Morning Roundup, 01/23/09

• Gerrard to plead not guilty for his assault charge. He also claims to never dive. [BBC]
• Villa buy Heskey for 4 million pounds, Hull purchase Bullard for 5 million. Spurs to respond by purchasing a half dozen attacking midfielders for 15 million pounds apiece. [Guardian, Sky]
• "One of the Middle East's richest families" allegedly launching a Liverpool takeover. Surely, they will also attempt to buy Kaka for a zillion pounds. [The Times]
• Construction begins on new stadium for the Kansas City Wizards. So now the three or four Wizards fans will have somewhere new to watch their team. [SBI]