Never one to keep his mouth shut. Former Bayern Munich 'keeper Oliver Kahn has not let retirement diminish his ability to let his stong opinions be known to all who bother to listen.
Kahn made feelings clear yesterday, that in his opinion much-coveted winger Franck Ribery is a disruptive influence on Bayern and ‘behaves like a diva'.

I have no idea how Mark Hughes does this.

Manage a club with so many players who are no shows. The club with the most bloated transfer payroll with very little to show for it. His star player is the Lindsey Lohan of the soccer world with his fair share of entries in the police blotter. Even his countrymen have washed their hands of Robinho.

Singapore coach Raddy said he's glad with the media turn out today that he felt this must be something good about the game tomorrow.
Thailand's coach Bryan Robson this is first time he comes to Singapore in a capacity as a coach and he's looking forward to the game and challenge ahead.
At the meantime, the former England skipper gave an update to the media on his team preparation and said,"everything is going well.

Sven Goran Ericksson time with El Tri came to an end after a humiliating 1-3 loss to Honduras.

With the loss to Honduras, Mexico slipped to fourth place in the CONCACAF group.

"The decision was made because we could not risk Mexico's participation in the World Cup," said federation president Justino Compean, who, noting poor away form, added it was not sufficient to rely wholly on winning home matches.

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Managers Rafa Benitez and Sir Alex Ferguson have recently deployed players in the wide positions for more than just the capability to take people on.
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Before Liverpool's recent goalscoring run, the sight of Dirk Kuyt on the team sheet on the right of midfield would usually have been proceeded by more than a groan or two.

In recent months, Arsenal fans would have seen Nicklas Bendtner deployed in many different positions. Left Wing, Right Wing, Lone Striker and Second Striker but the debate today is where do you think Nicklas is used to his full capability?.

Left Wing:

Many of use may of seen Nicklas Bendtner play out on the left wing rarely for Arsenal and Denmark.

I wrote following the Derby defeat that once the dust settled, Hughes would be more reflective on the game as a whole, summising as follows:

In the cold light of day though when the emotion from the defeat settles, Hughes will look at the game and be concerned at the way and manner in which we conceded the goals despite the huge investment in that area.

Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez has acknowledged that his team must show more fighting spirit next season if they are to end the club's long wait for a league title, and has asserted that it his aim to inculcate that mentality as soon as possible.
The coach also drew parallels between the club's situation and the way in which the city of Liverpool has always been known as a place where people do not take a backward step, where they face adversity together and beat it.

Landing a top defender aside (and it may well happen before the month is out), it has been a summer Mark Hughes would have wished for.
He now has a squad as strong as seen at the club, more importantly his squad, in his mould and with two quality players for every position providing options in terms of positions and formations.

We should have known all along that it would come down to this. The Fire and the Revolution, facing off in the playoff's for the eighth team in the Fire's 12 year history. It's one of the biggest rivalries in the league, sure to be full of nastiness and with no room spared for niceties.

Former New England Revolution assistant Paul Mariner has been named interim manager of Plymouth Argyle, less than two months after joining the club as 'head coach.' Mariner left the Revolution with a week left in the regular season. "Paul Mariner will take charge of all football matters until further notice," club chairman Roy Gardner said in a press statement.

Liverpool legend Ian Rush believes that the club must bolster their strike force by bringing in Ruud van Nistelrooy from Real Madrid in January.
The Reds have been found lacking in the attacking department, with no proven hitman to replace or partner Fernando Torres up front apart from the inexperienced David Ngog.