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South American giants Brazil have revealed their thirdshirt that they may wear in case of a colour clash at the 2010 World Cup. If Dick Butkus Jersey theshirt is not worn, they will likely use it on various occasions after the tournament.The2002 World Cup winnerseased to top spot intheir regionalqualification section with plenty of matches to spare. Neverthele s, the pre tournament favourites have been handed a tough group stage draw that Jim McMahon Jersey includes a Cristiano Ronaldo inspired Portugal and dark horses Ivory Coast. H... more

Jens Lehmann was sacked from his role on Hertha Berlins supervisory board earlier in May after accidentally sending a WhatsApp me sage to pundit Dennis Aogo calling him a quota black guy.The 51-year-olds me sage was posted on Instagram by Aogo who responded: Wow youre serious? The me sage was probably not for me.Lehman and made an excuse for his comments, saying Aogo was very knowledgeable and helped increase the quota, but the damage was already done and nobody was buying his lousy reasoning.The investment group that Lehmann represe... more

Time is money. Especially at Chelsea.Nobody doubts the huge amount of investment that Roman Abramovich has poured into Chelsea Football Club since 2003, and I dont suppose that many people disagree, despite his Forbes status asWorlds 53rd wealthiest inhabitant, that in accordance with published financial lo ses and the 50 million acquisition of Fernando Torres, that recently his fingers have felt slightly burnt. Indeed, Mr. Abramovich is well known for his patience, or rather, lack Pat O'Donnell Jersey of it nowadays. 7 managers in 7... more

Arjen Robben is 24 years old and he plays as a left-midfielder, winger and forward for Real Madrid in the number 11 jersey. He was born in Bedum on the 23rd January 1984, New York Mets Hats and is 1.81 metres tall and weighs 80 kilograms. In his profe sional football career he has played for Pedro Martinez Jersey four different teams: started off at FC Groningen in 2000, moved to PSV in 2002, to Chelsea in 2004, and joined current club Real Madrid in summer 2007. He was one of the contributors that handed Real Madrid the La Liga titl... more

AC Milan are reportedly set to sign Fikayo Tomori from Chelsea.The Italian giants have told the Blues they will New York Mets Hoodie be activating the 25 million release clause to sign the 23-year-old permanently.The talented defender joined the Serie A club on loan in January and impre sed them with his performances.He clocked up 17 league appearances for Milan last season, helping the club to finish second in the New York Mets Hats table and secure Champions League football. According to Italian journalist , Stefano Piolis side ha... more

Bayern Munich chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has confirmed that Thiago Alcantara has made the decision to pursue a fresh challenge away from the club during Devin Mesoraco Jersey this summers transfer window.The Spain international has spent the past seven years with the Bavarian giants, but his a sociation could end following their Champions League campaign next month.In a recent pre s conference, Rummenigge confirmed that Alcantara has opted to consider a new challenge during the backend of his career and has conveyed the sa... more

Derby Countys U-turn this season has been nothing short of magical, from a mediocre first Tom Seaver Jersey eight Championship games and a heart-breaking 1-0 lo s to the trees 16 miles over the A52 that saw Nigel Clough shown the door, to an impre sive third place finish.Steve McClaren has transformed Derby into real promotion candidates, there is a buzz of expectation rather than nervousne s around the iPro stadium, a feeling seldom experienced by fans since that Premiership misadventure six seasons ago. Epitomised perfectly by the ... more

Juventus have reportedly been following a hot prospect with the idea of Red Schoendienst Jersey signing him to continue strengthing the team but it is yet undisclosed who is this mr. Tim McCarver Jersey X. Gianluca di Marzio has confirmed that at 23.00 hours on Sky, in a call-in , they would reveal the secret Steve Carlton Jersey player targeted by Juventus. Lets hope that Mr.X will be a young talented player which can only put Ken Boyer Jersey Juve further up the contention to the Champions League and Serie A. Here at blogsfc we wil... more

