The International break is over and it is time to get back to Premier League action. The big
game this weekend has to be the lunch time match up between Liverpool and Manchester City.
Liverpool v Man City
This is really a huge game for two teams who have Champions League ambitions.
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The International break is over and it is time to get back to Premier League action. The big
game this weekend has to be the lunch time match up between Liverpool and Manchester City.
Liverpool v Man City
This is really a huge game for two teams who have Champions League ambitions.
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In the preview of tomorrow's game I touched on news of a possible return to the line-up for
Robinho, and the Mark Hughes has spoken of this possibility:
"He is back training with the group, which is pleasing from everyone's point of view,"
said Hughes. He is travelling with us and we will make a decision [on his fitness]
tomorrow.
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Really not a lot out there today, but we'll make the most of it:
- Eduardo gets a new deal with Arsenal.
- Marseille talking about to the troubled Ben Arfa.
- Dzeko will be allowed to leave Wolfsburg.
- City won't be getting Gattuso, says agent.
- Robinho has told his City teammates that he wants to go to Barcelona.
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Robinho, or Robson de Souza, is Manchester City's new star on their mission to compete with the
English Premier League's big four. Robinho was formerly on Real Madrid and was signed on the final
day of the transfer period during 2008. Manchester City has never acquired a superstar of such
status. There have been great expectations [.
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Soccerblog 19 November @ 07:26 AM EST
Before Adebayor, Robinho and the other eight strikers at City, there used to be Georgios
Samaras. Although highly touted by Stuart Pearce, he failed to make an impact in the two years
while at the club.
When Sven Goran Ericksson was made manager Samaras was confined mostly to the bench.
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According to James Riach at Sky Sports News, Manchester City striker
Roque Santa Cruz admitted that Robinho has openly admitted that
he would like to play for Barcelona. Santa Cruz told Catalunya Radio,
"Of course he talks to us about it .
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Chelsea's interest in Aguero has been rumored for many months.
Is Aguero really heading to England?
Chelsea is reportedly going to pay Atletico 44 million euros for Aguero.
telegraph.co.uk
Chelsea on verge of signing Sergio
Agüero for £40m from Atlético Madrid
Chelsea are expected to clinch a British-record £40 million transfer deal to sign the Argentine
international
Sergio Agüero at a meeting scheduled with his agents next Monday.
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See The Cup 14 November @ 02:42 PM EST
Brazil and England was going to be a reserve festival, as injuries took away many players from
the match. So if in theory this is a match with no favorites, in reality, Brazil got that title as
it had less players in the ER. Brazil had the responsibility to play better and add another match
to the unbeaten streak against England that is 19 years-old.
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The meeting of one great footballing mind and Dunga
Brazil take on England in Doho, Qatar, for the first of three international friendlies before
the World Cup finals in South Africa next year.
Dunga's men see the England game as a real test against one of their main contenders in the
competition in 2010.
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Following the story blowing up this morning, a potential problem has been averted with Robinho
ruling himself out of this weekends friendly with England:
"I really don't want to be in the middle of a row between City and Brazil," he said the
£32.5m signing from Real Madrid. "But my obligation is to be here and that is supported by
Fifa.
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El mercado invernal se ha empezado a calentar desde hace algunos dÃas. Hoy,
mediante el diario español Sport, nos hemos enterado que Joan Laporta quiere
despedirse como presidente del Barcelona con el fichaje de Cesc Fábregas.
El exitoso presidente blaugrana quiere darle a la afición una última alegrÃa durante su
administración, y los nombres de Cesc y Robinho suenan para ser el broche de
oro.
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Hard to keep him out of the headlines at the moment:
They had hoped to dissuade Robinho from reporting for international duty but relented after
agreeing to send their own doctor with him so the injury could be assessed by Brazil's medical
staff.
City had hoped Robinho would then fly back with them but have had to relent further, agreeing to
him staying with Brazil – although they did not expect him to fly on to Oman for next Tuesday's
match.
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SoccerLens 12 November @ 10:15 AM EST
Don't miss Adrian Clarke and Iain Spragg debate the beautiful game on Episode 28 of the world
famous Soccerlens podcast.Â
This week's sprightly show features lively chat on possible Premier League expansion, the next
destination for Man City rebel Robinho and a cheeky new way of ridding football of its diving
cheats.
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At the start of the season, Arsene Wenger's young Gunners were written off as title challengers
by many analysts and TV pundits. Some even argued that the new Manchester City powerhouse would
take over Arsenal at the top of the table.
It was an easy assumption to make as City made news every day during the transfer window.
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Futbolita 12 November @ 01:54 AM EST
Welcome to Selecao Bootcamp, Uma Tradição Futbolita! Everyone gather
yourselves because it's that time of the year so ya'll better get excited. Anyway, our
manos have landed in Qatar, more specifically, the Four Seasons Hotel
where they're putting up during their stay in Doha.
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Soccerblog 12 November @ 12:03 AM EST
The carpet bagger wants to leave but an angel waits in the wings.
Something about Brazilian music not being good enough for the neighbours.
Mark Hughes seems to be doing a good job of getting rid of all the Brazilians in the team.
Elano, Jo, and now Robinho. We can also look forward to the African clique, Adebayor and Kolo
Toure, being broken up.
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The Offside 11 November @ 06:30 PM EST
Jonny Evans v Didier Drogba, Tekken-style. Fat Ronaldo admits to fatness. (Dirty Tackle) Robinho is
number one in Citeh hearts. (Unprofessional Foul) A history of Fergie and the rant. (Avoiding The
Drop) Slovenia are eying the Russian upset. (Jonathan Wilson) The plight of the English manager.
