Saturday Gossip & News Round Up @ Mata on “verge” of Chelsea switch, Jagielka happy at Everton, Aguero can handle pressure

Blackburn boss Steve Kean has denied having a row with El-Hadji Diouf, but does admit the controversial Senegalese international is likely to leave before the close of the transfer window.

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Shay given chance to shine

Aston Villa have snapped up Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Shay Given for an undisclosed fee reported to be around £3.5million. Manager Alex McLeish signed him to replace Brad Friedel who moved to Tottenham. So is this good for Villa and Given?

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Daily Round Up @ Torres is back? Wenger turns to Asian wonderkid, Kean warns Rovers, plus Given, Hodgson and Dos Santos

The Premiership is back and already hitting the headlines…

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'Premier League Preview: Maynard Chew-ses City for the Title

After three long months the Premier League returns this weekend with Manchester United vying for their 20^th domestic title.

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Jelleyman has thrown a wobbly

“Jelleyman has thrown a wobbly” is just one of things I am looking forward to hearing over the next football season. If you do not know what I am going on about then I am not sure that I consider you a true football fan, either that or you don’t have Sky.

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The main problem with the transfer window

So, there is little over three weeks to go of the transfer window and clubs are still scrambling to sign the one quality player that will take them to the next level. Manchester City signed Sergio Aguero but still want Samir Nasri, rivals United are pushing for Wesley Sneijder, Chelsea are close to brining in “mini” Drogba, Arsenal signed Alex ‘Theo Walcott MK:II’ Oxlade-Chamberlian earlier today while Liverpool look set to begin talks with Birmingham City over the proposed transfer of Scott Dann.

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Is Agüero the first of many

Is Sergio Agüero the latest world star to join the Premier League, or is he in fact looking to be the first successful global signing since Tottenham Hotspur signed German World Cup winner Jürgen Klinsmann in the Premier League’s early years, way back in 1994?

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Passionate Premier League Fans

Watching an English premier league match, involving one of these big teams in a public viewing centre in Nigeria is always very interesting and challenging. There are always large turnouts of people at these venues occupying every available space, sweating profusely for lack of sufficient ventilation.

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Meeting Your Heroes

They say in life you should never meet your heroes, as you'll more often than not be crushingly disappointed with how arrogant / rude / ignorant etc they may turn out to be. It's best to admire them from afar so your initial preconception of them is kept intact; your illusion is never shattered.

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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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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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Bargains So Far

You never know if a transfer will come off. There have been so many flops and so many bargains every single season. So, here is my attempt at picking out some of the best buys so far.

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Still trying to decipher the Joe Cole enigma

The rebuilding process is underway for Liverpool, started in January with the acquisition of Luis Suarez and Andy Carroll, it has continued into the summer with a ringing endorsement from owner John Henry, who said that his club will prioritise the future, and not just look for short term benefit.

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