Cech: Every trophy is important

<div class="text parbase section" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/management-team/jose-mourinho.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;">Jose Mourinho</a>’s side overcame a spirited Derby County in the quarter-final to <a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/01/cech--every-trophy-is-important.html#" id="_GPLITA_2" in_rurl="http://s.srv-itx.com/click?v=VVM6Nzg0NTc6NDpzZWN1cmU6NjE5NTBlMzFmYWZhZTI2ZTQ0MTUzZWEzNjdkMjgzOTI6ei0yMjQ3LTE2Mzg5NzU0Ond3dy5jaGVsc2VhZmMuY29tOjIzMjMyNjoxYmZjNDIzOGEwOTI5OGNmNzg0YTZlMzdmNTUxZWNiZTpmNDk4NTk0NmZiYmQ0N2M3OWMwYmJjMzdhMTgzODVmNzoxOmRhdGFfc3MsNzI4eDEzNjY7ZGF0YV9mYixubzs6NDQyMTgwMQ&subid=g-16389754-903f8f7ad8e24ad8b2f132c786810a71-&data_ss=728x1366&data_fb=no&data_tagname=P" style="background: transparent !important; 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border-style: none none solid !important; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; height: 13px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">United</span>, at stake.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px;">Cech won his first medal as a <span class="d3n377" id="d3n377_2" style="border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; height: 13px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">Chelsea player</span> when we overcame Liverpool in the 2005 final in Cardiff, the first trophy secured under the stewardship of <a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/management-team/jose-mourinho.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;">Jose Mourinho</a>, and as he reflects on that day almost 10 years later, the desire to succeed remains as strong as ever.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px;">‘Every trophy is important and I never compare,’ states<a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/petr-cech.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;"> Cech</a>, as he sits down with the official Chelsea website at Cobham.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px;">‘Obviously if <a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/01/cech--every-trophy-is-important.html#" id="_GPLITA_3" in_rurl="http://s.srv-itx.com/click?v=VVM6Nzk4Nzg6MzI4NTp5b3Ugd2luOmY0ZGE4YmVhYjYyYTE4MWU4YjBjZDA5NmFhYTM3NDA0OnotMjI0Ny0xNjM4OTc1NDp3d3cuY2hlbHNlYWZjLmNvbToyMzU4NDM6NTY3NTFiYzI2ODg0YmNhYzUzYzNkYmViOTcxNzVkMmQ6OWYxNmQ0NmRlMjg3NDBhZmE4MjdjMmZlM2E2ZmFmMjc6MTpkYXRhX3NzLDcyOHgxMzY2O2RhdGFfZmIsbm87OjQ3NjM2NzM&subid=g-16389754-903f8f7ad8e24ad8b2f132c786810a71-&data_ss=728x1366&data_fb=no&data_tagname=P" style="background: transparent !important; border: none !important; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; font-weight: bold !important; height: auto !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-transform: uppercase !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;" title="Click to Continue > by InText">YOU WIN<img src="http://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png" style="background: transparent !important; border: none !important; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; height: 10px !important; margin: 0px 0px 0px 3px !important; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; vertical-align: super !important; width: 10px !important;" /></a> the <span class="d3n377" id="d3n377_3" style="border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; height: 13px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">Champions League</span> there is a difference but over the course of one particular season you want to win every game, and winning every trophy is the aim.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px;">‘Every player goes out on the pitch to win, and the fact we won the competition that year meant we wanted to carry that momentum on. It was a great starting point for us as a group because we had a new manager and it was a new group of players with him. Winning something was important, especially in that first year.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px;">‘When you have a new coach and you go through a new way of playing, the best way for the manager to get people thinking his way is to win trophies, because then the players believe it’s working.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px;">‘Winning that first trophy convinced us all we were going in the right direction. In the February we had one trophy under our belt and we knew we were in a great position to win the league. It’s always important to make sure you play every game to win and every competition is important.’</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px;">The Blues came out on top that day after 120 minutes of intense, dramatic football, eventually winning a five-goal thriller.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px;">Naturally, it’s a day which evokes happy memories for<a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/petr-cech.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;"> Cech</a> but, as he explains, if all had gone to plan in the weeks leading up to the game, he would have been watching from the sidelines.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px;">‘Carlo Cudicini was supposed to play the final because he had played in almost every round leading up to it,’<a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/petr-cech.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;"> Cech</a> recalls. ‘I played the semi-final second leg at Old Trafford and the manager told us both that Carlo would play in the final, but he got sent off the week before in the FA Cup at Newcastle and his ban ran into the final, so I played.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif;">‘We conceded in the first minute and we came back right at the end with Steven Gerrard’s own-goal, but in extra time we were much better and scored two goals. What I remember most, and what made it so special, was the atmosphere at the Millennium Stadium, because the <span class="d3n377" id="d3n377_4" style="border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; height: 13px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">roof</span> was closed. There were almost 80,000 crazy fans inside the stadium and it was one of the best atmospheres you could imagine. Obviously it was a tight game as well so it’s a great memory.’