Champions League Draws

I just finished watching the Champions League Draw and awards ceremony.


GROUP A
Liverpool (ENGLAND)
Porto (PORTUGAL)
Marseille (FRANCE)
Besiktas (TURKEY)


GROUP B
Chelsea (ENGLAND)
Valencia (SPAIN)
Schalke (GERMANY)
Rosenborg (NORWAY)


GROUP C
Real Madrid (SPAIN)
Werder Bremen (GERMANY)
Lazio (ITALY)
Olympiakos (GREECE)

GROUP D
AC Milan (ITALY)
Benfica (PORTUGAL)
Celtic (SCOTLAND)
Shakhtar Donetsk (UKRAINE)

GROUP E
Barcelona (SPAIN)
Lyon (FRANCE)
Stuttgart (GERMANY)
Rangers (SCOTLAND)


GROUP F
Manchester United (ENGLAND)
Roma (ITALY)
Sporting Lisbon (PORTUGAL)
Dynamo Kiev (UKRAINE)

GROUP G
Inter Milan (ITALY)
PSV Eindhoven (HOLLAND)
CSKA Moscow (RUSSIA)
Fenerbahce (TURKEY)

GROUP H
Arsenal (ENGLAND)
Sevilla or AEK Athens (SPAIN/GREECE)
Steaua Bucharest (ROMANIA)
Slavia Prague (CZECHOSLOVAKIA)
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AWARDS

Goalkeeper of the year:
Petr Cech- why? don´t get me wrong i like Cech, but i´m not saying this as a Liverpool fan but i thought Pepe Reina was much better.

Defender of the year:
Paolo Maldini- whatever.

Midfielder of the year:
Clarence Seedof-

Forward of the year:
KaKa- i though that a lot of the people nominated were not even forwards.

Footballer of the year-
Kaka-
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Predictions later.

Watch this if you hate Manchester United

LMAO! i almost pissed myself when i heard this!
All the reasons to become a Manchester United fan LMAO!!

R.I.P Antonio Puerta

It´s a sad day in the footballing world.

Seville´s Antonio Puerta has died he was 22.

Puerta died of "multiple organ failure stemming from prolonged cardiac arrest" and subsequent coronary problems, Virgen del Rocio Hospital director Gimeno Guerrero said in a statement.

My condolences to his family and friends.

R.I.P

Crazy and not so crazy transfer rumors

There have been some crazy rumors coming out of the footballing world these days.

-Manchester City and Middlesbrough are both ready to bid for Inter Milan´s Adriano.
I can´t see him at Middlesbrough, they don´t have the history or fan base and their manager Gareth Southgate is still very fresh and questionable.
I can see him at City though, they have a good start to the season, they have a good fan base, they have a pretty good manager, they can pay him, they have the potential to be very good, and their´s another Brazilian in the team.

-The Daily Mail and The Sun are reporting that Roman Abramovich is willing to make Ronaldinho the first £200,000-a-week player in order to get him to Chelsea.
All i have to say is shut up Roman, do you want another Sheva and Ballack? Let Jose do his job, he´s good at it and REMEMBER THIS just because a player is good in one club doesn't mean he will fit in yours.

-The Sun is reporting that Ole Solskjaer will announce his retirement from football after 4 years of a nagging Knee injury. ¨Norwegian Solskjaer, 34, is expected to be offered a coaching role with the club and will be used as a worldwide ambassador¨-The Sun. It seems Man U are another striker down.I don´t know he is retiring at the end of the season or for good now, i wish him the best of luck.

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I´m still looking for a contributor for the blog.
Someone who can focus on any other league but the Prem, who can post at least twice a week, if you are interested e-mail me at hluwagc@hotmail.com

If Becks can´t save the Galaxy then who can? and Roy Keane

How good was the Galaxy vs Chivas game? 3-0 to Chivas, now it really is a super classico.

