These players are not worthy of wearing the shirts of Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester
United, Tottenham, West Ham, Hull, Aston Villa and Man City.
Phillip Degen (Liverpool)
Why this guy was ever purchased is a mystery as complex and pointless as The Da Vinci Code.
Simply unacceptable.
Sometimes I would like to crawl into Rafa's head and find out what he is thinking, and last
night that urge magnified itself a million fold as our boss made a stream of tactical errors that
really confused me, and seemingly every other Liverpool fan.
Forget the fact we could/should have scored at least five goals and concentrate on the fact that
the substitutions that were made were both poorly timed and ineffective.
The 2009 Under-21 European Championship will showcase the best and brightest of young football
talent from around Europe. With Spain, Germany, England, Italy and Serbia all having qualified for
the Euro 2009, the tournament will be closely followed by football scouts across Europe's top
clubs.
Former Premier League man may make welcome return this summer.
The Rumour
ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger is in talks with Stuttgart midfielder
.
The Gunners manager wants to add experience to his side and the former Aston Villa star fits the
bill.
Hitzlsperger, 27, is out of contract next year but Stuttgart will do a deal at around
£5million.
A selection of talent from Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham, Manchester United, Chelsea, Everton,
Stoke City, Burnley, Sunderland and Aston Villa who should get more in the way of plaudits.
Yossi Benayoun (Liverpool)
A player who only seems to get his chance when someone is out injured or badly off form.
Liverpool, Tottenham and Manchester United players make this list of professionals who could
have easily stepped out of a time warp in the style of Life on Mars
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The players who have belied the Premier League glitz and glamour ethos in favour of good old
fashioned blood, sweat and tears.
It was a very successful season for several Americans playing abroad in European soccer. Tim
Howard was one of the top goalkeepers for Everton, and Clint Dempsey played a major role in Fulham
earning a 7th place finish in the Premier League. Oguchi Oneywu played for Standard and won another
league title in Belgium, while Zak Whitbread and Millwall nearly were promoted to the English
Championship.
Goalkeepers Tim Howard and Brad Friedel led the way in Americans Abroad as both earned clean
sheets for their respective clubs. Here's the full recap of Americans playing overseas in the top
European soccer leagues.
Tim Howard (GK) - Everton - English Premier League - Howard had another solid
game in goal as Everton defeated Sunderland 2-0 and the entire club has been in great form as of
late.
It's the final weeks of the Premiership with Liverpool looking to catch Manchester United, and
the last spot for the Europa league still up in the air. Here's a preview of the top games in the
Premiership this weekend.
Liverpool at West Ham United - Liverpool have been in good form in the Premier
league while West Ham has struggled lately.
It was the final weekend in many of the European leagues as goalkeeper Tim Howard grabbed
another clean sheet for Everton, and midfielder Maurice Edu played for Rangers who won the Scottish
Premier League title. In the League 1 Promotion Play-off final Zak Whitbread and Millwall fell to
Scunthorpe, but Michael Bradley and Monchengladbach were able to avoid relegation.
Sir Alex lines up Ronaldo replacement #17!
The Rumour
Manchester United are being linked with Aston Villa winger Ashley Young.
The Mirror says the 23-year-old is known to be unsettled at Villa Park following the sale of the
club's prize asset Gareth Barry.
Chelsea are keen on his services as are Manchester United
The Source: (Daily Mirror as reported on Tribalfootball.
A good way to invest the rest of the Alonso cash?
Liverpool and Aston Villa have been told to shelve any plans they have to sign Real
Madrid playmaker Wesley Sneijder.
The Holland international was expected to be surplus to requirements at the Bernebeu following
the arrivals of Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Rafa is known to be an admirer
LIVERPOOL have made a cheeky enquiry about Aston Villa's young star James Milner.
Anfield boss Rafa Benitez is a big admirer of the emerging England winger but has received little
in the way of encouragement.
Milner cost Villa £12million from Newcastle last August and has three years left on his
contract.
It was a busy weekend of soccer in Europ for Americans playing abroad. Oguchi Onyewu scored 2
goals, Tim Howard had a few saves in penalty kicks, and Maurice Edu scored for Rangers. Here are
video highlights from this weekend's games.