(Footy Factor) A very worthy transfer quiz.
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Mark Hughes has eye on Angel Di Maria.
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Robinho heading for the exit as Manchester City dream sours
Manchester City's attempts to placate Robinho and keep the most expensive footballer in England
happy have failed, with the Brazilian desperate to leave in the January transfer window.
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Fresh after posting this came another report regarding Robinho surfaced, again in The Guardian, and
it is fairly conclusive in its tone:
Manchester City's attempts to placate Robinho and keep the most expensive footballer in
England happy have failed, with the Brazilian desperate to leave in the January transfer
window.
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Pantomime season is almost upon us, but the contradictory stories over the future of Robinho
continue apace.
There have been a series of reports in today's press with regard to his future, and with many
seemingly different angles taken.
AS reported Joan Laporta as indicating the club would back the management at Barcelona should
Robinho be a target for them:
"We are not going to close any door or end any plan because, although the squad is
competitive, as was shown against Mallorca, if the coaches want to strengthen in the winter market
and they recommend a player to us, I am sure we can make a move.
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Anfield Talk 07 November @ 12:26 PM EST
Barcelona are reportedly preparing a bid for Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano, who the
Merseyside club are preparing to offload during the winter transfer window according to Spanish
publication El Mundo Deportivo.
The Argentine central midfielder, who holds an Italian passport, was a summer target for the
Blaugrana and had showed signs of a desire to make the switch before Reds boss Rafael Benitez
insisted he would not be leaving.
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It's been a while since I did one of these:
- That Beckham-to-Milan deal is finally finalized.
- Pepe Reina got a new Liverpool deal.
- City looking to loan out Robinho?
- Benni McCarthy wants out of Blackburn.
- New Roma contract for Totti?
- We should've signed Anelka, says Reds defender Carragher.
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At some point, i actually believed that he was destined to become Brazil's next biggest star
after Pele. However, it seems like things are not working out for Robinho.
Since moving to Europe in 2005, Robinho has had both good and bad times. I remember his debut
for Real Madrid like it was yesterday.
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Blog United 29 October @ 06:54 AM EST
United have once again been linked with January moves for Valencia's star men, David Villa and
David Silva. The future of both Spanish Internationals was the focus of much media attention over
the summer with Barcelona, Real Madrid and Liverpool keeping tabs on the situation to name but a
few.
Valencia managed to hold on to their prized assets in the summer but as their financial troubles
show no sign of letting up, it looks increasingly likely they will lose one if not both in the
winter.
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Anfield Talk 27 October @ 03:10 PM EST
Liverpool's defender Fábio Aurélio was handed the chance of winning a place in Brazil's World Cup
squad yesterday when he was named for next month's friendlies against England in Doha and Oman in
Muscat.
The coach, Carlos Dunga, has named a 24-man squad made up of Europe-based players in order not to
disrupt Brazilian clubs in the run-in to their championship.
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FC Porto striker Hulk has earned his first ever call-up to the Brazilian national team.
Brazilian manager Dunga gave the striker a call-up for next month's friendlies against England and
Oman.
Hulk will be lining up against some of Brazil's brightest stars when he makes his international
debut, as his fellow strikers will be Manchester City's Robinho, Villareal's Nilmar, and
Confederations Cup sensation Luis Fabiano of Sevilla.
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Hulk, Michel Bastos, Fábio Aurélio, Carlos Eduardo
Dunga has called up 24 players to face England on November 14th in Doha, Qatar, and Oman three
days later in Muscat.
The squad includes Liverpool's Lucas and Fábio Aurélio plus Manchester City's Robinho. Porto
frontman, Givanildo Vieira de Souza (Hulk), gets his first call-up.
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by FRANCO PANIZO
If Manchester City attacker Robinho's hidden desire is to play for Barcelona then he is not
doing a good job at keeping it a secret.
On Monday, Robinho told a Brazilian radio station he is happy with the interest Barcelona has
in him, and that he thinks it is much easier to become the world's best player with them thanÂ
with Manchester City.
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by FRANCO PANIZO
If Manchester City attacker Robinho's hidden desire is to play for Barcelona then he is not
doing a good job at keeping it a secret.
On Monday, Robinho told a Brazilian radio station he is happy with the interest Barcelona has
in him, and that he thinks it is much easier to become the world's best player with them thanÂ
with Manchester City.
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After the transfer of David Beckham to Major League Soccer (MLS) has had increased exposure and
interest from abroad. Many of the European players now view MLS as a realistic choice, especially
as they wind down their careers. The success of Freddie Ljungberg with the Seattle Sounders has
only increased the interest from European players.
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The sidelined Brazilian has been speaking again to radio in his home country:
"I'm very happy about the interest that Barcelona have in me, playing in the Nou Camp
it is much easier to be the best player in the world than at City."
"I'm not forcing a hypothetical exit from England and neither do I have problems with my
coach.
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SoccerLens 24 October @ 01:05 AM EST
You can watch Manchester City v Fulham Live online here.
Manchester City v Fulham
English Premier League
Sunday 25 October 2009
Kickoff: 15:00 BST
For all their attacking talents, City have actually scored fewer goals (16) in their first eight
games than at this stage of last season (20).
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From harbouring hopes of a return next week against Scunthorpe, it seems that Robinho is instead
set for another couple of weeks on the sidelines:
"He's had a little bit of a setback, and the likelihood is it will be another 10 to 14 days,"
confirmed Hughes.
"The area where the stress fracture is hasn't healed as quickly as we
anticipated.
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