February kicks off for Liverpool on Monday, with Spurs set to visit Anfield in the first match of another important month. Liverpool will look to carry their momentum from the domestic cup triumphs and a comfortable 3-0 win at Wolves into the match, which hopefully signals a turnaround from a disappointing league stretch to open 2012 that had seen them winless until the final day of January.

Luis Suarez is back from his suspension, Manchester United's tired of having 3,000 Liverpool supporters out-sing 70,000-odd United fans whenever the clubs meet at Old Trafford, and it turns out Liverpool signed an attacking player over the January transfer window after all. And also it's Friday, so let's get busy wasting a bit of time.

While German giants Bayern Munich are busy calming down fans who are angered that the club's commitment to unveil a major new signing today was simply a promotion for a new app, Liverpool managing director Ian Ayre is making sure that the Kop's transfer expectations remain low, to begin with.

English media has heavily linked Liverpool with the likes of Real Madrid's Esteban Granero, Groningen's David Texeira, Rangers' Nikica Jelavic, and Udinese's Mauricio Isla.

Kenny Dalglish paid tribute to a 'fantastic performance' from Liverpool after watching his side book their place in the Carling Cup final.
The Reds held a 1-0 lead going into the second leg of their semi-final at Anfield but still displayed a positive attitude to finish the job and set up a Wembley showpiece against Cardiff.

Roberto Mancini was left to bemoan a couple of refereeing calls that went against Manchester City after seeing Liverpool go through to the Carling Cup final.
Trailing 1-0 from the first leg, City had a lot of work to do at Anfield and opened the scoring thanks to Nigel de Jong's stunning strike from distance.

Say what you will, but Liverpool needed some female charm last night to help them get past Manchester City and onward to Cardiff for the Carling Cup Final. Sassy Soldier Sisterhood that's what we're talking about! Listen, if Liverpool's owner John Henry hadn't brought Linda Pizzuti to Anfield, that 40th minute penalty would've been rejected and Craig Bellamy would not have ended up as the undisputed Man of the Match.

Liverpool were set to face Everton in the Merseyside Derby on February 25th, this game will have to be rescheduled as Liverpool now face Cardiff in the League Cup final on February 26th at Wembley.
No date has been set for the rescheduled match as yet.

Liverpool were set to face Everton in the Merseyside Derby on February 25th, this game will have to be rescheduled as Liverpool now face Cardiff in the League Cup final on February 26th at Wembley.
No date has been set for the rescheduled match as yet.

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Seeing Tony Popovic sat on the Crystal Palace bench against Cardiff last night bought warm memories oozing back of the Croaustraliatian centre-half's finest contribution to the Premier League annals; his majestic hooked own-goal during Palace's 3-1 defeat to Portsmouth at Fratton Park in 2004 a sublime effort that has since seen him become a bit of a Youtube Hall-Of-Famer.

By Chris Wright

With Palace going into the game with a 1-0 aggregate lead courtesy of centre-back Anthony Gardner, Cardiff levelled the score after just 7 minutes through Palace centre-back Anthony Gardner who somehow got his head down lower than his own feet to power a header past Julian Speroni and in off his own post.

Turn the Heaton szólj hozzá: CCCPhighlite www.1Goals.com Cardiff goalkeeper Tom Heaton booked his side's place in the Carling Cup Final with two penalty shootout saves against Crystal Palace. The Bluebirds progress to Wembley despite Eagles defender Anthony Gardner being the only player to find the net during the two-legged tie.

Video: Carling Cup: Cardiff/Crystal Palace

Anthony Gardner's own goal gave Cardiff the best possible start as the Bluebirds drew level on aggregate after losing in the first leg to a goal, ironically, scored by the aforementioned Gardner. Cardiff had five very good looks at goal (three by Kenny Miller) but could not convert those chances.

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Goal: Wednesday's Bet of the Day: A low scoring match between Manchester City and Liverpool

After a correct tip in the first League Cup semi-final between Crystal Palace and Cardiff, Adam Bate doesn't see many goals between the two Premier League big boys on Wednesday

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Spurs - Everton 2:30pm - Fox Soccer Another opportunity to see Landon Donovan during his loan stint in England, this time against a top-tier team. Spurs are 3rd to Everton's 11th, with the two clubs separated by 18 points and a +18 goal difference. A point or three at White Hart Lane would be a huge accomplishment.

Ireland international Simon Cox fired West Brom into the fourth round of the FA Cup with a hat-trick against Cardiff this afternoon.
Cox headed his first home from eight yards after a cross from Baggies captain Nicky Shorey. He doubled his tally in the 61st minute with a scorcher from 25 yards that gave Heaton no chance as it crossed the line after rattling off his post, and he sealed his hat-trick with an easy tap in from an Odemwingie pass.

