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On SSN today they were saying Drogba will play some part against Hamburg and Cech will come back against United in the Community Shield.

New away kit looks nice, could be different in the flesh though.

Link is broken, but in reply to CfcPrideofLDN - Frank is very much the Vice Captain... http://www.skysports.com/football/world-cup-2010/story/0,27032,12016_6192365,00.html

That is disgusting, looks more like a dodgy goal keeper's kit.

Well, actually we drew, but yes we were knocked out due to the away goals rule. My point was that Arsenal's performance, or lack of, helped Messi's performance. Take a look at the goals, just ridiculous defending, and it hasn't (and imo wouldn't) happened against us.

As good as Messi is and was last night, just look at the defending for each goal, absolutely abysmal. We've shown the world how you play against Barcelona and yet no one tries to replicate our approach because it's 'not football' or whatever people call it. We should offer a consultancy service on how to play against Barcelona. If Inter have all their players fit, then I quite fancy them.

Rumours that Iniesta may well start for Barca tonight, that would be a huge boost for them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTbN1ksDTds Haha.

I'd like to see CSKA win it, very unlikely though.

Something I don't quite get is that if your going to take away the captain's arm band, then Capello may as well never call him up to the squad again and/or JT may as well retire from International football. My understanding is that Capello feels JT doesn't/won't have the respect of his players because of these allegations and it will cause problems amongst the squad. However, that's not going to change just because he isn't the captain, it will still cause problems amongst the squad if he's in it. Personally I think Capello has made a mistake and if he gives the Captaincy to Gerrard or Rio then that would just be outrageous.

I see, thanks.

Fantastic news. Any way in which FIFA can challenge the ruling? You know they'll want to..

Read some quotes of Wilkins in the paper on the train home stating that Belletti is definitely out of the Birmingham game and that he believes with Lampard, Malouda and Ballack playing ahead of Deco we should be alright - so suggesting that Lampard should be ok.

You have to wonder exactly how he didn't see it? Did he have his eyes closed or something?

Could this suggest the injury isn't as bad as people are suggesting? I mean, if it were serious he'd be ordered to return straight away, right?