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Sergio Aguero Interview: I would adapt easily to English football

SoccerLens 05 November @ 11:48 AM EST

Sergio Aguero inherited the mantle of star striker at Atletico Madrid from Fernando Torres and on Tuesday night he showed exactly why, scoring two excellent goals in a 2-2 draw against Chelsea in the Champions League.

Aguero has been the subject of intense transfer speculation in the last 18 months, and there were claims by Atletico Madrid this summer that they rejected a £42m bid for the Argentina international.

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Lyon Vs Liverpool Champions League Team News and Prediction Thread

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Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has lost two further players to injury ahead of Wednesday's crucial Champions League Group E tie in France.

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Lyon Wary Of Liverpool Threat

Anfield Talk 03 November @ 04:54 PM EST
Lyon insist they will not be lulled into a false sense of security ahead of their crucial Champions League clash with Liverpool.
The English giants are staring at a premature exit after Lyon's 2-1 victory at Anfield a fortnight ago left them with two defeats from three in Group E.
Rafa Benitez's men were reduced to nine as they suffered a 3-1 defeat at Fulham on Saturday - their fifth loss in 11 Premier League games - and have a host of injury problems for the trip to France. Click to continue reading...

Torres Faces Two Months Out

Never Captain Nicky Butt 02 November @ 10:29 PM EST
A young Torres in the good old days before incessant groin problems
Liverpool's star striker Fernando Torres faces 2 months out as he could be in line for a hernia option if the situation with his problematic groin does not improve.
While Torres will travel to France with the rest of his teammates to face off against Lyon in a crucial Champions League clash on Wednesday, Rafa Benitez has confirmed that surgery is a very realistic possibility. Click to continue reading...

Fairclough: Reds Must Keep Rafa

Anfield Talk 02 November @ 12:47 PM EST
Liverpool are facing the prospect of their worst run of results since the Bill Shankly era started 50 years ago - but under-fire boss Rafael Benitez has received backing from an Anfield legend.
Benitez is battling to overcome a horror injury list ahead of the make-or-break Champions League showdown in Lyon on Wednesday. Click to continue reading...

Black Cats set to Hammer home their point

Premiership Talk Blog 30 October @ 02:00 PM EST

Steve Bruce has already shown what he is capable of after immediately transforming Sunderland from the eternal strugglers to the league's surprise package. The Black Cats have ensured that the Stadium of Light remains a fortress this season as they have not lost at home since their opening home fixture against league leaders Chelsea.

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Rafaball Strikes Again

The Soccer Haus 27 October @ 08:00 AM EST
Rafael Benitez's six seasons at Anfield have been marked by one consistent trend: when his team's fortunes appear bleakest, the Reds have the ability to summon their finest efforts. On Sunday the concept of "Rafaball" was once more on display.
The last time LFC lost four straight, Margaret Thatcher was enjoying high tea with Ronald Reagan. Click to continue reading...

Match Preview: Liverpool vs.Manchester United

Anfield Talk 24 October @ 11:31 AM EST
Liverpool will be looking to kick-start their season when they welcome arch-rivals Manchester United to Anfield on Sunday.
The Reds' 2-1 reverse at home to Lyon in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive loss - their worst run of results for 22 years - and defeat against United would further increase the pressure on manager Rafa Benitez. Click to continue reading...

Group E Preview (Oct. 20)

Joga Bonito Mundo 18 October @ 09:04 PM EST

Liverpool nation's hopes may ride on the back of Gerrard and Torres

Debrecen vs. Fiorentina

The Viola has to like their chances as Tuesday's game approaches. They have taken points from Liverpool and Juventus in recent matches and they face a team who haven't scored in their own two games in the Champions League this year.

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Aston Villa Vs Chelsea: Collins Showed Chelsea the Blues at Villa Park

goalpost.tv 18 October @ 01:00 AM EST
Chelsea was shocked at the hands of Aston Villa, as Martin O'Neil's side came off as 2-1 victors at Villa Park. Former West Ham United Defender, James Collins, scored his first goal for Aston Villa and handed Chelsea their second successive away defeat in the Premier League Championship. It did start well for the Blues, as star [. Click to continue reading...

A video tribute to Charlie Davies

Soccer By Ives 16 October @ 02:45 PM EST


Photo by ISIphotos.com

As U.S. men's national team players and fans continue to cope with the devastating developments of Charlie Davies' car accident, it is still tough for many to deal with the sad state of affairs that now has the young star striker in a Washington D.

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A video tribute to Charlie Davies

Soccer By Ives 16 October @ 02:45 PM EST


Photo by ISIphotos.com

As U.S. men's national team players and fans continue to cope with the devastating developments of Charlie Davies' car accident, it is still tough for many to deal with the sad state of affairs that now has the young star striker in a Washington D.

