Mourinho gets job offer - for one game only

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Chelsea's ex-manager Jose Mourinho to coach in an exhibition game in June.
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Nakata wants Mourinho involved in the game Japan's most recognisable ex-footballer plans to stage in Yokohama on June 7 to raise awareness of environmental issues.
Liverpool's Steven Gerrard, Chelsea pair Didier Drogba and Andriy Shevchenko and Luis Figo of Inter Milan are among players Nakata wants to invite, according to Japan's Sports Hochi.
Nakata, who won an Italian Serie A title with Roma in 2001, stunned Japanese fans by retiring after the 2006 World Cup at 29 years old.
Source Soccernet.com

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Arsenal Extends Lead in Premier LeagueTuesday, February 12th, 2008
Arsenal has extended their lead in the soccer betting Premier League to five points after a 2-0 win over Blackburn on Monday. Philippe Senderos scored early and Emmanuel Adebayor scored late for the Gunners. It would have been more of a rout if not for Blackburn goalkeeper Brad Friedel.
The win by Arsenal was a big one considering Manchester United was upset by Manchester City 2-1 on Sunday. Arsenal has 12 games left as they try and hold off the powerful United club. The loss by United to their rivals was a shock as Manchester City swept United for the first time since 1970. The 2-1 win was their first win at Old Trafford since 1974. The loss ended United’s 13 match winning streak. Darius Vassell and Benjani Mwaruwari scored first-half goals for City and United’s only goal in injury-time came from Michael Carrick.
United played without suspended players Wayne Rooney and Patrice Evra, and Owen Hargreaves was on the bench. In the 25th minute City took the lead as Ireland, Petrov and Vassell combined for the first tally. United nearly tied it but Hart made a key save on Carlos Tevez and got a break when Cristiano Ronaldo’s free kick went over the bar.
In the second half Petrov’s cross was taken by Benjani and he scored just inside the far post. United thought they had gotten back in the game but Tevez was ruled offside. Carrick scored in injury time for United but it was too late to do any good. “It was probably the result that City deserved really,” Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs said, “They played better than us. City scored at important times in the game and we didn’t recover.
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English Premier League Betting: Arsenal Lead Premiership After 3-1 Victory Over Manchester CityWednesday, February 6th, 2008
Arsenal are on the top of the English Premier League!
Arsenal and Manchester United have been tied at the top of the English Premier League standings in points for the past few weeks. Actually, despite the tie in the points, Manchester United was technically the leader with a better goal difference record than Arsenal. However, after the latest round of Englsih Premier League matches, Arsenal steer clear from Manchester United with 60 points to Manchester United’s 58 points.
Arsenal were successful in their home match at the Emirates Stadium against Manchester City, winning with an impressive score line fo 3-1. Meanwhile, Manchester United only managed a 1-1 draw against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane, and thus relinquishing the top spot of the English Premiership to Arsenal.
Arsenal’s victory over Manchester United is credited to the 2 goals scored by striker Emmanuel Adebayor and another goal from Eduardo da Silva. Gelson Fernandes scored the lone goal for Manchester City.
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English Premier League Betting: Arsenal Crush Newcastle United 3-0Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
It was the second time that Arsenal played Newcastle United in 4 days, and the result was the same - Arsenal are winners!
Arsenal put up 3 goals throughout the match care of Emmauel Adebayor, Mathieu Flamini and Cesc Fabregas. The 3-0 scoreline gives Arsenal the win over Newcastle United, and more importabtly gives them 3 points to retake the lead from Manchester United in the English Premier League standings. Arsenal now has 57 points to lead the English Premier League while Manchester United are at 54 points. However, Manchester United may reclaim the topspot pending the result of their upcoming match against Portsmouth. If Manchester United win, they will tie Arsenal with 57 points each, but will be official league leaders as they lead Arsenal in goal difference.
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It’s The Finals: Chelsea vs. Tottenham Hotspur for 2008 Carling Cup ChampionshipFriday, January 25th, 2008

