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/ 4793 days agoMcManaman Commits Horror Tackle Against Newcastle
Wigan Athletic staged a late comeback against Newcastle United Sunday, but the 2-1 victory was marred by a horror tackle committed by Callum McManaman on Newcastle United's Massadio Haidara. Unbelievably, McManaman was not cautioned for the lunge on Haidara in the first half at the DW Stadium. When McManaman and his teammates walked off the […]
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/ 4793 days agoPremier League Sunday: March 17, 2013
Four matches are on deck today in the Premier League — two of them are London derbies, and the other two are relegation battles. The early kick-off today is Sunderland against Norwich City. The Mackems sit just six points above the relegation danger zone, so a defeat today for Sunderland will keep them nervously close to […]
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/ 4793 days agoPremier League Saturday Gameweek 30 Match Highlights
Despite there being one nil-nil draw in the Premier League today, there were still 14 goals scored in the other five matches played for an average goals per game of 2.33. Compare that to 7 games in MLS today where they had 10 goals scored and an average of just 1.42 goals per game. Who […]
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/ 4793 days agoManchester City Fan Invades Pitch and Pretends to be a City Footballer
A Manchester City supporter invaded the pitch today during the pre-match warmup against Everton, and tried to pass himself off as one of the City footballers. The City supporter who was escorted off the field bears a striking resemblance to Manchester City defender Javi Garcia. But the Everton stewards weren't fooled when the City fan […]
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/ 4794 days agoItaly Home Shirt for 2013 Confederations Cup: Leaked [PHOTO]
A photo has been leaked of Italy's new home for 2013, which will be worn at this summer's Confederations Cup in Brazil. In my opinion, the above photo isn't flattering. When released, the official photos of the shirt may look better when it's actually worn by one of the Italy players, but right now it […]
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/ 4794 days agoPremier League Saturday: March 16, 2013
It's a big day in the Premier League today. Manchester City has an opportunity to close the gap near the top from 12 points to nine. Everton will be focused on bouncing back after their shocking 3-0 loss against Wigan Athletic last Saturday in the FA Cup game. At 3pm UK time, there are four […]
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/ 4794 days agoGet Your Predictions In For Beat The Manager, Gameweek 30
Here we are at gameweek 30 of Beat The Manager, the online prediction game from EPL Talk. After gameweek 30 ends, we’ll be giving away another Apple iPad Mini to one lucky person. If you haven’t played Beat The Manager before, start today. A new iPad Mini will be awarded after Gameweek 30. It’s free to play. You get […]
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/ 4795 days agoFFS: Majestic Messi, Red Nose Fergie and Reading Rudderless [VIDEO]
There may not be a British side in the Champion's League, but who cares? It's not like the teams that got through could go toe-to-toe with the Prem teams week in and week out. Ahem. Well, we can dream. This week on FFS we have another Anton Ferdinand Turkish lesson, Professor Stat puts John Terry […]
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/ 4795 days agoWatch the Google Hangout With Ian Wright and Soccer Bloggers [VIDEO]
Arsenal legend Ian Wright will be participating in a live Google Hangout today alongside soccer bloggers from EPL Talk, Football Ramble, The Stiles Council, The 12th Man and A Football Report. Wrighty and the football bloggers — including EPL Talk's very own Laurence McKenna and Kris Heneage — will be discussing a variety of topics […]
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/ 4797 days ago460,000 Fans Watch Manchester United-Chelsea FA Cup Match on FOX Soccer in US
FOX Soccer recorded its most-watched FA Cup match ever when 460,000 viewers watched the FA Cup sixth round match between Manchester United and Chelsea on Sunday, March 10. The 2-2 result, which was commentated by Gus Johnson and Ian Wright, comes hot on the heels of the 520,000 who watched Manchester United against Real Madridon […]
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/ 4798 days agoTop 10 Mistakes That Gus Johnson Has Made Announcing Soccer
Gus “Rise and fire” Johnson has made his name announcing American sports like college basketball, hockey and NFL, but now the king of the catchphrase has entered a new phase in his career announcing soccer games. Johnson has five games under his belt as FOX Soccer's new lead announcer in just under a month commentating […]
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/ 4799 days agoBritish Soccer Commentator Tony Gubba Dies Aged 69
Tony Gubba, one of the most recognizable voices of British football, died today of a short illness, aged 69. The Match Of The Day commentator joined BBC Sport in 1972 replacing David Coleman as the presenter of the Sportsnight program. He was also a stand-in presenter on BBC's Grandstand. This year was Gubba's 41st season […]
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/ 4799 days agoIan Wright’s Embarrassing Commentary Against Chelsea Fans
FOX Soccer's adventures in providing its own commentary for the most high profile European soccer matches of 2013 took another embarrassing turn Sunday afternoon. This time it was for the FA Cup quarter-final between Manchester United and Chelsea, commentated by Gus Johnson and Ian Wright. Surprisingly, it was Wright who made several glaring and controversial […]
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/ 4800 days agoWatch the Live Draw For the Semi-Finals of the FA Cup [VIDEO]
Watch the live draw for the semi-finals of the FA Cup on EPL Talk today beginning at 2:30pm ET. Peter Schmeichel and Edgar Davids will be at Wembley Stadium to conduct the draw alongside presenter Mark Pougatch. Schmeichel and Davids will pick the balls out of the hat to determine who will play who in […]
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/ 4800 days agoFA Cup 6th Round and Premier League Sunday Gameweek 29: Open Thread
Other than world peace, one of my wishes is that there was a universal daylight savings time change instead of the United States and other countries changing it at different times of the year. While the clocks have gone ahead one hour in most of the US, they haven't done the same in the United […]