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French striker set for Sunderland loan spell

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Djibril Cisse is set to spend the season on loan with Sunderland after the Black Cats agreed an "agreement in principle" with Marseille over the transfer of the striker.Cisse has been expected to head for England this season, with Manchester City among the clubs he was linked with, particularly as his wife still lives in the north west. Click to continue reading...

Football Corner @ 09:21 AM EDT | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: Cisse, England, Liverpool, Manchester City, Marseille, OM, Pape Diouf, Sunderland, auxerre, bench, black cats, confirmation

Fernando Torres a bargain at £8 million

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Fernando Torres showed just why he is one of Europe's top strikers at the moment, with a superb performance against Sunderland on Saturday. He scored once and earned the man of the match award which saw the former Atletico Madrid man take 8 points in the first weekend of the Daily Mirror's "You the Manager". Click to continue reading...

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Tags: Atletico Madrid, Daily Mirror, English Premier League, Europe, Fernando Torres, Sunderland, bargain, spaniard, strikers

Shevchenko Linked To Milan Return, Silvestre Wanted By Arsenal, WBA Close To Valero Signing

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Shevchenko will apparently return to AC Milan on a loan for at least a season, a move which would probably suit all parties involved (especially Milan). The Shevchenko rumours have been persistant ever since the Ukranian arrived at Chelsea, and its about time that he went back to Italy as it just wasn't working out [. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: AC Milan, Andrei Shevchenko, Anton Ferdinand, Arsenal, Borja Valero, Chelsea, Europe, Italy, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Manchester United, Mikael Silvestre, News, Rumours, Shevchenko, Sunderland, Transfers, West Bromwich Albion

What’s worse - United selling to City or to Arsenal?

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Usually selling a player to your fiercest rivals would be considered a controversial decision at best, and an absolute travesty at worst. Think of the outrage at Tottenham when Sol Campbell went to Arsenal, Fergie's insistence on keeping Heinze away from Liverpool, the stick Lampard gets (ok, that's a different story but still), the stick [. Click to continue reading...

SoccerLens @ 05:47 AM EDT | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: Arsenal, English Premier League, Europe, Football Transfer Rumours, Lampard, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Sol Campbell, Sunderland, heinze, rivals, tottenham hotspur

How to scare Arsenal fans to death

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...link a 31-year old, injury-prone, error-prone defender to the club and make him look like Wenger's first choice partner for another 31-year old, injury-prone, error-prone defender. They're both pretty fast though (fast enough to escape from Man City / Sunderland and Chelsea, respectively), although it'll be interesting to see if Wenger says 'I didn't see [. Click to continue reading...

SoccerLens @ 05:27 AM EDT | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: Arsenal, English Premier League, Europe, Football Transfer Rumours, Man City, Manchester City, Manchester United, Sunderland

Rumours: Silvestre to Arsenal, Ivanovic to quit Chelsea, Fraizer Campbell back to Hull

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Who's going where, and who's not going anywhere... Baked-bean head Mikael Silvestre was reportedly undergoing a medical at Man City when he was informed that Arsene Wenger wished to sign him. 'Silvestre immediately abandoned the medical and hurtled down the... Click to continue reading...

Who Ate All the Pies @ 05:14 AM EDT | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: Arsenal, Chelsea, Europe, Hull City, Man City, Manchester United, Sunderland, Transfer rumours & gossip, West Ham Utd, tottenham hotspur, wenger

Rumours: Silvestre to Arsenal, Ivanovic to quit Chelsea, Fraizer Campbell back to Hull

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Who's going where, and who's not going anywhere... Baked-bean head Mikael Silvestre was reportedly undergoing a medical at Man City when he was informed that Arsene Wenger wished to sign him. 'Silvestre immediately abandoned the medical and hurtled down the... Click to continue reading...

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Tags: Arsenal, Chelsea, Europe, Hull City, Man City, Manchester United, Sunderland, Transfer rumours & gossip, West Ham Utd, tottenham hotspur, wenger

Silvestre To Arsenal? You Got To Be Kidding…

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Arsenal have been linked with a whole host of players throughout the summer but one of the most unlikely names to have been mentioned is Manchester United's defender Mikaël Silvestre. The 31-year-old has played over 249 games for the Premier League and Champions League winners and the media have today linked him with a move to [. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: Arsenal, Arsenal News, Champions League, English Premier League, Manchester United, Silvestre, Sunderland, games, rumour

Spurs make their move for Hammers ace

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Tottenham have today made initial enquiries about West Ham defender Anton Ferdinand. The England under-21 defender has been linked with a whole host of exits from Upton Park this summer, with Sunderland also said to be interested. (Daily Mirror)

It is thought that Ferdinand, 23, would prefer to stay in the capital and Spurs boss Juande Ramos is ready to make a £8 million bid for the player. Click to continue reading...

