If you're wondering how the Mexican league played out this weekend, wonder no more. The league was not in action, as many other leagues around the world were on Saturday.

The Mexican league ran things as they should run on international fixture dates and gave way for the national team.

Saturday, unfortunately, was status quo in MLS. Click to continue reading...

Rafael Benitez has attempted to put into perspective the intensifying competition at the top of the Premier League - and the pressures on him and his team to deliver the title.

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez is aware that expectations are building again for the Reds to mount a sustained challenge to win the title that has eluded them since 1990. Click to continue reading...

Whilst we've been told to fear Manchester City's new takeover, there seems to be a clear feeling of 'if anyone can fuck this up, it's City' buzzing around Manchester. Whilst the new owners may have all the money in the World, the fact they tabled over £200 million worth of bids on the transfer deadline [. Click to continue reading...

TNFtermath: Dallas has traded Abe Thompson for allocation money to the Wizards. It's as if Kansas... Click to continue reading...

A big five (get it?).

Manchester United mid Ryan Giggs think the Premiership now has a big five with the addition of super spenders Manchester City.

'You just have to appreciate the money they have got,' Giggs told Key103.

Oh I appreciate it. So does Robinho. Click to continue reading...

FC Dallas parted with Abe Thompson for some allocation money. With recently acquired Herculez Gomez from Colorado, it looks like the Wizards are trying to bolster an attack that has been weak and still try to make it into the playoffs. Courtesy of:-the Patrician
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Yossi Benayoun rejected an astonishing £3.5million signing-on fee and double your money offer from Spartak Moscow to stay with Liverpool.

The Israel captain, currently on around £50,000 a week at Anfield, was the subject of a lucrative offer from the wealthy Russian side believed to be worth around £100,000 a week but Benayoun made it clear he wanted to further his career with Liverpool. Click to continue reading...

New signing Albert Riera has revealed he will thrive on the challenge of creating goalscoring chances for 'one of the best strikers in the world'.

Firstly Albert, there was interest in you from a number of clubs so why was Liverpool your number one choice?

I had a clear idea from the first time Espanyol told me there were some offers. Click to continue reading...

A few days after acquiring Herculez Gomez from Colorado, the Wizards have made another trade. This time, the Wizards acquired FC Dallas forward, Abe Thompson for allocation money. Thompson gives the Wizards another option up front along with Gomez. Is it too late for the Wizards this season? Possibly. Click to continue reading...

Looks like the Kansas City Wizards are trying to make a serious push towards the playoffs. This morning they have traded for Abe Thompson from FC Dallas in exchange for an undisclosed amount of allocation money. This marks the second striker that the Wizards have traded for this week (the other being Herculez Gomez from Colorado). Click to continue reading...

According to 3rd Degree sources Abe Thompson has been traded to the Kansas City Wizards in exchange for allocation money. Click to continue reading...

Following months of speculation, Dimitar Berbatov finally joined Manchester United, with our young striker, Frazier Campbell, begrudgingly going in the opposite direction. Whilst a lot of Spurs fans are happy with the money they got from the Berbatov transfer, they're not thrilled at training up and giving experience to a player which should only benefit United [. Click to continue reading...

AP PHOTO Throughout Mike Petke's Metrostars career a sign draped the wall at Giants Stadium which read Petke Power. For my money no lasting image of MLS early years was more vivid and more poignant than that sign. Mike Petke in fact has been one of the better defenders in MLS during his entire career. Click to continue reading...

Here is a link to another really good article by Tony Cascarino, the former Republic of Ireland forward from the London Times. Tony provides a good account of why Alan Curbishley had no chance of success at West Ham United and how now was the best time for him to leave.

The London Times also provides a listing of the candidates that West Ham are looking at to replace Curbishley. Click to continue reading...

Perak can play in AFC Cup, thanks to FAM loan
GEORGE TOWN: Cash strapped Perak will get to see through their commitments in the quarter-finals of the AFC Cup tournament.
The FA of Malaysia (FAM) have granted them a US$20,000 loan and this enables them to travel to Lebanon for the away match against SAFA on Sept 23. Click to continue reading...

It Helps Not To Know What You're Doing You have to be a regular person. Experience is relevant when it's relevant and irrelevant when it's not. The main qualification you'll need, of course, is access to the money that will allow you to acquire the position. But no one trusts an expert. Click to continue reading...

Yesterday, we heard from Valencia president Vicente Soriano, who said he never considered Real Madrid's bid for Valencia star striker David Villa.

In light of Robinho's recent transfer from the sunny shores of Madrid to the rainy heartland of Manchester, crying, whining and causing a scene the entire way, I saw it fit to revisit the near transfer of our star David Villa one last time.

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Rafa says he doesn't intend to freeze him out and may also look to extend his contract. It sounds like a ruse to avoid losing money which is fair enough, as he is in the last year of his contract. We signed him for £6.7 million and it would be nice to try and recoup some of that.

I like Pennant when he's on form, but it's clear that he's fallen down the pecking order. Click to continue reading...

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As noted earlier, QPR Chairman Flavio Briatore spoke about QPR last night on Radio London.

BBC - Briatore will control QPR funds
Briatore is also the owner of the Renault Formula One team (Getty)
QPR owner Flavio Briatore has told BBC London that he will decide where the club's money is spent. Click to continue reading...

Why? Its a simple question and you can read the article on ESPN's website. What exactly are Ajax trying to accomplish? Are they going to build a team around Huntelaar so now all of a sudden they are refusing to sell their top players? What is the plan Marco Van Basten? Huntelaar is a great talent, but 40 million Euros buys a lot of young talent to build a squad around, which seems to be the direction that they are going after watching their moves on the transfer market. Click to continue reading...

This blog has in the past been critical of Curbishley's reign at Upton Park and it would be fair for me to comment on the latest event in East London.

The reason for the firing appears to me to relate solely to the West Ham United transfer policy. This summer, the club cut Freddie Ljubgberg and sold Anton Ferdinand, while nobody of significance was brought into the club from outside. Click to continue reading...

Colorado Receives Multiple Draft Picks and Allocation Money in Exchange for Fifth Year Forward COMMERCE CITY, COLO. (Wednesday, September 3, 2008) The Colorado Rapids traded veteran forward Herculez Gomez to the Kansas City Wizards in exchange for Kansas Citys... Click to continue reading...

Reports out of Denver today are saying that the Wizards have traded for Colorado forward, Herculez Gomez. The Denver Post is reporting that the Wizards have traded a fourth-round pick in the 2009 SuperDraft and first-round pick in the '09 supplimental draft and allocation money to the Rapids for the forward. Click to continue reading...

Big Phil is not a happy camper.

he made it clear that he expects to be compensated with an increased transfer kitty next year.

And then there's this:

Indeed, Chelsea may well choose to offer a reminder of their own clout in the midwinter window. Kaka remains within their sights.

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Portland Timbers owner Merritt Paulson is making an aggressive push for the city's inclusion in the next round of Major League Soccer expansion. On Wednesday, he launched a public campaign to build support for the idea, which he said could bring "tremendous positive national spotlight to the city of Portland. Click to continue reading...