Fantasy Premier League

Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack was forced out of Germany's friendly against Switzerland with a thigh injury. The 30-year-old left the pitch at the Rheinstadion in Dusseldorf a minute before half-time. A German FA official confirmed Ballack had suffered a thigh injury but could not say how serious the problem was....More

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Not just a reference to Newcastle's away woes anymore:  Newcastle striker Obafemi Martins missed Nigeria's friendly clash with Ghana on Tuesday night after flying home to tend to his sick mother...  However, manager Glenn Roeder on Wednesday revealed the player had taken advantage of FIFA's "free day" for international players...More

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Wayne Bridge looks set to be out for at least two weeks as Chelsea's injury list continues to grow. The loss of Bridge means that Chelsea will be without a recognised left-back for the home game against Middlesbrough on Saturday and the FA Cup tie with Blackpool or Norwich the...More

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Meanwhile, Ferguson is awaiting a full assessment on the broken nose Edwin van der Sar suffered at the weekend. A precise timescale on the giant Dutchman's likely absence had not been made public, although it would be a major surprise if Tomasz Kuszczak was not called on for the Charlton...More

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Chelsea's Wayne Bridge is the latest player to pull out of the England squad preparing for Wednesday's friendly against Spain at Old Trafford.The news is likely to come as a major worry for Blues boss Jose Mourinho, who has recently lost the services of his other England left-back, Ashley Cole,...More

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Sometimes no matter what you do, you're still in second place -- as Jose must know as he chases Manchester United at the top of the Premiership table.  Granted, I have a lead over Neal in the standings, but 2007 has been all Thurman, all the time.  He's closed the...More

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Early "player of the week" consideration to Tim Howard - making 6 or 7 saves to keep Liverpool at bay and hand Everton a tie at Anfield.  Give or take, he looks to have earned fantasy managers (Rob!) ~18 points. Line-ups for the meat of the schedule are announced.  Anelka is...More

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[Updated below.] Larsson/Milner(or BFDB?)/Warnock or... Drogba/Stelios/Bikey ??? Leaning towards the former. But: Larsson -- will he/won't he start? Milner -- nufc suck on the road and i'm already sitting on dyer and martins BFDB/Warnock -- home to SHE could be tight, niggly affair Drogba -- could go off on...More

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[Updated below. -j] I know this has very little to do with fantasy football but I'd be curious to hear from everyone out there as to what the opinion of Americans being set to own another of the Premier League's storied...More

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Chelsea skipper John Terry will be available for Saturday's clash with Charlton but the club is still waiting for news on Ashley Cole's knee injury. Terry has been out since December 13 with a back injury that required surgery with the England defender's rehabilitation then being complicated by a calf...More

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