Wednesday 31 October 2012

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31st Oct 2012


Arsenal are set to meet with striker Theo Walcott next week as they attempt to prevent the England international from leaving the club when his contract expires next summer.
Manchester United are monitoring the performances of Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Lars Bender. The player has broken into the Germany side over the past year with a series of strong performances for Leverkusen.
Portugal winger Nani is planning to leave Manchester United at the end of the season after talks over a new contract collapsed.
Man United will consider offers of about £20m for Nani and look to replace him with Porto winger James Rodriguez.
France international Moussa Sissoko has spoken to Newcastle midfielder Yohan Cabaye for advice on whether to join the north-east club.
QPR are interested in signing Real Madrid defender Ricardo Carvalho, in January. The centre-back has been told his contract will not be renewed when it expires at the end of the season and could be tempted with a move back to the Premier League.
Malaga are trying to keep midfield star Isco from Manchester City by increasing his release clause from £17m to £30m.
Manchester United defensive duo Chris Smalling and Phil Jones are close to returning from long-term injury lay-offs.

Leading referees want the Football Association to take action against Chelsea if their racism case against Clattenburg collapses.

Former Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier has praised current boss Brendan Rodgers for "playing the right way" and giving opportunities to young players.
Liverpool have issued an apology to a sports blogger for the "inappropriate behaviour" of the club's communications director Jen Chang.
Everton defender Phil Jagielka has responded to criticism of the club's style of play by Steven Gerrard by saying "at least we don't pass it around for half an hour for the sake of it".

Tuesday 30 October 2012

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30th Oct 2012
Chelsea's planned £38m January move for highly rated Colombian striker Radamel Falcao could be scuppered by Atletico Madrid, who are preparing to offer him a lucrative new contract.
The agent of midfielder Lewis Holtby, the Everton fan now impressing for Schalke and who is wanted by Liverpool, says he has had offers from England and Spain.
Fulham boss Martin Jol is prepared to battle with his former club Hamburg for the signature of Catania's forward Takayuki Morimoto, who became the youngest player in J League history when he made his debut aged 15.
Manchester United and Arsenal are both keen to recruit Crewe's striker Max Clayton.
Stoke's striker Cameron Jerome's loan move to Blackburn is in danger of collapsing after the Championship side only offered to cover half his wages during his two-month stay.
Manchester United are tracking £4m-rated defender Vegard Forren. The Norwegian plays for former United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's Molde.
The Football Association has received details of a furious confrontation in the referee's changing room at Stamford Bridge involving angry Chelsea officials, referee Mark Clattenburg and Blues midfielder John Mikel Obi after the defeat against Manchester United on Sunday.
Former Arsenal skipper Tony Adams has warned his old club they will not end their seven-year trophy drought if they keep selling their best players.

Southampton boss Nigel Adkins says he is unaware of a reported incident in Sunday's defeat against Tottenham, in which goalkeeper Artur Boruc is said to have thrown a water bottle into the home crowd after he was criticised for the away team's second goal.

Fulham boss Martin Jol says choosing two from his four strikers - Dimitar Berbatov, Mladen Petric, Hugo Rodallega and Bryan Ruiz - is a "luxury problem".





Monday 29 October 2012

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29th Oct 2012


Florent Malouda's hopes of ending his Chelsea stay have suffered a setback after Santos distanced themselves from a move for the French winger.
Goalkeeper David de Gea insists he is happy at Manchester United and is not looking to return to Spanish football, despite reported interest from Real Madrid.
Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool all had scouts watching Genoa full-back Mario Sampirisi against AC Milan on Saturday.
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is interested in signing Paris St-Germain's Uruguayan defender Diego Lugano.
Man United will have to stump up £25m if they want to sign PSV Eindhoven's Kevin Strootman after Sir Alex Ferguson missed out on the chance to sign the Dutch midfielder for just £10m last year.
Newcastle appear to have won the race to sign France midfielder Moussa Sissoko from Toulouse despite interest from Spurs, Liverpool, Everton and Fulham.
Queens Park Rangers manager Mark Hughes is facing a seven-day battle to keep his job and could be sacked if he cannot win next weekend's home match against Reading.
West Ham manager Sam Allardyce claims striker Andy Carroll still needs more protection from referees.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has urged Roy Hodgson not to pick fit-again Jack Wilshere for England's friendly against Sweden next month.
Roberto Mancini's future as Manchester City manager rests on his ability to forge a working relationship with Txiki Begiristain following the former Barcelona technical director's appointment as director of football at the Etihad Stadium.Full story: Daily Telegraph
Chelsea boss Roberto Di Matteo says he has the option of recalling Romelu Lukaku from his one-year loan spell at West Brom.
West Brom captain Chris Brunt is ready to discuss terms for an extension to his contract which ends at the end of the 2014 season.
Sunderland boss Martin O'Neill has told Adam Johnson to stop trying too hard as the England winger has struggled for form since signing for the club last summer from Manchester City.
West Brom boss Steve Clarke says he has no intention of rushing into the January transfer market, having told the club he is happy with the squad he has.
Southampton boss Nigel Adkins insists that confidence among his players remains high despite defeat at home to Tottenham - the club's seventh defeat in nine games this season.



