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RAFAEL BENITEZ has revealed his gratitude to injured players who are forcing themselves through the pain barrier to salvage the cluba s season.

Liverpool must decide whether to take on Argentina after Diego Maradona called up Javier Mascherano for a showpiece friendly next month.

Reading will play seven times winners and Premier League giants Liverpool in third round of the FA Cup.

LIVERPOOL will agree a new 25million contract with goalkeeper Pepe Reina to discourage increasing interest from Barcelona.

IN overnight action, Chelsea beat Arsenal in the English Premier League and Toowoomba squash player Rachel Grinham scored the 30th title of her career.

Rafael Benitez: has vowed to stay in passionate address. SOCCER/ ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE : RAFAEL BENITEZ has vowed to stay at Liverpool and restore the club to their place in Europe's elite.

Prem 2009/10 Win Outright: Liverpool 33/1 Click here to follow us on Twitter! Click here for our special Transfer Centre! Click here for more football headlines! Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez has revealed Fabio Aurelio has rejected a contract extension offer.

Liverpool claimed a smash and grab Merseyside derby victory to claim fifth place in the Premier League on a day of raw tension at Goodison Park.

Four players from Champions League winners Barcelona are among the 10 finalists in the running for the Ballon d'Or named today by France Football magazine.

Remember the time when Gerard Houllier was leading Liverpool into the UEFA Cup almost every year? Remember the time when Djimi Traore and Igor Biscan were in Liverpoola s starting line-up? Remember the time when Steven Gerrard was sliding into advertising hoardings on muddy pitches in tiny East-European countries? Following their embarrassing exit ...

TOTTENHAM did just once what they managed to do nine times against Wigan but there are different routes to satisfaction in football.

Liverpool Evens Draw 12/5 Everton 11/4 Click here to follow us on Twitter! Click here for our special Transfer Centre! Click here for more football headlines! Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva believes he will never win over all of his detractors as he prepares himself for another daunting challenge in the 212th Merseyside derby.

Leeds' new loan signing Tony Capaldi could go straight into the starting line-up for Sunday's FA Cup clash at Kettering.

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has called for everyone at the club to pull together, as the Reds seek to turn around a season which is in danger being a total failure.

A LOOK AT THIS WEEKEND'S BIG DERBY MATCH When the Fiver has one eye on the clock, a nagging physical ache in the pit of its being that only pint after pint of Foaming Shaft can shift and a blinking cursor taunting us from the top left-hand corner of a blank expanse of white about 20 inches from our face, it generally means one thing: it's Friday, ...

Liverpool have confirmed David Martin has joined Leeds United on loan. The 23-year-old goalkeeper has agreed a month-long deal at Elland Road.

Here are all the pre-match stats and facts ahead of this weekend's Merseyside derby at Goodison.

Lucas Leiva today thanked midfield partner Javier Mascherano for helping him become one of Liverpool's most consistent performers - but the Brazilian accepts some critics may prove impossible to silence.

THE suspension of disbelief is a useful asset while watching many TV programmes; otherwise we'd spend our viewing lives sneering at the likes of Doctor Who and positively creased up at Lost.

Luiz Felipe Scolari's men were top of the table on goal difference from Liverpool , with Manchester United trailing eight points behind with a game in hand.

Leeds United have signed Queens Park Ranger winger Hogan Ephraim, Cardiff defender Tony Capaldi and Liverpool goalkeeper David Martin on loan.

Celtic v St Mirren. Click here to bet. Ki Sung-Yong has urged Celtic fans not to compare him to Shunsuke Nakamura - because he is more like Steven Gerrard.

I CANNOT imagine any other manager's pride suffering more right now than that of Rafa Benitez.

Babels Club after Jan Transfer Window closes By End of January Transfer Window: Barcelona 8/1 Liverpool winger Ryan Babel plans winter talks with Rafael Benitez - and is vowing to leave unless he plays more games.

Barcelona revived its chances of holding onto the Champions League title with a 2-0 victory over Inter Milan on Tuesday while Fiorentina and Arsenal advanced to the last 16 and five-time winner Liverpool was eliminated.

