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		<title>Who will be lifting the Premier League trophy at the end of the season?</title>
		<link>http://www.football-corner.org/2012/01/15/who-will-be-lifting-the-premier-league-trophy-at-the-end-of-the-season/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:16:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathal Breathnach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you may well of noticed, we have been away for a while. Pure laziness on our part, but we are back now and have big plans for the coming weeks and months, including a redesign of the site, which we hope you&#8217;ll appreciate. Anyway, we simply want to know now who you think will [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.football-corner.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Premier-League-Trophy.png"><img src="http://www.football-corner.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Premier-League-Trophy.png" alt="" title="Premier League Trophy" width="450" height="275" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4866" /></a>As you may well of noticed, we have been away for a while. Pure laziness on our part, but we are back now and have big plans for the coming weeks and months, including a redesign of the site, which we hope you&#8217;ll appreciate.</p>
<p>Anyway, we simply want to know now who you think will be lifting the Premier League title come the end of the season. We, like the majority of others, see it as a three horse race between Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham, who it has to be said, have done incredibly well so far this season.</p>
<p>So, let&#8217;s have a vote.</p>
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<p>Don&#8217;t be afraid to comment also in the section provided. For what it&#8217;s worth, our vote goes to Manchester City. We believe they will just have too much in the end and will win it by 5 or 6 points.</p>
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		<title>Arsenal and Barcelona keen on Man United youngster, Man City target Italian midfielder while Spurs eye £20 million striker</title>
		<link>http://www.football-corner.org/2012/01/15/arsenal-and-barcelona-keen-on-man-united-youngster-man-city-target-italian-midfielder-while/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:38:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathal Breathnach</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Daniele de Rossi]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Sunday papers are once again full of transfer talk so we thought we would take the liberty to bring you some of the rumours which took our eye. Ravel Morrison, the Manchester United youngster who has upset Sir Alex Ferguson due to his &#8220;unrealistic&#8221; wage demands, is apparently wanted by both Arsenal and Barcelona. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://img.skysports.com/10/05/218x298/DaneileDeRossiRoma_2458054.jpg" alt="" width="218" height="298" />The Sunday papers are once again full of transfer talk so we thought we would take the liberty to bring you some of the rumours which took our eye.</p>
<p>Ravel Morrison, the Manchester United youngster who has upset Sir Alex Ferguson due to his &#8220;unrealistic&#8221; wage demands, is apparently wanted by both Arsenal and Barcelona. The 18-year old is tipped by many to go a long way in the game, but it would appear his futures lies away from Old Trafford after he turned down a deal worth up to £15,ooo a-week.</p>
<p>Arsene Wenger and Pep Guardiola are said to be monitoring the highly-rated midfielder&#8217;s situation and with Morrison&#8217;s current United deal set to expire this summer, the next few days and weeks are bound to see</p>
<p>Meanwhile, Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini is desperate to add steel to his midfield during this transfer window and a name which continues to be mentioned is that of Roma&#8217;s Daniele de Rossi. The Italian international has long been linked with a move away from Serie A, with a number of Europe&#8217;s elite said to be interested, but for whatever reasons, he remains a Roma player.</p>
<p>But that may be about to change. Mancini has been a long-term admirer of the 28-year old&#8217;s and is keen to bring him to the Etihad Stadium in an attempt to aid his side&#8217;s title challenge. It is expected that City would have to cough up at least £25 million if they want de Rossi, but with the financial fair play rule in the club&#8217;s thoughts, they may have to offload some players first.</p>
<p>And finally for now, Tottenham are preparing a £20 million move for Marseille striker Loic Remy. The 25-year old has been heavily linked with a move away from the French giants for the last year or two and Spurs have always held a keen interest. Harry Redknapp is looking to add two or three faces to his squad before the window shuts as the Spurs boss looks to maintain the club&#8217;s title challenge. Remy is to be watched by Spurs officials during tonight&#8217;s encounter between Marseille and Lille.</p>
<p>So that&#8217;s it for now. Intriguing stuff involving the top three clubs in the Premier League and be sure to stay tuned to Football Corner for all the latest on these and all the other potential deals. You can <a href="http://twitter.com/afootballcorner">follow us on Twitter (@AFootballCorner)</a> and you can also <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Football-Corner/129315977107221">find us on Facebook</a>!</p>
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		<title>Were Spurs right to turn down £40 million for Luka Modric?</title>