</div></div><div class="parbase textimage section" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px;"><div class="image " id="cq-textimage-jsp-/content/cfc/en/homepage/news/boilerplate-config/latest-news/2015/01/cech--every-trophy-is-important/jcr:content/main/textimage" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><img alt="PA-2286424_carling cup final" class="cq-dd-image img-responsive" src="http://www.chelseafc.com/content/cfc/en/homepage/news/boilerplate-config/latest-news/2015/01/cech--every-trophy-is-important/_jcr_content/main/textimage/image.img.jpg/1421677698036.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" title="PA-2286424_carling cup final" /></div><div class="clear" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></div></div><div class="text parbase section" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px;">In recen</div><a name="more"></a>t years the <span class="d3n377" id="d3n377_12" style="border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; height: 13px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">League Cup</span> is a competition in which we’ve gone close, reaching the quarter-finals last season and the semis in 2012/13, when we were beaten by eventual <a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/01/cech--every-trophy-is-important.html#" id="_GPLITA_5" in_rurl="http://s.srv-itx.com/click?v=VVM6MzM4MTU6MTA5Njp3aW5uZXJzOmI3MGJiZjUxNjQzNTVlMDQ4ZTdhMGVjZWJmOTIwOTAyOnotMjI0Ny0xNjM4OTc1NDp3d3cuY2hlbHNlYWZjLmNvbTozMzg3Nzo1YWIxMGVmNWE5NDk0MGRkMGE0OTAzZGJlMzg3ODlkMzpjYmNiMWRiNTIwYmE0NDM3OWRjNzgxMmIxMmUwZjBhNzoxOmRhdGFfc3MsNzI4eDEzNjY7ZGF0YV9mYixubzs6NDQyMTYyMg&subid=g-16389754-903f8f7ad8e24ad8b2f132c786810a71-&data_ss=728x1366&data_fb=no&data_tagname=P" style="background: transparent !important; border: none !important; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; font-weight: bold !important; height: auto !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-transform: uppercase !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;" title="Click to Continue > by InText">WINNERS<img src="http://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png" style="background: transparent !important; border: none !important; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; height: 10px !important; margin: 0px 0px 0px 3px !important; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; vertical-align: super !important; width: 10px !important;" /></a> Swansea.<br /><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px;">Our last triumph in the competition came in 2007, when <a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/didier-drogba.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;">Didier Drogba</a> scored twice to defeat Arsenal in the Welsh capital.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px;">‘Of course, you don’t play a competition to go to the semi-final and then get knocked out,’ says<a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/petr-cech.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;"> Cech</a>. ‘When you start you want to <a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/01/cech--every-trophy-is-important.html#" id="_GPLITA_6" in_rurl="http://s.srv-itx.com/click?v=VVM6Nzk4Nzg6MzI4NTp3aW5uaW5nOmEwZmEwM2QyNTc5Y2RmMTU5ZDM4YmY1Yjk3M2M2MTY4OnotMjI0Ny0xNjM4OTc1NDp3d3cuY2hlbHNlYWZjLmNvbToyMzU4NDM6NTY3NTFiYzI2ODg0YmNhYzUzYzNkYmViOTcxNzVkMmQ6YmMxYjk1MzVmNWE5NDI0YzlmNGVkZGFmYmMzZmQ0M2M6MTpkYXRhX3NzLDcyOHgxMzY2O2RhdGFfZmIsbm87OjQzNDg2MzA&subid=g-16389754-903f8f7ad8e24ad8b2f132c786810a71-&data_ss=728x1366&data_fb=no&data_tagname=P" style="background: transparent !important; border: none !important; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; font-weight: bold !important; height: auto !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-transform: uppercase !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;" title="Click to Continue > by InText">WIN<img src="http://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png" style="background: transparent !important; border: none !important; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; height: 10px !important; margin: 0px 0px 0px 3px !important; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; vertical-align: super !important; width: 10px !important;" /></a> every <span class="d3n377" id="d3n377_5" style="border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; height: 13px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">match</span> and once you reach the semi-finals you are only two games away from the final at Wembley and a possible trophy.’</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px;">Cech is certainly no stranger to two-legged semi-finals having played in his fair share down the years, both domestically and in Europe, and the Blues goalkeeper identifies the key difference between the two.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px;">‘In the Capital One Cup you don’t have the away goal rule, you just have the two games, <span class="d3n377" id="d3n377_10" style="border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; height: 13px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">home</span> and away, which makes a big difference and it requires a certain approach,’ says the 31-year-old. ‘The fact you don’t count away goals means you need two good results.’</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px;">Anfield is a difficult <span class="d3n377" id="d3n377_11" style="border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; height: 13px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">place to visit</span>, but <a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/management-team/jose-mourinho.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;">Jose Mourinho</a>’s side go into tonight’s game having won on our last two visits, including earlier this season, when goals from <a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/gary-cahill.