More than 250 journalists from around the globe were left stunned and angered after England's Press Conference before their clash with Germany tomorrow only lasted Five minutes. England manager and captain Steven Gerrard attended the five minute session.

The reporters were further incensed when the F.

Twenty-one years ago the United States needed a late goal against Trinidad and Tobago to secure a spot at World Cup 1990 in Italy, today the United States withstood a punch in the mouth from one of world football's heavyweights and stood up to it.

Following the worst possible start for the United States, going down 1-0 after just four minutes after England's stand-in captain Steven Gerrard finished off a well worked move involving Emile Heskey you could've been forgive for thinking the underdog American team would've wilted under the bright lights and heavy pressure of the most hyped match in the history of US soccer, but you would have been wrong.

rpool captain Steven Gerrard is to be the target of a £40 million bid from Inter boss Jose Mourinho, according to a report from the Daily Star Sunday.
The Portuguese is a known admirer of the England international, who came close to linking up with Mourinho whilst he was manager of Chelsea back in 2004.

Liverpool Captain Steven Gerrard wants to add to his medal collection by moving abroad to Spanish giants, Real Madrid in the summer.
The Captain is worried at the direction the club is taking this season and is worried that Liverpool is falling behind Man City, Spurs and even Aston Villa this season.

Another fascinating night in the Premier League where Chelsea 2-1 loss at Everton on Wednesday allowed Manchester United to move within a point of the league leaders.

Loius Saha scored two and missed a penalty as Everton stunned Chelsea at Goodison. Florent Malouda had put Chelsea ahead early in the first half, but Chelsea's weakness at set piecesundid them again.

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard's wife Alex has spoken for the first time of how burglars raided their home and threatened to kidnap her two kids, unless she opened the save in the house.

Liverpool believes that their captain Steven Gerrard will not consider a move to Real Madrid this summer, according to the English tabloids.
The Sunday Mirror states that Gerrard, who will lead his country at the World Cup finals in South Africa as a result of Rio Ferdinand's injury, has rejected a possible proposal from new Los Blancos boss Jose Mourinho, who wanted the midfielder to become part of his revolution at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Bookies up and down the country are tipping former Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish or former Chelsea boss Guus Hiddink to takeover from under pressure manager Rafa Benitez.
Liverpool crashed out of the FA Cup last night at Anfield at the hands of Championship side Reading, which now sees the reds fighting for fourth place having been knocked out of the Champions League and League Cup.

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Rumour No. 1: One of those 'sources close to/someone in our office reckons' stories has surfaced this morning as, according to The Daily Star, Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has one eye on the exit door at Anfield.

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard believes the club needs to make 'three or four quality signings' to improve next season.
The Reds have had a poor campaign and have failed to live up to expectations that they could challenge for the Premier League this term.
While they are still in the hunt for Europa League glory, Rafa Benitez's men need a number of other results to go their way if they are to finish fourth in the league and qualify for next year's UEFA Champions League.

Rumours have been circulating over the last few days that Carlos Tevez is far from happy at Man City and that he is on the verge of demanding a transfer with Liverpool seen as a likely destination.
At first the story was seen as pure gossip but now both the Spanish and Italian media are also running with the story and in fact the Italians are fairly confident that Tevez will be at Anfield next season partnering up with his old mate Javier Mascherano and forming a world class partnership with Fernando Torres.

The wife of Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has dismissed "ridiculous" suggestions that her marriage to the England player is on the rocks.
Alex Curran, 27, hit out at gossip which was fuelled by pictures of her out and about without her wedding ring. The Liverpool-born Wag told OK! magazine she was now keen to "set the record straight" and insisted the couple "don't even argue".

SFS Youtube /This is not the first time that this story is posted here or comes in splashed all over the English media screens or Spanish press. The latest fall-out from the LIVERPOOL FC financial disaster is that REAL MADRID CF may get in on a possible "Liverpool FC Garage Sale" & bid for Captain STEVEN GERRARD.

