The credit crunch sweeps the financial world and on this week's show, Damian looks at the economic health of some of the premier League clubs. We also: Review the news in the Good, the Bad and the Ugly Introduce a football expression in English for Football And continue the predictions battle in the predictions competition For learners of English [. Click to continue reading...

Justin Bowenschulte (left) celebrates with Reid Harbach after scoring in the 47th minute

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For a rivalry that's only two years old, at least on the soccer pitch, this game is quickly establishing itself as a key derby locally.

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Birmingham City co-owner David Sullivan has expressed some sympathy for Mike Ashley, but has said his Newcastle counterpart as 'naive'. David Sullivan - Birmingham co-owner sympathizes with Ashley Newcastle Owner Ashley has come in for some serious criticism, when he seemed to let the negotiations with Kevin Keegan get out of hand, while he was away in [. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez says victory over champions Manchester United could ignite his side's season.

The Spaniard faces a team he has never beaten in the Premier League and one that has frequently destroyed any hope the Anfield side have had of taking the title.

Liverpool's last home league win against their bitterest rivals was back in 2001. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez is reported to have agreed a fee for Espanyol winger Albert Riera.

The Liverpool Echo understands that Liverpool have beaten rivals Everton in their attempt to land the player and agreed to the Spanish club's £12 million fee.

Espanyol were reluctant to allow the former Manchester City winger to leave the club, but after spending some considerable time yesterday in negotiations, Riera's wish to join Anfield now appears within reach. Click to continue reading...

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FourFourTwo - Web Q&A WitH Les Ferdinand
Who's the best player you've played with?
Ashley Adams, Greenwich
Paul Gascoigne was exceptional, as was David Ginola. Roy Wegerle was also a fantastic player. When I was at QPR, he scored a goal against Leeds that won Goal of the Season. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal's Premier League title chances doubted by Jose Mourinho

Inter Milan manager Jose Mourinho has said that Arsene Wenger's Arsenal side are too inexperienced to win this season's Premier League title.

The former Chelsea coach, who enjoyed various verbal jousts with his then Arsenal counterpart during his time in the Stamford Bridge dug-out, has just watched the Italian champions compete in the Amsterdam tournament alongside the north Londoners, although the two teams did not actually face each other. Click to continue reading...

Former England manager Steve McClaren has already looked to gain the early psychological edge over Arsenal counterpart Arsene Wenger. The man dubbed as the 'Wally with the Brolly' during his ill-fated time in charge of the national team claims Arsenal will be under as pressure as favourites to beat his new club Twente Enschede in the [. Click to continue reading...

South Korean goalkeeper Jung Sung-Ryeong scored an incredible goal on Sunday in a friendly against the Ivory Coast. Jung Sung-Ryeong clears the ball upfield in open play and it bounces straight over his Ivorian counterpart and in the goal. I wonder how many keepers want one of these? Click to continue reading...

Martin O'Neill has warned Liverpool he is ready to set a deadline for them to meet his valuation of want-away Aston Villa skipper Gareth Barry.

O'Neill insists Villa cannot continue to be at the "behest" of the Merseysiders who have failed to offer the £18million he is seeking for the England midfielder. Click to continue reading...

The blogs were lighting up yesterday with news that maybe, possibly, there was an outside chance that the United States' own "best" international star – Landon Donovan – might be hitching a ride to England.

Max over at yanksssocer.com ran a very interesting quote from the still young Landon, hinting that England may be gaining some priority on his radar –

"The older I get and the more I play, the more I'm yearning for that highest level I can play at. Click to continue reading...

It didn't have the pomp and circumstance of the draw of its football counterpart, but the draw for the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup took place on Thursday in Brazil's capital city of Brasilia. Three-time champion and current world #1 Brazil are the host country for the first time, with this year's competition [. Click to continue reading...

With only 30 minutes before the Spain/Russia clash at Euro 2008, I thought it would only be fitting to post this glorious photo for you (I mean ME) to drool over courtesy of Lydnsey_LFC over at RAWK. Let it sink in for a moment... Now tell me that Villa and Torres weren't made to play football at the same club!

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Euro 2008 semi finals, tactical battles, Ronaldo's transfer saga and violence in Bosnia all feature on this week's the good, the bad and the ugly. Good Good of course for Germany and Turkey who go through in two very contrasting games. Germany - Portugal was open and pulsating with lots of goals, while Croatia - Turkey was [. Click to continue reading...