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Manchester United Vs Bolton Wanderers: Rollicking Encounter on the Cards

goalpost.tv 16 October @ 02:39 PM EST
.Old Trafford is all set for another rollicking encounter on this Saturday, as Manchester United will lock horns with Gary Megson's Bolton on what would be a tough weekend for some of the top sides in the league. Red Devils would be playing without their star striker, Wayne Rooney. However, the team will have the services [. Click to continue reading...

Match Preview: Sunderland vs. LiverpooL

Anfield Talk 16 October @ 01:18 PM EST
Liverpool have endured a tense start to the 2009-10 Premier League season, losing three of their eight games so far - not to mention their Champions League defeat at the hands of Fiorentina.
The Reds lost just twice in the league last term as they pushed Manchester United right until the final weeks, but their tame 2-0 reverse at Chelsea a fortnight ago has left pundits and punters alike wondering aloud whether the men from Merseyside can match it with their Big Four rivals. Click to continue reading...

David Villa will miss Barcelona match

All Things FCB : A Barcelona Blog 06 October @ 02:32 AM EST
The Barcelona camp can heave a huge sigh of relief with the news that David Villa and Joaquin will both be absent for the clash at the Mestalla when La Liga resumes after the international break.Star striker Villa suffered a muscular injury in the game against Racing Santander and has been ruled out for three weeks, while Joaquin Sanchez has been ruled out for 20 days with a thigh problem. Click to continue reading...

A Great Day to Be Forgotten

The Run of Play - Soccer in Style 05 October @ 05:51 AM EST

Yesterday, Andriy Shevchenko scored the only goal in the Kiev derby, giving Dynamo the win over Arsenal:

And on the other side of the world, Adriano scored a brace to win Fla-Flu for Flamengo in front of 80,000 fans at the Maracanã:

Not a bad day to be a discarded star striker who has gone back to his home country after becoming world-famous in Milan.

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Jeu du Jour Week 7: And then there were two

Some People are On The Pitch 01 October @ 01:40 AM EST
Lyon and Marseille are making Bordeaux's Ligue 1 title defence rather too easy this season. While Bordeaux continue to churn out one victory after another (and not always comfortably so), their main title rivals seem all too happy to drop points to ensure a safe passage for Laurent Blanc's men.
Prior to last weekend's matches, four teams had an unbeaten start to 2009/10, but two of them slipped up on Saturday and Sunday. Click to continue reading...

Bent: “I Knew Kenwyne Would Score”

Premiership Talk Blog 29 September @ 03:25 PM EST

Following Sunderland's hard fought 5-2 win over Wolves, Darren Bent was in the spotlight once again. Not only did the English frontman grab a brace (although the second goal has since been declared an own goal by Wolves defender Michael Mancienne), but Bent stole the headlines with his generous act of handing teammate Kenwyne Jones a penalty.

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Match Preview: Liverpool vs Fiorentina

Joga Bonito Mundo 27 September @ 02:23 PM EST

Torres is in find form for the Reds.

This should be an interesting match. You have to think, given Liverpool's Champions League pedigree, that they should not have much of a problem with Italian side Fiorentina.

I wouldn't be so sure.

Fiorentina are an impressive fourth place in the Serie A at this point in the season and have been playing some brilliant football despite losing Melo to Juventus during the summer.

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Mark Lawrenson: Liverpool FC’s Fernando Torres Scores Goals That Nobody Else Could

Anfield Talk 22 September @ 11:15 AM EST
A week ago I said that Rafael Benitez will have been looking for more of his side other that Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres to join Yossi Benayoun as match-winners but the Liverpool manager will still be delighted with his star striker's two-goal blast at West Ham.
It's not like the Spanish international has been struggling in front of goal so far this season – he netted in three consecutive Premier League games against Stoke, Aston Villa and Bolton last month – but his brace at Upton Park signalled a return to the kind of devastating form he is capable of. Click to continue reading...

What's your final score prediction for tonight's match?

Anfield Red 22 September @ 09:35 AM EST

OK, so we've discussed tonight's Carling Cup match, voice your opinion on who should start, and you've seen just what Leed's star striker, Jermaine Beckford, can really do. Now we want to know what your prediction is for the match.

Leave your score prediction in the comments!

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Big Week For Both Halves Of Madrid

La Liga Talk 21 September @ 07:58 AM EST

To say it's been a contrasting start to the season for the two major teams in Madrid would be a massive understatement. On one side, Real are already starting to look like the real deal and currently sit top of the La Liga table with 11 goals and 9 points from their opening three matches.

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The French State

Joga Bonito Mundo 18 September @ 08:18 AM EST

Domenech reflects on his French future

With France's spot at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa still unclear, the FFF must surely be pointing the finger of blame at the manager rather than the squad. Another draw last week leaves France chasing the leaders in the table and looking over their shoulders at who may take their place in the playoffs.

