Today's Transfer Talk

->> Arsenal boss Arsene Wegner lining up a 15 million move for CSKA Moscow playmaker Alan Dzagoev in the January transfer window to fill the void left by Samir Nasri.

->>Anzhi Makhachkala are ready to make 10 million bid for Chelsea ace Didier Drogba.

->> Inter Skipper Javier Zenetti has hinted his side would sign Manchester City want away striker Carlos Tevez.

->>West Ham United defender Tomkins is a 3 million target for Premier League new comers Queens Park Rangers.

->> Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish is looking to strengthen his attacking option by signing Arsenal striker Nicolas Bentner, Bentner is now playing for Sunderland on a season long loan.

->> Manchester United are keeping an eye on 10 million rated Greek teenage defender Kyriakos Papadopoulos , he is currently playing for German side Schalke .  

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England Striker Roonay and boss Capello to attend UEFA hearing

The FA have confirmed England striker Wayne Rooney and coach  Fabio Capello will both attend the UEFA disciplinary hearing into the red card that threatens to rule him out of the group stages of Euro 2012.

At the request of the FA, UEFA have approved to bring the hearing forward by one day, to December 8, which will allow United striker to make a personal appearance.

As Manchester United will be in Switzerland for a Champions League clash with Basle the previous evening and will not fly back to England until the Thursday anyway due to flying restrictions, manager Sir Alex Ferguson has given his blessing for Rooney to make the short trip to Nyon in order to plead his case.

And Capello will be with him as the FA legal team try to reduce a three-match ban imposed for the red card Rooney received for kicking out at Montenegro defender Miodrag Dzudovic in Podgorica last month.

"The FA can confirm that Wayne Rooney and Fabio Capello will appear at the personal hearing before the UEFA Appeals Body which will be considering the appeal against the decision to suspend Wayne for three matches following his sending off against Montenegro in October," confirmed the FA.

"UEFA has announced the re-arranged date of the hearing as Thursday, December 8, with Manchester United competing in Switzerland the evening before against FC Basle in the UEFA Champions League.

"Club England managing director Adrian Bevington will also attend the hearing."

FA spokesman Stuart Mawhinney said: "We have worked closely with Manchester United to ensure an agreeable date with UEFA that allows Wayne to attend the hearing in person.

"The FA has provided every support to Wayne and the England team throughout this process.

"Fabio Capello has also been clear about providing his own personal support - which will extend to attending the hearing with Wayne."

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Today’s Transfer Gossips

->> Italian side Napoli on high alert as Man City plot raid on Marek Hamsik, Ezequiel Lavezzi and Edison Cavani, City Chief Scout confirmed their interest in the trio.

->>North London sides Tottenham and Arsenal have lodged offer for Brazilian forward Leandro Damiao.

->> English Champions Manchester United are chasing Dutch trio of Wesley Sneijder, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Gregory van der Wiel, United scouts were present in the friendly between Holland and Germany.

->> Juve winger Milos Krasic has alerted o host of European sides including Man United as his agent admitted he would be interested in a move to England.

->>Russian side Spartak Moscow are launching a 8 million bid for Blackburn midfielder Steven N’zonzi.

->>Berbatov could join Russian big spender Anzhi Makhachkala , as they are interested in 15 million move for the Bulgarian.

->> AVB’s Chelsea are plotting a 40 million move for Real striker Gonzalo Higuain.

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Euro 2012 Seedings

The seedings for next year’s Euro 12 draw to be held on December 2 have been announced, and they have opened up the prospect of some riveting match-ups.

Capallo’s England are in the second group of seeds for the Euro 2012 finals draw, UEFA confirmed on Wednesday.

England are alongside Euro 2008 runners Germany, 2006 world champions Italy and Russia in the second pot.

Reigning world and European champions Spain are in the first pot, along with 2010 World Cup finalists Holland and co-hosts Poland and Ukraine, who have already been allocated to groups 
A and D respectively.

