tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73802551350915788192023-11-15T06:05:23.333-08:00Football FeverYoUr pAth To footbAllUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380255135091578819.post-33254932989390327742013-02-03T04:08:00.001-08:002013-02-03T04:08:29.315-08:00Rafael Benitez says Chelsea deserved penalty against Newcastle<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Rafael Benitez believes Chelsea should have been given a penalty and Fabricio Coloccini deserved a red card after Demba Ba was left with a broken nose in the defeat to Newcastle.</div>
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A first-half incident in the Blues' 3-2 loss at St James' Park saw Coloccini's boot make contact with Ba's face as he went to head a rebounded shot in the box, but referee Howard Webb did not take action.</div>
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The Senegal international, returning to his form<span style="line-height: 1.4em;">er club</span><span style="line-height: 1.4em;"> </span><span style="line-height: 1.4em;">Newcastle</span><img class="lingo_icon lingo_icon_black" id="lingo_icon" src="http://static.lingospot.com/spot/image/spacer.gif" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(http://static.lingospot.com/spot/image/icon.gif); background-position: -22px 100%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border: 0pt none; cursor: pointer; display: inline; float: none; height: 12px; left: auto; line-height: normal; margin: 0pt !important; padding: 0pt; position: static; top: auto; vertical-align: top; visibility: visible; width: 12px;" /><span style="line-height: 1.4em;">for the first time since joining</span><span style="line-height: 1.4em;"> </span><span style="line-height: 1.4em;">Chelsea,</span><img class="lingo_icon lingo_icon_black" id="lingo_icon" src="http://static.lingospot.com/spot/image/spacer.gif" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(http://static.lingospot.com/spot/image/icon.gif); background-position: -22px 100%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border: 0pt none; cursor: pointer; display: inline; float: none; height: 12px; left: auto; line-height: normal; margin: 0pt !important; padding: 0pt; position: static; top: auto; vertical-align: top; visibility: visible; width: 12px;" /><span style="line-height: 1.4em;"> </span><span style="line-height: 1.4em;">received lengthy treatment on the touchline and returned to action briefly with a bandaged face before he was substituted for</span><span style="line-height: 1.4em;"> </span><span style="line-height: 1.4em;">Fernando Torres.</span></div>
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Ahead of that swap, Newcastle scored the opening goal in the 41st minute as Jonas Gutierrez nodded home Davide Santos' cross.</div>
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Benitez confirmed the striker has a broken nose and believes the referee should have issued a sending off and a penalty for the incident.</div>
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He said: "We couldn't change the situation of Demba Ba. That was a penalty and a red card for me. It changed the game. We lost one player with a broken nose and used one substitution.</div>
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"After watching the replay it's very clear. A player with his nose broken and bleeding for five minutes is good evidence.</div>
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"I have a lot of respect for them (referees) but it is just the decision that is wrong.</div>
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"I want to remind you that that happened because sometimes you don't remember these things."</div>
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Asked how long Ba is likely to be sidelined, Benitez added: "I don't know. We'll have wait."</div>
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Benitez hailed the response of his side after the break, adding: "The reaction of the team in the second half was fantastic.</div>
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"We scored great goals, we had more chances and we made the mistake of allowing them to play counter-attack, which is something we will have to improve on.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380255135091578819.post-66490951991009970882013-02-02T10:25:00.004-08:002013-02-02T10:25:46.836-08:00Moussa Sissoko scores last-minute winner as Newcastle beat Chelsea 3-2<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Moussa Sissoko marked his home debut with a last-minute winner as Newcastle United came from behind to beat Chelsea 3-2 in a thrilling game at St James' Park.</div>
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Jonas Gutierrez's header had given Newcastle a half-time lead, but Chelsea hit back to go in front through two excellent finishes from Frank Lampard and Juan Mata.</div>
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However, Chelsea's recent fallibility when in front came back to haunt them again as Sissoko equalised midway through the second half before the January signing drilled home from the edge of the box to give Newcastle back-to-back wins.</div>
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Newcastle made the brighter start at St James' Park, with new signing Yoan Gouffran combining well with Davide Santon down the left in the early minutes. The former saw the first shot in the opening 60 seconds but his tame effort barely troubled goalkeeper Petr Cech.</div>
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Sissoko hinted at the afternoon he was about to have when he set up Papiss Cisse for a shot but John Terry was there with the crucial block. Seconds later, Gouffran fed Santon, who cut inside to prompt a comfortable low save from Cech.</div>
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Chelsea also saw chances, notably when Lampard blasted high over from Ashley Cole's 15th-minute pull-back, but suffered a blow when Demba Ba, on his return to St James' Park after his move to Stamford Bridge, took a boot to the face from Fabricio Coloccini after bravely heading his rebounded shot wide and had to retire for treatment.</div>
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Ba returned to the pitch with his face heavily bandaged just in time to see Newcastle make their breakthrough. After Cisse had seen a long-range shot kept out by a fine Cech save minutes earlier, Gutierrez came again, meeting Santon's cross into the box with a glancing header to flick into the far corner. There was more woe for Chelsea just before the break as the injured Ba went off, with Rafa Benitez forced to introduce Fernando Torres.</div>
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A rip-roaring second half saw Chelsea back on level ground within 10 minutes as the influential Lampard struck from distance, chesting down Ashley Cole's ball before producing a sweetly-struck dipping effort that was typical of the England midfielder and left Krul with no chance.</div>
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Then, six minutes later, the Blues had gone ahead thanks to a superb Mata effort. The Spaniard, teed up by Torres on the right of the box, unleashed a delicious curling shot which landed decisively in the far corner.</div>