Sunday 28 October 2012

Barclays Premier League Results for the 28th Oct 2012

Chelsea               2-3          Man Utd
Mata 44′                                  Luiz 4′ (og)
Ramires 53′                             Van Persie 12′
                                              Hernandez 75′





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 Newcastle            2-1           West Brom
Ba 35′                                       Lukaku 55′
Cisse 90′



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 Southampton            1-2          Tottenham
Rodriguez 66′                                Bale 15′
                                                   Dempsey 39′




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 Everton                    2-2             Liverpool
Osman 22′                                     Baines 14′ (og)
Naismith 35′                                    Suarez 20′




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28th Oct 2012


Real Madrid could offer Portuguese left-back Fabio Coentrao to Tottenham in a £50m deal for Gareth Bale.
Liverpool are considering making a loan move for Shanghai Shenhua striker Didier Drogba when the Chinese league season ends next week.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger wants to sign Newcastle United winger Hatem Ben Arfa as he resigns himself to losing Theo Walcott in January.
Mario Balotelli is wanted by AC Milan and the Italian club are willing to sell a number of stars in order to fund a move for the Manchester City forward.
Goalkeeper David De Gea has dismissed speculation that he is homesick and ready to leave Manchester United to return to Spain.
Newcastle manager Alan Pardew will get funds for a replacement striker if Liverpool take Senegal international Demba Ba from St James' Park.
Wayne Rooney will be restored to a midfield role for Manchester United in Sunday's Premier League match against Chelsea.
Stewart Robson claims Arsenal's defensive problems could be down to a rift between assistant manager and former Gunners centre-back Steve Bould and Wenger.
Manchester United have identified former Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola as the man they want to replace Sir Alex Ferguson when he finally leaves Old Trafford.



Saturday 27 October 2012

Barclays Premier League Results for the 27th Oct 2012

Man City     1-0        Swansea
Tevez 61′



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Arsenal        1-0        QPR
Arteta 84′






Reading           3-3         Fulham 
Leigertwood 26′                  Ruiz 61′
McCleary 85′                      Baird 77′
Robson-Kanu 90′                Berbatov 88′



Stoke          0-0         Sunderland 





Wigan         2-1          West Ham

Ramis 8′                         Tomkins 90′
McArthur 47′




Aston Villa     1-1        Norwich

Benteke 27′                    Turner 79′


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27th Oct 2012


Manager Jose Mourinho wants his Real Madrid bosses to make a £50m-plus move for Tottenham winger Gareth Bale.
Chelsea are to offer Atletico Madrid £48m for Radamel Falcao in January. Manchester City are also thought to be interested in the Colombian.
Sir Alex Ferguson wants to bring Chelsea left-back Ashley Cole to Old Trafford on a free transfer when his contract expires next summer.
Porto have inserted a new £38m release clause into the contract of winger James Rodriguez, who is said to be a target for Manchester United.
Fulham manager Martin Jol admits Brede Hangeland's future at the club remains uncertain as talks over a new contract for the defender continue.
Ahead of Sunday's Merseyside derby, Everton manager David Moyes says "people are going to turn away from football" if players like Liverpool's Luis Suarez dive in matches.
Roberto Di Matteo has played down the significance of mind games with rival managers ahead of Chelsea's meeting with Manchester United on Sunday.
Chelsea boss Di Matteo has warned striker Fernando Torres that he might be left out of the starting line-up against Manchester United.
Tottenham defender Kyle Walker says he decided to stop using Twitter after criticism and abuse from fans began to affect his performances.
Paul Lambert is unsure what kind of reception he will receive from Norwich City fans on Saturday when he faces his former club for the first time since leaving Carrow Road to become manager at Aston Villa.
Paul Lambert is set to drop striker Darren Bent to the Aston Villa bench for the match.
Liverpool midfielder Jonjo Shelvey claims football is becoming less of a contact sport with little margin for error when tackling.
Former Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola wants his next job to be in the Premier League and would prefer to manage a London club.

