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Van Persie inks new deal with Arsenal

LONDON (AFP) – Dutch flyer Robin van Persie has agreed a new long-term contract with Arsenal, the club said Wednesday.

The 25-year-old, who joined the Gunners from Feyenoord in 2004, was the club’s top scorer last season with 20 goals from 44 appearances.

The deal is reportedly worth around 80,000 pounds (125,000 dollars) a week.

“I have been at the club for five years now and there really is a great feeling here at Arsenal,” said Van Persie.

“We have a top-class manager, a squad full of superb young players, a world-class stadium and brilliant supporters.

“Arsenal have a very bright future and I want to be part of it.”

Van Persie had been linked with a move to rivals Manchester United, but insisted that “my heart is with Arsenal and I just can’t picture myself in a different shirt.”

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Cheryl Cole Talks About Growing up & her Infamous Family

In an interview for the Evening Standard Cheryl Cole opens up about the abusive relationship she was in before Girls Aloud and her desire to perform.

‘The Mother’ of Girls Aloud as she describes herself has had a lot to deal with in the last year including affair allegations, stories about her family, not to mention being part of a very successful T.V programme.

So it’s fair to say that Cheryl Cole who was brought up on a council estate in Newcastle has come along way. But being the Geordie lass she is, has only positive things to say about where she grew up.

Of Newcastle she says: ‘I love it when I go back there, I wind down the windows because there’s a certain smell and it’s the only place in the world that gives me that special feeling.’

Cheryl is the youngest of five and is very close to her Mum, but a couple of her siblings have had a tough time with the press recently and have been less than supportive of her career. One of her brother’s has been in court over 50 times and her sister has been labeled a chav and often compared to her.

But again Cheryl doesn’t slate her family: ‘Me oldest brother, Joe, has got five kids, which is amazing, and he works at Nissan. Me sister Gillian has just had her second baby. Andrew is the next one, and me younger brother Gary has just left university and is the most adorable human being on this planet.’

Cheryl famously won her place in the group Girls Aloud back in 2002, resulting in her achieving her ambition of performing, she explains ‘It was never, ever about being famous. I hear kids saying they want to be famous and I think, “You really don’t.” ‘ - This statement obviously comes from personal experience, Cheryl has definitely had the hardest time with the press.

The singer then goes on to talk about the abusive boyfriend she had in her teens, saying: ‘It was abusive and he was taking drugs and I wasn’t very well. I was depressed and poorly for two years; really poorly mentally. I would wake up in the middle of the night and he’d be gone and every time you got a phone call you didn’t know where he was going to be. I had to end it for my health. It was like a weird wave of strength.’

Wow Chezza’s really been through the mill hasn’t she, but has definitely turned it around for the better!!

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Torres eyes place in Liverpool history books

STOKE-ON-TRENT, England (AFP) – Fernando Torres has admitted a burning desire to become part of a legendary generation at Liverpool by helping the club win its first English league title for nineteen years this season.

The Spain forward, who returned from a six-week hamstring injury lay-off by scoring in the 2-0 FA Cup third round victory at Preston last weekend, is eyeing a return to the starting line-up for the Premier League leaders at Stoke on Saturday.

Torres played a key role as Spain ended a 44-year wait for major silverware at Euro 2008 and the former Atletico Madrid striker admits he wants to enjoy that feeling of ecstasy all over again at Anfield this year.

He said: "Having won the European Championships with Spain, I have experienced what it is like to be part of a generation of players that will never be forgotten.

"And I think that the same could be said of this Liverpool team if we can win the league. If we can do it, we will be remembered for many years in the hearts of Liverpool fans

"We have a solid unit that knows how to win games playing our way and we have beaten the big teams without me and, on occasions, without Steven Gerrard, like the game against Manchester United.

"I think that was a positive for the team as a whole. It illustrated that importance of every player in the squad.

"We are working towards the same goal of ensuring that Liverpool win the Premier League.

"If we are able to achieve this it will have been a joint effort – no one player will take the most credit. It is a group effort."

Liverpool have won seven out of ten games away from Anfield in the Premier League this season, but a draw at home to Stoke earlier in the campaign highlighted their difficulties in killing teams off on home turf.

But Brazilian midfielder Lucas Leiva is hopeful that Benitez’s team can make amends by claiming all three points at Stoke.

Lucas said: "We had a difficult game against Stoke at Anfield when we could only draw, which was very frustrating. Hopefully we will have more space on Saturday to pass the ball well and create more chances and put them away.

"They are near the bottom of the table, so they will be trying to get the points, but we will be ready for the game and we know what we have to do."

Stoke midfielder Salif Diao is battling to overcome a calf strain in time to face Liverpool, but the Senegal midfielder admits he is determined to line up against his former club.

Diao said: "I have a 50/50 chance. I enjoyed my time at Liverpool, but in the last few years I never really felt I was wanted. It was a massive frustration.

"I wouldn’t say I have something to prove, but it is always good to show your quality when playing against your former team.

"At the end of our game at Liverpool, I went to all our lads to say thank you to them.

"Hopefully we can get something on Saturday, but this isn’t a big game just because it is Liverpool. All the games are massive for us."

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Cheryl Cole Slams Fellow WAG Victoria Beckham for Not Being There for Her

Cheryl Cole gets back to her feisty self in the new Vogue interview and reveals that she is in fact very funny about her weight!

