The Offside Daily – Chelsea strikeforce raring to go, new injury blow for Newcastle United and Arsenal forward trolls Spurs

10 of the biggest football stories of the day:

1. Loic Remy and Didier Drogba will start up front tonight for Chelsea in their Champions League tie against Maribor.

2. Newcastle United have suffered a new injury blow with summer signing Siem De Jong set to miss an additional two months.

3. Football authorities and the government are discussing strategies to give fans more of a say in the running and ownership of their clubs.

4. Games at the Qatar World Cup in 2022 could start at 1  in the morning if the tournament is held during the summer.

5. Celtic goalkeeper Lukasz Zaluska was attacked while on a night out in Glasgow.

6. Arsenal forward Lukas Podolski rubbished rumours that he was moving to Spurs in a hilarious twitter message. (Twitter)

7. A dedicated Southampton fan travelled 9,500 miles to see his club play for the first time, beating Sunderland 8-0. (Daily Mail)

8. A player has died after collapsing during a football match in Devon. (Torquay Herald Express)

9. A man has been arrested after a brawl at a junior league game in Coventry. (Coventry Telegraph)

10. A market trader from Louth has been jailed for creating fake premier league souvenirs. (Louth Leader)

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