Good morning everybody. It is Saturday morning and if you are reading this then you have woken up very early to catch today's edition of the Merseyside Derby between Liverpool and Everton (7:45am, ESPN2).

U.S. national team stars Tim Howard and Landon Donovan will be looking to help Everton score the rare win at Anfield against a streaking Liverpool squad looking to overcome a rough first half of the season.

Después del asueto de varias semanas los Dorados de Sinaloa se reintegran a los entrenamientos de preparación para el torneo de Apertura 2010 que iniciará después del Mundial.

Ya se reportaron algunos de los refuerzos como César Márquez y Juan Manuel Garza además del Negro Molina, otros se estarán agregando en los próximos días.

Yawn, yet another free transfer...
Seeing Fabio Aurelio re-sign with Liverpool is wonderful, welcome news. And not only because it makes the goodbye post I wrote in May moot – although the video still makes for fantastic viewing.
He's not the end-all, be-all if Insua eventually departs (despite apparent confirmation earlier in the week, it seems the deal still isn't done).

Aurelio Molina estuvo en Culiacán platicando con el Director de Dorados, Antonio Núñez, pero fue un encuentro de amistad, más que de trabajo.

Los derechos federativos de la carta de Molina pertenecen a los Dorados que serán los que determinen su situación, por lo pronto su contrato con el Veracruz está por terminar y se reintegrará a los Dorados quienes le buscarán acomodo en otro club quizás en el mismo Veracruz y si no hay equipos interesados entonces podría volver a vestir la casaca Dorada.

does rafa wants to make sure that adam sandler can play against us?

It's a conspiracy! The voice of a thousand Spurs fans around the country shout at once at the news that Liverpool are moving to postpone Sunday's game because there's a bit of snow around the ground. Whilst it's not necessarily the fact that if we had beat them they'd pretty much be done like a Christmas turkey; there's also the fact that the arrival of Maxi Rodriguez is imminent at Anfield, but maybe not quite in time for the showdown.

Reina, Carragher, Skrtel, Agger, Insua, Kuyt, Lucas, Mascherano, Maxi, Gerrard, Babel. Subs: Cavalieri, Torres, Benayoun, Aquilani, Riera, Aurelio, Kelly.

Rafael Benitez praised the commitment of Daniel Agger after the Dane was deployed in an unfamiliar left-back role against Benfica on Thursday.
Emiliano Insua's suspension and an injury to Fabio Aurelio meant Benitez was forced to utilise the defender as a makeshift full-back in the 4-1 triumph over the Portuguese side - and the boss was delighted with his accomplished display.

By Chris Wright

Here's the round up...

'Chygrynskiy' shirt sales are low, primarily because they cost over £100 to print

Rumour No. 1: Barcelona are preparing to offer Arsenal their Ukrainian centre-back Dmytro Chygryskiy on a twelve-month loan deal in an attempt to lower the price the Gunners are asking for Cesc Fabregas who, you may have heard, has been the subject of some pretty heavy interest from the Barca camp of late.

Fiorentina are hopeful of concluding a move for Liverpool left-back Emiliano Insua, but they are still waiting for the bureaucractic wheels to start turning in England.
Il Giornale della Toscana reports the deal has seen a rapid deceleration because new Reds boss Roy Hodgson is taking his time evaluating his squad for next season - leaving the Viola to wait.

Los Dorados de Sinaloa inician el Torneo de Apertura 2010 jugando este sábado a las 6 de la tarde, hora de la Ciudad de Culiacán, en el Estadio Sergio León Chávez de Irapuato enfrentando a los Freseros.

La directiva de "La Trinca" ha anunciado recientemente con bombo y platillo la contratación nada menos que de Cuauhtémoc Blanco aunque obviamente no participará en este partido ante Dorados ya que "Cuau" todavía se encuentra en vacaciones después del ajetreado mundial que tuvo.

Como, por lo menos, yo me lo esperaba, Dorados de Sinaloa ha sido derrotado por la mínima diferencia, es decir, 1-0, en la primera jornada del Apertura 2010, teniendo como sinodal a los Freseros de Irapuato, uno de los equipos que se ha conformado con el objetivo de ascender en el 2011 al Máximo Circuito.

Con la incursión de los Estudiantes de Altamira en la Liga de Ascenso, y un intento más por acortar la brecha entre esta División y el máximo circuito, hay diversas figuras que hay que seguir en la competencia, y las cuales vendrían a presentarse en el Sur de Tamaulipas cuando les toque enfrentar al conjunto estudiantil.

When he had to choose between staying in London via means of joining either of the North London clubs, or moving up north to become a Liverpool player, Joe Cole chose the latter option. To express his excitement over sealing a deal reportedly worth at least £80,000 per week according to the Daily Mail, Cole immediately traveled to Switzerland to accept the decorated number 7 shirt from Roy Hodgson.

