REDS BOSS RAFA SEALS A FAB DEAL


LIVERPOOL have completed the signing of Brazilian defender Fabio Aurelio from manager Rafa Benitez's former club Valencia.

The 26-year-old has signed a four-year contract and is expected to start preseason training this week. Aurelio, a free transfer, is a left-sided defender who can also play at wing-back. [more]





Cumbrians snap up Raven


Carlisle United manager Neil McDonald has made Liverpool defender David Raven his first signing since being named Paul Simpson's successor as manager at Brunton Park.

The 21-year-old has penned a two-year contract with the club after making four appearances for the Reds. [more]





Sky Sports to show Premiership matches in HD


So we're out of the World Cup, still, at least it means we can start looking forward to the start of the Premiership.

Sky Sports has announced that it will be showing all 138 live games on Sky Sports and PremPlus in HD and Dolby Digital, giving footie fans a brilliant excuse to sign up to the new service. [more]





McClaren plan for middle England upset by threat to elbow Greece


STEVE McCLAREN’S first job as head coach may be to find a team to play against after Greece, the opponents lined up for August 16, were suspended yesterday from international football. With Michael Owen sidelined until 2007 and Wayne Rooney facing a ban, McClaren has had an early reminder that life is rarely simple for the England manager. [more]


Patrols spot trouble at junior football


Steve O'Reilly, secretary of Anfield junior league, in front of graffiti which covers the wall of the Hillsbrough memorial changing rooms at Breckside Park, Anfield
SPECIAL teams of spotters are patrolling junior football pitches to catch yob parents dishing out touch-line abuse.

An 11-strong group visits games in the Anfield junior league on the lookout for any possible disorder. [more]





Soccer star is charged with assault on girl


LIVERPOOL Football Club's newest signing, Craig Bellamy, has been charged with two counts of assault following an incident in a nightclub involving a teenage girl, it emerged yesterday. [more]





What a joke


JAMIE CARRAGHER was last night reeling after being branded a ‘joke’ by England’s fitness coach.

Ivan Carminati made the astonishing attack on Liverpool star Carra for not knowing the rules of a penalty shootout. But the Italian waited until the squad had returned home before pouring scorn on England’s stars. [more]





Carragher calls for Gerrard


Jamie Carragher believes that Steve McClaren should appoint his Liverpool mate Steven Gerrard as the new England skipper.

The new England chief must decide on a replacement for David Beckham ahead of the build-up to the Euro 2008 qualifiers next term, and the two clear favourites are Gerrard and Chelsea's John Terry. [more]





CISSE RAPS RAFA


DJIBRIL CISSE has blasted Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez for forcing him out of the club.

The French striker will join Marseille in October once he recovers from a second broken leg in 18 months. But the striker will go grudgingly. [more]





New-boy eyes Reds success


Liverpool new-boy Fabio Aurelio admits Rafa Benitez played a major role in his free transfer switch to Anfield after the pair's successful spell at Valenica.

Aurelio completed his move to Merseyside over the weekend, signing a four-year deal and he is gunning for a repeat of Valencia's title success under Benitez at Anfield. [more]


Please don't cry your Lamps out for the pathetic England players


Another major tournament, another English failure. England weren't unlucky. They just weren't good enough. Again.

What makes this time worse is that they kept telling us before the tournament that they were. This was going to be the team that ended 40 years of hurt. This was going to be the team that brought football home. This was going to be the team that won the World Cup. [more]