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To look closely at the associated regulations is to acknowledge the Football League's existing loan system as nothing less than a free for all. ‘Temporary loan transfer' is the umbrella heading which comprises the following three types of move permissible under the current system: • ‘Standard Loans' (half or full season in length and arranged during the two transfer windows); • ‘Emergency Loans' (28-93 days in length and arranged both within the two transfer windows and during fixed periods outside these dates); • ‘Youth Loans' (identical to ‘Emergency Loans' but applies to scholars or new professionals on a work experience-type.

Their Words "The Football Association of Wales would like to announce the staging of the Gary Speed Memorial match on Wednesday, February 29th,2012, ,kick off 7-45 pm. The opponents will be Costa Rica. Gary made his international debut for Wales against Costa Rica back in May 1990 at Ninian Park in Cardiff, and Wales won by a goal to nil.

Mais um jogo das eliminatórias da Eurocopa de 2012, foi realizado no dia 06/09/2011, na cidade de Londres-ENG, onde jogaram as seleções da Inglaterra (4º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção de País de Gales (117º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
Eliminatórias Copa do Mundo
2006Cardiff 03/09/2005 WAL0:1 (0:0)ENG First stage2006Manchester 09/10/2004 ENG2:0 (1:0)WAL First stage1974London 24/01/1973 ENG1:1 (1:1)WAL First stage1974Cardiff 15/11/1972 WAL0:1 (0:1)ENG First stage1954Cardiff 10/10/1953 WAL1:4 (1:1)ENG First stage1950Cardiff 15/10/1949 WAL1:4 (0:3)ENG First stage
Eliminatórias Eurocopa
Cardiff 26/03/2011 WAL0:2 (0:2)ENG 1968Cardiff 21/10/1967 WAL0:3 (0:1)ENG Preliminary round1968London 16/11/1966 ENG5:1 (3:1)WAL Preliminary round
Amistosos
1984Wrexham 02/05/1984 WAL1:0 (1:0)ENG 1983London 23/02/1983 ENG2:1 (1:1)WAL 1982Cardiff 27/04/1982 WAL0:1 (0:0)ENG 1981London 20/05/1981 ENG0:0WAL 1980Wrexham 17/05/1980 WAL4:1 (2:1)ENG 1979London 23/05/1979 ENG0:0WAL 1978Cardiff 13/05/1978 WAL1:3 (0:1)ENG 1977London 31/05/1977 ENG0:1 (0:1)WAL 1976Cardiff 08/05/1976 WAL0:1 (0:0)ENG 1976Wrexham 24/03/1976 WAL1:2 (0:0)ENG 1975London 21/05/1975 ENG2:2 (1:0)WAL 1974Cardiff 11/05/1974 WAL0:2 (0:1)ENG 1973London 15/05/1973 ENG3:0 (2:0)WAL 1972Cardiff 20/05/1972 WAL0:3 (0:1)ENG 1971London 19/05/1971 ENG0:0WAL 1970Cardiff 18/04/1970 WAL1:1 (1:0)ENG 1969London 07/05/1969 ENG2:1 (0:1)WAL 1965Cardiff 02/10/1965 WAL0:0ENG 1964London 18/11/1964 ENG2:1 (1:0)WAL 1963Cardiff 12/10/1963 WAL0:4 (0:1)ENG 1962London 21/11/1962 ENG4:0 (2:0)WAL 1961Cardiff 14/10/1961 WAL1:1 (1:1)ENG 1960London 23/11/1960 ENG5:1 (3:0)WAL 1959Cardiff 17/10/1959 WAL1:1 (0:1)ENG 1958London 26/11/1958 ENG2:2 (1:1)WAL 1957Cardiff 19/10/1957 WAL0:4 (0:2)ENG 1956London 14/11/1956 ENG3:1 (0:1)WAL 1955Cardiff 22/10/1955 WAL2:1 (2:0)ENG 1954London 10/11/1954 ENG3:2 (0:1)WAL 1952London 12/11/1952 ENG5:2 (3:1)WAL 1951Cardiff 20/10/1951 WAL1:1 (1:1)ENG 1950Sunderland 15/11/1950 ENG4:2 (2:0)WAL 1948Birmingham 10/11/1948 ENG1:0 (1:0)WAL 1947Cardiff 18/10/1947 WAL0:3 (0:3)ENG 1946Manchester 13/11/1946 ENG3:0 (2:0)WAL 1938Cardiff 