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A big snowstorm hit England on Saturday, threatening to jeopardize the slate of matches set for today, but the big headliner between Chelsea and Manchester United will go on as planned, and it will serve as the marquee match of a busy day in the soccer world.

While the Super Bowl dominates the American sports landscape today, soccer fans here will have plenty to choose from for their viewing pleasures, topped off with the big Chelsea-United clash.

Chasing The Big Leagues West Ham United (English Championship) is a post from: Just Football

Tales from Tier Two is a series on Just Football in partnership with @tiertwofooty, in which we assess the promotion chances of the clubs in tier two of Europe's major leagues at the midway point of 2011/12.

The club has announced that Tom Carroll has joined Derby County on loan and will stay there until the end of the season. Tom has featured heavily in our Europa League campaign and this looks to be an ideal move for the player as Derby look to push into the play off places.

"We are delighted to welcome Tom on board.

P TIMES PG 1 West Ham United 54 2 Southampton 50 3 Cardiff City 50 4 Middlesbrough 45 5 Hull City 43 6 Blackpool 42 7 Reading 42 8 Leeds United 42 9 Brighton & Hove Albion 41 10 Derby County 41 11 Birmingham City 40 12 Burnley 40 13 Crystal Palace 37 14 Barnsley 36 15 Leicester City 35 16 Portsmouth 32 17 Peterborough United 31 18 Watford 30 19 Bristol City 30 20 Millwall 29 21 Ipswich Town 26 22 Nottingham Forest 24 23 Doncaster Rovers 23 24 Coventry City 22

Renowned for never doing things the easy way, Manchester United's U18′s had to produce a performance of quality and strength to overcome a Derby County side boasting England U17 internationals, in-form strikers and a notable physical advantage not to mention the early initiative with an opening goal on 20 minutes.

I'll keep this short and sweet. Tomorrow night might see the 4th round tie of the FA Youth Cup take place between Manchester United and Derby County.....then again.....if it doesn't warm up considerably during the day tomorrow, the pitch at Moss Lane (that's no doubt been frozen for the best part of 6 days) will [.

P TIMES PG 1 West Ham United 51 2 Southampton 50 3 Cardiff City 47 4 Middlesbrough 45 5 Hull City 40 6 Derby County 40 7 Blackpool 39 8 Burnley 39 9 Reading 40 10 Leeds United 39 11 Brighton & Hove Albion 38 12 Birmingham City 37 13 Crystal Palace 37 14 Barnsley 36 15 Leicester City 35 16 Watford 31 17 Portsmouth 32 18 Peterborough United 31 19 Bristol City 27 20 Millwall 26 21 Ipswich Town 26 22 Nottingham Forest 24 23 Doncaster Rovers 23 24 Coventry City 19

Ross Fletcher calls Derby County 2007 EPL promotion winning goal

There remains a sense of great expectations surrounding Leeds United. To get a feel for the root cause for this, we only need to spin back four decades, when Don Revie's team lost out on the Football League Championship to Derby County but managed a little solace in winning the FA Cup final against Arsenal at Wembley.

By JOHN BOSCHINI

Headlines in England following the draw for the fourth round of the FA Cup will be centered on the Liverpool vs. Manchester United battle and a possible QPR vs. Chelsea meeting, as rematches of racism-marred Premier League games take center stage. For American fans, though, there's a much more tasty fixture to be found.

By JOHN BOSCHINI

FA Cup ties are the major draw in England this weekend, while Italian and Spanish sides return to action for the first time in nearly a month as winter breaks draw to a close.

Manchester United and Manchester City are still the heavy favorites to take home the Premier League title this year, but it's the FA Cup that provides another exhibition of one of the most heated rivalries in the world.

By FRANCO PANIZO

Landon Donovan did not lead Everton to victory in his return match for the club, but he will not have to wait long to get another chance at that.

Donovan and Everton will take on lowly Tamworth of England's fifth division in a third round FA Cup match on Saturday.

Gary Ablett, Liverpool and Everton FA Cup hero, dies at the age of 46

• Ablett lifted FA Cup with Liverpool in 1989 and Everton in 1995 • 'Our thoughts are with Gary's wife Jacqueline and children' Gary Ablett, the only man to win the FA Cup with Liverpool and Everton, has died after a 16-month battle against non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a form of blood cancer.

