Liverpool has been drawn at home to either Southend United or Oldham Athletic in the third round of the 2011-12 FA Cup.
The draw was made by Gianfranco Zola and ex-Everton midfielder Li Tie at Wembley Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
Among the highlights was Manchester United being drawn away to Manchester City.

The OTP Podcast team pay tribute As you will hear in this week's show, the OTP Podcast team is first to admit that the fundamentally irreverent tone of our show is not an appropriate platform to discuss at length the shocking death of Gary Speed. Despite our limited coverage and acknowledgment that a discussion of [.

Arsenal midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain revealed that Arsenal's Thierry Henry and Chelsea's Gianfranco Zola were his two favourite players when he was a child. Answering questions made by Arsenal Chinese fans, the Englishman explained that height was ...

Interesting stuff in the Mail. Well not interesting in any real sense, diverting perhaps. Anyway, football managers polled as to who they'd like to have dinner with:

Harry Redknapp Muhammad Ali, Vincent O'Brien, Bobby Moore
Paul Ince – Wife, John F Kennedy, Tiger Woods
Paul Lambert Elvis Presley, George Bush, George Best
Roberto Di Matteo Julius Caesar, Claudia Schiffer, Robert De Niro
Sam Allardyce Nelson Mandela, Muhammad Ali, Sir Alex Ferguson
Sven Goran Eriksson Nelson Mandela, Pope John Paul, Barack Obama
Chris Coleman John F Kennedy, Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix
Tony Adams Jesus, Sir Alf Ramsey, Scarlett Johansson
Simon Grayson Geoffrey Boycott, Bono, Don Revie
Roberto Mancini Paolo Mantovani, The Pope, Sheikh Mansour
Rafa Benitez Julius Caesar, Al Pacino, Napoleon
David Moyes Mother, Tommy Burns, Kylie Minogue
Gustavo Poyet Fernando Morena, Michael Jordan, Wife
Neil Warnock – Queen, Barbara Streisand, Brian Clough
Steve McClaren Nelson Mandela, Barack Obama, Sir Alex Ferguson
Alex McLeish - Robert Di Niro, John Lennon, Muhammad Ali
Alan Pardew Muhammad Ali, Barrack Obama, Spike Milligan
Peter Reid Elvis Presley, Jesus Christ, Angelina Jolie
Chris Hughton Martin Luther King, Muhammad Ali, Bill Shankly
Gianfranco Zola Father, wife, Diego Maradona

Shame no Roy, Jol or SAF.

Chelsea welcome the Canaries to Stamford Bridge for their first Premier League fixture on Fulham Road since 2004. Overconfidence should not be problem following a difficult yet somewhat fruitful start to the 2011-12 season but a win is clearly expected ahead of pivotal trips to the Stadium of Light and Old Trafford.

Serie A Weekly welcomes the return of occasional contributor Michael Moruzzi of the excellent Regista Blog. Italian clubs have an enviable record in terms of scouting and acquiring talent from across the globe, but not everyone fulfils their potential in Serie A. It might be that a player has the wrong coach, or finds himself in a squad with too many similar players.

I was reading this article posted by a Chelsea fan who was giving his opinion on the 10 players Roman Abramovich should not have sold/released during his time at Chelsea and it got me thinking to say the least.
He lists the 10 players as the following:
10. Gianfranco Zola
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Marcel Desailly and Gianfranco Zola have been quoted, speaking about Chelsea at a recent event in London and still believe that Chelsea can win the Premier League this season.
Of course we all know after the result and performance on Sunday it's a big ask. However, these two still believe and are sending out the right message to the fans.

I doubt anyone could not feel at least a twinge of sympathy for Avram Grant on Saturday.
The West Ham manager's dour persona means he isn't one for displaying much emotion – in public at least. But he looked visibly moved at the end of the Arsenal game on Saturday; a man who knew his time at the club was up and had been let down by those above him.