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Time.com: Thaksin Flees to London -- Again

Denying corruption charges he faces at home, the former Thai leader flies to the U.K. while courts in Bangkok issue warrants for his and his wife's arrest

Warrant issued as ex-Thai leader Thaksin flees to UK

Thailand's Supreme Court issued arrest warrants Monday for deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife after they skipped a court appearance and fled to the United Kingdom, court officials said.

Deposed Thai PM's wife guilty of tax evasion

The wife of deposed Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was found guilty Thursday of evading millions of dollars in taxes and sentenced to three years in prison, state media reported.

Time.com: A 'Foreigner' Quota for Soccer?

FIFA, the governing body of world soccer, wants to limit the number of foreign players fielded by top teams. But in today's globalized game, the proposal is unlikely to fly

SI.com: Jonah Freedman: Euro champs Man. United lock their claws on No. 1

A year ago in this space, we dropped the hammer on Liverpool, which had inexplicably defied the odds and advanced to its second Champions League final in three years. But seeing as the Reds lost out to AC Milan, managed only another fourth-place finish in the English Premier League and finished the season without a single trophy, it was a tough call to leave them on the Rankings. Not even another Rafa Benítez miracle could save them.

SI.com: World Soccer: Ex-Arsenal big wig Dein talks about change in England

Until recently, David Dein was one of the most powerful men in soccer. The former vice chairman of Arsenal was behind building one of the strongest brands in the game, ran the G-14 coalition of Europe's biggest clubs and, in 1996, hired a little-known Frenchman by the name of Arsène Wenger.

SI.com: Jonah Freedman: Man. U still No. 1, but beware: It's a long way down

And we're back. We take breaks from this space once in awhile to accommodate the odd MLS or international piece, but sometimes it's amazing how much changes when you don't touch the Rankings for four weeks. Specifically, we're talking about Arsenal.

SI.com: Jonah Freedman: Hardly any club is safe from major blows to title races

"Difficulties mastered are opportunities won." -- Winston Churchill

Time.com: Chelsea vs. Liverpool in Beijing?

England's Premier League seeks to boost its global brand by staging regular-season fixtures in cities around the world

SI.com: Jonah Freedman: Summing up the year's best clubs ... in just 20 words

It's been a wild year. But as we close it out in Rankingsville, two things remain the same: The No. 1 team is the one that ruled the roost last December, and Manchester United is at the summit of the English Premier League.

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