Liverpool are planning a £15m double swoop for West Ham pair Matt Upson and Herita Ilunga.
Kop boss Rafa Benitez is already eyeing a £12m move for Hammers striker Carlton Cole, 26.
But the Londoners are holding out for around £20m for the England star which is likely to stretch the Reds' budget too far. Click to continue reading...

It has been revealed that Xabi Alonso may have been prevented from writing an open-letter to Liverpool's fans when he left the club. Given the Spaniard's contribution to the club, I find this to be very disappointing.
Both John Arne Riise and Luis Garcia wrote open letters to Liverpool fans when they left the club, both of which were published on the official Liverpool FC website. Click to continue reading...

This is being billed as the fastest goal in history, and it's pretty hard to argue with that even without the statistics right in front of you. Unless the likes of John Arne Riise or Michel Bastos have unleashed one directly off the kickoff, chances are this is it. The fastest goal ever, via Al-Hilal's [. Click to continue reading...

The UEFA Europa League had a full set of group stage matches on Thursday, November 5, 2009 including AS Roma v Fulham. Here's a recap along with video highlights of the match.

AS Roma beats Fulham 2-1 Video Highlights

Roma had the advantage of a home crowd but Fulham was the one to take the lead in the first half.

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According to Nadia Carminati at Sky Sports News, Roma defender John Arne Riise denied any rumor that he wants to leave the club for Liverpool. He said,

"I never said I want to return to Liverpool nor in England and I have never issued those statements .

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Norweigan wants to stay in Serie A.

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Roma wide-man John Arne Riise has hit back at newspaper reports claiming the Norwegian had asked to return to former club Liverpool.

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Roma left-back John Arne Riise has reacted angrily to claims by the News of the World that he has explicitly requested to re-join former club Liverpool.
"I never said I wanted to return to Liverpool and I never made those statements," Riise said via the Giallorossi press office.
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John Arne Riise would (apparently) like to return to Anfield in January. Would the Norwegian be a good addition to the team, or is Liverpool well covered on the left?
There doesn't appear to be any official source for this rumour but I think it's worth discussing anyway.

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John Arne Riise has sent a 'come and get me back' plea to Rafa Benitez.
The Roma left-back, sold for £5million in 2008, is hoping to convince Benitez to push for a swap deal involving his replacement Andrea Dossena.
Benitez would need persuading to make such a move, especially with Emiliano Insua, 20 fast emerging on the left side of the Reds' defence. Click to continue reading...

Rafael Benitez's six seasons at Anfield have been marked by one consistent trend: when his team's fortunes appear bleakest, the Reds have the ability to summon their finest efforts. On Sunday the concept of "Rafaball" was once more on display.
The last time LFC lost four straight, Margaret Thatcher was enjoying high tea with Ronald Reagan. Click to continue reading...

"There is a massive difference in money but we have better fans than United."

I don't know whether I'd describe the difference as 'massive', but yes, Rafael Benitez has spent more money than Sir Alex Ferguson.

Money
Liverpool
2004/2005
In:
Djibril Cisse £14m
Xabi Alonso £10.

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Big Story
The surprising news that one of the greatest and highest-earning footballers of his generation, John Barnes, had somehow managed to end up bankrupt is superbly deconstructed in a piece looking at players' incomes and financial cluelessness by former Ireland star Tony Cascarino, as he considers how the likes of even recent Premier League stars like Eric Djemba-Djemba and John Arne Riise have somehow suffered a similar fate despite their massive pay checks.

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The UEFA Europa League resumed its group stage matches on Thursday, October 22, 2009. Fulham, one of two English Premier League Clubs, hosted Italian Serie A side AS Roma at the Craven Cottage in one of the matches. Here's a recap of the match along with video highlights.

Fulham draws with AS Roma 1-1 Video Highlights

The match was fairly even as neither side was dominating.

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Meet me at the corner flag!

Okay, let's be clear, Craig Bellamy is wild. He is rash, unpredictable, and probably would be a career criminal if he wasn't a footballer. He's got more tattoos than John Mayer's right arm, more baggage than an Airbus landing at Heathrow, more teeth than Mr.

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Lots to catch up on with two rounds of fixtures in Serie A, the start of the Champions League and of course the Azzuri in World Cup qualification action. So no messing around - let's get straight to it. Avanti!
Since my last update, Luciano Spalletti has parted company with Roma to be replaced by Claudio Ranieri, following a home defeat to the Tinkerman's former club Juventus. Click to continue reading...

The Serie A is back from the international break and the surprise start of Genoa to the season continued. Genoa defeated Napoli at home 4-1 on the strength of 2 penalty kicks in a game that ended with Genoa's 10 men and Napoli's 9. Ex-Inter forward Hernan Crespo scored his 1st for his new team as Genoa stayed in 1st place with a perfect record. Click to continue reading...

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As our dear Roma-crazy amiga said : "I wouldn't say I'm happy with the team, but it's good to finally have 3 points! Being le caca is not cool, at all."

Indeed, Roma's new coach Mrs Doubtfire Ranieri deserves applause for today, at least as he steered the squad to their first win after a long spell of dismal performances.

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SEASON SUMMARY John Arne Riise celebrates quite possibly the hardest hit goal you could ever see against Man U. WHAT A GOAL!!! Following the sensational Treble season of 2000-2001 was never going to be easy to do. But in 2001-2002, Gerard Houllier and his mighty Reds did a very admirable job, finishing with- at the time- their [. Click to continue reading...

