You'll Never Walk Alone (FM2010)

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65 min Liverpool take out a tired Yossi Benayoun and replace him with Philipp Degen

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85 min Last sub for Liverpool. Albert Riera is out and Fábio Aurélio inn

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88 min Welbeck gets his hatrick and Man U is again in 3rd

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90 min 4 minutes of extra time added

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91 min Agger gets a yellow card after stopping an Arsenal player getting a free run at goal

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94 min Game over

LIVERPOOL WINS THE ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE FOR THE FIRST TIME SINE 1990!!!

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MATCH REPORT:
Liverpool 1 - 0 Arsenal (Premier League)
Liverpool battled to a deserved 1 - 0 victory over Arsenal on a fine spring afternoon in their English Premier Division game at Anfield.
Things turned sour for Arsenal when Arsenal captain Cesc Fàbregas earned himself an early bath for a vicious foul on 3 minutes. Full-back Glen Johnson gave Liverpool the lead with a freak goal in the 32nd minute. The ball hit Johnson’s leg and went inn to the net when a Arsenal defender tried to clear a corner. Glen Johnson was the best player on the park during Liverpool's 1 - 0 win and the margin of victory should have been even greater. The Liverpool right-back enjoyed a good game for his side and more than deserved his goal. Johnson, 25, arrived at Anfield from Portsmouth for a fee of £17M in 2009.
Liverpool covered a lot of ground but also conceded far too many fouls, meaning their effort was often for nothing.
Even as perennial contenders for the English Premier Division, Liverpool had not won the competition since 1990.
Playing under the guidance of fans' favourite Thomas Northwood however, the Liverpool players have now brought glory to the buoyant fans.

Attendance: 45362

Liverpool Starting 11:

José Manuel Reina
Glen Johnson (G: 32) (MOM: 8.0)
Emiliano Insúa
Jamie Carragher
Daniel Agger
Lucas
Yossi Benayoun (sub 66)
Albert Riera (sub 86)
Alberto Aquilani
Steven Gerrard (c) (sub 59)
Fernando Torres
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Michael Dingsdag (on 59)
Martin Skrtel
Mauro Formica
Nikola Saric
Fábio Aurélio (on 86)
David N'Gog
Philipp Degen (on 66)


Liverpool have won the English Premier Division title.
Despite being amongst those considered to have a chance of winning some silverware, Reds fans will celebrate this for some time to come. Manager Thomas Northwood has been labelled the mastermind behind the success and is the name on everyone's lips.
Liverpool trumped second-placed Man City to the title, with Man Utd in third. Chelsea completely collapsed in the end and was without a win in the last 6 games.
Liverpool have been given £20,632,000 for their final position in the English Premier Division. £3.4M is to be shared among the squad on a pro-rata basis after winning the Premier Division. Liverpool also have qualified for the 2010 Champions League by winning the Premier Division. The team were expected to qualify and now having sealed their place in next season's competition, fans can begin dreaming of potential future successes. For manager Thomas Northwood, the hard work now begins with an expectant fan base watching on.


Thomas Northwood appeared in good spirits as he met journalists in the wake of Liverpool's 1 - 0 English Premier Division victory over Arsenal. A journalist from The People chose the main focus point for the conference, asking, "The season has drawn to a close with the last match of the Premier Division having been played. How did you rate your match against Arsenal as a closing match?"
Northwood's response was, "It was a pretty special way to end the season."

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Week: 19
Date: Mon 10 / 05 / 2010
Headline: Northwood named as Manager of the Year winner
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Liverpool's Thomas Northwood has won the English Premier Division Manager of the Year award. Mark Hughes of Man City was named in second place, whilst Man Utd's Alex Ferguson took the third spot.
Arsenal's Theo Walcott has won the English Players' Young Player of the Year award. With not much to choose between the top three, Liverpool's Emiliano Insúa took second place and James Vaughan of Everton came third.


The Liverpool board has issued a statement declaring that a club of Liverpool's stature was always going to be capable of winning the English Premier Division and they are happy with the achievement. The board is now keen to ensure that Northwood is able to fully concentrate on preparing the club for future challenges.
Liverpool favourite Ian Rush has commented that Reds boss Thomas Northwood had done the club and the fans proud with the English Premier Division success. Rush continued by stating that even though Liverpool were one of the favourites for the trophy, it still takes a manager of a high calibre to lead his team past the finishing post.
Supporter spokesperson Richard Martin feels the fans are pleased with Liverpool's 1 - 0 English Premier Division victory over Arsenal. Glen Johnson was particularly impressive and his performance will have delighted the Liverpool fans.
Current manager Thomas Northwood has been at Liverpool for 10 months, having joined the club in July 2009. Thomas Northwood has at last staked his claim that he is one of the most successful Danish managers of all time, boasting a managerial record that is comparable to the greatest. The accomplished Liverpool boss has shown himself to be no stranger to success and is likely to add to his growing collection of silverware in the near future.

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Week: 19
Date: Tue 11 / 05 / 2010
Headline: Rooney scoops Top Goalscorer award
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Manchester United's Wayne Rooney has won the English Premier Division Top Goalscorer award.
Rooney has been the top striker in the English Premier Division this season, scoring 25 goals. Rooney finished level with Fernando Torres but claimed the award by virtue of playing fewer matches, whilst Carlos Tevez came in third place.

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Week: 19
Date: Wed 12 / 05 / 2010
Headline: Torres claims Players' Player of Year
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Liverpool's Fernando Torres has won the English Players' Player of the Year award. Robinho of Man City was some way off in second place with Chelsea's Didier Drogba a close third.


Manchester City's Carlos Tevez has won the English Footballer of the Year award. There was nothing to choose between the top three and the award could easily have gone to either Man Utd's Wayne Rooney or Frank Lampard from Chelsea, who came second and third respectively.

