Egypt take on Ghana today in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations, with the Pharaohs going for their third successive victory in the tournament. On their way to the final, Egypt have beaten three teams that have qualified for this summer's World Cup – Nigeria, Ivory Coast, and Algeria – while they will be absent from South Africa.

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Over 50,000 spectators turned out to watch the Match for Poverty that took place last night in Lisbon, Portugal. International football stars donned their football kits to raise money for the people of Haiti after the recent earthquake devastated the area in recent weeks. This is the seventh year running that football has reached out to people in need. Click to continue reading...

I'm sure most of you saw an article on Sport.co.uk claiming Arsenal "could remove their trademark white sleeves from their home kit as they celebrate the 125th anniversary of the club in 2011 by replicating shirts worn by the club's founding fathers." With not much going on news-wise ahead of the Bolton match, except, of course, Cesc's return from injury, I figured I would take this pre-match Friday to gauge my readers' opinions on the kits.

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Here's one that just crept onto my radar. For those of you still recoiling in distaste at this seasons brand on kits, lovingly provided by Puma, help may be on the way. Hidden in the middle of this Newcastle themed article comes the tantalising news that Tottenham and Adidas on reportedly are on the verge of a new deal. Click to continue reading...

In October, Puma unveiled the 2010 football kits for the eleven African teams it sponsors: Ghana, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Mozambique, Egypt, Tunisia, Namibia, Morocco, Angola, Senegal and Togo. At that time, Puma also announced the signing of Algeria FA with Les Fennecs (The Desert Foxes) becoming part of the Puma football portfolio from January [. Click to continue reading...

All the stuff being covered outside the unfriendly confines of the award winning Dirty Tackle...

Uh, I'm starting to believe those reports that say South Africa is super violent. (The AP caption says that's a plastic gun, but...I'm not so sure). [Photo: AP]

France not happy about World Cup seeding.

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At the Olympic Stadium, Greece drew 0-0 with Ukraine in the first leg of their World Cup playoff. Tomorrow night, the 2nd leg with take place at another Olympic Stadium, this time in Kyiv. It really should be a tough affair with it all to play for and a place in the tournament in South Africa.

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In the first showdown between the two teams most likely to be challenging for major honours at the start of the season, Chelsea took one step closer to the Premiership title on Sunday after beating Manchester United 1-0 in a match many felt that United had to win. Chelsea are now 5 points clear of their rivals, and although there is a long way to go have taken the early lead in the title race.

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When Fox Soccer Channel displayed the top half of the Premier League table on its channel last weekend after the Chelsea versus Manchester United match, eagle eyes EPL Talk reader Michael V. Miracolo noticed something unusual. Tottenham Hotspur wasn't listed in the top half of the table!

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This season has not started the best for Everton, so far they have been unable to recapture the form they showed last season in the league and  sit a lowly 13th. Couple this with two heavy defeats and the hands of Benfica in the Europa league and things aren't looking so rosy for David Moyes and his men.

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David Beckham signed for AC Milan on loan last season and proved such a hit that the England midfielder will again pull on the AC Milan shirt for the second half of this season to give himself the best possible chance to reach the 2010 World Cup and Milan coach Leonardo is looking forward to adding Beckham to his squad.

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Cristiano Ronaldo signed for Real Madrid in the summer and had been a star performer in his Real Madrid shirt before being sidelined by injury and the former Manchester United star has said he would love to see former team mate Wayne Rooney move to the Bernabeu to play alongside him again.

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Goal highlights video from the Atletico Madrid vs Chelsea Group D Champions League game on November 3, 2009. Atletico were thrashed 4-0 by Chelsea when they visited the Bridge a fortnight ago. Game kicks off at the Vicente Calderon at 19.45 UK time. Related posts:Chelsea vs Atletico Madrid goals highlights- October 21 Video of goals highlights [. Click to continue reading...

