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Liverpool striker Fernando Torres has laughed off reports linking him with a move to Manchester United, saying he would never swap Anfield for Old Trafford.

Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti has launched a dramatic late bid to sign Carlos Tevez from under the noses of Manchester United and Manchester City in a £25m deal.

Ancelotti made the last-gasp approach personally after getting Tevez’s phone number from fellow Argentina striker Hernan Crespo, who worked with Ancelotti at AC Milan four years ago.

However, Manchester City remain favourites to sign Tevez as they are offering wages of £140,000 a week.

Liverpool are also interested in the 25-year-old but their desire to spread the fee over the duration of Tevez’s contract makes the deal less appealing to the striker’s adviser Kia Joorabchian.

The Reds have, however, won the race to sign defender Glen Johnson from Portsmouth for a massive £19.5m.

Liverpool will have to finance the deal by selling defender Alvaro Arbeloa to Real Madrid for about £8m, while the fact that Portsmouth still owe the Reds £7m as part of the deal that took Peter Crouch to Fratton Park last summer will also reduce the overall fee.

Chelsea are closer to signing Manchester City striker Daniel Sturridge, whose fee will be decided by a tribunal, and CSKA Moscow winger Yuri Zhirkov for £15m.

However, Zhirkov has denied he is about to move to Stamford Bridge, claiming he wants to join Barcelona instead.

Defender Ricardo Carvalho, meanwhile, has launched a parting shot at Chelsea as he nears a move to Inter Milan, claiming they “should have given me more support” during his time injured last season.

Real Madrid have contacted a host of Premier League clubs with a list of nine players they are willing to sell in a bid to recoup some of the £150m they will lay out on Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo. Arjen Robben, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Klass-Jan Huntelaar, Wesley Sneijder, Rafael van der Vaart, Royston Drenthe, Javier Saviola, Gabriel Heinze and Mahamadou Diarra are the players available.

But Tottenham’s bid to sign Van Nistelrooy could be scuppered by the Dutch striker’s £90,000-a-week wage demands.

Spurs midfielder David Bentley is in talks with Aston Villa about a cut-price £7m move.

He will be replaced at White Hart Lane by Aston Villa winger Ashley Young, with Jermaine Jenas also travelling in the opposite direction to Villa Park as part of a bumper swap deal.

Aston Villa manager Martin O’Neill will also step up his pursuit of Middlesbrough centre-half David Wheater after learning he will be allowed to leave for around £7m.

And the Northern Irishman is keen on taking £13m-rated Standard Liege midfielder Steven Defour to Villa Park, despite interest from Liverpool.

Everton are going to step up their interest in Reading pair Kevin Doyle and Stephen Hunt after Royals boss Brendan Rodgers confirmed he is ready to cash in on the striker and midfielder.

Manchester City boss Mark Hughes will make a bid for Portsmouth striker Peter Crouch if he is priced out of a move for Blackburn frontman Roque Santa Cruz.

Sunderland are closing in on a £5m deal for Manchester City defender Richard Dunne.

He could be replaced by Everton defender Joleon Lescott in a deal worth £16m.

And City are aiming to replace the Irishman with West Ham defender Matthew Upson, having made a firm enquiry for the 30-year-old.

Fulham are lining up a £4m bid for Tottenham midfielder Jamie O’Hara.

Another Spurs midfielder, Didier Zokora, could also be on his way out of White Hart Lane after a settlement between the Londoners and Sevilla over Juande Ramos’s move to Tottenham in October 2007.

The Ivorian could be replaced by AZ Alkmaar midfielder Moussa Dembele in a £15m deal, although Chelsea are also interested in the pacy 21-year-old.

Tottenham striker Roman Pavluchenko could be on his way out of the club as the revolving door continues to swing at White Hart Lane, with Stuttgart willing to snap him up despite claims from former Spurs keeper Cesar Sanchez that the Russian is “impossible” to communicate with.

Veteran Manchester City midfielder Dietmar Hamann has held talks with German side 1860 Munich about resurrecting his career in Germany’s Second Bundesliga when he becomes a free agent at the end of this month.

Arsenal left-back Gael Clichy has ruled out a move away from the Emirates Stadium this summer, despite reported interest from Real Madrid.

The French left-back could be joined at the Gunners by Stuttgart midfielder Thomas Hitzlsperger, who manager Arsene Wenger is keen to sign for around £5m.

Villarreal, Roma and Fiorentina are interested in signing Arsenal defender Phillipe Senderos, who has one year left on his contract at the Emirates Stadium.

