Wednesday Football Crossbars - January 19, 2011

North America

Guess who is back in football, but this time with the New York Cosmos, its Eric Cantona
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/story/2011/01/19/sp-cosmos-cantona.html

David Holliet, Canada's next great hope, seems to be developing a following at Blackburn
http://www.canadiansoccernews.com/content.php?999-Is-the-Real-Junior-Hoilett-Finally-Emerging-at-Blackburn

Europe

Sunderland were powerless to Darrent Bent's transfer according to club chairman Niall Quinn
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/jan/19/niall-quinn-darren-bent

For Mutaz, could Sunderland be better off with Bent
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/2011/jan/19/the-question-darren-bent

Cesc Fabregas plays down the rift between himself and Denilson
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/867886/denilson:-cesc-fabreas-is-not-a-leader?cc=5901

Looks like the Liverpool Red Sox are entering the market and the first target is World Cup star Luis Suarez
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1348541/Liverpool-ramp-bid-Luis-Suarez-John-Henry-talks-agent.html

Guess who is back in coaching, but Ruud Guillet and he is all the way in Russia
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/867618/ruud-gullit-to-coach-chechen-side-terek-grozny?cc=5901

Football Voices

From Rohan Ricketts comes another first person account of agents in football
http://www.sabotagetimes.com/football-sport/diary-of-a-pro-footballer-the-truth-about-footballers-and-agents/

UEFA is pleased on the latest court ruling on match fixing
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/story/2011/01/19/sp-uefa-orekhov.html#ixzz1BUUNNZcS

Videos Of The Week

There goes that crazy Roberto Carlos with another goal scored from a corner

Zlatan being Zlatan, and this guy was a Barca reject

Alex Terra with the best goal in the A-League this season

Samuel Eto'o is an amazing player and another Barca reject

Of course, here is your weekly Barca goal

Ruben Cani channels his inner David Beckham in the final goal of the week

Where will Blackpool finish? Seriously how do these people have these jobs, I can do a better job . . .

Just enjoy the announcing in this 2011 Asian Cup match