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;">Gary Cahill</a> and <a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/diego-costa.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;">Diego Costa</a> <a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/01/cech--every-trophy-is-important.html#" id="_GPLITA_7" in_rurl="http://s.srv-itx.com/click?v=VVM6Nzg0NTc6NDpzZWN1cmU6YjRkMzEyMTRmOGRkYjViYWUzMWU0NjM2YjVlNzdjMzU6ei0yMjQ3LTE2Mzg5NzU0Ond3dy5jaGVsc2VhZmMuY29tOjIzMjMyNjoxYmZjNDIzOGEwOTI5OGNmNzg0YTZlMzdmNTUxZWNiZToyNTE5MTJiZWExNTc0NzM4OTNhOGI2YmM1ZjAyNDQ4ZjowOmRhdGFfc3MsNzI4eDEzNjY7ZGF0YV9mYixubzs6NDQyMTgwMQ&subid=g-16389754-903f8f7ad8e24ad8b2f132c786810a71-&data_ss=728x1366&data_fb=no&data_tagname=P" style="background: transparent !important; border: none !important; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; font-weight: bold !important; height: auto !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; 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width="400" /><br /><a name="more"></a><br />Everton<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;"> was left to regret a missed </span>Kevin Mirallas<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;"> penalty in its 0-0 Premier League draw with </span>West Brom<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;"> on Monday night, after the Belgian controversially </span><a href="http://www.goal.com/en-us/match/everton-vs-west-bromwich-albion/1703919/report#" id="_GPLITA_0" in_hdr="" in_hover="" 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20.7360000610352px;"> spot-kick duties ahead of </span>Leighton Baines<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;">, only to shoot wide.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;">Despite Baines's impressive record from 12 yards, Mirallas took charge of proceedings after Joleon Lescott had handled - but put the ball wide before being substituted by Roberto Martinez at halftime. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;">The early withdrawal of Mirallas, in the wake of the Belgian seemingly over-ruling team orders by taking the penalty, is likely to prompt </span><span class="k1nq2eb7jt" id="k1nq2eb7jt_1" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; height: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px; list-style: 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background-position: initial !important; background-repeat: initial !important; background-size: initial !important; border: none !important; color: #007954; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 20.7360000610352px; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-transform: uppercase !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;" title="Click to Continue > by InText">INTERESTING<img src="http://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png" style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-image: initial !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: initial !important; background-repeat: initial !important; background-size: initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; height: 10px !important; margin: 0px 0px 0px 3px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; vertical-align: super !important; width: 10px !important;" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;"> the likes of Tottenham.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;">And the hosts' frustrations continued into the second half as West Brom - adopting a defensive approach that saw the club fail to muster a shot on </span><a href="http://www.goal.com/en-us/match/everton-vs-west-bromwich-albion/1703919/report#" id="_GPLITA_3" in_rurl="http://s.srv-itx.com/click?v=VVM6Nzg0NTc6NDp0YXJnZXQ6OGJlOWQxMGJkZjYyOWQxYTJkYzljNmM1N2Y5YWI0YjA6ei0yMjQ3LTE2Mzg5NzU0Ond3dy5nb2FsLmNvbToyMzIzMjY6MWJmYzQyMzhhMDkyOThjZjc4NGE2ZTM3ZjU1MWVjYmU6ZDUzMWRmYmM0ZDUzNDgyNWFlMDdhNzUyYTE4NmJmZTY6MTpkYXRhX3NzLDcyOHgxMzY2O2RhdGFfZmIsbm87OjQzMzMzNzQ&subid=g-16389754-9662dadc12b54a5bae38c317f5607ea4-&data_ss=728x1366&data_fb=no&data_tagname=DIV" style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-image: initial !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: initial !important; background-repeat: initial !important; background-size: initial !important; border: none !important; color: #007954; display: inline-block !important; float: none 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!important; vertical-align: super !important; width: 10px !important;" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;"> - held firm in the face of persistent pressure to pick up another point in its bid for survival as the pressure surrounding Martinez </span><a href="http://www.goal.com/en-us/match/everton-vs-west-bromwich-albion/1703919/report#" id="_GPLITA_2" in_rurl="http://s.srv-itx.com/click?v=VVM6Nzg0NTc6NDpjb250aW51ZTo5OWQ0NGI4MGMxMmI1ODczNzNlZTk5MjhmNjJhZTkyYTp6LTIyNDctMTYzODk3NTQ6d3d3LmdvYWwuY29tOjIzMjMyNjoxYmZjNDIzOGEwOTI5OGNmNzg0YTZlMzdmNTUxZWNiZToyODQ0ODVmYjFmYTM0NTA0OWZiNTg3N2Q5NTc4NTZjZToxOmRhdGFfc3MsNzI4eDEzNjY7ZGF0YV9mYixubzs6NDQyMDc4MA&subid=g-16389754-9662dadc12b54a5bae38c317f5607ea4-&data_ss=728x1366&data_fb=no&data_tagname=DIV" style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-image: initial !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: initial !important; background-repeat: initial !important; background-size: initial !important; border: none !important; color: #007954; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 20.7360000610352px; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-transform: uppercase !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;" title="Click to Continue > by InText">CONTINUES<img src="http://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png" style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-image: initial !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: initial !important; background-repeat: initial !important; background-size: initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; height: 10px !important; margin: 0px 0px 0px 3px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; vertical-align: super !important; width: 10px !important;" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;"> to grow.