Tonight I'm going to talk about love.

The role of love in football.

It's a tricky subject in some ways. We all have our definition of love and it takes many different forms.

The kind of love I want to talk about is the love we have for the people we work with and for. Click to continue reading...

Soccer by Ives is reporting that MLS has blocked the Red Bulls' purchase of Macoumba Kandji from the Silverbacks. Get the details here...

I think MLS really, really screwed up here. Who cares what league a quality player is in? Why should the fact that he's playing in the USL matter as to his value? Click to continue reading...

Sir Alex and Manchester United are determined to land elite striker Dimitar Berbatov.  The Red Devils are desperate to bring in an attacking option as the club looks to defend its Premiership and UEFA Champions League crowns.  Luckily for United, the relationship between Berbatov and Spurs' manager Juande Ramos is severely strained following the Bulgarian international's [. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez and chief executive Rick Parry have vowed to "move forward together" after holding clear the air talks at Anfield.

The working relationship between the two had come under pressure over Liverpool's activity in the transfer market - particularly over the Gareth Barry transfer saga. Click to continue reading...

There are positions in the world that are very daunting to undertake and Argentine superstar Sergio Agüero can have the distinction of being the most daunting player both on and off the field. His gunslinging attitude on the field made him an idol fairly quickly at Atlético Madrid, but it is his relationship with his current [. Click to continue reading...

Interesting life ol' Lampard leads. Helluva club player, never really translates to the national team.

Teams owners and managers love him, hate him and fight over him.

But $70 million would make me forget all about Inter and Mourinho also.

'I think it helped coming back, training at Chelsea.

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Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez is refusing to be drawn on the continuing transfer speculation surrounding the Anfield club as he prepares for tonight's Champions League qualifying match against Standard Liege.

Speaking ahead of Liverpool's first leg game, Benitez would not be drawn on the proposed Gareth Barry deal which hit the headlines again this weekend, after Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry declared Villa's price tag to be too high. Click to continue reading...

Man Utd is on the verge of landing the Bulgarian. They have eyed him for a over a year. He was their first choice after the end of the 2007 season with his stellar first year at Spurs. They had to settle for Carlos Tevez.

Berbatov was ready to move to a club that guaranteed CL action.

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It took a bit of reading between the lines, but it's clear more than few Galaxy players did not see eye to eye with now former Coach Ruud Gullit and were not unhappy to see him go in the least.

The players I talked to after practice today were circumspect and chose their words carefully, but it was obvious players were not prepared to fall on their swords, as it were, for Gullit.

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The US international tells Goal.com's Matthew Braine about repairing his relationship with coach Adrian Boothroyd, the best day of his life, and rocking out to Lenny Kravitz. Click to continue reading...

This is starting to be a bit of a saga here, the funky relationship between Toronto FC manager John Carver and striker Jeff Cunningham. I've been saying for months really that Cunningham would be on his way out and it appears that way. Lots of talk around the league right now about where exactly Toronto will [. Click to continue reading...

Italian soccerstar Antonio Cassano reported in relationship with 17-year old Carolina Marcialis, who is playing water polo at Diavolina Nervi. Cassano said to the Italian magazine that he loves Marcialis so much.

"Carolina has changed my life. I love the girl, I'm happy.

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Remember on the old Match of the Days and they'd give you slow motion action replays because they only had a couple of cameras at the games?

Now imagine a whole game of slow motion football! I've only seen 45 minutes so far of Persita and Persiba but apart from the rhyming names not much has happened. Click to continue reading...

Gareth Barry's move from Aston Villa to Liverpool has been more on-again, off-again than Pamela Anderson's relationship with Tommy Lee but it does appear that the dust could finally be settling on the midfielder's move to Anfield. A deal was... Click to continue reading...

Lyon's backline patrolman Cris has given a candid interview about former teammate Hatem Ben Arfa. Even though Inara wrote an excellent "cathartic" piece on HBA's departure and most of us have closed the file on Hatem's Lyon career, I thought this would be of interest.

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Freddy Adu, June 2006 >>

"It's still open, you never know," he said. "The way Ghana is playing right now [at the World Cup finals], they're a good, good team."

"Because you never know, maybe I might not get a chance to play for the US national team."

Freddy Adu, June 2008 >>

Adu said he very much enjoys starting, especially for the U.

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Let me preface this by saying that I have a love-hate relationship with the Guardian. I love the community, I love the quality of writing and it's in my top two alongside the BBC. However, they tend to exaggerate and paint extreme scenarios and in the process get things completely wrong. And it's not just [. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool assistant, Sammy Lee, is desperate for the new season to get underway so that his side can start competing.

Former Kop player and current coach Sammy Lee, 49, has revealed on the clubs official website that he is 'desperate' for the new campaign to get underway.

Lee has been impressed with what he has seen so far in training, and sees no reason if the squad continue in the manner they have started, why they cannot transmit this optimism and enthusiasm onto the pitch. Click to continue reading...

Oba Martins has a more than unsteady relationship with his national team Nigeria. Oba Martins - played just 21 times for his country, Nigeria Click to continue reading...

With Gilberto's exit imminent soon I was wondering whether his departure coincided with the fact that Arsenal have been linked with Gareth Barry.

I wrote on Friday that I think Le Boss will promote a player from within the squad to play alongside Cesc next season in midfield with Diaby the likely option for me. Click to continue reading...

Maybe we'll end up with one or 2 Brazilians after all:


"We think that all the players involved should be observed by the fans, because if Queensland Roar has this intention (to observe the players), Palmeiras will do everything that is possible to send those players to Brisbane."

"We are working to build a strong relationship between Palmeiras and Queensland Roar," he said. Click to continue reading...

Chelsea have today been told they will need to cough up £30 million in order to sign Real Madrid striker Robinho. The player has been linked with a move to the Premier League giants for the past few weeks as Luis Phillipe Scolari looks to rebuild his squad at Stamford Birdge. (Daily Star)



Chelsea are only prepared to pay £24 million for the Brazilian international but Real president Ramon Calderon has told Roman Abramovich to cough up £6 million more. Click to continue reading...

No surprise to learn that Marca, the unofficial **** stirring press organ of Real Madrid are today reporting that Fergie hasn't contacted Ronaldo following his recent ankle operation.

The claim is that the relationship between player and manager is now frosty. If this story came from another source it might be more credible and of course Real Madrid would love it to be true, wouldn't they? Click to continue reading...

For all the ridiculous comments that come out of United assistant Carlos Queiroz's mouth, there's never been any doubt about his overall importance at the club. From his deep rooted relationship with winger Cristiano Ronaldo, to his ability to help the club swoop for players like Anderson and Nani, the . Click to continue reading...

Liverpool's Yossi Benayoun has rubbished all reports claiming that he is heading for an exit from the club.

The Israeli insisted that leaving the club is not at all part of his plans as he loves the club and the manager Rafael Benitez simply "loves" him.

Benayoun has been linked with a move to a number of clubs over the summer but the midfielder has been quick do deny any such linkups claiming he was delighted to be a part of the Reds side and also went on to reveal his relationship with boss Benitez. Click to continue reading...