Benfica midfielder Angel di Maria has been the subject of much transfer speculation recently, with Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool all linked with the Argentine international. A ridiculous fee of £36million has been mentioned for the 21 year old, although somewhere around £10-15million is more likely.

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A great jump on a corner and a marvelous header. This is by no means a surprise coming from Plymouth striker Rory Fallon. But until few days ago, those kinds of attempts didn't bring a lot of attention. His club are struggling in Coca Cola Championship, while Fellon himself is far from the desired form.

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At the end of day, you can keep your Premier Leagues and your Champions Leagues. Hell, you can even keep your MLS Supporters Shield... The real deal for any football fan worth their salt is the four-yearly spectacle that is the FIFA World Cup Finals, and the good news is there's another one appearing on the horizon as we speak. Click to continue reading...

strong>In contrast to Chris Hughton's recent statement that he was more than happy with the squad he has leading into the festive period, it's being reported that Newcastle are interested in signing what be the latest in a line of French wingers. Apparently following in the footsteps of David Ginola and Laurent Robert, Fabrice Pancrate could [. Click to continue reading...

Are we at all sure that Youri hasn't been hired by Red Bull already?

The French legend has been planting seeds in France, playing Red Bull ambassador in the hopes of attracting his countrymen stateside through interviews like the one he had with football-ravageur, a French footy outlet.

He has some great insights on the successes and short comings of David Beckham, the measure of MLS against other leagues and the possibility of including more French players to the league structure.

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Peter Beardsley! The more I watch Benayoun the more I'm convinced that he is the current Liverpool team's version of Beardsley.
Beardsley was an absolutely superb player for Liverpool, and anyone who had the privilege of watching him play during the Dalgish era will know what I'm talking about. Click to continue reading...

Last week after the fantastic win in the Carling Cup, Fran Merida told afc.com that he wanted to stay at Arsenal and that he hoped his contract would be sorted out very soon. Sadly for Fran, his agent Joseba Diaz hasn't seen the interview or possibly not even bothered to speak to Merida. Diaz has said he has an illness, well a love for Atletico Madrid which all started when he slept on red and white sheets when he was young!

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- QPR REPORT...UPDATED THROUGHOUT THE DAY: Checkout the TWO QPR Reports! This QPR Report site. And, the second combination messageboard and quasi-blog QPR Report Messageboard. If you're interested in constantly-updated news re anything QPR-related and also QPR nostalgia, this site has both - along with assorted eclectic non-QPR football material. Click to continue reading...

Ducky's Note: This bugger preempted me and wrote a note to my note. So now I'm going to post-preempt him, and not write him a note. Suffice to say, he's been mentioned here before. And he's a Chelsea fan.

Lighter's Note to Ducky's Note: Did Ducky mention very smart, very funny and very single?

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Today's gossip column links Argentine skipper Javier Mascherano with a move down south to Italy in the winter. Mascherano was heavily linked with a move to Barcelona that would have seen him follow in the footsteps of fellow midfielder Xabi Alonso ( who moved to Real Madrid from Liverpool) Rafa Benitez will most certainly not want to [. Click to continue reading...

This may or may not be Toni Brito Sa. I don't read Portuguese well.
Liverpool have trumped Chelsea to sign Portuguese teenager Toni Brito-Sa. The much hyped sixteen year old had a trial period at Chelsea a year ago, but will sign for Liverpool from Benfica.
I've never seen Brito-Sa play, and I'm sure he's no Gai Assulin - but he's another one to keep stored away in the back of your mind for that 2014-2015 Fantasy Premier League season. Click to continue reading...

Wenger takes keen interest in up and coming midfielder.

Arsenal are also rumoured to be interested in signing Standard Liège midfielder Steven Defour, even though he's currently laid up with a broken foot. Arsène Wenger has sent scouts to watch the Belgian international, and was clearly impressed by unsurprising reports that he's flaked out on the sofa with his leg in a cast, eating grapes and watching The Jeremy Kyle Show and Loose Women.

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by CARL ELDRIDGE Thierry Henry will be the next manager of Arsenal. How do I know? Arsene Wenger says so.

Yes, the news reaches this morning's papers that Wenger and the Daily Telegraph reports that AW has raised the intriguing possibility of Henry eventually following in his managerial footsteps by arguing that Arsenal's legacy "has to go" with someone who has played a major part in the club's history.

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As Liverpool transformed itself into an unstoppable juggernaut at the end of last season, one of the primary factors was the dazzling form of Yossi Benayoun. This season, it is crucial that someone else emerges from the pool of inconsistent and underachieving talent currently in the squad and follows in the little midfielder's footsteps. Click to continue reading...

The 17th FIFA Under-20 World Cup begins in Egypt on Thursday as 24 countries compete for the right to be named the best youth side on the planet. Hoping to follow in the footsteps of the likes of Diego Maradona, Marco van Basten and Luis Figo who all made an impression in previous tournaments, 504 young hopefuls have gathered in Egypt in an attempt to showcase their talent to the watching world, and no small amount of scouts. Click to continue reading...

Bayer Leverkusen striker Stefan Kießling has enjoyed an excellent start to the season, scoring one goal in each of the five matches he played. Neither Germany coach Jogi Löw nor Kießling himself seem to fully trust his run of good form yet though, with the first not inviting him to the national team and the latter turning to male specific rituals.

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Watch World Cup qualifiers live here.

International press conferences at the best of times tend to be mundane, by the numbers affairs filled with platitudes by the key figures within the national side. Not much changes when it comes to conferences prior to World Cup qualifiers, or even the finals itself, but within the words always lies a common train of thought: There are few, if any greater honours in football than representing your country at the World Cup.

