You'll Never Walk Alone (FM2010) - Page 6

Northwood_DK · 03-06-2010, 03:20 AM

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Week: 24
Date: Sun 20 / 06 / 2010
Headline: World Cup Day 10 / Group play
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Valencia C.F., S.A.D. boss Unai Emery's interest in signing Liverpool's José Manuel Reina has really got fans drooling at the prospect. The 27-year-old goalkeeper is seen as a perfect addition to the Valencia squad and the fans are praising Emery's vision and good judgement to want to bring such a player to the club. Reina signed for league champions Liverpool in 2005.
In a related story Nikolay Mihaylov has signed a new contract with Liverpool. The deal will keep him at the club until Sunday 30th June 2013. 21-year old Nikolay Mihaylov is by many expected to be the future replacement for José Manuel Reina and it was key for Liverpool to keep him with the team.

Group F

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Switzerland bounced back with a nice win over Japan in the first game today. Alexander Feri (Basel) scored his 40th goal for Switzerland after 14 minutes. Just before the half Valon Behrami scored an easy goal when he was first on the repost when Gökhan Inler (Udinesse) shot hit the upright. The final goal after 78 minute was scored by Alexander Feri again when he got hold of a loss ball in the penalty arrear and put it away easily.
Switzerland 3 – Japan 0

Group G

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This was perhaps the most entertaining game of the World Cup this fare. It started after 14 minutes when Josè Romero scored the first goal of the game. After 32 minutes Steven Piennar (Everton) scored a beauty on a shot from the edge of the arrear. After just one minute of play in the second half the home nation took the lead on a goal from Elrio Van Heerden (Blackburn). Benni McCarthy (Blackburn) then scored on a questionable penalty after 84 minutes. Two minutes in to OT Chile got one back after an own goal by South Africa but they never got any closer.
Chile 2 – South Africa 3

Group G

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Its difficult to win games when you don’t create chances. After two games USA is still without a clear cut goal chance. In today’s game they only managed two shot all game and none of them was even close to goal. Argentina didn’t play much better but still got a well deserved win on a Lucho Gonzalèz (Marseille) goal after 68 minutes of play.
Argentina 1 – USA 0

Northwood_DK · 03-06-2010, 12:49 PM

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Week: 25
Date: Mon 21 / 06 / 2010
Headline: World Cup Day 11 / Group play
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Group B

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England’s second game of this World Cup was a one-sided performance. England took 28 shots and had 4 clear cut chances. The first goal came after 40 minutes by Rio Ferdinand (Man Utd) when the Saudi’s completely forgot about him on a corner kick. Half an hour later Saudi Arabia once again messed up on a corner kick and this time England’s captain John Terry (Chelsea) got the easy goal.
Saudi Arabia 0 – England 2

Group B

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Geremi (Newcastle) gave Cameroon a great start when he scored on a free kick after just 4 minutes of play. After that they switched to a very defensive formation with only one player on top. Berbatov and Bulgaria did produce some chances but the African team was good to keep the ball in the team and managed to hang on to the win that put them thru to the second round together win England.
Cameroon 1 – Bulgaria 0

Group G

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Before the tournament started Denmark was ranked 4th in the world. Today they took a huge step out of the World Cup with an embarrassing loss to Australia. For 88 minutes Denmark had the ball the most but failed to create clear cut goal chances. Instead Australia took full advantage when the Danish offside trap failed and Richard Garcia (Hull) scored the winning goal. Denmark is now last in group G and they need help in the last round to advance to the final 16.
Australia 1 – Denmark 0

Northwood_DK · 03-07-2010, 11:42 AM

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Week: 25
Date: Tue 22 / 06 / 2010
Headline: World Cup Day 12 / Group play
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Liverpool have told any clubs thinking of bidding for goalkeeper José Manuel Reina that he is not for sale at any price. The club's 'hands-off' warning comes after recent media speculation linked the player with strong interest from Valencia C.F., S.A.D. Reds boss Thomas Northwood told Marca that Reina was an important asset to the club and he would not be allowing him to leave.

After Denmark’s loss to Australia last night the Danish press has already started the talk about who will replace Morten Olsen as coach for the team if they fail to qualify to the next round. Top candidates in the press are Michael Laudrup and FC København coach Ståle Solbakken. Liverpool coach Tom Northwood is also getting a few mentions as Olsen’s replacement.

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Before the last games of group it was already decided that Holland and France was thru to the next round. Still it was an interesting game as I would decide who got first place in the group. For Canada and Ghana it was only pride at stake. Ghana was clearly the better team on the day and got the winning goal after 16 minutes from Matthew Amoah (Shakhta) when the Canadian defends failed to clear the ball. Canada is sent home from the 2010 World Cup without scoring a single goal.
In the match for first place France got off to a terrible start. Already in the 25th minute Thierry Henry had to leave the field with an injury. Then just 4 minutes later Philippe Mexès (Roma) was sent off when he almost injured Robin Van Persie (Arsenal) with a two footed tackle. It only took Holland 2 minutes to take advantage when 34-year old Clarence Seedorf (AC Milan) curled a shot in to the top corner for the early lead. After that it was Holland all the way. They allowed France to have the ball but it was Holland who created the best chances and in the 84th minute Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (AC Milan) scored Holland’s second on a perfectly executed counterattack to secure the win.
Twenty-nine year-old striker Dirk Kuyt came on as a late substitute for Holland but had little time to make an impact. This was a bit of a surprise as Kuyt is still undergoing treatment for his injured elbow.
Holland 2 – France 0
Canada 0 – Ghana 1

Group A

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70.000 showed up in Durban to watch two teams who had nothing to play for in the match between Uruguay and Nigeria. The two teams didn’t show much and the most excitement during the game was a red card for Nigeria’s Dickson Etuhu (Fulham) was shown in the 68th minute. The game finished 0-0 and both teams must leave South Africa without scoring a single goal. Scotland had the upper hand as they would win the group with a draw against Italy. The first goal came after 25 minutes when Andrea Pirlo (AC Milan) scored his 10th goal for Italy when his shot went inn form 25-yds out. Just before the half Italy was down a man when Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus) was sent of for a stupid free kick that earned him his second yellow card. Italy will also be without Gattuso in there next match due to yellow cards. In the second half Scotland had the ball the most and in the 77th minute it paid off. Substitute Kenny Miller (Rangers) ran from the Italian defends and scored the equaliser.
The result means that Scotland wins the group and will play France while Italy will go up against group B winners Holland in the round of 16.
Scotland 1 – Italy 1
Uruguay 0 – Nigeria 0

Northwood_DK · 03-08-2010, 02:43 PM

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Week: 25
Date: Wed 23 / 06 / 2010
Headline: World Cup Day 13 / Group play
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In a league which generates in excess of £156M in sponsorship, Manchester United attracted the highest sponsorship deals this season, raking in around £42M from their sponsors. By contrast, the lowest earner in the top flight this season was struggling West Ham United who generated £400K in sponsorship. The average amount of money earned through sponsorship by Premier Division clubs was £7.75M.
The Coca-Cola Championship clubs generated a total of around £24M from sponsorship this season with Queens Park Rangers' sponsors backing their team with around £6.75M. By contrast, Blackpool's annual earnings from sponsorship were around the £50K mark. The average amount of money earned through sponsorship by Coca-Cola Championship clubs was £1M.

Transfer-rumour victim José Manuel Reina has announced that he has no intention of leaving Liverpool. The goalkeeper told worldsoccer.com that despite strong speculation linking him with Valencia, he is happy to remain at Anfield for the foreseeable future. Reina signed for league champions Liverpool in 2005.

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In Cap Town it was Croatia who detonated the first real upset in this years World Cup. Brazilian born Eduardo (Arsenal) opened the scoring for Croatia after 14 minutes when he put his head to a perfect cross. After 30 minutes a Brazil with Kakà on the bench, pulled back level with a goal by Robinho (Man City). 3 minutes in to the second half Croatia completely outplays the Brazilian defends and Luka Modric (Tottenham) is the man with the last foot on the ball. Croatia gets away with a well deserved win and also wins group B. In the other game between North Korea and Costa Rica the two teams played to a draw. Costa Rica took the early lead (14th minute) by Marvin Quesada but a late goal (71st minute) by Pak Joung-Chul settled the final result.
Croatia 2 – Brazil 1
North Korea 1 – Costa Rica 1

Group D

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Albert Riera (Liverpool) scored after just 3 minutes of play on a free kick from outside the penalty arrear. Christian Romaric (Sevilla) the equalised after 27 minutes when his shot hit a Spanish defender and completely fooled the keeper. With this score at half time the Czech Republic was ready for the final-16. They had played the first half against a South Korea team with nothing to play for to a 0-0 draw. Just 3 minutes inn to the second half disaster hit for the Czechs. Park Ji-Sung (Man Utd) scored a goal on a counter attack for South Korea and suddenly it was Ivory Coast who would follow Spain to the second round. Czech Republic pressed on for the equalizer but instead it was Park Ji-Sung who got his second for the day after 75 minutes and that finally crushed the Czech Republics hope to advance. This results sets up a fascinating game between Brazil and Spain in the round of 16.
Spain 1 – Ivory Coast 1
Czech Republic 0 – South Korea 2

Northwood_DK · 03-09-2010, 12:15 AM

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Week: 25
Date: Thu 24 / 06 / 2010
Headline: World Cup Day 14 / Group play
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Liverpool's Adam Pepper is reportedly a transfer target for Aston Villa. Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill is believed to be interested in the 18 year-old attacking midfielder and could be looking to bring him to Villa Park in the near future. Pepper, who is valued at £850K, currently has 4 years remaining on his £120 p/w deal at Anfield. Liverpool has issued a hands off warning for the young player.

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Controversy today hit the World Cup. In group E game it was known before the games started that both Germany and Serbia would be thru to the next round with a draw. Therefore none of the teams was willing to take any chances and played with 11 men behind the ball at all times. The 45553 fans were treated to two times 45 minutes of ball-rolling on the midfield with hardly any player breaking a sweat and a 0-0 result that sends both teams thru to the final-16.
The result in the other match left Mexico and Egypt out in the cold no matter what the result. Mexico got an early goal by Edgar Ivan Pacheco (Juventus) who scored his first ever goal for Mexico after just 5 minutes of play. An Egypt team without Mido then took over the match but had to wait until the 85th minute for the equaliser. Walid Ashraf was the goal scorer.
Serbia 0 – Germany 1
Mexico 1 – Egypt 1

Group F

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USA had the chance to make it to the second round with a win over Switzerland but for that to happen they would have to start scoring some goals. The US team got there goal after 80 minutes by Jozy Altidore (Villarreal) but then it was to late was the Swish had already scored a goal of there own after 60 minutes when Erren Derdiyok (Leverkusen) scored after a mistake in the US defends. In the other game Argentina just had to get the time to go without any injuries in the game against Japan. Gonzalo Higuanin (Real Madrid) scored his first of the tournament after 53 minutes and id didn’t matter much that Japan got one back for the draw on a goal by Hirofumi Yano after 79 minutes.
Argentina 1 – Japan 1
USA 1 – Switzerland 1

After Mexico’s exit from the World Cup earlier today it became clear that Mexico are looking to employ a new manager and are welcoming applications. Manager Javier Aguirre was sacked almost before he left the stadium after his team went winless in the World Cup group E. The Mexico national team are currently ranked 10th in the world rankings and their main rivals are U.S.A.

Northwood_DK · 03-09-2010, 10:57 AM

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Week: 25
Date: Fri 25 / 06 / 2010
Headline: World Cup Day 15 / Group play
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Liverpool will kick-off the 2010/11 English Premier Division season with a trip to Everton on Saturday 14th August. Liverpool's first match at Anfield will be against Sunderland on Tuesday 17th August. The Reds travel to Old Trafford on Saturday 18th December for their derby against Man Utd with the return match at Anfield scheduled for Saturday 7th May. Meanwhile, the traditional Boxing Day fixture sees Liverpool entertain Chelsea at Anfield.
Liverpool wraps up the season away to Chelsea on Sunday 15th May.

The minimum expectation for Liverpool is that the team challenge for the Premier Division title this season. The board would be prepared to give Thomas Northwood a transfer budget of £30M and a wage budget of £1.1M p/w for the team’s current level of ambition. The club is currently spending £1,023,780 per week on wages.
Liverpool will receive £29,400,000 for Premier Division TV rights over the forthcoming season.

James Ellison, Robert Maloney, Deale Chamberlain, Michael Roberts, Alex Cooper, Hakan Duyan, Michael Ngoo, Thomas Ince, Christopher Buchtmann and Adam Pepper have been promoted to Reserves as they are now too old to play for Under 18s next season.
Your assistant manager Sammy Lee has informed Liverpool that the following players have been promoted to the youth team.
Antonio Cipolla (Sutton Coldfield), S C; Tim Ewing (Ashton-under-Lyne), AM LC; Jamie Marler (Liverpool), D/DM C; Adam McNally (Oswestry), F C; George Ainslie (Manchester), M R; Jay Switzman (Birkenhead), S C; Chris Powell (Widnes), S C; James Coleman (Alsager), DM RC.
Lee is excited by Jamie Marler whom he feels has the potential to be one of the most gifted players to come through the youth ranks at Liverpool in recent years.
Liverpool's David Amoo is now out of contract and has decided to leave the club.

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Dimitar Berbatov (Man U) and his Bulgaria was already out of this years World Cup but still decided to put on a show. The 29-year old attacker scored 4 goals for his team today (7,9,29 and 79th minute) and moved to the top of the top-score list. The three first goals were all scored with the head after crosses from the right. After he game his was presented with the highest rating (9.6) this fare in the World Cup. Georgi Peev (Amkar) added a 5th goal for Bulgaria in the 83rd minute before Saudi Arabia got a consolation goal in overtime by Abudllah Al-Shahrani after a horrible performance by Liverpool keeper Nikolay Mihaylov. England got the easy win over Cameroon when a cross from Steven Gerrard was put in to the net for an own-goal by Jean II Makoun (Lyon) after just 3 minutes of play. England moves on to the second round as the only team beside Croatia with 3 wins and Cameroon takes second place in the group.
Cameroon 0 – England 1
Saudi Arabia 1 – Bulgaria 5

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The final two teams to make the final-16 were found by goal-difference after all four teams ended up with 4 points in group G. Chile won 3-0 over Australia. Chile totally dominated the game but had to wait until the 60th minute for the first goal. Rodrigo Becerra scored the first goal and Arturo Vidal (Leverkusen) the second after 79 minutes. The 3rd came just 3 minutes later by Alexis Sànchez (Udinesse). This left Chile with 4 points and a +2 goal differential and Australia also with 4 points but a -2 goal score. In the other game it only took Denmark 12 minutes to break the home nations offside trap and go up 1-0 on a goal by Mikkel Thygesen (FC Midtjylland). Thygesen got a second just two minutes in to the second half and South Africa was now in danger of being the first home nation not to make the final-16. Jon Dahl Tomasson (Feyenoord) then closed the game with a 3rd Danish goal. In the dying minutes South Afericas humiliation was complete when Sandile Barker was sent of for a red card. Denmark take second place in the group with 4 points and a +2 goal differential but behind Chile because of fewer goals scored.
Australia 0 – Chile 3
South Africa 0 – Denmark 3

The 16 teams for the next round in the world cup are now found. The round of 16 will be played like this

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England

Northwood_DK · 03-10-2010, 12:19 AM

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Week: 25
Date: Sat 26 / 06 / 2010
Headline: World Cup Day 16 / Round of 16
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A consortium led by Paris-based businessman Simon Tahar has successfully completed a takeover of Blackburn Rovers, replacing former chairman John Williams. The turmoil is unlikely to be over at Ewood Park however, with rumours that the new chairman will want to replace current manager Sam Allardyce. According to Sporting Life, Tahar has had strong business links with Ireland in the past and is believed to want to install Joe Kinnear as the new Blackburn boss.

Liverpool supporter spokesperson, Richard Martin, has announced that Fernando Torres has been voted Liverpool's Player of the Year by the fans.
The Best Eleven for this season was also announced today.
Fernando Torres was the pick of the players, the striker having made 53 appearances and scored 35 goals for the team at an average rating of 7.20 this season.
The rest of the Best Eleven squad was: Daniel Agger, Alberto Aquilani, Yossi Benayoun, Jamie Carragher, Diego Cavalieri, Fábio Aurélio, Steven Gerrard, Emiliano Insúa, Glen Johnson, Dirk Kuyt, Lucas, Javier Mascherano, David N'Gog, José Manuel Reina, Albert Riera, Nikola Saric and Martin Skrtel.

Liverpool will play Manchester United in the English Community Shield. The game will be played at Wembley on Sunday 8th August 2010. Liverpool's opponents are the most successful side ever to have played in the Community Shield, having won the competition fifteen times.

