Saturday is one of the biggest days in the English football calendar as Liverpool and Chelsea meet at Wembley in the FA Cup Final. I had the privilege of walking up from the field at Wembley and getting my hands on the FA Cup and I can just imagine what it will be like for Stephen Gerrard and John Terry omn Saturday.
Liverpool have of course already won a trophy this season the Carling Cup, and they are trying to become only the fourth side to complete the domestic FA Cup and League Cup double. The others wereArsenal in 1993, Liverpool in 2001 and Chelsea in 2007. Read more... (198 words, 1 image, estimated 48 secs reading time)
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I originally wrote about this on our Liverpool site, but wanted to expand on the story over here.
Liverpool chairman Tom Werner says that Fulham’s USA star Clint Dempsey would be a great addition to Kenny Dalglish’s Liverpool squad.
Dempsey is having a career year at Fulham, scoring 16 goals in the league for Fulham and obviously catching the eye of Liverpool’s US ownership.
Despite spending a lot of money last summer, it is clear that this Liverpool squad is not good enough to compete with the best teams in England on a week in and week out basis, and more investment in players will be needed this summer, Read more... (524 words, 1 image, estimated 2:06 mins reading time)
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Two terrific goals from Papiss Demba Cissé gave Newcastle United their first win in the league at Stamford Bridge since 1986, but Alan Pardew’s men remain outside the top four on goal difference after Tottenham Hotspur also won away from home for the first time since December.
Receiving Davide Santon’s ball infield, Cissé rifled a stunning shot beyond Petr Čech with 19 minutes gone at Stamford Bridge. The Senegal forward’s second, his 13th in 12 Premier League appearances for the Magpies, came in the fourth minute of added time, when he found the net with a swerving strike from a position wide out on the Newcastle left. Read more... (233 words, 1 image, estimated 56 secs reading time)
Chelsea‘s fixture against Newcastle tonight is a must for Di Matteo if he hopes to get the Blues back into 4th place and clinch the final Champions League qualifying slot.
However, with both star forwards Didier Drogba and Fernando Torres showing remarkable improvement in their form these past couple of days, the Italian tactician faces a hard decision in whom to start.
Reports emerging claim that Di Matteo could gamble by playing both Strikers, a decision Chelsea no 1 Petr Cech would love to see. In fact, Cech who believes a Drogba-Torres partnership could work, has pleaded with Di Mateo to give the pair a chance in tonight’s game. Read more... (397 words, 1 image, estimated 1:35 mins reading time)
by David on April 30, 2012
Manchester City took a big step towards winning their first league title in 34-years after beating manchester United 1-o to move above local and title rivals at the top of the Premier League table on goal difference.
Vincent Kompany’s powerful header in added time at the end of the first half proved the difference between the two sides in a match which City needed to win to breathe new life into a championship challenge that seemed beyond them earlier this month when they trailed United by eight points. Read more... (295 words, 1 image, estimated 1:11 mins reading time)
by David on April 30, 2012
In Spain the have El Clásico, the matches between Real Madrid and Barcelona, which are often seen as the biggest club matches in world football.
But tonight’s Manchester derby between City and United is being billed as the biggest club every in world football with an estimated 650 million people in over 190 countries expected to tune in for a clash that is almost certain to decide the Premier League title.
The buildup to the game in England is similar to that of a Champions League final. A win for United would effectively put the race to bed, leaving Sir Alex Ferguson’s side needing only a single point from its final two games to seal the crown. Read more... (335 words, 1 image, estimated 1:20 mins reading time)
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Fernando Torres netted his first hat-trick for Chelsea to help them onto a 6-1 home win over Queen Park Rangers on Sunday. The win coupled Newcastle‘s shock loss to Wigan on Saturday means that the battle for 4th place lives on for a couple more days with Wednesday’s decisive meeting between the pair at Stamford Bridge being the highlight of the 36th round of fixtures.
That said, the night belonged to Torres just like it did against Barcelona at the Nou Camp 5 days ago. Oozing confidence from his performance against the Catalan’s in their Champions League semi final, the Spaniard did not fail to deliver as his scored the first of his three with only19 minutes. Read more... (330 words, 1 image, estimated 1:19 mins reading time)
by David on April 28, 2012
Liverpool is giving Fox Soccer in the U.S., unprecedented behind-the-scenes access for a six-episode documentary series.
Fox said on Thursday that “Our Liverpool: Never Walk Alone” will air this fall in the U.S. and likely will be shown on networks around the world.
“I come from a background where the more supporters get to know the inside workings of the club the more they are interested in the club itself,” said Liverpool chairman Tom Werner, also chairman of the Boston Red Sox. “I am not fearful of showing some behind the scenes look at what’s going on because it will only increase awareness of the players.” Read more... (297 words, 1 image, estimated 1:11 mins reading time)
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by David on April 28, 2012
Newcastle United‘s six-game winning streak in the Premier League came to an surprising end as Wigan Athletic thrashed Alan Pardew’s side 4-0, to keep their survival hopes very much alive.
Newcastle came into this game in fourth place, but they quickly found themselves two goals down inside the opening 15 minutes courtesy of two goals form Victor Moses. When Shaun Maloney and Franco Di Santo made it Wigan fans must have thought they were dreaming! Read more... (302 words, 1 image, estimated 1:12 mins reading time)
by David on April 28, 2012
Gareth Bale says he’ll have to “see what’s best for myself” if Spurs don’t reach the Champions League.
A run of one win in nine league games has seen Spurs slip from title challengers to fifth place, outside the Champions League berths and facing the prospect of a second season of Europa League football next term.
Bale hopes Tottenham can produce a strong finish to the campaign and claim a top-four berth that would bring qualification to European football’s top table, providing London rivals Chelsea do not win their Champions League final against Bayern Munich on May 19. Read more... (255 words, 1 image, estimated 1:01 mins reading time)
Saturday is one of the biggest days in the English football calendar as Liverpool and Chelsea meet at Wembley in the FA Cup Final. I had the privilege of walking up from the field at Wembley and getting my hands on the FA Cup and I can just imagine what it will be like for Stephen Gerrard and John Terry omn Saturday.
