It was announced today that Andrew Cole has retired from the game at the age of 37. From the Times Online:

When Cole signed for Nottingham Forest, he dreamt of going out in a blaze of glory, of shooting his home-town club back into the Premier League.

Instead there were tears.

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Nottingham Forest fan wants veteran striker in the charts A Facebook campaign to get Nottingham Forest striker Andy Cole into the charts is in full swing. Cole released a garage remake of The Gap Band's Outstanding in 1999, but the song failed to break into the top 40. The group Lets Get Andy Cole Into The [. Click to continue reading...

Top stories: Americans sitting in Europe, our English teams losing, Wake Forest clamping down on top spot in college, and top seeds winning in the USL playoffs.

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Everton (2-3-1, 14th in Premier League): 0-2 loss in the big derby with Liverpool.

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A few things here and there:

- If you're asking "Who are these guys?" about a CONCACAF Champions League team, check D.C. United blog Behind the Badge for a breakdown of Honduran club CD Marathon and the story of how they got their name from some confusion over "futbol" and "football.

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Everton drew, Forest drew and Landon Donovan demolished D.C. But the weird one was over in England, where Reading got a goal even though the ball went well wide. Manager Steve Coppell has offered to replay the game; U.S. keeper Marcus Hahnemann isn't so sure. (BBC)

And a milestone on the U.

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On this day, Thirty-Six ears ago...Stan Bowles became an instant QPR Hero...

Stan Bowles made his debut at home to (pre-Brian Clough's) Nottingham Forest, September 16, 1972, two or three days after signing from Carlisle for a club-record 110,000 pounds. Bowles, wearing from that very first game, HIS #10 shirt. Click to continue reading...

I owe, I owe, it's back to my club I go ...

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Everton (1-2-0, 17th in Premier League): Away to Stoke (8:30 a.m. ET Sunday; 11 a.m. on Fox Soccer Channel). Marouane Fellaini should be in the lineup, but new defender Lars Jacobsen is out for a while.

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We're bad. We're worldwide.

We have 50 World Cup qualifiers Saturday, plus a handful Friday and Sunday, as we welcome Europe to the mix and start the last group stage in Asia. We even have a crucial qualifier in Oceania as New Zealand visits New Caledonia. First challenge is figuring out where New Caledonia is.

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Well, business is back to normal after the Kandji disaster last week. Weeks of good news and achievement took a backseat to the alleged communist behavior of the MLS. But people do forget rather quickly, especially after the team has performed so damn well in a historically disasterous period for previous Metro/Bull squads.

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Notable arrivals: Anton Ferdinand (West Ham United), Djibril Cisse (Marseille, loan), David Healy (Fulham), Andrew Davies (Southampton, loan), El Hadji Diouf (Bolton), Nick Colgan (Ipswich), Teemu Tainio (Tottenham), Pascal Chimbonda (Tottenham), Steed Malbranque (Tottenham). Notable departures: Andrew Cole (Nottingham Forest). Click to continue reading...

Each Monday, we'll check in overseas to see how our two English teams and American players abroad have fared. It's especially interesting on Europe's frenetic answer to Labor Day, Transfer Deadline Day (you could also opt for The Guardian's aristocratic humor for your up-to-the-minute coverage):

EVERTON: Ouch.

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Notable arrivals: Anton Ferdinand (West Ham United), Djibril Cisse (Marseille, loan), David Healy (Fulham), Andrew Davies (Southampton, loan), El Hadji Diouf (Bolton), Nick Colgan (Ipswich), Teemu Tainio (Tottenham), Pascal Chimbonda (Tottenham), Steed Malbranque (Tottenham). Notable departures: Andrew Cole (Nottingham Forest). Click to continue reading...

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Transfer Deadline Day Speculation: Spurs Defender Paul Stalteri and Adel Taarabt? -- See any and all English Transfers Being Announced Today

Metro: "...Paul Stalteri will be sent to Crystal Palace or QPR for the rest of the season. Adel Taarabt could be joining him at Loftus Road. Click to continue reading...

The Boomerang Boys
21 Players That Had A Second Spell At One Of Their Previous Clubs

1. Peter Beardsley (Newcastle, 1983-87 and 1993-97)
2. Henning Berg (Blackburn, 1993-97 and 2000-03)
3. Lee Bowyer (West Ham, 2003 and 2006-)
4. Lee Clark (Newcastle, 1990-97 and 2005-07)
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1. Career path Tottenham, Middlesbrough, Everton, Liverpool, Nottingham Forest, Hull City (current) 2. Multiple choice How many England caps did Steve Bruce win? a) None b) Three c) Seven 3. Picture round Who dis? Click to continue reading...

We'll follow Everton and Nottingham Forest in more detail when I'm in the same hemisphere, but for now, just know that Jose Baxter is now the youngest player to start for Everton (16 years, 198 days), the BBC tells us. Wayne Rooney was almost 17.

They're away to West Brom.

Nottingham Forest, playing at home, lead Watford 2-1.

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Notable arrivals: Djibril Cisse (Marseille, loan), David Healy (Fulham), Andrew Davies (Southampton, loan), El Hadji Diouf (Bolton), Nick Colgan (Ipswich), Teemu Tainio (Tottenham), Pascal Chimbonda (Tottenham), Steed Malbranque (Tottenham). Notable departures: Andrew Cole (Nottingham Forest) Roy Keane isn't done shopping. Click to continue reading...

For the most part, things went according to plan in the First Round of the Carling Cup, which was contested over a period of a couple days earlier this week. There were a couple upsets -- League Two side Rotherham United went to Sheffield Wednesday and bounced the favorite out in a shootout, and Yeovil Town made a trip to The Valley and beat Charlton Athletic 1-0 -- and some tricky games for the big boys at this stage of tournament -- Derby County needed extra time to put away Lincoln City, as did Wolves to overcome Accrington Stanley -- but other than that, the favorites held serve. Click to continue reading...

