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Congratulations to Katie Chapman

2008-11-11T16:05:09+00:00

The Arsenal and England midfielder gave birth to her second son last week. All the best to Katie and her family!

Liverpool conspiracy theory: did Rafa tell Javier Mascherano or Lucas to get a red card in the Olympics?

2008-11-11T14:32:49+00:00

Liverpool's boss up to mischief? As soon as it was clear that Argentina would beat Brazil in their Olympic football semi-final (when the Argies went 2-0 up), Brazilian midfielder Lucas seemed hell-bent on picking up a red card. Lucas fouled...

Matt Watson makes USL-1 Team of the Year

2008-09-30T22:07:26+00:00

RailHawks midfielder and 2008 season MVP has been named to the USL-1 Team of the Year. Watson, who joined Carolina this season from the USL-2 Richmond Kickers, logged 2136 minutes for the RailHawks in League play and contributed 1 goal and 4 assists. The RailHawks midfielder was named to the 2nd team honor squad
Named to the first team honor roll was former Carolina RailHawks midfielder Jonny Steele, who lead the League in assists this season for Puerto Rico Islanders with 11 "helpers" in 26 matches played.

Madrid Star Has A Bone To Pick With Gunners Ace

2008-09-30T19:08:46+00:00

Real Madrid midfielder Wesley Sneijder has a bone to pick with Arsenal striker Robin van Persie over who is Holland's number one free-kick taker. The two Dutchman have shared free-kick duties when playing for their country but Sneijder wants to clarify who is the premier set-piece specialist. "We need to have it cleared up," said Sneijder.

Hammers Star Looks Set To Leave

2008-09-30T18:46:08+00:00

West Ham United midfielder Nigel Quashie could become the first player to leave Upton Park under the reign of new manager Gianfranco Zola. The Scotland international has spent the past fortnight on trial at Championship promotion-chasers Birmingham City. And, having initially struggled with his fitness, Quashie may soon be offered a loan deal until the end of [.

Toffees Chase £6MILLION Spurs Star

2008-09-30T18:20:29+00:00

Everton are thought to be planning a £6million move for Tottenham midfielder Tom Huddlestone in the January transfer window. The Sun understands that Toffees' boss David Moyes was keen to land the England under 21 international in the summer as a replacement for Lee Carsley, who secured a move to Birmingham City.

Afellay Doubtful For Liverpool

2008-09-30T16:34:00+00:00

Dutch champions PSV will probably be without their highly rated playmaker Ibrahim Afellay for the Champions League match against Liverpool.

Dutch giants PSV lost their first Champions League match 3-0 against Atletico Madrid and need a good result in the away match against Liverpool. However, they will most likely be missing key man Ibrahim Afellay.

FA reject Cahill appeal

2008-09-30T16:33:00+00:00

The Football Association have today rejected an appeal by Everton against the wrongful dismissal of midfielder Tim Cahill during Saturday's derby game against Liverpool. Cahill, 28, was shown a straight red card for a tackle on Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso and will now miss the Toffees next three Premier League games.

Mascherano Wary Of PSV Threat As He Targets Champions League Glory

2008-09-30T16:16:00+00:00

Javier Mascherano aims to emulate his friend Carlos Tevez and win the Champions League.

Mascherano, 24, admits that he was delighted for his fellow Argentina international when he claimed a winner's medal in last season's final for Manchester United.

The midfielder was perhaps oblivious to the fact that he was probably the only person of a Liverpool persuasion who felt that way watching the final in Moscow last May, when the Red Devils beat Chelsea on penalties.

Lawrence hit by freak dog injury

2008-09-30T13:40:00+00:00

Stoke City midfielder Liam Lawrence could miss Sunday's trip to Portsmouth after tripping over his dog and injuring his ankle.

Premier League: Man Utd manager Sir Alex Ferguson to go easy on Gary Neville and Owen Hargreaves

2008-09-30T13:11:00+00:00

Man Utd manager Sir Alex Ferguson to go easy on Gary Neville and Owen Hargreaves

Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted that lingering fitness concerns over Manchester United captain Gary Neville and midfielder Owen Hargreaves will necessitate a reduced involvement for the England duo at Old Trafford this season.

