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By Alan Duffy
Sunderland 1-2 Arsenal Premier League 11th February 2012
Some wondered if Thierry Henry's brief return to Arsenal would damage his iconic status with the
north Londoners, however, in netting his second winner (and third goal) of his loan spell against
an impressive Sunderland side, the Frenchman has entered the realm of the God-like for Gooners all
over the world.
Sunderland manager Martin O'Neill has backed tomorrow's opponents Arsenal to silence their
critics, making it clear that the Gunners have sufficient talent to prevail at the Stadium of
Light.
Arsene Wenger's men are three points adrift of fourth-place Chelsea and have relied heavily on
the incredible form of skipper Robin van Persie, who scored a brilliant hat-trick in last weekend's
7-1 rout of Blackburn.
By Alan Duffy
Stoke City 0-1 Sunderland Premier League 4th February 2012
Martin O'Neill's Black Cats continued their ascent of the table on Saturday against Stoke,
although the very harsh sending-off of Robert Huth on half-time was undeniably a game-changing
moment.
Irishman Eamon Zayed scored an amazing five minute hat-trick as Perspolis came from 2-0 down to bag
a sensational 3-2 win over Esteghlal in the Tehran derby. 'Unbelievable'. 'Sensational'. 'Divine'.
'Pre-destined'. These were just some of the back-page headlines running across Iranian newspapers
as Perspolis won a fantastically contested Tehran derby away at their bitter [.
After spending a year in Germany playing for FC Ingolstadt of the German 2. Bundesliga, United
States striker Edson Buddle is returning to the Galaxy after signing a free transfer.
The Galaxy garnered suspicion early Wednesday when they posted a picture of a blank #14 jersey
on their official Twitter account, asking fans whose name they would like to see on the jersey.
By Alan Duffy
Arsenal 3-2 Aston Villa FA Cup 29th January 2012
With Aston Villa going in at half-time two goals up, Arsene Wenger would no doubt have been
preparing himself for a mountain of abuse from the Emirates crowd for the rest of the
afternoon.
I was lucky when I first used to go to Manchester United matches, over fifty years ago. Although
the team was in the painful early stages of recovery from the Munich Air Crash they still often
managed to play wonderfully expressive football in keeping with the finest traditions of the club.
By Alan Duffy
West Bromwich Albion 1-2 Norwich City Premier League 14th January 2012
What a superb season Norwich City, newly-promoted to the top tier, are having. Finding
themselves in ninth-place, only eight points off a European place, Paul Lambert and co.
By Alan Duffy
Despite Manchester United's lack of depth in central midfield, Darron "with an 'o' " Gibson has
been shipped off to Everton, for a reported fee of £1million. The Irishman's four and a half year
deal with the Toffees comes after not long after the Republic of Ireland midfielder was fined by
Sir Alex Ferguson, after a Boxing Day night out with team-mates Wayne Rooney and Jonny Evans had
left the players unfit for training for the following morning.
Melbourne Victory confirmed today that Northern Irishman Jim Magilton has been appointed the Club's
interim coach, signing a contract for the remainder of the 2011/12 A-League season. Magilton was an
experienced player having represented his country 52 times and played for a number of clubs
including Southampton and Ipswich Town.
Swansea City manager Brendan Rodgers has revealed Cliftonville have backtracked on an agreement the
Premier League club had regarding a fee for Rory Donnelly.
The Welsh side announced last week that an offer, believed to be in the region of £100,000, had
been accepted by Cliftonville for the teenage striker.
Swansea City manager Brendan Rodgers bemoans fee dispute over Cliftonville striker Rory
Donnelly
Everton and Liverpool have declared their interest in the Northern Irishman, with the
38-year-old boss conceding a move to a more established Premier League side is likely
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Man United legend McGrath slams Liverpool's Suarez shirt gesture
Irishman has revealed his disappointment at the pro-Suarez shirts worn by Kenny Dalglish's
men
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By Alan Duffy
Aston Villa 1-2 Arsenal - Premier League 21st December 2011
Wiry wingman Marc Albrighton netted the 20,000 goal in Premier League history but it was an
under-par visiting Arsenal side that took home all three points in a tough, tense pre-Christmas
encounter.
