Manchester United and Liverpool target Ricky van Wolfswinkel is a wanted man – with Lazio ready to make a £13million bid for the Sporting Lisbon star this month.
United and Liverpool are keen on the striker but were expected to wait until the summer to make bids.
But they could yet be forced into action this month as Lazio are ready to enter the race to sign the highly-rated Dutchman.

Suddenly, there was this transfer at the end of Summer: Ricky van Wolfswinkel to Sporting. Not Ajax. Not Feyenoord. But Portugal. Of all places.

People ( also on this blog) said: that is not a smart move.... But six months later, Ricky scored prolifically, has been named player of the month [read more]

Settimana positiva per lo Swindon Town Di Renato Cignoni BARNET 1 (Hughes'72)SWINDON TOWN 1 (Flint '44) Barnet:Dean Brill; Danny Senda (Taylor '40), Paul Downing, Michael Ettore, Jack Saville, Mark Marshall, Mark Hughes, Clovis Kamdjo, Sam Deering, Ricky Holmes, Izale McLeodSostituti non utilizzati: Giordania Parkes, Liam O'Brien, Alassane N'Diaye Swindon Town:Wes Foderingham;Paul Caddis (

Rini from Adelaide he's gone, Branko from Newcastle he's gone, Mehmet from Melbourne already gone...
A-League winner Vitaslav is surely going...The Jets give Championship winningrecently appointed Van Egmond a guarantee, Fergie is he really still there? and Miron draws 2,000 a week, crowd not dollars, and now is set to wear a mic in the half-time dressing room.

To those of you who missed it there was a really good program on BBC 1 last night based on depression in sport. The show was presented by and based mainly upon Freddie Flintoff and his own battle against depression whilst very much in the spotlight playing cricket for England.

Flintoff said how there was a lot of pressure on him to be the leader of the cricket team and to motivate others and lead them to victory but there were times when he felt so low that he wasn't able to do this, yet felt unable to admit to his issues in front of his team-mates.

There's a report that Newcastle United are keeping tabs on three of their Dutch targets on the continent. Siem de Jong 22 year-old older brother of Luuk The three are attacking midfielder Siem de Jong and strikers Luuk de Jong and Ricky van Wolfswinkel, and of those three Dutchman, the only one we haven't [.

Dutch supermarket chain C1000 tasked the Dutch striking trio of Dirk Kuyt, Klaas Jan Huntelaar and Ricky van Wolfswinkel with becoming superheros blessed with prescient capabilities. Those capabilities are then used to save footballs from destruction.

A task you'd think better suited for the likes of Mathijsen, Heitenga, van der Wiel and Stekelenburg, but defense isn't really a commercially appealing art.

When the chips are down and the Miami Heat need a bucket, who do they go to? That would be NBA champion and Finals MVP Dwyane Wade. For the second time this season, Wade delivered the game-winner for the Miami Heat.

This time, Wade's shot downed the Minnesota Timberwolves by a final score of 103-101.

There's a buzz about the NBA's Timberwolves that Minnesotan's have not seen for years. The reason? The T-Wolves finally landed young Spanish basketball star Ricky Rubio who they had drafted in 2009 but were not able to land for contractual reasons. The Barcelona native has been playing for a team we soccer supporters all know [.

Inter Milan took a toothless Fiorentina side apart on Saturday night to claim three valuable points that see them move up to 11th in Serie A. Missing the likes of Javier Zanetti, Dejan Stankovic, Diego Forlan and Wesley Sneijder through injury and suspension, Claudio Ranieri had to shuffle his pack. Maicon, Yuto Nagatomo and Lucio came into the backline while Philippe Coutinho replaced Ricky.

Mais um jogo da Pacific Games de 2011, foi realizado no dia 03/09/2011, na cidade de Noumea-NCA, onde jogaram as seleções de Guam (197º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção de Vanuatu (162º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções nunca haviam jogado.
O árbitro desse jogo, foi: Chris Kerr-NZL.

Oguchi Onyewu got the start for Sporting, beating FC Zurich 2-0 at home to win Group D. Ricky van Wolfswinkel opened the scoring in the 15th minute, with Valeri Bojinov doubling the lead in the 58th. Boeck Marcelo needed one save for the shutout. Jermaine Jones went the distance for Schalke 04, beating Steaua Bucharest 2-1 to qualify for the next round.