As well as looking immaculate. The one thing you can almost guarantee with Cheryl Cole is that you’re going to get a very interesting read, which with the price of Vogue is a good thing!

Cheryl starts of by saying that she does have some issue with her weight, which is pretty obvious.

In her early days of Girls Aloud she had a not so horrific experience with a pair of jeans, she says:

‘I remember being in Selfridges and taking these size 28s into the changing room and not being able to get them on, and then getting on the scales and crying because I was nine and a half stone. Nine and a half stone when I’m only 5ft 3in.’

- Ok so let’s get some perspective, 28s is small and the 29s that Cheryl got in to are also small. But to be fair we’ve all had times when the jeans don’t fit it’s not a good feeling!

Cheryl goes on to say: ‘Jennifer Aniston was doing something called the Atkins Diet at the time and I thought I’d give it a try.’

‘The record company had just moved us into this hotel called K West and I remember I ate the same thing from room service – chicken in cream sauce with a couple of carrots – every night, for weeks, and I just felt horrible. But I was on this mission.’

I suppose hanging round with the likes of Victoria Beckham wouldn’t have helped matters, speaking of which she also has a go at Victoria for not contacting her during the cheating saga.

She says: ‘She (Victoria) was in my hotel room during the World Cup – we’ve had barbecues together -so I was quite shocked by that. I mean, David’s mum is friends with Ashley’s mum.’

It is a bit out of order, but are you really suprised the woman walks around like a robot and doesn’t really do close girlfriends as she has admitted herself in the past.

In the interview Cheryl Cole also says Peaches Geldof is ‘up herself’ (probably true) and Alexa Chung ‘acts superior’.

Our Chezza certainly doesn’t say things to please and that’s why we love her, you can read the full article in Vogue now!

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Robben key to Real revival

Real Madrid have suffered a flurry of criticism in recent times for some disappointing, and expensive, forays into the transfer market (Fernando Gago and Rafael van der Vaart to name two).

But the recruitment of Arjen Robben from Chelsea for a reported 36 million euros in August 2007 seems finally to be paying off, with the Dutch winger in the form of his life.

He scored another superb goal against Villarreal at the Bernabeu on Sunday, securing a 1-0 victory for the champions, and said it was the best he had scored since his move to the Spanish capital.

 ”I am feeling happy right now,” he told Tuesday’s As newspaper. “Finally I can show how I play.”

The problem for Real is that when Robben is absent, which is not a rare occurrence due to an unfortunate habit of getting injured or suspended, the team lacks momentum going forward.

They seem, in fact, a bit like the current Chelsea side and the Londoners may be regretting their decision to let Robben leave.

“When he is injured you notice it quite a lot,” Real goalkeeper Iker Casillas told reporters on Monday when asked about Robben’s recent form.

“He is a very important player for us, electric, fast and throws the opposition off balance. We have to look after him a lot and we hope he doesn’t injure himself because I am sure he will do great things and help the team a lot.”

With the Dutchman in the side, Real can look and play like champions. Without him they can look pretty ordinary.

PHOTO: Real Madrid’s Arjen Robben celebrates his goal during their La Liga match against Villarreal at the Bernabeu, Jan. 4, 2009. REUTERS/Juan Medina

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Villa leapfrog Arsenal into Champions League position

HULL, England (AFP) – Aston Villa leapfrogged Arsenal into the last Champions League placing here on Tuesday as an own-goal by Kamil Zayatte gifted them a 1-0 victory over Hull City in the last Premier League match of the year.

Zayatte turned his attempted clearance from Ashley Youngs cross past goalkeeper Boaz Myhill to extend Villa unbeaten sequence to eight while Hull must be staring anxiously at the bottom three as they have only won once in their last 11 games.

They looked to be on course to salvage a point in time added on when referee Steve Bennett awarded them a penalty for handball but after consulting with a linesman he correctly rescinded his decision as former Real Madrid target Young had not handled the ball, though he did raise his arm as the ball went over the bar.

Aston Villa skipper Gareth Barry praised Bennett after the match.

"That sort of decision doesnt happen too often," said Barry.

"The referee deserves a lot of credit for changing his mind."

Young said that his attempt to save the ball had been instinctive.

"I was on the post and it was a reflex reaction. It hit the bar and it went over.

"Its a good feeling to be up there above Arsenal and level on points with Manchester United."

Barry, though, was relieved to have got the three points which for long periods of the game didnt seem likely.

"It was a very tough game," said Barry, who was pursued by Arsenal in the summer but eventually opted to stay at Villa.

"They (Hull) bounced back from two heavy defeats (4-1 to Sunderland and then 5-1 to Manchester City) and didnt allow the game to get too stretched which is what they prefer."

Hulls veteran former England striker Nicky Barmby thought he might have got the opener early in the first-half but Bennett adjudged correctly that he had barged Villa keeper Brad Friedel – who was making his 172nd successive Premier League appearance – before stabbing the ball home.

Indeed despite Villa playing the most creative football it was Hull that were slightly more effective in the danger areas and it took a desperate headed clearance by Curtis Davies 10 minutes from the break to stop Hull capitalising on a fine move.

The second-half was a similar period to the first where Villa played the pretty football but were unable to impose themselves as Hulls players stopped them every time they looked dangerous.

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