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Tensions were running high as Cisse and Ashley Cole both went into referee Howard Webb's book soon after that strike after clashing in the midst of the Blues' celebrations.</div>
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The goals continued to flow but it was Newcastle that next saw joy in the 67th minute, with Cech parrying Gouffran's shot from close range away but only as far as the outstanding Sissoko, who made no mistake in driving home a powerful drive for his first of the afternoon.</div>
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Sissoko then left it late to crown a dominant afternoon, starting a move by picking out Santon on the left before picking the ball back up and unleashing a stunning finish past Cech from the edge of the box to send the St James' Park crowd wild.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380255135091578819.post-60404062692769777622013-02-02T10:24:00.000-08:002013-02-02T10:24:10.870-08:00Everton 3 Aston Villa 3<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Marouane Fellaini struck twice late on as Everton fought back to hold Aston Villa to a 3-3 draw in a thrilling Premier League clash at Goodison Park.</div>
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Christian Benteke's early opener was cancelled out by Victor Anichebe, only for Gabriel Agbonlahor to put Villa back in front in a thrilling first half.</div>
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Benteke grabbed his second of the game to give Villa a 3-1 lead, but his fellow Belgian Fellaini had the last laugh with two goals, his second three minutes into injury time, to salvage a point for David Moyes' men.</div>
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Aston Villa dropped into the relegation zone following a midweek loss to Newcastle but there were positives in their second-half performance and Paul Lambert's side made the perfect start at Goodison Park as Benteke latched on to a Charles N'Zogbia pass and shrugged off the challenge of John Heitinga to open the scoring with a neat finish after just two minutes.</div>
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Fellaini missed a chance to equalise moments later as he curled a shot narrowly wide from the edge of the area, while Darron Gibson had an effort deflected off target and Leighton Baines blazed over with an ambitious free-kick from 30 yards as Everton continued to press.</div>
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Their efforts were rewarded in the 21st minute as Anichebe showed good strength to spin Ciaran Clark after collecting a ball from Kevin Mirallas, before firing low past Brad Guzan.</div>
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Villa restored their advantage almost immediately thanks to a firm header by Agbonlahor from Ashley Westwood's right-wing cross, but were then pinned back inside their own half for the remainder of the first half as Everton again tried to hit back.</div>
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Mirallas was brought down by Joe Bennett inches outside the area, while Leon Osman went close with a shot that flew just outside of Guzan's post via a deflection.</div>
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Everton kept up the intensity at the start of the second period but it was Villa who carved out an early chance as Andreas Weimann beat the offside trap to run on to a pass from Agbonlahor. However, he lacked composure with a wild shot high into the stands.</div>
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Benteke made no such mistake just after the hour mark as Matthew Lowton delivered an inviting cross from the right and the powerful striker again got the better of Heitinga to head home.</div>
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Fellaini reduced Everton's arrears in the 69th minute when he poked the ball into the bottom corner following a clever lay-off by Anichebe, setting up an exciting climax.</div>
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It looked like Aston Villa would hold on for an important victory to boost their survival hopes, but Fellaini struck again in the dying seconds as he headed home a Baines corner to lift Everton level with fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380255135091578819.post-9481190957916035212013-02-02T05:43:00.001-08:002013-02-02T05:43:34.459-08:00PSG coach Carlo Ancelotti has hailed the arrival of David Beckham<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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PSG coach Carlo Ancelotti has hailed the arrival of David Beckham, claiming the midfielder can match the longevity of Paolo Maldini.</div>
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The 37-year-old was unveiled as a PSG player on Thursday on a five-month contract, having turned down numerous lucrative offers after playing his last game for the Los Angeles Galaxy at the start of December.</div>
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Speaking after the 4-0 league win at Toulouse, Ancelotti told beIN Spo<span style="line-height: 1.4em;">rt, according to www.psg.fr: "I know</span><span style="line-height: 1.4em;"> </span>David Beckham<img class="lingo_icon lingo_icon_black" id="lingo_icon" src="http://static.lingospot.com/spot/image/spacer.gif" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(http://static.lingospot.com/spot/image/icon.gif); background-position: -22px 100%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border: 0pt none; cursor: pointer; display: inline; float: none; height: 12px; left: auto; line-height: normal; margin: 0pt !important; padding: 0pt; position: static; top: auto; vertical-align: top; visibility: visible; width: 12px;" /><span style="line-height: 1.4em;"> </span><span style="line-height: 1.4em;">very well. Everyone talks about his image, but I want to emphasise his professionalism and quality on the pitch.</span></div>
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"It is true that he is not young, but he has experience. (Paolo) Maldini won the Champions League at the age of 39, so Beckham still has lots of time ahead of him.</div>
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"He must train as he has returned from vacation, but he can play every position in midfield - defensive, with his passing ability, or on the right even if he does not have the speed of Lucas.</div>
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"He can help the team have a great season. I am very happy with his arrival. I had the opportunity to coach him for six months at Milan. It was an exceptional experience.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380255135091578819.post-57341004963819684412013-02-02T05:42:00.003-08:002013-02-02T05:42:32.777-08:00Mario Balotelli: I loved Manchester City but not the rest of England<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Mario Balotelli has reiterated his love for Manchester City after his move back to Milan but underlined his indifference to the rest of English culture.</div>
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The Italy striker was paraded by his new club on Friday after completing his £17m switch back to Serie A after three years away.</div>