Becks who to me is the ultimate professional loses his cool more than once, but i don´t think he was necessarily angry at Jesse Marsch, think that it was built up frustration towards his tea mates, I think that Golden Balls realizes how bad the Galaxy are and maybe he is now seriously regretting going so early, There´s no I in team and i think Becks and everyone else is starting to see that maybe Becks is not going to be the Galaxy´s savior, what good are his amazing crosses if their is no one at the end of them?

Is there a crisis at the Galaxy? What are they going to do next season in order to keep Landon Donovan? i say send him to Chivas lol

The Galaxy WONT win MLS cup and the have to find a way to keep Dandy Landy.

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I have to say i have nothing but the most respect for Roy Keane, he represents everything that is right with football, he has his head in the right place and he is what a manager should be, his grace and calm is fantastic for the game.

He doesn't bash other managers/teams/players and i have a feeling that Keano will become a legend not only for his amazing footballing career but for his managerial one too.

The fact that he is honest about the ridiculous WAGS culture, he got rid of those players that were involved in a sex tape and that he recently said that players should stop attacking the ref shows his true class, I can´t believe that i am saying great things about a former Manchester United player.

Keano knows what he wants to do with Sunderland, he is realistic and i have nothing but respect for him.

Good luck Roy.

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Gary Neville is out for ANOTHER 2 weeks, he should be fit for Sep 5.

Just retire already!

Whats going on with Tottenham? and Transfer Market

Tottenham, Tottenham, Tottenham...

Wil Jol go?

Is Juan Román Riquelme on his way to White Heart Lane?

Will Aaron Lennon ever be fit?

Will Juande Ramos take Martin Jol´s job

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Everything is going on with Spurs since the Prem started!

They Won 1, Drew 0, Lost 2 and they have 3 points

I know its the start of the season but to win the title you have to start the season good and i know they won 4-0 against Derby... it was against DERBY not Man U, not Arsenal, not Chelsea, Not Liverpool but DERBY! i don´t think that beating DERBY 4-0 has saved Martin Jol´s job.

Will Junade Ramos replace Martin Jol?

Let me tell you something Juande Ramos is a fine fine coach, i would even want him at Liverpool

he has done an amazing job at Seville.

Junade Ramos would be the man to take Tottenham to the top 4 and the champions league, but why would he leave Seville? they are in the Champions League and they finished they league 3rd.

Is it even right to sack Jol after 3 games?

The sun is reporting that Spurs have rejected an offer from Fabio Capello to coach Spurs i say LIES! If Capello wanted that job he would have it.

UPDATE- Juande Ramos denies Spurs talk.

There have also been rumors that Juan Roman Riquelme might be on his way to White Heart Lane, he is a fine player and would do great player at Spurs.

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-Real Madrid have signed Arjen Robben and Gabriel Heinze. I think Heinze is a good signing, Robben is always injured.

To be honest Madrid paid too much for Robben.

Robben is bashing Jose Mourinho saying that Mourinho never gave him a real chance to play at Chelsea.

Robben shut the fuck up! you are always injured, how was Jose supposed to let you play? what an Idiot.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2002390000-2007390357,00.html

England NT

Like promised the blog is back up, i´m still on my trip but i have the mornings free so i have time to post. I´m still looking for a contributor for the blog if you are interested e-mail me at hluwagc@hotmail.com .
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Ok so since i was on a plane i didn't see the England game but i did see the horror that is Paul Robinson and The Sun, The Daily Mail,every other newspaper and everyone in England has finally seen what i have been seeing for YEARS! he is pure RUBBISH!!!

Why is Michael Owen defending Robinson? When Michael Owen plays a full 90-minutes and DOES´NT get injured then he can defend whoever he wants.

My question is who is the new England number 1? Surely it can still be Paul Robinson
I really like David James but he is old, he can play for now, but they have to start building their squad for the next World Cup and for Euro 2008.
So who will it be? Ben Foster? (currently injured), Scott Carson? Robert Green?

