It’s crunch time in the African Cup of Nations. Some even say the competition only begins starting the knock-out stages, as there is no room for mistakes and no 2nd chances.
 
Algeria qualified as the group A runners-up, despite them having scored only once in 270 minutes. They finished level on points with Mali and with [...]

Sevilla are very happy to have secured the agreement with Spurs to sign Didier Zakora, and have said he was their main target this summer.
An article from ITV said: Tottenham have agreed a fee with Sevilla for the sale of Didier Zokora to the Primera Division club.
A statement on Spurs’ website on Wednesday confirmed the [...]

The Sunday papers are having another day of Liverpool baiting, and this article from IMScouting pulls the news together: A report in the Mail on Sunday this morning claims that Liverpool’s defensive midfielder Javier Mascherano is pressing for a move from Anfield, with Barcelona the likely destination.
Joe Bernstein writes: “Liverpool’s title plans have been thrown [...]

Javier Mascherano’s wages were far below the level given to other Liverpool stars, which is causing his unrest at the club, so it seems that the Anfield club have decided to offer him £90,000 a week to persuade him to stay.
An article in todays News of the World says: BARCELONA coach Pep Guardiola has told [...]

This saga is getting more interesting by the hour. Fiorentina have denied that Juventus have bought Felipe Melo, and say that Arsenal can have him if they include Eboue in the deal!
A report from the BBC says: Arsenal will have to offer full-back Emmanuel Eboue as part of any deal to sign Fiorentina midfielder [...]

In a surprise move, it seems that Portsmouth are in talks with the Ivory Coast manager, Vahid Halilhodzic. An interesting report on Sky Sports says: Ivory Coast coach Vahid Halilhodzic has claimed he is in talks with Portsmouth over their managerial vacancy.
The experienced former Yugoslavia boss insists he is eager to take on the challenge [...]

According to the Daily Star, Chelsea are going to try and persuade AC Milan to let their young Brazilian star Pato to leave for Stamford Bridge by offering Drogba as part of the deal. The article says: CHELSEA are ready to offload Didier Drogba to AC Milan as part of a deal to lure Alexandre [...]

The relegated French side Lens is aware that they will have trouble hanging on to their top players, and an article in Teamtalk is linking the Ivorian striker Aruna Dindane with Arsenal, Spurs, Aston Villa and Stoke City. The article reads: Lens president Gervais Martel admits Aruna Dindane will be leaving the club during the [...]

It seems like Didier Zokora will not be moving to Sevilla, despite agreeing personal terms with the club. The Sevilla president has said to the BBC that Tottenham want too much money for a player that largely sits on the subs bench at Spurs.
The BBC report said: Sevilla have pulled out a potential deal [...]

It has been reported this morning on ESPN that the Tottenham midfielder Didier Zokora is on his way to Sevilla. The report said: Tottenham midfielder Didier Zokora is reportedly set to move to Andalucian club Sevilla.
Spanish news reports claim that Zokora has agreed personal terms with Sevilla following intense negotiations over the last few days, [...]