The Scoop

Olympique Lyonnaise are interested in taking, forever injured Louis Saha off of Sir Fergie's hands.

Meanwhile, in Barcelona, they are weighing options of targeting 'Deflection' Frank Lampard.

With Serie A prize money firmly hidden underneath their beds, Inter Milan are targeting Deco to replace the departing Louis Figo.

Manchester City's, Joey Barton, will not be playing for City any longer after his bust up with Dabo. Roy Keane will knock some sense into that troublesome lad. I think you can look for Barton in a Sunderland kit next season. If not, he'll be in jail or a phsych ward.

West Ham is keen on Danny Shittu.

Werder Bremen will not allow Miroslav Klose to join another Bundesliga side. Come on over to Liverpool boy! The weather is nice these days.

Holy Smokes! Martin Jol is actually going after a defender! Spurs have have reportedly agreed a £7.5million fee with Auxerre for French defender Younes Kaboul.

Did JoMo Resign yet?

Today, he lost the plot...SWP and Robben on the bench that long????

Hell, even the dumb Spaniard started Pennant and Crouch - who mind you did nothing.

Liverpool through to Athens

Liverpool win 4 - 1 on penalties!!! Updates to come after some cocktails!

What a nail biter! I think Pepe Reina may be the best penalty goalkeeper in the Premiership. I thought that even before today, but this just stakes his claim.

Hard as Nails, Metrosexual...part deux

I do not know what to think of this guy. I'd like to give him the benefit of the doubt, but, he makes it hard to do so with fits like this...

"Andriy Shevchenko has thrown Chelsea’s Champions League preparations into chaos by crying off from Tuesday night’s semi-final clash with Liverpool having been left out of the starting line-up.

Shevchenko claimed he had an abductor muscle injury and told club officials he was unable to travel, hours before the team flew to Merseyside on Monday for the second leg at Anfield.

It is believed the Ukrainian was upset by a snub on Sunday from manager Jose Mourinho, who had called the squad in for training at their Surrey HQ but did not choose him in his practice line-up."

The Scoop

Didier Deschamps plans a summer swoop for Sir Alex's boys in the back, Gabriel Heinze and Nemanja Vidic.

Useless Arsenal 'sriker' Julio Baptista is set for an Emirates exit...because he cannot find the netting.

"The Special One" seems to be getting 'personal' with zee German too on his team. He should just sign his realease forms, but that would be up to him. He should also give up his papers for dee Ukrainian metrosexual.

Will Martin Jol be able to keep his, top performers, next year, in Dimitar Berbatov and Robbie Keane after this season?

I'm questioning what we (Liverpool) are going to do with these boys in the recent future. Djibril Cisse and Craig Bellamy.
UPDATE: Stuart Pearce is interested in taking Cisse for £3.5million

Chelsea tables a 'double your money' deal to David Villa.

A Day Late and A Few Million Quid Short

Peter Ridsdale is second guessing his gamble on Leeds United. Nooo, you have to be kidding me???!

Let me pose a serious question. Has there EVER been a poorer Chairman than Peter Ridsdale? I suppose some of the blame should be placed on David O'Leary's head too. All in all though, Ridsdale was the Chairman and he is to blame. He is the perfect example of how NOT to go about running a football club.

I have a feeling their apparent drop to League1 is still a lasting effect from his reign. What say you about this disaster?

I'm Sorry But I Think This is Obligitory...for myself anyhow

...Come on now, get em well you boys! Go Liverpool!
Prediction: Liverpool 3 - 0 Chelsea
This is NOT a joke, although, this may be a pipe dream...but I'm looking forward to it, to say the least!

I Never Saw it Coming...Did You?

'Big' Sam Allardyce resigned from his long term managerial position at Bolton Wanderers this weekend. There is a hat-full of speculation as to the reasons for his abrupt departure. I'm of the feeling that he just couldn't take the club any further than he has. Bolton have been stuck in the same rut for the last few years. It will be interestsing to see where Sammy turns up after all is said and done. In the meantime, they have appointed assistant coach, Sammy Lee to gaffer, on a rolling contract.

Heeeee's Back!

Michael Owen made his 12 appearace in 2 years for Newcastle United yesterday. Scored once, but he was offside. He'll get the timing back soon enough.

ManU gets one hand on their 9th EPL Title

What a day I must say... it was brilliant. First I will like to call out the so called soccer analysts or pundits who continously bet against ManU, keep it up and we will continue to prove you wrong. Bobby McMahon and the other clowns at Fox Soccer Channel who think Manchester United will give up the title they have worked so hard for all season can forget it now. You can join your mate Jose Mourinho and cry all you want about calls or what not. Nick Gerber you know I am talking about you.

Saturday April 28th, Manchester United kick off against Everton at Goodison Park and Chelsea kick off at the same time against Bolton Wonderers... I was watching the ManU match and lost it when our make shift defense again gave up a calous free kick and ever so shaky Van da Sar got fooled by the Carrick deflection. As ManU looked lost and not really able to break down the Everton bus that was parked in front of the goal (stole that line from JoMo) I started getting frustrated and very early in the match SAF was on the touch line also yelling instructions. I took a quick peek at the Chelsea match and Bolton was leading by a goal.. I thought won't this be crazy if both teams dropped 3 points today. Well back to the ManU game and things weren't getting any better and a quick phone call from a mate alerted me that Chelsea was now up 2 goals to 1 on a Salmon Kalou double... my heart started pounding and the camera's kept showing Christano Ronaldo on the bench... I was yelling put him in now.

