Just a few weeks ago Inter were the talk of the Serie A, for all the right reasons. Seven consecutive wins on the back of solid defending and a return to form of striker Diego Milito saw the Nerazzurri shoot up the league table and become serious contenders for a Champions League place. There were even whisperings of Inter being a legitimate threat to Juventus and Milan for the Scudetto.

Eight days ago, Inter were flying high off an extraordinary run of seven straight league wins, including victories against city rivals Milan and fourth place Lazio. The club had a midweek fixture in the Coppa Italia against Napoli, only to lose in controversial fashion once again to the Partenopei.

Seven days ago, Inter were flying high off an extraordinary run of seven straight league wins, including victories against city rivals Milan and fourth place Lazio. The club had a midweek fixture in the Coppa Italia against Napoli, only to lose in controversial fashion once again to the Partenopei.

At first there were information that the kick in the face midfielder Frimpong received against the Villians Saturday had broken his jaw and he was going to be out for three months. Fortunately that was a foregone conclusion. Hospital checks showed that nothing was broken and when he was in for a recheck yesterday of [.

As the smoke cleared Monday morning in the city of Milan, there was no question who won the latest edition of the Derby della Madonnina the night before. The sun shone a bit brighter and everything tasted a bit sweeter for those wearing the Nerazzurri colours. In a hard fought battle over 90 minutes, the warriors wearing the black and blue of Milan were victorious.

All eyes will be on the famed Giuseppe Meazza this weekend as Inter take on Milan in the Derby della Madonnina. While the atmosphere of derbies in the past have been heightened by the on field personalities, the latest edition of the Milan derby will certainly be white hot due to the psychological warfare that has been waged by both clubs.

Glen Johnson is the subject of much discussion after Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini slammed a tackle he made during Liverpool's 1-0 League Cup semi-final win at Eastlands. Johnson leapt into a two-footed tackle on Joleon Lescott during a fiery second half. Enraged, City boss Roberto Mancini suggested that Johnson's tackle was a far more [.

The dust has settled somewhat from part one of our interview with former U.S. Men's National Team forward and current Fox Soccer analyst Eric Wynalda.
Part two includes our conversation about working for Fox Soccer, what it's like to put on the red, white, and blue and play for your country, owning a soccer team, and his favorite beer.

Amidst all of the buzz surrounding Carlos Tevez and his possible arrival in Milan, Inter have slowly continued their climb towards the upper echelon of the Serie A table. The Nerazzurri have won five consecutive league matches over the past month, outscoring their opponents by a 13-1 mark during that period.

Photo Credit: John Todd / MLSTo say Eric Wynalda is opinionated does do him justice. The man has opinions about opinions! When we caught up with the former Men's National Team player and current Fox Soccer deskman he had just finished recording his podcast, "Sent Off", with fellow Fox man, Christian Miles.

Newcastle's prolific goalscorer Demba Ba reveals his naughty secret to scoring goals to Sky Sports reporter Geoff Shreeves.

Anfield Rd: Kick It Out: Allegations should be proven "beyond reasonable doubt"

When Liverpool announced they were not going to appeal the Luis Suárez verdict they did so after coming under a huge weight of pressure from various individuals and organisations. One of Liverpool's main objections to the decision was the way it was reached and in particular the burden of proof considered adequate.

Suarez sorry but reiterates he used the word once

LUIS SUÁREZ has issued another statement following on from his decision not to appeal the eight-match ban issued by an independent commission after it found an FA charge against him proven. In this latest statement he says he apologises if his use of a certain Spanish word offended anyone.

The Question: why are Liverpool struggling to score at home? | Jonathan Wilson

Liverpool's scoring record at Anfield has been poor but those who blame bad luck and Andy Carroll may be missing the point Liverpool sit a reasonably contented sixth in the table . They have conceded fewer goals than anybody else in the Premier League and, although a gap of 11 points to the leaders is probably too much to make up, there is no reason why they shouldn't mount a strong challenge to qualify for the Champions League.

