It's safe to assume that the current Liverpool squad needs rebuilding and reconstruction this off season if they are to replicate the form that saw them finish runners up in the 2008-2009 season. It Liverpool aspire to challenge for a top four finish or the title, new bodies and a fresh outlook may just be what's needed at Anfield.

Spanish national team

Barcelona and Real Madrid are the dominant teams in Spain and they proved it by being the two teams that monopolized nearly half of the spots of La Furia's 30-man roster. Barcelona ended up on top as seven of their players earned call ups. There were some surprises in Vicente Del Bosque's list, but for the most part the players that were expected to be on, were.

It was not a pleasant outing for Steven Gerrard as England captain in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Although he opened the scoring for his country merely four minutes into their tournament opener, the very sight of a dejected Gerrard exiting the Lions' team plane suggested that he was ready to leave England's sorrows behind to move on to club football.

El Clasico: Real Madrid vs. Barcelona
This is the most important match of the season for Real Madrid and Manuel Pellegrini. When the newly elected president Florentino Perez started his second "Galactico" project he never imagined that the word "failure" would be linked to it.

I hate to bump the preview off the top, but the signing of Luke Young is just about official, and while I'm not obviously not overwhelmed, I reckon I should still chime in with a few ifs and buts while they're timely.
I'm desperately hoping he's the new Arbeloa – a versatile bench player, primarily the deputy right-back with an ability to fill in on the left if needed.

Yessss! I'm logged on! Cescy hails his technological breakthrough.

Our F5 love Cesc Fabregas is on twitter. He's followed the likes of other Spanish 'ballers like Xabi Alonso (who tweets about Dexter), Sergio Ramos (who tweets photos like this) and Alvaro Arbeloa (who confirmed Cesc officially today) on the twitterverse.

'They'll only whack Mourinho Tomorrow Because of this Angel! Thank YOU!' says Pipita.Last night , Real Madrid took a trip to France to play their 2nd Champions League group stage match. Auxerre's stadium had an English feel to it with its stands right up to the edge of the pitch filled with rabid fans singing, cheering and booing boisterously as the match unfolded last night.

