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Really surprising, it seems the Landon Donovan's performance in his first match with Everton went so well that even the BBC reporter was impressed. 

Reports coming out of Europe are suggesting that former Arsenal great Tony Adams may be joining Thierry Henry with the New York Red Bulls.

Accorging to Sport.es, "Apparently Tony Adams has requested that Henry accompanies the former Arsenal legend to New York."

Any potential move would not occur until next season once Henry has completed both the full season with Barcelona and all World Cup opportunities have been exhausted with The French national team.

The Spanish sports daily also believes that this move is inevitable, although the Barcelona forward will have a long way to go in winning over the large Irish population in New York.  Following the end of his playing career, Adams turned to managing. His first gig was not exactly a successful one, as he oversaw the relegation of Wycombe Wanderers to League Two during the 2003/2004 season. He spent one calendar year in charge, leading the club to a 12-20-21 record before moving on.

In October 2008, Adams was elevated to the top post from his role as assistant with Portsmouth in the English Premier League when Harry Redknapp moved to Tottenham. His second stint would go about as well as the first, however, as Adams was sacked less than four months into the job, his team posting a 4-11-7 record during his time in charge.

Our friends at AC Milan passed along this little announcement to vote for the Best Brazilian player in Europe.  Of course, you know where my first two votes went!

Kaká is ready to pass on the testimony: the new nominations for the Samba Gold Trophy (Samba de Ouro 2009) have been officialised. The trophy, which has reached its second edition, rewards the best Brazilian player active in Europe. A year ago the victory went to Ricky. This year, among the thirty names in the running, there are also those of Pato and Ronaldinho. It's possible to vote on the official site sambafoot.com.

Here are the 30 players who have been nominated:

Alex (Spartak Moscow)
Anderson (Manchester United)
André Santos (Fenerbahce)
Naldo (Werder)
Daniel Alves (FC Barcelona)
Diego (Juventus)
Elano (Galatasaray)
Fabio Aurelio (Liverpool)
Felipe Melo (Juventus)
Fernandinho (Donetsk)
Filipe (Deportivo La Coruna)
Gilberto Silva (Olympiakos)
Grafite (Wolfsburg)
Hulk (FC Porto)
Julio César (Inter Milan)
Kaka (Real Madrid)
Lucas (Liverpool)
Lucio (Inter Milan)
Luis Fabiano (FC Sévilla)
Maicon (Inter Milan)
Marcelo (Real Madrid)
Maxwell (FC Barcelona)
Michel Bastos (Lyon)
Nenê (AS Monaco)
Nilmar (Villarreal)
Pato (Milan AC)
Ramires (Benfica)
Robinho (Manchester City)
Ronaldinho (Milan AC)
Zé Roberto (SV Hamburg)

Now go out and vote early and often ... click here for sambafoot.com!