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/ 4499 days agoNBC Sports Scores A Winner With Its Unprecedented Coverage of Arsenal-Chelsea Game
NBC Sports Group gave American viewers on Monday afternoon a little taste into how comprehensive soccer coverage is in the UK. In the process, they perhaps permanently left ESPN and FOX Sports in their wake. With all of English football focused on the top of the table London derby between Chelsea and Arsenal, it was […]
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/ 4500 days agoBy Hiring Tim Sherwood As Tottenham Manager, Daniel Levy Takes Easy Way Out
The appointment of Tim Sherwood as manager of Tottenham Hotspur could be the direct result of bigger names that chairman Daniel Levy fancied turning down the vacant manager’s post. Following last Monday’s sacking of Andre Villas-Boas, several big names were linked with the Spurs job. Midweek elimination at White Hart Lane from the League Cup […]
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/ 4500 days agoMalky Mackay Decision Delay Demonstrates Supporters Power is Thankfully On The Rise
The power of supporters was realized Monday as Cardiff City owner Vincent Tan appeared to soften his stance towards Bluebirds manager Malky Mackay. From South Wales to the banks of the Humber Estuary in Kingston-Upon-Hull, supporters strong stand has forced the FA and Premier League to consider their feelings instead of simply rubber stamping the […]
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/ 4500 days agoEmmanuel Adebayor, Hero Or Villain? Why Ade Is One Of The Most Frustrating Football Geniuses
On Thursday, I argued that interim Tottenham Hotspur manager Tim Sherwood should not count on Emmanuel Adebayor, the temperamental Togolese Striker, for Sunday’s match against Southampton. But Adebayor turned in a performance fitting of a star player whose team was badly in need of a result. He ran his socks off and scored twice to […]
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/ 4501 days agoWhy Luis Suarez's Contract Extension Is A Win For the Premier League: Monday Soccer Insider
The most important win of the weekend was the new contract for Luis Suarez at Liverpool. No one knows what will happen this summer if Liverpool fall out of the top four, but right now this could be the best news for English football in quite some time vis a vis the superstar competition with […]
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/ 4502 days agoManuel Pellegrini Rectifies Manchester City Selection Errors Against Fulham With Great Tactical Second Half
With Pablo Zabaleta unavailable for Manchester City’s afternoon kickoff at Craven Cottage against Fulham, manager Manuel Pellegrini had a selection choice to make at right-back. Sixty minutes into the match, with the Blues holding a tenuous 2-1 lead, it was obvious Pellegrini had made the wrong choice. Gaël Clichy, normally a left-back, was shifted to […]
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/ 4502 days agoAlvaro Negredo's Sublime Assist to Manchester City's James Milner; Best Pass of the Season? [GIF]
Is this assist by Manchester City's Alvaro Negredo against Fulham the best pass of the 2013/14 Premier League season thus far? It was a piece of sublime skill by Negredo who hit the ball with the outside of his foot from the right wing that went right into the path of James Milner to grab […]
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/ 4503 days agoDavid Beckham Encounters Issues With Port Of Miami Location, But Other Possibilities Exist For Miami MLS Team
David Beckham's plans for building a MLS stadium at the Port Of Miami have come undone, according to a source familiar with the developments. The source considers the Port Of Miami/Watson Island project as “highly problematic” due to traffic considerations, potential parking hassles and the possible long-term need to expand the Port of Miami. The source […]
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/ 4504 days agoWhy Joe Hart Deserves a Well-Earned Manchester City Recall
Manchester City advanced to the semi-finals of the League Cup on Tuesday with a 3-1 victory at Leicester, and Joe Hart once again impressed. The English keeper, dropped from the City side following a costly error late on in the October 27 loss to Chelsea, has been outstanding in European and League Cup matches since […]
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/ 4504 days agoKen Bates Misdeeds at Leeds United Put Football League Chief Executive At Center Of Controversy
Football League Chief Executive Shaun Harvey, the former Ken Bates associate who was the Chief Executive of Leeds United during the lamentable ownership tenure of the former Chelsea owner, is at the heart of a ruling by Ofcom (the regulatory authority for the UK communications industries) regarding Yorkshire Radio. The club owned radio station, which […]
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/ 4504 days agoBayern Munich Starlet Julian Green Opts for German U-19 Team; USA Still Hopeful
German-American youngster Julian Green, who was born in Tampa, Florida, has opted to continue representing Germany at the U-19 level. This comes just weeks after his first-team Bayern Munich debut. The highly rated winger represented the United States at the U-18 level and has already caught the eye of US Head Coach and Technical Director […]
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/ 4504 days agoLeague Cup Semi-Final Qualification Will Now Boost West Ham United's Premier League Form
West Ham’s 2-1 comeback victory at White Hart Lane in the League Cup could give the Hammers the confidence needed to push on during this festive period. Sam Allardyce’s second half tactical changes led directly to both Hammers goals and made a complicated week for Spurs even more difficult. Big Sam will be happy not […]
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/ 4504 days agoRyan Giggs Should Take Mentorship Role With Adnan Januzaj at Manchester United
Manchester United David Moyes was wise to point out the inconsistency of officials towards his young starlet Adnan Januzaj after the 3-0 victory over Aston Villa on Sunday. However the youngster will need to learn to toughen up as so many before him have. Moyes said: "I think in every game recently, I don't know […]
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/ 4504 days agoTim Sherwood's Tactical Change and Reliance On Emmanuel Adebayor Shows Poor Judgment
Following the sacking of Andre Villas-Boas, speculation has grown about the reintegration of Emmanuel Adebayor into the Tottenham side. In yesterday’s League Cup match against West Ham, caretaker manager Tim Sherwood fielded a 4-4-2 formation with Adebayor and Jermain Defoe starting up top. The Togolese striker scored the game’s initial goal, but West Ham’s second […]
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/ 4505 days agoManchester City Facing Defensive Crisis: Will Dedryck Boyata Get the Call?
Manchester City’s defense has been so creaky away from the Etihad this season that some, myself included, wrote off the Blues as title contenders. But following a strong spell of thirteen out of a possible fifteen points, City find themselves once again within earshot of the top of the table. On Tuesday night in Leicester, […]