- Adebayor has more assists (10) than any other striker in the league.

- Rooney has more shots per game (4.7) than any other player in the league, followed by van Persie (4.6) then Suarez (4.3).

- Van Persie is the best striker on home turf (13), followed by Augero (11) then Rooney (9).

It's ok... I've got it...Liverpool make the short trip up the M62 on Saturday to face their North West rivals Manchester United. After knocking United out of the FA Cup last month Liverpool will certainly feel like they have a great chance on Saturday despite the match being played on United's home turf.

By Alan Duffy

Aston Villa 1-1 Everton Premier League 14th January 2012

Alex McLeish's Villa side once again struggled in front of their home fans, drawing with Everton to make it just three wins out of 10 home league fixtures for the Villans.

Jordan Lussey netted a late winner as Liverpool U18s won their first game of 2012 with a 1-0 success over Crewe Alexandra on Saturday morning.
Mike Marsh's side, who had striker Jordan Ibe making his debut, had to work hard for their victory in a match played out in a gale force wind.
Lussey found the net six minutes from time when he found space just outside the box and his shot took a wicked deflection on its way into the net.

Jordan Lussey netted a late winner as Liverpool U18s won their first game of 2012 with a 1-0 success over Crewe Alexandra on Saturday morning.
Mike Marsh's side, who had striker Jordan Ibe making his debut, had to work hard for their victory in a match played out in a gale force wind.
Lussey found the net six minutes from time when he found space just outside the box and his shot took a wicked deflection on its way into the net.

DFB Pokal (German Cup) holders Schalke 04 were dumped out of this season's competition by Borussia Mönchengladbach following the latter's 3-1 home win in Wednesday's Round of 16 tie.

Borussia Mönchengladbach ensured that there would be no repeat triumph for Schalke 04 in this year's DFB Pokal.

He won't mind seeing a fit Wilshere

Let's start with the obvious shall we. The Champions League draw takes precedent and rightly so. The biggest tournament in club football today and the 2nd round draw took place without any Manchester clubs in it. For our efforts of finishing top of our group, we were rewarded with a date against AC Milan.

With the "Clasico" dust finally settled in Madrid, after the FC BARCELONA "hurricane" brushed pass on their way to Japan defeating REAL MADRID 1 - 3 on their home turf, I can now sit down & reflect on certain observations - some already said below in the match post - that I would like to reinforce, add to & of course, add some humour.

Universidad de Chile made club history last night by reaching their first ever continental final in South America. The Chilean champions defeated Brazilian giants Vasco da Gama in last night's Copa Sudamericana semi-final 2nd leg by two goals to nil and, thus, went through 3-1 on aggregate.

Gustavo Canales and Eduardo Vargas were on hand to score the goals for Universidad who became the first Chilean team to reach a major final of a South American club competition since Colo Colo played in the final of the Sudamericana in 2006.

By: Shane Badger
Commander of the Silver Knights, Tommy Tanner indicated he was not in the mood for guerilla tactics in the battle for Central New York bragging rights that took place on his home turf last night. Apparently the SITREP did not get to his field units in time to start the game.

By: Shane Badger
Commander of the Silver Knights, Tommy Tanner indicated he was not in the mood for guerilla tactics in the battle for Central New York bragging rights that took place on his home turf last night. Apparently the SITREP did not get to his field units in time to start the game.

Mr Teo Hock Seng, Tampines chairman hugged by his players
after the 1-0 victory over Home United on an atrocious field. A decent turn out at the Tampines Stadium saw the epic clash between Tampines Rovers and league leaders Home United on a unplayable surface marred by the heavy downpour before the start.

Team GB: The facts

The London Olympics will be the first time in 52 years that Great Britain has fielded a football team in the games. Team GB plans to enter both male and female teams to play on home turf next year. While this will be an exciting and historical moment in British sport, it has caused a great deal of controversy among the organisers, fans and players.

Glen Johnson believes it is just a matter of time before Liverpool start to build up a winning momentum again at Anfield – and is hoping the Reds can click back into gear on home turf starting in Sunday's clash with Manchester City.
Kenny Dalglish's side have drawn their last three games at Anfield but after the superb victory at Stamford Bridge, confidence is high going into the game with Roberto Mancini's Barclays Premier League leaders.