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Week: 19
Date: Thu 13 / 05 / 2010
Headline: Torres acknowledges his manager's contribution
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Liverpool's Fernando Torres has indicated in a local newspaper that his manager Thomas Northwood was a key reason for the consistent form that recently won him the English Players' Player of the Year award.


At Madrid today won the Euro Cup for the first time in the team’s history. The triumph came after a 2-1 over Bordeaux. The big hero for Athletico was Folan who scored the winning goal after 33minutes


Fernando Torres has been rewarded for his recent fine form for Liverpool with a new contract. Torres was handed a new 5 year contract worth £32,000,000. The Spanish international has been in lethal form for Liverpool this season, leading the club's scoring charts with thirty-three goals in fifty-two appearances.


Liverpool have paid out £85K to be shared among the squad on a pro-rata basis after reaching the Sixth Round in the FA Cup.

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I was a bit surprising that we actually ended up winning the Premier League this season. I took a look at the numbers and it turned out that the 81 points Liverpool finished with this season is the lowest total by the EPL winner in the last 10 years. The average points total for the winning teams in those 10 years was 89 points.
A good argument can be made that Liverpool didn’t win it this year but Chelsea lost it down the stretch.

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Week: 19
Date: Fri 14 / 05 / 2010
Headline: Kuyt resumes full training
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Liverpool's Dirk Kuyt has returned to full training. The twenty-nine year old striker had been out of contention for 3 months following a shin injury. Kuyt has been in superb form for Liverpool so far this season, contributing five goals and nine assists in thirty-three appearances.
It’s still unclear if Kuyt will play a part in the Champions League final in 8 days or if Tom Northwood will stay with the team that just won the Premier League. It’s still believed that Dirk Kuyt will be a part of the Holland World Cup team despite his 3 months absence from football.

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Week: 19
Date: Sat 15 / 05 / 2010
Headline: FA cup
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In front of 90.000 people at Wembley stadium Man U today won the FA cup. In the game against Arsenal the Red Devils had Vidic sent off after just 28 minutes. Two late goals by Wayne Rooney was still enough to win the game for Man U and give them there first FA Cup win since 2004.

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Week: 19
Date: Sun 16 / 05 / 2010
Headline: Galley physio report on Javier Mascherano
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Dave Galley has reported that defensive midfielder Javier Mascherano has sustained a bruised head following a robust challenge during a training session. Galley advises you that Mascherano will be treated by the club's physios. It is likely that Mascherano will be out for between 5 days and 6 days whilst he is treated. Javier Mascherano is now very questionable for the Champions league final next weekend.


The leagues around Europe have all found winners for the 2009/2010 season.
In Denmark it was no surprise that FC København ran away with the title for the 5th time in seven years. In Italy it was Inter who won the title this year in front of Milan and with Juventus on 3rd.
In Spain Real Madrid won the title one point ahead of Barcelona with Villarreal a distant 3rd.

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Week: 20
Date: Mon 17 / 05 / 2010
Headline: Javier Mascherano ruled out
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Liverpool's Javier Mascherano has told TEAMtalk.com of his disappointment that he will miss the European Champions League Final against Juventus on May 22nd through injury. Instead of taking to the field against Bianconeri, Mascherano will be forced to watch his team-mates from the stands. Mauro Formica will likely take his spot on the 18-man roster.

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Week: 20
Date: Tue 18 / 05 / 2010
Headline: Insúa gets reward for fine form
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Emiliano Insúa has been rewarded for his recent fine form for Liverpool with a new contract. Insúa was handed a new 4 year contract worth £2,500,000.Insúa has been looking to establish himself as a regular at Anfield this season and has performed well in the forty-six appearances he has made in a Liverpool shirt this season.

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Week: 20
Date: Wed 19 / 05 / 2010
Headline: Celtic's Petrov offer accepted
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Man City have accepted the £2.88M offer from Celtic for Martin Petrov. He has been playing with the Celtic on loan for most of the season and its expected that the personal contract will be worked out during the week.


Speculation is mounting that Girondins Bordeaux manager Laurent Blanc is keeping tabs on Liverpool left winger Gerardo Bruna as he looks to expand the squad at Stade Chaban-Delmas (Parc Lescure).
Blanc has made the young winger one of his top transfer targets and will presumably be looking to follow up his interest in the near future.
Bruna signed for league champions Liverpool in 2007.

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Week: 20
Date: Thu 20 / 05 / 2010
Headline: Santiago Bernabéu hit by Champions League fever
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Juventus' game against Liverpool in the European Champions League is set to be a sell-out with supporters clamouring to see their team at Santiago Bernabéu. Over 75000 tickets are expected to be sold for the European Champions League Final clash on Saturday.
Fans of Liverpool and Juventus are gearing up for what should be an entertaining match at Santiago Bernabéu.


Five-times Champions League winners Liverpool are gearing up to take on Juventus in Saturday's final.
Should they lift the trophy however, the Reds will no doubt look back proudly on their twelve game run to the final which saw them score twenty-nine goals and concede just eight.
Meanwhile, two-times winners Juventus also head into the final with the knowledge that history has seen them finish runners-up in the competition more times than they have won it.
Both clubs will be doing everything they can to ensure victory.

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Week: 20
Date: Fri 21 / 05 / 2010
Headline: Santiago Bernabéu hit by Champions League fever
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English champions Liverpool are just about favourites (Liverpool: 6-4 Draw: N/A Juventus: 13-8) to overcome the opposition in what should prove a tightly contested affair against Italian Serie A team Juventus, according to Sky Bet. Both clubs will be doing everything they can to ensure victory.
The referee for the match will be Babak Rafati from Hannover who has shown 18 yellow cards and no red cards in his six Champions League games so far this season.