Why did Beckham play for England? he has a nagging ankle injury and the time difference and being jet lagged will affect him in MLS, i understand that he wants to play for England but why risk his career for a friendly?

I heard something really interesting on World Soccer Daily (http://www.worldsoccerdaily.com/) recently, with Sven´s success at club level in England they mentioned that maybe the Golden Age of English football never existed, and i started to think that maybe they were right. There has always been this huge hype with the England NT but if you really think about it what have they done since the 1966 World Cup?

I think that we confuse the fact that England has arguably the best league in the world but they don´t have the best national team. Don´t get me wrong their are some good maybe even great English players, Steven Gerrard, John Terry, Frank Lampard, Gary Neville, Ashley Cole (in his Arsenal days), Joe Cole and others.
The problem i see is that when the players play with their country they can´t forget their club, I honestly doubt that Neville and Gerrard are buddies, or that they can even stand each other, when you play for your country you should forget about your club for that game but they can´t Neville is the captain of Manchester United and Gerrard the captain of Liverpool can they really forget the hate that they have for each other´s club?

I know this happens in other countries but i think that its stronger in Spain and England.
But Spain doesn't have the pressure that England has.

So was Sven really that bad? he did make some stupid choices but now that i think about it, Sven was not too bad, the players were just not there.

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Like i said in my other post i am currently looking for someone to write in the blog about any other League besides the prem.
If you are interested e-mail me at hluwagc@hotmail.com

Announcement

Thank you to everyone who has been reading i really appreciate it. Sorry that i have not been updating daily but I'm going on a trip and i am getting everything ready.
The blog will be down until Thursday because I'm going on a trip, but after Thursday i promise that it will be up and running and i will be posting everyday.

I would also like to say that i am currently looking for someone to join the blog as a contributor.

I am looking for someone who follows any other league but the Prem, age or sex doesn't matter, I am looking for someone who can post at least twice a week to give a weekend preview/predictions and to take at least one day to cover whatever league they want to cover.

If you are interested please e-mail me at hluwagc@hotmail.com and tell me what league you would like to help out with.
Thanks.

England NT Call-ups

Steve McClaren has made his England Call-ups and i can't help but laugh.

Defence:
Robinson (Tottenham), James (Portsmouth), Carson (Liverpool, on loan at Aston Villa), Richards (Manchester City), Brown (Manchester United), Ferdinand (Manchester United), Terry (Chelsea), Ashley Cole (Chelsea), Campbell (Portsmouth), Taylor (Newcastle), Neville (Everton), Shorey (Reading)

Midfield:
Beckham (LA Galaxy), Gerrard (Liverpool), Lampard (Chelsea), Joe Cole (Chelsea), Wright-Phillips (Chelsea), Carrick (Manchester United), Barry (Aston Villa), Downing (Middlesbrough), Dyer (West Ham), Hargreaves (Manchester United)

Offense:
Smith (Newcastle), Owen (Newcastle), Crouch (Liverpool), Bent (Tottenham), Johnson (Everton), Defoe (Tottenham)
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Paul Robinson? Paul freaking Robinson?!!! Those of you who read this blog know how i feel about him.
I'm glad to see David James in the squad he had a great season with pompey and he is solid, but he is not the future of England he is 38 years old.
START CARSON!

Beckham?... seriously? Becks has a nagging ankle injury he did play the full 90 minutes against NY and he did score but its not fair to a player like David Bentley who IS the future of England (i know what he did with the under-20 was fucked up but he is a good player and he is young, he deserves the start).
Beckham should not go in respect to the MLS fans who have been waiting to see him.

Hargreaves? LMFAO! he's injured!!! and has been injured for the last couple of months!!!! you have to be kidding me.

Owen? whatever... he hasn't played a full 90 minutes for Newcastle in ages.
Some of these picks are a joke.

WHERE IS MATTY TAYLOR AND KEVIN NOLAN?!!!!!!
I am glad to see Nicky Shorey in the squad though.

