Mark Ogden writes for The Telegraph about Manchester vs Merseyside

Studs Up looks at the Henry handball conspiracy theory

Oliver Holt writes for The Mirror about Henry's loss of reputation

The Times looks at how referee's favour the home team

When The Seagulls Follow The Trawler has a chat with Oliver Kay

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According to a report in the Corriere dello Sport, Premier League giants Liverpool are mulling over a bid to lure out-of-favour Juventus 'fantasista' Sebastian Giovinco to Anfield.
The diminutive hitman has only mustered six league appearances so far this term and has slipped further down the pecking order, after the arrival of Brazilian ace Diego over the summer. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool have risked a furore over a film starring Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher that portrays Sir Alex Ferguson, the Manchester United manager, as a whisky-guzzling drunk and Gary Neville, the club's captain, as a rat who "hates Scousers".

Gerrard and Carragher were joined by Rafael Benítez, the Merseyside club's manager, at the premiere of Fifteen Minutes That Shook The World in Liverpool on Monday evening.

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I wouldn't trust my grandmother with Hicks and Gillett!

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Rafa Benitez has admitted he would quit Liverpool if the club ever sold Fernando Torres behind his back to ease the financial pressure at Anfield.

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Rumours of the potential transfer of Javier Mascherano from Liverpool to Barcelona during the winter transfer window are understood to be without any concrete foundation, according to Spanish publication Sport.
Speculation surrounding the Argentina captain has continued throughout the season after he was strongly linked with a summer move to Camp Nou and recent reports suggested that the players representatives had reached an agreement on the personal terms of a winter move. Click to continue reading...

Let the bidding war begin.

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Chelsea have made their first significant move since their transfer embargo was suspended by making a preliminary £14m offer for the Everton teenager Jack Rodwell, which has been rejected by the Merseyside club.

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Argentine strongly linked with La Liga move.

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Liverpool's Javier Mascherano has reportedly agreed to a £100,000-a-week deal with Spanish champions Barcelona.

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Liverpool set to make hopeful move for Croatian international.

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The news doing the rounds over the weekend involved the reported interest shown by Liverpool in our top notch striker Eduardo and for some reason the miserly sum of £10m was repeatedly mentioned, which is probably only sufficient to purchase one of his legs and not the rest of his body.

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"I would like to do business, but only if the prices are right and that can be a problem in January," Ferguson said today.

We have been 'warned off' Carlton Cole after reports in the papers reckoned we were ready to part with £20m for the Chelsea reject. Don't get me wrong, he's doing a good job for West Ham this season but Darren Bent is having a better time at Sunderland.

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Actually, a lot... pretty much every football trivia question ever in fact. Thanks to Steve (from whom you can also find all the answers).

Question 1

Name 4 teams out of the 92 in England (Premiership, Championship and Divisions 1-2), who start with the same letter that they end with.

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Liverpool left-back Emiliano Insua is eyeing a place in the Argentina squad for next summer's World Cup.
The 20-year-old won his first cap in the recent last-gasp victory over Peru. He is keen to hang on to his place in the team after enjoying a lengthy run in his club side.
"It was very special to play because it was a crucial time for my country," he told BBC Merseyside. Click to continue reading...

Michael Thomas'ın 1989'da Anfield'da attığı ve şampiyonluğu Arsenal'e kazandırdığı tarihi golün hemen ardından çekilmiş bir fotoğraf karesi. Thomas golü atmış bulutların üzerine çıkmak üzere iken Liverpoollular'ın ise Anfield Road üzerlerine çökmüş adeta. 26 Mayıs 1989'da oynanan maçın önemini ve bu golün dramatikliğini şöyle anlatabiliriz. Click to continue reading...

It's been a long, strange trip for young Lucas Leiva since he first stepped foot on the Anfield pitch for the first time in the summer of 2007. The midfielder was a highly publicised signing, after he made his way from Brazilian side Gremio for around £6 million to Merseyside quickly becoming a star-in-waiting.

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For those wondering if things in the Merseyside could get any worse... we now know the answer. It's a resounding YES! Steven Gerrard converted a penalty that shouldn't have ever been given and yet it wasn't enough as Liverpool only managed to draw with lowly Birmingham City, 2-2, at Anfield on Monday night. Click to continue reading...

Fernando Torres could take another step towards securing his credentials as one of Liverpool's greatest ever scorers by notching the two Premier League goals which would take him to a half-century for the Anfield outfit.
If the Spaniard manages the total in the coming matches he'll have reached the target faster than any player in the Merseyside club's history; a feat which manager Rafael Benitez believes would put him on the path to legendary status. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez has challenged Yossi Benayoun to fill the probable void left by the ongoing injury problems of Steven Gerrard.
The Reds are again expected to be without captain Gerrard for Monday's match with Birmingham at Anfield as the England ace continues to struggle with the groin problem sustained against Ukraine in October. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool defender Andrea Dossena says he is looking to leave Anfield in January and return to Italy.
The Italian full-back has only made two appearances for Liverpool so far this season against Bolton in the Premier League and Leeds in the Carling Cup, despite moving for a hefty £7million in July last year. Click to continue reading...

Fabio Aurelio is winning his battle to be fit to return to action on Monday – and to take his place in the Brazil squad for the first time.
Aurelio, who is in the last year of his current contract, has missed Liverpool's last two games against Fulham and Lyon with a calf problem.
His form before that, though, had been good enough to catch the eye of Brazil coach Dunga, who will take Aurelio and Reds midfielder Lucas to Qatar for next Saturday's friendly with England. Click to continue reading...

Things aren't looking good in Merseyside at the moment, with Liverpool picking up yet another disappointing result in Europe last night, which puts them five points behind the team above them and six points off the top of the group, with just two matches to play.

