Prizes, thats what points mean, and today we are going for the Brucie Bonus

I am still smiling from a comment London made yesterday. The wise man had found out that our game against Sunderland was being shown live on Italia television and that all we have to do is find a good Italian bar, sit down with a few beers and watch the game.

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"Hand of God", by Balakov on FlickrThere's been lots of ink & pixels spilled about Thierry Henry's handball. Let me add to the clamor a little bit. I mean, why have a blog, if you can't spout off whenever you feel like it?
This Twohundredpercent piece, Trying To Dissect The Thierry Henry Handball, sums up the rational, measured response. Click to continue reading...

According to David Maddock at MirrorFootball, Everton are not interested in getting rid of young midfielder Jack Rodwell. The 18-year-old footballer has been linked with Manchester United recently. Everton boss David Moyes said,

"Of course Jack is a talented young player who is English and already established in the Premier League at a top-six club, so there is bound to be interest from other clubs.

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Fridays always have the potential to bring better news on the injury front, what with Wenger's press conference, and there was certainly plenty of good news today.

From a list that that seemed earlier on this week to be mushrooming out of control, things now look a bit more normal, don't they?

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A long and exhausting season comes down to one game. On one side, you have the upstart Real Salt Lake, the club that "shouldn't be here." On the other, the star-studded Galaxy, complete with the world's most recognized footballer in David Beckham.

While MLS may have missed out on a marketing maven's dream match-up of Beckham vs.

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Jan Molby is a player that I have a lot of time for. The Danish footballer was a maestro in midfield. While he's best remembered as being a pivotal player for Liverpool during his time there between 1984 and 1996, he has a special place in my heart for being a pioneer with the club I support, Swansea City, where he introduced a beautiful style of play as player manager which laid the groundwork for Roberto Martinez's arrival, much later, in 2007.

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UPDATE: According to Jordan Cross at The News, Sulaiman Al Fahim admitted that he wants to sign Zamalek striker Amr Zaki and believes the club can, but its not his decision. He said,

"It's not my decision, it is up to Paul Hart and Avram Grant but I would like to see Amr Zaki .

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Watch the Thierry Henry handball video from the France versus Ireland game here. In the analysis by Irish TV station RTE, the pundits dissect the controversial moment in the game and analyze whether it should have been offside or not and whether the video of the Thierry Henry handball shows if he cheated on purpose or not.

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After years of waiting for a promising young player to develop, Wales have perhaps discovered that young players, just like buses, often come all at once. Their 3-0 victory over Scotland was ample demonstration of the burgeoning potential of players coming through for the Welsh, and while there is a long way to go, as with any journey, the hope must be that Saturday can be a starting point for something special.

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In my piece yesterday, I discussed all of the reasons that Ireland's potential qualification was better for World Football than France's would be. I detailed my reasoning without any mention that a group of hard working custodians of the game should not be denied by a group of talented but unsporting cheats.

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Something fishy is going on at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea's marquee signing of the summer – 18-million-pound-man Yuri Zhirkov -  has yet to play a league game for the club and has played less than a combined 90 minutes for them in all competitions. Ever since his big money move from CSKA Moscow in July, the Russian winger and fullback has been trying to shake off a mysterious rash of injuries that have even baffled club doctors.

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French striker Thierry Henry committed a blatant handball against Ireland today in the World Cup Qualifier which led to a goal by William Gallas and sent France to the 2010 World Cup, leaving Ireland's dreams dashed and Irish football supporters feeling understandably bitter.

The blatant handball by Henry was disgraceful and a horrible way to send Ireland out of the World Cup qualifying.

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Later this week, it'll be our distinct pleasure to interview Robbie Earle for an upcoming episode of the EPL Talk Podcast, the number one Premier League interview and analysis show.

Earle is a familiar voice to English football supporters worldwide with his wonderful co-commentating of most of the major Premier League matches.

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Liverpool defender Martin Kelly has revealed that his role model at Anfield is right-back Glen Johnson.
The 19-year-old deputised for Johnson in last month's defeat to Lyon and his similarities to the England international were noted by many observers.
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Well after Worky posting that wonderful photo of one of my all time favourite players, I felt we couldn't leave it at that. So, being a little indulgent, I wanted to share with you my reminiscences of a great Newcastle United footballer (and gorgeous guy), one of the best exports to make it out of [. Click to continue reading...

Desperate times call for desperate measures it seems; van Persie is going to have placenta rubbed on his ankle by a Serbian witch doctor in a bid to recover from injury just that little bit quicker if you didn't already know, he is out for 6 weeks with a bollocksed ligament. Maybe its the baby particles in the placenta that invade his ankle and make everything hunky-dory again.

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Over recent days it has been widely documented that Man United goalkeeper Ben Foster may have to leave Old Trafford in order to play for England in next year's World Cup.
England manager Fabio Capello has said that in order for players to go to the 2010 World Cup, they must be playing regular football for their club. Click to continue reading...

Now this will bring tears to your eyes. Watch as unintentionally the attacking player swings full force to make contact with the football only to find that the ball has in fact long gone and has been replaced by an entirely different set of objects. The pace and power with which the striker kicks the poor defender is such that the person doing the kicking is in agony also but not surely in the same league of discomfort as the recently created eunuch!