Bolton have reignited their interest in signing Portugal midfielder Miguel Veloso from Sporting Lisbon by offering £8m for the 23-year-old.

And they are also interested in Portsmouth defender Sylvain Distin, Wigan pair Lee Cattermole and Hugo Rolladega, and Spartak Moscow midfielder Radislav Kovac.

As well as Portsmouth midfielder Sean Davis on a free transfer.

Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce has enquired about taking Chelsea striker Franco di Santo, 20, on loan.

Manchester City striker Felipe Caicedo claims a number of clubs in Portugal, Spain and England, including West Ham, are interested in signing him.

Bayern Munich chief Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has claimed Manchester United, Chelsea, Real Madrid and Barcelona have made an approach for France winger Franck Ribery.

And United are also continuing to monitor teenage Gremio midfielder Douglas Costa.

Sir Alex Ferguson is also leading the chase for Argentine midfielder Javier Pastore, 19, from Huracan.

Celtic midfielder Scott Brown has cooled talk of a move to the Premier League, with Tottenham said to be interested, by welcoming the appointment of Tony Mowbray as manager. “Under Tony we can win the title back next season,” he said.

Former Scotland midfielder Nigel Quashie will leave West Ham for Cardiff this summer.

Fulham are targeting Celtic’s loan striker Jeremie Aliadiere in a £3m move.

Strikers appear to be the order of the day at Craven Cottage, with manager Roy Hodgson also considering moves for Manchester City’s Brazilian frontman Jo and Inter Milan’s Robert Acquafresca.

Motherwell defender Brian McLean is a target for Hearts.

Galatasaray are close to an agreement to buy Zurab Khizanishvili from Blackburn Rovers for £2m.

Forgotten Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko could end his career at Monaco after his wife told him to join the French side.

Iceland international Hermann Hreidarrsson, available on a free transfer after his contract at Portsmouth expired, is interesting Celtic.

Newly-confirmed Watford manager Malky Mackay has confirmed he’s on the verge of signing Aberdeen skipper Scott Severin.

Sheffield United have been told they must double their £1.5m bid if they hope to sign Wales striker Ched Evans from Manchester City.

Celtic are poised to beat Rangers and Brugge to the signature of Gothenburg and Sweden central defender Mattias Bjarsmyr.

Celtic could join Rangers in expressing interest in out-of-contract Portsmouth defender Hermann Hreidarsson.

Hearts have targeted defender Brian McLean, who is out of contract with Motherwell.

Kilmarnock have made Middelsbrough winger Graeme Owens their first summer signing.

Sunderland striker Anthony Stokes is high on new Hibernian manager John Hughes’ shopping list.

Former Academica Coimbra right-back Markus Berger wants a move to Hibernian.

Cardiff City will target Motherwell striker David Clarkson if they sell Ross McCormack.

Premier League chairman Dave Richards faces further questions about his involvement in Sulaiman Al Fahim’s proposed takeover of Portsmouth after former Manchester City owner Thakin Shinawatra admitted advising the United Arab Emirates businessman to buy the Fratton Park outfit.

West Brom have asked permission from Peterborough to talk to manager Darren Ferguson about succeeding Celtic-bound Tony Mowbray at the Hawthorns.

The Baggies also have Preston manager Alan Irvine and St Johnstone boss Derek McInnes on their shortlist.

Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor is in the middle of an international bust-up after being thrown out of Togo’s squad for not showing up at the team hotel or their training session to prepare for the World Cup match in Morocco on Saturday.

Livingston have been rocked by a £5,000 fine from the Scottish Football Association after failing to submit their end-of-season accounts properly.

Former Northern Ireland and Fulham boss Lawrie Sanchez wants to take charge of Motherwell.

Former Aberdeen and St Mirren manager Alex Smith is being lined up as director of football at Falkirk.

Youth coach Eddie May will be named Falkirk manager, with Steven Pressley as his assistant later this week.

Alex Smith would be a mentor to Eddie May and Steven Pressley should they become the management team at Falkirk Stadium.

Former Rangers and Blackburn defender Lorenzo Amouso in in line to become head coach with Serie C club Arezzo.

Hearts manager Csaba Laszlo has rejected summer offers from Universitatae Craiova, Panionios, Asteras Tripolis and an unnamed German club.

Manchester City forward Robinho has adopted a new weight-training programme in a bid to bulk up for the new season. “He looks like a toothpick with a pair of headphones on when he lifts a barbell,” said a City source.

