Newcastle United manager Chris Hughton thinks we should be scoring more goals in our home games. Having not lost at home, perhaps Hughton thinks it's time to entertain a little more. He said: "I don't think that it is necessarily the case that someone is due a beating, but we know that we can play better in [. Click to continue reading...

Did you ever do that thing where you meet a girl (or guy, if you're one of my female or nontraditional male readers), strike up a conversation, realize she's kind of into you, but then for whatever reason, you decide not to make your move? And then, a couple months or years later, you meet a guy who either is dating her or dated her for a while?

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Wenger continues to pursue Bundesliga star.

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Arsenal are keeping tabs on VfL Wolfsburg midfielder Zvjezdan Misimovic, according to reports.
The 27-year-old has made 45 league appearances for the Bundesliga side since arriving from Nuremburg last summer, and was influential in the club's title triumph last season.

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Chris Hughton doesn't rule out bringing Sol Campbell to Newcastle United. I think Hughton is yanking my chain because back on 31st October I wrote an article suggesting that Campbell was one of his transfer targets but then on the 3rd November I had to write an article saying he wasn't after Hughton said: "There is no [. Click to continue reading...

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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Chris Hughton has drawn up his January targets, having them all continually scouted , and hopes to bring them in during the January window. Chris Hughton - will not discuss transfer targets good But try to get who they may be and he will not tell you a very wise approach by Chris. We remember [. Click to continue reading...

Rafa sets sights on impressive young talent.

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Rafa Benítez and Carlo Ancelotti don't scrawl their transfer targets on the back of envelopes and use them to fan themselves as they stride through a throng of supporters.

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New Boro boss drops a clanger!

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New Middlesbrough manager Gordon Strachan may have slipped up on his first day in charge of the Riverside Stadium outfit, by inadvertedly revealing a list of transfer targets.

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Afternoon all,

the findings of the last 24 hours have shown that A) Bordeaux president Jean-Louis Triaud is an idiot. B) Bordeaux president Jean-Louis Triaud is stupid, and C) Bordeaux president Jean-Louis Triaud needs to be put to sleep like a rabid dog.

He has accused the boss of distracting Marouane Chamakh and making his interest in him public before talking to Triaud:

"What I do not like in the behavior of Arsene Wenger, who is doing this again today, is that at the beginning, he declared his interest in Chamakh, a long time before calling me, then he ended up doing so.

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There have been several reports recently that Alisher Usmanov will announce any day now that he has acquired Lady Nina Bracewell-Smith's 15.6% share in Arsenal. This will take Usmanov's holding to over 40%, resulting in him being obliged to make a formal offer for the club.

The Board, namely Peter Hill-Wood will make statements to the effect that the club is not for sale, despite the fact the Hill-Wood sold his shares in Arsenal many years ago to David Dein!

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It seems like this is all coming out of nowhere. Any fan of the game knows that the "tapping-up" allegations have always been prominent but rarely has it been so harshly punished. From United's perspective, they were accused of tapping up Dimitar Berbatov and Wayne Rooney in the recent past and accused Real Madrid of tapping-up Ronaldo(the accusing needed not be done, Ronaldo was caught on camera).

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As Rafael Benitez flounders in a mire of his own making, it's easy to picture a happier scene being played out not a million miles away from Anfield.
A middle-aged man with grey, curly hair allowing himself a satisfied smile as he sits in front of the television at home or enjoys a leisurely round of golf. Click to continue reading...

Yesterday I watched the match between Crystal Palace and Man City on Sky Sports 1 and throughout the 1st half and glimpses in the second Palace held their own and in the 1st half had 5 shots on target 4 more than Man City.

But one player caught my attention through the match and this was Palace's Victor Moses.

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#4: Manchester City

With huge offensive additions including Carlos Tevez, Roque Santa Cruz, Robinho, and Emmanuel Adebayor, Man City stacked their deck this season full of talented offensive players. Perhaps even more importantly they blocked rival clubs from courting the stars, so next year many Premier League clubs will have to face their former players or desired transfer targets.

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Manchester City are ready to make an imminent third bid for Joleon Lescott, despite Everton manager David Moyes' decision to reject the England international defender's formal transfer request yesterday, but will not up the stakes much higher with £22m likely to be their final offer.

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As we move into the final three weeks of the transfer window and with the Premier League season only days away, it's time to once again get your thinking caps on!

You've seen players come and go but you almost certainly think that more business should be completed before the transfer window slams shut, and now is your chance to scream it from the roof tops using our patented Cut and Paste Thingy below!

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In an article written by Neil Allen at The News, Portsmouth executive chairman Peter Storrie discussed the club's current situation with several of their transfer targets. Such targets discussed were:

Lee Naylor, Amr Zaki, Mark Viduka, Onismor Bhasera

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The Spanish side hope an offer of £28 million, with a further £1 million dependent on the player's success at the Bernabeu, will be enough to put an end to the Spanish international's long-running transfer saga.
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Well arsenal fans, it seems viera is a strong possibility for arsene wenger. It is not often wenger actually comments on transfer targets but this is what happened today-

Arsene Wenger has refused to rule out a move for former Arsenal midfielder Patrick Vieira.

