It's international week, so things are rather quiet on the Lyon front. Here's what's been going on:

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Fabio Grosso is back in training and is expected to play against Lille on October 18th. This is good news because if he does well, he play against Steaua a few days later.

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Today's big game in the Premier League saw Chelsea and Manchester draw 1-1. In truth both Luis Filipe Scolari and Sir Alex Ferguson will be reasonably happy with the point although with Chelsea being at home, Scolari may feel a little upset.

Man United's Ji-Sung Park put the visitors in front after Chelsea keeper Peter Cech parried Dimitar Berbatov's straight into the path of the on-rushing Park. Click to continue reading...

Man, I never woulda had Roma losing to Cluj, a Romanian side, at home.

Christian Panucci had the favored side up 1-0 with a header in the 17th minute, but Emmanuel Culio bagged the next two with goals at 28' and 49' to give the visitors a shocking win.

It wasn't undeserved either, the underdogs played well enough to win and deserved the three points in Group A. Click to continue reading...

It was not a great day for French teams in the Champions League. Marseille lost to Liverpool 2-1 after taking an early lead, and Bordeaux got decimated by Chelsea, 4-0. (And it could have been worse.)

The only bright side? Florent Malouda and Nicolas Anelka both scored for Chelsea.

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The Daily Telegraph is reporting that Newcastle United manager Kevin Keegan has made an £8M transfer bid for Chelsea's French international winger, Florent Malouda. Florent Malouda - Toon have bid ? 8M We have been linked with Malouda for a couple of weeks but that the deal would only be made if Chelsea could secure the services [. Click to continue reading...

  Arsene Wenger has gone one record as saying he will augment the current squad today or tomorrow.  Expect tomorrow to be a hectic day with rumours and counter rumours.  There are two positions that Arsene will be looking at, central midfield and another wide midfielder. One position that we need to re-enforce is the wide positions. Click to continue reading...

ULTIMI COLPI IN EUROPA:SAHA VA ALL'EVERTON, ORE DECISIVE PER L'ARRIVO DI QUARESMA ALL'INTER

Robinho resta, Suazo al Benfica

Il brasiliano non si muoverà da Madrid, David aspettava la Roma e ora va in Portogallo

Robinho resta al Real Madrid, la conferma è arrivata ieri dal
quotidiano spagnolo Marca: il Chelsea era disposto ad offrire
32 milioni di euro, la Casa Blancaha ribadito ancora una
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We were linked with Chelsea midfielder Florent Malouda a few days ago, and we wonder if things are starting to open up for Newcastle to really bring him to Tyneside. Florent Malouda - now available to move? One of the conditions that Malouda would be made available was that Brazilian star Robinho would be signed by The [. Click to continue reading...

Newcastle United are preparing a £12 million bid for Chelsea midfielder Florent Malouda. The French international has struggled at Stamford Bridge ever since his £15 million move from Lyon last summer. (Mail on Sunday)

The 28-year old arrived at the Blues as one of the most highly rated wingers in Europe but unfortunately for him and the club, it hasn't really worked out. Click to continue reading...

L'acquisto di Robinho sconvolge la rosa dei blues, dopo aver ceduto Sheva, Abramovich è pronto a mettere sul mercato Florent Malouda. L'esterno francese è nel mirino del Newcastle, che offre 16 mln di euro. La Roma non ha intenzione di intavolare un'asta, le alternative non mancano, la più gradita risponde al nome di Jeremy Menez, classe 1987. Click to continue reading...

In casa Roma le idee non mancano, i nomi pure, ma certo non si potrà più temporeggiare.
Almeno sei gli obbiettivi, ten­denti a sette, i nomi in ballo: il francese Jeremy Menez, l'honduregno David Suazo, il messicano Nery Castillo, l'argentino Diego Milito, l'australiano Mark Bre­sciano, l'altro francese Florent Malouda e, ultimora, il brasiliano dell'Atalanta Ferreira Pinto, voce che circola da qual­che giorno, anche se finora a Trigoria non l'ha confermata nessuno. Click to continue reading...

