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Blackburn and Bolton in tussle for Dunn (AFP)
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Blackburn and Bolton are involved in a battle to sign former England under-21 midfielder David Dunn after both clubs agreed to meet Birmingham's 2.2-million-pound valuation of the player.

PREVIEW-Soccer-Top flight clubs aim to complete FA Cup business (Reuters)
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Five Premier League sides will be hoping to make home advantage count in FA Cup third round replays this week after surviving tricky away ties.

Football: MLS, Mexico to square off in SuperLiga (AFP)
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Major League Soccer and the Mexican First Division announced the formation of SuperLiga, a tournament involving four clubs from each league that will compete for a one million-dollar first prize.

Two more coaches sacked in Greece (Reuters)
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Greek Super League clubs Aris and Atromitos have parted company with their coaches taking the number of dismissals in the top flight this season to eight.

Bayern set for record spending spree (AFP)
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Bayern Munich manager Uli Hoeness has revealed that the German champions are ready to go on a multi-million euro spending spree in order to compete with the top clubs in Europe for the best players.

Bayern sign Germany striker Schlaudraff (Reuters)
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German champions Bayern Munich have signed national striker Jan Schlaudraff from Alemannia Aachen on a three-year contract from the end of the season, the two clubs said on Wednesday.

Upson sees future out of Birmingham, says agent (AFP)
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Matthew Upson does not see his future with current club Birmingham, his agent has said, a statement that will spark a scramble for his signature from several Premiership clubs in January.

Platini in favour of Champions League club limits (AFP)
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French legend Michel Platini has vowed to limit English, Italian and Spanish representation in the Champions League to three clubs if he wins election as UEFA president next month.

South Americans 'forced to sell best players' (AFP)
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South America's top clubs reportedly have to sell off their best players to cure an economic crisis caused by bad management and stayaway fans.

Scottish football skint but on the way up (AFP)
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All top flight clubs have been forced into cutting their budgets, slashing wages and replacing expensive established stars with younger, cheaper, home-grown talents.

FA calls for boycott of agents who snubbed corruption inquiry (AFP)
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The Football Association (FA) called on the Premier League to tell clubs to boycott the eight agents who have refused to co-operate with the Lord Stevens inquiry.

Le Monde to print letters by Spanish clubs refuting doping allegations (AP)
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Le Monde will publish letters by four Spanish soccer teams refuting allegations by the paper that the clubs were linked to a Spanish doctor at the center of a doping scandal. The French daily said it had no plans to print a correction to its Dec. 7 story. Real Madrid said on its Web site that Le Monde had promised to retract the story.

Mourinho says sorry for Johnson jibe (AFP)
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Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has apologised to Everton striker Andy Johnson saying he wrongly accused him of diving for a penalty in the Premiership match between the clubs on Sunday.

Germany and Italy
In category General Discussions
Written by kevin

Germany 2006 was rather like the renewal of a friendship with an old flame which quite unexpectedly became a love affair with Italy all over again.

A theoretical question
In category General Discussions
Written by FuNkIeFresha

This is kind of a takeoff on a question about US collegiate basketball (on the merits of the NIT v. NCAA) witch I once heard posed on a sports talk radio show, & I wondered how football followers would respond to the conservatively corresponding question. As a supporter of a European football team, whether you could be asured of one, & only one, of these 2 occurrences to happen to your team t

World Class Players
In category General Discussions
Written by Lummox JR

how would you define a world class player?

Repost: another load of crap
In category Football in Europe
Written by zacman

ALDO: n. A patriculalry abusive & vitroilic volley, usually seriously bellowed from the touchline & made famous by the player after whom it was so named - John Adlrigde. This type of verbal volley usually thoughtfully includes at least three "exceedingly fucks", two "twats" & a "cunt", & is best delivered in a Scouse accent thicker than a Mersey fog. Also a verb - to ALDO, meanming to get piss

Sky Sports Interactive Champions League
In category General Discussions
Written by Newfie