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;"></span><span class="k1nq2eb7jt" id="k1nq2eb7jt_6" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; height: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">Everton</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;"> is now winless in six Premier League outings and only four points above the relegation zone, while West Brom is a point worse off and remains unbeaten under head coach Tony Pulis, who has wasted little time in stamping his mark on his new club.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;">Martinez brought in Mirallas for the suspended Aiden McGeady and the forward had the game's first effort on target when his shot was gathered comfortably by Ben Foster. But while Everton dominated the early possession, it was unable to break down a deep West Brom backline.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;">The visitors made a rare foray forward 20 minutes in, but Andre Wisdom failed to muster an effort on </span><span class="k1nq2eb7jt" id="k1nq2eb7jt_4" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; height: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">goal</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;">after getting into the Everton area. Soon after, Mirallas again tested Foster - this time with a free kick - before Muhamed Besic saw a long-range strike deflect wide.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;">While Mirallas had been among the bright sparks for Everton in a relatively dour first half, he spurned the best chance to send his side in ahead at the break. After Lescott had clumsily handled in the area, Mirallas could only stroke the ball past Foster's right-hand post to add to Everton's misery.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;">It proved to be his final contribution of the game as he was replaced by Bryan Oviedo at the break - a decision that will only fuel rumors of a January exit. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;">Even a big-screen appearance from Hollywood legend Sylvester Stallone at the break could not add any stardust to proceedings, though Everton's dominance continued even without Mirallas. Pulis's men stood firm, though, with the Welshman replacing Saido Berahino with midfielder Graham Dorrans to further tighten up at the back. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;">Martinez threw Arouna Kone on for the impressive Besic, but the Ivorian failed to provide an elusive </span><span class="k1nq2eb7jt" id="k1nq2eb7jt_3" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; height: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;"><a href="http://www.goal.com/en-us/match/everton-vs-west-bromwich-albion/1703919/report#" id="_GPLITA_6" in_rurl="http://s.srv-itx.com/click?v=VVM6Nzk4Nzg6MzI4NTp3aW5uZXI6ZmFmOWUwNGM0MzU0YjUzNTgzNzJmMmUwYWM1NTgxZDI6ei0yMjQ3LTE2Mzg5NzU0Ond3dy5nb2FsLmNvbToyMzU4NDM6NTY3NTFiYzI2ODg0YmNhYzUzYzNkYmViOTcxNzVkMmQ6ZGRmN2QzM2Q5ZWJiNDU2NGIzODEwY2RkYTc1MWNlZjQ6MDpkYXRhX3NzLDcyOHgxMzY2O2RhdGFfZmIsbm87OjQ0MDQ5OTk&subid=g-16389754-9662dadc12b54a5bae38c317f5607ea4-&data_ss=728x1366&data_fb=no&data_tagname=SPAN" style="background: transparent !important; border: none !important; color: #007954; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; font-weight: bold !important; height: auto !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-transform: uppercase !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;" title="Click to Continue > by InText">WINNER<img src="http://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png" style="background: transparent !important; border: none !important; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; height: 10px !important; margin: 0px 0px 0px 3px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; vertical-align: super !important; width: 10px !important;" /></a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;"> as Foster remained relatively untroubled.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;">While Baines forced a free kick late on, the fullback’s delivery was poor and immediately cleared, and the Goodison Park faithful filed out to ponder when their ongoing malaise will end. They greeted the full-time whistle with boos as their side's slump extended to just one </span><a href="http://www.goal.com/en-us/match/everton-vs-west-bromwich-albion/1703919/report#" id="_GPLITA_4" in_hdr="" in_hover="" in_rurl="http://s.srv-itx.com/click?v=VVM6ODAwMTc6MzI4NTp3aW5uaW5nOmQxZjM0NjA5Y2EyZDc1Y2I0NmZiODZjM2MxZDE3NmFkOnotMjI0Ny0xNjM4OTc1NDp3d3cuZ29hbC5jb206MjM2MTkzOmM2ZTM5NTdjY2JjZWVjNmUxNDRhYTcyZjdhZWUyMDgwOjBkMTdmMGRmNTYwYTQyYjdiZWYyZGFkNTIzN2YzYmNiOjE6ZGF0YV9zcyw3Mjh4MTM2NjtkYXRhX2ZiLG5vOzo0MzQ4NjMw&subid=g-16389754-9662dadc12b54a5bae38c317f5607ea4-&data_ss=728x1366&data_fb=no&data_tagname=DIV" style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-image: initial !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: initial !important; background-repeat: initial !important; background-size: initial !important; border: none !important; color: #007954; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 20.7360000610352px; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-transform: uppercase !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;" title="Click to Continue > by InText">WIN<img src="http://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png" style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-image: initial !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: initial !important; background-repeat: initial !important; background-size: initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; height: 10px !important; margin: 0px 0px 0px 3px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; vertical-align: super !important; width: 10px !important;" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;"> in 13 matches in all competitions.</span>