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Go-go gadget round-up...

Rumour No. 1: Manchester United have been linked with a surprise Bosman move for Real Madrid veteran Raul, should the long-serving striker be released by the Spanish giants during the summer.

Tottenham Hotspur boss Harry Redknapp believes England's hopes of reaching the last 16 of World Cup 2010 hinge on whether Steven Gerrard reverts back to his favoured central midfield role.
The Three Lions slumped to a 0-0 draw against Algeria on Friday night, and their hopes of reaching the knockout stages of the competition are now hanging in the balance.

Let's just say we can all agree that John Terry is not the role model you would want your kids follow. To say that he make questionable decisions is an understatement of the highest order. Fabio Capello made the right decision to remove him as captain of England after his off field escapades with the mother of Wayne Bridge's son.

While only weeks ago it appeared as if the Liverpool squad might come apart at the seams, it's turning out to be a rather successful summer for the club.
After the Reds snapped up Joe Cole and persuaded captain Steven Gerrard to stay, striker Fernando Torres has now told Liverpool that he's looking forward to playing for the club next season.

BY ADAM SERRANO

Liverpool FC may not be in the Champions League, but the club is still looking for success in Europe. The Reds defeated Turkish side Trabzonspor in the opening leg of the Europa league at Anfield after Dutch winger Ryan Babel scored a goal late in stoppage time of the first half.

Frank Lampard is in a precarious position.

Super Frank missed the Three Lions' opening two qualifying fixtures for the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship recovering from a hernia procedure. England proceeded to display a swagger not seen since World Cup qualifying a year ago.

New captain Steven Gerrard flourished alongside Gareth Barry in the center of midfield.

Sky Sports pundit Jamie Redknapp has backed Liverpool to finish fourth in the Premier League this season and claim an all important Champions League spot.
The Merseysiders currently lie seventh in the table, four points behind Tottenham after a disappointing first half of the season.

Former Liverpool star Jan Molby said today that the club's on and off-the-pitch problems was putting off top stars from joining Rafael Benitez's team.
Speaking to the Liverpool FC Supporters' Club New York through their MP Red Podcast, the 46-year-old - who played 281 times for the Reds between 1984 and 1996 - said that fans could no longer expect the world's star players to want to play for Liverpool.

The third of our four half-term report cards (check out the first and second parts) for the 09/10 Premier League season features some big names:

LIVERPOOL (7th, 33 points from 20 games)

An unforeseen season horribilis for Liverpool in the making nothing has gone right for Rafa Benitez, from the injury woes of Fernando Torres to the poor form of captain Steven Gerrard and key defender Jamie Carragher.

Torres and Benayoun both out for a month or more
An injury update from Melwood. Fernando Torres will be sidelined for six weeks after tearing cartilage in his right knee. The striker will undergo surgery and won't be back until March, at the earliest.
Yossi Benayoun is out for a month with a fractured rib.

The latest somewhat dubious rumours doing the rounds and Rafa has no plans to leave Anfield.

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Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has been tipped to leave Anfield in the summer by a number of Sunday newspapers today.

Gerrard was in the stands yesterday for Liverpool's 1-1 draw with Stoke but is now considering a summer departure following the disastrous campaign so far.

The probability that the Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard will play against Wolves is very high. Several sources today says that he will play. He has trained the last three days without any problems and he is usually a tough customer. Manager Benitez says to the BBC: "He was training on Saturday and on Sunday, and Monday was the [.

A lot of news ahead of the midweek matches. Lets go around the league... Gerrard set for Reds return Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is in contention for Tuesday's trip to Wolves after returning ahead of schedule from injury... "He was training on Saturday and then a full training session on Sunday, and Monday was the same," said manager Rafael Benitez.