The Republic of Ireland, whose qualification for the finals was confirmed after the playoff victory against Estonia, are in the fourth group of seeds along with Denmark, the Czech Republic and France. That automatically rules out the prospect of Ireland play against France, who knocked them out in a divisive World Cup qualification play-off two years ago.

The draw for the finals will be made in Kiev on December 2.

The worst case scenario for England would be a group containing Spain, Portugal and France.
As well as that possible 'Group of Death' , there is also the chances of a 'Group of Debt' made up of below par Euro zone members Spain, Italy, Greece and the Republic.

A more likely group for the Italian’s team would be to be drawn against Poland - with England having already confirmed they will be based in Krakow - Greece and Czech Republic.
The pots have been decided based on the UEFA coefficient rankings, except for the co-hosts.

Pot 1: Spain, Holland, Poland, Ukraine

Pot 2: Germany, Italy, England, Russia

Pot 3: Croatia, Greece, Portugal, Sweden

Pot 4: Denmark, France, Czech Republic, Republic of Ireland

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Euro 2012 Qualifier Play-off’s

Portugal VS Bosnia-Herzegovina

Cristiano Ronaldo led Portugal and Eden Dzeko led Bosnia-Herzegovina will fight for next year’s Euro 12 Finals to be held at Poland and Ukraine. Fortnight ago both sides played out a hesitant 0-0 draw at Zenica. Portuguese supporters will be hoping that their skipper Ronaldo will steer them in to the European Championship.

Republic of Ireland VS Estonia

Robbie Keane led from front in 4-0 win against Estonia in first leg. Eventually they are guaranteed a spot in Euro 12 and they will play the second leg without Keane , as the board was requested by MLS side LA Galaxy to rest their player.  

Montenegro vs Czech Republic

Montenegro will host Czech Republic, after a 2-0 defeat in the first leg. But the Czech’s will be aware of Montenegro forwards Mirko Vucinic and Stevan Jovetic , as they both are in fine form  in Italian Serie A.

Croatia vs Turkey

Croatia won the first leg 3-0 against Turkey in Turin and will look to exploit their home advantage in the second leg.

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Today's Transfer Gossips

->> Chelsea all set to make 25 million bid for Arsenal Forward Thoe Walcott.

->> Liverpool set sight on 19 year old Inter Forward Philippe Coutinho , as the Mercy side looks to blend youth players in their squad.

->> Sir Alex Ferguson set to launch a 25 million move for Brazilian play-maker Ganso, the Santos midfielder is being tracked by most of the European top sides.

->> QPR, West Brom, West Ham and Blackburn Rovers are lining up a move for Manchester City defender Nedum Onuoha, the 25 year-old spent last season on loan with Sunderland.

->> Barcelona to make 15 million bid for Arsenal holding midfielder Alex Song in the January transfer window.

->> Italian giants AC Milan are linked with a move for Chelsea strike pair Didiar Drogba and Nicolas Anelka.

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Today’s Transfer Gossips

->> European Champions Barcelona are preparing a 35 million bid for Tottenham winger Gareth Bale.

->> New York Red Bulls defender Tim Ream Claims he is being tracked by the Gunners.

->> Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid is all set to sign Belgian Wing wizard Eden Hazard, Lille winger is one of the hottest prospects in Europe and top European sides including Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United and Inter Milan are behind him for his signature.

->> Italian Giants AC Milan have made a 3 million bid for Fiorentina play-maker Riccardo Montolivo according to the sources.

->> Sir Alex Ferguson is interested in Spurs mid-fielder Sandro and could bid for him in the summer transfer window.

->> Alan Pardew is considering a bid for Salomon Kalou , as Newcastle look to continue their pursuit of a European place.

->> Arsene Wegner has re-ignited his interest on Tottenham front-man Jermain Defoe, the England international lost his place in the starting line-up after the arrival of Adebayor and few premier league sides are considering a bid for him.

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Today's Transfer Gossips

->>  Alan Pardew’s Newcastle has made a dream start in the Premier League this campaign and are now preparing to bolster their attacking options by signing Tottenham duo Jermain Defoe and Roman Pavlyuchenkov for £20million in January transfer window.

