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- Pompey hopeful over court battle
Portsmouth say they are close to reaching an agreement to avoid being wound up in the High Court. - Robinho was not up to it - Bowen
Mark Bowen, Manchester City's former assistant manager, says Robinho "massively underperformed" at Manchester City. - Ballack aims broadside at Wenger
Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack hits out at Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger's criticism of his team following the Gunners' 2-0 defeat on Sunday. - Bolton's Cahill hit by blood clot
England hopeful Gary Cahill is in danger of missing the rest of the season because of a blood clot in his arm. - Carragher proud of Reds defence
Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher says he always believed the Liverpool defence would come good as they keep another clean sheet on Saturday. - Striker Fuller held over incident
A Premiership footballer was arrested over the weekend following an incident in a nightclub. - Baggies bring in Hammers' Nouble
West Brom sign West Ham striker Frank Nouble on a month's loan. - Henderson out for up to six weeks
Sunderland midfielder Jordan Henderson is ruled out for between four and six weeks after injuring his ankle in the 1-1 draw with Wigan on Saturday. - Win ends difficult week - Drogba
Chelsea striker Didier Drogba admits his club had a "difficult" seven days before Sunday's win over Arsenal because of allegations surrounding captain John Terry. - Defender Edman leaves Wigan
Wigan defender Erik Edman leaves the club after having his contract cancelled by mutual consent. - McCarthy urged to consider allegiance
Wigan manager Roberto Martinez says midfielder James McCarthy must make his own decision about whether to switch from Republic of Ireland to Scotland. - Phillips pleased to make impact
Kevin Phillips believes he still has a future in the top flight after coming off the bench to earn victory for Birmingham City over Wolves. - Sunday's football as it happened
Chelsea go back to the top of the Premier League after beating Arsenal and Birmingham leave it late to come from behind and beat Wolves. - Fulham v Burnley
Preview followed by live coverage of Tuesday's game between Fulham and Burnley in the Premier League. - Man City v Bolton
Preview followed by live coverage of Tuesday's game between Manchester City and Bolton Wanderers in the Premier League.
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- Beckham makes Man Utd goal pledge
AC Milan's David Beckham vows not to celebrate if he scores against Manchester United in the last 16 of the Champions League. - Court lifts Chelsea transfer ban
Chelsea have their transfer ban lifted by the Court of Arbitration for Sport after reaching an agreement with Lens over the signing of Gael Kakuta. - Hargreaves may return for run-in
Sir Alex Ferguson says Owen Hargreaves may still play in the latter stages of this season's Premier League campaign despite long-term tendinitis problems. - Chelsea's Deco to quit Portugal
Chelsea's Portuguese playmaker Deco is to retire from international football after this summer's World Cup finals in South Africa. - Ferguson wary of Beckham 'circus'
Sir Alex Ferguson will warn his Manchester United players to ignore the "David Beckham media circus" ahead of the Champions League tie with AC Milan. - Man City denied permit for Mariga
Inter Milan sign Parma's Kenya midfielder McDonald Mariga after his £7m move to Manchester City collapses when he is refused a UK work permit. - Fulham sign trio on deadline day
Fulham complete the loan signings of Aston Villa left-back Nicky Shorey and Roma striker Stefano Okaka and a permanent deal for young Liverpool defender Christopher Buchtmann. - Geremi completes Newcastle exit
Newcastle confirm that Cameroon midfielder Geremi has joined Turkish side Ankaragucu. - West Brom complete Slory signing
