Former New England Revolution coach and England striker Paul Mariner has taken charge of football activities at Championship strugglers Plymouth after they announced a reshuffle of their management team, as reported on ESPN Soccernet.
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=711094&cc=5901
Paul has certainly paid his dues, both in this country and in England.

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Good

Copa Sudamericana Cerro Porteno and River Plate Uruguay, through to the semis

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=694236&sec=global&cc=3888

Bad

Warner and the handbags

http://www.sportsfeatures.com/index.php?section=olympic-article-view&title=Jack%20Warner%20handbags%20England%27s%20bid%20to%20host%202018%20World%20Cup&id=46178

Ugly

Landon Donovan has once again attracted interest from the top European leagues including English Premier League side Everton. Several reports came out on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 that Everton manager David Moyes is interested in signing the USA international on a loan deal (similar to his spell at Bayern Munich last winter).

Sam Story Samueltstory@gmail.com Staff Writer Ah, yes. Day four of the Champions League group stage beckons and there are some riveting story lines to tell. Why wait? -David Beckham is heading back to Milan on loan: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8326285.stm - Steven Gerrard misses the return match against Lyon in a near must-win match: http://news.

Martin O'Neill and his Aston Villa team were paid the highest of compliments recently by Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti, who believes that the job O'Neill has done merits Villa being mentioned in the conversation among the top teams in the English Premier League.
Carlo Ancelotti has delivered a massive compliment in the direction of Martin O'Neill and his Aston Villa side, claiming the Premier League's third-placed team have the quality to break into the top three.

This weekend fans were treated to a rare glimpse of full blown football among the two of the biggest clubs in Europe. The nineteenth December match with the Manchester City fans leaving with the biggest smiles on their faces. The weather was certainly not conducive for football as there was heavy snowfall as the match [.

Contributors, So a few weeks ago I turned my latest piece (http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=702921 cc=5901) in to the editors at Soccernet -- a piece...

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson refutes comments made by England coach Fabio Capello and Inter Milan manager Jose Mourinho claiming that the Old Trafford club are in decline.
Surviving injuries to their backline that have kept all but Patrice Evra out for long stretches have United only 2 points out of first place with a victory against Wigan tonight.