UPDATE-Gerrard, Campbell, Hargreaves and Bent have pulled out of the England squad.
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I will update later on the weekend results.

Sorry

I'm really sorry that i have not been able to update, but i'm having problems with my wireless.
I will update later. There is a lot of news to talk about!
Thank you to everyone who has been reading and sorry for the lack of updates.

Tottenham is at it again! and so is Steve McClaren

Sorry its taken my so long to post, I've just been a bit busy.

Tottenham are at it again, losing to Everton 1:3.

So far many of my predictions have been wrong! I think that many of us saw this year as Tottenham's chance to make it in the top 4 and we saw Arsenal slipping, now i see Arsenal sharp and Spurs slipping, Its the same every year with Spurs they make you think they will do it, they have the squad and many will argue that they have the manager but they never get the job done.

I think this is it, Tottenham Hotspur will not break into the top 4 and the will probably finish lower than last season, I say this because they have lost 2 games and they still have to play Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Man United and on top of that Everton are playing pretty good, Its not looking good for Spurs.

I've been saying this and i will say this again PAUL ROBINSON HAS TO GO!

And it might be time for Martin Jol to go too.

Martin Jol to win the sack race.

-Middlesbrough sign Mido from Tottenham.

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My beloved Reds have beat Toulouse 1:0 in the Champions League group stages by a goal by Andriy Veronin, whom i think will turn out to be a fine striker for us.

-Jamie Carragher has declined Steve McClaren's invite to go back and play with the England NT. And i have to say i completely agree with Carragher, i don't think its about his ego, i think its about having the best player for that spot and Carragher who next to Terry is the best English centre back has been disrespected. Playing him out of position and playing Ledley King and Wes Brown instead, Ledley King? He barley plays for Spurs! he's always injured!.

-I'm Very worried about Peter Crouch possibly leaving, there are many rumors that many clubs are interested in him. I think that I and most Liverpool fans just love Crouchy, he is a game changing player and i am very worried that we will lose him for lack of playing time. RAFA I BEG YOU PLEASE DON'T LET CROUCH GO.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=224290&cc=5901

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2002390000-2007370717,00.html

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=453346&cc=5901

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Dear Steve McClaren,

Stop smiling. Thanks to your stupidity England probably wont make it to Euro 2008. How blind are you? how is it possible that from the states we can see that Gerrard and Lampard can't play in the same midfield, you can't see that? Have you EVER heard of Kevin Nolan and Matty Taylor? Do you know that there is a difference between Full back and a Centre back? And that Jamie Carragher is a Centre back and not a Full back? Are you also aware that Ledley King barley plays for Spurs due to the fact that he is always injured? How could you have selected Micheal Owen to start for England after he just came back from a season long injury and didn't even play 90 minutes with Newcastle? Do you honestly think that David Beckham is fit to play against Germany, even though he hasn't been able to play for the Galaxy and has a nagging ankle injury? I'm actually really starting to believe that you are blind because you can't see the ridiculous mistakes that Paul Robinson not only makes for Spurs but also for England. I wonder when the FA who are also blind will open their eyes and see what a mistake you are.

I you want to keep your job open your EYES! let David Bentley and Micah Richards play, look at Kevin Nolan, Matty Taylor, Scott Carson, Ben Foster and if you want Walcott to play, wait until he plays with Arsenal for a while.I'm sure that I've missed much more, but thats all for now.

Natz.

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Is Alves off to Chelsea? I think so, if Alves goes to Chelsea i assume that Robben is off to Real Madrid.

Huge lose for Seville (my preferred team in Spain), Huge gain for Chelsea.

-The Sun reporting that Chelsea have agreed a £24.5million deal for Daniel Alves.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2002390000-2007370632,00.html

-Chelsea confirming interest in Daniel Alves but denying that they have reached and agreement.

http://msn.foxsports.com/soccer/story/7123978

-Alves Agent 80-90% confident in Alves move to Chelsea.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=453268&cc=5901

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Thanks to everyone who has been reading, my next post will be about today's games, Gallas being named Arsenal Captain (what was that about?) and My new found respect for Roy Keane.

