Carlo Ancelotti claimed yesterday that Liverpool can no longer win the Barclays Premier League title, although such a dismissive attitude will not stop him seeking to follow their example when Chelsea face Manchester United on Sunday.
Chelsea can open a five-point gap at the top of table by beating United at Stamford Bridge and victory would put them 12 points clear of sixth-placed Liverpool, who host Birmingham City on Monday night. Click to continue reading...

The shrill of Franck de Bleeckere's final whistle had barely subsided when the phone-ins started, looking to apportion blame for Liverpool's Champions League struggles.
Predictably, the names were the same. Angry of Anfield and Worried of Woolton all knew which players were culpable for stopping Liverpool securing a win in Lyon which would have kept them in control of their European destiny. Click to continue reading...

Goal video highlights from the Wolves ( Wolverhampton Wanderers) vs Arsenal Premier League game on Saturday, November 7, 2009. Game kicks off at Molineux at 17.30 UK time. Arsenal are the only four out of the big four to be playing on Saturday, with Chelsea and United clashing on Sunday and Liverpool playing Birmingham City [. Click to continue reading...

Aside from the Manchester United scalp, Liverpool are winless since late September - a feat Birmingham City manager Alex McLeish hopes won't be remedied when his side take on Rafael Benitez's Reds on Monday evening.
McLeish, however, empathises with Benitez over the situation that has engulfed Anfield.

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Liverpool defender Daniel Agger is taking heart from the Reds' positive performance against Olympique Lyonnais this week, despite the disappointing result – a 1-1 draw placed the Merseysiders' hopes of progress in the Champions League in severe doubt.
"You get what you deserve in football and you have to look at closing the game down otherwise you get punished in the way we did in Lyon," he told the club's official website.

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We had reported in September that Chelsea were banned by FIFA till 2011 for their alleged involvement in inducing Gael Kakuta to break his contract with Lens. However the Court of Arbitration for Sport ( CAS) has temporarily stayed the sanctions until it takes a final decision in the matter. "Such sanctions are now stayed until [. Click to continue reading...

Just when Rafa Benitez thought things couldn't get any worse, a study published by Foster's today reveals the Liverpool manager is officially one of the most worried managers in the Premiership.

The leading Aussie beer brand analysed the interviews and statements from every Premiership manager since the beginning of the season using its Ozometer, an algorithm developed specifically to analyse language and word sequences to determine how worried or carefree a person is.

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We get sent many Press releases about various products , services and news. This one jumped out at us today and we thing you'll enjoy! We all love the pint of Fosters and the Aussie spirit even more! Just when Rafa Benitez thought things couldn't get any worse, a study published by Foster's today reveals the [. Click to continue reading...

Just as the Second World War had started at the beginning of the football season, it ended in Britain, at least at what would have been the end of it. It took, however, many years for the country to recover from the end of the fighting, so perhaps it is unsurprising that the Football League was unable to resume fixtures for the start of the 1945/46 season.

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Our Thursday programme series last week went back 56 years, to the first ever floodlight match at Tottenham Hotspur's White Hart lane. Today, we hop across North London to Highbury, and Arsenal's first major floodlit fixture against Hapoel Tel Aviv.

Programme cover courtesy of the highly-recommended Footysphere.

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Burton Albion manager and former Canadian international Paul Peschisolido is the latest guest on the EPL Talk Podcast, North America's only daily football show.

Peschisolido has a proud history as a journeyman footballer in the United Kingdom who has played at several clubs including Fulham, Birmingham City, Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion and other clubs.

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Arsenal handed Tottenham Hotspur a critical 3-0 loss in our PLTO Match of the Week. The win keeps Arsenal in third place and they remain right in the mix despite being back four points because they have played one less game. The Spurs, on the other hand, drop back to fifth place with the loss.

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Beckham returns to AC Milan
AC Milan have confirmed that David Beckham, currently playing for LA Galaxy in the MLS, will go back to the Rossoneri in January. David said this about his return to AC Milan.

"I had to give myself the best chance to play in the World Cup, playing on loan with Milan will help me do that.

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Image by Getty Images via Daylife In what seems to be becoming a habit, Manchester City drew their fourth successive Premier League match with a goalless encounter with Birmingham City. The hosts played some hard working football an created many chances, the best of them all being the penalty shot from James McFadden early in [. Click to continue reading...

"Put the chequebook away we're just fine!"

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Mark Hughes has warned Manchester City fans against expecting many new arrivals in the January transfer window.

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Defiant Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez is adamant his side can claim a vital victory in Lyon on Wednesday night.
The Anfield boss watched on as his side capitulated 3-1 against Fulham on Saturday, a result which leaves them languishing outside the top four and one which made it six defeats in the last seven matches. Click to continue reading...

The top European Leagues are well into their 2009-10 seasons with the races starting to take shape. In England, Chelsea remains on top but Manchester United and Arsenal are close behind. In Spain, Real Madrid and FC Barcelona are in a tight battle at the top of the table. The French Ligue 1 and German Bundesliga are very competitive and several teams still in position to make a run for the league titles.

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Jogaram no Mundial Sub-17, pela última rodada da primeira fase, na cidade de Ijebu Ode, no Gateway International Stadium, com uma temperatura de 31º C., as seleções dos Estados Unidos (11º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção dos Emirados Arabes (115º no ranking da FIFA).
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James McFadden saw his penalty saved by Shay Given but Birmingham City were still good value for this well earned point against Manchester City.

