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		<title>England squad announced for Egypt friendly</title>
		<link>http://www.aboutaball.co.uk/general/england-squad-announced-for-egypt-friendly</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 12:14:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Knight</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fabio Capello has announced his England squad for Wednesday night&#8217;s friendly against Egypt (Wembley Stadium, 8:pm 03/03/2010).  Stoke City&#8217;s Ryan Shawcross is the main beneficiary of the current defensive crisis, earning his first call-up to the senior squad after only two Under-21 appearances. The call-up came on the day he broke Arsenal teenager Aaron Ramsey&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>British Football: Weekend Betting Tips 27-Feb-2010</title>
		<link>http://www.aboutaball.co.uk/general/british-football-weekend-betting-tips-27-feb-2010</link>
		<comments>http://www.aboutaball.co.uk/general/british-football-weekend-betting-tips-27-feb-2010#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:51:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Knight</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are About A Ball&#8217;s betting tips and predictions for the big matches in England and Scotland on the weekend of the 27th and 28th of February 2010. For the latest form guides visit the About a Ball Form Lab. For betting techniques and systems visit the About a Ball Betting Guide.
Saturday 27 February 2010
English [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Liverpool Future Opponent Focus: Unirea Urziceni</title>
		<link>http://www.aboutaball.co.uk/general/liverpool-future-opponent-focus-unirea-urziceni</link>
		<comments>http://www.aboutaball.co.uk/general/liverpool-future-opponent-focus-unirea-urziceni#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:16:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Walter Townsend</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[English Football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Europa League]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[
 Liverpool face Romanian opposition in the form of unheralded Unirea Urziceni.  www.aboutaballco.uk assess the threat they pose in the Europa League.
History
Think of Romanian football and most English fans will think of the like of Steaua Bucharest and the other sides from the capital such as Rapid and Dinamo.  But times are changing in Romanian football [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chelsea chasing East European talent?</title>
		<link>http://www.aboutaball.co.uk/general/chelsea-chasing-east-european-talent</link>
		<comments>http://www.aboutaball.co.uk/general/chelsea-chasing-east-european-talent#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:31:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Walter Townsend</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[European Football]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rumours & Gossip]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Borussia Dortmund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chelsea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inter Milan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marek Hamsik]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Napoli]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Neven Subotic]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The Daily Express today suggests that Chelsea are still very much in the market for Napoli forward Marek Hamsik, a story that  has been backed up by sources in Italy as well.  Meanwhile Serb centre-back Neven Subotic of Borussia Dortmund is also being tracked.
The transfer window may have only just shut but it looks like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Champions League debate: Real Madrid and the curse of the last 16</title>
		<link>http://www.aboutaball.co.uk/general/champions-league-debate-real-madrid-and-the-curse-of-the-last-16</link>
		<comments>http://www.aboutaball.co.uk/general/champions-league-debate-real-madrid-and-the-curse-of-the-last-16#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 10:45:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Walter Townsend</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[European Football]]></category>
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What have Liverpool, AS Roma, Bayern Munich, Arsenal and Juventus all got in common?  They have all knocked out Real Madrid in the last 16 of the Champions League; and after last night Lyon might be able to add their name to that list.  www.aboutaball.co.uk asks why Real Madrid simply fail to perform at this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arsenal Future Opponent Focus: FC Porto</title>
		<link>http://www.aboutaball.co.uk/general/arsenal-future-opponent-focus-fc-porto</link>
		<comments>http://www.aboutaball.co.uk/general/arsenal-future-opponent-focus-fc-porto#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:29:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Walter Townsend</dc:creator>
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Portuguese giants FC Porto may be struggling in their domestic league, but could still prove dangerous opponents for Arsenal.  www.aboutaball.co.uk takes a look at the challenge facing The Gunners in the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League.
History 
FC Porto emerged from the shadow of the Lisbon-based giants Benfica and Sporting Lisbon during the course of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Champions League Betting Preview &#8211; AC Milan v Man Utd</title>
		<link>http://www.aboutaball.co.uk/general/champions-league-betting-preview-ac-milan-v-man-utd</link>
		<comments>http://www.aboutaball.co.uk/general/champions-league-betting-preview-ac-milan-v-man-utd#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:03:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Reynolds</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[tips]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.aboutaball.co.uk/?p=2508</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What a cracking match this is set to be, United have Vidic and Giggs out but new England captain Rio Ferdinand returns to the side whilst it looks unlikely Beckham with start for Milan. 
The best way to preview a match is to check out what the bookies make of it because it pays for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Manchester United Future Opponent Focus: AC Milan</title>
		<link>http://www.aboutaball.co.uk/general/manchester-united-future-opponent-focus-ac-milan</link>
		<comments>http://www.aboutaball.co.uk/general/manchester-united-future-opponent-focus-ac-milan#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Walter Townsend</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
United take on Italian giants AC Milan in the first leg of their Champions League tie this week.  www.aboutaball.co.uk runs the rule over one of Italy’s most evocative footballing names.