David Moss watched Juventus' 2 - 3 Serie A defeat against A.C. Milan and notes that although Juventus lined up with a 4-1-3-2 formation last Sunday, they normally play 4-1-2-1-2.
Juventus don't play a particular passing style and like to mix it around a bit. They benefit from a strong and organised defence and this could prove difficult to break down. They are unlikely to pose an aerial threat so we should concentrate on preventing their strikers from receiving the ball to feet.
Moss warns that Juventus have a technically gifted player in Diego and we should look to limit the attacking midfielder's creativity.
Injured Players: None
Unavailable Players: Troy Perkins, David Trezeguet and Felipe Melo

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Week: 20
Date: Sat 22 / 05 / 2010
Headline: The BIG day
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Liverpool favourite John Aldridge has singled out attacking midfielder Diego as the most influential Juventus player for the forthcoming game, according to worldsoccer.com. Aldridge declared that the Reds should get something out of this game provided they put the shackles on Juventus' main attacking threat.
Diego has been in superb form for Juventus so far this season, contributing twelve goals and thirteen assists in forty-eight appearances.




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MATCH REPORT:
Juventus 1 - 4 Liverpool (Champions League Final)
Juventus succumbed to a 4 - 1 loss in this evening's European Champions League Final clash at Santiago Bernabéu. A brace from Fernando Torres helped Liverpool to victory.
Striker Fernando Torres got Liverpool off to a flyer by scoring a placed shot on 9 minutes when Alberto Aquilani sent him past the Juventus defends on a nice deep ball. Commanding centre-back Jamie Carragher doubled Liverpool's lead with a thumping header on 14 minutes when the Old Lady’s defends completely forgot to mark him on a corner kick. An error from Gianluigi Buffon allowed cultured midfielder Alberto Aquilani to score a close range header. Buffon completely misjudged the cross from Yossi Benayoun. Del Piero then scored from the penalty spot after Agger gave away a penalty. That made the score 3-1 at halftime.
In the second half Juventus saw their 52nd minute strike questionably chalked off. The slow-motion clearly showed that Vincenzo Iaquinta was offside. Things then went from bad to worse for Juventus as Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro earned himself an early bath for ungentlemanly conduct on 66 minutes when he clipped Torres in the penalty arrear as the last defender when Torres again got away on a break. Torres was able to keep his composure to score from the spot after Cannavaro gave away a penalty.
Juventus then gave up and Liverpool was satisfied to run out the clock and start celebration the double.

Attendance: 75328

Liverpool Starting 11:

José Manuel Reina
Glen Johnson
Emiliano Insúa
Jamie Carragher (G: 14)
Daniel Agger
Lucas (sub 58)
Yossi Benayoun (sub 76)
Albert Riera
Alberto Aquilani (G: 27)
Steven Gerrard (c)
Fernando Torres (sub 85) (G: 9, 67) (MOM: 8.3)
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Michael Dingsdag (on 58)
Jason Steele
Mauro Formica
Dirk Kuyt (on 76)
Fábio Aurélio
David N'Gog (on 85)
Philipp Degen


Liverpool are celebrating a double after beating Juventus 4 - 1 in the European Champions League Final. Despite being amongst those considered to have a chance of winning some silverware, Reds fans will celebrate this outstanding achievement for some time to come. Manager Thomas Northwood has been labelled the mastermind behind the success and is the name on everyone's lips.
Liverpool beat the likes of R. Madrid, Sporting CP and Chelsea on their way to sealing the second trophy of their fantastic double.


Thomas Northwood appeared in an equivocal mood as he met journalists in the wake of Liverpool's convincing 4 - 1 European Champions League Final victory over Juventus. A journalist from the Daily Post chose the main focus point for the conference, asking, "Liverpool fans will be celebrating tonight after you guided them to victory in the Champions League. What did you think of the match?"
Northwood's response was,
"I am so pleased, to win this is a magnificent achievement."
It is thought that the Liverpool squad should react well to Northwood's handling of the question.


The fans of Liverpool will be nursing hangovers tomorrow after the team led by Thomas Northwood brought home the European Champions League. The secretary for the official supporters' club announced that Northwood's skill and success as a manager would put many of his contemporaries to shame. On the field it was Emiliano Insúa, Jamie Carragher and Fernando Torres who particularly impressed the fans.
Liverpool have been awarded £6,087,000 for winning against Juventus in the European Champions Cup.

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Week: 20
Date: Sun 23 / 05 / 2010
Headline: The day after
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The Liverpool board have issued a statement declaring that they are very happy with victory in the European Champions League and are grateful to manager Thomas Northwood for doing the club proud.
They stated their surprise at this achievement and wished to thank Northwood for leading the club to this unexpected success.
Reds favourite Robbie Fowler has declared that this was a very proud day for the club and its fans.
Fowler, who now plays for Australian Hyundai A-League side North Qld Fury FC, continued by stating that current boss Thomas Northwood had done wonders to win the European Champions League with the players at his disposal and that the Liverpool board should be extremely grateful to have such a talented manager in charge of the club.


Fernando Torres impressed during Liverpool's convincing 4 - 1 European Champions League Final victory over Juventus this evening, according to icLiverpool.co.uk. Torres had the quality to put the Juventus defence to the sword and finished the match with two goals. Juventus boss Ciro Ferrara hailed Liverpool striker Fernando Torres' performance against his side following Juventus' heavy 1 - 4 European Champions League Final defeat against Liverpool.
Ferrara stated that he thought Torres was the best player on the pitch and can only hope his team doesn't have to face players of his calibre every week.
The Liverpool top scorer is one of the top earners at Anfield and has recently signed a new deal which will keep him at Liverpool until June 2015.

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Week: 21
Date: Mon 24 / 05 / 2010
Headline: The club is saved?
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Liverpool have been given £21,739,000 from Champions Cup television revenue. Liverpool have paid out £5.25M to be shared among the squad on a pro-rata basis after winning the Champions Cup. This is very good news for a club who still owns the banks £326mil and who will have to pay back £3.6mil pr month for the next 10 years. The club will make a profit of close to £40mil this season


New Liverpool manager Tom Northwood finished the season with a 38-12-8 record (W-D-L) and a +64 goal differential.