Real Madrid winger Royston Drenthe has reportedly told the Daily Star that he will shortly be joining Roy Hodgson's Liverpool.
The former Holland Under-21 international has endured an underwhelming spell at the Bernabeu since moving there from Feyenoord in 2007, and according to the Daily Star, he has confirmed that he is all set to join Liverpool in the next few days via his personal Facebook page.

Skysports.com understands Liverpool are lining up a shock move to bring Fabio Aurelio back to the club.
Aurelio left Anfield earlier this summer after failing to agree a new contract on a pay-as-you- play deal.
Aurelio made 71 Premier League appearances for Liverpool during his four seasons at the club, but his progress was hampered by injuries, restricting him to just eight league starts last term.

Nice to see the return of Fabio Aurelio to Liverpool.The injury-prone full-back is once again reunited with his Anfield team-mates as Roy Hodgson took a sensible decision to re-instate him in the Liverpool squad for the new season.The Brazilian has been without a club since Rafa released him in May.Despite Aurelio being without a club since then, he has continued to train and keep himself fit and he passed his medical at Melwood with flying colours, thus earning himself a new two year deal with Liverpool.

Todays Lineup against Arsenal for the opening game of the 2010/2011 season. Reina, Johnson, Agger, Skrtel, Carragher, Mascherano, Gerrard, Cole, Jovanovic, Kuyt, Ngog. Subs: Cavalieri, Lucas, Babel, Torres, Kelly, Maxi, Aurelio.

Liverpool lead 1-0 on aggregate.
1:30pm ET; not on TV in the US. Again. And so far, my DirecTV guide only has Sunday's West Brom game on delay: FS+ at 7pm. Not good. I'm blaming Purslow for this, too.
Last three matches:
Liverpool: 0-3 City (a); 1-0 Trabzonspor (h); 1-1 Arsenal (h)
Trabzonspor: 3-2 Fenerbahce (h); 0-1 Liverpool (a); 2-0 Ankaragucu (a)
Referee: Ivan Bebek (CRO)
Guess at a line-up:
Reina
Johnson Carragher Skrtel Aurelio
Lucas Poulsen
Kuyt Cole Pacheco
Ngog
The traveling party, announced this morning, seemingly tells the world where Liverpool's priorities lie.

Reina, Johnson, Kelly, Kyrgiakos, Carragher, Aurelio, Lucas, Poulsen, Kuyt, Cole, Ngog. Subs: Gulacsi, Pacheco, Babel, Spearing, Shelvey, Skrtel, Eccleston.

By Amy Quinn, writing from Dublin

Liverpool were forced to come back from a deficit once again in Turkey, as they recorded only their second ever win in the country against Trabzonspor in the Europa League third round qualifiers.

From the outset, it looked as if Liverpool fans' week was about to get significantly worse.

Valencia 2 - 1 Athletic Bilbao(1-0) 10' Aduriz, (2-0) 91' Vicente, (2-1) 93' Gabilondo
Valencia are showing no signs of letting up at the top of La Liga as they made it 16 points out of 18 with a win over Athletic Bilbao that should have been wrapped up before half-time.

The Liverpool FC line up v Spurs for the Premier League fixture at White Hart Lane on Sunday November 28th 2010, has been confirmed as follows:

Starting 11:
Reina, Johnson, Carragher, Skrtel, Konchesky, Lucas, Meireles, Rodriguez, Kuyt, Ngog, Torres

Subs:
Jones, Cole, Kyrgiakos, Aurelio, Babel, Pouslen, Jovanovic

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Tonights Liverpool team to face Reading in the FA Cup Reina, Darby, Carragher, Skrtel, Insua, Kuyt, Gerrard, Lucas, Aurelio, Ngog, Torres. Subs: Cavalieri, Aquilani, Benayoun, Kyrgiakos, Babel, Spearing, Degen.

Liverpool's Andrea Dossena will shortly sign for Napoli in a €5 million deal, according to various reports in the Italian press.
Napoli's sporting director, Riccardo Bigon, arrived in Merseyside on Monday for talks that have apparently borne fruit.
Dossena, 28, arrived at Anfield in the summer of 2008 but has failed to settle into the rhythm of the English game.

The Liverpool team to face Soke City at the Britannia Stadium. Maxi Rodriguez starts on the bench: Reina Aurelio Kyrgiakos Insua Carragher 27 Degen Skrtel Mascherano Lucas Kuyt Ngog Substitutes Cavaliery Darby Aquilani Riera Maxi Spearing Pacheco

Rafa Benitez has made 6 changes to the side that faced Reading in the FA Cup this week, with new signing Maxi Rodriguez on the bench in the early kick off game. The team in full is: Reina, Carragher, Skrtel, Kyrgiakos, Insua, Lucas, Mascherano, Degen, Aurelio, Kuyt, Ngog. Subs: Cavalieri, Pacheco, Darby, Spearing, Riera, Rodriguez, Aquilani.

