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/ 4468 days agoPinball Wizard Jack Wilshere Hits the Jackpot For England In New Nike World Cup Ad [VIDEO]
England's pinball wizard Jack Wilshere is ready to unleash his skills at World Cup 2014, as well as risking everything on the pitch as can be seen in the video below where Super Jacky Wilshere scores a goal against the odds. The video is part of a three-part series released thus far, which also features […]

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/ 4468 days agoNBC Scores Big with 31 Million Total Viewers of 2013-2014 Premier League Season
NBC’s presentation of the 2013-2014 Premier League season reached a total of 31.5 million viewers, including almost 5 million for their coverage of Championship Sunday. For the first time ever all 380 matches were shown on live television, 196 matches shown on NBCUniversal networks and 184 were shown on Premier League Extra time TV packages […]

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/ 4468 days agoBlue Moon Rising: Is This The Start of a Dominant Era for Manchester City?
As the curtains falls on the 2013/2014 Premier League season, many fans and pundits have been left to catch their breath after what has been an enthralling year packed with drama at both ends of the table. The battle for the title and to avoid relegation went right down to the wire in a season […]

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/ 4468 days agoAmbiguous Rules Could Lead to World Cup Controversy Involving USMNT, Portugal and Ghana
FIFA has drawn the ire of fans for issues off the pitch surrounding the World Cup. However, because of ambiguous tiebreaker rules, that focus could shift to the field of play in Brazil. Under very particular circumstances, a three-way tie could lead to confusion and more criticism for the governing body. The problem arises in […]

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/ 4468 days agoListen to the Unofficial USMNT World Cup 2014 Song Entitled 'Bet They See Me Now (USA Soccer Mix)'
Former soccer player Kwame Darko has released a song entitled "Bet They See Me Now (USA Soccer Mix)," which is in support of the US Men's National soccer team who will be heading to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Darko, who played for the University of Maryland soccer team in college, was born and raised […]

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/ 4468 days agoTop Contenders for the FIFA World Cup 2014 Golden Ball Trophy
The World Cup is inching ever nearer, and there are plenty of betting markets for punters to get involved with over the month long tournament. A lot of focus will be on the Golden Ball winner (player of the tournament) with the best players in the world vying to join a list of winners that […]

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/ 4468 days agoManchester City Home Shirt for the 2014-15 Season: Leaked [PHOTOS]
Photos of Manchester City's home shirt for the 2014/15 season have been leaked on the Internet. The Premier League champions will be wearing a new sky blue shirt with navy blue trim. The biggest differences in the shirt design are the unusual collar design (which is being termed a Johnny Collar). Inside the back of […]

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/ 4468 days agoRoberto Martinez Interview: Everton Boss Believes Premier League B Teams Will Improve English Football [AUDIO]
Everton manager Roberto Martinez believes the way to improve England's national team is to introduce a Premier League "B" Circuit. The idea of this "B" league is tentatively titled League 3 and has the backing of FA Chairman Greg Dyke. Martinez believes that B teams can work in England "100 percent" and states the reasons […]

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/ 4468 days agoNew York Red Bulls Still Searching For An Identity
There are teams that have stars. You know them. You watch them. Their names are synonymous with their clubs. Real Madrid and Ronaldo; Barcelona and Messi, just to name two. Last year when the Red Bulls announced their lineup just after the National Anthem and moments before the match officially started, only the first names […]

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/ 4468 days agoESPN Adds Classic World Cup Games to Programming Schedule
With the World Cup only a month away, ESPN is bringing even more coverage with the combination of re-airing of classic World Cup matches as well as friendlies, which will air on ESPN Classic. Along with the games, ESPN Classic is scheduling repeats of their 30for30: Soccer Stories series. Here's the updated schedule of World […]

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/ 4469 days agoNetherlands Name 30-Man Provisional World Cup Squad
On loan Premier League defenders Karim Rekik (Manchester City) and Patrick van Aanholt (Chelsea) headline Louis Van Gaal’s 30-man Netherland World Cup preliminary squad. While the exclusion of Gregory Van der Wiel got the most headlines, the willingness of Van Gaal to give Dirk Kuyt and Rafael van der Vaart one last go in the […]

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/ 4469 days agoWATCH Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Dribble Past Monster In New World Cup Ad From Nike [VIDEO]
Arsenal and England attacking midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain stars in a new video from Nike featuring commentary from Clive Tyldesley. In the video, The Ox has to dribble past a creature with tentacles as he tries to score for England against Brazil. It's the second in a series of videos from Nike. The first one features […]

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/ 4469 days agoWhy Samir Nasri's Omission From France's World Cup Squad Makes Sense
Samir Nasri’s omission from the France World Cup squad caused great surprise among many fans and pundits during the past 24 hours. However, for a nation that has had its share of player revolts and theatrics over the course of the last four major tournaments, head coach Didier Deschamps cannot be faulted for his desire […]

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/ 4469 days agoUEFA Europa League Final: Benfica vs Sevilla: Open Thread
In Turin, Benfica and Sevilla will battle it out today to decide who will be the 2013/14 UEFA Europa League champion. Here is today’s TV/Internet schedule for matches being shown in the US (commentators are listed in parenthesis): Benfica vs Sevilla (Europa League Final), 2:45pm, FOX Sports 1 and FOX Soccer 2Go Before, during or after today’s matches, join the […]

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/ 4469 days agoUEFA Europa League: In Defense Of Europe’s Second Tier Competition
“The Europa League, eh? Well, you’re going to struggle next season!” Unfortunately, European football’s second tier competition has managed to fashion itself a pretty diabolical reputation over the past few years. It’s a status so damaging that qualification for the tournament has become almost bittersweet in the eyes of many. A fifth, sixth or seventh […]