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/ 4595 days agoSunderland Hold Talks With Rene Meulensteen About Replacing Paolo Di Canio: Nightly Soccer Report
There are so many great stories tonight — AFC Wimbledon could be returning to the home where Wimbledon FC played (Plough Lane). Plus The New York Times writes about the NBC coverage that we've been raving about for two months. Nice of them to catch up! But the main news headline tonight is that Sunderland […]
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/ 4595 days agoCommentators for NBC’s Premier League Matches This Weekend: Gameweek 6
For viewers in the United States, the schedule of commentators for this weekend's matches in the Premier League is as follows: Saturday, September 28: Tottenham vs Chelsea, 7:45am, NBC Sports Network — Peter Drury and Clive Allen Aston Villa vs Man City, 10am, NBC Sports Network — Gary Taphouse and Trevor Francis Fulham vs Cardiff, […]
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/ 4595 days agoMurciélagos, the Soccer Club That Gives Supporters the Power to Make Coaching Decisions Via the Web
During a recent trip to Mexico, I heard a story about Murciélagos FC, a team in the third tier of Mexico that gives its supporters the power to manage their team. While the experiment in England with Ebbsfleet United eventually failed, the case study of Murciélagos FC is a different story. The club, which was founded […]
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/ 4595 days agoTottenham Supporters Face Expulsion and Banning Orders at Chelsea Game If They Chant Yid Army
The controversy over whether Tottenham Hotspur supporters should or shouldn't sing their "Yid Army" chants will come to a head tomorrow during the London derby against Chelsea at White Hart Lane. Tottenham and Chelsea have warned supporters that the Metropolitan Police will be adopting a zero tolerance policy towards any form of abusive or offensive […]
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/ 4595 days agoThe Football Special: Paolo Di Canio, Man United Is Sh*t and Topless Tops [VIDEO]
Barry Deane steps into Malcolm Best's shoes for one week only as he's joined by the controversial former Sunderland manager, Paolo di Canio. We hear what the Secret Footballer has to say about Clarke Carlisle, take a look at what David Moyes gets up to in his new office and take a trip back in […]
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/ 4596 days agoFIFA Holds Secret Talks With FOX Sports Over Switching 2022 Qatar World Cup to Winter: Daily Soccer Report
FIFA have held secret talks with FOX Sports regarding compensation if the 2022 World Cup is moved from summer to winter, according to a report in The Telegraph newspaper. The newspaper reports that FIFA may be open to letting FOX pay less for the rights to the FIFA World Cup 2022 tournament if it's moved […]
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/ 4596 days agoBookies Slash Odds On Sir Alex Ferguson Becoming Manager of Republic of Ireland
Bookies in Ireland have slashed the odds on Sir Alex Ferguson becoming manager of the Republic of Ireland from 66/1 to 20/1 after a flood of large bets came in today. “We laid some large bets on Sir Alex Ferguson at 66/1 on Friday morning and the cut him into 33/1. The support continued to come and […]
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/ 4596 days agoWatch 'Being Paul Gascoigne,' the ITV Documentary On Gazza [VIDEO]
This week, ITV in Britain aired a brand-new documentary about Paul Gascoigne, one of the most gifted British footballers of the past 25 years. It's a very personal, up front documentary about his battle against alcoholism. It also includes heartfelt words from Gascoigne, his family and friends about the ups and downs of his life […]
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/ 4596 days agoAndré Villas-Boas: 'I Don't Lose Sleep Over Break-Up With José Mourinho': Nightly Soccer Report
In the lead up to Saturday's grudge match between Tottenham and Chelsea, Spurs manager Andre Villas-Boas says he doesn't lose sleep over his break-up with Blues manager Jose Mourinho. Villas-Boas revealed: "Our break-up point was because I was full of ambition to give him something extra [at Inter] and I wanted further involvement for the […]
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/ 4597 days agoLuis Suárez 'Has Damaged' Liverpool's Brand, Says Managing Director: Daily Soccer Report
What is Liverpool Managing Director Ian Ayre thinking? Luis Suarez has just completed a 10-match suspension and returned to action last night. And now that he's back and that episode is over, the Reds have finally gotten a chance to wash away the Suarez storyline and to focus on the rest of their season. But […]
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/ 4597 days agoIs This The Most Creative Free Kick of the Season So Far? [VIDEO]
Fourth division German side Rot-Weiss Essen scored one of the most creative free kicks this season last weekend when they used five decoys to trick the goalkeeper. This is one of those videos you can watch over and over again to see the different movements of the players, and how the designated free kick taker […]
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/ 4597 days agoDavid Moyes Has The Best Start of Any New United Manager Since Matt Busby In 1946: Nightly Soccer Report
You can twist statistics to say a lot of different things, but there's no denying that Manchester United manager David Moyes received a massive boost tonight with his side's 1-0 victory against Liverpool in the League Cup thanks to a Chicharito goal. To put the win into context as far as how the season is […]
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/ 4597 days agoRevealed: Draw For Fourth Round of Capital One Cup
The draw for the fourth round of the Capital One Cup has been completed. Sunderland vs Southampton Leicester City vs Fulham Birmingham City vs Stoke City Manchester United vs Norwich City Burnley vs West Ham United Arsenal vs Chelsea Tottenham Hotspur vs Hull City Newcastle United vs Manchester City Ties to be played the week […]
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/ 4597 days agoNearly 10 Million Tune In to NBC Sports Group's Premier League Coverage
NBC Sports Group posted record-setting numbers through the first five weeks of its exclusive coverage of the Premier League across NBC, NBCSN, CNBC, Telemundo, mun2, the Premier League Extra Time bonus TV package and the NBC Sports Live Extra live streaming product. Almost 10 million people have tuned in to NBC Sports Group’s Premier League […]
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/ 4597 days agoChicharito Scores Winning Goal For Manchester United Against Liverpool in League Cup [GIF]
Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez scored the opening goal for Manchester United against Liverpool in the Capital One Cup third round match at Old Trafford this evening. Hernandez, who made a rare appearance starting for United, scored for the Red Devils in the 46th minute after hitting the ball first time from a Wayne Rooney corner kick. […]