Unfortunately, not fun items...I've been told, for now, Ricardo Clark's Danish interest seems to have dissapated. His salary seems to be an issue at times, with this being one of them. I'm not sure what's next for him. Just when it appeared ex-Crew free agent midfielder Kevin Burns was set to be signed by Danish second flight side Blokhuis, there has come a annoying snag we'll talk about a little

Arsene Wenger may not have won a trophy for seven years at Arsenal, but his expertise at making youngsters excel at the game has not gone unnoticed by the world. Some of the biggest names in football understand that Wenger is a massive motivator that makes ordinary players punch above their weight. There have been [.

You didn't actually think I'd shut my yap just because some windows closed, did you?I can report that Ryan Nelsen was considering a return to D.C. United when Tottenham swopped in at the last minute. I can also tell you he still plans to come back to the Red-and-Black. There should be a full report up at MLSS before long.

While it's possible something else wiggled through the window, it appears Edson Buddle rejoining L.A. and Charles Renken heading to the Portland Timbers will stand as our late fireworks.As I was informed to be likely, the DaMarcus Beasley move to Nancy did not come off, most likely because Puebla execs are too busy trying not to go to jail.

Teenagers. Being the walking volcanoes of untameable hormones and angst that they are, naturally, they are highly unpredictable. Put 22 of them on a pitch, give them a ball, some fans, and a referee crew? The humanity! Aston Villa took on Marseille Wednesday night as hosts, champions of Group 3, and owners of the second-best defensive record in the inaugural NextGen Series.

As in summer, there will soon be a transfer deadline ticker over at MLSS, which I'll be stocking with as much scene-setting and deal-clinching as we can find.Since that won't begin for an hour or so, let's kick off the day with a couple bits. First off, it now seems Charlie Davies will be remaining at Sochaux.

Image: Lexpress.fr.

Today's fashion and design news presented in order of our excitement levels.

Meh: The French prostitute at the centre of the French NT scandal involving Franck Ribery and Karim Benzema debuted her own line of lingerie at Paris Couture Fashion Week today.

You all know how much I hate fake "reports" about transfers, so let's just bat one down for good. I have fully confirmed that AGF Aarhus is not the SAS Liga team interested in Charlie Davies, something I've been trying to do almost since whatever Danish tabloid that started the rumour first aired it.

Queens Park Rangers apparently can't afford Alex. Paris Saint-Germain, meanwhile, certainly can. I guess that solves that then, in my skewed mind at least.

A reunion?

The protracted transfer of Alex away from Chelsea drags on.

News today arrives in two parts.

The puffy jacket. The slightly askew Yankees cap. The denim nappy. We hope this guy was dressed at gunpoint. Image via Bafe's facebook page.

If you're going to post images of yourself on popular social networking sites, it's best you don't accompany each picture with the caption 'Look Of The Day'.

There are plenty of people, not least within the governing bodies of football itself, who would have it that football and politics don't mix. This is, of course, bunkum, whether we like it or not. The game holds such influence over so many people that it sometimes seems impossible for politicians not to be able to link the two, from the relatively harmless, "You only win the World Cup under Labour" slogans of Harold Wilson's British government of the late 1960s to the altogether more sinister machinations of the state organisations and their leaders that ran clubs in Eastern Europe during the Cold War.

According to media outlet talkSPORT, cash-rich French giants Paris St. Germain are on the verge of a sensational swoop for Chelsea star Frank Lampard.

The midfielder has been linked with a move away from Stamford Bridge in recent weeks, with Premiership Talk last week reporting of a possible move to Major League Soccer side Los Angeles Galaxy.

Ah, the magic of the French cup We've just got over our annual dose of nostalgia during FA Cup third round weekend, but there was definitely a distinct lack of chicken chasing from England's footballing minnows. The FA Cup has been outdone by France's Coupe De France. Fifth division outfit Sable face the giants of [.

