So Arsene Wenger will make a signing in the January transfer window after all although it is hardly likely to get moaning fans off his back anytime soon.

For we hear that Borussia Dortmund academy midfielder Thomas Eisfeld is set to join Arsenal pending a successful medical examination.

Manchester City Football Club has become the first Premier League team to create virtual avatars of their superstars Mario Balotelli, Sergio Aguero, Edin Dzeko and Samir Nasri as part of a new International digital marketing campaign, City Fan Cam

Mehr als 4,5 Millionen Fans können sich nicht irren. Arjen Robben vom FC Bayern München gehört für sie zu ihren Superstars, die letztes Jahr eine herausragende Saison gespielt haben und deswegen haben sie Arjen Robben in die UEFA-Mannschaft des Jahres 2011 gewählt. Übrigens, damit ist er seit drei Jahren der erste aus der deutschen Bundesliga, [.

Arsenal skipper Robin van Persie believes that club legend Thierry Henry's decision to join his beloved club for a second time shows how brave he is.

The Frenchman recently put pen to paper on a short term loan deal with the Gunners and scored the winner in the 1-0 FA Cup defeat of Leeds United on his second debut at the Emirates.

So, it's that time of the year again when the MLS superstars come back to the Europe. Last season there was talk of Thierry Henry and David Beckham returning to the Premier League but nothing came of it. As for this season, what a treat we have been given!

This blog was originally going to compare who would have the bigger impact between Robbie Keane and Henry during their two months back, but after Monday night's performance from the latter I don't think there's really much of an argument.

They say, "Never meet your heroes." Quite who 'they' are, I'll never know. But forget that. Last night after we squeaked past QPR at the Emirates with a 1-0 win me and my old man bumped into Sammy Nelson. He was having a beer at Victoria Station before he hopped on a train back to his home in Brighton.

Stand-in superstars: Chris Woods, Nigel Spink, Tony Parks and Les Sealey

After Blackburn No 2 Mark Bunn hit the headlines with his stunning saves at Anfield, Sportsmail remembers five other reserve goalkeepers who grabbed their chance to shine.

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Catalunya's Annual Match. Professionals from six clubs playing for their heritage.

Victor Valdés: "You will be unstoppable"

Xavi: "You make the difference"

Gerard Piqué: "The superstars are you"

Carles Puyol: "We play for you"

Andreu Fontas: "We are your selection"

Joan Verdu: "We'll wait at the stadium"

Cesc: "For many years I have wanted to play in this game"

Álvaro Vázquez: "You have already won"

Johan Cruyff is the manager, striving for Total Football.

So it is Manchester City who proudly sits at the top of the Premier League table going into Christmas this year.

Of course, manager Roberto Mancini is refusing to get carried away by all that, but it is true that it is his side who now hold the advantage going into the tough second part of the season.

R9: Pra Sempre Fenomeno

As the career of one legend sets, the career of another is about to explode. There will never be another quite like O Fenomeno, but even after is playing days are over (no, scoring in a Match Against Poverty does not count as your career living on) the man continues to be a class act.

By J Hutcherson - WASHINGTON, DC (Dec 12, 2011) US Soccer Players -- For those of you that don't schedule your Saturday around La Liga clasico encounters, I'll go ahead and spoil the Real Madrid - Barcelona game for you. After spotting Real Madrid a goal, Barcelona did as expected and skillfully took the game 3-1 in front of the Madrid support at the Bernabéu.

VietNamNet Bridge – Big spenders Ninh Binh are hoping to sign footballing superstars including Rivaldo and Guti ahead of the upcoming season.

"After the 2011 season, the managers were looking to improve our squad for next year. Ninh Binh look forward to signing stars such as Rivaldo and Guti to play in the V-League," said Pham Van Le, head of the Ninh Binh Football Delegation.

Switching from the all-conquering, award-winning, glitz-laden superstars of our rollicking Premiership campaign to the prepubescent kids and want-away squad members on our midweek Europa jaunts is somewhat akin to putting down the Dumas novel in order to tune in to Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds – nobody in their right mind would dispute that it remains quite magnificent entertainment, but the whole forum is perhaps a little more frivolous.

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Mario Gotze will aim to dazzle fans at the Emirates in tonight's Champions League clash, possibly giving Arsenal supporters a taste of the future as rumours suggest that the Dortmund star may be in line for a January transfer.

The 19-year-old midfielder has already impressed a host of top European clubs.

Napoli's trio of superstars that your club should buy: Lavezzi, Cavani and Hamsik stats, facts and video

From Champions League to Premier League? talkSPORT looks at Napoli's danger men

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Why United should be very afraid of City in the Manchester derby

There are still, quite clearly, troubling issues at Manchester City that have arisen largely as a result of their accelerated rise up the league. A gang of superstars, many with egos even bigger than their pay packets, have been signed with the inevitable corollary of occasional discontent and lack of discipline.

Ryan Giggs rightly is held in the highest regard by all true fans of the game, yet the question remains whether he is past his sell by date. Certainly if one were to look at the facts and see he has already scored two goals this season than the argument may seem ludicrous. However, his performances this season have been marked with a sense of sluggishness and downright complacency.

Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish has offered his full support to skipper Steven Gerrard as the 31-year old returns to full fitness ahead of Manchester United's visit on Saturday.
Gerrard has not started a game for the Reds since March, when United last visited Anfield, with many feeling that the midfielder has passed his use-by date.

Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish has offered his full support to skipper Steven Gerrard as the 31-year old returns to full fitness ahead of Manchester United's visit tomorrow afternoon.

Gerrard has not started a game for the Reds since March, when United last visited Anfield, with many feeling that the midfielder has passed his use-by date.

