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If for Julio Baptista negotiation little by little go on, for the other striker is all quiet.

Plus Owen has Jermain Defoe in front of him at the moment and in terms of form, fitness and goals the Tottenham striker is miles ahead.

When I was much younger - maybe eight or nine years of age - I had a go as a striker but I was always much better at the back.

It was a catastrophic evening where we lost a striker after 10 minutes and there was a penalty due to a poor decision by the referee.

As far as I'm concerned, I also sacrificed myself, playing in a role that isn't mine, that of a right wing striker.

Italy striker Luca Toni, again linked with Bayern Munich this week, is still out for Fiorentina with a foot problem.

It's difficult for a striker unless you get a run of games to establish yourself but none of them have done it at the top level.

Torres is a world-class striker but, like I said, he's not Superman.

Norway striker John Carew was unlucky not to have been awarded a second half penalty, but it would have been more than they deserved.

When a good striker shows signs of unease at his present club, it is only a matter of time before the press link him with Chelsea.

'It's like a hunger striker who after a few days stops feeling hungry, even though the body needs food. '

The Arsenal striker said he would have been willing to talk to Sneijder in private, but not now the matter had been made public.

Henry is a great striker and is among those players who are of interest to us, " said the Milan boss. "

Villain: Nigeria striker Yakubu Aiyegbeni's miss against South Korea in their final Group B game was one of the worst at a World Cup.

Palermo striker Amauri is still expected to join Juventus, even if there has been yet another hold up in his proposed transfer.

Trapattoni said striker Cassano's performance was one of the highlights of a disappointing night.

Mancini views Cassano as an extremely talented striker and would love to see him back in Serie A.

They claim they are progressing on signing a striker and a midfielder, but curiously there was no mention of a defender to replace Jones.

I'm still a bit of a behind-the-striker player when possible.

He was playing left-wingback at Juventus and he brought him in to replace Nicolas Anelka as a striker.

He is such a quality striker, that as the owner of this club, it is far too hard for me to decide to part ways with such a talent.

Some may see that as a daunting prospect, but the Arsenal striker looks upon it as merely a chance to catch up on all that he has missed.

Ryan Babel slips the ball to Torres, who has dropped out of his lone striker position to assist on the edge of the area.

Valencia and Barcelona are set to fight it out for Juventus striker David Trezeguet at the end of this season.

The former Chievo striker is willing to take a pay-cut if it would mean going back to the Olimpico Stadium with Lazio.

The German to Tuttosport: "I say yes to Italy. " The Werder Bremen striker has no problems with missing out on the Champions League.

Their star striker has so far resisted surgery but his workload over the past few years is beginning to weigh heavily.

Of course the Arsenal striker is out with a broken foot right now and will miss Holland's games over the course of the next week.

The Dutch striker is looking to leave Old Trafford after falling out of favour with Sir Alex Ferguson towards the end of last season.

Andy is a quality striker and I'm sure he'll build on this. It was such an important goal as this was a big win for us.

If you want a comparison, then I suppose you could say I resemble the early Amoroso , or perhaps Lyon striker Fred.

Chelsea's misfiring striker Andriy Shevchenko could soon be on his way back to AC Milan after just one season in the English Premiership.

There is still a bit of time, a striker will arrive, it will be a very good striker but I don't know much else.

The United striker is now looking to put behind him the disappointment of his last cup final appearance against Arsenal back in 2005.

"It will be strange for me to see them in real life - I've only ever seen them on television, " the striker said.

We slip into a "SaoLeiBing" , as if we were playing striker, good let "big army" surrounded.

England's striker is ready for this World Cup. Goals and glory are the only things on his mind.

Keane also managed to pip his twin brother Will to an appearance as the striker was an unused substitute at the EBB Stadium.

Doctors said the striker stopped breathing momentarily as the chewing gum obstructed his airways.

The first-team coach knows from experience just how influential a figure the Welsh striker can be having worked with him at West Ham United.

