Ecclestone Stirs It Up.

Tevez remains in the spotlight with news that FIFA and FA representatives will meet on monday to discuss the possible trasnfer to Man Utd. Good news for all the parties involved as it looks like FIFA are moving relatively swiftly to sort out the deal, so that the Clubs have time to make new plans before the transfer window closes. Sir Alex Ferguson admitted that he hasn't got a plan B at the moment if Tevez fails to come, but I'm sure that he will plan for the worst in the next coming weeks. I feel that Utd need a little bit more firepower up front and if Tevez doesn't arrive then those rumours linking Defoe to Utd might start to come back.

Defoe today stated how he loved Tottenham and wanted to stay but how many times have we heard that from footballers? He's not top of the pecking order at Tottenham, and if another club makes a good offer for him then he should definitely consider it. He needs consistent first team football if he wants to get better and reclaim a place in the England squad.

Martin Petrov of Atletico Madrid is rumoured to be off to Man City. The 28 Year old left winger has previously been linked with Tottenham, but it seems that Sven may have used his swedish charm to persuade the winger to come to City instead. This is only speculation at the moment but there's really not much else going on todays so I thought i'd include it. Petrov would be a decent signing, but I shall wait for more concrete news before commenting fully on him.

Bernie Ecclestone, the tiny F1 maestro, may be interested in buying Arsenal. I say 'maybe' because his interview wasn't particulary forthcoming. He says he hasn't approached anyone at Arsenal, but then goes on to state, "If somebody offers me something I think is good value, I will have a go. I'm interested in anything if it's cheap enough", which is a truly great quote. He sounds like he's talking about a second-hand car rather then a Premiership club. His daughter is seeing Dein's son, so who knows what kind of game Bernie is playing, for all we know David could've asked him to do something to get a little bit of uncertainty into the club, but that is strictly my thoughts only with no proof, so no lawsuit please.

Japan beat Australia on penalties to go throught to the Asian Cup semi-finals, and Iraq are also through after a 2-0 win over Vietnam. Good work to the Iraq players, they have looked good throughout the tournament and have a chance of getting into the final. Japan have to be the favourites now the Ozzies are out the picture, they have more experience and higher-quality players then any other team. Not sure what happened to the Ozzies, on paper they are very strong but they never really got going throughout the whole tournament but it is hard for most of their players who have just come off a long footballing campaign.

And that is that for today's round up, all the managers have probably been reading Harry Potter today so hopefully things will perk up tomorrow once they've found out how it all ends, Im off to do the same.