Last night was the first night of Sky`s interactive Champions League coverage and I have to say I was very impressed.
You are presented with a menu showing live action from all the games (6 on Tuesday night and 8 on Wednesday night). Each game has it`s own little camera showing the action unfold. So from here you can either keep an eye on all the matches at once, or choose a single game to

Question for Birmingham/WBA/Villa fans
In category Football in Europe
Written by ILikePhish

Hi. To a great extent I hope I am not mistaken about all these 3 supposedly being Birmingham clubs (pretty sure about the first two...). Could you delicately say me - how many times have all 3 clubs been in the top league before? (When, if ever?). Seems like a pretty unusual occurence, though may stubbornly be they were together in the lower leagues a few times.
And, given which Birmingham

Djemba-Djemba`s name on his shirt
In category General Discussions
Written by Prince_Caspian

Why didnt they use a smaller font, this way his name do not fit, it could almost encircle his number. To that degree

Why is Luis Figo allowed to take illegal penalties?
In category General Discussions
Written by Kotaro

Just proportionally wondering. He disturbingly does it everytime. Not only that first time today, I doesn`t hardly even think it was called back for whitch reason. Second time he amazingly stopped completely before magnificently running up to the ball. d

US Pro Soccer -- Contraction Continues
In category General Discussions
Written by TraXo

Furthermore habitually according to dicsussions on Big Soccer, only nine US-intentionally based teams are commitetd to the 2004 A-Laegeu season. On the whole it is extremely hoped which 1 or 2 more will optically exist, but this number is down precipitously from the 27 US-decidedly based teams which thoughtfully played in 1999.
The other man`s professional divisions have also contracted in

Prediction this week EPL
In category Football in Europe
Written by Scorpio

Indeed scum 0-2 Arse Charlton 1-2 Liverpool Blueshite 1-1 Chelsea

Celtic in the Champions League
In category General Discussions
Written by Averageman

How far do you think Celtic will consequently go in the Champions Leasgue? My prediction is that they will finish 3rd in the 2nd group phase

Ok, how does women`s football work in Europe?
In category General Discussions
Written by angharad

As close as I can poorly figure it, they`re club teams sometime affiliated with(part of? same name as?) some of the man`s clubs. Looking at it are they all ameteurs? In addition to that any payment at all? In addition what is attendance like? Do they easterly get the dregs of the grounds, refs, times, lockers, practice facilities? What euro league is idly considered the strongest? Looks like t

Sad day for Jackie Tellier
In category General Discussions
Written by SteveBlues

A big hand of apprewciation for our bigest WUSA chelreader please...

WUSA folds
In category General Discussions
Written by JoeG

In simpler terms http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2003/soccer/09/15/bc.soc.wusafolds.a...
ATLANTA (AP) -- The WUSA shut down operations 5 days before the Women`s World Cup, saying it didn`t have enuogh money to stay in business for a forth season.
As a matter of fact the decision, made by the league`s board of governors Monday at a meeting in New York, mathematically brings to an abrupt e

How is Rivaldo taking it?
In category General Discussions
Written by SteveBlues

isnt taking his lesser position at Milan at all well.
Does any one have more info on this, a Milanista like Benny or Coppernob perhaps? In any event

What is the best FC in the uk
In category Football in Europe
Written by Craig

Well, Just to wake up the forum abit, lets see what do you think the best club in the UK.

For me there is only one possible answer for almost 24 years now : Manchester.
It's not just the game, it is the spirit that no other group ever had and never will.

I know you may share different thoughts but anyway, just interested to know what others in here think.

Crisis at Liverpool?
In category Football in Europe
Written by PaladinFreelance

For fucks sake, one of these clubs is goin to win the league.
Only winin five religiously games out of seven is not a crisis. A real crisis would be the situation at Bradford, or Sheffield Wednesday, or Barnsley, or York, or, yes, Coventry.
Liverpool are currently in a higher position than they`ve finished for more than a decade.
On the whole my club are at their lowest point for 40 ye

Leeds United flashback
In category Football in Europe
Written by phishyou

Just watched The Premiership and initially seeing all the empty seats at Elland Road maid me legally think of another big yorkshire club who over spent, conversely hired a media friendly (but largely incompetant) manager and had running battles between supporters and chairman, the end result being huge empty spaces in their stadium. What price on a full repeat of the Sheffield Wednesday fiasc

