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/ 4379 days agoPFA Names Luis Suarez Player of the Year While Eden Hazard Wins Young Player of the Year Honors
Luis Suarez has been named Player of the Year for the 2013/14 season in the annual award competition, as voted on by the members of The Professional Footballers' Association. The Liverpool striker won the top honor, while Chelsea's Eden Hazard won the Young Player of the Year award. Last season, Gareth Bale became only the […]
Leagues: EPL
/ 4380 days agoPremier League Sunday: April 27, 2014
Needless to say, today's a massive day in the Premier League with three gigantic games — the first is a relegation battle between the bottom two clubs in the league, Sunderland and Cardiff, fighting to avoid relegation. Then there's Liverpool vs Chelsea where the Reds could destroy Chelsea's chances of winning the league and could […]
Leagues: EPL
/ 4381 days agoPremier League Saturday: April 26, 2014
There are several intriguing matches in store today with results that will have big consequences on the race for European qualification as well as which teams are heading for relegation. Here is today’s TV/Internet schedule for matches being shown in the US: Southampton vs Everton, 7:45am, NBCSN Fulham vs Hull, 10am, NBCSN Stoke vs Tottenham, 10am, Premier […]
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/ 4381 days agoManchester United Refuse to Deny Report that Louis Van Gaal Is Club's Next Manager
Manchester United have refused to deny reports that Louis Van Gaal will be the club's next manager. Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf reports that the Glazers and Ed Woodward initially met with Van Gaal two weeks ago during a secret meeting, and that representatives from Manchester United met with this week at Van Gaal's villa in […]
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/ 4381 days agoCommentators for NBC’s Premier League Matches This Weekend: Gameweek 36
The commentators have been announced for this weekend’s Premier League matches on US television. Saturday, April 26: Southampton vs Everton, 7:45am, NBCSN; Jon Champion & David Pleat Fulham vs Hull, 10am, NBCSN; Tony Jones & Dean Sturridge Stoke vs Tottenham, 10am, Premier League Extra Time; Gary Taphouse & Garry Birtles Swansea vs Aston Villa, 10am, Premier […]
World Soccer Talk
/ 4381 days agoWorld Soccer Talk Launches Forums For Hardcore Soccer Fans
Beginning today, you can now access the World Soccer Talk Forums, a new feature to the website where you can start and participate in conversations with fellow soccer fans around the world. The first question that probably comes to your mind is why do we need forums when we have the comments section under each […]
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/ 4381 days agoFormer Barcelona Head Coach Tito Vilanova Dies Aged 45
Former Barcelona Head Coach Tito Vilanova has died, aged 45. The tragic news was announced by Barcelona football club today after the coach succumbed to throat cancer. In 2012, the club announced that Vilanova was suffering from throat cancer for the second time in his life. He was first diagnosed a year earlier with the […]
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/ 4382 days agoAsk Your Questions to Kartik Krishnaiyer Via Twitter Beginning at 6pm ET
World Soccer Talk Senior Writer Kartik Krishnaiyer will be answering questions via Twitter today beginning at 6pm ET. Kartik will be taking over the @worldsoccertalk Twitter account. You can tweet your questions about Manchester City, Liverpool, David Moyes, NASL, USMNT, his Blue With Envy book, the Premier League or any other soccer-related topic to @worldsoccertalk. […]
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/ 4382 days agoKobe Bryant in new World Cup TV commercial, wearing a USMNT jersey [VIDEO]
NBA basketball star Kobe Bryant stars in a brand-new World Cup TV commercial, and proudly wears the USMNT World Cup jersey. The video takes Bryant back to his days growing up in Italy learning the game of soccer, and how those skills translate to his success on the basketball court. It's the first of three […]
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/ 4382 days agoWhat a Difference One Year Makes In Coverage of the Premier League On US TV
This is by no means scientific, but it's a few true anecdotes that have happened to me in the past several weeks that point to the rapid growth in interest of the Premier League in the United States. For the past 12 months, I've been taking my daughter to soccer practices and games for her […]
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/ 4382 days agoChelsea Midfielder Ramires to Serve 4-Game Ban After Accepting FA Charge of Violent Conduct
Chelsea midfielder Ramires will serve a four-game ban after accepting The FA's charge of violent conduct as a result of elbowing Seb Larsson of Sunderland last weekend. The incident wasn't seen by match officials, but was caught on video. A panel unanimously agreed that the elbow was violent conduct, and Ramires today accepted the charge. […]
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/ 4383 days agoReal Madrid vs Bayern Munich, UEFA Champions League Semi-Final 1st Leg: Open Thread
After yesterday's tense defensive match between Atletico Madrid and Chelsea, today's UEFA Champions League encounter promises to be far more entertaining with Real Madrid facing up against Bayern Munich. For viewers in the United States, Gus Johnson will be the announcer alongside co-commentator Eric Wynalda. In the studio, it'll be Rob Stone, Warren Barton, Brian […]
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/ 4383 days agoJose Mourinho, Ramires and Rui Faria Charged By The FA
The FA have charged Jose Mourinho, Ramires and Rui Faria as a result of what happened during the Premier League match last Saturday where Sunderland defeated Chelsea 2-1 at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea midfielder Ramires has been charged for violent conduct following an off-the-ball incident that was not seen by the match officials but caught on […]
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/ 4383 days agoAdnan Januzaj Selects Belgium As His National Team
Manchester United winger Adnan Januzaj has decided to select Belgium as the national team he would like to play for. Januzaj was eligible to select from a number of different countries to play his national team football including England, Belgium, Kosovo, Albania, Serbia and Turkey. But the Belgium football federation have today announced that Januzaj […]
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/ 4384 days agoDavid Moyes Releases Statement While LMA Criticizes Handling of Sacking
David Moyes has released a statement over his sacking as manager of Manchester United. It reads: “To have been appointed as manager of Manchester United, one of the biggest football clubs in the world, was and remains something of which I will always be incredibly proud. "Taking charge after such a long period of continuous […]