Friday 26 October 2012

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26th Oct 2012


West Ham could offer Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand a return to London when his contract at Old Trafford ends next summer.
West Ham are also interested in signing Lokomotiva striker Andrej Kramaric who has scored eight goals in just 12 league starts while on loan from fellow Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb.
Wealthy Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala are planning a big-money move for Manchester United's striker Wayne Rooney. Anzhi team director Roberto Carlos said: "Why not? He's one of the best players in the world and any team would be happy to have him in their squad."
Liverpool sent scouts to watch Celtic forward Gary Hooper play against Barcelona on Tuesday night, as manager Brendan Rodgers looks to bolster his strike force in January.
Celtic midfielder Victor Wanyama has rejected the offer of a contract extension and that will encourage the likes of Chelsea and Manchester United to step in with a January offer for the Kenya international for whom £8m summer bid from QPR was rejected.
Several senior Manchester City players have been disillusioned by manager Roberto Mancini's approach, culminating in their 3-1 Champions League defeat at Ajax.
Arsenal majority shareholder Stan Kroenke jumped to the defence of his Arsenal regime following a stormy Annual General Meeting. He said: "I am ambitious for the club. We have an exciting future and our goal is to win trophies."

Manchester City are close to persuading former Barcelona director of football Txiki Begiristain to join the club, after he also attracted the interest of Liverpool, Tottenham and Chelsea.
Ashley Cole is eager to defuse tensions with the Ferdinand family by shaking hands with Rio when Chelsea play Manchester United on Sunday.
Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert has revealed he felt "really uncomfortable" when the Villa fans chanted his name while he was still the manager of Norwich.

West Brom are targeting Cardiff City's head of player recruitment Iain Moody as a successor to sporting director Dan Ashworth.




Thursday 25 October 2012

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25th Oct 2012


Brazilian attacking midfielder Willian is determined to move to the Premier League, though Shakhtar Donetsk's player has a transfer release clause of £25m. He may take a pay cut to ensure a move to Chelsea or Tottenham.
Real Madrid have emerged as favourites to sign Roma's Italian international midfielder Daniele de Rossi a long-term target for Manchester City.
Tottenham may miss out on top target Joao Moutinho after the Porto midfield playmaker indicated a preference for a January move to Paris Saint-Germain.
Dutch side PSV Eindhoven want to keep hold of promising defender Riechedly Bazoer. The teenager is already attracting attention from Premier League sides including Manchester City, Arsenal and Newcastle.
PSV midfielder Kevin Strootman says he will not make a move to Manchester United in January but manager Sir Alex Ferguson should make contact again in the summer.
Liverpool are monitoring young Anderlecht midfielder Dennis Praet. The Belgian scored his first senior goal against Ekranas in a Champions League qualifier, and the Reds are preparing a £4m offer.
Tottenham striker Emmanuel Adebayor will not be allowed to leave in January, says manager Andre Villas-Boas, despite the player not having started a game this campaign.
Stoke manager Tony Pulis is hoping to sign to Southampton striker Rickie Lambert in the January transfer window in a deal that would see Kenwyne Jones moving to the south coast club.
Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand will offer to shake the hands of both Chelsea captain John Terry and left-back Ashley Cole when the sides meet on Sunday. Rio and his brother Anton have called on the FA and PFA to heal the "deep divisions" in English football on racism.

American striker Landon Donovan has admitted he may turn down the option of a third loan spell at Everton in favour of going travelling across the globe, or even quitting the sport altogether.Full story: Daily Mail
Fifa has told goal-line technology companies Hawk-Eye and GoalRef to take out insurance in case clubs or leagues take legal action claiming the systems are not working properly.

Newcastle manager Alan Pardew has admitted he might be losing patience with midfielder Cheick Tiote after the players sending off against Sunderland.