2008 Carling Cup Finals: CHELSEA vs. TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
The Carling Cup or the English League Cup - whatever you call it, it’s a very prestigious piece of silverware in European football, particularly in English Football. And to win it would mean a championship bonus, headlines around the world and very cool historical picture with a classy huge-ass trophy and a slot in the UEFA Cup tournament for next season.
Out to compete in the Carling Cup Finals and the opportunity to win the Carling Cup trophy will be Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspurs, both from the English Premier League.
Tottenham Hotspur earned their slot in the finals after defeating English Premier League leaders Arsenal. Tottenham defeated Arsenal 5-1 in the second leg of their semi-final match, and a total of 6-2 on aggregate.
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Carling Cup Betting Preview: Chelsea vs. EvertonWednesday, January 23rd, 2008
The Tottenham Hotspurs have made it through to the 2008 Carling Cup Finals after defeating Arsenal FC 5-1 in the second leg of their semi-final match (6-2 on aggregate). The Totteham Hotspurs are now waiting for the 2nd leg of the Carling Cup semifinal match between Chelsea vs. Everton to conclude.
Chelsea won the first leg at Stamford Bridge 2-1, but now have to travel to Everton home territory at Goodison Park in order to protect their lead and gain the last slot for the 2008 Carling Cup Finals against Tottenham Hotspurs.
Everton FC, led by manager David Moyes, will hope to upset Chelsea by fielding its key players like Mikel Arteta, Tim Cahill, Lee Carsley, Phil Neville and Thomas Gravesen.
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English Premier League Betting: Arsenal & Manchester United Still On Top of The PremiershipTuesday, January 22nd, 2008
Defending Premier League champions Manchester United and Arsenal FC are still tied at the top of the English Premier League after booking wins in the last set of fixtures in the English Premiership. Both teams are tied at the top spot with 54 points each.
Manchester United book a 2-0 win against Reading with goals coming from Man-U’s star players Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo. Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney opened the scoring 13 minutes into the game when team mate Carlos Tevez passed a through ball which Rooney gave a one-time strike to beat Reading goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann. Manchester United’s star midfielder Cristiano Ronaldo added a second goal to put the game away for good.
Arsenal had an awesome result against Fulham with a 3-0 win at Craven Cottage. Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor scored two headers while Tomas Rosicky added the third in what was a remarkable display of football.
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English FA Cup Betting: Liverpool Crush Luton 5-0Wednesday, January 16th, 2008

Liverpool head coach Rafa Benitez can breathe a little easier now as Liverpool crushed Luton 5-0 to advance to the 4th round of the FA Cup. Liverpool team captain Steven Gerrard scored a hat-trick with 3 amazing goals. Liverpool players Ryan Babel and Sami Hyypia also scored a goal each to the delight of the Liverpool fans gathered at Anfield, the home pitch of Liverpool.
Liverpool’s next football match will be against Aston Villa. Aston Villa will be visitors to Liverpool on their home pitch at Anfield.
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English Premier League Betting: Cristiano Ronaldo Scores 3 Goals For Manchester United, Beat Newcastle 6-0!Sunday, January 13th, 2008
Cristiano Ronaldo of Manchester United scores 3 goals!English Premier League champions Manchester United demolished Newcastle United 6-0 on the Man-U home pitch at Old Trafford on their recent English Premiership match. Manchester United’s star midfielder Cristiano Ronaldo scored a second-half hat trick, Carlos Tevez scored 2 goals and Rio Ferdinand scored 1 to bring the total to 6 goals against Newcastle United.
Newcastle United were without a manager, having fired manager Samuel Allardyce a week prior to their match against Manchester United.
Manchester United’s impressive 6-0 victory over Newcastle United gives them three points and ties them on top of the English Premier League standings with Arsenal at 51 points each. However, Manchester United has the better goal difference with plus-33 goals compared to Arsenal’s plus-26 goals, which means that officially, Manchester United are leaders of the English Premier League, and look like they might be on their way to a second consecutive English Premier League title.
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English Premier League Betting: Liverpool Draws With Middlesbrough 1-1Sunday, January 13th, 2008
The Riverside Stadium received its largest audience at 33,000+ as the home side of Middlsebrough hosted the Liverpool Reds in an English Premier League match. The big crowd at the Riverside might have helped boost Middlesbrough because they came out firing from the start of the whistle. Liverpool were less aggressive, and Middlesbrough were attacking every chance they got.
Eventually, Middlesbrough captain George Boateng scored his first goal of the season in the 26th minute to give the home side a 1-0 advantage. Middlesbrough’s Stewart Downing almost double the advantage against Liverpool, but his attempt bounced off the post.
Liverpool finally found some momentum when substitute Ryan Babel joined the match. Liverpool’s intensity shifted, and their perseverance was paid off in the 71st minute with a stunning goal from Liverpool striker Fernando Torres, who scores his 10th goal of the 2007-08 English Premier League season.
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English League Cup Betting: Arsenal Gunners Draw with Tottenham Hotspurs 1-1 in Carling Cup Semi-Final MatchThursday, January 10th, 2008
The first leg of the English League Cup semi-finals was recently contested by Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur on the Arsenal home pitch at the Emirates Stadium. Tottenham were the more confident football team at the beginning of the English League Cup semi-finals match versus Arsenal. Tottenham created more chances to score on goal, and were eventually awarded on the 37th minute when Tottenham midfielder Jermaine Jenas blasted a goal to give Tottenham a 1-0 advantage.
Tottenham continued to apply the pressure, and looked to walk away with an away win at the Emirates Stadium, but Arsenal striker Theo Walcott gave the Arsenal Gunners a sigh of relief by scoring a late goal on the 79th minute to draw the score at 1-1.
“It’s a good result considering that Tottenham crated good chances,” reacted Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger.
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English Premier League results

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Birmingham 2 (McFadden 28, 90-pen) Arsenal 2 (Walcott 50, 55)Fulham 0 West Ham 1 (Solano 87)Liverpool 3 (Torres 28, 29, 61) Middlesbrough 2 (Sanli 9, Downing 83)Portsmouth 1 (Defoe 69-pen) Sunderland 0Wigan 2 (Scharner 60, Valencia 84) Derby 0Playing later on SaturdayNewcastle v Manchester Utd (1715GMT)

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