Christian Panuccis knee injury suffered in training yesterday seems to be not so bad and worries about the weak strength of the Azzurri defence may lighten up a bit. Panucci has rest Roger Maris Jersey a sured the Azzurri fans that he will be back for Italys opener against the Oranje, a tricky test for Michael Wacha Jersey Italy, yet match that is a must-win for them.I am better today. Yesterday I felt some pain in my tendon and decided to lex Reyes Jersey stop training so as not to aggravate the problem. Today I am better and there ... more

Match StatisticsAttendance: 35,935Stadium: White Hart LaneTeams:Tottenham: Gomes, A sou-Ekotto, Corluka, King, Ba song, Palacios, Huddlestone, Modric (OHara 84), Lennon, Defoe (Pavlyuchenko 92), Keane (Crouch 62) Liverpool: Reina, Carragher, Insua, Johnson, Skrtel (Ayala 75), Gerrard, Mascherano, Lucas, Babel (Benayoun 68), Torres, Kuyt (Voronin 79)Referee: Mr Phil DowdReferee rating: 5. Not a great day for Dowd. He was involved in three big penalty decisions, and the general consensus is that he should have given two of the three, ... more

With the 2-0 triumph of Barcelona in yesterdays heated El Clasico encounter, it seems all but certain that Jedd Gyorko Jersey Pepe Guardiolas men will make next months Champions League final, most likely to face fellow semi-finalists Man United as they themselves were 2-0 victors away at Schalke in their first-leg clash on Tuesday.These two sides last went head to head back in Rome in 2009 in a memorable 2-0 Champions League final victory for the Catalonian giants thanks to goals from Samuel Etoo and Lionel Me si and with now many fe... more

As soon as I had the time I wanted to get on here and talk up my new main man Csaba Laszlo. I want to stre s before I go on that I was not motivated by the recent PFA Scotland Manager of Devante Smith-Pelly Jersey the Year nominations, I would have written most of what follows in any case.Last week the nominations were released, with the Hearts manager a surprise omi sion. Instead, Gordon Strachan, the Celtic bo s who already has this seasons League Cup under his belt, was nominated along with St. Johnstone manager Derek McInnes and ... more

Truly the best front-line in Europe41 goals together in the Serie AIn Todays match against Sampdoria, one man showed how true loyal he is to his team-mates. Having opened the score for Juve, thus advancing a Dale Hunter Jersey goal ahead of Trezegeut and Borrielo Evgeny Kuznetsov Jersey in the Top Scorer list, Juve were awarded a penalty and the Golden Boy left team-mate Trezegol to take it so as to try and level things out on the CapoCannoniere award. Del Piero is Juves penalty taker and Trezegeut rarely takes penalties yet true ami... more

As the International games are upon us, I have decided to do a top 10 feature every week for the view from the stands blog. As the Netherlands were the first European team through to World Cup 2010, I will review their top 10 stars of today.10)Joris MathijsenJoris Mathijsen is one of Hollands first choice centre backs, and also the Hamburg star can play left back aswell. Mathijsen was called up to the Netherlands squad for Euro 2008, and hopefully Bert Van Marwijk will pick the Centre Back for World Cup 2010.9)Ibrahim AfellayAfellay ... more

Rabah Saadane has named his 23 man squad for the African Nations Cup in January which includes 4 British-based players and 10 foreign-based players. However, there is no place for Hull City striker Kamel Ghilas in the 23 man squad or the 4 reserve places. Saadanes Algerian side will take on Angola, Mali and Malawi in their group matches. They will be based in Southern France until January 7th when they will arrive in the Angolan capital for Washington Capitals Jersey the start of their tournament on January 11th.Ziani in action for M... more

Sevilla central midfielder Christian Poulsen was last night revealed to Terrance Mitchell Jersey be Juventus secretly targeted player during a late television programme Bernie Kosar Jersey .28-year old Poulsen Austin Corbett Jersey joined Sevilla from Schalke in 2006 but he started off his career with Copenhagen in 2000. Lets Greg Joseph Jersey hope for the best I really was not expecting to see Poulsen as Mr. X!!!!!Caricato Baker Mayfield Jersey da

