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On the left is Sylvie van der Vaart; on the right is a Barbie in her likeness. Or maybe that's the other way around. Images via @rafvdvaart

It was only a matter of time before the living Barbie became a real Barbie, wasn't it?

Proud husband Rafael tweeted some pics of the Sylvie Barbie that was unveiled at a toy fair in Germany today.

It's only a matter of time that the Indianapolis Colts let Peyton Manning walk. Since they have the No. 1 pick in the 2012 NFL Draft and will select Andrew Luck, the Colts will let go of Manning and go in a different direction.

With that in mind, where will Manning end up? Well, first of all, since he's dealing with a neck injury, there's a chance he will retire.

Massive Report - For Columbus Crew Fans

Now joining SB Nation's dominence of the MLS team specific blogosphere is a Columbus Crew site so large it could only be called "Massive Report." This means that every team returning in MLS for 2012 is represented. Of course there are plans for a Montreal Impact blog and it is only a matter of time before all 19 teams are live.

Queens Park Rangers apparently can't afford Alex. Paris Saint-Germain, meanwhile, certainly can. I guess that solves that then, in my skewed mind at least.

A reunion?

The protracted transfer of Alex away from Chelsea drags on.

News today arrives in two parts.

Sunday's match turned up a lot of heroes and villains for both teams. The match itself went like most people had predicted; a close encounter that could have gone either way... that is until 75 minutes into the game, when what can only be considered a game changing event occurred. But I'll get to that later.

szólj hozzá: Arsenal v Man United 1:2 MOTD

It was the 74th minute when Arsene Wenger went from mere arrogance to sheer incompetence. Replacing Alex Oxlade Chamberlain with Andrey Arshavin. The Ox had been Arsenal's best player on the pitch providing the side with desperately needed speed, ambition, and some quality skills.

[I]t was only a matter of time before Graham Westley's achievements at Stevenage piqued the interest of more firmly established members of the Football League. And the club that tempted him from Broadhall Way could hardly be more established. Following the confirmation of Westley's appointment as Preston manager last Friday, much scepticism was expressed among the Football League Twitterati regarding the suitability of club for man, suggesting perhaps that he would have done better to wait for an offer from the league above that in which he continues to ply his trade.

There may only be a couple of days left to go. Darlington FC continue to stare into the abyss and the comments of the club's joint administrator, Harvey Madden, in an interview with BBC Radio Tees this evening will have offered no comfort to those of the opinion that it is now only a matter of time before this football club folds after one hundred and twenty-nine years.

This is how crazy ideas get started. It's only a matter of time before someone patents it and calls it a sport.
Would the sport be better on grass or indoors with a machine running the balls back up?
Many variations could be offered for Foot Bowling. Widening the lane could be one option.

New York Knicks rookie bigman Josh Harrellson got the start on Saturday night and was really impressive as the Knicks defeated the Sacramento Kings. He had 14 points and 12 rebounds, while nailing 4-of-8 from downtown. In the fantasy basketball world, those stats look like gold for a player available on the waiver wire.

Mungo McCrackas has been in some scrapes before but now he's wanted by the US government for accidentally assailing the Commander-in-Chief's pods. It's only a matter of time before they bring their huge resources and intelligence to bear and flush him out into the open. However, as we all know, football is more important than life itself and the FA are trying to get to him first.

A match that we looked in control of for the entire 90 minutes. At half time with the match still at 0-0, it just looked like a matter of time before we opened the scoring. And on the 54th minute Gareth Bale steps up. Ade receives the ball in the box and tries to work himself some space for a shot, but instead opts for a pass to Bale who controls and puts the ball under the outstretched flailing hand of Ruddy.

There's nothing signed and sealed at the moment but it's fair to say there has been dialogue (with Chelsea). I've got to be up front and tell you, as I always do, and that's the situation.

Those are the key words, straight from the mouth of Bolton manager Owen Coyle.

In a match in which the build-up was impossible to ignore, Liverpool once again work themselves into a corner, failing to create anything dangerous in a match that they ultimately looked lucky to get a point from. It's always the same story with this iteration of Liverpool looking promising early, create a few clear-cut chances, and then piss it all away with dire football that isn't deserving of three points, let alone one.

Horseplay Michael Owen is a brave bloke. With little or no prospect of first-team football anymore, his horse racing interests are practically his main career now. He is now letting Wayne Rooney wangle his way into his stables and ruin that for him too. Rooney is buying a horse at Owen's Manor House Stables in [.

Alex Ferguson's health records obtained by News of the World, inquiry told | Media | The Guardian.

Once in a while, a news article appears that makes you stop for a minute and think to yourself, what? Are you kidding me?

Today, on Twitter, it came to my attention that during The Leveson Inquiry, certain details regarding medical records of a previously unknown Premiership manager had been acquired and used to try to blackmail the mentioned manager into co-operating with revealing relevant team news to The News of The World newspaper, an English Sunday rag that recently got shut down for all kinds of skullduggery and dishonest business practice.

Enrique Carroll is on song

Jose Enrique insists it is only a matter of time before Andy Carroll shows the Liverpool fans he is worth every penny of his big-money move.

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The Gunners winger Theo Walcott is feeling pretty good right now (and playing pretty good football too!) and says he knew it was only a matter of time before Arsenal started winning again after their bad start to the season. He knew that Arsene Wenger's new signing would need a settling in period but the [.

Johnson: Big win isn't far off

Glen Johnson believes it's only a matter of time before Liverpool dish out the hiding they have been threatening for weeks.

