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/ 4281 days agoManchester United Fans Turn Ann Arbor From Blue to Red on Memorable Weekend
Saturday was a memorable day for Ann Arbor, and all of U.S. soccer. What started as a 90 minute soccer game quickly turned into a weekend event with the main event being Manchester United playing Real Madrid in the Guinness International Champions Cup at their football stadium, the Big House. Ann Arbor closed many of […]
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/ 4285 days agoFOX Sports Delivers Cheap Tricks In Its Coverage of Liverpool-Manchester City Game
FOX Sports has been using the International Champions Cup as a testing ground for a whole host of changes in its soccer coverage during the past week. Most of them, so far, have been poor. But tonight's coverage of the Liverpool-Manchester City game featured several cheap tricks that — yet again — give soccer viewers […]
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/ 4285 days agoEverton Signs Romelu Lukaku From Chelsea For £28 million
It's not often that a Premier League club officially announces how much they've paid for a footballer, but in the case of Everton Football Club, the Toffees proudly announced today via its Twitter account that the club has signed Romelu Lukaku on a five-year deal for a fee of £28million. For a club like Everton […]
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/ 4286 days agoNBC Signs Tim Howard to Multi-Year Deal to Work as Analyst
NBC Sports has announced that Everton and USA World Cup goalkeeper Tim Howard has signed a multi-year agreement to be an analyst for the network's Premier League coverage. Howard will serve as an analyst at up to 10 Premier League matches and on-site studio in the United Kingdom. He will work as a game analyst […]
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/ 4286 days agoDon Garber's Insistence On Downtown Miami Location Is An Easy Out For MLS
MLS Commissioner Don Garber reiterated this week that David Beckham must find a downtown Miami location for his MLS stadium. Otherwise, MLS will not expand to the city. Garber said: "Miami remains a top priority for us. But we are mindful of the challenges we had in the past and must have the right ownership […]
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/ 4287 days agoManchester United Plans to Return to US For 2015 Summer Tour
Manchester United is planning on returning to the United States next summer for several high-profile games to be played across the country. Details are sketchy at the moment, but The Daily Telegraph newspaper is reporting that United has been invited to return to the States next summer to play games in New York, Chicago and […]
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/ 4287 days agoReal Madrid vs Inter Milan: International Champions Cup Game at Berkeley [PHOTOS]
A huge crowd of 62,583 soccer fans descended on Berkeley, California on Saturday to watch Real Madrid and Inter Milan play in the 2014 International Champions Cup. World Soccer Talk photographer Josh Tomlinson was on hand to capture some of the moments on a beautiful day on the west coast of the United States. The game […]
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/ 4287 days agoOfficial: Arsenal Sign Defender Calum Chambers From Southampton
Arsenal has finalized its fourth signing of the summer with Southampton right back Calum Chambers joining the club on a £16million deal. The Gunners have signed David Ospina, Mathieu Debuchy, Alexis Sanchez and now Chambers in one of the busiest summer transfer windows for Arsenal in several years. Chambers will compete with Debuchy for the […]
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/ 4291 days agoNew York City FC Signs England Veteran Midfielder Frank Lampard
MLS team New York City FC today announced the signing of England veteran midfielder Frank Lampard on a two-year contract. Lampard, who holds the record as Chelsea's all-time leading goalscorer, was unveiled as New York City FC's newest signing, where he'll join the club in 2015 alongside David Villa. Lampard, 36, won 3 Premier League […]
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/ 4292 days agoWinners and Losers Of Ben Davies, Michel Vorm and Gylfi Sigurdsson Transfer Deals
Tottenham Hotspur and Swansea City have finalized the transfer deals between each club with Ben Davies and Michel Vorm heading to Spurs, while Gylfi Sigurdsson heads to Swansea. But in this convenient series of transfer deals, who are the winners and losers? Surprisingly, there are more winners than losers in this deal, which is one […]
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/ 4292 days agoNBC Sports Bringing Premier League Games Into Movie Theaters
For soccer fans in the United States, the Premier League has already rekindled many memories of getting up early to watch Saturday morning cartoons. The ritual among many adult soccer fans is now to watch Premier League games on NBCSN in those timeslots. But NBCSN has taken it once step further by bringing select Premier […]
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/ 4293 days agoBen Davies Spotted Training With Tottenham Hotspur [PHOTOS]
Tottenham Hotspur has yet to officially announce the signing of Swansea City left back Ben Davies. However, the Welsh defender has been spotted training with Tottenham Hotspur in Toronto today, ahead of the club's friendly against Toronto FC on Wednesday night. While Swansea was on its preseason tour of the United States in Illinois, Milwaukee […]
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/ 4297 days agoManchester United Announces 25-Man Squad For US Summer Tour
Manchester United has announced its 25-man squad for the 2014 US summer tour. The squad will feature stars such as Wayne Rooney, Juan Mata, Danny Welbeck, David De Gea, Jonny Evans, Phil Jones and new signings Luke Shaw and Ander Herrera. The club, who will fly to the United States today to begin its tour, […]
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/ 4298 days agoWhich League Stands to Benefit the Most From the World Cup Bounce?
Every four years, soccer in the United States experiences a World Cup bounce where the popularity of the sport spikes, and interest continues to rise. During every single World Cup in the United States, new soccer fans are born. But now that the international tournament is over, which club leagues are most likely to benefit […]
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/ 4298 days agoUSA And England Fall In FIFA World Rankings While Germany Climbs to the Top
FIFA has released its latest World Rankings, which ranks the strongest teams in the world based on the average number of points they gain in a match as well as a combination of other factors. Germany climbs into first place for the first time in two decades, followed by World Cup runners-up Argentina. Netherlands climbs […]