If there's one thing I've learned from the Occupy Wall Street movement, it's that all the protests in the world (bin bags, black scarves, etc) mean nothing in the face of the capitalist juggernaut.

Yesterday Arsene Wenger went on record saying that rather than buying Eden Hazard for 30 million pounds/euros (depending on which story you read), he had to show a fifteen to twenty million pound profit.

Last time we checked, wearing hair rollers in public was a "Don't" in most sensible ladies' books.

Well thanks to a recently misinterpreted decree from Vogue, the British press is now claiming that the baffling, mind-boggling and completely WAG-like trend of wearing hair rollers whilst out and about is now in fashion.

The violence at Port Said last night has generated enormous commentary on twitter, and a beginning of media coverage of varying quality. One of the best summaries came last night at The Lede blog of New York Times it's quality largely due to the fact that it is composed of the tweets and videos generated on the ground in Egypt.

Venue: Ewood Park, Blackburn Date: 1st February 2012 Kick Off: 8.00pm Referee: Phil Dowd. Don't know about you, but I'm getting sick of the sight of Blackburn Rovers! We've played them three times already this season and of course they were never off the TV screens during the really vicious fan protests against their manager [.

There was some fond hope that the man handcuffed to the goalpost was making a grandiose statement about the unholy sums of money destroying football (read City). Or maybe he had tried handcuffing himself to a badger the previous evening with unsatisfying results and wanted something different.

A little gallows humour can go a long way. Kettering Town's patchwork team played Gateshead in the Blue Square Premier in Tuesday night. Another crowd of under one thousand, another critical evening in a relegation battle that may yet prove to be highly important should the club somehow scrape through its current woes.

If Paul Jewell were to be sacked today, I really don't think I'd feel any sorrow.
Don't get me wrong: I'm not starting any protests to demand he be removed from my club. (As I've long been saying - changing managers on a regular basis is not going to get us anywhere.) But I am rapidly losing patience with him.

By Gareth McKnight

As Blackburn Rovers languish towards the bottom of the Premier League, manager Steve Kean continues to be backed by the club's Indian owners: The Venkys Group. Despite the current trend in the game of sacking underperforming managers prematurely, fan protests outside Ewood Park and the total inexperience of Scottish coach Steve Kean at this level, Kean still remains on the Lancashire side's bench.

The FA Cup Third Round this weekend sees a handful of fascinating ties for the non-league clubs still in the competition, with Blue Square Premier title chasers Fleetwood Town taking on Blackpool, Tamworth travelling to Goodison Park to play Everton and Salisbury City of the Blue Square South making the journey to Bramall Lane to play Sheffield United.

When Luiz Suarez, the Liverpool and Uruguayan footballer was charged with racism, Liverpool reacted angrily. There were even shirt protests. However, according to the 115 page document by FA, as Guardian's Stuart James reports, Liverpool may not find any thing more to argue about. What I find disconcerting here is the manner in which teams [.

Apologies for the tardiness – AANP Towers has been overrun by tiny people the last few days...

And it had all begun so well. Our lot spent the opening minutes pinging the ball between themselves with such dizzying rapidity that the only time a Chelski touched the thing in the opening ten minutes was that lad on halfway, who was promptly crunched by Sandro, releasing Bale to release Adebayor for our goal.

The Arab Football Spring - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

The performances of the North African national football sides in 2011 have reflected the political actions of the Arab Spring.

The failure of Egypt, the champions of the past three tournaments, to qualify for the 2012 African Cup of Nations (ACN), alongside the absence of regional heavyweights Cameroon and Nigeria, has thrown the tournament wide open.

The absence of the top five or six clubs from much of the schedule for yesterday's Premier League fixtures may have meant that the eyes of many may have drifted towards the bottom of the table instead. As has been the case for the previous couple of seasons, the bottom half of the Premier League table is starting to look rather congested, with just six points separating the team in tenth place in the table from the relegation places.

1. Mario Balotelli responded to his latest bout of controversy with a typical shrug of the shoulders, but he put it to great effect on this occasion. 2. Feed the Yak some Venky's chicken and he will score. 3. The 'Kean Out' protests are always likely to sound a tad more hollow after a 4-2 [...]

