Wednesday's Matchday 2 for Liverpool will be against Dutch side, PSV Eindhoven, currently 2nd in the Dutch Eredivisie. This will be held at our fortress, so I supposed it is easy to conclude that we will win comfortably. My prediction: 3-1. It will be a Gernando show : ))

In fact I will not be surprised if PSV were to score first, just like Marseille did in Matchday 1.

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Amr Zaki is proving to be the "thinking out of the box" player that Wenger prefers. With a nice affordable price tag.

He is on loan to Wigan and it is because of his performance that pundits suspect that Wigan are better than they look. Steve Bruce is all praise for the EPL's top scorer.

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Palermo goalscorer Edinson Cavani will replace Diego Forlán on Oscar Washington Tabárez´ callup for the upcoming World Cup Qualifers against eternal rivals Argentina in Buenos Aires on October 11th and Bolivia in La Paz.   Canvani has become in the past six months has become one of the top scorer in Serie A. Click to continue reading...

Palermo goalscorer Edinson Cavani will replace the injured Diego Forlán on Oscar Washington Tabárez´ callup for the upcoming World Cup Qualifers.Canvani has become in the past six months has become one of the top scorer in Serie A.El Caníbal (The Cannibal) has been one of the biggest revelations of the past year in Italian Serie [. Click to continue reading...

Landon Donovan had a hat trick and an assist to lead the Los Angeles Galaxy to a 5-2 victory over D.C. United on Saturday night. Donovan, who`s the Major League Soccer top scorer with 19 goals, recorded the second three-goal game of the season and his career.
Alan Gordon and Peter Vagenas each added a goal. Click to continue reading...

D.C. United 0 : 2 Saprissa
Six Word Novel Recap

Pity those sent out to fail.

Media, Traditional and OtherwiseThe Washington Times, John Haydon: "Undermanned because of injuries and playing with only 10 men for 50 minutes, D.C. United fell 2-0 to Costa Rican champion Deportivo Saprissa at RFK Stadium on Tuesday night. Click to continue reading...

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Sunday's Referee - Queens Park Rangers vSouthampton ( 4:00 )
K A FRIEND G S Evetts and R G Vaughan Fourth Official T M Kettle - Football League


Kent News/Glenn Pearson - Sittingbourne Manager, Garry Abbott on Assistant Manager and Striker, Richard Brady (Once of QPR)
"SITTINGBOURNE manager Gary Abbott believes he has the squad in place to challenge for the Ryman South play-offs. Click to continue reading...

My vacation is ending. I'm not laughing

Maybe these will help.

This one is weird, - but true.

The main character of the Get Fuzzy comic strip is a rugby fan - it shows.

And the following were e-mailed to me a couple of months back and I've been looking for an excuse to blog them ever since:

After a visit to the doctor, the local team's striker dropped in to his local pub for a quick one.

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Why? Its a simple question and you can read the article on ESPN's website. What exactly are Ajax trying to accomplish? Are they going to build a team around Huntelaar so now all of a sudden they are refusing to sell their top players? What is the plan Marco Van Basten? Huntelaar is a great talent, but 40 million Euros buys a lot of young talent to build a squad around, which seems to be the direction that they are going after watching their moves on the transfer market. Click to continue reading...

Here, an interesting interview with Valencia president and majority shareholder Vicente Soriano in today's Las Provincias.

It's an illuminating read and to that end, I've done the hard work and translated it for you, my dear readers.

Please understand I'm not 100% fluent in Spanish.

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Home United top scorer continued his excellent form by scoring two goals to ease past underperforming Dalian Shide 3-0.The other goal was scored by Singapore international,Shi Jiayi,with a scorcher strike in the 81 minutes. Home United -Lionel- -Rosman- -Subramani- -Valery- - Jumaat- -Shi Jiayi- -Fadhil- -Tengku- -Naruphol- -Ludovick- -Indra- Attendance: 1,168 Click to continue reading...

Manchester City's day of transfer madness looks set to continue with the club making bids for Valencia striker David Villa and Stuttgart frontman Mario Gomez. Dr Sulaiman Al-Fahim, who is heading up new owners new owners Abu Dhabi United Group, claims the pair are being targeted along with Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool striker Fernando Torres will undergo a scan to determine the severity of a hamstring problem, but Reds manager Rafa Benitez has hinted that the injury will only be a short-term one.(Setanta)

The Spain international lasted only 27 minutes of Liverpool's 0-0 draw with Aston Villa on Sunday as he was substituted for David Ngog after chasing a pass from Javier Mascherano. Click to continue reading...

Name – Salvador Cabanas Ortega

Affiliation – Club America

Reason for Coolness – He's bigger than most hatchbacks and looks impressively like a murderous film villain who could kill you with one hand. Not that we think all Hispanic chaps are scary criminals.

Reason for Obscurity – Well he's Paraguayan and plays in the Mexican top flight, so he's stayed under the radar quite easily.

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Gambian U-17 and Wallidan striker Sainey Touray has been on trial with Red Bull New York for the last few weeks. Touray led Wallidan to the 2008 Gambian league title and was the club's top scorer. Click to continue reading...

Whilst all the media hype revolved around Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of our Champions League final, questions on whether he could perform on the big stage (although if scoring in the FA and League Cup finals, as well as against Liverpool, Arsenal and City, and being the top scorer in the CL doesn't make him a [. Click to continue reading...

BLACKBURN have tied down striker Roque Santa Cruz to a new contract.The Paraguayan was wanted by ex-Rovers boss Mark Hughes at Manchester City.But the ex-Bayern Munich ace has committed his future to the Ewood Park club by signing a four-year deal.It is a huge boost for Rovers boss Paul Ince, who has already lost England star David Bentley to Tottenham this summer. Click to continue reading...