->> French international Yann M’Vila is all set to join English side Arsenal or Spanish giants Real Madrid according to his Rennes team-mate Kader Mangane. Arsene Wegner is a long term admirer of M’Vila and will try to strengthen his mid-field in January transfer window.

->> Chelsea are entering the race to sign Bolton and England defender Gary Cahill with a £8m bid, Gary is also a target of North Londoners Tottenham and Arsenal.

->> AVB has identified Genk Winger Kevin De Bruyne as his primary January target.

->> Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish is preparing a 34 million bid to Barcelona forward David Villa. But they will face tough competition from Chelsea.

->> Gunners boss Arsene Wegner is trying to take advantage of Paul Pogba’s Contract situation and will try to bring him to The Emirates stadium. French youngster refused to sign contract extension at United. 

 ->> Brazilian sensation Neymar has signed a new 3 year deal with Santos , and has halted speculation liking him with a move to Real Madrid.

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Premier League Week 11 Fixtures

Saturday 5th November 2011

Newcastle vs Everton

Arsenal vs West Bromwich

Manchester United vs Sunderland

Blackburn vs Chelsea

Liverpool vs Swansea City

Aston Villa vs Norwich City

QPR vs Manchester City

Sunday 6th November 2011

Wolverhampton vs Wigan Athletic

Bolton vs Stoke City

Fulham vs Tottenham

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Sir Alex Ferguson – the Living Legend

Sir Alex Ferguson celebrates 25 years as Manchester United manager on Sunday, insisting it is not impossible to repeat one of the most remarkable feats of his career.

The Scot was appointed as Manchester United manager at Nov 6, 1986 since then he has won record 12 Premier League Titles, last season the Red Devils over-took rivals Liverpool with 19^th League Title.

Sir Alex Ferguson's Roll of Honour

Premier League (12): 1992-93, 1993-94, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01, 2002-03, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2010-11

FA Cup (5): 1989-90, 1993-94, 1995-96, 1998-99, 2003-04

League Cup (4): 1991-92, 2005-06, 2008-09, 2009-10

FA Charity/Community Shield (10): 1990 (shared), 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011

Champions League (2): 1998-99, 2007-08

European Cup Winners' Cup (1): 1990-91

European Super Cup (1): 1991

Intercontinental Cup (1): 1999

FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2008

Other Managers Praise on Sir Alex

 Jose Mourinho: "Sir Alex is a unique manager in the history of Manchester United,"

"Sir Alex is a unique manager in the history of English football.

"And Sir Alex is a unique manager in the history of European football."

"I really wish he stays in the job with the same happiness and ambition for many, many more years."

Arsene Wegner: "All you can say is that it is remarkable through the quality and the consistency.

"It is exceptional as well because I don't know anybody at the top level who has done 25 years at the top level with the same club. Certainly never anybody will do it again."

Asked whether he could achieve the same feat at Arsenal, Wenger added: "The distance is a bit far, that would be 10 more years.

"I am already happy if I make this year a good season after all of this!"

David Moyes: "To stay 25 years at one club, especially one like Manchester United, is unbelievable," said the Everton manager.

"We are all saying '25 years' as though it is something very easy.

"To be at that club for that long and have the achievements he has had is something.

"It is something which I don't think will ever be done again."

Moyes said Ferguson's knowledge in the game was also a help to colleagues in need of advice.

"I think he has been a big influence on a lot of managers because if you need help you can pick up the phone," he added.

Villas-Boas: "For any manager, a 25-year spell at one club is fantastic and shows a tremendous trust in Sir Alex's talent," he was quote as saying in The Sun newspaper.

The Portuguese also admitted he thought he would do the same at FC Porto, but the chance to manage English giants Chelsea proved too tempting.

He added: "I thought that I was going to stay at Porto for 15 years but eventually we decided it wasn't going to be like that.

"A chance came around and I took it.”

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