According to the Lancashire Telegraph, South Africa coach Carlos Alberto Parreira admitted that he would like to see Blackburn striker Benni McCarthy leave the club in January. He said,

"I cannot speak on his behalf, but I heard him say that in the January transfer window, he will decide on a new direction in his career.

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FC Dallas and US National Team midfielder Dax McCarthy has agreed to a new deal with FC Dallas. "Dax was a key member of the team this season and a vital part of the successful late-season run we had," said Hyndman. "Ensuring Dax would be in a FC Dallas uniform next season was a top priority for us." Click to continue reading...

Vintage Arsenal Goal

4-1 is may have been the final result but judging from the opening 20 minutes of the game, it would be rather hard to envisaged that scoreline. Credit to Wolves and McCarthy for their game plan as they came out firing on all cylinders and chose to take the game to us rather than just contend to defend.

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World Cup hosts South Africa recalled controversial striker Benni McCarthy Thursday for mid-November home friendlies against Japan and Jamaica. The scorer of a record 31 Bafana Bafana (The Boys) goals was ignored for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup in South Africa after shunning a call-up for warm-up games against Norway and . Click to continue reading...

Let's get to it. No time to waste.

• Chelsea interested in Benfica trio.
  
• Buffon a target for United and Bayern.
  
• CSKA Moscow winger in high demand.
  
• Sol Campbell and Hertha Berlin?
  
• Arsenal youngster's stock is soaring.
  
• Blackburn resigned to losing McCarthy?

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Lineups are in:

Arsenal: Starters: Mannone, Sagna, Vermaelen, Gallas, Clichy, Song, Fabregas, Diaby, Rosicky, van Persie, Arshavin Bench: Szczęsny, Gibbs, Silvestre, Eboue, Ramsey, Walcott, Bendtner

Blackburn: Starters: Robinson, Chimbonda, Givet, Olsson, Jacobsen, Nzonzi, Dunn, Andrews, Emerton, Diouf, Di Santo Bench: Brown, McCarthy, Pederson, Salgado, Kalinic, Hollett, Jones

Not sure what Arsenal's formation will be it will either be a 4-4-2 with Rosicky playing as a "true" winger, or a 4-3-3, with Rosicky playing a "forward" winger role alongside van Persie and Arshavin.

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Palermo escribió un nuevo capítulo en su interminable y heroica película. Tras doce años volvió a ser titular en la Selección Argentina y convirtió dos goles ante el flojo combinado de Ghana. El conjunto de Maradona venció por 2 a 0 a los africanos.

Media hora resistieron los africanos el constante asedio de la Selección local.

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Swagger jacked from the Guardian ...

Venue: DW Stadium

Last season: Wigan 0, Chelsea 1

Referee: Phil Dowd
...this season's matches: Four officiated; Yellow-13, Red-0

Read It:
Ancelotti earthed in reality as Chelsea aim to extend electric start
Ancelotti wants to see out career at Chelsea
CHELSEA

Subs from: Turnbull, Hilario, Bosingwa, Zhirkov, Ferreira, Mikel, Bruma, Borini, Kalou, Matic, Belletti, Deco

Doubtful: Drogba (calf), Ballack (calf), Zhirkov (match fitness), Deco (calf)

Injured: Alex (groin, Oct), Sturridge (calf, Oct), Hutchinson (virus, Oct), J Cole (virus, Oct)

Suspended: None

Form guide: WWWWW

Disciplinary record: Yellow-6 Red-0

Leading scorer: Drogba 5

WIGAN

Subs from: Pollitt, Koumas, Edman, Cho, Scotland, De Ridder, Kingson, McCarthy, King, McManaman, Kapo

Doubtful: Kapo (knee)

Injured: None

Ineligible: Sinclair (terms of loan from Chelsea)

Suspended: None

Form guide: LWLLL

Disciplinary record: Yellow-13 Red-0

Leading scorer: Rodallega 2

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Jimmy Conrad had a night to remember, and at the same time a night to forget. At the end the Wizards kept their hopes alive with a come from behind win against Dallas that puts them 7 points behind the last playoff spot with 5 games left.

The night started with the Wizards trying to win their first game at home since June 12th (yes, a 3 month drought, including Superliga).

