Rafa Benitez wasted no time in acknowledging the importance of his Argentine midfielder Javier Mascherano at the weekend after a superb performance against arch-rivals Manchester United. However, he was not alone in praise as the New Football Pools Pundits and Liverpool legends John Barnes and Alan Hansen joined in with the plaudits. Click to continue reading...

Diego's little daughter Giannina (left) got knocked up, by longtime boyfriend and Atletico Madrid superstar forward Sergio Aguero (middle).

Fortunately for the young Argentine, the legend (right) didn't seem very upset:

According to the Argentinean press, Diego Maradona has confessed to his fellow "showbol": "Boys, I will be a grandfather.

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Big game tonight. Can Arnie's defence hold out? and perhaps more importantly can we create....anything!

Australia earned a point, outplayed generally by Serbia in the opening game, but yet if the fastly improving Billy Celeski had scored rather than unluckily hit the post we would surely have won. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool winger Sebastian Leto's future at Anfield hangs in the balance with news that his Italian passport could be revoked.

According to The Mirror, the Italian authorities are investigating a series of passport applications after uncovering a number of irregularities in several cases.

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FC Dallas confirmed on Friday afternoon that midfielder Juan Toja had successfully completed a transfer to Romanian club FC Steaua Bucuresti.

Toja, 23, has become one of the league's most promising stars since joining the Hoops from legendary Argentinean club River Plate before the start of last season. Click to continue reading...

It was clear when FC Dallas traded some draft picks for two international slots that they were looking to do some serious business in the transfer market . There were rumors that they were going to tap into their Brazilian partner, Club Atletico Paranese as they had done previously to sign Ricardinho and André Rocha. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool have tied down their talented young defender Emiliano Insua to a new three-year contract this afternoon.

19-year-old former Boca Juniors player Insua is a full-back, whose best position is in the left full-back role.

And the news that he has signed a new contract will come as a boost to fans of the Merseyside giants as the Argentinean is tipped to have a hot future in the game. Click to continue reading...

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Lakshmi Mittal: QPR's Partial owner, Lakshmi Mittal profiled in today's Observer. "....Mittal is proud to be Indian, but he considers himself a 'global citizen'. Despite his immense wealth - his family's 44 per cent stake in ArcelorMittal worth £24bn - he doesn't seek the limelight: you won't see him at Ascot, Wimbledon or the Proms, although he does attend football matches, after buying 20 per cent of London club QPR, where Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone is also on the board. Click to continue reading...

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Think not! Rather bizarre to even mention it and I don't recall any "serious" rumours re this. I DO recall the Briatore quote cited below; but as I remember it, Briatore didn't seem to be serious; was more of a quip exemplying the new QPR.

Goal.com - 28/06/2008 18:42 - Ronaldo Cut To The Quick Over Milan
Brazilian legend Ronaldo admits that he is disappointed with the way Milan have treated him since his career threatening injury in February. Click to continue reading...

The scene chosen for the duel enters both representing of the country that invented the sport king will be the Olympic stage Luzhikí of Moscow, whose turf has provoked in the last hours some doubts, as much due to its state, irregular, like a its lack of verdure. Although Moscow is considered land neutral, the Chelsea starts off with a small advantage because his owner is the Russian tycoon Roman Abramovich, who has been spent more than billions of dollars with the aim of turning to the London team into the best one of the world. Click to continue reading...

Real Madrid has won and convinced. The Equipment knows clearly that Liga already is hers and today has demonstrated an absolute superiority on the Athletic.

The Bernabeu was a celebration to the great thing and surely the fans happen of there to the Cibeles celebrating Liga who not yet have won, but that with all probability will obtain the week to it that comes the Osasuna as opposed to. Click to continue reading...

Manchester United inched closer to retaining their Premier League title as they cruised to a 3-0 win against a Liverpool side who had only ten men for half the game. Reina Poor Performance Wes Brown put the home side ahead on 34 minutes, when Reina failed to deal with a Wayne Rooney cross. The Spaniard only managed [. Click to continue reading...