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[charlie stubbs]

http://www.picoodle.com/view.php?img=/3/10/8/f_Skm_12bfcdf.png&srv=img28

saw this link on football 365 the skirt be some street fighter character!!

[ExiledGael]

Torres has lasted less than twenty minutes for Spian in Belgium. Taken off injured holding back of his leg.

[Stalin]

Babel off early too

[stevo-08]

Hopefully Torres & Babel are ok for the weekend. Any reports on how bad the injurys are.
Would be a nice time for Rafa to finally get a win over Steve Bruce in the PL.

[corn02]

Torres out for next two games.

[el_cuervo_fc]

Fuming Rafa Benitez demands international rethink after Fernando Torres injury - Liverpool FC latest
Oct 16 2008 EXCLUSIVE by Tony Barrett, Liverpool Echo


RAFA BENITEZ today called for a radical rethink of the international fixture calendar after Fernando Torres suffered his third injury with the Spanish national team in less than a year.

A visibly distressed Torres limped off just 16 minutes into Spain's 2-1 win over Belgium in last night's World Cup qualifier and was today returning to Merseyside to undergo a scan to determine the extent of the injury.

Early reports suggest Liverpool's top scorer suffered a hamstring strain and if confirmed Torres is expected to be ruled out of action for around 10 days.

Benitez is bitterly disappointed at the blow, particularly with Liverpool facing three crucial games in that period.

He believes the time has come for football's governing bodies to take a look at the demands they are placing on players.

The Reds boss insists too many international fixtures are almost meaningless because of the gulf in class between so many national teams and believes a two-tier qualifying system for both the World Cup and the European Championships is the way forward.

"I am very disappointed about this because it now looks like we will lose Fernando for three very important games," said Benitez.

"We have Wigan at home and Chelsea away in the league and Atletico Madrid away in the Champions League so to lose any players is a big blow.

"The initial reports say Fernando is likely to be out for around ten days and that would mean he would miss these games.

"There are too many international games and the demands on the players are too much. Someone needs to analyse this situation because it is putting the players at risk of injury.

"Maybe the answer is for there to be a two tier qualifying system because there are too many games in the qualifiers for the World Cup and the European Championships which are not competitive but which still place great demands on the players.

"These fixtures are unnecessary and maybe it would be better if the weaker countries played one another and the best of them went to play the stronger countries in the qualifiers."


Benitez's mood was further darkened by Ryan Babel's injury in Holland's qualifier against Norway.

The Reds winger suffered an ankle injury following a heavy tackle by Blackburn's Morten Gamst Pedersen and the Reds boss is awaiting news on the extent of his injury.

If Babel joins Torres on the sidelines Benitez wants his squad to show its strength in depth, just as it did when Liverpool beat Manchester United earlier this season in a match in which both Torres and Steven Gerrard were unable to start.

"It is important that we show our strength at times like this," added Benitez.

"We cannot do anything about the injuries so it is up to the players to come in and do a good job if they are needed."

[magpie seanie]

Maybe he should have rested Torres a bit more to protect him. 

[Stalin]

http://www.101greatgoals.com/videodisplay/1670831/

[The Real Laoislad]

Torres out for next two games.

Should be ok without him v Wigan...
Hope he is back for A Madrid game he will be gutted himself if he isn't

[Minder]

Torres will probably miss Atletico and Chelsea matches.

[lurganblue]

the bbc is linking Heskey with a move back to liverpool. WTF?

[The Real Laoislad]

the bbc is linking Heskey with a move back to liverpool. WTF?

Thats has been a ongoing rumour for the past month on the www.ynwa.com forum

[Fun Bobby]

Is it possible to watch the match online 2morrow?

[Carmen Stateside]

Is it possible to watch the match online 2morrow?

Check on here around the time of the game and someone will give you a link.

[J70]

Is it possible to watch the match online 2morrow?

If you're in the states, Setanta Broadband have it. Otherwise try justin.tv or myp2p.eu or one of the other sites that stream the games.