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Lofty Ambitions, Faltering Hopes
Aston Villa go into this Boxing Day clash from the commanding heights of third place in the Premier League, underlining that Martin O’Neill’s impressive and pacy team are undoubtedly the most credible contenders from outside the traditional Big Four for Champions League qualification in 2009-10. What is [...]

Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano is targeting all three points against Bolton Wanderers on Boxing Day in order to remain top of the Premier League.
However, a lack of victories at Anfield is beginning to take its toll on the Reds.
“We know we have to improve at home,” he told Liverpoolfc.tv. “If Chelsea or [...]

Welcome to Goal.com’s greatest player’s of 2008.
A team of 25 Goal.com reporters representing leagues from: England’s Premier to Spain’s Liga; Italy’s Series to Turkey’s Super; Argentina’s Apertura to Australia’s A-League and beyond, all cracked our fingers, scratched our skulls, and banged our heads against brick walls devising a selection of stand-out performers deemed worthy [...]

A clash with international team-mate Xabi Alonso ended Cesc Fabregas’ involvement in the 1-1 draw with Liverpool last weekend, and further tests confirmed that the influential play-maker will be out of action for up to four months as he recuperates from damaging his medial knee ligament.
Arsenal’s number 4 is publicly in [...]

Sunderland scored four goals in one game for the second time in a week after they beat high-flying Hull City 4-1 away this afternoon.
The Black Cats have now won their last two Premier League games in a row following a run of only one victory from eight league fixtures prior to [...]

Hull City were comprehensively beaten at home by Sunderland this afternoon, losing the Premier League clash 4-1.
However, Tigers’ manager Phil Brown has cited the decision to send Sam Ricketts off for picking up a second yellow card as the turning-point in the match.
Hull City were only 2-1 down at that point and [...]

While Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy is adamant that the club will not be spending big money in January, it seems that manager Harry Redknapp has rather different ideas.
According to British broadsheet the Guardian, Redknapp is keen to add Middlesbrough’s left-sided winger to his squad after learning that Boro may have to sell.
It is claimed [...]

Highly rated Hull City manager Phil Brown admitted that the vacant post at Sunderland does hold appeal to him but at the same time insisted that his future lies at the KC Stadium.
When Phil Brown left Derby County in 2006 after a very undistinguished time in charge of the club, few would have backed him [...]

With Cristiano Ronaldo once again being subject to rumours of a move to Real Madrid, fans worldwide are not quite sure what to make of it.
Back in May, Goal.com predicted that Ronaldo would not move to Madrid in 2008 (see here for details) and thus it proved. But recently reports in Spain have [...]

Juande Ramos has given his strongest hint that the winger that he wants for Real Madrid will come from the Premier League and that he has left it with the club to make their move.