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Friday, February 17, 2012

Will it be Paris, Milan or Madrid for Arsene ...?

Fresh from enduring a humiliating 4-0 defeat at the hands of AC Milan in the Champions League second round on Wednesday night, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger may now not be around for much longer at the Emirates, with Paris, Milan or even Madrid all possible destinations for the Frenchman.

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Maradona and Chavez (Still the best of friends)

The friendship between Al Wasl coach Diego Maradona and Venezuela president Hugo Chavez has seemingly survived Boca Juniors' Copa Libertadores opener with Zamora, a club which is directed by Chavez's brother Adelis. The Argentine heavyweights were held to a goalless draw by the Barinas-based club, who played in their first ever game in the continental competition. But with both sides sharing the spoils, it looks like Diego and Hugo will remain 'BFF' for a while yet.

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Tuesday, February 14, 2012

It must be love as Tevez returns

Carlos Tevez is poised to return to Manchester City, at least for of the rest of the season, after his fallout with the Premier League club as a result of his refusal to warm up in September's Champions League defeat to Bayern Munich.

After having one foot out of the club on two separate occasions since the end of the 2010-11 campaign, one has to wonder whether Tevez is involved in a love–hate relationship with City and his manager Roberto Mancini.

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On Sunday evening, after 120 goalless minutes and a mamoth round of penalties, Zambia defied the odds to lift the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabonese capital Libreville. It was a fitting end to the tournament for Herve Renard's men, who dedicated the victory to their compatriots who perished in a plane crash there some 19 years previously.

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