The Liverpool squad has now gone on holiday until pre-season begins. Players will report back for training on Monday 5th July 2010. For several of the Liverpool player it will be a very short holiday as they will have to join there national teams to get ready for the World Cup in just a few weeks,


Liverpool's Yossi Benayoun has won the European Champions Leagues Best Player award. Liverpool's José Manuel Reina came in second place with Frank Lampard of Chelsea in third but both were some way off the eventual winner.
Liverpool's Fernando Torres has won the European Champions League Golden Boot award. Torres has been the top striker in the European Champions League this season, scoring 10 goals. Wayne Rooney of Man Utd was runner-up and R. Madrid's Gonzalo Higuaín completed the top three.
José Manuel Reina, Yossi Benayoun and Fernando Torres were selected in the European Champions League Dream Team first eleven.


All the teams that will play in the EPL next year have now been found. The final team to book a place in best English division next year was West Bromwich Albion. The Albions won 1-0 over Sheff Wed despite having a man sent off already in the second minute of the game.
They will join Middlesbrough and Sheff Utd who was both direct qualifiers. Newcastle was th big looser as they first blew it in the final day of the regular season and then again in the playoffs and will have to stay down for another season. The teams relegated from the second best division was Blackpool, Watford and Coventry.

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Week: 21
Date: Tue 25 / 05 / 2010
Headline: Backroom Advice Meeting
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Sammy Lee has noted that Liverpool had not organised a backroom meeting since Tuesday 7th July.
The backroom team has some information that they wish to share and they hope Thomas Northwood will find the time to attend a meeting in the near future.

Liverpool boss Thomas Northwood indicated his belief that central defender Stephen Sama could learn a lot from Jamie Carragher's approach to the game both on and off the pitch.
Whilst speaking to The People, Liverpool boss Thomas Northwood has spoken of how pleased he is with goalkeeper José Manuel Reina's recent form. Northwood followed this up by indicating that he expected Reina to maintain his good form.
Speaking to Football365.com, Liverpool boss Thomas Northwood admitted that he has seen certain signs in training that central defender Jamie Carragher would make a good coach.
Northwood continued by stating that he thought Carragher would be well suited to a coaching role and would consider offering him a role at the club should the circumstances permit.

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Week: 21
Date: Wed 26 / 05 / 2010
Headline: Leeds' promotion
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Leeds' promotion to the Coca-Cola Championship has meant that they have been forced to pay £40,000 to Man Utd. This is due to a clause in the transfer of Danny Simpson between the two clubs.


Whilst speaking to LiverpoolDailyPost.co.uk, Liverpool boss Thomas Northwood has spoken of how pleased he is with right-back Glen Johnson's recent form. Northwood followed this up by indicating that he expected Johnson to maintain his good form.
Speaking to icLiverpool.co.uk, Liverpool boss Thomas Northwood has commented on left midfielder Albert Riera's recent form for the club.
Northwood stated that he thought Riera had played reasonably well of late, although he did insist that there was quite a lot of scope for improvement.

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Week: 21
Date: Thu 27 / 05 / 2010
Headline: Sporting Play draw
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Slovakia, Israel and Austria have been allocated an extra place in the EURO Cup for next season due to their performance in the Sporting Play table.

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Week: 21
Date: Fri 28 / 05 / 2010
Headline: Highdale leaves club
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Liverpool's Sean Highdale did not do enough to secure a professional contract after coming through the youth system. Sean Highdale has been released on a free transfer having failed to earn a contract at Liverpool.
Highdale started his career at Anfield but the youngster failed to play a senior game for the club and was seemingly deemed surplus to requirements by manager Thomas Northwood.
He has been released from the club and is now available on a free transfer.

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Week: 21
Date: Sat 29 / 05 / 2010
Headline: Sama delight at Carragher tuition
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After being encouraged to learn from Jamie Carragher by his boss Thomas Northwood, Liverpool's young centre-back Stephen Sama responded in an appreciative manner. Liverpool player Stephen Sama has expressed his delight at having the chance to work alongside Jamie Carragher.
Sama revealed that he has a lot of respect for Carragher and was looking forward to learning some additional movement and also adjusting his mentality off the pitch.
Liverpool player Jamie Carragher feels that he has a lot to offer Stephen Sama. Carragher indicated that he is happy to pass on his experience and knowledge to Sama.

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Week: 21
Date: Sun 30 / 05 / 2010
Headline: Seventeen players called up for international duty
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Seventeen Liverpool players got a very short holiday as they have been called up for international duty. This is not including the Liverpool players getting ready to represent there country in the World Cup next months.

Match Date: June 3rd.
England Under 19s: Adam Pepper
France Under 19s: Chris Mavinga

Match Date: June 4th.
Denmark Under 21s: Nikola Saric and Nicolaj Køhlert
France Under 21s: David N'Gog
England Under 21s: Jason Steele

Match Date: June 5th.
Iceland: Victor Pálsson
Greece: Sotiris Kyrgiakos
Slovakia: Martin Skrtel
Finland: Lauri Dalla Valle
Hungary: Krisztián Németh and András Simon
Sweden: Alexander Kacaniklic
Ukraine: Andriy Voronin
Turkey: Hakan Duyan
Norway: Ruben Yttergård Jenssen
Israel: Yossi Benayoun

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Week: 22
Date: Mon 31 / 05 / 2010
Headline: Loan finishes
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Mikel San José has completed his loan spell at Athletic and returns to Liverpool. San José made 2 appearances with an average rating of 6.20 and made one assist during his spell at Athletic.
András Simon has completed his loan spell at Córdoba and returns to Liverpool. Simon made 37 appearances with an average rating of 5.68 during his spell at Córdoba, scoring 4 goals and making one assist.
Krisztián Németh has completed his loan spell at AEK and returns to Liverpool. Németh made 51 appearances with an average rating of 6.51 during his spell at AEK, scoring 20 goals and making 11 assists.