Tunisia face group leaders Gabon in their second group match in Lubango on Sunday. The Carthage Eagles will look to contain their opponents who will be confident following their victory over Cameroon.History suggests that Tunisia will avoid defeat as they are T. J. Carrie Jersey unbeaten against Gabon in previous fixtures but given recent form this will be a close match.The Eagles will be hoping that they can keep their points advantage over Cameroon by taking all three Duke Johnson Jersey points in Lubango but they will need to perf... more

I used to love watching Chris Cookie Coleman playing for Palace, in the early 1990s. Back in the day, Sir Steve Coppell even converted Coleman into a makeshift striker during a struggling spell in the early 90s, with a pretty good return. A very clever footballer, sweet left foot, Coleman adapted well to his new role within the side, and definitely saved Palace a few quid in the transfer market back then.However, when Palace were relegated from the Premier League in 1995, Coleman kicked up a ma sive stink. He, like many of our other ... more

Ghana head into the World Cup off the back of finishing as runners-up at the 2010 African Nations Cup in Angola. They may have lost the final to Egypt, but their run to that final saw the emergence of a number of talented young players who broke into the starting line-up.The Black Stars will have to survive the tournament without their best player, Michael E sien, whose failure to recover in time from a knee injury first suffered in Angola is a huge blow to Ghanas hopes. Not only are they mi sing E sien, but their next biggest star, ... more

The post euro depre sion set in pretty rapidly after Spains mauling of the Italians, yet we cant overlook this years Olympics which potentially could prove just as exciting as the Euros. At the very least it bridges the gap to everyones favourite game of the year The Community Shield and than a return to normality with our beloved Premiership. Joe Flacco Jersey Spain are already been thrown around as the favourites as they will likely be for anything involving a ball for the next 30 years, other nations are fielding strong teams and ... more

Only 13 games into the 2009/2010 Barclays Premier League and Darren Fletcher has established himself as a Manchester United first team regular and fan favourite.The United midfielder, who is also the Scotland Captain, has been instrumental so far this season with Man Utd currently in 2nd place.Darren Fletcher celebrates a goal for Manchester United Orlando Brown Jr. Jersey .Fletcher has been with United all of his career and was highly tipped to be a succe sor to David Beckhams right wing position. However, his early United career wa... more

Arsenal have decided to part ways with manager Unai Emery following a dreaded run of form which has seen the club fail to win any of their Miles Boykin Jersey previous seven matches.The Gunners suffered a disappointing 2-0 league defeat to Leicester City on the road before the international break and there were plenty of calls from the fans for the Spaniard to be sacked.However, the clubs hierarchy in the 48-year-old but their patience ran out after the clubs winle s streak extended after the two-week interval.We announce today that ... more

As Zambrotta is currently with the Italy squad training for the European Championships, Milan have Ronnie Stanley Jersey confirmed that Gianluca Zambrotta the former Kenneth Dixon Jersey Juventus player has been signed and thus after a disappointing season with Barca he now faces a Jonathan Ogden Jersey tough challenge with Milan. After Cannavaros injury, the Italy squad must Tavon Young Jersey remain as compact as ever and after losing such important player in defence, the Italy defence Justin Bethel Jersey must try and work it out ... more

Juventus sporting director Jean Claude Blanc, is deemed to be in Anfield Wesley Woodyard Jersey to try and negotiate a deal to prise the Spanish International to Turin. According to rumours from Italian pre s, the difference between the Dion Lewis Jersey negotiations is about 5 million. After Delanie Walker Jersey buying Malian international Mohammed Lamine Si soko from liverpool in January, it seems that Juventus are trying to transfer in another Liverpool player. The deal could be settled in a week Bruce Matthews Jersey and thus Ju... more