Oguchi Onyewu - Standard Liege - 2 goals
Tim Howard - Everton
Brad Friedel - Aston Villa
Clint Dempsey - Fulham
Charlie Davies - Hammarby IF - 1 goal
Michael Bradley - Borussia Monchengladbach
Maurice Edu - Rangers - 1 goal
Our friends at In The Stands came up with this good selection of up and coming
youngsters.
10) Daniel Sturridge, 19 (Chelsea)
A graduate of Manchester City's successful youth team, Daniel is now among the ranks at Chelsea.
The 19 year old looks sharp, Having scored already for Chelsea in pre-season – I just hope he
gets first team action team he deserves .
It's been a busy weekend and Monday for Americans Abroad with several matches in Europe. In
Germany for 1860 Munich of Bundesliga 2, Kenny Cooper scored again while Brad Friedel earned an
impressive road win for Aston Villa. Tim Howard once again had little support from his offense as
Everton fell while Jonathan Spector struggled for West Ham.
The 2009 Peace Cup continued on Wednesday with the 2nd semifinal to be decided. Aston Villa
faced Atlante while FC Porto played Besiktas. The semifinals will take place on July 31st in Spain.
Here's a recap along with video highlights.
Aston Villa beats Atlante 3-1 Video Highlights
English club Aston Villa defeated Atlante with two second half goals as they won 3-1 to advance
to the Peace Cup semifinals.
It was a busy weekend for Americans Abroad with Oguchi Onyewu and Carlos Bocanegra scoring goals
for their respective clubs. Tim Howard earned another clean sheet while Clint Dempsey and Fulham
defeated Brad Friedel and Aston Villa. Maurice Edu played for Rangers in the "Old Firm" as they
defeated Celtic, and Zak Whitbread played for Millwall who's in the English League One promotion
playoffs.
Rounding up all the days biggest transfer news and gossip.
City To Make Move For 2 Highly Rated Defenders After Terry Snubs Them.
John Terry has snubbed a move to City even though it would have seen the defender earn £250,000 a
week. Instead he will put pen to paper on a new deal that will see him get a mere £150,000 per
week at Chelsea.
Season ahead promises to be a problematic one for former England International.
Premiership clubs are circling for Tottenham winger David Bentley.
The People says Darren Bent's new side Sunderland are interested in Bentley and another of his
former team-mates, Michael Dawson.
Yes, we've been linked with yet another centre back!
BREDE HANGELAND has been offered £50,000 a week to keep him out of the clutches of the
Premier League big boys.
Liverpool, Everton, Manchester City and Aston Villa who are all desperate to sign central
defenders have expressed interest in the Fulham star.
Harry Redknapp is aiming high.
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Don't say it too loudly but Tottenham are top of the table, don't shout it from the rooftops or
people will start to talk. But seriously the idea of a side breaking the top four monopoly is
nothing new but far too often clubs who attempt to scale these dizzy heights choke, Aston Villa
last term, or simply do not have the squad to cover the loss of big players, Everton, but perhaps
this season Harry Redknapp can lead his team to the promised land?
Martin O'Neill's side went two nil up thanks to goals from James Milner and John Carew only to
concede a crucial late away goal that saw the Austrian side go through to the group stages of the
Europa League on away goals.
1-0 Milner
2-0 Carew
2-1 Jelavic
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Rafa interested in exciting winger.
Are Liverpool preparing to splash the readies on Aston Villa's Ashley
Young?
It couldn't be sure, irritable readers, but the Mill then thought it might have seen a bloke
with what looked like an Aston Villa crest on a bruise-coloured jacket passing a letter containing
Enochian script that could have given the impression Martin O'Neill and Rafael Benítez are on the
verge of doing business pertaining to Ashley Young.
It was a busy and eventful weekend in European Soccer for Americans playing abroad. Here's a
recap of Americans playing in the top European leagues.
Oguchi Onyewu - Standard Liege beat Royal Excelsior Mouscron 3-0 - Belgium Jupiler Pro
League - 2 goals - 90 minutes - Standard won easily and are now tied atop the league table
as Onyewu scored two goals.
