Take us to the promise land I know that I generally write negative things about the Premier League, but I genuinely feel that its existence has been eroding all that we love about the game of football for too long, and that the world would be a better place without it. Too much money is being funnelled into it, by too many people who don't give a monkeys about the game, or about anything but short term financial reward. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has reportedly yet to receive the new deal that was promised to him by the club's American owners George Gillett and Tom Hicks, reports the Sunday Mirror.

The Spaniard has enjoyed a turbulent relationship with the owners since their arrival at Anfield, yet recent reports had suggested that some kind of peace had broken out between the three on Merseyside. Click to continue reading...

LIVERPOOL fans have been banned from singing their famous anthem ‘You'll never walk alone' after a series of complaints from corporate sponsors. The decision comes after Portsmouth were told by the Football Association's commercial department to ‘shove those fucking cowbells up your collective arse and let us eat our shrimp and caviar sandwiches in peace [. Click to continue reading...

According to Spanish sports daily Marca, Liverpool will not offer a cent more than €12.7m to RCD Espanyol in exchange for winger Albert Riera.

Riera is allegedly viewed by Reds coach Rafael Benítez as an ideal candidate to provide competition out wide on the left for Ryan Babel.

However, with Espanyol yet to receive a former offer, it seems as though Liverpool have already made up their mind that the Mallorca native could cost them too much. Click to continue reading...

Alexander Hleb the Belarussian play-maker was officially revealed in front of the hungry Spanish media by Barcelona. Thierry Henry was also present at the event which saw Hleb kissing the Barca Batch as though he was practicing it since he first kicked the ball. Its like, you play with your dog, show him a piece of raw meat and you could make him do any trick in the book, with that look in its eyes. Click to continue reading...

While we could understand if Alexander Hleb was angling for a move to Norwich next season, it's slightly trickier to understand why he's moving to Barcelona if he wants peace and quiet. The Daily Mail reveal that the Belarussian has had his fill of living in the Big Smoke, claiming ... Click to continue reading...

There used to be a time when summer was for lounging in peace near a beach. Now, while Ronaldo does the beach thing (after scoring that many goals he deserves it), most of the footballing world is back to work, so hopefully we'll see some transfer action sooner than later. Today's top rumours: Liverpool have offered [. Click to continue reading...

Benitez has decided to go for broke and order Liverpool's troubled owners to give him a whopping kitty for new signings, but will they give him the cash? Rafael Benitez will risk more Anfield aggro by demanding £50million for big-name transfers. With peace just settled after a year of bitter infighting at the club, Liverpool boss Benitez [. Click to continue reading...

The ongoing saga of Alexander Hleb continues today. The latest comes with anger for the Belarusian, as he is upset over rumors of moving to Bayern Munich. This seems like an odd turn of events, considering Hleb seemed so determined to leave Arsenal. In his defense, he's never come out to say anything very official - most of the transfer speculation is fueled be either the Spanish media outlets, or various agents, who we all know to be the most trustworthy and honest people involved.

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Since last season ended we have been linked with about seven hundred and thirty eight players. The latest is a German called Frings.

He is seen as a direct replacement for Flamini and while I think he is a good defensive midfielder there is one draw-back. He is 31.

To the average person like myself and possibly yourself, 31 is not that old, not even in the career of a professional footballer. Click to continue reading...

Put a group of Holland players in a confined space and watch the fireworks go off. While the British stereotype of the Dutch is a laid-back nation full of liberal-minded, peace-loving folk, this doesn't extend to the football players who are a spiky bunch. Ruud Van Nistelrooy has already been bemoaning his sh*t experience at [. Click to continue reading...

We all know by now that New York let Bruce go and Frank told the Galaxy to peace-out, but what about Fernando? Why does he still have a job with the Rapids? Is it the Rapids thinking that they are going to wait until after the MLS Cup or are they really going to keep [...] Click to continue reading...