The Boston Breakers have signed veteran U.S. National Team midfielder Heather O'Reilly, the club announced today. Terms of deal were not realesed.

O'Reilly, 26, is a three year WPS verteran having last played with Sky Blue FC. She usually features on the flank and has contributed four goals and 11 assists in her domestic career.

Kenny Dalglish was delighted with Liverpool's deserved victory over Aston Villa earlier today but after the game, he made a point of indirectly criticising into the FA over the continued delays relating to the Luis Suarez-Patrice Evra race row. Liverpool ran out comfortable winners at Villa Park, and Kenny was keen to reiterate the superb team ethic at the club:"I think it was well deserved

By Alan Duffy

Not a sight you thought you'd ever see, eh? Indeed, Garry Flitcroft's professional career ended in March 2006, four months before Twitter was publicly released.

The reason for the blonde-haired midfielder's return to the limelight is the Leveson media ethic Inquiry, with Flitcroft giving evidence.

Ray Houghton knows all about entertaining football; as part of Kenny Dalglish's lat 1980s Liverpool team, he was an integral part of one of the most skilful and entertaining Liverpool sides in history. To be a success at Anfield, the manager has to deliver attractive football, and according to Houghton, Roy Hodgson's inability to produce that meant he was always destined to fail.

After four straight wins in the Premier League, it's Newcastle next for Spurs as they travel to St James's Park next weekend to take on a side who are unbeaten so far in this campaign.

One of the men to look out for will be Demba Ba who seems to have rediscovered the early form from his West Ham days.

Hope and Maks take to the dance floor for the third time tonight!
Tonight is Week 3 for U.S. goalkeeper Hope Solo on Dancing with the Stars. It's sort of like a third group game in a World Cup where you pretty sure you're going through to the next round, but you need a good result to make sure.

Dirk Kuyt has been a steady and dependable player for Liverpool over the last 5 years but unfortunately for him, the club has not won any trophies during his time at Anfield. This is clearly frustrating for Kuyt, as his latest comments on the issue show.
In comparison to other high-profile Dutch players, Kuyt is a pauper when it comes to winning trophies, with his only winner's medal coming from a KNVB Cup victory with Feyenoord in 2003.

Luis Suarez praises Liverpool's team ethic

Liverpool striker Luis Suarez believes a togetherness within the squad has helped get the club off to an unbeaten start to the season.

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Let us start with the simple stuff. We are playing Newcastle . Everything else has complications. Which team will we play? What are the tactics? What is happening with the squad? Will the shenanigans with Cesc and Samir affect the team? How will Newcastle perform with their new players and the loss of major stars?

The 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup reaches its knockout stage this weekend with two potential classic match-ups standing out from the rest of the draw.

Group D winners Brazil, arguably the best team never to won this tournament to date, will face-off against two-time winners United States who finished second in Group C behind Sweden.

It is getting close to all-out war in Birmingham between bitter-rivals Aston Villa and Birmingham City.

The source of the tension between the two clubs is Alex McLeish is shocked City by resigning on Sunday. Birmingham say that McLeish was tapped up by Villa and that is why he resigned.

It is getting close to all-out war in Birmingham between bitter-rivals Aston Villa and Birmingham City.

The source of the tension between the two clubs is Alex McLeish is shocked City by resigning on Sunday. Birmingham say that McLeish was tapped up by Villa and that is why he resigned.

You'll already be aware that Aston Villa issued an official statement earlier this evening confirming the intention to interview Alex McLeish. Birmingham City have issued their own statement declaring their intention to take legal action in response.

Both statements in full:

Aston Villa Football Club
This is a message to the fans of Aston Villa.

You'll already be aware that Aston Villa issued an official statement earlier this evening confirming the intention to interview Alex McLeish. Birmingham City have issued their own statement declaring their intention to take legal action in response.

Both statements in full:

Aston Villa Football Club
This is a message to the fans of Aston Villa.

This week Liverpool completed the signing of Sunderland midfielder Jordan Henderson who is widely regarded as one of English football's most promising youngsters. But having eeked out his reputation in the mid-table struggles, In The Stand's Rolly Pelovangu examines just how good the £20million man is.

The final home game in what has been an ultimately disappointing season, and a chance to almost cement 3rd place.

It hurt watching the Manchester clubs yesterday. Manchester City won the FA Cup and congratulations to the knuckle dragging, bog dwelling mingers upon winning the Title.

I can write in two words why we didn't win the PL in a year when we were surely the best football team Home Form.

I'm going to grow up and fulfil my dream of becoming a freestyle footballer at railway stations; I don't care what anyone says. I will wow the daily commuters with my eye-of-the-needle two feet passes and unrivalled not-falling-on-my-arse skills. But when I arrive home (two storeys, no library and a guest room with trampoline) after a hard, sweaty day's work completely happy and content, a small part of my mind will always be blackened by the thought of the February-March fortnight of 2011.

Before kick off it was hard not to look at United's line-up and think we had a real chance. Injuries meant they started with seven defenders, and with all proper respect, it was hardly as fearsome a United line up as we've faced down the years.

Come the end of the game though you realise that what I alluded to yesterday about their character and team ethic is absolutely true.

Liverpool defender Glen Johnson has put a positive spin on losing his spot at right-back to Martin Kelly, insisting the competition for places is a positive sign for the club.
The 20-year-old Kelly has started every match on the right side of defence since Kenny Dalglish took charge just over a month ago, which has meant Johnson has had to fit in on the left.

Pele vs. Diego Maradona

Brazil's #10 vs. Argentina's #10. The man who won three World Cups versus the man who won the World Cup almost single-handedly (pun intended). The man who became a football ambassador and businessman versus the man who became a drug-taking, journalist-shooting controversy. It's the classic player vs.