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Mark Hughes became the envy of the Premier League late last night, as he gave the green light on Adebayor's transfer despite late interest from Chelsea.

Latin America, recognised for being an unquenchable and bottomless talent pool of footballing masters, continues to produce players capable of making it in the EPL.

In this long road to the football World Cup in South Africa 2010, October's South American qualifying games have thrown some intriguing ties into the mix.

Can the new collection of Brazilians and Argentines make a real impact in the Premiership this season? There are reasons to believe they can...

The new English Football season is almost here and numerous changes in playing personnel have already occurred. A breakdown of transfer activity by club follows:-

After relative success in the Season 2007-2008,Rovers face 2008-2009 without an experienced manager or star player David Bentley.Santa Cruz must step up again.

They last won a major trophy in 1976, but with the riches of the Abu Dhabi United Group bringing high profile names to the club, is the wait finally over for City fans?

The Football World Cup finals in South Africa have become a reality for both Brazil and Paraguay who are the first nations from Conmebol to qualify.

Blackburn scored a last gasp equaliser to save themselves from a shock exit whilst Hull come behind to earn a replay against Sheffield United.

Full first team line up for Manchester Utd and Manchester City together with key statistics 2009/10

The opening day scores brought victory for Hull City in their first ever Premier League game while Liverpool, West Ham and Middlesbrough also enjoyed success.

Alan Shearer has moved quickly to quash any potential rumours of a return to Newcastle as manager after stand-in manager Joe Kinnear suggested he was a likely candidate.

Manchester City have pulled off a major coup in their continued quest to strengthen this summer with the sensational signing of Carlos Tevez..

Manchester United, Chelsea and Everton have all booked their places in England's FA Cup Quarterfinal, but miraculously have avoided one another.

Kolo Toure will team up with former Arsenal colleague Emmanuel Adebayor at the City of Manchester Stadium after signing a lucrative four-year contract.

The takeover of Manchester City by the rulers of Abu Dhabi led to the Club embarking upon an ambitious programme of player signings. UEFA/FIFA officials have concerns.

The Carling Cup, the first trophy up for grabs in English football, continues to be a low priority for the top teams, despite guaranteeing the winner a UEFA Cup place.

Carlos Tevez has finally put pen to paper on a five-year deal to join Manchester City, having left rival Manchester United in June.

Liverpool are still without a win in their last four English Premier League games as they are held to a 2-2 draw at Anfield by Manchester City.

The opening day Premier League results bring victory to Chelsea, Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool, Sunderland, Blackburn, Newcastle and Everton as Man United draws.

The fourth weekend of the Premiership season sees Manchester's top two clubs face North London opposition while the bottom two clash at Fratton Park

Arsenal, Everton and West Ham were all in action on a dramatic Saturday of fixtures with the 2008/09 EPL season continuing to provide goals galore.

Which player will score the most goals in the Premier League this year? It's wide open as Arsenal, Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea and other teams rotate strikers.

With Paraguay setting the pace and Chile stealing some invaluable points in this article we look at Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela after games 5 and 6.

Four South American nations are guaranteed their places in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa while fifth placed Uruguay require a playoff versus Costa Rica.

The outcome of the next games will determine which nations go to South Africa 2010 with Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina leading and then an open race for 4th and 5th.

With the success of South American footballers in the English Premier League many expect the number of players from the region to reach new heights in the 2008/09 season

The spending spree of Real Madrid and Manchester City this summer has been met with excitement from their own supporters but criticisms and disgust elsewhere.

Pre-season continues for European teams against some unusal sides and in some unusual places.

Some you've heard of, some were unknown. These players have helped their respective teams contend for top spots in Europe and the Premier League.

With the Group phases completed on July 5 we bid farewell to four teams in this 42nd Copa America in Venezuela. Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and the USA are sent home

With the summer of transfer activity almost over, the EPL gets underway this weekend with a full fixture list. Which teams can get off to a strong start in the league?

In anticipation of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, here's an evaluation of how the teams from North, Central and South America fared in the draw.