Guardian: Which former player would you bring back to your club?

Paul Scholes and Thierry Henry have returned to former clubs, but which old stalwarts would you like to make a comeback? After the comebacks of Thierry Henry and Paul Scholes, we asked Premier League fans who they would like to see return.

Why Bolton's troubles run deeper than Owen Coyle's management

Owen Coyle is facing major problems at Bolton – and if they go down it could put the whole club's future in doubt. Why on earth is no-one talking about Bolton's £110million debt? People watched Portsmouth unravel and they're fighting for their very existence.

England 1-0 Sweden: English youth reaps win - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

Gareth Barry's deflected header gave England their second win in three days as the Three Lions beat Sweden 1-0. Barry's goal on 20 minutes was the country's 2,000th goal and the only goal of this game as Fabio Capello's men cruised to victory at Wembley.

Why striking absences are the key to Bolton's decline

Owen Coyle has ­struggled this season because he has lost two thirds of last season's strike force. Daniel Sturridge and Johan Elmander have gone. Kevin Davies has been isolated and it shows in his form and performances.

Stanley Chou/Getty Images(Bleacher Report) Behind all the current Craig Bellamy and Sebastian Coates transfer news for the Reds is the continuing possibility of young French striker David N'Gog and his proposed move to Bolton Wanderers.
N'Gog is a left over prodigy of the Rafael Benitez era and he has so far totaled 94 appearances for the club scoring 19 goals for the Reds.

Hamren has called up the troops for action and its time for a little analysis of what is coming our way on the 7th of October. Here is the full squad:

Andreas Isaksson, Johan Wiland

Mikael Lustig, Pierre Bengtsson, Andreas Granqvist, Daniel Majstorovic, Olof Mellberg, Jonas Olsson, Martin Olsson

Emir Bajrami, Christian Wilhelmsson, Rasmus Elm, Johan Elmander, Alexander Gerndt, Samuel Holmen, Tobias Hysen, Kim Källström, Sebastian Larsson, Anders Svensson, Ola Toivonen, Pontus Wernbloom, Zlatan Ibrahimovic

So these are the guys who are going to go toe to toe with the Finns.

Michael Steele/Getty Images(Bleacher Report)While Everton's Phil Jagielka and Blackburn Rovers Christopher Samba are great candidates for the gaping hole in Arsenal's defense, there is only one player that truly has the all around skill set to be Arsene Wenger's next central defender.
That player is Bolton Wanderers and England National Team defender Gary Cahill.

Skysports.com understands Bolton Wanderers have made a bid to sign Liverpool striker David Ngog.
Bolton boss Owen Coyle is in the market for attacking additions after Daniel Sturridge returned to Chelsea after an impressive loan spell and Johan Elmander joined Galatasaray.
Turkish forward Tuncay is close to finalizing a loan move to the Reebok Stadium and Coyle is now stepping up his interest in Ngog.

Will Ivan Klasnic break out and earn a starting job?

Top Scorer: Ivan Klasnic
I struggled with this category. Our shortage of strikers made it so there was no obvious option. In the end I went with Klasnic for several reasons. He's scored 5 times in preseason, which will build up his confidence.

El cierre de registros es el 31 de Agosto, la temporada inicia el 13 de Agosto, ya cuando estamos a solo 9 dias de iniciar,via el show de la premier league nos enteramos de los movimientos, estos son:
ARSENAL
Altas: Gervinho (Lille), Jon Toral, Hector Bellerin (Barcelona), Carl Jenkinson (Charlton)
Bajas: Gael Clichy (Manchester City), Denilson (Sao Paulo), Mark Randall (Chesterfield), Roarie Deacon (Sunderland), Thomas Cruise y James Shea
ASTON VILLA
Altas: Shay Given (Manchester City) y Charles N'Zogbia (Wigan)
Bajas: Ashley Young (Manchester United), Stewart Downing (Liverpool), Nigel Reo-Coker, John Carew, Moustapha Salifou, Robert Pires, Isaiah Osbourne, Harry Forrester, Arsenio Halfhuid, Durrell Berry, Ellis Deeney, Calum Flanagan (all released), Brad Friedel (Tottenham).

An understrength Liverpool side lost 3-0 to Galatasaray in Istanbul, their second successive pre-season defeat by that scoreline.
Having been defeated at Hull on Saturday, manager Kenny Dalglish sent out a virtual reserve side in the first half at the Turk Telekom Arena, with only Andy Carroll considered a genuine first-team starter.

