Liverpool slumped to another loss after gaining a high against rivals Manchester United in the previous week. In this game they were reduced to nine men as they suffered a fifth league defeat in 11 games losing to the Cottagers. Liverpool enjoyed massive possession in the first few minutes of the game and came close to taking the lead when Benayoun’s strike hit the bar. Fulham with their first taste [...]

The Irish take on France in the World Cup Playoff’s on November 14 in Dublin and November 18 in Paris : Goalkeepers : Given (Manchester City), Westwood (Coventry City), J.Murphy (Scunthorpe). Defenders : R.Dunne (Aston Villa), J.O’Shea (Manchester United), St.Ledger (Middlesbrough), Kilbane and McShane (Hull City), S.Kelly (Fulham), E.Nolan (Preston North End), O’Dea (Reading). Midfielders : McGeady (Celtic Glasgow), D.Duff (Fulham), K.Andrews (Blackburn Rovers), G.Whelan and L.Lawrence (Stoke City), L.Miller [...]

Arsenal v Tottenham Robbie Keane made a bold statement- that Tottenham have a squad that is at least the equal of Arsenal’s. Tottenham have not defeated Arsenal in almost a decade, a run of 19 matches without a win. Last season Arsenal 4 Tottenham 4 Interesting Facts • Tottenham have not beaten the hosts in the Premier League since November 1999 and have not won a league encounter at Arsenal [...]

Transfer Rumours World Cup 2010 Brazilian Squad for friendlies against England in November Misc Swine Flu threat grips football Carling Cup October 27th Results Barnsley 0-2 Manchester United Blackburn Rovers 5-2 Peterborough United Portsmouth 4-0 Stoke City Sunderland 0-0 Aston Villa (Villa win 3-1 on penalties) Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Everton Copa Del Rey Real Madrid lose 4-0 Real Madrid was upset 4-0 by third-division side Alcorcon in a Copa del [...]

FIFA president Sepp Blatter admitted that the World Cup 2010 play-off seedings could have been handled better. The seeding had been criticized especially by the Republic of Ireland coach Giovanni Trapattoni. Blatter told Gazzetta dello Sport: “We should have announced it from the start.” “There is something in the rules, but it isn’t clear. If we learn, we’ll change for 2014, but in 180 minutes anything is possible. There are [...]

English Premier League English Sunday papers suggest that Chelsea continue to show interest in Anderlecht’s 16-year-old wonderkid Romelu Lakuku. The 6.3ft striker has scored seven goals in 16 games. Portsmouth’s Director of Football – Avram Grant has recommended Marseille winger Hatem Ben Arfa and Nice striker Loic Remy. According to the News of the World- Liverpool are ready to poach Eduardo from rivals Arsenal in a £10million deal. West Ham may [...]

October 20th, 2009 All the major teams didn’t manage to secure a win in today’s Champions League clashes. Barcelona 1-2 Rubin The away team scored in the 2nd minute of play through Ryazantsev. The scoreline remained undisturbed till the 48th minute, Ibra moved past two Rubin defenders to net in the ball from a Xavi forward pass. Later in the 73rd minute Rubin were put ahead with Karadeniz’s shot which [...]

Champions League October 20th, 2009 matches roundup English Premier League Mike Jones refereeing deflated! Referee from the controversial Sunderland v Liverpool encounter might face the axe from the remainder of the Premier League. He had earlier adjudged the “beach-ball goal” legitimate, which helped Sunderland secure a win over The Reds. Aston Villa 2-1 Chelsea Drogba put Chelsea ahead with a nice touch to get some space and then a shot [...]

Possible starting Line-ups: Man City: Shay Given, Micah Richards, Kolo Toure, Lescott, Bridge, Gareth Barry, De Jong, Zabaleta, Craig Bellamy, Carlos Tevez, Santa Cruz. West Ham: Green, Faubert, Upson, Tomkins, Ilunga, Parker, Noble, Hines, Diamanti, Franco, Cole. Manchester City team news Stephen Ireland will not start the match due to a sickness bug, he was anyway expected to miss out when he was hospitalised midweek after complaining of dizziness. Gareth [...]

Wigan won 3-1 at home against Chelsea, terminating Chelsea’s 100% league win record. Paul Scharner’s last minute goal added insult to the already injured Chelsea team, who earlier lost Petr Cech in the 51st minute, after he was sent off for fouling Hugo Rodallega. Rodallega converted from the spot and gave Wigan the lead. Titus Bramble netted one early for Wigan (16′). Drogba scored his 100th Chelsea goal in the [...]