After an International break that completed the 32-team field for the World Cup next summer in South Africa, the EPL surges back to action this weekend with an important fixture at Anfield.

That game is on ESPN in glorious high definition. Here's the entire TV schedule.

Now, on to the previews:

Liverpool vs.

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Bad news. Our list of the fallen is now about as long as Peter Crouch's leg. The BBC so kindly tells us that we're missing Rio Ferdinand, Steven Gerrard, Ashley Cole, David James, Theo Walcott, Emile Heskey, David Beckham, Aaron Lennon, Carlton Cole, John Terry, Frank Lampard, and Glen Johnson.

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A sharpshooting contest which Jozy Altidore wins with some sweet stuff. Steve Cherundolo is hard done by poor service in the end. The clip shows Altidore really relaxed with his infectious personality coming through.

The US meets Slovakia for the first time. Bob Bradley has some serious questions up front with Charlie Davies out.

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The meeting of one great footballing mind and Dunga

Brazil take on England in Doho, Qatar, for the first of three international friendlies before the World Cup finals in South Africa next year.

Dunga's men see the England game as a real test against one of their main contenders in the competition in 2010.

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(Davy expects African sides to edge traditional Latin and Continental powers, but fancies England for the Cup. Below he discusses the likely England squad, highlighting what he expects to be the historic contribution of England's black players.)
To be King in Africa, a useful prerequisite is to be a Black Prince.

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Carlton's West Ham teammates will do anything to stop him leaving.

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At the eleventh hour today the Mill will pause to remember those heroic men and women who died to preserve our freedom to rumour for a living.

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Here's the squad for the game on Saturday (ITV, 4:15pm):

Goalkeepers: Ben Foster, Robert Green� & Joe Hart

Defenders: Wayne Bridge, Wes Brown, Gary Cahill, Glen Johnson, Joeleon Lescott, John Terry, Matt Upson & Steven Warnock

Midfielders: Gareth Barry, Michael Carrick, Tom Huddlestone, Jermaine Jenas, Frank Lampard, James Milner, Shaun-Wright Philips & Ashley Young

Forwards: Darren Bent, Peter Crouch, Jermain Defoe & Wayne Rooney

Missing: Ashley Cole (fractured leg, will apparently miss a few weeks),� Carlton Cole, Rio Ferdinand, Steven Gerrard (who - despite being supposedly injured -� started on the bench at Anfield before being used as a sub v Birmingham this evening), Emile Heskey, David James and Aaron Lennon.

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Time to get the chequebook out Roman.

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The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has granted Chelsea's request to suspend their transfer ban.

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This is a darn good list of A-Lister Football Fans and we thank In the Stands for creating it!

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10.The Gallagher Brothers (Man City)

We all know they are city through and through.

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Everton will be looking to reverse their downward spiral on Saturday when they host Aston Villa at Goodison Park. For me, this is that match of the week as we will watch two normally exciting clubs battle to move up the table. Aston Villa will be looking to keep up with the title chase, while Everton will be looking to move back to the part of the table they are a lot more accustomed to.

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Emile Heskey has been offered words of encouragement from Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill. Heskey is known to be unhappy with his lack of playing time at Villa Park, and with his World Cup spot on the line, O'Neill indicated that Heskey still figures into his plans.

The former Liverpool striker has been heavily linked with a move in January, but O'Neill's comments suggest that he can relate to the striker's situation.

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Having just discovered that Barack Obama is no longer a fan of West Ham from the Mail (don't worry I read it to take the piss) and is now a fan of Al Wasl's (maybe to align himself with dealers of Oil, yes ITS is getting political), I thought I would do an A-Listers top 10 this week. Enjoy!

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Arsenal surrendered a two goal lead against a spirited West Ham side who did well to deny Arsenal much fluency in central midfield.
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At 2-0, Alan Hansen said Arsenal could only beat� themselves and as it was, the Gunners contrived to concede two late goals.

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Man United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has said that the England International team needs striker Wayne Rooney more than Manchester United do. Rooney is a definite starter for both teams. As an England and Man United supporter, I would also say that England needs Rooney more. Click to continue reading...

Gabriel Agbonlahor gave Villa the lead with his sixth goal in eight games in the 79th minute from a Heskey's pass. Villa's joy at that opening goal was short lived however. 120 seconds later, Ebanks-Blake rescued a point for Wolves when he converted a penalty after Kightly was brought down in the box by Sidwell. Click to continue reading...

Carlo makes plans...just in case.

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Chelsea are preparing to launch an unexpected January spending spree after submitting an appeal against Fifa's transfer ban.

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Here I was, about to discuss our fallacies at Villa Park with a CL preview to follow when I come across this atrocity. Cue the projectile vomiting. Your thirst for sensationalism� knows no bounds, Daily Mail. I thank you.

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England boss reminds players of his rules via the medium of crashing metal covers Emile Heskey reportedly found himself in Fabio Capello's bad books in the build-up to England's qualifier in Ukraine after being caught texting under the dinner table. The Italian's rules dictate that no mobile phones should be brought to group meal times. Click to continue reading...

It's being reported that at a team dinner prior to England's match against Ukraine, Emile Heskey caused Fabio Capello to shout at the squad in a fit of anger all because the striker was caught secretly texting under the table, breaking Capello's strict rule against phones at meal team. The following is a transcript of that incident.

