He wants it so badly, Assem Allam, to change Hull City to Hull Tigers, despite strong opposition from fans. However, the FA has now - for the second time - decided to decline his proposal meaning that Allam can not protest against the decision. The Egyptian has earlier this year threatened to leave the club if he failed to be granted permission for his name switch. Will the fans finally get rid of their number one target?

Wednesday April 9th - Manchester United are out

After 1-1 at Old Trafford, Manchester United fans were hoping their team could surprise once again at Allianz Arena and send Bayern Munich out in the cold. After a rather boring first half where none of the teams looked as they were there to win - Munich could settle with 0-0 result - things started taking speed in the second half. First Patrice Evra scored a goal of a lifetime giving the fans hopes and believe in a semifinal, but less than two minutes after Mandzukic killed the hope. Manchester kept trying and that opened for first Müller and then Robben to finish off Manchester United's Champions League adventure.

Wednesday April 9th - Barca are also out!

Atletico Madrid's win against Barcelona ended the Catalan's unprecedented run of reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League for six consecutive seasons. However, the Barcelona players were outplayed by an Atletico side in great form who deserved the win more than the Catalans did. A player as Lionel Messi was very disappointing and  only ran about 6km - the same as José Manuel Pinto in the goal. Koke gave Atletico the lead after just five minutes, and the Madrilenes kept the lead till the end of the match. Could Atletico win the Champions League this season?

Friday April 11th - Cardiff accuse Crystal Palace of spying

Controversial Cardiff City owner Vincent Tan have written to the Premier League accusing former Head of Recruitment Iain Moody, who is not Sporting Director at Palace of spying. According to Tan, Moody should have used contacts at the club to ascertain the starting line-up before the sides met on Saturday. After the 0-3 loss to the Eagles, Tan wrote to Premier League chief Richard Scudamore demanding an investigation, but the Premier League have told Cardiff to make a formal complaint if they wish to take things further.

Nicolas Anelka's West Bromwich Albion career ended Friday night when the French nomad was sacked for "gross misconduct." The striker was given a five-match ban and a £80,000 fine by the FA for the quenelle gesture he mad at Upton Park in December. Just hours before he was sacked, he Anelka announced that he was terminating his playing contract with the club, but it turned out he was sacked. His hunt for a new club might turn out to be a hard one as FIFA is considering a global ban for the 'quenelle.'

Sunday March 15 - Mourinho

Aston Villa won against Chelsea on Sunday, but it was Willian, Ramires and Mourinho who stole the picture. First, Willian was sent off after two yellow cards, then Ramires, rightful, was sent off before Mourinho was asked to leave the bench for arguing with the ref. William only had himself to blame after receiving a second yellow card for a cynical challenge to stop a Delph run. Ramires challenge was not much better, and finally Mourinho felt the referee was against him. Mourinho was yesterday charged for improper misconduct.

Sunday March 15 - Zlatan breaks PSG record

The Swede took his season tally to a club-record with 40 goals in the 2-0 win against St Etienne. Ibrahimovic surpassed Carlos Bianchi's record from the 1977-78 season where the Argentine scored 39 goals. Zlatan surely is one of the best strikers in the world, but credits have to be given to the team behind him and the league he is playing in. Many still believes that Zlatan could be playing in a much better league than the French. However, the Swede can now add another record to his long cv.

Monday March 16 - Lionel Messi breaks Barcelona record

He is only 26 but have already made his 25th hat-trick for Barcelona on Sunday. As it wasn't enough, the hattrick helped the Argentinian to become Barcelona's all-time leading scorer when he helped his side to a 7-0 win over Osasuna. Messi have now scored 371 goals and eclipsed the record set by Paulino Alcantara who scored 369 goals in 356 appearances between 1912-1927. This is the sixth consecutive season in which the Argentinian has scored 30 goals, and currently on 18 goals this season.

Tuesday March 17 - Ronaldo is set to break record

After Real Madrid's Champions League win against Schalke on Wednesday, where Ronaldo scored twice the Portuguese is only 2 goals away from breaking the Champions League goalscoring record. The record holder at the moment is Ronaldo's rival from Barcelona with 14 goals. However, with 13 goals on the account Ronaldo is more than likely to take the Champions League goalscoring record this season.

According to several media Yohan Cabaye told Newcastle he wanted out last night, and within hours he was sold to Paris St Germain. The deal is still to be confirmed, but it looks as the French midfielder is a part of the past in Newcastle. Who will replace Cabaye? Great Dane Football Blog has looked at four opportunities.

Despite blaming Arsene Wenger for bringing in too many French players a couple of years back, Alan Pardew has now develop his own fling for the Ligue 1. That's why a player as Rémy Cabella or Clément Granier could be the replacement for Cabaye. 

23-year-old Rémy Cabella is an attacking midfield with a potential to become a regular part of the French international. The Montpellier-player has a future on the U21 French national team where he played 17 matches and scored 4 goals. Since his debut in 2010, Cabella has played 98 matches in Ligue 1 and scored 19 goals, 6 of them this season. Given his age, he could be a great player for Newcastle to bring in and develop further with a future sell in prospect.

Clément Grenier was linked to Arsenal last season, but apparently Olympic Lyon was not willing to let him go. The 23-year-old is best on the centre midfield but can also be used in the attacking midfield, just as Yohan Cabaye often was used in Newcastle. Grenier has been a part of the French youth national teams since he entered the U16 and have so far played 3 matches for the Senior national team. The problem with Grenier is that Newcastle probably will have to fight Arsenal to get the signature, and when it comes to money Arsenal will win. However, the prospect of becoming a star on the Newcastle team might be enough to persuade the French.

