Thursday round up: Valencia confirm no Mata bid, big man heading back to the Premiership, City sign new Maradona, Brazilian start rejected United and Sneijder, Cahill, Samba, Ajax ace.

Arsenal have been caught up in another on-going transfer saga, this time its Juan Mata who could be on his way to North London or not. Giant Brum forward is heading back to the Premiership. Cahill, Samba, Brazilian wonderkid and Dutch ace are all staying put and Aguero has a bigger ego than his father-in-law.

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Romelu Lukaku – The Real Deal?

As I type this, reports are making the rounds that Chelsea are set to up their offer for Belgian prodigy Romelu Lukaku, the 18-year-old striking sensation from Anderlecht. The same Lukaku that, as a 16-year-old, exploded onto the national, and later international, stage taking the Jupiler Pro League by force, literally. Possessing an intimidating 6 foot, 3 inch frame, the Belgian international has been dubbed the 'New Didier Drogba' and displays all the attributes of the Ivory Coast captain which has, undoubtedly, seen constant links made between the two.

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Experienced Defenders Join Black Cat Revolution

These are exciting times on Wearside, with Wes Brown and John O’Shea becoming Sunderland’s eighth and ninth summer signings.

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Leicester Look Foxy As Sven Aims For Promotion

AS THE 24 clubs competing in the 2011/2012 Npower Championship preparations are now in full flow, Leicester City have emerged among several bookmakers as not only favourites for promotion but also favourites for the title.

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What Kun City Expect From Aguero

Nicknamed after his favourite cartoon and with passion for the Lord of the Rings, it was probably a good job that Sergio “Kun” Aguero was good at football whilst growing up in Argentina.

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The Ultimate Football Quiz – Becks, Zamora, The Iron, Shoemaking and Mabbutt

What type of quizzer are you? Do you sit drunk and clueless in the corner? Or are you halfway to Nerdsville with a tank top on and a smart-arse smile? Can you admit to watching Eggheads - even if only in a moment of weakness? No matter which category you fall into – try our pub quiz and prove to yourself that the years of watching and talking about footy have not been a complete waste of time. But please try not to cheat, for as my headmaster used to say “You’re only cheating on yourself”, which ironically is not what his wife said to him, when she caught him in congress with his secretary.

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La Liga big two may face competition from rich Malaga

With both teams adding to already impressive squads, La Liga may be on course for another year in which Real Madrid and Barcelona fight it out for the title in what is a recurrent theme. Barcelona have drafted £22 million striker Alexis Sanchez into their League and Champions League winning squad while their dogged pursuit of Cesc Fabregas is ongoing.

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Watch out! The Belgians are Coming!

Belgium haven’t seen many glory days since the 1980’s, when they reached a World Cup quarter final and a semi final just 4 years later. Further still, they came 2nd in the 1980 European Championships. However, many factors suggest the emerging breed of players will stop this rot of national failures.

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Team GB Not Meant to Be

Football Associations of Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales are still contemplating whether they should allow their players to compete in the Olympics 2012 British football team.

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Was Johnson Right to Join the Wolfpack

Roger Johnson, 28, has had two fantastic seasons in the Premier League under Alex McLeish’s tenure. The English defender formed a steady partnership with Scott Dann – who has also been linked with a move away from St. Andrews.

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Player Power Petering Out?

The concept of ‘player power’ is one that has significantly risen in stock in the money-driven world of modern professional football. It is a term that relates to footballers having almost complete control over their own rights and movements, with very little regard for their employers or what is written within their contracts.

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Bright Future at the Emirates?

Luton Town. Swansea City. Doncaster Rovers. Carlisle United. MK Dons. Crawley Town. Birmingham City. Darlington. What do these eight clubs have in common? They have all won a trophy in the past six seasons; something that Arsenal have failed to achieve in that very same time period. This is the team that has invested nigh on £100m in their current squad, and is recognised as the third greatest team in English football history. Has everything gone badly wrong?

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The legacy of Patrick Vieira

In 1996, a little known French midfielder aged 20 arrived on English shores, for a fee of £3.5 million. While this may seem like a pitiful amount, just one tenth of Andy Carroll, back then it was a decent amount of money.

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Bojan – The Enigma of Barcelona

Unless you've been living under a rock for the past few years, you'll be well aware of the success that Barcelona have attained, primarily through their youth system.

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Music To The Eyes

This piece is written with the aim to present a new definition and perspective to modern football. It should be a walk in the park to those who know their basics about music and soccer. Alright, so let’s roll.

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