West Brom sign Feyenoord winger Andwele Slory on a free transfer. - Wigan sign Bolivia striker Moreno
Wigan sign Bolivian striker Marcelo Moreno from Shakhtar Donetsk until the end of the season subject to international and visa clearance - Champs Lge tables
- Europa Lge tables
- Hyypia eyes title
Phil Minshull blogs on Bayer Leverkusen's Bundesliga title bid - European football pictures
Pictures from the weekend's big games - Spanish sensation
Meet the teenager from Santander who is wanted by Real Madrid
- Recap: Weekend German action
Daniel Williams helped Freiburg keep red-hot Schalke at bay while Michael Bradley couldn't spark Gladbach to a comeback in Mainz. - Recap: Weekend English action
Landon Donovan was on the losing end of his first Anfield trip with Everton but the main talking point of the weekend was Jozy Altidore scoring his first Premier League goal in a huge victory for Hull City over Manchester City. - Recap: Aris Thessaloniki 0 - 2 Panthrakikos
Eddie Johnson goes the distance for Aris in a humiliating defeat while Freddy Adu watches the muddy game from the bench. - Preview: Midweek English action
Landon Donovan and Tim Howard take on Chelsea while Brad Friedel takes on Manchester United plus Jozy Altidore will be looking for another goal when Hull City travel to Blackburn Rovers as midweek English action heats up. - Recap: Rennes 4 - 2 Bordeaux
The Ligue One title chase is still very much in play after Carlos Bocanegra and Rennes' thumping of first place Bordeaux on Saturday at Stade de la Route de Lorient in Rennes. - Recap: FC Zwolle 0-2 Helmond Sport
Helmond Sport bounced back with a victory over FC Zwolle on Friday evening in a frigid Stadion De Braak. - Recap: Estudiantes de La Plata 2 - 0 San Lorenzo
Michael Hoyos came on as a late second half substitute as Estudiantes de La Plata returned to its winning ways by dismantling San Lorenzo at home Sunday night in Clausura action. - Recap: Weekend Mexican action
Herculez Gomez scores in his first start of the season helping Puebla draw with Atlante while Edgar Castillo finds redemption in the 90th with a crucial assist for Tigres versus Pumas. - Preview: Estudiantes de La Plata-San Lorenzo
Young American Michael Hoyos will look to make it back on the field after failing to make an appearance in a midweek loss against rivals Gimnasia de La Plata when Estudiantes takes on San Lorenzo on Sunday at home in Dr. Jose Luis Meiszner Stadium. - Preview: Weekend English action
Four new yanks could see action in England as Landon Donovan will experience his first taste of Anfield in Everton blues with a full slate of English action on the table. - Hill loaned to Deportivo das Aves
Kamani Hill got his wish for a change of scenery as Vitoria Guimaraes loaned out the American to Deportivo das Aves of the Liga de Honra in Portugal until the end of the current season. - Clark recovery ahead of schedule
Three days after picking up a strained calf in training, Eintracht Frankfurt midfielder Ricardo Clark has shown signs of a quicker return to full practice than originally expected. - Yao given four-month run at Ipswich
With delays from required compensation for previous youth stints finally cleared, Devann Yao has been given a four-month chance to show coach Roy Keane he deserves a permanent spot on Ipswich Town's roster. - Gatt to start pro career in Austria
At a time when most young American players face decisions as to where to start their professional or college careers, 18-year old Josh Gatt has decided to forego college and sign with SCR Altach of Austria's second division. - Bradley picks 23 for El Salvador
Bob Bradley today unveiled a 23-man roster for a national team camp that will start February 10th in Los Angeles and end with a friendly against El Salvador in Tampa on February 24th.
