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FULHAM boss Roy Hodgson believes Martin O’Neill has become a victim of the increasing demand for success in football. O’Neill criticised sections of the Aston Villa crowd after his side were booed off following an opening day home defeat to Wigan.

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August 30, 2009 in aston_villa, Football, fulham, New Articles, Sport
FULHAM boss Roy Hodgson believes Martin O’Neill has become a victim of the increasing demand for success in football. O’Neill criticised sections of the Aston Villa crowd after his side were booed off following an opening day home defeat to Wigan. And Hodgson admits barracking by the crowd has become part and parcel of the […] Read more

ARSENE WENGER has been accused of talking total nonsense as UEFA hit back in the Eduardo ‘cheat’ storm. The Arsenal boss is fuming after Europe’s governing body charged the Gunners striker over his penalty-winning dive in Wednesday’s 3-1 Champions League win over Celtic.

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August 30, 2009 in arsenal, Football, New Articles, Sport
ARSENE WENGER has been accused of talking total nonsense as UEFA hit back in the Eduardo ‘cheat’ storm. The Arsenal boss is fuming after Europe’s governing body charged the Gunners striker over his penalty-winning dive in Wednesday’s 3-1 Champions League win over Celtic. Wenger claimed UEFA had started a witch-hunt against Eduardo, branded the charge […] Read more

PETER KENYON claims Arsene Wenger’s Super League will never get off the ground. Chelsea chief executive Kenyon insists the Champions League format already suits the cream of European competition.

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August 30, 2009 in arsenal, chelsea, Football, New Articles, Sport
PETER KENYON claims Arsene Wenger’s Super League will never get off the ground. Chelsea chief executive Kenyon insists the Champions League format already suits the cream of European competition. He said: “The only person I’ve heard speak about a Super League is Wenger and I don’t know where he got it from. “We already have […] Read more

STEPHEN WARNOCK has admitted nearly quitting football after recovering from THREE broken legs. The ex-England defender completed his £8million move from Blackburn to Aston Villa this week and is expected to make his debut today against Fulham.

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August 29, 2009 in aston_villa, Football, New Articles, Sport
STEPHEN WARNOCK has admitted nearly quitting football after recovering from THREE broken legs. The ex-England defender completed his £8million move from Blackburn to Aston Villa this week and is expected to make his debut today against Fulham. But Warnock would never have come this far if the medical team at his first club Liverpool had […] Read more

A PAIR of decrepit, old football boots have pride of place in the Salomon Kalou family home. They also have a special place in the Chelsea striker’s heart — as the first gift he was ever given.

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August 29, 2009 in chelsea, Football, New Articles, Sport
A PAIR of decrepit, old football boots have pride of place in the Salomon Kalou family home. They also have a special place in the Chelsea striker’s heart — as the first gift he was ever given. Kalou was 13 and growing up in poverty with his parents, eight sisters, two brothers and four cousins […] Read more

ARSENAL WHAT THEY NEED: A solid start supports Arsene Wenger’s argument his squad did not need bolstering that much this summer.

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August 29, 2009 in Exposed, Football, New Articles, Sport
ARSENAL WHAT THEY NEED: A solid start supports Arsene Wenger’s argument his squad did not need bolstering that much this summer. The supposed need for a new striker is not so pressing given the goals are being spread around. But they could still do with an extra centre-half — and a spare midfielder given the […] Read more

H ARRY REDKNAPP will make a last- ditch £2million bid to try and lure David James to Spurs. White Hart Lane chief Redknapp has lost No 1 keeper Huerelho Gomes for up to three months with a knee injury and is ready to pounce for Portsmouth’s England stopper.

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August 29, 2009 in Exposed, Football, New Articles, portsmouth, Sport, tottenham
H ARRY REDKNAPP will make a last- ditch £2million bid to try and lure David James to Spurs. White Hart Lane chief Redknapp has lost No 1 keeper Huerelho Gomes for up to three months with a knee injury and is ready to pounce for Portsmouth’s England stopper. He signed 39-year-old James when he was […] Read more

ARSENE WENGER is lining up a move for 15-year-old Serbian starlet Veljko Batrovic, likened by many to Lionel Messi. The FK Bubamara teenager impressed the Arsenal boss during trials.

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August 29, 2009 in arsenal, Exposed, Football, New Articles, Sport
ARSENE WENGER is lining up a move for 15-year-old Serbian starlet Veljko Batrovic, likened by many to Lionel Messi. The FK Bubamara teenager impressed the Arsenal boss during trials. He has also attracted substantial bids from AC Milan, Marseilles, Atletico Madrid and Olympiakos but all were rejected. Arsenal have jumped ahead of others because Wenger, […] Read more

ARSENE WENGER will be offered a surprise new deal, designed to keep him at the Emirates for the rest of his career. The Arsenal manager’s current contract does not expire until the summer of 2011 and Wenger usually waits until he is in the last year of his agreement before renegotiating.

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August 29, 2009 in arsenal, Exposed, Football, New Articles, Sport
ARSENE WENGER will be offered a surprise new deal, designed to keep him at the Emirates for the rest of his career. The Arsenal manager’s current contract does not expire until the summer of 2011 and Wenger usually waits until he is in the last year of his agreement before renegotiating. But the Gunners board […] Read more