The yanking of my chain continues with cooler statements from Newcastle United manager Chris Hughton regarding the potential signing of Sol Campbell. Rumours abound as he seeks to reinforce the squad in the January transfer window. When asked about signing Campbell, Hughton replied; "I think there is always an interest in quality players that might become [. Click to continue reading...

Phil Bardsley admits Sunderland need to be at their best when they host Arsenal on Saturday.
The Gunners have been in fearsome form in front of goal this season and will be keen to continue that trend at the Stadium of Light.
Bardsley, who will form part of a back four directly in the firing line, admits as much, but the combative full-back feels Steve Bruce's side are capable of springing an upset. Click to continue reading...

It doesn't take a genius to work out that Man Utd are not the team they were last year with the only loss to the team being Cristiano Ronaldo. Wayne Rooney has been given much more of free role and is playing better than he ever has but he can't do it alone. Just like Ronaldo needed Rooney in the team Rooney, needs a Ronaldo and Antonio Valencia just isn't it. Click to continue reading...

As we saw once again against Birmingham on Monday, Glen Johnson's best work this season continues to come when he's playing higher up the field. Should Liverpool capitalise on this and convert him into a permanent right-winger?
In my view, the Birmingham game illustrated once again the occasional defensive lapses to which Johnson is prone; his failure to push out quick enough meant Christian Benitez was onside when he scored the equalising goal. Click to continue reading...

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1. Robbie Keane Whether you agreed with the signing of the Tottenham man or not, Rafa failed to give the striker a decent chance and clearly his lack of confidence in the Irishman had a negative influence on the forward.

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Thiago Silva looks a little overwhelmed there, don't you think? ("So Pirlo, you want a hug too? Ok, let's widen the circle. Everybody make space") He scored twice in Milan's 2-1 win over Lazio yesterday, including an own goal for the visiting team!

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Are we a club in crisis? While I hate to disappoint the doom-mongers and mischievous press-men, it is a little too hasty to go down that route just yet.

Come the full-time whistle we ought to have a clearer idea of where we stand. Naturally, this being White Hart Lane, moderation is not welcome.

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This week's QOTW is Fabio Capello talking about his first training session with the England Squad, the Italian manager has guided England to qualification, and he will most probably guide them through South Africa 2010.

"I remember the first training session and I was surprised because the players were really good,"

- Fabio Capello
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Its a game that's as big as it gets for Liverpool afternoon.Yes its our hated enemy, Man Utd at Anfield in a game which will define our season.Win and we are right back in contention for the league.Lose and our season is over, its that big a match.
With six defeats already this season, four in the Premiership, things have not been going well at Liverpool, to say the least. Click to continue reading...

How can a club survive in the Premier League, West Brom, Hull and Stoke managements wondered last year? Wolves, Birmingham and Burnley managers and presidents ask the same question today. You may say that the answer to this old question is always the same: MONEY. The answer is only partially true.

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The UEFA Champions League had several upsets and surprising results on Tuesday and Wednesday. FC Barcelona lost at home, AC Milan beat Real Madrid at the Bernabeu, and Liverpool lost 1-2 at home to Lyon. Many of the top teams lost or had to settle for draws. The exception was English Premier League sides Chelsea and Manchester United.

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If there is one thing clear at the moment, it is that Liverpool are in disarray and are on the road to nowhere. After the Champions League loss to Lyon at home it is now time to surely question Rafa Benitez's leadership as manager.

Without Gerrard and Torres we have seen Liverpool's true colors.

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Remember Reyes or Cygan?

The European journey continues tonight for Arsenal against the champions of Dutch Eredivise, AZ Alkmaar. This is the first of back-to-back fixtures against the Ronald Koeman's team. Koeman who was at Arsenal's 6-2 thrashing of Blackburn, said that he saw some weakness in Arsenal's game during that game and will look to exploit it.

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Welcome to Ask the Oppo! Perry Groves' Lovechild is being held by the Tottenham Revolution Army so today Eldo71 talks to Stan Ferris from Dudley, West Midlands, ahead of this afternoon's match against Birmingham City.Â

Eldo71: At last, Brum have some real dosh after the Carson Yeung takeover.

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Chelsea and Côte d'Ivoire striker Didier Drogba has set his sights firmly on World Cup glory with his home nation. The powerful striker, regarded by many as the best frontman in the world, scored the equalising goal that secured the Cote d'Ivoire's place in South Africa and admitted he has grandiose plans for the tournament next summer.

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Well it was there for us all to see, I don't believe we are up to it. Some of the players aren't good enough for us to challenge, never mind win the league. As much as Lucas may have come on, he's no match for quality players and the captain has also been out of [...]
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By CHRIS LARKIN With Rugby Union's blood gate incident taking up the majority of Sky Sports' time I was relieved to see Football back as the main focus point of the channel and was shocked to see that Chelsea had been ban from making any transfers until January 2011.

I do have sympathy towards Chelsea's case in the way they appear to be singled out but if I'm quite honest I find it hard to actually feel sorry for teams when so many Stockport County players have been poached over the years for pittance, it's disgraceful we spend time and money training quality players that could get County to the next level and then get sold on for alot of money but the ‘bigger' clubs always come in and coax the naive kids into coming to the bigger team, when in actual fact all it does if deprive County of a player that could've really helped us and in many cases will ruin the players career.

