The 2012 European Championship commences exactly four months from today, and England is looking for a new manager.

In a monumental development, Fabio Capello resigned from the helm of the English national team on Wednedsay. Capello had been public in his defense of John Terry after the FA stripped the Chelsea centerback of his international captaincy amid his involvement in a racial abuse scandal.

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Arsenal does not really do transitional seasons, or does it? Somehow, through the magic of Wenger, we have been able to rebuild squads and first teams without losing sight of silverware and European football in every single season the Frenchman has been at the helm.

It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. Naturally, I'm describing Arsenal's 2011-2012 season. I'm a nice guy, and I don't want to hold Arsene wholly accountable for the team's woes, particularly due to the simple fact that, well, that's what everybody else already does.

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has called on his team to raise their game as his club pursue victory in their League Cup campaign and continue to cling on to their fast fading hopes of Champions League qualification. Gerrard's side have struggled in recent games in spite of heavy investment in the squad by manager Kenny Dalglish at the start of the current campaign - and even a recent return to fitness and form of the talismanic Gerrard has not been enough to stop the club sliding to 7th in the Premier League table.

Do you ever expect to win the league again while Wenger is manager at Arsenal?

I was listening to Talk Sport the other evening (I know, I know) when suddenly they posed that question and it struck me like a bolt of lightning. I don't usually take too much notice of the anti-Arsenal rhetoric that Adrian Durham spews out.

I did a check on the respective results of Liverpool under Kenny Dalglish and Roy Hodgson before him from August to January in 2010 for Hodgson and in 2011 for Dalglish.
After our stalemate against Stoke last weekend, I felt it was time to step back and see the improvements in results at Liverpool since Kenny took over from the disasterous days under Roy Hodgson.

Mark Hughes loses his first match back at the helm as Best scores early and Newcastle wins, 1-0.Video: Fox Sports
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No better source than the kid's own mouth.

Glad to see that the club has finally wrapped this deal up. It's been a highly disappointing season for McEachran thus far, with the player finding it damn near impossible to break into the first team at Chelsea under Andre Villas-Boas.

A.J. DeLaGarza enters his second consecutive January camp with seasoning and success under his belt, and with a new coach at the helm comes a new opportunity to represent the United States. The diminutive centerback will be looking to take advantage of his three weeks training as he seeks his first cap with the full National Team.

LFC: 'We are a force under Kenny'

Ian Rush has heaped praise on Kenny Dalglish after the manager celebrated a year back at the Anfield helm yesterday.

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LFC: Vote: 7 great Kenny moments

As Kenny Dalglish marks one year back at the Liverpool helm, we look at our seven favourite moments of the last 12 months. Have your say on which one is the best by voting in our poll.

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Editor's note: At the end of the 2010 season, we posted a series of season reviews of every Philadelphia Union player. Over the past several weeks PSP continued with a review of the 2011 season. We conclude with a review of Peter Nowak's 2011 season.

Remember when Brad Evans was essentially the eleventh man I put out because I didn't have anyone else the vital cog in my last league champion team? Juergen Klinsmann did, or at least he did when I called him up on the phone and reminded him. So now Brad is going to help the USMNT take the next step (cf.

Javier Aguirre has been fired by Real Zaragoza terminated, the La Liga club confirmed on Friday morning. Zaragoza are bottom of La Liga, having lost eight of their last nine league games.

A statement on the club's official website www.realzaragoza.com read:

"Late last night on Thursday, December 29, Real Zaragoza reached an agreement with Javier Aguirre for the termination of his contract as first-team coach.

It's common knowledge that firstly, Alex handed in a transfer request that has been accepted by Chelsea and he is expected to leave next month. Secondly, Florent Malouda has spoken out about leaving the club if he doesn't play more football and finally, Carlo Ancelotti will be named the new PSG manager this afternoon.

Sean Johnson got his first cap with the full team last January
Three players from the U-23 December camp roster will be moving up to the full team next month when the group gathers for their annual January training camp.
Teal Bunbury and Sean Johnson are veterans of last year's camp.

To wrap things up with the "What I Want For Christmas" series, we'll begin with a bit of a tactical aside before prioritizing the shopping list...

(In case you missed the beginning of this discussion: Part I and Part II are available.)

Our likely man in the middle?

In all of this discussion, we've curiously ignored tactics for the most part.

16 down, one week to go, before the short winter brake in the Turkish Super League...
Yes, it was fast and jam packed 16 rounds in the Turkish Super League...
After playing matches on the weekend and weekdays, Turkish Super League's first half will be over after this Wendsday and Thursday.

AVB craziness Last time Chelsea had a Portuguese manager there was usually a whirlwind of conspiracy theories and paranoia swirling around. But with Jose Mourinho at the helm it was usually created for the benefit of the club. Under Andre Villas Boas it seems the manager himself is the biggest victim.

[F]ollowing our assessment of the Premier League potential of the current Southampton squadback in October, the Saints have opened a three point gap at the top of the Championship table. Just behind them sit the club many tipped to enact a rapid response to relegation in May. West Ham have yo-yoed somewhat over the past decade and it would certainly be no surprise to see them occupy one of the top two slots come the end of the season, especially with a manager as experienced as Sam Allardyce at the helm, as well as a defensive coach of no mean reputation in.

Following our assessment of the Premier League potential of the current Southampton squad back in October, the Saints have opened a three point gap at the top of the Championship table. Just behind them sit the club many tipped to enact a rapid response to relegation in May. West Ham have yo-yoed somewhat over the past decade and it would certainly be no surprise to see them occupy one of the top two slots come the end of the season, especially with a manager as experienced as Sam Allardyce at the helm, as well as a defensive coach of no mean reputation.

