Futbolitinos, the transfer deadline window is now shut! Seedy agents all became instant millionaires when "under the table" deals were finalized yesterday, including Coutinho's loan move from Inter Milan to Espanyol (above).

After 224 seconds into his Arsenal debut, Samir Nasri had already opened his Arsenal account with a simple tap in from a pass from Denilson. One of the best talents ever to be discovered by Arsene Wenger from France, Nasri was playing the football of his life. In his first season, he won over the [..

Over the past few years Arsenal have had some exceptional players. For all the bemoaning of the lack of trophies, there has remained a bountiful supply of top talent strutting their stuff at the Emirates Cesc Fabregas remains the best young midfielder in Europe, one we kept for seven years, and we have more that could be labelled 'amongst the best in their position, or for their age' the likes of Vermaelen, Van Persie and Wilshere can certainly be counted in those categories, with others knocking on the door.

Those were 150.000 Euros not well spent for Wolfsburg. Felix Magath loaned Aliaksandr Hleb from Barcelona for a special €100k per game and €50k per goal fee. Thus, Magath's total expenses for Saturday's trip to Dortmund added up to €150k, not counting the damage Dortmund's fresh in form offense caused all afternoon.

Every summer, there seem to be more and more quality players offloaded from the big spending clubs. As these big money clubs are constantly trying to make a splash in the transfer market, some really good players are often pushed out the door. I think this is happening more often now than ever, due to clubs like Man City, Chelsea, and the Spanish giants.

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Last four head-to-head:
0-0 (a) 09.12.10
1-1 (a) 04.04.10
2-2 (h) 11.09.09
2-2 (a) 04.26.08
Last three matches:
Liverpool: 1-1 Arsenal (a); 3-0 City (h); 1-2 West Brom (a)
Brum: 1-3 Chelsea (a); 2-0 Sunderland (h); 1-1 Blackburn (a)
Goalscorers (league):
Liverpool: Kuyt 10; Meireles 5; Gerrard 4; Maxi 3; Carroll, Johnson, Kyrgiakos, Ngog, Skrtel, Suarez 2; Cole 1
Brum: Gardner 7; Zigic 5; Ridgewell 4; Bowyer, Jerome, Larsson 3; Beausejour, Dann, Johnson 2; Fahey, Hleb, Phillips 1
Referee: Howard Webb (!

Mais um amistoso, foi realizado no dia 09/02/2011, na cidade de Antalya-TUR, no Atatürk Stadium, onde jogaram as seleções de Belarus (36º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção do Cazaquistão (137º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
Eliminatórias Continentais
2010Brest 10/10/2009 BLR4:0 (1:0)KAZ First stage2010Almaty 01/04/2009 KAZ1:5 (1:0)BLR First stage
O árbitro desse jogo, foi: Veaceslav Banari-MDA
O primeiro gol do jogo, foi de Vyacheslav Hleb, aos 44 minutos do primeiro tempo, ele que é jogador do Dinamo Minsk-BLR, fazendo seu oitavo gol pela seleção mundial.

Mais um amistoso, foi realizado no dia 17/11/2010, na cidade de Seeb, no Seeb Stadium, onde jogaram as seleções de Omã (96º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção de Belarus (42º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções nunca haviam jogado.
O árbitro desse jogo, foi: Abdul Rahman Al Amri-KSA
O primeiro gol do jogo, foi de Aleksandr Martynovich, aos 5 minutos do primeiro tempo, ele que é jogador de Belarus.

James Collins grabbed a point for Villa with a well taken half-volley from close range to cancel out Roger Johnson's fortuitous opener early in the 2nd half in a game that was low on quality, but high on chances, and will have done little to ease the nerves of fans of either team.

Once again it was a case of early chances wasted, Gabby practically served the opener on the plate thanks to some comedy goal keeping from Ben Foster, only to slice his effort over the bar.

How can I afford myself in fantasy? How can I afford not to? Jeremy Spitzberg: what have I missed? Neal Thurman: no Rooney :-( but Nani in and with an assist Neal Thurman: Chicharito goal Neal Thurman: Brum goal from Hleb Neal Thurman: WBA lost another defender to injury (Cech) Jeremy Spitzberg: and thus the barn door conundrums begin Neal Thurman: Philips started for BPL - probably should

Lineups are in:

Birmingham: Starters: Foster, Dann, Johnson, Ridgewell, Carr, Ferguson, Gardner, Beausejour, Larsson, Jerome, Bowyer Bench: Phillips, Fahey, Taylor, Hleb, Derbyshire, Zigic, Jiranek

Arsenal: Starters: Flaps, Sagna, Clichy, Koscielny, Djourou, Song, Wilshere, Cesc, Theo, Nasri, van Persie Bench: Wojo, Eboue, Squillaci, Denilson, Bendtner, Arshavin, Rosicky

Well, no real news with the starting lineup it was exactly as I predicted in my preview.