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The party was quickly over for Scotland. Already after 3 minutes France was up by a goal after Hatem Ben Arfa (O Marseille) got the early score. It got worse after 15 minutes when the Scottish keeper was looking for a cross on the free kick but Yoann Gourcuff (Bordeaux) decided to shot directly instead. The last France goal came after 64 minutes when Thierry Henry (Barcelona) finished off a nice franc attack. Only bad news for France was that Henry was injured when scoring and his return to the tournament is very questionable.
Scotland only took 2 shots all game (to Frances 20) and none of them was even close to the goal.
Scotland 0 – France 3

Liverpool has announced the latest figures from ongoing season ticket sales. As of today, the club has sold 7296 season tickets for the upcoming season. The board expects the club to sell another 26400 season tickets in the following weeks, taking the number of season ticket holders for the upcoming season up to around 33700 in total.

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It looked like OT was needed for a long time but as so many times before Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus) was at the right place at the right time and just 5 minutes before full time he scored the game winner. The man behind the goal was Andrea Pirlo (AC Milan) with a beautiful pass after he intercepted a bad pass from Mark van Bommel (FC Byern Munich).
Italy 1 – Holland 0

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Northwood_DK · 03-11-2010, 01:35 PM

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Week: 25
Date: Sun 27 / 06 / 2010
Headline: World Cup Day 17 / Round of 16
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In what may be seen by many to be a surprise announcement, Luton have re-appointed Marvin Johnson as club manager. They say you should never go back but Johnson clearly couldn't resist the Luton board's offer to return to Kenilworth Road.

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One of the big favourites to win it all would have to leave the tournament today when Spain and Brazil met already in the second round. The game was decided after 41 minutes of play when Robinho (Man City) took the ball at midfield and moved past 4 Spanish defenders before leaving it to Luìs Fabiano (Sevilla) for the easy score. Spain pressed for an equaliser but never got really close and never got there game going with several players having an off-day. Only 4 Spanish players finished the game with a rating over 7.0.
Spain 0 – Brazil 1

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Ivory Coast and Croatia played the best game of the World Cup this fare. The first half was nothing special and finished 0-0. But after just 13 minutes the fireworks started. Ivory Coast was first on the scoreboard when Salomon Kalou (Chelsea) when his finished off a nice counter attack. Just two minutes later Ivica Olic (FC Byern Munich) equalised for Croatia. Olic then committed a cheep penalty after 77 minutes and Ivory Coast was back on top. But just two minutes before full time it was Croatia who was rewarded a harsh penalty and the game went to OT. 7 minutes in to OT Croatia had a player sent off had had to finish the game with just 10 players. After 108 minutes of play 19-years old debutant Gohi Bi (At. Madrid) scored but again Croatia pulled one back just 2 minutes later this time by Eduardo and the game was heading for penalties. Both teams scored on there seven first penalties. Then the pressure got to young Gohi Bi and Milan Badelj (PSG) then put Croatia in to the final-8 where they will play Italy. The win for Croatia also secured that at least one European team will be in this years World Cup finals as the bottom part of the bracket is now only European teams.
Croatia 8 – Ivory Coast 7

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Northwood_DK · 03-12-2010, 10:33 AM

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Week: 26
Date: Mon 28 / 06 / 2010
Headline: World Cup Day 18 / Round of 16
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55 Liverpool players were ready for the team’s first practise before the 2010/11 season. Fitness coach Dave Galley is pleased to announce that there are no current problems to report and the Liverpool squad has a clean bill of health. Galley will continue to monitor the players' health and fitness and report back regularly.

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The first game of the day was an ugly one with two red cards. In the 56th minute Serbia lost Neven Subotic (Dortmund) when he got his second red card of the day. In the 76th minute Argentina lost a man of there own when Martìn Demicheli (FC Byern Munich) also received his second yellow card. The tie was broken just 2 minutes before full time when Carlos Tevez (Man City) shot from 25-yards out sailed in to the top right corner. After a shaky qualifying tournament for Argentina they suddenly move up as one of the favourites in the World Cup.
Serbia 0 – Argentina 1

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Germany completely dominated a very defensive Switzerland. It took 80 minutes before Armin Mies scored the winning goal. Germany had 9 shots on goal compared to Switzerland’s just one.
Germany 1 – Switzerland 0

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Northwood_DK · 03-13-2010, 04:06 AM

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Week: 26
Date: Tue 29 / 06 / 2010
Headline: World Cup Day 19 / Round of 16
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The biggest upset of the tournament happened today. The country who invented football was knocked out of the World Cup by a nation with just 5mil people. Denmark (4th) might have been ranked higher on the World ranking then England before the start of the tournament but still nobody believed that a Denmark team that struggled to get out of perhaps the weakest group in this year World Cup would have a chance against the “greatest” football nation. Everything went wrong from the start for England. Already after 2 minutes if went wrong for England. On a corner Rio Ferdinand (Man Utd) failed to clear the ball and Wayne Bridge (Man City) failed to mark and it was easy for Per Krøldrup (Fiorentina) to head in the ball to give Denmark the early lead. Before England had a chance to regroup Denmark hit again. Jesper Grønkjær (FC København) made a fool of Glen Johnsson (Liverpool) on the wing and his cross was put in to the net by Nicklas Bendtner (Arsenal) who out jumped John Terry (Chelsea). The clock showed 10 minutes played and England was down by 2 goals. Just 5 minutes later England pulled one back when Denmark failed to clear a corner and Frank Lampard (Chelsea) scored. This was the start of a long England press but most of the attacks were finished off with long range shots that never became really dangerous. After 58 minutes of play in the second half Rio Ferdinand (Man Utd) was sent of when he hit Nicklas Bendtner (Arsenal) with an elbow. That didn’t make it any easier against a Danish team who were good to keep the ball within the team. On a day where Wayne Rooney (Man Utd) didn’t have his best day England don’t have a real goal scorer and falls hard to Denmark.
Denmark 2 – England 1

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In the second game of the day the disaster for the African teams is complete when the last remaining team is send home from the first World Cup held on African soil. Chile got an early goal after 7 minutes by Josè Romero and in the 66th minute Cameroon equalises by Wesley Ngo Baheng (Newcastle). After that little happens and the game has to be decided by penalties where Geremi (Newcastle) is the only one to miss and Cameroon is sent home.
Cameroon 4 – Chile 5P

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Northwood_DK · 03-13-2010, 07:53 AM

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Week: 27
Date: Wed 30 / 06 / 2010
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Liverpool used the first day without World Cup football to sign manager Thomas Northwood to a new contract. The new contract will pay Northwood £58.000 pr week and last out the 2012 season.
The new contract makes Northwood the 4th highest paid manager in the Premier league behind Ancelotti (Chelsea), Ferguson (Man Utd) and Wenger (Arsenal). His previous contract was worth £40.000 pr week and was signed when he took over Liverpool before last season as an unknown and let the club to both the EPL title and the Champions League win.

Northwood_DK · 03-13-2010, 09:19 AM

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Week: 27
Date: Thu 01 / 07 / 2010
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GK Nikolay Mihaylov has completed his loan spell at FC Twente and returns to Liverpool. Mihaylov made 52 appearances with an average rating of 6.91 during his spell at FC Twente. Nikolay Mihaylov has indicated that he has enjoyed his spell at FC Twente.
He feels he learnt a lot during his spell on loan and is hoping that this increased experience will help his chances of establishing himself within the Liverpool squad. It’s anticipated that Mihaylov will be #2 behind José Manuel Reina in Liverpool this year.

Liverpool's young goalkeeper Dean Bouzanis is being targeted by Juventus manager Ciro Ferrara. Ferrara is said to be very keen to add to the squad at Olimpico and believes the goalkeeper will fit the bill perfectly. Bouzanis has recently revealed that he was disappointed to find himself transfer-listed at Anfield and is determined to prove himself.

Clubs in England today have decided on their retained list and have released the players they no longer require. It is never easy to tell a player he no longer has a future at a club and the highest profile names released include Sylvinho, Gary Naysmith, Seol Ki-Hyeon, Ian Ashbee and Calum Davenport. Liverpool released a total of 9 players.

Liverpool has signed seventeen year old Belgian central midfielder Florent Cuvelier from Portsmouth for £500,000. Cuvelier, who played for Mouscron before joining Portsmouth, is said to have welcomed the move and the chance of a fresh start. New Liverpool central defender Luke Wilkinson has described his move from Portsmouth to Anfield as a 'dream come true'. On completing his signing, the eighteen year old central defender told the press that when a club like Liverpool show interest in you and then make a bid it's a fantastic compliment for any player.

Northwood_DK · 03-14-2010, 04:22 AM

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Week: 27
Date: Fri 02 / 07 / 2010
Headline: Important dates in July
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Assistant manager Sammy Lee has reminded Liverpool of some important dates in the month ahead:

1.7.2010 - Start of transfer window
1.7.2010 - Wilkinson joins Liverpool
1.7.2010 - Cuvelier joins Liverpool
2.7.2010 - Liverpool Reserves v Corby (Friendly)
6.7.2010 - St. Pat's Athletic v Liverpool (Friendly)
7.7.2010 - Liverpool Reserves v Beaconsfield (Friendly)
11.7.2010 - FC København v Liverpool (Friendly)
12.7.2010 - Torquay v Liverpool Reserves (Friendly)
13.7.2010 - Croatia Under 19s v England Under 19s (Euro U19 Ch'ship)
15.7.2010 - England Under 19s v Holland Under 19s (Euro U19 Ch'ship)
18.7.2010 - France Under 19s v England Under 19s (Euro U19 Ch'ship)
21.7.2010 - Luton v Liverpool Reserves (Friendly)
24.7.2010 - Liverpool v Sevilla (Anfield Cup)
25.7.2010 - Anfield Cup Final
25.7.2010 - Anfield Cup Third Place Playoff
28.7.2010 - European Champions Cup Champions Third Qualifying Phase
30.7.2010 - Under 18s Cup First Round Draw

Spanish league runners-up Barcelona have maintained their status as the richest club in the world, according to the latest survey of football's finances. Russian Premier Division team CSKA Moscow were the main climbers, rising from 78th to 43rd while Spanish LIGA BBVA outfit Zaragoza were the least successful, dropping from 55th to 84th.
Liverpool retained their position meanwhile, remaining in 8th place.

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Italy keeps grinding there way thru the World Cup tournament. Today they got away with the penalty win in a game against Croatia where they were outplayed. Both teams played very defensive football with lost of players behind the bal in the first half. In the second Croatia didn’t touch the ball before Italy scored. Antonio Di Natale (Man Utd) was the last man on the ball for Italy. That made Italy move even lower and Croatia took over the game. The equalizer came after 61 minutes when Iviac Olic (FC Byern Munich) got to much room. Not much happened the rest of the match and in OT the only news was the red card for Daniele de Rossi (Roma). Croatia missed the 5th and final penalty when the asked a 20-year old rookie to take the deciding shot.
Italy 5P – Croatia 4

Coach John McMahon was present as Liverpool Reserves stormed to 7-1 victory against Corby Town at Prenton Park this evening in the first training match of the new season. McMahon singled out Adam Pepper as the team's top performer. The attacking midfielder scored a goal to round off an impressive display.

FC Bayern are interested in buying Liverpool's Lucas. They would like to know how much Liverpool want for the player.

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The first goal of the game was a beauty. From 25-yards out Felipe Melo (Juventus) put the ball in the top right corner to give Brazil the early lead. After 36 minutes a France team without an injured Henry drew level on a goal by Karim Benzema (Real Madrid). Then just before the half Brazil scored on a penalty after catching France on a counterattack. Just 5 minutes in to the second half Brazil again caught France on a counter and Kakà (Real Madrid) had no problems setting Robinho (Man City) up for the easy goal. France did get a goal back after 75 minutes when Yoann Gourcuff (Bordux) scored but when they had a man sent off 5 minutes later it was all over. With Chile and Argentina playing in the other quarterfinal in the part of the draw we are guarantied a final between a South American team and a European team.
France 2 – Brazil 3

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Brazil
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Argentina
Chile

Croatia
Italy
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Denmark

Northwood_DK · 03-14-2010, 09:00 AM

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Week: 27
Date: Sat 03 / 07 / 2010
Headline: Northwood declares interest in Silva
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Argentina dominated Chile in the 3rd quarterfinal. Still Argentina had to wait to the 87th minute for the winning goal. It came when Fernando Gago (Real Madrid) scored his first ever goal on the national team with a well placed shot. The win sets up a showdown with Brazil.
Argentina 1 – Chile 0

Liverpool boss Thomas Northwood today indicated that he is thinking about launching a bid to sign Valencia C.F., S.A.D.'s David Silva. Northwood stated that Silva was currently in his thoughts but no decision will be made until he has weighed up all his options first.
Silva would be a perfect fit for Liverpool who needs a class player at attacking left midfielder.

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Germany had the ball for 60% of the time against Denmark. Christian Poulsen (Juventus) was sent off after 68 minutes but by then Germany had already scored two goals in the 14th and 65th minute. Nicklas Bendtner (Arsenal) scored a consolation goal in OT but Denmark was never close.
Germany 2 – Denmark 1

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Brazil
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Chile

Croatia
Italy
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Germany
Denmark

Northwood_DK · 03-14-2010, 01:30 PM

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Week: 27
Date: Sun 04 / 07 / 2010
Headline: Betis in bid for Bruna
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Betis have made an offer worth an initial £975,000 for Liverpool's Gerardo Bruna. Interest in Bruna is thought to be high, with Girondins Bordeaux, OM, Fiorentina, Genoa and Valencia among the clubs rumoured to be looking at the player.
They have set a deadline of Saturday 10th July 2010 for Liverpool's decision. Liverpool will likely wait the longest to answer Betis and try to drive up the price with several clubs interested.

Valencia have rejected the £17,000,000 part exchange offer from Liverpool for David Silva.

Northwood_DK · 03-14-2010, 02:46 PM

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Week: 28
Date: Man 05 / 07 / 2010
Headline: Liverpool cancels James Milner deal
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The £10mil deal taking Aston Villa's James Milner to Liverpool has been cancelled. It was Liverpool’s manager Thomas Northwood who pulled the plug on the deal that have been negotiated in secrecy the last week between Aston Villa and Liverpool. Liverpool have not given any official reason for cancelling the deal.
The team is currently sitting on a £30mil transfer budget but have still not signed any new players for the upcoming season.

Porto have made an offer of £1,000,000 for Andriy Voronin. Liverpool wasted no time accepting the offer. Voronin has been making £28.000 pr week all of last season without being anywhere near the first team. Its rumoured that Thomas Northwood was close to releasing Voronin last season when the club couldn’t find any buyers from the Ukrainian attacker.

Despite the planned backroom meeting later this week, an urgent message has come through requiring immediate attention. John McMahon has felt the need to issue a warning that it appears that the transfer offer for Ronny Brinkmann has become public knowledge.
McMahon has indicated that he doesn't know the source of the leak, but feels that interest in the player in question could now intensify.

Landon Donovan today returned to European football when Benfica agreed on a £6mil deal with Los Angeles Galaxys. The 28-year old midfielder agreed on a 5-year deal with his new club.

Northwood_DK · 03-14-2010, 05:05 PM

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Week: 28
Date: Tue 06 / 07 / 2010
Headline: Liverpool opens season I Ireland
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MATCH REPORT:
St. Pat`s Athletic 0 - 2 Liverpool FC (Friendly)
Liverpool impressed nobody when they today opened the season on the road against St. Pat`s Athletic. In a game where Liverpool started a mix of backup first team players and reserve players they struggled to put the ball in the net. They created plenty of chances but didn’t get any goals until David N'Gog took the field in the second half.
Liverpool got 5 more training matches before the season starts for real with the Community Shields game against Man Utd on 08 August.

Attendance:

Liverpool Starting 11:

Name Inf.
Nikolay Mihaylov
Philipp Degen (sub 78)
Fábio Aurélio
Jamie Carragher (c) (sub 65)
Martin Skrtel (sub 78)
Victor Pálsson (sub 45)
Ruben Yttergård Jenssen (sub 78)
Dirk Kuyt (sub 45)
Albert Riera
Alberto Aquilani (sub 65)
Nikola Saric (sub 45)
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José Manuel Reina
Michael Dingsdag (on 78)
Nabil El Zhar (on 45)
David N'Gog (on 45) (G: 49,53) (MOM: 8.4)
George Ainslie (on 78)
Mauro Formica (on 65)
Florent Cuvelier (on 45)
Stephen Darby (on 78)
Chris Mavinga (on 65)
Luke Wilkinson
Glen Johnson
Yossi Benayoun

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With today’s performance Kakà (Real Madrid) became the hero in all of Brazil. He crushed Argentina almost on his own scoring in the first minute of both the first and second half. The first goal came before Argentina had even touched the ball. The second goal was create by Felipe Melo (Juventus) and left Kakà with the easy goal. In the 84th minute Carlos Tevez (Man City) pulled one back for Argentina but it was to little to late. Argentina was actually the better team for most of the match but it didn’t matter much when they didn’t have Kakà. Brazil is now ready for there 8th World Cup final and 4th in the last 5 tournaments.
Brazil 2 – Argentina 1

Dunga appeared in good spirits as he met journalists in the wake of Brazil's 2 - 1 World Cup Semi Final victory over Argentina. The Brazilian Football Review chose the main focus point for the conference with journalist Basílio Araújo asking, "Kaká picked up the man of match award for your side today. How did you rate his performance?"
Dunga's response was, "Kaká was absolutely outstanding today."
There is speculation that Kaká will be buoyed by Dunga's positive words. Furthermore, it is likely to be a reaction that is shared by Kaká's team-mates.
Diego Maradona was perhaps unsurprisingly not in the best of spirits as he met journalists in the wake of the defeat against Brazil.
The Brazilian Football Express chose the main focus point for the conference with journalist José Roberto Cardoso Moreira asking, "Today's defeat has seen your Argentina team knocked out of the competition. How do you feel about this?"
Maradona's response was, "I am very annoyed, as I felt this was a winnable competition."
It is thought that there will be a mixed response from the Argentina squad.

