Rafa Benitez slams Reds

Date: 30th September 2009 at 7:24 am | Written by
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Rafael Benitez slammed the mentality of his players and the mistakes they made after Liverpool lost 2-0 to Fiorentina in the Champions League on Tuesday. Teenage striker Stevan Jovetic's first-half brace condemned the Reds to a defeat in Italy which has …

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Once a Hammer always a Hammer

Date: 30th September 2009 at 6:18 am | Written by
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Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez has continued his simmering dispute with Manchester United after claiming he would celebrate scoring against his former club. The Argentina star did not celebrate scoring twice against another of his former clubs during City's 3-1 win …

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West Ham on alert as Italian ace misses out

Date: 30th September 2009 at 3:36 am | Written by
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West Ham are among a plethora of sides who have been put on alert, as Luca Toni expressed his disappointment at being left out of the Bayern Munich squad for last night's Champions League game with Juventus. The big Italian, whose future at …

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Benitez rushes home to injured father

Date: 30th September 2009 at 3:03 am | Written by
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Birmingham City striker Christian Benitez is a major doubt for the weekend clash with Burnley after returning home to Ecuador to visit his father, who has been involved in an accident. The 23-year-old summer signing may return in time to feature …

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Liverpool owners cool sale talk

Date: 29th September 2009 at 6:13 pm | Written by
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Liverpool's co-owners George Gillett and Tom Hicks have denied that they are close to selling a stake in the club. Weekend reports claimed that a body involving Saudi prince Faisal bin Fahd bin Abdullah was in talks with Gillett over purchasing …

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Park to miss Wolfsburg clash

Date: 29th September 2009 at 4:09 pm | Written by
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South Korea international Ji-Sung Park will play no part in Wednesday's Champions League clash between Manchester United and Wolfsburg at Old Trafford. The midfielder missed training on Tuesday with a virus and will not have recovered in time to face last …

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The manner of Chelsea’s defeat raises questions

Date: 29th September 2009 at 3:13 pm | Written by
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Football FanCast columnist Ross Mooring felt the manner of Chelsea's defeat raised a lot of questions. The perfect start to the season came to a rather imperfect end at the DW Stadium this past Saturday with Carlo Ancelotti's Chelsea getting unstuck against a …

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McAllister turns Pompey down

Date: 29th September 2009 at 3:09 pm | Written by
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Former Leeds United and Coventry City manager Gary McAllister has turned down the opportunity to become Portsmouth's new assistant manager. The ex-Scotland captain held talks with the Pompey hierarchy about taking on the post but was unable to agree terms with …

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This could prove just the tonic the Spurs man needed

Date: 29th September 2009 at 3:08 pm | Written by
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Football FanCast columnist Richard Marsh wonders if Saturday’s 4-goal haul will prove the kick-start that Robbie Keane needed. It would appear that Tottenham Hotspur striker and Captain Robbie Keane is firmly back to his best after his personal destruction of Burnley last weekend. It has taken …

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Newcastle are simply way too big for the Championship

Date: 29th September 2009 at 3:05 pm | Written by
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Champ Corner's Jack Brazier, feels that it is a credit to the Newcastle players and coaching staff that they have put all the behind the scenes troubles to one side and are just fully focused in getting Newcastle back, where they clearly belong. In …

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