Secondo quanto riportato dal Corriere dello Sport, alla Roma piacciono due giocatori che militano in Premiership: Florent Malouda e Nery Castillo. La prima scelta è assolutamente il francese del Chelsea. Il club di Abramovich sarebbe disponibile a cederlo, basterebbe mettersi d'accordo sul prezzo. E in questo caso i 12-13 milioni che sono rimasti nel tesoretto giallorosso, potrebbero essere una cifra sufficiente per convincere il Chelsea. Click to continue reading...

There is growing speculation in the English media that Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole could move to Liverpool.

England midfielder Joe Cole could soon achieve what another, Gareth Barry, apparently can't: join Liverpool. At least, that is the latest transfer market rumour.

There were reports yesterday that Aston Villa might make a bid for Cole, but now it seems Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez has shown an interest, and given the Reds' Champions League involvement, it may be a rumour to take more seriously. Click to continue reading...

With Didier Drogba, Nicolas Anelka, Salomon Kalou and Andriy Shevchenko in their striking ranks, Chelsea own one of the most exciting, powerful and experienced attacking line-ups in world football. And complemented by the offensive starlets of Deco, Florent Malouda and Joe Cole, who themselves sit in front an immensely strong central midfield duo of Frank [. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool eye move for Chelsea's Joe Cole

Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole could make a shock move to Liverpool after becoming unsettled at Stamford Bridge by the arrival of Deco and the club's pursuit of Robinho.

Rafael Benitez has reportedly declared an interest in the England international and Cole wants urgent assurances from new manager Luiz Felipe Scolari that he has a future at Stamford Bridge. Click to continue reading...

It seems to be the new trend, managers publicly declaring who they want to buy. Luciano Spalletti's comments that Roma were looking at buying Yossi Benayoun quickly made their way to the British media and, with the Gareth Barry deal still pending, it didn't take long for the two stories to be linked to get to a 'Benayoun to be sold to fund Barry deal' scenario. Click to continue reading...

Si sono infittiti, nella giornata di ieri, i contatti tra la Roma ed il Real Madrid, e l'arrivo di Julio Baptista (26) nella capitale pare ormai imminente. Sfuma definitivamente la possibilità di vedere in giallorosso Yosef Shai Benayoun (28), per il quale il Liverpool pare abbia rifiutato un'offerta di 12 milioni. Click to continue reading...

You saw it on Italian newsstands everywhere today under somber headlines; Chelsea 5 : AC Milan 0 , Hamburger SV 3 : Juventus 0. Never mind that these were meaningless preseason friendlies in which coaches experimented with new players and different lineups - Italian football had been shamed.
AC Milan took its lumps in the Railway Cup tournament held in Moscow on an astounding four-goal performance by Cheleas's Nicolas Anelka. Click to continue reading...

The speculation surrounding Yossi Benayoun's Liverpool future refuses to go away with Roma the latest club reported to be interested in the Israeli.

The news comes despite the fact that the midfielder's agent hit out earlier in the week after reports that both Manchester City and former club West Ham were interested in a move for Benayoun. Click to continue reading...

Florent Malouda, Julio Baptista e Hernan Crespo: i colpi di mercato della Roma possono diventare tre. Priorità all'esterno, poi altri due rinforzi. 14 milioni di euro al Chelsea per il francese ma a Londra deve prima arrivare Robinho, per questo non si perdono di vista Podolski e Cissé.

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(First, if you haven't done our "Eyes of Euro 2008″ quiz, stop by here and make your best guesses. Then come back to this post for the answers.) Finally, the answers we've all been waiting for. Who did The Eyes belong to? You guys are amazingly good. All of the right answers [...] Click to continue reading...

Chelsea winger Florent Malouda could be on his way out of Stamford Bridge after only a season there. The former Lyon winger failed to emulate his excellent form from Ligue 1 and with the impending arrival of either Kaka or Robinho, Malouda is surplus to requirements.

Right now there is no clear destination for the French international, but Roma and Barcelona are keen on signing him. Click to continue reading...

