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Paraguay striker Cabanas shot in bar attack

“He was shot in the head,” prosecutor Miguel Angel Mancera, told the news channel Televisa. “According to an initial report it [the bullet] was a shot from a firearm with a frontal entry point and without exit.”

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I remember when Steven Gerrard got arrested I said nothing good can happen to you in a bar when your famous. Let me add to that, nothing good can happen to you in a bar at nearly 6am too. Part me is wondering what kind of night Sunderland target Salvador Cabanas was having. The other part of me is still in shock over this news. What an awful story to read about. It must be a miracle Cabanas wasn’t killed on the spot, hope he is able to pull through this tragic event.

Tevez slams ”sock-sucker” Neville

In another interview, broadcast on ESPN Radio in Argentina, Carlos Tevez has again lashed out at Gary Neville, calling him a ”sock-sucker” and branding him a ”moron” for his lack of respect in his pre-match comments about the striker ahead of the Carling Cup semi-final.

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Reading Carlos Tevez quotes below made my day. Pure gold. Only thing missing was 2pac’s Hit em up playing in the background.

Speaking in a radio interview in his native language on ESPN Argentina’s La Oral Deportiva show, Tevez said: “My celebration was directed at Gary Neville. He acted like a complete sock-sucker [boot-licker] when he said I wasn’t worth £25 million just to suck up to the manager. I don’t know what the hell that idiot is talking about me for. I never said anything about him.

I can now picture Gary Neville talking about Cristiano Ronaldo if Real Madrid and Manchester United were to play and saying something to the effect of “The gaffer was right to sell Ronaldo and bring in Antonio Valencia.”

Gary Neville shouldn’t be talking about other players, period. He isn’t a starter anymore, he couldn’t back up what he said about Tevez on the pitch and with that being the case he should of gave a standard boring answer. Part of me feels some of the foreign players on Manchester United also had a chuckle when they heard about Tevez’s comments.

Can’t wait for the second leg of this Carling Cup tie.

Take that Rory Delap. The Front Flip was just showing off mind you. Below is the “World Record Throw In Toss”

Tevez proves his worth against old club

The script was written perfectly for Manchester City as Carlos Tevez struck twice against old club Manchester United to leave the Blues on the brink of their first domestic final since 1981 after a 2-1 win.

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Gary Neville comments on how Manchester United was right to part ways with Carlos Tevez was foolish yesterday and proven even more so today. The thing I most enjoy about Carlos Tevez is most foreign players view a club as just an employer. With Tevez you can tell he wishes to create a bond with the club and fans. You could tell that with his brief time with West Ham where he was loved by the supports and vice versa. In his first season with Manchester United again Tevez created a bond with his selflessness and hard work. Then everyone knows what happens with Manchester United bringing in Dimitar Berbatov.

Sir Alex Ferguson can’t admit to this mistake at the moment but I’d be shocked if one day he didn’t own up to the fact Dimitar Berbatov was a luxury Manchester United didn’t need and Carlos Tevez was one of the key reasons to their success the previous two years.

If Gol TV wishes to send me press releases I’d be honoured to post them. The press release is for GOL TV in the U.S but most of the sporting events are also covered by GOL TV Canada, who I’m not on their radar…..yet.

GOLTV TELECASTS 2010 COPPA ITALIA & COPA DEL REY

All-Soccer Network Telecasts Final Round Coverage of National Cups Featuring Europe’s Top Teams from the Italian and Spanish Leagues

MIAMI – Jan. 19, 2010 – GolTV, the nation’s only bilingual channel delivering the most sought-after international soccer coverage, will telecast the 2010 Coppa Italia and Copa del Rey quarterfinals kicking off on

Jan. 20. The all-soccer network will deliver live and premiere coverage of Italy and Spain’s prestigious national cup competitions featuring several of Europe’s top soccer club teams and superstar players.

First, GolTV will head to Italy for the first quarterfinal match of the Coppa Italia. GolTV’s exclusive Coppa Italia coverage will feature live matches starring Italian powerhouses Juventus, Lazio and Milan. The network has secured the TV rights to the remainder of the Coppa Italia through the final match on May 5.

Then, GolTV launches its Copa del Rey coverage with two exclusive live matches from the first leg of the quarterfinals on Jan. 21. Because the cup champions automatically qualify for the playoff round of the 2010-11 UEFA Europa League, the Copa del Rey is a key event for Spanish clubs and sparks fierce competition. GolTV will follow Copa del Rey contenders through the semifinals on Feb. 3 – 4 and 10.

Wednesday, Jan. 20
LIVE – Fiorentia vs. Lazio at 3 p.m. ET

Thursday, Jan. 21
LIVE – Racing de Santander vs. Osasuna at 2 p.m. ET
LIVE – Atl. Madrid vs. Celta at 4 p.m. ET

All dates and times listed are subject to change, a current programming schedule is available online at www.goltv.tv.

