Liverpool, Spurs and Fulham were put on red alert last night as Ruud van Nistelrooy admitted he would consider a return to the Premier League.
The Dutch striker is out in the cold at Real Madrid and is worried about his World Cup place.
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Old horse face heading back to the Premier League?

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Arsène Wenger will protect Arsenal's title challenge against further injury by air-lifting Herita Ilunga from West Ham and then heading over to Real Madrid to evacuate none other than Martin Keown's old mucker, Ruud van Nistelrooy.

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by CARL ELDRIDGE It looks likely that we won't know until late tonight or, more probably, tomorrow morning just how bad is the ankle injury RVP sustained playing against Italy for Holland at the weekend.

Reports suggest the in-form striker will have his injury assessed in Holland this evening with a series of scans but speculation is mounting that the problem will leave him sidelined for up to three months.

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By CARL ELDRIDGEÂ It's the news we dreaded. Just as we get into our stride and look like contenders for some silverware, the curse of November strikes again. OK, it's not the curse of reverses that has undone the glorious Gunners in the past during this month, this time it's the gut-wrenching news that RVP has done his ankle in playing for the Clog-wearing mob against the Eyeties in a pissing friendly.

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Denial

Although Real Madrid needed five goals to overturn their Round of 32 tie with Alcorcón, a certain sense of denial was important in this particular situation so that they could believe that their task was not impossible. Kaká stated, "For the pride and for the history of Real Madrid, we have to win this tie.

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Real Madrid were jeered off by their own fans after being dumped out of the Copa del Rey by minnows Alcorcon after only managing a 1-0 fourth round second leg win at an expectant Bernabeu.

Madrid suffered one of the biggest humiliations in their history after losing the first leg 4-0, and the Spanish giants could not undo the damage as battling Alcorcon frustrated their big-spending neighbours.

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Ante la vergonzosa eliminación del Real Madrid en la Copa del Rey, les presentamos las grandes diferencias entre los dos equipos:

Real Madrid

• Temporadas en primera división: Todas
• División: Primera española
• Presupuesto anual: 420 millones de euros
• Capacidad de su estadio: 80,354 personas
• Figuras: Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaká, Karim Benzema, Xabi Alonoso, Raúl, Iker Casillas, Sergio Ramos, Ruud Van Nistelrooy e Higuaín
• Director Técnico: Manuel Pellegrini (En las próximas horas puede cambiar)

AD Alcorcón

• Temporadas en primera división: Ninguna
• División: Segunda B española
• Presupuesto anual: 1.

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Real Madrid hosted Alcorcon in the Spanish Copa del Rey on Tuesday, November 10, 2009. Alcorcon stunned Madrid in the first leg with a 4-0 win. Here's a recap of the second leg at the Bernabeu along with video highlights.

Real Madrid beats Alcorcon 1-0 (loses 1-4 on aggregate) Video Highlights

1st Half

Real Madrid were embarrassed in the first leg and had to score at least four goals to have a chance at advancing.

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Harry considers veteran swoop.

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Ruud van Nistelrooy is itching for a move back to the Premier League.

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A reaction to a decent set of suggestions.

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Ruud van Nistelrooy
Real Madrid

The former Manchester United striker is probably not the most popular figure among the Anfield faithful, but he certainly would provide more of a goal threat that the hapless Andrei Voronin or the inexperienced an raw David Ngog.

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This weekend plays host to arguably the match of the Premier League season when Carlo Ancelotti's Chelsea take on reigning champions Manchester United in what could be reasonably termed, a championship "six-pointer".

To honour this occasion, we look back over some of the finest games between these two giants of English football:

You can catch the Soccerlens preview for the Chelsea Manchester United game and our predictions in this week's podcast.

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I don't know if anyone else reads World Soccer but I have a subscription to the magazine and in the most recent issue, they raised the point of the best striker in the world. I'll explain how they came to their conclusion in a moment but I was wondering what other people thought was required in a striker and who they feel is the best.

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AC Milan vs Real Madrid:

So far we have seen Barcelona vs Internazional and Juventus vs Bayern Munich. Now we will be treated to another clash between two of Europe's most celebrated clubs.

Kaka will look to haunt his former side.

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I am going through the Champions League games this week and I am amazed at the stars who will be missing because of injury. The Champions League is billed as the best club tournament in the world, but this years event so far has failed to live up to the hype. Whether it is familiarity because the same sides play each other every year, or a full schedule that leaves players vulnerable to injury, the Champions League group stages this year have been a major disappointment.

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Fergie releases his inner stalker Sir Alex Ferguson is said to be embarrassed after a private letter he sent to Standard Liege's Steven Defour via his club was leaked. The Manchester United boss had clearly decided to roll out the Ruud Van Nistelrooy Method, whereby he cuddles up to injured players to put himself in the [. Click to continue reading...

"I had high hopes indeed of luring Ruud Van Nistelrooy away from the Bernabeu..."
Woke up early (5am: sleep is for losers, I believe), as usual. Showered, applied bronzing moisturiser, put on dressing gown Egyptian cotton, monogrammed with my initials and grabbed a power shake Big Sam got me into them before changing into my Ciro Citterio suit (those bloody Italians know how to dress! Click to continue reading...

AC Milan vs FC Zurich

After the demoralizing loss against Real Madrid, FC Zurich are looking to bounce back against the other struggling side from Milan.

After Sunday's goaless draw Milan coach Leonardo has called for a much better performance:

"We have had a season of ups and downs," he said.

