Ronaldo Named Best EPL Player Of All Time

<div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #323232; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.35; margin-bottom: 16px; word-wrap: break-word;"><img src="http://level3.soccerladuma.net/cms2/image_manager/uploads/News/200234/7/default.jpg" style="line-height: 1.35;" /></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #323232; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.35; margin-bottom: 16px; word-wrap: break-word;"></div><a name="more"></a>The Portuguese, who spent six years at Manchester United, beat Arsenal legend Thierry Henry and his former teammate Ryan Giggs in an online survey conducted by <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Usurv, </em>as reported by English media.<br /><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #323232; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.35; margin-bottom: 16px; word-wrap: break-word;">One thousand members of the public were asked to choose between 10 players to vote for the best player in the English top flight’s 23-year history.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #323232; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.35; margin-bottom: 16px; word-wrap: break-word;">The other seven pre-selected players on the short-list were: Eric Cantona, Gianfranco Zola, Dennis Bergkamp, Steven Gerrard, Alan Shearer and Patrick Viera.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #323232; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.35; margin-bottom: 16px; word-wrap: break-word;">The Portuguese received almost a quarter of all votes (24 percent) and finished six percent ahead of Henry (18 percent).</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #323232; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.35; margin-bottom: 16px; word-wrap: break-word;">Giggs received 13 percent of the votes, while Eric Cantona and Alan Shearer both collected 12 percent.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #323232; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.35; margin-bottom: 16px; word-wrap: break-word;">Steven Gerrard followed in sixth place with 10 percent, while Bergkamp, Zola, Keane and Viera only received 11 percent of the votes between them.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #323232; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.35; margin-bottom: 16px; word-wrap: break-word;">Marginally, over a quarter of the surveyed people selected the 11<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; line-height: 0; position: relative; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;">th</span> option, specified as “other/don’t know”.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #323232; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.35; margin-bottom: 16px; word-wrap: break-word;">Ronaldo joined Manchester United as a 18-year-old in 2003 and scored 118 goals in 292 appearances during his time in England.</div><div class="g-plusone" data-annotation="none" data-size="tall"></div>

Ronaldo Named Best EPL Player Of All Time

The Portuguese, who spent six years at Manchester United, beat Arsenal legend Thierry Henry and his former teammate Ryan Giggs in an online ...

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Welbeck, Alexis and Wilshere

<div style="background: url(http://www.arsenal.com/assets/images/structure/lead-line.png) 0px 8px no-repeat rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #505050; font-family: ff-meta-web-pro-n4, ff-meta-web-pro, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 24px; text-indent: 70px;"><img src="http://www.arsenal.com/assets/_files/scaled/696x392/nov_14/gun__1416302824_welbeck_arm.jpg" /></div><div style="background: url(http://www.arsenal.com/assets/images/structure/lead-line.png) 0px 8px no-repeat rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #505050; font-family: ff-meta-web-pro-n4, ff-meta-web-pro, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 24px; text-indent: 70px;"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"></span></div><a name="more"></a>Arsène Wenger has revealed the latest team news ahead of Saturday's north London derby against Tottenham Hotspur:<br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: ff-meta-web-pro-n4, ff-meta-web-pro, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-top: 21px;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">on the team news...</span><br />Welbeck is back in the group. Apart from that we have the same squad available as last week.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: 700;">on Alexis...</span><br />The latest is that Alexis is not ready. He is not far away, the Leicester game is a possibility. He is of course very difficult to keep quiet! He is training but it's light training.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: 700;">on <a href="http://www.arsenal.com/first-team/players/jack-wilshere" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgb(30, 76, 146); color: #41465c; text-decoration: none;" title="Jack Wilshere player profile">Jack Wilshere</a>...</span><br />Jack is back in full training next week, hopefully from Sunday.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: 700;">on Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain…</span><br />Alex is still out, but he is starting to practice again, not full training.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: 700;">on Serge Gnabry…</span><br />Serge will play on Monday night at Newcastle, with Bielik. Bielik is coming along very well.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #505050; font-family: ff-meta-web-pro-n4, ff-meta-web-pro, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-top: 21px;">Arsenalfc.com</div><div class="g-plusone" data-annotation="none" data-size="tall"></div>

Welbeck, Alexis and Wilshere

Arsène Wenger has revealed the latest team news ahead of Saturday's north London derby against Tottenham Hotspur: on the team news... We...

