http://kop-tv.com/go Independent Liverpool FC Website Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:29:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Liverpool could be signing Palmeiras goalkeeper Diego Cavalieri, according to Setanta Sports. The player has made a trip to Europe to secure a work permit and some reports are suggesting that Liverpool could be his destination. Palmeiras’ sporting director Genaro Marin confirms that there are several clubs interested in signing the ... http://kop-tv.com/go/liverpool-linked-with-move-for-palmeiras-cavalieri/ Emiliano Insua has been given a new deal by the club which ties the youngster down until June 2011. Insua broke through into the Liverpool first team at the end of last season, playing 5 matches. He's highly rated in Argentina where he consistently starts for the youth teams, and won ... http://kop-tv.com/go/insua-gets-a-new-deal/ A club statement has been issued by Aston Villa claiming that a renewed bid for captain Gareth Barry has been rejected. "The report in today's paper of a £17m offer for Gareth Barry is inaccurate. "The club have received a renewed offer from Liverpool for the player but that still falls well ... http://kop-tv.com/go/villa-reject-another-barry-bid/ Some footage (goals and skills) showing a young Fernando Torres in 1996 when he was just 12. The video is from a tournament between Atletico Madrid and AC Milan. Download Credits to Toone10 http://kop-tv.com/go/12-year-old-torres-in-action/ Fernando Torres, scorer of the winning goal in the Euro 2008 final, has been rewarded with high praise from UEFA. They released a 23 man select squad from the competition, and Torres leads the forward line in it. Despite struggling for goals, being substituted off early in matches, and taking a ... http://kop-tv.com/go/torres-in-uefa-select-squad/ Euro 2008 winner David Silva made no secret of his desire to stay at the Mestalla. There were talks of several Premier League clubs including Liverpool showing interest in the £15million man. Silva told Spanish sports daily AS, "I am happy at Valencia. I'm under contract and at the moment I'm ... http://kop-tv.com/go/silva-staying-put/ Liverpool target David Villa will remain with Valencia according to the Spanish sports daily AS. The 22-year-old has been linked with a move to Chelsea and Liverpool after a string of brilliant performances in Euro2008. Villa insists that he'll still be a Valencia player next season and in many years to ... http://kop-tv.com/go/reds-target-villa-wants-valencia-stay/ French striker Anthony Le Tallec will return to France to join Le Mans after being released by the Liverpool. Le Tallec hasn't been able to break into the first team and was loaned out to 4 clubs during his long stint at Anfield. Much was expected from Le Tallec who was ... http://kop-tv.com/go/le-tallec-parts-ways-with-liverpool/ Pepe Reina seen here entertaining the fans and fellow teammates. I've no idea what he's talking about but it's fantastic! http://kop-tv.com/go/reina-singing-his-heart-out/ Chief Executive Rick Parry was in a confident mood yesterday as he picked up his honorary degree from the University of Liverpool. Recent speculation has suggested that Parry could be ousted from his post at Anfield after co-owner Tom Hicks publicly criticised him of failing the club, but he remained defiant ... http://kop-tv.com/go/parry-confident-reds-stay/ A new twist has emerged which could delay the start of development work on our new stadium. The North-West Development Agency (NWDA) is refusing to hand over a £9million grant until Tom Hicks & Co can prove they have the financial ability to complete the proposed project. Last night a club source ... http://kop-tv.com/go/new-twist-stadium-plans-anfield-nwda/ The team with the most Liverpool players in it has won Euro 2008.  