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Video ansehen

Real Madrid ist ein beeindruckender Saisonstart gelungen: 5 Siege in 5 Spielen und 16:2 Tore in der spanischen Liga und ein 5:2 Sieg gegen den FC Zürich in der Champions League.

Der Einstand von Cristiano Ronaldo ist mit 5 Toren in der Liga und 2 Toren in der Champions League ebenfalls respektabel.

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A good performance from United and an even better three points. In all honesty, after beating Arsenal, Spurs and City, I did wonder whether we'd come unstuck against Stoke. They're so robust at the back and I remember how difficult they were to break down last season. Had they not gone down to ten men, I do wonder whether we could have got that very late winner.

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Mere seconds away from being the hero in Manchester City's stirring comeback against Manchester United, Craig Bellamy is now fighting to avoid being the villain as he faces a potential suspension for his treatment of a fan that invaded the Old Trafford pitch during Sunday's derby match, won by Manchester United in the final seconds.

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I'm happy to be starting the "Weekend Recap" section again. I apologize for missing the first few weeks but now that all the leagues are off and running I will be recapping the top leagues in Europe after every weekend.

This weekend we saw goals, in twos.

La Liga:

After this weekend there are still three unbeaten sides in Spain.

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Real Madrid striker Ruud van Nistelrooy returned after a long spell on the sidelines to provide an assist and score another in his side's emphatic 5-0 victory over La Liga minnows Xerez. While the focus of the game initially remained on another former Manchester United star, Cristiano Ronaldo who scored twice to make it six goals in his four appearances it was his Dutch teammate who eventually created most of the headlines.

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Real Madrid 5-0 Xerez
1-0 Ronaldo, 1′
2-0 Ronaldo, 75′
3-0 Guti, 78′
4-0 Benzema, 82′
5-0 Van Nistelrooy, 89′

Real Madrid moved to the top of the table Sunday, ahead of Barcelona on goal differential, after a 5-0 rout of Xerez that was a more difficult affair than the final score might indicate.

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Derby day weekend has long been my favourite weekend of the year. It sometimes ends in tears but generally it's great, regardless of the result.

My local is a red pub but there are a few blues who drink in there. There's plenty of banter and usually it's good natured. We'll take the piss out of each other and have a laugh, but generally everyone gets along fine.

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The recent Emmanuel Adebayor controversy had me thinking about goal celebrations, which led me to this excellent YouTube video featuring 20 of the best. Plenty of classics in there, including Roger Milla dancing with the corner flag at Italia '90, Gazza's legendary dentist chair celebration at Euro '96, and the insane backflippery of Julius Agahowa. Click to continue reading...

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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Ready for Premier League return?

It's just as well, then, that some clubs prefer players at the other end of their careers. Spurs, for example, who were turned down by Corinthians' Ronaldo this summer, are ready to make a January move for O Fenomeno. Failing that 'Arry Redknapp fancies Manchester City's Benjani or Real's Ruud van Nistelrooy.

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Manchester United were more or less written off when we sold Cristiano Ronaldo, given the great contribution he made to our team over the past few years. Similar things were said after Ruud van Nistelrooy was sold, when David Beckham joined Real Madrid, when Eric Cantona hung up his boots etc. It seems as though the media and rival fans just don't learn.

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Dwight Yorke had a great time at Manchester United, scoring an incredible 30 goals in his first season with the club. 1998-1999 was a magic season for us and Yorke played a massive part in it.

The goal that probably stands out in most memories is the equaliser he scored against Juve in the European Cup semi-finals, after we had gone 2-0 in ten minutes in Turin.

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He's saying he's gonna fight for some playing time for Real Madrid (if you remembered which club he played for).
I'd say he's pretty good insurance if Karim Benzema gets hurt or doesn't work out.
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A step too far?

Apparently Tottenham made a last minute approach to Real Madrid to snap up one of the last remaining Dutch footballers at Real Madrid, the one and only Ruud Van Nistlerooy, would such a move have been tolerated or perhaps even welcomed by Liverpool to help ease their relative lack of striking options?

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Steven Gerrard has led a host of Europe's top players in contributing and promoting a new book produced by the World Heart Foundation and UEFA.
Labelled ‘Eat for Goals' the book aims to promote quick and healthy eating options amongst children and lists players' favourite recipes including the Liverpool captain's crunchy sea bream with herbs, Barcelona defender Carles Puyol's pasta with pesto and grilled vegetables and a power omelette nominated by Bayern Munich's Miroslav Klose. Click to continue reading...

As the transfer window deadline looms, here are top ten transfers that I would like to see happen.
The Flat Back Four's Top ten transfers
1. Hernanes to Liverpool
2. Eidur Gudjohnsen to West Ham
3. Rafael Van der Vaart to Manchester United
4. Yasuhito Endo to Arsenal
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Tuesdays have never been so exciting. Even the institution that is the UEFA Champions League and the subsequent "Champions Tuesdays" fanfare it precipitated hasn't managed to turn a day of boredom and wistful gazing towards weekends past and future into anything more than a filler day.

Seasoned office conversationalists agree on very little- the Euro, Jordan, the eternal cheese versus egg debate- yet most manage to reach a gruff compromise when it comes to naming the most banal day of any week.

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Real Madrid reject looks to resurrect his career.

Real Madrid midfielder Rafael van der Vaart has reportedly turned down the opportunity to join Turkish giants Besiktas, as the end of the summer transfer window edges nearer.
The Dutch international has made 32 league appearances netting five times since joining the Madridistas last summer.

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