Kenny Dalglish acknowledged his disappointment at seeing Liverpool go down to a 3-0 friendly defeat to Galatasaray on Thursday, but believes the game can stand his squad in good stead for the season ahead.
Two first-half goals from former Anfield forward Milan Baros and a stunning volley from Johan Elmander condemned the Reds to defeat in Istanbul.

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Rumors abound that Wanderers have an interest in wayward striker Robbie Keane but it seems that as soon as talk surfaced, fans and media alike said "absolutely not!" Keane hasn't enjoyed the form that earned him a sale to Liverpool a few years back in the last couple of seasons so it is easy to see where the fans are coming from and let's not forget the fact tat his wage demands are simply exorbitant.

Rumors abound that Wanderers have an interest in wayward striker Robbie Keane but it seems that as soon as talk surfaced, fans and media alike said "absolutely not!" Keane hasn't enjoyed the form that earned him a sale to Liverpool a few years back in the last couple of seasons so it is easy to see where the fans are coming from and let's not forget the fact tat his wage demands are simply exorbitant.

The summer transfer market window is now open as teams look at adjust their squads ahead of the new summer. The summer transfer window will end on 31 August. Here is a list of all the confirmed Premier League deals during this transfer window.

Updated August 12
Arsenal
Incoming:
Alex Chamberlain(£15m)
Gervinho (undisc.

Name: Thiago Alcantara
Age: 20
Height: 5′7″
Position: Midfielder
Current team: FC Barcelona

Rumor has it that Owen Coyle has eyes for young Spain and Barcelona midfielder Thiago Alcantara and would like nothing more than to bring him to the Reebok for his first taste of the English Premier League.

With the fixtures for this upcoming season now published it will be interesting to see which Scottish manager shows the greatest stomach for the English Premier League fight. As it stands when the season kicks off on Saturday, August 13, there will be no fewer than seven Scots managing their respective clubs.

With the fixtures for this upcoming season now published it will be interesting to see which Scottish manager shows the greatest stomach for the English Premier League fight. As it stands when the season kicks off on Saturday, August 13, there will be no fewer than seven Scots managing their respective clubs.

Maisum jogo das eliminatórias da Euro 2012, foi realizada no dia 03/06/2011, na cidade de Chisinau-MDA, no Zimbru Stadium, onde jogaram as seleções da Moldávia (85º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção da Suécia (28º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
Eliminatórias Copa do Mundo
2002Gothenburg 06/06/2001 SWE6:0 (1:0)MDA First stage2002Chisinau 28/03/2001 MDA0:2 (0:0)SWE First stage
Eliminatórias Continentais
Solna 29/03/2011 SWE2:1 (1:0)MDA
O árbitro desse jogo, foi: Knut Kircher-ALE
O primeiro gol do jogo, foi de Ola Toivonen, aos 11 minutos do primeiro tempo, ele que é jogador do PSV-HOL, que marcou seu terceiro gol pela seleção nacional.

Owen Hargreaves Released

A list of the top EPL players to be released on free transfers this summer has been announced, with some high profile named players now without a club. Jonathan Woodgate, Patrick Vieira and Matthew Upson will be on the hunt for new clubs, while Manchester United finally released Owen Hargreaves after he only played 11 minutes in 2 full seasons.

By Chris Wright

Just a list of the 123 players released by Premier League clubs this summer nothing more, nothing less.

In alphabetical order...

Arsenal; Thomas Cruise, Roarie Deacon, Mark Randall.

Nigel's chips are up at Villa Park

Aston Villa; Durrell Berry, John Carew, Ellis Deeney, Calum Flanagan, Harry Forrester, Arsenio Halfhuid, Isaiah Osbourne, Robert Pires, Nigel Reo-Coker, Moustapha Salifou

Birmingham; Marcus Bent, Lee Bowyer, Sebastian Larsson, James McFadden, Mitchell McPike, James O'Shea, Stuart Parnaby, Kevin Phillips, Daniel Preston, Luke Rowe, Robin Shroot, Maik Taylor.

The silly season posts on this blog will focus mainly on what has actually taken place and will not be a continuous rumor mill for fan boys drooling over their prospective future starting elevens. As is clear from the blog title, it will also be about Swedish players and not just any Swedish players, but the ones most likely to be playing for the national team either now or in the near future.

1. Ashley Young to Manchester United

Unlikely to impact significantly on Fergie's stated goal of ‘closing the gap' to Barcelona, Young should however fit seamlessly into the Scots attack. Has certainly spent enough time at Villa and has showed impressive character amid frustrating times at Villa Park.