Northwood_DK · 03-15-2010, 01:34 AM

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Week: 28
Date: Wed 07 / 07 / 2010
Headline: World Cup final set
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The first team didn’t have an impressive start to the season but the reserves had no such troubles. For the second game in a row the Liverpool reserves scores 7!! goals in a single game. This time they blew away Beasoncfield with a dominating 7-0 win. The Liverpool backups were up 5-0 after just 15 minutes of play. The best performance was by 30-year old Sotiris Kyrgiakos who scored two goals but also Nabil El Zhar showed good things today.

Andriy Voronin's agent has indicated that his client has rejected the contract offer from Porto. He feels he is deserving of a better basic salary.

A report on Football.fr speculates that both OM and Girondins Bordeaux are hot on the trail of Liverpool's Argentinean star Emiliano Insúa. His agent has added fuel to the fire by claiming that his client could be tempted by a move to France in the near future.
Insúa signed for league champions Liverpool in 2007 and it’s highly unlikely that Liverpool will be willing to sell him. Liverpool manager Thomas Northwood also issued a hands off warning.

Liverpool and Fluminense today’s agreed terms on a transfer for 19-year old left midfielder João Paulo. Fluminense's João Paulo is said to be very happy at having agreed terms with Liverpool. João Paulo revealed that he was really enthusiastic about the prospect of moving to such a well-supported club. The price for the young player have still not been revealed.

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Antonio de Natale (Man Utd) gave Italy a brilliant start after just 9 minutes of play when he scored his second goal of the tournament. Germany was back in the match after 64 minutes when Armins Mies fired off a shot for 30-yards out that hit the crossbar and went inn. The Italian keeper Buffon (Juventus) didn’t look to good on that shot. Gianluigi Buffon’s day went from bad to worse in OT when he rushed out on a cross and missed the ball and left the goal open for a easy German goal. Germany wins a game where Italy ha the most/best chances.
Italy 1 – Germany 2e

Northwood_DK · 03-15-2010, 01:35 AM

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Week: 28
Date: Thu 08 / 07 / 2010
Headline: João Paulo move delayed due to work permit
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Liverpool have asked for a work permit to be granted to Brazilian defender João Paulo. A decision is likely to be made by Saturday 10th July 2010.

After Italy's shock 2 - 1 defeat to Germany yesterday, Fabio Cannavaro was one of the few players to brave the press. Cannavaro gave an interview to the Italian Football Informer in which the 36 year-old said the result was disappointing for all concerned and that they'd naturally strive to ensure a similar performance isn't repeated.

Roma have withdrawn their offer for Dinamo Kiev's Artem Milevskyi. According to many experts it only a question of time before Milevskyi will be bought by one of the big clubs in Europe.

Northwood_DK · 03-15-2010, 11:52 AM

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Week: 28
Date: Fri 09 / 07 / 2010
Headline: Dunga looking to outplay Germany
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Dunga was not giving much away as he met journalists ahead of Brazil's match against Germany in the World Cup Final. A journalist from World Soccer Magazine chose the main focus point for the conference, asking, "Everyone is excited about the World Cup match between your team and Germany. Can you reveal how you will be instructing the Brazil boys to play?"
Dunga's response was, "I want us to stick to our positive game plan."
It is thought that the Brazil squad should react well to Dunga's handling of the question.

Northwood_DK · 03-15-2010, 03:50 PM

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Week: 28
Date: Sat 10 / 07 / 2010
Headline: Italy takes 3rd place
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Liverpool have accepted the offer Betis made worth an initial £975,000 for Liverpool's Gerardo Bruna. The player was not in the club's first team plans.

Liverpool is still looking to add a new left midfielder before the start of the season. The latest target Liverpool have been looking at is Kim Källström from Olympique Lyonnais.
Källström, whose current deal runs out in June 2012, is considering an offer from Olympique Lyonnais and is widely expected to sign in the next few days. Olympique Lyonnais want £16,500,000 for Kim Källström.

João Paulo's move to Liverpool has been put on hold after his initial application for a work permit was turned down. Liverpool have decided not to appeal against the decision.

Blackpool have made an offer to loan Liverpool's Nabil El Zhar for 6 months. Blackpool feel the player would become a valuable member of the first-team. El Zhar signed for league champions Liverpool in 2006. Liverpool have decide to reject the offer as they think Nabil El Zhar will be a key part of Liverpool’s reserves this season and add depth to the first team.

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In the game for 3rd place it was Italy who wanted it the most. The 32-year old Antonio de Natale (Man Utd) scored the first two goals for Italy. The first in the 9th minute and then again after 39 minutes. That takes his total for the tournament to 4 goals and tie him for the most in the tournament with 5 other players. One of those players is Alessandro del Piero (Juventus) who scored the 3rd Italian goal after 56 minutes. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) scored his second goal of the tournament after 88 minutes.
Italy 3 – Argentina 1

Northwood_DK · 03-16-2010, 01:48 AM

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Week: 28
Date: Sun 11 / 07 / 2010
Headline: Season ticket sales update
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Liverpool have announced the latest figures from ongoing season ticket sales. As of today, the club have sold 17621 season tickets for the upcoming season.
The board expect the club to sell another 16100 season tickets in the following weeks, taking the number of season ticket holders for the upcoming season up to around 33700 in total.

Olympique Lyonnais' Kim Källström has put pen to paper on a lucrative 4 year deal worth £9,000,000. Källström, 27, arrived at Stade de Gerland from Stade Rennais FC for a fee of £7M in 2006. This will likely put a stop to all speculations abut a move to Liverpool for the Swede.

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MATCH REPORT:
FC København 1 - 2 Liverpool FC (Friendly)
Liverpool played what is predicted to be the starting 11 in the first 30 minutes of the game against FC København. I that time Fernando Torres scored two goals and Liverpool dominated the game. When the substitutes enter the field after 30 minutes it went a lot slower and whne the game was over FC København was unlucky not to at least come away with a draw.

Attendance: 19066

Liverpool Starting 11:

Name Inf.
José Manuel Reina (sub 45)
Glen Johnson
Fábio Aurélio (sub 31)
Jamie Carragher (sub 45)
Daniel Agger
Mauro Formica (sub 83)
Alberto Aquilani (sub 45)
Dirk Kuyt (sub 45)
Yossi Benayoun (sub 83)
Steven Gerrard (c) (sub 31)
Fernando Torres (sub 31) (G: 8,14) (MOM: 8.3)
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Albert Riera (on 83)
Michael Dingsdag (on 45)
Ruben Yttergård Jenssen (on 83)
David N'Gog (on 31)
Nabil El Zhar (on 45)
Florent Cuvelier
Christopher Buchtmann (on 31)
Philipp Degen
Adam Pepper (on 31)
Jay Spearing (on 45)
Nikola Saric
Nikolay Mihaylov (on 45)

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87600 watched Brazil and Germany play a re-match of the 2002 World Cup, today in Johannesburg. The people who hoped for a great football game was bitterly disappointed. Germany completely closed down Kakà who had single-handedly beaten Argentina in the semi-finals. Today he didn’t get anything going and was replaced at halftime with an extra defender. With Kakà out it was up to Lucas (Liverpool) to be the creative force on the midfield but against a German football machine his was helpless. The only goal of the final came after 76 minutes when the Brazilian offside trap made a mistake and Marco Ferner scored the winning goal. Germany had the ball 65% of the time in the final and wins there 3rd World Cup title.
Brazil 0 – Germany 1

Northwood_DK · 03-16-2010, 11:40 AM

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Week: 29
Date: Mon 12 / 07 / 2010
Headline: World Cup awards
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Brazil's Kaká has won the World Cup Best Player award.
France's Yoann Gourcuff and Croatia's Luka Modric were left trailing in the wake of Kaká, coming in second and third respectively.
Bulgaria's Dimitar Berbatov has won the World Cup Golden Boot award. Berbatov has been the top striker in the World Cup this season, scoring 4 goals. With Berbatov, Eduardo and Ivica Olic all finishing level, Berbatov won the award by virtue of having played in fewer matches.
Brazil's Júlio César has won the World Cup Best Goalkeeper award. Italy's Gianluigi Buffon came in second having put up a close fight for the award, whilst Iker Casillas of Spain claimed third place.

The results of the goal award are as follows:

1st: Andrea Pirlo - Italy (v Scotland, June 22nd)
A truly memorable goal from Italy defensive midfielder Pirlo as he hits a curling shot from the edge of the area.

2nd: Jérémy Toulalan - France (v Canada, June 17th)
Lovely goal from French central midfielder Toulalan as he scores a screamer from well outside the area.

3rd: Alessandro Del Piero - Italy (v Argentina, July 10th)
Lovely goal from Italian striker Del Piero as he scores a curling shot from the edge of the area.

It was also revealed today by FIFA that the 2018 World Cup will be held in Russia.

The Liverpool reserves “only” won 4-1 in today’s friendly against Torquay. The have now won there three warm-up games by a combined 18-2. The positive news from the game was that just 16-year old George Ainslie who many believes to be the future in Liverpool scored his first goal for the club and was named “man of the match”.

Northwood_DK · 03-17-2010, 02:12 AM

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Week: 29
Date: Tue 13 / 07 / 2010
Headline: Transfer talk
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Liverpool's Glen Johnson is reportedly a transfer target for Manchester City. Man City manager Mark Hughes is believed to be interested in the 25 year-old right-back and could be looking to bring him to The City Of Manchester Stadium in the near future.
Johnson, 25, arrived at Anfield from Portsmouth for a fee of £17M in 2009.

West Ham have made an offer worth £3,200,000 plus future incentives for Mikkel Thygesen. Interest in Thygesen is thought to be high, with Liverpool and Feyenoord among the clubs rumoured to be looking at the player. Mikkel Thygesen was part of the Danish World Cup team the made the final-16 in South Africa earlier this month and had some impressive games that opened eyes among scouts.

Barcelona have decided to splash the cash on Napoli's Fabio Quagliarella. The deal bringing the twenty-seven year-old Italian striker to the club is thought to be around £13,500,000. Subject to conditions, however, the transfer may eventually rise to £15,750,000.
Quagliarella, who played for Udinese before joining Napoli, is said to have welcomed the move and the chance of a fresh start.

Northwood_DK · 03-17-2010, 11:37 AM

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Week: 29
Date: Wed 14 / 07 / 2010
Headline: Liverpool sign Douglas Costa
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Liverpool have completed the signing of Grêmio's nineteen year old Brazilian attacking midfielder Douglas Costa for a fee of £6,000,000. Douglas Costa will need to given a squad number to be eligible for Liverpool matches.
Douglas Costa started his career at Olímpico Monumental, making 89 appearances over 3 years before moving to The Reds. New Liverpool signing Douglas Costa has told the press he can't wait to join up with his new team-mates and was especially looking forward to playing alongside Javier Mascherano. The 19-year-old attacking midfielder told reporters that it had long been his dream to play in the same team as Mascherano and hoped he could learn a lot from his idol.

Speaking to worldsoccer.com, FC Bayern München boss Louis van Gaal admitted he is an admirer of Liverpool central midfielder Lucas' talents. van Gaal continued by stating that he thought Lucas was an accomplished player. FC Bayern are rumoured to be interested in the player.
Man City are interested in buying Liverpool's Glen Johnson. They would like to know how much Liverpool want for the player.

Speaking to Sky Sports News, Spain's Pepe Grande has expressed a desire to take the vacant assistant manager post at Anfield. Pepe Grande is considered by many to be a leading candidate for the job and his interest is bound to increase speculation that he will indeed be offered the job. Pepe Grande has enjoyed non-playing roles at Besiktas and R. Madrid to date.

Liverpool's Gerardo Bruna has rejected the contract offer from Betis. He would prefer a substantial bonus for his appearances in the first team.

Northwood_DK · 03-18-2010, 12:21 PM

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Week: 29
Date: Thu 15 / 07 / 2010
Headline: Liverpool gets midfielder Douglas Costa
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Thomas Northwood appeared in an equivocal mood as he met journalists to announce the signing of midfielder Douglas Costa. A journalist from TEAMtalk.com chose the main focus point for the conference, asking, "Douglas Costa has revealed his delight at joining Liverpool, where he will get to work along side his idol Javier Mascherano, a player he has modelled his game on. What are the chances of Douglas Costa becoming the sort of player Mascherano is?"
Northwood's response was, "I think Douglas Costa can be a magnificent player and working with Javier every day will be a massive boost."
There is speculation that Javier Mascherano will be buoyed by Northwood's positive words. It is thought that the Liverpool squad are unlikely to share Mascherano's reaction however.

Blackburn have decided to splash the cash on Dinamo Kiev's Ognjen Vukojevic. The deal bringing the twenty-six year-old Croatian defensive midfielder to the club is thought to be around £7,500,000.
The former Dinamo man has already expressed his determination to do well for the club and impress his new manager.

The contract offer to Pepe Grande from Liverpool has been finalised. Liverpool have confirmed the deal. Pepe will take over for Sammy Lee who decided just a few days ago to move to Sunderland as a coach.

MATCH REPORT:
Liverpool FC 10 - 0 Raynes Park Vale (Friendly)
Liverpool ran out 10 - 0 winners over Raynes Park Vale in their latest Friendly fixture. It’s unclear what the reason was behind scheduling such a weak opponent but at least everybody got a chance to play.

Attendance: 16942

Liverpool Starting 11:

Name Inf.
José Manuel Reina (sub 45)
Glen Johnson (sub 60) (G:3,12) (MOM: 9,2)
Emiliano Insúa (sub 45)
Jamie Carragher (c)
Daniel Agger (sub 41)
Mauro Formica (sub 45)
Lucas (sub 41)
Yossi Benayoun (sub 45)
Douglas Costa
Alberto Aquilani (sub 45) (G:37)
David N'Gog (sub 41) (G:39,41)
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Albert Riera
Michael Dingsdag (on 41)
Ruben Yttergård Jenssen
Dirk Kuyt (on 41) (G:85p, 88p)
Nabil El Zhar
Florent Cuvelier (on 45)
Christopher Buchtmann (on 45) (G:69)
Philipp Degen (on 60)
Adam Pepper (on 45) (G:64)
Jay Spearing (on 41)
Nikola Saric (on 45)(G:61)
Nikolay Mihaylov (on 45)

Northwood_DK · 03-18-2010, 12:23 PM

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Date: Fri 16 / 07 / 2010
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West Ham have signed FC Midtjylland's Danish attacking midfielder Mikkel Thygesen for a fee of £3,200,000. The Denmark international, who played for German First Division team Gladbach before joining FC Midtjylland, has said that he is looking forward to this new chapter in his career.

Northwood_DK · 03-21-2010, 05:15 AM

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Week: 29
Date: Sat 17 / 07 / 2010
Headline: Lucas appreciates van Gaal's comments
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After receiving praise from FC Bayern boss Louis van Gaal, Liverpool's midfielder Lucas responded in an appreciative manner. During an interview with icLiverpool.co.uk, the player indicated that he respects Louis van Gaal's opinion and fully appreciates the comments made by the FC Bayern boss.
Lucas was a vital part of Liverpool’s success last season being the link between the attacking midfielders and the defends.

Northwood_DK · 03-21-2010, 05:46 AM

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Week: 29
Date: Sun 18 / 07 / 2010
Headline: Liverpool stroll to success
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MATCH REPORT:
Liverpool 13 - 0 A.D. Universidad de Oviedo (Friendly)
I was a one-sided affair when Liverpool at Anfield ran out 13 - 0 winners over A.D. Universidad de Oviedo in their latest Friendly fixture. The highlight of the game was undoubtedly a superb hat-trick from Liverpool's Nabil El Zhar.
The was also the last of Liverpool’s soft warm-up games before the season starts. Next week they will host Boca, Fiorentina and Sevilla in a friendly tournament at Anfield as the last preparation to the start of the season.

Attendance: 16956

Liverpool Starting 11:

Name Inf.
José Manuel Reina (sub 45)
Glen Johnson (sub 58)
Emiliano Insúa
Jamie Carragher (sub 79)
Daniel Agger (sub 45)
Javier Mascherano (c) (sub 58)
Lucas (sub 45)
Yossi Benayoun (sub 45) (G: 2,41)
Douglas Costa (sub 45) (G: 45)
Alberto Aquilani (sub 45) (G: 9,14)
David N'Gog (sub 45) (G: 6,20)
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Steven Gerrard
Michael Dingsdag (on 45)
Fernando Torres (on 79) (G: 90)
Dirk Kuyt
Nabil El Zhar (on 45) (G: 47,54,60) (MOM: 9.4)
Florent Cuvelier (on 58)
Christopher Buchtmann (on 45)
Philipp Degen (on 58)
Adam Pepper (on 45) (G: 63,76)
Jay Spearing (on 45)
Nikola Saric (on 45)
Nikolay Mihaylov (on 45)

Northwood_DK · 03-21-2010, 11:53 AM

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Week: 30
Date: Mon 19 / 07 / 2010
Headline: Valencia make Insúa bid
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Valencia have made an offer of £5,000,000 for Emiliano Insúa. Interest in Insúa is thought to be high, with Girondins Bordeaux, OM, Werder Bremen, Porto and three other clubs among the clubs rumoured to be looking at the player.
They have set a deadline of Monday 26th July 2010 for Liverpool's decision. It’s highly unlikely that Liverpool will be willing to sell the 21-year old left defender who after last season’s performance looks to have a long and bright future on Anfield Road.

