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/ 4851 days agoSir Alex Ferguson Wants Manchester United to Attack Real Madrid: The Nightly EPL
You never know when to believe Sir Alex Ferguson. The nature of the news cycle is that he'll say one thing and then something completely different happens, but no one goes back to report on what he initially said. A good example of that is how he said during the weekend that Manchester United would […]

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/ 4851 days agoWhich 3 Premier League Clubs Will Be Relegated This Season?
As an American, when I was first introduced to the Premier League I was intrigued by the idea of relegation to a lower league along with lower tier teams moving up. I will admit that it took me a bit to truly grasp this. Since then I have enjoyed this aspect of the EPL and […]

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/ 4851 days agoHow Bill Shankly and Ian St. John Built the Foundation For Liverpool's Glory Years
In 1954, something that no football supporter wants to happen to their club happened. Liverpool were relegated. Many thought that Liverpool would bounce back quickly, but for eight long years they only managed to go as high as 3rd in the old second division. Despite his best efforts, manager Phil Taylor couldn’t get Liverpool back […]

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/ 4851 days agoWhy Arsenal and Manchester United Must Advance in the UEFA Champions League
For a good part of the last ten years, the Premier League ruled the roost when it came to the debate of "Which is the best league in the world?" With the likes of Liverpool, Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea each making deep runs in the Champions League, there was just no comparison. But with […]

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/ 4851 days agoThis Season's Underachievers and Overachievers in the Premier League: The Daily EPL
Recently on The Daily EPL, we shared a league table with you that shows the depth chart between clubs in the Premier League based on the number of points they've racked up so far this season, instead of the conventional league table. Now FinancialFairPlay.co.uk has published a depth chart that also shows who are this […]
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/ 4851 days agoWhy MLS is Not Immune From Match Fixing
Joe Thomas is a (fictional) 23 year old defender who is in his second year playing in MLS. He was drafted out of a local university in the second round. He is from a blue collar family and his father was laid off his longtime manufacturing job four years ago; Joe would not have been […]

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/ 4852 days agoGary Neville Shines Again With His Analysis, This Time For Man United-Everton Match [VIDEO]
Gary Neville's skills as a right back for Manchester United were exemplary, but it's amazing to consider that he may end up being as accomplished as a football pundit as he was for his club side. Neville showed his prowess in front of the TV cameras again tonight before the Liverpool-West Bromwich Albion match where […]

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/ 4852 days agoThe Rise and Fall Of Manchester City's Scott Sinclair
What a difference a year makes. One year ago, Scott Sinclair was bombing down the left wings of Swansea City in their first season in the Premier League. There was talk in many circles of a possible England call-up. The former Chelsea winger played on the Great Britain Olympic side, where he scored once in […]

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/ 4852 days agoLiverpool vs West Bromwich Albion, Gameweek 26: Open Thread
Former Liverpool assistant manager Steve Clarke and his side travels to Anfield today to play the Reds in a match that has important consequences for both sides. Liverpool has an opportunity to move up into seventh spot, while West Brom can move into eighth position. Both teams are hoping to qualify for Europe. Liverpool starting […]
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/ 4852 days agoJuventus favourites in their Champions League clash with Celtic
Juventus are back in European action this week as they travel to Scotland to face SPL side Celtic in the Champions League last 16. The Italians are top of Serie A and will be betting favourites to prevail through to the quarter-finals, however after the Scots beat Barcelona on home soil earlier in the campaign […]
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/ 4852 days agoUnited States Have Little Room for Error in World Cup Qualifying
Looking at the Concacaf World Cup qualifying group table is a strange sight for United States fans currently. Not many would have bet that Honduras would have beaten Jurgen Klinsmann's men in the opening fixture, however due to the 2-1 defeat the US are rock bottom of the qualifying pool. The next game is of […]

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/ 4852 days agoNBC Sports Plans to Use Native UK Commentators for EPL Coverage, Says Source
It's believed that NBC Sports will use native UK announcers for its coverage of the Premier League from 2013-2016, a UK source told EPL Talk. NBC executives were in London last week to present their coverage plans to the Premier League. NBC Chairman Mark Lazarus told Sports Illustrated's Richard Deitsch that "We will be authentic […]
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/ 4852 days agoDortmund and Bayern look to progress despite tricky Champions League ties
Bundesliga sides Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich recommence their Champions League campaigns this month, with tricky second-round fixtures against Shakhtar Donetsk and Arsenal respectively. Both German sides will be confident of their odds of progressing to the quarter-finals, despite the quality of the opposition.

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/ 4852 days agoNumbers Point to Potential of a Debt Free Manchester United Once Again: The Daily EPL
The Andersred Blog has published a detail report providing evidence that Manchester United may soon become a debt free club again. The 8-year "experiment" by the Glazers, where they bought Manchester United in a highly leveraged buyout, is showing several signs of progress through a combination of sponsorship deals, lower spending of transfers and all […]
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/ 4852 days agoFeuerstein's Fire: Feb. 11, 2013
2013 MLS SEASON PREVIEW SHOW #1 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12TH 8PM EST – 5PM PST GUESTS LA: Adam Serrano (LA Galaxy Insider) SEA: Dave Clark (Sounder At Heart) SJ: Robert Jonas (CenterLine Soccer) RSL: Chris Enger (Soccer Newsday) COL: Patrick Quinn (Rapids Reporter) CHV: John Sandate (What The Flock Podcast) POR: Steven Lenhart (5 Minutes To […]