How great was the Premiership?!!!

How great was the prem this weekend? I could not have asked for a better start to the season, and apparently its not the EPL but its now the BPL, how stupid is that?!



Arsenal vs Fulham 2:1 - I thought it was a great game,very exciting. Lehmann made an awful mistake. Healy has potential to get better. Warner had a great game. Van Persie is a fantastic player and he has class, this is the second time I've seen him tell the ref that there is no foul and no need for a free-kick, i wish more players were like him. There was good defending by Fulham, their defence will be better if they get Jay DeMerit.



Sunderland vs Tottenham 1:0 - Two words PAUL ROBINSON! he has to go! this is not the first time he makes ridiculous mistakes, his mistakes might cost spurs to break into the top four (I'm already going back on my predictions). I'm glad to see that Sunderland seem strong and i love how Roy Keane is calm and doesn't take the win too seriously, he is going to do good things with Sunderland.



Manchester United vs Reading 0:0 - Boring... i almost fell asleep in the first half, Rooney suffers a 2 month injury!!!!! England are screwed. I don't think Man u will be as affected as the England NT, Man U have Tevez, although if Tevez gets injured they will be in big trouble because i believe Saha is also injured. Solskjær is not reliable enough, they have to hope that Tevez does not get injured. I was very happy to see that Reading got a draw, even though i don't think they will play as entertaining football as they did last season.



Manchester City vs West Ham 2:0 - How good where Man City?? They played awesome! i was very very surprised, The Manchester Derby got much better, who would have thought that I'm looking forward to see Man City. Elano and Bianchi were fantastic. West Ham... yawn, they don't seem to work well together, i can see them going down, Craig Bellamy is a pig and I'm glad he is not at Liverpool anymore, point deduction or not they are going to have to fight to stay up.



Aston Villa vs Liverpool 2:1- I have to say i was starting to doubt Torres, i don't think he will score 25 goals this season, but from what i saw in this game he has the heart, passion and mentality to play in the premiership, it will take him a while but he is on his way to becoming a Liverpool legend. I'm getting worried thought as a Liverpool fan i think that Crouch doesn't get enough playing time and i think he is a game changing player, i hope Crouch doesn't leave for lack of playing time.Fantastic Stevie G free-kick. Villa are in trouble, they are going to be the Fulham of this season, Martin O'Neill is still very overrated.



Derby vs Portsmouth 2:2- Very surprised, i didn't see Derby winning or getting a draw in this one but they did, a good result for Derby, Pompey have to watch out for stupid draws like that.



Everton vs Wigan 2:1- zzzzzzz Wigan are still in the Premiership?? They don't deserve to be in the Premiership.



Middlesbrough vs Blackburn 1:2- i have to be honest i didn't watch this, but i bet they are missing Veduka now!



Bolton vs Newcastle 1:3- Good result for Newcastle, but can they keep it up?



Chelsea vs Birmingham 3:2- Another injury for Chelsea? i was surprised that Birmingham scored 2 goals, i have to say Cech is not looking too good.



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Who will win the sack race? Martin Jol? Gareth Southgate? Sammy Lee?

Who do you guys think will win the Sack race and what did you think of the games?

Premiership and the Coca-Cola Championship are back!!!!!!

Hi everyone, i hope you are enjoying your week of freedom because now that the Premiership is back we will be consumed with football. I wont be able to post this weekend because i have some family stuff, maybe i will be able to post really quickly about each game. I'll be back Monday with my opinions on the games. Thank you for reading and enjoy the weekend of football.


THE PREMIERSHIP IS BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm also really excited that the Championship starts.
I would love to see Southampton, Wolves and Sheffield United promoted.