Spain--boasting Fernando Torres, Xabi Alonso, Alvaro Arbeloa, and Pepe Reina--are the champions of Europe. In the final against German, Torres scored the lone goal to settle the match. Xavi played a clever through ball which looked lost when ... http://kop-tv.com/go/euro-2008-final-roundup/ Rafa Benitez has spoken of his pride after Fernando Torres confounded his critics to fire Spain to their first major honour since 1964. The Liverpool boss admits certain sections of the Spanish press were critical of the striker's performances in Euro 2008. Many of these critics seem to miss the point ... http://kop-tv.com/go/benitez-proud-of-torres-achievement/ Being at the losing end of the Euro2008 has certainly affected Jens Lehmann's judgment. Lehmann believes that Fernando Torres isn't quite in the same league as Theirry Henry. "Well, he scored and that's what you have to do as a striker but you're asking someone who played together for years with ... http://kop-tv.com/go/lehmann-%e2%80%9ctorres-not-in-same-league-as-henry%e2%80%9d/ Liverpool have confirmed the appointment of Mauricio Pellegrino as their new first-team coach. Pellegrino will be working on the defence as well as the reserves. Pellegrino played 12 games during the 2005 season but was released the following season. Rafa told the offish site, "His role will be first-team coach, and ... http://kop-tv.com/go/pelle-returns-to-liverpool/ Swansea City could turn to Liverpool's Adam Hammill to replace Paul Anderson who chose to join Nottingham Forest instead. The Western Mail reported that Hammill would be a direct replacement for Anderson who was a hit during his stint at the Liberty. The flamboyant midfielder joined Southampton on a season loan ... http://kop-tv.com/go/swans-turn-to-another-liverpool-winger/ Torres puts Spain ahead on the 33rd minute with a beautiful lob over Lehmann. The Liverpool striker created a goal out of nothing. http://kop-tv.com/go/torres-goal-put-spain-in-driving-seat/ Swansea boss Roberto Martinez is upset that Liverpool's winger Paul Anderson snubbed Swansea City to join Nottingham Forest. Martinez questioned Anderson's loyalty and claimed that Anderson owes Swansea big for steering him in the right direction. Martinez said: "Everyone knows being grateful or loyal in football does not exist anymore." "We are ... http://kop-tv.com/go/martinez-questions-anderson%e2%80%99s-loyalty/ We're giving 3 Kop-TV Forum members the chance to grab a free LFC scarf from the Official Liverpool FC Store. To have a chance of winning, all you have to do is answer the single question over on this thread, sending your answer via email. Three random winners will be drawn at ... http://kop-tv.com/go/grab-your-free-lfc-scarf-competition/ Barcelona's Eto'o and Ronaldinho are rumoured to have been invited to attend the Reds' first pre-season friendly game against Tranmere Rovers on the 12th July as they prepare a staggering £33million bid for the duo. According to Football-Rumours.com: "Spanish sources close to the Anfield club have suggested that a bid of ... http://kop-tv.com/go/ronaldinho-eto-invited-tranmere-friendly/ According to Spanish journalist Guillem Balague, Tottenham Hotspur have enetered the race to capture beanpole striker Peter Crouch in a daring summer raid. Arsenal and Pompey have both been reported to be showing interest in the England international star, with the latter having multiple bids rejected already during the current transfer ... http://kop-tv.com/go/spurs-ready-to-kop-crouchy/ Xabi Alonso appears to be becoming disgruntled with his proposed move to Serie A giants Juventus. “Nothing is decided, apart from Liverpool’s willingness to release me" he told Stadio News. Whilst the switch to Italy seemed a certainty to go through, no official announcement from either Liverpool or Juventus has been made ... http://kop-tv.com/go/alonso-nothing-is-decided-juventus/ A brilliant compilation on Jamie Carragher done by SauronXL. Definitely one of the best Carragher compilation out there. A must watch for all Liverpool fans. Download http://kop-tv.com/go/jamie-carragher-compilation-the-legend-by-sauronxl/ Paul Anderson has joined Championship newcomers Nottingham Forest on a season-long loan deal after rejecting a return back to Swansea where he was loaned out to last season. Anderson, 19, is hoping to be able to complete the deal in time for pre-season training this coming Tuesday. "I enjoyed last season at ... http://kop-tv.com/go/reds-youth-joins-forest-anderson-loan/ Liverpool have agreed to sign teenage striker Nikola Saric from Herfolge. All club and personal terms have been agreed and 17-year-old is set to sign the contract soon. "It is a unique opportunity for me," the Denmark Under-18 international informed Dagbladet Koge. "I will train with the big names over there and ... http://kop-tv.com/go/liverpool-beat-barca-and-spurs-to-sign-saric/ It's reported in the DutchNews.nl that Liverpool have signed 17-year-old striker Vincent Weijl from AZ Alkmaar. He'll be joining the U-18 Academy as a first