Blackpool have made an offer to loan Liverpool's Nabil El Zhar for 6 months. Blackpool feel the player would become a valuable member of the first-team. El Zhar signed for league champions Liverpool in 2006.
They have set a deadline of Monday 26th July 2010 for Liverpool's decision. Nabil El Zhar is currently on the bubble to make the first team and his hat-trick in yesterdays game doesn’t hurt his chances.

Northwood_DK · 03-21-2010, 04:05 PM

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Week: 30
Date: Tue 20 / 07 / 2010
Headline: More teams bid for Emiliano Insúa
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Sevilla have made an offer worth £6,000,000 plus future incentives for Emiliano Insúa. Valencia are amongst the favourites to sign Insúa and have reportedly made an offer, but Girondins Bordeaux, OM, Werder Bremen, At. Madrid and Galatasaray are also said to be very interested. They have set a deadline of Tuesday 27th July 2010 for Liverpool's decision.

Galatasaray have made an offer to loan Liverpool's Emiliano Insúa until the end of the season. Galatasaray have offered £1.5M as a payment up front for the loan deal. Galatasaray feel the player would act as cover for the first-team. Insúa signed for league champions Liverpool in 2007.
Interest in Insúa is high, with a number of clubs said to be monitoring the situation. With offers already tabled from Sevilla and Valencia there will certainly be a battle for his signature.
They have set a deadline of Tuesday 27th July 2010 for Liverpool's decision.

Liverpool have opened their cheque book to sign twenty-one year-old Argentinean striker Matías Defederico for £6,500,000 from Corinthians. Defederico was Corinthians' top scorer so far this season and has revealed that he hopes to get among the goals with his new club. Corinthians' Matías Defederico has been granted a conditional British work permit for his move to Liverpool.

Northwood_DK · 03-22-2010, 11:39 AM

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Week: 30
Date: Wed 21 / 07 / 2010
Headline: Liverpool's Owen offer accepted
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Early today Man Utd have accepted the £1.8M offer from Liverpool for Michael Owen. Man Utd have given Liverpool permission to discuss a contract with Michael Owen. It was later known that Liverpool have already cancelled contract negotiations with Owen as the agent for Owen told the club that his client had no interest in a move to Anfield.

Aston Villa have made an offer worth £1,300,000 plus future incentives for Adam Pepper. They have set a deadline of Wednesday 28th July 2010 for Liverpool's decision.

Northwood_DK · 03-22-2010, 11:40 AM

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Week: 30
Date: Thu 22 / 07 / 2010
Headline: Taylor chases Steele
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Wycombe are believed to be interested in securing the services of Liverpool's Jason Steele. The Chairboys are clearly keen to add to their squad and see the 19 year-old goalkeeper as an ideal signing.
Steele, 19, arrived at Anfield from Middlesbrough for a fee of £150K in 2009.
Liverpool's goalkeeper Jason Steele has suggested that he was a little disappointed with what he managed to gain from his learning experience with José Manuel Reina.
Steele did state that he did manage to gain an insight into the mental aspect of the game which will hopefully stand him in good stead for the future.

Dave Galley has reported that left-back Christopher Buchtmann pulled up with a pulled hamstring after chasing the ball during a training session. Galley advises that Buchtmann will be treated by the club's physios. It is likely that Buchtmann will be out for between 2 weeks and 3 weeks whilst he is treated.

Northwood_DK · 03-22-2010, 02:36 PM

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Week: 30
Date: Fri 23 / 07 / 2010
Headline: English Premier Division title odds from Sky Bet
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Man City have been made 7-4 favourites to win the English Premier Division title this season. The rest of the main contenders are priced at: 2-1 - Liverpool, 3-1 - Man Utd, 5-1 - Chelsea, 20-1 - Arsenal and 33-1 - Aston Villa.
As far as Liverpool is concerned, the bookmakers believe that they definitely have the quality to mount a serious title challenge and that no matter what happens they will be there or thereabouts come the end of the season. The pre-season odds of 2-1 that they have given Liverpool reflect this.

David Moss believes Sevilla are likely to field a 4-4-2 formation. Moss believes that right winger Jesús Navas will need to be watched carefully as he has the ability to be a match winner.

Northwood_DK · 03-23-2010, 01:21 AM

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Week: 30
Date: Sat 24 / 07 / 2010
Headline: Liverpool matches picked for television
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The following Liverpool Premier league have been chosen for live television coverage.

Saturday 14th August 2010 - Everton v Liverpool
Saturday 21st August 2010 - West Ham v Liverpool
Saturday 18th September 2010 - Liverpool v Tottenham
Saturday 25th September 2010 - Liverpool v Bolton
Saturday 2nd October 2010 - Man City v Liverpool
Saturday 16th October 2010 - West Brom v Liverpool
Saturday 23rd October 2010 - Liverpool v Fulham
Saturday 30th October 2010 - Liverpool v Middlesbrough
Saturday 6th November 2010 - Sheff Utd v Liverpool
Saturday 20th November 2010 - Wigan v Liverpool
Sunday 28th November 2010 - Liverpool v Arsenal
Saturday 4th December 2010 - Liverpool v Blackburn
Sunday 19th December 2010 - Man Utd v Liverpool

Dave Galley has reported that left-back Christopher Buchtmann pulled up with a pulled hamstring after chasing the ball during a training session. Galley advises that Buchtmann will be treated by the club's physios. It is likely that Buchtmann will be out for between 2 weeks and 3 weeks whilst he is treated.

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MATCH REPORT:
Liverpool 3 - 0 Sevilla F.C., S.A.D. (Friendly Cup Semi Final)
An efficient performance from Liverpool saw them run out 3 - 0 winners over Sevilla F.C., S.A.D. at Anfield.
Legendary midfielder Steven Gerrard got Liverpool off to a flyer by scoring a powerful effort before the clock showed one minute. An error from Federico Fazio allowed striker Fernando Torres to score a powerful close range header just 7 minutes later and Argentina captain Javier Mascherano completed the rout with a screamer from the edge of the area on 12 minutes.
The Reds will now play against Boca in the final tomorrow. They tied Fiorentina in regular time and moved on to the final after penalties.

Attendance: 45362

Liverpool Starting 11:

Name Inf.
José Manuel Reina
Glen Johnson (sub 63)
Emiliano Insúa (sub 63
Jamie Carragher (sub 72)
Daniel Agger (sub 45)
Lucas (sub 45)
Javier Mascherano (sub 54) (G: 12) (MOM: 7.9)
Yossi Benayoun (sub 72)
Douglas Costa (sub 63)
Steven Gerrard (c) (sub 54) (G: 1)
Fernando Torres (sub 36) (G: 8)
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Nikolay Mihaylov
Matías Defederico (on 36)
David N'Gog (on 84)
Alberto Aquilani (on 54)
Dirk Kuyt (on 72)
Florent Cuvelier (on 54)
Martin Skrtel (on 72)
Michael Dingsdag (sub 84)
Philipp Degen (on 63)
Fábio Aurélio (on 63)
Ruben Yttergård Jenssen (on 45)
Albert Riera (on 63)

Dave Galley has reported that central defender Michael Dingsdag has suffered a bruised rib following an accidental collision during the match against Sevilla. Galley advises Liverpool that Dingsdag will be treated by the club's physios. It is likely that Dingsdag will be out for between 4 days and 5 days whilst he is treated.

Northwood_DK · 03-23-2010, 02:24 PM

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Week: 30
Date: Sun 25 / 07 / 2010
Headline: Liverpools goes undefeated in pre-season
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MATCH REPORT:
Liverpool 3 - 1 Boca Juniors (Friendly Cup Final)
Liverpool overcame a resilient Boca Juniors side in the Friendly Cup Final game at Anfield this evening. A brace from Matías Defederico helped Liverpool to victory.
An error from Pablo Rubio allowed striker David N'Gog to score a close range header. Striker Matías Defederico doubled Liverpool's lead with a placed shot on 76 minutes.
Player Juan Blázquez pulled one back for Boca after 83 minutes with a mighty header from within the six-yard box. Defederico completed the scoring for Liverpool with a placed shot on 84 minutes. It was a superb solo effort and Defederico looked delighted.

Attendance: 45362

Liverpool Starting 11:

Name Inf.
José Manuel Reina
Philipp Degen
Emiliano Insúa
Jamie Carragher (sub 55)
Daniel Agger
Florent Cuvelier (sub 45)
Javier Mascherano (c)
Dirk Kuyt
Albert Riera (inj 36)
Alberto Aquilani (sub 45)
David N'Gog (sub 55) (G: 45)
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Nikolay Mihaylov
Matías Defederico (on 55) (G: 76, 84) (MOM: 8.3)
Fernando Torres
Steven Gerrard
Yossi Benayoun (on 76)
Lucas
Martin Skrtel (on 55)
Mauro Formica (on 45)
Glen Johnson
Fábio Aurélio
Ruben Yttergård Jenssen (on 45)
Douglas Costa (sub 76)

Northwood_DK · 03-23-2010, 04:01 PM

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Week: 31
Date: Mon 26 / 07 / 2010
Headline: Galley physio report on Albert Riera
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Dave Galley has reported that left midfielder Albert Riera has sustained a broken arm after landing heavily during the match against Boca.
Galley advises Liverpool that unfortunately the only course of action for a broken arm is for the player to see a specialist. It is likely that Riera will be out for between 5 weeks and 6 weeks whilst he is treated. The will make the fight for the AML even more open before the upcoming season.

Liverpool have announced the latest figures from ongoing season ticket sales. As of today, the club have sold 26869 season tickets for the upcoming season.
The board expect the club to sell another 6800 season tickets in the following weeks, taking the number of season ticket holders for the upcoming season up to around 33700 in total.

Derby manager Nigel Clough has reportedly admitted to the Sunday Mercury that he is interested in signing Liverpool's winger Nabil El Zhar. Clough did concede however that the price tag of £2,300,000 being touted by the media could prove a stumbling block.
The Moroccan international has made it clear that he would like to stay at Anfield if possible.

Northwood_DK · 03-24-2010, 01:13 AM

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Week: 31
Date: Tue 27 / 07 / 2010
Headline: Galatasaray wants Dingsdag
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Liverpool's Albert Riera has told The People of his disappointment that he will miss the European Super Cup against C. Atlético Madrid S.A.D. on August 27th through injury.
Instead of taking to the field against Los Colchoneros, Riera will be forced to watch his team-mates from the stands.

Galatasaray have made an offer to loan Liverpool's Michael Dingsdag until the end of the season. Galatasaray have offered £1.1M as a payment up front for the loan deal.
Galatasaray feel the player would act as cover for the first-team.
Dingsdag, who has 3 years left on his current contract, has been at Anfield since January 2010. Interest in Dingsdag is thought to be high, with Genoa and Dinamo Kiev among the clubs rumoured to be looking at the player.
Liverpool have rejected the offer. Dingsdag, Daniel Agger and Jamie Carragher will likely split time as central defender this season.

Northwood_DK · 03-24-2010, 01:15 AM

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Week: 31
Date: Wed 28 / 07 / 2010
Headline: Liverpool agrees on bonuses
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Liverpool have promised the players' representative that you will pay out a higher than normal collective squad win bonus this season.
As a result of the agreement, the players will be paid a total of £4.8M to be shared among the squad on a pro-rata basis if they manage to win the Premier Division.
The collective bonus for cup competitions will award the players a total of £850K to be shared among the squad if they win a cup.
In continental competitions the collective bonus will award the players a total of £5M to be shared among the squad if they win the trophy.
Should the team fail to win a competition, the bonus will be scaled down depending on the final position.

Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate is believed to be interested in securing the services of Liverpool's Christopher Buchtmann. Southgate is clearly keen to add to his squad and sees the 18 year-old young full-back as an ideal signing.
Buchtmann, who is valued at £350K, currently has 23 months remaining on his £130 p/w deal at Anfield.

Northwood_DK · 03-24-2010, 01:15 AM

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Week: 31
Date: Thu 29 / 07 / 2010
Headline: Vales wants West Ham post
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According to The Guardian, Liverpool's Angel Vales has expressed a desire to join West Ham as a first team coach at Upton Park. Vales has been at Liverpool for 3 years, having joined the team as a coach in July 2007.

Nikola Saric's future at Liverpool is in doubt after he rejected their latest contract offer. He feels the basic wage he has been offered is unacceptable.

Northwood_DK · 03-24-2010, 12:34 PM

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Week: 31
Date: Fri 30 / 07 / 2010
Headline: Season ticket sales
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Liverpool have announced the latest figures from ongoing season ticket sales. As of today, the club have sold 32073 season tickets for the upcoming season.
The board expect the club to sell another 1600 season tickets in the following weeks, taking the number of season ticket holders for the upcoming season up to around 33700 in total.

Fulham have offered Liverpool's Angel Vales a job as First Team Coach. Liverpool will be due £300,000 in compensation if the deal goes ahead.

Northwood_DK · 03-24-2010, 12:42 PM

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Week: 31
Date: Sat 31 / 07 / 2010
Headline: Liverpool squad numbers to be decided
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Liverpool have been asked to submit their squad numbers list for the forthcoming season.
A maximum of 25 players can be registered. Any player in the team who is not given a squad number may only be registered in the future if there is a free squad number.
The list has been submitted. Liverpool had to add several players not expected to be part of the first-11 to comply with the new rule of a minimum of 8 English trained players in the squad.

Pref. Position Nat Nat
1 Jason Steele GK ENG
2 Glen Johnson D R ENG
3 Michael Dingsdag SW, D C, DM, M C NED
4 Alberto Aquilani AM C ITA
5 Daniel Agger D C DEN
6 Matías Defederico F C ARG
7 Lucas DM, M C BRA
8 Steven Gerrard AM RC ENG
9 Fernando Torres ST ESP
10 Mauro Formica AM C ARG
11 Albert Riera AM L ESP
12 Fábio Aurélio D/WB L BRA
13 Jay Spearing D R, DM, M C ENG
14 Nikolay Mihaylov GK BUL
15 Yossi Benayoun AM RLC ISR
17 Martin Skrtel D C SVK
18 Dirk Kuyt AM R, ST NED
19 Martin Kelly D RC ENG
20 Javier Mascherano DM, M C ARG
21 Emiliano Insúa D L ARG
23 Jamie Carragher D RC ENG
25 José Manuel Reina GK ESP
27 Philipp Degen D/WB R SUI
30 David N'Gog ST FRA
36 Stephen Darby D/WB R ENG

Northwood_DK · 03-24-2010, 03:28 PM

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Week: 31
Date: Sun 01 / 08 / 2010
Headline: Important dates ahead
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New Liverpool assistant manager Pepe Grande has decided to give Liverpool some feedback on how training has been going over the past month.
The following players have trained well over the past month:
Dean Bouzanis (Tactics)
Jason Steele (Tactics)
Nicolaj Køhlert (Aerobic)

Assistant manager Pepe Grande has also reminded the front office of some important dates in the month ahead:
8.8.2010 - Liverpool v Man Utd (Community Shield)
14.8.2010 - Blackpool Under 18s v Liverpool Under 18s
14.8.2010 - Everton v Liverpool (Premier Division)
17.8.2010 - Liverpool v Sunderland (Premier Division)
18.8.2010 - Liverpool Reserves v Man City Reserves
21.8.2010 - Preston Under 18s v Liverpool Under 18s
21.8.2010 - West Ham v Liverpool (Premier Division)
24.8.2010 - Liverpool v Wolves (Premier Division)
25.8.2010 - Middlesbrough Reserves v Liverpool Reserves
27.8.2010 - At. Madrid v Liverpool (Euro. Super Cup)

Northwood_DK · 03-25-2010, 01:35 AM

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Week: 32
Date: Mon 02 / 08 / 2010
Headline: Board are pleased
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To summarise, the board are pleased with Thomas Northwood’s management of the team. The positive atmosphere amongst the players has been a contributing factor. However, they are slightly disappointed with the departure of Vítor Flora.

The club recorded a loss of £7.97M last month.
Monthly Turnover: £23.99M
Previous Month: £53.56M
Main Income: Season Tickets £15.99M

Monthly Expenditure: £31.97M
Previous Month: £14.98M
Main Expenditure: Players Bought £13M

Young Dane Nikola Saric has signed a new contract with Liverpool. The deal will keep him at the club until Sunday 30th June 2013. Saric, 19, arrived at Anfield from HB Køge for a fee of £900K in 2008.

