Sadly, we could've turned this thing into an all-Prem list, but did our best to look elsewhere. Didn't turn out so well. The problem is so many sums paid in the Premiership dwarf that of those in other leagues - Serie A, Bundesliga, La Liga, Ligue 1, etc. - that it can make their normally [...] Click to continue reading...

This weeks cutie is 20 year old Kelly O'Sullivan. Keely is a photographers dream, not only is she gorgeous, she's a little ball of fun. Put her behind the camera and she comes to life, with a beautiful radiant smile, amazing sparkling eyes, non stop laughter and her cheeky but infections personality. Click to continue reading...

Harry Redknapp will resist the lure of an emotional return to West Ham United. The Portsmouth manager fears he would suffer the same constraints that prompted Alan Curbishley to resign yesterday. That has left the Croatia coach, Slaven Bilic, as the favourite to take up the reins at Upton Park. Click to continue reading...

We've got it straight from the biscuit tin - the shortlist of managers West Ham's owners are considering and the man who is odds-on favourite to manage the Hammers, at least in September 2008. But first, the candidates: West Ham's Final Five 1. Roberto Mancini: Popular choice amongst the fans, can't speak English (or Icelandic for that matter) [. Click to continue reading...

I first saw Jose Baxter as a substitute for Leon Osman in the second half in a defeat to Portsmouth. I had a little surprise when i heard the commentator mentioned that Jose Baxter is 16 years old. Wow, still 16. He is Everton FC's youngest player ever in the senior team. Good exposure for the [...] Click to continue reading...

Harry Redknapp must have been raging. Dunking a Digestive biscuit into his mid-morning tea, the unexpected purchase of Manchester City by a consortium of billionaires from Abu Dhabi can only have left a bitter taste in his mouth. Its bad enough there being a credit crunch, the effects of which have this summer denied him the permission to open up the Portsmouth purse strings as much as he'd have Click to continue reading...

Few noticed last week when Juande Ramos called for a shortening of the transfer window, but the nuclear fallout from Monday's race to the finish seems to support his argument. Prior to Monday, Robinho had been settling in nicely at for another season at Real Madrid, Kevin Keegan was sorting out his first proper [. Click to continue reading...

The Premiership woke up this morning to a lot of excitement. Everton fans were celebrating breaking their transfer record, West Ham fans were incredulous that they had sold half their defence without replacing them, Liverpool fans were "overjoyed" at signing two foreign 18 year olds to add to their increasing collection of foreign 18 year olds, [. Click to continue reading...

There had been a lot of speculation, and even some facts mixed in, that a Premier League rival, thought to be Aston Villa or Portsmouth, or both, were interested yesterday in signing the skillful former Manchester City midfielder. Joey Barton - I owe the Newcastle club and fans so much However, Barton has now made it clear [. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Nadir Belhadj (Lens, loan), Jerome Thomas (Charlton), Armand Traore (Arsenal, loan), Younes Kaboul (Tottenham), Peter Crouch (Liverpool), Ben Sahar (Chelsea, loan), Glenn Little (Reading) Notable departures: Steven Davis (Rangers), Pedro Mendes (Rangers), Sulley Muntari (Inter Milan) What grade. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Mikael Silvestre (Manchester United), Amaury Bischoff (Werder Bremen), Samir Nasri (Marseille), Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff City), Francis Coquelin (Stade Lavallois) Notable departures: Philippe Senderos (AC Milan, loan), Armand Traore (Portsmouth, loan), Justin Hoyte (Arsenal), Jens Lehmann (Stuttgart, free), Mathieu. Click to continue reading...

Photo from the Telgraph via the AP.

First batch of match reviews from the past weekend. The final batch will be up tomorrow morning. Note there won't be a second full match review as I was unable to see Sunderland v Manchester City in full.

Everton v Portsmouth: Jermain Defoe's two goals and assist see Portsmouth go away and get an emphatic 3-0 victory at Goodison Park.