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Week: 22
Date: Tue 01 / 06 / 2010
Headline: Board Confidence Update
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To summarise, the board are very pleased with Tom Northwoods overall leadership of the team. This has been underlined by the fans' delight at Liverpool's convincing 5 - 1 European Champions Cup Semi Final Second Leg aggregate win over Chelsea.
However, the board are slightly disappointed with the team's performance in the FA Cup.

The club made a profit of £26.1M last month.
Monthly Turnover: £55.12M
Previous Month: £14.19M
Main Income: Prize Money £26.71M
Monthly Expenditure: £29.01M
Previous Month: £15.2M
Main Expenditure: Bonuses £9.21M

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Week: 22
Date: Wed 02 / 06 / 2010
Headline: Important dates in June
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Assistant manager Sammy Lee has reminded the Liverpool front office of some important dates in the month ahead:

3.6.2010 - England Under 19s v Austria Under 19s (U19 International)
4.6.2010 - England Under 21s v Austria Under 21s (U21 International)
5.6.2010 - England v Austria (Friendly)
16.6.2010 - England v Bulgaria (World Cup)
21.6.2010 - England v Saudi Arabia (World Cup)
25.6.2010 - Cameroon v England (World Cup)
30.6.2010 - Nikolay Mihaylov's loan finishes
30.6.2010 - Charles Itandje's loan finishes
30.6.2010 - Krisztián Adorján's loan finishes
30.6.2010 - 13 Liverpool Reserves contracts expire

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Week: 22
Date: Thu 03 / 06 / 2010
Headline: Pulis chases Kacaniklic
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Liverpool's young Swedish winger Alexander Kacaniklic is being targeted by Stoke. The Potters are said to be looking to add to their squad at Britannia Stadium and believe the left winger will fit the bill perfectly. Kacaniklic is currently considering a contract offer from his club but rumours are still linking the player with a possible move to Aston Villa.


Liverpool assistant manager Sammy Lee has reported back on the only Liverpool player to be involved in today's international fixtures:
Japan Under 19s 2 - 2 France Under 19s (U19 International)
Nineteen-year-old central defender Chris Mavinga didn't have the best of games for France Under 19s and was eventually substituted.

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Week: 22
Date: Fri 04 / 06 / 2010
Headline: International Round-Up
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Liverpool assistant manager Sammy Lee has reported back on the Liverpool players involved in today's international fixtures:

Japan Under 21s 2 - 0 France Under 21s (U21 International)
Twenty-one-year-old striker David N'Gog came on as a substitute for France Under 21s and did well.

England Under 21s 3 - 1 Austria Under 21s (U21 International)
Nineteen-year-old goalkeeper Jason Steele came on as a substitute for England Under 21s and did well.

Chinese Taipei (China PR) Under 21s 0 - 3 Denmark Under 21s (U21 International)
Seventeen-year-old young midfielder Nicolaj Køhlert did well for Denmark Under 21s, playing the whole match and creating a goal.
Nikola Saric also played in this match.


With just one week to the start of the World Cup it was today reported that Liverpool player Alberto Aquilani has been overlooked by Italy manager Marcello Lippi for his squad for the forthcoming World Cup. Aquilani, 25, arrived at Anfield from Roma for a fee of £17.5M in 2009.
Aquilani has made 11 appearances for Italy, scoring 2 goals.

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Week: 22
Date: Sat 05 / 06 / 2010
Headline: Ruud goes out with a bang
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Before this season 33-year old Dutch super star Ruud Van Nistlerooy returned home from Real Madrid to Holland and PSV to finish his career. And what a season it turned out to be. In the 52 games Van Nistlerooy started for PSV this season he scored an amazing 42 goals and also had 18 assists. That’s the highest number of goal in a season for Van Nistlerooy since his glory days in PSV back in 99-00.
Unfortunately for Holland Van Nistlerooy is retired from international football back in 2008 and will not be part of the Dutch World Cup team in South Africa. Holland will be depended on Robin Van Persie (Arsenal) and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (AC Milan) as there goal scores in South Africa.

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Week: 22
Date: Sun 06 / 06 / 2010
Headline: Celtic make Kacaniklic bid
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Celtic have offered a contract to Alexander Kacaniklic. Interest in Kacaniklic is thought to be high, with Aston Villa, Bolton, Bradford, Bristol Rovers and numerous other clubs among the clubs rumoured to be looking at the player.

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Week: 23
Date: Mon 07 / 06 / 2010
Headline: Brazil is ready for the World Cup
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Brazil has selected the 23 players that will represent the football crazy country in the World Cup. The only player who plays his team football in Brazil that made the team is Adriano who has played in Italy several times but who currently with Flamingo. The biggest stars on this years team is of cause Kakà (Real Madrid) and Pato (AC Milan). One of the players that didn’t make the team this year is Ronaldinho (AC Milan).

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Week: 23
Date: Tue 08 / 06 / 2010
Headline: Home-grown players for Champions Cup
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Due to Liverpool's participation in the 2010 European Champions Cup, Assistant Manager Sammy Lee has reminded the team of the home-grown player rules which are in place.
Out of the squad limit of 25 players, at least 4 players must have trained at Liverpool for at least 3 seasons between the ages of 15 and 21, and at least 8 players trained at any club in England.
Currently 3 players in the Liverpool first team are classified as home-grown. (3 overall at the club)
4 players in the Liverpool first team are classified as home-grown in England. (18 overall at the club)

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Week: 23
Date: Wed 09 / 06 / 2010
Headline: European club rankings announced
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Barcelona have stayed in 1st position in the new European club rankings for next season. Liverpool found themselves in 2nd position with Chelsea and Man U just behind and Milan on 4th.
The most improved team in Europe was Mogren from Montenegro who moved from 390th to 235th in the table.