Read yesterday how the the Premier League had to take 7 million in TV revenue that was suppose to go to Portsmouth and instead use it to help pay off some 10 million in transfer payments Portsmouth still has outstanding.

One of those creditors owned money was Chelsea over the Glen Johnson transfer back in 2007. This got me thinking, here you have Chelsea who basically got rid of Johnson only for the player to come good at Portsmouth then sell him to Liverpool for 17 million. You see this if your Chelsea and then Portsmouth have the nerve to cry poor when it’s time to finish off the transfer payments.

What balls is the first thing which come to mind. Let’s pretend you are selling a laptop and you get rid of it to someone you work it for $500. Now this co-worker pays you $300 upfront and tells you he is good for the last $200. As you work with the guy you think it’s ok. Then you find out a couple of weeks later your co-worker friend turns around and sells the same laptop for $1000. It’s good for him that he found someone to cough up a grand for the thing but then he has the nerve to cry poor on the remaining $200 owned to you. People catch beatings for less then this. I don’t condone violence but if Roman Abramovich wishes to get one of his goons to slap around whichever Arab businessman owns Portsmouth this week can you really blame him?

Liverpool 1-2 Reading: Shane Long Dumps Reds Out Of FA Cup

Substitute Shane Long scored the winning goal in front of the Kop in the first half of extra time.

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Don’t even know where to begin anymore. This Liverpool team is just sad to watch. What a total lack of heart out there for those Liverpool players, many of whom don’t deserve to wear the jersey. It has little to do with talent, it’s the fact that outside of Torres, Gerrard, Reina everyone else just seems to be going through the motions out there. Ownership isn’t perfect but they can only be blamed so much. Equal part of the blame goes to Rafa and these Liverpool players. Tom Hicks jr must think his e-mail was blessing in disguised as he now longer has to deal with this mess at Anfield.

Briefly wanted give Reading some credit. Yes, they are having a terrible year in the Championship but for one day anyway those fans can be proud of their teams. Those Reading players fought til the bitter ends when most teams would of laid down and got rewarded with an extra time penalty.

Liverpool Sign Maxi Rodriguez From Atletico Madrid On Three And A Half Year Deal

Liverpool have completed the signing of Atletico Madrid midfielder Maxi Rodriguez on a free transfer, the club has confirmed on their official website.

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Can’t beat the price, plus it’s not everyday you can sign a quality player still in his prime on a free transfer. Maxi Rodriguez might be wondering what has he got himself into too after watching today’s game however but I do think he can bring certain skills to the table that can help Liverpool turn it around.

Be interesting to see what cause Atletico Madrid to cut ties with a player they could of sold for 10-15 million just 18 months ago.

If you are American read on. Over the weekend rumours started to fly about that Fox was going to buy the American arm of Setanta Sports. This has proven to be incorrect as Fox will cut out Setanta Sports to launch a second soccer channel called Fox Soccer Plus.

All of this is breaking so information regarding will it be there a subscription rate like Setanta or will cable providers put it on a same tier as Fox Soccer Channel I couldn’t tell you. What I can tell you is as of March 1st 2010 Fox won’t be subleasing EPL games to Setanta which means no more EPL on Setanta Sports US. I’m all for a soccer channel showing more than EPL, Serie A, La Liga but charging 15 bucks a month for it would be a tough go. Interesting what happens to Setanta sports from here without being able to broadcast EPL games.

I’ve often been critical of Manchester City ever since they shown Sven Goran Eriksson the door and for the most part my opinion hasn’t changed but they sure picked a great time to dump Mark Hughes and replace him with Roberto Mancini.

With the January transfer about the open up it was the right time to make a move when they lost confidence in Mark Hughes. Also helping Mancini make the transition to English football easier was playing the likes of Stoke, Wolves, and Blackburn. Mancini does deserve credit for getting the back line to actually play defense even if it’s against teams without a top striker, it’s a positive start going forward. Any talk of turmoil at Manchester City has now been quieted down. Funny how winning makes for a happy clubhouse.

“Players injured, driver dead” after Togo bus attack

The two players injured are reported to be GSI Pontivy goalkeeper Kodjovi Obilalé and Vaslui FC defender Serge Akakpo. Others reported injured are an assistant coach, a doctor and a journalist who was following the team. Alaixis Romao, the Grenoble player, told RMC he could count seven people injured.

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Hate posting stories like these which are more a reflection on society in general than football. By that as it may this ranks up there with Sepp Blatter’s worst nightmare. With the World Cup in South Africa less than six months away you know phone calls are ringing off the hook in FIFA’s offices to review security measures. For every one’s sake it better be more then the two police officers who didn’t have a chance when those gang of rebels opened fire on the Togo team bus.