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[Texanballer]

Juan Sebastian Veron turns down Manchester City.

[squealpiggy]

Juan Sebastian Veron turns down Manchester City.

What do you have against Manchester City all of a sudden?

[Chunk..]

City are the richest club in the world but they couldn't grit the pavements and roads around the ground?

[Texanballer]

I have nothing against Manchester City. In fact i would love for Rafael Marquez to join them.

[squealpiggy]

City are the richest club in the world but they couldn't grit the pavements and roads around the ground?

The whole of Manchester is snowed in. Seriously, lots of places of business are closed...

[Alec900]

Milan-Genoa 2-1 after first half.Ronaldinho missed one penalty but scored from second.
Beckham playing right side replacing injured Pato

[Alec900]

3-1 Borriello

[Alec900]

4-1 Borriello again,nice pass from Antonini and beautiful finish by Borriello.

and Dinho should be in Brazils WC team, no question

[Flab]

5-1 now. 3 pens.

[Flab]

Jermaine Beckford hands in transfer request

• Leeds's FA Cup hero confirms desire to leave Elland Road
• Widely linked with £2m move to Newcastle United

Sachin Nakrani guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 6 January 2010 20.01 GMT


Jermaine Beckford has scored 16 goals in 21 league starts for Leeds this season. Photograph: Jon Super/AP

Newcastle United are among the clubs expected to make a bid for the Leeds United striker Jermaine Beckford after he today handed in a transfer request.

The 26-year-old, who scored for the League One leaders in their 1-0 FA Cup third-round win against Manchester United on Sunday, has been linked with a move away from Elland Road for some time. His contract ends this summer and having scored 16 goals in 21 league starts this season, it was expected that clubs from higher divisions would come in for the player during the current transfer window.

Simon Grayson, the Leeds manager, expressed his desire to keep Beckford, who four years ago worked as an RAC windscreen fitter and played for non-league Wealdstone, following the victory at Old Trafford but is now almost powerless to keep the player. Should Leeds reject any move during the next month then Beckford will be able to leave for nothing at the end of the season.

A fee in the region of £2m could be enough to secure the services of the striker, with St James' Park his most likely destination. [READ MORE]