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Emile Heskey is the latest schoolboy to offend the headmaster. [Indy] Charlie Davies gets out of the ICU. [Boston Herald] What to wear when you're watching Liverpool v. Manchester United this weekend. [Soccerprint] ... Click to continue reading...

Emile Heskey is the latest schoolboy to offend the headmaster. [Indy] Charlie Davies gets out of the ICU. [Boston Herald] What to wear when you're watching Liverpool v. Manchester United this weekend. [Soccerprint] ... Click to continue reading...

Emile Heskey is the latest schoolboy to offend the headmaster. [Indy] Charlie Davies gets out of the ICU. [Boston Herald] What to wear when you're watching Liverpool v. Manchester United this weekend. [Soccerprint] ... Click to continue reading...

Emile Heskey is the latest schoolboy to offend the headmaster. [Indy] Charlie Davies gets out of the ICU. [Boston Herald] What to wear when you're watching Liverpool v. Manchester United this weekend. [Soccerprint] ... Click to continue reading...

We have seen Tottenham challenge the top 4 place few years back, then Villa doing the same last season, nut never have we seen so many sides capable of upsetting the title contenders as this season. Manchester City, Tottenham and Aston Villa all look capable of upsetting the odds, especially since Liverpool look to be all over the place at the moment.

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Kartik Krishnaiyer and Laurence McKenna dive into the following subjects:

• Balloons at the Stadium of Light
• Tom Hicks and George Gillett versus Elliot Short
• Thomas Rosicky's health and how it has turned Arsenal into title contenders
• Chelsea looking disjointed
• Emile Heskey's future
• A derby weekend in the Northwest
• The Premier League rebirth of James Beattie
• Too big to fail: Why does West Ham always fit this thought?

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Jogaram pelas eliminatórias da Europa, na cidade de Dnepropetrovsk, no estádio Dnipro Arena, para um público de 31.000 pessoas, as seleções da Ucrânia (22º no ranking da FIFA) e Inglaterra (7º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções apenas jogaram:
31-05-2000 - Inglaterra 2x0 Ucrânia (Amistoso)
18-08-2004 - Inglaterra 3x0 Ucrânia (Amistoso)
01-04-2009 - Inglaterra 2x1 Ucrânia (Eliminatórias Copa do Mundo)
O quarteto de arbitragem foi assim definido:
Árbitro: Damir SKOMINA-SVN
Primeiro Assistente: Primoz AHAR-SVN
Segundo Assistente: Marko STANCIN-SVN
Quarto Árbitro: Darko CEFERIN-SVN
Aos 12 minutos de jogo, ocorreu a primeira expulsão no jogo, do goleiro 1, Robert GREEN, da seleção da Inglaterra. Click to continue reading...

OK, so the definition of 'tomorrow' was a bit flexible to say the least, but Saturday is here so let's have a quick look at the games that feature England internationals. Not surprisingly, the first game of the day is the one with the most England squad members on show: Aston Villa v Chelsea (Sky Sports 1 now)� could feature� seven players including Emile Heskey, who seems to want to leave Villa in order to improve his chances of making the squad next year; an odd time to start making these comments seeing as though the transfer window doesn't re-open for a while yet.

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Aston Villa welcome Chelsea at Villa Park in an early Premier League kickoff on Saturday 17 October 2009 as both teams try to build upon their good starts to the season.

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Peter Crouch, for all his sins, made the strongest case possible to be included in the England squad for the World Cup in South Africa next summer. And, despite his two goals and general dominant display, it wasn't enough to stop ITV and Steve Bruce's love-in with David Beckham. The decision to award Goldenballs with the man of the match award was more like handing Osama Bin Laden the Nobel Peace Prize, rather than Fabio Capello's particular analogy. Click to continue reading...

Friday 16th October
19:00 Ghana v Brazil, FIFA U-20 World Cup Final, British Eurosport
Brazil's 'goals scored' column from their last three games reads like a NASA countdown - 3, 2, and finally the one goal which knocked Costa Rica out in the semis. Ghana, meanwhile have scored eight in their last three and look more than capable of an upset. Click to continue reading...

Take a listen to Episode 24 of the world famous Soccerlens Podcast with ex-footballer Adrian Clarke and sports journalist Iain Spragg for half an hour of fascinating football discussion.

This week's chipper chat centres around Sir Alex Ferguson's ongoing run-in with the powers-that-be, the pro's and cons of Emile Heskey (more cons), and the possibility of a breakaway Atlantic League.

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Peter Crouch showed Emile Heskey the way to goal but Gabriel Agbonlahor will struggle to make the World Cup squad. Click to continue reading...

Who will make that plane? (I.e who should be in the squad for the World Cup Finals as opposed to who will construct the airplane itself.)

With England firmly through to the World Cup Finals next summer we can look forward to long balmy nights in and outside pubs/bars enjoying the festivities and also having a team to support, hopefully Ireland will also make it through the play-offs as well.

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This doesn't please me. Apparently Benitez is keen on finishing 8th place as well. At least that's what will happen if he continues to concentrate his interest on donkeys. Take note Lucas Leiva. Emile Heskey is good for one thing, and one thing only. He's a big guy, a strong guy. Therefore, long, aerial balls could potentially [. Click to continue reading...

Rafa Benitez has offered current Aston Villa striker Emile Heskey a lifeline as the big man tries to cement his spot in Fabio Capello's upcoming World Cup squad.

Heskey has been out of favor at Villa Park this season, starting only one of Villa's Premier League fixtures this season and is yet to find the back of the net in his five appearances.

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