Bayern Lose Again; Hamburg Top

2008-09-30T09:25:15+00:00

Ten-man VfL Wolfsburg missed their chance to go third in the Bundesliga with a 2-1 defeat at Karlsruhe on Sunday after defending champions Bayern Munich suffered their second consecutive league defeat.
Having smashed minnows Oberneuland 7-0 in the German Cup in midweek, Wolfsburg were brought crashing down to earth when Karlsruhe midfielder Massimilian Porcello curled in a free-kick on 51 minutes to take a 1-0 lead.

Pienaar arrested for alleged assault

2008-09-30T08:56:09+00:00

South African midfielder Steven Pienaar was arrested by the Merseyside police on Sundayfor allegedly assaulting a woman in the Sefton Park area of Liverpool. It has been reported that Pienaar voluntarily turned himself in, and was later released on bail pending police investigation. According to the Liverpool Daily Echo, police were called to his flat [.

Spurs Ace Admits Confidence Is Sow

2008-09-29T19:14:53+00:00

Tottenham midfielder Jermaine Jenas has admitted there is a severe shortage of confidence running through the team that is affecting their results on the pitch. Spurs slipped to their fourth league defeat in just six games after their 2-0 loss at Portsmouth yesterday, leaving them rooted to the foot of the table with just two points [.

Gunners Downfall Predicted By Chelsea Star

2008-09-29T17:15:30+00:00

Chelsea's Portuguese midfielder Deco believes Porto have the ingredients to cause Arsenal's youngsters plenty of problems when the two sides meet in tomorrow's Champions League group game. The Gunners head into the game having suffered an astonishing 2-1 loss at home to Hull City in the league on Saturday.

Casey Named Player of the Week

2008-09-29T15:04:00+00:00

Colorado Rapids midfielder Conor Casey has been named MLS Player of the Week for Week 27 after bagging a hat trick against the New York Red Bulls on Saturday, including the game-winning goal in second-half stoppage time. In winning the honor, Casey's offensive outburst overshadowed other sensational individual performances by the likes of Yura Movsisyan and Darren Huckerby, who scored two goals each over the weekend.

Premier League: Everton appeal Tim Cahill red card as club keep tabs on Wolves striker Ebanks-Blake

2008-09-29T13:50:00+00:00

Everton appeal Tim Cahill red card as club keep tabs on Wolves striker Ebanks-Blake

Everton have lodged an appeal with the Football Association over midfielder Tim Cahill's red card against Liverpool.

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Everton appeal Cahill red card

2008-09-29T12:08:00+00:00

Everton have today lodged an appeal to the FA over the dismissal of Tim Cahill during Saturday's derby game against Liverpool. The Australian midfielder was shown a straight red card, for what looked like a pretty innocuous challenge on Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso.

A decision is likely to be made no sooner than Wednesday, were Everton will find out if they will be without one of their best midfielders for the next three games.

Afellay To Be Unleashed Onto Liverpool

2008-09-29T10:33:00+00:00

One of the hottest European prospects is to be unleashed onto Liverpool when they play PSV Eindhoven in their Champions League clash on Wednesday.

The player in question is Ibrahim Afellay, a Dutchman of Moroccan descent who has been with the Dutch champions for the past five seasons.

Gerrard Urges Liverpool To Match The Standard Week In Week Out As Reds Focus On PSV & Man City

2008-09-29T10:20:00+00:00

Following a comprehensive 2-0 victory over Everton in Saturday's Merseyside derby, Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard is looking for repeat performance as the Reds aim to build onto their strong start to the season.

Rafa Benitez's side outclassed the Toffees, who are yet to pick up a league point at Goodison Park this season, and now focus on Wednesday's Champions League group clash with PSV Eindhoven before meeting Manchester City in the Premiership at the weekend.

The Return of Akos Buzsaky

2008-09-28T20:03:00+00:00

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Sky Sports/Juha Pal - Buzsaky pleased to be back
Hungarian ace hoping to lead promotion charge

Queens Park Rangers playmaker Akos Buzsaky is relishing the prospect of helping the club into the Premier League.
The Hungarian midfielder has only recently returned from a long-term injury, but is hoping to play his part over the course of the current campaign.

