Another week, and another batch of rumours concerning the financial well-being of clubs in the Blue Square Premier. Fortunately, at least some of the rumours flowing around over the last seven days or so appear not to have too much meat on them, though they do help to perpetuate the understanding (which comes close to [. Click to continue reading...

Joe Kinnear is interim manager of the Magpies and he's got a tough old job on his hands after watching his team perform badly during their 2-1 reverse against Blackburn. The team were especially poor during the first half of the match and, despite rumours of an imminent takeover, the ... Click to continue reading...

Manchester City were very recently linked with a multi-million pound bid for Manchester United star striker Carlos Tevez. There have been some rumours floating around that City could launch a January bid for the Argentine international forward. But the player's agent, Kia Joorabchian, has dismissed all those reports and has claimed . Click to continue reading...

Time is running out for Tottenham Hotspur manager Juande Ramos as Spurs continue to stutter in the Premier League. There have been a few rumours suggesting that the former Sevilla coach could even hand in his resignation before long and travel back to his native Spain. But Ramos has refuted those .. Click to continue reading...

Newcastle midfielder Alan Smith needs surgery on his foot after suffering a stress fracture. He could be out for up to three months and is unlikely to be back in contention before Christmas. Twenty-seven year old Smith struggled to keep his place in the side last season and hadn't featured at all this season. Click to continue reading...

After missing close to a year of first-team action due to a metatarsal injury, Liverpool defender Daniel Agger insists he is ready to bide his time to break back into Rafa Benitez's starting XI.

Agger's appearances in a Liverpool shirt have been few and far between over the past year. Last September, the Dane damaged a metatarsal that was expected to keep him sidelined for around four months. Click to continue reading...

There's a strong resilience building amongst the players, as we've had to come from behind 3 times already this season to win. Thankfully they didn't keep us waiting too long this time, with Gerrard scoring a brace of goals.

Despite all the rumours about being injured, Mascherano played, but I'll bet we don't see him this weekend as he looked very tired. Click to continue reading...

Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley has put the club up for sale for £481 million. Following the departure of Kevin Keegan from the club last week, Ashley's position at the club has been under severe pressure and it appears now he is making serious plans to sell the club.

There has been several rumours about who will now come into takeover the club, with take of a Dubai based consortium interested in buying from Ashley however city sources doubt there is genuine interest from Dubai. Click to continue reading...

According to reports over the weekend the Dubai Royal family could be about to ditch their attempts to buy rivals Liverpool and instead buy Manchester United. At this moment in time there is absolutely no hard evidence to support the rumours which first surfaced in the Emirates. One theory being touted is that the Arabs have become sick and tired of Liverpool's owners bickering and dithering. Click to continue reading...

Last season Rafael Benitez had the nerve to criticise Everton fans for the songs they were singing about Steven Gerrard, bringing to life the rumour that he isn't actually the father of his wife's children. Remember all those rumours about the scouse gangster called 'Pancake'? Well anyway, he blasted them for being disrespectful. Click to continue reading...

TORONTO - Player-Owner Romerinho's return to the 2009 Pistolas FC roster is in doubt, after examining the '09 calendar and realizing he may miss between 6-9 weeks of the 16 week regular season due to International Duty.

Also, should the league decide to change its format regarding the number of games in the season, when the season begins, or whether or not one, two, or all long weekend games would be removed from the schedule as in other leagues, then that may affect his decision as well. Click to continue reading...

There are unconfirmed rumours floating around that Mike Ashley has been spotted meeting with Kevin Keegan in London today. Maybe the pair were in just the capital to innocently take in a show (I hear The Lion King is simply dreamy) but it's not too much of a jump to think maybe Keegan could be [...] Click to continue reading...

TORONTO - After all the rumours, chiefly his own, Ecuadorean midfielder Carlos Quinto has decided to not even to consider moving to FC Barcelona or Real Madrid, in favour of returning to a storied franchise in its own right, Pistolas FC.

Perhaps it was the lack of interest from the Galacticos or Messi's men, or perhaps his passion for playing at PFC was just too strong. Click to continue reading...

Xabi Alonso came close to leaving Liverpool in the summer, with Arsenal a potential destination; and now it looks as though the rumours are starting again after his agent talked up a move away from Anfield in the january transfer window.

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Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor has refused to fly with the Togo national team for their World Cup qualifier against Zambia after hearing rumours that the plane they were travelling on was going to crash. Adebayor, who has previously rowed with the Togo FA over bonus payments, caused further controversy when he delayed the flight by 24 [. Click to continue reading...

Juventus wing star Sebastian Giovinco's agent has denied speculation the 'Old Lady's' midfielder has held talks with Premier League club Arsenal. Reports in the English media, as well as Arsenal blogs, claim the 21-year-old has been in touch with the Gunners over a possible move to London. Contrary to those reports, Giovinco's representative, Andrea D'Amico, insists there [. Click to continue reading...

Juventus wing star Sebastian Giovinco's agent has denied speculation the 'Old Lady's' midfielder has held talks with Premier League club Arsenal. Reports in the English media, as well as Arsenal blogs, claim the 21-year-old has been in touch with the Gunners over a possible move to London. Contrary to those reports, Giovinco's representative, Andrea D'Amico, insists there [. Click to continue reading...

Alvaro Arbeloa has poured cold water on reports that he is looking to engineer a move away from Liverpool.

