L’Équipe’s Best 11 Soccer Players of 2007

Fiorentina’s Tomas Ujfalusi Snubs Liverpool

MVNsoccer posted 12/30/2007 from www.premiershiplatest.com

December 30 --- Liverpool have been snubbed by Tomas Ujfalusi over a proposed January move, although the Czech Republic defender will be a free agent in the summer. The 29-year-old will apparently continue at Fiorentina although he is yet to be offered a new deal at the Serie A side. Nevertheless, he has reportedly turned down a £500,000 move to Anfield, where Rafa Benitez is looking to ...

FANHOUSE Prem Wrap: They're Forever Blowing Bubbles

MVNsoccer posted 12/30/2007 from sports.aol.com

by David J. Warner: ...Cristiano Ronaldo badly missed a penalty shot in the 68th minute, prompting shouts of "Who are ya!? Who are ya!?" from the Upton Park faithful...

ESPN: New Fulham boss Hodgson ready for challenge

MVNsoccer posted 12/30/2007 from soccernet.espn.go.com

Owner Mohamed Al Fayed has declared Fulham must survive in the Barclays Premier League at all costs and Hodgson has vowed to fulfil his brief. 'I'm delighted to have been offered this opportunity with Fulham,' said Hodgson. 'After long talks with the chairman and the board I'm convinced that we can take the club to a new level..."

Pies' 12 Days of Christmas: Six geezers playing...

MVNsoccer posted 12/30/2007 from rss1.mediafed.com

December 30 --- Who Ate All the Pies: On the sixth day of Christmas ... (shown here are Harry Redknapp, Terry Venables, Joe Cole, Paul Merson, John Terry and Vinnie Jones)

The Sporting Life: Redknapp 'mystified'...

MVNsoccer posted 12/30/2007 from www.sportinglife.com

Harry Redknapp denies Portsmouth's Fratton Park goal drought is down to his side's African contingent having one eye on national glory - or that his entire team's confidence has been frozen by failure to perform at home. --- Following their 1-0 defeat by Middlesbrough Pompey have now gone nine hours without a Premier League goal on their own ground - a run of six consecutive games...