year trainee. From the club's official site, it states that Weijl has played for AFC Amsterdam and Ajax before. His name has been added onto Liverpool's ... http://kop-tv.com/go/liverpool-sign-dutch-youngster/ According to the Daily Mail, Gareth Southgate has lined up Liverpool's Scott Carson as a replacement for Fulham-bound Mark Schwarzer. Scott Carson’s £9million price-tag has prevented Martin O’Neill from making the young Liverpool goalkeeper’s loan move permanent. Carson is determined to leave Anfield in search of first-team football. He seems unwilling to ... http://kop-tv.com/go/boro-eyes-carson-as-schwarzer-replacement/ Following the capture of Phillip Degen from Borussia Dortmund, Reds long-serving right back Steve Finnan, is relishing the forthcoming fight for a regular starting role next season. "I'm sure United will do exactly that this summer and we have to do the same. At a club like this there will always ... http://kop-tv.com/go/finnan-relishing-anfield-fight-with-degen/ Peter Crouch is rumoured to be a target for Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger as he looks for a replacement for Emmanuel Adebayor who is close to a £32million switch to AC Milan, handing the Gooners a staggering £25million profit on the player they signed just two years ago. Agent Vincenzo Morabito ... http://kop-tv.com/go/crouch-targeted-by-gooners-arsenal/ Liverpool have set their sights on Fulham goalkeeper Antti Niemi as a backup for Pepe Reina according to The Mirror. Maik Taylor's rejection has prompted Rafa to look for a new target. Antti Niemi has expressed his desire to leave the club after after being knocked down the pecking order by ... http://kop-tv.com/go/liverpool-turns-to-new-target-after-taylor-snub/ It has been revealed that the new third shirt for 2008/9 season will be blue after makers Adidas replaced last seasons Black third shirt which was mostly used for away European games. What do you think of the new choice in colour? http://kop-tv.com/go/reds-to-play-in-blue-new-shirt/ Enabling works are set to be carried out by LFC as preperations take shape to begin development work on our new 73,000 seat stadium. Initially set to have a capacity of 60,000, the new stadium is planned to be ready for the 2011/12 season. "This is a significant milestone for the club ... http://kop-tv.com/go/gillett-we-are-on-site-new-stadium-anfield/ Former Red and current Leeds manager Gary McAllister is interested in Liverpool's Krisztian Nemeth and Astrit Ajdarevic on loan according to TeamTalk. It's reported that 'Macca' has invited the duo to join his squad for pre-season training. Nemeth has been in immense in the reserves earning praises from Rafael Benitez himself ... http://kop-tv.com/go/macca-keen-on-reds-duo/ There's a handful of clubs trying to sign Paul Anderson on loan. Anderson has had a successful season after impressing in League One for Swansea City. Nottingham Forest are willing to fork out as much as £750,000 for the youngster on a permanent deal, but it's believed that Anderson is more ... http://kop-tv.com/go/youngster-wants-loan-move/ Portsmouth The News reported that Liverpool have rejected a £9 million bid from Aston Villa for striker Peter Crouch. Harry Redknapp has been a fan of the lanky striker but he insists that he wouldn't pay submit to Liverpool's excessive demand. Crouch's high price-tag of £15 million has hindered a move ... http://kop-tv.com/go/pompey-bid-for-crouch-rejected/ Yossi Benayoun wants to stay at Liverpool for the rest of his career. There were several reports suggesting that Harry Redknapp and Mark Hughes might be making a move for the Israeli. “There are three or four clubs in England willing to buy me after the season I have just had,” ... http://kop-tv.com/go/benayoun-wants-to-see-out-career-with-liverpool/ There were mixed results for the Liverpool players still involved in Euro 2008 competition. Dirk Kuyt found himself on the teary-eyed side of that spectrum. He continued his starting role for the Dutch and played out a tense opening half against Russia. In the intermission, he was replaced by Arsenal's more ... http://kop-tv.com/go/euro-2008-quarterfinal-round/ According to reports, new Manchester City boss Mark Hughes, is set to launch a raid on Anfield for Yossi Benayoun. The Manchester Evening News are reporting that Benitez is likely to offload the Israeli midfielder despite only signing him last summer from West Ham