The full FA report from the Luis Suárez Patrice Evra racism case

The FA's report into the Suárez case gives a detailed insight into the events that led up to and followed the striker's insults In the 58th minute of the game, Mr Suárez fouled Mr Evra between the edge of the Manchester United penalty area and the corner flag at the Kop end.

Why Liverpool may find the report on Luis Suárez uncomfortable reading

Report reveals in forensic detail why independent tribunal found Liverpool forward guilty of racially abusing Patrice Evra It is one of those reports that brings to mind the old phrase about not leaving a stone unturned.

Dalglish praises Rio Ferdinand, Gallas returns to Arsenal and Aaron Ramsey's link to Gaddafi's death

Links to the most popular news, interviews and entertaining stuff from talkSPORT.co.uk in October 2011

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Liverpool v Newcastle United! | Barry Glendenning

• Hit F5 or the auto-refresh button for the latest news • Direct your emails to barry.glendenning@guardian.co.uk • Get the latest scores from tonight's Football League games • Follow Barry on Twitter, if you're into that nonsense Alan Pardew speaks: In his pre-match interview, Newcastle's manager says "there are certain balls you can't defend against Andy Carroll, because if the delivery is right and he gets at them in a certain angle there's nothing you can do.

Man United sign young defender, Mourinho grabs Bale and Carragher lauds Reds' youngsters

A look at the best stories, interviews and funny photos that caught your eye this year: today, it's the best of April

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Fanzine The End anthology is Liverpool's best-selling Christmas book

Forget Mein Kampf . It's a collection of the 1980s precursor of Loaded, Viz et al which has beaten Jamie Oliver and everyone else at the tills We've had a fair bit in the Northerner this past year on independent publishing – eg here and here -so it's nice to round things off with a pretty sensational success story.

Sir Alex Ferguson says Luis Suárez ban was 'right decision'

• United coach indicates Liverpool should accept ban • Kenny Dalglish concerned about crowd reaction to Suárez Sir Alex Ferguson has broken his silence on the Luis Suárez affair, describing the Liverpool striker's eight-match ban for racially abusing Patrice Evra as "the right decision" and indicating that the Anfield club should accept the guilty verdict.

John Mackie talks for first time since he was at centre of race storm

Former footballer who racially abused another player in 2002 relives events in light of the Luis Suárez and John Terry cases It was about 7.30am on Wednesday and John Mackie had just finished setting up his fruit and veg stall in Camden.

If everyone can stop doing racisms for just one minute! Phew. Glad we got that sorted. Rightio, ahead of tonight's big game with Chelsea, I've roped in one of the chaps behind the fabulous movie trailer review site, Trailer Trash. It's Harry Thompson and he just happens to have the grave misfortune of being a Blues fan.

Fernando Torres attacks Liverpool's 'lies' over transfer to Chelsea

• Striker says Liverpool fans do not know truth about move • 'I was let down and don't understand why the fans hate me' Fernando Torres has repeated his attack on Liverpool's conduct ahead of his transfer to Chelsea 11 months ago, claiming his old club's fans do not know the truth about the move.

Wigan Athletic 0-0 Liverpool | Premier League match report

Liverpool intensified their fight with the Football Association at the DW Stadium but the more immediate target escaped unharmed. While Kenny Dalglish and his players rallied around Luis Suárez in the wake of his eight-match ban for racially abusing Patrice Evra, potentially landing themselves in further trouble with the authorities in the process, they missed the chance to draw level with Chelsea as Wigan Athletic became the latest beneficiaries of their profligacy.

Liverpool FC respond to the FA's Suarez announcement

The reaction from Liverpool FC to the announcement that charges against Luis Suarez had been proven has come in the form of a lengthy statement and a question to The FA. Read it yourself: Liverpool Football Club is very surprised and disappointed with the decision of the Football Association Commission to find Luis Suarez guilty of the charges against him.

Will Suarez-Evra verdict help fight discrimination?