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Priority for Lionel is his family and his club, Home UnitedWhile many consider retiring from international football at the age of 29 is too young, especially for the case of goalkeeper.
After all, great custodians like Dino Zoff and Peter Shilton did maintain their presence between the posts for their countries past their forties.

Poor Steve Bruce is a victim of geography

Football management is a bit like ancient Rome. Once the mob turn against you, then it's only a matter of time before some little Caesar in the boardroom gives you the down turned thumb. Steve Bruce didn't stand a chance when he took over at Sunderland because he's a Geordie.

By Chris Wright

"Yes, definitely [we can win the Carling Cup]. We've said all along that we'd like to go all the way and get to the final and try to win the competition."

Steve Kean, November 29th 2011

"We are in a position where we have forfeited going through and having the chance to reach a cup final.

Finally. The NBA lockout, which never really made that much sense, is over. The NBA owners softened there stances are a number of key issues and a deal was reached early Saturday morning. While both sides have to vote to make this deal official, that is all just a matter of time.

Among the issues the owners softened on were rules regarding the mid-level exception, sign-and-trades and even the overall BRI split.

In the wake of an encouraging win it would be easy to simply focus on the positives like normal, happy people who know how to enjoy success. But what those happy people who know how to enjoy success don't know is that failure and pain is lurking just around every corner, waiting to spring. So really, you're much better off embracing a more negative outlook that asks, "Why hasn't Jose Enrique been called up for Spain yet, and does it mean there's something wrong with him we don't know?

Glen Johnson believes it is just a matter of time before Liverpool start to build up a winning momentum again at Anfield – and is hoping the Reds can click back into gear on home turf starting in Sunday's clash with Manchester City.
Kenny Dalglish's side have drawn their last three games at Anfield but after the superb victory at Stamford Bridge, confidence is high going into the game with Roberto Mancini's Barclays Premier League leaders.

'Chelsea win will boost confidence'

Glen Johnson believes it is just a matter of time before Liverpool start to build up a winning momentum again at Anfield – and is hoping the Reds can click back into gear on home turf starting in Sunday's clash with Manchester City.

Glen targets home comforts

Glen Johnson believes it is just a matter of time before Liverpool start to build up a winning momentum again at Anfield – and is hoping the Reds can click back into gear on home turf starting in Sunday's clash with Manchester City.

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'It's only a matter of time until Fernando Torres gets back to his best' Goal.com's Rob Stewart answers your questions in weekly Twitter Q&A

Our correspondent tackles your posers ahead of a big weekend at the top of the Premier League, backing Tottenham to finish fourth and Jack Rodwell to leave Everton next summer

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'It's only a matter of time until Fernando Torres gets back to his best' Goal.com's Rob Stewart answers your questions in weekly Twitter Q&A

Our correspondent tackles your posers ahead of a big weekend at the top of the Premier League, backing Tottenham to finish fourth and Jack Rodwell to leave Everton next summer

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'It's only a matter of time until Fernando Torres gets back to his best' Goal.com's Rob Stewart answers your questions in weekly Twitter Q&A

Our correspondent tackles your posers ahead of a big weekend at the top of the Premier League, backing Tottenham to finish fourth and Jack Rodwell to leave Everton next summer

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'It's only a matter of time until Fernando Torres gets back to his best' Goal.com's Rob Stewart answers your questions in weekly Twitter Q&A

Our correspondent tackles your posers ahead of a big weekend at the top of the Premier League, backing Tottenham to finish fourth and Jack Rodwell to leave Everton next summer

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The game with Sweden looks set to be the lowest attendance at the new, improved Wembley since it opened in 2007.

And to be frank it was only a matter of time.

The stadium lacks any sort of character and that makes it an almost unplayable atmosphere for the players because they can hear people's disgruntled whispers when things are not going to plan.

Having played under him for 8 years, Anfield legend Steve Nicol knows all about Kenny Dalglish's managerial qualities, and he is convinced that the King is strong enough to handle the criticism coming his way recently as a result of several underwhelming performances.
Nicol, who was at Liverpool for 14 years, and also played alongside Dalglish in the mid-1980s, argued:
"The one thing Kenny will not do is shirk away from criticism.

The Italian national team was dealt a double blow with the participation of Giuseppe Rossi and Antonio Cassano in Euro 2012 thrown into doubt, yet the emergence of Mario Balotelli could serve as the perfect remedy for coach Cesare Prandelli's concerns.

Balotelli had a slow start to the English season but he has been scoring regularly in recent weeks prompting Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini to praise him.

We take our footwear very seriously here at HQ. While we've never come to blows over who gets to wear what shoes and when, there's a first time for everything.

Frankie Sandford is adorable. This is a fact. She's healthy again and back to making tunes with The Saturdays, which is fine and dandy.

By Andy Brunning, writing from Dorchester, England

As it always does by this stage in the season, the Premier League table is beginning to take on a not unfamiliar appearance. True, perhaps the advent of Manchester City as the current league leaders is a marked change from recent years, but with their many millions it was really only a matter of time before they sauntered to the top of the table.

Downing tips Enrique for Spain

Stewart Downing believes it is only just a matter of time before Jose Enrique receives international honours.

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Spanish Supermodel of the World... is that YOU?! Well, you were close. It's Barcelona goalkeeper, Victor Valdes, getting hot (and probably cold, from the rain!) with his SuperGuapa wife, Yolanda Cardona in a recent fashion editorial for 'DTLux'.

Dalglish: It's a matter of time

Kenny Dalglish believes it is only a matter of time until Liverpool reap the rewards of their endeavours in front of goal.

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