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/ 5013 days ago

Premier League Saturday: Sept. 1, 2012

Savor the moment of today's games. The next time we'll have a Premier League Saturday will be TWO weeks from now due to the bloody international break. Ugh! Kicking off today's bevvy of Premier League matches is West Ham United against Fulham (7:45am ET; ESPN2). The Hammers will probably give Andy Carroll his debut in […]

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/ 5014 days ago

Reminder: Get Your Beat The Manager Predictions In For Gameweek 3

After this weekend's matches, we're going to be halfway through the Beat The Manager contest to give away our first Apple iPad 3. If you haven't made your predictions for this weekend's matches, do it now before tomorrow's 6.30am ET/11.30am BST deadline. Beat The Manager is a one-of-kind game where you get to pick which […]

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/ 5014 days ago

Clint Dempsey Signs For Tottenham Hotspur In £6m Deal

Tottenham Hotspur has signed US international Clint Dempsey in a last minute deal on transfer deadline day. Out of all of the last minute transfer deals, Dempsey's transfer is the one that went back-and-forth more than any. Yesterday, it was reported that Liverpool offered cash plus Jordan Henderson for Dempsey, but Henderson didn't want to […]

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/ 5014 days ago

Premier League Transfer Window Deadline Day Signings: Open Thread

Today is the busiest day in the Premier League transfer season as we're on deadline day. Final transfers have to be completed by 6pm ET/11pm BST tonight. Instead of spending your day searching across the Internet on wild goose chases and poor rumors, stay with us here at EPL Talk as we scour the Internet […]

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/ 5014 days ago

Chelsea vs Atletico Madrid, UEFA Super Cup Final: Open Thread

The winners of the 2011-12 UEFA Champions League against the winners of the 2011-12 Europa League battle today in Monaco to determine the winner of the UEFA Super Cup. Chelsea will play Atletico Madrid for a chance to win another piece of silverware. Chelsea team: Cech; Ivanovic, Cahill, David Luiz, Cole; Mikel, Lampard; Ramires, Hazard, […]

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/ 5014 days ago

Union Loss To Crew Punctuates Their August Swoon

Another year, another winless August for the Philadelphia Union. But unlike 2011, the team didn't have a fast start to rest upon, and now they sit at a point where the MLS Cup Playoffs are a fading image. On Wednesday night, the Union saw their all-time record in the late-summer month drop to 1-7-7 as […]

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/ 5014 days ago

Clint Dempsey Turns Down Aston Villa Deal, Insists On Liverpool Move: The Daily EPL

In breaking news, Clint Dempsey has turned down a move to Aston Villa even though Fulham and Villa agreed a £7m deal. Dempsey is insisting that he wants to move to Liverpool instead. Brendan Rodgers, meanwhile, refused to talk about Dempsey in his latest press conference. The Reds seem to be favoring a loan deal […]

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/ 5015 days ago

Liverpool Make Loan Move For Sturridge After Henderson Says No to Clint Dempsey Swap: The Nightly EPL

My head is spinning from all of the transfer window craziness — and just wait until tomorrow. In the latest episode of 'Will Clint Dempsey Be Stuck on Fulham's Bench This Season, Or Not?', reliable reporter Chris Bascombe from The Telegraph is reporting that Liverpool's Jordan Henderson has turned down a move to Fulham. If […]

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/ 5015 days ago

Liverpool vs Hearts, and Newcastle vs Atromitos; Europa League: Open Thread

Follow along with us today for the Europa League coverage as Liverpool take on Hearts at Anfield (the Reds have a 1-0 aggregate lead; live on FOX Soccer), while Newcastle United is at home against Greek side Atromitos (the Toon have a crucial away goal from the 1-1 first leg draw). The big news out […]

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/ 5015 days ago

Man City Drawn In UEFA Champions League Group Of Death: Complete Draw Revealed

The draw for the group stage of the 2012-13 UEFA Champions League has been made in Monaco, and Manchester City has been dealt the toughest draw with a group of champions battling it out with the Premier League winners. City has been drawn with Real Madrid, Ajax and Borussia Dortmund. Arsenal is in the same […]

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/ 5015 days ago

FIFA 13 TV Ad | JOIN THE CLUB [VIDEO]

Take a trip around the world with FIFA 13: in the new TV spot. A star-studded ad containing the likes of Joe Hart, Karim Benzema, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and cover boy Leo Messi. The ad clearly extrapolates the features of FIFA 13 into an intense experience, presumably the way that the FIFA 13 developers would love you to feel when experiencing the […]

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/ 5015 days ago

How Arsenal's Attack Will Change With Olivier Giroud Instead of Robin van Persie

Two games into the Premier League season and it seems as though hysteria is the only option among some of the Arsenal fan base. After two goalless draws at home to Sunderland and away at Stoke, it seems much of the criticism has fallen upon the player occupying the central striker’s role, who has mostly […]

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/ 5015 days ago

DeRo and Draw Dominate Definitive Atlantic Cup Duel

An Atlantic Cup match is always a show. The dueling cheering sections always cheer a little louder, the players are a bit more physical, and the soccer world is reminded that league rivalries can be just as fierce on the East Coast as the West, albeit maybe slightly less well attended. The third and final […]

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/ 5015 days ago

Scott Sinclair Joins City, Esteban Granero Joins QPR and Berbatov Has Medical At Fulham: The Daily EPL

Money, money, money — it's a rich man's world. In a very busy morning in the transfer window, QPR has agreed a fee with Real Madrid for the permanent transfer of midfielder Esteban Granero, Dimitar Berbatov is at Fulham having a medical, Swansea has agreed a £6.2 million fee with Manchester City for Scott Sinclair […]

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/ 5015 days ago

DirecTV Drops GolTV From Sports Pack Tier

It's not the final nail in the coffin, but it's certainly a big blow. Satellite TV provider DirecTV has dropped GolTV from its Sports Pack tier. In an e-mail to DirecTV customers on Tuesday, DirecTV informed customers that "GolTV on channel 627 will no longer be available effective on 9/13 on Sports Pack." Instead, the […]