I have to be honest – there is little of international football with England that I find entertaining. That could be attributed to my being part of a generation of supporters that could probably now be best defined as passive supporters of the national team after a series of high profile campaigns by the media to consistently single out Manchester United players and identify them as the villain of the piece for their various exits from the competitions.
Arsenal have beaten arch rivals Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 in the first North London derby this season – with Robin Van Persie grabbing a brace and club captain and Spanish playmaker Cesc Fabregas scoring the other. Arsenal’s Croatian striker Eduardo was guilty of missing a whole host of chances – which would have made the scoreline even more convincing.
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez saw his side lose a second consecutive Premier League game – following their 1-0 defeat at the hands of Steve Bruce’s Sunderland – and a little help from a beach ball. A Liverpool fan through a beach ball on the pitch – which played an enormous part in Darren Bent’s winner early in the first half.
Chelsea have beaten title rivals Liverpool 2-0 at Stamford Bridge after goals from Nicolas Anelka and Florent Malouda to go top of the Premier League following Champions Manchester United’s draw with Sunderland yesterday. Didier Drogba played a part in both goals as Liverpool struggled to cope with the Ivorian striker. It is a far cry from the 1-0 victory by Liverpool last season over the South Londoners – with Xabi Alonso a noticeable absentee.
Manchester City and Togo striker Emmanuel Adebayor is to be invesitagted for his conduct against former club Arsenal on Saturday – after the striker kicked out at Robin Van Persie and ran the whole length of the pitch to celebrate in front of the Arsenal fans. Adebayor has since apologised for his behavior, claiming his emotions got the better of him – however his former team mate (Van Persie) isn’t convinced.
FIFA announced on Thursday morning that Chelsea are banned from registering any new players for the next two transfer windows following a contractual dispute involving the transfer of Gael Kakuta from French club Racing Lens in 2007 (pictured above).
Chelsea’s have made an offer for Italian midfielder Andrea Pirlo which has been rejected by the seven time European Champions – AC Milan. Chief executive Adriano Galliani explained the the big is ‘too low’ to consider and prize yet another valuable asset away from the San Siro.
French International forward Franck Ribery looks like he will be staying at Bayern Munich as both European Cup final managers reveal their interest has cooled over the past few weeks. United boss Sir Alex Ferguson admitted that his club ‘explored’ the idea of signing the player, whilst Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola believes that the signing would be ‘impossible’.
French midfielder Samir Nasri has suffered a broken leg at a pre-season camp in Austria on tour with his club Arsenal. The Frenchman fractured his right fibula during a training match and now faces a lay-off of up to three months.
Arsene Wenger has unearthed alot of potentials over his illustrious career at Arsenal. Many go on to become the world beaters he thought they would be such names flow off the tongue; Thierry Henry, Patrick Vieira, Nicola Anelka, Cesc Fabregas and Kolo Toure.
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