Plantilla Clausura 2012No.NombreNacionaliidadPosiciónEdadObservaciones1José de Jesús Corona30 añosDesde 2009 - Proviene de Estudiantes Tecos2Fausto Pinto28 añosDesde 2009 - Proviene de Pachuca Club de Fútbol3Waldo Ponce29 añosDesde 2011 - Proviene de Racing de Santander4Julio César Domínguez24 añosCanterano6Gerardo Torrado32 añosDesde 2005 - Proviene de Racing de Santander7Javier Aquino21 añosCanterano8Israel Castro31 añosDesde 2011 - Proviene de Club Universidad Nacional9Edixon Perea27 añosDesde 2011 - Proviene de Las Palmas10Christian Giménez30 añosDesde 2010 - Proviene de Pachuca Club de Fútbol11Alejandro Vela27 añosDesde 2008 - Proviene de Jaguares de Chiapas12Guillermo Allison21 añosCanterano14Néstor Araujo20 añosCanterano15Gerardo Flores25 añosDesde 2011 - Proviene de Club Atlas de Guadalajara16Jair Pereira25 añosCanterano21Héctor Gutiérrez25 añosCanterano22Adrián Cortés28 añosCanterano25Yosgart Gutiérrez30 añosCanterano27Javier Orozco24 añosCanterano28Gienir García22 añosCanterano29Francisco Flores17 añosCanterano30Emanuel Villa29 añosDesde 2009 - Proviene de Derby County F.

Well, I promised it and here it IS A MERRY CHRISTMAS SHOW for all my listeners!!! Just some LUFC gossip and updates and a much happier part two, for this week's broadcasts! Interviews with the manager (who hasn't been sacked since the first part of this show), about the loan window and Howson's injury.

Name: Mikkel Beck In his 1990s prime for: Middlesbrough, Derby County Lowdown: A striker who was unfortunately known for not being very good in English football, Beck moved to Middlesbrough from Fortuna Koln after Euro 96, a tournament in which he had played two games for Denmark. Joining ‘Boro in 1996, the club were relegated [.

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Busy day in Commerce City as the organization has a new face, a returning face, and a promoted face.
Let's start with the roster moves. In today's re-entry draft the Rapids selected Chicago midfielder Baggio Husidic and Houston defender Hunter Freeman. Husidic is a 24 year old former Generation Adidas player who's been with Chicago since leaving college 3 years ago.

At the beginning of the season it was fair to say that Arsenal were playing shit.
We seemed a bigger shambles than a pissed up David Hasselhoff trying to eat a hamburger.
At the time there many people jumping on an RIP Arsenal Football Club bandwagon. A bandwagon that was gaining more speed than Keanu Reeves on a bus.

P TIMES PG 1 Southampton 42 2 West Ham United 41 3 Cardiff City 35 4 Middlesbrough 32 5 Leeds United 31 6 Leicester City 29 7 Brighton & Hove Albion 29 8 Blackpool 27 9 Reading 27 10 Crystal Palace 27 11 Birmingham City 26 12 Hull City 25 13 Derby County 25 14 Burnley 24 15 Barnsley 24 16 Peterborough United 22 17 Millwall 22 18 Portsmouth 21 19 Watford 21 20 Bristol City 20 21 Nottingham Forest 20 22 Ipswich Town 18 23 Coventry City 13 24 Doncaster Rovers 13

The USA U-17's play Turkey on Fox Soccer at 5pm. Serie A on Fox Soccer: Genoa - Milan at 2:30pm. Fox Soccer has Crystal Palace - Derby County at 2:30pm. All Times Eastern

Kenny taking the League Cup seriously, like Bob did

BOB PAISLEY was Liverpool's manager for nine seasons and in every single one of those seasons he guided the club to a piece of silverware. The only major trophy to elude him was the FA Cup but that wasn't through lack of trying.

Robbie Findley looks to feature in Nottingham Forest's league game against Leeds United, while Conor Doyle hopes for playing time as Derby County takes on Brighton and Hove Albion.

Saturday PEL on ESPN2: Manchester United - Newcastle United at 10am. On ESPN Deportes: Stoke City - Blackburn at 7:30am. On Fox Soccer: Chelsea - Wolves at 9:30am, Arsenal - Fulham at 12pm, and Bolton - Everton at 5pm. On Fox Soccer Plus: WBA - Spurs at 10am and Norwich City - QPR at 2pm. Championship on FS+: West Ham United - Derby County at 4pm.

Stoke City So when does a blip become a rut? And when does a slight worry become a deep-rooted concern? Stoke have now lost their last five domestic games, and these have included games that they would hope to have taken points from: QPR (h), Bolton (a), Newcastle (h, Liverpool (h) and Arsenal (a). They [.

