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/ 5508 days ago

Is this Man United's Away Shirt for 2011-12 Season? Photo

Is this Manchester United's new away shirt for the 2011-12 season? It could very well be. The leaked photo features a blue shirt with hoops, designed by Nike. The inside top of the shirt has the words "Manchester United" printed on it. The new Man Utd away shirt design is a departure for Manchester United. […]

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/ 5508 days ago

Balotelli's Wink (Weekend Review Show): EPL Talk Podcast

Laurence McKenna and Kartik Krishnaiyer dissect the weekend that featured two FA Cup semi-finals and plenty of Premier League matches. The duo discuss Manchester City's surprise win against Manchester United, what it means for Stoke City to get past Bolton, Arsenal's near win against Liverpool, the battle to avoid relegation and much more. Founded in […]

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Arsenal Need A New Free Kick Specialist Among Many Other Things

Supporting a team can be an extremely frustrating experience. Midweek against Chelsea, Manchester United looked like world beaters. A team performance that would have given Barcelona a run for its money. Then Saturday against Manchester City they were hapless. Arsenal fans, meanwhile, must feel incredibly frustrated after coming so close to ending goalless against Liverpool […]

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Nathan Tyson Scores Bizarre/Lucky Goal for Nottingham Forest v Norwich

I recommend you watch this video with the sound off, however this is the most bizarre goal I have seen in the Championship since the ghost goal shambles. This goal was in the early stages of a vital game in the race to the Premier League between Norwich and Nottingham Forest on Friday 15th April […]

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Premier League Sunday and FA Cup Semi-Final, Gameweek 33: Open Thread

There are only two games featuring Premier League teams on the calendar today. Both of them are massive and both are played at the same time. The 11am ET/4pm GMT match between Arsenal and Liverpool will be a superb test to see what the sides are made of. Are Liverpool that much improved and can […]

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Pontius Puts DC in the Black Against the Reds

Tonight's DC United/Toronto match-up was evenly matched on paper. Both teams were in the middle of the Eastern Conference, rebuilding after disappointing seasons last year, and had new coaches building their team in their own image. Once the whistle blew, however, the discrepancy between the two teams on this night could not have been bigger. […]

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How Liverpool Can Still Qualify for Europe

Let me begin by being clear: This is a long shot. A REALLY long shot. A lot of stars have to align to make this happen. And as a Liverpool fan, I’m not especially anxious or worried about it. I actually subscribe to the argument that one season without European football wouldn’t hurt us and […]

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/ 5510 days ago

Graham Alexander Reaches 1,000 Games as a Professional

Yesterday against Swansea, Burnley’s Graham Alexander became only the second player in the history of English Football to make 1,000 professional appearances. In a career that has spanned twenty years Alexander has played at both right back and midfield and been the epitome of a model professional maintaining incredible levels of fitness that have allowed […]

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FA Cup Semi-Final Preview: Stoke City vs Bolton

While Saturday's FA Cup semi-final between Manchester United and Manchester City was tense filled with moments of creativity, many fans and pundits (myself included) predict that the semi-final match between Stoke City and Bolton Wanderers will be the more enjoyable of the two Wembley matches this weekend. Owen Coyle's Bolton Wanderers and Tony Pulis's Stoke […]

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MLS Week 5 Open Thread

Weekend five is upon us and as the U.S. deals with a nasty line of storms moving through the Eastern seaboard and Rocky Mountains, it's a great weekend to stay inside and watch some soccer. Saturday's matches are good television: the first match see Eastern Conference leader Philadelphia hosting a Seattle team looking to find […]

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Manchester City Knocks United Out of the FA Cup

Manchester City scored a massive achievement Saturday by defeating Manchester United one-nil in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley. Could this be a turning point in City's history? We'll have to wait and see. But one thing is for sure, City will look back fondly on this season for years to come and will never […]

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Which Premier League Clubs Will Be Relegated?

After Saturday's woeful performances in the Premier League from Blackpool, West Ham United, Blackburn Rovers and Sunderland, there are now as many as nine teams at the bottom of the table who are in the relegation dogfight. What happens between now and the remaining five gameweeks will determine who stays up and who goes down. The […]

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Welcome to MLS Benny Feilhaber!

Deadline deals are some of the most exciting in sports, and this one looks to be no different. MLS announced today that Benny Feilhaber, most recently of AGF Aarhus, agreed to a contract with the league late Friday night and will be made available to the teams via allocation order. Feilhaber had received playing time […]

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Portland Timbers Fans Sing the National Anthem: Video

One of the things that makes me proud of being an American citizen is how proud the people are of its flag and country, and how passionate they get when they sing their national anthem. A perfect example of this was from Thursday night when the Portland Timbers supporters sang one of the best national […]

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Premier League Saturday: April 16, 2011

Today's matches involving Premier League teams will be quite a lot different than usual. There's no early kick-off. And later today there's the FA Cup semi-final between Manchester City and Manchester United at Wembley. The heat is on during the 10am ET/3pm GMT kickoffs as several teams fighting to avoid relegation will battle against each […]