Fabio Aurelio feels referee Lee Mason was partially responsible for costing Liverpool two points at Stoke.
The Reds were held to a 1-1 draw by the Potters at the Britannia Stadium on Saturday, piling yet more pressure on under-fire coach Rafa Benitez.
A lacklustre display did little to suggest that Liverpool are capable of rescuing their season and securing a top four finish in the Premier League, with few opportunities created by both sides during a disappointing contest.

2:45pm, live in the US on Setanta.
Last 4 head-to-head:
2-0 Wolves (h) 12.26.09
1-0 Liverpool (h) 03.20.04
1-1 (a) 01.21.04
0-1 Wolves (h) 01.14.84
Last three matches:
Liverpool: 2-0 Spurs (h); 1-1 Stoke (a); 1-2 Reading aet (h)
Wolves: 2-2 Palace (h); 0-2 Wigan (h); 1-0 Tranmere (a)
Goalscorers (league):
Liverpool: Torres 12; Kuyt 7; Benayoun, Gerrard 5; Ngog 4; Babel, Johnson 2; Kyrgiakos, Skrtel 1
Wolves: Doyle 5; Craddock 4; Milijas 2; Ebanks-Blake, Edwards, Keogh, Maierhofer, Stearman 1
Referee: Peter Walton
Guess at a squad:
Reina
Carragher Skrtel Kyrgiakos Aurelio
Mascherano Lucas
Rodriguez Aquilani Riera
Kuyt
If it ain't (that) broke, don't fix it.

Defenders Fabio Aurelio and Philipp Degen will both miss the Barclays Premier League clash at home to Bolton.
Aurelio has missed the last two matches with a minor knock while Degen (calf) did not play in the midweek goalless draw with Wolves.
However, centre-back Daniel Agger returns to the squad after regaining fitness while captain Steven Gerrard has reported no after-effects from Tuesday night when he made his comeback after a hamstring problem.

Sammy Lee has revealed that Fabio Aurelio could be in contention for Saturday's Merseyside derby.
The Brazilian has been out since suffering a calf injury in the clash at Stoke City just over a fortnight ago but has now returned to training and could yet be involved against the Blues.

Rafa Benitez today claimed a win in the 213th Merseyside derby could be the result that totally transforms his increasingly confident Liverpool team.

Unbeaten in their last six Premier League games, the Reds will jump back into the Champions League positions – for a couple of hours at least – if they beat Everton at Anfield today.

Liverpool: Reina, Carragher, Insua, Skrtel, Agger, Mascherano, Lucas, Maxi, Kuyt, Gerrard, Ngog. Subs: Cavalieri, Riera, Aurelio, Babel, Spearing, Degen, Kelly.

Reina, Carragher, Skrtel, Agger, Aurelio, Kuyt, Aquilani, Mascherano, Riera, Gerrard, Ngog. Subs: Cavalieri, Kyrgiakos, Babel, Lucas, Insua, Degen, Pacheco.

Liverpool forward Ryan Babel has caused manager Rafael Benitez a few problems over the last couple of months but he may just provide him with an unexpected solution as the race for Champions League qualification hots up.
The Holland international was linked with a move in the January transfer window when the club turned down a £9million bid from Birmingham but the player appeared to be doing his best to manufacture an exit.

Tonights lineup against Unirea Urziceni in the early kick off in the Europa League. Reina, Insua, Carragher, Skrtel, Agger, Lucas, Mascherano, Babel, Benayoun, Gerrard, Ngog. Subs: Cavalieri, Aquilani, Torres, Aurelio, Kyrgiakos, Kuyt, Kelly.

Fabio Aurelio is unlikely to extend his Liverpool stay following his latest injury setback.
The Brazilian is sidelined with a thigh problem and is out of contract in the summer.
Reds boss Rafa Benitez admits he is concerned by the fitness issues that have dogged the defender as recurring problems make it difficult for him to justify sanctioning a new deal.

One year ago yesterday, Liverpool wandered into Old Trafford with the eyes of the world upon them and a title race to salvage, and dished out a 4-1 mauling to a strutting Manchester United side. Fernando Torres destroyed Nemanja Vidic, Steven Gerrard was on the rampage, offering a kiss for the camera, and even Andrea Dossena looked a Premier League player.

Rafa Benitez claims he never doubted Liverpool's potential to produce the kind of football witnessed against Portsmouth.
The Reds thumped Avram Grant's strugglers 4-1 on Monday with a performance reminiscent of last year's run-in.
Benitez said: "You know we've had too many injuries to important players this season.

Birmingham's top goalscorer Jerome is on a tally of 9 goals... Liverpool go in to tomorrow afternoon's fixture looking to improve on the performance earlier in the season against Birmingham City which saw them leave Anfield that night with just the one point. It was a scrap to even come away with the 2-2 draw that [.

As Liverpool return to domestic duty on Sunday, not even their rousing dispatch of Benfica on Thursday night has raised the Rafa Benitez's hopes that their pursuit of fourth place in the Premier League will prove a successful chase.
His squad, he fears, can not live up to what is expected at Anfield.