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Alemania
Miroslav Klose – @KloseMiroslav
Manuel Neuer – @ManuelNeuer
Lukas Podolski – @Podolski10
Argelia
Hassan Yebda – @hassanyebda19
Argentina
Sergio Agüero – @aguerosergiokun
Gonzalo Higuain – @HiguainPipita
Fernando Gago - @GiseyFer
Javier Mascherano – @javimascherano
Diego Milito – @SignoreMilito
Australia
Harry Kewell – @harrykewell19
Tim Cahill – @TimCahill30
Brasil
Alex Silva - @alex_silva03
Felipe Melo – @_FelipeMelo_
Fred - @fredgol9
Gilberto Silva – @GilbertoSilva15
Grafite – @Graffa23
Juliano Belletti – @julianobelletti
Julio César – @JulioCesarGol
Kaká – @RealKaka
Luis Fabiano – @luis_fabuloso
Robinho – @robinhoooficial
Ronaldinho - @Ronaldinho
Chile
Alexis Sánchez – @AlexisS7
Humberto "Chupete" Suazo – @ChupeteSuazo
Colombia
Radamel Falcao García - @R9FALCAO
Corea del Sur
Park Chu-Young – @JYPark10
Park Ji-Sung – @jisung81
Costa de Marfil
Didier Drogba – @realdrogba
Dinamarca
Nicklas Bendtner – @Bendtner
España
Xabi Alonso - @XabiAlonso
Álvaro Arbeloa – @aarbeloa
Santiago Cañizares - @santicanizares
Iker Casillas – @icasillasf
Cesc Fabregas - @cesc4official
Andrés Iniesta – @andresiniesta8
Juan Manuel Mata – @juanmata10
Gerard Piqué – @GerardPique
Carlos Puyol – @Carles5puyol
Sergio Ramos – @Camas1986
Gaizka Toquero - @gaizkatoquero
Fernando Torres - @it9
Estados Unidos
Jozy Altidore – @JozyAltidore17
DaMarcus Beasley – @DaMarcusBeasley
Alejandro Bedoya – @AleBedoya17
Jonathan Bornstein – @jonnyb_13
Edson Buddle – @EdsonBuddle
Charlie Davies – @CharlieDavies9
Landon Donovan – @landondonovan
Maurice Edu – @MauriceEdu
Alecko Eskandarian – @alecko11
Hérculez Gómez – @herculezg
Brad Guzan – @bguzan
Stuart Holden – @stuholden22
Oguchi Onyewu – @OguchiOnyewu5
Carl Robinson – @CarlRobinson33
Robbie Rogers – @robbierogers
Francia
Nicolas Anelka – @anelkaofficiel
Drauode Cissé – @edu6c
Lassana Diarra – @lassanadiarra
Patrice Evra – @FrenchPat
William Gallas – @WilliamGallas
Yoann Gourcuff – @Yoann_Gourcuff
Steve Mandanda – @stevemandanda
Florent Malouda – @realflorentm
Ghana
John Mensah – @MensahActing
John Pantsil – @JohnPantsil
Grecia
Sotirios Kyrgiakos – @SotoKyrgiakos
Holanda
Ryan Babel – @RyanBabel
Klass-Jan Huntelaar – @klaashuntelaar
Arjen Robben – @RealArjenRobben
Gregory van der Wiel – @Gvanderwiel
Robin Van Persie – @RobinVanPersie7
Sneijder Wesley – @sneijder_wesley
Honduras
Carlo Yair – @carlocostly13 (lesionado)
David Suazo – @dsuazo
Maynor Figueroa – @MaynorFigueroa
Inglaterra
David Beckham - @davidbeckam_23
Ashley Cole – @ahleycole
Peter Crouch – @PeterCrouch
Jermain Defoe – @JermainDefoe
Steven Gerrard – @Stevie_Gerrard
Emile Heskey – @EmileHeskey_18
Ledley King – @ledders_king
Frank Lampard – @franklampard8
Wayne Rooney – @waynerooneyno10
Italia
Gianluigi Buffon – @gigi_buffon1
Fabio Cannavaro – @fabiocannavaro
Giorgio Chiellini – @chiellini
Alberto Gilardino – @Gilalberto11
Federico Macheda – @f_macheda
Japón
Shunsuke Nakamura – @realNakamura
México
Jesús Arellano - @Kbrito38
Pablo Barrera – @pablitobarrera
Cuauhtemoc Blanco – @cuauhtemocb10
Andrés Guardado – @andresgual8
Efraín Juárez – @efrajuarez
Rafael Marquez – @MarquezMX
Luis Ernesto Michel – @luisemichel
Guillermo Ochoa – @yosoy8A
Ricardo Osorio – @RicardoOsorio3
Gerardo Torrado – @gerardotorrado6
Nigeria
John Obi Mikel – @johnobimikel
Nueva Zelanda
Ben Sigmund – @Siggy2010
Paraguay
Roque Santa Cruz – @R_SantaCruz
Portugal
Cristiano Ronaldo – @OfficialRonaldo
República Checa
Tomáš Ujfaluši - @TomasUjfa
Serbia
Aleksandar Luković – @zerikc
Suecia
Zlatan Ibrahimovic - @ZlatansOfficial
Suiza
Tranquillo Barnetta – @barnettafan
Sudáfrica
Lance Davids – @ldavidsofficial
Kagisho Dikgacoi – @Kgdikgacoi
Benni McCarthy – @RealBenniMcCart
Aaron Mokoena – @aaronmokoena
Steven Pienaar – @therealstevenpi
Uruguay
Diego Forlan – @DiegoForlan7Todas mis notas en Periodismo de fútbol internacional

As part of the this week's launch of the Spain World Cup 2010 away kit, adidas has produced a hidden camera video featuring La Roja players Xabi Alonso, David Villa, David Silva and Álvaro Arbeloa acting as sportswear "vendedores por un día" (salesmen for a day). Shot at the adidas stores at the Bernabéu in [.

Liverpool Manager Rafael Benitez has challenged the club to find investment and provide him with transfer funds to take the team forward after a disappointing season at Anfield. Fernando Torres spoke out this week saying that Liverpool had failed to replace Hyypia, Arbeloa and Alonso and that the team had suffered as a result of their [.

They don't get any bigger than this. Barcelona v Real Madrid on a special Monday night.

Real Madrid enter the game with 32 points from its 12 games, while Barcelona has picked up 31 points.

It is a fascinating game on so many levels. You have the political aspect of Barcelona versus Madrid.

At 10pm Saturday evening, the footballing world will stop in its tracks and focus on events at the Santiago Bernabeu as Real Madrid and Barcelona kick off the 160th Clasico. It is being labelled the match of the millenium in these parts, as the Spanish press live up to their reputation as sensationalists of the highest order.

Although we tweeted pics of Baby Kai over a month ago, we've yet to feature the little bubs on the main page. And for that, we deserve to be force-fed vegetables with no dip for a week.