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Week: 23
Date: Thu 10 / 06 / 2010
Headline: World is ready for World Cup
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It’s the day before the start of the biggest sports event in the world. South Africa, 32 teams and the world is ready for the 2010 World Cup. Among the favourites to raise the World Cup trophy 11 July are Spain, Brazil, Italy, Argentina and England. Several teams is looking for the upset and don’t count out teams like Holland, France, Croatia and perhaps #4 on the Wold ranking Denmark.

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Week: 23
Date: Fri 11 / 06 / 2010
Headline: World Cup Day 1 / Groupe play
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Group A

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The Opening match of the 2010 World Cup was played today in South Africa. Both teams had chances to win the match but in the end it was Scotland who came away with the win after a goal by Morrison in the 80th minute. The goal came after a cross from Burnley’s Steven Fletcher made it all the way to the back post where West Brom James Morrison was left lonely an easily could score with a close range header.
Scotland 1 - Uruguay 0


Group A

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In the second game of the day, also in group A it was Italy against Nigeria. As normally when Italy plays it was a game with very few chances. It looked like a 0-0 draw all the way to the end when 35-year old veteran Alessandro Del Piero created some magic on his own on the edge of the penalty arrear and beautifully place the ball in the left corner for the winning goal.
Nigeria 0 – Italy 1

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Week: 23
Date: Sat 12 / 06 / 2010
Headline: World Cup Day 2 / Groupe play
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Group B

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Holland totally dominated there first game of the tournament but still only came away with a 1-0 win over Canada. The lonely goal was scored by defender Khalid Boulahrouz after 30 minutes of play when he turned away a defender and scored after a corner. The game also had the first red card in this years World Cup when Dutch midfielder Nigel De Jong was sent off after 75 minutes of play.
Twenty-nine year-old striker Dirk Kuyt gave a solid performance for Holland in this match but might have picked up a minor arm injury during the game.
Holland 1 – Canada 0


Group C

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Croatia became the first team to score more then 1 goal in a game when they this afternoon blew away North Korea with a 4-1 win. It was North Korea who came out hot scoring already after 4 minutes when a free kick from 35yds out made it in to the top corner of the Croatian goal. It took Croatia 15 minutes get back to level when Milan Badelj made his first goal of the tournament. After 30 minutes of play Croatia scored again on a perfect long shot from Ivica Olic. In the second half Croatia added two goal in the 80th and 83rd minute by Arsenal striker Eduardo and Mladen Petric.
Croatia got the best start thinkable and with a strong teams they suddenly look like a strong contender.
North Korea 1 – Croatia 4


Group B

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It was Ghana who got off to the best start when the was up 1-0 already after 16 minutes of play. The goal was scored by Charlton player Sam Lloyd on a great individual performance. France levelled the game after 27 minutes when the Ghana’s defends failed to clear the ball and gave Mathieu Bodmer the chance. The second goal came after some good France play but Ghana complained that Thierry Henry was offside when he scored almost from the goal line after 58 minutes. France then closed the match after 77 minutes when Roma defender Philippe Mexès scored after a corner.
France 3 – Ghana 1

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Week: 23
Date: Sun 13 / 06 / 2010
Headline: World Cup Day 3 / Groupe play
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Chris van der Veeken has reported that striker Dirk Kuyt has sustained a damaged elbow after landing heavily during the match against Canada. The player will undergo a full assessment from the medical staff once he returns to the club but it currently looks as if he could be out for around 2 weeks.



Group D

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The first game of the day was a wild one. 6 goals and 3 penalties. The first penalty came after 19 minutes when a hold jersey on a harmless cross turned in an early goal for the Ivory Coast. After the half South Korea got an almost identical penalty and the game was back to even. Then after 71 minutes Ivory Coast got what looked like a questionable penalty on a hand ball to retake the lead. 3 minutes later Didier Drogba made the perfect thru ball to Arouna Konè who scored easily. Just 6 minutes later South Korea was back in the match when Le Chun-Soo (PSV) scored his second goal of the game to make it 3-2. The game was then decided 86th minute when Drogba easily lobbed the ball over the South Korean keeper completely out of position.
South Korea 2 – Ivory Coast 4


Group D

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One of the big favourites of the Tournament Spain started out there campaign with a win. 60000 people in Cap Town watched Andrès Iniesta (Barcelona) finishing an excellent Spanish attack with a goal after just 5 minutes of play. Then after 37 minutes it was Liverpool’s own Fernando Torres who put the second ball past Petr Cech (Chelsea) in the Czech Republic goal with a great shot from the edge of the arrear. The second half Spain controlled the ball with the Czech Republic not able to produce any clear chances. Liverpool’s Albert Riera also got 77 minutes on the field and turned inn a god performance.
Spain 2 – Czech Republic 0


Group C

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In the final game of the day Brazil’s super stars struggled to a 2-1 win over Costa Rica. Brazil had to wait 37 minutes for the first goal. It came when the keeper for Costa Rica lost a corner kick just in front of Pato (Milan) who scored easily. Then in the 63rd minute Costa Rica shocked the world when a passive Brazil defends saw Marvin Quesada equalise for Costa Rica. In the 71st minute the world was back to normal when Costa Rica completely forgot to mark Kakà on a free kick and he could easily score the winning goal. Liverpool’s Lucas played the entire game for Brazil on the defensive midfield.
Coast Rica 1 – Brazil 2

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Week: 24
Date: Mon 14 / 06 / 2010
Headline: World Cup Day 4 / Group play
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Liverpool's Alexander Kacaniklic has agreed a deal with Celtic. Kacaniklic revealed that he was looking forward to working under current manager Tony Mowbray. The promising youngster have been with Liverpool for two seasons but been away from the club on loan for most of this season. The transfer will go through on Thursday 1st July 2010.




