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Which means? I wish I knew They just say it won't impact the UNICEF sponsorship, and bar turning our shirt into a Formula One kit, I don't know what they will do. It's just a rumor, mind, but taking into account our need for cash it makes sense that the board will try to find a way to pocket sponsorship money while somehow claim that the shirt isn't "stained".

I have read the Clarín, and even though it's a populist newspaper is not nearly as bad as the Sun/Mirror. Story is still 95% bollocks for sure, though. EDIT: Bassedas' story

A Manager is a DoF in Argentina. Gareca coaches Vélez.

Force of habit, I guess

I have read he's been banned for 27 games

Marca reporting that Madrid have put in a "take it or leave it" €22m offer for Maicon. As saying the same but putting the bid at €28m (probably with addons).

No contest about Wenger spotting bargains. He just doesn't seem to know what to do with big money.

Cesc is going nowhere, and if he does eventually they'll get probably get Zlatan off you and serious cash to reinvest. Here's hoping... not looking likely I admit. Not really trusting Wenger would do much with money, actually.

Hopeless cretins don't win La Liga twice on the trot while not managing Barça or Real Madrid either. I really, really dislike the guy, but the amount of stick he gets is not warranted.

Arsenal will struggle to make fourth if we swindle Cesc off them, imho.

Rumor that we are closing on a shirt-sponsorship-but-not-really-a-shirt-sponsorship deal with Pepsi for €22m a season. Sucks, but guess we'll have to go down that way...

Or at all since I have yet to see it reinvested. Have the owners used the money to cover the debts?

Benzema and Ribery have been detained by the French police over it: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-10696242

Heh, thanks.

The one game where he scored against Barca I take it? That is one but I watched some of the Libertadores games the season they won it! He just looked a very smart forward, always getting into good positions and making clever runs. I can see why people would say he's benefitted from having Verón in the team, though.

And it's up http://www.marca.com/deporte/futbol/primera-division/calendario/ Third time on the trot we play at the Bernabéu in the run-in...

I like Boselli a lot from - the admittedly little - I have seen from it.

Preventive prison, the authorities have 48 hours to present formal charges against them. Suppose they'll get a bail and then released until trial.

Ribery and Benzema jailed after talking today to the judge re: Zahia (breaking report by As)

Atlético have signed Filipe Luís for €12m. Great signing, best LB in La Liga right now.

Those were leaked yesterday, La Liga said they were fake.

ManU have 23534653423512 strikers though. Although Hernández has a chance to displace Berbatov I guess. Silva was developing into a great player by the end of last season, we'll see how the move to the PL affects him, though, although I think he moved too early and he isn't the most physical of players to be frank.

To be drawn today.

The boy is one of my favourite players at the club right now, and I would hate it if he left. He's unquestionably talented and he works extremely talented. For OM he has played in the centre and on the right of midfield. He also did quite a fine job at right back. He's a very good player, but honestly I'm not sure if he's good enough to be playing for Barcelona. I'd wish him well if he went, but I think he'd be better off staying tbh. edit: I would have thought Benayoun a replacement for Deco rather than Cole. The profile we are looking for is somebody that would provide the physicality of Touré while being content playing second fiddle to Busquets in general.

Asked him on twitter about it and claiming he's been watched by a scout this weekend An NUFC scout is following Simon Bird around?