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"I have to say thanks to all the City fans because they've been very nice to me and they always supported me in the good and in the bad moments," he said.</div>
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"And I have to thank my team-mates and the manager. Everything else, I'm happy that I left England.</div>
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"Good things - only when I get to Carrington to train. So my team-mates and manager. And the bad things? Everything else.</div>
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"The press, first. The weather. The food. The way you drive. That's it.</div>
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"To be honest the Premier League is an amazing league and I think it is the best. The crowd and the pitch ... it's an amazing league.</div>
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"I don't know in the future if I could come back. For the moment I'm here.</div>
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"To be a player for Milan has always been my dream so I'm very happy.</div>
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He said: "As a club we are happy to bring back our Italian player after long negotiations and have to thank Manchester City<img class="lingo_icon lingo_icon_black" id="lingo_icon" src="http://static.lingospot.com/spot/image/spacer.gif" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(http://static.lingospot.com/spot/image/icon.gif); background-position: -22px 100%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border: 0pt none; cursor: pointer; display: inline; float: none; height: 12px; left: auto; line-height: normal; margin: 0pt !important; padding: 0pt; position: static; top: auto; vertical-align: top; visibility: visible; width: 12px;" /> in helping this transfer to go through. It was the most complicated in my career.</div>
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"We are happy that Balotelli has joined the team he supported as a boy and it has been a dream of mine for a long to bring the player to the club.</div>
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"I always said it was 99.9 per cent that it would not happen. I was just being realistic, but now it has happened."</div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The Spain defender signed for Malaga in a £6million deal in the summer of 2011 after coming through the ranks at Osasuna where he made over 100 appearances.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 1.2em;">Mancini said: 'We are so sad because Mario was an important player for us. With Mario we won the Premier League and the FA Cup in two years.'</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 1.2em;">He added: 'He’s a fantastic player but it’s important for Mario to go back to Italy. It will be a good chance for him to stay with his family, to play for Milan. I think he can improve and I’m happy he will become one of the best players in the world.</span>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 1.2em;">City manager Mancini, whose team are four points behind leaders Manchester United, admitted his former keeper at Inter Milan is still top drawer. Mancini said: 'Julio is a top-class keeper, we knew that.'</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"> <span style="font-size: 1.2em;">Redknapp said he is in for ‘two late nights’ as QPR chase the signatures of Peter Crouch and Christopher Samba before the transfer window closes.</span></span></div>
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Tottenham had considered Alvaro Negredo from Sevilla but negotiations are not straightforward while 25-year-old Eder of Sporting Braga is another on their list.</div>
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'Everyone has a price but the timing would be so wrong for everything we want to push forward with.</div>
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'This is the difficulty of the transfer window; you only have a certain space of time, there is a lot of uncertainly. All managers probably feel a bit vulnerable. My main aim is to keep Gary Hooper here.'</div>
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'I enjoyed my run out in the game and I'm getting closer to my debut with the first-team. It may even happen against Swansea this weekend. I am eager and hopeful ahead of my first start.'</div>
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Philippe Coutinho looks set to complete his move to Liverpool on Wednesday after he was pictured holding a Liverpool shirt.</div>
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Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti believes a move to the Barclays Premier League would represent a 'great opportunity' for Coutinho.</div>
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Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers had said on Friday he was still looking to add to his squad with one or two new players before Thursday's transfer deadline.</div>
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Rodgers was unwilling to comment on speculation linking the club with Coutinho but it is now understand the club have succeeded with an approach after previous advances were rejected.</div>
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'The owners have been brilliant in supporting (me), we knew we were maybe a little bit short in the summer.</div>
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Coutinho came through the youth system at Vasco da Gama before joining Inter at the age of 18.</div>
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He spent the second half of last season on loan at Espanyol, where he worked with new Southampton manager Mauricio Pochettino.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Paolo Di Canio is facing an increasingly uncertain future at Swindon, amid claims the financially stricken League One club will go into administration in the next 24 hours.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"> In an emotional outburst at the start of this month, the Swindon manager offered to pay £30,000 of his own money to keep loan players John Bostock, Chris Martin and Danny Hollands.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">The England international has been carrying a pelvic injury for a month and the problem has escalated so much that he was forced to miss Sunday's FA Cup defeat against Leeds. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"> And the Spurs medical team are using the blood-spinning method in a bid to keep their top-scorer on the pitch during the crucial next three months. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">The technique involves a small sample of a person's blood injected out of the body before it is spun to increase the concentration of the growth hormone. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">The blood sample is then injected into the athlete's problem area which can help an injury heal five times faster.