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/ 4487 days agoLiverpool Face-Off Against Manchester City In Boxing Day’s Marquee Match
(For US Viewers – Manchester City v. Liverpool will be shown LIVE on Thursday December 26th at 12:30ppm EST on NBC Sports Network) Boxing Day’s final match features two teams in brilliant form: league leading Liverpool and third place Manchester City. Liverpool have scored seventeen times in their last four Premier League matches as the […]
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/ 4487 days agoBoxing Day’s Early Kick-Off: Manchester United Look To Breach Hull City’s Superior Home Defense
(For US Viewers – Hull City v. Manchester United will be shown LIVE on Thursday December 26th at 7:45am EST on NBC Sports Network) Boxing Day’s early kick-off will see David Moyes lead a resurgent Manchester United into the KC Stadium to face-off against Steve Bruce’s Hull City. United have won their last four matches […]
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/ 4488 days agoWhile Fans Enjoy Their Holiday, Premier League Players And Managers Will Be Pushed To Their Limits
For soccer fans, the next seven days are going to be pure bliss. Every Premier League club will play three games starting with Boxing Day (Dec.26th) and ending on New Year’s Day (Jan.1st); Arsenal and Chelsea will actually play four games between December 23 and January 1. The schedule of games provides BPL fans with […]
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/ 4490 days agoBarcelona Head Into The Winter Break On Top Of La Liga, But By The Thinnest Of Margins
When the final whistle sounded at Vicente Calderón Stadium on Saturday, the celebrations spread throughout the crowd of 49,000 because for the first time in 55 weeks league-leading Barcelona had been knocked off the summit of La Liga by Atletico Madrid…technically. The Atleti had assumed first place in the Spanish Primera Division by defeating a […]
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/ 4491 days agoManchester United Continue To Show That They Are A ‘Special’ Club
Recently, a Chelsea supporter reminded me of comments made by manager Jose Mourinho during the heat of the summer transfer saga involving the London club and Manchester United. With the media pumping out daily stories of Rooney’s imminent departure, and anticipation of a harsh reception during his first match back at Old Trafford, the striker […]
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/ 4501 days agoAtletico Madrid Have Broken Barcelona and Real Madrid’s Stranglehold On Spanish Football
Over the past ten seasons, Barcelona and Real Madrid have finished first and second in La Liga eight times. During that time, only two clubs have been able to break through the Spanish giants’ dominance of the Primera Division: Valencia (who finished in first place in 2003/04) and Villarreal (who were runners-up in 2007/08). The past […]
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/ 4503 days agoIn Spite Of Recent Setbacks, Manchester United Are Poised To Finish Top Of Their Champions League Group
Sometimes you just can’t explain sports. Eight years ago, Liverpool ended up finishing second in their Champions League group and fifth in the Premier League table, but ended the season as champions of Europe. The English club edged out Olympiacos in the group stages (on goal difference), then advanced past Bayer Leverkusen, Juventus and Chelsea; […]
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/ 4505 days agoThe Transition Period Was Never Going To Be Easy For Manchester United
Transition periods are a part of everything: life, relationships, work, etc. Sometimes they can go smoothly, but more often than not they can be tricky. Anyone who has been through a difficult transition period will tell you the best way to navigate through it is to be patient, let go of the past, deal with […]
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/ 4508 days agoManchester United Fans Have Broken Sir Alex Ferguson’s Plea to Stand By Their New Manager
Moyes Out?...Really?...So soon? On May 12 2013, shortly after Manchester United beat Swansea City 2-1 at Old Trafford, outgoing manager Sir Alex Ferguson addressed his home supporters and thanked them for sharing the countless memories with him at the club. United’s legendary leader reminded the fans that “all the last second goals, the comebacks, and the […]
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/ 4511 days agoTom Cleverley: Manchester United’s Midfield Enigma
Manchester United supporters are at a disadvantage. They don’t get to see Tom Cleverley in training every day. Apparently Cleverley is one hell of a player on the training ground because Red Devils managers keep selecting the midfielder into United’s starting eleven; one of those managers being the legendary Sir Alex Ferguson. National team coach […]
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/ 4515 days agoManchester United’s Unbeaten Streak Faces Its Sternest Test Against Bayer Leverkusen
It is safe to say that David Moyes assumed the toughest job in the world of football when he was handpicked to be Sir Alex Ferguson’s successor at Manchester United. The Scottish-born manager inherited a club rich in history, has become a global brand, and had just come off from winning its twentieth English title. […]
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/ 4517 days agoCeltic Park Is Set To Rock For One More European Night
Celtic are facing a win-or-go-home scenario when they host AC Milan in Tuesday evening’s Champions League group stage match. A win could see Celtic catapulted into second place; a loss would effectively eliminate the Hoops from this season’s European competition. For those who haven’t seen a Champions League match from Celtic Park, you may only […]
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/ 4520 days agoWhy the Next 2 Weeks Will Determine If Southampton Are Ready For a Top Four Challenge
Southampton is currently third in the Premier League table and have already taken points from English giants Liverpool and Manchester United. Their early season success raises the question: “When are people going to accept Southampton as a serious Top Four threat?” The rebirth of Southampton has been one of the better Premier League stories this […]
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/ 4529 days agoWhy Michael Carrick's Six-Week Injury Is Going to Hit Manchester United Hard
According to Sir Alex Ferguson, the largest factor in last season’s 20th league title for Manchester United (aside from the signing of Robin van Persie) was the week-in and week-out performances of midfielder Michael Carrick. The legendary manager had been Carrick’s biggest defender over the course of the player’s first seven seasons at the club. The […]
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/ 4531 days agoHolding On To Wayne Rooney May Have Saved Manchester United’s Season
Manchester United didn’t do much right during their first transfer window of the post-Alex Ferguson era. In fact it could be argued that the club only did one thing right from the time David Moyes took office on July 1st until the summer window closed on September 2nd. Moyes’ ability to convince Wayne Rooney to stay […]