Big Apple Soccer, home of everything New York Soccer, reports speaking to "El Professor" Juan Carlos Osorio about his move to Once Caldas. His reply?

"The offer is a very good offer," he said. "The club is a very good club. I am considering the offer. However, I would like to stay in the United States.

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Looking good, Guti! We hope your new girlfriend, Paula, appreciates you and your inimitable fashion sense. We're going to ignore the reality that you're probably about to hork or blow something gross onto the pitch. Denial ain't just a river, etc.

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(Thanks to Anna for the graphic)

It's Futbolita's One Year anniversary and 21st birthday today (exactly a year since we started the site!) so we'd like to take the opportunity to thank every single one of you for your support, comments, backlinks, retweets etc.

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A few weeks ago I looked at the creative impact of Fernando Torres and Wayne Rooney over the last two complete seasons. Torres was streets ahead of Rooney in almost every way, but some people (i.e. Man U fans in denial) argued that it was an unfair comparison as they played in different positions. Well, since Torres and Rooney are both now playing the striker role, I've taken a look at the last 10 games to gauge how things are going this season. Click to continue reading...

Contrary to what Sir Red Nose said, the ref was right in not sending off Carragher when he brought down Owen outside the box. In an article in Tuesday's Guardian a senior, un-named, ref agreed with Marriner's handling of the matter.
He said: "Ferguson clearly doesn't understand the law about the denial of an obvious goal-scoring opportunity. Click to continue reading...

After years in coaching in Spain and now England, it seems Fabio Capello has turned on his Italian compatriots...or at least is now far enough away to not fear a violent attack from the ultras. At an seminar organized by the Italian FA about the state of calcio, Capello is quoted as saying:

"It's the ultras who give the orders in Italy.

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Image copyright GQ Espana, November 2009 issue.

Iker avec professional stylist = a thing of unparalleled beauty.

Iker sans professional stylist = us in denial. And requiring therapy. Remember this?

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Image copyright GQ Espana, November 2009 issue.

Iker avec professional stylist = a thing of unparalleled beauty.

Iker sans professional stylist = us in denial. And requiring therapy. Remember this?

Thanks Stella! Click to continue reading...

Club vs Country row officially just got SILLY! (Hence obligatory use of Mr Silly Image below)

Belgium have asked Fifa to prevent Marouane Fellaini from playing for Everton this weekend.

After playing in Belgium's win over Turkey at the weekend, the midfielder has pulled out of their clash with Estonia on Wednesday because of surgery he needed on his wisdom teeth.

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Juve team-mates Nicola Legrottaglie and Fabio Cannavaro. Image via Getty.

There are some stories we've always assumed we would never write:

"Victoria Beckham laughs giddily, smiles widely during press call."

"Nemanja Vidic admits he is scared of the dark."

Italian captain Fabio Cannavaro failing a drugs test falls into this category.

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Juve team-mates Nicola Legrottaglie and Fabio Cannavaro. Image via Getty.

There are some stories we've always assumed we would never write:

"Victoria Beckham laughs giddily, smiles widely during press call."

"Nemanja Vidic admits he is scared of the dark."

Italian captain Fabio Cannavaro failing a drugs test falls into this category.

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It appears Alex Ferguson has given up hope of Ben Foster becoming United's number one as reports suggest Julio Cesar is a potential transfer target for the club.

The Brazilian international, aged 30, joined Inter in 2005 and is now regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in the world. With Van der Sar turning 40 this month it was hoped either Ben Foster or Tomasz Kuszczak would take the reigns but after failing to impress, it looks like Ferguson will look elsewhere in an attempt to replace the veteran Dutchman.

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... that the Euros were pretty much all there is that's newsworthy in the world, if you limited yourself to JordanCornblog. It's just that with healthcare denial the apparent top priority of Congress, and Obama dangerously on the prowl, accosting schoolchildren with his socialist ideas ... I'm basically too discouraged and/or angry to write about anything other than England's history-making run on the soccer pitch.

