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This is just awful news. Fulham’s American winger Clint Dempsey has suffered suspected cruciate knee ligament damage which could jeopardise his place at the 2010 World Cup.

Sol Campbell (35), who spent five seasons at Arsenal between 2001 and 2006 is a vastly experienced player for both club and country. During his distinguished career, Sol has made 462 appearances in the Premier League and is currently fourth on the all-time Premier League appearances list. Campbell has also been a member of the England squad for six major tournaments between 1996 and 2006.

Mr. Kroenke is on the verge of taking control of the English soccer club Arsenal, one of the game’s most treasured franchises. He owns 29.9 percent of Arsenal and is 17 shares short of reaching 30 percent, a threshold at which he would have to make a bid for the entire team, according to English Premier League rules. The club was valued at $1.2 billion by Forbes in 2008, the third-highest internationally behind Manchester United and Real Madrid.

Having recently agreed to rejoin Arsenal on a short-term contract, Sol Campbell has revealed that he plans to play on well beyond the summer of 2010. So, why did you leave in the first place?

He’s a 5’9″ midfielder and/or forward with lots of U20 and U18 experience, including scoring goals in consecutive games against Costa Rica. He’s played on the Galaxy’s U20 team as well. In 2008, he earned Pac-10 player of the year honors.

Player Bio: Michael Stephens – UCLA OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE

He says its not about the money, but it looks eminent that Sol Campbell will officially be back at Arsenal. He played the first half yesterday in Arsenal’s reserve match win against West Ham (4-2).

If he’s match fit for the Premiership, he could definitely give Gallas and Vermaelen some needed rest.

Sol Campbell: Arsenal return ”not about money”

‘Sol Campbell is a first-class professional’ – Reserve News

Seattle, Denver, Los Angeles, San Diego, Phoenix, Kansas City, Dallas, Houston, Nashville, Miami, Tampa Bay, Atlanta, Indianapolis, Washington DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Boston. Presumably these cities have newer NFL size stadiums. Chicago is the glaring omission.

Understatement of the week: Thomas Vermaelen tells Arsenal to sort out defensive lapses (guardian.co.uk) and believes Arsenal must stop giving away stupid goals if they are to maintain their Premier League title challenge.

Arsène Wenger believes that Landon Donovan can live up to his billing as the United States’ finest football export when he kicks off his loan spell at Everton this weekend.

Its an important question to ask, yet I think using the words “holding back” is a little off the mark. It should be realized that television affects the evolution of football, to be sure.