History
The 17-times Italian Champions are second only to Juventus in terms of outright wins in Serie A, along with cross-city rivals Inter Milan.  After being set [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Everton Future Opponent Focus: Sporting Lisbon</title>
		<link>http://www.aboutaball.co.uk/general/everton-future-opponent-focus-sporting-lisbon</link>
		<comments>http://www.aboutaball.co.uk/general/everton-future-opponent-focus-sporting-lisbon#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:32:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Walter Townsend</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Everton take on Portuguese giants Sporting Clube de Lisbon in the round of 32 Europa League tie.  www.aboutaball.co.uk gives the lowdown on all you need to know pre-match.
 History
One of the traditional top-three in Portuguese football, the Lisbon-based side can boast 18 Championships, although that is still far less than their two traditional rivals Benfica and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Premiership Debate: How did Manchester City’s new signings fare against Bolton?</title>
		<link>http://www.aboutaball.co.uk/general/premiership-debate-how-did-manchester-city%e2%80%99s-new-signings-fare-against-bolton</link>
		<comments>http://www.aboutaball.co.uk/general/premiership-debate-how-did-manchester-city%e2%80%99s-new-signings-fare-against-bolton#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Walter Townsend</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[English Football]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Adam Johnson]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Patrick Vieira]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.aboutaball.co.uk/?p=2481</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
Roberto Mancini elected to start his two new acquisitions in the transfer window in the Premiership victory against Bolton Wanderers.  www.aboutaball.co.uk reviews how Adam Johnson and Patrick Vieira got on.
 After a month of frenzied transfer speculation surrounding Manchester City, the arrivals lounge at Eastlands was actually rather under-populated with just the two new names: Patrick [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Premiership Debate: Did Arsenal lose against Chelsea because of Arsène Wenger?</title>
		<link>http://www.aboutaball.co.uk/general/premiership-debate-did-arsenal-lose-against-chelsea-because-of-arsene-wenger</link>
		<comments>http://www.aboutaball.co.uk/general/premiership-debate-did-arsenal-lose-against-chelsea-because-of-arsene-wenger#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:29:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Walter Townsend</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.aboutaball.co.uk/?p=2463</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The flag often seen in the background at the Emirates Stadium proclaims: “In Arsène we trust!”  A bold statement, but as Arsenal slump to nine points off the pace set at the top of the Premiership and Chelsea and Manchester United ease themselves away again, www.aboutaball.co.uk looks at whether Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger is as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>English Debate: Do Manchester City need to smarten up their transfer dealings?</title>
		<link>http://www.aboutaball.co.uk/general/english-debate-do-manchester-city-need-to-smarten-up-their-transfer-dealings</link>
		<comments>http://www.aboutaball.co.uk/general/english-debate-do-manchester-city-need-to-smarten-up-their-transfer-dealings#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:11:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Walter Townsend</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[English Football]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AC Milan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fernando Gago]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kaka]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the wake of the failure to sign up Real Madrid’s Fernando Gago, Manchester City have come in for some heavy criticism from both the Spanish side and the player’s agent.  www.aboutaball.co.uk asks whether City need to wise up in the transfer market.
 
The recent activity in attempting to sign the Argentine midfielder Fernando Gago and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>English Debate: One good game for Tottenham, and now David Bentley’s good enough for England?</title>
		<link>http://www.aboutaball.co.uk/general/english-debate-one-good-game-for-tottenham-and-now-david-bentley%e2%80%99s-good-enough-for-england</link>
		<comments>http://www.aboutaball.co.uk/general/english-debate-one-good-game-for-tottenham-and-now-david-bentley%e2%80%99s-good-enough-for-england#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:04:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Walter Townsend</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.aboutaball.co.uk/?p=2454</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ 
After picking up the Man of the Match award against Leeds in the FA Cup replay win at Elland Road, Harry Redknapp singled his right sided midfielder for special praise.  With some commentators suggesting that David Bentley might even be an outside contender for a place in the England World Cup squad, www.aboutaball.co.uk looks at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The beauty of the FA Cup lives on</title>
		<link>http://www.aboutaball.co.uk/general/the-beauty-of-the-fa-cup-lives-on</link>
		<comments>http://www.aboutaball.co.uk/general/the-beauty-of-the-fa-cup-lives-on#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:38:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Harper</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Burnley]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.aboutaball.co.uk/?p=2451</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Some people may continue to question the importance and value of the FA Cup to English football. Certain clubs have selected under-strength teams in the competition and maybe haven&#8217;t given it the respect it deserves. It is known as the &#8216;greatest cup competition in the world&#8217; for a reason, and the beauty of the tournament [...]]]></description>
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		<title>English Debate: What does the arrival of Milan Jovanovic mean for Liverpool</title>
		<link>http://www.aboutaball.co.uk/general/is-milan-jovanovic-the-forward-to-sort-out-liverpool%e2%80%99s-attacking-problems</link>
		<comments>http://www.aboutaball.co.uk/general/is-milan-jovanovic-the-forward-to-sort-out-liverpool%e2%80%99s-attacking-problems#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:39:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Walter Townsend</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With news that Liverpool have agreed a pre-contract to acquire Serbian forward Milan Jovanovic in the summer, aboutaball.co.uk assess the possible impact the current Standard Liege forward could have when he arrives at the club and whether this means Rafa Benitez will remain at the helm.
