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Arsenal’s Alexis Sanchez wins PFA Fans’ Player of the Season award

Alexis Sanchez was immensely impressive during his freshman season with Arsenal. The Chile international arrived at the Emirates with plenty of hype, as the north London outfit paid Barcelona around £35 million for his services prior to the 2014/15 campaign. While few disputed the Chilean’s talent, not many Arsenal supporters could imagine just how well […]

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An American travels to Goodison Park to watch his beloved Spurs

In recent weeks I have written about trips to The Hive, Vicarage Road, Griffin Park and Allianz Park to write about experiences that are foreign to me as an American living in England. All of these experiences were extremely memorable and unique and created memories that I will keep with me for a long time. […]

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Valencia tell Nicolas Otamendi to hand in transfer request

Valencia president Amadeo Salvo has publicly responded to comments made by agent of defender Nicolas Otamendi, saying if the Argentine wants to leave the club he should formally request a transfer. Yesterday, during an interview with Cadena SER, Eugenio Lopez said his client wants to leave Valencia in order to join a top club next […]

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Napoli expected to announce Rafa Benitez's departure on Thursday

Napoli have announced a joint press conference to be held on Thursday with the club's president Aurelio de Laurentiis and coach Rafa Benitez, where it is expected the Serie A side will announce the departure their head coach and his staff after the conclusion of the season. This news will come as no surprise since Benitez […]

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Newcastle United consider manager options

Newcastle managing director Lee Charnley will draw up a fresh short-list as he looks to appoint a head coach following an eventful few weeks on Tyneside. The Magpies eventually secured their Barclays Premier League status on Sunday with a 2-0 win over West Ham, their first in 11 attempts at the end of a run […]

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Schneiderlin wants to move to a Champions League side

Southampton midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin is once again attempting to force a move away from St Mary's Stadium. Last summer, amid a flurry of transfer departures from the club, Southampton refused to allow Schneiderlin to leave despite the midfielder's desire to ply his trade alongside Europe's elite teams. Schneiderlin and club officials held face to face […]

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Sevilla remaining calm ahead of potentially historic Europa League final

Sevilla winger Aleix Vidal says his side is calm ahead of their potentially historical Europa League final in Warsaw. The Spanish club is set to face Ukrainian side Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk on Wednesday and are attempting to become the first team to win the UEFA Cup/Europa League title for the fourth time. Sevilla are currently tied with Inter Milan, Juventus and […]

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World Soccer Talk Radio now airs at new time of 4-5pm ET

Beginning today, World Soccer Talk Radio will broadcast live on Sports Byline in its new time slot of 4-5pm ET. If you miss the live episode, the show will be replayed from 9-10pm ET each weeknight. Plus, episodes are released overnight in podcast form. Hosted by Nate Abaurrea, World Soccer Talk Radio launched in April […]

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FA charge Abel Hernandez for sucker punching Manchester United Phil Jones

Hull striker Abel Hernandez has been charged with violent conduct after allegedly punching Manchester United defender Phil Jones during Sunday's 0-0 draw between the sides. The incident, which happened in the 70th minute of the game, was not spotted by the match officials and will now be referred to a three-man panel of former elite […]

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Swansea cancel plans to compete in Dallas soccer tournament

Swansea City have cancelled plans to compete in the Dallas/Fort Worth international preseason tournament that was scheduled for this summer. According to a spokesman for event organizers M3 Sport, a decision will be made in the next 48 hours whether the tournament will be held or postponed until next summer. As of press time, the […]

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Watford pursuing Quique Flores to replace manager

Despite winning promotion to the Premier League, numerous reports are that Watford are ready to replace manager Slavisa Jokanovic with highly-rated Spaniard Quique Flores set to replace him at Vicarage Road. Jokanovic, a Serbian, has been manager of Watford for under a year, joining in October of 2014 after previous spells at Hercules and Levski Sofia. He was […]

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2015 MLS attendance up 12% compared to 2014

A third of the 2015 MLS season has flown by, and attendances for this season are still ahead of 2014 by 11.9%. In Columbus, Montreal and New England, there were soft showings. The rest of the clubs did well, including San Jose who played in Levi’s Stadium for Kaka’s visit (with Orlando City SC). SEE […]
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West Ham United earn place in Europa League

West Ham's new manager will have Europa League soccer to contend with after the club announced they have qualified through the fair play league. Just days after the end of the season and news that Sam Allardyce is leaving, the Hammers have confirmed they have secured European qualification for the first time since the 2006/07 season. […]

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Barcelona taking precaution with Luis Suarez leading up to Copa del Rey final

Barcelona are taking no risks with Luis Suarez leading up to their Copa del Rey final against Athletic Bilbao on Saturday (live on ESPN2 in the United States). The Uruguayan has not returned to first team training since picking up a knock during the club's Champions League semi-final against Bayern Munich on May 12. The […]

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Chelsea star Didier Drogba keen on MLS move

Four-time Premier League champion Didier Drogba has opened the door to joining a Major League Soccer side next season following his decision to leave Stamford Bridge at the end of this season. The Ivorian claims he has already received offers from other sides but maintains that he would not be continuing his trade in English […]