Dirk Kuyt's supporters are always trying to convince everyone he deserves his place in the team because he's so 'hard-working', has 'endless stamina' and gives his all for the team. Well, that may be the case but as I will illustrate, Rafa Benitez's continued favouritism for the player has had - and is having - a negative impact on Liverpool FC's attacking effectiveness. Click to continue reading...

Nicklas Bendtner has claimed his most prestigious award yet after being named the Danish Footballer of the Year for 2009.

The award was presented to the injury-striken front-man in a special programme called Dansk Fodbold Award on the TV2 television network in his homeland.

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Stevenage made it into the draw for the second round of the FA Cup after a superb performance up at Port Vale. Boro dominated the game in long spells and were unlucky not to win the game comfortably. Vale looked poor and I think underestimated the task ahead of them. Boro manager Graham Westley will be delighted with his side's performance after ripping the League 2 club apart for the majority of the game, but will be frustrated that missed chances again cost his side winning away from home for the second weekend in a row.

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Hugely overrated winger about to fool another club of his supposed 'talent'! But Why?

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Inter flop Ricardo Quaresma has been tipped to return to the Premier League as Everton take a peep over the precipice.

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Arsenal ace Robin van Persie is convinced they're in the title hunt.
Van Persie is insisting the north London outfit have learned from mistakes they have made in the past and are ready to reclaim their standing at the summit of English football.
"We're very encouraged by other teams dropping points," he said, with Arsenal currently sitting fourth in the Premier League table and holding a game in hand on all of the sides above them. Click to continue reading...

On the day that retired ex River Plate, Argentinos Juniors, Villarreal, Cruzeiro and Argentina full back Juan Pablo Sorín was awarded the title of Honorary Citizen of Belo Horizonte (the city he's lived in three times during his spells at Cruzeiro), FIFA confirmed that another former Argentina player is held in rather less high esteem. Click to continue reading...

OK, I was pleasantly surprised. I went to this game with no expectations whatsoever and to be fair if you had to choose a Malaysia Cup tie to see this wouldn't have been on the list but it was all I had and it weren't bad.
The first 45 minutes were goaless before the visitors took the lead right on half tme with a sweet half volley from the edge of the area. Click to continue reading...

Wow, a triple threat. A futbol movie, about Leed's United (my favorite former EPL team, now leading the 1st Division and primed to return!) and a great story. It's been covered by NPR and is receiving special screenings on both coasts. I've put in a request to my favorite indie theater, The Moxie, to find out if they'll be bringing the film to our area.

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Wheel of Fortune
The 2008/09 season has been a mixed bag for Lewes FC to say the least. The club have been beset by off the field problems (mainly financial) on almost a weekly basis. There are reasons to be cheerful down at the Dripping Pan though and for now let's dwell on the positives. Click to continue reading...

Arshavin and Fabregas were once again in imperious form for their club as The Gunners dismantled Blackburn Rovers at The Emirates Stadium this afternoon. Arsenal ran riot in the second half against a Blackburn side low in confidence and suffering inconsistent form in the league this season. The home team once again produced some spells of incredibly stylish flowing football that can only be associated with this Arsenal side - who have become widely recognised as the most easy on the eye team in English football today. Click to continue reading...

Guingamp suffered another disappointing defeat last night at the hands of Nimes.

EAG have failed to win in the league since late August and worse still have only managed 1 goal in the 5 games previous to last nights game.

Guingamp enjoyed large spells of dominance over Nimes but the teams inability to score goals means the club travel back home empty handed.

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The 2009 U-20 World Cup began with high expectations for Team USA. With twelve professional players, and withdrawals and extenuating circumstances elsewhere the US looked a sure bet to make noise.

Now, the US must count on other results to continue in the competition. The US has advanced to the knock out stages of six consecutive U-20 World Cups, but making a seventh is now in severe doubt.

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Irish front man aims high.

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Robbie Keane remains confident Tottenham can break into the top four this season.

The Spurs skipper feels the Premier League this season is as open as it has ever been.

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Arsenal play host to Olympiacos, the Greek champions, on Tuesday evening. The Greek outfit, who played out a 1-0 victory over the final member of Group H AZ Alkmaar, are managed by Brazilian legend Zico, who has been in the post since mid-September after spells managing in Turkey and Russia. The previous manager was removed from the [. Click to continue reading...

In the most recent post on our blog, Aaron fires a right cross at Manchester City manager Mark Hughes, who apparently is still sobbing in his pillows over losing the Manchester Derby on Sunday because there was "too much stoppage time."
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No-one could argue that on the balance of play over the course of the game that we deserved a point, but having hauled ourselves back into the game on three seperate occasions, it is galling to say the least to come away empty handed and the sense of frustration will definitely take time to subside.
Much has already been written about the amount of injury time that was played, and yes it did appear excessive, but to play devils advocate a little here, it did also allow ourselves the opportunity to grab a winner. Click to continue reading...

Some people wanted a defender and a striker brought in in the summer, it looks like we got both in one Thomas Vermaelen.

Two fantastic goals, his third and fourth of the season for us pretty much secured the three points in a game where we were brilliant one minute and infuriatingly sloppy the next.

