Chelsea forward Salomon Kalou and Abdoulaye Meite were both in the Ivory Coast squad to face Germany in Wednesday's international friendly (2-2 draw). Neither was available for Saturday's World Cup qualifiying win over Guinea after the two went all hyphy on each other in training. The two have since made up (awww).

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UPDATE: According to the Birmingham Mail, Birmingham boss Alex McLeish has ruled out the possibility of going after Dynamo Kiev striker Andriy Shevchenko. McLeish said,

"Shevchenko is not on my radar. Sammy has not told me he has made inquiries.

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According to Andy Walker at the Birmingham Mail, Birmingham are thought to be interested in Dynamo Kiev striker Andriy Shevchenko, but he is not a top priority. One of the biggest reasons is because of his large wages.

Other targets mentioned are West Bromwich midfielder Graham Dorrans and QPR's Wayne Routledge.

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The Desi Junction43 High Street, West BromwichDistance from the ground: 10 minutes on footAverage price of a meal and pint: £9If you are willing to risk life and limb crossing an M5 slip road on foot, a good way to enjoy a pre-match meal on a trip to the Hawthorns is to make your way to one of the cluster of Asian-run pubs running the length of West Bromwich High Street. Click to continue reading...

With the first quarter of football almost over in most leagues around Europe, now is a good time to measure the current progress of some of the giant clubs on the continent. Actually, analyzing the success or failure of clubs in general won't be nearly as exciting as identifying a more specific object of analysis.

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Chris Hughton has again been named Manager of the Month For September in the Cocal Cola Championship. Chris Hughton - two manager of the month awards in succession The four nominations for Manager of the Month for September were: Chris Hughton Newcastle United, Jim Magilton Queens Park Rangers, Roberto Di Matteo West Bromwich [. Click to continue reading...

When the Carling Cup Round 3 draw was first made, it was very difficult to imagine West Bromwich Albion providing much of a competition to Arsenal at The Emirates. Granted, Arsene Wenger uses the competition to provide some first-team action to his reserves, but even those teenagers usually prove to be a handful for the opponents.

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- The Draw has been made: In the Carling Cup 3rd Round, QPR will play Chelsea at Chelsea. Click to continue reading...

Last season for our opening league game of the season against West Bromwich Wobbleyou we played Almunia Sagna, Gallas, Djourou, Clichy Walcott (Toure), Eboue, Denilson, Nasri Adebayor, Bendtner (Van Persie) From that line up we have now lost Toure, Adebayor and Nasri (for the moment) We have gained Cesc (late returning from summer matches) Eduardo (injured) Arshavin (not yet signed) Vermalen (not yet signed) Song [. Click to continue reading...

Alan Shearer had eight games in charge starting April Fool's day earlier this year, but failed to prevent relegation for his home town club. Alan Shearer - returning to Match Of The Day And today Alan has confirmed he will see Newcastle start their opening Championship match at West Bromwich next Saturday, from the BBC studio, back [. Click to continue reading...

So poor old Bobby Robson has gone to manage those gone before him in football heaven...I just heard the news that he passed away after his long battle with cancer. A true gent in the game, not a bad word could be spoken about him. According to those who knew him, he was a genuine [...] Click to continue reading...

UPDATE: According to Sky Sports News, Fulham made a third bid for West Bromwich midfielder Jonathan Greening that was rejected. This bid is reported to be worth £4million.

July 20th, 2009 According to ESPN Soccernet, Fulham made a second bid worth £3.

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UPDATE: According to ESPN Soccernet, Fulham made a second bid worth £3.25million for West Bromwich midfielder Jonathan Greening. However that bid was rejected as well.

July 15th, 2009 According to ESPN Soccernet, West Bromwich footballer Jonathan Greening handed in a transfer request.

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As the great Bill Shankly remarked: "Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it's much more serious than that.". It many cases we would be inclined to believe him. There are times when football captivates us so much that we forget that at the end of the day, [...] Click to continue reading...

UPDATE: According to ESPN Soccernet, West Bromwich footballer Jonathan Greening handed in a transfer request.

July 14th, 2009 According to Chris Lepkowski at the Birmingham Mail, West Bromwich have rejected Fulham's bid for Jonathan Greening.

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UPDATE: According to Chris Lepkowski at the Birmingham Mail, West Bromwich have rejected Fulham's bid for Jonathan Greening. West Bromwich chairman Jeremy Peace said,

"Contrary to reports this is the only offer we've received from Fulham .

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According to John Percy at the Daily Star, Fulham's bid of £2.5million + Hameur Bouazza has been accepted by West Bromwich for Jonathan Greening.

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UPDATE: According to Bolton's official website, Bolton have signed West Bromwich defender Paul Robinson on a season-long loan with the option of making the deal permanent.

July 8th, 2009 According to Sky Sports News, Bolton boss Gary Megson admitted that he has made bids for West Bromwich defender Paul Robinson and Swansea City midfielder Ferrie Bodde.

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According to Sky Sports News, Bolton boss Gary Megson admitted that he has made bids for West Bromwich defender Paul Robinson and Swansea City midfielder Ferrie Bodde.

He also admitted that he is not interested in Manchester City midfielder Gelson Fernandes and West Bromwich midfielder Jonathan Greening.