And it met with a predictable aftermath: Ridicule in the British press and a bitter explosion from England's star striker Wayne Rooney.

He is not convinced the out-of-contract 29-year-old is capable of giving him the 30 matches a season he needs from his main striker.

Benitez revealed that striker Craig Bellamy will have a scan on an injured right knee on Thursday and could be out for a fortnight.

I tried to field Ambrosini as a striker in a situation in which we were behind and Empoli had lowered its defensive line further.

After the match the striker paid tribute to the Spurs midfielders. He also said he was looking for his double hat-trick at the end.

The Liverpool manager said the Dutch striker deserved his two goals for the hard work he always puts in for the team during a match.

Giampaolo Pazzini is one of the quality youngsters coming through and is proving his worth as a top striker.

Inter striker Balotelli is the son of Ghanaian immigrants who was adopted by a family in Brescia at the age of two.

"I have to be realistic. I know Fernando is the number one striker here at Liverpool, there is no doubt about that, " said Babel.

Today, when you see what he's brought, when he came on, you think 'that's certainly a promising striker'.

'Edin is a fantastic striker but he has had some problems because he has not been playing, so he has not scored, ' said the manager.

It is not always obvious to put a striker as captain because he is in front of everybody.

For have him the Italian team is ready to use the Dutch striker Klaas Jan Huntelaar.

If you are a really good striker, don't go off trying to become a bloody centre-half.

As a striker in his own playing days, Ferguson is also aware of the sapping effects of a bad run.

On Saturday he was still confident and I appreciate that because for a striker you have to be like that all the time.

I didn't consider [trying to sign him] because he is similar to Van Persie to Vela and Eduardo, who plays off the striker.

Udinese striker Fabio Quagliarella has decided to fire his two agents and is reportedly close to signing with Alessandro Moggi.

Davies is a striker of limited natural talent and yet he's ended up playing for England and has made an excellent career for himself.

Although he is best known as playing in his favoured role behind the striker, he has also featured in a wide-right role for the youth team.

Lazio president Claudio Lotito is ready to seal a permanent deal for on-loan Manchester City striker Rolando Bianchi.

The Ukrainian striker has found himself out of the Chelsea team in recent weeks after failing to shine in the early part of the season.

So what if Rooney isn't living up to his reputation as a world-class striker?

"I'm doing well at the minute so hopefully that will continue, " said the striker, who made his 200th Reds appearance against Celtic.

Manager Andy Thorn was disappointed to miss out on the striker, but is already looking at other options.

He added: "I enjoyed it a lot. I have always said my favourite and best position is playing up front just behind the striker. "

It is a classic tackle from behind-except the defender wins the ball cleanly and doesn't even touch the striker or knock him to the ground.

That was the first thing he told me, the wing is for the wingers, and that the striker should be focused on the two rival centre-backs.

Such forward to play a Christmas tree in a single-striker system, do a bit of reluctance.

It was a perfectly-executed strike from a striker at the top of his game.

Bojinov also said he will be very happy to welcome the Lokomotiv Sofia striker to Juve.

I can confirm we're actively trying to sign a striker and hope to secure a deal for one any day soon.

The Moroccan striker won over the fans and his manager has high expectations ahead of a potential Premier League debut at Liverpool.

If they do make it that far, it's likely that Bayern Munich striker Miroslav Klose will have been on the score sheet a few times.

Inzaghi is an extraordinary striker; he's really up for this game, he feels it in his DNA.

"Trezeguet is a great striker but he is no longer a part of our plans, " Soriano told Tuttosport.

"I was happy there but Kenny rang me and offered me a chance to come back and I decided to take it, " the striker added.

Foot-Prints, the Japanese striker, and Tao-Pie-Pie, the New Zealand goalkeeper, eyed each others the ball was placed for the penalty kick.

Liverpool striker Fernando Torres has warned Steven Gerrard not to rush back from his hamstring injury.

Juventus striker David Trezeguet admits he is surprised they were able to prise Patrick Vieira away from Arsenal this month.