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When U.S. Soccer sealed the deal to make Jurgen Klinsmann head coach of the men's national team, it was evident that the federation was making a big investment in Klinsmann and his outlook for the program. Now it's clear just how big that investment was.

What are the odds Rafael Benitez is the next Sunderland manager? Derek McGovern's Bets of the Day

Usually by this time of the year, you can bet that all the leaves have fallen along with at least one Premier League manager. But we are fast approaching December with the 20 managers who were at the helm on day one in August still in control.

Sunday afternoon we have a very entertaining clash in Sicily where Lazio manager Delio Rossi returns to his old stomping ground bringing his new Fiorentina squads to the stadio Barbara. Delio Rossi recently took over at the helm at the Viola after Sinisa Miahjlovic was sacked during the international week.

I have this habit of over-estimating Cardiff in recent years and I'm hoping that habit continues, because I think a trip to their ground is a daunting prospect. An overtly talented squad at their disposal last year did have the considerable drag factor of manager Dave Jones to counterweight it, whilst now a more sensibly assembled collection of players is enhanced by the undeniable talent of Malky Mackay at the helm [.

His technique is exquisite. His movement is terrific. His vision is breathtaking. His quality is unquestionable.

He is 22 years of age. He is one of the Bundesliga's hottest properties. His name is Marco Reus, and he is the latest star to emerge from German football.

After a blistering start to the season, Reus has been thrust into the spotlight, and many top clubs around Europe have taken notice of his fine performances.

Liverpool legend Phil Neal won an astonishing 4 European Cups as a player at Anfield, and he played alongside some fantastic goalkeepers, including Ray Clemence and Bruce Grobbelaar. Clearly, he knows a good keeper when he sees one, and Pepe Reina is no exception.
Speaking on LFC TV, Neal paid a glowing tribute to Liverpool's shot-stopper:
"He's the best goalkeeper in the Premiership, and for Spain.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. Weeks after the club parted ways with Steve Nicol, the Revolution announced more changes as Chief Operating Officer Brian Bilello and Vice President of Player Personnel Michael Burns were promoted to President and General Manager, respectively.

The promotions, which are effective immediately, give the organization greater transparency, not to mention accountability, to the club's organizational structure something that was direly needed of under the helm of former president Sunil Gulati, who will now assume the role of special advisor to the Kraft Group and the Kraft Family.

Manager's withdrawal from friendly would've been deemed step too far! England manager Fabio Capello will skip his youngest son's wedding in order to take the helm for England's friendly against Spain on Saturday, the FA has confirmed. Capello's 36-year-old son Pierfilippo will wed long-term partner, Tiziana, in Milan on the same day.

[A Quarter of a Century in] Football. Bloody Hell. Priding ourselves on our exclusives, OTP can bring you the following breaking news: Sir Alex Ferguson has been in situ at the helm of the Red Devils for 25 years. I know, you'd have thought more would have been made of it. To those who worship [...]

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Manchester United's long serving manager is considered to be one of the best in the world. He is at the helm since 1986, and presently has no signs of retiring.

Alexander Chapman "Alex" Ferguson currently has 12 Premier League championships, and helped beat Liverpool's 18 league championships in 2010-11 season.

'Only Kenny could have done it'

Kevin Keegan believes only Kenny Dalglish was capable of masterminding the turnaround in Liverpool's fortunes since his return to the helm 10 months ago.

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At least while at the helm of the Seattle Sounders.

I know Sigi Schmid would like nothing better than return to the area where he grew up and coached his hometown Galaxy and play his old club come November at MLS Cup in Carson. But first he needs to win an actual postseason game or two.

It's strange to think that a coach with as many wins and as much experience as Schmid has never won a playoff game in three seasons in Seattle, let alone a series, but it's true.

Responses to poor performances Manchester United If United win at Everton on Saturday lunchtime then Alex Ferguson can put last weekend's shenanigans down to a mental block from his players, and console himself that if he has just one mindf*ck in 25 years at the helm, all is relatively well. They went down to ten [.

Steven Gerrard believes Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has proved himself a worthy candidate to succeed Fabio Capello as England manager next year.
Capello will step down from the post after the European Championship in Poland and Ukraine next summer, having taken the helm in 2008.
Three Lions midfielder Gerrard believes the Football Association should appoint an English manager in his place, with Redknapp already tipped as a favourite for the role.

Buying gifts for men can be a tricky thing to get just right. If you believe the conventional and possibly comedic thinking, then you might decide to stick to practical things like DIY trinkets. However, you might feel that is lacking a bit in imagination and stereotypical to say the least.

After 10 years at the helm, Steve Nicol won't be returning to the New England Revolution.

The club and Nicol agreed to a mutual parting of the ways, according to a press release, meaning that the longest-tenured coach with a single team in league history is looking for a new club.

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BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. -- The Chicago Fire have not exactly established continuity with their head coach over the past five seasons. Five different coaches have been at the helm since the start of the 2007 season.
With the Fire's 2011 season in the books, the focus once again turns toward the sidelines, where Fire technical director and interim head coach Frank Klopas posted an 8-5-10 record after replacing Carlos de los Cobos.

Being reported that Peter Butler, who used to play for West Ham United, will soon be back at the helm of Kelantan. Malaysia Football says the former coach of SAFFC, Persiba, Kelantan and Yangon United will return to his old desk next month.

Liverpool owner John W Henry has dismissed reports that foreign owners are keen to scrap Premier League relegation as "complete nonsense".
League Managers' Association (LMA) chief executive Richard Bevan claimed earlier this week that the English top-flight's American and Asian power holders have discussed the possibility of ending relegation to the Championship, claiming that "particularly American owners without doubt" are keen on the concept.