Espanyol chief: No offers for Riera
Rafa and Rick 'clear the Anfield air'
Rafael Benitez and Rick Parry have held talks in order to draw a line under the Gareth Barry transfer saga and "move forward together".
Alonso delight at 'special game'
Spain midfielder Xabi Alonso insists he will remember his two-goal salvo in Wednesday's friendly victory over Denmark for the rest of his life.
Reds set to renew Downing interest
Liverpool look set to renew their interest in Middlesbrough winger Stewart Downing after Espanyol demanded £16million for Albert Riera.
O'Neill still wants Barry to stay
Martin O'Neill concedes Gareth Barry's future is "not completely resolved", but reiterated his wish to keep the Aston Villa captain.
Boss backs Mascherano for Gold
Rafael Benitez has wished Javier Mascherano luck as the Liverpool midfielder bids for his second successive Olympic football gold medal.
Riise: I had to make overseas move
Roma defender John Arne Riise has admitted he could not have played for another English club after leaving Liverpool this summer.
Finals flourish tempts Finnan back
Steve Finnan admits he ended his international retirement because he could not resist the lure of another World Cup finals tournament.
Reds defender hails Torres start
Sami Hyypia is not surprised that Fernando Torres has started the Premier League season in the same scoring vein he finished the last campaign.
Grayson keen to extend Hammill loan
Blackpool boss Simon Grayson has revealed he would like to keep hold of on-loan Adam Hammill until the end of the 2008/09 campaign.
Sunderland 0 - 1 Liverpool 