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">In 2005, Chelsea, managed by Jose Mourinho, were warned by the World Anti-Doping Agency that their use of the method maybe be unlawful after it emerged the club used the technique to speed up Arjen Robben's recovery from injury. However, blood-spinning is more commonly used in sport today. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Villa-Boas is understandably eager to keep Defoe off the injury list given his only other recognised striker, Emmanuel Adebayor, is with Togo at the Africa Cup of Nations. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"> 'In muscle injuries there is always a risk of it showing up again, but the medical department feel positive about it and the player is positive and he knows his body well. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">'We believe a lot in the treatment. It is a technique that we have been using since the beginning of the season. It is not common but does happen from club to club.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380255135091578819.post-18958397718904822082013-01-29T19:00:00.002-08:002013-01-29T19:00:50.555-08:00Aston Villa 1 Newcastle 2: Visitors survive spirited second-half fightback<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Newcastle United resisted a valiant second-half fightback from Aston Villa to claim a first away win of the season with a 2-1 triumph at Villa Park.</div>
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The visitors controlled the first half and deservedly led 2-0 at the break thanks to fine goals from Papiss Cisse and Yohan Cabaye.</div>
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Villa responded brilliantly in the second period, but although Christian Benteke pulled a goal back from the penalty spot, they were unable to force an equaliser and now drop into the bottom three.</div>
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Newcastle handed debuts to Yoan Gouffran and Moussa Sissoko and signalled their intentions with a high-tempo start in which they dominated both territory and possession.</div>
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Their energy was rewarded after 19 minutes, when Sissoko split the Villa defence with a divine threaded pass to Cisse, who took a touch before beating Brad Guzan with a low, right-footed shot.</div>
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The goal stunned Villa into life and although they remained second best, Charles N'Zogbia almost drew them level with a superb left-footed half-volley from 22 yards that cannoned back off the post.</div>
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But they soon found themselves 2-0 down after a moment of brilliance from Cabaye, who swept a brilliantly struck right-footed half-volley into the top corner from 25 yards.</div>
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Villa made two changes at the break, sending on Gabriel Agbonlahor and Andreas Weimann, and twice went close to pulling a goal back within seconds of the restart.</div>
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Villa's tails were suddenly up and they deservedly got on the score-sheet through Benteke's penalty after Agbonlahor went down easily in the box under a challenge from Mathieu Debuchy.</div>
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The hosts continued to push and it took another fine stop from Krul to deny Weimann's low drive after a fine cross-field pass from Benteke.</div>
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With Newcastle digging in, Villa forced <a href="http://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/261792/report#" id="_GPLITA_0" in_rurl="http://i.trkjmp.com/click?v=S0U6MzA5MTY6MjcxOm9uZTpjZGMwYmM1NGEyNzJlMWRkNzE2NzNjNDIxNjkxOWYwODp6LTEwNjMtMTUyMjQ6d3d3MS5za3lzcG9ydHMuY29tOjI4MDY4OmIyNzZlZWQ5N2VjNmY5MjFjMzAyNDYwMzdkNWIxZWU1" style="color: #214cb8; outline: none;" title="Click to Continue > by Browse to Save">one</a> final chance, when Nathan Baker met a corner unmarked but saw his point-blank header blocked on the line.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380255135091578819.post-80623233910737413022013-01-29T18:58:00.001-08:002013-01-29T18:58:33.660-08:00Harry Redknapp says QPR need to make more signings<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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QPR manager Harry Redknapp intends to add to his squad before the January transfer window closes on Thursday night.</div>
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Despite earning a hard-fought 0-0 draw at home to Manchester City<img class="lingo_icon lingo_icon_black" id="lingo_icon" src="http://static.lingospot.com/spot/image/spacer.gif" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(http://static.lingospot.com/spot/image/icon.gif); background-position: -22px 100%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border: 0pt none; cursor: pointer; display: inline; float: none; height: 12px; left: auto; line-height: normal; margin: 0pt !important; padding: 0pt; position: static; top: auto; vertical-align: top; visibility: visible; width: 12px;" /> on Tuesday night, Redknapp's side still lie three points adrift at the foot of the Premier League table.</div>
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"We need to strengthen the squad - tonight I had two keepers on the bench because there were no other senior outfield players here," Redknapp said.</div>
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"There are one or two lads who are here who want to leave as well, so we went through the numbers tonight and we've probably got about 17 (players) for our 25 man squad. We've got to fill it up a bit.</div>
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"We are desperately short in quite a few areas really, we do need some reinforcements."</div>
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Redknapp is preparing himself for a busy deadline day on Thursday but hopes to get some deals completed before the hectic end to the window.</div>
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He added: "It's not what I want. I wish we had a squad which didn't need strengthening and we could all go out for dinner somewhere instead of messing around like idiots on the phone all night.</div>
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Although he is eager to add some more quality to the QPR ranks, Redknapp was delighted with the way his existing players performed against City.</div>
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"We are setting up to be difficult to beat at the moment and they defended for their lives again today," he said.</div>
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"The keeper (Julio Cesar<img class="lingo_icon lingo_icon_black" id="lingo_icon" src="http://static.lingospot.com/spot/image/spacer.gif" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(http://static.lingospot.com/spot/image/icon.gif); background-position: -22px 100%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border: 0pt none; cursor: pointer; display: inline; float: none; height: 12px; left: auto; line-height: normal; margin: 0pt !important; padding: 0pt; position: static; top: auto; vertical-align: top; visibility: visible; width: 12px;" />) when he was called on was fantastic - he's a top, top keeper - and on the break we offered a threat on several occasions. Adel (Taarabt) went through first half and (Loic) Remy second half, so I couldn't be more pleased with the effort."</div>