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Who: D.C. United vs. Seattle Sounders
Where: RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
When: 7:30pm EDT
U.S. TV: Fox Soccer Channel
Kyle McCarthy's Preview
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I guess we have to take the positives from the performance. We did create several chances and another goal would've probably seen us relax a bit and stick to our a-game. Adebayor was perhaps the only one of ours who had a very good game, he again seemed very hungry, leading the line well, dropping out wide, even into midfield to put himself about.

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Man City started what will prove to be an important season for Mark Hughes with 2-0 victory away at Ewood Park.

Emmanuel Adebayor showed the City faithful why Hughes decided to stump up £25m for him when the Togo striker opened his City account by scoring a fantastic goal just 3 minutes into his debut.

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With only days to go until the start of the Premier League, we take a whirlwind look through the division (no-one likes long, lengthy previews) - count yourself lucky if your side gets more than a couple of lines. We also have our final table prediction, which will no doubt come back to haunt us. That will come in Part Two - here is Part One.

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With the new season under a week away, we once again await what impact new signings and emerging youngsters will have on their respective teams. There has been an increased emphasis on value for money this summer and this has led to a number of clubs searching for lesser known players that can add quality to a club while other clubs try to groom youngsters to improve their sides.

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McCarthy invests wisely. Wolves have signed striker Kevin Doyle from Reading for a club record fee believed to be about £6.5m. The 25-year-old Republic of Ireland international had been linked with other top-flight clubs but has signed a four-year deal with the Molineux side. "Wolves were the first club that came in and . Click to continue reading...

Group A: South Africa 0 Iraq 0
As far as the South Africans are concerned, the Confederations Cup provides the ideal opportunity to fine tune their preparations for next year's World Cup Finals. Following yesterday's 0-0 draw that opened this year's competition, you can't fail to be impressed by their attention to detail given the number of goalless draws that have opened World Cups in the past. Click to continue reading...

Now that the Coca Cola Championship has come to a halt (temporarily, at least, with the playoffs still to be played), us Premier League fans have three new teams to look forward to seeing next season. While only Wolves and Birmingham have locked up promotion spots for next season, within the next few weeks we'll know who out of Reading, Burnley, Sheffield United, and Preston North End will be playing top flight footbal come August.

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1-0 B.McCarthy 45'2-0 R.Nelsen 60'DISCLAIMER: Calcioplus non hosta alcun video pubblicato su di esso. Tutti i video pubblicati sono caricati da amanti di calcio su siti di video hosting come Youtube e Dailymotion ed ubicati dunque su siti esterni a Calcioplus. Calcioplus non è responsabile del contenuto di tali siti web. Click to continue reading...

0-1 R.Keane (pen) 30'1-1 B.McCarthy 82'2-1 A.Ooijer 89'DISCLAIMER: Calcioplus non hosta alcun video pubblicato su di esso. Tutti i video pubblicati sono caricati da amanti di calcio su siti di video hosting come Youtube e Dailymotion ed ubicati dunque su siti esterni a Calcioplus. Calcioplus non è responsabile del contenuto di tali siti web. Click to continue reading...

The South African international has been told he risks losing his place in the Rovers side if he does not step-up his training. According to a report in the British tabloid The Daily Mirror, Blackburn Rovers manager Sam Allardyce has warned striker Benni McCarthy he may not play again this season unless he loses weight. Click to continue reading...

Kevin Davies led Bolton to a 3-2 victory over Tottenham. Click to continue reading...

Part 1 discussed just how close the relegation battle is this year, and in Part 2 we move even further down the table. 15. Manchester City When City was taken over in the summer, everyone pictured another Galacticos side. With Robinho as the only big name signing in the summer, we didn't quite get to see that. Click to continue reading...

Soccerword's Premiership Team of the Week - 16

We're going with a 4-4-2 formation for this week's team:

Goalkeeper: Brad Friedel (Aston Villa)

Defenders: Ricardo Gardner (Bolton), Jolean Lescott (Everton), Phil Jagielka (Everton), Tony Hibbert (Everton)

Midfielders: Steed Malbranque (Sunderland), Matthew Taylor (Bolton), Jimmy Bullard (Fulham), Damien Duff (Newcastle)

Forwards: Benni McCarthy (Blackburn), Jason Roberts (Blackburn)

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