By Chris Wright

The recent return of Liverpool's messianic regent, King Kenneth of Dalglish, to the Anfield fold may have been enough to make full-grown Scousers lose control of their giddy bladders, but the man himself is keen to quell the 'honeymoon' atmosphere currently engulfing the club insisting that the club's supporters would be wise to begin lowering their newly re-inflated expectations:

"We have got to manage expectations.

Trot on Bolton's well-documented injury problems have left Owen Coyle with just 15 first-team players at his disposal. What has been slightly baffling is his refusal to call upon an Academy player, even if it was just to warm the bench and sample the atmosphere of senior football. Instead he named just four substitutes for [.

By Chris Wright

Word on the wire is that Manchester United think they have a very real chance of wrapping up a £7 million deal for Inter Milan 'keeper Julio Cesar, after the Brazilian international fairly innocuously claimed to love the 'atmosphere and passion' of English football recently.

Edin Dzeko is not officially a Manchester City player before having his work permit application being approved, however the Bosnian international striker has already made important goals on his upcoming adventure with the Eastlands side.

The striker is aiming to improve his qualities with Roberto Mancini's team and looking forward to taste Champions League football again which he has already enjoyed while playing with Wolfsburg.

Not much to report from the past 2 days.

Julio Cesar, who seems to have been around forever, is the latest keeper linked with us. All this due to his comment about how the atmosphere at football matches in England is fantastic. Or something to that effect. As we're well accustomed to, any comment from a player comes under extra scrutiny in January because it's their subliminal way of asking to be transferred.

Everton visit Anfield for the 215th Merseyside derby.

And, for what seems like the 215th time this season, Liverpool are tasked with rebounding from a difficult result.

Obviously things are different now Kenny Dalglish is in charge, most of the squad is available and on full fitness, and the atmosphere around the club is much more positive.

Getting to know the newest Seattle Sounders player, Michael Tetteh

I've been meaning to write a bit of an introductory piece about Michael Tetteh, but honestly Joshua Mayers does as good of a job as I possibly could have. Tetteh's personal story is pretty impressive and really is worth learning about.

BOLTON, England Bolton Wanderers have announced the signing of defender David Wheater for an undisclosed fee from Championship outfit Middlesbrough. The former England Under-21 defender has signed a three-and-a-half year deal and linked-up with his new team-mates for the first time on Thursday morning at the club's Euxton-based training complex.

By Chris Wright

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp has revealed that he (and his No. 2, Kevin Bond) were mugged in Madrid, ahead of the Copa Del Rey tie between city rivals Real and Atletico on Thursday evening, after being distracted by strange men tugging on his trousers.

Thanks to Gordon Milward who sent this into us to post out.

The atmosphere at Anfield has been lacking for awhile

The players and the staff they did their best to smile

A new manager was needed, a man the people knew

A man of great stature in life there are a few

Dalglish is his name what changes can he bring

In remembered times gone by, his name the Kop would sing

Hard work would be ahead, he could only hope and pray

This man is full of courage.

By Chris Wright

In an interview with a French magazine, Wigan midfielder Mohamed Diame didn't hold back in letting all-and-sundry know what he thinks about his current place of residence:

"The truth about life in Wigan is there is nothing to do. It is a crappy place.

Although Tottenham Hotspur supporters have made their presence felt by maintaining an excellent atmosphere at White Hart Lane throughout the season, chairman Daniel Levy is adamant that the club needs a bigger stadium to continue its development.

The Spurs have been criticized for seeking a move away from North London as they have been competing with West Ham United for the Olympic Stadium in Stratford.

Dotmund has always managed to keep his passion for Richard Keys and Andy Gray well under control, ever since the former posed the what-he-presumably-thought-was-rhetorical "[would we really swap what we have now for] a £2.50 ticket and a cold pie?" question in February 2007′s FourFourTwo magazine.

It seemed even last year that the Philly Union wanted Brian Carroll to come their way...

Best thing we can do as a media outlet, is to provide a bridge between the fans and the players. We've inventoried the interview requests that you've made to TSG and we're working our way through them.

First up, Brian Carroll of the Philly Union.

This is tifo in the process - you could be the next Section 8 Chicago tifo idol.

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When people ask me what 'tifo' is, I tell them it is the ultimate marriage of sport and art.

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O'Brian White looks like he could end up being a significant off-season acquisition for the Seattle Sounders.

BARCELONA, Spain — Karim Benzema led Real Madrid to a 1-0 win at Sevilla before Barcelona rolled over Almeria 5-0 in the semifinals of the Copa del Rey on Wednesday. Benzema, the much-questioned France striker, answered his critics with a valuable away goal in the 17th minute of the first-leg match at Sanchez Pizjuan stadium.

January 27, 2011 North American Soccer League (NASL) FC Edmonton EDMONTON, AB. It's been five months since their last competitive match against Miami FC of the NASL, and even that was a friendly. It's no wonder that the FC Edmonton coaching staff and players are champing at the bit to get the 2011 [.

This week's Friday videos feature man of the moment Charlie Adam.
Will he go to Liverpool? Will he stay at Blackpool? Will Charlie, Rangers or Ian Holloway make more money from the deal?
First up, a young and nervous Charles scores a pre-season hat-trick:
Charlie does a "Chic Charnley" in a friendly match:
Revelling in the big match atmosphere in the play-off:
And scoring for St Mirren back in the day:
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The YNT Blog caught up with U.S. U-17 MNT defender Zach Carroll from Montego Bay, Jamaica. The U.S. team drew Jamaica 0-0 yesterday as part of the nine-day training camp which will serve as preparation for the upcoming CONCACAF U-17 Championship.

ussoccer.com: First things first: How is Montego Bay?

Hibernian have completed the signing of Icelandic youngster Victor Palsson on an 18-month contract from Liverpool.
Skysports.com revealed earlier this week that the 19-year-old midfielder was set to join Hibs after failing to make the breakthrough at Liverpool.
He made three appearances on loan at Dagenham & Redbridge back in November and Palsson is looking forward to his opportunity at Easter Road.