With little moments of inspiration and woeful errors throughout the game, one might have thought this was a Championship game. On this evidence, a 2-2 draw between Liverpool and Manchester City was a fair result. Despite a combined spending of almost £400m, there was little evidence that either side has the quality that merits Champions League football next season. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool proved they are not ready to be replaced in the top flight elite by Manchester City just yet as Yossi Benayoun's equaliser secured a draw at Anfield.
The mega-rich men from Eastlands arrived on Merseyside intent on proving they were top four material but they found a Liverpool side in defiant mood despite more injury problems. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez praised his side's character after they fought back for a 2-2 draw with Manchester City.
Yossi Benayoun's goal earned Liverpool a draw after goals from Emmanuel Adebayor and Stephen Ireland cancelled out Martin Skrtel's opener for the home side.
The draw means Liverpool have only won once in their last ten games in all competitions, but Benitez was happy with the attitude of his players. Click to continue reading...

When football pundits discuss Carlos Tevez, they often talk about his "work rate" and his "eye for the ball." At times, though, the words "work rate" can morph into a backhanded compliment as if those pundits are really saying, "He's rubbish as a goal scorer, but boy, he sure works hard, doesn't he?

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Samuel Eto'o demostro su lado bondadoso. El capitan Camerunes prometio a sus compañeros regalarles un reloj valorizado en 33.000 euros si es clasicafaban al Mundial este sabado pasado. Eto'o tiene la costumbre de hacer cosas buenas no solo para sus compañeros pero tambien por su pais. En el pasado a hecho apuestas con tal que las ganancias vayan a una caridad y hace tres años hizo un trato con Ford en el que la compañia tenia que mandar una ambulancia a un hospital de Camerun con cada gol que hacia sobre su cuota. Click to continue reading...

He's at it again.

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Former Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor has stoked the fires ahead of Manchester City's League Cup clash with the Gunners, after insisting he has no regrets over his controversial celebrations against Arsene Wenger's side.

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Arsenal striker Robin van Persie is likely to miss his rematch with Manchester City centre-forward Emmanuel Adebayor.
Van Persie's injury threatens to stop him lining up against former team-mate Adebayor in next month's Carling Cup quarter-final at Manchester City.
Van Persie was keen to play after a stormy Barclays Premier League clash in September in which Adebayor stamped on his face and provoked travelling fans after scoring in a 4-2 win for his side. Click to continue reading...

It was a tough October for the stars of Manchester City.� The squad that started out the year with one of the hottest starts of any Premier League squad has slowed down their goal scoring pace over the last four matches and achieved four straight draws.� In only one of the matches did the Blues even reach double digit goals, but at least it was against one of the tougher defenses this season in Burnley.

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Well it has debated by millions of writers all over the world.� Was Fergie's comments regarding an apparently out-of-shape referee worth punishment from the FA?� And wherever you stand on the topic no longer matters because� the debate has ended with a rather surprising ruling.

Sir Alex Ferguson will not be on the sideline for the next two Manchester United matches.

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If you really fancy a giggle then have a read of Stan Collymore's column in the Mirror. Now I would never claim to be the brains of Britain but this fella takes the biscuit.
He changes his mind more than I change my socks. And I do that at least four times a week.
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Arsenal, Man United, Tottenham, Chelsea and Liverpool Subs Make the Grade

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These guys could walk into most teams but for some reason find themselves having to sit next to physio and sub keeper every damn week!

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At the� start of the season, Arsene Wenger's young Gunners were written off as title challengers by many analysts and TV pundits. Some even argued that the new Manchester City powerhouse would take over Arsenal at the top of the table.

It was an easy assumption to make as City� made news every day during the transfer window.

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No longer an Arsenal player after leaving last summer to join Manchester City, Emmanuel Adebayor declared his "love" for Arsene Wenger, the manager who made him the player he is today after signing him from ... Click to continue reading...

No longer an Arsenal player after leaving last summer to join Manchester City, Emmanuel Adebayor declared his "love" for Arsene Wenger, the manager who made him the player he is today after signing him from ...

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by CARL ELDRIDGE Arsenal face Manchester City in the quarter final of the Carling Cup next month and Gooners everywhere are praying Arsene Wenger's Young Guns can overcome Mark Hughes' side, complete with Emmanuel Adebayor and Kolo Toure. � Robin van Persie has already stated he'd love to play against City and his reasons no doubt refer to the incident in the 4-2 Premier League defeat in which Adebayor kicked RVP in the face. Click to continue reading...

Expectation, expectation, expectation.
With a sense of frustration following four games on the spin, the unanimous feeling around the blogs and forums this week is that tomorrow's game takes on an extra significance. Back at home (easy to forget three of the four draws were on the road) and against a side who have badly struggled on their travels so far suggests three points is a given. Click to continue reading...

Sam Story Samueltstory@gmail.com Staff Writer Ah, yes. Day four of the Champions League group stage beckons and there are some riveting story lines to tell. Why wait? -David Beckham is heading back to Milan on loan: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8326285.stm - Steven Gerrard misses the return match against Lyon in a near must-win match: http://news. Click to continue reading...

by CARL ELDRIDGE With all the excitement over the humiliation of the N17 jesters, the slight matter of a tasty Carling Cup clash with Manchester City has almost passed us by.