I started thinking about this question again in the wake of some recent comments by Dennis Bergkamp about what's going on at Arsenal. He stated his views about tactics, a need for a true goal scorer, and Patrick Vieira. Naturally, this led a few writers to wonder if Bergkamp would be a good future manager at Arsenal.

Nike's latest edition to their flagship accuracy boot the T90 LASER IV FG hits the shelves after becoming the boot of choice for global superstars such as Wayne Rooney, Fernando Torres and now......Danny Welbeck. With an RRP of £139.99 these boots don't come cheap because they're a serious boot for a serious player.

The newly-rich Russian side mean serious business, and it seems they are going to rival Man City's spending to get a host of superstars to move to the Russian League, and are aiming to challenge for the Champions League in the near future. Roberto Carlos was the first big arrival at the club, and this [.

By MIKE NASTRI

Harrison, NJ-- The New York Red Bulls finally put together a dominating win that is expected of the star-laden franchise, pushing them from the brink of missing the playoffs to looking like a team capable of making noise in the post-season.

Carlos Tevez is finished at Manchester City, says Roberto Mancini | Football | The Guardian.

In one of the most bizarre moments on any soccer field that I can remember, Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez urinated all over himself again by refusing, yes refusing, to come on as a substitute in the second half of City's Champions League Group game against Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena today.

This time of year, we're used to watching NBA preseason action. However, with the NBA lockout putting things on hold, we'll have to settle for exhibition games of another sort. But there's an interesting one being put together that will take place on the campus of Florida International University on October 8th.

It's Friday! Grab a drink! While you're downing a beer or two you can also sip on a few of the week's best stories we've stumbled upon.


* The Shin Guardian - A Treatise: The State of U.S. Soccer

"It is no secret that the US youth system has struggled to produce genuine global superstars in the sport and a team that can truly compete for the World Cup.

The US Youth Program....at a crossroads...

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In a painstakingly researched piece, USC master's candidate Ryan McCormack authors this treatise on the current moment in time for US Youth Soccer. Ryan grew up playing soccer in California's Coast Premier League and served as a youth coach for three seasons and is presently with the Arizona Hammers in a leadership capacity.

All you strikers out there listen up! The popular Nike T90 Laser line of cleats worn by such superstars as Wayne Rooney, Wesley Sneijder & Fernando Torres has received a... Read more »

By Alan Duffy

Manchester City 3-0 Wigan Athletic Premier League September 10 2011

The red half of Manchester can't ignore their noisy neighbours anymore after a Sergio (I won't call him Kun because I don't know him personally and it therefore sounds silly) Aguero-inspired City galloped to an easy 3-0 win against a visiting Wigan side.

by Adam Bate

Welcome to September. It's the month in which we say goodbye to summer and football fans everywhere say hello to the squad of players they now know they'll be stuck with until January. The transfer window has shut but the recriminations continue. And Arsenal fans etch the date of 7 April into their diaries – the day on which Samir Nasri will return to the stadium that he found just a smidgeon too quiet for his tastes.

by Adam Bate

Welcome to September. It's the month in which we say goodbye to summer and football fans everywhere say hello to the squad of players they now know they'll be stuck with until January. The transfer window has shut but the recriminations continue. And Arsenal fans etch the date of 7 April into their diaries – the day on which Samir Nasri will return to the stadium that he found just a smidgeon too quiet for his tastes.

Owen Hargreaves given chance to resurrect career at Manchester City | Football | The Guardian.

Upon hearing the news about Owen Hargreaves's potential move across Manchester to United's "noisy neighbors", I felt a sense of relief for the former England midfielder who, in my opinion, was our best player at the 2006 World Cup Finals.

Why Tottenham should let Luka Modric leave now

I'm probably in a minority of one but I don't see the problem with selling Luka Modric. Never have. He is clearly a fine player. But as Liverpool have shown in trading Andy Carroll and Luis Suarez it is far more valuable to have good players who are committed to the team and prepared to work hard for it than superstars who are not.

Imagine, if you will, a meticulously tended field of grass carved into the foothills of the Sierra Madre Oriental mountains in the northeast of Mexico. It is home to the champions in the sport of soccer for all the lands from the far tundra of Nunavut to the sweltering jungles of Guyana - a team of millionaires and superstars who each bear a household name in a land where their sport is king.

Streik, Streik, Streik. Fans des spanischen Fussballs haben im Moment keinen Spaß an ihrer Liga und an ihren Superstars, denn die streiken! So ist letzte Woche schon der 1. Spieltag der Primera División ausgefallen und jetzt am Wochenende hat es auch den 2. Spieltag erwischt. Die Spieler wollen nicht spielen, denn sie wollen ihre Forderungen [.

Besiktas, the basketball team in Turkey that signed Deron Williams earlier in the summer, is now negotiating with Kevin Durant. While Besiktas is still trying to sign Kobe Bryant, it appears as if Kevin Durant is their fallback option. And by the sounds of it, the two sides could very well agree to a contract soon.

Why the England squad would never agree to play while the streets they come from burned

In the middle of five-star luxury, the real world intruded on England's stars. They may have their mansions in the millionaires' rows up and down the land, but the likes of John Terry, Rio Ferdinand, Wayne Rooney and Ashley Cole the majority of the England squad, in fact began their lives on the streets of our inner cities.

It's Monday (collective groans all over!) but it doesn't have to be, if you're Leo Messi or Dani Alves.... perennial Barca superstars! They were in the Spanish party island of Ibiza over the weekend with their partners including Antonella (Come on the Catalan press would be scrambling all over themselves if it was just two of them on holiday) basking in the sun and on a luxury yacht.

It is sad news that yesterday there was the retirement of one of the superstars of the Premier League. Today we take a look at Vieira's best bits: Best goals Best fight Best interview Patrick, you will be missed.