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BTW its official Man United have the most attractive team in the Premiership with Wayne Rooney and new signing Carlos Tevez..... i kid, i kid (i had to make a joke about it.)
So Carlos Tevez is a Manchester United player... lucky them (i really mean that).

Leeds United, Transfers and Loans, and David Beckham

So as we all know Leeds have been given a 15-points deduction for an alleged breach of the Football League's insolvency policy, They have lost their appeal against the 15 point deduction. So my question is this, Do you think they deserved it? and will they make it back to the Championship? I'm curious to see what everyone thinks of Leeds.

I know that to many brits Leeds is one of those clubs that if you don't support them you hate them, I'm from the states so i guess i don't have that history to hate Leeds ( even though I've been watching the EPL since i was 6) but a lot of my friends from England could not be more happy that Leeds have been relegated and it seems from what I've read in the British papers everyone else is happy that Leeds are now in League One and have the 15-point deduction.

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-Sunderland have singed Hearts goalkeeper Craig Gordon.

-Aston Villa are interested in signing Liverpool goalkeeper Scott Carson on a Loan deal.

-Seems like Robben is going to Real Madrid.
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Golden balls where are you? When are you going to play? ok it was ridiculous here in the states the hype that there is for David Beckham, I've never been a huge Becks fan but i respect him and think he is a professional.

But when is he going to play for the Galaxy? and will he actually make a difference? The Galaxy are rubbish, they just are, their defence is horrible and to be honest can he do much with them? they are not even close to being in the playoffs and there isn't anyone at the end of Beck's crosses, I think that Becks should have gone to another MLS team, not the Galaxy I think he only went to LA because of posh wanting to be famous.
Becks is a good player but the Galaxy are rubbish, i just don't think he can save them, not this year.




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Thanks to everyone who has been reading, next post will be about La Liga and The Championship.

Not a good start for Chelsea.

I'm actually starting to feel bad for Chelsea (who would have thought).

Is Chelsea the new Newcastle? The Sun and The Times Online are reporting that Chelsea held an open session for fans and that only 5 regulars were fit to play and medics were treating 14 players.

They are also reporting that Jose fears that he wont be able to have 16 fit players for their first match of the season against Birmingham.

I think that was is going to cost Chelsea the title this year is their injuries.

Physio Room has Chelsea listed with 6 injuries (second to Newcastle's 7).

With Makelele, Drogba, Kalou, Terry, Bridge and Ballack injured.

The Sun is also reporting that Petr Cech, Ashley Cole, Glen Johnson and Florent Malouda are also injured.

And Frank Lampard has a broken toe but will play through it.

I thought Sheva was injured, but I guess not.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premiership/chelsea/article2218579.ece
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2002390000-2007360477,00.html

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Dear Robben,

Cut the bullshit and just go to Real Madrid, you should be lucky that they even want you considering that you are always injured, you will fit in great at madrid with players that only want money and could careless about football. It is clear that you want to go so just go.

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I now dislike Robben i hate players like him, who are only motivated by money, I'm ALL for footballers being played good money, they get very little time off, they have the pressure of millions of fans, their careers can only really last until they are around 35 and their careers can be over in a minute with a bad injury, but i hate players who i don't see their passion or love for the game.

Players like Ronaldo (Brazil) who has played for Inter and AC, Barcelona and Madrid or even Figo (who i like) who has played for Madrid and Barcelona, i hate players who have no loyalty.

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Their are some good news for Chelsea, they might get Daniel Alves from Sevilla, who i think is a fantastic player, if i was Jose i would get rid of Robben and bring in Alves who wants to play for Chelsea so badly that he is willing to take a pay cut.

This is bad news for me because Sevilla are the team i like in Spain.

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It doesn't seem like a good season for Chelsea.

EPL table predictions

Here are my EPL table predictions, some might be crazy and underneath the table i will explain everything.

