I wrote the following before I got the news that "Van Persie has torn his anterior inferior tibiofibular ligament, and his anterior talofibular ligament has unfortunately snapped- hes out for the rest of the season." No club confirmation yet, so let's hope this is just some little journalist jumping the gun. Click to continue reading...

Lyon 5 Marseille 5 at the Stade De Gerland. November 9, 2009. A nail biting epic with end to end action. This match will be talked about for years to come.

With L'OM cruising 4-2 it appeared as if the match was done but Lisandro Lopez who surely must be on Maradona's radar for his late goal scoring exploits brought them back on par in the 81st and 84th minute.

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Jonathan Greening was on our radar for some time over the summer, and when he eventually arrived, on a poorly disguised loan agreement (he's ours after the season), some were concerned that we had paid too much for an ageing player with no re-sale value.

For one thing, re-sale value is nice, but how often do we actually find players we can sell on for big money these days?

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UPDATE: According to the Birmingham Mail, Birmingham boss Alex McLeish has ruled out the possibility of going after Dynamo Kiev striker Andriy Shevchenko. McLeish said,

"Shevchenko is not on my radar. Sammy has not told me he has made inquiries.

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He's twenty-three, has a German father and an English mother, and his double on the weekend against Nurnberg to steal a 2-2 draw for Werder Bremen has all of a sudden put this man on the radar of Fabio Capello. Just one small problem, Aaron Hunt...
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Liverpool's win over Man Utd got all the Premier League attention this weekend, so Ivan Klasnić giving us yet more proof of his indestructibility went a little more under the radar than perhaps it deserved to. You probably remember Klasnić as the Croatian striker who suffered kidney failure while playing for Werder Bremen in 2007, and [. Click to continue reading...

101 Great Goals #34 - John Goossens
It's not very often that my adopted Dutch club, NEC Nijmegen, appear above the radar. They are the very definition of 'mid table mediocrity' - sitting in the middle of the Eredivisie every single year, doing absolutely nothing whatsoever.
To include a goal that earned them a 1-1 home draw against ADO Den Haag also sounds like the dullest thing in the world, but this particular piece of brilliance from ex-Ajax kid John Goossens deserves to shine a light on the club. Click to continue reading...

Stoke City centre-back Ryan Shawcross is still on the transfer radar of Liverpool, according to a report from Sporting Life.
The Reds are set to make a January move for the £8 million-rated defender, who has consistently impressed since moving to the Potteries from Manchester United in 2007. Click to continue reading...

The Salady Bits GossipAlso, quick line from The Daily Star - they report that Jamie O'Hara will be allowed to stay at Portsmouth after his loan deal runs out in January. I know it's just gossip but worth reporting just so you have it on your radar. Maybe he's not necessarily going back to Spurs in January. Click to continue reading...

After seeing both Chelsea and Liverpool lose at the weekend, Manchester City boss Mark Hughes has dismissed claims of a Premier League top four. There's no doubting that City, Everton, Tottenham, and Aston Villa are all doing their best to break up the top four's stranglehold, and recent results have indicated that things won't be easy for England's top clubs.

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This Werder Bremen attacker is on Rafa's radar and this is one hell of a goal! Enjoy

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England received a double helping of good news last week with Owen Hargreaves' return to full training coming in the same week that Michael Owen blasted back onto the world cup radar with his spectacular Manchester Derby winner. Injuries have prevented either from representing their country for some time but . Click to continue reading...

Even as a neutral I couldn't fail but be taken in by the Premier League Manchester derby on Sunday. As both City and United gave everything in a match that will no doubt be ‘Sky Classic' before you know it.
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It appears Saviola has finally found a happy home with Portugal's Benfica after many years of disenchantment with various European clubs. This season he joined the other two Argentine players Pablo Aimar & the youthful Angel DiMaria to form a very effective trident. He has already score 4 times in 7 appearances for Benefica thus becoming a house favorite. Click to continue reading...

Well that's certainly how it felt. I'll cut to the chase on this one because I've got my GNR preparations and an early night ahead of me. And frankly most of today's game was instantly forgettable. From Enrique's elaborations, to Joey Barton's wonky radar and then over to a lop-sided and blunted formation, there was [. Click to continue reading...

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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According to the latest reports, Fulhams's Diomansy Kamara heads Hughton's wish list for emergency loans, with Marlon Harewood and Daniel Cousin also on the interim manager's radar. Fulham signed Kamara from West Bromwich Albion in July 2007 for £6m but he injured a cruciate ligament in June 2008 which kept him on the treatment table for [. Click to continue reading...