"There would be an extra burden if we did not sign another striker, " said Rooney.

Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez is trying to cool the hype building around 17 year-old striker Craig Lindfield.

The imminent signing of Lille striker Gervinho has not been completed in time for him to join the party.

Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has admitted it would be a 'dream' to one day play for Spanish giants Barcelona.

Manchester City are trying to sign Didier Drogba from Chelsea, according to the Ivory Coast striker's agent.

The France striker pounced on a clever through-ball from Ballack, rounded Fulop and placed the ball into the net.

England striker Michael Owen suffered an injury scare and was taken to hospital for a scan on his thigh on Monday.

One of their prime targets is said to be Bayer Leverkusen striker Andriy Voronin.

The striker made no mistake as he side-footed home to open his goal scoring account for the club.

The England striker's Old Trafford future appears to be in some doubt with the new Premier League champions yet to offer him a new contract.

Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has welcomed the signing of Michael Essien, who he believes is one of the best midfielders in the World.

I've said that Hammill would be a good addition to our squad, but we're also on the look-out for a striker.

However, United may not be interested in the deal as they are believed to be chasing Sampdoria striker Fabio Quagliarella.

But playing behind a main striker as one of two in front of a holding midfield player, it worked, especially early in the season.

Chelsea striker Hernan Crespo has declared his desire to return to Italian football, it has emerged today.

Suarez's top level experience, movement off the ball and ability to play-off an out and out striker makes him a top target.

Newcastle striker Michael Owen is out of Saturday's pre-season friendly at Carlisle after picking up a thigh injury in training.

Chelsea certainly fit into that category and manager Jose Mourinho admits he would love to add the striker to his squad.

Super-sub striker David Fairclough said: "There's no doubt in my mind that they're going in the right direction. "

Juventus striker Vincenzo Iaquinta has suffered yet another injury setback and will be out for a month.

The striker has had a stop-start season due to injuries to his hamstring, thigh and most recently a broken toe.

The striker, who also limped off at Villa Park, is out for Sunday but could be back next weekend for the trip to Chelsea.

He is a fantastic striker anyway and at the moment he is in one of those hot spells.

Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenko was told last week to get a good English teacher as a birthday present to himself.

Wenger believes that the striker's options are still open but he is not pursuing Chamakh at the moment.

The experienced striker has accepted a two- year contract with Cardiff and is expected to be presented early next week .

The 25-year old striker agreed the terms of the deal back in May and has now completed the formalities of signing the new contract.

The English champions' new striker is all smiles ahead of the new season.

Liverpool used Steven Gerrard from the outset, both sides replicating each other with a five-man midfield and a lone striker.

The New York Red Bull striker is training with the squad to help maintain his fitness during the MLS off-season.

Lokomotiv Moscow hope to sign Manchester City striker Felipe Caicedo after missing out on Stuttgart's Ciprian Marica.

The striker is not concerned by having such a short time to recover after playing league leaders Manchester City yesterday.

Wednesday hit the bar as the Reds survived an early scare, but United began to threaten through lone striker John Cofie.

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Robert Huth (left) of Chelsea and Fulham's American striker Brian McBride challenge for the ball.

I don't think there is a better striker than him in the world at the moment.

You know a striker needs to play games and be in front of the goal a few times.

The Chelsea manager dismissed suggestions that the 'lucky' strike would be good for the Ivory Coast striker's confidence.

We, at Anfield Index, also believe playing Gerrard off of Suarez is not ideal as they're both players that should play off of the striker.

Lazio are lining up a bid for Portuguese striker Nuno Gomes as they look to strengthen their squad for the Champions League.

Lazio are lining up a bid for Portuguese striker Nuno Gomes as they look to strengthen their squad for the Champions League.

Yes. Norbert is the point man in the midfield and the striker .

New Newcastle boss Sam Allardyce is determined to keep England striker Michael Owen at St James' Park as he is a "fantastic goal scorer" .