Second half starts and ManU look a bit in the mood to pull this back but a gap in the ManU defense let Fernandez through and he scored a spectacular second goal for Everton. I was losing it at this point. Screaming and singing R-o-n-a-l-d-o... well SAF instead brings on Richardson who for the first time actually kept his cool and played well. We started attacking Everton and I knew eventually we will put the ball in the net. A silly error from the keeper let John O'Shea through and he pulled one back for United.. once the flood gates opened you knew it was going to be a nightmare for Everton now.. Wazza came close a few times but Ronaldo with another powerful header caused another own goal and Philip Neville helped us. ManU continued and they searched for the winner, you knew if anyone wanted it Wazza was the one. He put United ahead for 3 - 2 and a quick peek at the Chelsea match showed Bolton had equalized. I was dancing at this point. With ManU up 3 - 2 the only thing to do was watch the Chelsea match. 4 mins stoppage time in the Chelsea match almost gave me an ulcer.. I have watched Chelsea score in the last minute several times this season but they couldn't today and Manchester pulled off the win. It may be the win that gets us the title.. I still maintain that we will go to Stamford Bridge and beat Chelsea there so all you pundits who keep picking against ManU and you will have to wear a treble jersey when it is all done.

No Soup For You!

Apparently Palermo told Sven-Goran Eriksson to take the proverbial 'Hike' when he contacted them about their managerial vacancy.

"Eriksson is a great coach and a real gentlemen but he's not in our plans...it wasn't Palermo that was looking for Eriksson," Palermo president Maurizio Zamparini told a local radio station Thursday.

OUCH!

Who Expected This?

Former Germany star and coach, Jurgen Klinsmann will become a talking head for Arena TV. With all the offers coming in from European clubs and national sides, after his Germany team exceeded all expectations at the 2006 World Cup, one would think he would have continued with his managerial career. What a rebellious Californian he's become.

Kaka to Manchester United ??

Read the article below and tell me if you think Kaka's admiration for ManU's style of play, fans and stadium is a sign the talented playmaker wants to come and join the Red Devils???


Milan's Kaka hails Man Utd's 'Brazilian style'

AC Milan's Brazilian superstar Kaka believes Manchester United have overtaken Arsenal as the Premiership's most stylish side.

Click here
The 25-year-old got a first-hand look at Sir Alex Ferguson's men on Tuesday as his side crashed 3-2 at Old Trafford in a thrilling Champions League semi-final first leg.

Kaka was arguably the star of the show with a first-half brace, but he saw enough of United to convince him they would not look out of place at Rio's famous Maracana.

'I watch the Premiership and I see Manchester United in England as the most Brazilian-like in their style,' he told the Daily Telegraph.

'Obviously, Ronaldo and Rooney are very skilful, but they all play well with the ball on the floor.

'They play the passing game. They did not use any long balls against us.

'People always say that Arsenal play a Brazilian style of football, but I think Manchester United are more Brazilian in their way of playing than the Arsenal players are.'

Kaka also hailed United's fans for their vocal performance on Tuesday night.

'I was particularly impressed with the singing of the Manchester fans at half-time, especially as their team was 2-1 down,' he added.

'This is one of the great things about Premiership fans. They have such passion for their team. I love that kind of atmosphere.'

The Champions League's top scorer this season has predicted an equally attacking second leg when the sides reconvene on Wednesday night at the San Siro.

Kaka said: 'The two teams are very similar, both very strong, who both espouse an attacking brand of football.

'We are two teams who instinctively like to come forward and attack. I think the combination of the teams makes it a joy to watch.

'You could never hold back and settle for a draw against a team like Manchester United.

'The second leg will be an exciting match, because it would always be this way whenever these two teams of players meet.

'But we are going to go for the kill in the San Siro, to win outright.'

Espanyol 3 - 0 Werder Bremen

UEFA Cup Highlights

I suggest you turn the awful music off before you watch. The highlights are a nice round-up though. Including a goalkeeper red card and a nice save from a Frings rocket.

Osasuna beat Sevilla, one - nil in the other match.

Ouch!

Ji-Sung Park may be out of the Manchester United squad for up to a year as he has flown to America, to see Dr. Steadman and to have his knee operated on.

Bayern Munich's, Lukas Podolski will be out of commission for three months following a knee ligament injury.

West Ham Off the Hook

West Ham will not be docked points but will recieve a rather large fine as a result of the Tevez/Mascherano affair at the start of the season.

Paul Jewell is not happy about this entire affair either.

The Scoop

Juventus say they will NEVER sell Gigi Buffon to Inter Milan...unless of course they pony up a few million Euros and some Russian escorts for the side whenever they visit the 'Fashion Capital'.

While we are on Juve, it seems they want a to prize David Villa too! Guess what, they are offering cash and they'll put it in David Trezuguet's luggage too! Nooooooo Way? Why am I not suprised?

Martin Jol is interested in yet another midfielder. This time Keiron Dyer of Newcastle.

FA Youth Cup Champions

Liverpool 4 - 3 Manchester United (penalties)

The Portu-Geezer War of Words

"Cristiano Ronaldo thinks Jose Mourinho 'doesn't know how to admit his own failures' after the Chelsea manager's controversial comments about penalties."