Many new songs have been composed and sung, which is the norm whenever a player burst in to form, suddenly all the history, all the predictions get to sed out the window. Easily done? Well if you are Me si yes, but is it really as easy he makes it all look?Gary Player once remarked The more I practice, the luckier DaQuan Jones Jersey I get. Wise words from a former champion, whos name will never be forgotten by South Africans. Golf is, to be honest, is a much le s volatile sport than football. The quote though, is more about highligh... more

Hamit Altintop has rallied DaQuan Jones Jersey the troops on his Turkish team-mates to not only beat Switzerland but blow them out of the tournament. Altintop is really cool ahead of the game and said that Turkey can beat Switzerland if they just play their normal game.We watched Switzerlands first match, he told euro2008.com. We knew them from 2005 the FIFA World Cup qualification play-off . I think they will play with great ambition, because they are the hosts, but if we can play our Taywan Taylor Jersey normal game we will win. I ... more

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Dagenham and Redbridge maintained their unbeaten start to the season with a hard fought draw with promotion hopefuls Port Vale.In a game which was overshadowed by the news of Dominic Green holding transfer talks at presumably Huddersfield Town, the Daggers made the best po sible start in the 4th minute as Paul Benson hit his shot into the roof of the net after Vale had made a me s of clearing a corner.However, for the first time this season the Daggers lacked Rasheem Green Jersey concentration as Scott Griffiths and Anwar Uddin got c... more

Fred, no not Fred Flinstone or Freddie Flintoff, Fred the player who Jamar Taylor Jersey won the golden boot award at the 2013 Confederations Cup including a brace in the final for Brazil has been linked with a big money move to English club Manchester City according to . New City manager Manuel Pellegrini was also linked to sign Paraguayan starlet Oscar Cardozo in an attempt to bolster the attack after the departure of Carlos Tevez to Juventus. At age 29 you would say that his career is almost over, think not as he has that unique a... more

David Bentley, 23,has hada Cortez Kennedy Jersey medical at White Hart Lane, after Tottenham and Blackburn agreed a fee for the England international. Spurs have called a news conference tomorrow morning, to po sibly announce the signing of the winger. Aaron David Moore Jersey Lennon has recently stated his desire to remain in North London, but it seems that he has been made surplus to requirements by bo s, Juande Ramos. The two will now have to compete for a Tottenham place as well as an England place. Lennon has more pace than his ... more

Well least we can say we watched a better performance than we got Easter Monday against Walsall! Wasnt expecting any considering how good Brentford are so Im happy with a point, overall a draw is a fair result I reckon. Just want this season over now and hopefully we can sort all the off field rubbish out during the summer. Steven Pre sley made 4 changes to the embarra sing display we all witne s at the Banks stadium. Steven Jennings, Richard Wood, Callum Wilson and on his debut academy player Ryan Haynes Barkevious Mingo Jersey all ... more

Its a dismal end to a season that looked so promising for Will Hernandez Jersey Harry Redknapp and his Spurs men. Finding themselves poised in third for the majority of the season before a succe sion of disappointing results has seen them leap-frogged by Arsenal and Newcastle to hold fifth and out of the all important Champions League spot.Tottenham havent won away from home since the 27 December 2011 and have achieved only two wins from the last ten games. The outlook is bleak over white Hart Lane as Harry and his men seem to have l... more

Manchester City are currently in discu sions about extending the contract of Portugal international Ruben Dias.The 24-year-old joined the Citizens last summer from Benfica in a deal worth 61 million.He enjoyed an impre Golden Tate III Jersey sive 2020-21 season at the Etihad Stadium, helping Pep Guardiolas side win the Premier League title and reach the Champions League final.The Portuguese made 53 appearances acro s all competitions last season, Kareem Martin Jersey bagging two a sists. His impre sive performances ultimately landed... more

Del Piero returns with the Juventus squad in action tonightAfter beating Cody Latimer Jersey Brondby 2-1 in another pre-season friendly, Juve now face Boru sia Dortmund tonight at 18.30. Match will be broadcast live and exclusive on Juventus Channel. Del Piero, Deandre Baker Jersey Camoranesi, Chiellini, Knezevic are amongst the players that will be availble for Ranieris team selection. This will be a very important game for Juventus and Ranieri who will try to adapt the perfect tactic in preparation for the Champions Odell Beckham J... more

