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Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez has spoken of his disappointment at the performances of Robbie Keane after having to substitute him for the 15th time this season, during the Red's draw against West Ham. Keane cost Liverpool £20.3million and it seems they are still waiting to reap the benefits of this fee. Although Benitez was diplomatic in his commentary, actions speak louder than words and taking a former Spurs goalscoring hero off of the pitch for inexperienced striker David Ngog no doubt shows the ... Read More

EVERTON have started moves to bring Lukas Podolski to Goodison Park. David Moyes has been monitoring Podolski’s situation since Euro 2008 amid whispers that he is unhappy at Bayern Munich. Podolski, 23, has confirmed he will be leaving the German giants by handing in a transfer request. That has alerted a string of Premier League clubs — but it is Everton who plan to be first out of the traps. Boss Moyes suggested last week that he will have little or no money to spend in ... Read More

24 year old Spurs striker Darren Bent has heaped praise on new Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp, who has worked miracles for the side since the departure of Juande Ramos, resulting in a draw with Arsenal and victory over Liverpool. "Harry can talk to people one-to-one, have a proper conversation and know what he's going on about," said Bent.   "Harry has made people believe ... whereas Juande, with the Spanish, it's a bit hard. At one stage, the training ground was a horrible place ... Read More

Reports are circulating today that Manchester United, keen to stave off more interest from Real Madrid, are considering offering Cristiano Ronaldo a new £150,000 per week contract. Cristiano Ronaldo is already 18 months into a five year deal with the Red Devils, earning £120,000 per week. The Times has, however, led with a source from Manchester United close to chief executive David Gill which claims the story that ran in the Sunday Telegraph is not true: "There are no plans to offer Cristiano a new ... Read More

David Moyes, the Everton manager, has heaped praise on 20 year old midfielder Marouane Fellaini whose third goal in four games came last night to secure a needed win against Bolton Wanderers. Fellaini came to Goodison Park in a £15million deal and although having taken a while to adapt from Standard Liege to a Premiership style of playing, his goal last night sealed the first win for Everton in nine games. David Moyes said: "I think we've signed an up-and-coming star of the future. If ... Read More

David Beckham's move to AC Milan on loan is causing problems for LA Galaxy, who have had to cancel a friendly match in Australia as a result. The 33 year old England star had been selected to play in the LA Galaxy v Queensland Roar but Beckham decided not to risk injury ahead of his move to Italy. An official statement from the club reads: "To avoid disappointment for the many fans that were expected to travel to Brisbane from all parts of Australia for ... Read More

Former Chelsea Stars David Lee and Gareth Hall have stated how they believe Liverpool cannot sustain their current success and win the title this season. This follows Liverpool's victory over Chelsea on Sunday ending an 86 successive game unbeaten run at Stamford Bridge. Although pundits are talking about a possible win and many see them as the favourites this season, they also appear to reliant on a few players and one or two injuries could cost them. David Lee instead believes that Manchester United ... Read More

Harry Redknapp declared yesterday that he would be in charge of all transfers to and from club Tottenham Hostpurs, and reports have emerged that the manager nicknamed 'Houdini' is in the process of pursuing David Beckham for a move to White Hart Lane. Beckham is currently playing for American club LA Galaxy, but is expected to join AC Milan in a two-month loan deal. Last week when Redknapp was in charge of Portsmouth, he had declared an interest in moving Beckham to Pompey if the ... Read More

The recent £20m bid for Valencia winger David Silva from Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson came as a shock to many. As untill then only Liverpool were in the running for the players signature. The sudden interest in the player from a club which has more the ample talent in the wings was not only sudden but shocking. Why would a club with players like Nani, Ronaldo, Park & Giggs want to add yet another winger to the squad? As the newspapers speculated ... Read More