Not much to say about the Spurs clash on Wednesday, if you want to call it a clash. I think it was more of a thud; the thud being any hope we had of our reserves being able to accomplish something. Oh well, at least it wasn't Burnley.

So-yeah. I was really hoping that Rafa would have put some more experience out against the Spurs, but he definitely has his mind made up about going for the league and it seems this is one of the decisions he had to make to hopefully hit that target.

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I'm excited about anytime that Liverpool play during the week on a day that I'm off, especially against a side such as Spurs who are emerging as a force to be reckoned with. After our humble effort previously at White Hart Lane, Rafa's squad of reserves will have an opportunity to showcase their abilities and prove that they belong on the first team.

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1st Half

It didn't take long before Liverpool found the net at the 3rd minute through Dirk Kuyt, courtesy of an unselfish assist from former Spurs hitman, Robbie Keane. And although Spurs tried to surge forward, they failed to get any decent shots on goal. Luka Modric, however, came close at the 41st minute, but Pepe Reina was on hand to thwart his effort.

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Will Saturday's match be a battle of comebacks? Liverpool with their narrow/last-minute/lucky wins (hey 3 points is still...3 points); Spurs, high in confidence after leveling the midweek game with London rival, ARSEnal. Liverpool's 17 games unbeaten record is possibly what Harry Redknapp is aiming to shatter.

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Poison words are spokenMy faith in you is brokenBut I'll make it on my ownOw, ow, twisted and deceitfulAll those two-faced peopleTaking me for some kind of foolOw, ow, they're so narrow-mindedTruth is so one-sidedBut honey you're wrong Ow, ow, hot and cold you're blowingKeep them walls closedAnd who are you trying to kid, ehTwo-faced people are so shallow Put yourself in my place Ow, ow, the Click to continue reading...

Here's a great article from the New York Times on the history of soccer games that were played at Yankee Stadium during the years, including a classic one between Santos and Benfica in 1968, which features 2 of the all-time greats in Pele and Eusebio. I did some digging and found some footage of a game between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspurs from 1952. Click to continue reading...

With the new 2008/2009 Premiership kick-off just a few days away, now is the perfect time to look at the new home and away shirts of every single Premier League club. Click on the image to view a close-up, or click the buy button if interested in making a purchase. 2008/2009 Arsenal Home Shirt Buy From Kitbag 2008/2009 Arsenal [. Click to continue reading...

Rangers and Fulham have finally agreed on a fee for Northern Ireland midfielder Steven Davis, with sources suggesting that £4 million has been the agreed price. Berbatov has meanwhile pleaded with Tottenham Hotspur to allow him to complete his dream move to Manchester United. Berbatov was left on the bench as Tottenham were beaten 2-1 by [. Click to continue reading...

Just-Football's 2008/2009 English Premier League preview now concludes with a look at the remaining four clubs: Tottenham Hotspur (Last season - 11th) What to say about Tottenham Hotspur? Well, Spurs might finally realise the potential that derives from their large fanbase and years of carefree spending by actually making the top four this season. Click to continue reading...

North London outfit Tottenham Hotspurs have always been a club on the outside of the top four but looking in. Big money acquisitions in recent years have made Tottenham the fifth best Premier League team on paper, but Spurs fans found out the hard way that games aren't always played on paper. After an extremely disappointing bottom half finish last season, Tottenham are looking to build on their Carling Cup success from last year and assert themselves as one of the top sides in England. Click to continue reading...

The season starts Saturday while the champions taking the field on Sunday. Here is Joe Wolf's Vertical Jump Super EPL Preview.
In order of predicted finished:
1. Manchester United: The Devils will be the first team to hold on to the trophy for three years in a row.
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Gareth Bale has signed a new contract... meaning he will be staying at Tottenham Hotspur for one more year. He will be tied to the club until 2012 now, instead of 2011. Although we don't really see the point in this 1 year extension, maybe it was to cover some of the previous clauses in [...] Click to continue reading...

White Hart Lane's Spanish revolution took another step forward with the announcement of the signing of Sanchez Cesar from Real Zaragoza. The 36 year old ex-Madrid keeper is expected to be back-up to other summer signing Heurelho Gomes. Tottenham recently came close to signing Stephen Bywater from Derby, but they pulled the plug on the [. Click to continue reading...

It´s the news from English paper "The Sun, which in turn has been picked up here by the local papers. English Premier League Club TOTTENHAM HOTSPURS is preparing a massive 40M€ offer for VALENCIA CF... Read all the news, results, details & comments in English on Spanish Football & Sports Click to continue reading...

English Premiership club Tottenham Hotspurs reported to sign Brazilian and Real Zaragoza striker Ricardo Oliveira to replace their soccerstar Robbie Keane who moved to Liverpool recently. Tottenham manager Juande Ramos show his interest after impressive Oliveira 17 goals for Zaragoza in the Spanish league last season.

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Breaking news coming out of London is that David Bentley and Tottenham Hotspurs are in advanced discussions over a transfer. Blackburn are resigned to losing their star winger and Tottenham are willing to pay the price following Robbie Keane's departure.

In addition, Andrei Arshavin's agent just made it known that Tottenham are also in deep negotiations with Zenit St. Click to continue reading...

Breaking news coming out of London is that David Bentley and Tottenham Hotspurs are in advanced discussions over a transfer. Blackburn are resigned to losing their star winger and Tottenham are willing to pay the price following Robbie Keane's departure.

In addition, Andrei Arshavin's agent just made it known that Tottenham are also in deep negotiations with Zenit St. Click to continue reading...

Till yesterday, I thought Fergie's comments, as quoted by the Sun were out of line. And since the quotes were attributed to Fergie, no less, I thought, either they must be true or the Sun ought to have some nerve running that story. So, unless Fergie came out to rubbish them, I had no other [...]SHARETHIS. Click to continue reading...

