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New deals keep BCS bowl lineup intact

NEW YORK (AP) - The Fiesta, Orange, Rose and Sugar bowls extended their agreements with the Bowl Championship Series, deals that will keep the national championship game at the sites of those games through the 2013 college football season.

The BCS was not expected to change its bowl partners, so the new four-year deals come as no surprise.

The current contracts with those four games run out after the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., hosts the BCS national championship game in 2010.

The new deal starts with the January 2011 bowl games, and the championship game rotation will start in Glendale, Ariz., with the Fiesta Bowl hosting two games about a week apart.

New Orleans will host the Sugar Bowl and BCS national championship game in 2012. Miami will be the site of the 2013 title game, a week after the Orange Bowl. The championship game returns to the Rose Bowl in 2014.

The deals between the BCS and its bowl partners run concurrent to its TV deal.

The BCS is in its final season of a four-year deal with Fox. Its new four-year deal with ESPN, worth $125 million per year, begins with the 2011 bowl games.

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Juventus To Sell David Trezeguet After Feud With Claudio Ranieri – Report

Trezeguet has talked himself into trouble with Juventus. His recent squabbles could have cost him his Bianconeri future...Juventus are considering selling David Trezeguet following his recent verbal spat with coach Claudio Ranieri in order to make room - and funds - for new players.

Although Trezeguet's agent, Antonio Calliendo, tried to deny a rift between club and player on Friday, Tuttosport claims the Bianconeri will put the French striker on the transfer list this summer.

The hitman struck out at Ranieri earlier this week when he talked of his bitterness at being substituted against Chelsea.
The 'Tinkerman' hit back, claiming Trezeguet was behaving like a “spoilt child”.

The Turin-based paper suggests that the point of no return has been reached. Voices from Piedmont suggest a sale will take place at the end of the season as Juventus want to cash-in on the out-of-sorts hitman.

It is believed one reason for the sale, apart from the Ranieri feud, is that Juve do not want to continue paying the striker's high wages. 'Trez' is currently on €4 million per season; a large figure for a player who is unlikely to be a part of Ranieri's plans following his recent war of words.

Reports suggest Olympique Lyonnais may come in for the striker. The French club have previously shown an interest in him.

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Juventus To Sell David Trezeguet After Feud With Claudio Ranieri – Report

Trezeguet has talked himself into trouble with Juventus. His recent squabbles could have cost him his Bianconeri future...Juventus are considering selling David Trezeguet following his recent verbal spat with coach Claudio Ranieri in order to make room - and funds - for new players.

Although Trezeguet's agent, Antonio Calliendo, tried to deny a rift between club and player on Friday, Tuttosport claims the Bianconeri will put the French striker on the transfer list this summer.

The hitman struck out at Ranieri earlier this week when he talked of his bitterness at being substituted against Chelsea.
The 'Tinkerman' hit back, claiming Trezeguet was behaving like a “spoilt child”.

The Turin-based paper suggests that the point of no return has been reached. Voices from Piedmont suggest a sale will take place at the end of the season as Juventus want to cash-in on the out-of-sorts hitman.

It is believed one reason for the sale, apart from the Ranieri feud, is that Juve do not want to continue paying the striker's high wages. 'Trez' is currently on €4 million per season; a large figure for a player who is unlikely to be a part of Ranieri's plans following his recent war of words.

Reports suggest Olympique Lyonnais may come in for the striker. The French club have previously shown an interest in him.

i'm a long time admirer of juve but this time i would have to agree milanista. what a shame juve. trezeguet always been there whether thick or thin. remember when juve relegated; trezeguet didn't find a new clubs like cannavaro, vieira, zlatan ibrahimovic, zambrotta and many more.

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Juventus To Sell David Trezeguet After Feud With Claudio Ranieri – Report

Trezeguet has talked himself into trouble with Juventus. His recent squabbles could have cost him his Bianconeri future...Juventus are considering selling David Trezeguet following his recent verbal spat with coach Claudio Ranieri in order to make room - and funds - for new players.

Although Trezeguet's agent, Antonio Calliendo, tried to deny a rift between club and player on Friday, Tuttosport claims the Bianconeri will put the French striker on the transfer list this summer.

The hitman struck out at Ranieri earlier this week when he talked of his bitterness at being substituted against Chelsea.
The 'Tinkerman' hit back, claiming Trezeguet was behaving like a “spoilt child”.

The Turin-based paper suggests that the point of no return has been reached. Voices from Piedmont suggest a sale will take place at the end of the season as Juventus want to cash-in on the out-of-sorts hitman.

It is believed one reason for the sale, apart from the Ranieri feud, is that Juve do not want to continue paying the striker's high wages. 'Trez' is currently on €4 million per season; a large figure for a player who is unlikely to be a part of Ranieri's plans following his recent war of words.

Reports suggest Olympique Lyonnais may come in for the striker. The French club have previously shown an interest in him.

i'm a long time admirer of juve but this time i would have to agree milanista. what a shame juve. trezeguet always been there whether thick or thin. remember when juve relegated; trezeguet didn't find a new clubs like cannavaro, vieira, zlatan ibrahimovic, zambrotta and many more.