- Galaxy's Mathis out after having knee surgery (AP)
Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder Clint Mathis will miss four to six weeks after having surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee. The team said Monday that Mathis was hurt in training last week and had the surgery Friday in Santa Monica. Mathis was re-acquired by the Galaxy in January from MLS Cup champion Real Salt Lake. - Monday MLS Breakdown: Collaborative Effort Generates MLS Schedule (Goal.com)
MLS released its 2010 fixture list last week. Kyle McCarthy chats with MLS president Mark Abbott and vice president of club services Brad Pursel to see how MLS assembles its schedule. - Marsch Named USMNT Assistant Coach (Goal.com)
MLS original Jesse Marsch joins Bob Bradley with USMNT. - Jesse Marsch Named United States Assistant Coach (Goal.com)
MLS original Jesse Marsch joins Bob Bradley with the USA national team. - Davis' Discussions: San Jose Earthquakes' Brandon McDonald (Goal.com)
The 'Quakes midfielder chats with Goal.com's Noah Davis. - McCarthy's Musings: The Friday Five Highlights Intriguing Preseason Trialists (Goal.com)
Training camp provides the perfect chance to evaluate possible additions and MLS coaches are taking full advantage of the opportunity. Kyle McCarthy highlights a few of the more notable names in the Friday Five. - Revolution keeper Reis has surgery on left knee (AP)
New England Revolution goalkeeper Matt Reis has had surgery on his left knee. Reis had a procedure to fix his quadriceps tendon Thursday at Massachusetts General Hospital. The 34-year-old had rotator cuff surgery in December and has been rehabilitating since then. The shoulder injury is expected to keep him out 12-16 weeks.
- Victory for the Pragmatists
The two standout matches in the big European leagues on Sunday were Chelsea's encounter with Arsenal and Roma's visit to Fiorentina.
In both games, pragmatism triumphed over style. Didier Drogba, so often Arsenal's tormentor, scored two first-half goals to earn Chelsea a 2-0 win, while Roma struck late through Mirko Vucunic to win 1-0 in Florence.
Victory for the Pragmatists originally appeared on About.com World Soccer on Monday, February 8th, 2010 at 13:06:05.
- Capello Wields the Axe
England coach Fabio Capello is not a man to shirk his responsibilities, never afraid to make tough decisions.
His sacking of John Terry as England captain after allegations of an affair with Wayne Bridge's ex-partner was a timely reminder that he remains the sergente di ferro (iron sergeant), as he became known in Italy.
Capello Wields the Axe originally appeared on About.com World Soccer on Saturday, February 6th, 2010 at 10:53:55.
- Berlusconi Wades in
Milan president Silvio Berlusconi's comments regarding the club's signing of Inter Milan winger Amantino Mancini intrigue me.
The Italian Prime Minister said he did not "understand" the loan deal, which will see the Brazilian stay with the rossoneri until the end of the season.
Berlusconi Wades in originally appeared on About.com World Soccer on Thursday, February 4th, 2010 at 19:09:43.
- Nani Delivers at Last
I was at the Emirates Stadium to witness Manchester United's 3-1 destruction of Arsenal and a mesmeric display from Nani.
Luís Carlos Almeida da Cunha, to give him his full name, was scintillating down the right, and his cross after a sensational piece of skill to bamboozle the hapless Gael Clichy and Samir Nasri, forced goalkeeper Manuel Almunia to push the ball into his own net, giving United the lead.
Nani Delivers at Last originally appeared on About.com World Soccer on Monday, February 1st, 2010 at 03:40:12.
- Boot-Licking ‘N’ All
Another tempestuous week in England has seen Carlos Tevez label Gary Neville "a boot-licker," Owen Coyle accuse William Gallas of "assault" and Steve Bruce brand Liverpool "disrespectful."
Tevez's unique form of playground name calling came after Gary Neville reportedly said he was not worth the US$41 million Manchester City paid for him after he left United last summer. Tevez gestured at Neville - suggesting the latter talks too much - during the Carling Cup semi-final between the two sides, and Neville responded by raising his middle finger.
Boot-Licking ‘N’ All originally appeared on About.com World Soccer on Friday, January 22nd, 2010 at 18:45:43.
- Back in the Big Time
Ronaldinho's third goal in AC Milan's 4-0 win over Siena on Sunday was not only his ninth of the Serie A season but also confirmation that he is returning to something like the form he demonstrated on a weekly basis with Barcelona.
