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/ 4593 days agoWatch Or Listen to 'This Week In Soccer' Every Monday at 5:30pm ET
Beginning today, the weekly World Soccer Talk discussion show is moving to a live format. Every Monday at 5:30pm ET/10:30pm UK time, you can watch This Week In Soccer live at WorldSoccerTalk.com. The weekly soccer show features intelligent discussions about many of the big topics in world soccer that are often overlooked or not given enough time to […]
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/ 4593 days agoMoyes brings in his own coaching staff against Ferguson’s advice
Manchester United manager David Moyes decided to bring in his own coaching staff and remove the legacy coaches against the advice of Sir Alex Ferguson. That's according to a new interview with former Manchester United goalkeeping coach Eric Steele in the United fanzine United We Stand. Moyes had the opportunity to retain Sir Alex Ferguson's […]
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/ 4593 days agoMartin Jol Rues Fulham's Lack of Financial Resources After Defeat to Cardiff: Nightly Soccer Report
Fulham manager Martin Jol is under pressure at Craven Cottage after supporters again chanted "Jol out," this time on Saturday after the Cottagers lost to Cardiff City. Jol didn't mince his words regarding the criticism: “I can’t criticize them. They pay their money to watch us and express their feelings. I could easily say ‘bugger […]
Leagues: EPL
/ 4594 days agoSunderland vs Liverpool and Stoke vs Norwich: Open Thread
For followers of the Premier League, one of the advantages of having mid-week games in the UEFA Champions League is that it means there are fewer matches on a Sunday. That sounds odd, but today is a good example. Instead of trying to watch bits and pieces of four EPL games on a Sunday, some […]
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/ 4594 days agoBarcelona's Leo Messi Out for 2-3 Weeks With Hamstring Injury
Barcelona's Leo Messi will be out of action for two to three weeks after injuring his hamstring yesterday against Almeria. The hamstring injury will force Messi to miss Barcelona's next two games — against Celtic in the UEFA Champions League, and in La Liga next weekend against Valladolid. He'll also be a doubt for Argentina's […]
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/ 4594 days agoCrystal Palace 'In Takeover Talks' With Dubai-Based Consortium: Nightly Soccer Report
Crystal Palace are in takeover talks with a Dubai-based consortium who are interested in purchasing a Premier League club, according to a report tonight in The Mirror newspaper. The British tabloid doesn't list any sources in the story, but says that they believe a senior club official has met with a Moroccan businessman who is the front […]
Leagues: La Liga
/ 4594 days agoReal Madrid vs Atletico Madrid, La Liga Gameweek 7: Open Thread
Today features the Madrid derby between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid. For viewers in the United States, the match will be shown live on beIN SPORT beginning at 3:55pm ET. Atleti sits in second place in La Liga, two points ahead of third place Real Madrid. Los Blancos will be wanting to grab a victory […]
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/ 4594 days agoDerby County Sack Manager Nigel Clough After Nottingham Forest Defeat
Derby County have sacked manager Nigel Clough after his side were defeated 1-0 in the East Midlands Derby against Nottingham Forest. Nigel Clough's side were undone by a first half goal scored by Jack Hobbs in the early kick-off today. The loss left Derby 14th in the Championship table Clough, who had been manager at […]
Leagues: EPL
/ 4594 days agoPremier League Saturday: Sept. 28, 2013
The Premier League returns today with hopefully several twists and turns in the Premier League season. In the Swansea-Arsenal match, here are the starting line-ups: Swansea: Vorm (capt), Tiendalli, Amat, Flores, Davies, Canas, Shelvey, de Guzman, Dyer, Routledge, Michu. Arsenal: Szczesny, Sagna, Koscielny, Mertesacker, Gibbs, Wilshere, Ramsey, Flamini, Ozil, Gnabry, Giroud Here were the starting […]
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/ 4594 days agoArsenal's Aaron Ramsey Scores a Wonderful Team Goal Against Swansea [GIF]
Arsenal scored a wonderful team goal against Swansea City on Saturday, with Aaron Ramsey getting the ball into the back of the net after great build-up play by Ramsey to Wilshere to Giroud and back to Ramsey to score to make it 2-0 to the Gunners. The goal was the decisive one for Arsenal who […]
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/ 4594 days agoImages From Sporting Kansas City 0-1 Philadelphia Union [PHOTOS]
It was a first for Philadelphia Union last night for several reasons. The Union scored for the first time in four games, and they picked up their first away victory against Sporting Kansas City in a 1-0 win thanks to goal from Conor Casey. Photo credit: Mark Shaiken
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/ 4594 days agoManchester United and Manchester City Suffer Defeats to West Brom and Aston Villa [GIFs]
Manchester United and Manchester City both suffered embarrassing defeats today in the Premier League when West Bromwich Albion and Aston Villa respectively beat the two Manchester clubs. It's the first time that both Manchester clubs have lost on the same day since September 2008. Playing at Old Trafford, Manchester United lost 1-2 to West Bromwich […]
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/ 4595 days agoBryan Ruiz Scores A Sensational Goal For Fulham Against Cardiff [VIDEO]
Fulham have scored the goal of the day so far. With Fulham losing 1-0 in the first half at home against Cardiff, manager Martin Jol made a gutsy move by bringing off Alexander Kacaniklic, who wasn't injured, in the 43rd minute of the game, and replacing him with Bryan Ruiz, the Costa Rican striker. The bold […]
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/ 4595 days agoJohn Terry Equalizes For Chelsea Against Tottenham Hotspur [GIF]
After Jose Mourinho's half-time substitution to bring Juan Mata on for John Obi-Mikel, the move paid dividends for Chelsea when Juan Mata's pin-point free kick found the head of John Terry to equalize against Tottenham today at White Hart Lane. 1 – Juan Mata records his first Premier League assist of the season after registering […]
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/ 4595 days agoGylfi Sigurdsson Opens Scoring For Tottenham With Goal Against Chelsea [GIF]
Tottenham attacking midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson opened the scoring for Tottenham Hotspur today in their London derby against Chelsea at White Hart Lane. The goal came from wonderful interplay between Christian Eriksen, Roberto Soldado and Sigurdsson. Eriksen made a beautiful sharp left turn to open up Chelsea's defensive third, and made a crisp pass to Soldado, who […]