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Manchester United forward Juan Mata admits the club are going through "complicated moments" which will only be solved by wins.

"I know that you need wins and obviously we need them too but I take this weekly encounter with you to tell you that I'm sure things are going to change," the Spaniard wrote on his weekly blog on kicca.com, external

"We have the opportunity to move forward in such a nice competition as the FA Cup, the possibility of a comeback in the Europa League after our bad game in Denmark in the first leg, and there are still some weeks in the Premier League to try to shorten the gap with other teams and fight for the Champions League spots. All those things can happen."

Striker Chris Martin describes his contribution during Derby County's dismal recent run as a "bit non-existent".

Not long till Arsene Wenger's pre-Barcelona news conference, which should be an interesting one. We'll have coverage as it happens.

The paperwork on the sale of Bolton was signed minutes before Monday’s winding-up hearing.

The deal now needs to be ratified by the Football League.

On 18 January, Registrar Michael Briggs heard that Bolton owed Revenue and Customs £2.2m.

Bolton Wanderers have been sold to a consortium, Sport Shield Group, for £7.5m.

They have have also been given until 7 March in their fight for survival after tax officials asked for the Championship club to be wound up.

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St Johnstone's hopes of signing Julien Faubert ended after the former West Ham and Real Madrid midfielder left Scotland to consider other offers. 

The 32-year-old was on the trial last week and got a 45-minute run-out against Hearts in a development league game.

But boss Tommy Wright said: "Julien has had a couple of offers, I believe one in America and another offer. I fully understand why he has gone."

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Scotland flanker Blair Cowan and wing Sean Maitland will miss Saturday's Six Nations match in Italy.

Cowan was concussed in the defeat by Wales, while Maitland has a thigh injury which forced him to miss the match in Cardiff. 

However wing Tim Visser and centre Peter Horne are both in contention for selection after resuming full training this week.

Five new players have been called into the squad - Glasgow scrum-half Grayson Hart and forwards Rob Harley and Ryan Wilson, along with the Edinburgh pair of uncapped hooker George Turner and back-row Hamish Watson.

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Worawi Makudi, the former president of the Thai football federation, has been banned for three months by Fifa after it found he had breached an order barring him from all football-related activity for 90 days.

Makudi was handed a 90-day ban by Fifs's ethics committee in October last year for an alleged unspecified breach of the FIFA code of ethics.

He had previously served on Fifa's executive committee and was part of the group when it voted on who should host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups in December 2010.

Manuel Pellegrini played a weakened side because City face Dynamo Kiev on Wednesday in the Champions League.

But check out this run of games Barcelona are on. Maybe kind of weakens Mr P's argument a little?

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Former Manchester City manager Joe Royle has been on BBC Radio 5 live chatting about his old side playing a weakened team in their 5-1 FA Cup defeat by Chelsea.

“I don’t think he’s disrespecting it, he’s just stating his priorities loud and clear. Up until last week they still had four trophies in their sights. I couldn’t say I would have done the same but I can see why he did it," he said.

When asked about City players knowing Pep Guardiola is replacing Manuel Pellegrini in the summer, he said: “It must be a strange atmosphere. 

"Players can be brittle; they look for continuity and security. The timing seemed strange. I don’t know whether they felt there had been so many whispers about it that they may as well come clean."

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United play tonight in the FA Cup at League One Shrewsbury.

Here's a stat to really cheer the fans up. Not.

Speaking to London 24, Arsenal Wenger had this to say about Alexis Sanchez's form:

“Don’t worry about Tuesday, he’ll be tuned in.

“I think it’s more focus, (with) Sanchez - I don’t think he was completely ready to come on. It looked like that but he grows with the game. 

“He has a game based on risk and so when he’s not completely, completely highly tuned in it becomes dangerous.”

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Benjamin June Eke: 

Daniel Sturridge the star of the reds, in a squad of men he is the best of the rests. 

Daniel Sturr has the lightening speed of the blur, 

So silky and sweet is the skills of Sturridge, 

It tastes like porridge. 

Other strikers hit and miss with an oh,

But the blur shoots and it's a goal.

Will Ashfield:

In the hospital he lays, 

Whilst the club still pays,

Is it his ankle or knee?

Always injured is he..  

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Ollie Devoto and Josh Beaumont have been withdrawn from the England squad ahead of Saturday's Six Nations match against Ireland because of injury.

Northampton's Luther Burrell replaces Devoto, who was concussed in Bath's defeat by Wasps on Saturday.

Beaumont sustained a dislocated shoulder while playing for Sale Sharks against Worcester Warriors on Saturday.

Tim Cahill is the latest foreign signing by a Chinese club. Admittedly his last team were also in China.

The Australian former Everton midfielder Tim Cahill, 36, was given the boot by Shanghai Shenhua last week but he has now signed a short-term deal with Hangzhou Greentown.

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Edinburgh centre Sam Beard will join Guinness Pro12 rivals Newport Gwent Dragons in the summer, after agreeing a two-year contract with the Welsh club.

The Football League's least in-form team throwing away a two-goal lead, a new set of foreign owners seeing their club play for the first time and the worst possible way to make your debut.

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