Fulham have appointed Liverpool's Angel Vales as a first team coach. Liverpool will receive a compensation fee of £300,000 as part of the deal.

Northwood_DK · 03-25-2010, 01:36 AM

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Week: 32
Date: Tue 03 / 08 / 2010
Headline: Everybody wants Dingsdag
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Sunderland have made an offer of £5,000,000 for Michael Dingsdag. Wigan are amongst the favourites to sign Dingsdag and have reportedly made an offer, but West Ham are also said to be very interested. They have set a deadline of Monday 9th August 2010 for Liverpool's decision.

Wigan have also made an offer to loan Liverpool's Michael Dingsdag until the end of the season. Wigan have offered £1.1M as a payment up front for the loan deal. Wigan feel the player would act as cover for the first-team.
Dingsdag, who has 3 years left on his current contract, has been at Anfield since January 2010.
Interest in Dingsdag is thought to be high, with Sunderland and West Ham among the clubs rumoured to be looking at the player.
Liverpool have rejected the offer.

Northwood_DK · 03-26-2010, 01:28 AM

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Week: 32
Date: Wed 04 / 08 / 2010
Headline: Select Liverpool captain for the season
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Liverpool declared there captain and vice-captain for the forthcoming season. Steven Gerrard has been selected as captain and Jamie Carragher has been selected as vice-captain. Steven Gerrard was also the captain last season while Javier Mascherano was the current Liverpool vice-captain
Before selecting Jamie Carragher Liverpool assistant has reminded that changing existing captains can have adverse affects on team morale, potentially annoying the person replaced and his allies within the team.

Genoa have made an offer to loan Liverpool's Michael Dingsdag until the end of the season. Genoa have offered £1.1M as a payment up front for the loan deal.
Genoa feel the player would act as cover for the first-team.
Dingsdag, who has 3 years left on his current contract, has been at Anfield since January 2010.
Sunderland are amongst the favourites to sign Dingsdag and have reportedly made an offer, but West Ham and Wigan are also said to be very interested.
They have set a deadline of Wednesday 11th August 2010 for Liverpool's decision.

Northwood_DK · 03-26-2010, 04:13 PM

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Week: 32
Date: Thu 05 / 08 / 2010
Headline: Feyenoord loan offer for Yttergård Jenssen
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Feyenoord have made an offer to loan Liverpool's Ruben Yttergård Jenssen until the end of the season. Feyenoord have offered £325K as a payment up front with a view to paying £1.7M to make the move permanent. Feyenoord feel the player would become a valuable member of the first-team.
Yttergård Jenssen, 22, arrived at Anfield from Tromsø for a fee of £1.5M in 2009.
Interest in Yttergård Jenssen is thought to be high, with Blackburn, Bolton, Deportivo and Fenerbahçe among the clubs rumoured to be looking at the player.
They have set a deadline of Saturday 14th August 2010 for Liverpool's decision.
Liverpool central midfielder Ruben Yttergård Jenssen is also a transfer target for Fenerbahçe. Sari Kanaryalar boss Christoph Daum would not disclose if or when he would be making his move for the player however.

Blackburn have made an offer to loan Liverpool's Michael Dingsdag until the end of the season. Blackburn have offered £1.1M as a payment up front with a view to paying £6M to make the move permanent. Blackburn feel the player would become a valuable member of the first-team.
Dingsdag, who has 3 years left on his current contract, has been at Anfield since January 2010.
Sunderland are amongst the favourites to sign Dingsdag and have reportedly made an offer, but Wigan, Genoa, Lazio and Dinamo Kiev are also said to be very interested.
Liverpool have rejected the offer.

Northwood_DK · 03-27-2010, 04:30 AM

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Week: 32
Date: Fri 06 / 08 / 2010
Headline: Wembley hit by Community Shield fever
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Liverpool's game against Manchester United in the English Community Shield is set to be a sell-out with supporters clamouring to see their team at Wembley. A capacity crowd of 90000 is expected for the English Community Shield clash on Sunday. Fans of Liverpool and Man Utd are gearing up for what should be an entertaining match at Wembley. Both clubs will be doing everything they can to ensure victory.

Northwood_DK · 03-27-2010, 04:31 AM

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Week: 32
Date: Sat 07 / 08 / 2010
Headline: Liverpool face Man Utd in Community Shield clash
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Liverpool: 6-4 Draw: N/A Man Utd: 13-8 (English Community Shield)
League champions Liverpool are just about favourites to overcome the opposition in what should prove a tightly contested affair against Man Utd, according to Sky Bet.
Both clubs will be doing everything they can to ensure victory.

David Moss watched Man Utd's convincing 4 - 1 Friendly victory over Bologna last Wednesday and noted that Man Utd play a defensive 4-4-2 formation and often look to draw the opposition onto them before attempting a counter-attack.
Ferguson likes his teams to play possession football and Man Utd will look to get the ball down and play it. Their midfield are good on the ball and can create chances. Finally, it will be important to defend deep or use fast defenders as their attacking pace may cause problems. Moss believes that striker Wayne Rooney will need to be watched carefully as he has the ability to be a match winner.
Injured Players: Rafael and Giuseppe Rossi
Unavailable Players: Nemanja Vidic

Thomas Northwood was not giving much away as he met journalists ahead of Liverpool's match against Manchester United in the English Community Shield.
A journalist from BBC Radio 5 live chose the main focus point for the conference, asking, "Your last match against Man Utd took place at Old Trafford, finishing 1 - 1. How do you rate your chances in this match?"
Northwood's response was, "I think we have a chance if we perform well."
It is thought that the Liverpool squad should react well to Northwood's handling of the question.

Northwood_DK · 03-27-2010, 02:36 PM

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Week: 32
Date: Sun 08 / 08 / 2010
Headline: Reds made to rue missed chances
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MATCH REPORT:
Liverpool 0 - 1 Manchester United (Community Shield)
After appearing to just have the edge in this hard-fought battle, Liverpool's players and fans will be very disappointed to have lost 1 - 0 to a Manchester United team they consider to be their equal.
The first incident of note was after just 10 minutes of play when Wayne Rooney had to be carried of the field after he collided with Javier Mascherano. The next important moment then came after 22 minutes when Liverpool were denied claims by Steven Gerrard for a penalty. Just before halftime Fernando Torres had to come off the field after picking up an what looked to be a minor injury.
10 minutes in to the second half nn error from Jamie Carragher allowed Bulgaria captain Dimitar Berbatov to score a placed shot. Carragher missed the interception and Berbatov scored easily.
Liverpool were often prevented from playing as they wanted to due to the number of fouls committed by their enthusiastic opponents.

Attendance: 90000

Liverpool Starting 11:

José Manuel Reina
Glen Johnson
Emiliano Insúa
Jamie Carragher (sub 65)
Daniel Agger
Lucas
Javier Mascherano (sub 45)
Dirk Kuyt
Yossi Benayoun
Steven Gerrard (c)
Fernando Torres (sub 41)
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Nikolay Mihaylov
Michael Dingsdag
David N'Gog (on 41)
Alberto Aquilani (on 45)
Douglas Costa (on 65)
Florent Cuvelier
Philipp Degen

The main focus after the game was on the penalty that was never given witch Thomas Northwood denied to comment on and on injuries. Both teams super star goal scores went down with injury before one half was played. Both Wayne Rooney and Fernando Torres will undergo tests later today to determine the severity of the injury.

Thomas Northwood was unsurprisingly not giving much away as he met journalists in the wake of Liverpool's 0 - 1 English Community Shield defeat against Man Utd.
A journalist from BBC Merseyside chose the main focus point for the conference, asking, "Steven Gerrard is no stranger to the rivalry between Liverpool and Man Utd having been born in Liverpool. How important is it to have players that understand the passion and importance of these derby games?"
Northwood's response was, "They know the importance of the fixture and can ensure that everyone understands the meaning of a win."

03-06-2010, 03:20 AM	#251
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week: 24 Date: Sun 20 / 06 / 2010 Headline: World Cup Day 10 / Group play ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Valencia C.F., S.A.D. boss Unai Emery's interest in signing Liverpool's José Manuel Reina has really got fans drooling at the prospect. The 27-year-old goalkeeper is seen as a perfect addition to the Valencia squad and the fans are praising Emery's vision and good judgement to want to bring such a player to the club. Reina signed for league champions Liverpool in 2005. In a related story Nikolay Mihaylov has signed a new contract with Liverpool. The deal will keep him at the club until Sunday 30th June 2013. 21-year old Nikolay Mihaylov is by many expected to be the future replacement for José Manuel Reina and it was key for Liverpool to keep him with the team. Group F vs. Switzerland bounced back with a nice win over Japan in the first game today. Alexander Feri (Basel) scored his 40th goal for Switzerland after 14 minutes. Just before the half Valon Behrami scored an easy goal when he was first on the repost when Gökhan Inler (Udinesse) shot hit the upright. The final goal after 78 minute was scored by Alexander Feri again when he got hold of a loss ball in the penalty arrear and put it away easily. Switzerland 3 – Japan 0 Group G vs. This was perhaps the most entertaining game of the World Cup this fare. It started after 14 minutes when Josè Romero scored the first goal of the game. After 32 minutes Steven Piennar (Everton) scored a beauty on a shot from the edge of the arrear. After just one minute of play in the second half the home nation took the lead on a goal from Elrio Van Heerden (Blackburn). Benni McCarthy (Blackburn) then scored on a questionable penalty after 84 minutes. Two minutes in to OT Chile got one back after an own goal by South Africa but they never got any closer. Chile 2 – South Africa 3 Group G vs. Its difficult to win games when you don’t create chances. After two games USA is still without a clear cut goal chance. In today’s game they only managed two shot all game and none of them was even close to goal. Argentina didn’t play much better but still got a well deserved win on a Lucho Gonzalèz (Marseille) goal after 68 minutes of play. Argentina 1 – USA 0 Last edited by Northwood_DK : 03-06-2010 at 03:22 AM.

03-09-2010, 12:15 AM	#255
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week: 25 Date: Thu 24 / 06 / 2010 Headline: World Cup Day 14 / Group play ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liverpool's Adam Pepper is reportedly a transfer target for Aston Villa. Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill is believed to be interested in the 18 year-old attacking midfielder and could be looking to bring him to Villa Park in the near future. Pepper, who is valued at £850K, currently has 4 years remaining on his £120 p/w deal at Anfield. Liverpool has issued a hands off warning for the young player. Group E vs. And vs. Controversy today hit the World Cup. In group E game it was known before the games started that both Germany and Serbia would be thru to the next round with a draw. Therefore none of the teams was willing to take any chances and played with 11 men behind the ball at all times. The 45553 fans were treated to two times 45 minutes of ball-rolling on the midfield with hardly any player breaking a sweat and a 0-0 result that sends both teams thru to the final-16. The result in the other match left Mexico and Egypt out in the cold no matter what the result. Mexico got an early goal by Edgar Ivan Pacheco (Juventus) who scored his first ever goal for Mexico after just 5 minutes of play. An Egypt team without Mido then took over the match but had to wait until the 85th minute for the equaliser. Walid Ashraf was the goal scorer. Serbia 0 – Germany 1 Mexico 1 – Egypt 1 Group F vs. And vs. USA had the chance to make it to the second round with a win over Switzerland but for that to happen they would have to start scoring some goals. The US team got there goal after 80 minutes by Jozy Altidore (Villarreal) but then it was to late was the Swish had already scored a goal of there own after 60 minutes when Erren Derdiyok (Leverkusen) scored after a mistake in the US defends. In the other game Argentina just had to get the time to go without any injuries in the game against Japan. Gonzalo Higuanin (Real Madrid) scored his first of the tournament after 53 minutes and id didn’t matter much that Japan got one back for the draw on a goal by Hirofumi Yano after 79 minutes. Argentina 1 – Japan 1 USA 1 – Switzerland 1 After Mexico’s exit from the World Cup earlier today it became clear that Mexico are looking to employ a new manager and are welcoming applications. Manager Javier Aguirre was sacked almost before he left the stadium after his team went winless in the World Cup group E. The Mexico national team are currently ranked 10th in the world rankings and their main rivals are U.S.A. Last edited by Northwood_DK : 03-09-2010 at 12:16 AM.

03-09-2010, 10:57 AM	#256
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week: 25 Date: Fri 25 / 06 / 2010 Headline: World Cup Day 15 / Group play ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liverpool will kick-off the 2010/11 English Premier Division season with a trip to Everton on Saturday 14th August. Liverpool's first match at Anfield will be against Sunderland on Tuesday 17th August. The Reds travel to Old Trafford on Saturday 18th December for their derby against Man Utd with the return match at Anfield scheduled for Saturday 7th May. Meanwhile, the traditional Boxing Day fixture sees Liverpool entertain Chelsea at Anfield. Liverpool wraps up the season away to Chelsea on Sunday 15th May. The minimum expectation for Liverpool is that the team challenge for the Premier Division title this season. The board would be prepared to give Thomas Northwood a transfer budget of £30M and a wage budget of £1.1M p/w for the team’s current level of ambition. The club is currently spending £1,023,780 per week on wages. Liverpool will receive £29,400,000 for Premier Division TV rights over the forthcoming season. James Ellison, Robert Maloney, Deale Chamberlain, Michael Roberts, Alex Cooper, Hakan Duyan, Michael Ngoo, Thomas Ince, Christopher Buchtmann and Adam Pepper have been promoted to Reserves as they are now too old to play for Under 18s next season. Your assistant manager Sammy Lee has informed Liverpool that the following players have been promoted to the youth team. Antonio Cipolla (Sutton Coldfield), S C; Tim Ewing (Ashton-under-Lyne), AM LC; Jamie Marler (Liverpool), D/DM C; Adam McNally (Oswestry), F C; George Ainslie (Manchester), M R; Jay Switzman (Birkenhead), S C; Chris Powell (Widnes), S C; James Coleman (Alsager), DM RC. Lee is excited by Jamie Marler whom he feels has the potential to be one of the most gifted players to come through the youth ranks at Liverpool in recent years. Liverpool's David Amoo is now out of contract and has decided to leave the club. Group H vs. And vs. Dimitar Berbatov (Man U) and his Bulgaria was already out of this years World Cup but still decided to put on a show. The 29-year old attacker scored 4 goals for his team today (7,9,29 and 79th minute) and moved to the top of the top-score list. The three first goals were all scored with the head after crosses from the right. After he game his was presented with the highest rating (9.6) this fare in the World Cup. Georgi Peev (Amkar) added a 5th goal for Bulgaria in the 83rd minute before Saudi Arabia got a consolation goal in overtime by Abudllah Al-Shahrani after a horrible performance by Liverpool keeper Nikolay Mihaylov. England got the easy win over Cameroon when a cross from Steven Gerrard was put in to the net for an own-goal by Jean II Makoun (Lyon) after just 3 minutes of play. England moves on to the second round as the only team beside Croatia with 3 wins and Cameroon takes second place in the group. Cameroon 0 – England 1 Saudi Arabia 1 – Bulgaria 5 Group G vs. And vs. The final two teams to make the final-16 were found by goal-difference after all four teams ended up with 4 points in group G. Chile won 3-0 over Australia. Chile totally dominated the game but had to wait until the 60th minute for the first goal. Rodrigo Becerra scored the first goal and Arturo Vidal (Leverkusen) the second after 79 minutes. The 3rd came just 3 minutes later by Alexis Sànchez (Udinesse). This left Chile with 4 points and a +2 goal differential and Australia also with 4 points but a -2 goal score. In the other game it only took Denmark 12 minutes to break the home nations offside trap and go up 1-0 on a goal by Mikkel Thygesen (FC Midtjylland). Thygesen got a second just two minutes in to the second half and South Africa was now in danger of being the first home nation not to make the final-16. Jon Dahl Tomasson (Feyenoord) then closed the game with a 3rd Danish goal. In the dying minutes South Afericas humiliation was complete when Sandile Barker was sent of for a red card. Denmark take second place in the group with 4 points and a +2 goal differential but behind Chile because of fewer goals scored. Australia 0 – Chile 3 South Africa 0 – Denmark 3 The 16 teams for the next round in the world cup are now found. The round of 16 will be played like this Scotland France --------------------------- --------------------------- Spain Brazil Serbia Argentina --------------------------- --------------------------- Cameroon Chile Italy Holland --------------------------- --------------------------- Ivory Coast Croatia Germany Switzerland --------------------------- --------------------------- Denmark England Last edited by Northwood_DK : 03-09-2010 at 11:01 AM.