Ricky van Wolfswinkel might have the best name of this season's transfer rumors, but if it was up to 22-year-old Dutchman, he wouldn't be in talks.

The Sporting Lisbon striker said it's nice to have interest from clubs like Manchester United and Chelsea, but he has no interest in moving right now.

So, this past Sunday I was invited along to Dagenham and Redbridge's Victoria Ground to interview Spurs coach Clive Allen. Clive was taking part in an 'England Legends' match against a supposed Sunday League side, Ivory FC. The Legends were made up of a number of ex professionals, some who had played a lot more games for England than others, but the main thing they had in common was that they all looked quite old.

Swindon Town: "Chi ha bisogno di Mourinho quando abbiamo Paolo Di Canio?" Di Renato Cignoni AFC Wimbledon 1 (Hatton '6)SWINDON TOWN 1 (Connell '73) AFC Wimbledon:Seb Brown, Sammy Hatton, Brett Johnson, Callum McNaughton, Chris Bush; Ryan Jackson (Minshull '71), Sammy Moore, Rashid Yussuff; Midson Jack, Christian Jolley (Mulley '43), Ricky WellardSostituti non utilizzati: Luke Moore, Jack Turner,

Actor and Liverpool supporter Ricky Tomlinson calls for release of Hillsborough disaster government files

The former Royle Family star and lifelong Liverpool resident has urged the Government to release all files relating to the tragedy to ease the burden on grieving families

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Ricky Tomlinson desperate for Justice for the 96

"But why go through a third party? Why can't the families see them straight away?" says the actor and lifelong Liverpool fan

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Paolo Di Canio Re di coppa Di Renato Cignoni AFC Wimbledon 1 (Yussuff '81) 1SWINDON TOWN 1 (Risser '69) 3 dopo calci di rigore AFC Wimbledon:Seb Brown, Jamie Stuart (capt), Fraser Franchi, Callum McNaughton, Christian Jolley; Kirean Djilali (Minshull '61), James Mulley, Chris Bush, Rashid Yussef, Ricky Wellard, Jack Midson (Porter '61)Sostituti non utilizzati: Jack Turner (GK), Charles Ademeno,

Little Englander is probably the bit that will offend him most This hilarious reworking of Sky One show An Idiot Abroad paints Steve Kean's tenure as manager of Blackburn Rovers as a cruel practical joke played on the club by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. Spotted on Mirror Football.

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Monaco aren't exactly basking in rude health at the moment, languishing down at the arse-end of the French second tier following their relegation from Ligue 1 last season though Marama Vahirua's sublime volleyed goal against Le Mans (to equalise with just five minutes left to play) on Saturday certainly provided a brief distraction from the club's ongoing woes.

25.10.2011 - Ganarle en casa y por la mínima (1-0) a este devaluado Estudiantes que dirige Russo y despide a Verón no es nota sobresaliente para el vigente campeón del fútbol argentino. Pero acumular la cuarta victoria consecutiva en estos breves torneos de racha sí llama la atención de los focos.

Liverpool and Manchester United will be on alert after recent comments made by the agent of Ricky van Wolfswinkel with regards to the buy-out clause in his contract.
Various reports have linked the Sporting Lisbon striker with a move to the Premier League despite only arriving in Portugal this summer.

Its never a surprise when Manchester United are linked with young talented players. The latest in this list is Dutch player, Ricky van Wolfswinkel who currently plays for Sporting Lisbon. Sir Alex's assistant Mike Phelan too admitted the club is keen on 22-year-old Dutchman. He moved to Portugal this summer from Utecht and has netted six goals in last six games, which is impressive.

As reports surfaced this week linking Manchester United with a move for Sporting Lisbon star Ricky van Wolfswinkel, it seems Liverpool have reignited their interest in the striker.
Various sources have claimed United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has sent scouts over to Portugal to watch the 22-year-old in action with the view of making a bid next summer.

Video: We love Stevie G

We asked famous names like Ricky Hatton, John Bishop, Joey Barton and Harry Kewell for their favourite Steven Gerrard moments and opened the debate on whether he could now be labelled the greatest Liverpool player ever...

