FA Cup Fourth Round Preview: Hope & Glory

World football's original knockout competition, the oldest and most glamorous domestic cup tournament of them all, takes centre-stage again this weekend when the Fourth Round of the FA Cup is played over 16 ties across England.

Aston Villa, Charlton, Everton, Liverpool, Newcastle, Sheffield United and Wigan from the Premiership have already been eliminated. And six of the 13 top-flight clubs remaining have been drawn in all-Premiership ties. The other seven face lower league opposition with the attendant possibility of an upset.

http://goal.com/en-US/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=219268

Ronaldo Milan deal agreed, awaiting medical

Ronny misses his Milanese pasta, so he's off! -Sanford

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=404615&cc=5901

FA Cup Classics - Were You There?

Derby County vs. Bristol Rovers in 1975 at the Baseball Ground...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/6291323.stm

Coppa Italia Report: Exciting Draw Between AC Milan And Roma

The Rossoneri were held by the Giallorossi to a 2-2 draw at San Siro in front of a beaming Ronaldo, whose transfer to Milan will be announced officially on Monday.

http://www.goal.com/en-US/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=218895

Chelsea striker Robben to tie knot

The happy couple...

http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=afp-fblnedengprchelsearobbenpeople&prov=afp&type=lgns

Fàbregas leads way as Arsenal youth take centre stage

Young guns(Keep)
Almunia, Hoyte, Senderos, Traoré, Walcott, Fàbregas, Denilson, Diaby, Aliadiãre, Baptista

First XI(Sell)
Lehmann £3m, Eboué £8m, Gallas £15m, Clichy £6m, Hleb £10m, Gilberto £7m, Rosicky £8m, Henry £25m, Adebayor £12m

Total dividends £94m

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,277-2566623,00.html

Serie A In Detail: Dodgy Bans, Bad Tackles And Poor Refereeing

As seen in the recent Roma rumble, violent conduct on the pitch looks less likely to be heavily sanctioned than swearing to a referee. That’s the picture one can get going through punishments handed down by Italian football authorities in Serie A.

http://www.goal.com/en-US/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=218487

La Liga: Valencia look to take advantage against Betis

http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news;_ylt=AjHgF.p6i5bAG2eeBYmWr40mw7YF?slug=reu-spainpreview&prov=reuters&type=lgns

Bundesliga: Bayern confident despite early season failures

http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=reu-germanypreview&prov=reuters&type=lgns

Serie A Preview: Buoyant Inter target repeat win over Sampdoria

http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=reu-italypreview&prov=reuters&type=lgns

Redknapp laughs off fly spies who got under United’s radar

At least Harry Redknapp, the Portsmouth manager, can be ruled out as the mastermind behind the mystery spy plane that buzzed Manchester United’s training ground last week and is believed to have filmed extensive footage of the club’s practice sessions.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,6751-2566782,00.html

Ceiling falls in after Mourinho picks on the wrong guy in power struggle

José Mourinho is like Michelangelo. Roman Abramovich is like Pope Julius II.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,8303-2567003,00.html

Celtic To Face MLS All-Stars In July

It's an odd looking stadium...

http://www.goal.com/en-US/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=218800

Friday's Rumours

http://football.guardian.co.uk/rumourmill/index/0,,1999436,00.html

Claudio Reyna Q&A

How long before you get injured?

http://goal.com/en-US/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=218977

Lawro's FA Cup Predictions

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/6282243.stm

The Kevin Nolan column

Nolan says he's getting tired of playing Arsenal in the FA Cup...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/6291405.stm

River Fan Tattoos Penis on Boca Fan

More fun from Argentina. Thanks to The News friend Peter Bogaty for bring this to our attention...

http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7006225153

Phil Ball in Spain

Phil gives us his half-time report on all the teams in La Liga...

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=404375&root=europe&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab1pos2&cc=5901

Ernst Bouwes in Holland

Ernst gets us up to date on what's shaking with Feyenoord...