The Spaniard has come under pressure for much of this season, with the team 13 points adrift of Premier League leaders and in severe danger of failing to progress from Champions League Group E. And the former Czech Republic international told BBC Radio 5 live : "He did ever so well for Liverpool but in my opinion, for him time is up and they should ...

YOSSI BENAYOUN and Albert Riera could be in line for a shock return to action this weekend after responding to radical treatment on their torn hamstrings.

THE DAILY BUNG'S LUNCHTIME HEADLINES Jonathan Woodgate says Jermain Defoe is as good as Lio Messi, which is exactly the type of LOL you need on a miserable November morning.

Here are the all-important pre-match stats and facts ahead of Tuesday night's Champions League clash in Hungary.

Former Liverpool star Jamie Redknapp has questioned Rafael Benitez's management and claims that he manipulates the club's fans.

The Champions League group stage could prove an early graveyard for European champions present and past unless results go their way Tuesday and Wednesday.

Debrecen v Liverpool. Click here to bet. Click here to follow us on Twitter! Click here for our special Transfer Centre! Click here for more football headlines! Liverpool set off today for their make-or-break Champions League showdown in Budapest with skipper Steven Gerrard insisting that they can still salvage their season.

Heat of battle: Manchester City's Carlos Tevez battles for the ball with his compatriot Javier Mascherano and Lucas of Liverpool With the money that Manchester City have spent, there is now pressure with every game and there is a greater expectancy from both the supporters and the owners, but that is what comes with being at the top.

CHAT show host Angela Griffin is taking on ITV's Loose Women in a battle for daytime ratings with a secret weapon...MEN. AN AFGHAN dam project which has claimed the lives of 13 British soldiers is a multi-million pound flop according to a shock report.

Jermain Defoe scored five second-half goals as Tottenham humiliated Wigan to record their highest top-flight win.

Serbian health authorities are looking for a mysterious healer who has recently treated the injuries of several English Premier League football players with a cure that includes massage with horse placenta.

Rafael Benitez praised Liverpool's character and refused to criticise his side's performance, despite the Anfield club throwing away a 1-0 lead to record a fourth successive draw.

Manchester City boss Mark Hughes says striker Craig Bellamy is playing the best football of his career at Eastlands this term.

MANCHESTER City's mega-spending days are over - almost. TONY Pulis has backed James Beattie and Ricardo Fuller to end their goal famine and start firing Stoke up the Premier League.

Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard has flown to Serbia for treatment on the torn thigh muscle he suffered training with England ahead of last weekend's friendly with Brazil.

The international break could not have come at a better time for Liverpool, who will have had time to regain their thoughts and focus for Saturday's Liverpool vs Man City matchup.

Liverpool v Man City. Click here to bet. Click here to follow us on Twitter! Click here for our special Transfer Centre! Click here for more football headlines! Manchester City striker Craig Bellamy fears his career could be over after one or two more seasons.

Jamie Carragher 300 JAMIE Carragher is itching to for a return to action against Manchester City.

A man accused of robbing Steven Gerrard's home was today committed to crown court for trial.

GLEN Johnson could be about to join the growing number of footballers seeking the miracle placenta cure of Mariana Kovacevic.

Rafael Bentez reassured Liverpool supporters last night that he would never sanction the sale of Fernando Torres to pay part of the club's debt.

Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA Craig Bellamy suspects his career is entering a twilight zone and fears he could be forced to retire within the next two years.

Spanish midfielder Xabi Alonso has told Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard that the club must get used to do without him.

After a faltering start, Liverpool will be looking to kick-start their season this weekend by beating Manchester City, one of the clubs who believe they can usurp Rafael Benitez's side to become one of the big four in the English Premier League.

ENGLAND'S Glen Johnson is in Serbia for the horse-placenta cure Robin van Persie is receiving.

Rumors & Realities is back with the latest humorous rumors in the world of football.

LIVERPOOL are facing a major battle to keep Javier Mascherano at Anfield beyond the end of the season.

THE TIMES: Marylebone Cricket Club will consider selling the naming rights to Lord's, the sport's most famous ground, as part of a 400million redevelopment revealed in The Times today.