'Chelsea win will boost confidence'

Glen Johnson believes it is just a matter of time before Liverpool start to build up a winning momentum again at Anfield – and is hoping the Reds can click back into gear on home turf starting in Sunday's clash with Manchester City.

Glen targets home comforts

Glen Johnson believes it is just a matter of time before Liverpool start to build up a winning momentum again at Anfield – and is hoping the Reds can click back into gear on home turf starting in Sunday's clash with Manchester City.

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WVU faces a tough challenge in the opening round.. (All-Pro Photography/Dale Sparks photo)

The 2011 College Cup kicks off later this week with plenty of good match-ups and potential second round pairings. With no clear cut favorite in this year's tournament, several teams could go the distance to win this year's tournament.

Paris' Stade de France is one of the world's most storied stadiums. Though it has only been used for 13 years, it has already hosted a FIFA World Cup and a Rugby World Cup-the only stadium to do so. On Friday, the Stade de France will welcome the U.S. Men's National Team for the first time.
The 81,338 seat venue was built in 1995 in preparation for the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

By Chris Wright

Dangerous crossing is such an underrated skill and nobody, repeat nobody has ever been able to swing a salvo into the penalty area quite like David Beckham as his assist for Mick Magee to make it 2-1 during Galaxy's Western Conference play-off victory over Real Salt Lake will duly attest to.

Saturday's 0-0 draw with Swansea condemned Liverpool to their third successive home draw in the Barclays Premier League, leaving Kenny Dalglish to call for improvements from his players.
Another frustrating afternoon at Anfield with the Reds again unable to break the deadlock, was compounded when Andy Carroll missed a guilt-edged chance when he lashed against the crossbar - the tenth time Liverpool have been denied by the woodwork in 2011-12.

Game time.

Which team's got the best comeback chance? The injury-depleted Rapids or the home turf Sounders? Or neither.

Line-ups are in.

If you're answering if TSG choose this picture because of the goofy look on Sapong's face OR the fuzzy pose of a beaten Marvell Wynne in the background, the answer is.

After a very good first leg against the French team, Arsene Wenger's footballers are now looking to show their worth on home turf in the Champions League group stage. Another win for Wenger's team would mean almost certain group domination for Arsenal who would go 4 points higher than tomorrows opponents Marseille.

Olympique Lyonnais vs. AS Saint-Etienne

Ligue 1, Matchday 12

Celebrations of victory over derby rivals Saint-Etienne in the Coupe de la Ligue Round of 16 turned sour following news of further injury to crucial squad members. Long time back up keeper Rémy Vercoutre and in-form winger Michel Bastos made their way into the injured list.

Match Review: Liverpool 1 Manchester Utd 1

Liverpool were held to a 1-1 draw by Manchester Utd at Anfield on Saturday, and can count themselves unlucky not to have claimed all three points on home turf. Overview Having despatched Everton with relative ease in their previous fixture, Liverpool were hoping to continue their winning momentum with a victory over the old arch enemy.

Mike Marsh is hoping his U18s side can rise to the occasion and get their first home victory of the new season when Manchester United visit Kirkby on Friday.
Marsh's charges have yet to record a victory on home turf so far with their best form coming on the road, but the U18s coach is happy with their overall displays in 2011-12.

Sir Alex Ferguson admits his Manchester United side cannot let the occasion get to them when they travel to Liverpool later this month.
United will mark their return to Premier League action after the international break with a trip to face the team they deposed as England's most successful club in May, when they clinched a record 19th league title.

The University of Wisconsin women's soccer team has created a home-field advantage at the McClimon Complex over the past three seasons.

But Sunday afternoon, the Badgers suffered a rare Big Ten Conference setback on their home turf.

Tiffany Cameron scored the lone goal on a shot that clipped in off the post in the 48th minute as Ohio State held off UW 1-0, handing the Badgers their first conference loss of the season and snapping their nine-game Big Ten home unbeaten streak (5-0-4).

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Andre Santos have struck early for Arsenal to give the home side a 2-1 advantage over the visiting Olympiakos during the first half at the Emirates Stadium.

The Gunners left skipper Robin van Persie and key playmaker Aaron Ramsey on the bench in anticipation of Sunday's cracking North London derby but that did not prevent them from dominating in the early stages of their Group F match.

