Koln fails in bid for Podolski

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12/08/2008 - Munich, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Koln have failed with a bid to bring Lukas Podolski back to the Rhein Energie Stadion.

The Germany striker has asked to leave Bayern Munich after failing to hold down a starting place during two-and-a-half seasons at the Allianz Arena.

Podolski joined Bayern for $13 million in 2006, but will not be returning to his former club unless they increase an initial bid, which was believed to be around the $6.5 million mark.

"An offer was received, but I would prefer not to say how much it was," confirmed Bayern's sporting director Uli Hoeness.

(Courtesy of sportbox.tv)

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NFL Football Trash Talk

Trash talk has a place in every competitive endeavor (except baseball; those stirrup-wearers are too busy chewing on their sunflower seeds and their supplements to worry about what their opponents are doing).

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