By Alan Duffy

Protests, posters and even banners in the air seem to have done little to undermine the Venky's unwavering support for Blackburn's beleaguered boss Steve Kean. Indeed, according to reports today, the Scot has signed a new and improved contract with the club, in a development which won't have gone down too well amongst the majority of Rovers fans.

There is no doubting just how tough the Blackburn boss has had it since being appointed manager last season. The media have insinuated that underhanded tactics were involved to remove his predecessor with Kean waiting in the wings as heir apparent; the fans have become disillusioned with both his tactics and transfer policy, and they have now grown exasperated by his bullish refusal bow to the virtually continual protests against his tenure.

By Alan Duffy

Anti-Steve Kean protests have almost become part of the Premier League experience at Ewood Park this season. With the club currently struggling in 18th place in the table, and having won just six league games out of 31 under Kean's stewardship, Rovers' fans are desperate for a change.

I figured out why the club haven't been taking these CPO protests seriously. They're too busy bidding for young talent in 45 minute stretches. Yes, yes we are. More, after the jump.

Worth his weight in gold?

Well, this came out of left field. According to the Daily Mail, Chelsea have succeeded in securing the signature of MK Dons starlet Oluwaseyi Ojo.

Just 10 games into the season the cull of managerial staff across the Championship has already begun.
But, is it too early?
Steve McClaren's resignation has come as no shock bearing in mind the state Nottingham Forest find themselves in at the moment. But ask a Forest fan how they feel about his exit and they will likely tell you the same thing my Forest fan friend @ibrahimmustapha: 'His heart's not been it for weeks so it was the right thing for him to go, but the problem runs much deeper than just needing a new manager'.

John W Henry's new house described as a 'monstrosity' plus watching Spurs not all plain sailing for Alan Sugar

John W Henry has yet to unveil his plans for a redeveloped Anfield and perhaps that's for the best given protests at the new mansion he is building in the posh Boston suburb of Brookline.

By CALEB SONNELAND

Penalty kick drama (or lack thereof) highlighted an uncharacteristically exciting scoreless draw as the Sounders slugged it out with Chivas USA to split the points in Seattle.

Often the hero for the hosts, Alvaro Fernandez looked to be right on track as the DP drew a first-half penalty after Michael Umana handled the ball in the area.

Penalty kick drama (or lack thereof) highlighted an uncharacteristically exciting scoreless draw as the Sounders slugged it out with Chivas USA to split the points in Seattle.

Often the hero for the hosts, Alvaro Fernandez looked to be right on track as the DP drew a first-half penalty after Michael Umana handled the ball in the area.

Manuel Neuer is one of the best keepers in the world, and young at that. As a team in need of a keeper, Bayern were all too keen to close off their needs between the sticks for many, many years. Manuel, despite growing up in diapers provided by Bayern's hated rivals, Schalke, was keen to stay in Germany, so he crossed the divide.

By Chris Wright

Not that it's anything new, but a small group of Bayern Munich ultras unfurled a huge banner protesting the club's recent signing of Manuel Neuer from despised rivals Schalke as the young 'keeper lined up in Die Roten colours for the first time before a pre-season friendly game in Northern Italy.

THE Bahrain Football Association faces FIFA scrutiny after veteran international Mohamed Hubail was convicted by Bahrain's security court of attending anti-government demonstrations and sentenced to two years in prison. His brother, Alaa Hubail, is also under trial in the same closed-doors court. The brothers were detained by authorities in April for their participation in protests against

Alex McLeish

Aston Villa's new boss Alex McLeish is adamant he is the right man for the job.

His appointment sparked protests by Villa fans outside Villa Par, but that doesn't concern McLeish who said:

"Let me prove myself and I will win the fans over. I'm the man for this job.

They've only gone and done it Aston Villa have announced that Alex McLeish has been appointed as their new manager. Despite furious protests from Villa supporters, the ex-Birmingham City manager has signed a three-year deal at Villa Park. He said: "I am honoured to have this opportunity to manage a club with such a fantastic [.

