Sergio Aguero

Sergio Aguero’s Contract Extension Is Fooling No One

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Sergio Aguero has quashed talk of a mega move to the Premier League by committing his future with Atletico Madrid by signing a new two year contract extension. However, is…

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Fernando Torres

Fernando Torres Opts to Destroy Unique Bond With Liverpool Fans As Chelsea Move Edges Nearer

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Where has the nostalgic feeling gone for a player to be proud of adorning the colours of a club that has gifted so much to the history of the game?…

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The Round-Up: Torres Exit Request Rejected, Man Utd To Go Dutch

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Liverpool have confirmed that striker Fernando Torres made an official transfer request yesterday afternoon amidst interest from Chelsea, and that the club have also turned it down – telling the Spaniard that they expect him to honour his long-term contract at Anfield.

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Unusual Football Sackings

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In this week’s feature, we take a look at the most unusual (read bizarre) football sackings ever. Here’s our list, let us know if you can top the sackings (or…

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Fabio Capello Saddles Jack Wilshere With The ‘F’ Bomb

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The nation mourned when Emile Heskey retired from international football last year, and rightly so -for England knew that what stretched out before them was what adulterous husbands tend to refer to as a ‘transitional period’ when the kids finally ask why Mummy hasn’t been home in nearly three weeks.

England needed, and still need, a new hero. Step forward, 19-year-old Jack Wilshere.

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The Round-Up: Liverpool Snub Torres Bid, Inter After Bale…Again

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Liverpool have rejected a £35 million bid from Chelsea for striker Fernando Torres, according to a report in the Times.

The newspaper are claiming that the club contacted them immediately after rebuffing the offer, though no official word has been released by the Anfield PR department yet.

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3 UP FRONT: Manchester United, Strange Sackings and Luis Suarez

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Whatever you do, don’t miss out on a listen to the latest epidode of 3 Up Front. Host Adrian Clarke introduces two brand new features alongside pundits Iain Spragg and…

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Van Der Sar Confirms Retirement: How Do United Replace A Legend?

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As the venerable Paul Scholes remains undecided as to whether his sainted, 36-year-old legs have another year at the top left in them, a fellow member of Manchester United’s veteran old guard has broken ranks and revealed that he intends to call time on his career at the end of the current season.

Upon the culmination of 21 years of unbridled professionalism and excellence, ‘keeper Edwin van der Sar has confirmed that he will hang up his gloves this summer.

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The Round-Up: Mourinho Wants Out, Liverpool Face Suarez Stand-Off

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A batch of interesting quotes have emanated from the Real Madrid camp, in which coach Jose Mourinho, just days after refusing to commit to Los Blancos past the summer, tells of his hankering for a return to the last bastion of the fair and the just – the English Premier League.

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Sky Sports Wield The Axe As ‘Sexism’ Witch Hunt Rumbles On

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The sanctimonious ‘sexist’ witch hunt that is currently permeating the glossy facade English football coverage is showing no signs of abating today, with fresh clips of otherwise-vidicated Sky anchor Richard Keys hee-hawing about colleague Jamie Redknapp’s sexual conquests now doing the rounds – and, such is my remit here on Soccerlens, I’m afraid that I’m duty-bound to tell you poor sods all about it.

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The Round-Up: Chelsea Debunk Atletico €60m ‘Double Bid’ Claims

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Reports in the Spanish press yesterday were carrying quotes supposedly attributed to Miguel Angel Gil, in which Atletico Madrid’s majority shareholder claimed that Chelsea had made a €60 million double bid for striker Sergio Aguero and centre-back Diego Godin. Though it seems Senor Gil may have been telling porkies…

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Andy Gray Teeters As Second Sexist Tirade Leaked

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Just when it looked like Sky Sports pundit-in-chief Andy Gray (along with presenter Richard Keys) was going to worm his way out of having to face any tangible punishment for his overtly chauvinistic guffawing, a second denigrating video has been leaked – by Sky News, no less – that may just cost the gittish Scot his lucrative ‘job for life’.

