Senegal striker Papiss Demba Cisse will team up with international team-mate Demba Ba at Newcastle United after signing from Freiburg for a fee thought to be around £10m.
Cisse has signed a five-and-a-half-year at the club and will wear the much-coveted number nine shirt. The 26-year-old will have to wait for his Newcastle debut due to his involvement in the Africa Cup of Nations.

Manchester City could be without striker Mario Balotelli for four games after he was charged with violent conduct by the Football Association.
The controversial Italian appeared to stamp on Scott Parker's head during City's dramatic 3-2 win over Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday and despite the incident going unpunished at the time, has been charged retrospectively.

David Beckham will finish his playing career in America after signing a new two-year deal with LA Galaxy.
The soccer betting in the US had linked the former Manchester United, Real Madrid and AC Milan star with a move to Paris St Germain after his Galaxy contract expired at the end of December.

Ducky's Note: If the title is lost on you, you have probably missed the greatest sensation that was ever generated this side of the Arabian Sea. Even that side of the Atlantic has heard of it.

As much comedy as the John-Terry-on-cigarette-packet incident has afforded to all of us, there are two factual inconsistencies in the whole episode.

Martin Jol was trying to take the positives from his side's Europa League group stage exit, but the reality is, there are very little.
True, it now means his side are free to concentrate on improving their league position, currently a below par 14th.
But given their participation in the competition began in June and incorporated 14 matches it does seem like a huge waste of time given they are now out of it before Christmas.

Manager's moaning about referee's is nothing new, it has always gone and probably will always go on. But Kenny Dalglish took things to another level by playing a DVD during his weekly press conference to point out examples of where his club were hard done by against Fulham last Monday.
The game, which the Red eventually lost 1-0, also landed Liverpool in trouble with the FA after Luis Suarez was charge after giving the Fulham fans the finger, while the club was charged for failing to control their players after they surrounded referee Kevin Friend following Jay Spearing's dismissal.

We stuttered early on in the season but since then we have had some decent results. This is not altogether too far off from the Arsenal's season. I am talking, crucially, about me and the lads trying to find a decent boozer to call home for games at the Ems after we got a free transfer from our previous drinking establishment.

It isn't quite the beloved Buenos Aires Carlos Tevez is so desperate to return to, but the warmer climes and glamorous image of Milan seems a decent back-up option for the Argentine.
His relationship with high-flying Manchester City has been dead for a while, perhaps even before his contretemps in Munich last September.

Live football on Friday

Liverpool U18s take on rivals Manchester United on Friday afternoon and you can watch the whole game live on LFC TV and LFC TV Online.

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Good afternoon Victory fans. For some weird reason it feels like forever since my last post. This week has kind of dragged on, but never mind because live football is upon us once again. We take on Perth Glory at home tomorrow in a match where we really need to start bringing things together. There's been a

I think it is fair to say that Welsh football is on a high right now. True they are set to spend yet another summer watching a Live Football tournament from afar, but four wins from their past five games suggests manager Gary Speed's work is bearing fruit and with the side an average age of 24, pointing to a successful long-term future.

Live football on Tuesday

Liverpool Reserves take on Bolton Wanderers at the Kirkby Academy on Tuesday afternoon and you can watch the whole game live on LFC TV and LFC TV Online.

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City and United fans alike will have needed pinching on Monday to see whether Sunday's game was indeed real live football or some dream/nightmare (delete as appropriate).

City's threat to United was clear at the start of the season. No side that spends so much money will fail to compete at the top end of the table but City have surprised some with just how dominant they have been this year.

A good morning to you on this beautiful day here in Melbourne. The sun is shining and we're just two days away from live football once again. Its a massive game on Saturday, as your no doubt aware. The first derby of the season and both teams desperately want the win. There's been some interesting

I don't think anyone can argue that Wayne Rooney acted foolishly when he was sent off for England against Montenegro.
But eyebrows were certainly raised when he was given a three-game ban, ruling him out of the first three live football games of Euro 2012 – the entire group stage.

Ok, the headline may sound strange. But given his act of petulance against Montenegro will have ramifications on England's preparations for next summer, it may force England into a beneficial reshuffle.
At time of writing Rooney is set to miss just the opening game of the finals in Poland and the Ukraine, though that could be extended to two or more.

What a trip! My family's second visit to the UK — and everything went perfectly. Live football in a stadium with thousands of vocal fans. A thrilling come-from-behind draw after going down 3-1. Satisfaction and smiling faces walking out of the...
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Premier League lose TV case

The Premier League have lost their case against a pub landlady who showed live football at 3pm on Saturdays.

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It may be a much maligned competition, but all the big clubs in the Premier League saw it important enough to field strong sides and progress through to the last 16 – the question is, who will go all the way?

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson may have made 11 changes from the side that beat Chelsea last Sunday for the game at Leeds, but he could still field the likes of Ryan Giggs, Michael Owen, Antonio Valencia and Dimitar Berbatov.

