There was good reason why Mourinho and Ancelotti stuck with the English core they inherited at Chelsea

Former Liverpool defender Phil Thompson believes the “unprecedented” way the club’s fans had turned on manager Roy Hodgson was instrumental in his departure.

Liverpool are set to honour the memory of the 39 Juventus fans who died at the Heysel disaster with a permanent tribute at Anfield this week.

RYAN GIGGS will not be satisfied until he has 11 Premier League winner’s medals to match his Manchester United shirt number.

Ryan Giggs will not be satisfied until he has 11 Premier League winner’s medals to match his Manchester United shirt number.

Liverpool defender Steve Finnan has signed a new two-year deal.

ALEX FERGUSON has revealed he knew record-breaker Ryan Giggs was ‘a certainty’ to make it when he first saw him as a 13-year-old.

Liverpool legend Phil Neal is being considered for a new post in the club’s youth Academy in the wake of Steve Heighway’s retirement.

RYAN GIGGS led his Wales troops into Dublin yesterday insisting that the fear of failure is the driving force in his career.

Manchester United skipper Gary Neville has claimed he would regard the end of his career as a “failure” if the Red Devils failed to add another Premiership title to their collection.

Gary Neville has predicted more new arrivals at Manchester United this summer as the Red Devils look to use their Carling Cup triumph as a platform for sustained success.

Emile Heskey has set his sights on joining Ian Rush in the record books by helping Birmingham to achieve Carling Cup glory this season as they prepare for tomorrow’s daunting home quarter-final tie with Manchester United.

LIVERPOOL captain Steven Gerrard is determined to succeed where his legendary predecessors Phil Neal and Phil Thompson failed - by lifting the Club World Championship.

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Liverpool have been “treated with contempt” by UEFA after being forced to play in the first qualifying round of the Champions League.

Four supporters were arrested after crowd trouble flared during the second half at tonight’s Carling Cup tie between Liverpool and Millwall at The New Den.

FA SECRETARY Faria Alam could make £1 million (€1.5m) if she cashed in on her affairs with the men at the heart of English football, according to PR supremo Max Clifford.

Embattled England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson broke his silence tonight over the controversy surrounding his affair with a Football Association secretary.

Under-fire England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson will stumble into next Thursday's crucial FA board meeting knowing bookies' favourite Alan Curbishley has already been cleared to replace him.

Prospective England coach Alan Curbishley has admitted the swirl of negative publicity threatening to engulf Sven-Goran Eriksson should come as no surprise.

THE memory of Connacht rugby player and all-round sports fanatic Dr Joe Costello will be honoured on Friday when a galaxy of sporting stars gather at Galway Golf Club.

Former England coach Phil Neal admitted he was ‘‘staggered’’ by news Steven Gerrard may need an operation which would leave his World Cup dream in tatters.

Phil Neal believes Liverpool have a replacement for Robbie Fowler already lined up.

Robbie Fowler has talked about the bust-up with Phil Thompson which marred the start of Liverpool's season.