[ENGLAND WATCH] Who will fall first? Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez? Or its despised American owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett? Read the whole story

"The money is frustrating, but I understand that this is all part of it. Hopefully I will be here long enough to see an increase in the salary cap that will allow us to go and look in different markets to help bring the level of MLS higher."

-- New York Red Bulls coach Juan Carlos Osorio, who says he's identified a central defender, a left-footed midfielder and a playmaker - reportedly Argentine World Cup vet Marcelo Gallardo - but that the salary cap may hinder his shopping spree. (New York Times)

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