There's a story about David Bentley.

I kid, I kid. I'm all out of Bentley stories. I could tell you my epic about Arturo Lupoli, his secret agent dog and his layabout sidekick, but it's all a bit too similar to an episode of Scooby Doo and I need to give it some work.

So, what's going on in the world of Arsenal?

When it comes down to comparing the great players in the NBA today, Kobe Bryant is someone that i've always kept as the gold standard because of his ability to compete, desire to win, and proven track record.
Boston Celtics great Larry Bird saw the Los Angeles Lakers as the enemy during his playing days, but sees Bryant as the one current player he'd like on his side if he were playing today.

Demba Ba has given an interview in the Guardian, and he says some revealing things. Demba Ba after scoring his 16th league goal of the season yesterday The main thing he says is that he has no desire at all to leave Newcastle, and he is very happy at the club, and he thinks it's just great that Papiss Cisse [.

John Terry is at the thick of it all again. Here's my thoughts: Yes, the FA had considerable case to strip him, but in doing so they have effectively gone against their own coach (don't these people ever communicate with each other? It's almost as though they pass messages to each other though the press.

No goals. No clean sheet. No points. No drive. No passion. No desire. No shape. No tactics. No ideas. No creativity. No threat. No positivity. No hope? [...] Read the original post on Through the seasons before us

After losing 2-1 to the New England Revolution in a preseason scrimmage in Casa Grande, AZ last weekend, FC Tucson head coach Rick Schantz had a funny remark that made its way into the end of the PDL side's press release. "New England looked a bit surprised but they eventually realized we were better than they expected," he quipped.

In the wake of decision to suspend the 2012 WPS season, the Boston Breakers announced that they exploring "other options" for fielding a team this year.

On Monday, the team issued a statement on its home page that while the organization remains committed to restarting WPS, they would not rule out the possibility of entering the team into the Women's Premier Soccer League of the USL-sponsored W-League for 2012.

Real Madrid midfielder Kaka has revealed that his future with the club has been assured by club president Florento Perez and coach Jose Mourinho.

Kaka has struggled with injuries since joining Real Madrid in 2009, but has periodically displayed his old skill in recent matches and had one of his best games games in a Real Madrid shirt in Saturday's 3-1 win over Zaragoza.

Just days after selling Tim Ream to Bolton, the New York Red Bulls have secured the services of his replacement, signing Colombian centerback Wilman Conde after making a trade with the Chicago Fire.

The Red Bulls dealt allocation money (which one source put at $150,000) to the Fire for the chance to sign Conde, who returns to MLS after spending 2011 in Mexico with Atlas.

The long substitution

It's finally confirmed, the news that we did not want to hear. That Jack Wilshere has had a setback and would not be available in the date that we initially had hoped he would be back for. AC Milan's games were touted as his return period but that will now have to be extended.

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Le Talk

Yesterday he's going, today he is staying. An article from sportinglife.com suggests that Le Toux "did not impress sufficiently" at Bolton. Owen Coyle is quoted in the article, "Sebastien came in for a couple of days, and to be fair to him he hadn't trained for four or five weeks.

What we would like to do is to in the longer-term to have a residency academy, bring in some players from the local area and foreign players into that academy,'' Soler told the Post. "We would like to bring him and give him education, both school education and soccer education and build the project from there.

No one can doubt that Swansea have attacked the Premier League with a refreshing desire to play 'proper' football, but despite impressing opposition fans with their measured approach and crisp passing, they are certainly learning exactly what the Premier League is about making money. Just two days after their defeat to Sunderland at the [.

One of the most hotly debated roster topics this off season has been whether the Seattle Sounders need to upgrade or add tactical depth to the roster at the more attack-oriented central midfield position. The discussion has often gotten bogged down in traditional soccer semantics. Many of us have expressed our desire for a more creative player by suggesting that perhaps the team needs to find a CAM.

Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez has issued a come get me plea to Italian champions AC Milan. With time running out in the transfer window, the Argentine international is keen on getting his career back on track.

Speaking to Argentinean news agencies, Carlos maintained that he was flattered to be linked with a move to PSG but stated that Milan was the club for him.

I initially filed this one under bullshit in my immensely well-organized mental filing cabinet. It was first reported in the Daily Mail after all. That bummy rag may have been on to something, though. In fact, they were probably dead-on.

Sincerest apologies, Mail.

Sunderland's experienced Ireland international defender John O'Shea has spoken of the positive impact James McClean has had on the team since emerging on to the scene as a substitute in the 2-1 win over Blackburn on December 11.
McClean's impact has gradually increased and he has started in each of Sunderland's last three games.

Lille's determination to sign Joe Cole on a permanent deal could see coveted striker Moussa Sow head in the opposite direction.
Anfield boss Kenny Dalglish has made no secret of his desire to strengthen his attack following a meagre return of 24 goals in 20 Barclays Premier League games this season.

FC Boro has returned. After deciding to call it a day back in August, the desire to get this place up and running again has come back after the events of recent weeks. It's not totally back as it was as I've still got a few issues to iron out with the domain name and pictures etc, but the blog is back, just as Stevenage FC enter a new era after the departure of Graham Westley.

Stories have been coming through this afternoon of a confirmed approach from QPR for left sided midfielder Steven Pienaar but Harry Redknapp has stated once again that he has no desire to sell the South African

"I wouldn't want to let him go. He is a good player," Redknapp said.

"I brought him on for the last 10 minutes against Everton on Wednesday and he didn't give the ball away.