Everton v West brom Report

Everton  was left to regret a missed  Kevin Mirallas  penalty in its 0-0 Premier League draw with  West Brom  on Monday night, after the Bel...

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Official: Giovinco to join Toronto from Juventus

<img alt="Official: Giovinco to join Toronto from Juventus" src="http://static.goal.com/616500/616571_heroa.jpg" /><br /><a name="more"></a>Sebastian Giovinco<span style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;"> will move from Italian champions </span><a href="http://www.goal.com/en-ng/teams/italy/3/juventus?ICID=PP_14433" style="background-color: white; color: #007954; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Juventus</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;"> to </span><a href="http://www.goal.com/en-ng/teams/canada/toronto/7977" style="background-color: white; color: #007954; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Toronto FC</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;"> at the end of the season after the MLS club confirmed the deal on Monday. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;">The 27-year-old forward came through the youth system at the </span><span class="rpo0k12cd5" id="rpo0k12cd5_7" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; height: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">Juventus</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;"> Stadium but has struggled for regular playing time over the last two seasons.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;">Giovinco has made 130 appearances for Juve - scoring 20 goals and providing 23 assists - but will leave the club for Toronto at the end of the current campaign, when his current contract with Juve expires.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;">The 21-cap </span><span class="rpo0k12cd5" id="rpo0k12cd5_4" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; height: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">Italy</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;"> man spoke of his excitement at agreeing the move, while stating his intention to finish strongly with Juve.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;">"I am excited to sign with </span><span class="rpo0k12cd5" id="rpo0k12cd5_8" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; height: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">Toronto FC</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;"> today and look forward to joining the club this summer," he told his new club's official website.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;">"I have heard so many great things about Toronto over the years and I know that it will be a city that I feel right at home in.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;">"Until then, I have many things I still want to accomplish for Juventus and our fans. I will always give my heart and soul for Juve until I change shirts this summer."</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;">Toronto completed the signing of </span><span class="rpo0k12cd5" id="rpo0k12cd5_1" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; height: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">United</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;"> States forward Jozy Altidore from Sunderland last week - with Jermain Defoe going the opposite way.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;">Head coach Greg Vanney feels Giovinco can form an important part of Toronto's new-look side ahead of the MLS season, which gets under way in March. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;">"</span><span class="rpo0k12cd5" id="rpo0k12cd5_6" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; height: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">Sebastian Giovinco</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;"> is a complete player with the ability to not only create but also to score goals as he's proven throughout his </span><span class="rpo0k12cd5" id="rpo0k12cd5_2" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; height: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">career</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;"> in Italy," Vanney added.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #081f2c; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7360000610352px;">"We are very excited for the 2015 season and adding another important piece to an already solid core group only makes us stronger."</span>

Official: Giovinco to join Toronto from Juventus

Sebastian Giovinco  will move from Italian champions  Juventus  to  Toronto FC  at the end of the season after the MLS club confirmed the de...

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Samuel Eto'o: Sampdoria set to sign Everton striker

<div style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.077em; line-height: 1.35; outline-style: none; padding: 0px 0px 12px;"><img height="400" src="https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRiUW0VUrH-5IxmhIQSRBHwnIGDIAuCLoqKWPkWq-JBSu5SmGk2ow" width="400" /></div><a name="more"></a>The 33-year-old former Cameroon international joined the Toffees on a two-year deal in August, and has scored four goals in 20 appearances.<br /><div style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.077em; line-height: 1.35; outline-style: none; padding: 0px 0px 12px;">"Eto'o should be here in Genoa on Tuesday," sporting director Carlo Osti told Italian broadcaster Telenord.</div><div style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.077em; line-height: 1.35; outline-style: none; padding: 0px 0px 12px;">Sinisa Mihajlovic's side are chasing a <span class="ztqwr" id="ztqwr_2" style="border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; height: 14px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; outline-style: none; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">Champions League</span> spot, behind third-placed Napoli on goal difference.</div><div style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.077em; line-height: 1.35; outline-style: none; padding: 0px 0px 12px;">Eto'o was left out of the Everton team to face West Ham in the <span class="ztqwr" id="ztqwr_10" style="border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; height: 14px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; outline-style: none; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">FA Cup</span> last week after <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30807974" style="color: #5e789b; font-weight: bold; outline-style: none; text-decoration: none;">interest from clubs including Sampdoria.</a></div><div style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.077em; line-height: 1.35; outline-style: none; padding: 0px 0px 12px;">He began his <span class="ztqwr" id="ztqwr_3" style="border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; height: 14px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; outline-style: none; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">career</span> at Real Madrid but made his name at their arch-rivals Barcelona.</div><div style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.077em; line-height: 1.35; outline-style: none; padding: 0px 0px 12px;">During his time at the Nou Camp, he won the Champions League twice - in 2006 and 2009 - scoring in both finals, as well as winning the Spanish league three times.</div><div style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.077em; line-height: 1.35; outline-style: none; padding: 0px 0px 12px;">Eto'o moved to Inter Milan in 2009 as part of Zlatan Ibrahimovic's switch to Barcelona and went on to <a href="http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/30885468#" id="_GPLITA_1" in_rurl="http://s.srv-itx.com/click?v=VVM6Nzk4Nzg6MzI4NTp3aW5uaW5nOmE1OTAyYzY5NzhlNWUyYjU2OGU5YTllZTlmMjRhYTY2OnotMjI0Ny0xNjM4OTc1NDp3d3cuYmJjLmNvbToyMzU4NDM6NTY3NTFiYzI2ODg0YmNhYzUzYzNkYmViOTcxNzVkMmQ6YTIyNDUxNTQ1MjI2NDc4NjgzNjAyY2I2OGIyNjdjYTg6MTpkYXRhX3NzLDcyOHgxMzY2O2RhdGFfZmIsbm87OjQzNDg2MzA&subid=g-16389754-fc5c17e8276945018eb6b2590600404e-&data_ss=728x1366&data_fb=no&data_tagname=P" style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-image: initial !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: initial !important; background-repeat: initial !important; background-size: initial !important; border: none !important; color: #5e789b; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; font-weight: bold !important; height: auto !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; outline-style: none; padding: 0px !important; text-transform: uppercase !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;" title="Click to Continue > by InText">WIN<img src="http://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png" style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-image: initial !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: initial !important; background-repeat: initial !important; background-size: initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; font-size: 0.846em; height: 10px !important; line-height: 1.4546; margin: 0px 0px 0px 3px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; outline-style: none; padding: 0px !important; vertical-align: super !important; width: 10px !important;" /></a> the Champions League again in his first season under Mourinho at the San Siro.</div><div style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.077em; line-height: 1.35; outline-style: none; padding: 0px 0px 12px;">The four-time African Footballer of the Year scored 12 goals in 35 appearances for Chelsea last season after signing a one-year deal from Russian outfit Anzhi Makhachkala.</div>