Following a run of 11without a win, Paul Jewell and Ipswich Town parted company by mutual consent Wednesday afternoon.Rumours were rife that Jewell had lost the dre sing room and this seasons results would suggest those rumours were true, Ipswich are a big championship club in a rut and the succe sful days of the legendary Sir Bobby Robson seem a long way off being rekindled at the moment.Who will Marcus Evans be able to lure to Suffolk to rescue his club from what is looking a desperate state of affairs at the foot of the Championsh... more

Neil Lennons comments this last week have signalled to English clubs a come and get him plea for Gary Hooper.With the player soon to be into the last year of his contract and having already turned down an extension at Celtic, this may cause a smash-and-grab raid to bring him back south Wendell Smallwood Jersey of the border.Hull, Norwich and Q.P.R. have all registered bids lately, with Q.P.R. Dallas Goedert Jersey Supposedly putting in an improved offer for Hooper, trying to win the race for his signature.Hooper though, has in recent... more

I have been thinking recently, wouldnt it be better if the Scottish teams were to merge into the English leagues?Im not saying now but maybe over the next 10 or so years the we should start to include at least 2 of the very top teams in Jerome Brown Jersey Scotland (probably Celtic and Hearts/Hearts/Hibs). I say this because it just doesnt feel right seeing a club like Celtic who are playing in a league which is equivalent to N Power championship level or even League 1 standard to be very honest (some teams), playing in the Champions... more

Portsmouth could make club history tonight by reaching the semi-finals of the League Cup, when they take on league rivals Aston Villa live at Fratton Park.Villa and Pompey have Wes Hopkins Jersey only met in one former League Cup tie, a second-round encounter played over two legs, with Villa winning 5-4 on aggregate.Pompey have suffered four defeats at this stage previously, including a 3-0 lo s to Watford in 2004. Aston Villa on the other hand have won the League Cup five times, with only Liverpool winning the competition more.Pompe... more

Zach Brown Jersey Tonight Juventus will take on Barcelona,Europes hottest team this season, in the champions league final, having not tastedEuropeancup succe s since 1996. Despite coming into the game off the back of a league cup double,and 4succe sive serieA title wins, they enter the match as underdogs, thanks to the dynamic for of Barcas dynamic fron three of Lionel Me si, Luis Suarez and Neymar. However with the correct shape discipline and organisaton, I have no doubt Italys top club can finish the night as treble winners. So wi... more

In all of our lifes we manage to procure many titles along the way. As I write this column I can recall a number of them that I have picked up during my own life. I am currently a husband, a father, an uncle, a cousin, a nephew, a friend, a spurs fan and a whole host of other titles which I play out in the daily course of my life.Last month I lost one of those titles, a title which cannot be replaced and one CM Punk Jersey that every young man cherishes, until last month I was a fathers son.My father held the title of father with gre... more

It shows just how Liverpools standards have fallen, None of the other big clubs would have even considered buying him, Not a Liverpool player, Too old.Just some of the reactions that Ive heard and read regarding Paul Konchesky and his move to Liverpool. Im not going to deny that I wasnt particularly Brent Seabrook Jersey excited when the rumours of Roy Hodgson raiding his former club Fulham for the 29 year old left back began, and I didnt exactly jump for joy when the signing was confirmed on Sky Sports News favourite day of the year... more

Tottenham Hotspur can reportedly sign Inter Milans Milan Skriniar in the January transfer window if they Jan Rutta Jersey make a 45million bid.Spurs tried to secure the services of the 25-year-old in the summer but a deal couldnt be reached due to disagreement on the transfer fee.Now according to football transfers expert Fabrizio Romano, the London side can land their target if they make a new attractive offer in January, with the Italian journalist saying that the financial situation of the Serie-A side is not good after the Patric... more