 
It’s been a long pursuit to finally reel in Milan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>January Transfers Top 10 Best and Worst</title>
		<link>http://www.aboutaball.co.uk/general/january-transfers-top-10-best-and-worst</link>
		<comments>http://www.aboutaball.co.uk/general/january-transfers-top-10-best-and-worst#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Headspeath</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most inactive January windows in recent seasons for UK clubs, ended with the most ‘exciting’ gossip being around the likes of Adam Johnson and Victor Moses (hardly the most scintillating stuff). Maxi Rodriguez and Robbie Keane may well prove useful additions to Liverpool and Celtic respectively, while Robinho’s departure from Man city can surely be as good as any signing, but all in all this year’s winter sales seemed to go buy with many shoppers seemingly uninterested and deciding to stick with what they have already got, in these financially turbulent times. Despite wrapping up a deadline day deal for Asmir Begovic, Tony Pullis has called for an end to the ‘circus’ of the January window and many other managers seem to echo his sentiments. As viewers however, the January window provides terrific entertainment, as our teams fight for new signings while simultaneously trying to fend off the leering advances of others eyeing up our star players. There have been some truly memorable signings over the years which have (for one reason or another) have had more impact than a Roy Keane slide tackle and ultimately turned a club’s season one way or the other. Here I have tried to list, what I think, are the top ten best and worst Premier League January signings of recent times. Enjoy!]]></description>
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		<title>2010 African Cup of Nations Debate: Top Ten Prospects</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:40:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Walter Townsend</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[2010 African Cup of Nations Debate: Top Ten Prospects
Although the chance to spot an undiscovered talent decreases with every African Cup of Nations as the top sides widen their scouting network, there were nevertheless several gems who caught the eye at this competition.  Aboutaball.co.uk offers their ten best prospects, who could be forcing their way [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010 African Cup of Nations Debate: Team of the Tournament</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:37:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Walter Townsend</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ As the dust (and quite a bit of sand on the pitch of the main stadium) settles on the 2010 African Cup of Nations, aboutaball.co.uk puts together its team of the tournament.
Goalkeepers
Richard Kingson – Ghana
The Wigan Athletic goalkeeper might not get much of a look in at club level under Roberto Martinez at the DW [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Super Sunday? &#8230;More business as usual. Predictability in the Premier League title race.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:34:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Headspeath</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seemed no coincidence that on the same day all-time tennis great Roger Federer wrapped up his 16th Grand Slam title in Melbourne, in two other continents high-profile footballing results would have had book-makers and armchair pundits smiling with a knowing told-you-so satisfaction alike. Egypt completed a hat-trick of African Cups back to back in Angola, while in London Man Utd overcame serial ‘bottlers’ Arsenal in a ‘crucial’ game in the race for the Premier League title.  All over the world on the 31/1/10 it seemed like a day to represent the predictability of modern football. Some aspects and results seem just too unsurprising to the seasoned viewer and surely sustained dominance by some sides is surely good for no-one. ‘Viva la status quo’ may be an uninspiring sentiment to live by. Depressing? Maybe. But maybe not… ]]></description>
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		<title>2010 African Cup of Nations Final: Egypt 1-0 Ghana</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Knight</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sunday 31st January 2010
Estadio 11 de Novembro, Luanda, Angola
Weather: 30c, wind 15kmph, chance of showers
Egypt 1 (Geddo 86)
Ghana 0
TEAMS
Egypt: El Hadary, Al-Muhamadi, Goma&#8217;a, Fathy (Moatasem 89), Moawad (Abdel-Shafy 55), Ghaly, Said, Hassan, Hosni, Zidan, Motaeb (Geddo 70)
Ghana: Kingson, Inkoom, Vorsah, Addy, Sarpei, Agyemang Badu, Annan, Ayew, Asamoah, Gyan (Adiyah 87), Opoku (Addo 89)
Tournament top scorer [...]]]></description>
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