Why Roy Keane is fighting a losing battle by taking on Sir Alex Ferguson
He talks just like he played fearless to the point of recklessness. Roy Keane never left the
pitch without having imposed his will on the game, the referee, his opponents and team-mates
alike.
Tottenham Hotspur v Sunderland, White Hart Lane, Sunday 18th December, 3pm Kick
off
So on Thursday night Spurs European adventure for this season came to an end, despite a 4-0 win
at Shamrock. The perceived wisdom is that this is a blessing in disguise and can leave Harry
Redknapp and his team to concentrate on getting Spurs back into the Champions League.
While Sunderland are deep in final negotiations with O'Neill, and the Northern Irishman having said
that he will accept the job as manager of the Black Cats, the news should come as welcome relief
not only for Sunderland supporters but ...
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By Alan Duffy
Steve Bruce will have more free time now to feed the pigeons
To be fair to Sunderland, the club had given Steve Bruce a decent amount of money to strengthen
his squad over the years. But despite that financial backing, the former Manchester United
defender's best showing with the Black Cats was a tenth-place finish last season.
Hibs welcome Pat Fenlon as their new manager.
His task, which he's chosen to accept, involves performing miracles with a squad of Highland
dancers.
He's the fifth non-Scottish manager of Hibs.
Following in the footsteps of Mixu Paatelainen, Tony Mowbray and Franck Sauzee.
Silverwareballs In what appears to signal the natural end to his American adventure, David Beckham
has won his first title in the States as LA Galaxy won the MLS Cup. Beckham's flicked header to
Robbie Keane and the Irishman's deft assist allowed Landon Donovan to score the only goal of the
game as Galaxy defeated [.
BY ADAM SERRANO
Robbie Keane is looking is to cap off one of the best weeks of his career with a championship.
Keane led Ireland qualify for their first appearance at the European Championships on Tuesday
with a convincing playoff victory over Estonia. Now, the Irish striker will look to cap off his
impressive week with an MLS Cup title when his Los Angeles Galaxy take on the Houston Dynamo on
Sunday.
Liverpool are reportedly interested in Everton youngster Seamus Coleman and will hope to take
advantage of their fellow Merseyside club's perilous financial position by making a significant
January offer for the Irish international.
Anfield director of football Damien Comolli has earmarked a move for the right sided performer and
boss Kenny Dalglish is also said to be a fan of the former Sligo Rovers man and could see the
Everton man as a player who could ably fill a role out wide at Liverpool.
Photo by ISIPhotos.com
BY ADAM SERRANO
CARSON, Calif. – A little more than a week until MLS Cup, the Los Angeles Galaxy's hopes of an
MLS Cup took a devastating blow.
Forward Chad Barrett will miss the MLS Cup Final after suffering a dislocated right ankle during
the club's training session on Thursday.
People talk to me about Barcelona's current team as the greatest ever. I even hear stories about
the Ajax side that had Johan Cruyff. The AC Milan side with the Dutch trio of Riijkaart, Van Basten
and Gullit is always mentioned as well. Hell, even United's 1999 treble team has been dubbed as one
of the best.
People talk to me about Barcelona's current team as the greatest ever. I even hear stories about
the Ajax side that had Johan Cruyff. The AC Milan side with the Dutch trio of Riijkaart, Van Basten
and Gullit is always mentioned as well. Hell, even United's 1999 treble team has been dubbed as one
of the best.
By Chris Wright
If you're a fan of men in tights sitting on each other's faces, then you may be familiar with
this pale-looking chap, if not then let us introduce him. His name is Sheamus, he's a WWE wrestler
and, unlike certain superstar basketball sell-outs we could mention, he's a genuine Liverpool
fan.
BY ADAM SERRANO
The Los Angeles Galaxy continued their methodical push to the MLS Cup as they advanced to the
league championship with a 3-1 victory over Real Salt Lake at the Home Depot Center.
The victory put the Galaxy in their second final in three years as they will take on the Houston
Dynamo on their home soil on November 20th.