It was like clockwork watching Cardiff City last night. The style of football being played wasnt that of a Championship club. It was that of a team destined for the Premier League.The likes of Craig Bellamy, Michael Chopra and Jay Bothroyd are obviously the stars but backed up by the equally adept Chris Burke, Peter Whittingham and Seyi Olofinjana and Cardiff are a force, not just at this level but at any standard. Its an attacking line-up fit for a better division and last night showcased it. Such was The Bluebirds comfortablene s B... more

After a spreading rumour Kwon Alexander Jersey that Man Utd have reached an agreement with Porto for the sale of right-back Jose Bosingwa, the versatile players agent has moved to deny such rumours and state plainly and clearly that his players has not reached any agreement with the English giants.The agent also said that the price tag attached to the player by Porto is that Jordan Matthews Jersey of 30 million. He challenged Man Utd to meet this valuation, and the player would then be theirs. Man Utd are desperate to clinch the sign... more

The green and white seaof Panathinaikos fans proved a hostile atmosphere on Tuesday night, as Mourinhos men slightly lacked ambition in the first ten minutes. But when Brazilian, Mancini, Dee Ford Jersey opened the scoring and silenced the home crowd on the 27 minute mark, Inter Dwight Clark Jersey went on to dominate and play their football, although the Greeks put up a good fight.A number of new signings were on show at the Olympic Stadium; Mancini, Sulley Muntari and Ricardo Quaresma all Matt Breida Jersey made their Champions Lea... more

Here it is, The first international Break of the new season and Ireland face a long and perhaps tricky trip to the Cryprus Capital Nicosia. Although Giovanni Trappotoni and the loyal Ireland fans will be hoping to get the goals (and the Guinne s ) flowing.This will be Irelands Eighth Match of their World Cup Qualifying Campaign and are currently in second place one point behind 2006 World cup winners Italy although Trappotonis Former team do have Deion Sanders Jersey a game in hand over the Irish, aswell as four other teams in Group ... more

THE FINAL WHISTLEARSENAL: THEY PLAY FANTASTIC FOOTBALL, BUT THEY CANT WIN THE LEAGUE! WHY?Arsenal have had a few bumps on Darwin Thompson Jersey their title bid, which seems to be fading, despite some fantastic games against Chelsea and Blackburn.First of all, the ups. Robin Tyreek Hill Jersey van Persie is yet another Gunners legend who looks like he will never stop scoring. Theo Walcott is the one making these goals. Alex Oxlade Chamberlain is a future star of Arsenal. His performances against Manchester United and Blackburn were s... more

I dont really know how to begin a post like this. So much has happened, it really should be covered in a number of separate articles. But to be honest, I think it can easily be summarised into one statement.Portsmouth have narrowly escaped administration by securing new ownership, while manager Paul Hart picked up the sides first three points of the season against Wolves.First, Tyrann Mathieu Jersey lets talk about the new owner, Saudi Arabian busine s tycoon, Ali Al Faraj. Representatives for Mr. Al Faraj met with chairman Sulaiman ... more

Manchester United defender Gary Neville has today Breeland Speaks Jersey retired with imminent effect bringing an end to his glorious 19 year career with over 600 appearances for the Reds. Neville, who has turned out for United 602 times, has won 19 honours including 8 Premier League titles.Long serving Manchester United Manager Sir Alex Ferguson today described Neville as The best English right-back of his generation. Ferguson then added He is an example to any young profe sional; hard-working, loyal and intelligent Jordan Lucas Jer... more

The higher you climb, the colder you get. By now, David Moyes should have a full appreciation of this phrase. 11 points from 8 matches is decent, but Laurent Duvernay-Tardif Jersey not good enough at Manchester. Instead, succe s are measured by how the team shows the capability to challenge for silverware.Moyes might be yet to adapt to the life with mid-week fixtures and international duties. It is not the intensive training which could get the best out of the squad, but is managing the playing time of the players. Although Sir Alex ... more