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UPDATE: According to Sky Sports News, West Bromwich want £1million for defender Paul Robinson which is twice as high as what Bolton were offering for him.

June 9th, 2009 According to the Daily Mirror, Bolton boss Gary Megson is preparing a £2million bid for West Bromwich defender Paul Robinson.

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According to the Daily Mirror, Bolton boss Gary Megson is preparing a £2million bid for West Bromwich defender Paul Robinson.

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The transfer rumours are coming thick and fast - Chelsea and Manchester City have money to spend, but Liverpool have been rocked by yet another story about the perilous state of their finances and need to sell before they can buy anyone. Click to continue reading...

UPDATE: According to Robin Hackett at Setanta Sports, West Bromwich defender Jonas Olsson said that he never said he would be leaving and that there was a mistake in the translation. Olsson said,

"The quotes that have appeared on the internet have not been correctly translated from a Swedish newspaper I spoke to .

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According to Robin Hackett at Setanta Sports, Aston Villa are being linked with West Bromwich defender Jonas Olsson. Everton, Blackburn, and Bolton are also thought to be interested. Olsson told Fotbolls Expressen,

"I have heard that there are a few clubs talking about me, but it is my agent, Martin Dahlin, who will deal with the issue .

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We have recently made changes to the site due to the teams being promoted and relegated.

Unfortunately we only cover the teams in the Premier League so we will stop covering Newcastle, Middlesbrough, and West Bromwich unless of course the rumor affects a Premier League team. These three teams have had their categories removed in the sidebar.

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(Aston Villa-Necastle 1-0. Duff)
Dopo 15 anni, la gloriosa formazione dei Magpies retrocede in Championship (la Serie B inglese). Ad Alan Shearer, bandiera del Newcastle da giocatore, non riesce l'impresa di salvare la sua amata squadra che cade di misura contro l'Aston Villa (clamoroso autogol di Duff) e torna nella serie cadetta, mentre, in virtù di questa sconfitta, rimane miracolosamente in Premier la formazione dell'Hull City. Click to continue reading...

24/05/2009Arsenal - Stoke City ore 17.00Aston Villa - Newcastle United ore 17.00Blackburn Rovers - West Bromwich ore 17.00Fulham - Everton ore 17.00Hull City - Manchester United ore 17.00Liverpool - Tottenham ore 17.00Manchester City - Bolton ore 17.00Sunderland - Chelsea ore 17.00West Ham - Middlesbrough ore 17. Click to continue reading...

According to Sky Sports, West Bromwich are interested in Rangers captain Barry Ferguson. West Bromwich chairman Jeremy Peace said,

"Ferguson's a Rangers player but if he becomes available, I'm sure we'll have a chat."

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Finally a few issues in the Premier League have been resolved, namely Manchester United have been confirmed as champions. United played out a fairly boring 0-0 draw with Arsenal on Saturday afternoon, where neither goalkeeper really had a save to make, which confirmed them as champions.
Livepool boss Rafael Benitez congratulated the winners, he said: "I prefer just to say well done to the club, a big club, a good club,
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All they needed was a win to make sure they were free of being dragged in to the final day relegation battle against a side guaranteed Premiership Football for next season but Portsmouth proved a bridge too far for Sunderland. They will now go in to Sunday's final round of matches knowing whatever happens they have to match Newcastle United and Hull City's results come 6pm to have any chance of survival.

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Liverpool travel to the Hawthorns knowing they need seven points from two games, which won't be easy. West Brom desperately need a win to try to escape the drop, and if they can't get all three points they are sure to be relegated.

Liverpool Starting XI:
Reina
Arbeloa-Carragher-Agger-Insua
Mascherano Lucas
Kuyt Gerrard Benayoun
Torres

Bench: Cavalieri, Dossena, Alonso, Riera, Babel, Ngog, Skrtel

West Bromwich Starting XI:
Kiely -
Zuiverloon-Olsson-Martis-Donk
Brunt-Mulumbu-Greening-Koren
Fortune -Menseguez

Bench: Carson, Moore, Teixera, Meite, Valero, Simpson, Wood

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With just two matches a piece remaining for each team in the Premier League, every team is scrambling for spots on Saturday. There is the race to consolidation at the top while the last five spots are fighting off relegation. Leaders Manchester united face off with fourth place Arsenal today. United have a clear lead over second placed Liverpool but just require a draw to remain undefeated.

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According to Football Spy at the Daily Mirror, it is going to cost West Bromwich £4 million to sign Juan Carlos Menseguez permanently from San Lorenzo. Menseguez joined the club in January on loan.

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It's May, which can only mean one thing. Every single match around the country is important for every single team in the world's greatest league. Today saw the bulk of games, and here are the winners and losers from Saturday's action.

Winners Stoke City

Stoke City weren't just winners on the scoreboard, but they also clinched safety in the English Premier League for at least another year.

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Blackburn R. 2 - 0 Portsmouth

Bolton W. 0 - 0 Sunderland

Everton 0 - 0 Tottenham H.

Fulham 3 - 1 Aston Villa

Hull C. 1 - 2 Stoke C.

West Bromwich A. 3 - 1 Wigan Athletic

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