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Just over half a dozen games in and the Premier League is beginning to take shape. There have already been some heavyweight clashes with the newly oil rich Man City upsetting Big 4 stalwarts Arsenal while Spurs' flying start was kept in check by Manchester United and Chelsea. With the electric Fernando Torres leading the line Liverpool have steadied the ship after a nervy start and last year's pretenders, Aston Villa, have picked up useful points despite not fully hitting top form yet.

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Real Madrid spent plenty of money in the summer to rejuvenate their faltering team. After falling way short of eventual Spanish and European Champions Barcelona last season Los Merengues forked out huge transfer fees on the likes of Ballon d'Or winners Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka, while Karim Benzema and Xabi Alonso also completed big moves to the Spanish capital.

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Man United defender Nemanja Vidic is ready to take on the German Champion's Wolfsburg tomorrow evening in the Champion's League group stage. Both teams are expected to finish 1st and 2nd in the group, but who will be top?
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We speak to the writer of vital Huddersfield Terrier24 ahead of this afternoon's fixture at the Galpharm Staduim.

What are your thoughts at such an early stage in the season ?

We have started brightly, but have perhaps started to run before we can walk and had a very bad day out at Millwall last weekend.

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Two consecutive defeats it may be, but even the most pessimistic amongst us have struggled to make a convincing case for this being a crisis. Man Utd and Chelski are the best two teams in the country, and amongst the best handful in Europe. Losing to them is not exactly to be welcomed, but neither is it a cause for alarm.

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Gary Neville thinking to himself about how crap and old he is

This time last year Manchester United were starting to put together one of the finest stretches of defensive football ever scene in the English Premier League. But one year later, with a similar defensive cast, they seem exposed, shaky and generally lacking around their own goal.

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Youth development is often considered at the level of the US Soccer federation, but what progress has there been this year from MLS and its clubs?

It flew under the radar, but MLS' Board of Governors' decision in July to allow clubs to sign two "homegrown" players from their academies who would not count against the 24-man roster limit this year (though nor can they play in league matches) is starting to bear fruit (last year, a few clubs faced dilemmas over whether to sign an Academy player who might not be able to contribute to the first team, risking losing them abroad).

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Sir Alex Ferguson made a few changes to tonight's line-up, picking a team which was capable of picking up the points, whilst making sure we have enough fresh players for derby day at the weekend. Gary Neville started in place of John O'Shea, Jonny Evans for Rio Ferdinand, whilst Darren Fletcher and Ryan Giggs were also given a rest.

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Well, before we get to the preview, Adebayor looks to be in trouble. He's facing a 3-match ban for violent conduct for stomping van Persie's face, and could be facing an additional ban for inciting the Arsenal supporters at the Eastlands. Referee Mark Clattenberg said that he didn't see the van Persie incident, but that if he had, he would have sent Adebayor off.

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With Brazilian striker Amauri close to becoming an Italian citizen, it looks like Bayern Munich's Luca Toni will find it quite hard to represent Italy in South Africa. Azzurri Boss Marcello Lippi has hinted on more than one occasion that Amauri will be very useful for the national team.

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Over the last week and a half I missed out on quite a bit of stuff so I felt tonight would be a good way to recap some things and give you all my opinion on each. We've had plenty of new players get signed this past week, including one Designated Player...which in Major League Soccer is always a big deal.

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Two much improved players rewarded with long term deals.

Arsenal have been boosted by the news that Nicklas Bendtner and Denilson have signed new long-term contracts.

Denmark Bendtner had been in the final year of his contract while Brazilian Denilson has blossomed in recent seasons.

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The appeal of Miami FC especially in its young existence has to be the community, the ENTIRE Miami-Dade County community. At this stage of its existence, Miami FC has to survive on community support. Community support builds a roaring buzz that leads to noise being heard in the corporate boardrooms that leads to big bucks that the team can use to build a successful team. Click to continue reading...

New Liverpool defender Sotirios Kyrgiakos says he has title-winning experience to boost the Anfield club's already flagging Premier League challenge.
The 30-year-old, signed last week from AEK Athens for £2m, has won titles with Rangers and Panathinaikos and could make his Liverpool debut at Bolton tomorrow. Click to continue reading...

New Liverpool defender Sotirios Kyrgiakos believes he has title-winning experience to boost the Anfield club's already flagging Premier League challenge.
The 30-year-old, signed last week from AEK Athens for £2million, has won titles with Rangers and Panathinaikos and could make his Liverpool debut at Bolton tomorrow. Click to continue reading...

After a horrific week at West Ham United, what better way than to get a boost from the transfer market. If the transfer rumours are to be believed, then there is a very high chance that three top players are coming to grace the stage that is Upton Park. Are there any credibility to these players strengthening the first team? Click to continue reading...

Who has what it takes to break into the big time?

There is something to be said for a gradual organic approach to building a successful football team and whilst Harry Redknapp has made some good solid purchases he also had the nucleus of a good quality squad to aid a rise up the table.

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On a sun-baked afternoon at Upton Park, West Ham United had their first real test against the high-flying Tottenham Hotspur. I stated in my previous post that for the Hammers to gain all three points, they have to stop Jermain Defoe which was exactly what they did.
I have to say that the performance merits at least a draw. Click to continue reading...