Roma signed Stefano Guberti in the summer from Bari however he has since only made 3 appearances which have resulted in a lot of rumours that the player will be sold in January however the midfielders agent describes his player as unsellable.

The 24 year old played a starring role in Bari's promotion to Serie A but has only appeared once in a Roma shirt having started the match and had another two substitute appearances.

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There is no doubt that on his day Zlatan Ibrahimovic is one of the most talented footballers in the world but often he is criticised for being lazy and unproductive so his transfer to Barcelona was met with doubt by some Barcelona fans. However the Swedish striker has played well since his move from Inter Milan and has been a stand out player in a Barcelona shirt this season.

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Video of goals highlights from the Chelsea vs Atletico Madrid Champions League Group D game on Wed, October 21 ( 19.45 UK time kickoff). Atletico are struggling in La Liga, and were beaten 3-0 by Osasuna in their weekend game. Chelsea also suffered a defeat in their domestic league as they were beaten 2-1 by Aston [. Click to continue reading...

Inter Milan drew 2-2 at home to Dynamo Kiev in a game that saw them behind twice and could have ended in defeat. Inter Milan are now at the Bottom of group F and only have one remaining home game left to play.

Although it is true that Inter are at the bottom of the group they have 3 points from 3 games but it is not quite as bad as it sounds with the other 3 teams all being tied on 4 points.

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Last night saw mixed fortunes for Spanish sides as Sevilla made it three wins from three in the Champions League this season but Barcelona lost 2-1 at home to Rubin Kazan and was probably the most unexpected result of the night, in a night that produced more than one surprise scoreline.

Tonight though is the meeting of the two European giants AC Milan and Real Madrid which looks like being the tastiest double header in the Champions League this season.

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There has been increasing speculation recently that AC Milan are set to be bought over with Rezart Taci said be front of the queue with a 700 million euro offer however the club deny theya re looking to sell the club.

The recent poor form of the team coupled with the 750 million euro fine that AC Milans parent company recently had imposed on them has led to rumours that Berlusconi will look to sell his share to help offset the fine.

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It may just be another vicious rumour doing the rounds, however there are a lot or murmurings that a handful of Premiership teams are interested in signing Carlos Puyol from Barcelona.

Although Puyol is the captain and his commitment can never be denied when he pulls on a Barcelona shirt, there have been rumours for t a while that the Barcelona management would rather leave the player out of the team because he doesn't necessarily fit within the team.

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Cristiano Ronaldo played his part in Real Madrid's 3-0 win over Marseille in the Champions league last night scoring two of Real's three goals. However the Portuguese international had to be taken off in the second half with an ankle knock that could see him miss Madrid's match against high flying Sevilla on Sunday.

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Barcelona started off their Champions League campaign away from home against Italian Champions Inter Milan with a 0-0 draw. It is fair to say that Barca had the best chances to win the game creating three great opportunities within the first 10 minutes. However they were unable to break down a resolute Inter Milan defence.

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Admiral Capello strides onto the bridge. "Status report, Lieutenant Rooney!" he shouts.

Rooney is grim. "The Croatians have boarded the ship, Sir," he says. "They've already scored two goals."

"I see," says Capello. He turns to his chief defensive officer.

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A few weeks ago we brought you a few photos from the Lucy Pinder 2009/2010 Kit Campaign for Nuts Magazine. Well, here is the video associated with the photoshoot. Click to continue reading...

The football community is abuzz with last Tuesday's unexpected episode of hooliganism at Upton Park, the Championship League draw, and some excellent football matches this weekend. There's also the 'over-the-top' outrage at Eduardo winning a soft penalty against Celtic and for our money, the press has in the past and always will make a mountain out of nothing for a story.

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I told you another PMP comp would be round the corner didn't I??
This time the lovely people at www.uksoccershop.com, the leading UK online supplier of official football kits, have provided me with a £20 gift certificate for you to spend on their website.
All you need to do is to send me a message using the form on the right sidebar with the answer to the following question:
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The new English Premier League season kicked off at the weekend in sensational fashion, with many players and clubs crushing the lazy assumptions and predictions surrounding them in the press. But, critic-defying performance aside, something else struck me about the opening round of matches in our beloved league, something that has had as big an impact as the new signings or the unwanted injuries.

