After admitting yesterday that Valencia's superstar forward David Villa, 26, was one of the names on his summer transfer hit list, Reds boss Rafa Benitez has now performed something of a u-turn by revealing he will not be making an... Click to continue reading...

It's been said about a thousand times already this summer - Liverpool desperately need to bring in some widemen. Even Reds boss Rafa Benitez admitted that the wide areas of the team were in need of attention before the end... Click to continue reading...

Thus far, Reds boss Rafa Benitez hasn't shirked from blooding a whole host of youngsters during this summer's pre-season schedule. The likes of Stephen Darby, Daniel Pacheco, Emiliano Insua, Sebastien Leto and Jay Spearing have all performed with distinction after... Click to continue reading...

Some news to read as you watch your 89-year-old granny knit sweaters for the people whose tires she slashed: Will Chivas USA make the playoffs? (Chivas Offside) Ryan Babel lays down the beats in a rap video. Probably NSFW, particularly if your boss speaks Dutch. (And who knew that the word f***ing is pronounced [. Click to continue reading...

West Ham 4 West Bromwich Albion 3 (Barclays Premier Reserve League South) WEST HAM hot-shot Freddie Sears sent a timely reminder of his talents to boss Gianfranco Zola with four goals as the reserves edged a seven-goal thriller with West Brom this evening. With the Italian and number two Steve Clarke in attendance at Bishop's Stortford FC's Woodside Park, [. Click to continue reading...

WEST Ham have given a trial to former Deportivo La Coruna striker Diego Tristan. The 32-year-old Spain international is currently without a club after leaving Italian Serie B side Livorno. Hammers boss Gianfranco Zola has given Tristan the chance to rekindle his goalscoring touch, which had seen him finish as Primera Liga's top marksman with 21 [. Click to continue reading...

Media reports claim that beleaguered Spurs boss Juande Ramos has just four games to save his job. The Spanish coach suffered negative chants from his own supporters at Portsmouth on Sunday, as a 2-0 defeat confirmed the clubs worst Premier League start in 53 years. And according to the Sun Ramos has just four games to turn [. Click to continue reading...

Everton are thought to be planning a £6million move for Tottenham midfielder Tom Huddlestone in the January transfer window. The Sun understands that Toffees' boss David Moyes was keen to land the England under 21 international in the summer as a replacement for Lee Carsley, who secured a move to Birmingham City. Click to continue reading...

According to the Sun newspaper, Tottenham boss Juande Ramos has got just four games to save his job. That means he would have to get results at Wisla Krakow, at home to Hull and Bolton and away at Stoke. To be fair, if Tottenham don't win at least three of those games, then I don't think Ramos could complain about being shown the door. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool have received a double boost on fitness front as Javier Mascherano and Yossi Benayoun are passed fit for tomorrow night's Champions League group clash against Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven.

The midfield duo had missed Saturday's victory against Everton at the Merseyside derby at Goodison Park. Click to continue reading...

I've a burning belief that Arsenal will destroy Porto tonight. The players should be stung by the performance on Saturday against Hull City and will be out to prove people wrong.

Porto are no mugs but I'm sure that Le Boss has got it drilled into the players that a big performance is necessary. Click to continue reading...

I don't have much time this morning for a preview. Not even sure if I'll be home to watch all of the game. But it's an important match after a lackluster affair from the weekend. Also creating significance is the need for points in our group.

Ahead of today's match the boss speaks on how it is easier to win the Champions League than the Premiership.

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My article on Spurs' dire current situation got you all talking yesterday. Today a fresh viewpoint on the situation has been provided by the shy and retiring Terry Venables. The ex-Spurs boss has made it clear that the majoritiy of the blame lies with the board as far as he is concerned. El Tel told The [. Click to continue reading...

Six games in to the season and Spurs boss Juande Ramos is under pressure. When Tottenham went looking to replace Martin Jol last season, Sevilla were doing well (they'd just won the UEFA Cup) and Juande Ramos looked like the perfect man for the job. The man who could bring some of that Seville magic [. Click to continue reading...

Yesterday turned out to be a day off for the Newcastle players as Joe Kinnear prepared for his first training session with the lads today. Joe Kinnear - so upbeat and positive Hopefully we'll get some pictures on the official site of the first training session with new interim boss Joe Kinnear. He did meet with his [. Click to continue reading...

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Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has today praised referee Rob Styles. United profited from an extremely poor penalty decision from Styles during their 2-0 win against Bolton at Old Trafford on Saturday.

Cristiano Ronaldo was taken down by Bolton defender Jlloyd Samuel, however replays clearly showed Samuel getting a touch on the ball. Click to continue reading...

Danish champions Aalborg, coached by former Arsenal boss Bruce Rioch, drew 0-0 with Celtic in the first Champions League game of this season. I think even takink home advantage into account, this would be a major upset if Man Utd don't win here. Let's hope I'm wrong! Click to continue reading...

