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/ 6424 days agoDiscover The Wonderful World Of Football Annuals
You may not want to hear it, but it's the time of the year when stores are frantically getting ready for the holiday shopping season. The Christmas displays in shop windows seem to appear earlier and earlier each year. Football is not immune to this, of course. The sport generates a tremendous amount of revenue […]
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/ 6425 days agoSteve Bruce Deserves Praise For Wigan Athletic Turnaround
The cold hard truth is that no one cares about Wigan Athletic. I've written about them in the past but even their own supporters aren't bothered to participate in the discussion. Out of the 20 teams in the Premier League, Wigan is the most underreported side. Unless, that is, there's controversy or a outspoken comment […]
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/ 6425 days agoWhat Is Happening To American Soccer On GolTV?
American Soccer, GolTV's weekly news and highlights show, aired its last show tonight, at least in its current incarnation. The show, which is arguably the best US-produced soccer show on television, is seeking a sponsor. Up until recently, US Navy sponsored the show, but now that their sponsorship has ended, it's hard to justify the […]
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/ 6425 days agoNewcastle United Hits New Low In 2-1 Carling Cup Loss To Tottenham
Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse for Newcastle United, it just did. In the battle of the two bottom teams of the Premier League, Newcastle lost 2-1 at home tonight to fellow underachievers Tottenham Hotspur in the Carling Cup in front of their lowest attendance in years. The performance by Newcastle was […]
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/ 6425 days agoPoll: Who Will Win The Merseyside Derby?
Everton plays Liverpool this Saturday in the Merseyside derby at Goodison Park. The winner will have the bragging rights in the seaside port of Liverpool for the next few months. Will it be the blue half or the red half that will be victorious? Be sure to catch the game in the EPL Talk Chat, […]
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/ 6425 days agoCloser Look At Arsenal's Youngsters That Thrashed Sheff Utd
What does it say about Arsenal when their reserve team last night beat Sheffield United 6-0 in the Carling Cup? Maybe the tournament should be renamed the Arsenal Youngsters Cup? Here are some of the impressive young starlets who played last night: Kieran Gibbs. Midfielder, 18 years old, only made his second appearance for Arsenal […]
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/ 6425 days agoPavlyuchenko Gets The Wrong End Of The Stick From Ramos
New Spurs striker Roman Pavlyuchenko may face punishment from Tottenham because he's not learning English quickly enough according to the Russian newspaper, Tvoi Den. If the newspaper report is true, it's a bit unfair on Pavlyuchenko. He's only been with Spurs since September 1st and, in that time, he also played in Moscow for Russia […]
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/ 6426 days agoTell Us What's Missing In Your Soccer Experience
Because you're someone who lives and breathes the beautiful game, I want to tap your knowledge for a couple of minutes to find out what are the obstacles and/or pains you encounter when trying to watch or follow the Premier League on a weekly basis. Sure, HD broadcasts of games would be wonderful, but what […]
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/ 6426 days agoTime For West Ham To Pay Up And Shut Up
Sheffield United have won the latest legal round against West Ham United over the Carlos Tevez saga. A Football Association arbitration hearing ruled in the favor of United and now are seeking £30 million in compensation from West Ham. During the 2006/2007 season, the Hammers fielded Carlos Tevez who was an ineligible player. The striker, […]
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/ 6426 days agoHow Arsene Wenger Motivates His Arsenal Players
In preparation for every game, Arsene Wenger gives his players a motivational handout that helps to focus his team on the task ahead. A copy of the handout was found in a Bolton hotel for this past weekend's 3-1 win by Arsenal at the Reebok Stadium. Here's a transcript of what the handout said: Confidential […]
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/ 6427 days agoHow To Make Newcastle United A Successful Club Again
Contrary to popular belief, Newcastle United is not a poisoned club. Nor are they jinxed with injuries. At worst, they're a poorly run club who has made one bad decision after another after another. With news that a Nigerian consortium are interested in buying Newcastle, Toon fans will be keeping their fingers crossed that current […]
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/ 6427 days agoEverton Launches Live Goodison Park Webcam
Everton has become only the second club in the Premier League to feature a webcam showing live pictures from its stadium. The other club is Chelsea who have had webcams pointing at their ground for at least a few years. Everton's Goodison Park, one of the most historic stadiums left in the Premier League, has […]
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/ 6427 days agoFIFA And The Contest for World Football: Free Book
The best things in life are free, and that even includes the football book "FIFA And The Contest For World Football," courtesy of Google. Well, 20 percent of it that is. In Google Book Search, the search engine features thousands of books that are viewable online. According to Google, "You can search within the book, […]
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/ 6427 days agoDo Soccer Celebrations Go Too Far For American TV Viewers?
Slowly but surely some of my repressed memories of being a soccer fan in the States are coming back to me. Almost a year ago, I wrote about the common "soccer is for fags" insults I remembered hearing in the 1980s. Then, all of a sudden last week, I remembered another insult that American jocks […]
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/ 6428 days agoWatford vs Reading Ghost Goal
One of the bizarrest goals you'll ever see was awarded this past weekend in the Watford against Reading match. You have to see this "ghost goal" to believe it: [display_podcast] It was an obvious mistake by assistant referee Nigel Bannister as he believed the ball had gone in the back of the net when it […]