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After Football suffered one of the biggest scandal in history via the Italian Soccer League and Zidane a victim of an Italian assault; they just can’t get enough to behave and show the world how beautiful the sport is.

Sampdoria forward Francesco Flachi and Atalanta defender Moris Carrozzieri is guilty of illegal betting and is suspended for two months. These two people thought they could get away with it by using a third-party to place bets and communicate with players for information.

Congratulations as you get to add up in the Italian image of dirty football. Whose next?

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Liverpool managed to make it to the top half of the Premiership after a series of pathetic games against Everton and Chelsea saw their standing drop by winning against a lowly squad in Newscastle. Liverpool won the game with a score of 2 – 0 on goals coming from Dirk Kuyt and Xabi Alonso.

Xabi Alonso was happy to fire a goal from 65 yards straight to the back of the net giving Liverpool their second goal. There is nothing to celebrate really, especially when both goals of Liverpool where scored against a second-rated goalkeeper—Steve Harper—who was clearly off in both instances.

I haven’t seen it (the programme) but I’m looking forward to going home and having a nice cup of tea and a slice of toast and watching it because I’ve done absolutely nothing wrong.

Why would Harry worry about the “tap up” between him and agent Peter Harrison about Blackburn captain Andy Todd? Why would he care if it is against FA rules?

Harry’s Portmouth team is enjoying success in the premiership this season and would not worry getting any disciplinary action from his club and at most will just get a warning from FA and some change monetary penalties.

The aggression between Arsenal and Manchester United continue as Jens Lehmann is accused of kicking a bottle to the East Stand straight to a fan at Old Trafford during their game last Sunday. In previous occasions, pizzas where thrown at Arsenal’s tunnel (2002) and Arsenal defender getting penalized with his encounter with Rudd Van Nistelrooy (2004); in both times, Arsenal lost 0 – 2.

Michael Ballack was given a red card by referee Mike Riley for stomping Mohamed Sissoko of Liverpool. He was in disbelief and in protest of the red card, after it was handed down to him, only to backtrack after video replay evidence showed he was too late and did not have the ball in play when he arrived.

Chelsea allowed the 1 pm deadline for filing of protest pass and see Michael sit it out for their games against Fulham, Aston Villa and Reading while eligible for play against Levski Sofia and Portmouth.

It is no brainer that Chelsea should no longer appeal the ugly incident caught on tape, instead they should start making adjustments while Michael Ballack is serving his suspension.

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Owen Hargreaves of Bayern Munich fractured his left fibula during their game against Armenia Bielefeld and would be out for at least six weeks.

Owen is taking it lightly: I need to wear a plaster for three weeks, then we have to wait and see how the recovery goes. That’s the way it is in football, sometimes you are flying high and all of a sudden you are down again.

Owen Hargreaves is a dependable defensive midfielder which will be sorely missed by Bayern Munich against Inter Milan and Sporting Lisbon against Champions League Group.

I did not expect it was going to happen at Old Trafford but I am relieved Arsenal has finally won a game this season against a streaking Manchester United despite missing Thierry Henry, Robin van Persie and Philippe Senderos.

Manchester United behind Christian Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney and Louis Saha could not put the ball behind the net and the loss dampens the ego of Alex Ferguson who publicly declared they could score ten goals against Celtic.

Henry is still hurting on his recurring foot injury and playing against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday is the last thing Arsene Wenger should do because no matter what it is, their young players have not developed into a cohesive unit to take out Manchester United at this early stage of the season.

Arsenal is riding high on their fourth place finish last season in the Premiership to remain calm despite their pathetic performance at start of the Premiership. How can Arsene Wenger explain their loss to Manchester City, falling behind eight points of Manchester United and recording their worst top flight campaign in 14 years?

Arsenal surprisingly saw their stars grow faster than expected that helped them sneaked through fourth place on the last day of the competition last season, something we might not be able to see from them unless they get their acts together.

David Beckham is 31 years old, gone are his days of cannon ball shots and his contract with Real Madrid is expiring soon. Should he be extended? Definitely. Should he extend? Definitely.

David Beckham is getting old and a two year extension on what is still looking to become a big money spending for Real Madrid doesn’t make sense, unless he agrees on cheap contract, which I seriously doubt.

Why would Real open their wallets for David Beckham?

David Beckham is still the marketing phenomenal no matter how poor he plays, people love him and Real Madrid cannot let go of someone that generates enough money off his image to pay probably pay half of their team’s salaries. Given that he’s years are coming to end means a lot of fans are storming the stadium to see his final competitions. He isn’t like any superstar who fades as he grows old but the love and admiration of his loyal legions will pay their last respect to the person that occupied their hearts for more than a decade.