I'm still recovering from that. Tip of the cap to the coach and players of Hull City - they played an outstanding game, whereas the high paid players of Arsenal looked liked they didn't care Geovanni's goal was sublime, but he was given too much time and too much space. William Gallas is once again facing a hail of criticism for his shoddy defending and leadership.

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Its hurts to say but I think that Le Boss needs to drop Kolo Toure and bring Johan Djourou into the side.

It's obvious that the Toure-Gallas partnership isn't working. There is no doubt that both are superb defenders but as a pair they struggle.

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Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez has told the rest of the Premier League that Spanish International striker Fernando Torres will only get better for the Merseyside club.

Benitez has revealed that the 24-year-old is yet to reach full fitness after a summer which saw the former Atletico Madrid forward win EURO 2008 with Spain, but return to Anfield with a slight hamstring problem. Click to continue reading...

This Dane is peeved about missing out on all the fun this season, having been relegated from first-team starter to Carling Cup duty! Daniel Agger will snub contract talks with Liverpool until boss Rafa Benitez confirms his role at Anfield. The Dane, 23, is not happy at being a back-up central defender . Click to continue reading...

Rafa will be pleased to see his side still unbeaten after a season that has already seen them go head to head with Man United and Everton, but now he has been linked with a double raid that would be very ambitious indeed! According to reports this morning, Liverpool boss Rafael ... Click to continue reading...

I missed the game on Saturday.

For what it's worth, I have a pretty good excuse: my second son was born in the morning, and there's just no way I would have got away with scuttling off to watch us take on Hull in the afternoon. In the end, I have the little devil to thank for saving me from the purgatory of a home defeat to a team that only recently lost 5-0 at home to Wigan.

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Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has sensationally revealed that Wayne Rooney could have to play off the bench for most of this season as summer signing Dimitar Berbatov eases into the mix at Old Trafford. The 22-year-old England star joined United from Everton four years ago and has been an . Click to continue reading...

I wrote before that underestimating Hull City would bite us on the arse and that has proved correct.

Hull City fully deserved the three points at the Emirates and credit is due to Phil Brown and the Hull players for the way they performed.

Hull were very impressive and they took advantage of a complacent Arsenal side who have to stop believing that they can simply turn up at the Emirates and wipe teams aside. Click to continue reading...

Rafael Benitez has admitted the form of his four centre backs has given him a selection headache ahead of this weekend's derby at Goodison.

Jamie Carragher and Martin Skrtel have been the first choice pairing at the heart of the Reds defence in the Premier League this season, but Daniel Agger and Sami Hyypia both staked their claims for a place in the starting eleven with impressive displays against Crewe in midweek. Click to continue reading...

Rafa Benitez heads into today's 208th Merseyside derby declaring that his team must win it for the fans.

Liverpool did the double over Everton last season and today's clash at Goodison Park will be the ninth time the Liverpool manager has experienced the unique derby atmosphere.

The Reds boss admits that he enjoys taking on David Moyes' side - but only when his team wins. Click to continue reading...

It's never boring being a Newcastle fan is it? The latest news from St James' Park is that former Wimbledon and Luton manager Joe Kinnear has been appointed as their interim boss until the end of October. The 61-year-old comes in to help a team that has lost their last three league games and has [... Click to continue reading...

Joe Kinnear, the former Wimbledon, Luton and Nottingham Forest manager took the Newcastle interim manager job today, but will be there for just 6 games. Kevin Keegan - returning to club in early October? Newcastle appointed the 61-year-old after former England boss Terry Venables turned down the job yesterday, following Kevin Keegan's departure on September 5th. Click to continue reading...

Newcastle have named former Wimbledon and Luton Town manager Joe Kinnear as their interim boss until the end of October, succeeding Kevin Keegan. Kinnear has been out of work since 2004, which tells you everything you need to know about this appointment (desperate and stop-gap). I don't see how the likes of Owen and Duff will [. Click to continue reading...

Managerless Newcastle United are set to turn their attention towards former Leeds United and Aston Villa boss David O'Leary after Terry Venables turned down the job following a day of intense negotiations. Click to continue reading...

I suppose if referees made less mistakes then we wouldn't have quite so much to talk about throughout the football season, the shocking refereeing on show this season has certainly left plenty of room for improvement for the rest of the season. Unbelievably the FA have had the gall to charge Watford's boss Aidie Boothroyd for having the audacity to be angry when a goal was awarded against his Click to continue reading...

UEFA president Michel Platini has moved to end his war-of-words battle with Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger. Platini lashed out at the Gunners chief claiming his fellow countryman was more interested in business than football, after sighting his managerial approach to sign children from smaller clubs. "I have been too harsh with Arsene," Platini told Sud-Ouest. Click to continue reading...

On paper a home game against Premiership newbies Hull City should an easy three points. But life isn't paper and the reality is that Hull will not come to the Emirates and lay down.

They have a manager in Phil Brown who is basically a Sam Allardyce clone. He will have seen the problems that Bolton caused us under Fat Sam and will try to replicate them. Click to continue reading...