Rafael Bentez has intimated for the first time that he will consider his reign as Liverpool manager a failure unless he can deliver the league title back to Anfield.

Spain will return to the Ernst Happel Stadium to play Austria in a friendly on Wednesday, almost 17 months after it lifted the European Championship in the same stadium to snap 44 years of futility in major championships.

The Reds' win at Istanbul's Ataturk Stadium is regarded as one of the greatest comebacks in sporting history after they were three-nil down at half time.

Holland striker Dirk Kuyt has accused Italy of a lack of respect as the row of his international team-mate Robin van Persie's ankle injury continues to rage.

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is confident of facing Manchester City on Saturday following a nagging groin injury.

What the papers say... Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas is the number one transfer target for both Real Madrid and Barcelona, who are set to spark a A 60m bidding war for the 22-year-old. Full story: Daily Star Chelsea are ready to make a A 50m double swoop for Valencia striker David Villa and Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos.

The English press has speculated that a deal could be in the works for Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano to join Barcelona in the January transfer window.

Xabi Alonso struck twice to fire Spain to a 2-1 win over Argentina in a star-studded international friendly here on Saturday.

Another exciting year of the Premier League is underway. As any Premier League competition, it's been full ofA surprises, dismays, exciting rumors, andA unexplainable losses.A This particular writer is going to look back at the campaign of Arsenal, Chelsea, and Liverpool thus far in the Premier Leaguea 'all the way from pre-season to mida ...

Fabio Capello has identified Brazil as the biggest threat to England's hopes of ending 43 years of hurt by winning the World Cup next year.

Liverpool vs Man City. Click here to bet. Click here to follow us on Twitter! Click here for our special Transfer Centre! Click here for more football headlines! Lucas Leiva believes the pressure is greater playing for Liverpool than Brazil because of the current predicament of the Anfield club.

In addition to the fine, two league points were deducted from Arsenal and one from United.

Manchester City manager Mark Hughes feels Craig Bellamy has finally shaken off the 'bad boy' image which marred his early career.

At the eleventh hour today the Mill will pause to remember those heroic men and women who died to preserve our freedom to rumour for a living.

Aston Villa's hopes of achieving a UEFA Champions League spot came from the most unlikeliest of sources on Monday, as fierce rivals Birmingham City drew 2-2 with Liverpool at Anfield.

Jamie Carragher is hopeful the current international break can act as a blessing in disguise for Liverpool as they prepare for a 'massive test' of their top-four credentials.

If injuries were a thing of make-believe, Liverpool would have won the Premier League last season; would still be in this seasona TMs title race and would still be in a good position to qualify from their current Champions League group.

Top sport stories from the national newspapers: THE SUN: David Ngog was branded a cheat for the outrageous dive that saved Liverpool.

Liverpool 4/5 Draw 5/2 Man City 7/2 Click here to follow us on Twitter! Click here for our special Transfer Centre! Click here for more football headlines! Liverpool striker David Ngog admits he is not a ready-made replacement for Fernando Torres but believes he can fill the void left by his injured team-mate. The 20-year-old Frenchman has scored ...

Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty Images Rafael BenA tez believes that Liverpool have been the victims of bad luck this season and has spoken of his conviction that the club will have significantly improved their league position within "one or two months". The Liverpool manager, who has presided over six defeats in the last eight matches ahead of ...

By Matt Lawton and John Edwards David Ngog's outrageous dive against Birmingham City could lead to a major change in the way the English game is governed.

Brazil midfielder Lucas Leiva believes England have a golden chance to win the 2010 World Cup because "now they play as a team.'' GettyImages Lucas Leiva thinks England will be contenders.

Liverpool's injury crisis has deepened with the confirmation that Albert Riera and Yossi Benayoun are likely to be out of action for up to a month.

Mark Hughes has not ruled out the possibility of Robinho making his comeback in Manchester Citya s enticing encounter with Liverpool at Anfield on November 21.

THE TIMES: Lord Coe has warned that the battle for votes in England's bid to host the 2018 football World Cup is in severe danger of being lost.