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Redknapp also heaped praise on defender Ryan Nelsen,<img class="lingo_icon lingo_icon_black" id="lingo_icon" src="http://static.lingospot.com/spot/image/spacer.gif" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(http://static.lingospot.com/spot/image/icon.gif); background-position: -22px 100%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border: 0pt none; cursor: pointer; display: inline; float: none; height: 12px; left: auto; line-height: normal; margin: 0pt !important; padding: 0pt; position: static; top: auto; vertical-align: top; visibility: visible; width: 12px;" /> who appears to have played his last game for the club ahead of his switch into coaching with Toronto FC.</div>
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He said: "He is a proper centre half. When he was at Blackburn I tried to sign him many, many times and finally I managed to take him to Tottenham last year. He's just been absolutely outstanding for us."</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380255135091578819.post-32006199791818845992013-01-29T18:55:00.001-08:002013-01-29T18:55:06.666-08:00Julio Cesar helps QPR hold Manchester City to goalless draw<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Goalkeeper Julio Cesar was the hero as QPR held Manchester City to a goalless draw at Loftus Road to boost their hopes of avoiding relegation and put a dent in City's title chances.</div>
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The summer signing from Inter Milan made a series of fine saves to deny Roberto Mancini's men, who missed the chance to close the gap on leaders Manchester United to two points.</div>
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Much of the talk surrounding City pre-match was about who wasn't at Loftus Road rather than who was, with enigmatic striker Mario Balotelli absent as he put the final touches on a move to AC Milan.</div>
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Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti believes a move to the Barclays Premier League would represent a 'great opportunity' for Philippe Coutinho.</div>
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Moratti told inter.it: 'There are opportunities there to be seized. Sometimes certain players need the chance to play more.</div>
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'And that's why I think this could be a great opportunity for a Coutinho, and a deal that could go very well for us too.'</div>
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Rodgers was unwilling to comment on speculation linking the club with Coutinho but it is now understand the club have succeeded with an approach after previous advances were rejected.</div>
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If the deal is completed, Coutinho would become the club's second signing of this transfer window following the £12m capture of Daniel Sturridge from Chelsea.</div>
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'The owners have been brilliant in supporting (me), we knew we were maybe a little bit short in the summer.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"> Coutinho came through the youth system at Vasco da Gama before joining Inter at the age of 18.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07655570635533936877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380255135091578819.post-35949303059626378612013-01-27T05:07:00.002-08:002013-01-27T05:07:40.866-08:00Rafa Benitez drops strongest hint yet that he wants to stay Chelsea manager<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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"If you analyse all the managers, how many had pre-season here? Not me. How many managers have spent massive money here? Not me," he said.</div>
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"How many managers have played in Japan in the middle of the season with some players injured and they had players in the Africa Cup of Nations? It is just me.</div>
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"My conclusion is the reality is that if you put everything together and you will see why we are happy in the way we are doing things and the way the team is progressing."</div>
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"If you play two or three games in a row and you can win in the Premier League, what will happen? You never know," he said.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380255135091578819.post-34481282732140797862013-01-27T05:04:00.002-08:002013-01-27T05:04:47.227-08:00Swansea star Michu hopes to win Capital One Cup and play for Spain in February<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Swansea star Michu hopes to celebrate a dream double in February by winning the Capital One Cup and earning his first cap for Spain.</div>
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"I believe we can win at Wembley and play in Europe. We have done well in the league and now we're in a cup final.</div>
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"It will be a difficult game against Bradford but we can win. I am also happy to hear that Spain boss Vicente Del Bosque says I'm playing the best football in my career."</div>
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"I have been confident in my ability this season. But I'm not a legend at Swansea," added Michu.</div>
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Odemwingie is thrilled to have captured the interest of Rangers boss Harry Redknapp and tweeted on Saturday night: "Best compliment I have ever received in my (career) as a player. manager like HR spending to bring me for mission "impossible"."</div>
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"I ask club what they think ? Answer - not now. Maybe summer. I ask- or is it tactics to get more money? Answer- we have enough now there is no prise (price) for you. We need you.</div>
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"I say - I have served the club well and deserve at least to have a prise now so I can plan my probably last move in England.</div>
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"Don't want another summer window not knowing what will happen cos now I ll have to move my little son elsewhere. after all I have contributed to the clubs success last two seasons I hoped to at least get a low prise. Answer- talk later.</div>
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"Last season January window is when I should have handed in transfer request. Was one foot in Rubin Kazan - not for sale. Fulham. Not for sale. Newcastle. Not for sale. Wigan. Not for sale.</div>
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"Loyalty left 70 percent. the rest they stole out of my pocket thinking I was keeping money in there."</div>
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Odemwingie earlier on Saturday came under fire from some Albion fans after making clear his desire to leave.</div>
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He tweeted: "I can understand the reaction of few Albion fans on my desire to leave the club. Real reason? Cos they once doubted my commitment.</div>