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Main Report: Week 6 – Serie A

languagecaster.com 18 September @ 01:37 AM EST
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Three games in and it's time to take a look at what's happening in Serie A, by most pundits reckoning the third strongest league in Europe behind the Premier League and la Liga.

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Would You Pick Real Madrid Or Barcelona?

La Liga Talk 17 September @ 12:16 PM EST

It is mouth-watering just to imagine a match featuring the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Xabi Alonso and Karim Benzema taking on an opposing team which includes Lionel Messi, Thierry Henry, Xavi Hernandez and Zlatan Ibrahimovic to name just a few.

The dream of many football fanatics has come true following a spending frenzy by Los Blancos which included the record signing of Portuguese Ronaldo from Manchester United.

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Week 6: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

languagecaster.com 17 September @ 06:50 AM EST

Good

Well, at last UEFA has shown some sense and overturned the ban on Eduardo for diving. A couple of week's ago we featured that decisions in our Ugly section - it just seemed crazy to start handing out bans for simulation - a can of worms. It seems that UEFA has agreed and backed down after Arsenal protested.

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La Liga Round-up

Joga Bonito Mundo 13 September @ 06:50 PM EST

Two weeks into this early season and the top dogs in Spain are looking the part. Barcelona has started their defence of their crown with two solid performances; a much brighter start than last year when they lost and tied their first two games. The Blaugrana's back line has impressed me and their mega-signing Dmytro Chigrynskiy has added some much needed stability in front of Victor Valdes.

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Emmanuel Adebayor: The Sprint of Self-Deception

EPL Talk 12 September @ 11:46 PM EST

It's a feature of human nature that we are quick, in the heat of the moment, to see our point of view over another's. However, the mature person is able to see, after some introspection, the extent to which he is culpable.

Professional athletes often lack this maturity.

The lore of Emmanuel Adebayor includes tales of playing football barefoot on dirt fields as a youth in his homeland of Togo.

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Miron 'not confident', Smeltz scores two, Mitchell not daunted to face GCU

Home - Football Perth Blog - Perth Glory News 09 September @ 10:13 PM EST
GOLD Coast United owner Clive Palmer once referred to his team as the 'Harlem Globetrotters' of the A-League.
Apparently, in his humble opinion, the Gold Coast would go around to all the other clubs and boost their attendances and make them money.
With that in mind, it seems a bit weird that the arrival of 'the New Bling' has been met with almost no hype at all here in Perth. Click to continue reading...

QPR's Sporting Director Says One Thing...Scunthorpe's Chairman Says Something a Little Different

QPR Report 02 September @ 02:54 PM EST
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Did Liverpool, Blackburn and the rest miss out on this bargain £2m striker?

SoccerLens 02 September @ 04:25 AM EST

As the transfer deadline drew to a close it seems French Side Monaco may have stolen the show with the move of the summer. While the big money moved the likes of Robben, CR7 and Kaka, it was the shock signing of Icelander Eidur Gudjohnsen for a measly amount of 2M Euros that may turn out to be the biggest return on investment

Yes 2M Euros, it's not a lot of money for a player of this pedigree.

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Barcelona rolls in La Liga opener

Soccer By Ives 31 August @ 06:38 PM EST

European champions FC Barcelona opened defense of its Spanish Primera championship on Monday with a 3-0 win vs. Sporting Gijon. The convincing victory was made even more impressive by the fact that the following players did not play for Barca: Lionel Messi, Thierry Henry and Andres Iniesta.

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Barcelona rolls in La Liga opener

Soccer By Ives 31 August @ 06:38 PM EST

European champions FC Barcelona opened defense of its Spanish Primera championship on Monday with a 3-0 win vs. Sporting Gijon. The convincing victory was made even more impressive by the fact that the following players did not play for Barca: Lionel Messi, Thierry Henry and Andres Iniesta.

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Leandro's exit could be felt further afield

Soccerphile World Cup Blog 26 August @ 08:59 PM EST
Adam Griffiths is hardly the biggest name in Australian football.
He wasn't the most high-profile star at his A-League club. He's not even the most recognisable player in his family.
But the twin brother to Joel and older brother of Ryan made headlines this month when he swapped A-League club Gold Coast United for Saudi side Al-Shabab after just one game.
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2009-10 LA LIGA PREVIEW: VALENCIA

Mad About Fútbol 22 August @ 11:11 AM EST
The 2009-10 La Liga season is nearly upon us and we here at Mad About Futbol will breakdown the chances and player movement of all 20 teams in Spain's 1st division for the 2009-10 season. This time we will breakdown the team also known as Los Che.
LAST SEASON (2008-09):
Valencia was the only team other than Barcelona to be on top of the La Liga standings for more than 1 week. Click to continue reading...