		<link>http://www.football-corner.org/2011/09/01/were-spurs-right-to-turn-down-40-million-for-luka-modric/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 11:50:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathal Breathnach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Perhaps one of the biggest surprises of the whole summer transfer window was the fact that Tottenham managed to hold onto one of their most prized assets in the form of Luka Modric. The Croatian playmaker was the subject of a number of substantial bids from Chelsea throughout the window and Spurs boss Harry Redknapp [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Perhaps one of the biggest surprises of the whole summer transfer window was the fact that Tottenham managed to hold onto one of their most prized assets in the form of Luka Modric.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.football-corner.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Modric-and-Redknapp.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4724" title="Modric and Redknapp" src="http://www.football-corner.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Modric-and-Redknapp.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="275" /></a>The Croatian playmaker was the subject of a number of substantial bids from Chelsea throughout the window and Spurs boss Harry Redknapp revealed that the club turned down a bid of £40 million for the player the day before the window shut.</p>
<p>Forgetting about the money for a second, I, like many others, thought it was quite nice to see a club chairman, Daniel Levy, stick to his word and reject all offers for one of his best players. All summer long, Levy insisted that Modric would not be sold, regardless of the offers that came in and with the window now shut, Levy comes out with a lot of credit.</p>
<p>However, I personally believe Spurs may regret rejecting such a massive offer for Modric. They signed the 25-year old back in 2008 from Dinamo Zagreb for a fee of £16.5 million. Since then, Modric has gone on to make 120 appearances for the White Hart Lane club, netting on 12 occasions and assisting quite a number of goals. There is no denying Modric&#8217;s quality and what he adds to the Spurs squad and of course they would miss him if he were to leave.</p>
<p>But, if you are asking me is he worth more than Cesc Fabregas, who joined Barcelona for a reported £34 million towards the start of August, then my answer would be an emphatic no. Modric is not worth £40 million. In fact, he is barely worth £30 million and I have a feeling Levy and co. may regret not accepting Chelsea&#8217;s over the top offer of £40 million. It&#8217;s fair to say they will never receive a bid as big as that ever again for Modric.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.freebetting.co.uk/">www.freebetting.co.uk</a> is a site you really should check out today if you are fond of the odd flutter.</p>
<p>Curious to hear what you have to say on this one. Comments below please.</p>
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		<title>Kaka on his way to Tottenham?</title>
		<link>http://www.football-corner.org/2011/08/31/kaka-on-his-way-to-tottenham/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 19:58:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathal Breathnach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sky Sports News presenters Jim White and Natalie Sawyer have just made Tottenham fans get themselves a little bit excited. Sky Sports News have suggested that this man, Kaka, could be on his way to White Hart Lane. They are &#8220;unconfirmed reports&#8221; according to Mr.White, but the Real Madrid playmaker, Kaka that is, is supposedly [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sky Sports News presenters Jim White and Natalie Sawyer have just made Tottenham fans get themselves a little bit excited.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.football-corner.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Kaka.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4706" title="Kaka" src="http://www.football-corner.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Kaka.png" alt="" width="443" height="275" /></a>Sky Sports News have suggested that this man, Kaka, could be on his way to White Hart Lane.</p>
<p>They are &#8220;unconfirmed reports&#8221; according to Mr.White, but the Real Madrid playmaker, Kaka that is, is supposedly in London.</p>
<p>Stay tuned for updates and why not <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Football-Corner/129315977107221">visit our Facebook page where we are keeping over 600 footballs fans across the globe bang up to date with all the latest transfer news and gossip</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Update -</strong> &#8216;Arry Redknapp doesn&#8217;t think it&#8217;s going to happen. For some reason, I don&#8217;t think this is over just yet.</p>
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		<title>Arsenal to make huge signing, Liverpool turn down Chelsea swap move, Spurs target England defender and more</title>
		<link>http://www.football-corner.org/2011/08/30/arsenal-to-make-huge-signing-liverpool-turn-down-chelsea-swap-move-spurs-target-england-defender-and-more/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:52:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathal Breathnach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are now just over 24 hours away from the close of the 2011 summer transfer window and as you would expect, the number of rumours circulating are growing. Go to the Football Corner Facebook page to join over 600 football fans, and we will be bringing you all the very latest rumours and confirmed [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://img.skysports.com/09/11/218x298/Werder-v-Wolfsburg-Per-Mertesacker-celeb_2390691.jpg" alt="" width="218" height="298" />We are now just over 24 hours away from the close of the 2011 summer transfer window and as you would expect, the number of rumours circulating are growing. <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Football-Corner/129315977107221?ref=ts">Go to the Football Corner Facebook page to join over 600 football fans, and we will be bringing you all the very latest rumours and confirmed deals over the hectic next day or so</a>.</p>
