Merseyside

...I was fit we had the international break. I've been desperate to play and can't wait to really get going properly again.' Who is your Merseyside derby hero? Sportsmail's Derek Lawrenson and Jerry Hayes have picked their top 25 stars from...

In this article: Steven Gerrard, Liverpool, Champions League, Fernando Torres, Manchester City, Liverpool, Yossi Benayoun, and Budapest

...from the Prison Officers Association (POA) are to hold talks in London from 1100 GMT. The Prison Service had called the walkout on Merseyside "unlawful". Officers at jails in Lancashire, Cheshire and Dorset also joined the...

In this article: Prison Service, Allegation, National Offender Management Service, Prison Officers Association, Lancashire, and Cheshire

The police forces involved in the Tackling Knives Action Programme are the Metropolitan Police, Essex, Lancashire, West Yorkshire, Merseyside, West Midlands, Greater Manchester, Nottinghamshire, South Wales and Thames Valley,...

In this article: Metropolitan Police, Vernon Coaker, Nottinghamshire, Lancashire, West Yorkshire, and West Midlands

...2008 provided the spark for the rebirth of City, but the after-shocks of the Mancunian tremor are truly being felt 30 miles away on Merseyside. Not only are Liverpool and Everton battling against the self-styled biggest club in the world...

In this article: Liverpool, Champions League, Everton, Anfield, Old Trafford, and Manchester City

...despite the enormous competition from traditionally big football areas such as London, Manchester, the Midlands, the North East and Merseyside. An FA insider told ESPN Soccernet: "The bidding cities finalise their submission by the end...

In this article: Plymouth, FIFA, ESPN Soccernet, Bristol, London, World Cup, World Cup, Rory Fallon, and England

...injuring his ankle on international duty against Argentina in September. However, City boss Mark Hughes will take the South American to Merseyside, and said: "He is back training with the group, which is pleasing from everyone's point of...

In this article: Robinho, Liverpool, Mark Hughes, Manchester City, Abu Dhabi, England, and Argentina

...his ankle on international duty against Argentina in September. However, City boss Mark Hughes will take the South American to Merseyside following some positive performances in training this week, although the chances are he will not...

In this article: Robinho, Mark Hughes, Liverpool, Manchester City, Abu Dhabi, England, and Argentina

...once since Boxing Day 1981, a fag-end of the season victory thanks to Nicolas Anelka's brace in May 2003, and should they conquer the Merseyside peak, then Benitez will again be in the line of fire. The Liverpool boss is again likely to...

In this article: Mark Hughes, Thierry Henry, Liverpool, Champions League, Glen Johnson, Emmanuel Adebayor, and Anfield

...of the controversial physio Marijana Kovacevic, who uses placenta fluid to expedite recovery from muscle injuries. Johnson returned to Merseyside yesterday and enjoyed a full training session with his team-mates just four days after missing...

In this article: Rafael Benitez, Glen Johnson, Liverpool, Champions League, Hernia, Manchester City, Mark Hughes, Chelsea, and Premier League

...not only the huge Premier League showdown with Manchester City and crucial Champions' League trip to Debrecen, but also possibly the Merseyside derby in three weeks' time. Liverpool were hoping that Torres could play against Birmingham...

In this article: Fernando Torres, Liverpool, Hernia, Surgery, Anfield, Manchester City, Everton, and Yossi Benayoun