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Bafetimbi raises doubt on Swansea future

<div class="getty embed image" style="background-color: white; color: #a7a7a7; display: inline-block; max-width: 396px; width: 100%;"><div style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; height: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 150% 0px 0px; position: relative; width: 100%;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="594" scrolling="no" src="//embed.gettyimages.com/embed/461034768?et=hEU_sxgeQ21Hxf0Pt770Cg&sig=cQYpL1yD5rGNkNfWP_Fwf-izdekEG1lInuOVX-NBghk=&caption=true" style="display: inline-block; height: 100%; left: 0; position: absolute; top: 0; width: 100%;" width="396"></iframe></div><div style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 0px;"></div><div style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 1.35; padding: 0px 0px 12px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The 29-year-old </span></div><a name="more"></a><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">striker is unhappy about his lack of starts, with Wilfried Bony, <a href="http://soccerglee.blogspot.com/2015/01/omg-i-cant-believe-this.html">now sold to Manchester City,</a> preferred up front.</span><br /><div style="color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 1.35; padding: 0px 0px 12px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">"When Bony was here, it was planned I should play a certain number of games, that wasn't the case," Gomis said.</span></div><div style="color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 1.35; padding: 0px 0px 12px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">"Today, I <span class="a9o558" id="a9o558_2" style="border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; height: 14px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">ask</span> myself many questions. I need time to think."</span></div><div style="color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 1.35; padding: 0px 0px 12px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Gomis also says that a number of rival Premier League clubs are interested in signing him during the January transfer <a href="http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/30874376#" id="_GPLITA_2" in_rurl="http://s.srv-itx.com/click?v=VVM6NjQ5NTk6NDp3aW5kb3dzOjU1ZDk0ZDY5YTM2ZGMxNGI3YWYwYTQ3MmVhNDJiMTM5OnotMjI0Ny0xNjM4OTc1NDp3d3cuYmJjLmNvbToxOTYzMDc6MTJkYjBkZjkyNTI3MGJmOGU2MjY0ODBmNjQ5Mzk1MDE6YWJhY2YwNWYwZjQ0NDMxN2I2MWU1YzA0ZGExYTI2ODQ6MTpkYXRhX3NzLDcyOHgxMzY2O2RhdGFfZmIsbm87OjQ0MDA3NTE&subid=g-16389754-4a59b1a5ea584259b0e08f17f789547a-&data_ss=728x1366&data_fb=no&data_tagname=P" style="background: transparent !important; border: none !important; color: #5e789b; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; font-weight: bold !important; height: auto !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-transform: uppercase !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;" title="Click to Continue > by InText">WINDOW<img src="http://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png" style="background: transparent !important; border: none !important; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; height: 10px !important; line-height: 1.4546; margin: 0px 0px 0px 3px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; vertical-align: super !important; width: 10px !important;" /></a>.</span></div><div style="color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 1.35; padding: 0px 0px 12px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">"I have been approached by clubs. I don't know what will happen. Me leaving? It is possible," Gomis added, speaking to the Canal Football Club on Canal Plus.</span></div><div style="color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 1.35; padding: 0px 0px 12px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">"It is planned that my entourage will meet with Swansea's representatives. Then I will have a discussion with my representatives to find the best solution.</span></div><div style="color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 1.35; padding: 0px 0px 12px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">"I want to stay abroad. It is true that I have had not a bad amount of approaches from clubs. "</span></div><div style="color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 1.35; padding: 0px 0px 12px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Arsenal, Newcastle and Crystal Palace have all been linked with a move for the France striker.</span></div><div style="color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 1.35; padding: 0px 0px 12px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The former Lyon and St Etienne man joined the Swans on a free transfer in June 2014, but has been in Bony's shadow, scoring four goals in 23 appearances, mostly as a substitute.</span></div><div style="color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 1.35; padding: 0px 0px 12px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">But following Bony's departure to the Premier League champions for a fee that could rise to £28m, Swansea manager Garry Monk has made it clear that he now regards Gomis as his first-choice striker.</span></div><div style="color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 1.35; padding: 0px 0px 12px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Gomis has started for Swansea in the last four games, scoring two goals and rescuing a point against West Ham with a header that Mark Noble could only put into his own net.</span></div><div style="color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 1.35; padding: 0px 0px 12px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">"I have the ambition to play a certain number of matches. I need time to reflect because what was said was not respected. At my age, it is difficult to spend my time sitting on the bench," Gomis said.</span></div><div style="color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 1.35; padding: 0px 0px 12px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Gomis added that he has not ruled out returning to Saint-Etienne one day: "It is is a great story between Saint-Etienne and I. Today, it appears complicated but maybe one day. We have been in <span class="a9o558" id="a9o558_3" style="border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; height: 14px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">contact</span>."</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><br /></div></div></div>

