He's tried the cheeky lob....

Goals like this happen once every 25 years in England. In Argentina they seem to happen every week..

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My, don't they start young these days...

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Everton look value to get a draw at Stamford Bridge!

Everton visit Chelsea tonight for the Carling Cup semi-final first leg and they have a great chance of getting a result. Chelsea’s squad is severely depleted with the likes of Terry, Lampard, Cech, Essien and Drogba, amongst others, all missing. Everton’s 1-0 F.A. Cup defeat to League 1 Oldham has put extra pressure on them to come through this encounter and the Toffeemen secured two 1-1 draws in two visits to Stamford Bridge in 2007. They are best priced @ 5/2 with Ladbrokes to get a draw tonight and I think that’s the best value bet.

BET OF THE WEEK: Five of the last six Carling Cup semi-final first legs have produced two goals or fewer and I expect that trend to continue tonight. Eight of the last 11 meetings between the sides has also featured two goals or less. Under 2.5 goals are available at most bookmakers @ 8/11 and that looks a cracking bet, get on it!

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Win £5,000! And limited edition Nike trainers!

That's right those happenin' folk at Foot Locker have got in touch with Catflap to give you the chance to win a whopping £5,000 plus three limited edition Nike Tuned 1 trainers. Ten second prize winners will also get a pair of exclusive TN1 trainers.

The TN1 is the ultimate 'sneaker of the street' and to celebrate it hitting Foot Locker on the 10th December they are asking people to submit a video about their street or city, whether it's a park, community centre or shopping centre. All videos submitted to the website: www.representthestreet.com will be displayed for all Tuned fans to rate.  

Check out www.representthestreet.com and upload a 5 min video about your street or city or neighbourhood today. You could be in with a chance to win £5,000 to invest back into your local community.

The Nike TN1 is available exclusively at Foot Locker and costs £109.99

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BET OF THE WEEK! This is more of an investment opportunity than a gamble.

Paddy Power are offering 1/2 that one of the big four (Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal or Chelsea) will win the F.A. Cup. In the last sixteen years the monopoly has been broken just once, by Everton in 1995, and as each year passes it becomes less and less likely that their stranglehold will be loosened. If you have a spare few quid that you are looking to invest then get on this, it’s blatantly going to happen!

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The best and worst January signings since the Premier League had double glazing installed...

Since it was introduced a few years ago, the January transfer window has resulted in several brilliant pieces of business for some managers. Christophe Dugarry kept Steve Bruce's Birmingham in the Premier League in 2003, while David Unsworth did the same for Wigan last season at the expense of the side he left on a free. At the same time, it's also provided some of the most shocking transfer decisions ever made by top flight bosses. Have a gander.

The Good

Christophe Dugarry, Bordeaux to Birmingham 2003, Loan
Mikel Arteta, Real Sociedad to Everton 2005, £2m
Nemanja Vidic, Spartak Moscow to Man Utd 2006, £7m
David Unsworth, Sheffield United to Wigan 2007, Free

The Bad

Georgios Samaras, Heerenveen to Manchester City 2006, £6m
Michael Ricketts, Bolton to Middlesbrough 2003, £3.5m
James Beattie, Southampton to Everton 2005, £6m
Fernando Morientes, Real Madrid to Liverpool 2005, £6m

And the hideously ugly

Jean-Alain Boumsong, Rangers to Newcastle 2005, £8m

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The Frenchman with a sledgehammer left foot could soon be gracing the Premier League again...

Remember Laurent Robert? Signed by then-Newcastle manager Bobby Robson from PSG for £9.5m in 2001, the Frenchman was hailed as the next Ginola on Tyneside. He didn't disappoint, when it came to his array of thunderbolt goals anyway, though his complete reluctance to defend often frustrated his manager, his team mates and thousands of screaming, fat Geordies. A talented player undoubtedly, but not one you'd be clambering for if you really need to knuckle down for a dogfight.

So who's he just joined on trial? That's right, Derby County.

Still, they need all the help they can get. And if he can do this to the likes of Darren Moore and Andy Griffin, he might knock some sense into them...

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How does he explain this one to his team mates?

"Er, sorry chaps..."

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