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International Football - Ballon d'Or trio dropped
Premier League trio Fernando Torres, Frank Lampard and Cesc Fabregas have been dropped from the shortlist for the 2009 Ballon d'Or.
Geoff Thomas: Spare a thought for football's whipping boys
On September 12, 1989, Geoff Thomas was captain of Crystal Palace in their 9-0 defeat at Liverpool. Here, the ex-England midfielder remembers that night of pain...
David Prentice: David Prentice: Football must act to cheats never prosper
IF Thierry the talisman for fair play can cheat, the game is surely up. It’s time to pull down the shutters, cash in the Sky subscription and send back the season ticket, for nothing now can ever come to any good.
Football transfer rumours: Lucas to Chelsea?
Today's piffle didn't even turn upWhen the Mill doesn't quite read the rota right and ends up with its face buried in a damp pillow on Monday morning instead of rifling through the imaginations of the tabloids' finest hacks, it often dreams up one or two ludicrous fantasy football moves of its own.So when it awoke this morning to news that Chelsea were in for "Brazilian wonderkid Lucas" it took a sharp intake of breath and threw itself back under the covers safe in the knowledge that the world, for all its scary imperfections, could never, in reality be so warped as to have Carlo Ancelot
THE LIST: Football's greatest penalty kings - Nos 20-11
Who's the greatest penalty taker of all time? That's the question which Sportsmail's football experts have been asked for this week's edition of The List.
Young retires from international football instead of answering England call
Aston Villa's in-form full back Luke Young has retired from international football despite the chance to replace England right-back Glen Johnson, who was injured on Monday.
FOOTBALL FORUM: Stunned by blind devotion to Rafael Benitez - Liverpool FC
IT IS sad that there are “none so blind as those who will not see" when it comes to Liverpool Football Club and its loyal fans these strange days.
FOOTBALL FORUM: Lucas Neill should be our first choice at right-back - Liverpool FC
WHAT has Lucas Neill got to do to get a game?
Everton and Liverpool football clubs join forces to launch Premier League 4 Sport programme
EVERTON and Liverpool football clubs have joined forces to launch the Premier League 4 Sport programme.
FOOTBALL FORUM: Lucas Neill should be our first choice at right-back
WHAT has Lucas Neill got to do to get a game?
International Football - Johnson to miss Brazil friendly
Liverpool right-back Glen Johnson has pulled out of the England squad to face Brazil on Saturday after sustaining an injury on Monday.
International Football - Johnson to miss friendly
Liverpool right-back Glen Johnson has pulled out of the England squad to face Brazil on Saturday after sustaining an injury on Monday.
Top Five: Football Dives
David Ngog pulled a fast one to win a penalty for Liverpool and it triggered Eurosport-Yahoo! to take a look at some of the great dives.
VIDEO SPECIAL: Ronaldo, Klinsmann, Gerrard, Owen and Gilardino - the best 'dives' in football history
Sportsmail trawls the archives and finds five great 'dives' to match Liverpool David Ngog in the falling over stakes - two of whom also graduated from the Anfield academy...
International Football - Spain rest unfit Torres
Spain coach Vicente del Bosque has omitted Liverpool striker Fernando Torres from his squad over injury concerns.
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