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"Want to know why I wanted to quit top flight football last summer earlier than I wished to? They know at the club.</div>
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"Albion fans are not the only reason, but made it easier for me to decide to stay and try my best to forget about the disappointment.</div>
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"I succeeded in doing that. But it's not getting better.Before bigger disappointment comes one day, I better leave on a good note."</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380255135091578819.post-3485826050194588342013-01-27T01:07:00.000-08:002013-01-27T01:07:06.007-08:00Liverpool agree Coutinho fee<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Liverpool have agreed to pay Internazionale £8.5m for the Brazilian playmaker Philippe Coutinho. The 20-year-old, who was also reported to have attracted interest from Southampton, is expected to travel to Anfield early this week for a medical and to complete other formalities. The club will also need to apply for a work permit.</div>
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Coutinho came through the youth system at Vasco da Gama before joining Inter at the age of 16. He spent the second half of last season on loan at Espanyol, where he worked with Mauricio Pochettino, now the Southampton manager .</div>
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Pochettino's appointment at Saints led to speculation linking Coutinho with the club but it is understood the player has expressed a preference for Anfield.</div>
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Brendan Rodgers had said on Friday he was still looking to add one or two players to his Liverpool squad before this Thursday's transfer deadline.</div>
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Rodgers said: "We hope to do some business between now and the end of the month. The owners have been brilliant in supporting me. We knew we were maybe a little bit short in the summer. We all agreed this was a month we would try to reinforce, if we could."</div>
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Find out which Liverpool record Daniel Sturridge can break if he scores against Oldham on Sunday with our 20 pre-match facts courtesy of club statto Ged Rea.</div>
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The Reds have played six cup games against Oldham (four in the FA Cup, two in the League Cup) - winning them all.</div>
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<strong>The last meeting at Boundary Park came in January 1994, with Liverpool winning 3-0 with goals from Julian Dicks, Robbie Fowler and Jamie Redknapp.</strong></div>
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The Reds have won all three cup meetings on this ground - winning 1-0 in 1907 and 2-1 in 1962 (both in the FA Cup) plus the League Cup clash in 1985 when Liverpool won 5-2 with Oldham's two goals coming from ex-Red David Fairclough.</div>
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<strong>The last time the Reds met Oldham at Boundary Park in the FA Cup was 51 years ago. Ian St John scored both in the 2-1 win.</strong></div>
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Liverpool's last defeat here came in May 1993 when they were beaten 3-2 in the Premier League's first season.</div>
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<strong>The last time they lost on the road at this stage was at Arsenal in 2002 when they were holders.</strong></div>
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The Reds have scored in all but three of the last 30 games with Athletic.</div>
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<strong>They have found the net in 12 consecutive games (scoring 26 goals) since failing to score at Swansea two months ago.</strong></div>
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There has not been a draw between the teams in the last 15 meetings in all competitions. The last was a goalless draw in September 1920 in the First Division.</div>
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<strong>Liverpool have not been beaten away from home by a team at least two divisions below them in the FA Cup since 1959 - when losing to non-league Worcester City.</strong></div>
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The last four FA Cup ties involving Liverpool have all finished in the same scoreline: 2-1 (three wins and a defeat). This had never occurred before in Reds history.</div>
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<strong>The last time Liverpool lost away to a lower-league side was in 2005 when they were defeated 1-0 at Burnley.</strong></div>
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Raheem Sterling will become the youngest ever Liverpool player in FA Cup history if he plays. He will be 18 years, 50 days old on the day of the game. The youngest is currently Barry Wilkinson, who appeared against Bolton in 1954 aged 18 years, 207 days.</div>
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<strong>Daniel Sturridge has scored on his FA Cup debut for Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool. He has now scored nine goals in 12 appearances in the competition.</strong></div>
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Sturridge could make history if he finds the target by becoming the first player in Liverpool history to score in each of his opening four games for the club.</div>
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<strong>Last weekend, Luis Suarez became the first Liverpool player to reach 20 goals in a season before the end of January since Michael Owen in 2001-02.</strong></div>
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19 hat-tricks have been scored by Liverpool in the FA Cup, with six being scored away from Anfield. Only Ian Rush at Barnsley in 1985 and John Barnes at Crewe in 1992 have managed the feat on the road in the last 88 years.</div>
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<strong>Oldham have lost six of their last eight games at Boundary Park including each of the last four. Their last home win came on December 1, when they defeated Doncaster in Round 2.</strong></div>
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The Latics have conceded at least two goals in eight of their last nine games and have not kept a clean sheet since early December when they won 2-0 at Colchester.</div>