Sky Sports News understands Liverpool are close to agreeing a pre-contract deal with Standard Liege striker Milan Jovanovic.

It has also been reported that Villarreal, having sold Diego Forlan to Atletico Madrid, could be in the market for a big name striker.

The Dutchman had to deal with a family funeral this week, but Queiroz praised the striker's professionalism.

Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner will reportedly only join a club in Italy if his hand in London is forced.

Blackburn Rovers striker El Hadji Diouf knows he'll be booed by his former Liverpool fans this weekend.

In - line striker, Mourinho has changed the center of a two - wing configuration, and Ibrahim adventure together double-team striker.

Although he was in principle a striker, he mostly played in an advanced midfield position, behind the team's main striker, Luis Suarez.

Stories in the peninsula on Friday claim that the striker is set to head back to Italy after spending the last six months at Monaco.

The Reds striker is about to enter his third season at Liverpool and gave an insight into why he feels completely at home in the city.

Now I just have to improve with every game and time will tell [if I can fill the striker's role].

And he will always be remembered for turning Thierry Henry from a talented winger into a superstar striker.

The striker's main objective, apart from scoring goals, was to step into the considerable boots Lisandro Lopez had left behind.

The Manchester City striker was recently excused Europa League duty at Juventus to protect him from a barrage of boos.

The Rossoneri's family wishes the Arsenal striker all the best and a quick return to playing.

Carvalho is back so at least we have one central defender and Drogba is back so we have one striker.

Lazio striker Tommaso Rocchi insists he is ready to shoot down Inter when the Nerazzurri visit the Stadio Olimpico on Saturday night.

A striker is his priority, though, and rivals Manchester United could nip in and steal Lennon if Spurs want to rush through a transfer.

A month earlier he had also seen red for Groningen and disciplinary problems would continue to dog the talented striker with a fiery temper.

It'd be great to see another ruthless striker up there alongside Fernando Torres.

David Villa, the striker Chelsea know must be kept quiet on Wednesday night, is not a summer transfer target.

Hiddink, full of admiration for the Arsenal striker these days, looks back with a smile on Van Persie's younger and wilder days.

Chelsea are very keen to sign the highly rated striker but Santos claim that they have no interest in selling the player.

We played with two strikers and I played like a second striker.

The United goalkeeper was apparently involved in a clash with Liverpool striker Dirk Kuyt and required immediate treatment.

Another hot topic at the moment is diving after Arsenal striker Eduardo was handed a two-match ban.

OK, it was only a pretend pump-action shot-gun, formed by miming as the striker 'celebrated' a goal.

Mario has a lot of self-belief, as you can tell, but as a striker you need to have that.

The Mexican striker was concussed during training in the United States while Valencia hurt his ankle at the Copa America with Ecuador.

That could culminate with the England striker taking a place among the substitutes against Chelsea at St James' Park.

Internacional striker Alexandre Pato is set to decide his future within the next week.

Everton's David Moyes is determined to bring the best out of on-loan striker Jo in the remaining months of the season.

To that end, a scout was sent to the African Nations Cup with instructions to observe the Cameroon striker ' s progress at the tournament.

The Milan striker is considering leaving the Italian giants over the summer in search of a new challenge.

Back in Mexico I was always being compared with my father, who was also a striker, and I never liked that.

He and his striker partner Ian Wright formed a strong attack combination in the league.

Chelsea striker Hernan Crespo has dismissed talk of a rift with manager Jose Mourinho and stressed he is happy to stay at Stamford Bridge.

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Juventus coach Didier Deschamps admits he's unsure of striker David Trezeguet's future beyond the end of this season.

Chelsea striker Salomon Kalou has been linked with a move to Arsenal, according to British tabloid The Sun.

Hughes is also interested in another two of his former City players, the midfielder Stephen Ireland and the striker Roque Santa Cruz.

The striker operated in a selfless role on the right flank and earned the manager's praise for his "engine and appetite. "

Striker Robbie Fowler will not be leaving fledgling Hyundai A-League club North Queensland, chairman Don Matheson insisted today.

