It's always difficult to put together a "Best of" in any sport because there are so many variables to consider that determine who qualifies, and particularly in this Premier League season, there are many players who warrant serious consideration. This season has shown that competition is still fierce at both ends of the table, and results have shown that "The Big Boys" have not had it their own way, and some newcomers have shined in the spotlight.

Fulham fans may have seen their beloved former manager Roy Hodgson struggle badly to adjust to life at one of the league's big boys, with Liverpool fans not exactly welcoming him into their lives on Merseyside, but it is struggles closer to home that will currently be occupying the minds of the Fulham faithful.

(The Nike Friendlies are taking place in Phoenix this week and while the current members of the U.S. Under-17 national team are several steps away from being real targets for the senior team, that doesn't mean we can't keep a close eye on the young talent coming up the pipeline.

SBI is fortunate enough to have staff writer Jose Romero in Phoenix for tonight's USA-Brazil match, and we're also lucky enough to have guest contributions on the Nike Friendlies from long-time SBI Mafia member and occasional SBI writer Odeen Domingo (a sports writer for the Arizona Republic), who delivers this preview on tonight's USA-Brazil friendly.

By Ollie Irish

Improving Liverpool move up to eighth in the table, and the way the big boys are dropping points this season, it's not fantastical to suggest Roy's Reds might yet break into the top four at some stage.

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"It was disappointing because I know how hard people had worked, including myself, to bring home a result.

Arsenal go into Monday's clash with title-rivals, Manchester United, knowing that a win would see them almost certainly top the table at Christmas.

Wenger and his side have been heavily criticised this year for some lacklustre performances, but they're still managing to contend with the big boys every single week and currently sit top of the Premier League.

Probably the one player we are worried about since Alan Pardew arrived is Joey Barton. Big boys at Newcastle, Barton and Nolan after Joey scored Joey is combustible, although he has been tremendous for Newcastle since he returned from injury earlier this year, and was Man of the Match on Saturday and scored a great [.

Arsenal lost against one of their title rivals for the 10th time in 11 games tonight, reaffirming the belief that they come up short in the 'bottle' department.

It was Manchester United who walked away with 3 points from Old Trafford after withstanding an onslaught of professional fouls from Arsenal.

Estudiantes and Velez Sarsfield: Argentina's new big dogs Apertura 2010 Review is a post from: Just Football

Boca Juniors? River Plate? Forget them. Making his debut for Just Football, Dan Colasimone is hear to explain who the big boys in Argentina really are.

Estudiantes de La Plata is a small club.

It is widely accepted that Euro 96 held in England completed the transformation for English football from a game where hooligans held sway to a family day out where face painters and brass bands created a totally different atmosphere. Are we seeing history repeat in Indonesia?

Alfred Riedl's team have given a buzz to Indonesians and they have responded by rushing to buy replica shirts and match tickets.

A man that strikes terror into Arsenal's defence

In case you're wondering, that is exactly how many better Arsene Wenger is, compard to Nani. Does the Portuguese know anything about economics? Have the Portuguese ever gone a whole league season without being undefeated? No is the answer to all those things.

So, they woke up and got rid of Rafa Benitez, they rode the storm and came through the worst of it, and are now hopeful of making their way back up the league table to their rightful place among the big boys; and they're going to make sure of that by making wholesale changes to a largely inherited squad come January.