What Is Happening To Liverpool?

I'm a bit reluctant to publish this post but somehow it has to done.

Why is Liverpool suffering?

Benitez seems a bit lost in team selection. Even I can play better than Voronin!! He should instead be a model in promoting hair products.

Alonso has left a huge gap in midfield. His creativity is enough to make Liverpool click.

Without Gerrard and Torres, they play like s**t.

Carragher is still good but is starting to make crucial mistakes. I guess age is catching up.

There a few more reasons but I better stop before I start crying.

The New Season Is Back!!

I'm glad the Premiership is about to start in the next 24 hours. Who do you think will win the Premiership this season?

Liverpool will have a great chance if they start off well and Manchester United, having lost the best player in the world in the form of Cristiano Ronaldo, will find it tough to find goals. Bear in mind that last season they won a number of matches by a mere goal.

Chelsea would have a better chance of doing better this season. Their 2nd half performance in the Charity Shield against Man. U. was quite impressive.

It is going to be interesting to see how Man. City will perform this season. They are overloaded with strikers and I feel they need to beef up the defence before anyone can take them seriously.

Don't bother talking about Arsenal.

Richest Footballers in 2008

Here is a list of the highest paid soccer players in the world:

1. David Beckham, $49.4 million

2. Ronaldinho, $38.4 million

3. Lionel Messi, $36.6 million

4. Cristiano Ronaldo, $31 million

5. Thierry Henry, $26.8 million

6. John Terry, $22.16 million

7. Michael Ballack, $22 million

8. Ronaldo, $21.2 million

9. Kaka, $20.4 million

10. Steven Gerrard, $20 million

I should have been a soccer player!!

Reds Are The Best In Europe

Liverpool's famous 1-0 victory over Real Madrid at the Bernabeu propelled the Reds to the top of the official UEFA table for the first time since 1985. The system ranks clubs on their performances in European competition over the past five years.

UEFA co-efficient rankings:

1 - Liverpool FC (114.077)
2 - Chelsea FC (110.077)
3 - Barcelona (109.403)
4 - AC Milan (109.306)
5 - Arsenal FC (101.077)
6 – Sevilla FC (100.403)
7 - Manchester Utd FC (99.077)
8 - Bayern Munich (93.664)
9 – Olympique Lyonnais (90.576)
10 - Inter Milan (87.306)

Imagine what would happen to Man U if the Reds can reproduce this kinda form consistently in the English Premier League.

Fernando Torres

Check out his goals with Liverpool by clicking HERE.

Raul The Great

Raul has broken the record previously held by Alfredo Di Stefano by scoring 308 goals for Real Madrid. The Spaniard international has been serving this club for 15 years.

The Spaniard international started his international career 13 years ago against Czech Republic and has netted 44 goals in international games.

He is also the leading goal scorer in the Champions League with 64 goals. What a player!

Deadliest Goalkeeper

Rogerio Ceni of Brazil scored twice on Sunday night to become the biggest-scoring goalkeeper in football history with now 64 goals.

Ceni, 33, first scored with a free kick and then on a penalty in a 2-2 draw of his club Sao Paulo at Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte.

Citing the ruling body FIFA, news reports said that Ceni's double gives him 64 goals overall, two more than Paraguay goalkeeper Jose Luis Chilavert (62) scored in his career.

The 16-times capped Ceni has been at the Sao Paulo club since 1990. He was voted Brazil's best goalkeeper three times by the Placar football paper and was Brazil reserve keeper at the 2002 and 2006 World Cup.

Scolari Sacked!

Luiz Felipe Scolari has been dismissed as manager of Chelsea with immediate effect. Brazilian Scolari, 60, was appointed last summer as the replacement for Avram Grant.

He led his country to World Cup glory in 2002 before taking charge of Portugal for Euro 2004, leading them to the semi-finals of the World Cup in 2006. Just shows that money can't buy you a title. Martin O'Neill with less than half the budget of Chelsea is showing them how it's done.

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has now overseen the departure of four managers since his arrival in 2003. Assistant Coach Ray Wilkins will take charge of the team on a temporary basis.

Who do you think would take the job now?

Is Ronaldo That Good?

Click here and you will know the answer.

Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink Retires

Remember him? Well nothing much was mentioned about his retirement.

For me he was a real no-nonsense forward, sparkled in the premiership, securing his status as one of the most lethal goalscorers in the Premiership, with over 100 goals in spells for Leeds, Chelsea and Middlesbborough. He also had a brief cameo for Charlton in the English top league.

Chelsea paid a record fee of 24 million euro for the Dutch striker. He played for five seasons at the London-based club and made an immediate impact. He scored 93 goals before changing clubs. His final Dutch cap, the 23rd, was when he played in Chelsea colours in 2002.

At the age of 36 he decided to hang up his boots and made a start in his coaching career. He is currently coaching at FC Twente alongside his old Boro coach Steve McClaren.

All the best Bro!!

Steve Gerrard Charged With Assault

Steven Gerrard, the Liverpool captain and England international footballer, has been charged with assault and affray, following a brawl outside a Merseyside nightclub in the early hours of Monday morning.

Merseyside police said the 28-year-old midfielder, who has 70 caps for his country, was charged this morning along with two other men who had also been arrested after a "disturbance" outside a late-night bar in Southport, Merseyside.

The venue's DJ, a 34-year-old local man, required hospital treatment after suffering facial injuries.

The footballer may now face disciplinary action from his club; sources at Liverpool told The Times yesterday that Rafael BenÍtez, the club manager and a noted disciplinarian, would consider taking action if Gerrard were charged with any offence.

Source: Times Online

The question is, will this affect his performance in the coming months?