Through Ryu's Lens - French Division 1 (Women) - Lyon vs Montpellier, Plaine de Jeux de Gerland

In his first assignment of 2012, Ryu Voelkel found himself in welcome, yet relatively foreign territory as he shot the women's football match between Lyon and Montpellier.

John Terry's bulge takes a hit from a schoolboy. That's precious cargo, son! Watch where you're aiming next time!

-

There's a rumour going around that Pepe (of all people) just came out of the closet on a French radio show. Sounds like complete BS to us because A) why French radio?

The Sport of HANDBALL does not get the space that it deserves here, I am aware of this but as a "one man blogging band" I have to go with the more popular of Sports, being that Football (Soccer), its simple demand. Said this I take the opportunity to give coverage tonight when something big happens & in this case a victory by SPAIN in the opener of the European Handball Championships.

We never thought we'd see Joey Barton successfully accessorising a mauve pram with matching shoes. Anything is possible in this world, Kickettes. Image via twitter.

It's been a week of political posturing, professional problems and puffy faces at Kickette.

And that's just the staff.

Any conflict in the camp will be resolved with a cerebral game of chess. Any conflict over the rules of chess will be resolved by throwing hideous wooden chairs at one another. Image: Alexander KHUDOTEPLY/AFP/Getty Images.

Our exciting new series continues with a 'going over' of the EURO 2012 facilities that await the French NT.

There's a lesson fans need to learn when they're on the road trying to drive up to their football heroes : it doesn't always involve road rage (ouiiii Samir Nasri, je parle de vous!) Case in point... Schalke's Spanish hero, Raul Gonzalez, who is loving life in the Bundesliga at the moment.

Chasing the Big Leagues Bastia (and the other Ligue 2 contenders) is a post from: Just Football

Tales from Tier Two is a new series on Just Football in partnership with @tiertwofooty, in which we assess the promotion chances of the clubs in tier two of Europe's major leagues.

Chasing the Big Leagues Stade de Reims is a post from: Just Football

Tales from Tier Two is a new series on Just Football in partnership with @tiertwofooty, in which we assess the promotion chances of the clubs in tier two of Europe's major leagues. First up in Ligue 2 were Clermont Foot.

Chasing the Big Leagues Clermont Foot (France Ligue 2) is a post from: Just Football

Introducing a new series on Just Football now Tales from Tier Two, in which we will be taking a look at how the season is unfolding for the promotion chasing teams around tier two of Europe's major leagues.

Eric Cantona, who has added the offices of poet and thespian to his CV since folding up his shorts, has reportedly taken steps to acquire the 500 mayoral signatures he needs to stand for France's presidential vote this year.

However, French newspaper Liberation has subsequently stated that Eric's intention is not to make it as far as the Elysee Palace (the official residence of the Prez), but to draw attention to poor quality housing in the country.

Sochaux has made a second offer for Rangers midfielder Maurice Edu. Consider this full confirmation reporting. That is all for now. Over and out.See? I needed 145 characters for that.- Greg Seltzer

That tickle in your spine yesterday? Those were the cosmic juices from the rumblings that Eric Cantona is planning to run for the president of France. That's right president.

Now, if everyone planning to run for president in any country were taken seriously, the world would stop running and outfits like the Huff Post would lead some sort of meaningless society (redundant).

Le King wants to become Le President Eric Cantona has revealed he wants to become the next president of France. The 45-year-old has launched a campaign to secure his place in the running for this year's presidential election. He is trying to secure the 500 signatures he needs to run. He has written to France's [.

Wow this could be epic. Eric Cantona wants to be French president. Could you imagine him meeting with Obama, we need this to happen.

Sochaux returnee Charlie Davies is not in the squad for this weekend's Coupe de France tie at Bastia. It's just a little too soon, doesn't mean anything in particular. He will play for the reserves on Sunday.- Greg Seltzer

The Beckhams will not be setting up their French court much to the chagrin of Paris society.

