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Transfer Rumors (10 May 09) – Liverpool to sign Eredivisie star Pranjic, Celtic target Newcastle’s Owen, Barcelona star Xavi staying put, and more

Another day, another several notable names linked with moves as the start of the summer transfer window edges closer by the day. Which rumors are worth buying, and which would should you throw out with the weekend trash?

Highlights of World Cup 2010 Qualification: March 28 – April 2, 2009

Watch live World Cup qualifiers here. With the conclusion of FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifiers yesterday we move one step closer to determining which thirty-one other countries will be joining host South Africa to contest for the globe’s biggest sporting honor. A slew of matches across the world at all time zones really reinforces that…

Soccerlens Podcast – The State of Scottish Football

On the second episode of the Soccerlens Podcast, Stephen Darwin is joined by the Guardian’s Scottish Football Correspondent Ewan Murray as we take a closer look at all the prevalent issues currently at the forefront of the beautiful game in Scotland. In particular we look at the SPL’s proposal to create a new SPL2 division…

Kyle Lafferty To Start For The Old Firm On Sunday?

I was at Ibrox last Wednesday night to watch Rangers take on AC Milan along with 45,000 other loyal fans but it appears my seat offered a different view to most. At first, I decided that there was nothing to write home about after the game. Rangers played well, everyone got a run and a…

Transfer Rumors (2 Feb 09): Chelsea sign Inter’s Quaresma on loan, Arsenal finally land Arshavin, Keane returns to Tottenham after Liverpool nightmare, and more

A few high-profile deals were concluded on deadline day, and there were a few that didn’t go through. What deals went through, and which deals didn’t?

Transfer Rumors (1 Feb 09): Manchester City set to tie up deal for Newcastle’s Given, Everton fill striker void with Manchester City man, Tottenham’s Darren Bent drawing interest from relegation rivals, and more

The end of the January transfer window is now less than 24 hours away, and several deals are being wrapped up today, with many more to be done before the 5 p.m. deadline on Monday.

The Greatest Football Teams of All Time

Everyone has a favorite team of all time, and they’ll defend that team’s merits until they’re blue in the face (or red, green, yellow, or black, depending on your affiliation). My personal favorite was the U.S. World Cup team from 2002 that was one missed-handball on Torsten Frings away from going into extra time against…

Transfer Rumors (22 Jan 09): Manchester City in for Chelsea’s Drogba, Newcastle up Given price to 14m, Juventus set aside 30m for Liverpool’s Kuyt, and more

It’s starting to get down to crunch time for sides looking to add the necessary reinforcements to their squads with races for titles, European places, and survival in mind. Of course, every signing this month isn’t just about ‘the now,’ so make sure you watch this space daily so that you can say you heard…

Neil Lennon: Street Fighting Man

We learnt a lot about the recent attack on Neil Lennon during the court case this week. It turns out that he wasn’t jumped from behind after all. His attackers didn’t call him a fenian as they sucker-punched him to the ground. We now know that the attack wasn’t a sectarian hate crime, but rather…

Transfer Rumors (16 Jan 09): Manchester City bid for Hamburg’s De Jong, Tottenham close on Wigan’s Palacios, Barcelona line up double swoop for Manchester United’s Tevez and Bayern’s Ribery, and more

We’re already halfway through the January transfer window, and while there has been more speculation than signings thus far, that could be set to change in the next week. As you would expect, we have the latest on Manchester City’s attempts to sign Kaka, but he’s not the only player they’re after, and there are…