My Predictions

1.Liverpool or Manchester United
2.Liverpool or Manchester United
3.Chelsea
4.Tottenham
5.Arsenal
6.Blackburn
7.Portsmouth
8.Reading
9.Everton
10.Newcastle
11.Manchester City
12.Sunderland
13.Aston Villa
14.Middlesbrough
15.Bolton
16.West Ham
17.Fulham or Birmingham
18.Fulham or Birmingham
19.Derby
20.Wigan
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1 and 2- I think that Liverpool really want the EPL this year, they have won the champions league and were in the final last year, i think they feel that they have to prove themselves in the EPL and they know their fans want the Premiership.

Manchester United- they have made great great great buys this season and it seems that they are getting Tevez which would be an amazing buy, they won last season and you can't underestimate them, Ronaldo is an amazing player and he can put that team on his shoulders, i think they really want the Champions League and that's what they will focus on.

It will all come down to who starts the season better and injuries.

3.Chelsea- It seems like they have got some good players in the transfer season, but Terry is out for a while (they always have problems when JT is out) and super Frank has not been playing that well, they will probably be the team most effected by the Africa Cup Of Nations, Sheva and Ballack are still not reliable and Robben is still up in the air if he stays or go. And i think that they will really push for the Champions League this season.They just don't seem like they can win the Premiership this year.


4.Tottenham- OK this is a bit of a stretch, you can't underestimate Arsenal but i think that spurs have a solid team and a good manager. They managed to keep Berbatov and i think he stayed because he knows this can be Tottenham's year. The thing that i think can hold Tottenham back is a big problem they have and that is Paul Robinson who in my opinion is one of the worst goalkeepers I've seen, this guy make the most ridiculous mistakes. Another problem they have is Ledley King who is always injured, but besides that i think they have a good team, they have made some good buys and i think they can break into the top 4 this season.

5.Arsenal-Like i said, its a bit of a stretch, you can't underestimate Arsenal, they do have a great young team but every year its the same "Arsenal's youngsters will do it this year", but they don't. I think that Van Persie and Fabregas are amazing players if they can keep free of injury then they will be have a chance of being 4th, i think that this is Walcott's year to prove himself.They will also be affected by the Africa Cup of Nations.They lost Henry which is a huge lost for their moral, and they don't know if Wenger is staying.


6.Blackburn-They always cause trouble for the bigger teams, they have a very good squad, if they don't finish 6th they still will have a say on who will finish in the top 4.Their goalkeeper is very good and i expect to see good things from this team.

7.Portsmouth-They have very quietly been buying some good player and building up their squad, David James had a fantastic season and i think that there is a lot of potential for this team. I like their manager and i think that they will also like Blackburn have a say on who the top 4 will be.

8.Reading-I think that they will be able to survive the second season jinx, i think that Steve Coppell is a great manager, their problem is that they have let some good players go and have not bought any season changing players, i think they have some good player and i want to see what Kevin Doyle can do this season. I have to be honest I'm a little biased with Reading, I have a soft spot for them for the last 3 seasons and i was very happy to see them promoted, i really hope they can survive the jinx and do good.

9.Everton- Everton drop from 6th to 9th for me because, they are always affected by injuries, Cahill is injured, Johnson is very injury prone. they got rid of James Beattie which is good for them, i think Howard is a good goalkeeper and they have Arteta who i think is one of the best midfielders in the Premiership, they haven't made any significant buys. I think that is they stay clear of major injuries they will be able to maybe slip into 8th.

10.Newcastle-I have some love for the toon army, they are very dedicated fans and they stand by their team, I think that big Sam is a good manager for them and i think he has made some very good buys, but the problem with Newcastle is that it seems like everyone who goes to Newcastle get injured!! I think that Alan Smith will fit in very good at Newcastle, they got rid of Titus Bramble who was horrible in my opinion.In my opinion they should get rid of Owen and spend that money on getting backup for the squad. If they keep clear of injuries, keep Obafemi Martins (I don't think they will) and Joey Barton doesn't kill them all (sorry i just had to say it!) they will improve in the table. I really do wish them luck.