We would show you a clear shot of the kid, but we're fearful of Coleen Rooney and her legal counsel's 5-inch heels puncturing holes in our quilted Chanel bags.

With eight FC Barcelona players in the national squad, Spain has to be the name on every Barca fans lips. I have to admit that they are just my second choice behind my all time favourites Argentina. Spain will be the most fancied team in this World Cup. Spain always had a wonderful team but somehow managed to fail consistently at the biggest stage.

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España aterrizó en Sudáfrica en un avión llamado Miguel Hernández. El poeta de Orihuela no pensó en una Selección de fútbol cuando escribió su poema 'Vientos del pueblo'. Pero hay versos extrapolables a la Selección. Porque en La Roja contamos con asturianos de braveza, como Villa.

Después de apuntalar el centro del campo con Khedira y Pedro León, el técnico luso quiere reforzar el centro de la defensa · El club maneja varias alternativas para satisfacer esta petición · Con la llegada de un central, Ramos pasaría al lateral derecho

Cerrados los fichajes de Khedira y Pedro León, el objetivo ahora es un central.

When Real Madrid played the Los Angeles Galaxy in 2005, they brought a star-studded lineup that included stars like Ronaldo, David Beckham, Zinedine Zidane, Roberto Carlos and Luís Figo.

Five years later, the faces have changed, but Real Madrid will once again bring an all-star cast when they return to California next month on tour.

We certainly hope Real Madrid stocked up on tissues, as the teams two longest serving players finally said goodbye this week.

As you know, Guti's off to flaunt his 'creative' take on hairdressing and equally creative fashion choices in Turkey at Beksitas, and Raul looks likely to take his tousled locks and adorable fam to the Bundesliga with Schalke.

Poco antes de la copa mundial salieron a la luz las cuentas de twitter de la selección mexicana y si la mayoría puso algunos tweets nada fuera de lo común, pero para el dato curioso ahi estaban.

Ahora el buen Manolo ha hecho la lista de los futbolistas twitteros.
Aunque muchos hayan abiertos sus cuentas solo por mercadotecnia.

Jose Mourinho - Maybe he's more Voldermort than Harry Potter...?.So here we are left to ponder for an extra weekend (isn't it kinda stupid to start the La Liga Season only to let the International break cut it off on the following weekend?... anyway, I digress) what happened to Real Madrid in what was supposed to be the glorious arrival of the Special One in Spain.

::: FistedAway today welcomes a guest post from Elliott, editor of the rather lovely Futfanatico ::: Never before have the parallel universes of entertainment, movies and sport, come so closely intertwined. After a dismal 0-0 draw with Mallorca last week, Florentino Perez was not amused by Mourinho's sombre post game press conference.

Watching Real Madrid These Days Feels like this...So here I am on my lunchbreak at work trying to figure out what to say about what happened to my beloved Real Madrid last Saturday Night. It was weekend of ‘upsets' and frustrations. .Saturday night at the Ong House's TV started at 7:40pm to take in Chelsea vs.

Watching Real Madrid These Days Feels like this...So here I am on my lunchbreak at work trying to figure out what to say about what happened to my beloved Real Madrid last Saturday Night. It was weekend of ‘upsets' and frustrations. .Saturday night at the Ong House's TV started at 7:40pm to take in Chelsea vs.

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Is this the season of injuries, Kickettes? We don't know what's swirling around in the atmosphere that's causing so many awful injuries so soon, but we no likey. As such, we will be looking for answers here until we find them.

In last night's 0-0 Champions League draw between Manchester United and Rangers, United winger Antonio Valencia suffered a truly horrific broken ankle.

Getting Jiggy With It: Ozil wonders why Ronaldo is celebrating with Marcelo when the pass and all the hard work of opening the Malaga defense came from him..It's hard to wake up from the state of ‘hibernation' that the international break puts me through... as of yesterday morning, despite last Saturday's nifty performance (coupled with a nice scoreline), my blogging brain was still in hibernation (it also has to do with the fact that I finally got my hands on FIFA 11 for my PSP).

Getting Jiggy With It: Ozil wonders why Ronaldo is celebrating with Marcelo when the pass and all the hard work of opening the Malaga defense came from him..It's hard to wake up from the state of ‘hibernation' that the international break puts me through... as of yesterday morning, despite last Saturday's nifty performance (coupled with a nice scoreline), my blogging brain was still in hibernation (it also has to do with the fact that I finally got my hands on FIFA 11 for my PSP).