03-13-2010, 04:06 AM	#260
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week: 26 Date: Tue 29 / 06 / 2010 Headline: World Cup Day 19 / Round of 16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- vs. The biggest upset of the tournament happened today. The country who invented football was knocked out of the World Cup by a nation with just 5mil people. Denmark (4th) might have been ranked higher on the World ranking then England before the start of the tournament but still nobody believed that a Denmark team that struggled to get out of perhaps the weakest group in this year World Cup would have a chance against the “greatest” football nation. Everything went wrong from the start for England. Already after 2 minutes if went wrong for England. On a corner Rio Ferdinand (Man Utd) failed to clear the ball and Wayne Bridge (Man City) failed to mark and it was easy for Per Krøldrup (Fiorentina) to head in the ball to give Denmark the early lead. Before England had a chance to regroup Denmark hit again. Jesper Grønkjær (FC København) made a fool of Glen Johnsson (Liverpool) on the wing and his cross was put in to the net by Nicklas Bendtner (Arsenal) who out jumped John Terry (Chelsea). The clock showed 10 minutes played and England was down by 2 goals. Just 5 minutes later England pulled one back when Denmark failed to clear a corner and Frank Lampard (Chelsea) scored. This was the start of a long England press but most of the attacks were finished off with long range shots that never became really dangerous. After 58 minutes of play in the second half Rio Ferdinand (Man Utd) was sent of when he hit Nicklas Bendtner (Arsenal) with an elbow. That didn’t make it any easier against a Danish team who were good to keep the ball within the team. On a day where Wayne Rooney (Man Utd) didn’t have his best day England don’t have a real goal scorer and falls hard to Denmark. Denmark 2 – England 1 vs. In the second game of the day the disaster for the African teams is complete when the last remaining team is send home from the first World Cup held on African soil. Chile got an early goal after 7 minutes by Josè Romero and in the 66th minute Cameroon equalises by Wesley Ngo Baheng (Newcastle). After that little happens and the game has to be decided by penalties where Geremi (Newcastle) is the only one to miss and Cameroon is sent home. Cameroon 4 – Chile 5P Scotland France --------------------------- France --------------------------- Brazil Spain Brazil Serbia Argentina --------------------------- Argentina --------------------------- Chile Cameroon Chile Italy Holland --------------------------- Italy --------------------------- Croatia Ivory Coast Croatia Germany Switzerland --------------------------- Germany --------------------------- Denmark Denmark England Last edited by Northwood_DK : 03-13-2010 at 04:07 AM.

03-13-2010, 09:19 AM	#262
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week: 27 Date: Thu 01 / 07 / 2010 Headline: Mihaylov back from Twente ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GK Nikolay Mihaylov has completed his loan spell at FC Twente and returns to Liverpool. Mihaylov made 52 appearances with an average rating of 6.91 during his spell at FC Twente. Nikolay Mihaylov has indicated that he has enjoyed his spell at FC Twente. He feels he learnt a lot during his spell on loan and is hoping that this increased experience will help his chances of establishing himself within the Liverpool squad. It’s anticipated that Mihaylov will be #2 behind José Manuel Reina in Liverpool this year. Liverpool's young goalkeeper Dean Bouzanis is being targeted by Juventus manager Ciro Ferrara. Ferrara is said to be very keen to add to the squad at Olimpico and believes the goalkeeper will fit the bill perfectly. Bouzanis has recently revealed that he was disappointed to find himself transfer-listed at Anfield and is determined to prove himself. Clubs in England today have decided on their retained list and have released the players they no longer require. It is never easy to tell a player he no longer has a future at a club and the highest profile names released include Sylvinho, Gary Naysmith, Seol Ki-Hyeon, Ian Ashbee and Calum Davenport. Liverpool released a total of 9 players. Liverpool has signed seventeen year old Belgian central midfielder Florent Cuvelier from Portsmouth for £500,000. Cuvelier, who played for Mouscron before joining Portsmouth, is said to have welcomed the move and the chance of a fresh start. New Liverpool central defender Luke Wilkinson has described his move from Portsmouth to Anfield as a 'dream come true'. On completing his signing, the eighteen year old central defender told the press that when a club like Liverpool show interest in you and then make a bid it's a fantastic compliment for any player. Last edited by Northwood_DK : 03-13-2010 at 09:20 AM.

03-06-2010, 12:49 PM	#252
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week: 25 Date: Mon 21 / 06 / 2010 Headline: World Cup Day 11 / Group play ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Group B vs. England’s second game of this World Cup was a one-sided performance. England took 28 shots and had 4 clear cut chances. The first goal came after 40 minutes by Rio Ferdinand (Man Utd) when the Saudi’s completely forgot about him on a corner kick. Half an hour later Saudi Arabia once again messed up on a corner kick and this time England’s captain John Terry (Chelsea) got the easy goal. Saudi Arabia 0 – England 2 Group B vs. Geremi (Newcastle) gave Cameroon a great start when he scored on a free kick after just 4 minutes of play. After that they switched to a very defensive formation with only one player on top. Berbatov and Bulgaria did produce some chances but the African team was good to keep the ball in the team and managed to hang on to the win that put them thru to the second round together win England. Cameroon 1 – Bulgaria 0 Group G vs. Before the tournament started Denmark was ranked 4th in the world. Today they took a huge step out of the World Cup with an embarrassing loss to Australia. For 88 minutes Denmark had the ball the most but failed to create clear cut goal chances. Instead Australia took full advantage when the Danish offside trap failed and Richard Garcia (Hull) scored the winning goal. Denmark is now last in group G and they need help in the last round to advance to the final 16. Australia 1 – Denmark 0

03-07-2010, 11:42 AM	#253
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week: 25 Date: Tue 22 / 06 / 2010 Headline: World Cup Day 12 / Group play ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liverpool have told any clubs thinking of bidding for goalkeeper José Manuel Reina that he is not for sale at any price. The club's 'hands-off' warning comes after recent media speculation linked the player with strong interest from Valencia C.F., S.A.D. Reds boss Thomas Northwood told Marca that Reina was an important asset to the club and he would not be allowing him to leave. After Denmark’s loss to Australia last night the Danish press has already started the talk about who will replace Morten Olsen as coach for the team if they fail to qualify to the next round. Top candidates in the press are Michael Laudrup and FC København coach Ståle Solbakken. Liverpool coach Tom Northwood is also getting a few mentions as Olsen’s replacement. Group B vs. And vs. Before the last games of group it was already decided that Holland and France was thru to the next round. Still it was an interesting game as I would decide who got first place in the group. For Canada and Ghana it was only pride at stake. Ghana was clearly the better team on the day and got the winning goal after 16 minutes from Matthew Amoah (Shakhta) when the Canadian defends failed to clear the ball. Canada is sent home from the 2010 World Cup without scoring a single goal. In the match for first place France got off to a terrible start. Already in the 25th minute Thierry Henry had to leave the field with an injury. Then just 4 minutes later Philippe Mexès (Roma) was sent off when he almost injured Robin Van Persie (Arsenal) with a two footed tackle. It only took Holland 2 minutes to take advantage when 34-year old Clarence Seedorf (AC Milan) curled a shot in to the top corner for the early lead. After that it was Holland all the way. They allowed France to have the ball but it was Holland who created the best chances and in the 84th minute Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (AC Milan) scored Holland’s second on a perfectly executed counterattack to secure the win. Twenty-nine year-old striker Dirk Kuyt came on as a late substitute for Holland but had little time to make an impact. This was a bit of a surprise as Kuyt is still undergoing treatment for his injured elbow. Holland 2 – France 0 Canada 0 – Ghana 1 Group A vs. And vs. 70.000 showed up in Durban to watch two teams who had nothing to play for in the match between Uruguay and Nigeria. The two teams didn’t show much and the most excitement during the game was a red card for Nigeria’s Dickson Etuhu (Fulham) was shown in the 68th minute. The game finished 0-0 and both teams must leave South Africa without scoring a single goal. Scotland had the upper hand as they would win the group with a draw against Italy. The first goal came after 25 minutes when Andrea Pirlo (AC Milan) scored his 10th goal for Italy when his shot went inn form 25-yds out. Just before the half Italy was down a man when Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus) was sent of for a stupid free kick that earned him his second yellow card. Italy will also be without Gattuso in there next match due to yellow cards. In the second half Scotland had the ball the most and in the 77th minute it paid off. Substitute Kenny Miller (Rangers) ran from the Italian defends and scored the equaliser. The result means that Scotland wins the group and will play France while Italy will go up against group B winners Holland in the round of 16. Scotland 1 – Italy 1 Uruguay 0 – Nigeria 0

03-08-2010, 02:43 PM	#254
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week: 25 Date: Wed 23 / 06 / 2010 Headline: World Cup Day 13 / Group play ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In a league which generates in excess of £156M in sponsorship, Manchester United attracted the highest sponsorship deals this season, raking in around £42M from their sponsors. By contrast, the lowest earner in the top flight this season was struggling West Ham United who generated £400K in sponsorship. The average amount of money earned through sponsorship by Premier Division clubs was £7.75M. The Coca-Cola Championship clubs generated a total of around £24M from sponsorship this season with Queens Park Rangers' sponsors backing their team with around £6.75M. By contrast, Blackpool's annual earnings from sponsorship were around the £50K mark. The average amount of money earned through sponsorship by Coca-Cola Championship clubs was £1M. Transfer-rumour victim José Manuel Reina has announced that he has no intention of leaving Liverpool. The goalkeeper told worldsoccer.com that despite strong speculation linking him with Valencia, he is happy to remain at Anfield for the foreseeable future. Reina signed for league champions Liverpool in 2005. Group B vs. And vs. In Cap Town it was Croatia who detonated the first real upset in this years World Cup. Brazilian born Eduardo (Arsenal) opened the scoring for Croatia after 14 minutes when he put his head to a perfect cross. After 30 minutes a Brazil with Kakà on the bench, pulled back level with a goal by Robinho (Man City). 3 minutes in to the second half Croatia completely outplays the Brazilian defends and Luka Modric (Tottenham) is the man with the last foot on the ball. Croatia gets away with a well deserved win and also wins group B. In the other game between North Korea and Costa Rica the two teams played to a draw. Costa Rica took the early lead (14th minute) by Marvin Quesada but a late goal (71st minute) by Pak Joung-Chul settled the final result. Croatia 2 – Brazil 1 North Korea 1 – Costa Rica 1 Group D vs. And vs. Albert Riera (Liverpool) scored after just 3 minutes of play on a free kick from outside the penalty arrear. Christian Romaric (Sevilla) the equalised after 27 minutes when his shot hit a Spanish defender and completely fooled the keeper. With this score at half time the Czech Republic was ready for the final-16. They had played the first half against a South Korea team with nothing to play for to a 0-0 draw. Just 3 minutes inn to the second half disaster hit for the Czechs. Park Ji-Sung (Man Utd) scored a goal on a counter attack for South Korea and suddenly it was Ivory Coast who would follow Spain to the second round. Czech Republic pressed on for the equalizer but instead it was Park Ji-Sung who got his second for the day after 75 minutes and that finally crushed the Czech Republics hope to advance. This results sets up a fascinating game between Brazil and Spain in the round of 16. Spain 1 – Ivory Coast 1 Czech Republic 0 – South Korea 2

03-10-2010, 12:19 AM	#257
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week: 25 Date: Sat 26 / 06 / 2010 Headline: World Cup Day 16 / Round of 16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A consortium led by Paris-based businessman Simon Tahar has successfully completed a takeover of Blackburn Rovers, replacing former chairman John Williams. The turmoil is unlikely to be over at Ewood Park however, with rumours that the new chairman will want to replace current manager Sam Allardyce. According to Sporting Life, Tahar has had strong business links with Ireland in the past and is believed to want to install Joe Kinnear as the new Blackburn boss. Liverpool supporter spokesperson, Richard Martin, has announced that Fernando Torres has been voted Liverpool's Player of the Year by the fans. The Best Eleven for this season was also announced today. Fernando Torres was the pick of the players, the striker having made 53 appearances and scored 35 goals for the team at an average rating of 7.20 this season. The rest of the Best Eleven squad was: Daniel Agger, Alberto Aquilani, Yossi Benayoun, Jamie Carragher, Diego Cavalieri, Fábio Aurélio, Steven Gerrard, Emiliano Insúa, Glen Johnson, Dirk Kuyt, Lucas, Javier Mascherano, David N'Gog, José Manuel Reina, Albert Riera, Nikola Saric and Martin Skrtel. Liverpool will play Manchester United in the English Community Shield. The game will be played at Wembley on Sunday 8th August 2010. Liverpool's opponents are the most successful side ever to have played in the Community Shield, having won the competition fifteen times. vs. The party was quickly over for Scotland. Already after 3 minutes France was up by a goal after Hatem Ben Arfa (O Marseille) got the early score. It got worse after 15 minutes when the Scottish keeper was looking for a cross on the free kick but Yoann Gourcuff (Bordeaux) decided to shot directly instead. The last France goal came after 64 minutes when Thierry Henry (Barcelona) finished off a nice franc attack. Only bad news for France was that Henry was injured when scoring and his return to the tournament is very questionable. Scotland only took 2 shots all game (to Frances 20) and none of them was even close to the goal. Scotland 0 – France 3 Liverpool has announced the latest figures from ongoing season ticket sales. As of today, the club has sold 7296 season tickets for the upcoming season. The board expects the club to sell another 26400 season tickets in the following weeks, taking the number of season ticket holders for the upcoming season up to around 33700 in total. vs. It looked like OT was needed for a long time but as so many times before Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus) was at the right place at the right time and just 5 minutes before full time he scored the game winner. The man behind the goal was Andrea Pirlo (AC Milan) with a beautiful pass after he intercepted a bad pass from Mark van Bommel (FC Byern Munich). Italy 1 – Holland 0 Scotland France --------------------------- France --------------------------- Spain Brazil Serbia Argentina --------------------------- --------------------------- Cameroon Chile Italy Holland --------------------------- Italy --------------------------- Ivory Coast Croatia Germany Switzerland --------------------------- --------------------------- Denmark England

03-11-2010, 01:35 PM	#258
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week: 25 Date: Sun 27 / 06 / 2010 Headline: World Cup Day 17 / Round of 16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In what may be seen by many to be a surprise announcement, Luton have re-appointed Marvin Johnson as club manager. They say you should never go back but Johnson clearly couldn't resist the Luton board's offer to return to Kenilworth Road. vs. One of the big favourites to win it all would have to leave the tournament today when Spain and Brazil met already in the second round. The game was decided after 41 minutes of play when Robinho (Man City) took the ball at midfield and moved past 4 Spanish defenders before leaving it to Luìs Fabiano (Sevilla) for the easy score. Spain pressed for an equaliser but never got really close and never got there game going with several players having an off-day. Only 4 Spanish players finished the game with a rating over 7.0. Spain 0 – Brazil 1 vs. Ivory Coast and Croatia played the best game of the World Cup this fare. The first half was nothing special and finished 0-0. But after just 13 minutes the fireworks started. Ivory Coast was first on the scoreboard when Salomon Kalou (Chelsea) when his finished off a nice counter attack. Just two minutes later Ivica Olic (FC Byern Munich) equalised for Croatia. Olic then committed a cheep penalty after 77 minutes and Ivory Coast was back on top. But just two minutes before full time it was Croatia who was rewarded a harsh penalty and the game went to OT. 7 minutes in to OT Croatia had a player sent off had had to finish the game with just 10 players. After 108 minutes of play 19-years old debutant Gohi Bi (At. Madrid) scored but again Croatia pulled one back just 2 minutes later this time by Eduardo and the game was heading for penalties. Both teams scored on there seven first penalties. Then the pressure got to young Gohi Bi and Milan Badelj (PSG) then put Croatia in to the final-8 where they will play Italy. The win for Croatia also secured that at least one European team will be in this years World Cup finals as the bottom part of the bracket is now only European teams. Croatia 8 – Ivory Coast 7 Scotland France --------------------------- France --------------------------- Brazil Spain Brazil Serbia Argentina --------------------------- --------------------------- Cameroon Chile Italy Holland --------------------------- Italy --------------------------- Croatia Ivory Coast Croatia Germany Switzerland --------------------------- --------------------------- Denmark England

03-12-2010, 10:33 AM	#259
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week: 26 Date: Mon 28 / 06 / 2010 Headline: World Cup Day 18 / Round of 16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 55 Liverpool players were ready for the team’s first practise before the 2010/11 season. Fitness coach Dave Galley is pleased to announce that there are no current problems to report and the Liverpool squad has a clean bill of health. Galley will continue to monitor the players' health and fitness and report back regularly. vs. The first game of the day was an ugly one with two red cards. In the 56th minute Serbia lost Neven Subotic (Dortmund) when he got his second red card of the day. In the 76th minute Argentina lost a man of there own when Martìn Demicheli (FC Byern Munich) also received his second yellow card. The tie was broken just 2 minutes before full time when Carlos Tevez (Man City) shot from 25-yards out sailed in to the top right corner. After a shaky qualifying tournament for Argentina they suddenly move up as one of the favourites in the World Cup. Serbia 0 – Argentina 1 vs. Germany completely dominated a very defensive Switzerland. It took 80 minutes before Armin Mies scored the winning goal. Germany had 9 shots on goal compared to Switzerland’s just one. Germany 1 – Switzerland 0 Scotland France --------------------------- France --------------------------- Brazil Spain Brazil Serbia Argentina --------------------------- Argentina --------------------------- Cameroon Chile Italy Holland --------------------------- Italy --------------------------- Croatia Ivory Coast Croatia Germany Switzerland --------------------------- Germany --------------------------- Denmark England

03-13-2010, 07:53 AM	#261
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week: 27 Date: Wed 30 / 06 / 2010 Headline: New contract for Thomas Northwood ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liverpool used the first day without World Cup football to sign manager Thomas Northwood to a new contract. The new contract will pay Northwood £58.000 pr week and last out the 2012 season. The new contract makes Northwood the 4th highest paid manager in the Premier league behind Ancelotti (Chelsea), Ferguson (Man Utd) and Wenger (Arsenal). His previous contract was worth £40.000 pr week and was signed when he took over Liverpool before last season as an unknown and let the club to both the EPL title and the Champions League win.