Real Madrid defender Cristoph Metzelder has hit out at the Spanish giant’s proposed £80m signing of Cristiano Ronaldo, saying: “Spending that money on someone that can get injured or be in bad form isn’t correct to me, especially during this period of financial uncertainty.”

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West Ham 0-1 Manchester United

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30/10/08: Manchester United 2-0 West Ham

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Manchester United moved back to the top of the Premier League as a sublime Ryan Giggs goal saw them overcome West Ham.

Ryan Giggs scored a magnificent second half winner to send Manchester United two points clear of Liverpool at the top of the Premier League, as the champions kept a 13th consecutive clean sheet.

In a lacklustre game, Edwin van der Sar never looked in serious danger of being denied a British record for not conceding a goal that now extends to 1,212 minutes.

But United looked equally unlikely to score either until Giggs stepped inside Carlton Cole, burst into the box and thrashed home a shot that was enough to end West Ham’s impressive eight-match unbeaten run at Upton Park and edge closer to the championship triumph that will see the Old Trafford outfit match Liverpool’s impressive tally.

Hammers old boys Rio Ferdinand and Michael Carrick were given warm ovations but Carlos Tevez received an even louder burst of applause in recognition of his efforts in the Eastenders’ survival fight two years ago, which continues to cause the Premier League so much grief.

By that point, Giggs had already sliced a volley wide in an encouraging start for the champions that also involved a couple of trademark piledrivers from Paul Scholes, one of which Cristiano Ronaldo turned goalwards, forcing Robert Green to make an impressive save.

A brilliant passage of close control involving Giggs, Tevez and Dimitar Berbatov ended with the Bulgarian lashing a volley goalwards that James Collins found himself accidentally in the way of.

Another move of similar quality brought a Nemanja Vidic shot into the body of the same man and it seemed just a matter of time before United eventually made the breakthrough.

Instead, with Upson outstanding and Scott Parker snapping into a series of tackles in midfield, the Hammers slowly got themselves a foothold in the contest.

If ever there was a man needing to impress watching England coach Fabio Capello, it was Carlton Cole.

Unfortunately, Cole turned like a giant barge as he collected Jack Collison’s short pass with his back to goal.

What seemed like a clear shooting chance quickly disappeared as Vidic and Ferdinand converged on the former Chelsea man, who seems set to win his first cap in Seville on Wednesday.

Cole had earlier managed to gain half a yard on Ferdinand to reach David Di Michele’s through ball but he is not the first striker in recent times to find van der Sar too big a wall to knock over.

When the 33rd minute ticked by, van der Sar eclipsed the record of old Aberdeen stalwart Bobby Clark, who went 1,155 minutes of league action without conceding a goal during the 1970-71 campaign to claim that British record.

The veteran Dutchman’s goal was still intact when Di Michele was crowded out on the edge of United’s penalty area and the loose ball fell to a marauding Lucas Neill, whose curling shot probably did not stretch van der Sar enough.

It was a similar story for United, with Ronaldo in particular getting increasingly agitated with his team-mates, John O’Shea receiving one mouthful and even Sir Alex Ferguson getting a passionate response as the Scot made a point to Ronaldo on the touchline.

Yet if the bad temper was taken as a sign United’s focus was not fully wired in, West Ham got it horribly wrong.

After Giggs had his corner half-cleared, Scholes swiftly spread the ball back to his long-time colleague.

Cole flew in to make a tackle by the touchline. He failed, as did his Hammers team-mates, who expected Giggs to eventually transfer the ball to his generally lethal left foot. Instead Giggs struck it with his right, beyond a startled Green, and into the net.

Ronaldo, his mind back on the job, watched his thunderbolt effort curl just wide after taking a deflection before Neill’s next, wayward, shot allowed van der Sar to edge past Chris Woods and seal a rather complicated British record for minutes without conceding a goal in domestic combat.

As Gamba Osaka scored three times against him in Japan recently and Derby, twice, and Tottenham have found the net in cup combat against the Red Devils recently when van der Sar has not been in goal, it is all rather confusing.

The Hammers fans can be proud of a team that has come such a long way in a matter of months under Zola and Clarke’s leadership.The end score did not justify how hard the Hammers worked, In the seasons to come we could expect West Ham United to be a top 6 contender with Zola as manager.

A rather more straightforward statistic is United are back on top again, two points clear of Liverpool, with a game in hand, as they close in on a record that really does matter; 18 league titles.

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A recent poll carried out by us on COYI shows that 94% of voting fans are wanting BG to sell the club in the interest of the future of WHUFC.