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=404445&root=europe&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab1pos1&cc=5901

Chelsea eyes American Onyewu to shore up defense

Don't do it, Gooch! Don't go over to the dark side...

I do like the tie/no shirt look that your lady friend is sporting, though.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=404287&cc=5901

Reyna a U.S. star fans can identify with

I hope I'm wrong but I can't see Claudio making much of an impact back on home soil. The guy is just so injury prone and never seems to be able to put together a substantial run of form. Every time he gets into a rhythm and reaches the top of his game he pulls a hammy or strains a groin. -Sanford
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=404432&root=mls&cc=5901

Carling Cup: Tottenham 2 Arsenal 2

Having demonstrated their class in the Carling Cup quarter-final win away to Liverpool, Arsenal’s youngsters used a feverish North London derby to showcase their remarkable character last night. Júlio Baptista was again to the fore, scoring twice in the second half to make up for an earlier own goal and complete a remarkable comeback from 2-0 down.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,27-2565117,00.html

Mourinho exit draws closer as Chelsea look to ditch his aides

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,277-2564713,00.html

Barclays Premiership Table

Barclays Premiership Table

		P	GD	Pts
1	Man Utd	24	35	57
2	Chelsea	24	22	51
3	Liverpool	24	21	46
4	Arsenal	24	25	45
5	Bolton	24	2	40
6	Portsmouth	24	10	37
7	Everton	24	8	35
8	Reading	24	2	34
9	Tottenham	24	-3	33
10	Blackburn	24	-5	31
11	Middlesbrough	24	0	30
12	Newcastle	24	-4	30
13	Man City	24	-9	30
14	Aston Villa	24	-2	29
15	Fulham	24	-10	29
16	Sheff Utd	24	-14	24
17	Wigan	23	-15	22
18	West Ham	24	-21	20
19	Charlton	24	-24	19
20	Watford	23	-18	15

Cheeky Joey lands in Lampard's bad books

Marina Hyde says that Joey Barton was right to have a pop at England's World Cup losers and their subsequent tomes and I could not agree more. -Sanford

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/sport/2007/01/25/cheeky_joey_lands_in_lampards.html

Why football can happily live without Warnock's brand of Sheffield steel

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,8305-2562748,00.html

And here's a recap of all the shenanigans from last weekend when United met Reading...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JRTLS8NBow

La Liga: Real Betis 1-1 Barcelona + Table

Struggling Betis hold on...

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=203910&cc=5901

1	Barcelona	19	23	39
2	Seville	19	18	38
3	Real Madrid	19	12	38
4	Valencia	19	13	36
5	Atl Madrid	19	12	35
6	Real Zaragoza	19	10	31
7	Recreativo Huelva	19	3	30
8	Getafe	19	3	29
9	Osasuna	19	3	26
10	Espanyol	19	0	26
11	Villarreal	19	-6	26
12	R Santander	19	-5	25
13	Deportivo	19	-10	22
14	Celta Vigo	19	-5	21
15	Mallorca	19	-11	20
16	Athl Bilbao	19	-7	19
17	Levante	19	-10	19
18	Real Betis	19	-7	18
19	Real Sociedad	19	-13	13
20	Gimnastic	19	-23	9

La Liga fails to excite despite tight title contest

http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=reu-spainreview&prov=reuters&type=lgns

Spurs handed bye into next round of UEFA Cup

Well that's one way to advance...