What a difference a year makes in football. This time last season, Chelsea were looking to kick on from the stability Guus Hiddink provided under new manager Carlo Ancelotti and we could only hope for an instant reaction to his appointment and to do well in the coming season.
Liverpool on the other hand were being tipped as potential title challengers after a strong second place finish in the 2008/2009 season.

2 Games, 2 wins. 9 Goals. The world awaits the clash of the Spanish Titans at the Camp Nou this coming Monday... and from the looks of it: Real Madrid have cranked themselves into gear for this one...Slaying the Lions in the White Coliseum
Cristiano Ronaldo: A Hat Trick Hero Yet Again.

(highlights di Osasuna-Real Madrid)
TABELLINO
OSASUNA (4-4-2): Ricardo, Monreal, Flaño, Roversio, Azpilicueta, Nekouna, Juanfran (79' Ruper), Puñal, Camuñas (92' Calleja), Pandiani, Carlos Aranda (63' Shojaei). All.: Camacho.
REAL MADRID (4-4-2): Casillas, Sergio Ramos, Albiol, Garay, Arbeloa, Marcelo (82' Granero), Van der Vaart (63' Benzema), Xabi Alonso, Diarra, Cristiano Ronaldo, Higuaín (72' Raul).

Y además a kilos. Y es que en un año futbolístico en el que parece que el mundo comienza y acaba en el Barça, en un año en el que parece que el partido del siglo es Messi VS Cristiano Ronaldo, en una temporada en la que parece que el saber vender a un futbolista está siendo más capital que el saber ubicarlo dentro del campo, me gustaría destacar a los futbolistas que están consiguiendo que sus equipos sean lo que están siendo, a los artífices silenciosos de que este juego maravilloso siga generando ilusiones y que determinadas ligas estén un puntito por encima del resto.

By Ollie Irish

"How do you control this thing?"

"Que?"

That's it then. All of the goodwill earned by Rafa Benitez with the Champions League win in Istanbul in 2005 has now run out there's not a drop left.

After Liverpool lost to Reading at Anfield last night, time is surely up for the Horizontally Challenged Spanish Waiter.

Atlético Madrid played one of their most inspired performances of the best performances of the Quique Sánchez Flores era as they ended Barcelona's 22-week unbeaten streak in La Liga by continuing the Culé woes at the Vicente Calderón 2-1.
Barca killer Diego Forlán opened the scoring for Atlético while Simão scored off a brilliant freekick.

Atlético Madrid played one of their most inspired performances of the best performances of the Quique Sánchez Flores era as they ended Barcelona's 22-week unbeaten streak in La Liga by continuing the Culé woes at the Vicente Calderón 2-1.
Barca killer Diego Forlán opened the scoring for Atlético while Simão scored off a brilliant freekick.

Con un nuevo enfrentamiento entre el Madrid y el Barcelona en unas horas, los escribas de Uno o Dos Toques nos sentamos para dejaros detalles, sensaciones y protagonistas que creemos y esperamos que sean factores decisivos en un partido que dicen que puede decidir la Liga BBVA.
El buen momento de unos, la eficacia de los otros, el árbitro, el temple, el clima previo.

Alvaro Arbeloa has branded Rafa Benitez's management style as "a bit robotic".
And the defender, who left Liverpool for Real Madrid last year, claims his old boss won't throw caution to the wind.
He said: "Rafa doesn't want you to take any risks ever. He's happy to score first and sit back.

Although we tweeted pics of baby Kai a month ago, we've yet to feature the little bubs on the main page. And for that, we deserve to be force-fed vegetables with no dip for a week.

We would show you a clear shot of the kid, but we're fearful of Coleen and her legal counsel's 5-inch heels puncturing holes in our quilted Chanel bags.

COS contributor extols the virtues and sings the praises of Inter Milan's Brazilian international.

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Brasil has a fine history of attacking full backs. They reached the idea of a flat back four first, and have after that always displayed a tendency to lead the way on defensive progression.

Brasil has a fine history of attacking full backs. They reached the idea of a flat back four first, and have after that always displayed a tendency to lead the way on defensive progression. The wing back looks to have been no exception.

All of the top sides in the world have some attacking full backs lying around (Cliche, Rafael, Zhirkov, Lahm, Arbeloa, Alves; the list goes on).

Xabi Alonso - When He Turns it On, We Turn it On.2 Madrid derbies, 2 victories. Last night, we took our derby success over Atletico to 12 years. It seems that '2' was last night's magic number as Xabi Alonso (22), Alvaro Arbeloa (2) and Gonzalo Higuain (20) all found their names on the scoresheet as we romped towards victory: maintaining our pressure on Barca and our La Liga winning streak as well as our home winning streak.