Morning all. There isn't shite to write about today. Seriously there is nothing. I thought about doing my Fulham match preview today but I'll save that for tomorrow morning.

There is a hurricane going on outside my house right now (not even joking there really is) and it sucks because I haven't been able to leave my house at all. Click to continue reading...

So this is news now is it? Manchester United fans can't bring themselves to support their top-scorer's boyhood dreams -- report. And why does the wording make me feel wrong, like an apple that takes four or five bites to know if its mealy? Is this adulation thing like the stock market, buy low, sell high? Click to continue reading...

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- Photos from the game (QPR, wearing their third strip of black and yellow)

Guardian/Mark Tallentire - Blackwell sticks to his guns and sees Sharp shoot down QPR
"... Kevin Blackwell stuck by the Sheffield United side who lost their previous league match in the final minute and had Saturday's game won before his players had even broken into sweat - proof, if newly rich QPR needed it, of the value of knowing your best team and sticking by it. Click to continue reading...

Man United linked with Thierry Henry bid

Manchester United are to launch a £20 million bid for Thierry Henry, according to reports.

With just over two weeks remaining before the transfer window closes, speculation is rife that United will make one big summer signing before the start of the new season. Click to continue reading...

First off, the U.S. Women defeated Japan 1-0 overnight at the Olympics.

USC's Amy Rodriguez got her surprise first start of the Olympics over Natasha Kai. Here's Coach Pia Sundhage on why she made the move:

"The reason for A-Rod instead of Kai was her speed. That was crucial when we looked at the way Japan plays.

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Ronaldo keeps Brazilian factor intact for Manchester City

Manchester City are considering offering a contract to Brazilian striker Ronaldo, according to reports in South America.

The 31-year-old is a free agent after his contract with Milan expired at the end of last season and he is searching for a new club. Click to continue reading...

With Malaysia kicking out the foreign players effective from the end of August Kedah and Perak now face AFC Quarter Finals against strong West Asian nations shorn of their best players.

Kedah especially will be without Malaysia's top scorer for the last two seasons Marlon Alex James as well as Chilean Nelson Martin and St Vincent and Grenadines Bernard Hugging. Click to continue reading...

Many fans around the Premier League aren't aware of the 20 year old Manchester United forward who is waiting to fill in for Wayne Rooney and Carlos Tevez. Most fans are banking on the fact that United have no backup for their two star strikers whatsoever. What many people do forget is that Sir Alex Ferguson is a very smart manager who always has a backup plan. Click to continue reading...

Many fans around the Premier League aren't aware of the 20 year old Manchester United forward who is waiting to fill in for Wayne Rooney and Carlos Tevez. Most fans are banking on the fact that United have no backup for their two star strikers whatsoever. What many people do forget is that Sir Alex Ferguson is a very smart manager who always has a backup plan. Click to continue reading...

United had just finished second in the Premiership and won the League Cup. It was our most successful season since winning the title in 2003, and whilst still some way off our high expectations, at least we could finally believe we were getting there. However, our top scorer, Ruud van Nistelrooy, was certainly on the way [. Click to continue reading...

I'm writing about the TamU-RoPS game and Zeddy Saileti in particular for Helsinki Times, so that'll be available on Friday. I may or may not post to express my awe at Henri Myntti, who has a good chance of being top scorer in Veikkausliiga this season now, but that'll be after the Turku derby I'm [.. Click to continue reading...

With the news that Malaysia's top domestic league will close its doors to foreign players, a trio of CONCACAF-based players will have to look for work elsewhere. Jamaican striker Scott Lawson plays for Penang FA, and the St. Vincent and the Grenadines' Marlon James and Cornelius Huggings play for the champions Kedah FA. Click to continue reading...

EDIT (BREAKING): We just received confirmation in the form of this ESPN video that James indeed is on his way to the Quakes in his own words:







San Jose seems to be burning up in the "wheelin' and dealin'" deaprtment.

Case in point: Today's most intriguing rumor comes courtesy of the Malaysian Star website. Click to continue reading...

Robbie Keane has completed his move from Tottenham to Liverpool, much to the dismay of Spurs fans. His move now pushes Darren Bent back into contention as a starter alongside Berbatov, and at £7.5 million he looks promising for another large season.

Whilst pre-season games are not always a true indicator of who will make the starting line-ups come August 16th, Darren Bent has had a successful run so far and is in the kind of form that will make the coach pay attention. Click to continue reading...

The only soccer action to speak of today after a busy Sunday of MLS soccer is tonight's Monday night match up between a recently struggling Toronto FC (6-6-4) and Real Salt Lake (sporting an evil record of 6-6-6).

Toronto FC is missing their top scorer, Danny Dichio, and are likely to look to 16 year old Abdus Ibrahim for help in finding the net against a defensively strong Real Salt Lake. Click to continue reading...

Apparently the saga of this La Liga star is back on the agenda as Juande Ramos apparently seeks to replace his outgoing strikers with one hell of a lethal finisher! Don't forget to check out Online Football Manager! According to reports, Spurs manager Juande Ramos is hoping to capture Villa, top scorer . Click to continue reading...

Radamel Falcao is a rumored target of Arsenal, but the 22-year-old Colombian striker has no intentions of leaving River Plate anytime soon. I have new goals. I want to be the tournament's top scorer and win a continental cup. I... Click to continue reading...

Abby Wambach, the top scorer for the U.S. Women's National Team broke her leg in the final game before the Olympics against Brazil Wednesday in San Diego, and will miss the games in China.

"Obviously, it's devastating, but above everything else, I'm only one player, and you can never win a championship with just one player," said Wambach, a resident of Hermosa Beach.

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