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Mark Chapman presents a look back at the best football stories in 2010.

Up for discussion, England's woeful performance on the world stage, Liverpool's fractious takeover, and Portsmouth make history by entering administration.

It's been a year in which Sven-G枚ran Eriksson's gone from Notts County to the Ivory Coast to Leicester, Chelsea's Champions League exit heralded a series of departures from the club, and Tevez and Rooney both agitated for transfers - before deciding to stay.

We've also seen bizarre goals, controversies that some referees will struggle to live down, a series of revelations about players' private lives, and a decision by FIFA that left the English game reeling.