Tony Cascarino Column

The former striker looks into the West Ham situation...

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,277-2421998,00.html

Rio and Bolton

I was looking for a good photograph of Mr. Ferdinand the other day and could not find one. I saw this one today and had to put it up. No reason. I just love the hair. I don't know why I do, but I do. Then I realized that Rio and Bolton look quite similar. I wonder how Bolton would look with the tassles?

Anyway, let's hope Michael Bolton's Wanderers can put a few past him this weekend...

Klinsmann talking with U.S. Soccer

http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=ap-us-klinsmann&prov=ap&type=lgns

James Richardson in Italy

Richardson looks at the Milan Derby...

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/sport/2006/10/27/trial_by_football.html

EPL Weekend Preview

Manchester United travel to The Reebok to face Michael Bolton Wanderers in the big fixture of the weekend...

http://goal.com/en-US/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=155284

Serie A Weekend Preview

http://msn.foxsports.com/soccer/story/6092076

La Liga Weekend Preview

http://msn.foxsports.com/soccer/story/6076240

Five-game ban for Mijailovic after racial abuse

http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=reu-mijailovic&prov=reuters&type=lgns

Gabriele Marcotti column

Marcotti breaks down all the player awards in European football...

http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=cnnsi-awardsaplenty&prov=cnnsi&type=lgns

Blades investigate training-ground row

Akinbiyi refuses to confirm or deny claims that Claude Davis approached him with a razor - Yikes!

http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,1933226,00.html

Lawro's Premiership Predictions

Oh, Lawro, how we love you so...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6073388.stm

Kevin Nolan column

The captain of Michael Bolton Wonderers talks about his red card from last weekend...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/6082200.stm

Cech left with no memory of horror clash

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=387919&cc=5901

Player Profile: Jussi Jaaskelainen

I think this article was written by a five year old...

http://www.goal.com/en-US/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=155257

The Fiver

http://football.guardian.co.uk/fiver/0,,415657,00.html

Portrait of Irish great George Best to appear on banknote

Dickie Best (not of the Allman Brothers Band) - George Best's father holds up the bills...

http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=reu-bestbanknotes&prov=reuters&type=lgns

Serie A Wrap: Inter And Palermo Extend Lead

http://www.goal.com/en-US/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=154321

Serie A Team Of The (mid)Week: Round 8

http://www.goal.com/en-US/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=154580

Adriano Not Sure When He Will Return To Milan

Would it really be such a "shock" if he waited until January and went to Barcelona? I can't see him returning to Inter at this point...

http://www.goal.com/en-US/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=154238

England: Carling Cup Wrap

http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news;_ylt=Aj7496BBctlliR7j7ZbeQ9Emw7YF?slug=afp-fblenglcup&prov=afp&type=lgns

Carling Cup Fourth Round Draw

http://www.goal.com/en-US/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=154410

Queen forced to cancel opening Arsenal stadium

She picked up a knock in training, I suppose...

http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=reu-arsenalqueen&prov=reuters&type=lgns

FC Copenhagen can finally tap in to beer sales

This is the best line from any article that I've seen in many moons:

"Copenhagen officials protested that local custom "required" beer consumption during games -- and UEFA have relented. "

Gotta love the Danes...

http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=reu-copenhagenbeer&prov=reuters&type=lgns

Why are Serie A attendances on the slide?

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/sport/2006/10/25/why_are_serie_a_attendances_on.html

FA long in tooth but short on wisdom

Martina Hyde thinks the English FA should charge itself with bringing the game into disrepute...

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/sport/2006/10/26/fa_long_in_tooth_but_short_on.html

Mexican soccer team gets injection of U.S.-groomed talent

http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=ap-mexico-ushelp&prov=ap&type=lgns

Further setback for Lauren

At least a couple more months for the Arsenal defender...

http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,1932261,00.html

Kewell injury troubles continue

The Aussie winger won't feature until 2007...

http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,1931848,00.html

A couple of interesting things...

Jermaine Defoe bites another player and receives a yellow card.

Adriano can't score and hasn't been playing well so Inter send him to Rio (the city, not the defender who thankfully got rid of the tassles on his head) to regain his form. They send him to Rio. Rio.

West Ham buy (receive?) two stars from Argentina's World Cup squad and two of the most coveted young talents in the world and lose eight straight games, the eighth against League One Chesterfield. (Sorry Hammer fans)

Italian Serie A average attendance so far this season: 19,511
American Major League Soccer average attendance in 2006: 15,504

Serie A attendances fall again despite World Cup win

A lot of people don't realize how small crowds in Europe usually are. With the exception of the "big clubs" most teams usually attract numbers that would be deemed tiny in the States...

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=387529&cc=5901

England: Carling Cup review

More trouble for West Ham, Arsenal's kids sparkle...

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=387481&cc=5901

Injured goalkeeper Cech leaves hospital

Good news...