<p>Arsenal are close to securing the services of Werder Bremen defender Per Mertesacker after ending their interest in Bolton&#8217;s Gary Cahill. Mertesacker, 26, is almost as tall at Tottenham&#8217;s Peter Crouch, with the German standing at a massive 6ft 6in and good news for Guners fans, he&#8217;s quite good. The player is set to undergo a medical today ahead of a £10 million move.</p>
<p>Elsewhere, Liverpool have turned down a bid by Premier League rivals Chelsea for their midfielder Raul Meireles. The Stamford Bridge club had offered £8 million plus former-Reds midfielder Yossi Benayoun. However, the men that matter at Anfield have turned it down and it remains to be seen if another bid will be made.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, Tottenham are expected to make a late move for long-term Arsenal target and England international Gary Cahill. The Bolton defender has been strongly linked with a move to the Emirates. However, as was mentioned earlier in this piece, Arsenal have ended their interest in the player, leaving the door open for Harry Redknapp to move. It is believed Bolton are looking for somewhere near the £14 million mark for Cahill.</p>
<p>And finally for now, former Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves is on the verge of joining bitter rivals Manchester City. The former England international has struggled, to say the least, with injury over the last few years. However, Roberto Mancini has decided to take a punt on a player who many rated very highly during his early days at Old Trafford. The medical is currently taking place and Hargreaves is expected to pen a pay-as-you-play deal later tonight, early tomorrow morning.</p>
<p>What do you think will happen with these proposed deals? Comments below please.</p>
<p>Also, please go to <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Football-Corner/129315977107221?ref=ts">our Facebook page right now</a>. Plenty of gossip etc; and also, a new competition is starting in the next hour or so over there, so you can win yourself a great prize by simply liking our page and liking one of our next status updates. Cheers.</p>
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		<title>Tottenham close to making major signing</title>
		<link>http://www.football-corner.org/2011/08/28/tottenham-close-to-making-major-signing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 22:17:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathal Breathnach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tottenham are tonight on the brink of completing the signing of West Ham midfielder Scott Parker. The England international has long been linked with a move away from Upton Park following the club&#8217;s relegation from the Premier League last May. QPR had a bid of £4 million rejected for the current football writers player of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://www.ashrobbins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Scott-Parker-England.jpg" alt="" width="218" height="298" />Tottenham are tonight on the brink of completing the signing of West Ham midfielder Scott Parker.</p>
<p>The England international has long been linked with a move away from Upton Park following the club&#8217;s relegation from the Premier League last May.</p>
<p>QPR had a bid of £4 million rejected for the current football writers player of the year only last week. However, it is understood that Spurs have met Parker&#8217;s valuation, believed to be around the £6 million mark.</p>
<p>West Ham boss Sam Allardyce admitted on Sunday that Parker could well be leaving the club, following the side&#8217;s 4-1 victory away to Nottingham Forrest, in which Parker was left out of the squad.</p>
<p>&#8220;We will miss a player of Parker&#8217;s quality, and we want him with us if the negotiation doesn&#8217;t go through,&#8221; said Allardyce. &#8220;If he does actually leave, I need to replace him immediately. I don&#8217;t expect any other player to leave before Wednesday.&#8221;</p>
<p>Spurs manager Harry Redknapp stated on Sunday that the club were close to announcing the signing of a player and that player is thought to be Parker.</p>
<p>Superb signing in my opinion. I have always been a massive fan of Parker&#8217;s and there is no doubt in my mind that he will be a big hit at White Hart Lane.</p>
<p>What do you think? Feel free to leave your comments below.</p>
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		<title>Liverpool midfielder to follow Adebayor to the Lane</title>
		<link>http://www.football-corner.org/2011/08/26/liverpool-midfielder-to-follow-adebayor-to-the-lane/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 00:38:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathal Breathnach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just hours after it was officially announced that Tottenham had agreed a deal to take Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor on loan for a season, it has been suggested that Liverpool midfielder Joe Cole could also be on his way to White Hart Lane. Cole, 29, has struggled to make an impact in the red of Liverpool [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://www.mirosport.net/wp-content/uploads/joe.jpg" alt="" width="218" height="298" />Just hours after it was officially announced that Tottenham had agreed a deal to take Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor on loan for a season, it has been suggested that Liverpool midfielder Joe Cole could also be on his way to White Hart Lane.</p>
