What an emotional, mentally draining week its been. Monsieur Henry's handball has been talked to death at this stage, im sure some people will be rolling their eyes at another article over this much talked about topic, but I haven't given my two cents yet and I've got some things to get off my chest.

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The juicy stuff continues to flow:

• Chelsea closing in on Aguero move?
  
• That would satisfy JT's desire for fresh blood.
  
• Dzeko looking to go to Milan?
  
• Agent denies Baptista/Pavlyuchenko swap if disappointing disgruntles.
  
• United, Tottenham eyeing Stuttgart talent.

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First thing: If you're catching the game on delay on Setanta, DON'T read the comments. I broke down and forked over my $19.99 to Setanta to watch the game live, so I will be leaving updates there.

And if you have a working illicit stream, please leave that in the comments as well. It looks like there will be multiple options.

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The final six World Cup 2010 places all get decided today, with the second legs of the four European playoffs and the CONMEBOL vs CONCACAF game, plus the special Algeria vs Egypt single game playoff for the final African qualifying spot.

It's all very very tight. The winners of these six ties get the the glory, the losers learn firsthand the meaning of the word "nearly".

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Liverpool could make a January bid to prise Lassana Diarra away from Real Madrid after being told that he is unsettled at the Spanish club, according to a report in The People.
Reds manager Rafael Benitez wants to add to his midfield options and he believes that the former Chelsea and Arsenal star could be the answer. Click to continue reading...

Real Madrid's 0-4 calamity at Alcorcan, a wee club from the suburbs of the same city, is my highlight of the week. Oh to have been an ADA fan that night! Here's the awesome fortress of the Santo Domingo (cap. 4,000) and the Real lineup that made history: Dudek; Arbeloa, Albiol, Metzelder, Drenthe; Diarra, Guti (Gago 46'), Van der Vaart, Granero (Marcelo 63'); Raúl (Van Nistelrooy 72'), Click to continue reading...

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Alcorcon ply their trade in the third tier of the Spanish league and when they came up against big spending La Liga giants Real Madrid in the first leg of this Copa Del Rey (the Spanish equivalent of the FA Cup) they were probably just dreaming of the much needed cash the tie would generate, however the Alcorcon players had other ideas.

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France are finding a bit of form.

And none too soon.

Domenech has pulled a rabbit out of the hat in Gignac.

Gignac put the match to rest with a sumptuous third.

Benzema got the start up front along with ever-presents Thierry Henry and Sidney Govou.

Stalwarts like Toulalan and L.

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This is it! The final World Cup qualifier! Are you excited?

Yeah, neither is anybody else. Let's still hope for a good showing.

As Jeff discussed, Serbia's win over Romania means France has no chance to go top of the group. France's win over Faroe Islands means that France is guaranteed the second-place playoffs.

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Its a list, and a damned long one, but well worth taking a look at! We love Four Four Two, almost as much as we love Fennec Fox's.

Our friends over at Four Four Two have compiled their annual list of the top 100 players in the world today, take a look below and let us know what you think?

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LES ÉQUIPES PROBABLES

FRANCE: Mandanda - Sagna, Gallas, Abidal, Evra - Govou, L. Diarra, Toulalan, Henry (cap.) - Anelka, Gignac
ILES FÉROÉ: Mikkelsen - Danielsen, Gregersen, Eliasen, Davidsen - A. Olsen, S. Olsen, Benjaminsen, Loekin - Jakobsen - Hansen

I was willing to bet my house yesterday that we'd be playing two DMs, and guess what?

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In terms of the football played on the pitch, the Sevilla Real Madrid clash qualified as the best match of the young La Liga season. Honorable mentions to Athletic Bilbao's 3-2 victory over Villarreal CF in Round 3 and the pulsating 2-2 draw between Valencia and Atlético Madrid last Saturday night, but this fixture contained everything that a writer and a supporter wanted: back stories prior to the game, vigorous and attacking football, tensions boiling over the players at hand, and incredible stops by both goalkeepers.

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When Sulaiman Al Fahim announced his plans regarding the takeover of the club this summer, Pompey fans started hoping Portsmouth would soon be able to challenge European places in the least. However, completely the opposite happened as Paul Hart's side achieved the record of worst start in the history of the Premier League, having lost no less than 7 opening games.

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AC Milan vs FC Zurich

After the demoralizing loss against Real Madrid, FC Zurich are looking to bounce back against the other struggling side from Milan.

After Sunday's goaless draw Milan coach Leonardo has called for a much better performance:

"We have had a season of ups and downs," he said.

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Arsenal announced their financial results for the year ending 31 May 2009 and the news is great on all fronts.

Revenue from football activities is up £18million due to our extended runs in both the FA Cup and the Champions League. When people say qualification to the knock-out stage of the Champions League is worth £20million that is not far off the mark.

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Real Madrid ist ein beeindruckender Saisonstart gelungen: 5 Siege in 5 Spielen und 16:2 Tore in der spanischen Liga und ein 5:2 Sieg gegen den FC Zürich in der Champions League.

Der Einstand von Cristiano Ronaldo ist mit 5 Toren in der Liga und 2 Toren in der Champions League ebenfalls respektabel.

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Seven games tonight of Round 4 in the "Liga" with its usual mix ofaction, goals & last minute surprises. Here is a summary of tonights scores & results:REAL MADRID left Benzema & Raul on the bench to change its system to 4-3-3 ( or 4-2-3-1) & saw how defender Garay injuried himself inthe warm up. This lead to a "revolutionary change" in the defence with Casillas, Lass Diarra, Albiol, Ramos & Click to continue reading...