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The Round-Up: Wenger Aware Of Hazard, Chelsea Luiz Control

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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has confirmed that he is interested in bringing Lille prodigy Eden Hazard to the Emirates, but will only make a move for the 20-year-old starlet if and when he becomes ‘available’

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Manchester title race comes down to Berbatov and Tevez

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UEFA’s latest European Golden Shoe rankings have Dimitar Berbatov shooting up to 3rd with 17 goals, a mere 2 goals behind Lionel Messi and a further 3 goals behind former…

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Sky Sports Cavemen Suspended Over Sexist Remarks

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The observant amongst you may have noticed that a female human being by the name of Sian Massey ran the line during Saturday’s Premier League tie between Wolves and Liverpool…

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The Round-Up: Didier’s Drog Days Are Over, Liverpool Ramp Up Suarez Hunt

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There’s a bit of a rip-snorter doing the rounds in this morning’s gossip columns, in which Chelsea’s misfiring heavyweight Didier Drogba is the latest name being linked with the vacant striker’s position over at Real Madrid.

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The Round-Up: Chelsea Chase Kjaer, West Ham Scrape The Barrel

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Danish defender Simon Kjaer has only been at Bundesliga side Wolfsburg for a few months, but if today’s gossip columns are to be believed (I know, I know), then he could be set for a premature departure – to Chelsea, no less.

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Catalan Press Explode As Mourinho Refuses To Commit

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As far as the Spanish sporting press goes, a good rule of thumb to abide by is that, if the twin Catalan-based newspapers Sport and El Mundo Deportivo aren’t running…

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The Round-Up: Man City Target One Last Winter Splurge

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Manchester City are hoping to prise highly-rated Dutch right-back Gregory van der Wiel from Ajax’s clutches before the transfer window shuts in around a week’s time, after sending a four-man delegation to monitor the 22-year-old defender during the Amsterdam club’s 2-0 win over Feyenoord on Wednesday.

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3 UP FRONT: Darren Bent, Transfer Gossip and Super Mario’s Strikeforce

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Don’t miss the brand new episode of the 3 Up Front podcast! Host Adrian Clarke does his best to control feuding pundits Iain Spragg and Iain Macintosh during half an…

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Barca And Inter Dominate UEFA ‘Team Of The Year’ 2010

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UEFA have taken the time and good grace to bestow upon us their Team of the Year, and it should come as scant surprise that both Barcelona and Inter Milan dominate proceedings – with 8 of the final 11 slots being occupied by their employees, along with a further 7 of the 44 ‘unsuccessful’ nominees.

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The Round-Up: Jose Mourinho Is Too Old For This Sh*t!

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According to the Daily Mirror, coach Jose Mourinho is ‘prepared to quit’ Real Madrid at the end of the season, after reaching the end of his tether with sporting director Jorge Valdano – whom our Portuguese protagonist deems to not be doing his job entirely efficiently.

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Now That Pienaar is Gone – a Toffee Shakeup

With the departure of Steven Pienaar to White Heart Lane for 3 million euros this week, Everton lose a star winger and a crucial player to the team. Now something different will have to be devised and the following article will entail just what I would do, formation and line up wise, if I was David Moyes.

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Serie A: Inter Milan 3-2 Cesena Highlights (19 Jan 2011)

Samuel Eto’o opened the scoring for Inter Milan in the Serie A game after bringing the ball from the half-line to the 18 yard box. Diego Milito doubled the lead…

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Copa del Rey: Real Betis 3-1 Barcelona Highlights (19 Jan 2011)

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Mighty Barcelona succumb to a defeat in the Copa del Rey against the Seville based club Real Betis. 28 year old Spanish forward Jorge Molina shocked Barca twice inside the…

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Coppa Italia: Roma 2-1 Lazio Highlights (19 Jan 2011)

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Fierce and ecstatic as usual, the Rome Derby delivered with the utmost excitement and flare in front of goal in the tightly fought 2-1 win for Roma in the Coppa…

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FA Cup: Leeds 1-3 Arsenal Highlights (19 Jan 2011)

A fine display by Arsene Wenger’s men at Elland Road in the FA Cup match. Arsenal went 1-0 up in the fifth minute when Samir Nasri took advantage of a…

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