Some news from the first week of 2011!

Well, in England, Manchester City and Arsenal met in a clash that could have put either side right with Manchester United in the title hunt. Instead, the two sides couldn't manage a goal between them, finishing 0-0 with 10 men each as the final whistle blew. With the result, United have gone four ahead of Arsenal and put two points between themselves and rivals City despite the fact that Arsenal often looked the better team:  Robin van Persie and Cesc Fàbregas both had excellent chances but Joe Hart had a good game between the sticks. Meanwhile, Chelsea, the holders, were undone by bottom of the table Wolves at Wolverhampton in a 1-0 defeat! Tottenham aren't bright and shiny either though, following a 2-1 loss to Everton which puts them fourth and four points behind Arsenal. Leon Best showed fantastically for Newcastle, scoring a hat-trick as they trounced West Ham 5-0. Wigan and Bolton tied 1-1 in their game as Aston Villa fell to third from the bottom following a loss to Sunderland, a goal being the decider in a 1-0 scoreline. Liverpool also lost, despite drawing first blood against Blackburn, in a 3-1 loss. With a more somber note, the death of Coen Moulijn of the Netherlands has also been announced. Moulijn died at the age of 73 following a stroke. A Feyenoord strong man and often refered to as Feyenoord's all-time greatest player, Moulijn was present in the side that ran to European Champion Club's Cup victory in 1970 with a 2-1 win against Celtic FC. A large part of the Feyenoord workings in the 60's and 70's, Moulijn was a gifted winger who was most comfortable at the left.  XerxesDZB was his first club before a transfer to Feyenoord in 1955 paved the way for future successes. Striker Ove Kindvall and the winger Moulijn often worked a powerful crossing routine which was affective against even the best teams. Moulijn played just shy of 40 times for the Dutch national team while also winning a handful of Dutch championships and Cup titles in his years at Feyenoord. He retired in June of the year 1972 and was then erected in statue form in 2009 in front of the team's grounds, affectionately known as De Kuip. Hup Holland and Hup Moulijn! Finally, some of the awards from the Club World Cup held in the United Arab Emirates at the end of 2010: The winner was Inter Milan with the runners-up being TP Mazembe Englebert. Third place went to SC Internacional while fourth place went to Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma F.C. The Golden Ball award went to Samuel Eto'o of Cameroon who played for Inter Milan while Dioko Kaluyituka from the DR Congo came in second as he played for TP Mazembe. Finally, the Fair Play Award went to Inter Milan.