03-14-2010, 04:22 AM	#263
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week: 27 Date: Fri 02 / 07 / 2010 Headline: Important dates in July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Assistant manager Sammy Lee has reminded Liverpool of some important dates in the month ahead: 1.7.2010 - Start of transfer window 1.7.2010 - Wilkinson joins Liverpool 1.7.2010 - Cuvelier joins Liverpool 2.7.2010 - Liverpool Reserves v Corby (Friendly) 6.7.2010 - St. Pat's Athletic v Liverpool (Friendly) 7.7.2010 - Liverpool Reserves v Beaconsfield (Friendly) 11.7.2010 - FC København v Liverpool (Friendly) 12.7.2010 - Torquay v Liverpool Reserves (Friendly) 13.7.2010 - Croatia Under 19s v England Under 19s (Euro U19 Ch'ship) 15.7.2010 - England Under 19s v Holland Under 19s (Euro U19 Ch'ship) 18.7.2010 - France Under 19s v England Under 19s (Euro U19 Ch'ship) 21.7.2010 - Luton v Liverpool Reserves (Friendly) 24.7.2010 - Liverpool v Sevilla (Anfield Cup) 25.7.2010 - Anfield Cup Final 25.7.2010 - Anfield Cup Third Place Playoff 28.7.2010 - European Champions Cup Champions Third Qualifying Phase 30.7.2010 - Under 18s Cup First Round Draw Spanish league runners-up Barcelona have maintained their status as the richest club in the world, according to the latest survey of football's finances. Russian Premier Division team CSKA Moscow were the main climbers, rising from 78th to 43rd while Spanish LIGA BBVA outfit Zaragoza were the least successful, dropping from 55th to 84th. Liverpool retained their position meanwhile, remaining in 8th place. vs. Italy keeps grinding there way thru the World Cup tournament. Today they got away with the penalty win in a game against Croatia where they were outplayed. Both teams played very defensive football with lost of players behind the bal in the first half. In the second Croatia didn’t touch the ball before Italy scored. Antonio Di Natale (Man Utd) was the last man on the ball for Italy. That made Italy move even lower and Croatia took over the game. The equalizer came after 61 minutes when Iviac Olic (FC Byern Munich) got to much room. Not much happened the rest of the match and in OT the only news was the red card for Daniele de Rossi (Roma). Croatia missed the 5th and final penalty when the asked a 20-year old rookie to take the deciding shot. Italy 5P – Croatia 4 Coach John McMahon was present as Liverpool Reserves stormed to 7-1 victory against Corby Town at Prenton Park this evening in the first training match of the new season. McMahon singled out Adam Pepper as the team's top performer. The attacking midfielder scored a goal to round off an impressive display. FC Bayern are interested in buying Liverpool's Lucas. They would like to know how much Liverpool want for the player. vs. The first goal of the game was a beauty. From 25-yards out Felipe Melo (Juventus) put the ball in the top right corner to give Brazil the early lead. After 36 minutes a France team without an injured Henry drew level on a goal by Karim Benzema (Real Madrid). Then just before the half Brazil scored on a penalty after catching France on a counterattack. Just 5 minutes in to the second half Brazil again caught France on a counter and Kakà (Real Madrid) had no problems setting Robinho (Man City) up for the easy goal. France did get a goal back after 75 minutes when Yoann Gourcuff (Bordux) scored but when they had a man sent off 5 minutes later it was all over. With Chile and Argentina playing in the other quarterfinal in the part of the draw we are guarantied a final between a South American team and a European team. France 2 – Brazil 3 France Brazil --------------------------- Brazil --------------------------- Argentina Chile Croatia Italy --------------------------- Italy --------------------------- Germany Denmark Last edited by Northwood_DK : 03-14-2010 at 04:23 AM.

03-14-2010, 09:00 AM	#264
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week: 27 Date: Sat 03 / 07 / 2010 Headline: Northwood declares interest in Silva ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- vs. Argentina dominated Chile in the 3rd quarterfinal. Still Argentina had to wait to the 87th minute for the winning goal. It came when Fernando Gago (Real Madrid) scored his first ever goal on the national team with a well placed shot. The win sets up a showdown with Brazil. Argentina 1 – Chile 0 Liverpool boss Thomas Northwood today indicated that he is thinking about launching a bid to sign Valencia C.F., S.A.D.'s David Silva. Northwood stated that Silva was currently in his thoughts but no decision will be made until he has weighed up all his options first. Silva would be a perfect fit for Liverpool who needs a class player at attacking left midfielder. vs. Germany had the ball for 60% of the time against Denmark. Christian Poulsen (Juventus) was sent off after 68 minutes but by then Germany had already scored two goals in the 14th and 65th minute. Nicklas Bendtner (Arsenal) scored a consolation goal in OT but Denmark was never close. Germany 2 – Denmark 1 France Brazil --------------------------- Brazil --------------------------- Argentina Argentina Chile Croatia Italy --------------------------- Italy --------------------------- Germany Germany Denmark Last edited by Northwood_DK : 03-14-2010 at 09:02 AM.

03-14-2010, 01:30 PM	#265
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week: 27 Date: Sun 04 / 07 / 2010 Headline: Betis in bid for Bruna ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Betis have made an offer worth an initial £975,000 for Liverpool's Gerardo Bruna. Interest in Bruna is thought to be high, with Girondins Bordeaux, OM, Fiorentina, Genoa and Valencia among the clubs rumoured to be looking at the player. They have set a deadline of Saturday 10th July 2010 for Liverpool's decision. Liverpool will likely wait the longest to answer Betis and try to drive up the price with several clubs interested. Valencia have rejected the £17,000,000 part exchange offer from Liverpool for David Silva.

03-14-2010, 02:46 PM	#266
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week: 28 Date: Man 05 / 07 / 2010 Headline: Liverpool cancels James Milner deal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The £10mil deal taking Aston Villa's James Milner to Liverpool has been cancelled. It was Liverpool’s manager Thomas Northwood who pulled the plug on the deal that have been negotiated in secrecy the last week between Aston Villa and Liverpool. Liverpool have not given any official reason for cancelling the deal. The team is currently sitting on a £30mil transfer budget but have still not signed any new players for the upcoming season. Porto have made an offer of £1,000,000 for Andriy Voronin. Liverpool wasted no time accepting the offer. Voronin has been making £28.000 pr week all of last season without being anywhere near the first team. Its rumoured that Thomas Northwood was close to releasing Voronin last season when the club couldn’t find any buyers from the Ukrainian attacker. Despite the planned backroom meeting later this week, an urgent message has come through requiring immediate attention. John McMahon has felt the need to issue a warning that it appears that the transfer offer for Ronny Brinkmann has become public knowledge. McMahon has indicated that he doesn't know the source of the leak, but feels that interest in the player in question could now intensify. Landon Donovan today returned to European football when Benfica agreed on a £6mil deal with Los Angeles Galaxys. The 28-year old midfielder agreed on a 5-year deal with his new club.

03-14-2010, 05:05 PM	#267
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week: 28 Date: Tue 06 / 07 / 2010 Headline: Liverpool opens season I Ireland ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- vs. MATCH REPORT: St. Pat`s Athletic 0 - 2 Liverpool FC (Friendly) Liverpool impressed nobody when they today opened the season on the road against St. Pat`s Athletic. In a game where Liverpool started a mix of backup first team players and reserve players they struggled to put the ball in the net. They created plenty of chances but didn’t get any goals until David N'Gog took the field in the second half. Liverpool got 5 more training matches before the season starts for real with the Community Shields game against Man Utd on 08 August. Attendance: Liverpool Starting 11: Name Inf. Nikolay Mihaylov Philipp Degen (sub 78) Fábio Aurélio Jamie Carragher (c) (sub 65) Martin Skrtel (sub 78) Victor Pálsson (sub 45) Ruben Yttergård Jenssen (sub 78) Dirk Kuyt (sub 45) Albert Riera Alberto Aquilani (sub 65) Nikola Saric (sub 45) ----------------------------------- José Manuel Reina Michael Dingsdag (on 78) Nabil El Zhar (on 45) David N'Gog (on 45) (G: 49,53) (MOM: 8.4) George Ainslie (on 78) Mauro Formica (on 65) Florent Cuvelier (on 45) Stephen Darby (on 78) Chris Mavinga (on 65) Luke Wilkinson Glen Johnson Yossi Benayoun vs. With today’s performance Kakà (Real Madrid) became the hero in all of Brazil. He crushed Argentina almost on his own scoring in the first minute of both the first and second half. The first goal came before Argentina had even touched the ball. The second goal was create by Felipe Melo (Juventus) and left Kakà with the easy goal. In the 84th minute Carlos Tevez (Man City) pulled one back for Argentina but it was to little to late. Argentina was actually the better team for most of the match but it didn’t matter much when they didn’t have Kakà. Brazil is now ready for there 8th World Cup final and 4th in the last 5 tournaments. Brazil 2 – Argentina 1 Dunga appeared in good spirits as he met journalists in the wake of Brazil's 2 - 1 World Cup Semi Final victory over Argentina. The Brazilian Football Review chose the main focus point for the conference with journalist Basílio Araújo asking, "Kaká picked up the man of match award for your side today. How did you rate his performance?" Dunga's response was, "Kaká was absolutely outstanding today." There is speculation that Kaká will be buoyed by Dunga's positive words. Furthermore, it is likely to be a reaction that is shared by Kaká's team-mates. Diego Maradona was perhaps unsurprisingly not in the best of spirits as he met journalists in the wake of the defeat against Brazil. The Brazilian Football Express chose the main focus point for the conference with journalist José Roberto Cardoso Moreira asking, "Today's defeat has seen your Argentina team knocked out of the competition. How do you feel about this?" Maradona's response was, "I am very annoyed, as I felt this was a winnable competition." It is thought that there will be a mixed response from the Argentina squad.

03-15-2010, 01:34 AM	#268
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week: 28 Date: Wed 07 / 07 / 2010 Headline: World Cup final set ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The first team didn’t have an impressive start to the season but the reserves had no such troubles. For the second game in a row the Liverpool reserves scores 7!! goals in a single game. This time they blew away Beasoncfield with a dominating 7-0 win. The Liverpool backups were up 5-0 after just 15 minutes of play. The best performance was by 30-year old Sotiris Kyrgiakos who scored two goals but also Nabil El Zhar showed good things today. Andriy Voronin's agent has indicated that his client has rejected the contract offer from Porto. He feels he is deserving of a better basic salary. A report on Football.fr speculates that both OM and Girondins Bordeaux are hot on the trail of Liverpool's Argentinean star Emiliano Insúa. His agent has added fuel to the fire by claiming that his client could be tempted by a move to France in the near future. Insúa signed for league champions Liverpool in 2007 and it’s highly unlikely that Liverpool will be willing to sell him. Liverpool manager Thomas Northwood also issued a hands off warning. Liverpool and Fluminense today’s agreed terms on a transfer for 19-year old left midfielder João Paulo. Fluminense's João Paulo is said to be very happy at having agreed terms with Liverpool. João Paulo revealed that he was really enthusiastic about the prospect of moving to such a well-supported club. The price for the young player have still not been revealed. vs. Antonio de Natale (Man Utd) gave Italy a brilliant start after just 9 minutes of play when he scored his second goal of the tournament. Germany was back in the match after 64 minutes when Armins Mies fired off a shot for 30-yards out that hit the crossbar and went inn. The Italian keeper Buffon (Juventus) didn’t look to good on that shot. Gianluigi Buffon’s day went from bad to worse in OT when he rushed out on a cross and missed the ball and left the goal open for a easy German goal. Germany wins a game where Italy ha the most/best chances. Italy 1 – Germany 2e

03-15-2010, 01:35 AM	#269
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week: 28 Date: Thu 08 / 07 / 2010 Headline: João Paulo move delayed due to work permit ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liverpool have asked for a work permit to be granted to Brazilian defender João Paulo. A decision is likely to be made by Saturday 10th July 2010. After Italy's shock 2 - 1 defeat to Germany yesterday, Fabio Cannavaro was one of the few players to brave the press. Cannavaro gave an interview to the Italian Football Informer in which the 36 year-old said the result was disappointing for all concerned and that they'd naturally strive to ensure a similar performance isn't repeated. Roma have withdrawn their offer for Dinamo Kiev's Artem Milevskyi. According to many experts it only a question of time before Milevskyi will be bought by one of the big clubs in Europe.

03-15-2010, 11:52 AM	#270
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week: 28 Date: Fri 09 / 07 / 2010 Headline: Dunga looking to outplay Germany ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dunga was not giving much away as he met journalists ahead of Brazil's match against Germany in the World Cup Final. A journalist from World Soccer Magazine chose the main focus point for the conference, asking, "Everyone is excited about the World Cup match between your team and Germany. Can you reveal how you will be instructing the Brazil boys to play?" Dunga's response was, "I want us to stick to our positive game plan." It is thought that the Brazil squad should react well to Dunga's handling of the question.

03-15-2010, 03:50 PM	#271
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week: 28 Date: Sat 10 / 07 / 2010 Headline: Italy takes 3rd place ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liverpool have accepted the offer Betis made worth an initial £975,000 for Liverpool's Gerardo Bruna. The player was not in the club's first team plans. Liverpool is still looking to add a new left midfielder before the start of the season. The latest target Liverpool have been looking at is Kim Källström from Olympique Lyonnais. Källström, whose current deal runs out in June 2012, is considering an offer from Olympique Lyonnais and is widely expected to sign in the next few days. Olympique Lyonnais want £16,500,000 for Kim Källström. João Paulo's move to Liverpool has been put on hold after his initial application for a work permit was turned down. Liverpool have decided not to appeal against the decision. Blackpool have made an offer to loan Liverpool's Nabil El Zhar for 6 months. Blackpool feel the player would become a valuable member of the first-team. El Zhar signed for league champions Liverpool in 2006. Liverpool have decide to reject the offer as they think Nabil El Zhar will be a key part of Liverpool’s reserves this season and add depth to the first team. vs. In the game for 3rd place it was Italy who wanted it the most. The 32-year old Antonio de Natale (Man Utd) scored the first two goals for Italy. The first in the 9th minute and then again after 39 minutes. That takes his total for the tournament to 4 goals and tie him for the most in the tournament with 5 other players. One of those players is Alessandro del Piero (Juventus) who scored the 3rd Italian goal after 56 minutes. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) scored his second goal of the tournament after 88 minutes. Italy 3 – Argentina 1 Last edited by Northwood_DK : 03-15-2010 at 03:50 PM.

03-16-2010, 01:48 AM	#272
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week: 28 Date: Sun 11 / 07 / 2010 Headline: Season ticket sales update ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liverpool have announced the latest figures from ongoing season ticket sales. As of today, the club have sold 17621 season tickets for the upcoming season. The board expect the club to sell another 16100 season tickets in the following weeks, taking the number of season ticket holders for the upcoming season up to around 33700 in total. Olympique Lyonnais' Kim Källström has put pen to paper on a lucrative 4 year deal worth £9,000,000. Källström, 27, arrived at Stade de Gerland from Stade Rennais FC for a fee of £7M in 2006. This will likely put a stop to all speculations abut a move to Liverpool for the Swede. vs. MATCH REPORT: FC København 1 - 2 Liverpool FC (Friendly) Liverpool played what is predicted to be the starting 11 in the first 30 minutes of the game against FC København. I that time Fernando Torres scored two goals and Liverpool dominated the game. When the substitutes enter the field after 30 minutes it went a lot slower and whne the game was over FC København was unlucky not to at least come away with a draw. Attendance: 19066 Liverpool Starting 11: Name Inf. José Manuel Reina (sub 45) Glen Johnson Fábio Aurélio (sub 31) Jamie Carragher (sub 45) Daniel Agger Mauro Formica (sub 83) Alberto Aquilani (sub 45) Dirk Kuyt (sub 45) Yossi Benayoun (sub 83) Steven Gerrard (c) (sub 31) Fernando Torres (sub 31) (G: 8,14) (MOM: 8.3) -------------------------------------------------- Albert Riera (on 83) Michael Dingsdag (on 45) Ruben Yttergård Jenssen (on 83) David N'Gog (on 31) Nabil El Zhar (on 45) Florent Cuvelier Christopher Buchtmann (on 31) Philipp Degen Adam Pepper (on 31) Jay Spearing (on 45) Nikola Saric Nikolay Mihaylov (on 45) vs. 87600 watched Brazil and Germany play a re-match of the 2002 World Cup, today in Johannesburg. The people who hoped for a great football game was bitterly disappointed. Germany completely closed down Kakà who had single-handedly beaten Argentina in the semi-finals. Today he didn’t get anything going and was replaced at halftime with an extra defender. With Kakà out it was up to Lucas (Liverpool) to be the creative force on the midfield but against a German football machine his was helpless. The only goal of the final came after 76 minutes when the Brazilian offside trap made a mistake and Marco Ferner scored the winning goal. Germany had the ball 65% of the time in the final and wins there 3rd World Cup title. Brazil 0 – Germany 1

03-16-2010, 11:40 AM	#273
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week: 29 Date: Mon 12 / 07 / 2010 Headline: World Cup awards ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brazil's Kaká has won the World Cup Best Player award. France's Yoann Gourcuff and Croatia's Luka Modric were left trailing in the wake of Kaká, coming in second and third respectively. Bulgaria's Dimitar Berbatov has won the World Cup Golden Boot award. Berbatov has been the top striker in the World Cup this season, scoring 4 goals. With Berbatov, Eduardo and Ivica Olic all finishing level, Berbatov won the award by virtue of having played in fewer matches. Brazil's Júlio César has won the World Cup Best Goalkeeper award. Italy's Gianluigi Buffon came in second having put up a close fight for the award, whilst Iker Casillas of Spain claimed third place. The results of the goal award are as follows: 1st: Andrea Pirlo - Italy (v Scotland, June 22nd) A truly memorable goal from Italy defensive midfielder Pirlo as he hits a curling shot from the edge of the area. 2nd: Jérémy Toulalan - France (v Canada, June 17th) Lovely goal from French central midfielder Toulalan as he scores a screamer from well outside the area. 3rd: Alessandro Del Piero - Italy (v Argentina, July 10th) Lovely goal from Italian striker Del Piero as he scores a curling shot from the edge of the area. It was also revealed today by FIFA that the 2018 World Cup will be held in Russia. The Liverpool reserves “only” won 4-1 in today’s friendly against Torquay. The have now won there three warm-up games by a combined 18-2. The positive news from the game was that just 16-year old George Ainslie who many believes to be the future in Liverpool scored his first goal for the club and was named “man of the match”.