LONDON: Liverpool striker David Ngog's agent has hit back at claims the French player dived to win a controversial penalty against Birmingham.

Ancelotti has enjoyed memorable tussles with Ferguson ever since they first met at the semi-final stage of the Champions League in 1999 enlarge Carlo Ancelotti has claimed Manchester United lost more than just three points when they were beaten 2-0 by Liverpool a fortnight ago; they gave away the key to how to beat them.

PABLO ZABALETA has vowed to kill Liverpool's title hopes - and lift Manchester City back into the race.

Liverpool will work feverishly during the international break to find a solution to Daniel Agger's on-going back problem.

England striker Peter Crouch wants to avoid any further off the pitch scandal for the rest of the season to give himself the best chance of making Fabio Capello's squad for the World Cup.

A meeting of football's leading referees is to be convened to discuss how to eradicate simulation.

Photograph: Jon Super/AP Glen Johnson has pulled out of the England squad to face Brazil on Saturday in Doha after picking up a slight injury in Liverpool 's 2-2 draw against Birmingham City at Anfield on Monday night.

Click here to follow us on Twitter! Click here for our special Transfer Centre! Click here for more football headlines! Tottenham's latest financial results have revealed transfer spending of almost 150million in the last 16 months, surpassing the traditional Barclays Premier League top four and coming second only to Manchester City.

Prem To Be in Top 4 Win Outright: Man City 4/5 Click here to follow us on Twitter! Click here for our special Transfer Centre! Click here for more football headlines! Manchester City boss Mark Hughes has launched a passionate defence of Wayne Bridge after his vicious Match of the Day caning by Alan Hansen.

Liverpool avoided further humiliation at Anfield as Steven Gerrard's controversial penalty helped salvage a 2-2 draw with Birmingham.

Birmingham defender Scott Dann is backing his boyhood heroes Liverpool to recover from their current dip in fortunes - but hopes any revival will not start until after Monday's clash between the two clubs at Anfield.

Spain 10/11 Draw 9/4 Argentina 5/2 Click here to follow us on Twitter! Click here for our special Transfer Centre! Click here for more football headlines! Sevilla winger Jesus Navas has been named in the Spain squad for the upcoming friendly internationals against Argentina and Austria.

Liverpool's second Carling Cup knockout in three seasons at the hands of Arsenal's army of high-flying young Gunners cast uncomfortable light once again on the Merseysiders' success in identifying and nurturing young talent.

Rafael Benitez believes his players are angry at the way Liverpool's season has gone, and want to put things right starting with Monday's night's clash with Birmingham.

Here are all the relevant facts and stats ahead of our Barclays Premier League encounter with Birmingham City at Anfield from resident statto Ged Rea.

Poll FULLTIME REPORT: Lyon 1-1 Liverpool - Lyon Qualify, Reds In Shock After Late Equaliser Submitted by Scott Harkness on Wed, 2009-11-04 21:46 Lyon have drawn 1-1 with Liverpool in their Champions League Group E match at the Stade de Gerland in Lyon on Wednesday evening.

BENITEZ CALLS FOR `COMMON SENSE` Liverpool v Birmingham. Click here to bet. Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez has urged England not to play Steven Gerrard in next week's international friendly against Brazil.

Liverpool v Birmingham. Click here to bet. Click here for Liverpool news Click here for Birmingham news Click here for head-to-head stats Liverpool will be without Jamie Carragher and Philipp Degen for the clash against Birmingham at Anfield on Monday.

Peter Furmedge, a die-hard Kopite, explains why the fans have faith in the manager despite the problems at Anfield.

Rafael Benitez finds himself under increased pressure as an early exit from the Champions League looks inevitable More pictures Rafael Benitez has held talks with his Liverpool bosses over the implications if the club fail to reach the last 16 of this season's Champions League.

Yesterday, I looked at the real cost of Jan Kromkamp's transfer to Liverpool. Today, I attempt to establish the true cost of Xabi Alonso and Luis Garcia, two of Rafa Benitez's most successful signings.

