• Marlon King:

King has vaulted to the top of the rogues gallery with his second conviction. The first one occurred in 2002 for stealing a car and then pretending to the police it was his own. That time too he was given 18 months in jail which was commuted to five, enabling his return to Gillingham.

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- Ibrahimovic has taken part in Barca's training for the first time - and what an apparent effort he's making! We're liking the guy more and more every day. Ibra came onto the pitch met by applause from the squad, then started out with some light ballwork with a few other players before joining the rest of the team. Click to continue reading...

Patrick Kluivert (33) is still Oranje's top goalscorer with 40 goals in 79 international games. In this article "where are they now" an interview with the striker who performed on four big tournaments with Oranje. PAST "Most strikers score in their first Oranje game. I had to break with that tradition. Click to continue reading...

The saga of what will happen with Cameroon goal assassin Samuel Eto'o is finally over. Eto'o is headed to Inter Milan where he will pair up with Diego Milito to form the most devastating strike duo the Nerazzurri has had in 10-15 years. As a Barca fan, I am thoroughly disappointed and upset. Why? Click to continue reading...

The saga of what will happen with Cameroon goal assassin Samuel Eto'o is finally over. Eto'o is headed to Inter Milan where he will pair up with Diego Milito to form the most devastating strike duo the Nerazzurri has had in 10-15 years. As a Barca fan, I am thoroughly disappointed and upset. Why? Click to continue reading...

Patrick Kluivert hopes to get his coaching diploma at the end of his practicum at PSV. But that doesn't mean he's retired from football as a player. Weren't you supposed to assist Frank de Boer at Ajax A1? Kluivert: "I did make that deal with Danny Blind, to do a practicum for Click to continue reading...

The players who took football in the community a bit too far 1. Joey Barton The Newcastle midfielder (for now at least) continued to clock up the 200 hours of community service he was given for assaulting former Manchester City team-mates Ousmane Dabo. He spent four hours cleaning up Newcastle Falcons rugby union ground 2. Click to continue reading...

German greatest, Bayern Munich seem to have finally found what they were looking for these last few weeks as they have announced a big, experienced name to come to the hot bench of underachieving team. Louis Van Gaal is expected to make a radical cut to the club and he will have the chance to do so starting July 1st.

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I thought a list of the most recent foreign stars that are coming to MLS might be fun.  The season is almost over and we've got a long winter to wonder what next year will bring.  Lets start early and see what mls-rumors.net has for us!

Allessandro Del Piero

He just turned 34, this guy is a legend and supposedly going to play for New York Red Bulls.

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Jesse not finking this week
The thing about blogging is you can write some good stuff, some true stuff, some stuff you make up, and some stuff no-one will believe or think is any good because it probably isn't.
But when you write for a Professional Football site in Australia like our Jesse, "I want Nicky Carle, and Arnie must go", Fink. Click to continue reading...

Van Basten is back at Ajax! Ten year of mismanagement and no international prizes to speak of formed the run up to the infamous Coronel report. The date: May 24 1995. Every Ajax fan knows exactly where he or she was that night. It was a well-placed pointer by Patrick Kluivert Click to continue reading...

Deco will move from Barcelona to Chelsea. The Portuguese midfielder will be reunited with his Portugal coach Scolari. Patrick Kluivert returns to Holland! He will move from Lille to AZ Alkmaar and will be reunited with his old Ajax and Oranje coach Louis van Gaal. Kluivert is not at AZ as Click to continue reading...

Another Euro 2008-themed quiz to hurt your head 1. Career path Werder Bremen, Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich, Werder Bremen (current) 2. Multiple choice Patrick Kluivert and which other player top scored at Euro 2000? a) Nuno Gomes, b) David Trezeguet,... Click to continue reading...

Hat-Trick Heros
The Only 8 Hat-Tricks Ever Scored At The European Championships
1. Dieter Muller (for West Germany v Yugoslavia, 1976)
2. Klaus Allofs (for West Germany v Netherlands, 1980)
3. Michel Platini (for France v Belgium, 1984)
4. Michel Platini (for France v Yugoslavia, 1984)
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In the end, Spain had little trouble dispatching a Russian side that actually had a few chances and could have made it a very different match. David Villa was the hero with the first hat trick in the competition since Patrick Kluivert in 2000. Still, insecurity at the back must be a worry for Spain. Click to continue reading...

Canadian Content time...
Patrick Kluivert is leaving Lille, and according to this article on the Goal web site, the 31 year old Dutch striker could be on his way to BMO Field. This is not the first time Kluivert was linked to Toronto.
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Rating: 3 (Possible)
There are rumblings that this is underway according to the pretty reliable Footy Show blog. The rumors have the 31 year old Dutch striker, once before linked to the Toronto club, making a move to BMO Field in an 11th hour transfer window deadline signing. We at MLSR question that part of the rumor but we could see him perhaps coming in during the summer transfer window. Click to continue reading...

So far this season, PSV Eindhoven has maintained their spot near the top of the Eredivisie table, but by the end of the year I don't expect them to finish higher than fourth and here's three reasons why:
3. They've had a favorable schedule so far
PSV has played Vitesse Arnhem and NEC at home, Twente and Heracles on the road. Twente and Vitesse Arnhem are seemingly decent sides, but PSV could only manage a scoreless draw with the former at Arke Stadion and barely squeaked by Vitesse at home, 1-0. Click to continue reading...