The Premier League season is over but astute fantasy footie managers should transfer their focus from the locker rooms to the board rooms this summer as the transfer season heats up and potential Fantasy Premier League targets come on ... Continue reading →

Galatasaray have confirmed the signing of Bolton striker Johan Elmander (29) on a free after the Swede let his contract run out at the Reebok despite scoring 12 goals for the Trotters this season.

Galatasaray have confirmed the signing of Bolton striker Johan Elmander (29) on a free after the Swede let his contract run out at the Reebok despite scoring 12 goals for the Trotters this season.

While we haven't brought anyone in yet, there have been quite a few exits from Bolton already, though none as loud as Elmander's. It was rumoured and then announced before the last match of the season that not only would Elmander not be renewing his contract, but he has already agreed a deal with Turkish club Galatasray.

By Chris Wright

Straight in at number eleven...

11. Alex, CHELSEA vs Arsenal

Alex hit that sucker so goddamn hard that he ruptured his quad muscles...

10. Rafael van der Vaart, TOTTENHAM vs Aston Villa

Counter-attacking with finesse.

I always get emotional this time of year. What am I going to do when I don;t have the Wanderers to elate or disappoint me every weekend? I'll probably have to pick up a real hobby. Anyway, no use in worry about that just yet as there's 90 minutes left to be played this season. Manchester City will make the short trip to the Reebok, a stadium at which they are winless in their last 5 games.

As the season comes to an end this Sunday, expect some free agent deals to be announced. And we hope one or two of those will be announced by Newcastle, but one free agent who will not be arriving is Sweden 6'2″ striker Johan Elmander, who turns 30 next week. An announcement has been made [...]

As the season comes to an end this Sunday, expect some free agent deals to be announced. And we hope one or two of those will be announced by Newcastle, but one free agent who will not be arriving is Sweden 6'2″ striker Johan Elmander, who turns 30 next week. An announcement has been made [...]

By FRANCO PANIZO

Blackburn gained some much-needed breathing room in its battle against relegation with its first win since January, and Jermaine Jones helped the club do so.

Jones started and went the distance as Blackburn defeated Bolton, 1-0, in a match that ended the Rovers' 10-game winless streak.

Ryan Taylor is determined to show Alan Pardew that he can do a good job for Newcastle. Ryan Taylor this is the tackle he was sent off for Against Johan Elmander in recent Bolton game at home The former Tranmere Rovers and Wigan Athletic player has been out injured with a damaged ankle since [...]

A final do Cyprus International Tournament 2011, foi realizado no dia 09/02/2011, na cidade de Nicosia-CYP, no Neo GSP Stadium, onde jogaram as seleções da Suécia (29º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção da Ucrânia (34º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
Amistoso
2008Solna 01/06/2008 SWE0:1 (0:0)UKR
O árbitro desse jogo, foi: Leontios Trattou-CYP
O primeiro gol do jogo, foi de Johan Elmander, aos 7 minutos do primeiro tempo, ele que é jogador do Bolton-ENG, que marcou seu 14º gol pela seleção nacional.

With several National Teamer Abroad clubs out of action over the weekend due to the Sixth Round of the FA Cup in England, we're suspending the star ratings for this week. Two National Teamers in England did see time in the FA Cup, with Stuart Holden getting the start in Bolton's 3-2 win over Birmingham City.

Manchester United and Bolton Wanderers are heading to Wembley for the FA Cup semi-finals after defeating Arsenal and Birmingham City respectively.

Sir Alex Ferguson selected seven defenders in his starting XI at Old Trafford and one of them, Fabio, broke the deadlock after a superb counterattack in the 28th minute.

Manchester United and Bolton Wanderers are heading to Wembley for the FA Cup semi-finals after defeating Arsenal and Birmingham City respectively.

Sir Alex Ferguson selected seven defenders in his starting XI at Old Trafford and one of them, Fabio, broke the deadlock after a superb counterattack in the 28th minute.

We're going streaking! Well, not really. Damn. This match at Newcastle is full of streaks, however. After that awful mid-season slump, Bolton have won 4 of 5 in all competitions and are unbeaten in 5 of 6. All of those matches without a loss were accompanied by a clean sheet courtesy of Jussi Jaaskelainen in the Premier League and Adam Bogdan in the FA Cup.

Photo by Enter Key

Much has been made of Daniel Sturridge's torrid start to his loan spell at Bolton, scoring in each of his first three appearances with the club. But with the arrival of Sturridge and his instant emergence as Bolton's most dangerous finisher, it remains to be seen what Owen Coyle will do when it comes to naming his starting eleven for the remainder of the season.