AS Roma captain Francesco Totto has hinted he may come out of retirement to help the Italian national team in World Cup qualifying. The 31-year old who was a member of the 2006 World Cup winning team had retired from international play due to the effects of grueling league, European, Coppa Italia, and international schedules. Click to continue reading...

There are so many rumors swirling about regarding Chelsea and the moves that Felipe Scolari will be making. Who will leave and who will go? Its the source of some of the biggest rumors floating throughout Europe. One minute Frank Lampard is staying, the next he is going to Inter Milan. The same with Didier Drogba. Click to continue reading...

Its beginning to look like Andrei Arshavin might end up at Chelsea, which really wouldn't be a huge surprise. This looks more like an Abramovich move then a Scolari move, but if Scolari doesn't like it then well too bad. I don't know what Chelsea would do with Florent Malouda or Joe Cole, but I guess it doesn't really matter too much. Click to continue reading...

With the impending transfer of Andrei Arshavin to Chelsea, boss Felipe Scolari is looking to move the now unneeded Florent Malouda to Barcelona in exchange for Samuel Eto'o. Eto'o has long been linked with a move to Stamford Bridge, and with Didier Drogba targetted by Milan and Eto'o coming off a sub-par season, the move could finally happen. Click to continue reading...

So who could afford the wage demands of Eto'o? Who else but Chelsea is still in the running. After many people speculated that the high price for Eto'o would scare away teams, The Sun claims that Chelsea are on the lookout for a potential replacement for Didier Drogba, who could be Milan-bound for €27m. Click to continue reading...

David Ornstein writing for the BBC on the failure of the French national team at Euro 2008:

The 56-year-old also turned to players such as Thierry Henry, Nicolas Anelka, Florent Malouda, Jean-Alain Boumsong and Eric Abidal, who had all struggled for form with their clubs. There was considerable anger in France that the likes of in-form. Click to continue reading...

Forget that Group C is the 'Group of Death,' I AM THE KISS OF DEATH!!

Not only has Italy failed to win a game so far but in every other game that I wanted a team to win - they haven't!!

In yesterday's games Chelsea players past and present had significant contributions.

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It's a question on the minds of many United supporters as they watch their favourite players perform at Euro 2008. Evra's club manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, rates him highly. "Patrice has been a key part of the club's success in the last two seasons," he said. "He has developed into one of the best full-backs in world football.

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It's fair to say that the third day of Euro 2008 didn't necessarily provide us with entertaining soccer for the duration of both games (certainly not in the first one), but the results of those games were perhaps the most unexpected of the tournament so far. The favorites had won each of the previous four games in the competition, but that trend didn't continue today. Click to continue reading...

Since it's May 28 and all the Euro 2008 rosters have been finalized, let's take a look at Italy's biggest rivals from Group C. It may be called the "Group of Death", but I am talking of course about France. Coach Raymond Domenech had already made a "Pre-selection" list of 30 players some weeks ago, eventually cutting [. Click to continue reading...

Football News: Liverpool linked with 10 million move for Malouda
Liverpool have today been linked with a 10 million pound move for Chelsea's out of sorts Florent Malouda. Some sites even report that talks have begun with his agent, which seems to be jumping the gun a bit to us.

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Birmingham City boss Alex McLeish says the arrival of new chief scout Paul Montgomery will improve their chances of recruiting top players.Montgomery originally spotted Didier Drogba and Florent Malouda when he was with West Ham.

HA! How well did that work out for West Ham? At best you can argue that Drogba's arrival led to Carlton Cole being expendable and therefore available to West Ham. Click to continue reading...

Cesc Fabregas, Alex Hleb and Mathieu Flamini could all return from injury in time for Arsenal's pivotal clash against Chelsea.

The three have arguably been Arsenal's best performers so far this season, so it will come as good news that all three are back in training.

Arsene Wenger had already stated that he would take a gamble on one or two of his players if they are were not fit, but it seems the Arsenal manager will not have to make a tough decision, as all three could be ready by Sunday. Click to continue reading...