Big Sam worked with England striker Owen for a brief spell at Newcastle but has big doubts over his fitness.

What's more, the boss says United fans can expect to see the promising striker at Wembley next weekend.

The west Londoners showed great resilience by winning despite going behind to a goal from former Liverpool striker Fernando Morientes.

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney was also booked for dissent after loudly protesting against the decision.

Hernan Crespo has revealed that Chelsea have offered him a new contract despite the striker's intentions to quit Stamford Bridge.

Hitherto United's only fully-fit striker, Rooney suffered a fractured foot against Reading and is likely to miss the new few weeks.

Legendary striker Giuseppe Signori was a prolific goalscorer during his career whilst playing for both Lazio and Sampdoria.

Juventus striker Amauri believes tomorrow's Champions League tie with Maccabi Haifa is fundamental to his side's season.

Now Babel believes he is ready to play as an out-and-out striker on a regular basis and is looking to learn from watching El Nino in action.

And Blues boss Jose Mourinho has confirmed he hopes to sign a new central defender, a new midfielder and a new striker this summer.

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He is a really sharp striker, very quick at running in behind defenders and quite strong keeping the ball.

Chelsea have been linked with a January swoop for Argentinian teenage striker Sergio Aguero, according to Spanish press reports.

Liverpool are looking at further reinforcements in the wide areas, another striker, a left-back and cover at centre back.

Newcastle have tried to offload striker Obafemi Martens to Liverpool, alerting Arsenal and Chelsea to the Nigerian's availability.

Chelsea striker Hernan Crespo has insisted he has not opened negotiations with Milan over his possible return to the Serie A giants.

He has recently intimated that he could leave the Rossoneri in search of a new challenge, with Chelsea keen to sign the prolific striker.

Italy coach Marcello Lippi has given Juventus striker Amauri hope of a call up for World Cup 2010.

If you were given the opportunity to quiz Liverpool striker Peter Crouch a question, what would you ask?

Roy Hodgson must now decide whether to throw his star striker into his first game since the final in South Africa.

Imprisoned IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands won election to the British Parliament.

Sunday he played as a central striker in the first half and made some good movements aside from the goal.

The recent controversy surrounding Milan striker Ronaldo's encounter with a trio of transsexuals , continues to make the headlines.

MANCHESTER United have been linked with a swoop for Bolton striker Nicolas Anelka.

He has won five Serie A titles playing as a striker for his team, and won the Champions League in 1996 as well.

But the striker maintains he is not in need of a rest after his summer exertions in the Confederation Cup.

"What counts in Arsenal's favour is that we play in a different way to which Messi is accustomed in Spain, " the Danish striker declared.

Torino striker Elvis Abbruscato is set to leave the Granata this summer.

But the Liverpool boss has denied any wrong-doing and insists he has not been involved in negotiations for the Sunderland striker.

I remember that one striker waited to break a similar record for almost a year. I hope that will not happen to me.

Levski Sofia , who play with one central striker, could be without their three first choices for tomorrow night's game with Chelsea.

However the signing of Michael Owen, who cannot play as a lone striker, suggests Ferguson is considering 4-4-2, at least for certain games.

The striker is on the market after spending much of the last campaign on the bench, even after his recovery from knee surgery.

The striker had plenty of time to bring the ball down and crash his 12-yard shot past a diving Roudbarian.

The Hungarian striker took a few touches before unleashing a low shot from around 20 yards out past Adam Judge in the Formby goal.

SIENA - Standing alongside president Massimo Moratti, Inter striker Mario Balotelli told of his joy at winning the Scudetto.

Even before the manager made his decision to sign him, I thought Dirk was a striker suited to this style of football.

Cristiano Ronaldo has insisted that Real Madrid do not need to sign another striker in the summer transfer window.

I won't be a first striker, but I can play in other roles, as I have shown in the past.