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Messi thrashes Deportivo

<div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #323232; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.35; margin-bottom: 16px; word-wrap: break-word;"><img src="http://level3.soccerladuma.net/cms2/image_manager/uploads/News/198349/7/default.jpg" style="background-color: transparent;" /><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.35;">Lionel Mes</span></div><a name="more"></a>si was at his best for Barcelona with a hat-trick as his side beat Deportivo 4-0 in a Spanish La Liga match at the Muicipal de Raizor on Sunday night.<br /><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #323232; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.35; margin-bottom: 16px; word-wrap: break-word;">It was a quick start from Barcelona who opened the scoring after only ten minutes when Lionel Messi headed home a looping header after getting on the end of an Ivan Rakitic cross, 1-0.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #323232; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.35; margin-bottom: 16px; word-wrap: break-word;">Luis Suarez should have scored the away side’s second goal in the 23<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; line-height: 0; position: relative; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;">rd</span> minute when David Iniesta slipped him clean through on goal, but with just the keeper to beat the Uruguayan flashed his shot wide.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #323232; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.35; margin-bottom: 16px; word-wrap: break-word;">Messi did double Barcelona’s lead in the 33<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; line-height: 0; position: relative; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;">rd</span> minute with his second goal of the game after he broke into the box and dinked the ball over the onrushing keeper and into the back of the net, 2-0.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #323232; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.35; margin-bottom: 16px; word-wrap: break-word;">Deportivo nearly hit back three minutes later when Cuenca was presented with a clear cut chance from eight-yards out, but he skied his shot from close range.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #323232; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.35; margin-bottom: 16px; word-wrap: break-word;">Barcelona had the last say of the half when Iniesta clipped a wonderful ball over the Deportivo defence for Suarez, but his shot from close range was well-saved in the 42<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; line-height: 0; position: relative; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;">nd</span> minute.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #323232; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.35; margin-bottom: 16px; word-wrap: break-word;">Lionel Messi made certain of all three points for Barcelona on the hour mark after concluding his hat-trick when he cut into the box from the right flank and fired a shot into the far corner, 3-0.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #323232; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.35; margin-bottom: 16px; word-wrap: break-word;">Salt in the wounds of Deportivo was an own goal scored by Dani Sidnei as he attempted to clear a Dani Alves cross, 4-0.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #323232; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.35; margin-bottom: 16px; word-wrap: break-word;">Barcelona closed out the game with relative ease in a win that sees them move within one point of league leaders Real Madrid.</div>

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Arsenal Masterclass Shock the Citizens

