What you misssed while eating pickled pork trotters, paired with gelatinous strips of jellyfish in a light sesame-seasoned dressing…
- Angola beat Malawai 2-0 in the African Cup of Nations; they now top Group A.
- Portsmouth missed a deadline in the David James loan deal, meaning that Stoke wouldn’t have had him available for tomorrows game against Liverpool; that means that Stoke is no longer interested in loaning David James.
- Edwin van der Sar is set to return from personal leave on Saturday against Burnley; the Dutchman was granted leave after his wife suffered a brain aneurysm back in December, and told to take all the time he needed.
- Paul Hart resigned as manager of Queens Park Rangers after only five games.
- Corinthians want to celebrate their centenary year by winning the Copa Libertadores.
- Miodrag Jesic, the favorite to take over at CSKA Sofia, has ruled out the move (probably because he can’t guarantee that he’ll win the league/cup double like they require).
- Dunfermline Athletic were kicked out of the Scottish Cup after bringing on banned player Calum Woods (who was banned based on an accumulation of yellows last season) as a substitute.
- The Bundesliga has seen a 5% increase in attendance over the first half of the season, with more than 42,000 fans at each match thus far. This is a new record for them.
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