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We can't figure how this slipped our preying eyes ... but better late than never, so here ya go! It's a video of Greaseano and Kaka going head to head on Spanish TV so if you're rolling your eyes already, please do yourself a favour and turn off "denial mode" for five minutes at least!

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It's the weekend again, so it's time to turn the focus to the action on the pitch, but there's still a fair share of gossip to report on from the transfer pages.

The current holder of 'The Rumor That Won't Go Away' title is the Joleon Lescott to Manchester City saga, but another situation that persists involves Chelsea and AC Milan striker Alexandre Pato.

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Despite denial by club officials Gary Megson claims that Danny Shittu and Gavin McCann are currently in negotiations with Portsmouth.

"We're trying to move the squad forward and get it stronger. We have got 21 outfield players and it is about trying to make that number stronger.

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Right... ¿Qué es eso, futbolitas? It seems that Carlos Tevez has been compared to Marxist revolutionary leader, Sr. Che Guevara himself on the cover of ShortList magazine. Nice colours, but everything else is a big no-no!

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What a great story found by The Spoiler. Since then I've seen something on SI.com also.
Rumor has it the old Brazilian had a bit of liposuction recently. It made perfect sense to couple the surgery with the procedure to fix his broken hand.
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Pre-season continued last night with a 5-0 stroll over Slobadomayz Hashpipes. In the evening gloom Arsenal's new away kit proved difficult to see, what with it being the exact same colour as shadows, but that didn't stop Nicklas Bendtner continuing his goal crazy pre-season ways with two goals.

Even better were two goals for Eduardo who got a good hour under his belt.

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Red Devils' new striker goes into denial over move New Manchester United signing Mame Biram Diouf thought his transfer to Old Trafford was a wind-up. The Senegalese young striker will join from Norwegian outfit Molde in January in a £2 million deal. But the 21-year-old thought the deal was too good to be true. Click to continue reading...

Hull City manager Phil Brown has denied that the Yorkshire club are targeting Liverpool striker Andriy Voronin, as they look to bring in striking reinforcements ahead of the start of the new Premier League campaign next month.
Brown has missed out on a number of strikers so far this summer, with Frazier Campbell, Michael Owen, Daryl Murphy and Marc-Antoine Fortune all opting for destinations other than the KC Stadium, after being targeted by the Tigers' manager. Click to continue reading...

A week since my last post. Not a lot's happened, that's why, apart from the now default 'Fabregas to leave' rumour (swiftly followed by his denial). Are we going to have more of this? Seems likely unless he retreats to a monastery and takes a vow of silence.

Some of the more fanciful links see us linked to Benzema (deeply unlikely) and Ribery (source: The Daily Star so don't go out and get Ribery printed on your new away shirt just yet).

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Model Noemie Lenoir just finished having lunch with friends in New York when this photo was taken. Looks like she would have rather been left alone. Two things: Boots in the summer - do you do? And, as rumours continue to persist that Noemie has split with Claude Makelele, we continue to remain in denial that she may not be a WAG anymore and we will have to stop showing her photo on the site. Click to continue reading...

Model Noemie Lenoir just finished having lunch with friends in New York when this photo was taken. Looks like she would have rather been left alone. Two things: Boots in the summer - do you do? And, as rumours continue to persist that Noemie has split with Claude Makelele, we continue to remain in denial that she may not be a WAG anymore and we will have to stop showing her photo on the site. Click to continue reading...

Reports of a cash crisis at Liverpool seem to be wide of the mark as the Mersey-siders turn their back on a potential £50million fee for Xabi Alonso and Javier Mascherano and are about splash £17million on Portsmouth's Glen Johnson. Click to continue reading...

Every year I get to this stage when the French Open and Wimbledon takes centre stage on my telly and its a sure-denial way for me to say the season is over. Saturdays and Sundays once again become less interesting, and I long for the adrenaline of football. But as they say all good things [...] Click to continue reading...