Manchester United star Wayne Rooney has admitted he would love to see Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard play for the current Premier League champions at Old Trafford.
The Manchester United talisman claims the Liverpool captain would be a brilliant player under Sir Alex Ferguson, but admits it would be impossible for the Anfield hero to move to Old Trafford because he is "a Liverpool man through and through".

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has been transferred to an exclusive London club - for just £150,000!
But before Reds fans worry too much, it is only his waxwork which will be moving to the capital at Madame Tussauds museum.
Gerrard will appear in the interactive Sports Zone in his Liverpool kit and boots which he donated.

Can the real Liverpool team please stand up? A week after beating Spurs 2-0 at home and looking once again like contenders for that 4th Champions League spot, Liverpool traveled to Wolves and could only manage a 0-0 draw.

Even with captain Steven Gerrard back in the line-up, Liverpool lacked that cutting edge in front of goal, something that Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez alluded to in his post-match press conference.

Since the goal-less draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers, Liverpool have beaten Bolton Wanderers and Everton and captain Steven Gerrard has called on his Reds to extend that form on the road, as the club take on Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday evening.
And the spirit shown in the 1-0 derby win over Everton on Saturday had Gerrard smiling.

Another fascinating night in the Premier League where Chelsea 2-1 loss at Everton on Wednesday allowed Manchester United to move within a point of the league leaders.

Loius Saha scored two and missed a penalty as Everton stunned Chelsea at Goodison. Florent Malouda had put Chelsea ahead early in the first half, but Chelsea's weakness at set pieces undid them again.

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has vowed to turn around his disastrous season in time for the World Cup.
Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard, who was troubled by a niggling injury earlier in the season, has scored only nine goals this season - his worst campaign since 2006-7.
However, Gerrard remains confident he can turn things around in the remaining seven Barclays Premier League matches in time for the World Cup.

Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez was upbeat about the Reds' chances going into Thursday's Europa League clash with Benfica having seen the successful return from injury of Fernando Torres, Steven Gerrard and Glen Johnson.
The Europa League represents Liverpool's only remaining chance of silverware this season.

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez has conceded the continuing financial uncertainty at Anfield could lead to the summer departure of one of his big-name players.
The departure of captain Steven Gerrard or Spain striker Fernando Torres has been the subject of much speculation in the media should the Reds miss out on Champions League qualification following a turbulent Premier League season.

Emirates and Old Trafford bosses fight it out for Belgian international.

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Standard Liege captain Steven Defour is set to become the subject of a bidding war between Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger.

The United Arab Emirates have targeted Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez, according to a report in the Mail on Sunday.
Benitez has been heavily linked with a move away from Liverpool in recent weeks with the likes of Juventus, Inter Milan and Real Madrid reportedly interested.
The UAE hope to raise their global profile and Benitez will be offered a five million pound "Golden Hello" and a salary to match his current deal at Liverpool.

Treble winners Inter Milan have joined the race to sign Liverpool defensive midfielder Javier Mascherano, according to a report in Italian newspaper Corriere dello Sport.
Yesterday Chelsea were linked with Mascherano who has long been tipped to leave Liverpool with Barcelona reportedly interested last season.

Rafael Benitez's agent refused to discuss reports the Spaniard is set to leave Liverpool.
Benitez experienced a dismal 2009/10 season as his team finished only seventh in the Barclays Premier League and suffered early exits from the Champions League, FA Cup and Carling Cup.
According to several reports, Liverpool have made Benitez an offer to walk away from the club, however there has been no official confirmation.

ENGLAND'S new World Cup captain Steven Gerrard insists he is "ready to lead the country" this summer. Vice-captain Gerrard takes over the armband after Rio Ferdinand was ruled out of the tournament with a knee ligament injury suffered in ...

Having lost captain Rio Ferdinand to a training ground injury Fabio Capello was forced to find a new captain to lead his team in the World Cup. In a dressing room of leaders many of whom have captained their clubs who would he choose?

John Terry was out of the running following his off field indiscretion earlier this season.