In the league, they are currently 6th with just three points distancing them from 10th placed Burnley.

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To say the past few weeks have been tough for Merseyside's two Premier clubs is putting it lightly.

Something must have been put in the water round Liverpool way as players of both Liverpool and Everton have been dropping like flies. Those who remain have been charged with maintaining the same high standards, and you have to say they have flattered to deceive.

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Glen Johnson and Fabio Aurelio have not travelled with the Liverpool squad for the Champions League match against Lyons tomorrow night after they failed fitness tests today.
Uefa has allowed Rafael Benitez, the Liverpool manager, to bring in Daniel Ayala from a reserve list of players, such is the severity of the injury crisis at Anfield. Click to continue reading...

According to The Daily Mail, Roberto Mancini has opened the door on the possibility of succeeding the under-fire Rafael Benitez as Liverpool manager.
The in-demand Italian recently settled his £5.5 million-per-year contract with Serie A giants Inter Milan, having parted ways with the San Siro club in May 2008. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool's willingness to seal a new contract for first-choice goalkeeper Pepe Reina has been returned by the 27-year-old, who has revealed that he feels at home on Merseyside after five years at Anfield.
The Spaniard, bought by Rafael Benitez in 2005 from Villarreal, also added that one of his daughters "is a Scouser", and that he is desperate to help the club realise their primary ambition of landing a Premier League title. Click to continue reading...

Rafa Benitez's future at Liverpool will be determined over their next three games amid growing concern from potential investors.
Liverpool's defeat at Fulham on Saturday was the sixth in their last seven matches - the worst sequence of results for more than 50 years.
And Benitez takes his crisis-hit squad to Lyon on Wednesday knowing defeat could finish their Champions League campaign. Click to continue reading...

Mike Marsh, Barry Venison, Rigobert Song, Abel Xavier, Harry Kewell, Milan Baros ve Graeme Souness. Hepsinin ortak özelliği futbolcu ya da antrenör olarak Galatasaray'da görev yapmaları değil sadece. İlginç olan ortak noktaları kırmızı formalarını Sami Yen'e gelmeden önce Anfield Road'da da giymiş olmaları. Click to continue reading...

Another weekend passes us by and still the big teams are falling over themselves to not take the initiative in the Premiership title race. Of the top 6 teams, only Chelsea won making the league one on the most open in recent history. Over the past few seasons, one or two teams have really stood out come the end of October.

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Liverpool's victory over Manchester United ensured a change in mood on Merseyside while Chelsea climbed to the Premier League summit in emphatic circumstances.

Elsewhere on another top-flight weekend of twists and turns, Arsenal were made to rue two points dropped against West Ham United, Manchester City also let a two-goal lead slip while Stoke City pulled off a smash-and-grab at Tottenham Hotspur.

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¿Se habrán puesto de acuerdo en cuál es la fecha para que haya Clásicos? No lo sé con certeza, pero hubo Clásicos en todo el mundo, demos un repaso.

Liverpool 2-0 Manchester United

Este es un clásico, Mientras los del United gritan consignas contra los "scousers" del Merseyside, los livepudlians como yo también sentimos mucho encono contra los "Diablos rojos", y si bien en la localidad, el Liverpool tiene como rival al Everton, a nivel de la Isla, sería el Manchester United.

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Thousands of Liverpool fans gathered in protest against club owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett before the blockbuster game against Manchester United at Anfield on Sunday.
The army of supporters gathered at the Liverpool Supporters Club on Lower Breck Road and marched to the Albert pub outside the Kop in order to urge Hicks and Gillett to sell the club, as they attributed to the club's nosedive on and off the pitch to the American co-owners. Click to continue reading...

Former England manager Terry Venables has claimed Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez could lose his job if his side taste defeat to Manchester United at Anfield on Sunday.
Having lost four games in a row, their worst record for 22 years, the Reds are under huge pressure to get a result in Sunday's clash against their arch-rivals in order to get their season back on track. Click to continue reading...

It may still only be October but should Liverpool lose to Manchester United on Sunday their title challenge will effectively be over. They've already lost four times in the league this season and boss Rafael Benitez's woes continued in midweek when French outfit Lyon pulled off a surprise 2-1 victory at Anfield.

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In preparation for the 2010 World Cup, David Beckham once again sought out a move to Europe following the close of the Major League Soccer season. His destination of choice was a return to San Siro with AC Milan, but the Rossoneri weren't the only ones making a move for Becks. If Rafa Benitez could have his way, Becks would be preparing for a move to Liverpool.

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With the Ballon d'Or nominations finally releasing this weekend, the headlines have mostly been devoted to the fact that world champions Italy have no representation whatsoever. But why blame the press for paying excessive attention to an irrelevant detail? After all, the award itself is destined to be heading Lionel Messi's way, which means very little is there to be talked about in terms of debating the winner, right?

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Dirk Kuyt has given Liverpool's preparations for Saturday's trip to Sunderland a much-needed lift by declaring himself fit for duty.
The Holland international picked up an ankle injury during his country's trip to Australia last weekend and exacerbated the problem during the 0-0 draw in Sydney. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool's cultural ties with Spain appear to have reached a new high with news coming from Anfield that the club's official television channel will provide a live broadcast of La Roja's World Cup qualification match with Bosnia-Herzegovina for their subscribers.
With Spanish manager Rafael Benitez at the helm on Merseyside and striker Fernando Torres winning both hearts and minds with his dedication to the Reds' Premier League and European ambitions it appears that the club have taken advantage of the region's love affair with the Iberian peninsula. Click to continue reading...