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/ 4668 days agoChelsea Make Bid For Real Madrid Striker Gonzalo Higuain; 'Mourinho Wants Me There'
Chelsea have made a bid for Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain, according to a report in the Spanish media. The bid, which is reportedly around £34million, comes on the heels of Chelsea offering a bid of £20million for Wayne Rooney on Tuesday. Higuain has told his closest advisors that "Mourinho wants me there," as reported by […]
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/ 4668 days agoLuis Suarez's Liverpool Stats From the 2012-13 Premier League Season [INFOGRAPHIC]
The "Will he or won't he" saga regarding Liverpool striker Luis Suarez continues day by day this summer. The latest is that Suarez will stay at Liverpool unless "anything drastic happens." Of course, all it would take is a decent offer from Real Madrid, Arsenal or another major club, and Suarez could be leaving Anfield. […]
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/ 4668 days agoNBC's Coverage of the Premier League: By The Numbers
Thirty days from now, NBC Sports will begin broadcasting the Premier League on US television and Internet. NBC Sports Group broke down the numbers to illustrate the depth of coverage they'll be bringing to soccer fans in the United States: 1610+ Total hours of Premier League programming annually 600 Hours of original and weekly studio programming […]
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/ 4668 days agoPremier League Blasts Sepp Blatter Proposal to Have 2022 World Cup in Qatar Played in Winter: Daily Soccer Report
The Premier League have blasted Sepp Blatter's proposal to move to 2022 World Cup from the summer to the winter, calling it "neither workable nor desirable." FIFA announced today that they plan on discussing whether to move the 2022 World Cup during their October FIFA Executive Committee meetings. But the Premier League has come out […]
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/ 4668 days agoManuel Pellegrini Wants Manchester City to Play Like Barcelona, Says Jack Rodwell
Manchester City midfielder Jack Rodwell has revealed that new City manager Manuel Pellegrini wants his side to play like Barcelona. Rodwell, in an interview with The Sun newspaper, said: "Pellegrini likes us to press high up and press in numbers, to get the ball back as soon as possible and then play simple football. "He wants us […]
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/ 4668 days agoManchester United Are Making a Massive £60million Bid for Gareth Bale, Says Report
Manchester United are preparing a £60million bid for Tottenham star Gareth Bale, according to a report in The Daily Mirror newspaper today. The newspaper cites no sources, but the reporter understands that one of the reasons why Manchester United chief executive Ed Woodward made an unexpected return to England to work on transfer business was to finalize […]
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/ 4669 days agoArsenal Join Chelsea in Battle for Manchester United's Wayne Rooney: Nightly Soccer Report
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says his club doesn't have any issues with Wayne Rooney's reported £250,000 per week wages, and has hinted that he may be willing to enact some revenge on Manchester United for stealing away his prized striker (Robin van Persie) by doing the same thing to United by stealing away Rooney. After […]
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/ 4669 days agoChelsea to Play AS Roma in Washington DC On August 10
Chelsea have added another match to their 2013 US summer tour. Jose Mourinho's side will face AS Roma on August 10 at RFK Stadium near Washington DC as their final match of the pre-season before they face Hull City on Sunday, August 18. Kick-off time for Chelsea-Roma is scheduled for 6pm ET. Tickets will go […]
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/ 4669 days agoArsenal and Man City Fans: ESPN to Televise Emirates Cup & Audi Cup On US TV
For soccer fans who can't wait until the European seasons start in a few weeks, ESPN has acquired different rights packages to three upcoming pre-season tournaments — the Emirates Cup, Audi Cup and International Champions Cup, which will feature teams such as Arsenal, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Real Madrid and many other clubs. The […]
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/ 4669 days agoManchester City Agree Deal With Sevilla For Alvaro Negredo
Manchester City have agreed a deal with Sevilla to sign Spanish striker Alvaro Negredo, pending a medical. The Spanish club have confirmed that the deal has been finalized, and will be hosting a farewell send-off at Sevilla's Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium at 1:30pm ET today to bid goodbye to Negredo. Sevilla are inviting his colleagues to […]
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/ 4669 days agoJose Mourinho Delivers Ultimatum to Manchester United Over Wayne Rooney Bid; It's Rooney Or Bust
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has delivered an ultimatum to Manchester United over his club's bid for striker Wayne Rooney. In a press conference in Asia today, Mourinho confirmed that the Blues made a bid for Rooney, but he said that Chelsea will not make an improved bid for Rooney. The Special One admitted the English […]
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/ 4669 days agoMore Details Regarding ESPN's New Daily Soccer Show 'ESPN FC'
More details have been announced regarding the launch of ESPN's daily new soccer show entitled 'ESPN FC,' which will launch on August 11. The 30-minute 'ESPN FC' show will air weeknights at 5:30pm ET on ESPN2. 'ESPN FC' will be shown on ESPN2 weeknights beginning at 5:30pm ET and Sunday nights beginning at midnight. No […]
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/ 4669 days agoFOX Sports 1 to Debut ‘FOX Soccer Daily’ on August 19
UPDATED: FOX will debut a brand-new daily soccer show on FOX Sports 1 beginning August 19 entitled FOX Soccer Daily. The show will broadcast daily (Monday through Friday) from 4-4:30pm ET and be recorded from a studio in Los Angeles. In the promo for the new show, FOX claims that "The world authority in soccer […]
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/ 4669 days agoPapiss Cisse Pulls Out of Newcastle Tour After Sponsor Row: Daily Soccer Report
Newcastle United striker Papiss Cisse has pulled out of the club's pre-season tour to Portugal after refusing to wear the club shirt featuring shirt sponsor Wonga. Cisse objects to wearing the shirt promoting the payday lender due to religious reasons. As a Muslim, the shirt infringes Sharia Law, which forbids Muslims from benefiting from lending […]
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/ 4669 days agoSevilla Confirm Alvaro Negredo Is Set to Join Manchester City
Sevilla President José María del Nido has confirmed that Spanish striker Alvaro Negredo is set to leave the club and join Manchester City. "We are about to close the sale of [Alvaro Negredo] and, if everything goes [well] and everything is signed, [he will] soon [say] goodbye [to] the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan. Manchester City [are buying a […]