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<strong>Latics goalkeeper Dean Bouzanis was a teammate of Andre Wisdom in Liverpool's 2009 FA Youth Cup final team that lost to Arsenal.</strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">It is a week when records are broken, bonds severed and the best-laid plans are thrown out of the window.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">In no other sport and in no other country, does the business of strengthening a team become such a frenzied affair. But in England, the final week of the transfer window appears to induce panic and desperation as carefully conceived transfer strategies, quietly discussed over previous months, are turned upside-down.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">History tells us to expect transfer requests and scattergun raids and while on the face of it, the top sides in England are likely to be quiet, many others plan to do something. Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has often spoken of there being "no value" in the January transfer market.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">But while the league leaders sit pretty at the top of the table havingagreed a deal for Wilfried Zaha , there are clubs who simply cannot afford not to act, as they either push for Champions League qualification, or because they require significant investment to ensure they remain in the Premier League.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">As the deadline approaches, clubs will wait and watch. Some will get themselves a bargain while others will pay the desperation premium that tends to enter the equation as the end of January approaches. Here, BBC Sport attempts to predict the most unpredictable week of the year with 10 moves that 'could' happen.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>PHILLIPE COUTINHO - Inter Milan to Liverpool or Southampton </strong>: The young Brazilian is likely to move to the Premier League in the coming days but his final destination remains undecided. Liverpool have made two bids (£6.7m and £8m) for the 20-year-old attacking midfield player, but Southampton have indicated to Inter, they are willing to pay £10m. Liverpool remain confident but Coutinho's relationship with new Saints manager Mauricio Pochettino, who he worked with at Espanyol, could be a factor.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>DANNY GRAHAM - Swansea to Sunderland: </strong>The boyhood Newcastle fan looks increasingly certa</span></div>
<a name='more'></a><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">in to end up on Wearside but much will depend on Swansea's attempts to recruit a replacement. Norwich made a bid, while Reading expressed an interest and while Graham was on Newcastle's long-list of striking options, he did not make the shortlist. The fee is likely to be between £4-5m and expect Graham to sign a three-and-a-half-year deal.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>KENWYNE JONES - Stoke to Swansea:</strong>This could be the deal that starts the merry-go-round and allows Graham to move north. But Stoke manager Tony Pulis will not allow the Trinidad & Tobago international to leave for much less than £5m and is willing to play hardball to ensure he gets the deal he wants. Stoke may in turn move to sign a replacement.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>TOM INCE - Blackpool to Liverpool or Swansea </strong>: Liverpool thought they had a deal in place before Christmas only for Blackpool to back away from the proposed agreement. January has proved something of a waiting game for both parties. Liverpool believe the player is worth £6m, Blackpool want closer to £8m. Liverpool won't pay over the odds, Blackpool won't sell the player for less than he is worth. Swansea are monitoring the situation but as the deadline approaches a deal could be done. Liverpool are prepared to wait until the summer, however.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>MOHAMED DIAME - West Ham to ???: </strong>Arsenal have not, despite reports to the contrary, made an approach for Diame. The player has spoken of his intention to stay at West Ham and yet there is a suggestion that a move could happen in the final days of January. Well-placed sources at Upton park insist Diame's release clause is 'considerably higher' than the reported £3.5m. It is understood Arsenal, Aston Villa and Fulham have been offered the player by agents but none have expressed an interest.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>MARTIN OLSSON - Blackburn to QPR or West Ham: </strong>West Ham have made two bids for the Swedish left-back but have yet to meet Blackburn's valuation for the player. QPR have also expressed an interest and are actively pursuing a central defender or two. Both clubs are likely to test Rovers resolve.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>JACK BUTLAND - Birmingham to Fulham, Southampton, Liverpool or Everton: </strong>The parlous state of Birmingham City's finances was exposed in their latest accounts, which make clear the club's need to sell players. As the deadline approaches and the need for cash grows all the more important, the sale of the club's most saleable asset may become more likely. What started as a £10m asking price, has dropped gradually in recent months. The 19-year-old England goalkeeper, who has attracted interest from Fulham and Southampton and, more tentatively, Everton and Liverpool, could now be available for closer to £5m.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>GARY HOOPER - Celtic to Norwich: </strong>Neil Lennon has insisted Hooper will still be around to help with Celtic's Champions League ambitions but Norwich have made two bids for the SPL's top goalscorer and are likely to come back with a third. Having repeatedly rejected an offer of a new contract with Celtic, the pressure to cash in may become too much.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>PETER ODEMWINGIE - WBA to QPR: </strong>The Nigerian striker has been told that he will not be allowed to leave during the transfer window but QPR manager Harry Redknapp has not been put off. QPR have already had one offer of £2m rejected by WBA, but it is understood another offer is imminent. The player is understood to be open to all opportunities and handed in a transfer request which was rejected by the Baggies.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>WILLIAN - Shakhtar Donetsk to Tottenham </strong>: The Brazilian forward has lit up the Champions League with his flamboyance this season and Andre Villas-Boas is a huge admirer. Both Spurs and Chelsea have made offers in the past but until now Shakhtar's £20m asking price remains something of a stumbling block. Spurs may wait until the final days of the window to make their move with just 18 months left on the Brazilian's contract. Villas-Boas also remains keen on a striker with Alvaro Negredo of Seville an option.</span></div>
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<strong>GARY HOOPER - Celtic to Norwich: </strong>Neil Lennon has insisted Hooper will still be around to help with Celtic's Champions League ambitions but Norwich have made two bids for the SPL's top goalscorer and are likely to come back with a third. Having repeatedly rejected an offer of a new contract with Celtic, the pressure to cash in may become too much.</div>
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<strong>PETER ODEMWINGIE - WBA to QPR: </strong>The Nigerian striker has been told that he will not be allowed to leave during the transfer window but QPR manager Harry Redknapp has not been put off. QPR have already had one offer of £2m rejected by WBA, but it is understood another offer is imminent. The player is understood to be open to all opportunities and handed in a transfer request which was rejected by the Baggies.</div>