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Sanchez out of London derby with hamstring injury

<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.6000003814697px; line-height: 18.0000019073486px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><img src="http://fcnaija.com/post/1423143589.jpg" /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.6000003814697px; line-height: 18.0000019073486px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;"></span></div><a name="more"></a>Chile International Alexis Sanchez will not be available for Arsenal for their London derby tie against Tottenham Hotspurs due to a hamstring injury, manager Arsene Wenger has confirmed.<o:p style="box-sizing: border-box;"></o:p><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.6000003814697px; line-height: 18.0000019073486px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">The former Barcelona star missed the gunners 5-0 demolition of Aston Villa at the Emirates last weekend and was expected back against bitter rivals Spurs on Saturday but has now been effectively ruled out.<o:p style="box-sizing: border-box;"></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.6000003814697px; line-height: 18.0000019073486px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">However, the manager confirmed he is back in training but will not be match ready for the Spurs game.<o:p style="box-sizing: border-box;"></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.6000003814697px; line-height: 18.0000019073486px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">"The latest is that Alexis is not ready," says Wenger. "He is not far away, the Leicester game is a possibility. He is of course very difficult to keep quiet. He is training but it's light training."<o:p style="box-sizing: border-box;"></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.6000003814697px; line-height: 18.0000019073486px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">Sanchez has scored 18 goals for the gunners in all competition this season thus far in a remarkable first season at the Emirates but will be unable to add to that tally with the latest report.</span></div><div class="g-plusone" data-annotation="none" data-size="tall"></div>

Sanchez out of London derby with hamstring injury

Chile International Alexis Sanchez will not be available for Arsenal for their London derby tie against Tottenham Hotspurs due to a hamstrin...

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FIFA fines WEST HAM over SAKHO

<h2 style="-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Oswald, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 32px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 560px;"><img src="http://soccerblitz.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Diafra-Sakho_3256177-620x400.jpg" /></h2><h2 style="-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Oswald, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 32px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 560px;">West Ham have paied £71,000 for fielding Diafra Sakho in the FA Cup win over Bristol City despite telling Senegal the striker was unfit.</h2><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The club have also been reprimanded but they will be allowed to continue to play in this year’s competition.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sakho, 25, had been due to join up with his national side at the Africa Cup of Nations but the Hammers informed the Senegalese FA that injury would prevent him from travelling to the tournament.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">On January 25, Sakho came off the substitutes’ bench to score the only goal of the tie at Ashton Gate – prompting protest from the Senegalese authorities.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">A FIFA statement read: “FIFA can today confirm the decisions of its Disciplinary Committee in the case involving the English club West Ham United and the player Diafra Sakho.</div><blockquote style="background-color: white; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 0px 1px; color: #777777; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: italic; line-height: 22px; margin: 10px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 40px; quotes: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“Diafra Sakho was called up by the Senegalese Football Association on 18 December 2014 to play for Senegal in the Africa Cup of Nations 2015 taking place in Equatorial Guinea between 17 January and 8 February 2015, as well as to attend the training camp of the said representative team from 5-16 January 2015 in Morocco.</em></strong></div><div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“The Senegalese FA was informed by West Ham United that Sakho was prevented from playing and travelling by plane due to injury and thus he did not join the Senegal team.</em></strong></div></blockquote><blockquote style="background-color: white; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 0px 1px; color: #777777; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: italic; line-height: 22px; margin: 10px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 40px; quotes: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">On 25 January 2015, the player took part in an official match for his club West Ham United. Senegal were eliminated from the Africa Cup of Nations 2015 on 27 January 2015.</em></strong></div><div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“In view of the above and in accordance with art. 6 par. 1 of Annexe 1 of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (hereinafter the Regulations), disciplinary proceedings were opened against the player and the club for a potential violation of Annexe 1 of the Regulations.</em></strong></div><div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has found the club and the player to have violated art. 5 of Annexe 1 of the Regulations in relation to the match played by Sakho on 25 January 2015. The club has been fined CHF 100,000 in accordance with art. 10 c) and art. 15 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code (FDC) and issued with a reprimand, while the player has been sanctioned with a reprimand in accordance with art. 10 b) and art. 14 of the FDC.</em></strong></div><div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“The terms of the decisions were notified to the relevant parties today.”</em></strong></div></blockquote><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Both Sakho and West Ham have been cleared to play in the next round as scheduled, where Sam Allardyce’s side face West Brom.</div>

FIFA fines WEST HAM over SAKHO

West Ham have paied £71,000 for fielding Diafra Sakho in the FA Cup win over Bristol City despite telling Senegal the striker was unfit. The...