THE FA announced on Friday evening there was still no decision on the Suarez-Evra case, that it would be tomorrow at the earliest before the outcome would be made public and that Liverpool would have to go into a tenth competitive game with the allegations hanging over them and still no resolution.

Aston Villa v Liverpool – as it happened

Liverpool scored from two early corners and strolled to victory against a poor, pretty much attack-free Aston Villa side Preamble: Aston Villa must carry particularly good memories for Liverpool fans. I'm not even a Liverpool fan, but I can remember half a dozen stonking moments between these two clubs.

There is no denying that the Nerazzurri season thus far has been full of trials and tribulations, with the critics out in full force tearing into the former European and reigning World Champions at any given opportunity. Just last week, Inter were barely above the relegation zone, languishing near the bottom of the table after a defeat at home to second place Udinese.

Torres gets vote of confidence, Kenny won't speculate

SLEIGH-BELLS, tinsel, flashing bulbs, mistletoe, massive queues at the bar and bedlam on the car parks. Yes, it's nearly another transfer window. This time last year Fernando Torres was yet to really become the talk of the window although this time last year Roy Hodgson was still Liverpool boss.

Race row: Luis Suárez and Patrice Evra to hear FA decision on Friday

• Liverpool's Luis Suárez continues to maintain he is innocent • Patrice Evra said he was abused '10 times' Luis Suárez will learn in the next two days whether he is to become the most high-profile footballer yet to be found guilty of racism.

We at In The Stands almost spilled our coffees upon seeing Canadian singing sensation Justin Bieber at Stamford Bridge showing off his football skills and mingling with Chelsea stars Fank Lampard and Fernando Torres! The video itself has gone viral and we could not resist a chuckle as Justin Bieber proved amongst other things, he [.

The Big Interview Liverpool midfielder Charlie Adam

In an in-depth interview with Football Focus, Liverpool midfielder Charlie Adam discusses his "dream" summer move to Anfield, his relationship with Reds manager Kenny Dalglish and the club's form this season.

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"Eier, Eier, wir brauchen Eier! Wenn sie verstehen, was ich meine..." Legendäres Interview von Oliver Kahn, das ihn sicher sein ganzes Leben lang begleiten wird. Na wenigstens braucht er die Eier nicht, er hat sie ja...aber seine Teamkollegen...ja man könnte hier viele reininterpretieren, aber das überlassen wir jetzt mal Eurer Phanatsie und sagen nur Eier.

Greek god Socrates remembered and why Wolves legend's restaurant is a load of Bull

Socrates, who has died aged 57, lived life to the full. One of his final interviewers recalls how their chat in a restaurant was continually interrupted as the great man seized upon female customers and attempted to impress them by reciting self-written but undoubtedly stylish "love poetry".

Dunn: I love watching Messi

In our latest starlet in profile interview, we speak to Jack Dunn ahead of today's U18 clash with Stoke City.

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Luis Suárez and Patrice Evra racism case presents problem for FA | Daniel Taylor

It will be tricky for the authorities to work through the semantics of what the Liverpool striker is alleged to have said What we don't know for certain is the word Luis Suárez used.

Glen's life through a lens

In the first revealing interview of a new feature on Liverpoolfc.tv, Glen Johnson discusses his Liverpool career so far via a camera lens.

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Wenn das Chaos regiert, dann ist entweder ein Wunder geschehen, oder ein Moderator kann sich nicht durchsetzen. "Leute, Interview...Macht doch mal die Kamera frei, der Olaf muss ins Bild....Junge, Junge, Junge....Mach Platz!" Rolf Töpperwien hat beide Probleme. Olaf Thon hat im Jahr 1984 das Wunder vollbracht und als 18-jähriger drei Tore gegen den großen FC [.

Gary Speed's last ever television appearance was as a guest on BBC 1s popular Football Focus programme on Saturday 26, November, 2011 with host Dan Walker. The late Wales boss was found dead at his house on Sunday morning with police deeming the cause of death as suicide. Shocked friends, relatives, players and anybody who [.