Sportsmail strikes again. Though we may have to start giving the masked man/woman/thing a little more credit on the back of breaking the Willian negotiations last week. This time around, the Daily Mail's journo in the field, with a little help from the Mirror, suggests Chelsea are ready to make key moves for both Paul Pogba and Gregory van der Wiel.

And so comes to an end the 2012 Major League Soccer Combine.

Now comes the draft, which is only two days away. Who will the winners be? I don't think there will be any clear winners as drafts are a gamble to begin with at least as far as I'm concerned.

Over at ESPN LA Scott French brings us up to speed on UC Irvine midfielder Miguel Ibarra.

For our second player profile we look to the midfield, a certain trouble spot for New England in recent years. After catching a little of the College Cup this past weekend, I've got a new midfield crush. We head out west, to perennial powerhouse UCLA, and take a look at their dynamic midfielder, Kelyn Rowe, recently named Pac-12 Player of the Year!

With the Super Draft a little over a month away, it's time to start getting familiar with some of the prospects that will be available for selection. Every few days or so leading up to the draft we will be providing player profiles to give you some insight into each prospect. These previews will obviously have a Revolution-centric theme and feel to them, and we'll be looking at players that we feel will be a proper fit for the organization going forward.

• Kop That: Exclusive: U21s boss Pearce in new dig at Wenger http://t.co/IhmL2tQk 22:46:57, 2011-10-19
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• Kop That: FA to quiz Evra and Suarez over racism claims http://t.co/aWR6zw4E 22:46:50, 2011-10-19
• Kop That: Liverpool's Luis Suárez may be in clear due to lack of a United witness http://t.

Player Profile: José Enrique

AnfieldIndex Liverpool FC Stats | Liverpool FC Blog | Liverpool FC Forum Liverpool has long had a problem with the left-back position ever since John Arne Riise left for Roma in 2008. Yes we had Fabio Aurelio and Emiliano Insua but neither.

Scott Heavey/Getty Images (Bleacher Report) Liverpool were dealt a harsh blow when they failed to convert 24 shots on goal and a dominating 73 percent possession.
Jamie Carragher was caught off balance and out of position, which resulted in Jonathan Walters receiving a penalty that he converted.

Matthew Lewis/Getty Images(Bleacher Report) Joe Cole arrived on Merseyside just over a year ago with high hopes, a big contract and tons of belief that he was going to help lead the Reds return to the promised land that they have been so long removed from.
However, that did not happen as Cole continued to fall off the wagon and was left to fill mostly a fringe role last season as the Reds chased fifth place but could not claim it at the death last year.

Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images (Bleacher Report) Sergio Aquero was all that Manchester City needed to take away a 3-0 victory from their home match against Wigan Athletic. In only his fourth game in the English Premier League, the Argentine striker scored his first English Premier League hat trick.

Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images (Bleacher Report) Last season saw the emergence of what looked like it had the makings of an incredible partnership. Wayne Rooney had made the best of both Carlos Tevez and Dimitar Berbatov over the last few seasons, but he is yet to have enjoyed a long term striking partnership.

Michael Regan/Getty Images(Bleacher Report) There is not another striker in the world that is hotter than Wayne Rooney at the moment.
Three weeks ago, he scored a hat trick against Arsenal at Old Trafford in United's 8-2 victory. He followed that performance the next week on international duty, scoring a brace against Bulgaria.

Michael Regan/Getty Images(Bleacher Report) Liverpool new boy Stewart Downing has been quoted recently by the Daily Mirror as having tipped his new club for a strong top four push as the Reds aim to return to UEFA Champions League football next season.
The £20 million wide man has so far enjoyed a great start with the club as they sit in third place on seven points after the first month of action in the Barclays Premier League.

Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images(Bleacher Report) Despite Fernando Torres' unfortunate lack of goals since he put on a Blue kit, he was once perhaps the most feared front man in all of the EPL when he was at his peak for Liverpool.
He came in on a massive transfer and delivered some of the best attacking play that had been seen on Merseyside in years, and eventually became the fastest Red to ever make it to 50 goals.

Clive Brunskill/Getty Images(Bleacher Report) The Reds have enjoyed one of the best opening months to a season in years. Liverpool sit joint third in the league with seven points and a plus four goal differential keeping them above Chelsea.
Luis Suarez, Charlie Adam, Jordan Henderson and Martin Skrtel have all gotten off the mark in the League while Suarez, Maxi Rodriguez and Andy Carroll all scored as the Reds advanced to the next round of the Carling Cup.

