Writing on his official Twitter account, Raul Meireles has revealed that his favourite thing to do is spend time with his family. The Portugal international shared a photo of him—dressed like a shepherd, with his partner Ivone Viana, also dressed like a shepherd, and his daughter...not dressed like a sheep. The trio appeared to be on some kind of public transport, and the midfielder ...Full Story »

Everton are considering a shock move for former Liverpool midfielder Raul Meireles, according to reports from The Metro.The Portuguese ace is currently plying his trade with Fenerbahce - alongside another ex-Anfield man in the shape of Dirk Kuyt - whom he joined from Chelsea in 2011.Prior to turning out for the Blues he spent some time on the red half of Merseyside, and could be heading back t...Full Story »

Fenerbahce's Raul Meireles has had his ban reduced to four matches by the Turkish Football Federation (TFF). The 29-year-old Portuguese midfielder was handed an initial 11-game suspension after he was accused of spitting in the face of the referee following his red card in the 2-1 defeat to Galatasaray. Following an appeal by the player, the TFF ruled that it was "physically impossible" for Mei...Full Story »

Nani and Raul Meireles are the Premier League's representatives in Paulo Bento's 23-man Portugal squad for Euro 2012. Former Everton midfielder Manuel Fernandes' omission is the biggest shock to come from the announcement, after he enjoyed an impressive season with Besiktas. Somewhat surprise inclusions come in the form of Sporting de Braga duo Miguel Lopes and Custodio, while Benfica strike...Full Story »

Chelsea had controversial referee Damir Skomina and goalkeeper Petr Cech to thank as they clung on against 10-man Benfica to set up a Champions League semi-final against Barcelona after a 2-1 win aggregate win. Card-crazy Skomina, whose performance in Arsenal's last-16 exit against AC Milan led to a three-match ban for Arsene Wenger, was at it again at Stamford Bridge as the Blues reached the l...Full Story »

Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish does not believe a reunion with Fernando Torres and Raul Meireles is any greater motivation against Chelsea. The two clubs meet at Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon, with just three points separating them in the Premier League. But the focus will inevitably be upon Torres, who left Liverpool in February 2010 having quit Anfield in a £50million January tra...Full Story »

New Chelsea signing Raul Meireles has admitted that the timing of his deadline day move from Liverpool was strange given that he knew about the interest from the Blues days beforehand. The midfielder also insisted that manager Andre Villas-Boas was a key factor behind his decision to move to Stamford Bridge. The Blues looked to have completed their transfer business for the summer late last Wed...Full Story »

• Anfield club offered £7m plus Yossi Benayoun back• Chelsea still hope to sign Luka Modric and Alvaro Pereira Liverpool's Raul Meireles, right, celebrates after scoring the only goal in his side's win at Chelsea in February. Chelsea have had an offer rejected for the Liverpool midfielder Raul Meireles of £7m plus Yossi Benayoun as a makeweight. The London club will cont...Full Story »

MANCHESTER, England, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Brief news ahead of this weekend’s Premier League matches (times GMT): Liverpool will be missing midfielder Raul Meireles for Saturday’s home game against Bolton Wanderers (1630) after the Anfield club confirmed he would be out of action for up to a fortnight with a collarbone injury. The club had feared that Meireles faced a longer lay-off a...Full Story »

West Ham produced arguably their best display of the season to haul themselves back off the bottom of the Barclays Premier League and all but kill off Liverpool's faint Champions League hopes with a 3-1 win. Goals from Scott Parker, Demba Ba - rapidly developing into one of the signings of the January transfer window - and Carlton Cole secured all three points at Upton Park and kept the pressur...Full Story »