The Catalans were desperate to offload him and Deco in the summer of 2008 as both were becoming disenchanted with life at Camp Nou. They were emerging as destructive influences in the dressing room, Ronaldinho's relationship with Samuel Eto'o in particular having deteriorated.
Back in the Big Time originally appeared on About.com World Soccer on Tuesday, January 19th, 2010 at 19:00:58.
- Pitiful Punishment
So the Lega Calcio have closed a section of Juventus' Stadio Olimpico because of the racist behavior of the club's fans.
The Curva Sud, where the hardcore ultras sit and regularly vent their racist spleen will not be open when the club host Roma on January 23.
Pitiful Punishment originally appeared on About.com World Soccer on Saturday, January 16th, 2010 at 04:45:06.
- Rafa’s Realization
I was interested to read Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez's recent quotes about the importance of qualifying for the Champions League.
The Spaniard suggested that the money garnered for making it into next season's group stages is key to keeping the club's best players. And by that he meant Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard.
Rafa’s Realization originally appeared on About.com World Soccer on Tuesday, January 12th, 2010 at 17:55:18.
- Soccer on Backburner as Tournament Kicks off
The African Cup of Nations got underway in Angola on Sunday but rarely can a tournament have been so overshadowed by outside events.
Captain Emmanuel Adebayor and his Togo national team are returning home after three people died when their bus was attacked, while nine others, including two players, were injured. The team bus driver, assistant coach and a spokesman all died in Friday's horrific attack.
Soccer on Backburner as Tournament Kicks off originally appeared on About.com World Soccer on Sunday, January 10th, 2010 at 15:49:42.
- Can we Believe Him?
A familiar pattern has been replicated over the last few days - that of a player allegedly criticizing an element of his club in a foreign newspaper, only to deny his words the following day.
Chelsea midfielder Florent Malouda is the player in question. On Saturday Malouda was quoted in reputable French daily L'Equipe as saying that Frank Lampard was getting into the Blues team on reputation and not his current performances. He also suggested that he was ready to leave due to his lack of regular starts.
Can we Believe Him? originally appeared on About.com World Soccer on Tuesday, January 5th, 2010 at 04:28:03.
- Only Three Days Late! My World Cup Picks
HERE WE go again. A fluctuating extreme of emotions, ecstasy, agony and sublime goals. A brave new World Cup. It arrives tomorrow when the ball is kicked off in the opening tilt between the always lovable co-hosts, Germany, and Group-A cannon-fodder Costa Rica. That's right, a snoozer. A nice table-setter of sorts - we need [...] - The Beautiful Community
WSJournal Article From Yours Truly — Tour of Soccer Net: In which I pick my five favorite blogs about the World Cup, and chatter on about the endless cyber-chances to immerse yourself in the world of futebol. The quick rundown: Futebol: The Brazilian Way of Life http://futebolthebrazilianwayoflife.com/ Guardian Unlimited: World Cup blog http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/worldcup06/ Davies' World Cup Diary http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=davies/060601 Road to the [...] - The Match of the Season
HERE it is - the football world's dream final for the Champions League, the classic you've been waiting for, on air at a saloon near you Wednesday night. That is my cue to wake up and smell the competition Carlsberg. I reckon I'd better get busy snapping this stale site back into action. The coming [...] - Just Under the Wire!
My lousy Champions League picks: Remember I thought AC Milan would win the Cup last season. Without further ado: - Home Again
Well, I'm back in Gotham again after a spell in sun-splashed Brazil. We spent much of our time in the missus's hometown of Parnaiba in the northeastern state of Piaui, an amiable, low-key place. We visited scores of breathtaking beaches and so many family relatives to count (though the digital recorded them all), which was [...] - Phew! No More Boring Bolton
It's back to the best of club football at last following the dark and dreary months without the old Big Cup. Gone are those numbingly dull EPL bottom-feeder matches on FSW and BACK are the real euro stars. We've got all the makings of a football feast; you can hear it bubbling in the pot. [...]