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According to ESPN Soccernet, Portsmouth chief executive Peter Storrie expects the club's transfer ban to be lifted before the January transfer window. He said,

"My understanding is that we would expect the transfer ban to be lifted in good time for us to continue trading in January.

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Like sex, football sells. For the good, but usually for that bad as you will see in 10 swift steps. Please take into consideration that there are thousands more, but for now there is one question I need to ask you What's the French for Va, Va Voom?

10.

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He may not be getting the starts he hoped, but our new(ish) Brazilian appears to be impressed with what he has seen so far:

"I would definitely like to remain longer, the project to make this club one of the best in Europe and the world cannot be completed in six months or a year and I would like to be part of it for as long as possible.

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Rio Ferdinand seen heading to Rosso for a meeting with his foodie colleagues. Love the jumper, hate the hat.

We certainly hope our Manchester-based readers are doing extra sit-ups and polishing their best pair of pulling pants to get ready for the opening of Rio Ferdinand's new restaurant, Rosso.

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Rio Ferdinand seen heading to Rosso for a meeting with his foodie colleagues. Love the jumper, hate the hat.

We certainly hope our Manchester-based readers are doing extra sit-ups and polishing their best pair of pulling pants to get ready for the opening of Rio Ferdinand's new restaurant, Rosso.

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As I'm just a little flat-out again, here are some previews from the very talented staff at the Central Coast Mariners and Canberra United to read while I get my own stuff happening. Well written and interesting, thanks both Joseph (Mariners) and Chris (Canberra).
Washington to Central Coast – Golebiowski leading Mariners cause
By Joseph Carlucci
The dream of each Australian female footballer is to play at the highest level and represent the Matildas at a World Cup, and for the lucky few that get the chance to don the Green and Gold, the feeling is immense. Click to continue reading...

Under-fire Liverpool striker David Ngog believes he has the character to cope with the pressure put on him.
Ngog has come in for fierce criticism in recent days after he dived to win Liverpool a penalty in their 2-2 draw with Birmingham on Monday.
The Frenchman believes he is still learning his way in the game and that his experiences will make him stronger in the future. Click to continue reading...

Post-war Germany is traditionally reluctant to dwell on the past. But, as the country mourns the loss of a great footballer, for once the show cannot go on.
Robert Enke's death has cast a long shadow over German football. Click to continue reading...

Don't know how others feel, but I'm pretty fed up with reading the football news, its either about Cesc going to Barca, or Cesc going to Barca so instead I thought over the next few days I would take a look back at a few ‘loved ones' from the team in red and white. Feel free to let me know if it's a stupid idea

Today is all about John Radford just for our newly married blogger Big Raddy.

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Mark Hughes has eye on Angel Di Maria.

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Robinho heading for the exit as Manchester City dream sours

Manchester City's attempts to placate Robinho and keep the most expensive footballer in England happy have failed, with the Brazilian desperate to leave in the January transfer window.

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Fresh after posting this came another report regarding Robinho surfaced, again in The Guardian, and it is fairly conclusive in its tone:

Manchester City's attempts to placate Robinho and keep the most expensive footballer in England happy have failed, with the Brazilian desperate to leave in the January transfer window.

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On the eve of Real Madrid's Copa del Rey second leg match against their third division embarrassment dealers, Alcorcon, Kaka yet again decided to try and do a good deed by answering the questions of local school children. The following is a transcript of that event.

Kaka: Good afternoon, children!

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Our old friend Eva Roob/Samira Summer, the female footballer turned stripper, has returned to her footballing roots by pulling on the boots one more time to play with men's team SC Leichlingen. But first she pranced around in the dressing room in her lingerie, making her perhaps the best teammate in the history of football.

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Q. What exactly happened here?

A. Darren Fletcher won the ball and Ashley Cole jumped up into the air. Martin Atkinson promptly scurried across and awarded Chelsea the 'foul'. The rest, as they say, is the rest of this post.

Q. Was Sir Alex wrong in criticizing the referee?

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Well hello there.

I see you've finally agreed to come to dinner with me. This pleases me. Granted, I have no idea what chemical imbalance prompted you to finally accept my invitation, but I am glad that my cousin Timitar has been pumping the scent of Berba musk which is very similar to sodium pentathol into your bedroom through the heating vents, as I suspect that might have had a tremendous amount to do with your change of heart.

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Alexandre Dimitri Song Billong, born 9 September 1987 in a Cameroon, fondly known by most as Alex Song. He's the nephew of Rigobert Song and plays in the heart of a midfield three at our fine club.

It is only now though that he is regarded as an important first team player for Arsenal by some, and I am firmly in that category.

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Alex Ferguson, like all strong leaders, is 5% a fascist, which means he's 95% not a fascist, don't think I'm criticizing him, 95% is nineteen parts out of twenty and there are plenty of everyday people, history teachers and flight attendants and mechanics and biographers, who are more of a fascist than he is, but there's still that fascist sliver, all strong leaders have it, and it has to be that fascist part of him that wants Jonny Evans around.

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