continue reading...

A life without Roman? It doesn't bear thinking about. Or does it? Well, evidently Chelsea Chairman Bruce Buck thinks about it at least once a year. According to quotes attributed to him in today's Sun, Buck has said:
"I think we'd be in a reasonably good state if Mr Abramovich left.

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A life without Roman? It doesn't bear thinking about. Or does it? Well, evidently Chelsea Chairman Bruce Buck thinks about it at least once a year. According to quotes attributed to him in today's Sun, Buck has said:
"I think we'd be in a reasonably good state if Mr Abramovich left.

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Sounds like you have finally count Vancouver's MLS expansion plan in for good as BC Place will officially be fitted with a retractable roof after the conclusion of the 2010 Winter Olympics.

According to the reports, the roof should still be finished in time for the start of the 2011 season for the Whitecaps.

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Inside Minnesota Soccer has finally received a copy of the letter that United Soccer League president Tim Holt emailed last Friday to all players under contract with USL-1 teams from the Carolina Railhawks, Miami FC Blues and Minnesota Thunder.

As is now widely reported, those three teams constitute the heart of the Team Owners Association and none of those USL-1 teams have yet to renew their franchise agreement for the 2010 season.

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Inside Minnesota Soccer has finally received a copy of the letter that United Soccer League president Tim Holt emailed last Friday to all players under contract with USL-1 teams from the Carolina RailHawks, Miami FC Blues and Minnesota Thunder.

As is now widely reported, those three teams constitute the heart of the Team Owners Association and none of those USL-1 teams have yet to renew their franchise agreement for the 2010 season.

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Brazilian site Globoesporte has a new web game called "Guerra das Estrellas" (Star Wars) that George Lucas' team of lawyers might be interested in.

The somehow Champions League related game asks the player to "Help Kaka, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Ronaldinho and Alexandre Pato to overcome the dark side of the Force in the biggest European tournament.

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This post, which is for subscribers and googlecarters only, examines the massive potential for corruption in the conclusion to World Cup European Qualifying Group 4, where Germany and Russia are separated by just one point.
FIFA has established a template seemingly primed for corruption.
We also look at the FIFA biases exhibited in the Play-Off's to ensure that certain countries are guaranteed a place at the finals in South Africa, after Blatter performed a u-turn on seeding. Click to continue reading...

The first set of groups is headed to the vote; jump in now and assure your guy gets through to the knockout round. Voting for these groups will run from today, Monday October 5th to Friday October 9th. Tweet the link to the voting page with the #TPL hashtag and you'll be entered into the prize drawing to be held at the conclusion of the group stage. Click to continue reading...

The ongoing saga between Kevin Keegan and Newcastle United reached a conclusion today with the 'winner' being Kevin Keegan. It was decided that the former Newcastle boss was constructively dismissed. In other words, the club owe Mr Keegan two million quid.

However, what's more revealing and possible a damning incitement at just how much of a shambles the club is, was revealed by Keegan's statement after the panel's verdict.

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Jeff Cunningham scored two more goals for Dallas to tie Colorado's Conor Casey for the league lead with 15. Actually, he now leads in the race for the golden boot due to the first tiebreaker, assists. He has 7 to Casey's 1, so he'll win any tie between the two men. Not only that, he has an extra game remaining and FCD has been assaulting the nets recently. Click to continue reading...