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The 21st January sees Libya take on co-hosts Equatorial Guinea in the opening game of the 2012 African Cup of Nations. This time last year, Libya was a country under the dictatorship of Colonel Gaddafi, a stark contrast today from a side who arrive at this year’s competition donning shirts with the National Transitional Council flag of Libya on their chests.
Only at the eleventh hour did a £50,000 influx of cash from Darlington supporters save the club from extinction, whilst on the same day, Nedum Onuoha demanded wages of almost double that.
Eric Abidal’s second half winner saw Barcelona come from behind to take a 2-1 lead in their Copa Del Ray quarter final with Real Madrid.
Jordan Rhodes has been prolific so far this season. In his 21 appearances for League One Huddersfield Town he has netted 25 times.
We’ve all done it. Stuck a great clumsy boot out and divided the ball into the back of our net. There isn’t a worse feeling in football (unless you’re Vinny Jones and you’ve just grabbed Gazza’s balls) but here are 10 idiots who did rather more than stick out a clumsy boot:
It has been discussed to death since the respective return of the Manchester United and Arsenal legends. One was a pretty low key affair, announced just hours prior to the FA Cup third round Manchester derby while the other, secured in the build-up to Arsenal’s third round encounter with Leeds United the following day.
The draw for the Champions League second round at the end of 2011 was somewhat played down in the United Kingdom, probably because the two Manchester clubs had fallen at the first hurdle but also because of a superiority complex that the Premier League assumes over the rest of Europe, bar Barcelona and Real Madrid.
There hasn’t been a lot to shout about at Leeds United of late, the form card doesn’t look that great with 1 win, 1 draw and 4 defeats in their last six league games. However there is one shining light at Leeds that could help the club get back in the play-offs, he is Robert Snodgrass.