Football mad: Alex, 11, is now able to emulate her Blackburn Rovers heroes and play football just weeks after a 10-hour operation to straighten her spine and, right, before she went into hospital

With Robbie Keane so far struggling to find the net at Liverpool since his 20m move from Tottenham, Benitez is considering easing the burden on star striker Fernando Torres when the transfer window opens again in January.

has been the toast of his nation since scoring that hat-trick for England in Croatia last month. At Arsenal, the teenager's form has transformed him from from impact substitute to regular starter.

He will be keen to impress when his side host Chelsea in the Champions League on November 26. Cavenaghi only played the last 34 minutes of the 4-0 defeat at Stamford Bridge after the game had already been lost.

Clearly it doesn't work this way. Carrick better than Gerrard? Yes, the debate has got that surreal. Football is about opinions, but let's keep some reality; I'm not about to argue that Bernard Diomede was a better winger than Cristiano Ronaldo just ....

fire in an alleged gang war, Liverpool Crown Court has been told.

The Liverpool captain also welcomed the Football Association's insistence a forthcoming friendly with Spain not be played at the Bernabeu, where England players were racially abused during a match in 2004.

Schoolboy Rhys, 11, was shot in the neck after wandering into the line of fire in an alleged gang war, Liverpool Crown Court has been told.

Here we go again... Real Madrid coach Bernd Schuster has publicly reiteratred his desire to sign Cristiano Ronaldo from Manchester United next summer.

Spells with Celtic and Wigan Athletic followed before a return to Blackburn, his final club as a professional footballer.

Thankfully Anfield still remains the most cultured crowd. You only have to look at how quickly the passionate Newcastle fans have turned on their own players and managers in recent seasons (and how it only made things worse) to see that patience and ....

Of course he will struggle to regularly dominate games against Chelsea or Man United to the degree he does others, because these are fixtures in which no-one really dominates proceedings, such is the spread of talent and the tactical battle at the he....

The Chelsea defender's poor pass allowed the visitors to score at Wembley, and he was then loudly jeered by supporters whenever he touched the ball.

Schoolboy Rhys, 11, was shot in the neck after wandering into the line of fire in an alleged gang war, Liverpool Crown Court has been told.

IT just gets better and better for Newcastle Blue Star, who outplayed Hucknall Town at Kingston Park to reach the fourth and last qualifying round of the FA Cup.

Former Liverpool and Blackburn star Stephane Henchoz retires from football - mirror.co.uk

Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso has revealed he would still be tempted by a move to Juventus even though the Italian club turned him down over the summer.

Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand will once again deputise for Terry as stand-in captain.

& 8220;We& 8217;re going there looking for a result,& 8221; said the Tottenham Hotspur full-back.

Former Liverpool and Blackburn star Stephane Henchoz retires from football - mirror.co.uk