It doesn't matter how well a player does, how hard they work or how much the fans like them, if they do not get 20 goals - and I mean in the Premier League not in all competitions - then Liverpool will struggle to make up the gap on the top two.

BBC: SPORT | Football | Premier League | Alan Hansen's column

Liverpool have now failed to win the top-flight title since 1990 and Benitez says they will struggle to compete with their rivals until a new stadium is built for the Reds.

BBC: Ferguson & Benitez must 'move on'

Sometimes there is a "Clash of the Titans, " struggle -- two players at the top of their games slugging it out to the best of their ability -- or a previous rivalry, be it through country allegiances or past matches between the players.

CNN: Top 10 greatest grand slam finals

The Pakistani Taliban have not confirmed Mehsud's death because of an ongoing power struggle over his successor, the top U.S. envoy to the region said Monday.

CNN: Two Pakistani Taliban leaders captured

Without the star power the longtime co-anchor lends the chat-fest, the second-place morning show could struggle to compete with NBC's top-rated Today when it comes to access and exclusive interviews.

FORBES: Media

On top of its own defects, the opposition has had to struggle against this lack of interest.

ECONOMIST: Brazil

On top of war preparations in the Middle East, he must now struggle to keep an Asian coalition together without making too many concessions to those who will prefer to appease Mr Kim.

ECONOMIST: Axis of evil

Were the monolines to lose their top-notch ratings, they fear, many issuers could struggle to meet higher funding costs.

ECONOMIST: Bond insurers and the markets