03-17-2010, 02:12 AM	#274
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week: 29 Date: Tue 13 / 07 / 2010 Headline: Transfer talk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liverpool's Glen Johnson is reportedly a transfer target for Manchester City. Man City manager Mark Hughes is believed to be interested in the 25 year-old right-back and could be looking to bring him to The City Of Manchester Stadium in the near future. Johnson, 25, arrived at Anfield from Portsmouth for a fee of £17M in 2009. West Ham have made an offer worth £3,200,000 plus future incentives for Mikkel Thygesen. Interest in Thygesen is thought to be high, with Liverpool and Feyenoord among the clubs rumoured to be looking at the player. Mikkel Thygesen was part of the Danish World Cup team the made the final-16 in South Africa earlier this month and had some impressive games that opened eyes among scouts. Barcelona have decided to splash the cash on Napoli's Fabio Quagliarella. The deal bringing the twenty-seven year-old Italian striker to the club is thought to be around £13,500,000. Subject to conditions, however, the transfer may eventually rise to £15,750,000. Quagliarella, who played for Udinese before joining Napoli, is said to have welcomed the move and the chance of a fresh start.

03-17-2010, 11:37 AM	#275
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week: 29 Date: Wed 14 / 07 / 2010 Headline: Liverpool sign Douglas Costa ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liverpool have completed the signing of Grêmio's nineteen year old Brazilian attacking midfielder Douglas Costa for a fee of £6,000,000. Douglas Costa will need to given a squad number to be eligible for Liverpool matches. Douglas Costa started his career at Olímpico Monumental, making 89 appearances over 3 years before moving to The Reds. New Liverpool signing Douglas Costa has told the press he can't wait to join up with his new team-mates and was especially looking forward to playing alongside Javier Mascherano. The 19-year-old attacking midfielder told reporters that it had long been his dream to play in the same team as Mascherano and hoped he could learn a lot from his idol. Speaking to worldsoccer.com, FC Bayern München boss Louis van Gaal admitted he is an admirer of Liverpool central midfielder Lucas' talents. van Gaal continued by stating that he thought Lucas was an accomplished player. FC Bayern are rumoured to be interested in the player. Man City are interested in buying Liverpool's Glen Johnson. They would like to know how much Liverpool want for the player. Speaking to Sky Sports News, Spain's Pepe Grande has expressed a desire to take the vacant assistant manager post at Anfield. Pepe Grande is considered by many to be a leading candidate for the job and his interest is bound to increase speculation that he will indeed be offered the job. Pepe Grande has enjoyed non-playing roles at Besiktas and R. Madrid to date. Liverpool's Gerardo Bruna has rejected the contract offer from Betis. He would prefer a substantial bonus for his appearances in the first team.

03-18-2010, 12:21 PM	#276
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week: 29 Date: Thu 15 / 07 / 2010 Headline: Liverpool gets midfielder Douglas Costa ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Northwood appeared in an equivocal mood as he met journalists to announce the signing of midfielder Douglas Costa. A journalist from TEAMtalk.com chose the main focus point for the conference, asking, "Douglas Costa has revealed his delight at joining Liverpool, where he will get to work along side his idol Javier Mascherano, a player he has modelled his game on. What are the chances of Douglas Costa becoming the sort of player Mascherano is?" Northwood's response was, "I think Douglas Costa can be a magnificent player and working with Javier every day will be a massive boost." There is speculation that Javier Mascherano will be buoyed by Northwood's positive words. It is thought that the Liverpool squad are unlikely to share Mascherano's reaction however. Blackburn have decided to splash the cash on Dinamo Kiev's Ognjen Vukojevic. The deal bringing the twenty-six year-old Croatian defensive midfielder to the club is thought to be around £7,500,000. The former Dinamo man has already expressed his determination to do well for the club and impress his new manager. The contract offer to Pepe Grande from Liverpool has been finalised. Liverpool have confirmed the deal. Pepe will take over for Sammy Lee who decided just a few days ago to move to Sunderland as a coach. MATCH REPORT: Liverpool FC 10 - 0 Raynes Park Vale (Friendly) Liverpool ran out 10 - 0 winners over Raynes Park Vale in their latest Friendly fixture. It’s unclear what the reason was behind scheduling such a weak opponent but at least everybody got a chance to play. Attendance: 16942 Liverpool Starting 11: Name Inf. José Manuel Reina (sub 45) Glen Johnson (sub 60) (G:3,12) (MOM: 9,2) Emiliano Insúa (sub 45) Jamie Carragher (c) Daniel Agger (sub 41) Mauro Formica (sub 45) Lucas (sub 41) Yossi Benayoun (sub 45) Douglas Costa Alberto Aquilani (sub 45) (G:37) David N'Gog (sub 41) (G:39,41) -------------------------------------- Albert Riera Michael Dingsdag (on 41) Ruben Yttergård Jenssen Dirk Kuyt (on 41) (G:85p, 88p) Nabil El Zhar Florent Cuvelier (on 45) Christopher Buchtmann (on 45) (G:69) Philipp Degen (on 60) Adam Pepper (on 45) (G:64) Jay Spearing (on 41) Nikola Saric (on 45)(G:61) Nikolay Mihaylov (on 45)

03-18-2010, 12:23 PM	#277
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week: 29 Date: Fri 16 / 07 / 2010 Headline: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Ham have signed FC Midtjylland's Danish attacking midfielder Mikkel Thygesen for a fee of £3,200,000. The Denmark international, who played for German First Division team Gladbach before joining FC Midtjylland, has said that he is looking forward to this new chapter in his career.

03-21-2010, 05:15 AM	#278
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week: 29 Date: Sat 17 / 07 / 2010 Headline: Lucas appreciates van Gaal's comments ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- After receiving praise from FC Bayern boss Louis van Gaal, Liverpool's midfielder Lucas responded in an appreciative manner. During an interview with icLiverpool.co.uk, the player indicated that he respects Louis van Gaal's opinion and fully appreciates the comments made by the FC Bayern boss. Lucas was a vital part of Liverpool’s success last season being the link between the attacking midfielders and the defends.

03-21-2010, 05:46 AM	#279
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week: 29 Date: Sun 18 / 07 / 2010 Headline: Liverpool stroll to success ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MATCH REPORT: Liverpool 13 - 0 A.D. Universidad de Oviedo (Friendly) I was a one-sided affair when Liverpool at Anfield ran out 13 - 0 winners over A.D. Universidad de Oviedo in their latest Friendly fixture. The highlight of the game was undoubtedly a superb hat-trick from Liverpool's Nabil El Zhar. The was also the last of Liverpool’s soft warm-up games before the season starts. Next week they will host Boca, Fiorentina and Sevilla in a friendly tournament at Anfield as the last preparation to the start of the season. Attendance: 16956 Liverpool Starting 11: Name Inf. José Manuel Reina (sub 45) Glen Johnson (sub 58) Emiliano Insúa Jamie Carragher (sub 79) Daniel Agger (sub 45) Javier Mascherano (c) (sub 58) Lucas (sub 45) Yossi Benayoun (sub 45) (G: 2,41) Douglas Costa (sub 45) (G: 45) Alberto Aquilani (sub 45) (G: 9,14) David N'Gog (sub 45) (G: 6,20) ----------------------------------------- Steven Gerrard Michael Dingsdag (on 45) Fernando Torres (on 79) (G: 90) Dirk Kuyt Nabil El Zhar (on 45) (G: 47,54,60) (MOM: 9.4) Florent Cuvelier (on 58) Christopher Buchtmann (on 45) Philipp Degen (on 58) Adam Pepper (on 45) (G: 63,76) Jay Spearing (on 45) Nikola Saric (on 45) Nikolay Mihaylov (on 45) Last edited by Northwood_DK : 03-21-2010 at 05:46 AM.

03-21-2010, 11:53 AM	#280
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week: 30 Date: Mon 19 / 07 / 2010 Headline: Valencia make Insúa bid ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Valencia have made an offer of £5,000,000 for Emiliano Insúa. Interest in Insúa is thought to be high, with Girondins Bordeaux, OM, Werder Bremen, Porto and three other clubs among the clubs rumoured to be looking at the player. They have set a deadline of Monday 26th July 2010 for Liverpool's decision. It’s highly unlikely that Liverpool will be willing to sell the 21-year old left defender who after last season’s performance looks to have a long and bright future on Anfield Road. Blackpool have made an offer to loan Liverpool's Nabil El Zhar for 6 months. Blackpool feel the player would become a valuable member of the first-team. El Zhar signed for league champions Liverpool in 2006. They have set a deadline of Monday 26th July 2010 for Liverpool's decision. Nabil El Zhar is currently on the bubble to make the first team and his hat-trick in yesterdays game doesn’t hurt his chances.

03-21-2010, 04:05 PM	#281
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week: 30 Date: Tue 20 / 07 / 2010 Headline: More teams bid for Emiliano Insúa ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sevilla have made an offer worth £6,000,000 plus future incentives for Emiliano Insúa. Valencia are amongst the favourites to sign Insúa and have reportedly made an offer, but Girondins Bordeaux, OM, Werder Bremen, At. Madrid and Galatasaray are also said to be very interested. They have set a deadline of Tuesday 27th July 2010 for Liverpool's decision. Galatasaray have made an offer to loan Liverpool's Emiliano Insúa until the end of the season. Galatasaray have offered £1.5M as a payment up front for the loan deal. Galatasaray feel the player would act as cover for the first-team. Insúa signed for league champions Liverpool in 2007. Interest in Insúa is high, with a number of clubs said to be monitoring the situation. With offers already tabled from Sevilla and Valencia there will certainly be a battle for his signature. They have set a deadline of Tuesday 27th July 2010 for Liverpool's decision. Liverpool have opened their cheque book to sign twenty-one year-old Argentinean striker Matías Defederico for £6,500,000 from Corinthians. Defederico was Corinthians' top scorer so far this season and has revealed that he hopes to get among the goals with his new club. Corinthians' Matías Defederico has been granted a conditional British work permit for his move to Liverpool.

03-22-2010, 11:39 AM	#282
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week: 30 Date: Wed 21 / 07 / 2010 Headline: Liverpool's Owen offer accepted ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Early today Man Utd have accepted the £1.8M offer from Liverpool for Michael Owen. Man Utd have given Liverpool permission to discuss a contract with Michael Owen. It was later known that Liverpool have already cancelled contract negotiations with Owen as the agent for Owen told the club that his client had no interest in a move to Anfield. Aston Villa have made an offer worth £1,300,000 plus future incentives for Adam Pepper. They have set a deadline of Wednesday 28th July 2010 for Liverpool's decision.

03-22-2010, 11:40 AM	#283
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week: 30 Date: Thu 22 / 07 / 2010 Headline: Taylor chases Steele ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wycombe are believed to be interested in securing the services of Liverpool's Jason Steele. The Chairboys are clearly keen to add to their squad and see the 19 year-old goalkeeper as an ideal signing. Steele, 19, arrived at Anfield from Middlesbrough for a fee of £150K in 2009. Liverpool's goalkeeper Jason Steele has suggested that he was a little disappointed with what he managed to gain from his learning experience with José Manuel Reina. Steele did state that he did manage to gain an insight into the mental aspect of the game which will hopefully stand him in good stead for the future. Dave Galley has reported that left-back Christopher Buchtmann pulled up with a pulled hamstring after chasing the ball during a training session. Galley advises that Buchtmann will be treated by the club's physios. It is likely that Buchtmann will be out for between 2 weeks and 3 weeks whilst he is treated.

03-22-2010, 02:36 PM	#284
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week: 30 Date: Fri 23 / 07 / 2010 Headline: English Premier Division title odds from Sky Bet ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Man City have been made 7-4 favourites to win the English Premier Division title this season. The rest of the main contenders are priced at: 2-1 - Liverpool, 3-1 - Man Utd, 5-1 - Chelsea, 20-1 - Arsenal and 33-1 - Aston Villa. As far as Liverpool is concerned, the bookmakers believe that they definitely have the quality to mount a serious title challenge and that no matter what happens they will be there or thereabouts come the end of the season. The pre-season odds of 2-1 that they have given Liverpool reflect this. David Moss believes Sevilla are likely to field a 4-4-2 formation. Moss believes that right winger Jesús Navas will need to be watched carefully as he has the ability to be a match winner.

03-23-2010, 01:21 AM	#285
Northwood_DK College Benchwarmer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Back in Norway	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week: 30 Date: Sat 24 / 07 / 2010 Headline: Liverpool matches picked for television ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following Liverpool Premier league have been chosen for live television coverage. Saturday 14th August 2010 - Everton v Liverpool Saturday 21st August 2010 - West Ham v Liverpool Saturday 18th September 2010 - Liverpool v Tottenham Saturday 25th September 2010 - Liverpool v Bolton Saturday 2nd October 2010 - Man City v Liverpool Saturday 16th October 2010 - West Brom v Liverpool Saturday 23rd October 2010 - Liverpool v Fulham Saturday 30th October 2010 - Liverpool v Middlesbrough Saturday 6th November 2010 - Sheff Utd v Liverpool Saturday 20th November 2010 - Wigan v Liverpool Sunday 28th November 2010 - Liverpool v Arsenal Saturday 4th December 2010 - Liverpool v Blackburn Sunday 19th December 2010 - Man Utd v Liverpool Dave Galley has reported that left-back Christopher Buchtmann pulled up with a pulled hamstring after chasing the ball during a training session. Galley advises that Buchtmann will be treated by the club's physios. It is likely that Buchtmann will be out for between 2 weeks and 3 weeks whilst he is treated. vs. MATCH REPORT: Liverpool 3 - 0 Sevilla F.C., S.A.D. (Friendly Cup Semi Final) An efficient performance from Liverpool saw them run out 3 - 0 winners over Sevilla F.C., S.A.D. at Anfield. Legendary midfielder Steven Gerrard got Liverpool off to a flyer by scoring a powerful effort before the clock showed one minute. An error from Federico Fazio allowed striker Fernando Torres to score a powerful close range header just 7 minutes later and Argentina captain Javier Mascherano completed the rout with a screamer from the edge of the area on 12 minutes. The Reds will now play against Boca in the final tomorrow. They tied Fiorentina in regular time and moved on to the final after penalties. Attendance: 45362 Liverpool Starting 11: Name Inf. José Manuel Reina Glen Johnson (sub 63) Emiliano Insúa (sub 63 Jamie Carragher (sub 72) Daniel Agger (sub 45) Lucas (sub 45) Javier Mascherano (sub 54) (G: 12) (MOM: 7.9) Yossi Benayoun (sub 72) Douglas Costa (sub 63) Steven Gerrard (c) (sub 54) (G: 1) Fernando Torres (sub 36) (G: 8) ----------------------------------------------- Nikolay Mihaylov Matías Defederico (on 36) David N'Gog (on 84) Alberto Aquilani (on 54) Dirk Kuyt (on 72) Florent Cuvelier (on 54) Martin Skrtel (on 72) Michael Dingsdag (sub 84) Philipp Degen (on 63) Fábio Aurélio (on 63) Ruben Yttergård Jenssen (on 45) Albert Riera (on 63) Dave Galley has reported that central defender Michael Dingsdag has suffered a bruised rib following an accidental collision during the match against Sevilla. Galley advises Liverpool that Dingsdag will be treated by the club's physios. It is likely that Dingsdag will be out for between 4 days and 5 days whilst he is treated. Last edited by Northwood_DK : 03-23-2010 at 01:22 AM.