The French elites had been predicting which side of the Seine the Court of Beckham would be established. Existentialists in cafes debated whether this important choice would determine whether he played in left or right midfield for Paris St.

A list put together by BBC Sport on the top 50 players from around the world that could be on the move during the month ahead.

Everyone is doing it, so I thought we would too. Here is the OTWT starting 11 for 2011

• Goalkeeper: Joe Hart, Manchester City
• Left Back: Ashley Cole, Chelsea
• Center back: Vincent Kompany, Manchester City
• Center back: Nemanja Vidic, Manchester United
• Right Back: Gregory van der Wiel, Ajax
• Left side: Eden Hazard, Lille
• Central Midfielder: Javier Mascherano, Barcelona
• Central Midfielder: Xavi, Barcelona
• Right side:Mario Goetze, Borussia Dortmund
• Striker: Ronaldo, Real Madrid
• Striker: Lionel Messi, Barcelona

I know everyone does not agree with my starting 11, so let the trashing begin.

This should have been up the other day, my bad. Don't fault Jacob...At this stage in the competition you would have every reason to believe that some dead rubbers would be played. Yet the "Look at Me!" nature of international youth soccer forbids such a thing.For instance, Celtic welcomed Marseille to Celtic Park with nothing tangible to play for.

Florent Malouda isn't happy with his current bit-part role at Chelsea. He's ready to reevaluate life in London, and apparently is weighing potential moves should his ambition not be met.

Is any of this shocking? Not really.

Not of the avant-garde

Malouda spoke of recent frustration with his lack of match time after Monday's 1-1 draw with Fulham.

Merry Christmas to most of you out there, and a happy Chinese food meal to everyone else. For the next-to-last day of goodie-palooza, let's get everybody up to speed with the curious case of Omar Gonzalez.Of course, he's been reportedly linked to interest from teams on both sides of the Atlantic drink, with some of teams named accurately and others not.

Since it is now officially Saturday a.m. here and aside from one holiday stock-up at the market my tomorrow is reserved for general lazing about, let's dispense with as-of-yet unnamed goodie celebration day six.These silly season sagas often take sharp turns, and as such, this holiday nibble is really the goodie that wasn't.

foto por toksuede

El diablo frances Franck Ribéry, casi siempre da de que hablar, ha chocado autobuses, estuvo involucrado en lios legales con prostitutas antes del mundial 2010 (recordar la nota) y ahora resulta que no da una en la Bundesliga alemana con el Bayer Munich.
El otrora mejor jugador del Bayer, hace poco no pudo ni dar un centro y para rematar en el partido contra el Colonia resulto expulsado en un santiamen por doble amarilla, después de fingir una falta dentro del area chica, así no se puede.

Top Christmas Football Deals - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

The best part about holiday shopping is the amount of discounts you can find. It is very important to go around the market before buying something because you never know, you might find it for cheaper elsewhere.

Keeping that in mind, I looked around for quality presents with good discounts and picked, what I thought, were really good bargains.

The fat lady has yet to sing, but it's all but over, or just plain over, in three of the four groups in this year's NextGen Series. From the top ... Celtic needed a serious dose of luck to keep their European adventure going. A group-dominating giant had to be slain by a relative minnow twice. They also had to beat Barcelona in Barcelona.

Euro 2012 Gear - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

The 14th European Championship for teams sanctioned by the UEFA is scheduled to be played between 8th June and 1st July 2012 in Poland and Ukraine.

Spain are the current holders of the cup they defeated Germany in the final in Austria / Switzerland version of the tournament in 2008.

The wait is over and the four groups have been unveiled for this coming summer's Euro 2012 event in Poland and Ukraine.

Friday's draw, hosted by the latter nation, saw Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal placed together with joint-favorites Germany and Netherlands in Group B, which has emerged as the clear 'group of death'.