And this morning's papers point out that Robin Van Persie, two-goal hero against the idiots on Saturday, is desperate to face Emmanuel Adebayor in the quarter-final tie.

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Whilst defeats inevitably brings with it the criticism and analysis a side faces, conversely, can draws mask the problems that a side has?
Yet another point yesterday, and in the context of the game with the penalty save (more of a miss?) and wonderful and brave double save at the end of the first half from Shay Given, it can be viewed as a point gained given that we again avoided what could have been a defeat. Click to continue reading...

The draw for the Carling Cup quarter finals took place yesterday afternoon, and Arsene Wenger's young guns were rewarded for their win against Liverpool with an away tie at Manchester City. It could mean that Emmanuel Adebayor will play against his former club again. The Togolese frontman was the centre of controversy in September when he [. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger revealed he's not interested in what papers are writing on Emmanuel Adebayor. According to The Daily Mirror, the Togo International declared that the likes of Cesc Fabregas and others will leave ... Click to continue reading...

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger revealed he's not interested in what papers are writing on Emmanuel Adebayor. According to The Daily Mirror, the Togo International declared that the likes of Cesc Fabregas and others will leave ...

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Manchester City's Emmanuel Adebayor was interviewed on CNN International by the sports correspondent Pedro Pinto. He spoke about his early months at Eastlands, how they can get into the top four and why the attitude of former team-mates hurts. Click to continue reading...

With a history of recent slip ups to lower league opposition, there is a tendancy to view fixtures such as last nights with a degree of trepidation, and when we gifted Scunthorpe an equaliser after going ahead so early, there could well have been a sense of foreboding around the stadium.
This season though there has been the first suggestions that the old mentality is being cast aside and rather than Scunthorpe's goal spelling disaster, the exact opposite was true as we went on the front foot and sealed our progression through to the quarter-finals in convincing fashion. Click to continue reading...

I do like looking at statistics, so maybe you do too. With Michael Owen wanting emphasis to be put on his performances as well as the goals he scored, I thought it would be interesting to see how Owen compares to the top strikers in the league.

These stats are never going to give you like for like because Owen is our third choice striker therefore gets fewer opportunities but they're interesting enough to look at.

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The English Premier League had four matches on Sunday, October 25, 2009 including Manchester City v Fulham. The match was a chance for Man City to stay in position for a top 4 finish while Fulham is needing points away from Craven Cottage if they want to repeat a top-1o finish in the EPL table. Here's a recap along with video highlights for the match.

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Manchester City v Fulham
English Premier League
Sunday 25 October 2009
Kickoff: 15:00 BST

For all their attacking talents, City have actually scored fewer goals (16) in their first eight games than at this stage of last season (20).

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1. Black Dog
Writing this crap can have an effect on the soul. It's a sorry state of affairs when the highlight of the season thus far has been a riot.
There has been precious little to cheer. Any cause célèbre (Cole's screamer against tottenham) has swiftly been negated (Cole's mesmeric through-ball to Defoe), and the only home win, albeit against Millwall, was a defeat until the 87th minute. Click to continue reading...

Interesting factoid.

AZ Alkmaar inaugurated their new DSB stadium on August 4, 2006 with a 0-3 loss to the Gunners. Gilberto Silva, Emmanuel Adebayor and RVP scored goals. You can watch the goals >>1-0, 2-0, 3-0.

For the record: AZ were undefeated in all 32 of their home matches in European competitions, a sequence which ran from 1977 until 20 December 2007, when they finally lost to Everton of England, by a score of 2-3.

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Replace Seedorf with Van Persie's face and Adebayor definitely connects
Alright, this is somewhat of a weak Funny Feeling Friday - because this player is a proven fantasy commodity - but just hear me out on this one.
Adebayor is only owned by 6% of fantasy managers. Six percent. Click to continue reading...

Ignoring the rumour and speculation that has been floating around this week, Mark Bowen has been discussing the return of Robinho and warned that he faces a fight for his place:

"He's a naturally-fit guy who doesn't carry a lot of weight, so once he's back training with the group it doesn't take him much time to be right.

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Makes a change from Barcelona!

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Manchester City have reportedly entered the race to sign Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas.

However, the wealthy Premier League side will face stiff competition for the player's signature from Spanish giants Real Madrid and especially Barcelona, according to Spanish newspaper AS.

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Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has become the latest Barcelona star to egotistically pronounce the treble winning club's's dominance over their global rivals. Following Sweden's bitter loss to Denmark this weekend, where the spotlight was stolen away from him thanks to Nicklas Bendtner's scintillating performance for the Danes, Ibrahimovic has taken his frustrations out on former club Inter Milan.

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Scoring a goal, some would have us believe, is better than sex. It is an old saying that has done the rounds over the years. The elation, the surge in adrenalin, the massive high felt by the goal scorer is all comparable I suppose. Hopefully, your mates only come and jump on you after scoring a goal and you probably would not light up a fag after putting one in the onion.

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Get ready for the press to scream 'controversy':

"Robi is not far away, he's probably got about 10 more days and then he can be back in the group," reported manager Mark Hughes who has spent the weekend reading rumours that he is about to sell the British record signing.

"He's working every day, we're trying to get him back as soon as we can but with a bone injury there is a certain length of time to give it the injury.

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