11.Manchester City-Lets be honest, Sven was horrible with the England NT, but at club level he is pretty good, he has rebuilt this team to make it his own. i do expect them to score more that 10 goals at home this season.They have made some good buys.To Man city fans i have to say this, be patient they will improve and try (i know its hard) to be nice to Sven.

12.Sunderland-Roy Keane has proven to be a very good manager, he was able to turn this team around and he knows what player he wants, i think that they will stay up and if he gets more money they will be up for a while. I can't wait for Sunderland vs Man United.

13.Aston Villa- I just don't see them doing much of anything, Martin O'Neill is an ok manager he did pretty good at Celtic but the SPL is not the EPL, to me he is a bit overrated. If they are able to win some more and draw less them maybe they will move up.

14.Middlesbrough- They are one of the teams that i just hate watching, i don't want to be mean but they just bore me, Gareth Southgate to me is not the man for this job, he seems like a nice guy just not right for the job, they have let their top goalscorer go and they haven't really bought anyone with potential besides Luke Young. I can see Southgate being fired.

15.Bolton- To me the team with the biggest drop from 7th to 15th. Its simple they can't do it without Big Sam. I'm surprised Nicolas Anelka is still there.

16.West Ham-They will and should get a points deduction, they have spent money this season and they are looking good upfront. They have potential but because i think they will get point deducted they will be lucky not to go down.

17 and 18-It breaks my heart that Fulham could go down, it breaks my heart because of the Americans, i don't want to see the Americans relegated, Fulham have spent money but haven't really bought anyone that will truly help them, i couldn't decided if they go down or not, i have faith in them and i hope that they can stay up, as an american i really want them to stay up so that Dempsy and Bocanegra can get the experience (McBride doesn't play for the NT anymore but he represents).
Birmingham-I just don't seem them doing it.

19.Derby-I think we all know they are going down.
20.Wigan-the team i hate to see play the most, they bore me to death, Paul Jewell is gone, the bought Titus Bramble, they were lucky to stay up, sorry but they are going down. if not in 20th then in 19th.
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Wow that was a lot to write, i know some of the predictions are a little crazy but that's what i think will happen.
The teams that i wish luck to this season are Liverpool, Newcastle, Fulham and Reading.
C'mon Liverpool for the title! (i can dream)
Feel free to leave your predictions, I'm curious to see what other people think.
Please leave comments.

Manchester United Win Community Shield

Manchester United won the Community Shield against Chelsea Sunday 1(3)-1(0) on penalties, why Chelsea? WHY? lol every time I want Chelsea to win, they don't! last season i was going for Chelsea only because it was clear Liverpool was out of the EPL race early, and to be honest i would rather anyone win than Man U (I'm sure Man U fans feel the same)

Overall it was an ok game it was not as bad as the FA cup final, those penalties that Chelsea took were SHOCKING!!!

Congrats to Man U.

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You know whats the best part of the Community Shield?...

ITS THE START OF THE PREMIERSHIP!!!!! it feels like its been forever since the last day of the premier which was one of the most intense days with West Ham crawling themselves into staying in the premiership.

I feel like a kid on Christmas morning... the premiership is back!!!!

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Later I'm going to put up the table, the way i think its going to end next season.

Welcome to All About The Beautiful Game!!

Hello everyone and welcome to All About The Beautiful Game blog!!!!

This blog will be about all things football (soccer) related, i will write about the biggest news in the footballing world and also give my honest opinion on everything.

I am a Liverpool fan, but i'm not biased and i will try (even though its hard, lol) to be nice when talking about Man United.

Please leave me comments, you can leave any comments you want, you want to leave comments saying that i'm right and that i know what i'm talking about... cool, you want to leave comments saying that i'm an idiot and have no idea what i'm talking about... thats ok too!!!