Gerrard: Win Key To Title Tilt

2008-09-28T08:20:00+00:00

Steven Gerrard believes Liverpool must reproduce their derby display on a weekly basis if they are to be crowned Barclays Premier League champions.

The inspirational midfielder admits his side have failed to hit top gear in the opening weeks of the 2008-09 campaign but feels the second-half performance in the 2-0 victory at Goodison Park has seen them edge closer to their best form.

Kelantan Appoint Butler

2008-09-28T02:34:00+00:00

Malaysian Premier League side Kelantan have appointed Peter Butler as their new coach for the season which begins in January.

The former West Ham midfielder has previously coached Sabah, SAF and Persiba.

Kafa council member Azman Ibrahim said they wanted a candidate who was familiar with the local scene and the Englishman fitted the bill, having coached Sabah for two seasons (2003-04).

The One Thing Wrong with Valencia

2008-09-27T21:13:14+00:00

This has been pointed out by Dina in yesterday's comments and by some other posters around the internet, the one thing wrong with Valencia CF as currently constructed: Our lack of another goalscorer besides David Villa.

Look at the numbers: In 4 games, Villa has scored half of Valencia's 8 goals, tied with Florent Sinama Pongolle of Atletico Madird and Rafael Van der Vaart of Real Madrid as Pichichi (leading scorer) of La Liga.

Super Torres hands Liverpool all three points

2008-09-27T13:40:00+00:00

Liverpool overcame local rivals Everton to go top of the Premier League table. Everton finished the game with ten men after Tim Cahill was shown a straight red for a challenge on Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso.

Liverpool keeper Jose Pepe Reina didn't have one save to make all game and in truth the result never looked in doubt once Fernando Torres scored his first goal since the first game of the season.

World Soccer News

2008-09-27T04:40:00+00:00

World soccer news for the week of September 25th

Guti targeted by a hard-fisted stalker

Real Madrid's José María Gutiérrez, better known as Guti, must have been shocked when a former boxer came at him before his team was getting ready to head for a league game in Santander.

Benitez' Crystal Ball Foretells Gerrard Century At Goodison

2008-09-27T02:19:00+00:00

Fate has no meaning in Rafael Benítez's managerial lexicon but he is prepared to make an exception in the case of Steven Gerrard's 100th goal for Liverpool. Only an errant decision denied the Liverpool captain his milestone against Stoke City at Anfield last weekend. That the opportunity now arises at Goodison Park, a ground where Gerrard has been baited mercilessly in recent years, has caused even Liverpool's arch-pragmatist to believe the outcome may be scripted.

Everton's David Moyes Ready For 'Aggressive' Liverpool

2008-09-27T02:17:00+00:00

Neighbours at War, aka the 208th Merseyside Derby, will be as "hotly contested as ever'', in the opinion of the Everton manager, David Moyes.

Even without the heavy hand of history and jabbing elbow of local rivalry, this game means so much to Moyes and his players, to Rafael Benitez and his men in Liverpool red.

Italian, Spanish Clubs Courting Mastroeni

2008-09-27T01:32:00+00:00

Overseas interest in Colorado Rapids midfielder Pablo Mastroeni is at an all-time high right now, with two possible countries emerging as his most likely destination for next year: Spain and Italy.Mastroeni has always spoken of his desire to ply his trade in Europe before he calls it a career. Italian club Cagliari has expressed interest in the US international midfielder in the past, as have several Serie B clubs, but the newest teams to enter the hunt are reportedly Spain's Malaga and Real Betis.

The Kids Are Alright

2008-09-26T18:18:00+00:00

Under the heated spotlight of the Premier League it's difficult to keep your head when all about you are losing theirs. It takes the stubborn resolve, perhaps even the arrogance, of a manager sure of his principals with unbreakable trust in his players.

Arsene Wenger spent little this summer, and has never had the financial power of Chelsea or Manchester United, yet is charged with the task of competing with such clubs for domestic and European honours every season.