22/10/1938 WAL4:2 (2:2)ENG 1937Middlesbrough 17/11/1937 ENG2:1 (1:1)WAL 1936Cardiff 17/10/1936 WAL2:1 (0:1)ENG 1935Wolverhampton 05/02/1936 ENG1:2 (1:0)WAL 1934Cardiff 29/09/1934 WAL0:4 (0:2)ENG 1933Newcastle 15/11/1933 ENG1:2 (0:1)WAL 1932Wrexham 16/11/1932 WAL0:0ENG 1931Liverpool 18/11/1931 ENG3:1 (1:1)WAL 1930Wrexham 22/11/1930 WAL0:4 (0:2)ENG 1929London 20/11/1929 ENG6:0 (2:0)WAL 1928Swansea 17/11/1928 WAL2:3 (0:2)ENG 1927Burnley 28/11/1927 ENG1:2 (0:2)WAL 1926Wrexham 12/02/1927 WAL3:3 (2:2)ENG 1925London 01/03/1926 ENG1:3 (0:1)WAL 1924Swansea 28/02/1925 WAL1:2 (1:2)ENG 1922Cardiff 05/03/1923 WAL2:2 (1:1)ENG 1921Liverpool 13/03/1922 ENG1:0 (1:0)WAL 1920Cardiff 14/03/1921 WAL0:0ENG 1919London 15/03/1920 ENG1:2 (1:2)WAL 1914Cardiff 16/03/1914 WAL0:2 (0:0)ENG 1913Bristol 17/03/1913 ENG4:3 (3:1)WAL 1912Wrexham 11/03/1912 WAL0:2 (0:2)ENG 1911London 13/03/1911 ENG3:0 (0:0)WAL 1910Cardiff 14/03/1910 WAL0:1 (0:0)ENG 1909Nottingham 15/03/1909 ENG2:0 (2:0)WAL 1908Wrexham 16/03/1908 WAL1:7 (0:4)ENG 1907London 18/03/1907 ENG1:1 (0:1)WAL 1906Cardiff 19/03/1906 WAL0:1 (0:0)ENG 1905Liverpool 27/03/1905 ENG3:1 (0:0)WAL 1904Wrexham 29/02/1904 WAL2:2 (1:0)ENG 1903Portsmouth 02/03/1903 ENG2:1 (1:0)WAL 1902Wrexham 03/03/1902 WAL0:0ENG 1901Newcastle 18/03/1901 ENG6:0 (1:0)WAL 1900Cardiff 26/03/1900 WAL1:1 (0:1)ENG 1899Bristol 20/03/1899 ENG4:0 (2:0)WAL 1898Wrexham 28/03/1898 WAL0:3 (0:1)ENG 1897Sheffield 29/03/1897 ENG4:0 (2:0)WAL 1896Cardiff 16/03/1896 WAL1:9 (0:5)ENG 1895London 18/03/1895 ENG1:1 (0:0)WAL 1894Wrexham 12/03/1894 WAL1:5 (1:2)ENG 1893Stoke 13/03/1893 ENG6:0 (2:0)WAL 1892Wrexham 05/03/1892 WAL0:2 (0:1)ENG 1891Sunderland 07/03/1891 ENG4:1 (4:0)WAL 1890Wrexham 15/03/1890 WAL1:3 (1:0)ENG 1889Stoke 23/02/1889 ENG4:1 (1:1)WAL 1888Crewe 04/02/1888 ENG5:1 (1:1)WAL 1887London 26/02/1887 ENG4:0 (1:0)WAL 1886Wrexham 29/03/1886 WAL1:3 (1:0)ENG 1885Blackburn 14/03/1885 ENG1:1 (1:1)WAL 1884Wrexham 17/03/1884 WAL0:4 (0:1)ENG 1883London 03/02/1883 ENG5:0 (2:0)WAL 1882Wrexham 13/03/1882 WAL5:3 (1:3)ENG 1881Blackburn 26/02/1881 ENG0:1 (0:0)WAL 1880Wrexham 15/03/1880 WAL2:3 (0:0)ENG 1879London 18/01/1879 ENG2:1 (2:0)WAL
O árbitro desse jogo, foi: Robert Schörgenhofer (AUT)
O único gol do jogo, foi de Ashley Young, aos 35 minutos do primeiro tempo.

Saturday EPL on Fox Soccer: Everton - Norwich at 9:30am, Wigan - Chelsea at 12pm, and Wolverhampton - Stoke at 5pm. On Fox Soccer Plus: Fulham - Bolton at 10am and Blackburn - WBA at 2pm. Championship on FS+: Cardiff - Middlesbrough at 4pm. Bundesliga on GolTV: Freiburg - Borussia Dortmund at 9:30am.

It has been a while since we previewed a Championship game, instead focusing on the no less riveting events further down the ladder. But which to choose? Two of last year's big-hitters, Leeds and Reading, meet at Elland Road this weekend, but neither have done much to grab the attention so far this term.

It has been a while since we previewed a Championship game, instead focusing on the no less riveting events further down the ladder. But which to choose? Two of last year's big-hitters, Leeds and Reading, meet at Elland Road this weekend, but neither have done much to grab the attention so far this term.