Another talented midfielder interesting for Newcastle is the 20-year-old Dutch Adam Maher. As Grenier, Maher is best in the centre midfield or the attacking midfield where he serves as a playmaker. Maher is the captain for the Netherlands U21 where he have played 16 matches and scored two goals. He has been linked with Newcastle earlier, but also clubs as Manchester City and Bayern Munich are keeping an eye on the talent. Joining PSV Eindhoven last summer, a transfer to Newcastle might be a bit to early, but for the right amount of money every player is for sale. 

A more experienced player is Aaron Hunt with nine years in the German Bundesliga. Hunt has been linked with several Premier League clubs that last couple of years, but with Cabaye leaving Newcastle could be the next destination for the German. The midfielder can also play the role as attacking midfielder or secondary striker, and this might add to his chances of joining the club. Furthermore, his contract ends this summer why this is the last chance for Werder Bremen to get some money for Hunt. Aged 27, there are still many years left in the German, and he can bring some extra experience to St James Park.

This was our four suggestions to Alan Pardew. What do you think? Are their other players more likely to be in the eye of the manager? Comment below or on our facebook page here.

Last week the men's shortlist from FIFA Ballon d'Or 2013 was released with 23 of the best footballers in

The shortlist contains 23 male candidates, which have been, drawn up by football experts from the FIFA Football Committee and by a group of experts from France Football and looks as follows:

Gareth Bale (Wales), Edinson Cavani (Uruguay), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Ramadel Falcao (Colombia), Eden Hazard (Belgium), Andrés Iniesta (Spain), Philipp Lahm (Germany), Robert Lewandowski (Poland), Lionel Messi (Argentina), Thomas Müller (Germany), Manuel Neuer (Germany), Neymar (Brazil), Mesut Özil (Germany), Andrea Pirlo (Italy), Franck Ribéry (France), Arjen Robben (Netherlands), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany), Luis Suárez (Uruguay), Thiago Silva (Brazil), Yaya Touré (Côte d'Ivoire), Robin Van Persie (Netherlands), Xavi (Spain) and finally, Great Danes true winner, Zlatan Ibrahimovic from Sweden.

The list is full of world class players, however, in my oppinion Zlatan is the right winner this year. True Gareth Bale, Edinson Cavani and Ramadel Falcao was class in their previous clubs but after their summer transfers they haven't really lived up to the past. True Phillipp Lahm, Thomas Müller, Manuel Neuer, Franck Ribéry, Arjen Robben and Bastian Schweinsteiger won the Champions League. True Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi keeps scoring in Spain, and Neymar became on of the worlds most expensive players. But, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has had an amazing career and deserves to be rewarded for it. In every club the Swede have played for he has won a trophy; 2 Eredivise, 1 KNVB Cup and 1 Johan Cruijff shield with Ajaz, 2 Serie A titles with Juventus, 3 Serie A titles and 2 Supercoppa Italia with Inter Milan, 1 La Liga, 2 Supercopa de España, 1 UEFA Super Cup, 1 FIFA Club World Cup with Barcelona, 1 Serie A and 1 Supercoppa with AC Milan, and so far 1 Ligue 1 and 1 Trophée des Champions with PSG. 

And if that isn't enough, Zlatan scored 16 goals for Barcelona where he had the worst period of his career. Despite his age of 32, Super Zlatan keeps entertaining us with world class goals week after week, and he really deserves to win the Ballon d'Or this year! Why? Because Zlatan makes football beautiful! Nicklas Bendtner once said that he aims to be as good as Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Well, there is a long way to go Bendtner! Especially because Zlatan despite his age may have at least four years left on the highest level and I believe we can expect to see more from the big Swede. Until then, celebrate him with the best price a football can get!

The summer transfer window has hardly closed before we can look forward to the next. Many players are surrounded by rumours sending them to or away from the Premier League in January - Great Dane Football Blog list the most likely to join or leave EPL.

Not any transfer window goes by without linking Yann M'Vila to either Arsenal, Chelsea or Tottenham. The french midfielder from Rennes is eager to leave France and join the Premier League. At the moment, Arsenal seems to be the best club for him as they have sold Alex Song. M'Vila can be the replacement on the defensive midfield.

Ashley Cole is one of the elder player in Chelsea and is probably on his way out of the team. According to The Mirror, Abramovich has said that no player over 30 will be offered more than a one year contract. Ashley Cole's contract expires next season, leaving the January window as the only option for Chelsea to make money on him. It is well known that Cole is a fan of money, which makes PSG an opportunity as the next employee. Furthermore, PSG-manager Carlo Ancelotti has opened the door for the defender saying his is one of the best on his position.

Like M'Vila Falcoa is also linked with a transfer to England, in every transfer window the last couple of years. The Columbian has been rumoured close to Chelsea more times than I can count. However, often there has been nothing in the story. The current economic crisis in Spanish football can send Falcao to Chelsea given Atletico Madrid a much needed £45m. 

2. Nani to Juventus

Several media reports that Nani should be unhappy with his wage at Old Trafford. Juventus is keeping an eye on the Portuguese and looks as the club most likely to buy him. However, Nani has two years left of his contract and might be too expensive for the Italians.

1. Robert Lewandowski to Manchester United

Manchester United has been out for Robert Lewandowski for the last year and especially after his last season in Dortmund. The Polish striker has rejected to sign a new contract at Dortmund, and the club might want to sell him in January in order to make money on him. United seems as the club most likely to become Lewandowski's next employee having brought his former teammate Shinji Kagawa in earlier this year.