<p>Cole, 29, has struggled to make an impact in the red of Liverpool since he joined the Merseyside club from Chelsea last summer. Since making the move, Cole has played 32 times for the Anfield club. However, many of those appearances came as a substitute and with an abundance of midfielders now at Liverpool, he has falling further down the pecking order under manager Kenny Dalglish.</p>
<p>As a result, speculation has been mounting with regards the possibility of Cole making a move this summer and reports on Thursday night have suggested that he is on his way to Tottenham.</p>
<p>Spurs boss Harry Redknapp is a keen admirer of Cole&#8217;s and the pair have already worked together during their days at West Ham. It would seem Cole is desperate to make the move to north London and it seems a really possibility now that he will be wearing a Spurs jersey before the transfer window shuts next week.</p>
<p>Personal view on the matter. Cole would be a great signing for Spurs and it would give the player the platform to re-ignite his career. Will the deal happen though? Well, I&#8217;d be very surprised if it didn&#8217;t, put it that way.</p>
<p>What do you make of this potential deal, and indeed, what do you make of Adebayor&#8217;s move to White Hart Lane? Comments below please.</p>
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		<title>FC&#8217;s Bits &amp; Pieces &#8211; Wenger willing to spend £40 million, Spurs in talks to sign striker &amp; Saints sitting pretty at the top</title>
		<link>http://www.football-corner.org/2011/08/17/fcs-bits-pieces-wenger-willing-to-spend-40-million-spurs-in-talks-to-sign-striker-saints-sitting-pretty-at-the-top/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 14:43:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathal Breathnach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s Wednesday and that can only mean one thing people. It&#8217;s time for your second installment of &#8216;FC&#8217;s Bits &#38; Pieces&#8217;. This week we have plenty to discuss so lets get started. First of all, Arsene Wenger has claimed that he is willing to splash £40 million on one player, that is IF, he finds [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s Wednesday and that can only mean one thing people. It&#8217;s time for your second installment of &#8216;FC&#8217;s Bits &amp; Pieces&#8217;.</p>
<p>This week we have plenty to discuss so lets get started. First of all, Arsene Wenger has claimed that he is willing to splash £40 million on one player, that is IF, he finds the right man. The Frenchman has come in for some heavy <img class="alignleft" src="http://img.skysports.com/10/11/218x298/Arsene-Wenger-Arsenal-Premier-League_2531918.jpg" alt="" width="218" height="298" />criticism from the Gunners faithful of late for his reluctance to spend and that criticism has only increased following the departure of Cesc Fabregas to Barcelona earlier this week.</p>
<p>Speaking ahead of Arsenal&#8217;s Champions League tie against Italian side Udinese, which incidently, they ran out 1-0 winners at the Emirates on Tuesday night, Wenger had this to say: &#8220;I will pay 30 (million) I will even pay 40 if I find the right players. But it&#8217;s not a question of money, it&#8217;s a question of quality we find. I think I have a wrong reputation of not wanting to spend money &#8211; I do not want to spend money for average players.&#8221;</p>
<p>I think Wenger is telling porkies. If he didn&#8217;t want to cough up £22 million to sign Valencia&#8217;s Juan Mata a matter of weeks ago, then I don&#8217;t believe him when he says he is willing to spend £40 million on the right player.</p>
<p>Elsewhere, Tottenham are in negotiations with Manchester City to take striker Emmanuel Adebayor to White Hart Lane. The former Arsenal man is unlikely to get a look-in at the newly named Etihad Stadium this season considering the fact Roberto Mancini has an abundance of strikers at his disposal. Adebayor, 27, is considered surplus to requirements and as a result, City are desperate to offload him and his £170,000 a week wage packet.</p>
<p>It is expected that Adebayor will now join Spurs on a season-long loan deal with City continuing to pay a chunk of his hefty wages.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, in the Championship, Southampton now lead the way after their emphatic 5-2 win away to Ipswich on Tuesday night. Nigel Adkins&#8217; men were only promoted back to the Championship a number of months ago, but it seems they are more than capable of sustaining a promotion challenge this season, much to the delight of Saints fans. Also, in the Championship, West Ham picked up their second win in three games last night with an impressive 4-0 win away to Watford. To see how the Championship table currently looks, <a href="http://www.skysports.com/football/league/0,19540,11687,00.html">click this link</a>.</p>
<p>We like to include some transfer rumours in FC&#8217;s Bits &amp; Pieces and this week we have a few intriguing ones for you. Internazionale have this afternoon announced that Wesley Sneijder is not for sale, claiming the Dutch international is &#8220;untouchable&#8221;. This comes just days after Manchester United apparently pulled out of any possible deal. Anyway, enough of Sneijder, what about Joey Barton. Well, West Ham want to bring him to Upton Park before the transfer window shuts. Everton, the club who have been as quiet as a pupil outside the Headmaster&#8217;s office during this transfer window, look as though they may be about to dip into the market and sign Manchester City&#8217;s out-of-favour defender Nedum Onuoha.</p>
<p>Finally, to end this week&#8217;s FC&#8217;s Bit &amp; Pieces, we will leave you with a quote from Nottingham Forest boss Steve McClaren following his side&#8217;s 2-0 defeat at the hands of Millwall at the weekend. The former England boss had this to say: &#8220;For 3/4 of the field we looked very good, but nothing in the final 1/3.&#8221; Schteve is clearly not the scharpest tool in the boxch.</p>
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