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Jozy Altidore put AZ up on the road at Metalist Stadium, scoring in the 26th minute in Europa League Group G play. Metalist got a 77th minute equalizer to split the points. Altidore was yellow carded in the 28th minute, subbing out in the 82nd. Oguchi Onyewu started for Sporting in a 2-1 win Group D win over Lazio at the Estadio Jose Alvalade.

At the beginning of July, when the transfer window officially opened, there was plenty of speculation about a certain Ricky Alvarez joining Arsenal, but Inter Milan supposedly high-jacked the deal and that is where he ended up. All has not gone well for Alvarez in Italy since his arrival, or for Inter Milan for that [.

Oguchi Onyewu was the difference for Sporting on Monday, starting and scoring in the 74th minute to send all three points Sporting's way. Sporting opened the scoring with two quick goals in the 2nd (Stijn Schaars) and 3rd minutes (Ricky van Wolfswinkel), taking a 2-0 lead into halftime. Rio Ave cut that in half in the 49th and equalized in the 63rd minute.

By JOHN BOSCHINI

The penultimate weekend in the NASL offered little in the way of high-scoring contests but instead set up a thrilling final weekend for the Montreal Impact and the NSC Minnesota Stars.

The NSC Minnesota Stars conceded a second-half goal to draw 1-1 with FC Tampa Bay but the vital point keeps them narrowly ahead of the Montreal Impact for sixth place.

By Chris Wright

In which David Beckham goes undercover as 'Ricky', a perfume salesman in a department store, for a hidden camera sketch for the Ellen Degeneres show (in a similar vein to the massage parlour ruse the pair pulled last year) and you know what? It isn't as horrible as it sounds.

Ricky is back. And he works, unconvincingly it would seem, at Target. He may not have the shoppers completely fooled but he does make me laugh so. Chuckle chuckle y'all.

Wolves v Spurs has thrown up its fair share of classic encounters over the years and for Tottenham, Molineux has generally been a difficult place to travel to. There's often plenty of goals too as last year's 3-3 draw underlines.

When you think of memorable games from the past, two will always come to mind – (for Spurs fans anyway).

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As emphatic as it was, there was something eminently unwatchable about Real Madrid's opening day 6-0 win over Real Zaragoza. It was unsettling. Too brutal. Too one-sided. Like watching Manny Pacquiao batter Ricky Hatton if the fight had been made to go all twelve rounds no matter how badly Pacquiao bloodied his opponent.

In the mid 1980s, Ian Rush became tantalisingly close to forming a mouth-watering strike partnership with the legendary Diego Maradona at Napoli. Sounds like fiction, but it's actually 100% fact.
After scoring 108 goals in 174 games for Liverpool, winning three league championships in a row and lifting the European Cup in Rome, Rush was tempted to leave Anfield for Napoli in 1984.

Ricky's excited about Norwich City returning to Stamford Bridge. Frankly, so are we.

Join us for team news and the like plus a good rant, of course from 10 a.m. (3pm GMT).

By Chris Wright

A few photos of AVB officially unveiling his new signings Oriol Romeu (who has been given the No. 6 shirt vacated by Ricky Carvalho two years ago) and Romelu Lukaku during a Press Conference at Cobham Training Ground earlier this afternoon...

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Former Sunderland manager Ricky Sbragia is being considered for the vacancy as Newcastle's under-18 head coach. Ricky Sbragia - when Sunderland manager Apparently a number of very good coaches have already applied for the job, which of course is very important to Newcastle, as they attempt to bring though some top youngsters at the club.

Former Sunderland manager Ricky Sbragia is being considered for the vacancy as Newcastle's under-18 head coach. Ricky Sbragia - when Sunderland manager Apparently a number of very good coaches have already applied for the job, which of course is very important to Newcastle, as they attempt to bring though some top youngsters at the club.

Roy Keane and Henrik Larsson will make emotional returns to Manchester United and Celtic respectively to-night to raise fund for Oxfam's East African Famine Appeal.

Keane will be joined by 1999 historic Treble winners team-mates Ole Gunnar Solksjaer and Dwight Yorke for the the Charity match against Celtic.

Real Madrid's Jese Rodriguez gets up close and personal with team-mate Angel Di Maria during their match against Guangzhou Evergrande yesterday. We approve of this method of bonding, and from the looks of it, Ricky Kaka does too. Image via Zimbio.