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=404584&cc=5901

Baptista plays his way into the first team

"Julio Baptista has shown again what a player he is," Wenger said. "He is mentally strong. He scored an own-goal and instead of feeling sorry [for himself] he scored two. He will play [more in the coming weeks]. We have lost Van Persie and now Hleb tonight, so of course he is in my mind and he will play more than you think."

http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,1998139,00.html

Reyna signs with Red Bull

Make some room in the whirlpool. I'm setting the over/under on games started at 18.

http://www.goal.com/en-US/articolo.aspx?contenutoid=217951

Fire miss out on Zidane

In other news Bill Gates won't come to my house to help with my computer problems and Kate Moss won't date me.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=404508&cc=5901

Next wave of US talent looks promising

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=403860&root=us&cc=5901

Reyna prepared for MLS landing

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=404283&cc=5901

Juve update

How's Serie B treating Europe's favorite referee influencers?

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/sport/2007/01/24/juve_enjoying_life_among_the_p.html

Another tale of a Spurs choke

Pleat recalls losing the league cup to the Gunners in '87, back when football managers treated each other like human beings.

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/sport/2007/01/24/the_result_was_a_stab_in_the_h.html

Rossi in demand

He struggled at Newcastle, so obviously the big Italian clubs must have him. Don't they know he's actually from New Jersey?

http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,1997334,00.html

Special One holds Chelsea Board hostage

This is going to get really ugly.

http://football.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1997302,00.html

Charges in Blades/Royals scrum

http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,1997730,00.html

Saviola Prefers to stay at Barca

http://www.goal.com/en-us/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=217707

Wright-Phillips sytmies Baros Cheslea move

Q: What the hell would Chelsea want with Milan Baros? Euro 2004 was 3 years ago and he's done fuck all since.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=404420&cc=5901

Jol Wishes he had Arsene's squad

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=404358&cc=5901

Chelsea Bury Wycombe

Schevchenko and Lampart score 2 apiece in the route to secure a place in the Carling Cup final.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=212045&cc=5901

Totti Tantrum

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1UaclKjTog

Arsenal 2 Manchester United 1

Henry blows title wide open...

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,277-2559818,00.html

Liverpool 2 Chelsea 0

Chelsea lose plot...

English Premier League match reports

http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=reu-englandreports&prov=reuters&type=lgns

Spanish Primera Liga reports

http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=reu-spainreports&prov=reuters&type=lgns

Inter beat Fiorentina to go 11 points clear

http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=reu-italy&prov=reuters&type=lgns

Van Persie suffers the curse of the metatarsal

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=404029&cc=5901

USA 3 - 1 Denmark

You can call Saturday's friendly between the United States and Denmark a case of mission accomplished, at least as far as the U.S. team and its interim head coach Bob Bradley are concerned. The Americans prevailed 3-1 and gave some young players their international baptism.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=403863&root=us&cc=5901

The Insider at Craven Cottage

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=403788&root=england&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab1pos1&cc=5901

Richard Williams Column

Henry rises above prosaic toiling to make decisive contribution.

The Frenchman's late winner gave Manchester United a taste of their own medicine in a match that neither side deserved to win.

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/sport/2007/01/22/henry_rises_above_prosaic_toil.html

Adu's two goals help U.S. qualify for Under-20 Cup

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=404018&cc=5901

Demotion looms for Rennie over 'appalling' gaffe

Uriah Rennie faces being dropped from the Premiership over the glaring error that enabled Newcastle to fight back for a 2-2 draw with West Ham. His mistake in allowing James Milner's goal to stand when Scott Parker was clearly interfering with play in an offside position is also likely to be used as a demonstration video for referees on how not to apply football's most complicated law.

http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,1995854,00.html

Larsson exposes madness of the Anglo transfer duty

Why does the simple matter of their nationality vastly inflate English players' value in the transfer market?

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/sport/2007/01/21/larsson_exposes_madness_of_the_1.html

Ice thaws for best of enemies

In the preamble to this match, Arsène Wenger had stated that Thierry Henry resembled a lion, which was news to those who have sometimes felt that, when the going gets tough, he actually resembles a tabby who wants to go home to the fireside. The claws were out yesterday, though, a late winner proving that while this is an Arsenal side in progress, the old guard remains pivotal.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,277-2559745,00.html