Something is happening behind the scenes that Pompey that is worth a great deal more headscratching than what it's generating at the moment. The club's present footballing situation is a nightmare, and after rumours that players and staff have not been paid, the financial situation cannot be much better.

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A giant leap forward for disabled players Real Zaragoza are fast earning a reputation for giving players a chance who would have been thrown on the scrapheap elsewhere. Not only have they provided a warm home for the Jermaine Pennant, they have now handed a debut to a one-handed player. Alex Sanchez, aged 20, came on as [. Click to continue reading...

Friday 30th October
19:30 Dortmund v Hertha Berlin, Bundesliga, ESPN
Not a great offering from the Bundesliga this weekend. Hertha are awful and Dortmund got knocked out of the Cup in midweek. If you must get involved then have a butchers atBVB's Lucas Barrios who has scored four goals in four games. Click to continue reading...

Rafa Benitez has come under fire from former Liverpool winger Jermaine Pennant, who accuses him – among other things – of unfairness, favouritism and stifling his natural game. Is there any truth to Pennant's observations?
In a recent interview, Pennant, who is now at Real Zaragoza, observed:
"When I was on the touchline all I could hear was Benitez giving me directions. Click to continue reading...

Well these are the clubs that earned their way to the top next season. It would be a long road for these clubs, but at the end of the day all three organizations must be pleased with their hard work and next season will vie for a spot in the top tier of Spanish football.

Tenerife

Tenerife, the third ranked Segunda Division club, secured the last promotion spot by only three points.

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LIVERPOOL
Manager: Rafa Benitez
Last season in the Premier League: 2nd, 86 points (25 wins, 11 draws, 2 defeats)
Summer moves
In: Glen Johnson (Portsmouth, £18m), Alberto Aquilani (AS Roma, £20m).
Out: Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid, £30m) Alvaro Arbeloa (Real Madrid, £3. Click to continue reading...

Farewell, Xabi Alonso, you self-confessed snail Good work in the transfer window by Rafa Benitez, if you believe Xabi Alonso. According to this interview he gave on the Liverpool squad last season, the Reds have managed to offload their worst trainer and their slowest player so far this summer.

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Por Miguel Bujalance
La temporada pasada, se especuló con que Jermaine Pennant podría acabar en el Santiago Bernabéu. Eran meses maravillosos, en los que hasta yo podría haber fichado por el Madrid de Calderón...
Al final, Pennant, defensa-centrocampista indefinido del Liverpool, que jugó cedido la temporada pasada en el Porstmouth, ha fichado por el Real Zaragoza. Click to continue reading...

Plenty of new additions will be going on to the Les Rosbifs list in recent weeks as the transfer window remains ajar. Recent searches in Australia have thrown up a huge quantity of Englishmen playing in the top tiers of the state leagues (one level below the A-League) – there will be a special on [. Click to continue reading...

Well, here's probably the first of many English players going abroad. Serial drunkard Jermaine Pennant will be playing for Real Zaragoza in the La Liga. With the current financial climate in the United Kingdom, who can blame him really? By next April, every Tom, Dick and Harry of the rich and famous nature will be [. Click to continue reading...

It was always going to be tough for Jermaine Pennant to suceed at Liverpool. For one thing, there was his troublesome past that many were unwilling to forget no matter what he did or how he behaved. But, more than that, there was the feeling that Pennant had been a fallback option that Rafael Benitez had gone for because he either didn't have the money or the authority to buy the players that he really wanted. Click to continue reading...

Former Liverpool winger Jermaine Pennant has joined newly promoted Primera Liga outfit Real Zaragoza.
Speculation about the future of the once highly regarded England youth International reached fever pitch in the January transfer window, with a number of high-profile Spanish clubs rumoured to be interested in securing his signature ahead of his release by the Anfield club. Click to continue reading...

Winger shuns 'big teams' to slum it in Spain You heard it here first that Jermaine Pennant was about to sign for a Spanish club. We guessed at Espanyol, but it turns out that newly-promoted Real Zaragoza was his final destination after flying in to Barcelona. The ex-Liverpool man passed a medical at his new club yesterday [. Click to continue reading...

Real Zaragoza have completed the signing of winger Jermaine Pennant after his release by Liverpool at the end of his contract.

The former Arsenal youngster passed a medical with the Spanish outfit on Thursday and will join their bid for survival next season after being promoted back to the Primera Liga Division.

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Former Kop star makes hush-hush visit to Barcelona Ex-Liverpool winger Jermaine Pennant could be on his way to the Spanish league after making a secret trip to Barcelona. OTP spies spotted the 26-year-old on an Easyjet flight from Liverpool to Barcelona yesterday evening. But Pennant was reluctant to talk about his trip as he arrived in Spain. Click to continue reading...

With all the focus this summer on players getting bought and sold - and making big money moves across Europe - we sometimes forget that the summer is also a time when scores of players lose their jobs. Their contracts are not renewed. They don't make the step up from the reserves to the first team. Click to continue reading...

I'm still shocked at Glen Johnson's £17.5m price tag. Bumping up Liverpool's record defensive transfer fee by some £10m is a lot to take. It's only a year since they paid around £7m for Andreas Dossena. It's only 18 months since they paid £6m for Martin Skrtel, the Liverpool defensive record before Dossena's move.

