It's that time again when, bereft of international friendlies and general news, and having exhausted the vaults of Azzurri legends to fawn over, the Italy World Cup Blog resorts to either posting a photo of mediocre quality picked up at the last minute from the FIGC website, or telling a tired anecdote about when it was young.

As you all know, this weekend we were deprived of our Liverpool match in order for the final round of Euro 2012 qualification to go through (England, of course, sealed their advancement). While it may be frustrating to miss out on our own weekly dose of Reds football, it is still worth taking a look at how our players performed when out with their national teams.

Kenny Dalglish has announced his side for the long awaited game against Sunderland at Anfield today, with Suarez starting upfront.

The starting line up is: Reina, Flannagan, Carra, Agger,Enrique, Henderson, Adam, Lucas, Downing, Suarez, Carroll

Subs: Doni, Meireles, Kuyt, Spearing, Ngog, Kelly, Robinson

Stewart Downing made his home debut at Anfield today in the 2-0 win over Valencia, watch his best bits of the game here!

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During the transfer window, it is common to see players linked with transfers that are never going to happen, but in what must be a slow news desk at the Mirror today, they've linked Liverpool's player of the year last season with a loan move away from Anfield - all in the name of selling papers.

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Milan Jovanovic is leaving Liverpool to join Anderlecht having been told he has no future at the club after just one season. Having not seen much playing time, he doesn't have much of a highlight reel, but he did make the Anfield crowd laugh with a hilarious attempt to head the ball against Arsenal on the opening day of the season.

Milan Jovanovic is leaving Liverpool to join Anderlecht having been told he has no future at the club after just one season. Having not seen much playing time, he doesn't have much of a highlight reel, but he did make the Anfield crowd laugh with a hilarious attempt to head the ball against Arsenal on the opening day of the season.

After the news that Gerrard will be out until September through injury, which games will Liverpool's captain miss at the start of the season?

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Steven Gerrard will be out until September having been admitted to hospital with an infection to his groin injury which he had surgery on in March.

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Liverpool FC have confirmed they have agreed a fee with Aston Villa for Stewart Downing, believed to be around £20million for the winger.

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Charlie Adam will wear number 26 on his shirt for the coming season, with Jay Spearing giving up the number so Adam can wear it.

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After signing Charlie Adam yesterday, Liverpool Director of Football Damien Comolli has said there will be more movement in the transfer market over the coming weeks, with many players expected to leave. He also said that set pieces have had a hand in the club's last two signings.

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Charlie Adam has expressed his delight at finally signing for Liverpool football club, after he completed his transfer yesterday, and has declared he wants to help the club win silverware.

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Glen Johnson has committed his long term future to Liverpool by signing a new contract with the club today.

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Liverpool fans are breathing a sigh of relief after one of our transfer targets this summer has finally been signed, as Charlie Adam is currently at Melwood to finalise a move from Blackpool to Anfield.

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Liverpool FC have today confirmed finally agreed a fee to sign Charlie Adam from Blackpool.

One of the worst kept secrets of the transfer window, Adam has been on Liverpool's radar for a while, and today he is travelling to Liverpool to undertake a medical examination.

Liverpool FC confirmed: "Liverpool Football Club today announced they have reached agreement with Blackpool for the transfer of Charlie Adam.

On July 1st 2010, Liverpool made one of the worst managerial decisions in history by installing Roy Hodgson in charge of the club. Poor signings, bad performances and a terrible rapport with the fans saw him guide our team to the relegation zone before Kenny Dalglish agreed to become the boss in January.

Now that Alberto Aquilani has confirmed he is returning to Liverpool, Raul Meireles is possibly for sale and with Charlie Adam still expected to sign for us before the season starts, what do you think our midfield will look like next season?

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Despite Liverpool missing out on Connor Wickham and Sylvain Marveaux to other clubs in the Premiership; there's still no need to panic when it comes to transfers this summer.

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Sammy Lee has reportedly stepped down from his role as assistant manager of Liverpool Football Club.