Deadline day' has arrived, and it doesn't especially matter that Liverpool seems to have largely wrapped up their summer dealings. Because deadline day has arrived. Which means that if you haven't stocked up on bottled water and tins of beans already, you're pretty much out of luck for when the insanity kicks off in a couple of hours and the country grinds to a halt, staring rapt, fixated on Sky Sports' scrolling ticker.

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - AUGUST 27: Charlie Adam of Liverpool celebrates scoring his side's third goal with team mate Jordan Henderson (R) during the Barclays Premier League match between Liverpool and Bolton Wanderers at Anfield on August 27, 2011 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) (Bleacher Report)Jordan Henderson Joined the Liverpool Reds as their first major signing of the summer.

Matthew Lewis/Getty Images(Bleacher Report)Joe Cole's plight at Liverpool is a rather sticky situation. He has had an up and down career that has truthfully been more down than good, and since he joined the Reds, it has been more of the same story.
His playing days started out at West Ham United in 1998, when he made his first appearances in league fixtures.

It is no secret that we are in the market for an established left back. Kenny tried out a whole bunch of lads in the position in the latter half of the 10/11 season, with Paul Konchesky, Fabio Aurelio, Jack Robinson, Danny Wilson and Glen Johnson all being tested out.

Player Profile: Stewart Downing

AnfieldIndex Liverpool FC Stats | Liverpool FC Blog | Liverpool FC Forum On Friday 15 th of July 2011 it was announced that Stewart Downing had completed his long awaited move to Liverpool Football Club. It has to be said that this signing has been somewhat underwhelming for most Liverpool fans, especially with the suggested price tag of £20 million.

We don't believe we've put up this WNT Player Profile, so here are the USA's back-up goalkeepers Jill Loyden and Nicole Barnhart, who as you will see, like to have a lot of fun, whether it's getting drilled by soccer balls during training or doing crosswords, and you'll find out why forward Alex Morgan will not be the team's emergency goalkeeper.

Carli Lloyd and Hope Solo team up for this latest WNT Player Profile, where you get a 2-3 minute look into the players' personalities, hopefully helping you get to know them just a little bit better. These are also available on the players' bio pages, just fyi.

Here is another in our series of U.S. WNT Player Profiles. For this one, we triple up defenders with Amy LePeilbet, Becky Sauerbrunn and Ali Krieger. It's also our only WNT Player Profile that has anyone setting up a defensive wall or anyone speaking German. So three cheers for the defense as you get to know Amy, Becky and Ali just a little bit better.

A few weeks ago, the Cuban national team flew up to Charlotte N.C. for a CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Costa Rica, as is usually the case when their team flies to some other country, a number of Cuban players defected to the United States. One of the players was 27 year old Yosniel Mesa, who is currently training with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers while he seeks his working permit.

Daniel returns for another view of the Valencia CF world. Hopefully the Offside gives him an account soon so he can post on his own! Daniel, take it away!

The third worst defence in the league. I'm drooling.

Is this the game to put us back on course for third spot? I believe so. Sociedad pulled of a magnificent smash-and-grab last week, and in doing so condemned Barca to just a second defeat this season, and produced, along with Zaragoza, the most unlikely result of creating the first matchday since December 2008 when both Real and Barca succumbed to defeat.

The Boston Globe has reported New England's Captain, Shalrie Joseph, has been dismissed from the squad's Orlando training camp along with teammate Kevin Alston. Both players featured in Friday's 2-0 win over the University of Central Florida, but have not appeared in training for the past two days.

As the preseason continues on, New England has begun working toward a finalized, 30-man roster. Last week, the club released an initial preseason roster of 26 players. This roster includes the five SuperDraft picks, two of the three Supplemental Draft picks (first pick Hunter Christiansen is finishing his studies at Tulsa) and several non-contract preseason invitees.

The 2010 season did not bring many good things for the New England Revolution. With the combination of the squad's dismal 6th place finish in the Eastern Conference (and a horrendous away record), Shalrie Joseph's off field troubles, and a patch-work starting eleven of too many unproven players, fans are quite understandably looking to put the blinders on and focus on the upcoming season, especially with the 2011 SuperDraft having just passed and the Marco Materazzi rumor mill still churning.