Chris Hughton claims he will fight to improve Newcastle United's squad in the January transfer window. Since being made permanent manager it seems many people think he'll just be a 'yes man' a puppet and apologist for Ashley's regime but Hughton was keen to dispel such rumours, indicating that he's strong enough to get [. Click to continue reading...

Ahead of our match against Chelsea, RoM and The Chelsea Blog teamed up for a discussion to put you in the mood for Sunday.

Scott the Red: The question has been raised a few times in the media who would you prefer out of Drogba, Rooney and Torres? Why?

The Chelsea Blog: The first thought that came into my head was Drogba.

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strong>In the latest salvo of the Ashley counter offensive, Newcastle United's managing Director, Derek Llambias, has been revealing the depth of Mike Ashley's financial black hole in an interview for Radio Newcastle. He moaned about the financial meltdown involved when a monster £70 million wages club that is supposed to be geared up for European [. Click to continue reading...

! Article Start >Derek Llambias explains about the renaming of Newcastle United's stadium. The upshot is that St James' Park will not be lost. The names of sponsors will just be added to the front of it in the manner of something such as 'Sports Direct @ St James' Park' or 'Pampers @ St James' Park'. Click to continue reading...

! Article Start >Alan Smith was been talking to the press a lot last weekend saying, amongst other things, that Newcastle United must get promoted at the first attempt or risk 'doing a Leeds'. Smith said: "It's vital we get back up at the first attempt. You look at what's happened to my old club Leeds [. Click to continue reading...

Highlights and an interview with Arsene Wenger below.

I am still walking on air following our demolition of Spurs yesterday. With a glorious 3-nil victory at the Emirates we were able to put some breathing space between us and the four clubs trailing us at the moment.

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In the second annual installment of an interview with three Major League Soccer players, ASN's Dallas beat writer (with the help of his two kids) came up with 20 questions not really related to soccer to get to know them a little better.
First up, Colorado Rapids defender Drew Moor.

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Andy Mitten has written the fabulous book "Glory Glory" which documents behind the scenes stories from the glorious 90's era from the players' perspective.

RoM gave away a copy of his book as a prize for the Cantona mask competition this week.

Mitten took some time out of his incredibly busy schedule at the moment to speak to RoM about his United experiences as well as the best bits about writing this book.

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Ahead of Liverpool's game with Manchester United later today, I answered a few questions for Scott over at 'The Republik of Mancunia'.
Here is the text of the interview, which was published on RoM yesterday:
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Scott the red over at 'The Republik of Mancunia' has kindly taken the time to answer some questions about - amongst other things - where it all went wrong for United at Anfield yesterday.
Jaimie Kanwar: What went wrong for United at Anfield?
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Jamie Kanwar from Liverpool Kop has interviewed me after yesterday's defeat.

Jaimie Kanwar: What went wrong for United at Anfield?

Scott the Red: The first problem was the team selection. With Darren Fletcher out injured we needed some grit and fight in the centre of midfield, with Anderson could have provided us with.

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Former France international and MetroStars/New York Red Bulls player Youri Djorkaeff spoke to media at halftime of the final game at Giants Stadium Saturday. Djorkaeff was asked if he had spoken to Thierry Henry, who is reportedly seeking a spot on next year's Red Bulls squad. While not mentioning Henry by name, Djorkaeff's answer was nonetheless telling.

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Ahead of Sunday's match at Anfield, Jamie Kanwar from Liverpool Kop has given a few minutes of his time to answer some of my questions.

Scott the Red: What do you make of the beachball fiasco at the Stadium of Light?
Jamie Kanwar: It was a very unfortunate incident, and according to the laws of the game, the goal should not have stood.

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Kevin Nolan has been chatting to the press and said that Newcastle United must win today against Doncaster Rovers or we could have another 'crisis' on our hands, then goes on to state that Mike Ashley isn't so bad once you get to know him. About today's game, Nolan said: "I accept that if we don't beat [. Click to continue reading...

Time once again for another Jared Montz interview. This week's guest on the Jared Montz Soccer Podcast is Ryan Johnson. If you haven't checked out any of Montz's previous interviews with MLS players be sure to check them out because they are always a good listen.

Enjoy!

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The Carleton men's soccer team coached by Bob Carlson who is in his 13 year with the Knights are 8-1 in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and 12-3 overall. They are now on a 10-game winning streak and have moved up to number 2 in the NSCAA ranking for the North region in Division III.

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The Carleton men's soccer team, coached by Bob Carlson who is in his 13th year with the Knights, are 8-1 in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and 12-3 overall. They are now on a 10-game winning streak and have moved up to number 2 in the NSCAA ranking for the North region in Division III.

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Following Newcastle United's defeat at the hands of Forest on the weekend, Jose Enrique has been hitting out at the team's lack of form. Enrique said: "It's time that we woke up now. "We have been top of the table, which is good, but we need to wake up because we haven't been playing very well. "We can't think [. Click to continue reading...