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1st Half Highlights

James McFadden Penalty miss

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Sunday, 1st November 2009
Kick Off : 16:00 GMT
Venue : St Andrews, Birmingham

Man City travel to Birmingham for Sundays afternoon kick off having only managed a draw in their last Premier League outing against Fulham, where they let a 2 goal lead slip at home.

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There is one lone English Premier League match on Sunday, November 1, 2009 as Manchester City travels to face Birmingham City. Live coverage of the match can be found on our other site, Free Live Sports TV. Kickoff is scheduled for 11:00 EST, 16:00 GMT. Will Man City continue their strong start and keep within pace of Chelsea and Man United?

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Ahead of Sundays game at Birmingham I had the chance to catch up with Kev, who runs the Birmingham City blog 'Joys and Sorrows' to gage the mood ahead of the game and to pose one or two questions about how the season has been going so far.
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Miss Cleo asked for the week off after her dismal performance last week of only getting two games right on the calender. This week your favorite false prophet is busy with the holidays and all (what could be scarier then a thousand dollar phone bill) , so I'll try to help out in our prophets absence.

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Championship outfit Middlesbrough have completed the signing of striker Marcus Bent on loan from Birmingham City. Bent is the first signing of new Boro boss Gordon Strachan, who recently took charge of affairs from Gareth Soutgate. The former Charlton and Everton striker will be at Riverside for the next two months. Click to continue reading...

Our new Thursday series looks at classic football programmes, that perfect accompaniment for a trip down memory lane. This week: we go back 56 years, to the first ever floodlight match at Tottenham Hotspur's White Hart lane, with the programme's cover promising Spurs were in for "very attractive visitors" and "very sporting opponents" with the visit of Racing Club de Paris.

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While many of the USA Under-17 players are using the World Cup as a chance to earn their first professional contract, midfielder Will Packwood is already in a unique and solid position at Birmingham City. Click to continue reading...

Good move all round?

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Alex McLeish is lining up a move for Tottenham defender Gareth Bale when the transfer window opens in January.
Birmingham manager McLeish will have around £40million at his disposal following Carson Yeung's takeover and, according to the Daily Mirror, will spend £3m on the Spurs left-back.

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Another week of the best football league is in the books and once again we have discovered a new leader on the top of the league table. It seems as if that might be a trend this season between the Manchester United Red Devils and the Chelsea Blues, but for right this second the advantage leans in Chelsea's favor.

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A quick note to our Canadian readers (and residents of other countries who are interested). EPL Talk will be interviewing Canadian football legend Paul Peschisolido tomorrow, so if you have any suggested questions about his international or club playing career, please post them at http://www.

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The English Premier League had six matches on Saturday, October 24, 2009. Here's a recap of Saturday's matches in the EPL along with video highlights.

English Premier League Recap Video Highlights Saturday, October 24, 2009

Chelsea went top of the table with a 5-0 thrashing of Blackburn Rovers.

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Maybe it was because it looked and felt like Autumn had truly arrived in England (i.e. blame it on the weather), but Saturday's Premier League matches were the first boring day of the season thus far in my opinion. Let's hope Sunday's crop of games will raise the bar a little because Saturday's matches left an unsatisfying taste.

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Here's are video highlights for the English Premier League, German Bundesliga, Spanish Primera Division or La Liga, Italian Serie A, and French Ligue 1.

EPL, Serie A, La Liga, Ligue 1, and Bundesliga Video Highlights

Chelsea (5) Blackburn Rovers (0) English Premier League Saturday, October 24, 2009

Sporting Gijon (0) Real Madrid (0) Spanish Primera Division (La Liga) Saturday, October 24, 2009

Wolverhampton Wanderers (1) Aston Villa (1) English Premier League Saturday, October 24, 2009

Inter Milan (Internazionale) (2) Catania (1) Italian Serie A Saturday, October 24, 2009

Bayern Munich (2) Eintracht Frankfurt (1) German Bundesliga Saturday, October 24, 2009

Tottenham Hotspur (0) Stoke City (1) English Premier League Saturday, October 24, 2009

Atletico Madrid (1) Mallorca (1) Spanish Primera Division (La Liga) Saturday, October 24, 2009

Sampdoria (4) Bologna (1) Italian Serie A Saturday, October 24, 2009

Hannover 96 (1) VfB Stuttgart (0) German Bundesliga Saturday, October 24, 2009

Borussia Monchengladbach (0) FC Cologne (0) German Bundesliga Saturday, October 24, 2009

Hull City (0) Portsmouth (0) English Premier League Saturday, October 24, 2009

Burnley (1) Wigan Athletic (3) English Premier League Saturday, October 24, 2009

Birmingham City (2) Sunderland (1) English Premier League Saturday, October 24, 2009

Stade Rennais (3) Montpellier (0) French Ligue 1 Saturday, October 24, 2009

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Alex McLeish's side were in top form as they grabbed a crucial win at home to Sunderland.

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1-0 Ridgewell

2-0 McFadden

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Miss Cleo has been on fire this season with her Premier League picks and who knows maybe the lady isn't a false prophet after all. Well on second thought she definitely is, but anyway with a record of 53-16 Miss Cleo can steal my credit card information anytime. Bu what about this week you ask?

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MLS on Fox Soccer Channel: Salt Lake - Colorado at 9pm. Under-17 World Cup on Galavision: Mexico - Switzerland at 11am. EPL on ESPN2: Wolves - Aston Villa at 7:30am. on Setanta: Spurs - Stoke City at 9:30am and Hull - Portsmouth at 5pm. On Fox Soccer: Birmingham City - Sunderland at 10am, Chelsea - Blackburn at 12:30pm, and Burnley - Wigan Athletic at 5pm. Click to continue reading...