The curtain comes down on the NSW Premier League season tomorrow, with the Sutherland Sharks contesting the grand final against Marconi at CUA Stadium in Penrith.
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C'mon, Romania!!! Oh, and France, too.

If we can get a win today at Serbia, our fate is still in our own hands. Our guys can do that. Right?

According to Raymond when asked about the starting XI, « Tout est possible », but l'Equipe is expecting Domenech to go for continuity.

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France's lineup was something like this:

Gignac
Henry Gourcuff Anelka
Toulalan Diarra
Evra Escude Gallas Sagna
Lloris

With Henry and Anelka, it was a bit like a 4-2-1-3, but it was essentially the France formation (4-2-3-1).

And although it looks to me like Domenech is picking just about the right players, the team play is lacking fluidity.

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Llegó en el mercado de invierno para cubrir la baja de su compatriota Van Nistelrooy. Fue considerado un sustituto de lujo para Ruud y una apuesta para el presente/futuro cercano por sus impresionantes cifras goleadoras. Luchó hasta el final por la Liga, dudó en irse por la falta de minutos y quedó relegado de la Champions por que su club –con una sola vacante- decidió anotar a Lass Diarra. Click to continue reading...

Abou Diaby: Serbia attack's most dangerous weapon?

This upcoming weekend will be filled with World Qualifiers up until Tuesday so I will not comment much on Le Championnat from last weekend that saw a very disappointing 0 – 0 between Marseille and Bordeaux, a very convincing 3 - 0 win by PSG against Lille, St Etienne's first 3 points versus a sad Grenoble and more Lyon magic thanks to Lisandro Lopez (ARG), Gomis (FRA) and Bastos (BRA).

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1. Ronaldo scores in La Liga opener
In wasn't the prettiest season debut for the new-look Real Madrid. But it was a winning one. Cristiano Ronaldo converted a first-half penalty kick for Los Blancos, but in the end they needed a second-half winner from Lassana Diarra to get the 3-2 win against Deportiva La Coruña. Click to continue reading...

No, Cristiano Ronaldo did not steal the show in Real's opening encounter against Deportivo. Nor did Karim Benzema.

The attacking punch came from Lassana Diarra who orchestrated moves deep in midfield. The French holding midfielder scored the winning goal and provided the assist that led to Ronaldo's PK.

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What would Madrid have done without Lassana Diarra?!! It's easy to look at their stars of course, but our Sunday Senor of the week is one of their less-known players who scored the winning goal for Madrid in their 3-2 win over Deportivo La Coruna last night.

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1-0 Benzema 12'2-0 L.Diarra 26'3-0 Benzema 27' 4-0 Raul 55'DISCLAIMER: Calcioplus non hosta alcun video pubblicato su di esso. Tutti i video pubblicati sono caricati da amanti di calcio su siti di video hosting come Youtube e Dailymotion ed ubicati dunque su siti esterni a Calcioplus. Calcioplus non è responsabile del contenuto di tali siti web. Click to continue reading...

The French Ligue 1 had three matches on Sunday including Bordeaux v Nice, Lens v Grenoble, and Lille v Toulouse. Here's a recap of all the matches along with video highlights.

Bordeaux cruises past Nice 4-0 Video Highlights

Bordeaux easily beat Nice 4-0 on goals from Jussie (44th minute), two from Yoann Gourcuff (53rd and 70th minute), and the final from Alou Diarra (76th minute).

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1-0 Jussie 44'2-0 Gourcuff 52'3-0 Gourcuff 70'4-0 A.Diarra 76'DISCLAIMER: Calcioplus non hosta alcun video pubblicato su di esso. Tutti i video pubblicati sono caricati da amanti di calcio su siti di video hosting come Youtube e Dailymotion ed ubicati dunque su siti esterni a Calcioplus. Calcioplus non è responsabile del contenuto di tali siti web. Click to continue reading...

Portsmouth

Last Season: 14th, 10-11-17 (41 points, -19 goal differential)

Recent Form: LL

Away Form (last season): 8-6-5

Last Meeting: Portsmouth 0-Arsenal 3 (1/28/09)

Portsmouth is bad.

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What can you say about a match like that?

France kept a clean sheet.

Gignac scored a nice goal.

France controlled the match and created a lot of chances, but by conceding free kicks, they also gave Faroe Islands chances to score, and it could have been a disaster.

But it wasn't.

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Pompey are a team on the up. They've the perfect manager in 'arry who will get the most out of a club with limited means. They've got lots of young talent to build around including Crouch, Defoe, Muntari, Diarra, and Glen Johnson.
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Thierry Henry won't play when France meet the Faroe Islands in a couple days, because, according to Barcelona, he has pain in both Achilles tendons.

Henry is still one of France's best players, but given that he's likely to be missing more games in the future due to injury at this stage in his career, it would be timely for another attacking player to step forward.

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After weeks of speculation, rumours and gossip Xabi Alonso finally completed his £30m move to Real Madrid to join the likes of Ronaldo, Kaka, Benzema, Arbeloa and Albiol as part of Galacticos II. This post is not going to criticize Florentino Pérez and his spending for this author believes that Madrid can spend money on [. Click to continue reading...

After weeks of speculation, rumours and gossip Xabi Alonso finally completed his £30m move to Real Madrid to join the likes of Ronaldo, Kaka, Benzema, Arbeloa and Albiol as part of Galacticos II. This post is not going to criticize Florentino Pérez and his spending for this author believes that Madrid can spend money on [. Click to continue reading...