As the Setanta era of soccer broadcasting in America comes to a close, and Fox Soccer Plus looks to fill in its spot, the good people at Newscorp will have to wrestle with one important difference between Setanta and Fox Soccer – the Fox brand. Will consumers spend money for a stand-alone Fox channel that is not so distinct from the myriad of other Fox offerings?

Look who decided to start reporting on the saga that is Liverpool and it's ownership, specifically Texas businessman Tom Hicks. Yes you guessed it, the Wall Street Journal. Anyway if you really want to understand the true hatred that Liverpool have for their American owners just read this article and any American sports fan will have some idea of how passionate these people are.

Wayne Rooney signed a new contract with Manchester United for another five (5) years.

This latest development was in contrast to the news the past days about him leaving Manchester United that made a buzz in the whole of football world.

So why did Rooney, the ogre look-alike sign a new contract?

Table topping Gunners side look to bring in new blood to the Emirates.

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France international striker Loic Remy has expressed his desire to leave Ligue 1 outfit Nice after angry fans barracked the club's players following a 1-0 home defeat by Auxerre on Wednesday evening.

Angry Queens Park Rangers fans started protesting because of all that's been going on in the club for the past two years. Since the new owners, Flavio Briatore and Bernie Ecclestone arrived, many things have changed at Loftus Road stadium in the West London, but the most important thing didn't the club are still without results.

Hanoi T&T took a 1-0 away win over Hai Phong Cement in an excessively aggressive match at the Lach Tray Stadium in V-League's seventh round on Sunday.
Two red cards and seven yellow cards were given, and referee Nguyen Trong Thu's work has generated controversy and accusations he was biased in favor of the home players.

Shane Smeltz scored the winner as NZ scored their most impressive victory in their footballing history by beating Serbia.

Winston Reid floated a long ball which Rory Fallon was able to win over Nemanja Vidic, turning the ball to Smeltz who caused Antonio Rukavina all kinds of trouble before tucking the ball past Anđelko Đuričić in the 22nd minute.

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TORONTO FC VS. VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC
　
BMO Field - Wednesday 8PM ET
TV: SPORTSNET EAST & WEST
　
The highlight of this match will be before kickoff when TFC lifts The Voyageurs Cup and celebrates its second NutCan in a row.

Liverpool fans are facing a 15% surge in ticket prices to their team's biggest home games.
Despite a poorer than expected performance on the pitch bosses at Anfield opted to charge up to £45 for tickets next season.
Angry fans are already claiming they are being penalized as they are made to pay to service the club's crippling £237m debt.

It appears Chinese businessman Kenny Huang is close to securing a deal which would put him in charge of Liverpool. It appears the finance making the deal possible is not entirely his own, rather, he is leading a consortium. This suggests the finances in place will be the bare minimum and Liverpool fans should not hope for a benefactor like Manchester City have, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

Did I just witness a key moment in Ligue 1 history? I guess we won't know until the end of the season, but that won't stop Saint-Etienne fans from celebrating like they just doomed their local rivals, Olympique Lyonnais, to relegation in Ligue 2. To the more objective observer, it's a long way from that.

An article by John Stonebridge.

You can follow John on Twitter @kopidol76 and see more articles on his blog at "At The End Of The Storm"

24th October 2010 – we should remember that day. The first home game of a new era at LFC. After a hellish 3 year downward spiral under the ownership of Hicks and Gillett the most recent weeks and months have seen drama unfold in the courtroom of which many a word and opinion has been cast but now, finally, can we see the golden sky at the end of the storm?