As it was the final home game of the season there were microphones and cameras-a-plenty which means we've got a considerable amount of material from the players today.

You can call it damage limitation or PR, I guess, but I don't know what else you could expect at the moment. In the programme Cesc thanked the fans for their support throughout the season, while SZCZ apologised for another pot-less campaign:

This is one of the biggest clubs in the world and we should be winning trophies every year.

After suffering a horrible defeat on the weekend I decided that I needed to step back from everything and have a breather. Martin is currently drowning in a sea of papers wondering what possessed him to become a lawyer and I have been filling in some of the blanks of my own life while the world of Arsenal continues to turn.

Van der Sar, O'Shea, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Nani, Carrick, Park, Giggs, Hernandez, Rooney

The Glazers are in town. Protests before and after the game South Stand.

Chelsea: Cech, Ivanovic, Terry, Alex, Cole, Ramires, Lampard, Essien, Malouda, Torres, Anelka.

"CONFIRMED LINE-UP: United vs Chelsea" was originally published at The Republik of Mancunia.

Patrice Evra returned to International football after being suspended by the FFA for his part in the protests against the former French manager Raymond Domenech.

As captain, Evra was seen as a ring-leader, a role which he himself denies having.

Ahead of France's 2-0 win over Luxembourg this weekend, former Arsenal midfielder, Robert Pires, expressed his sympathy for Evra and the rest.

Highlights of the game, not that there were any for Newcastle United fans! Newcastle United manager, Alan Pardew, protests that the team played "really well" in the first half, apart from the mistakes which led to the first two goals. He also bemoans the referee's free kick decision that led to the third goal amongst [.

An owl kicked to death in a match in Colombia between Barranquilla club Atletico Junior and Deportivo Pereira has lead to a storm of protests and internet controversy.
The owl was the unofficial mascot of Atletico Junior and had already been hit by the ball before it was unceremoniously booted off the pitch by Deportivo Pereira defender Luis Moreno, who has subsequently been suspended for two games and fined.

Pressure continues to mount on embattled Indonesian FA Nurdin Halid. Fans across the country staged demos yesterday against his leadership and against his plans to stay for another term. Recently an FA verification panel rejected the bids from two outsiders to enter the polls.
Halid of course has spent time in jail but this doesn't seem to worry anyone in the game.

A respected sports-business analyst, Sport+Markt, has claimed that the green and gold campaign has made a significant impact on the revenue of the Glazers'.

"Our data show the club has lost retail revenue from the year 2009 to 2010 by around 10%," said Dr Peter Rohlmann, the report's author.

On a Saturday afternoon, it usually takes quite something to draw attention away from what has happened on the pitch. At Wrexham, however, the truth is proving to be stranger than fiction and so it was that on Saturday even a 7-2 home defeat at home against mid-table Gateshead was overshadowed by a protest the likes of which The Racecourse Ground has seldom seen before.

CAIRO, Egypt Egypt's major soccer clubs have urged the country's football federation to quickly lift its month-old suspension of professional league matches imposed at the outset of anti-government protests that toppled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. The soccer clubs made their demand known in a meeting to discuss the 2010-2011 season with Egyptian Football Association [.

ZURICH, Switzerland — Soccer's ruling body has postponed Yemen's home qualifying game for the 2012 Olympics against Singapore because of anti-government protests. FIFA says it agreed with the Asian Football Confederation to delay Wednesday's scheduled first-leg match by one week until March 2. FIFA says the game could be switched to a neutral country if [.

As protests ended in Egypt today, and Egypt went into a very new phase in history, I hope everything will be very positive in future, this is a gift with a video with a song and nice celebrations in Egypt when they won the African Cup for the third consecutive time

As the protests in Egypt going into its third week now, here is now more sweet memories from Egyptian football. This time it is just for the crazy Shikabala. He is the Romario of Egypt, so talented, yet so naughty and full of controversial stories:
I will start with this interesting miss
And here is the crazy man getting crazy (the good part of his craziness)
And this is another video for the same celebration
Here is another assist, just see when he started to run, and the way he 'read' and anticipated the play, to make a goal, out of zero chance,
Here is a post with so much better goals for Shikabala