AC Milan striker Ronaldo acknowledges a good start will be crucial to his side's hopes of clinching the Serie A title this season.

Milan could turn to Udinese striker Vincenzo Iaquinta as their search for an Andriy Shevchenko replacement continues.

The Togo striker, who has spent three-and-a-half seasons with the Gunners, has still to agree terms with City.

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The striker has been hit with two charges by the FA relating to his alleged stamp on Robin van Persie and improper conduct.

Although that was not the case, his manager was supportive of the under-fire (and under-firing) striker.

But while naming the Reds possible competition for the title, the Spanish striker opted not to mention Manchester City.

The temptation for Mancini must to be field his best striker, even if the Argentine cannot possibly be fully fit.

After 10 years in Europe, striker Ronaldinho returned to his homeland Brazil.

In Portugal he used Hulk as a second striker to the right, and Silvestre Varela providing width on the left.

She draped in woodiness armor, but not inferior at any striker, who dare to infringe upon her, will be subject to heavy blow.

Down to ten men, the United striker intervened with a superb strike after an hour.

Real are believed to be closely monitoring his situation and could make a bid in the region of 14 million for the striker.

It was Barcelona striker David Villa who had the first chance of the game but his effort was smothered by Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer.

LIVERPOOL'S efforts to land Ajax striker Luis Suarez were pressing ahead today as uncertainty over the position of Ryan Babel continues.

The striker who once scored a hat-trick in the Milan derby turns his thoughts to his first clash between London's top two clubs.

In any case, as a striker I can tell you it doesn't matter at all where you get the goals - home, away, in your back garden.

Ferguson may start with Dimitar Berbatov as a lone striker for a match United dare not lose.

Gutierrez is a strong and fast striker with excellent control and composure in the box.

Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson admitted yesterday that he wanted to add a new striker to his squad before the summer transfer deadline falls.

Striker Arturo Lupoli has returned to Italy to sign for Fiorentina after making just one Premiership appearance in three years for Arsenal.

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Since the turn of the year, he has also acquired Japanese winger Ryo and Korean striker Ju-Young Park.

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After all, United's 2-1 win moved the striker a step closer towards getting his hands on another league title.

He is a class striker and would make a welcomed addition to any side.

I wish I were a striker or a midfielder like Beckham, kicking perfect banana curve and running wild at the football pitch.

Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse's Dad believes the luckless French striker should return to Africa - for HERBAL healing on his broken leg.

But the Newcastle striker says people should remember all the other match-winners still within the England ranks.

The Greek striker, who transferred to Inter last summer, joins Atalanta on loan until the end of the season.

If a striker doesn't score, it's natural for him to be a little worried.

The Arsenal striker is suspended for the encounter and has chosen to stay at home and watch the match on television.

Nottingham Forest have signed Middlesbrough striker Kris Boyd on loan until the end of the season.

Being fourth choice will not go down well with the striker and he may reconsider packing his bags and moving on.

Sporting director Alessio Secco has rejected claims that Juventus are lining up a bid for Fiorentina striker Luca Toni.

Jose Mourinho hopes Didier Drogba's decision to sign a new contract will put a stop to the rumours the striker could leave Chelsea.

The Turin giants are in the market for a striker and apparently had their heart set on Sampdoria's Giampaolo Pazzini.

The idea is forty, holding hands not bow of striker became the man of pride handan.

It was particularly satisfying for the England striker, who began his career at Liverpool's city rivals Everton.

Park is able to play anywhere in the engine room, on the wing or even in the "hole" behind the main striker.

But the Argentina striker Hao Yan , a guest Sunday when Manchester United, "a real double" will show strength.

The striker made a splendid debut for the Bianconeri last week, scoring two of their five goals against Livorno.

Some fans asked Nerazzurri striker for an explanation on last Wednesday's expulsion in the Uefa Cup clash against Sochaux.

Tottenham have made an official approach to Atletico Madrid for striker Diego Forlan, emerging reports from Spain suggest.

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