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I was also kinda hoping Las Palmas could sneak up via the play-offs, but its looking unlikely.

Hope they can get up. Good club.

That story about the flushed baby was mental enough without this twist.

im dying

Another of the league's truly world class players going abroad.

Problems with the Russian league are plentiful though. Bad attendances, racism and very dull football.

Eastern European clubs are just re-addressing the imbalance that the CL/major leagues have created, even if its dodgy oil money I am more sympathetic.

The article clearly says Lokomotiv.

USA will win tonight

Now trying to say that renaming the stadium was one of Ashley's many good moves.

At least Hazard isn't playing.

Arguing with some absolute helmet on Twitter who 'doesn't like Keegan' and thinks anybody who wants Pardew out is 'not welcome at SJP'.

Is it not Sofiane Touzani, the freestyler?

Three European Cups in the days it was home and away knock out (iirc) and it included only the champions from each country. That makes it easier.

Barca just beat Espanyol on pens to win Copa Catalunya. Looked a strong team, thought they normally played reserves in that.

Miguel Delaney ‏@MiguelDelaney 5m Hodgson asked about formation/system and says he can't see how Dortmund's 4-4-2 is too different from England's 4-4-2.

My Boro supporting mate thinks he's rubbish. Mine said that, too. Doesn't think much of Sammy either. Same. He hates most of their squad though; and the manager.

Absolute disease of a match this.

My Boro supporting mate thinks he's rubbish.

Do you think a Rooney/Walcott partnership up front would work? Walcott has been much better centrally this season like. Bit of a myth really, he's hardly played upfront. http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/theo-walcott/leistungsdaten/spieler_33713.html Just 5 times in the league. 6 in all comps in fact.

Might get a calender to count down the days until the Confederations Cup. Summers in odd years are absolute

He is god awful.

No World Class apart from maybe Toure but that list puts 90% of European clubs in the dark.

ASEC have developed many world class players, tbf. Yaya Touré? (wiki) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASEC_Mimosas#Former_players Many came via that Belgian team that doesn't exist anymore. Remember reading an article about it.

Think it was the last World Cup where Ivory Coast were the only side without a player playing in their domestic league.