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<strong>WILLIAN - Shakhtar Donetsk to Tottenham </strong>: The Brazilian forward has lit up the Champions League with his flamboyance this season and Andre Villas-Boas is a huge admirer. Both Spurs and Chelsea have made offers in the past but until now Shakhtar's £20m asking price remains something of a stumbling block. Spurs may wait until the final days of the window to make their move with just 18 months left on the Brazilian's contract. Villas-Boas also remains keen on a striker with Alvaro Negredo of Seville an option.</div>
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France midfielder Moussa Sissoko has become Newcastle's fourth signing of the week after completing his move from Toulouse.</div>
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<a href="http://e1.365dm.com/13/01/660x350/MoussaSissokoNewcastleunveiling_2891078.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Moussa Sissoko: Fifth Frenchman to join Newcastle this month" border="0" height="169" src="http://e1.365dm.com/13/01/660x350/MoussaSissokoNewcastleunveiling_2891078.jpg" style="font-size: 12px;" width="320" /></a>The 23-year-old, who made 218 appearances for the Ligue 1 side, has passed a medical before signing a six-and-a-half-year deal with the M<span style="line-height: 1.4em;">agpies.</span></div>
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"I am delighted to be a Newcastle United player," announced Sissoko, capped five times by France. "This is a massive club playing in the best league in the world, and I believe my style of play is suited to the Premier League.</div>
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"I have heard lots about how fantastic the Newcastle supporters are and cannot wait to get started.</div>
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"I am rising to a new challenge by coming here and want to firstly help the team improve this season and then progress after that."</div>
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A delighted Pardew added: "This transfer window has proved very productive for us and Moussa arriving is a massive plus for the club.</div>
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"He will bring drive and energy to the squad, he is a winner and that's why I'm especially pleased to have him with us.</div>
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"What all our signings this window bring is essential competition for places and that is great for the remainder of the season."</div>
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Sissoko is the fifth Frenchman to sign for Newcastle this month following the arrivals of Yoan Gouffran, Massadio Haidara, Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa and Mathieu Debuchy.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380255135091578819.post-33146369947613950252013-01-25T05:13:00.002-08:002013-01-25T05:13:35.357-08:00Shinji Kagawa admits he needs to improve to succeed at Manchester United<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="http://e1.365dm.com/12/08/660x350/kagawa_2817221.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="169" src="http://e1.365dm.com/12/08/660x350/kagawa_2817221.jpg" width="320" /></a>Manchester United playmaker Shinji Kagawa feels he needs to up his game after being left dissatisfied with his performances for the club since his summer move.<br /><br />The Japan international, who arrived at Old Trafford from Borussia Dortmund for a reported £17million in July, has struggled to produce the form that turned heads in the Bundesliga.<br /><br />Injury has frustrated the 23-year-old's progress, with a knee injury suffered in October ruling him out for almost 10 weeks.<br /><br />Kagawa, who was substituted early in the second half of United's 1-1 draw at Tottenham on Sunday, knows he has to improve.<br /><br />"I'm really feeling that I need to perform better," he told the Daily Mirror. "I'm not satisfied with what I have done here at all.<br /><br />"It's a big and really famous club in the world and I need to overcome lots of pressures and be mentally stronger.<br /><br />"Unfortunately I got injured, but I have to be better and grow as a player and a person, in terms of contributing to the team's wins and succeeding here."<br />Strength<br /><br />Kagawa has been impressed by United's ability to turn games around if they fall behind, a distinctive trait of Sir Alex Ferguson's side, and feels he must learn to emulate his team-mates' mental strength.<br /><br />"I really feel that we have a strong ability to bounce back when we are behind, so people in this team must be really mentally tough," he added.<br /><br />"We have a really strong squad with many world class players, so it's lucky for me to have opportunity to train with them and play games with them.<br /><br />"Sir Alex is one of the best managers in the world. What I am really impressed are the numbers of great players he has helped to grow, the numbers of titles he has achieved for the team almost every year, and his ability to mould top players into a team.<br /><br />"Also, the atmosphere supporters make at Old Trafford helps the team to fight back. As I said, my team-mates are so experienced and mentally strong as I said.<br /><br />"I'm really lucky to play with world-class players and experience those things, including the history of Manchester United."</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380255135091578819.post-37031378243105151432013-01-25T05:09:00.001-08:002013-01-25T05:09:37.639-08:00Portsmouth will be thrown out of the Football League if the club remains in administration<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="http://e1.365dm.com/12/03/660x350/FrattonParkbarbedwireview_2726902.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="169" src="http://e1.365dm.com/12/03/660x350/FrattonParkbarbedwireview_2726902.jpg" width="320" /></a>Greg Clarke insists Portsmouth will be thrown out of the Football League if the club fails to exit administration by the summer.<br /><br />The Football League chairman indicated the body are becoming weary by the lack of progress at the League One outfit, who have twice entered administration since 2009.<br /><br />A supporters group are attempting to take control of the stricken Fratton Park club, but Clarke admits time is running out.<br /><br />"Portsmouth are at the last chance saloon. They can't enter another season in administration," Clarke said. "So they either sort themselves out before the start of next season or they are out of the Football League.<br /><br />Portsmouth set for League expulsion<br /> <br />"The Football League has given them every opportunity and the administrators have given them every opportunity for the fans to buy the club - they are now the preferred bidder.<br />
<a name='more'></a><br /><br />"They are going to the High Court. They are trying to get a deal which they can afford on the stadium so they'll have somewhere to play football.<br /><br />"And we are hopeful, because there are a lot of committed people in Portsmouth trying to get this right and end up with a fan-owned club that will operate the club in the long term interests of continuing football in the city and the Football League are right behind that."<br /><br />
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