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English Premier League


As we approach the half-way mark (or past it as in the case of the EPL) of the domestic European leagues, here is a list of how your favourite clubs are doing at the moment.

Premier League Table - 2007/08

1 Arsenal (50)
2 Man Utd (48)
3 Chelsea (44)
4 Man City (39)
5 Liverpool (38)
6 Everton (36)
7 Aston Villa (36)
8 Portsmouth (34)
9 Blackburn (33)
10 West Ham (29)
11 Newcastle (26)
12 Tottenham (24)
13 Reading (22)
14 Bolton (20)
15 Middlesbrough (20)
16 Birmingham (19)
17 Wigan (17)
18 Sunderland (17)
19 Fulham (15)
20 Derby (7)

The EPL is the most closely contested league out of itself, La Liga and Serie with just six points separating the Top 3.

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Spanish Primera División Table - 2007/08

1 Real Madrid (44)
2 Barcelona (37)
3 Espanyol (36)
4 Atlético Madrid (34)
5 Villarreal (32)
6 Racing Santander (29)
7 Valencia (27)
8 FC Sevilla (26)
9 Murcia (22)
10 Real Zaragoza (21)
11 Mallorca (21)
12 Valladolid (21)
13 Getafe (21)
14 Recreativo Huelva (21)
15 Osasuna (20)
16 Almeria (20)
17 Athletic Bilbao (19)
18 Real Betis (18)
19 Deportivo La Coruña (17)
20 Levante (8)

Real Madrid has opened up a sizable lead in the title race on 44 points with Barcelona 7 points adrift in second place.

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Italian Serie A Table - 2007/08

1 Inter Milan (43)
2 Roma (36)
3 Juventus (35)
4 Udinese (29)
5 Fiorentina (28)
6 Palermo (25)
7 Napoli (23)
8 Atalanta (22)
9 Catania Calcio (21)
10 Sampdoria (19)
11 Genoa (19)
12 AC Milan (18)
13 Parma (18)
14 Lazio (18)
15 Torino (17)
16 Siena (15)
17 Livorno (15)
18 Empoli (15)
19 Reggina (13)
20 Cagliari (10)

Internazionale - on 43 points - has a 7 point cushion over their nearest rivals Roma. Meanwhile, city rivals AC Milan are languishing in 12th spot with just 18 points and it is certain that they will have to win this season's Champions League if they want to take part in Europe's premier club competition next season.

League positions and points correct as at 09/01/08.



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Thierry Henry FC Barcelona
Thierry Henry proudly displays his new Barcelona shirt


France striker Thierry Henry completed his move to Spanish giants FC Barcelona for a fee of £16.1m from English Premier League side Arsenal over-night.

Henry, who turns 30 in August, passed a medical on Monday afternoon (GMT) before being unveiled in front of 30,000 fans at the Nou Camp after signing a four-year deal with the Catalan outfit.

Thierry Henry Arsenal away kit 07/08
Henry won't be wearing this away kit now!


The mega-bucks four-year deal which includes a staggering £84million buy-out clause in the Frenchman’s contract should see the pacy forward end his career in Spain.

Henry leaves Arsenal as the top scorer in the club's history with 226 goals in 364 appearances.

The following video is of Henry's presentation at the Camp Nou:



In the following two video clips, Henry says goodbye to his beloved Gunners fans:







[Video source: YouTube]


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Thierry Henry
Henry is set to leave Arsenal for Barcelona


Arsenal's talismanic captain and France striker Thierry Henry is set to leave his beloved Gunners for Spanish giants Barcelona in a reported fee of around £16 million.

At the time of this post, Henry is in Barcelona to undergo a medical and is set to be officially unveiled as a Barcelona FC player on Monday afternoon (GMT).

The move will come as a huge blow to Arsenal - the club will be losing their talismanic captain, a hugely talented striker and a club icon who epitomises the beautiful flowing football under Arsene Wenger's reign.

Click here for more details as Henry seals his move to Barcelona.



[Image source: Wikipedia]




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David Beckham

David Beckham's return to the Real Madrid first-team has been cut short by a knee ligament injury that will rule him out for 4-6 weeks.

The former England captain has been in fine form since his return to the Madrid line-up and was on the verge of an England recall for the upcoming Euro 2008 qualifiers.

The 31-year-old midfielder was hurt playing for Real Madrid against Getafe in the Spanish League on Sunday. Beckham hurt his right knee after mis-hitting a cross and running into advertising hoardings behind the goal.

Not only will he miss the chance of a recall to the national team, he will also miss Wednesday's Champions League game against Bayern Munich, a crucial match against Barcelona next weekend and possibly a further three league games.

He will also miss an emotional return to Old Trafford on 13 March when he was set to play for a European All-Star XI against the current Manchester United side.

Beckham has said many times in the past that one of his biggest regrets was not being able to say goodbye to the United fans at Old Trafford after being sold to Real Madrid in the summer of 2003.
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