Kenny Dalglish knows Liverpool still have work to do to reach the Carling Cup final despite their 1-0 victory over Manchester City in the first leg at the Etihad Stadium.
Steven Gerrard's 13th minute penalty set the Reds on their way, with the visitors dominating the first period before lacklustre City improved after the break.

Everything about Samir Nasri's look here screams: "TA BOUCHE! I'm worth £4million more than you!" (SNAP to the Maybelline Mascara ads) but even Liverpool's Jordan Henderson must've shrugged it off in their slim 1-0 victory over Man City last night.

There's some news you might be interested in. Might. More, after the jump:

Back to France

Dijon have confirmed that, after a protracted series of negotiations, Gael Kakuta will be joining the club for the remainder of the campaign. Over the last ten days, Chelsea have been engaged in a series of loan discussions with both Dijon and Olympiakos.

Telegraph: Luis Suarez wants to repay Liverpool with silverware and Champions League place following racism controversy

Liverpool striker reveals desire to win trophy and Champions League spot when he returns from racism ban.

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Shortly after his contract with the Revolution was not renewed, Steve Nicol entertained an offer to fill the vacant heading coaching job in Colorado according to a Goal.com report in November. But, according to Nicol, it wasn't he who to reneged on the opportunity.

In a Jan. 10 report from the Boston Globe, the former Revolution manager stated that he never said "no" the Colorado job, but rather, it was the club who declined his services.

Wayne Rooney has against reiterated his respect for Sir Alex Ferguson after the manager was presented with FIFA's Presidential Award at the Ballon d'Or ceremony last night.

Following Rooney's Boxing Day meal out, the press have been reporting of a big rift between the player and manager.

Either Rooney and Ferguson are better actors than we thought or the newspapers have been blowing the situation out of proportion this week.

Morning all.

It's pretty quiet today, really. Still a bit of Thierry Henry stuff around with the manager confirming he'll be in the squad for the Champions League game against AC Milan. Interestingly, he hinted that the reason he loaned out Vito Mannone wasn't for the player's own benefit but so he could make space in the squad for Henry (I guess we were at the limit in terms of the number of 'non-homegrown' players in the squad).

Newcastle United captain Fabricio Coloccini has admitted that he is palpably aware of Liverpool's interest in him.
However, rather than entertaining thoughts of a move to Anfield in the New Year, the 29 year-old Argentina international, was keen to reiterate his desire to remain at St James' Park.

FC Twente frontman Luuk de Jong has reiterated his desire to play in the Premiership, alerting a host of clubs, including both Liverpool and Tottenham, who are reportedly interested in him.
21 year-old de Jong's contract with his current employers runs out in June of 2014, meaning that any prospective suitors would have to stump up a sum of around €10 million in order to prise him away from Enschede.

Clearly, Juan Mata enjoys being a London tourist! If you happen to be a next door neighbour at Cresswell Gardens, you can now send over that plate of Arròs negre or at the very least, a paella! What? You never knew a Chelsea striker was staying down the road from you?

Liverpool face a major battle to sign Brazilian teenage sensation Lucas after the talented midfielder revealed he is happy to stay at Sao Paulo.
Lucas is rated as one of the best young talents in South America and has been linked with a number of big European clubs, including the Anfield giants.

Atletico Madrid forward Jose Antonio Reyes has confirmed that he has asked coach Diego Simeone to help transfer him to Sevilla

Simeone has just taken over the reins at Vicente Calderon and had previously spoken of his desire to keep the former Arsenal player at the club. However, Reyes insists his mind is made up and he is determined to return to the club where he started his career.

Full Audio Of Adam Johansson Conference Call

Here's our recording of Adam Johansson's introductory conference call. He talks about being impressed by the Sounders organization, his desire to join the attack and explains his injury history. There's also some audio from Technical Director Chris Henderson.

Liverpool loanee Joe Cole has once again reiterated his desire to return to International football.Cole, who is in the midst of a successful loan spell with Lille, enthused:"Without a doubt, I'd love to play for England again."You can't talk yourself into the England squad though. They come and watch you play, and if they like what they see, they'll pick you.

Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho has reiterated his desire to return to the English Premier League after his spell at Real Madrid is over.

Mourinho told BBC Radio Four's Today programme last week:

"I am very, very happy to be in Real Madrid. It is a great experience for me.

So a few months after leaving Arsenal, Cesc Fabregas is already starting to talk about his desire to one day return and play for the Gunners. The midfielder who is in amazing form for Barcelona has had a great start to the La Liga season scoring 8 goals in 12 appearances.

Is it just me or was Arsenal holding down Fabregas from his real abilities?

Lille boss Rudi Garcia has expressed his desire to keep Joe Cole at the club beyond the end of his loan spell.
Cole joined the French champions from Liverpool over the summer on a season-long deal, and has settled in quickly with a series of impressive performances.
Kenny Dalglish stated last month that he had not heard anything from Lille about the possibility of turning Cole's move into a permanent arrangement, but the midfielder has repeatedly spoken about how much he is loving his European adventure.

Lille hope to keep Cole

Lille boss Rudi Garcia has expressed his desire to keep Joe Cole at the club beyond the end of his loan spell.

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In this modern day of incessant news, our perpetual access to shiny electronic gadgets and the constant desire to create stories out of nothing that interesting, it is quite nice to minimise one's output and try not to just churn out bland words that say nothing of particular interest. Having said that I am going to drone on for a bit now, so read on and enjoy the irony, or feel free to leave

The celebration of Arsenal's 125th anniversary recently has led to the erection of three Arsenal legends namely Thierry Henry, Tony Adams and Herbert Chapman. Many questioned Henry's credentials to have a statue outside the Emirates. This is because Henry left the club in 2007 due to declining form and the desire to wanting to win [.