[I]t has been a while since we previewed a Championship game, instead focusing on the no less riveting events further down the ladder. But which to choose? Two of last year's big-hitters, Leeds and Reading, meet at Elland Road this weekend, but neither have done much to grab the attention so far this term.

If there's one thing aside from love spoons that Wales is known for, it's probably the persistent rain. We've had a Sunday of untold downpours, to the extent where the game between Neath and Port Talbot had to be called off due to a waterlogged pitch. However, their more resilient rivals managed to brave the liquid bombardment and put a team out to face Prestatyn Town.

Preston chairman has wasted no time in stamping his authority in club, sacking the club's manager Phil Brown barely a week in the job.
Brown took over the Lancashire club last January and was immediately plunged into a relegation battle.
Those who bet on the Championship certainly fancied Brown's men to lose their fight against the drop, which they duly did, given the desperate nature of the situation it did not reflect poorly on Brown.

Skysports.com understands a host of clubs are tracking Shamrock Rovers striker Karl Sheppard.
Sheppard is out of contract at the end of the month and the news has alerted a number of clubs in England to his possible availability.
Should Sheppard leave Shamrock Rovers any compensation for his signature would be minimal as he has only been at the League of Ireland club for a year and joined them on a free transfer.

Non-League blog: We asked for 40 grand to build a stand.. we got £800!

After two years of take, take, take, MirrorFootball has decided to give something back to the game. We've adopted our very own football team: the mighty Buckley Town! They play in the Huws Gray Alliance league the second best league in Wales!

Mais um jogo das eliminatórias da Eurocopa de 2012, foi realizado no dia 02/09/2011, na cidade de Cardiff-WAL, onde jogaram as seleções de País de Gales (117º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção de Montenegro (19º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
2009Podgorica 12/08/2009 MNE2:1 (2:0)WAL
O árbitro desse jogo, foi: Luca Banti-ITA
O primeiro gol do jogo, foi de Steve Morison, aos 29 minutos do primeiro tempo, sendo seu primeiro gol pela seleção nacional.

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Jordan Henderson is focused on returning Liverpool to Wembley after more than a decade away from the home of English football.
The Anfield club has not played at the national stadium since losing the 1996 FA Cup final to old rivals Manchester Unitedcourtesy of Eric Cantona's late goal.
Liverpool has won FA Cups, League Cups and Community Shields in their 15-year Wembley absence, but all of those successes came at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium.

Now Kean must forfeit his job if Blackburn are to survive

After saying Blackburn "forfeited" their Carling Cup defeat at Cardiff, it's time for Steve Kean to step down. The fans deserve a refund, his players deserve an apology and Kean deserves to go. It may have been a clumsy and badly-chosen phrase but it is the final straw for a club which is in crisis and going down fast.

The young one putting one over the old figure

The last of the Carling Cup quarterfinal fixtures were completed yesterday and surprisingly, Crystal Palace advanced to the next stage. Which leaves Manchester City, Liverpool and Cardiff as the other teams capable of winning this competition. The draw sees the Premier League sides face off against each other and whoever comes out victorious from that clash will probably win this cup.

Liverpool have been drawn away to Man City in the first leg of the Carling Cup semi-finals.
It would have been nice to have drawn either Cardiff or Crystal Palace after their great defeat of Man Utd,
but we are playing so well right now that we don't mind who we face.
Semi-Final Draw:
CARLING CUPHOMEAWAYJANUARY 9THMAN CITYLIVERPOOLJANUARY 9THCRYTAL PALACECARDIFFJANUARY 23RDLIVERPOOLMAN CITYJANUARY 23RDCARDIFFCRYSTAL PALACE
The final takes place at Wembley on February 26th.

Man City face Liverpool in Carling Cup semi-finals

Manchester City face Liverpool in the Carling Cup semi-finals while Crystal Palace or Cardiff will be in the final.

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Man City draw Liverpool in Carling Cup semis

It's Crystal Palace v Cardiff in the other tie

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Carling Cup draw: Crystal Palace to meet Cardiff

Championship sides drawn against each other, while Man City face Liverpool

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Carling Cup semi-final draw

The draw for the Carling Cup semi-final has seen Manchester City paired with Liverpool, as Cardiff will face Crystal Palace.

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Carling Cup draw

The draw for the Carling Cup semi-final has seen Manchester City paired with Liverpool, as Cardiff will face Crystal Palace.

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Tonight we should get a chance to see if the kids are alright, the Manchester United kids, that is, as United host Championship side Crystal Palace in the quarterfinals of the Carling Cup. Cardiff, Liverpool, and Manchester City booked places in the semifinals last night, and United will be expected to do so tonight.