Group E

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The tournament is still without a big upset. Even thou Egypt went inn to the half time break with a 1-0 lead over Germany the final result was never in question. In the second half Germany scored 3 unanswered goals for the easy win.
Egypt 1 – Germany 3


Group F

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Diego Maradona and his Argentina got off to a good start even if it looked shaky for a long time. Many of the fans had already settled for a scoreless draw when Argentina scored two goals in the last 4 minutes for the win. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) scored the first when he got loss in the penalty arrear. Carlos Tevez (Man City) then scored the second just 3 minutes later on a counter attack when Switzerland pushed for a late equalizer. Tevez started on the bench but was put on the filed already after 35 minutes when Sergio Agüero (Atl Madrid) was injured (out for 4 – 5 weeks). Several Liverpool players played in this game. Twenty-six year-old Argentina captain Javier Mascherano gave a solid performance for Argentina in this match. Emiliano Insúa and Philipp Degen also played some part in the fixture.
Argentina 2 – Switcher land 0


Group E

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Zoran Tosic (Man U) scored his first ever goal for Serbia on a free kick from 30yds out after 56 minutes of play. 7 minutes later Mexico had a chance to equalize when they were awarded a penalty after a corner kick. Pavèl Pardo (Amèric) had a weak attempt in the middle of the goal that Serbian keeper Nebojsa Tomic had no problem saving.
Mexico 0 – Serbia 1

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Week: 24
Date: Tue 15 / 06 / 2010
Headline: World Cup Day 5 / Group play
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Group G

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When Nicklas Bendtner (Arsenal) and Jon Dahl Tomasson (Feyenoord) combined there way thru the Chile defends and gave Denmark the lead with just 24 minutes left on the clock Denmark looked in good shape. 6 minutes before Arturo Vidal (Leverkusen) was sent off for his second yellow card. Despite that Chile managed to come back with just 2 minutes left on the clock when Pablo Contreras (Zaragoza) managed to get the ball over the line after a corner kick. Twenty-five year-old Liverpool centre-back Daniel Agger gave a solid performance for Denmark in this match.
Denmark 1 – Chile 1


Group G

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Host nation South Africa kicked off there World Cup campaign today in a game against Australia in Cape Town. The 63361 in the stadium went nuts after 39 minutes when Donald Mphela scored for the home nation after a free kick. But just a minute before the half Australia fought back when Jason Culina (Dinamo Kiev) scored the best goal of the tournament this fare on a beautiful curling shot from 30yds out. The two teams didn’t get close to scoring in the second half and all four teams in group G are still tied.
South Africa 1 – Australia 1


Group F

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The last game off day 5 also became the first scoreless game in this years World Cup. Japan had the ball the most and also produced the only real chance of the game. For the American team it was a bad day. They saw Jermaine Jones (Schalke 04) sent off with two yellow cards after 88 minutes and Freddy Adu (Benfica) will likely miss the rest of the tournament with an elbow injury.
USA 0 – Japan 0

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Week: 24
Date: Wed 16 / 06 / 2010
Headline: World Cup Day 6 / Group play
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Group H

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The World Cup finally started for real with England entering the tournament. It took them only 11 minutes to get the party started. Peter Crouch (Tottenham) showed up in the penalty arrear and put a loss ball in the net. 2 minutes later Ashley Cole (Chelsea) made a clumsy penalty and Martin Petrov (Man City) scored easily. In the second half both teams had chances to decide the game but the game winning goal came after 62 minutes. John Terry (Chelsea) got his head on a corner kick and scored his 7th career goal for England.
Twenty-five year-old full-back Glen Johnson gave a solid performance for England in this match. Steven Gerrard and Nikolay Mihaylov* also played some part in the fixture.
England 2 – Bulgaria 1


Group A

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In the first game of the second round Italy took a huge step towards booking there place in the final-16. Italy dominated the game from the start and also dominated the time of possession. The first goal came just a minute after the break when Daniele De Rossi (Roma) found Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus) on the edge of offside, and Del Piro didn’t make any mistakes. Uruguay changed to a more offensive formation without creating any more chances. Instead Italy decide the game in the 86th minute when Vincenzo Iaquinta (Juventus) finished off a good Italian attack with a clinical finish.
Italy 2 – Uruguay 0



Group H

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In the last game of the first round it was Saudi Arabia against Cameroon. The Saudi team dominated the game and had several clear cut chances. The winning goal came already after 18 minutes when the Saudi keeper misjudged a free kick and left Tottenham wing backer Benoit Assou-Ekotto with an open goal. The only other memorable moment in this game was after 88 minutes when a Saudi player was ejected for arguing with the referee about what he thought to be a handball and a penalty.
Saudi Arabia 0 – Cameroon 1


* Nikolay Mihaylov is a 21-year old keeper talent that has been away from Liverpool on loan to FC Twente all season. Next season he will likely be the backup for José Manuel Reina and he might very possible also be the future goalkeeper for Liverpool.

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Week: 24
Date: Thu 17 / 06 / 2010
Headline: World Cup Day 7 / Group play
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Liverpool today announced the signing of 4 new sponsor deals. They total value of the deals is reported to be worth £3.6mil pr year ($5.5mil). That’s up £600.000 from what Liverpool made from those same deals in the previous contract.