Wigan v Fulham. Click here to bet. Click here to follow us on Twitter! Click here for our special Transfer Centre! Click here for more football headlines! Goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer is confident Fulham can recover from their Europa League disappointment in time for Sunday's Premier League game against Wigan.

LIVERPOOL defender Jamie Carragher has launched his new young people's charity, The 23 Foundation, at his Cafe Sports England restaurant.

RAFA Benitez is ready to risk Fernando Torres in a bid to salvage Liverpool's season.

The ex-Liverpool striker, nicknamed "God" by his fans at the Kop when he was at the height of his goal-scoring powers in the English Premier League, has reinvented himself as a football missionary in a two-season deal with new Australian A-League club the North Queensland Fury.

Robin van Persie feels Arsenal are about to embark on a crucial phase of the season.

Fulham compromised their hopes of advancing in the UEFA Europa League when Roma came from behind to win 2-1 in Italy, with the Barclays Premier League side ending the Group E contest with nine men.

Under-fire Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez has admitted star duo Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard might need surgery to solve the injury problems which have plagued their season.

Pepe Reina insists Liverpool will continue to fight for their Champions League lives until it is mathematically impossible to qualify for the last 16.

LIVERPOOL'S flagging Champions League hopes need a real boost when the injury-hit Reds travel to Lyon.

Breaking transfer news: Wednesday, November 4; Liverpool, Napoli, Manchester City, Everton, Portsmouth, Ipswich, Benfica, Fulham, Boro, Real Madrid, Everton, Sunderland, Birmingham, Rangers, Blackburn, West Brom and Celtic WHAT today's papers are saying .

Liverpool's manpower crisis has got worse after they lost their appeal over full-back Philipp Degen's red card in Saturday's defeat at Fulham.

Steven Gerrard was "devastated" when Xabi Alonso left Liverpool and admits the Reds have missed the Spaniard.

IT IS around nine years since a Liverpool manager, engulfed by a rising tide of rancour and recrimination, revealed his poetic side and uttered a sentiment that still rings true.

Serie A 2009-10. Click here to bet. Click here to follow us on Twitter! Click here for our special Transfer Centre! Click here for more football headlines! Norwegian defender John Arne Riise has denied he wants to leave Roma and return to Liverpool.

Champions League 2009/10 Win Outright: Liverpool 20/1 Click here to follow us on Twitter! Click here for our special Transfer Centre! Click here for more football headlines! Jamie Carragher says Liverpool must stop "holding on" to their record of having won 18 titles and worrying about Manchester United beating it.

Liverpool are to appeal against the two red cards shown by Lee Mason, the referee, within four minutes of each other at Craven Cottage on Saturday.

The red mist descended on the Premier League this weekend, with Saturday's tally of eight sendings-off setting a new record.

Former Liverpool star Robbie Fowler scored 12 minutes apart in the second half to lead his North Queensland Fury out of last place in Australia's A-League with a 2-0 win over Gold Coast United.

Liverpool have been boosted by the news that goalkeeper Jose Reina is intent on signing a new contract at Anfield.

Barcelona's hold on the European title could be loosened with another loss to Russia's Rubin Kazan this week, while five-time winner Liverpool would be closer to Champions League elimination if it loses again to Lyon.

Rafa Benitez is facing up to a huge injury list ahead of Liverpool's crucial Champions League match with Lyon on Wednesday.

RAFAEL BENITEZ has admitted he had no option but to push Fernando Torres through the pain barrier in the defeat at Fulham and he now acknowledges the striker is a serious doubt for the vital Champions League match away to Lyon on Wednesday night.

Liverpoola TMs victory over Manchester United last weekend was huge: it has revitalised the cluba TMs mood, confidence and ambition, releasing the massive weight from Rafa Beniteza TMs shoulders and putting an end to talk of Anfielda TMs title challenge ending in October.

The FFA is waiting on billionaire owner Clive Palmer's reaction to a Gold Coast United fan revolt before moving to end his controversial crowd cap.

EMILIANO INSUA today predicted Liverpool's defenders are ready to rediscover their miserly ways - as Steven Gerrard geared up for a return to action.