Here's my squad for the weekend Given, Verm, Heiti, Gibbs, Fab4, MPet, DDunn, BFAR, Drogs, Bellamy, Campbell and here's Jeremy's team for those interested... Given, Verm, Heiti, Gibbs, Emerton, BFAR, DDunn, Collison, RvP, Bellamy, Drogs Looking ahead to next week (OK, two weeks from now since there's another International break coming up next weekend) - Rovers, Fulham, Everton, and Hull are all Click to continue reading...

She's back!� Miss Cleo enjoyed her week off last weekend and your favorite false prophet also enjoyed tricking people into foolishly� giving out their credit card numbers.� But enough about stealing....� What about this weeks picks?� Lets take a look at the cards.�

What can be said about Aston Villa.

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The UEFA Europa League had another full set of matches on Thursday, November 5, 2009. There were a few Americans involved including Clint Dempsey for EPL club Fulham and Tim Howard with EPL club Everton. Both loss as the teams struggled. Here's a recap of Americans Abroad in the Europa League in the Europa League.

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Reds star Jamie Carragher officially launched his new young people's charity in Liverpool.
The Liverpool defender set up The 23 Foundation earlier this year to provide grants to young people on Merseyside.
The 23 Foundation, which takes its name from Carragher's team shirt number, aims to give children a better chance in life. Click to continue reading...

Netherlands manager Bert van Marwijk has named his 23-man squad friendly international matches against Italy on November 14th and Paraguay on November 18th. Squad: Goalkeepers: Maarten Stekelenburg (Ajax Amsterdam), Michel Vorm (Utrecht), Piet Velthuizen (Vitesse Arnhem) Defenders: John Heitinga (Everton), Joris Mathijsen (Hamburg SV), Edson Braafheid (Bayern Munich), Gregory van der Wiel (Ajax Amsterdam), Giovanni van Bronckhorst (Feyenoord), [. Click to continue reading...

This season has not started the best for Everton, so far they have been unable to recapture the form they showed last season in the league and � sit a lowly 13th. Couple this with two heavy defeats and the hands of Benfica in the Europa league and things aren't looking so rosy for David Moyes and his men.

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Clint Dempsey went the distance for Fulham but was unable to help them to a win in Rome while an evening of stellar play from Tim Howard wasn't enough to keep Everton from falling to Benfica. Click to continue reading...

Last night was pretty depressing but loved this quote from Eusebio

Eusebio on Goodison Park: "Sorry, I don't speak good English. But today for me, for my family, it's a good day, for Benfica to play here. This stadium for me is the best stadium in my playing life.

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Wayne Rooney, who caused a fuss last season by telling a national newspaper he "hated" Liverpool FC, has today confessed that when he was growing up as an Everton fan, he used United's success to wind up any Liverpool fans he came across.

"United won most of the trophies in the 1990s and for me, as an Everton fan, it was a chance to have a go back at the Liverpool fans," said Rooney.

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Katy Perry hosted the MTV Europe Music Awards in Berlin last night and wore the above claret and blue ensemble for part of the show on a dare from boyfriend, fellow MTV host, and West Ham faithful Russell Brand (see him sing "We All Follow The West Ham" on Jimmy Fallon four minutes into this video).

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Everton were unable to turnaround their 5-0 away loss to Benfica, losing again to the Portuguese club 2-0 at Goodison Park on Thursday. Javier Saviola scored in the 63rd and Oscar Rene Cardozo followed in the 76th for the win. Tim Howard made nine saves for Everton, three more than his opposite number Jacobi Julio Cesar who picked up the shutout. Click to continue reading...

Video goal highlights from the Everton vs Benfica Europa League game on November 5, 2009, Thursday. Game KO time- 21.05 CET from Goodison Park. Final score :- Everton 0-2 Benfica ( Javier Saviola 63′, Oscar Cardozo 76′) Benfica inflict another defeat upon Everton after thrashing the Toffees 5-0 a fortnight ago in Portugal. Click to continue reading...

The UEFA Europa League had a full set of group stage matches on Thursday, November 5, 2009 including Everton v Benfica. Here's a recap along with video highlights of the match.

Benfica beats Everton 2-0 Video Highlights

Everton hosted Benfica looking to avenge a 5-0 defeat in the last matchday.

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The resumption of the Europa League after a short hiatus meant another important round of games for Everton and Fulham. With those clubs in action, both Clint Dempsey and Tim Howard were in action Thursday afternoon.

Dempsey's Fulham traveled to Rome, and after getting out to a 1-0 lead, were reduced to 10 men early in the second half.

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The resumption of the Europa League after a short hiatus meant another important round of games for Everton and Fulham. With those clubs in action, both Clint Dempsey and Tim Howard were in action Thursday afternoon.

Dempsey's Fulham traveled to Rome, and after getting out to a 1-0 lead, were reduced to 10 men early in the second half.

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"It is difficult for us to qualify, but not impossible,We have to win our game and see what happens with Fiorentina and Lyon. Then we will approach the last game." Benitez has certainly fought his corner today after the galling last minute equaliser Liverpool conceded in the Stade Gerland last night.

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Sir Alex joins ever growing queue for top notch youngster.

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Manchester United are interested in signing Benfica ace Angel Di Maria in a £12m deal according to reports.