Group B

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Holland had the ball for 61% of the time but still only came away with a draw in there second game in the 2010 World Cup. Klass-Jan Huntelaar (A.C. Milan) opened the score after 35 minutes when he suddenly found himself alone in the penalty arrear. The equalizer came after 65 minutes when Frank Wiafe Danquah scored his first ever goal for Ghana. It might also be the best goal of the entire tournament when his shot hit the upright and went inn from 30yds out. With France coming up for Holland in the final group game this was not a good result for the Orange.
Ghana 1 – Holland 1


Group B

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This game was over after 34 sec. That was what it took France to go up 1-0 against Canada. That was also the first of 28 shot the France team took today while Canada only had a single shot (off target) all game. France scored three more goals in the second half and with the win the France team became the first to secure a place in the final-16.
Canada 0 – France 4


Group A

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Its party time in Scotland today after they finally made it out of the group stag in a World Cup tournament. The first score came after just 4 minutes when Darren Fletcher (Man U) put his head to a corner for an easy score. In the 36th minute he was on the mark again scoring his second goal of the game. In the second half Kenny Millar (Rangers) took over and he also scored two goals (49th and 83rd minute). This means that Italy and Scotland is thru to the second round and Scotland will win the group with a tie against Italy in the last game. Canada and Nigeria can start packing and go home.
Scotland 4 – Nigeria 0

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Week: 24
Date: Fri 18 / 06 / 2010
Headline: World Cup Day 8 / Group play
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The build-up of excitement and optimism ahead of next season is set to increase in just seven days time with the 2010/11 English Premier Division fixtures due to be announced on Friday 25th June.
Current holders Liverpool will be eager to find out who they face in their Premier Division opener, which is set to start on Saturday 15th August.
Newly-promoted Middlesbrough, Sheffield United and West Bromwich Albion and their fans will already be relishing the prospect of fixtures at stadiums such as Anfield, Old Trafford and Stamford Bridge.




Group C

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That it took Pato (AC Milan) just 45 seconds to put the ball in the net was not a huge surprise. But that North Korea responded with a goal of there own just 2 minutes later was a stunner. The Korean goal came after horrible play by Brazilian keeper Jùlio Cèsar (Inter) when he dropped a simple cross in front of an attacker who scored easily. North Korea actually dominated the game and had the ball the most but Robinio scored Brazils go ahead goal after 42 minutes when he beat the offside trap and out sprinted the Korean defends on a counterattack. The final goal of the game came after 67 minutes when Brazil once again counter attacked and Josuè (Wolfburg) scored his first goal of the tournament. It was not an impressive win but still good enough to secure Brazil a pass for the next round.
Brazil 3 – North Korea 1


Group D

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After loosing the first game to Spain the Czech Republic bounced back nicely today with a huge 3-1 win over the Ivory Coast. Tomaz Necid (CSKA Mocow) scored the first goal after 3 minutes after a beautiful cross from Rosicky. The same Rosicky the gave back a goal in the 16th minute when he missed a clearance after a corner and Arouna Konè scored his second game of the tournament. The roller coaster game then continued for Rosicky when he once again was the architect behind a Czech goal this time after 27 minutes of play. Last touch on the ball this time was David Jarolim (HSV). The last goal for the Czech Republic came after 56 minutes of play when Ivory Coast committed a stupid and harsh penalty. Tomàs Sivok (Besiktas) had no problem scoring.
Czech Republic 3 – Ivory Coast 1


Group C

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Croatia got away with the win and a place in the final 16 in a somewhat dull performance against Costa Rica. First goal after 20 minutes was by Ivica Olic (Bayern Munich) how scored his 20th goal for Croatia and his second in the tournament on a counter attack. They then had to wait all the way to the 87th minute for the second goal. Eduardo (Arsenal) also got this second of the World Cup when the Costa Rica defends was caught napping. Costa Rica got a late goal in the 91st minute by Jairo Alvarado but it was too little to late. Brazil and Croatia is now ready for the Final-16 from group C.
Croatia 2 – Costa Rica 1

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Week: 24
Date: Sat 19 / 06 / 2010
Headline: World Cup Day 9 / Group play
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Girondins Bordeaux have made an offer worth £875,000 plus future incentives for Gerardo Bruna. OM have had an offer accepted for Bruna and were believed to be close to sealing the transfer but Les Girondins have made an eleventh hour bid. Liverpool have accepted the offer. Gerardo Bruna was not part of Thomas Northwood’s plans for the future. Liverpool is looking for an attacking left midfielder but it was unlikely that Gerardo Bruna would be the answer in the near future for the English club.




Group E

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Miralem Sulejmani (Ajax) gave Serbia the lead after 24 minutes after a long attack where Egypt failed to clear the ball at several occasions. Both team had chances but the only other goal was scored by Egypt after 74 minutes when Mido created an open chance for Amr Zaki (Sporting CP) who scored easily.
Serbia 1 – Egypt 1


Group E

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Germany had the ball the most and played the best an when they scored the go-ahead goal with just 1 minute to go it looked like a typical German world Cup win. But Mexico and Pàvel Pardo (Amèrica) had different plans. Two minutes in to overtime he tried a long range shot. The German keeper tried to knock it over but instead he knocked it in to his own goal for a late equalizer.
Germany 1 – Mexico 1


Group D

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Spain got off to a bad start when the career of Carles Puyol (Barcelona) properly ended after just 16 minutes of play when he tore a calf muscle and will be out for 4-5 months. The first goal of the game came after 41 minutes when Torres (Liverpool) made an excellent move in the box and scored easily. The second goal came after a corner when Gerard Piquè came highest and directed the ball in to the long corner with his head. Torres then scored again after 72 minutes when a South Korean player missed an interception at midfield and gave the Spanish player a free run.
Spain 3 – South Korea 0


Liverpool are stepping up the chase for Galatasaray striker Milan Baros, according to reports.
However, it is believed The Reds will have to table a bid in the region of £4,700,000 to prise him away from Ali Sami Yen. Baros, who has 2 years left on his current contract, has been at Ali Sami Yen since August 2008. He played for Liverpool back in the 2004-05 season when he scored 9 goals I 26 matches before being sold to Aston Vila. Thomas Northwood is in South Africa for the World Cup and has not commented on the report but it’s highly unlikely that he will spend most of his remaining transfer budget on a 28-year old attack striker.