Rafa makes January plans.

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Here we find ourselves slap bang in the middle of another damn international break, only this one is even more torrid than others as there are barely any meaningful internationals to hold our attention.

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Andrea on his way back home.

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Andrea Dossena appears to be edging closer to a move to Napoli after his agent suggested that Liverpool should sell in January.

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Andrea's Anfield days are numbered.

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Andrea Dossena's agent has admitted the Liverpool defender has attracted interest from Italian club Napoli.

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Full back looks to restart his stuttering career back in Italy.

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According to agent, Federico Pastorello, Liverpool defender Andrea Dossena hopes to return to Italy after having a tough time breaking into Rafa Benitez's starting lineup.

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Italian on his way back to Serie A?

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His move to Napoli collapsed during the summer, but Liverpool's Andrea Dossena is set for another round of talks.
The full-back was on the verge of making the transfer to the Stadio San Paolo when the club baulked at the £10m price-tag.

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Should he stay or should he go?

Reports emerging over the past 48 hours suggest that Roma's John Arne Riise could be on his way to Germany, to join Bayern Munich.

With this in mind, the Giallorossi have been on the lookout for a direct replacement for the Norwegian, and they seem to have found one in the form of Andrea Dossena from Liverpool.

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A good all round performance from Liverpool and in particular from some squad players eager to impress Rafa Benitez. Andriy Voronin begins and ends a flowing move from a quality Ryan Babel cross. The second comes after good work from much maligned Andrea Dossena who lays on to David N'Gog.

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This source doesn't beat around the bush!

Over the last year, Rafael Benitez has wasted a huge chunk of the club's money on transfers that, for whatever reason, just didn't work out. With news that Liverpool have reportedly accepted a £4.3m bid from Napoli for left-back Andrea Dossena, this money-wasting trend seems set to continue.

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Arrivederci!

According to Sky Sports 24, Premier League giants Liverpool have come to an agreement with Italian side Napoli over the transfer fee of Andrea Dossena.

The left-back has struggled since his €8 million move to Anfield, but having had a successful two-year spell with Udinese in years past, Dossena will hope that a move back to Serie A will rescue his career.

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Pretty poor player set to leave the club!

Liverpool are in talks to offload Italian misfit Andrea Dossena to Napoli.

Rafa Benitez is keen to sell Dossena after a nightmare first season in England.

The Italy defender failed to live up to his £7million price tag, making just 12 league starts, although he did endear himself to Reds fans by scoring in the 4-1 drubbing of Manchester United at Old Trafford.

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To fans of Calcio it's still as vivid as ever: The vision of Fabio Cannavaro lifting the World Cup aloft remains the proudest of Italian memories in a difficult recent history. But with one year to go before the 19th World Cup Final, Cannavaro and his Azzurri have a lot of hard work to do if the national team are to avoid an embarrassing fate in their defence of the trophy.

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Sebastian Leto is set for Anfield departure after reports in the Greek media has mentioned Liverpool have accepted a bid from Panathinaikos.

According to the reports, the Greek club has bid in the region of £3million for the Argentinian midfielder.

Leto has spent last season on loan at Olympiakos, after problems securing a work permit to play in Britain and made 22 appearances for them.

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Take a look at Brazil's third goal tonight against Italy, from Andrea Dossena.
Robinho goes over to the TV camera and put three fingers up to indicate three goals have been scored, then Kaka comes and jumps on his back and intriguingly gives the 'L' sign to signify 'Loser'!
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Former Liverpool chairman David Moores has resigned from the Club's Board of Directors. Moores will, however, retain his position as Club Honorary Life President.

Moores, whose family became one of the richest in Britain with the creation of the Littlewoods empire, took the role of chairman in 1991.

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Liverpool should have sealed the deal for Portsmouth's right-back this week but Chelsea is about to hijack the deal by matching the Reds' £17.5million transfer fee for Glen Johnson according to Portsmouth executive chairman Peter Storrie.

"The matter will come to a conclusion at the beginning of next week.

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Two Out, One In!

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Benitez is now likely to sell Andrea Dossena to help fund the deal.
Johnson, who joined Portsmouth from Chelsea in a £4m deal two years ago, emerged as Benitez's prime target after having an outstanding season at Fratton Park last season.

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The Italian international fullback that Liverpool bought from Udinese last summer maybe heading back to Serie A soon. Andrea Dossena failed to live up to his expectation in English league are pondering a move to Juventus but Rafa Benitez hopes he'll stay for another season according to Dossena's agent, Roberto La Florio.

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Think what you will of Andrea Dossena's qualities as a player - and I know that there are those out there who will think very bad things - yet you can hardly find a fault in his attitude.
Frank about his difficulties in adapting to the language and culture, he kept trying his utmost regardless of whether he was starting the game or being sent on for the final few minutes with the result already sealed. Click to continue reading...