United. Portsmouth are also said to be in ... http://kop-tv.com/go/blackburn-hughes-set-raid-liverpool-benayoun/ Spain will progress to the EURO2008 semi-final's after beating the World Champions 4-2 via a penalty shoot-out setting up a clash against Russia. After 90 minutes and extra time, the score remained deadlocked at 0-0. http://kop-tv.com/go/spain-fend-off-italy-video/ Fernando Torres spoke of his delight after Spain went through to the EURO2008 semi-final's after a penalty shoot-out victory over World Champions Italy. "I'm enjoying this victory!" declared the Spanish hitman who was substituted before the panelties began. "I think we all must look back at the harder moments to realise how ... http://kop-tv.com/go/torres-enjoying-euro2008-victory-over-italy/ Former Red Harry Kewell is remaining calm amidst a sea of speculation surrounding his footballing future. "I'm on holiday for a week or so and then I'll decide my future, but for now I'm just going to relax." the Aussie winger told FoxSports Australia. "In this day and age, clubs take their ... http://kop-tv.com/go/kewell-calm-amidst-speculation/ Liverpool will be travelling to Berlin to take on Hertha at the Olympic Stadium (pictured) on 22nd July as part of our pre-season preperations. Rafael Benitez told germany's Sportfive: "We are delighted to be playing a game against HERTHA BSC as part of our pre-season training camp. We always like ... http://kop-tv.com/go/reds-to-face-stern-test-in-berlin/ With Milner seemingly out of reach, Reds manager Rafael Benitez could turn his attentions to Hamburg winger Rafael Van Der Vaart. The Dutch maestro is looking for a move to England after spending most of his career in Ajax and Hamburg. He turned down a contract extension with Hamburg, catching the attention ... http://kop-tv.com/go/benitez-joins-battle-for-van-der-vaart/ The new Kop-TV forum boards are now open for use. If your a regular around these parts, you may well be aware that we have had some changes to our forums in recent months. We switched to an external forum system after many failed attempts in importing our old forum database after ... http://kop-tv.com/go/new-kop-tv-forums-open/ In an exclusive interview with Kop-TV, AFC Liverpool manager Derek Goulding shares his thoughts on the club's forthcoming first competitive fixture against St. Helens Town, the Vodkat Cup and AFC Liverpool's coverage over on the official Liverpool FC TV channel, LFC TV. First things first, your thoughts on your forthcoming first-ever ... http://kop-tv.com/go/exclusive-afc-liverpool-manager-derek-goulding-interview/ Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso has dropped a hint that he may quit Liverpool for Juventus this summer. The Spaniard admits that he's 'fascinated' by Italian football. "We'll see what will happen with Juve. It's difficult to say today. I spent four fantastic years at Liverpool, but I have to admit that ... http://kop-tv.com/go/alonso-hints-at-juve-switch/ Match tickets for AFC Liverpool's first-ever competitive match are now on sale today at The Casa between 10am - 2pm. AFCL, who recently announced the arrival of their first kit designs, will tackle St. Helens on the 16th July. For more information on AFC Liverpool, visit the club's official website. http://kop-tv.com/go/afc-liverpool-st-helens-match-tickets-on-sale-now/ The Reds' pre-season will kick-off a day earlier after plans were unveiled for a friendly fixture away to  neighbours Tranmere Rovers on July 12th. Prior to the squad flying out for our regular pre-season training in Switzerland, Benitez's men will take on Ronnie Moore's men for the first time since 1993. “This ... http://kop-tv.com/go/reds-face-tranmere-rovers-test-in-friendly/ Liverpool goalscoring legend Ian Rush has urged Liverpool to sign David Villa. David Villa and Fernando Torres look to have formed a lethal partnership at the Euro 2008 and it would be awesome to have both of them playing side by side at Liverpool next season. “There’s obviously the financial side ... http://kop-tv.com/go/rush-urges-benitez-to-sign-villa/ Striker Fernando Torres has a game very similar to Liverpool legend Roger Hunt, according to Liverpool's Iron Man Tommy Smith. Roger Hunt is considered a legend at Anfield having scored over 245 league goals and winning the first FA Cup in 1965 with the Reds. Tommy Smith has likened the club's ... http://kop-tv.com/go/anfields-iron-man-likens-torres-to-sir-roger/