We also respect BG for fighting for this club in the courts and arbitrations regarding Carlos Tevez, but it is now time for the big guy to respect the wish of the fans who want this club to be guaranteed a brighter future by selling to somebody who can afford heavy investments.

Amanda Staveley (left) the head of PCP Capital Partners is the new first lady of football and could be the saviour of West Ham United.

Amanda finalised the deal between Man City FC and Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who counts his money in Trillions rather than Billions of Dollars.

Amanda has openly admitted that 2 more takeovers are in the pipeline and another 3 EPL clubs are also being targeted for takeovers, Newcastle United FC should have new owners by the end of the season.

West Ham United based in London is an ideal club for the Middle Eastern Billionaires and could be bought for as little as £80m including if need be the heavy payment of £30m to Sheffield United FC, but the rewards could be amazing for a new owner  especialy if a new stadium was built or takeover of the Olympic Stadium.

Its time for BG to give WHUFC this opportunity to succeed, god knows after so many years of struggle we deserve nothing less than success.

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Next week is the week that the verdict over Sheffield United’s compensation claim on the Carlos Tevez.

If McCabe wins then West Ham could have to pay up to £50m in compensation to the Sheff Utd owner, but if we win again it will surely be the end of the whole fiasco.

Sheffield United are claiming that due to Tevez playing in the final games for West Ham illegally of the season 2006/07 that it cost them relegation and a loss of £50m, and not the fact that they were not good enough to win or draw the very last game that could have saved them.

West Ham were fined £5.5m by the Premier League for playing Tevez
and Javier Mascherano when their registrations were held by a third
party.

A win for McCabe could be a financial disaster for West Ham unless the West Ham board are already prepared, but a win for BG could mean the new stadium plans will be back on the move and money for Nani and Zola to spend in January.

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From The Associated Press

Sheffield United on Monday embarked on their final legal challenge over the Carlos Tevez affair in an effort to win compensation for being relegated a year ago.

The Blades have taken West Ham to an arbitration hearing and are seeking between £30million and £50million in compensation.

The Coca-Cola Championship club claim the Hammers are to blame for their relegation from the Premier League a year ago, and for playing Tevez, who they claim was ineligible.

West Ham have refused any opportunity to settle before the hearing and insist they have a robust case, based mainly on the grounds that they had provided all the relevant information about Tevez to the Premier League, who then declared the striker eligible after the Hammers had been fined £5.5million for breaching rules on third-party ownership of players.

Sheffield United lost an arbitration hearing against the Premier League last year and this action, which takes place under the auspices of the Football Association, is their last throw of the dice.

The Blades are hoping Tevez’s representative, Kia Joorabchian, may provide some new information that may persuade the latest panel to find in their favour.

Tevez moved from West Ham to Manchester United last summer after Joorabchian’s company, Media Sports Investments, agreed to pay the London club £2million.

The hearing, which is taking place behind closed doors in London, Read more Blades back in court over Tevez

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I have no love for John Terry and i can bet a fortune he has to be one of the most hated players in the World, He is foul mouthed, a Bully, and now also a Vulgar little animal.

Watch the Video, make your own mind up!

My opinion is, that he did spit. and denying it just makes him a Liar as well, Losing to United and those rosey red eyes Read more Did John Terry Spit at Tevez? (VIDEO) Chelsea, Man Utd

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By Joe J (Rooster)

Carlos Tevez, hero of West Ham, is to have a movie made about his life.

The movie will start with his life in the mean streets of Buenos Aires known as Fort Apache, and hopefully finish with conquering the Champions League title against Chelsea.
West Ham FC will play an important role in the movie showing his accomplishment on how he and fighting West Ham Warriors made the great escape from relegation in 2007.
The film will also include the problems Tevez and West Ham had to face after the season ended (Need i say more?)
The movie will also show Tevezs’s major role in making this season successful for Manchester United, as there is no doubt they will

Read more TEVEZ - The Movie!

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By Rooster
Kia Joorabchian believes that West Ham owe him £7.1m for the last 3 games that Tevez played for the Hammers at the end of last season, Cmon Kia , you expect the High court to believe that West Ham agreed to that?

West Ham have dismissed allegations and compensation claims made by Carlos Tevez’s advisor Kia Joorabchian.

He has alleged that the Hammers entered into private agreements without the Premier League’s knowledge to ensure Tevez would be available to play in the final three matches of last season.

Joorabchian has also claimed in papers lodged with the High Court that West Ham owe him a total of £7.1million, which he asserts should have been paid by 31st January.

But the Hammers have dismissed both his allegations and compensation claims.

In a Read more £1.58m for every hour he played?

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