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Soccerword's Premiership Team of the Week - 03

We're going with a 4-3-3 formation for this week's team:

Goalkeeper: David James (Portsmouth)

Defenders: Callum Davenport (West Ham), Glen Johnson (Portsmouth), Kolo Toure (Arsenal), Vedran Corluka (Man City)

Midfielders: Shaun Wright-Phillips (Man City), Antonio Valencia (Wigan), Stephen Ireland (Man City)

Forwards: Robin van Persie (Arsenal), Jermain Defoe (Portsmouth), Amr Zaki (Wigan)

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Notable arrivals: Nadir Belhadj (Lens, loan), Jerome Thomas (Charlton), Armand Traore (Arsenal, loan), Younes Kaboul (Tottenham), Peter Crouch (Liverpool), Ben Sahar (Chelsea, loan), Glenn Little (Reading) Notable departures: Steven Davis (Rangers), Pedro Mendes (Rangers), Sulley Muntari (Inter Milan) No deal. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Mikael Silvestre (Manchester United), Amaury Bischoff (Werder Bremen), Samir Nasri (Marseille), Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff City), Francis Coquelin (Stade Lavallois) Notable departures: Philippe Senderos (AC Milan, loan), Armand Traore (Portsmouth, loan), Justin Hoyte (Arsenal), Jens Lehmann (Stuttgart, free), Mathieu. Click to continue reading...

It's not a big name some may have expected, but Liverpool have signed Brazilian youngster Vitor Flora on a free. Nadir Belhadj has joined Portsmouth on a year-long loan. The 26-year-old Algerian left-back could join permanently after the season. Vedran... Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Jerome Thomas (Charlton), Armand Traore (Arsenal, loan), Younes Kaboul (Tottenham), Peter Crouch (Liverpool), Ben Sahar (Chelsea, loan), Glenn Little (Reading) Notable departures: Steven Davis (Rangers), Pedro Mendes (Rangers), Sulley Muntari (Inter Milan) Many have interest in Ghana international. Click to continue reading...

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It was clear to anyone watching the Toffees' 3-0 home defeat to Portsmouth that they are short of quality players. Indeed, one was left scratching their head as to how Everton managed to land fifth place last season, especially as they're likely to finish fifth from bottom on current form. ... Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Mikael Silvestre (Manchester United), Amaury Bischoff (Werder Bremen), Samir Nasri (Marseille), Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff City), Francis Coquelin (Stade Lavallois) Notable departures: Philippe Senderos (AC Milan, loan), Armand Traore (Portsmouth, loan), Justin Hoyte (Arsenal), Jens Lehmann (Stuttgart, free), Mathieu. Click to continue reading...

There were so many teams worthy of team of the week honors (Manchester City, Wigan, Portsmouth, Arsenal and West Ham among them) that it was hard to pick. Top performances by players were just as tough to chose from. Here... Click to continue reading...

England play Andorra in Barcelona's Olympic Stadium at 1900 BST on Saturday evening and then travel to Zagreb for their second qualifier against Croatia on Wednesday, 10 September at 2000 BST. Players out with injury include Steven Gerrard, Owen Hargreaves, Michael Carrick and Micah Richards, with Portsmouth's Glenn Johnson and Fulham's Jimmy Bullard brought into the [. Click to continue reading...

Saturday August 30, 2008
Bolton Wanderers 0 West Bromwich Albion 0: BBC, Soccernet, Sun, Times, Daily Mail, Guardian, Independent, Sky Sports, Telegraph.
Everton 0 Portsmouth 3: BBC, Soccernet, Sun, Times, Daily Mail, Guardian, Independent, Sky Sports, Telegraph.
Hull City 0 Wigan Athletic 5: BBC, Soccernet, Sun, Times, Daily Mail, Guardian, Independent, Sky Sports, Telegraph. Click to continue reading...

The England manager, Fabio Capello has just announced his England squad as follows: England squad to play Andorra and Croatia: Robinson (Blackburn), James (Portsmouth), Green (West Ham); Lescott (Everton), Bridge (Chelsea), A Cole (Chelsea), Terry (Chelsea), Brown (Manchester United), Ferdinand (Manchester United), Johnson (Portsmouth), Upson (West Ham); Barry (Aston Villa), J Cole (Chelsea), Lampard (Chelsea), Bullard (Fulham), [. Click to continue reading...

Juande Ramos has probably been the busiest manager in the transfer window and according to this source he isn't finished yet! Now he is lining up a last-gasp bid for this Portsmouth star! Don't forget to check out Online Football Manager! Lassana Diarra will sign for Tottenham tomorrow if cashstrapped Portsmouth fail . Click to continue reading...