Luis Suarez is back from his suspension, Manchester United's tired of having 3,000 Liverpool supporters out-sing 70,000-odd United fans whenever the clubs meet at Old Trafford, and it turns out Liverpool signed an attacking player over the January transfer window after all. And also it's Friday, so let's get busy wasting a bit of time.

Tonight Chelsea travel to the Liberty Stadium to take on the impressive Swansea side under Brendan Rogers. We all saw how well they played when they beat Arsenal the other week and once again for Chelsea, this is no easy game.
Imagine a Chelsea side without three of the four players that have been part of the core of our side for the last five or six years.

Like a cross between Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Nicklas Bendtner, Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan is very fond of his own abilities. There were questions as to whether he would play in Ghana's African Cup of Nations match against Mali after sustaining an injury in training on Thursday, but he did start and scored off a free kick in his side's 2-0 win.

For the first time in five years we have now lost three Premiership matches in a row.

I am starting this story now Tuesday evening the 17th where the thoughts of last nights radio conversation on Talksports Drivetime between Adrian Durham and Ray Parlour are still fresh in my mind.

Football at the moment is about money isn't it. All we are reading and hearing about at the moment is either player salaries or the size of transfer fee's. Chelsea are now a club that is constantly linked with big money moves in EVERY transfer window as AVB looks to rejuvenate our club out of the shadows of the Mourinho era.

Prior to Bob Bradley being appointed as its head coach, Egypt failed to qualify for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. The Pharoahs' failure is the rest of Africa's success, as for the first time in six years a new champion will be crowned.

The 28th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations is set to get underway on Saturday, with 16 teams competing in the host nations of Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.

One of the biggest clubs in England is getting rid of adidas and slipping into something a bit more American.

Liverpool announced on Thursday morning that it has reached a record jersey deal with Michigan-based company Warrior Sports. The deal is worth $38.6 million annually over the course of six years, making it the largest jersey deal in England and second-biggest in the world behind Barcelona's deal with Nike (worth an estimated $40.

By Chris Wright

This is a mock-up, before anyone gets too excited

Liverpool have announced this morning that, as of next season, their kit suppliers will no longer be Adidas (after eight years of service) and, as of this summer, will be American bods Warrior Sports.

We've gone past the mid-way point in this winter's transfer window and as yet there's little sign of movement into or out of White Hart Lane. It's looking like it could be a repeat of last year's quiet January and for now, rumours linking two of Tottenham's fringe squad have been denied.

Vedran Corluka has hardly featured for the first team all season yet when asked if the Croatian would be sold in this window, Harry Redknapp answered with an emphatic ‘no'.

Liverpool lost their lucrative partnership with Adidas after demanding too much money for their on-field performance, according to the firm's chief executive.
The Premier League club's current deal with Adidas, the world's second biggest sporting goods manufacturer, expires at the end of the season after talks over an extension collapsed last year.

There are no excuses, yesterday we were outplayed and outfought by a newly promoted side, as Swansea beat us 3-2 to seriously dent our hopes of making the top four.

The penalty decision was questionable, yes, but as has been the problem recently, we were not up for this game at all.

Wallowing in the glory of Henry's movie-moment comeback was not meant to last all week, but for me it has. The YouTube video I breathlessly uploaded at about midnight on Monday has now had about 37,000 hits (and Analytics tell me 90.6% of those who watched it were male, with 9.7% female how do they know this I wonder – though my brother did confidently predict that he had watched it "about 28,000 times" so maybe there's some truth in that).

No one kicks the football like the one, Zlatan, Zlatan!

No explanation necessary. Even though it's six years old, this (ahem... "Who's Da Man?" by "Elias featuring Frans") remains the undisputed best Swedish reggae tune about Zlatan Ee-bra-heem-oh-vic to have ever been recorded.

Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez has admitted to his club's official website that his second year has been much more difficult. The Mexican international has seen limited action in the 2011/12 season, and has seen much of his second season plagued by injuries.

"There are different circumstances because I have had more injuries this season than last year, but I am still enjoying it," said one of last season's best signings.

I realize this has been around for a while and has likely made the rounds, but it cracked me up. The sad part is many youth soccer coaches have had to deal with what is said in this video, and it can be impossible trying to get parents to understand why winning is not important when they're 10 years old.

Following Manchester United's 5-0 win over Wigan, Patrice Evra, our captain in the absence of Nemanja Vidic, has hailed the spirit of the players at Manchester United.

Due to injuries, Valencia played at right back, Michael Carrick played in the centre of defence, and after Jonny Evans went off at half time, Evra moved to the centre too.

Prior to the World Club Championship final in December 2005, Liverpool were in the midst of an eleven game unbeaten run, and were looking invincible. Rafa Benitez's team went on to lose 1-0 to Sao Paolo in the final, and almost six years to the day later, Benitez has revealed that he still feels 'bitter' about the manner of the result.

The QPR defender Armand Traore was convinced that his transfer across London from Arsenal to Loftus Road was going to fall through after he played in Arsenal's 8-2 thrashing from Man Utd. Traore only ever played 13 games in six years at Arsenal and he thought that his performance (and the team's) against United would [.

Six years ago to the day since Manchester United last failed to get out of their Champions League group, the club suffered a frustrating defeat at the hands of FC Basel to finish 3rd in the group tonight. A draw would have been enough to see United through but despite dominating the game, they couldn't score more than one, after going 2-0 down.

A year removed from winning MLS Cup, the Colorado Rapids are undergoing major changes to their staff and front office.

With Gary Smith already out as head coach, managing director Jeff Plush became the latest to leave the club, doing so after six years on the job, according to a team release.

