http://footballfreak.net All about football all over the world Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:00:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Finally Italy has clicked. While the comeback win against Estonia was a good result, this 5-0 win shows that Prandelli has found harmony within the team. Prandelli's home debut as the coach of the Italian National team is certainly positive, Cassano inspired the team, and he looks ready to face ... http://footballfreak.net/serie-a/italy-crush-faroe-islands-5%e2%80%930-with-wonder-cassano • Suspended after squad refused to train at the World Cup• Currently ruled out until February's friendly with BrazilPatrice Evra's appeal against his five-match ban from the France national team will be heard by the French football federation tomorrow.The Manchester United left-back captained the team through their dismal World Cup ... http://footballfreak.net/world-cup/patrice-evras-appeal-against-france-ban-to-begin-tomorrow • Frenchman will not be reunited with Phil Thompson• Villa keen to look after Kevin MacDonaldGérard Houllier has agreed a three-year contract to become Aston Villa's manager and is set to be confirmed as Martin O'Neill's successor , after he has held talks with the French Football Federation about the ... http://footballfreak.net/premier-league/gerard-houllier-agrees-three-year-deal-to-take-charge-at-aston-villa • Balotelli has missed Manchester City's last three games• Jérôme Boateng could make debut after knee injuryMario Balotelli's hopes of making his home debut for Manchester City on Saturday are receding after the latest tests on his knee injury.Balotelli, signed for £22.5m from Internazionale last month, has missed the last ... http://footballfreak.net/premier-league/mario-balotelli-unlikely-to-face-blackburn-due-to-knee-injury • Webb to officiate West Brom v Tottenham on Saturday• Assistants Darren Cann and Michael Mullarkey also returnHoward Webb will make his long-awaited return to refereeing at The Hawthorns on Saturday, when he takes charge of the Premier League game between West Bromwich Albion and Tottenham Hotspur in his first ... http://footballfreak.net/premier-league/world-cup-final-referee-howard-webb-ready-for-premier-league-comeback While teaching footballers management skills, Sue Bridgewater saw plenty of scope for researchAlthough the football season is only a few weeks old, it's easy enough to predict which Premier League clubs will be "there or thereabouts" next May. Only multi-millionaire and, increasingly, billionaire chairmen can buy a seat at the ... http://footballfreak.net/premier-league/football-managers-in-a-league-of-their-own Now that Italy have won their first match of the EURO 2012 qualifiers against Estonia, it's time to look ahead. The group which Italy have been put in isn't difficult, but it could cause some unexpected results and slip-ups if the Azzurri aren't careful. Probably the most dangerous teams in ... http://footballfreak.net/serie-a/italy-need-win-against-faroe-islands-as-serbia-looms-large Italy have begun to forget about Lippi and the World Cup failure, the team has new faces and is beginning to click under Cesare Prandelli. The first qualifying match for the European Championships Poland/Ukraine 2012 was against Estonia, and while Prandelli couldn't use Balotelli, Buffon, and a few other important ... http://footballfreak.net/serie-a/italy-come-back-to-win-2%e2%80%931-against-estonia As the new Serie A season pauses this weekend for national teams to begin their qualifying for Euro 2012, Italian soccer fans may feel lost not being able to watch their favorite club.  To be honest, the Italy-Estonia qualifier looks less than tantalizing only two months after the exciting World ... http://footballfreak.net/serie-a/why-you-should-watch-the-euro-2012-qualifier-on-friday Here are the full squad lists for the 20 Premier League clubs with their homegrown players in boldArsenal1 Almunia, Manuel2 Arshavin, Andrey3 Bendtner, Nicklas4 Chamakh, Marouane5 Clichy, Gaël6 Denilson7 Diaby, Abou8 Djourou, Johan9 Eboué, Emmanuel10 Fabianski, Lukasz11 Fábregas, Cesc12 Koscielny, Laurent13 Mannone, Vito14 Nasri, Samir15 Rosicky, Tomas16 Sagna, Bacary17 Song, ... http://footballfreak.net/premier-league/premier-league-squad-lists-every-club-every-player