Football FanCast columnist David Mooney feels UEFA were right to throw the book at Eduardo and hopes that it will start a precedent, by all the Footballing bodies, to punish those cheats within the game.

So then, an Arsenal player falls to the floor when a stiff breeze from an on-rushing goalkeeper exerts a force upon his legs similar to that of a hazelnut slamming against a skyscraper, and, …

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Football FanCast columnist Matt Wright feels that Levy should sanction a move for David James.

Love or loathe him, there is no denying he is one of the best around and given the current plight we face, seemingly ticks all the right boxes. He maybe the wrong side of 40, but for a couple of seasons he could certainly do a job.

David James is an excellent keeper and has certainly come a long way from …

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Football FanCast columnist Lewis Doe agrees with Capello that Wayne Rooney could be one of the great icons of the game.

Wayne Rooney has a lot going for him in football. He is at a massive club, he is well respected by his own manager and the England boss, he is still very young and he is quite a good player …

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Football FanCast columnist Lewis Doe wonders if Adebayor is already holding the key to Man City's future success. 

With every game that passes, Manchester City are looking a more complete side and a lot of this is down to the big striker they signed from Arsenal. Emanuel Adebayor does not seem to go through goal droughts for very long and his ability …

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Burnley appear to be winning the race to sign Hull City striker Daniel Cousin on a season-long loan agreement.

Clarets boss Owen Coyle is keen to add to his strike options and has been chasing the 32-year-old for several weeks.

Former Rangers forward Cousin has scored five goals in 31 appearances for the Tigers since arriving at the

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Wolves boss Mick McCarthy has made the Red Star Belgrade midfielder Segundo Castillo his eighth signing of the summer.

The 27-year-old Ecuador international, who scored once in 13 games during a loan spell at Everton last term, moves to Molineux on a season-long loan agreement.

There is also an option in place for Wolves to make the deal permanent at the …

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Birmingham City manager Alex McLeish praised his side's character and determination in the heartbreaking 2-1 loss at in-form Tottenham Hotspur.

The injury-ravaged Blues looked set to return from White Hart Lane with a point until Aaron Lennon netted a stoppage-time winner for Harry Redknapp's side.

Former Rangers and Scotland boss McLeish said:"It …

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Wigan Athletic boss Roberto Martinez thought his side deserved to take at least a point from Sunday's clash at Everton.

The Latics led at Goodison Park but eventually lost 2-1 when former star Leighton Baines converted a last-gasp penalty for David Moyes' side.

A distraught Martinez admitted:"I would have been very disappointed with a point today, I thought the performance …

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Fulham boss Roy Hodgson refused to blame a midweek Europa League trip to Russia for his side's lethargic display in Sunday's 2-0 defeat at Aston Villa.

The Cottagers overcame Amkar Perm to book their place in the group stages of the European competition on Thursday, but were decidedly second best at Villa Park.

"We've got to learn to deal with …

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David Moyes insisted Everton fully deserved the three points despite needing a stoppage-time penalty to overcome Wigan Athletic.

The Toffees picked up their first win of the new Premier League season – and also their first points – after Leighton Baines successfully converted a last-gasp penalty.

Louis Saha had earlier equalised Paul Scharner's opening for the visitors.

"It was a tough …

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