<div class="getty embed image" style="background-color: white; color: #a7a7a7; display: inline-block; max-width: 594px; width: 100%;"><div style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; height: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 73.400673% 0px 0px; position: relative; width: 100%;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="436" scrolling="no" src="//embed.gettyimages.com/embed/461724990?et=_DXmmbD-Qd9OTGYpZ8DKyQ&sig=NUDVb6kHG9eI7MKFZBKjjnqIvl7dsyyCYRQddvb-y5I=&caption=true" style="display: inline-block; height: 100%; left: 0; position: absolute; top: 0; width: 100%;" width="594"></iframe></div><div style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin: 0px;"></div><div style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><br /></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: ff-meta-web-pro-n4, ff-meta-web-pro, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-top: 21px;"><div style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: RobotoMedium, Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Manuel Pellegrini's side failed to close the five-point gap to </span><span class="hcmkx3f95j" id="hcmkx3f95j_7" style="border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: RobotoMedium, Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; height: 18px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">Chelsea</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: RobotoMedium, Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"> at the top of the table</span></i></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Santi Cazorla and Olivier Giroud were </span></div><a name="more"></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">on target as Arsenal picked up a thoroughly impressive and richly-deserved three points at Manchester City on Sunday afternoon.</span><br /><div style="color: #444444; font-family: ff-meta-web-pro-n4, ff-meta-web-pro, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-top: 21px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Arsène Wenger’s side took the lead midway through the first half when Cazorla converted from the spot after Vincent Kompany had felled <a href="http://www.arsenal.com/first-team/players/nacho-monreal" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgb(30, 76, 146); color: #41465c; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none;" title="Nacho Monreal player profile">Nacho Monreal</a>.</span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: ff-meta-web-pro-n4, ff-meta-web-pro, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-top: 21px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Having dealt with a wave of pressure after the break, the Gunners made the game safe after 67 minutes. This time Cazorla turned provider, sending over a <span class="hcmkx3f95j" id="hcmkx3f95j_12" style="border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; height: 15px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">free</span>-kick for Giroud to nod beyond Joe Hart.</span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: ff-meta-web-pro-n4, ff-meta-web-pro, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-top: 21px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Having showcased the fluid and attacking side to their game in recent matches, this was an altogether <span class="hcmkx3f95j" id="hcmkx3f95j_1" style="border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; height: 15px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">more</span> rugged performance - and one which will have pleased the boss immensely.</span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: ff-meta-web-pro-n4, ff-meta-web-pro, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-top: 21px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Arsenal were committed and resilient against the Premier League champions, efficient when in possession and disciplined when not on the ball.</span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: ff-meta-web-pro-n4, ff-meta-web-pro, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-top: 21px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Gunners have been criticised of late for their failure to <a href="http://www.arsenal.com/match/report/1415/post/first-team/54495/man-city-v-arsenal-match-report#" id="_GPLITA_3" in_rurl="http://s.srv-itx.com/click?v=VVM6Nzk4Nzg6MzI4NTp3aW4gYmlnOmYxZTRjYjEwYmEyNTIxODcyNWIzMmUwZTIxZDQxMjhkOnotMjI0Ny0xNjM4OTc1NDp3d3cuYXJzZW5hbC5jb206MjM1ODQzOjU2NzUxYmMyNjg4NGJjYWM1M2MzZGJlYjk3MTc1ZDJkOmVjNDU2MGQ0YzhhMDQ3MWFhYzI1MmYxZWYxNjUxYTI4OjE6ZGF0YV9zcyw3Mjh4MTM2NjtkYXRhX2ZiLG5vOzo0NDY0MTA4&subid=g-16389754-7c2521672665437eb17aac3a967c0683-&data_ss=728x1366&data_fb=no&data_tagname=P" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgb(30, 76, 146); background: transparent !important; border: none !important; color: #41465c; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; font-weight: bold !important; height: auto !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-transform: uppercase !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;" title="Click to Continue > by InText">WIN BIG<img src="http://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png" style="background: transparent !important; border: none !important; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; height: 10px !important; margin: 0px 0px 0px 3px !important; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; vertical-align: super !important; width: 10px !important;" /></a> games away from <span class="hcmkx3f95j" id="hcmkx3f95j_13" style="border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; height: 15px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">home</span>. They answered those perfectly here, with a first <a href="http://www.arsenal.com/match/report/1415/post/first-team/54495/man-city-v-arsenal-match-report#" id="_GPLITA_4" in_rurl="http://s.srv-itx.com/click?v=VVM6Nzk4Nzg6MzI4NTp3aW5uaW5nOmEzNTgyNmUyMzU5ZDFjZTgyOGIxMTU3MjQ3MzIzOGRlOnotMjI0Ny0xNjM4OTc1NDp3d3cuYXJzZW5hbC5jb206MjM1ODQzOjU2NzUxYmMyNjg4NGJjYWM1M2MzZGJlYjk3MTc1ZDJkOjRkY2EwMTRlOTc3ZjQyY2I5OWI1YWIzN2U5Mjk3NDI5OjE6ZGF0YV9zcyw3Mjh4MTM2NjtkYXRhX2ZiLG5vOzo0MzQ4NjMw&subid=g-16389754-7c2521672665437eb17aac3a967c0683-&data_ss=728x1366&data_fb=no&data_tagname=P" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgb(30, 76, 146); background: transparent !important; border: none !important; color: #41465c; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; font-weight: bold !important; height: auto !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-transform: uppercase !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;" title="Click to Continue > by InText">WIN<img src="http://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png" style="background: transparent !important; border: none !important; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; height: 10px !important; margin: 0px 0px 0px 3px !important; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; vertical-align: super !important; width: 10px !important;" /></a> at Etihad Stadium since the 2010/11 season. With Southampton, Manchester <span class="hcmkx3f95j" id="hcmkx3f95j_3" style="border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; height: 15px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">United</span> and Tottenham Hotspur all having won on Saturday, this was a crucial result for Arsenal.</span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: ff-meta-web-pro-n4, ff-meta-web-pro, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-top: 21px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As things stand, the Gunners are just one point off the top four.</span></div></div></div>

Arsenal Masterclass Shock the Citizens

Manuel Pellegrini's side failed to close the five-point gap to  Chelsea  at the top of the table Santi Cazorla and Olivier Giroud were o...

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