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/ 4486 days agoArsenal's 3 Options To Keep Title Chances On Track Despite Walcott Injury
The devastating news that Theo Walcott is out for the season is a potentially crippling blow to Arsenal’s title hopes. Now with the transfer window open, Arsene Wenger has 3 options to consider: 1. Rely on Lukas Podolski. While often injured himself, Podolski is an option despite only having four league appearances so far this season. […]
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/ 4486 days agoCan We Expect to See More Manchester United Fans Switching Allegiances to Other Teams?
One of the critiques that soccer supporters of English clubs have of the globalization of the Premier League is the number of front-running fans that have no connection to the clubs they support who adopt teams. These types of foreign supporters have disproportionately through the years supported England’s most successful and best marketed club – […]
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/ 4486 days agoSerie A Coverage in US Suffers Due to beIN SPORT Giving Higher Priority to La Liga & Ligue Un
Juventus took another step towards making the remainder of Serie A’s season, largely meaningless in terms of the title race, with a decisive 3-0 victory over their nearest title rivals AS Roma on Sunday. The match was competitive for the first half as Roma dominated possession and created a few scoring opportunities. But in the […]
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/ 4486 days agoSwansea Striker Wilfried Bony Finds His Form At The Most Opportune Time
Wilfried Bony was one the most highly touted summer signings this season in the Premier League. However, settling in as a footballer in South Wales has taken some time for the Ivorian who had scored 51 times in Dutch League action over the past two seasons. The presence of Michu in the Swans team seems […]
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/ 4487 days agoWas Sam Allardyce's FA Cup Team Selection Career Suicide Or Pragmatism?
West Ham United crashed out of the FA Cup with a 5-0 loss against Nottingham Forest on Sunday. Manager Sam Allardyce made the controversial decision to play a team made up largely of youth players. While some accomplished veterans like Stewart Downing and Alou Diarra were in the side, the Hammers fielded a team that […]
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/ 4487 days agoFOX’s FA Cup Soccer Coverage Still Pales In Comparison
FOX had a mixed weekend covering the FA Cup, the first full-fledged weekend of soccer on the network’s channels since the shutdown of FOX Soccer in September. The wall-to-wall FA Cup coverage, that included FOX Sports 1, FOX Sports 2 and FOX over-the-air, included extensive highlights and studio shows. The FA Cup, often a throwaway […]
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/ 4488 days agoHuge Gaps in Tottenham Midfield Allow Theo Walcott to Prove His Attacking Prowess Again
Theo Walcott showed his ability to play down the middle again in Arsenal’s convincing 2-0 victory over Tottenham in the FA Cup Third Round. The winger was forced into emergency duty up front at various points last season and impressed regularly. But once Lukas Podolski and Olivier Giroud returned to fitness, Walcott was pushed into […]
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/ 4488 days agoAre Bayern Munich Ruining the Bundesliga?
Saturday’s anti-climactic news that Robert Lewandowski has signed with FC Bayern Munich was further proof that the Bundesliga, the once hyper-competitive league, has become the exclusive province of the Bavarian giants. The Bundesliga once was comparable to the Premier League in terms of competition for titles (if not even more competitive), but it's rapidly descending […]
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/ 4489 days agoWATCH Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's Goal For Man United vs Liverpool in 1999 FA Cup [VIDEO]
In honor of this weekend's FA Cup Third Round and the appointment of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as Cardiff manager, we recall his unforgettable game winner for Manchester United against Liverpool in 1999. The match was in the FA Cup Fourth Round, played at Old Trafford — featuring commentary by Ian Darke. This goal continued Sir Alex […]
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/ 4489 days agoFA Cup Romance Is Over For Most Premier League Clubs Before A Ball Is Even Kicked
Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert raised eyebrows this week with his comments about the FA Cup, questioning the importance of the competition. "If they (Premier League managers) were being honest, they probably would do. Not just because of the money but survival in the league is vital. "It is realistic. That is the nature of […]
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/ 4489 days agoTop 5 Worst Signings of the Summer Premier League Transfer Window
With the January transfer window now open, we're taking a look back at the summer window to assess the worst buys from that transfer period for Premier League clubs. The top five are: 1. Andy Carroll (West Ham from Liverpool) £15,500,000 Carroll has not yet featured in a match for West Ham United since his […]
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/ 4489 days agoSouthampton's Dani Osvaldo Fined £40,000 And Handed Three-Match Ban
Following an independent regulatory commission hearing today, Southampton’s Dani Osvaldo has been handed a three-match ban with immediate effect and a £40,000 fine for misconduct related to the end of match brawl at St James' Park against Newcastle United on December 14. Osvaldo was charged with violent conduct, and the council found this to be […]
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/ 4489 days agoArsenal’s Fighting Mentality Is Keeping Them in Premier League Title Race
"Arsenal will keep falling away in the title race" seems to be the familiar refrain from so many pundits. Yet as we enter the second half of the season, the Gunners top the table ahead of more fancied and highly touted sides. What exactly has Arsene Wenger done this season so well? From the looks […]
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/ 4490 days agoJose Mourinho's Decision to Exile Juan Mata Has Been Proven Correct
In August, several pundits (myself included) felt that Jose Mourinho had to integrate Juan Mata into Chelsea and build around the talented Spaniard to have any chance of success. The decision to freeze Mata out of the preferred starting XI led to numerous newspaper and blog columns slating the decision, which added to some very […]
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/ 4490 days agoOle Gunnar Solskjaer’s Appointment By Cardiff Could Be A Disaster For His Reputation
We’ve spent a great deal of time the past few weeks on this site discussing the eccentric behavior of Cardiff City owner Vincent Tan. It seems Tan, having railroaded the well-respected Malky Mackay, needed to buy some credibility. He seems to have temporarily done so with the appointment of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, the once great […]