Just because you're the younger brother of John Arne Riise, doesn't give you the right to speak like you are on your brother's level in the footballing world. However, if you're Bjorn Helge Riise, you give off the pompous impression that you're...
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Juventus' search for a left-back has apparently come to rest on Liverpool's Andrea Dossena, but Napoli and Roma are also competing with the Bianconeri to sign the 27-year-old.
"The situation is still in the balance - Napoli, Roma and Juventus are after him," Dossena's agent, Roberto La Florio, explained to Il Corriere dello Sport. Click to continue reading...

Reports emerging over the past 48 hours suggest that Roma's John Arne Riise could be on his way to Germany, to join Bayern Munich.
With this in mind, the Giallorossi have been on the lookout for a direct replacement for the Norwegian, and they seem to have found one in the form of Andrea Dossena from Liverpool. Click to continue reading...

Should he stay or should he go?

Reports emerging over the past 48 hours suggest that Roma's John Arne Riise could be on his way to Germany, to join Bayern Munich.

With this in mind, the Giallorossi have been on the lookout for a direct replacement for the Norwegian, and they seem to have found one in the form of Andrea Dossena from Liverpool.

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New Liverpool signing Alberto Aquilani has spoken of his admiration for the club's history, after getting a lesson from Roma director Bruno Conti.
Liverpool won the 1984 European Cup, defeating Roma on penalties when Conti sent his spot-kick over the cross-bar.
"You cannot ignore the huge past of this club," Aquilani told Sky Sports. Click to continue reading...

Over the last year, Rafael Benitez has wasted a huge chunk of the club's money on transfers that, for whatever reason, just didn't work out. With news that Liverpool have reportedly accepted a £4.3m bid from Napoli for left-back Andrea Dossena, this money-wasting trend seems set to continue.
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According to John Arne Riise, new Liverpool signing Alberto Aquilani carries a greater goal threat than the recently departed Xabi Alonso. Whilst that would clearly be fantastic for the team, is it actually true?
In an interview, Riise stated:
"He's [Aquilani] is really good on the ball, with good passing, good movement, he works hard and is a good professional". Click to continue reading...

George Burley's side pressed the self destruct button in Oslo last night and as a result seriously jeopardised the chances of Scotland claiming the runners up spot in a group already won by Holland. Former Liverpool man John Arne Riise started the scoring with a deflected free kick and two goals from Blackburn Rovers winger Morten Gamst Pedersen, including a great free-kick added to the Scots woes.

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World Cup Qualifying  for South Africa 2010 continued in the UEFA Region with several key matches taking place. A few of the top teams played on Wendesday including Germany, Scotland, Norway, and France. Here's a recap of some of the matches from Wednesday's qualifying.

France edges Faroe Islands 1-0 Video Highlights

France struggled to get goals against the Faroe Islands but still won 1-0.

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Roma defender John Arne Riise's former agent is on trial in Norway. Key word there being "former." Keep that in mind when you read this, from the AP:

Einar Baardsen, who is charged with swindling Riise of 12 million kroner ($2 million) between 2001 and 2005 when he served as the Norwegian player's agent, pleaded not guilty on Monday.

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Liverpool FC confirmed yesterday evening that Alberto Aquilani has successfully completed a medical and agreed a five-year contract with the club. Aquilani cost Liverpool £20million from AS Roma.

The Italian is unlikely to make his Reds debut before October. The player will now continue his rehabilitation from an ankle operation under the guidance of Liverpool's medical team and is expected to be fully fit in approximately four to eight weeks' time.

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Aston Villa's John Carew hits Nobu in London. Eye of the tiger and all that.

Visual stimulation: Top ten hot sportsmen with shaved heads.
A "real" woman tries on Cheryl Cole's swimsuit. Seriously, people get paid to write stories like this.
The latest issue of Rio Ferdinand's magazine is out.

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Aston Villa's John Carew hits Nobu in London. Eye of the tiger and all that.

Visual stimulation: Top ten hot sportsmen with shaved heads.
A "real" woman tries on Cheryl Cole's swimsuit. Seriously, people get paid to write stories like this.
The latest issue of Rio Ferdinand's magazine is out.

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• Chelsea thoroughly bossed their pre-season friendly match last night in Los Angeles against Inter Milan and former manager Jose Mourinho. Their second exhibition match in the US. Their second 2-0 win. Lampard did all the work in the first half - always searching for his targets up front - Drogba & Kalou.

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It's a player peroxide fiesta of late, Kickettes. Not sure if the summer heat has literally gone to everyone's heads or what, but let's investigate:

Alan Smith has returned to his former bottle blonde bleached-out avec roots look after a brief dabble in au naturel;

John Arne Riise has gone from ginger to strawberry blond to just plain blonde.

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I am anticipating some serious Craig Bellamy antics in the upcoming season. It's to the point where, if he stays at City, I'll almost be dissapointed if we don't see something on par with The Golf Club Incident (on par... sorry, couldn't resist). I'm not saying I condone personal injury—but serious property damage from a swinging cricket bat or something could be on the horizon at least.

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This weeks little cutie is Lauren Rice from Liverpool. She has two love's in life, football and modeling, and UKFF brings her love for both together. Lauren is a mad Liverpool fan and even has 2 Liverpool tatoos. She can't wait to see The Reds win the Premier League next season and become a top UKFF girl.

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