Premier League footballers and their mis-use of Twitter is rapidly becoming the primary source of news and entertainment for journalists and fans alike.
Free from the oppressive, bland media-trained arena of post-match press rooms, the modern day player on the internet is worryingly loose cannon for managers, with supporters and journos waiting on every tweet.

Owen Hargreaves must have the patience of a saint, given he has spent the best part of three years on the treatment table.
The 30-year-old last started a game for United in September 2008 after suffering from tendinitis in both knees.
Several aborted comeback attempts have been made since, including a start against Wolves last November that barely lasted five minutes before a hamstring injury forced him from the field.

Live football on Saturday

Liverpool U18s host Barnsley at the Academy on Saturday morning and you can watch the whole game live on LFC TV and LFC TV Online.

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7pm: Live football on LFC TV

Liverpool's promising youngsters face Wolfsburg at Anfield tonight in the NextGen Series and you can watch the game live and exclusive only on LFC TV and LFC TV Online.

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How to watch Stoke v Liverpool

Liverpool are away to Stoke today in the Barclay's Premier League and with it being a traditional 3pm Saturday kick-off it won't be shown live on any of the UK's TV channels. This makes it difficult for Reds without one of the 2753 allocated away tickets to see it.

Despite being just 20 years of age David De Gea has shown maturity in recent weeks that bodes well for his future at Old Trafford.

The former Atletico Madrid keeper has not had the best of starts to his time at Old Trafford. In the first live football of the season, the Community Shield, he was to blame for both of Manchester City's goals.

Protest seems to be the words on the lips of two sets of fans in the Premier League this week as they have grown tired of their club's plight.
Everton and Blackburn supporters are not known for their militancy, in fact protest goes against Blackburn's sleepy Lancashire town image. Evertonians meanwhile usually see protests as ‘something Liverpool fans do'.

For those looking in on England's progress over the past decade, it is clear that both supporters and media oscillate wildly from boundless optimism to the depths of despair.
The Three Lions are either World-beaters or a bunch of over-paid prima donnas not worthy of the shirt – you would be led to believe anyway.

It's no secret that Everton have been relatively inactive in the transfer market this summer – and also that this inactivity was not necessarily through choice. It has been revealed by Toffees chairman Bill Kenwright that their hands are tied by the financial constraints of operating in post-recession Britain – and there have been more unsettling words to have come from the man in charge of the Goodison Park purse-strings:
"We've come to a stage with our bank where we just can't borrow any more.

10am: Live football today

Liverpool U18s kick off their Academy league season on Saturday against Cardiff City, and you can watch the entire game exclusively live on LFC TV and LFC TV Online from 10am BST.

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Live football on LFC TV

Liverpool will kick off the Champions League-style tournament for U19s against Sporting Lisbon on Wednesday night and you can watch our stars of the future live and exclusive only on LFC TV and LFC TV Online.

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The opening game of the FA Cup, Ascot United against Wembley FC, is to be streamed live on Facebook, the first live football match to be broadcast on the social networking site

6.30pm: Live football on LFC TV

Liverpool will kick off the Champions League-style tournament for U19s against Sporting Lisbon tonight and you can watch our stars of the future live and exclusive only on LFC TV and LFC TV Online from 6.30pm BST.

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So, finally, the transfer saga that has kept a small army of journalists busy over the past two years has finally come to a close - much thumb twiddling may now ensue following Cesc Fabregas' tortuous move from Arsenal to Barcelona.
We are, of course, not privy to the intricate details of the transfer but from what we can glean from the endless reels of news reports on the issue it is clear that both player and club have wanted the move for some time.

In the absence of live football during the close-season, the avid football fan is kept entertained by the bi-annual transfer merry-go-round where rumours of unlikely moves and bargain buys are rife as each team looks to build on the past season....
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In most of the season previews I have read about Everton, most of them have stressed the importance of keeping their small squad fit and being lucky with injuries if they are to succeed.
So to have one of their brightest young prospects and key attacking threats, Seamus Coleman, crocked before the season began, is an ominous sign for the Toffees.

In the absence of live football during the close-season, the avid football fan is kept entertained by the bi-annual transfer merry-go-round where rumours of unlikely moves and bargain buys are rife as each team looks to build on the past season.

This summer has been no exception and certainly hasn't disappointed.

On the face of it it would sound churlish to suggest this summer's transfer window has been quiet so far, with nearly £200million spent so far. But with a number of big money deals rumbling on and other sides sitting on their hands, I get the impression transfer deadline day could be the most frantic of all time.

Live football on Monday

Kenny Dalglish takes his squad to Norway on Monday night for the pre-season clash with Valerenga, and you can watch the whole match exclusively live on LFC TV Online.

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Non-league football is often marketed as a low cost alternative to the Premier League but, as Paul Eke writes, that might not always be as accurate as we might think.

Anyone who read my recent TwoHundredPerCent paean to Redheugh Park will have realised that Gateshead Football Club is something close to my heart.