A goal in the 38th minute from Lindsay Link proved to be all the University of Colorado Colorado Springs would need as the Mountain Lions topped rival CSU-Pueblo 1-0 Wednesday night on the Thunderwolves' home turf.

UCCS had the Thunderwolves on their heels early as they had 14 first half shots, finishing the night outshooting CSU-Pueblo 23-13.

The 2011-2012 Champions League Group Stage is underway, with Matchday 1 halfway done. Eight matches in the books yesterday, eight more matches coming up later today.

See below for yesterday's results the most surprising that Barcelona and Milan drew in the Camp Nou; below that are today's fixtures with our preview notes (including a preview of Benfica-ManU sent in Jon Novy):

Tues 13 September 2011 Results

Group E: Chelsea 2 0 Leverkusen; Genk 0 0 Valencia

Group F: Olympiacos 0 1 Marseille; Dortmund 1 1 Arsenal

Group G: Porto 2 1 Shakhtar Donetsk; APOEL 2 1 Zenit

Group H: Barcelona 2 2 Milan; Plzeň 1 1 BATE

Wed 14 September 2011 Fixtures & Notes

Group A: This is the proverbial Group of Death.

Major League Soccer teams already have two wins in Mexico in the last few weeks, but the Los Angeles Galaxy will look to make it a third when it defends its place atop Group A at Morelia in a CONCACAF Champions League group stage match.

The Colorado Rapids also hope to maintain their grip atop their group as they welcome Santos Laguna to their home turf for a Group B tilt after starting their CCL group run with a 1-0-1 record.

Welcome to the New England Revolution vs. FC Dallas live game thread! Tonight the Revs will look to defend their home turf against one of the league's top title contenders. They will be trying to put the disappointment of losing a 4-1 lead on Wednesday in Philadelphia behind them and get back to winning ways before an ostensibly friendly home crowd.

Manchester City's journey in their first Champions League group stage game faces tough hurdles already as they are being paired with difficult opponents in Group A which consist of Bayern Munich, Villarreal and also Napoli.

Although the Eastlands can't be discounted because of the players' quality that they had, still it won't be an easy task in advancing from that group especially since all the teams also have quality players.

Fresh off its 1-0 win over its archrival San Jose Earthquakes that saw it's newest star, Robbie Keane score its his debut, the Los Angeles Galaxy now resumes its quest to advance in CONCACAF Champions League Play when they host Costa Rican superpower LD Alajuelense at the Home Depot Center.

The two teams head into its matchup tied for first in Group A.

The dream of Champions League football this season is over for Udinese as they were knocked out by Arsenal 3-1 on aggregate in qualifying late Wednesday. First leg action at the Emirates last Tuesday ended 1-0 to the hosts and Udinese equipped themselves well with the Gunners capitulating at the weekend against Liverpool for the first time in 11 seasons on their home turf.

Fantasy Premier League gameweek 2 showed us once again, how even this years premier league is. There are only 3 teams that continue with 6 points. Those teams of course being ManU, ManCity and Wolves.
This gameweek, I again await big things from Chelsea. Their performance last week left a lot of room to improve, but I think that they will.

An important and unique event will take place in Glaslough, Co Monaghan, Ireland at 6pm on August 20th 2011.
Its a commemoration event to honor one of the most important football men of his generation.
John McKenna was born to Patrick McKenna and Jane McCrudden in the parish of Donagh on January 3rd 1855.

For 20 teams, the UEFA Champions League group stage is within reach, and half of those teams will try and take the first step to getting there on Tuesday.

The final qualifying round for the Champions League kicks off with Arsenal and Udinese stealing the spotlight with the first-leg of their encounter in London.

Photo by Fergal of Claddagh

The Los Angeles Galaxy, looking at its rivals for the MLS Cup and seeing them focus more on acquiring American players overseas and trading amongst themselves, decided to make the big-named signing by acquiring Irish international Robbie Keane from Tottenham.

There's still one game to go until the first gameweek of fantasy premier league has been completed, but it is still safe to say that this is going to be an interesting season. Matches have been very even, and 5 out 9 games ended in a draw. Out of those 5, 4 matches ended 0-0.
Game week 2 in fantasy premier league sees many interesting matches too, and here are some tips for you for when making your first tranfers.