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Liverpool's new 3rd kit is to be unveiled tomorrow, but we've got exclusive pictures revealing the kit that may shock some fans, by having blue in it!

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Liverpool Captain Steven Gerrard says the team's target for next season is to get back into the Champion's League, after the club missed out on European football altogether last season.

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Since Kenny Dalglish took over as manager of Liverpool FC, he has made 3 signings at an estimated cost of over £70million, yet some people are complaining that we're spending too much on young players.

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Damien Comolli has said that none of the figures quoted in the press over the transfer have been accurate, and that Liverpool paid a fee they are 'comfortable with'.

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Damien Comolli has confirmed that Liverpool have given David Ngog permission to speak to Sunderland about a possible transfer to the Stadium of Light.

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Liverpool are hoping to complete the signing of Sunderland midfielder Jordan Henderson in the next few days.

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After Liverpool FC have reportedly made an £8million bid for Ipswich striker Connor Wickham, we've found a few videos of the 18 year old forward in action, so sit back and check out the next possible addition to our strikeforce.

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The transfer window only opened a couple of days ago, but already there have been 21 players linked with LFC. From Aguero to Wickham, we've got the full list here of players that so called "in the know" people reckon we're signing; despite Kenny Dalglish pointing out that everything will be done behind closed doors (and we've got the video to prove it).

Former Liverpool player Javier Mascherano won the Champion's League last night with Barcelona, and after the game dedicated the win to the Liverpool fans who supported him throughout his time at Anfield.

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Now that the season is over, and everyone knows that Liverpool will have some money to spend this summer (rather than it all going towards paying interest on huge debts), the silly season for transfer rumours has started. The worst part about it is, everyone claims to know someone who has inside info on a deal, when in reality there are very few people that do.

For some, the love of their football team is all-consuming. But how much does it cost to follow your team, home and away, for an entire season? A recent study has shown that over the course of the season, following your team home and a way, Liverpool rank 13th in the cost tables.

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For some, the love of their football team is all-consuming. But how much does it cost to follow your team, home and away, for an entire season? A recent study has shown that over the course of the season, following your team home and a way, Liverpool rank 13th in the cost tables.

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On May 25th, 2005, Liverpool went into the Champion's League final against AC Milan with the hopes of dreams of every Liverpool fan in the world on their shoulders, and got off to a disastrous start when Paolo Maldini scored after just 1 minute. By half time it was 3-0 to AC Milan, but then something magical happened - in 6 minutes Liverpool pulled it back to 3-3, and won on penalties.

Liverpool's nightmare season has finally come to an end with a 1-0 defeat to Aston Villa, meaning we miss out on European football after finishing 6th in the league.

The 10/11 season will be remembered by most Liverpool fans for finally getting rid of Hicks, Gillette and Purslow, along with the long awaited return of King Kenny as manager.

Kenny Dalglish has today confirmed why Maxi Rodriguez, Glen Johnson and Andy Carroll missed the game against Aston Villa, and also gave an update on Shelvey and Spearing.

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Jay Spearing has gone off injured after just 11 minutes in the match against Aston Villa, after Nigel Reo Coker flew into him with a dirty challenge.

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Transfer Rumors:

Are the Dynamo still pursuing Hibernian striker Derek Riordan? [Scotsman.com]

Dynamo and the Chicago Fire said to have made offers to Colombian midfielder Giovanni Hernandez [SoccerItalia]

General News:

Dynamo Notebook: Defense flexes its muscle at Rio Tinto [MLSSoccer]

SBNation MLS Power Rankings: Week 9 [SBN Soccer]

Steve Davis Projects the USMNT Gold Cup Roster.

Both Liverpool and Spurs could be in the Europa League next season after UEFA confirmed an extra place will be awarded to England after their Fair Play rankings.

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Now that the inevitable has been confirmed, Kenny Dalglish is now Liverpool manager for the next 3 years, we've only got reasons to be positive.

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Stevie Gerrard today shared every Liverpool fan's view on the appointment of Dalglish as Liverpool manager, saying it is fantastic news for everyone involved with the club.

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