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Reds ready to challenge again?
Liverpool kick off their summer pre-season games with a friendly against Chinese side Guangdong on Wednesday amid heightened expectation that the Reds are on the up under Kenny Dalglish – but just how well can they expect to do next season?
It’s tempting to say the sky’s the limit for Dalglish’s side and nothing is out [...]
Hughton aware of United challenge
Newcastle United boss Chris Hughton admits he would have liked to begin the season with a home game instead of a daunting trip to face Manchester United at Old Trafford (Newcastle 12/1 to beat Manchester United).
The Magpies are now back in the English top flight following one season in the Championship after stand-in boss Alan [...]
Chelsea lay down challenge
Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti has laid down the challenge to fellow Premier League rivals by declaring his team are good enough to win the treble this season (6/4 Chelsea 11/5 draw 15/8 Man United – 90 minutes).
The Blues did the double last season, picking up the Premier League title and FA Cup, but Ancelotti believes [...]
Ancelotti targets European challenge
Carlo Ancelotti believes his Chelsea players can bounce back from World Cup disappointment to win this season’s Champions League (Chelsea 6/1 to win 2010/2011 Champions League Outright).
A whole host of Blues stars endured tough times in South Africa, despite expecting to have big tournaments with their countries.
Frank Lampard, Ashley Cole and John Terry suffered an [...]
Given demands title challenge
Shay Given has warned the rest of the Premier League that Manchester City (5/1 outright league winners) will be contenders for the title this season.
The big-spending outfit are entering their third season under the ownership of the mega-rich Abu Dhabi United Group and have so far managed to win nothing.
Last season the club missed out [...]
Jose ready for Real challenge
Jose Mourinho has signed a four-year contract to become the new manager of Real Madrid – and described his challenge of returning the club to the top in Spain and in Europe as “a big one” (check out ante-post football markets on totesport.com).
The 47-year-old was on Monday unveiled as the successor to Manuel Pellegrini and [...]
Premiership Contingent Crucial To Ivory Coast Challenge
The Ivory Coast reached their first World Cup Finals in 2006 but were unfortunate to end up in a hideously tough group. They have another difficult task in South Africa but the Elephants have the potential to be Africa’s best hope.
The Elephants will rely heavily on Premiership influence with five players who appeared regularly in [...]
New Zealand coach unfazed by challenge
New Zealand (8/1 to qualify from Group F) are going to face a tough battle at this summer’s World Cup and their chances are not going to be helped by the lack of match action a number of their stars have seen in recent months.
The All Whites are outsiders for the competition and have been [...]
Fulop ready for City challenge
Sunderland goalkeeper Marton Fulop says he is ‘ready to do a job’ for loan side Manchester City in their quest to clinch the Premier League’s fourth Champions League place (City 11/4 Top Four Finish).
City were given special dispensation by the Premier League to take the Hungary international to Eastlands after first-choice keeper Shay Given was [...]
City set for latest challenge