I'm not going to touch the biggest story going except to pass on condolences and well-wishes to those involved. I do have thoughts where that leaves the national team, but it's too close, too soon to say anything just yet without seeming callous,... Click to continue reading...

First of all, I need to apologize. I interviewed Tim back at the end of August and am just now getting this out. I feel I did a disservice to the time he was so kind to give me. But, better late than never, so I have transcribed our talk about new South Americans in the Bundesliga.

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Back in the day, when all I had to worry about was hiding my hickies in a rollneck top, Jolly Ranchers were poisoning us with water melon boiled sweets and a young Take That were barely a twinkle in the eye, a young man was trying to make his way in the hard knock world [...] Click to continue reading...

Today the Montreal Impact take on the Puerto Rico Islanders in the 2nd leg of the USL1 Semi finals in Puerto Rico.� Game time is 5pm central time.� Montreal currently leads the series 2-1 with a victory in Montreal this past Thursday.

Montreal's leader in games played this season, Joey Gjersten, took some time out of his busy weekend to answer a few questions for us.

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Since all the papers are quoting this interview with Gael Clichy by Martin Keown on BBC's Football Focus, I am posting the video here so those who haven't been able to see it can have a look. Keown interviews Clichy at Highbury Square and talks about the difference between the Invincibles and this Arsenal side as well as his experience and Arsene Wenger.

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Today, Arsene Wenger becomes the longest-serving manager in the club's history surpassing the legendary George Allison on his 4,749th day as manager of the Arsenal. It is, then, a suitable occasion for a bit of retrospection and maybe even a bit of sentimentalism and nostalgia as well.

Having started following the club in the late-90s, I have never known an Arsenal side that was not managed by Arsene Wenger.

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As Arsenal prepare for Matchday 2 of the Champions League Group Stage this evening, it is hard to look at the changes made to this part of the tournament by Michel Platini, European football's equivalent to the anti-christ, as being, in any way, beneficial to the competition.

Platini's motives are somewhat sound, even if his execution is not.

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We speak to the writer of vital Huddersfield Terrier24 ahead of this afternoon's fixture at the Galpharm Staduim.

What are your thoughts at such an early stage in the season ?

We have started brightly, but have perhaps started to run before we can walk and had a very bad day out at Millwall last weekend.

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The Minnesota Gophers opened their Big 10 season on Thursday evening with a 1-0 win against the Iowa Hawkeyes.

The contest seemed to take on a life of its own with plenty of ebbs and flows and tactical changes. The home team dominated large portions of the contest and the statistics proved that point, but no matter how much the Lady Gophers pressed the Hawkeye defense, it didn't seem they would find the key that would unlock the game and allow Minnesota to score.

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The Minnesota Thunder ended their 2009 season on Sunday with a loss to the Charleston Battery. The team ended up in 8th place in the standings, one spot out of the playoffs. Their final record was 7-13-10.

IMS checked in with a number of players at the end of Sunday's game and asked them to give their assessment of the season and what they planned on doing in the offseason as well as where they stand contractually.

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Time once again for another Jared Montz interview. I received word this morning that Montz has a new podcast up with an interview with Chris Rolfe. If you haven't checked out any of Montz's previous interviews you should certainly do so.

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Below is the Rolfe interview, enjoy!

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This week's guest on the Jared Montz Soccer Podcast is Chris Rolfe of the Chicago Fire.� Chris recently scored a great goal that is up for MLS Goal of the Week, his team is pushing to win the MLS Supporter's Shield, and a few weeks ago it was announced he has signed and will be transferring to Danish Superliga side Aalborg at the end of the year.

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We are unveiling a new feature for Everton USA members: Interviews with Ex-EFC players/personalities!! Mr. Domingo1878, our Philadelphia contact person, has arranged a phone interview next week with Adrian Heath, right after he gets back off the road with the Austin Aztecs.What we need you fans to do is send in some decent questions to ask! Click to continue reading...

Kartik Krishnaiyer of Major League Soccer Talk invited me onto his show to discuss the ongoing situation between the USL-1 Team Owners Association (TOA) and the United Soccer League. As you know, the USL announced Nike's sale of the league to NuRock Holdings last week after a supposed high bid was awarded to a group headed up by Jeff Cooper of St.

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Kartik Krishnaiyer of Major League Soccer Talk invited me onto his show to discuss the ongoing situation between the USL-1 Team Owners Association (TOA) and the United Soccer League. As you know, the USL announced Nike's sale of the league to NuRock Holdings last week after a supposed high bid was awarded to a group headed up by Jeff Cooper of St.

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Lindsey Dean of GolTV was kind enough to speak with me about the Bundesliga.� � Those of us in America will know Lindsey as the voice of Hallo Bundesliga, the league's review show on GolTV.� � Lindsey is originally from Maine and grew up in New England; however, he enrolled at the University of Copenhagen in 1977 at the age of 19.

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Here's an interview conducted by FIFA.com with national team manager Diego Maradona.

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