1 Southampton 36 2 West Ham United 32 3 Middlesbrough 30 4 Cardiff City 28 5 Leeds United 26 6 Blackpool 25 7 Crystal Palace 25 8 Derby County 24 9 Brighton & Hove Albion 23 10 Leicester City 22 11 Hull City 22 12 Birmingham City 21 13 Reading 21 14 Peterborough United 20 15 Portsmouth 20 16 Burnley 19 17 Millwall 18 18 Barnsley 18 19 Ipswich Town 18 20 Nottingham Forest 17 21 Watford 16 22 Bristol City 13 23 Coventry City 12 24 Doncaster Rovers 12

Conor Doyle in Friday's Scrimmage
Forward Conor Doyle made the short trip to Germany from England, where he's currently playing with Derby County. The season has been going well for the Rams so far and they sit near the playoff spots, though there's still a long way to go in the season.

Welcome to "The Gents" with Stan Bentley - The Yorkies' regular advice column for our valued readers. Bring your modern day problems and have them answered by the most trusted voice - a 1950's journeyman footballer. "Back of the net!"


Dear Stanley,

I have been married to my wife now for seven great years but I'm suddenly haunted with the fear that she may me cheating on me.

Former Liverpool striker Stan Collymore has controversially claimed that Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is a superior manager to Bill Shankly and Bob Paisley.
Collymore, who also claims that Man United wanted to sign him in 1994, argued:
"Through the years there have been plenty of top bosses; Jock Stein, Brian Clough, Bill Shankly and Bob Paisley have all written their names into history books, but Fergie is on a different level altogether".

Conor Doyle hopes to feature as Derby County take on Cardiff City while Robbie Findley and Nottingham Forest host Reading in midweek Championship action.

Liverpool target Mason Bennett is poised for a shock senior debut with Derby County.
The 15-year-old forward has been scouted by a handful of top clubs in England, and has already earned international recognition at U16 level.
"Mason is someone we have to be patient with, but we can't deny that we're very excited about him," said Rams boss Nigel Clough.

The Rams ate my homework Derby County youngster Mason Bennett is set to make his debut aged 15 this weekend. He will become the Rams' youngest ever player in the process, but his first appearance is a few days later than planned. Manager Nigel Clough had to shelve plans to include him in the squad [.

Mason Bennett: 15-year-old misses Derby debut for school

Derby County's new 15-year-old wonderkid Mason Bennett was prevented from making his debut because club officials were wary that he had to be up early for school the next morning.

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I'm sure you have heard that Robbie Savage is doing Strictly Come Dancing this year, you may have even tuned in to watch him flopping about. Well the footballer-cum-pundit decided to provide some unique half-time entertainment for the fans at the Madejski stadium on Tuesday night... We all know Savage was a twat when he [.

In comparison to the club's 1970s heyday, the past twenty years have been tough on Derby County - the club experiencing a slow backsliding into quarters of the lower leagues largely uncharted by the mainstream press. But, where success has been achieved, it has often been at the least expected moments.

A young and deeply inexperienced Nottingham Forest side travelled to Belper Town on Wednesday to face a Derby County team littered with experienced professionals. With the darkness of winter closing in, and the soft rain moistening the lush, emerald green pitch, an atmospheric encounter was expected and both sides duly delivered in quite some style [.

We're kicking off another new series on Twohundredpercent this evening, on the subject of the commentators that have brought the game to life. This evening, as an opener, here's a look at a many that celebrates the fortieth anniversary of his television debut this weekend, and a man who went on to become a voice of football in a way that perhaps no-one else in Britain did: John Motson.

In my state of drunk-with-happiness-following-our-amazing-3:1-win-over-Brighton I made a very bold statement to the researchers at BBC 5 Live's 606:
'Ipswich Town are now the best team in the League'

Clearly I was a little overexcited. But, you know, the more I think about it the more I'm convinced I'm right.

Saturday EPL on ESPN2: Everton - Liverpool at 7:30am. EPL on Fox Soccer: Manchester United - Norwich at 9:30am, Wolverhampton - Newcastle United at 12pm, and Aston Villa - Wigan at 5pm. Fox Soccer Plus has Blackburn - Manchester City at 10am and Sunderland - WBA at 2pm. Championship on Fox Soccer Plus: Leicester City - Derby County at 4pm and Leeds - Portsmouth at 6pm.