liverpool star steven gerrard admits- im not the force i used to be

... high standards: gerrard admits he has been below parit is gerrard's lowest tally in three years, and, though he is eager to improve it over the remainder of the season to boost his confidence for this summer's world cup, his mounting frustration was evident as he said: 'i think i could be doing better ... i know myself when it is good and when it needs to be stepped up, and the challenge for me now in the remaining games is to step up and drive liverpool into fourth, try to go all the way in the europa league final and head for the world cup in good shape ... ' gerrard crisis: liverpool star admits poor form as world cup creeps upto russia with rafa's love! benitez confirms he wants to offload riera liverpool fc

squeeky bum time again- but fergie predicts united will win title on last day

... 'i look upon tomorrow as my cup final

messi fabregas piqueall forged in barcelonas hothouse of champions

... ' next off la masia's production line thiago alcantara: the 18-year-old central midfielder is the son of brazil's 1994 world cup winner mazinho ... the israeli, who arrived at la masia aged 12, is eligible to play for spain, made his debut againsttottenham at the wembley cup last summer and is being chased by arsenal

hull city v fulham - follow live text commentary

... they also dropped out of the fa cup quarter-finals in midweek, losing 3-1 at tottenham hotspur and with premier league survival more than guaranteed, their attention may shift to their fantastic european exploits once again

tottenham hotspur v portsmouth - follow live text commentary

... harry redknapp's men have been in fine form of late and secured their place in the fa cup semi-finals with a 3-1 win against fulham on wednesday evening ... under redknapp, who guided pompey to fa cup glory at the end of the 2007-08 season, spurs are causing liverpool and manchester city great concern as they chase the fourth spot that would clinch champions league qualification next term ... jamie o'hara, who is on loan at fratton park from spurs, is ruled out of the clash as well as the fa cup semi-final showdown

chelsea must banish thoughts of being nearly men, says carlo ancelotti

... ancelotti admitted yesterday that those near misses, and their on-going frustrations regarding securing the european cup, could be unnerving with critical games to come

title credentials: who will win the premier league?

... luis antonio valencia particularly has grown at old trafford chelseawhen didier drogba went away to the africa cup of nations, chelsea had to tinker their shape and go with a three-man midfield and three-man forward line

trasnfer window bungle sinks simon colosimo's korea plan

... sydney fc defender simon colosimo is determined to keep his world cup dream alive despite watching red tape strangle his planned switch to korea this week ... "but my entire focus since about 10pm last saturday night has been on being available for the world cup - and i'm not going to give up on that until the world cup has been and gone

hull city v fulham: match preview

... fulham have gone three premier league games without a win and, on wednesday, they went tout of the fa cup when they lost 3-1 at spurs after bobby zamora gave them the lead

tottenham hotspur v portsmouth: match preview

... both teams were in action in midweek; spurs beat fulham 3-1 in the fa cup, to set up a semi-final against portsmouth on april 11, so this has become a dress rehearsal, but portsmouth, beaten 5-0 in the week by chelsea, cannot use jamie o’hara, on loan from white hart lane ... spurs have younes kaboul, cup-tied in midweek, available and he may be needed after vedran corluka and sebastien bassong suffered ankle injuries ... we're fourth in the league and in an fa cup semi-final