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1. Manchester City have made a "stratospheric" offer to Samuel Eto'o according to Barcelona president Joan Laporta. (Various)
2. German champions VfL Wolfsburg are refusing to sell Edin Dzeko to AC Milan, the Bosnian striker said on Sunday.
"Wolfsburg won't let me go. Everyone knows that Milan are the team of my dreams but I can not do anything," the 23-year-old told Italy's Sky television. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool winger Jermaine Pennant may be about to swap the red half of Merseyside for the blue half, according to the News of the World.
The British tabloid claims that Pennant, who spent last season on loan at Portsmouth, is considering making the controversial move this summer when he will become a free agent. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool winger Jermaine Pennant is set to consider his options this summer as his contract expires.
The former Arsenal youngster spent the second half of the season on loan at Portsmouth, and his agent revealed there is interest from home and abroad.
Pennant's agent, Sky Andrew, told Sky Sports News, "Now he is thinking about what his next move is going to be, whether in England or abroad. Click to continue reading...

Sunderland are planning to pounce for Liverpool's Jermaine Pennant during the close-season, according to a report in the British tabloid The Sun.
The 26-year-old's contract at Anfield is due to expire this summer, so the Mackems will be able to land him on a free-transfer.
The former England Under-21 international fell down the Reds' pecking order last season and was allowed to join Portsmouth on loan in January, however, the south coast club have decided not to make his switch permanent. Click to continue reading...

1. French club Lyon would consider a huge offer from Manchester United for striker Karim Benzema.
"If Manchester United, who we all know have come into a lot of money, present an offer for Benzema, what can you do?" director Bernard Lacombe told French newspaper Le Progres.
2. Manchester City are confident they will beat local rivals Manchester United as well as Chelsea and Liverpool to the signing of striker Carlos Tevez. Click to continue reading...

Manchester City could make a move for Liverpool's Jermaine Pennant during the close-season, according to a report in the British broadsheet The Guardian.
Apparently, the Citizens have identified the right-sided winger as the ideal candidate to provide cover and competition for Shaun Wright-Phillips. Click to continue reading...

1. Thomas Vermaelen says he will undergo a medical tomorrow ahead of his £10million move to Arsenal.(Various)
2. Jermaine Pennant has emerged as a target for Manchester City to provide competition for the winger Shaun Wright-Phillips. (Various)
3. West Ham's Lucas Neill would consider a move back to play in Australia if he is unable to attract a suitable offer from a Premier League club. Click to continue reading...

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If ever there was a town made for footy players in the off-season, it's Las Vegas, baby.

This weekend, Manchester United's Wes Brown and Danny Simpson, Jermaine Pennant (Liverpool), Jonathan Fortune (Charlton), Graham Stack from Plymouth Argyle and Adam Lallana from Southampton were all doing their thing in the desert.

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If ever there was a town made for footy players in the off-season, it's Las Vegas, baby.

This weekend, Manchester United's Wes Brown and Danny Simpson, Jermaine Pennant (Liverpool), Jonathan Fortune (Charlton), Graham Stack from Plymouth Argyle and Adam Lallana from Southampton were all doing their thing in the desert.

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David Conn writes about Liverpool's mounting financial problems. Despite record revenues, LFC's parent company, Kop Football came away with huge losses mainly through interest payments. Messrs Tom Hicks and George Gilette have not quite delivered on their promises and although the club is nowhere close to being foreclosed, the stadium plan is effectively on hold. Click to continue reading...

The all new rumour reporting article system is in full effect! The Rumour Liverpool winger Jermaine Pennant, who played for Bruce at Birmingham, is another likely target. The manager has also identified players from South America, where he has snapped up several bargains in recent years. The Source: (Daily Star) The Analysis Wide man Pennant . Click to continue reading...

The transfer has finally opened and we all wait with baited breath for the arrival of new players to invigorate our squad and bring home trophies. Could Wenger break with tradition and focus his transfer targets on the domestic market?

Wenger has rarely bought English players and those he has have not for one reason or another been successful.

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The all new rumour reporting article system is in full effect! The Rumour Real Madrid and Atletico are chasing Liverpool winger Jermaine Pennant. The News of the World says Pennant, currently on loan at Portsmouth, cost the Anfield side £8million when he signed three years ago but will be a bargain Bosman . Click to continue reading...

The all new rumour reporting article system is in full effect! The Rumour Wigan Athletic boss Steve Bruce hopes to trump Portsmouth for on-loan Liverpool winger Jermaine Pennant. The Daily Mail says the 26-year-old winger's Anfield contract is not being extended and he will be a free agent when his Portsmouth loan . Click to continue reading...

Rafa Benitez will have a £64million war chest to battle Manchester United.
And top of the Liverpool boss' summer agenda is to finally tie up an £8m deal to bring Gareth Barry to Anfield when the season ends.
He will then off-load up to 11 squad players to cover the Barry deal and to generate more funds to compete in the transfer market. Click to continue reading...

1. K.V. Kortrijk, R.E. Mouscron, Standard Liege, Schalke 04, Standard Liege, Hamburger SV, Al Rayyan, Manchester City, Plymouth Argyle (current club). Whose varied career?
2. What club links Steve Finnan, Jermaine Pennant, Martin O'Neill, Peter Reid and Nigel Worthington?
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Clumps of hair not included Jermaine Pennant#8217;s on-off WAG Amii Grove has put the engagement ring bought for her by the Portsmouth player on internet auction site eBay. The pair split in 2007 when Amii caught Pennant at it with another woman on his home CCTV system. But they reconciled last November following the death of [. Click to continue reading...

Alex Ferguson will be singing the praises of Manchester City today after Liverpool stuttered, spluttered and failed to find the winning goal they needed to have any chance of winning the title. From a fantastic position before Christmas, Liverpool have thrown point after point away to allow Manchester United to catch them up, draw level [. Click to continue reading...