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Vote for Goal of the Month (Chelsea)

<div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/eden-hazard.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3886de; text-decoration: none;">Eden Hazard</a>’s strike at Tottenham starts the selection, while <a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/diego-costa.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3886de; text-decoration: none;">Diego Costa</a>’s goal against Newcastle also makes the cut.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;">The second of Oscar’s brace in our 5-0 win at Swansea completes the first team nominations, and youngster Kasey Palmer has two goals available for selection.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;">Full list of goals:</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;">A: <a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/eden-hazard.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3886de; text-decoration: none;">Eden Hazard</a> v Tottenham Hotspur<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />B: <a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/diego-costa.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3886de; text-decoration: none;">Diego Costa</a> v Newcastle<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />C: Kasey Palmer v Porto Under-21s<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />D: Oscar v Swansea City<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />E: Kasey Palmer v West Ham United Under-21s</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;">Entry is open until the end of this month and the prize is a Chelsea shirt signed by the first team player of your choice.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;">The goal that won last month's vote was <a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/eden-hazard.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3886de; text-decoration: none;">Eden Hazard</a>'s away at Southampton. The prize winner was Callum Greenslade. </div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><a adhocenable="false" href="http://www.chelseafc.com/videos/goal-of-the-month.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3886de; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Click to register your vote for Goal of the Month</a></div>

Vote for Goal of the Month (Chelsea)

Eden Hazard ’s strike at Tottenham starts the selection, while  Diego Costa ’s goal against Newcastle also makes the cut. The second of Osca...

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Philippe's late stunner sends Reds through

<div class="SubHeading" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 24px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></div><div class="SubHeading" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 24px; padding: 0px;"><img src="http://assets3.lfcimages.com/uploads/2649__7174__coutinhopost1000_517X310.jpg" style="background-color: transparent;" /><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Philippe</span><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> Coutinho's stunning, stoppage-time curler sent Liverpool into the fifth round of the FA Cup on Wednesday night with a 2-1 comeback victory over Bolton Wanderers.</span></div><a name="more"></a><br /><div class="ArticleRight" style="background-color: white; float: right !important; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px; height: auto; line-height: 18px; margin-left: 10px; padding-right: 9px; width: 257px;"></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 24px; padding: 0px;">A goal was finally scored in the tie after 58 minutes of the replay, when Eidur Gudjohnsen beat Simon Mignolet with a penalty, awarded against Martin Skrtel for a tackle on Zach Clough inside the travellers' box.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 24px; padding: 0px;">Neil Danns' dismissal for the home side helped the Reds take dominance and their efforts were rewarded with five minutes remaining when Raheem Sterling forced home a crucial equaliser in front of the gathered Kopites.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 24px; padding: 0px;">It was at the same end as added time began and extra-time loomed that the Brazilian No.10 scooped up the ball and smashed a sensational, looping finish beyond the goalkeeper and home to set up a meeting in the next stage with Crystal Palace.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 24px; padding: 0px;">The anticipation ahead of Liverpool's starting XI being confirmed was stoked by a potential 700th Reds appearance for Steven Gerrard, and the stunning personal achievement was confirmed an hour before kick-off at the Macron Stadium</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 24px; padding: 0px;">'Welcome to the club' tweeted Jamie Carragher upon hearing the news that his former teammate had graduated to an elite bracket of men that had previously included only the ex-defender himself and the esteemed Ian Callaghan.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 24px; padding: 0px;">Joe Allen was the other man brought into the line-up by Brendan Rodgers, with Jordan Henderson and Lucas Leiva making way from the side that began Saturday's victory over West Ham United. Daniel Sturridge maintained a spot on the bench.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 24px; padding: 0px;">The opening opportunity of the encounter arrived to the No.8 too. A flowing move from the visitors created space at the edge of Bolton territory and allowed a switch to the right flank, from where the skipper side-footed too close to Andrew Lonergan.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 24px; padding: 0px;">Coutinho, fresh from penning a new, long-term contract at Anfield, next swiped wide to the left, and the home goalkeeper collected a low Sterling drive at the conclusion of a pass-touch-pass-touch approach at great pace.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 24px; padding: 0px;">David Wheater flicked a header into the grateful hands of Mignolet once he had risen highest to meet an inswinging free-kick, and when he later tried to nod down to Gudjohnsen, Liverpool's stopper was alert to collect.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 24px; padding: 0px;">Into the 31st minute and the best chance of the contest. Gerrard drove a raking ball into the run of Alberto Moreno, creeping forward, and possession was rapidly moved to Adam Lallana and then Sterling inside the area.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 24px; padding: 0px;">Faced with bodies between his position and the goal, the 20-year-old paused, waited for enough room and picked his spot in the region of the top corner - unfortunately, the attempt curled onto the outside of the post.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 24px; padding: 0px;">Matt Mills, the Championship outfit's skipper, volleyed an ambitious but on-target blast at Mignolet as the half-time interval approached, and Coutinho whipped one too far to the right, but a third consecutive period in the cup tie ultimately ended without an addition to the scoresheet.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 24px; padding: 0px;">A combination between Coutinho and Sterling set Liverpool on their way at the weekend, and the duo nearly broke the deadlock after the break. But the latter's eventual effort from the left flank was pawed away by the diving Lonergan.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 24px; padding: 0px;">Henderson's energy and endeavour was called for by the manager in the middle of the park, with Gerrard pushed into a more attacking region, but the size of the task suddenly increased shortly before the hour mark.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 24px; padding: 0px;">Neil Lennon's charges countered quickly and as Clough sped inside and into the Reds' area, Skrtel was penalised for his challenge. The experienced Gudjohnsen assumed responsibility and successfully placed the spot-kick home.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 24px; padding: 0px;">Momentum was now behind the buoyant hosts, though their joy was dimmed to a degree by the dismissal of tenacious midfielder Danns, shown a second yellow card and subsequent red by referee Roger East.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 24px; padding: 0px;">Yet, Clough was the catalyst of another troublesome foray toward goal and having held off the exertions of Emre Can to cover, the youngster had Mignolet worried with a thrash in the direction of the near post that carried wide.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 24px; padding: 0px;">Rodgers decided it was time for Sturridge, taking to the field against a team he represented on loan in 2011. It was all Liverpool and the post was clattered again by a deflected Henderson drive that seemed destined for the net.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 24px; padding: 0px;">The Reds were lining up to try to score as the clock ticked into an 80th minute and perhaps got in each other's way, though it did fall to Sterling and his hit from close range was expertly blocked by the diligent Dorian Dervite.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 24px; padding: 0px;">Can walloped another strike onto the crossbar in the latest wave of attack and just as it looked like the campaign was futile, the German clipped a sublime cross-field delivery onto the boot of Sterling to direct past Lonergan.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 24px; padding: 0px;">We seemed set for extra-time, but Coutinho had other ideas. Bolton could not have expected what he produced, lashing an unstoppable hit into the top corner from 20 yards, delighting the fans and teeing up a fifth round tie at Palace.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 24px; padding: 0px;">Liverpoolfc.com</div>