I love this guy but there comes a time when he have to part ways with him and look to the future. Trezegol has done his part with this club and this year he has not been happy. Why they would hold on to him untill he has nothing left. This is a football club and they have to bring in money in order to buy better players. Like I said I love Trezegol but i dont he he will ever be held in the same regards as DelPiero, Buffon or Nedved. Cash him and bring Cassano.

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Manchester United Are Looking Tired – Arsene Wenger
Manchester United are showing the effects of a long, hard season already believes Arsene Wenger...

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes Manchester United are suffering from fatigue and insisted that this was evident in their 4-1 defeat to Liverpool yesterday.

Rafael Benitez’s men enjoyed an emphatic win at Old Trafford to reduce the gap at the top of the Premier League to just four points, albeit having played a game extra.

Liverpool enjoyed an extra day’s rest compared to United, following their Champions League games in midweek, and also enjoyed a rest last weekend after being knocked out of the FA Cup.

Wenger believes these factors were crucial in yesterday’s game and, speaking to arsenal.com, he said he also believed the title race was back on.

“It is, yes. I think Man United have played many games since January and today they looked a little bit jaded,” said the Arsenal boss.

"You could see that Liverpool didn’t play in the FA Cup last week and they had a good opportunity to refresh before playing Real Madrid and Man United. Plus they had one more day than Man United did.

“You could see when the experienced United players make mistakes it is down to fatigue.”

Arsenal have no such problems at the moment and have a fresh look about their squad after welcoming Eduardo and Theo Walcott back from injury. Cesc Fabregas and Emmanuel Adebayor are also due to return soon..

This new found verve was evident yesterday, as they cruised to a 4-0 win over Blackburn Rovers, a win that has moved them back up to fourth in the table.

Although they may lose that position if Aston Villa beat Tottenham Hotspur today, Wenger said that he was confident his team could beat Martin O’Neill’s men to the last Champions League qualifying spot.

“We know that every game is a challenge,” he stated.

“Before we start to dream, we play every three days and we can rotate a bit at the moment.

“We have a challenge in every single game, from now until the end of the season, and we cannot drop off one or two per cent in our performances. I feel in the dressing room that the team are really up for it.”

Arsenal play Hull City in the FA Cup on Tuesday night, before travelling to St James' Park to play Newcastle United on Saturday.

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Manchester United Are Looking Tired – Arsene Wenger
Manchester United are showing the effects of a long, hard season already believes Arsene Wenger...

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes Manchester United are suffering from fatigue and insisted that this was evident in their 4-1 defeat to Liverpool yesterday.

Rafael Benitez’s men enjoyed an emphatic win at Old Trafford to reduce the gap at the top of the Premier League to just four points, albeit having played a game extra.

Liverpool enjoyed an extra day’s rest compared to United, following their Champions League games in midweek, and also enjoyed a rest last weekend after being knocked out of the FA Cup.

Wenger believes these factors were crucial in yesterday’s game and, speaking to arsenal.com, he said he also believed the title race was back on.

“It is, yes. I think Man United have played many games since January and today they looked a little bit jaded,” said the Arsenal boss.

"You could see that Liverpool didn’t play in the FA Cup last week and they had a good opportunity to refresh before playing Real Madrid and Man United. Plus they had one more day than Man United did.

“You could see when the experienced United players make mistakes it is down to fatigue.”

Arsenal have no such problems at the moment and have a fresh look about their squad after welcoming Eduardo and Theo Walcott back from injury. Cesc Fabregas and Emmanuel Adebayor are also due to return soon..

This new found verve was evident yesterday, as they cruised to a 4-0 win over Blackburn Rovers, a win that has moved them back up to fourth in the table.

Although they may lose that position if Aston Villa beat Tottenham Hotspur today, Wenger said that he was confident his team could beat Martin O’Neill’s men to the last Champions League qualifying spot.

“We know that every game is a challenge,” he stated.

“Before we start to dream, we play every three days and we can rotate a bit at the moment.

“We have a challenge in every single game, from now until the end of the season, and we cannot drop off one or two per cent in our performances. I feel in the dressing room that the team are really up for it.”

Arsenal play Hull City in the FA Cup on Tuesday night, before travelling to St James' Park to play Newcastle United on Saturday.

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Fulham 2-0 Manchester United

Fulham had not won against United here since 1964, and against a frustrated rival, executed their gameplan to perfection to stop the rot. Home form, a boon earlier in the season, had begun to wobble of late but this result will augment the Cottagers' European hopes.

Fulham triumphed thanks to a Danny Murphy penalty and a goal on the break by Zoltan Gera with two minutes to play. Each goal brought a United dismissal; Paul Scholes was sent off prior to the Murphy penalty for handling, while Wayne Rooney blew his top in the wake of Gera's clincher.

There were off-days for Ronaldo, Berbatov and company, and despite battering Fulham for large swathes of the second half, Manchester United fell.

Not a good day at the office for Sir Alex. It may be, for him at least, squeaky bum time.

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THE BEST STILL THE BEST...still cool down still Man.utd I believe there are some reason MANUTD lost. But Man.utd still stand and We hope MAN.UTD back on track get the trophy and be a champion again!!!

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