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Aston Villa close in on Richard Dunne, bad news for Newcastle and good news for WAG fans


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Wayne Rooney does his best Travis Bickle

Joleon Lescott is ‘over the moon’ with his new £94,000-a-week pay packet. Wouldn’t you be?
[The Guardian]

Richard Dunne to Aston Villa
[The Telegraph]

Great news Newcastle - you’re stuck with Mike Ashley for at least another season!
[The Mirror]

How not to report the news
[College Humor]

The Ultimate WAG XI
[The Big Lead]

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Posted: August 26th, 2009 by Ryan Bailey

Robbie Keane’s top four hopes and Richard Dunne’s Premier League admirer


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Ahead of the Wembley Tournament Thingy, Barca president Joan Laporta shows his mad keep-up skills
[101GG]

Robbie Keane kicks off Tottenham’s annual pre-season high expectations by saying they can break the Big Four
[Football365]

The top five worst directors of football
[Off The Post]

Free Pies!
[Sports Jouralists]

David Beckham denies putting his LA pad on the market
[Guardian]

Harry Redknapp eyes up Richard Dunne
[Tribal Football]

Friday YouTube treat: A dog on a bicycle
[Warming Glow]

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Posted: July 24th, 2009 by Ryan Bailey

Peter Crouch holds talks with Steve Bruce, Frank Lampard’s candid holiday snaps


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Franck Ribery

Franck Ribery is the subject of this week’s Guardian Gallery

David Beckham continues his US charm offensive on The Today Show
[YouTube]

Frank Lampard and a couple of very immodest young ladies are having fun in Ibiza
[The Sun]

Footballer-turned-pornstar Eva Roob wants to clean your car (NSFW)
[Dirty Tackle]

Somehow, a thief managed to get away with this NFL star’s car without being noticed
[Deadspin]

Groom-to-be Peter Crouch has flown to Sunderland after Portsmouth accepted their £12m bid
[Football365]

Mark Hughes says there has been interest in City’s downmarket version of John Terry
[Sky Sports]

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Posted: July 16th, 2009 by Ryan Bailey

Man Utd and City battle for Inter right-back, Sunderland target £5m defender


The latest transfer gossip, rumours and damned lies

Maicon

Maicon to Manchester Utd or Manchester City
Roman football rag Corriere dello Sport today claim Utd and City are fighting it out for Inter Milan’s neglected wing-back, who wishes to ‘pursue happiness’ at a different club. Real Madrid have reportedly bid €20m, while Fergie has allegedly set aside €25m of his Ronaldo money to land the Brazilian, but both could be blown out of the water by Mark Hughes’ chequebook.

The Spoiler truth-o-meter: One would imagine Maicon would aspire to play for Madrid or the Red Devils, but his agent says his €3.5m-a-year wages do not ‘reflect the worth of his client’, suggesting City and their bottomless pit of cash may be able to tempt him.

Richard Dunne to Sunderland

The Daily Mail says Steve Bruce’s side are close to capturing the City defender for the princely sum of £5m.

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Posted: June 16th, 2009 by Ryan Bailey

Zidane confirms Kaka transfer, Stoke target City defender, Jennifer Ellison is attractive


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America’s World Cup campaign has been backed by the guy from Kindergarten Cop
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Why the Kazakhstan/ England game is a big deal for our Central Asian friends
[BBC]

Stoke chase Richard Dunne
[Goal.com]

What the 2008/09 Premier League Fair Play table tells us
[Pies]

Has Liverpool target David Silva slipped through their fingers?
[Daily Mail]

“Kaka has already signed for Real,” says Zinedine Zidane.
[Sky Sports]

Stevie G’s ex Jennifer Ellison makes a good case in the defence of hot Scouse ladies
[The Sun]

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Posted: June 5th, 2009 by Ryan Bailey

David Beckham is accused of dirtiness, Neil Warnock wants to sign a West Ham player


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Shakhtar Donetsk overcome Werder Bremen in the final ever UEFA Cup Final
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David Beckham has been labelled “underhand” by Stefan Effenberg
[The Times]

The six dirtiest Premier League players of the season
[Pies]

Pepe Reina wants Barcelona to win the Champions League
[Goal.com]

Richard Dunne is finally succeeded as Man City player of the year
[The Sun]

Neil Warnock expects a favour off the club he’s considering suing
[Croydon Advertiser]

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Posted: May 21st, 2009 by Michael Lintorn

The non-’Big Four’ XI


The players who form the backbone of the top flight

Richard Dunne

On Wednesday, we brought you the Pepe Reina-free Big Four XI, and today it’s time to look at the best of the rest. The likes of Jo and Luka Modric have been excluded as we’ve yet to see how they adapt to Premier League football. Plus, there’s no Dimitar Berbatov because we’re assuming he’s off to Old Trafford, or maybe the Nou Camp.

Shay Given (Newcastle)
Why Given over James, Friedel and Howard, you ask? Well, the other three can always rely on their defence for support which is a luxury that the Newcastle goalkeeper has never been blessed with. The Irishman is the only man this century to twice wear the number one jersey in the PFA’s Team of the Year.

Gareth Bale (Tottenham)
The young left-back was one of Spurs’ only solid performers at the start of the last campaign before an injury in December ruled him out for the rest of the season. The Welshman also boasted an impressive scoring record with three goals in nine domestic starts.

Richard Dunne (Manchester City)
Despite his error last night, the Irishman is one of the best defenders

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Posted: August 15th, 2008 by Ryan Bailey

The Premier League ‘up for grabs’ XI


An entire team of gentlemen looking for a new employer

Gareth Barry

The transfer window is now wide open, and there are countless players itching to increase their fortunes by kissing the crest of a new club. Here’s eleven of the greediest best…

Scott Carson
Liverpool are so fed up with Carson that they would rather bring in a shiny new reserve keeper like Antti Niemi. Aston Villa chucked him too, so Scott is simply begging for someone to pick him up.

Potential suitors: Middlesbrough, West Brom

Nicky Shorey
This time last year, Shorey was strutting his stuff in the England squad and was supposedly the apple of West Ham’s eye. He stayed aboard the Good Ship Reading and watched it capsize in May, and now wants another taste of the Premier League.

Potential suitors: West Ham, Portsmouth, Aston Villa, Newcastle

Anton Ferdinand
The younger Ferdinand has gone from being charged with assault to becoming one of the most sought-after defenders in the Premier League. It’s hard to see Joey Barton’s transformation going that smoothly.

Potential suitors: Tottenham, Aston Villa, Newcastle

Richard Dunne
They don’t bother voting for Man City’s player of the year any more because this guy wins all the time. Dunne was upset with Sven’s sacking and eager to leave, though rumours suggest Mark Hughes may have talked him round.

Potential suitors: Portsmouth, Tottenham, West Ham, Aston Villa, Newcastle

Pascal Chimbonda
Juande Ramos employed subtle techniques to let the Frenchman know he isn’t wanted, like signing two new players in his position months after taking over. But if you cast aside his idiotic tendencies, Chimbonda is a talented

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Posted: July 2nd, 2008 by Ryan Bailey