Why Untouchable Fergie has earned his free pass should United crash out of the Champions League

Six years ago this week, I was overcome by a fit of impertinence. In a crowded conference hall in Lisbon, I grabbed a microphone and asked Sir Alex Ferguson a question. I asked him whether his job would be in jeopardy if Manchester United lost to Benfica the next evening and were knocked out of the Champions League at the group stage.

After a three year drought, Boca Juniors finally claimed the Argentinian title following last night's 3-0 win at home to CA Banfield in the Torneo Apertura (Opening Championship). Boca only needed one point to be sure of the title but sealed the deal with a win in front of their loyal followers at the Bombonera stadium in Buenos Aires and begin the celebrations with two rounds of matches still to be played in the first half of the Argentinian season.

Kenny Dalglish dropping in-form players is the hardest part of his job now that he's back as Liverpool boss.
Since Dalglish last managed at Celtic a decade ago, squad size and quality has increased massively.
And the Scot, whose first stint in charge at Anfield lasted six years until he quit in 1991, says letting down players who are performing well is a nightmare.

December 2nd is becoming a day of retirements it seems. Earlier today the Terry Boss retirement became official, and now Taylor Graham is also retiring. Graham's MLS career may be one easy to pass over in history, but if there is one thing he was and always will be is a Sounder. Over the past several years with the team in two iterations playing for Adrian Hanauer and Brian Schmetzer he won the Defender of the Year, twice was was names to the First Team in the USL as well as the Humanitarian of the Year in 2009.

Liverpool have enjoyed a decent spell of form in recent weeks and manager Kenny Dalglish is determined to keep the momentum going by brining in reinforcements in January.
The Kop boss is reportedly interested in Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Jadson who was close to sealing a move to the Premier League in the summer when Arsenal were linked with the Brazilian.

Tim Krul joined Newcastle in the summer of 2005 as a 17 year-old from ADO Den Haag, his home town team, when Graeme Souness was manager of Newcastle. Tim Krul at the final whistle on Saturday And just over six years later Tim is the undisputed number one goalkeeper on Tyneside, and could become one of the all time great Newcastle goalkeepers alongside the [.

With such a settled side and the emergence of players such as Kyle Walker and Younes Kaboul, it seems increasingly unlikely that there will be too much transfer activity at White Hart Lane this January.

Predictably however, that hasn't stopped the rumour mills and there are a couple of interesting names being touted around today.

By Alan Duffy

Not a sight you thought you'd ever see, eh? Indeed, Garry Flitcroft's professional career ended in March 2006, four months before Twitter was publicly released.

The reason for the blonde-haired midfielder's return to the limelight is the Leveson media ethic Inquiry, with Flitcroft giving evidence.

It was a process that took around six years from top to tail in total, and it came in three very distinct phases. I had been a supporter of the England national team, reasoning that, with no foreign blood in the family tree and a knowledge that we weren't all as bad as we were painted, I had to have someone to follow for international tournaments.

It was a process that took around six years from top to tail in total, and it came in three very distinct phases. I had been a supporter of the England national team, reasoning that, with no foreign blood in the family tree and a knowledge that we weren't all as bad as we were painted, I had to have someone to follow for international tournaments.

Terry: I'd never give up England captaincy

"It is something I dreamed of as a boy of five or six years old," says skipper

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For six long years it has irked me. Long days and longer nights pondering just what had happened that fateful day and would the mystery every be solved. I am not afraid to admit it left me discombobulated at every turn. No longer, though. The news is out. The children can smile again.

For we are told that our former hero Lauren (Ralph) has been reunited with his £6,000 Rolex watch stolen in a burglary during his time at Highbury.

Here are the details on how to get tickets for Sunday's Eastern Conference Final in Kansas City.

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In the second leg of the Eastern Conference semifinal against the Philadelphia Union on Thursday night, Ching struck the lone goal to give Houston the win and seal passage to a Conference Final for the fourth time in six-years.

January 20, 2006.

This is the day a fresh-faced (and he remains fresh-faced, and lovely, and the kind of guy my Mammy would love to see me bring home for dinner) Theo Walcott signed for Arsenal from Southampton for a then British record fee for a teenager. SIX YEARS ago, can you believe it's six years ago?

Arsene Wenger's transfer policy the past six years has been questionable at best. The stalwart manager of AFC sold off most of Arsenal's best players and replaced them with cheaper, less-talented options. The reasoning behind ...

Former Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez has shed some more light on the reasons behind his departure from Anfield in 2010, and he also revealed his concerns about people 'rewriting history' and misrepresenting the overall impact he made at the club.
Speaking to Fox TV Australia, Benitez said:
"At the end I had to go because the conditions were not the best.

Ryan Fitzpatrick is a decent NFL quarterback. At best, he's an average starter. But don't tell the Buffalo Bills because they apparently believe that he's elite. On Friday, the Bills gave Fitzpatrick a contract extension worth nearly $60 million over six years.

Yes. $60 million. For Ryan Freakin' Fitzpatrick.

Kuyt Wants Silverware

Kuyt has recently spoke of his desire to win silverware and end his trophy drought with Liverpool, it has been well documented that Kuyt is nearing breaking an unwanted record as the Dutchman has now played 250 games without winning a single trophy.

Over the last six years we've seen some bad performances from Melbourne Victory from time to time, some quite bad indeed. None of them though were as horrendous as the shit we served up last night (to put it bluntly). Whatever it was, it barely resembled football. We just couldn't do anything right. It was

If a lack of confidence is a problem with this current Arsenal team it's easy to see why, going from Wenger's latest comments to the French media.

Back in the days when there were few cooler than Wenger and he came out with his 'prettiest wife' comments, he unsurprisingly seemed better able to command respect from those around him.