Rumours that the 25-year-old Spanish defender is unsettled at Anfield surface intermittently, despite both he and the cub continuously insisting that such concerns are completely unfounded. Click to continue reading...

1. Finally...

A lot of us thought this day would never come. For months now we have all battled against lowered expectations, increasing frustration and even a progressively diminished appetite for one of those things we hold most dear.

But then came the news we've all been waiting for. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool have confirmed today that they rejected a £50 million bid for their Spanish striker Fernando Torres on transfer deadline day. The former Atletico Madrid man was subject of a massive bid from the world's newest richest club, Manchester City.

Torres, 24, has been linked with Chelsea also in recent months with rumours claiming that Roman Abramovich was also willing to bid £50 million for the Euro 2008 winner. Click to continue reading...

Gus Poyet was cut from 20/1 to 6/4 to become the next Newcastle United manager yesterday on the back of the rumours concerning Kevin Keegan having left the club.

The consensus today is that Keegan hasn't gone anywhere yet but it doesn't look like he'll be sticking around for long.

We had this a while back when Gus was linked with Manchester Utd when they lost their assistant Carlos Queiroz to the Portuguese national side. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal are reported to have had an eleventh hour offer of £14million rejected by Liverpool for Spanish International Xabi Alonso.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger had been heavily linked with a move for the EURO 2008 winner all summer, along with the man the Anfield club had identified as the Spaniards replacement at the Reds, Gareth Barry of Aston Villa. Click to continue reading...

The rumours started yesterday, and the Herald Sun and Age were both reporting today that Michael Theoklitos may be moving to Everton. But news from the UK is that Everton have signed Carlo Nash as their back-up 'keeper instead of Theoklitos. Seems Theo isn't going anywhere just yet. Click to continue reading...

Sensational rumours are spreading that Arsenal legend Patrick Vieira could be heading back to the north Londoners on a season-long loan deal. The 32-year-old Frenchman became a Gunners legend during his nine years with the club and fans would certainly welcome the return of their former hero and skipper. Click to continue reading...

I can't even imagine Sir Alex Ferguson's face upon hearing reports that Manchester City have put a bid in for Dimitar Berbatov. Following their takeover by Abu Dhabi United Group for Development, reports this morning suggest that their primary transfer target before the window closes today is Berbatov, with rumours of bids from £28 million [. Click to continue reading...

The Arabian Business website has announced that Manchester City have been taken over by the Abu Dhabi United Group for Development and Investment. It says that the deal with current owner Thaksin Shinawatra, himself only in post for just over a year, was agreed on Sunday night. Shinawatra has helped to fund a number of big transfers in the past year but, with his assets currently frozen in Thailand, rumours of his wish to move on had been well publicised. Click to continue reading...

With the transfer deadline just a couple of hours away, today is sure to be a very busy day and already there have been numerous rumours and signings made. As reported a few days back, Tottenham Hotspur have made a move for Manchester City right back Vedran Corluka. It was thought that Corluka would have been [. 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...

According to a recent poll run on Football Corner, we asked you wheter or not you think Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov will join Manchester United. With only two days to go before the transfer deadline, you the readers, feel Berbatov will indeed join United.

Here are the results of the poll:

Yes (Berbatov will join United) 55% (157 votes)
No (Berbatov will not join United) 45% (125 votes)

I would like to thank everyone who voted and I would urge everyone to stay tuned to Football Corner over the coming days where we will have in-depth coverage of the latest deals and rumours in the world of football. Click to continue reading...

Come and join us for Longpier LIVE Skypecast from 6pm today and have YOUR say on Southend United.

Lots to talk about this week including the midweek transfers and rumours surrounding the arrival of Dougie Freedman. We'll be taking a look at other transfer targets and assessing how the team fared against Walsall. Click to continue reading...

Owen...In Advance of the Broken Arm,
pulled calf, ACL tear, hernia op, bout of mumps...


2007/8 Review

It was another season sailing on the sea of mediocrity for Newcastle. Sadly for Toon fans their team made far more noise off the field than on it -- Allerdyce's sacking, Keegan's return, Barton's escapades, the Northern Rock shirt sponsorship, rumours of another ownership change, the mysterious appointment of Dennis Wise. Click to continue reading...

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From Teamtalk Citing The Daily Star
"QPR are claiming a cheeky attempt to sign Manchester United's Fraizer Campbell on loan. - Teamtalk

[Note: It doesn't sound the most likely of rumours given that Hull reportedly wanted him back either as a permanent signing or on loan; but obviously were it to happen, it would be a great signing - assuming he'd fit into the way QPR play] Click to continue reading...

The rumours were true for once! The arrival of Silvestre brought upon an excessive number of central defenders in the back line of the Gunners, one of them had to pack their stuff and leave. Philippe Senderos, 23 years old, Swiss International, will join Serie A Giants AC Milan on Click to continue reading...

Looks like Spurs are going to splash some of that incoming Berbatov cash on a certain Russian who impressed at Euro 2008. But it's not Andrei Arshavin. It's the slightly harder to type Roman Pavlyuchenko. Latest rumours have Pavlyuchenko all but transferred from Spartak Moscow to Spurs for £12 million, and pulling out of Spartak's squad [. Click to continue reading...

Couple of good links on the Guardian site today: David Conn with a terrific look at the Man City situation. I'd heard the rumours, but hadn't realised what a potential mess they're in. It sounds as if a lot of the incoming transfers haven't been paid for (initial payments only), and that Thaksin's money [. Click to continue reading...