Name – Robin Hood

Affiliation – Nottingham Forest

Colour – Caucasian skin pink

Animal – Homo Sapien

Missle Most Commonly Pelted With – Cheap Nerf bow-and-arrow sets

It probably didn't escape most people's attention that last season the once-mighty Nottingham Forest earned promotion up into the Championship, and took the first step back towards the greatness that they were associated with for so many years.

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Though I'm obviously traveling, English soccer waits for no Olympics. The lower divisions start this weekend, which means we need to keep an eye on the Championship team we've picked (Nottingham Forest) and a team with a couple of Americans (Reading -- Marcus Hahnemann and Bobby Convey).

That'll be easy this week -- they're playing each other.

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Soccerword's Championship Predictions
1. Birmingham
2. Reading
3. Sheffield United
4. Crystal Palace
5. Queens Park Rangers
6. Ipswich
7. Bristol City
8. Watford
9. Coventry City
10. Nottingham Forest
11. Charlton
12.

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Whilst some see Roy Keane as a violent, uncontrolled scumbag, he will forever remain as an inspirational, professional, dedicated winner to us. Keane always had the highest expectations since starting to play the game as a youngster. When he broke in to the Nottingham Forest side, before joining United, he was left amazed by the negative [. Click to continue reading...

SUNDERLAND Notable arrivals: El Hadji Diouf (Bolton), Nick Colgan (Ipswich), Teemu Tainio (Tottenham), Pascal Chimbonda (Tottenham), Steed Malbranque (Tottenham). Possibilities: Younes Kaboul (Tottenham) Notable departures: Andrew Cole (Nottingham Forest). Possible: Marton Gulop (Stoke City) Roy Keane is not done chasing. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: El Hadji Diouf (Bolton), Nick Colgan (Ipswich), Teemu Tainio (Tottenham), Pascal Chimbonda (Tottenham), Steed Malbranque (Tottenham). Possibilities: Younes Kaboul (Tottenham) Notable departures: Andrew Cole (Nottingham Forest). Possible: Marton Gulop (Stoke City) Ross Wallace is heading to Preston North. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: El Hadji Diouf (Bolton), Nick Colgan (Ipswich), Teemu Tainio (Tottenham), Pascal Chimbonda (Tottenham), Steed Malbranque (Tottenham). Possibilities: Younes Kaboul (Tottenham) Notable departures: Andrew Cole (Nottingham Forest). Possible: Marton Gulop (Stoke City) Ross Wallace is heading to Preston North. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: El Hadji Diouf (Bolton), Nick Colgan (Ipswich), Teemu Tainio (Tottenham), Pascal Chimbonda (Tottenham), Steed Malbranque (Tottenham). Possibilities: Younes Kaboul (Tottenham) Notable departures: Andrew Cole (Nottingham Forest). Possible: Marton Gulop (Stoke City) Ross Wallace is heading to Preston North. Click to continue reading...

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Ben Watson - "Birmingham Post - Meanwhile, Birmingham could lose out in the race to sign Ben Watson after Queens Park Rangers submitted an improved offer of around £2m for the Crystal Palace midfielder. Nottingham Forest are also considering bidding for a player who is one of the hottest properties in the Championship. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: El Hadji Diouf (Bolton), Nick Colgan (Ipswich), Teemu Tainio (Tottenham), Pascal Chimbonda (Tottenham). Possibilities: Steed Malbranque and Younes Kaboul (Tottenham) Notable departures: Andrew Cole (Nottingham Forest). Possible: Marton Gulop (Stoke City) Anton Ferdinand is not done being chased. Click to continue reading...

2008-09 Pre season match: Nottingham Forest are meeting Sunderland in a friendly match Wednesday July 30th. Watch the highlights and LIVESTREAM here at footiedb.com Pre-register at the NEW football site 11×2 today!      Pre-register at the NEW football site 11×2 today!  Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Nick Colgan (Ipswich), Teemu Tainio (Tottenham). Pending: Pascal Chimbonda (Tottenham). Possibilities: Steed Malbranque and Younes Kaboul (Tottenham) Notable departures: Andrew Cole (Nottingham Forest). Possible: Marton Gulop (Stoke City) About that earthquake... Click to continue reading...

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As quoted here on Fansonline.Not sure where Redknapp supposedly made this comment

Cranie – Redknapp Admits Interest By Trevor Hill
"With Alan Pardew looking for replacements to his squad following several summer departures, a loan move for Portsmouth defender Martin Cranie is looking increasingly likely. Click to continue reading...

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BBC Gossip "Nottingham Forest have joined QPR in the race to sign Crystal Palace's £2m midfielder Ben Watson. (Daily Mirror)" BBC Daily Mirror

Daily Mirror - Nottingham Forest join QPR in chase for Ben Watson
Nottingham Forest have joined QPR in the race to sign Crystal Palace's £2millionrated star Ben Watson. Click to continue reading...

SUNDERLAND Notable arrivals: None. Notable departures: Andrew Cole (Nottingham Forest). Possible: Marton Gulop (Stoke City) Stoke City coming for back-up Defender not returning to Stadium of Light Did you feel the Earth shake? Click to continue reading...

SUNDERLAND Notable arrivals: None. Notable departures: Andrew Cole (Nottingham Forest) Still brewing: Roy Keane has made a deal with Tottenham for four players and now he is working on negotiations to bring the players (Steed Malbranque, Pascal Chimbonda, Teemu Tainio... Click to continue reading...