Tottenham set to offer £20m for Premier League striker

If you believe the Sunday Mirror, Spurs are ready to splash £20m for the services of Aston Villa hot-shot Christian Benteke when the season comes to a close.

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Where would the Premier League have been without Fergie's Manchester United?

It’s fair to say that life after Sir Alex Ferguson will be the main storyline of next season’s Premier League soap opera. Many look to him as the glue that has held Man United’s two-decade dominance together. In that spirit, in true MOTD2-style, let’s take a look at what the Premier League’s top positions would have looked like without the Hair Dryer.

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Stiliyan Petrov hangs his boots - a look back

As the dust settles on Sir Alex Ferguson’s second and final retirement announcement (fellow Scot Moyes has already been named as Fergie’s replacement), another retirement has been received by the footballing world, perhaps with a bit more regret. That of former Aston Villa captain Stiliyan Petrov

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Aston Villa intend to keep their "Monster" Christian Benteke

Aston Villa hero Christian Benteke stole the headlines again this past week after yet another monstrous performance during Villa's 6-1 victory against Paolo Di Canio's Sunderland. The Belgian striker sealed a lightning quick hat-trick within the space of 18 minutes during the second half, before receiving the due adulation of the Villa fans after being substituted off for the injury-ridden Darren Bent.

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Wigan win leaves the Premier League strugglers sweating

It could have been as good as done and dusted in regards to Premier League relegation, yet Wigan's win at West Brom on Saturday has left several clubs more than a little bit concerned about their Premiership status a status that for many had seemed all but assured only a few weeks ago.

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Really hairy strikers - A look through those goal-getters with long locks (video)

 Often when faced with the sight of a ponytailed striker, or luscious flowing locks, I wonder, how on earth do they head the ball so precisely, and surely the manager would prefer a slightly more streamlined style? Here's a selection of surfer cuts from over the years.

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Where are they now? A look back at the original Football League

Back in 1888-89, the Football League was born, and so was the obsession that has fills many of our lives up to the present day. So in 2013, how are the 12 original member clubs doing?

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Paul Lambert - Dortmund’s secret weapon

In case you thought Borussia Dortmund are intruders to the Champions League crème de la crème, think again. The recently-dethroned Bundesliga champions were the winners of the 5^th edition of the UEFA Champions League 16 years ago. And guess where they trounced Juventus 3-1?

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Premier League strugglers may be forced to sell star asset, but not without a fight

 Aston Villa are determined to hold on to star striker Christian Benteke and will apparently turn their back on offers of £30million.

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The beauty of growing your own players

 An incredible thing happened in the world of football last week. No I’m not talking about United’s latest demonstration of dominance of the English game nor German football’s apparent takeover of Europe. I’m not even talking about the toothy goings on at Anfield, I’m sure we’ve all had our fill of that particular tasteless episode.

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Aston Villa destroy Sunderland to claim Premier League performance of the week

This space had seemed destined to be occupied by Liverpool following their 6-0 demolition of Newcastle United on the weekend. Aston Villa had other ideas however.

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Can Newcastle avoid the drop?

After Liverpool scored their sixth goal at St James Park in their clash with the Magpies, a large number of fans had already left the stadium. Many were disgusted at the pitiful performance on show, whilst others just consigned themselves to the fact that perhaps they are about to suffer for the final month of the campaign and will have to fight to stay in the division.

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Carlos Bacca may be on the Premier League radar (video)

Club Brugge striker Carlos Bacca is the Belgian Pro League's top scorer with 24 goals this term and may be heading for a summer exit.

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Lucky to be alive, says Petrov

Aston Villa captain Stiliyan Petrov has admitted that he’s lucky to be alive, as he continues his battle with Leukaemia.

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A slice of Motd - A recap of this weekend's action

Sweat begins to drip from your brow, nerves are almost overcoming you, your legs start to get heavy....it can mean only one thing: time for A slice of Motd!

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