With Indonesia hosting Everton and Queens Park Rangers later this month we can maybe expect a few
fans from England to make the long journey over to see their teams. QPR of course are also playing
a couple of games in Malaysia as are Manchester City and Arsenal.
There will be some late kick offs to look forward to.
Despite under-performing, overpriced summer signings; disappointing home draws; injuries to Gerrard
and Carra; goalscoring problems, and a fatal inability to beat the 'lesser' teams, it's a great
time to be a fan of Liverpool FC, and there are plenty of reasons to be positive at the moment.
Liverpool will turn to France's next major star Mamadou Sakho if their campaign to land Gary Cahill
ends in failure.
Anfield boss Kenny Dalglish has earmarked the Bolton and England centre half as a major priority
when he is given funds in the summer.
But the Reds manager is painfully aware that Wanderers are determined to hold out until the bidding
reaches £20million.
Pearce Celebrates His EqualizerHeath Pearce's first goal as a New York Red Bull - an
emphatic downward header from a nicely worked short corner kick - earned RBNY its second
consecutive 1-1 draw in Vancouver on Wednesday night and salvaged a point from the team's two-game
road trip. It was nothing less than the Red Bulls deserved for what was a very respectable
performance, and certainly a massive improvement over the 3-1 thumping they endured on Sunday in
Chicago, after which Hans Backe tore into his team for their lack of effort and poor execution.
At last! What every Red Bulls fan has been waiting for, and just in time for the Holidays! Yep, the
new home kit is out and it's pretty nice, if I do say so myself. It almost replicates the design of
last year's stunning away kit, except the 2012 home version has a v-neck and also sports a subtle
pinstripe stitch.
Photo credit: Fancy-cats-are-happy-cats via Wikimedia Commons
Good afternoon & Happy Father's Day! The Red Bulls are back in MLS action tonight at Portland's
Jeld-Wen Field, against the expansion Timbers FC. It's actually the second meeting between both
teams (the first being a 2009 friendly) but the first in League action.
Sneijder, Kagawa or Martinez? The Solution to United's Midfield problems - originally posted on
Soccerlens.com
Manchester United are on the brink of having one of their worst seasons in the last decade, and
their first trophy-less season since the 2004-05 season.
United need improvements this summer to get back to their winning ways under Sir Alex
Ferguson.
Liverpool's Jay Spearing is ready to fight for his place in an overcrowded midfield this
season.
The 22-year-old signed a new long-term contract towards the end of the previous campaign after
impressing manager Kenny Dalglish.
An injury to captain Steven Gerrard meant the Wirral-born player was given a chance in the final
three months of the season and he seized the opportunity, starting the final nine matches of the
Barclays Premier League season.
Before I begin, I just want to take the opportunity thank everyone who sent me supportive emails
over the last couple of weeks. I'm sorry I wasn't able to reply to everyone individually. The
Gooner empire is going through a difficult period and everyone has their own way of dealing with
it. There was a time when I got actively involved in the discussions but now it seems pointless to
go through the same arguments over and over again.
Why have Tottenham collapsed? - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
I write this hours after seeing my beloved Spurs lose 5-1 to Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final. The
whole game was just horrible. Horrible from the start when Chelsea fans who are the lowest of the
low, scum of the earth decided to jeer and chant "Murderers" during the minute's silence
remembering the tragedy of Hillsborough.
After a grueling season spanning nearly six months and consisting of 27 games,
it all comes down to the final weekend in the inaugural season of the NASL.
The NSC Minnesota Stars and the Montreal Impact enter the weekend in a fight for the final
playoff spot, while FC Tampa Bay and the Fort Lauderdale Strikers jockey for third place.
All of a sudden, the Carling Cup trip to Brighton and Hove Albion looks a great deal more important
than it once did.
Liverpool will of course be desperate to stay in the hunt for silverware this season, especially
with no European football on offer.
But equally importantly, it is a chance to produce an immediate reaction to two disappointing
league results.
PARIS, France — Striker Andre-Pierre Gignac fired defending champions Marseille back into the
title race on Saturday with the only goal at home to rock bottom Arles. Coach Didier Deschamps had
demanded a massive improvement after a woeful goalless draw last week against struggling neighbours
Monaco and Gignac's third goal of the season brought some [.