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I wish to thank Paul Scholes for saving my television set. His looping header prevented it from exploding because of all the incessant whistling and other indescribable noises that the Besiktas fans were making up until that point. Not that it stopped after his goal, because the silence lasted for all of 15 seconds because the Besiktas fanatics found their voices and sore throats again.

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Journeyman Liberian striker Frank Seator has signed for Al Orouba Sports Club in Oman. Hence the headline...geddit?
Interesting quotes, especially this pearler "We have followed his goal scoring record for a protracted period and we believe the time is ripe for him to be with us," an official of Al Orouba Sports Club noted in a joyous frame of mind. Click to continue reading...

In the 23rd round of the Brasileirao, the race for the title came down to what is promising to be a tight one. Palmeiras (44 points), Inter (43) and Sao Paulo (40) won their matches and offered no chance for each other to relax.

On the match that marked the return of Vagner Love, Palmeiras received Barueri at home.

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If you were your country's top scorer with a healthy 35 goals in 73 appearances, chances are you'd be an established top league player in most countries in Europe. Add to that record a career that has seen you start out at Manchester United and take in spells at Leeds United, Sunderland and Fulham, you'd expect a pretty good record.

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Liverpool Reserves begin life at Prenton Park on Wednesday night as they take on Bolton in the Premier Reserve League North.
It will be a special return for new Reds second string boss John McMahon who had two spells as caretaker manager of Tranmere.
"Prenton Park holds good memories for me and I learned my trade there when John Aldridge brought me in as a youth coach," he said. Click to continue reading...

Now I am never one to blow my own trumpet but I wrote the following blog BEFORE Roy Hodgson was touted as the Great Britain manager at the Olympics and was seen as a future England manager.
As ever PMP is on the pulse of the footballing world.
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Done deal

TOTTENHAM have accepted a £2m bid from Blackburn Rovers for Pascal Chimbonda, according to reports.

The Spurs defender, who has also had spells at Sunderland and Wigan, is deemed surplus to requirements by Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp.

Chimbonda joined Spurs for £4.

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Northampton Town have signed Liverpool youngster Robbie Threlfall on an initial one-month lean deal.
The 20-year-old full-back is a regular for the Reds' reserve side, while he has twice tasted FA Youth Cup success during his time at Anfield.
He spent much of the 2007/08 season on loan at Hereford, while he took in similar spells with the Bulls and Stockport County last term. Click to continue reading...

Hopefully a typo and not a sign of a whole new transfer tactic.

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Sotiros Kyrgiakos is a veteran who has enjoyed spells in his native Greece as well as in Germany and one double winning season in Scotland with Rangers, however luckily for us Liverpool fans he has only just turned 30 and not over a century old.

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Celtic may have dominated possession in large spells but they never really troubled Manuel Almunia and Arsenal ran out comfortable winners.

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QUOTED FROM CHELSEAFC.COM "Reserve team midfielder Liam Bridcutt has today (Friday 14th August) signed on loan for Stockport County until January 2. The 20-year-old has previously had temporary spells with Yeovil Town and Watford, and captained the second string in last season's FA Premier Reserve League. Click to continue reading...

Kasper Schmeichel has linked up again with Sven-Goran Eriksson at Notts County for an undisclosed fee.

The former Denmark Under-21 goalkeeper, who joined City in November 2004 when he turned 18, has faced fierce competition and played only two senior matches last season, cup-ties against Brighton and Santander.

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This season promises to be a pivotal one in the reign of Arsene Wenger at Arsenal. Wenger has been one of the most influential managers in Arsenal's history but for the first time last year there were rumblings of discontent from the fans.

In the build up to the new Premier League season the Arsenal manager has again been bullish about his side's prospects.

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Inter introduced two new players to fight for the Brazilian title. Defender Fabiano Eller, who lifted the 06 Copa Libertadores with the side from Porto Alegre, returned after spells at Atletico Madrid and Santos. He was forced to leave Santos after picking a fight with goalie Fabio Costa, the "owner" of the team.

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In this week's quiz we feature former England and Ipswich town football manager Sir Bobby Robson who sadly passed away last week. The answers to the quiz below can be found at the foot of the reading post about his life.

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Porto Alegre newspapers Zero Hora and Correio do Povo are both reporting that Edu has agreed to join Inter.
No official announcement has been made but it is thought that the 30 year old attacking midfielder will officially sign a two year contract with the club on Friday when Inter return from Japan. Click to continue reading...

Skysports.com understands Liverpool defender Robbie Threlfall is poised for a loan move away from Anfield.
A number of clubs are thought to be keen on signing the talented left-back, who is also equally adapt at centre-half, after Liverpool made him available for a loan switch.
The 20-year-old is highly regarded at Liverpool and the Anfield coaching staff are willing to farm him out again so that he can continue his development. Click to continue reading...

You're may be wondering: Where have all those talented Chelsea youngstas buggered off to? Well, you're in luck.

Here's a roundup of those youths the two youths? that have been shipped out on loan before the start of the 2009-10 season. Let me know if I missed anyone, people.

Franco Di Santo
Destination: Blackburn
Loan Length: Six months
After a month of speculation, Big Sam finally snapped up young Di Santo on a six-month deal.

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