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Like some football fans, I have a pretty good collection of football kits hanging in my closet. Most of them bought to display my allegiance to United, some just used for training and a handful acquired as gifts. There are some that has meaning too, like my vNistelrooy shirt that always get the attention [. Click to continue reading...

This morning, Lyon announced on their official website that they had terminated their contract with Noel Soccer and by extension, with Umbro as well (Noel Soccer is the French supplier of Umbro). I guess this news isn't too surprising, given that Umbro was bought by Nike almost two years ago.

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Football now spend $8 million per year on junior development/grassroots football. A long way from the AFL's $45 million but lightyears from the old days, and that figure will surely continue to grow in coming years.
Cottees announcing school football gala days, up to $20,000 for your club for up to three years from NAB/FFA and now this. Click to continue reading...

The new Inter Milan kits for the 2009-10 season were unveiled at the Ricardo Montalbán Theatre in Los Angeles on Thursday evening (July 16). It is the first time Inter have launched their shirts outside Europe. The shirts will be worn for the first time in Inter's pre season friendly against Club America in Palo Alto. Click to continue reading...

It never rains but pours for the SFA and the SPL. Having lost a considerable amount of money after the collapse of Setanta Sports earlier this summer, they now stand to lose out again after the collapse of the Italian sportswear company Diadora, who collapsed earlier this week with the loss of all of their UK staff.

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Photographs of the new Stoke City home jersey for the 2009-2010 season have been revealed on the club'a web site featuring the familiar red and white stripe design of one of the most historic clubs in English football.

Designed and manufactured by Le Coq Sportif, the new design is the perfect balance between tradition and style with a neat V-neck collar, and shirt sponsorship that fits in with the design rather than looking like an afterthought.

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West Ham United's new home kit won't be released until Monday, but we have a leaked picture of what is presumably it thanks to Football Shirt Culture.

Designed and manufactured by Umbro and sponsored by SBOBET, the new jersey features a checkerboard design on the front in claret, and a very minimal blue trim as opposed to previous seasons when the sleeves were blue.

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After the bad 'uns, now the good 'uns 1. Arsenal third They might have nicked the design from Roger Federer, but the Gunners' new third kit is a classy number. More than a nod to the Eighties (as well as to the tennis court) it is versatile as a replica but will also look great on the [...]

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The 2009-10 Atletico Madrid home and away football kits have been revealed. The new strips have been made by Nike, and KIA Motors are the shirt sponsors. The home shirt remains red and white, but the number of vertical stripes have increased. The jersey is accompanied by blue shorts with a red stripe running down the [. Click to continue reading...

Normally I am happy in my own 'little' internet cocoon (I know where I am and I am dedicated to where I 'surf' on a daily basis) but I thought I would go out of my box and surf a little further a field (dramatic it sounds but I think you know what I mean).
Anyway I came across this site (a UK based site) and it seems we have struck up a bit of a deal. Click to continue reading...

After a ton of suspense, hundreds of blog posts and plenty of heated debates over whether the photographs leaked a few weeks ago were really the new Tottenham Hotspur football kits or not, we now know the truth after Tottenham Hotspur officially revealed their new kits for the 2009-2010 season today.

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Something to read while admitting you were duped by a Liverpool Sign Bent headline today... From World Cup winners to mid-table mediocrity (ThreeMatchBan) Michael Owen's biggest selling point... (Studs Up) Are football kits getting worse? (Football Filter) Shamrock Rovers prepare to face Ronaldo (BBC) Selecting the albiceleste, soap opera style (Kickette) Bafana Bafana fans aren't booing Booth (Reuters Soccer Blog) Team Melli [. Click to continue reading...