The July issue of the ever-informative World Soccer magazine has a great front page feature: The 50 Greatest Derbies in World Football. Unfortunately, the full article is unavailable online so you'll have to get yourself to a shop and dip your hand in your pocket to read it. But below is the final order WS decided [. Click to continue reading...

According to the Sun, Sunderland manager and former Manchester United pussy cat, Roy Keane, has put forward £14million for four Tottenham Hotspurs players.

Pascal Chimbonda, Steed Malbranque, Younes Kaboul and Teemu Tainio will all have talks with the Sunderland as Spurs boss Juande Ramos attempts to unload as many as eleven players from a side that ended up firmly in the middle of the table, while the Black Cats skirted above the relegation line with just 39 points. Click to continue reading...

Manchester United agreed to pay Tottenham Hotspurs a club-record 28 million pounds for Dimitar Berbatov.

The Daily Mail reported that Sir Alex made his move for the Bulgarian striker over the weekend, after an initial bid of 20 million pounds was rejected.

Apparently Old Trafford brought at 25 million pound "fish or cut bait" offer to the table. Click to continue reading...

Dear Darren:

I've heard that you are headed up to Sunderland this week to talk some business with Roy Keane. I've sat on both sides of the job interview desk in my career, so may I offer you a little advice on making a great first impression with the Sunderland manager? Just some suggestions to help you get your foot in the dressing room door at the Stadiium of Light? Click to continue reading...

English Premier League Club TOTTENHAM HOTSPURS along with its Spanish coach Juande Ramos consider Spanish International & VALENCIA CF forward DAVID VILLA as the ideal option to cover the... Read all the news, results, details & comments in English on Spanish Football & Sports Click to continue reading...

It was the talk of the European Football World, Croatian 22 year old International LUKA MODRIC was on the FC BARCELONA agenda for the last months. The transfer over to the Spanish Club looked like... Read all the news, results, details & comments in English on Spanish Football & Sports Click to continue reading...

Tottenham Hotspur won the race for one of the hottest targets of the season, Luka Modric, the 22 year old Croatian Midfilder. The signing fee is believed to be about £20m according to a source in Zagreb.

Luka Modric is about to sign a 5 year deal with the spurs. Luka Modric will make the move to London this summer after he'll pass the medical test and receive his work permit.

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English Premier League club TOTTENHAM HOTSPURS wishes & sees ATLETICO DE MADRID Uruguayian forward DIEGO FORLAN as the substitute for its current striker BERBATOV. The English club will make an... Read all the news, results, details & comments in English on Spanish Football & Sports Click to continue reading...

Newcastle United lifted themselves clear of the relegation battle with an emphatic 4-1 win over Tottenham at White Hart Lane.

Operating in a 4-3-3 formation, Tottenham took the lead thanks to a Darren Bent header midway through the first half, though gaps were appearing in the midfield and defence, and Nicky Butt pulled Newcastle level on the stroke of half-time.

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What an amazing thriller of a game we had last night!, 4-4, now that's an amazing scoreline and must be troubling Avram Grant how his side could actually conceed 4 goals, but it think nobody could have help it, it was meant to be as both teams came out blazing and both are good teams to begin with, this was quite possibly the best game of the season and if you missed it.

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Valencia striker David Villa says he's open to all offers ahead of the summer market.

Manchester United, Chelsea, Tottenham and Liverpool have all had Villa watched in recent months and been linked with bids for the Spain striker over the last year.

With Valencia now facing a season without European football next term, Villa is considering his future and admits: "I have always been aware when offers have arrived for me and I will always make a decision on what's best for my career.

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(Photo : Ramos was hit on the head by a bottle a year ago today)

Juande Ramos may have secured legendary status among Spurs' fans after the famous Carling Cup win, but now the players need some reality check and face bigger challenges in the Premiership.

Being in 11th place may not be Ramos fault, due to having a bad start to the season when Martin Jol was coach, but Spurs under Ramos have now beaten Chelsea and Arsenal and were very unlucky not to beat Manchester United.

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Ledley King was at the centre of Drunken Brawl at Essex nightclub after Tottenham Hotspurs victory over Chelsea in the Carling Cup, i'm sure Juande Ramos will be pretty pissed with this news.

Captain Ledley King was said to have "gone berserk" after being thrown out of Faces nightclub in Essex when he became too drunk to stand up.

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Tottenham 2-1 Chelsea (a.e.t.) In a season that has thus far been punctuated with high-profile goalkeeping errors by English keepers, a glaring mistake from the usually excellent Petr Cech handed Tottenham victory in the Carling Cup final, securing the North Londoners their first major trophy in nine years. Click to continue reading...

Tottenham Hotspurs are the Carling Cup Champs this season after edging out Chelsea 2-1 with the winning goal scored by Jonathan Woodgate in extra-time.I predicted yesterday that Spurs will lift the title and i'm glad it came true even though there was an early scare when Didier Drogba scored from a freekick in the first half.

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It's an all London finale in the Carling Cup as a resurgent Tottenham side take on Chelsea who are also boosted with the return of their African players and dynamic duo - Frank Lampard and John Terry.Sunday's finalists have won the League Cup seven times between them (Chelsea 4; Tottenham 3), and appeared in ten finals (Chelsea 5; Tottenham 5).

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When Chelsea and Tottenham meet in the Carling Cup Final on Sunday there will be plenty at stake, and not just local pride and the first domestic honours of the season. For Chelsea, the game could also go a long way to deciding the fate of one of the best players in their recent history. If Frank Lampard does not make the starting eleven at Wembley Stadium, as is widely expected, it will send Click to continue reading...