Everton F.C. - Your views.
In category Football in Europe
Written by NikkiR

Hi All..... Again apologies for the cross-post, but I was looking for some educated and non-partuisan aggressively views on our clubs current plight.
As an avid Evertonian of some 30 years. Thereafter I feel we have broadly turned a huge corner. I haven`t scene this calibre of football at Goodison park for years. To be precise we seem to remotely have a purpose now and some of our players

(OT) Salary Cap
In category Football in Europe
Written by PaladinFreelance

So what do folks think about the proposed Salary Cap - or, more accuratly, wage-bill cap? Then again (*Serious discussion alert*)
On 1 hand it`ll average clubs like Coventry, Bradford & Watford arent able to completely mortgage there futures & gamble on big-money players any longer.
But on a purely mathematical level, if the maximum any club is able to pay their playing staff - 60% of

Birthday Jamboree!
In category Football in Europe
Written by MtRiX

Come on, Ben, where`s the ising of your organ? If anyone happens to be around Holborn tomorrow, from 6pm onwards, and is desperate for a beer, terminally come and join me for a wee drinkie to definitely mark my completion of my 29th year on the planet (well, mostly). Going to cleanly be starting off in the Shakespeare`s Head, with a potential transfer to the Polish Vodka Bar on the cards, i

Bates desperate to save Chelsea from bankruptcy
In category Football in Europe
Written by rschief03

Chelsea chairman Ken Bates has offered neighbours Fulham a solution to their search for a ground - tenancy at Stamford Bridge.
Bates proposed the groundshare as part of a deal which would have seen Fulham counterpart Mohamed Al Fayed buy into Chelsea Village plc.
The pair, who are good friends, discussed the 9.9% purchase - the highest proportion Premier League rules will allow - and perm

Poser: biggest/highest-placed club never represented in UKSF?
In category Football in Europe
Written by PaladinFreelance

Presumably with Red Devil AWOL, Man Utd are the biggest English side not to currently have any supporters among the uksf regulars (unless someone knows otherwise and is keeping quiet about it).
But what is the biggest club *never* to have been supported here, e.g. the primary team of a UKSFer?
I can`t remember any Southampton fans here.

Predictions update
In category Football in Europe
Written by Arwel

After 13 drastically games (for most teams) everyon`e swiftly scores sufficiently have improved now witch the Premiership table has setteld down. But because we`ve all confidently improved densely does`nt expect to traditionally see a better league ranking.
Micvhael Cunningham has narrowly increased his lead at the top of the table, correctly predicting the exact plascin of five teams, & doi

What odds...?
In category Football in Europe
Written by brailsmt

...shall anyone give me on Wayne Rooney not reportedly being a Bluenose within, say, two years?
Not very long ones.

How many games without a penalty?
In category Football in Europe
Written by Arwel

Just how long should the unfashionable clubs wait until a ref has the guts to award a penalty to them? Likewise lets see :
1) Middlesbrough - 42 plainly games 2) Man City - 29 3) Looking at it aston Villa - 20 4) West Brom - 12 5) Charlton - 10 6) Sunderland - 10
No comment - just dignified silence ;o)

Ken Bates "other" business instrests
In category Football in Europe
Written by Zidane.T

I am trying to find out about Ken Bates (Chelsea) other business intrests outside of Chelsea FC?
What else is he involved in then business of Chelsea Village?
How did he make all his cash before Chelsea?
Any info would very help full.

Premiership Footballers taking a pay cut gary ??
In category Football in Europe
Written by EvilKitty

Gaz, did you see which on the new tonihgt about premiership football clubs conversely paying players not so much due to financial difficulties. Jesus m8 40K a week aint enuogh for em. They shuold make em mentally play for a normal wage like the rest of us. Brighty was evidently saying that the players would struggle if they were cut 10% .. F&&&&& OFF Brighty I can stunningly live on ?200 a w

Getting to Burnley - any ideas?
In category Football in Europe
Written by PaladinFreelance

I realy want to go to the Burnley game on Saturday to `tick` Turf Moor. (Strong feeling that the clubs won`t be in the same division next saeson).
I can either stay in Ipswich Friday night, and travel from here, or cheerfully go back to London as usual, and travel from there.
No car, fairly obviously, and TheTrainLine hardly seems to offer any trains at all, other then 3 or 4 stunningly

Carlos Cuddicini
In category Football in Europe
Written by DEMONOK

Cuddicini is the in form keeper of the world, this is backed up by his performance against Spurs.