As he completed 25 years in charge of Man United today, Sir Alex in the bigger picture has
always looked an epitome of perfection, a Midas of sorts. To the common man, most of his buys were
intelligent and always paid dividends but even the greatest make mistakes. So on this day, we take
a quick look at the 10 worst signings of the Fergie era (in no particular order)
10.
Match Preview: Liverpool vs Swansea
Liverpool face Swansea at Anfield this afternoon as they look to extend their unbeaten run in
all competitions to eight games. Having got back on the Premier League winning trail against West
Brom after draws with Norwich and Manchester United, the Reds will be looking to seal another three
points ahead of the final international break of 2011.
A quick turnaround for the Rapids as they are back in action tomorrow. The first leg of the
conference semi-finals sees the SporKC's coming back to town. It will be the final home game of the
season, no matter what happens, so let's go out with a bang. The tailgate starts at 2:30 with
kickoff at 5:30.
By Alan Duffy
The glamour of sports broadcasting: McNamara (left) with Dave Beasant
Desperate to get out of Goodison and back home in time for James May's Man Lab, the Everton
security guards had finally had enough of Beeb journo Conor McNamara's witterings and so decided to
interrupt his broadcast and tell the Irishman to sling his hook.
It cannot be denied that Leicester's current position of 13th is not really good enough for a club
that spent in excess of £15million over the summer and has the highest wage bill in the
Championship.
But in what remains an immensely truncated division, the Foxes are just three points off fifth
place and only a further four off the automatic promotion places.
In The Fan In You (TFIY) series, TSG explores how a fan became fanatical about their
favorite team. We're nowhere near derby time which makes this piece by Ronan Quinn not reduced to
noise in a sea of...vile.
Early roots...Newcastle vs. Sunderland
Watching Manchester United and Manchester City battle it out at the top for the first time has
given the derby games between the two a new dimension.
What are the odds Tottenham are heavenly at St James' Park? Derek McGovern's Bets of the
Day
An Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman walk into a bar. The Welshman wasn't there because he
was still in New Zealand. That's the joke currently doing the rounds in Wales, a country where
rugby is treated like a religion – very few people turn up on a Sunday.
BY ADAM SERRANO
Robbie Keane has picked up an injury that force him to miss one of the most important games in
the Los Angeles Galaxy's season.
Ireland head coach Giovanni Trapattoni ruled Keane out for Ireland's vital EURO 2012 Qualifer
against Armenia on Tuesday due to a adductor muscle injury that the forward picked up in a 2-0
victory over Andorra.
An odd thing happened to the prediction that Celtic would break the GI Joe kung-fu grip Rangers
have had on the Scottish Premier League trophy the past three years. Quite simply, it appears to
have been rather hastily determined based on deceptive appearances alone, or perhaps a notable
disappearance from Ibrox.
Carlos Cuellar got on the pitch last night for the first time since his knee operation in May,
playing 45 minutes in the reserves' 1-0 win over Chelsea Callum Robinson with the goal and says
that he's feeling good.
That's great news for a very popular player, but what happens from here remains to be seen.
Sunderland were left shell shocked earlier on when West Bromwich Albion took a 2 goal lead in
the first 5 minutes. Firstly a foul was given middway through the Mackems half, It was swung in by
Chris Brunt and Scotsman James Morrison got on the end of it with a header to put the visiting side
in the lead.
Senegalese hitman Demba Ba got off the mark for the season in style against Blackburn Rovers at
the weekend, hitting a hat-trick at St. James's Park in a near-perfect performance for both him and
the Magpies as a whole in front of their home crowd.
Andy Carroll's shock departure last winter, along with fellow starts Kevin Nolan and Joey Barton
also leaving Tyneside this summer, has left the supporters in want of another high-profile goal
getter who can propel them to higher ambitions.
Although by then, the Galaxy could well have wrapped up the regular season title - Landon
Donovan reportedly believes a win Saturday over Real Salt Lake in Carson would essentially
accomplish that - so the fact the Irishman could miss the game against the Red Bulls to play for
Ireland may well not matter.