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=387415&cc=5901

Wednesday's rumours

http://football.guardian.co.uk/rumourmill/index/0,,1931119,00.html

Mexico Target Lippi

This would be interesting...

http://www.goal.com/en-US/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=154072

Grades Thus Far: Americans in the Premier League

Fox Soccer Channel's Nick Webster grades the Yanks...

http://msn.foxsports.com/soccer/story/6088374

Carling Cup Wednesday Preview: More Tasty Ties

http://www.goal.com/en-US/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=154020

Toure signs long term deal at Arsenal

http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news;_ylt=AkusfLAM83hbi8FZTXEPRREmw7YF?slug=reu-toure&prov=reuters&type=lgns

Mbeki, FIFA seek to calm fears over 2010 World Cup

http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=reu-worldsafrica&prov=reuters&type=lgns

Gallic untouchables Lyon out on their own

http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=afp-fblfralyon&prov=afp&type=lgns

Paul McGrath's Struggle Continues

McGrath's autobiography is out now - this is an interview with the former Irish star about his alcoholism...

http://football.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1929825,00.html

Italy: Serie A Mid-Week Preview

http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=reu-italy_preview&prov=reuters&type=lgns

Defoe Bites Javier Mascherano

Mascherano certainly gets the ball but he gets loads of Defoe as well. And then Jermaine has a wee snack. Two versions...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1qXWbCG08Q


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KugSqtQW9E&NR

Phil Ball in Spain

Phil reports on a clasic El Clasico...

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=387162&root=europe&cc=5901

Norman Hubbard on Aston Villa

Norman discusses Villa's lack of firepower...

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=387201&root=england&cc=5901

Wenger eager to complete domestic set

The Arsenal boss has never won the Carling Cup. The Gunners face West Brom tonight...

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=387314&cc=5901

Spain: La Liga Table

Spanish Primera División Table

Club Played Points

Barcelona 7 16
Valencia 7 16
FC Sevilla 7 15
Real Madrid 7 14
Deportivo La Coruña 7 14
Real Zaragoza 7 13
Atlético Madrid 7 13
Getafe 7 13
Recreativo Huelva 7 10
Celta Vigo 7 10
Villarreal 7 9
Mallorca 7 9
Levante 7 8
Osasuna 7 7
Racing Santander 7 6
Espanyol 7 6
Athletic Bilbao 7 5
Real Betis 7 4
Gimnastic de Tarr. 7 4
Real Sociedad 7 2

England: Premier League Table

English Premiership Table

Club Played Points

Man Utd 9 22
Chelsea 9 22
Bolton 9 20
Arsenal 8 17
Portsmouth 9 16
Everton 9 16
Aston Villa 9 15
Fulham 9 13
Reading 9 13
Blackburn 9 12
Liverpool 9 11
Middlesbrough 9 11
Tottenham 9 11
Man City 9 9
Wigan 8 8
Newcastle 9 7
Sheff Utd 9 6
Watford 9 5
West Ham 9 5
Charlton 9 4

EPL Talking Points: Derby Duo Must Grow Up

http://www.goal.com/en-US/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=153147

Prem Perspectives: United & Arsenal Send Out Strong Messages

Graham Lister looks back at the weekend in England and sneaks a peak at the upcoming fixtures in the EPL...

http://www.goal.com/en-US/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=152801

Spain: Primera Liga Best XI (Round 8)

http://www.goal.com/en-US/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=152780

Italy: Serie A Team Of The Week: Round 7

http://www.goal.com/en-US/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=152497

Alan Hansen's column

The BBC Football Expert says Newcastle have spent a lot of money not getting it right...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/6076654.stm

Tuesday's rumours

Will Goldenballs return to ManU?

http://football.guardian.co.uk/rumourmill/index/0,,1930233,00.html

Felix in the flames as Bayern fail to ignite

It's Bayern's worst Bundesliga start in 13 years...

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/sport/2006/10/24/felix_in_the_flames_as_bayern.html

Sack race alert: the competition narrows

Who will be fired first in the EPL? Odds for every gaffer in the league...

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/sport/2006/10/24/four_in_the_frame.html

The Fiver

The Guardian Unlimited's Tea-Time Take on Football...

http://football.guardian.co.uk/fiver/0,,415657,00.html

Sid Lowe in Spain

With their most irreplaceable player languishing on the sidelines, Barcelona are anything but the irresistible force of the past two seasons...

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/sport/2006/10/23/absent_etoo_proves_barca_are_h.html

James Richardson in Italy

Palermo put retiring Milan to bed. And I wish when I was having a bad few months at work my boss would send me off to Rio to regain my form...bloody Adriano.

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/sport/2006/10/24/palermo_put_retiring_milan_to.html

Benítez worries over players' commitment

Problems mount at Anfield...

http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,1929976,00.html

The Insider at Stamford Bridge

Shevchenko off the mark...

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=386715&root=england&cc=5901

Richard Jolly at Old Trafford

Scholes marks his 500th Manchester United game with a goal as Liverpool fall 11 points back...

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/section?id=england&cc=5901

Raul leads rampant Real to El Clasico victory

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=387108&cc=5901

England: Premier League reports

http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=reu-englandreports&prov=reuters&type=lgns

Spain: Primera Liga reports

http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=reu-spainreports&prov=reuters&type=lgns

Serie A match reports

http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=reu-italyreports&prov=reuters&type=lgns

Germany: Bundesliga match reports

Hamburg get a victory and Bremen beat Bayern Munich...

http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=reu-germanyreports&prov=reuters&type=lgns

European Scouts Flock To See Dempsey And Teammates

http://goal.com/en-US/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=152142

Sports minister wants probe into Defoe 'nibble'

Jermaine begins his post-match meal a tad early...

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=387140&cc=5901

Monday's rumours

http://football.guardian.co.uk/rumourmill/index/0,,1929338,00.html

David Pleat on Liverpool's and Gerrard's woes

How Benitez shackled Gerrard and hobbled Liverpool's verve...

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/sport/2006/10/23/how_benitez_shackled_gerrard_a.html

Amy Lawrence on Blackburn vs. Bolton

Why waste time with Real Madrid vs. Barcelona or Manchester United vs. Liverpool?

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/sport/2006/10/22/east_lancashire_serves_up_a_re.html