http://football-in-england.love.comen-ushttp://football-in-england.love.com/rss.xmlA Blog with news about Football in EnglandAOL LLC. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only.Blogsmith | Relegence | AOL LLC.http://t.love.com/309070600Mon, 15 Mar 2010 7:35:24http://t.love.com/309070585Mon, 15 Mar 2010 7:35:20http://t.love.com/309070565Mon, 15 Mar 2010 7:35:16http://t.love.com/309070515Mon, 15 Mar 2010 7:35:01http://t.love.com/309070439Mon, 15 Mar 2010 7:34:00http://t.love.com/309070430Mon, 15 Mar 2010 7:34:00http://t.love.com/309069179Mon, 15 Mar 2010 7:28:00http://t.love.com/309068921
Everton Ladies manager Mo Marley was delighted her side progressed to the Women's FA Cup final by beating Barnet 2-0 in the semi-finals on Sunday. The Blues will make their first appearance in the final for five years. "We're delighted. 2005 was the last time we were there and we didn't win it then," she told BBC Radio Merseyside. ]]>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 7:25:00http://t.love.com/309068649
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has dismissed speculation about his future by insisting the real issue is on the pitch. In the wake of the defeats by Wigan and Lille, Benitez's long-term future at the club was called into question again. With Real Madrid coach Manuel Pellegrini's tenure at the Bernabeu looking increasingly tenuous after their early exit from the Champions League last week speculation has already started to link Benitez with the job. ]]>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 7:24:00http://t.love.com/309068647Mon, 15 Mar 2010 7:24:00http://t.love.com/309068275
That was certainly the impression given by Barnsley defender Stephen Foster who, for his part, was just delighted they had ground out a clean sheet following their 6-1 horror show against Newcastle last Saturday. He had some special words for Speroni and, for that matter, the whole Crystal Palace team. Foster said: "I was happy enough with the clean sheet, especially having been heavily beaten at Newcastle. ]]>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 7:23:00http://t.love.com/309067506Mon, 15 Mar 2010 7:21:00http://t.love.com/309066916Mon, 15 Mar 2010 7:20:00http://t.love.com/309066764Mon, 15 Mar 2010 7:20:00http://t.love.com/309066766Mon, 15 Mar 2010 7:20:00http://t.love.com/309066758Mon, 15 Mar 2010 7:20:00http://t.love.com/309066751Mon, 15 Mar 2010 7:20:00http://t.love.com/309066711Mon, 15 Mar 2010 7:20:00http://t.love.com/309066431Mon, 15 Mar 2010 7:20:00http://t.love.com/309066214Mon, 15 Mar 2010 7:19:00http://t.love.com/309065670Mon, 15 Mar 2010 7:19:00http://t.love.com/309065154
Sunderland ladies boss Mick Mulhern blamed a lack of match sharpness for Sunday's 2-1 away defeat by Doncaster Belles in the Premier League. The match was the Wearsiders' first since mid-December and defeat brought the Belles to within five points of Mulhern's league leaders. "We never really got going today and were obviously rusty after such a long lay-off," Mulhern said. ]]>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 7:18:00http://t.love.com/309062542Mon, 15 Mar 2010 7:09:00http://t.love.com/309062538Mon, 15 Mar 2010 7:09:00http://t.love.com/309061778
Rooney extended his staggering recent goal haul to 17 since the turn of the year by scoring twice in Sunday's 3-0 Old Trafford win against Fulham. The double strike takes his tally for the season to 32 goals in all competitions and leaves him just ten behind the 42-goal mark set by Cristiano Ronaldo in 2007-08. With Denis Law's 46-goal club record mark now looming into sight, Rooney could yet end the campaign by writing both Law and Ronaldo out of the Manchester United record books. ]]>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 7:06:00http://t.love.com/309060587Mon, 15 Mar 2010 7:03:00http://t.love.com/309042335Mon, 15 Mar 2010 5:51:00http://t.love.com/309042247Mon, 15 Mar 2010 5:50:00http://t.love.com/309030606Mon, 15 Mar 2010 5:02:00http://t.love.com/309017731
The first to declare its hand is the Rhone Group, a US fund management firm, run by billionaires Robert Agostinelli and Steven Langman, which has expressed an interest in buying a stake of at least 34 per cent for around £100 million. That would substantially dilute the holdings of owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett and break the boardroom stalemate which has hamstrung the club for more than two years. However, Liverpool remain hopeful of receiving a number of competing offers before the Easter deadl]]>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 4:06:00http://t.love.com/309016466Mon, 15 Mar 2010 4:00:00http://t.love.com/309015258Mon, 15 Mar 2010 3:50:00http://t.love.com/309013622Mon, 15 Mar 2010 3:39:00http://t.love.com/308996656
The 6ft 4in Gateshead-born forward has scored twice in five England Under-21 appearances and while he insists his homeland remains his priority his head has been turned by Scotland manager Craig Levein's interest. "I've heard I'm wanted by Scotland but I'm obviously doing well with the England Under-21s at the moment and I will see what is happening there," said Carroll, who has a Scottish grandmother. "I would be lying if I said that the Scotland thing wasn't in the back of my mind. It's nice to know]]>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 2:08:00http://t.love.com/308996253
There are not many teams who have come to the Britannia Stadium this season and coped with Rory Delap's thunderbolt throw-ins, which is testament to the performances of Richard Dunne and James Collins. The pair have impressed since arriving at the end of summer, for just £5 million apiece. Had Collins not prevented Ricardo Fuller from shooting when well-placed in the second half, Stoke City would surely have won. ]]>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 2:06:00http://t.love.com/308996248
A reported transfer kitty north of £40million pledged when the club's Hong Kong-based owners took charge last November remains largely at the Birmingham City manager's disposal and he is certain to make additions to a squad striving for a Europa League place after last May's promotion. McLeish expounded on the nature of his likely targets, citing the qualities of Craig Gardner, the midfield player whose first goal for the club since his £3 million move from Aston Villa claimed an improbable point. "He]]>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 2:06:00http://t.love.com/308996239
The young Welshman could not buy a win in a Tottenham Hotspur shirt; now his name is the first on manager Harry Redknapp's teamsheet after emerging as one of the most exciting left-sided players in the Premier League. Bale went a record 24 Premier League games for Tottenham, spanning more than two years, without being on a winning side until the match against Burnley last September. Even Redknapp was concerned, admitting: "The record bothered me. Sir Alex Ferguson said to me last year, 'You can't pick]]>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 2:06:00http://t.love.com/308978452Mon, 15 Mar 2010 0:12:00http://t.love.com/308961101Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:12:00http://t.love.com/308960069Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:09:00