Football rumours from today's newspapers
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England playmaker Joe Cole will be dumped by Liverpool after only a season with the Anfield club.
(The Sun)
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Spanish club Espanyol are keen to sign Aston Villa defender Carlos Cuellar, who has made only 12 Premier League appearances this season.
(The Mirror)
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Liverpool are reportedly planning a move to sign Arsenal left back Gael Clichy.
(caughtoffside)
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Birmingham midfielder Sebastian Larsson is a target for local rivals Newcastle and Sunderland.
(The Mirror)
OTHER GOSSIP
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Portsmouth expect to be in Russian hands by the end of this week after Dorset-based Vladimir Antonov agreed a £17m takeover deal with current owner Balram Chainrai.
(Daily Mail)
AND FINALLY
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Blackpool players have voted on their player of the season - and it's not Charlie Adam but fellow midfielder David Vaughan. Adam may have been a PFA Player of the Year nominee but in the Bloomfield Road dressing room he has to bow to Vaughan, whose return from a three-week injury lay-off coincided with a vastly improved Blackpool performance in Saturday's 1-1 draw with Newcastle.
(Daily Mail)
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Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney is the latest footballer to join social networking site Twitter. The England star already has nearly 150,000 followers.
(The Sun)
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Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli has notched up nearly £10,000 in parking fines and had his car impounded 27 times since moving to the north west.
(The Sun)