It was a low key weekend for Americans Abroad this weekend as there were goals scored in the top
leagues. Clint Dempsey started for Fulham as they earned a victory and moved into 7th place in the
Premier League. Brad Friedel was able to earn a draw as Villa are in position for European soccer
next season.
With just two matches a piece remaining for each team in the Premier League, every team is
scrambling for spots on Saturday. There is the race to consolidation at the top while the last five
spots are fighting off relegation. Leaders Manchester united face off with fourth place Arsenal
today. United have a clear lead over second placed Liverpool but just require a draw to remain
undefeated.
The United States has named it's 24 man roster for the upcoming World Cup Qualifiers with not
too many surprises. Tim Howard and Brad Guzan are the goalkeepers and Oneywu and Bocanegra will
lead the defense. In midfield, Donovan, Beasley, Dempsey, and Bradley have been a regular fixture
on the squad and should all start.
Where the hell did this come from?
The Rumour
Rafa Benitez is planning a move for Jermaine Jenas.
The Spaniard asked about Jenas, 25, in January, when he hoped to take him to Anfield as part of
the deal which saw Robbie Keane return to Spurs.
However, Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp did not want to lose him at that stage of the season.
The 2009 Peace Cup continued with the semifinals on Friday as Juventus faced Real Madrid and
Aston Villa took on FC Porto. Here's a recap of both matches along with video highlights.
Juventus tops Real Madrid 2-1 Video Highlights
Juventus scored an early second half goal to break a 1-1 tie against Real Madrid as they advance
to the finals of the Peace Cup on Friday.
Here's the latest European Transfer News including stories about Real Madrid and Liverpool
holding talks on Xabi Alonso, Aston Villa bidding for Leeds player Fabian Delph, and Chelsea
insisting Joe Cole is not for sale.
Real Madrid in talks with Liverpool about Alonso
Liverpool have confirmed they are in talks with Real Madrid over the proposed transfer of Xabi
Alonso, with the Spain international welcoming the discussions over his future.
O'Neill snaps up tremendous young talent.
Aston Villa have agreed a fee with Leeds United for Fabian Delph.
Villa released a statement confirming they have been given permission by Leeds to talk to the
midfielder.
The highly rated 19-year-old has risen through the ranks at Elland Road and was a regular for
United in League One last season.
Days away from a new Premier League season and reporter Oscar Chamberlain takes a closer look at
the up and coming stars ready to make their mark this term.
Fabian Delph (Aston Villa)
The young Englishman is still only 19 but seems to have been linked with a big money move to the
premiership everyday for the past two years.
The English Premier League opened it's 2009-10 season on Saturday with a full set of matches.
Some of these including Fulham v Portsmouth, Hull City v Chelsea, Man City v Blackburn, and Everton
v Arsenal. Heres a recap of the day's matches along with video highlights (click on each match for
higlights).
He always reminded of a Dolphin, not sure why?
Skysports.com understands Hull City and Newcastle United are rivals to sign Aston Villa
striker Marlon Harewood on loan.
Hull are desperate for attacking options and spent the summer attempting to secure
reinforcements to avoid a repeat of last season's Premier League relegation battle.
The UEFA Champions League begins its group stage with all the top teams on Tuesday and
Wednesday. Reigning 2008-09 champions FC Barcelona will face Inter Milan in what should be the
biggest match of both days. Real Madrid, Manchester United, Chelsea, AC Milan, Rangers, Bayern
Munich, and Liverpool will all be in action.
The English Premier League is starting to heat up with some crucial matches this weekend
including Manchester United v Manchester City. Other matches of interest are Chelsea v Tottenham
Hotspur and West Ham United v Liverpool. It should be an exciting and busy week in the Premiership.
Can Man City and Chelsea remain perfect or will either of them lose?
Burned his Villa bridges?
Nigel Reo-Coker has been told to stay away from Villa Park this weekend after Martin
O'Neill sent the player home from training yesterday and dropped him for Aston Villa's Barclays
Premier League home game against Portsmouth today because the pair had a
confrontation.