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The UEFA Europa League has a full set of group stage matches on Thursday, November 5, 2009. Some of the key matches include Hamburg v Celtic, Roma v Fulham, Villareal v Lazio, and Everton v Benfica. Free Live Sports TV will be providing live streams and coverage of all these matches. The links for each match are listed below.

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Liverpool FC's manpower crisis has got worse after they lost their appeal over full-back Philipp Degen's red card in Saturday's defeat at Fulham.
Injury-hit Liverpool had both Swiss defender Degen, and stand-in skipper Jamie Carragher sent off in the second-half of the match at Craven Cottage which they lost 3-1. Click to continue reading...

The city of Liverpool claims it would receive a £200 million (US$330 million) boost if it is a host city for the 2018 World Cup, should England win the rights to host the tournament.
The city is arguably the biggest heartland of English soccer, with both Liverpool and Everton having secured multiple trophies over the years. Click to continue reading...

To say the past few weeks have been tough for Merseyside's two Premier clubs is putting it lightly.

Something must have been put in the water round Liverpool way as players of both Liverpool and Everton have been dropping like flies. Those who remain have been charged with maintaining the same high standards, and you have to say they have flattered to deceive.

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Surplus to requirements at White Hart Lane, Roman may have a future just down the road at Upton Park?

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Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenko wanted by West Ham
As West Ham prepare for the visit tomorrow of Aston Villa, Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenko has emerged as a surprise target.

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Everton midfielder Jack Rodwell is certain that a win over Benfica in Thursday night's Europa League fixture will boost Everton's confidence. The Toffees currently lie in 13th in the Barclays Premier League table, and Rodwell believes that the side could be ready to turn the corner.

"We feel good about the performance against Villa but not about the result," said Rodwell.

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So Jozy Altidore was dropped for showing up to a Hull City game late. Then he was fined for tweeting an apology for being late.
Not a good day for the youngster.
Maybe some links will cheer him up.

• Ryan Giggs wants to coach Wales. [UK Press]
  
• A mass brawl in the Bulgarian league.

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Earlier on this afternoon, Coleen Rooney gave birth to Wayne Rooney's first child. The baby boy has been named Kai Wayne Rooney and both parents are said to be ‘overjoyed'.
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Manchester United are in hot pursuit of Benfica's 21 year old Argentina midfielder, Angel di Maria. di Maria has been tipped by national team manager Diego Maradona as one of the nation's hottest up and coming stars, and his club form has put Sir Alex Ferguson on red alert.

di Maria has recently pit his wits against some of the Premier League's best as Benfica tackled Everton in the Europa League.

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The UEFA Europa League continues its group stage matches on Thursday, November 5, 2009. While not as prestigous as the UEFA Champions League, its a chance for smaller clubs and clubs from smaller countries to prove themselves. Here's a list of predictions, previews, and USA/UK TV Listings.

Previews

Full previews of the upcoming Europa League matches can be found UEFA's official website here.

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This was Everton's third successive home game draw and Villa's third successive draw.Diniyar Bilyaletdinov had opened the scoring for the Everton but John Carew equalised within two minutes of the restart to tie the game 1-1 at Goodison Park. Click to continue reading...

(video gol highlights di Manchester United-Blackburn)
Premier League, i risultati:
Manchester United-Blackburn 2-0 (Berbatov, Rooney)
Bolton-Chelsea 0-4 (Lampard rig., Deco, aut. Knight, Drogba)
Burnley-Hull 2-0 (Alexander rig., Alexander)
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All the top European leagues were in action on Saturday, October 31, 2009 including the English Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Ligue 1, and Serie A. In Spain, Real Madrid won while FC Barcelona conceded a late own goal to get a draw. In England, Arsenal crushed Tottenham while Liverpool lost again.

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Aston Villa leveled through John Carew after Diniyar Bilyaletdinov had scored the opener for Everton and was then sent off three minutes from time swiftly followed by Carlos Cuellar who got his second yellow in the dying minutes of then game.

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Until the 32nd started, things looked dull for Palmeiras. There was enormous pressure and the fear that the team had just lost the Brasileiro. But after the last mid-week round of Brasileirao, things changed again. Palmeiras won and all direct rivals, but one, lost precious points. With that, the hopes of Palmeiras fans have been renewed.

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Wellington Júnior

While Botafogo's professional side continue to run the risk of relegation to Série B this year, the Rio outfit's junior teams continue to produce potential stars.

A number of Botafogo's youngsters are attracting interest from European teams and may bring in some much-needed revenue for the cash-strapped club.

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EPL on ESPN2: Arsenal Spurs at 8:30am. On Setanta: Fulham - Liverpool at 11am and Everton - Aston Villa at 10pm. On Fox Soccer Channel: Bolton - Chelsea at 11am, Manchester United - Blackburn at 1:30pm, and Sunderland - West Ham United at 6pm. Russian Premier League on Setanta: FC Moscow - Zenit St. Petersburg at 7am. Click to continue reading...

Championship outfit Middlesbrough have completed the signing of striker Marcus Bent on loan from Birmingham City. Bent is the first signing of new Boro boss Gordon Strachan, who recently took charge of affairs from Gareth Soutgate. The former Charlton and Everton striker will be at Riverside for the next two months. Click to continue reading...