After becoming the first Italian to join Liverpool Football Club last season. Andrea Dossena are ready to return to his native country.

Life is hard for him in the Premier League and to make matter worst, he's downed in the pecking order with both Aurelio and Insua ahead of him.

"Before coming back to Italy I talked to Benitez and explained to him my doubts.

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Just because a player was once brilliant on the pitch doesn't mean he'll be brilliant off it in the front offices. See: Zinedine Zidane. "Kaka has already signed for Real. I would be happy if he were to take my number, the No 5, I would not be jealous." Oops. Kind of moots that whole 'Monday decision', [. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool full-back Andrea Dossena has issued a 'come-and-get-me' plea to Juventus. The defender moved to Anfield in a £7million switch from Udinese last summer after Rafa Benitez beat off competition from the Italian giants. But Dossena, 27, suffered a patchy first season with the Reds, appearing in less than half of their league games. Click to continue reading...

This is not the worst team in the Premier League.� It is the least valuable.� This team would incite the masses with talent, with name recognition and with expense.� They would then fail pathetically.� This team could be composed entirely of Newcastle players, but we thought we'd include a few others to keep things interesting.

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Andrea Dossena - goalscoring superstar It is fair to say that £7 million left-back Andrea Dossena has not necessarily won over the Kop with his defensive performances. But a magical week at the other end of the pitch has secured the Italian#8217;s place in Liverpool folklore. Dossena has become the Reds#8217; official icing on the cake - [. Click to continue reading...

The Italian has not ruled out a return to the peninsula in the near future. Andrea Dossena transferred to Liverpool in the summer, expecting to make an impact as an attacking left-back, but instead has been a major disappointment for the Reds. The player scored his first goal for the club this week, in the 4-0 victory [. Click to continue reading...

1. A 4-0 aggregate would have been embarrassing enough for Real Madrid, but surely watching Andrea Dossena fire home is the ultimate humiliation. Even the Liverpool subs were in hysterics. 2. Juande Ramos probably still hates England. 3. Chelsea have had a pretty lucky escape. They weren't really worth their draw in Turin and it could easily [. Click to continue reading...

Robert Keane Translation Services It seems Robbie Keane might have been brought to Liverpool by Rafa Benitez as a very expensive Italian translator for Andrea Dossena. The new Spurs captain might not have picked up a great deal of the lingo during his brief stint at Inter Milan, but he certainly knows how to convey the [. Click to continue reading...

One of the criticisms that is often levelled at Benitez is his reluctance to play young players. That there are many valid reasons for this - lack of quality and the ability to handle the pressure of playing at such a level being two of them - doesn't really matter.
That said, perhaps Benitez is perhaps too reticent when it comes to giving young players a chance. Click to continue reading...

One of the criticisms that is often levelled at Benitez is his reluctance to play young players. That there are many valid reasons for this - lack of quality and the ability to handle the pressure of playing at such a level being two of them - doesn't really matter.
That said, perhaps Benitez is perhaps too reticent when it comes to giving young players a chance. Click to continue reading...

The winter transfer window doesn't open for another month and a half, but rumors are already swirling about who could be on the move in January. Today's transfer rumors center around a few players who might not be in the best of graces at their respective clubs. Elano to QPR on Loan? Could Manchester [. Click to continue reading...

The News of the World reported over the weekend that Liverpool left back Andrea Dossena could be set for a January move to Juventus or Roma. The former Udinese man was signed in the summer as a replacement for John Arne Riise, who was shipped off to Roma. However, he hasn't had the [...] Click to continue reading...

Andrea Dossena has had a mixed start to his Liverpool career, showing promising signs when going forward but equally worrying ones when he has to defend. Back in Italy, however, there are few doubts about the player who became Liverpool's most expensive defender when he joined from Udinese last July. Click to continue reading...

The Azzurri have arrived in Sofia Friday, around 8:00pm local time. The players were greeted by the usual groups of photographers, camera crew, and even a small group of Italian supporters, who will no doubt be present on the stands of Levski Stadium tomorrow, as Bulgaria host Italy for the South Africa 2010 World Cup [. Click to continue reading...

"I will make many changes" said Lippi after the Cyprus game. And that's exactly what we're expecting on Wednesday, when Italy receives Georgia at Stadio Friuli of Udine. Particularly we are looking at a big overhaul in defense, because the zone of the field which historically has made them famous is looking very shaky in [. Click to continue reading...

Never give too much importance to the results of pre-season friendlies. Regardless of what name is given to these games or the size of tin pot cups handed out to the winners at the end, they remain glorified training sessions where the intensity of training undergone by each side is likely to play a determining role
What can be taken out of these games are indications and sensations on the overall ability of a team, what their potential is for the coming season. Click to continue reading...

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