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Chelsea defender Ashley Cole has put pen to paper a new four year deal, following in the footsteps of club captain and fellow defender John Terry, who inked a new five year deal on Monday. Cole, who joined Chelsea from London rivals Arsenal in 2006, said that Chelsea were becoming more of a "family", and that [. Click to continue reading...

That time has come.
After getting so close to hallowed turf during our holiday, those foxy boys are going to follow in my footsteps next Monday, and grace the interior of St James' Park.
I can't believe I'm so excited.
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Over the last few years Spanish Primera is slowly taking dominance over the rest of the European leagues. Barcelona demonstrated that, when they easily handled Manchester United in the Champions League finals. Still, last season was a disappointment for the Royal club, as even though they finished second in Primera, their European campaign was not worth mentioning, having in mind that they were humiliated by Liverpool that beat them 5:0.

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Daniel Pacheco has agreed a new contract with Liverpool FC, following in the footsteps of fellow youngsters Jay Spearing and Stephen Darby.
The 18-year-old striker has signed a new deal that will keep him at Anfield for three more years.
Pacheco, from Malaga, has been involved in Liverpool FC's pre-season in Switzerland and the Far East although he has yet to make a senior appearance for the club. Click to continue reading...

Evoking a sense of deja vu, Wake Forest striker Cody Arnoux has forgone his final year of college to sign with Everton FC on a one-year contract, following in the footsteps of another summer signing by the Toffees, Anton Peterlin. Click to continue reading...

Kevin Payne and Tom Soehn face increasing questions about their handling of United's different competitions.
Here in Washington, August is a month of certainties:

• The weather will turn its most hot and humid
• The Redskins will open training camp to overkill media coverage (WHAT ARE THEY EATING?

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Don't Chamakh me angry! Arsenal transfer target Marouane Chamakh has launched a tirade against current club Bordeaux in a bid to force through his transfer. The 25-year-old followed in the footsteps of Darren Bent when he publicly announced his anger at the slow progress of his proposed transfer. He said: "I am angry, I am disgusted and [. Click to continue reading...

Summer-signing Thomas Vermaelen has picked his squad number for the 2009/10 season — and he's following in the footsteps of Kolo Toure after choosing the no.5 shirt. Former Ajax captain Vermaelen, who signed for £10million in early July, was heading into Arsenal's league campaign wearing the no. Click to continue reading...

Alvaro Arbeloa thanked Liverpool for making him a "much better player" after completing his move back to Real Madrid last night.
The 26-year-old revealed he set his heart on a return to the Bernabeu as soon as he discovered the Spanish giants were interested in him.
Arbeloa, who made 99 appearances for the Reds after signing for £2. Click to continue reading...

Local FIFA registered agent Edy Syahputra sees plenty of opportunities for Singaporean players to ply their trade in Indonesia, especially following the introduction of the 3 = 2 rule which says that two foreigners must be Asian.
Sriwijaya are still interested in Agu Casmir while rumours about Lionel Lewis moving to Persija persist. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool have bolstered their academy ranks with the signing of German teenager Stephen Sama from Borussia Dortmund.
The 16-year-old defender has been snapped up before Dortmund could secure him on a professional contract.
He has penned a deal that ties him to Anfield until June 2012 and follows in the footsteps of Christopher Buchtmann, who also joined from the Bundesliga club. Click to continue reading...

Carlos Queiroz will call Liedson da Silva Moniz as soon as his Portuguese passport is issued. The 31 year old Brazil born striker from Sporting Lisbon follows Deco and Pepe's footsteps into the selecção. At this age the only reasonable justification for this move is Portugal's serious lack of able strikers.

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We're at that time of the year again where everyone's getting married and talking about their childhood dreams (all of a sudden), because well, you know you can't say shizzle like "We'll try our best to score today" or "It's an empoooordand game fur us.

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After it seemed almost certain Xabi Castillo would be joining Racing Santander its been reported in the Spanish media that Xabi Castillo could make a sensational move to Athletic Bilbao and follow in the footsteps of Iñigo Díaz de Cerio. Athletic are looking for a left back and have been linked with Manchester City's former Real Sociedad full back Javier Garrido and Osasuna's Ignacio Monreal although from speaking to some Athletic fans the general opinion is Monreal would be the preferred option. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool have confirmed the signing of French defender Chris Mavinga from Paris Saint Germain.
Reports in France earlier this week claimed Liverpool had offered Mavinga a three-year deal at Anfield and the 18-year-old has now put pen-to-paper on the contract.
Arsenal were believed to be interested in signing the versatile defender, but Liverpool have won the race to bring Mavinga to England. Click to continue reading...

Arseblog does its best to shift Ade Emmanuel Adebayor is following in the footsteps of Michael Owen and his ultimately successful advertising brochure with his own promotional leaflet. The tongue-in-cheek document has been produced by Arseblog. You can click here to view the other pages.

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It has been the talk of the summer as the Galacticos 2.0 era burst into life and threatened to smash every transfer record in sight. We all expected some sort of fireworks when Florentino Perez returned to the Bernabeu with lavish promises of a return to an era when the world's best players made an annual migration to the Spanish capital.

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Here are the latest European Tranfews News stories including Chelsea signing Russian star Yuri Zhirkov, and AC Milan target Real Madrid's Huntelaar and Sevilla's Luis Fabiano.

Chelsea signs Zhirkov - Chelsea have confirmed they have completed the signing of Yuri Zhirkov from CSKA Moscow on a three-year contract.

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