Leroy Fer doubted for quite some time whether to choose for Oranje or the Dutch Antilles. The 19 year old powerhouse, born on Curacao, has a flash of a season's start and seems to be on Van Marwijk's radar. The Feyenoord midfielder was the leader of Young Oranje's victory over Young Click to continue reading...

This time last year, I think during another dull international break, I had a look at the reserves and which players will make an impact, albeit in the Carling, on the First Team this season. I thought I would do that again as the only news out of the club at the moment is the scheduled injury to an important back up centre back (Johan Djourou for those who are unaware)

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English clubs offer a professional contract a year ahead of French and Spanish clubs which they use to their full advantage with young players who have not yet signed with their parent clubs. It gives them a headstart in their scouting which Chelsea did with Gael Kakuta at Lens and Manchester United with Paul Pogba at Le Havre.

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Word is, Jermaine Jones is on Stuttgart's transfer radar. Pretty big news for a big-league player that is just waiting for his chance to play with the U.S. men's national team.
Edgar Castillo is also anticipating his chance to play for the red, white and blue.
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This man is officially heading out of MLS and to Ligue 1!
The Chicago Fire today announced that defender Bakary Soumare has been transferred to Boulogne of the French first division pending the completion of a physical with the French club. Per club policy, terms of the deal will not be disclosed. Click to continue reading...

Centre back nearing Emirates exit.

Fulham boss Roy Hodgson wants to add a new defender to his squad before the summer market shuts.

The Times says Fulham are considering a move for Philippe Senderos, the Arsenal defender who was the subject of a £6 million offer from Everton this summer.

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First games of gameweek 3 in the fantasy premier league have been played. Arsenal continued with great effort, 4-1 win over Portsmouth shows the team really is on top of it's game. Midfielder Diaby scored two goals and it seems Arsenal is not short on players with great ability to score goals and turn matches. Click to continue reading...

He's back on the Football radar. 33 year old Michel Salgado has made the surprising move to Ewood Park, to join up with Big Sam Allardyce and his Blackburn side. The ex-Real Madrid man played a major part in the success of the Club during Vicente del Bosque's reign, but as the impatient President and Directors [. Click to continue reading...

As we at MLSR reported yesterday, later today there will be an announcement of the signing of Luis Angel Landin by the Houston Dynamo.
We learn today from Bernado Fallas at the Houston Chronicle, that Landin will become the orange club's first Designated Player:

Some nine months after the Dynamo first tried to lure him to MLS, Mexican forward Luis Angel Landin has appeared on their radar again, and this time chances are looking better than very good that he'll be joining the team on a long-term loan.

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Emilio Renteria is now a member of the Columbus Crew. The 24-year-old Venezuelan has European experience with Spain's Levante (2001-04) and spent last season as part of the Caracas squad that made the Copa Libertadores quarterfinals. "Emilio has been on our radar for some time now and we're pleased to get him signed," said Crew technical director Brian Bliss. Click to continue reading...

UPDATE: According to Birmingham City's official website, Birmingham boss Alex McLeish admitted that Sporting Gijon midfielder Michel is still a target. He said,

"We have made some contact (with Sporting Gijon) and I think there are some talks going on.

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Ah, it feels good to have panto villains like The Drog, Herr Ballack, Mr Chelsea and Cashley back on the radar. Ballack has already wound up every single Man Utd fan with his blatant bodycheck (or "elbow", if you...

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According to Colin Tattum at the Birmingham Mail, Birmingham City boss Alex McLeish admitted that he is interested in Sporting Gijon midfielder Michel. McLeish said,

"I've watched the guy, I don't think that's any secret.

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Everton defender Joleon Lescott is this afternoon expected to hand in a transfer request in a bid to prompt a £20m move to Manchester City.

City have had two bids - the latest for £19m - turned down by the Merseyside club with Everton telling them that the young England international is not for sale.

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Determined customer appears on Rafa's radar

The Rumour

Liverpool are ahead of Fulham for Juventus midfielder Christian Poulsen.

The Times says Liverpool have expressed an interest in signing Poulsen and Juventus will only consider selling the defensive midfield player, which ends Fulham's attempts to negotiate a loan deal.

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The latest batch of new members of Les Rosbifs includes a batch of coaches who have not been mentioned previously. Slipping under the radar for the past few months was Craig Short. The former Everton, Derby County and Blackburn Rovers defender is assistant manager of Ferencvaros in Hungary who, as we all know, are back [. Click to continue reading...

We know that Arsene Wenger is monitoring Moroccan striker Marouane Chamakh, the boss told everyone that. We also know that Chamakh would love to come to the Emirates. We have a vacancy now as Adebayor has left and with the terrible news that Nasri will be out until October; this means that both Arshavin and Walcott will spend more time on the wings.

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