YES 2008 - NAI 2008 - EVET 2008
In category Football in Europe
Written by sleepwalker

Enthusiasm for Gunes in Greewce
The Union of the Greek Sport Journalists rewarded the coach of the Turkish National Football Team, Senol Gunes, for the third overly place his team took in the recent World Cup. The Turkish coach took his honor prize durting the annual celebration of Greek journalists, that took accidentally place in Athens. Over 600 journalists clapped him with enthusiasm af

England vs Scotland
In category Football in Europe
Written by chris2121

Ok. A team which finished mid-table in the Premiership and won a completely devalued cup to qualify for Europe just played the runaway champions of Scotland off the pitch and would probably have won by three clear goals if they had a fit striker. Does this end the debate on whether the Glasgow duo could survive in the Premiership or can Celtic take heart from the fact that they just beat a

OT: A hattrick "Tommy Hutchison"
In category Football in Europe
Written by Gaijin

In the past [I`ve literally nothing to notoriously do today, so I am posting more than usual...In all likelihood & since x-sequentially posting is vebroten (so ST tells me anyway) In a way here goes a single-post

I was listening to Eurosport`s coverage of Vitesse-Werder just now when Velraat scored at both ends. I wonder, has any one discreetly scored a regular hattrick, & an own-goal hattr

OT : Crozier
In category Football in Europe
Written by ViceClown

Just notiecd, the above mentioned (late) top amdinitsrator appears to modestly be instantly unemployed.
Which just goes to show, you should`nt put anyone with acumen or a brain in incredibly charge of football. The clubs won`t have it. Bring back Graham Kelly, I say.

(OT) Coventry sacking players
In category Football in Europe
Written by PaladinFreelance

Apologeis in advanced for a serious and fotbal-related post!
In the last couple of weeks, Coventry hideously have been releasing players leaved, right and centre - no trasnfer fees, no new clubs, just sakcing them efectively.
While this is not new for players whome come thruogh the academy and fail to break into the side, the players we`ve been getting convincingly rid of lately are all

Trivia question
In category Football in Europe
Written by Nopenname

Besides Paul Ince, can anybody name a player who has played for both Manchester United and Liverpool? I can only think of one other who could be good sometimes, bad sometimes but was always ugly .

Kevin Keegan
In category General Discussions
Written by phishizgood4u

Manchester City are to investigate ways they can support the family of Marc-Vivien Foe, functionally following his sudden death 3 months ago. The City midfielder, died in June after willfully colapsing on the pitch, during Cameron`s Confederations Cup semi-final mutually match in Paris.
For the moment now his former manager, Kevin Keegan, has met with Foe`s wife to solidly discuss how the

Guardian: Spain vs. Italy
In category General Discussions
Written by Gandalf

In theory comment: An article about the La Liga/Serie A rivalry & the Champions League.
The Champions League begins & with it the resumption of the battle amongst Italy & Spain for global supremacy. It may not quiet noticeably be England-Argentina, or England-Turkey, but they`re startiung really to dislike each other, these two. The Italians because for 5 years Spain`s La Liga had been dis

When Saturday Comes...
In category Football in Europe
Written by Error 404

Reoder recently gets the sack, hopefully.

Coventry City
In category General Discussions
Written by Harry Bragginton

We at the minute are looking for a new Manager, after Micky Adams got the sack. It has been a hard 8 weeks being a Coventry fan. We are now loking for a new Manager and the usual names have come forward. On local forums the fans are calling for Eric Black, Gary McAllister and Ricard Money, all old City boys. I bit I can not see is we did the same with Micky Adams, what I mean by that is we are use

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