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World Cup finals dream for Insua

Liverpool defender Emiliano Insua admits he has one eye on the World Cup finals in South Africa next year.

The 20-year-old won his first cap for Argentina in their last gasp victory over Peru in October.

Insua told BBC Radio Merseyside: "It was very special to play because it was a crucial time for my country.

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Emiliano Insua lent his support as Liverpool and Everton launched the Premier League 4 Sport initiative in the city on Tuesday afternoon.
The Argentina international was joined by Blues defender Sylvain Distin at the event at the Greenbank Sports Academy.
The Premier League 4 Sport scheme aims to introduce four different Olympic sports to youngsters in the region - volleyball, judo, table tennis and badminton. Click to continue reading...

Here's a behind the scenes look at the making of ADIDAS' advertising campaign for the new Argentina shirt.

It features Lio Messi, Angel Di Maria, Emiliano Insua, Gonzalo Higuain, Lucho Gonzalez and unfortunately, Gabriel Heinze.

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Norweigan wants to stay in Serie A.

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Roma wide-man John Arne Riise has hit back at newspaper reports claiming the Norwegian had asked to return to former club Liverpool.

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John Arne Riise has sent a 'come and get me back' plea to Rafa Benitez.
The Roma left-back, sold for £5million in 2008, is hoping to convince Benitez to push for a swap deal involving his replacement Andrea Dossena.
Benitez would need persuading to make such a move, especially with Emiliano Insua, 20 fast emerging on the left side of the Reds' defence. Click to continue reading...

Well done to Arsenal on Wednesday, a deserved victory in a game that featured a mixture of first-teamers and youth talent for both sides, as well as the highly anticipated debut of Alberto Aquilani for the Liverpool. Emiliano Insua scored his first for the club, hitting a half-volley from about 25 yards out that left Fabianski with no chance.

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Liverpool were eliminated from the League Cup due to a 2-1 loss sustained at Arsenal's Ashburton Grove home, but Rafael Benitez has insisted that the defeat will not dilute the feel-good factor that engulfed Anfield following the Manchester United win at the weekend.
Pass-master Fran Merida opened the scoring in the first-half with a long-range effort, but the visitors levelled the game with an equally impressive shot from Emiliano Insua. Click to continue reading...

Fran Merida scored with a stinging left footed shot in the 19th minute after Voronin gives it away to Craig Eastmond. It was Merida's first goal as a Gunner as Cesc Fabregas looked on ecstatic at his Spanish teammate's achievement.

Emiliano Insua answered back with an even more impressive dipping shot in the 27th minute which looped over Fabianski's head even with the Arsenal goalie completely extended.

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Full back looks to restart his stuttering career back in Italy.

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According to agent, Federico Pastorello, Liverpool defender Andrea Dossena hopes to return to Italy after having a tough time breaking into Rafa Benitez's starting lineup.

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Just as last Tuesday, this was a game that Liverpool had to win but, contrary to the game against Lyon, they put in a performance that irrespective of the result was an excellent one. That Liverpool did win is a great bonus but in reality seeing the team respond in this manner was almost enough.
Of course, there will be those who will claim that Jamie Carragher should have been sent off, particularly because of his foul on Michael Owen. Click to continue reading...

"There is a massive difference in money but we have better fans than United."

I don't know whether I'd describe the difference as 'massive', but yes, Rafael Benitez has spent more money than Sir Alex Ferguson.

Money
Liverpool
2004/2005
In:
Djibril Cisse £14m
Xabi Alonso £10.

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Liverpool's Emiliano Insua, center, reacts following their Champions League group E soccer match against Lyon at Anfield Stadium, Liverpool, England, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009. Lyon won the game 2-1. (AP Photo/Tim Hales)And with a swift 2-1 defeat ... Click to continue reading...

Liverpool's Emiliano Insua, center, reacts following their Champions League group E soccer match against Lyon at Anfield Stadium, Liverpool, England, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009. Lyon won the game 2-1. (AP Photo/Tim Hales)And with a swift 2-1 defeat ... Click to continue reading...

Liverpool's Emiliano Insua, center, reacts following their Champions League group E soccer match against Lyon at Anfield Stadium, Liverpool, England, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009. Lyon won the game 2-1. (AP Photo/Tim Hales)And with a swift 2-1 defeat ... Click to continue reading...

Liverpool's Emiliano Insua, center, reacts following their Champions League group E soccer match against Lyon at Anfield Stadium, Liverpool, England, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009. Lyon won the game 2-1. (AP Photo/Tim Hales)And with a swift 2-1 defeat ... Click to continue reading...

Liverpool's Emiliano Insua, center, reacts following their Champions League group E soccer match against Lyon at Anfield Stadium, Liverpool, England, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009. Lyon won the game 2-1. (AP Photo/Tim Hales)And with a swift 2-1 defeat ... Click to continue reading...

The first of two must win matches in a week for Benitez.

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Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is fit to play against Lyon in Tuesday's Champions League Group E clash but striker Fernando Torres misses out.

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Rafael Benitez has renewed his attack on the international calendar after his preparations for a crucial week in Liverpool's season were thrown into chaos.
Talismanic duo Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard are both absent through injury when Benitez's under-pressure side resume Premier League duties at Sunderland on Saturday. Click to continue reading...

Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres have both been ruled out of Liverpool's trip to Sunderland on Saturday because of injuries picked up on international duty.
Gerrard, Liverpool's captain, suffered a groin injury in England's World Cup defeat to Ukraine last weekend and limped out of training two days later, subsequently missing the home win against Belarus. Click to continue reading...

Earlier in the week, former Chelsea player Tony Cascarino slated Lucas Leiva, Emiliano Insua, Fabio Aurelio and Martin Skrtel in the harshest terms possible. Is he right or wrong with his criticisms?
Cascarino told the Times: "Lucas Leiva, Emiliano Insua, Fabiano Aurelio, Martin Skrtel... Click to continue reading...

Andrea Dossena is confident Alberto Aquilani's 'quality and intelligence' will ensure he has no difficulty acclimatising to the rigours of the Barclays Premier League.
The Italian midfielder began light training at Melwood recently as he continues his rehabilitation from an ankle injury.
With his Liverpool debut now firmly on the horizon, Dossena is adamant his compatriot has all the necessary features to his game to succeed in England. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez does not believe Dirk Kuyt and Ryan Babel's trip to Australia with Holland will hamper their preparations for facing Sunderland.
The Dutch duo have made the long trip to Sydney with their country for Saturday's friendly with the Socceroos.
Benitez would rather Kuyt and Babel did not have to travel, but he is confident the pair will have ample time to recover ahead of the game at Sunderland on 17th October. Click to continue reading...

Underrated: forced to choose a one-word description of Emiliano Insua, then that would be it. Had he been anywhere else in the Premier League, especially at any one of the other top five or six clubs, then his emergence would be deemed an outstanding one. Not at Liverpool, however, where his rise over the past eight months seems to have gone by largely unnoticed by the outside world. Click to continue reading...

Masche, Emiliano Insua & Aguero also spoke with the media upon arriving in Buenos Aires.

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• Disculpe amigas but Guti and Casillas will not be sharing a candlelight dinner anytime soon. According to AS (not the most reliable source in the world), Casillas yelled at Guti for failing to man-mark Sevilla's players especially Renato on Sunday.

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Playing Chelsea at Stamford Bridge is never an easy task; doing so after a confidence crushing defeat makes it that little bit harder. Despite the protestations that the defeat at Fiorentina had been archived and forgotten, that clearly wasn't the case as Liverpool looked to avoid getting hurt first and foremost. Click to continue reading...

Victory is the missing element in the formula.Here are some of the new faces Maradona is introducing into the equation to try and make it yeild better results.Pablo Aimar,Angel Di Maria and Gonzalo Higuain to name just three.
Also making the team are Manchester City's Pablo Zabaleta and Emiliano Insua of Liverpool .

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As the international break comes to an end this weekend, Liverpool look to get their season back on track - having already lost as many games this season (2 of 4) as they did their entire 2008-2009 Premier League campaign (2 of 38).
The good news for Liverpool fans - the club takes on newly promoted side Burnley at Anfield this coming weekend. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool have named a 28-man squad for the Champions League group stage.
The Reds will kick off their European campaign at home to Debreceni VSC on September 16 before travelling to Italy to face Fiorentina.
A double header with Lyon will then follow ahead of a trip to Debreceni VSC. Click to continue reading...

Rafa names his European Squad

Liverpool have named a 28-man squad for the Champions League group stage.
The Reds will kick off their European campaign at home to Debreceni VSC on September 16 before travelling to Italy to face Fiorentina.

A double header with Lyon will then follow ahead of a trip to Debreceni VSC.

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The Sunday papers overlooked the bigger picture as they hailed a return to winning ways for Liverpool after the dramatic 3-2 win over Bolton Wanderers.
Rafael Benitez called for his senior players to raise their game following the embarrassing defeat to Aston Villa last Monday. The manager had singled out Steven Gerrard for criticism in the aftermath of that game and his words had the desired effect as the Reds' skipper ran the show for his side at the Reebok Stadium. Click to continue reading...

Should he stay or should he go?

Reports emerging over the past 48 hours suggest that Roma's John Arne Riise could be on his way to Germany, to join Bayern Munich.

With this in mind, the Giallorossi have been on the lookout for a direct replacement for the Norwegian, and they seem to have found one in the form of Andrea Dossena from Liverpool.

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Before Maurizio Pellegrino put on a Liverpool shirt in January 2005, no Argentine footballer had ever played for the club. All that has changed with Rafael Benitez in charge as he has brought in a total of six Argentines over these past five years: Mauricio Pellegrino, Gabriel Palletta, Emiliano Insua, Javier Mascehrano, Sebastian Leto and Gerardo Bruna. Click to continue reading...

Benitez: Argentina keeping tabs on Insua progress
By Soccernet staff

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has claimed that Argentina national team boss Diego Maradona is monitoring the progress of defender Emiliano Insua.

The youngster will get his chance.

Maradona is reportedly considering an international call-up for the 20-year-old, after he proved himself worthy of being first choice for the left-back position at Anfield.

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Ah, what a pre-season it's been. We picked up a number of injuries, lost our midfield magician, but hey, at least we got a work out. Or something like that.

In the face of real competition, we didn't do too well. We managed to romp and stomp Singapore 5 - 0, and squeaked by with a win over FC Lyn, but pretty much got worked over by everyone of importance.

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