Football Corner @ 11:37 AM EDT | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: Anton Ferdinand, Daily Mirror, England, Sunderland, Upton Park, boss, hammers, money

Glory Fans - Not So Bad After All?

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As a child, the summer holidays brought about a family trip to a campsite in Europe. We'd get in the car to travel down to Dover and I would always be wearing my United shirt. After hours and hours of driving, we'd pull in at our designated tin can and the holiday had begun. It wouldn't [...] Click to continue reading...

Transfer Rumors (19 August 08): Blackburn make bid for Joaquin, Chelsea’s Ivanovic set for Milan?, Rangers go after yet another midfielder, and more

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I'm back to give you all the latest top transfer news headlines, and while there are no official signings to report today, there are several potential ones to report, along with some rumors as to who could be on the move and to where. England Blackburn have reportedly made a £9.5m bid for Valencia winger Joaquin. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: Ajax, Belgium, Blackburn Rovers, Chelsea, England, English Premier League, Eredivisie, Europe, Football Transfer Rumours, Fulham, Inter Milan, Juventus, Lazio, Ligue 1, Players, Rangers, Roma, Scottish Premier League, Serie A, Sunderland, Transfer News, Valencia, la liga, winger

Hyypia Heaps Praise On Spanish Hotshot

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Veteran Liverpool centre back Sami Hyypia has praised his teammate Fernando Torres for his winning strike in their opening Premier League match against Sunderland on Saturday.

Liverpool were finding it hard to break down the plucky Black Cats at the Stadium of Light, until Torres unleashed a pile driver from outside the area. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: Atletico Madrid, Craig Gordon, English Premier League, Fernando Torres, Hyypia, Liverpool, Middlesbrough, Sunderland, black cats, home game, veteran

Liverpool Desperate To Finalise Deal For Unsettled Villa Star Barry

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Rafael Benitez remains desperate to complete his long-running pursuit of Gareth Barry before the end of the month, but has denied that complications in finalising the transfer brought him to the verge of quitting as Liverpool manager.

Benitez watched his side bounce back from their disappointing Champions League stalemate against Standard Liege with a somewhat fortunate 1-0 win over Sunderland on Saturday, but post-match talk immediately turned to off-field matters. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: Champions League, Chief Executive, Gareth Barry, Liverpool, Rafael Benitez, Rumours, Standard Liege, Sunderland, money, spaniard, trophies, verge

Football Weekend In Review - 16/17 August 2008

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This weekend was certainly packed with really exciting games and I am here to offer my thoughts on the ones that I watched.

The Blackburn/Everton game was certainly the most exciting of the weekend in my opinion. Blackburn looked very strong in the first half and Everton was lucky not to have given up more than one goal. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool start without style but at least have 3 points in the bag

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Another year, another chance to see whether Liverpool really do have a side capable of prolonging a Premiership challenge beyond the first round of carol singers. And on today's showing at the Stadium of Light, where Fernando Torres' 81st minute thunderbolt secured a scarcely deserved three points, it is tempting to conclude that for all [. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: English Premier League, Europe, Fernando Torres, Liverpool, Match Reports, Rafael Benitez, Steven Gerrard, Sunderland

Is it time to panic yet?

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The first weekend of the 08/09 season saw Tottenham lose away to Middlesbrough, Manchester United held to a draw at home to Newcastle, Portsmouth destroyed in a game that will be as remembered for Chelsea's tactical superiority as the lack of effort from Pompey players and Everton lose at home to a Blackburn side that [. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: Arsenal, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Chelsea, English Premier League, Europe, Everton FC, Fulham, Hull City, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Newcastle United, Portsmouth, Studs Up, Sunderland, West Brom, West Ham, Wigan, aston villa, pompey, tottenham hotspur

New Season, New Kit: The 2008/2009 Premiership Shirts

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With the new 2008/2009 Premiership kick-off just a few days away, now is the perfect time to look at the new home and away shirts of every single Premier League club. Click on the image to view a close-up, or click the buy button if interested in making a purchase. 2008/2009 Arsenal Home Shirt Buy From Kitbag 2008/2009 Arsenal [. Click to continue reading...