The lack of experience in Wenger's squad has become a talking point in recent times, particularly since the departures of Kolo Toure and Emmanuel Adebayor to Manchester City.

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Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill has had to fend off approaches for some of his own stars from last season, but the Villans are now starting to pursue some of their own targets. Villa is lining up a £15 million bid for Tottenham's Jermaine Jenas and Alan Hutton in a bid to replace departed midfielder Gareth Barry.

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- QPR play their second and final overseas game tonight in Croatia agsinst NK Karlovac(Revised kick off time)
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Just a few news stories that caught my interest over the last couple of days. Enjoy!

• Karim Benzema admits turning down Manchester United and Barcelona
• Jonathan Wilson's article on the ties that existed between Romanian secret police and Dinamo Bucharest
  
• Ever think your video game managerial skills would make you a good boss of a real team?

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Americans Abroad / USMNT
Who Should The USMNT Start vs. Honduras? - Soccer By Ives
Davies Close To Move To Sochaux Of France - SI.com
Four Score - The MNT Blog
Generation Next: American Left Midfielders - Soccer Academics
Unknown Name Tops List Of American Transfer Targets - Goal (NY Times)
Cup Dry Run Pleases Spector - Soccer365
More American Transfer News/Rumors - Match Fit USA
Feilhaber Called In For Honduras Match - Soccer By Ives
Surrounded By Young US Players, Veteran Hopes To Be Noticed - New York Times
Missing In Action: Edu's Wild Ride - SI. Click to continue reading...

Pepe Reina has hit out at Gareth Barry and Carlos Tevez for snubbing Liverpool and opting for the riches on offer at Manchester City.
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Is this the new Man United away jersey for the 2009-2010 season? It sure looks like it.

The leaked picture features a gray shirt with a blue V (or chevron, as the Brits like to say). Designed and manufactured by Nike, it features a similar design to Man United's new home kit.

The shirt colours are definitely a diversion from what United has done in the past, but if the colours represented in the picture above are true, I wonder what the Red Devils will think about wearing the sky blue colour of their cross-town brethren?

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After impressing in the Confederation's Cup Luis Fabiano has become one of Sir Alex Ferguson's and Manchester United's transfer targets. Yesterday Man United missed out on signing Karim Benzema and...
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There was a great segment of this soon-to-be released book over at SI.com.
Go read it.
I'm very much excited to read this one when it comes out. I know it's gonna be awesome. Perhaps the most important piece of soccer literature in a while.
Now for the links:

• CONCACAF teams pull out of Copa Sudamericana.

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Well the transfer window is finally open, no doubt the media will treat us to even more rumours which have no basis in reality. But with Rafa now having more control over transfers, hopefully we won't have to wait too long to see who the real transfer targets are.
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We've all discussed our transfer targets ad nauseam this summer with the names Villa and Silva coming up on an almost daily basis. So far we've managed to get Glen Johnson signed, sealed, and delivered -- but that's been the extent of our summer transfers so far.

Whilst we're still going into the month of July, there seem to be some big question marks regarding Rafa's next transfer move.

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I've heard some sick jokes in my time where Tottenham's transfer targets are concerned but Damien Duff would certainly make the top ten. I'm sure this must be some kind of wind up, I'd rather pull Andy Sinton back out of retirement than sign this leprechaun.

Go back four years or so and yes, I would have been very happy to see him in a Spurs shirt but at 30 years of age with his injury record and lack of decent form for as long as I can remember, no thank you very much.

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With reports claiming Benzema could be sold to a rival and a lack of obvious transfer targets and fierce competition for signatures, Ferguson's list of potential summer signings could well be shortening.In the wake of Ronaldo's move to Real Madrid, it would appear the last thing United need right now is another slow forward. Click to continue reading...

The fates of Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka may have been decided in the space of a week but with over 2 months still to go to this summer, there's plenty of time for more 'superstar' signings to take place.

Here's a list of the top 5 transfer targets (left standing) this summer - will they move clubs, stay loyal or sold to pay off debts?

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After months of rumors and leaked pictures, Manchester United has officially unveiled its new football kit for the 2009-2010 season.

Designed and manufactured by Nike, the new home Man United football kit celebrates 100 years of Old Trafford history. The players will wear the kit for the first time during their pre-season tour of Asia next month.

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Arsenal will reward young full-back Kieran Gibbs with a new contract when he returns from England Under-21 duty. Gibbs, who is playing in the European ­Championships in Sweden, will land a deal thought to be for five years with the Gunners. His wages are set to soar to around £1m a year following an impressive season in [. Click to continue reading...

Peter Crouch – Crouchy looks the most likely of the current crop of players being linked with Spurs. Harry's a big fan having signed him for decent money while at Pompey and he seemed to enjoy playing with Defoe during his time there. If Robbie Keane is on the way out then Crouch would be perfect to come in and play alongside Jermain.

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