Liverpool's official website has posted a disappointing update on the status of midfielder Lucas Leiva, revealing that the Brazilian will miss the remainder of the season due to knee problems.

Lucas played 70 minutes of the Reds' 2-0 win away to Chelsea in one of Tuesday's three Carling Cup quarterfinals before being replaced by summer signing Charlie Adam.

Steve Bruce's tenure at Sunderland has come to an abrupt end.

The Premier League club fired Bruce from his post as manager on Wednesday, cutting his time at the Stadium of Light short in his third season since joining the club from Wigan Athletic -- the 19th-place club to whom Sunderland lost at home last weekend.

Manchester United manager reveals Anderson will be without Anderson till February but Wayne Rooney will be back in the squad, while also hailing Newcastle boss Alan Pardew ahead of tomorrows showdown between Manchester United and Newcastle at Old Trafford.

Anyone who suffers Knee problems should check out these Great Knee Straps available right now.

Credit to Sam Hutchinson. Last August after persistent knee problems he was forced to retire from the game. It was a major blow for the 21 year old as he was being groomed to become a first team regular and had made a couple of telling appearances in the side.
Faced with a life very different to what he wanted to do, Hutchinson was offered a role within the club as mentor to the academy recruits while he studied for a degree in psychology.

Newcastle United have issued a statement on their website in an attempt to get things straight on Davide Santon's recent training ground injury to his right knee. As I pointed out in this story yesterday, the ex Internazionale wing back has a history of right knee problems stemming from an lateral meniscus tear picked up [.

Newcastle United have been dealt a major blow as it is confirmed that new signing Davide Santon will undergo a surgery.

Former Inter Milan starlet Santon, who arrived in the closing stages of the summer transfer window as a replacement for Jose Enrique, complained about knee problems after the Magpies' training session on Wednesday.

Owen Hargreaves: Manchester United to Manchester City via Oblivion - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

Owen Hargreaves is to join Manchester City in one of the most dramatic and sensational transfer deals of the summer after the ex-Manchester United player agreed to undertake a pay-as-you-play deal for the Champions League debutantes.

FC Dallas hopes to knock off the LA Galaxy once more this weekend. (Getty Images)

The weekend slate of games is here for Major League Soccer in Week 21. Like I mentioned yesterday all 18 clubs are involved in matches this week in what feels like the first time in ages. The friendly season has died down for the most part (though I know there will still be some here and there until the middle of September) and it means we can finally concentrate on what is important in MLS at the moment the playoff push.

I knew this would be a busy week in terms of player movement but I think its safe to say it could be a real busy week. Anyways, I just wrote a little article about how the New England Revolution are set to sign their first DP, 22-year old Argentine forward Milton Caraglio.

I can't say whether or not this is a good pickup or not.

The Palau Reíal Major in Barcelona was the home for counts of Barcelona and later the Kings of Aragon.

Espanyol's surprising start has not only stretched to this juncture of the season but has also improved from a club that only garnered points at home to a team that can win the tough matches away from home.

By Mirko Corli, writing from Torino

The first round of 2011 Serie A action came with a couple of surprises.

First and foremost, Juventus.

The bianconeri lost 4-1 at home against Parma, and this is a big surprise not only because Juve closed 2010 in good shape and with the will of doing something more in the upcoming year, but also because it is a defeat that can mean more.