BBC SPORT | Football | Gossip | Monday’s gossip column

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The Black Cats could also complete a £6m (Daily Mirror) or £8m (Independent) deal for West Ham defender Anton Ferdinand this week. BBC SPORT | Football | Gossip | Monday's gossip column. Reports like this have started making me feel as though our new owners have taken West Ham back to the days of being a selling [. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: Anton Ferdinand, BBC, Daily Mirror, Gossip, Sunderland, West Ham, West Ham United, black cats, comment, premiership football

Transfer Rumors (18 August 08): Blackburn close on Grella, West Ham accept Sunderland’s Ferdinand bid, West Brom to sign Spanish midfielder, and more

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There's not a lot to report on in today's transfer roundup, and nothing in the way of major rumors, but given early results in England and elsewhere, several clubs could be looking to move quickly to make some vital reinforcements before it gets too late. England Blackburn are set to sign Torino midfielder Vince Grella [. Click to continue reading...

Don't panic

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It's one game people. I was as disappointed as anyone to lose the first game of the season but let's keep things in perspective.

Middlesbrough are a decent side at home and probably the biggest positive of all is the fact they often turn over the top four at the Riverside, it must be a sign! Click to continue reading...

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Tags: Champions League, Eric Cantona, Everton FC, Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Spurs, Sunderland, Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, bench, desire, levy, tottenham hotspur, trophy, winning ways

Boro Complete Hoyte Signing

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Middlesbrough have completed the £3million signing of full-back Justin Hoyte from Arsenal on a four-year contract. The 23-year-old, a former England Under-21 international, has agreed a deal to stay with the Teessiders until the summer of 2012. On his move, Hoyte seemed surprised at how quick everything had been sorted. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: Arsenal, Arsenal News, Boro, England, Justin Hoyte, Spurs, Sunderland, Twente, hoyte, sagna, transfer

Dossena Lands Italy Call-Up

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Andrea Dossena has received a timely boost with the news that Italy coach Marcello Lippi has named him in his squad for Wednesday's friendly with Austria.

The Reds full-back completed his first 90 minutes of Premier League action in Saturday's 1-0 win at Sunderland and will now join up with the Italians for what will be Lippi's first match in charge since returning to the post in which he won the 2006 World Cup. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: Dossena, English Premier League, Friendly match, Liverpool, Marcello Lippi, South Africa, Sunderland, World Cup, reds

Benitez Committed To Reds '100%'

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Rafael Benitez insists he was never close to resigning as Liverpool boss - but has admitted his frustration at the Gareth Barry situation.

The Spaniard's interest in the Aston Villa midfielder has been this close season's longest-running transfer saga, and one which some reports suggest brought Benitez to the brink of leaving Anfield. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: English Premier League, Fernando Torres, Gareth Barry, Liverpool, Rafael Benitez, Sunderland, aston villa, boss, frustration, midfielder, reds, saga, spaniard, trophies

Sunderland 0 - 1 LFC

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Ah, yes... a win and a goal from Torres. What could be better? For starters, the entire first half could have been better. In fact, let's pretend that the first half didn't happen at all because some other team wearing our kits showed up and attempted to play football.

Sami Hyypia's first couple of touches made it look like Sunderland had twelve men on the field.

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Tags: Alonso, Craig Gordon, Damien Plessis, Dossena, England, Fernando Torres, Hyypia, Liverpool, Post Match Reaction, Rafa Benitez, Sami Hyypia, Shoes, Sunderland, Team News, Xabi Alonso, keane, midfield, momentum, mystery, reds

Fulltime Reports: Saturday August 16 2008

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Here is a compilation of all full time reports from the various UK websites.

Arsenal 1 West Bromwich Albion 0: BBC, Soccernet, Sun, Times, Daily Mail, Guardian, Independent, Sky Sports, Telegraph.
Bolton Wanderers 3 Stoke City 1: BBC, Soccernet, Sun, Times, Daily Mail, Guardian, Independent, Sky Sports, Telegraph. Click to continue reading...

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