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• Spurs and Portsmouth agree fee for Defoe (Reuters)

  England striker Jermain Defoe appears set to return to Tottenham Hotspur after his former club agreed a transfer fee with Portsmouth on Tuesday.

• Effects of global credit crunch on European football (Goal.com)

  By now, anyone capable of accessing this article is well aware of the financial crisis that has affected every...

• Benitez gives Pachuca 1-0 win over Toluca (AP)

  

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• Beckham's Milan experience may cool his MLS fire (AP)

  Now wearing AC Milan colors and surrounded by some of the biggest names in soccer, David Beckham begins a new chapter Tuesday when he plays for the seven-time European champion in an exhibition game against Hamburg in the United Arab Emirates. On loan until March from the Los Angeles Galaxy,...

• Blackburn wins 1-0 at Blyth in FA Cup (AP)

  Carlos Villanueva's free kick gave Blackburn a 1-0 victory at Blyth Spartans in the third round of the FA Cup on Monday, setting up a meeting with Sunderland for a place in the final 16. Villanueva scored in the 58th minute with a shot that curled into the top corner....

• FA Cup third round reports (Reuters)

  (adds Monday's game)

• Blackburn edge FA Cup tie against Blyth (Reuters)

  Blackburn Rovers put their Premier League worries behind them by beating minor league Blyth Spartans 1-0 in the FA Cup on Monday.