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Louis van Gaal: Man Utd manager charged by FA over comments

<div id="headline" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; outline-style: none;"><h1 class="story-header" itemprop="headline" style="font-size: 2.308em; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: -0.2px; line-height: 1.2; margin: -2px 0px 18px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px 0px 6px;"><a href="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/80791000/jpg/_80791315_louisvangaal_getty_624.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal" border="0" src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/80791000/jpg/_80791315_louisvangaal_getty_624.jpg" /></a></h1></div><div class="introduction" id="story_continues_1" itemprop="description" style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.462em; line-height: 1.11; margin-top: 20px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px 0px 12px;">Louis van Gaal has been charged by the Football Association over comments he made to the media after Manchester United's FA Cup fourth-round match against Cambridge United.</div><div style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.077em; line-height: 1.35; outline-style: none; padding: 0px 0px 12px;">The FA charge states the manager's words "allege and/or imply bias on the part of the match referee and/or bring the game into disrepute".</div><div style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.077em; line-height: 1.35; outline-style: none; padding: 0px 0px 12px;">The Dutchman has until 18:00 GMT on 9 February to respond to the charge.</div><div style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.077em; line-height: 1.35; outline-style: none; padding: 0px 0px 12px;">The match at Abbey Stadium on 23 January ended in a goalless draw.</div><div style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.077em; line-height: 1.35; outline-style: none; padding: 0px 0px 12px;">The Premier League side beat Cambridge 3-0 in the fourth-round replay at Old Trafford on Tuesday.</div><div style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.077em; line-height: 1.35; outline-style: none; padding: 0px 0px 12px;">Van Gaal had questioned the integrity of referee Chris Foy after the first tie against the League Two side, saying "every aspect of a match is against us - the pitch, the referee".</div>

Louis van Gaal: Man Utd manager charged by FA over comments

Louis van Gaal has been charged by the Football Association over comments he made to the media after Manchester United's FA Cup fourth-r...

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