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Carroll Should be Given England Chance

Newcastle United may have slipped to a disappointing home defeat at the hands of Blackburn Rovers, but their star striker Andy Carroll did manage to enhance is ever-growing reputation with another goal. Carroll’s equaliser was his seventh goal of the season, a tally that will surely be enough to see him named in the England […]

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Which Was The Most Entertaining Mid-Week Premier League Match?

There were plenty of goals in the mid-week Premier League matches this week except for one . But rather than give away the results or tell what happened before many of you have had a chance to watch the games, feel free to vote in the poll below (which may also help some of […]

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Who Will Make the US Roster for the South Africa Friendly?

One week from today, the US Men's National Team will play South Africa in a friendly in Cape Town, and Bob Bradley has yet to release his squad for the match. The friendly comes at a bad time for most players – it is right in the middle of the major European leagues' seasons plus […]

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Live Blog: Man City v Man Utd and 7 Other Gameweek 12 Matches

Because of the vagaries of the Premier League schedule, we're faced with something exceedingly rare: a massive, massive Wednesday night in the Premiership, featuring eight (!) games. We'll of course be focusing in on the biggest match of the day, the Manchester Derby, where United fans will, non-ironically, accuse City of attempting to buy the […]

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7 Ways to Improve Fox Soccer Channel

Love it or hate it, Fox Soccer Channel is the number one source for Premier League matches on U.S. television. Sure it could be better. But I don't believe it's ever going to be Sky Sports or BBC, or even ESPN. But what it does do is provide essential viewing for soccer fans throughout the […]

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Five US Players I Want to See in MLS

The news that Wolves and U.S. national team keeper Marcus Hahnemann is open to retuning to MLS in 2011 got me thinking about other Americans abroad. As the MLS has matured in a good and competitive soccer league, it is no longer absurd to think a world-class player could play in MLS. This is true […]

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Poll: Who Will Win This Season's First Manchester Derby?

The first installment of this season's Manchester Derby takes place on Wednesday at Eastlands. Manchester United are coming off of a dramatic win at home where South Korean midfielder Ji-Sung Park bagged a brace with the winner coming very late on. It was one of those weekends in the Premier League where not only did […]

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Huddlestone Escaping FA Ban Shows Why Refs Need TV Replay

Anyone who watched last Saturday's match between Bolton Wanderers and Tottenham Hotspur on television would have seen Tom Huddlestone's deliberate stamp on Johan Elmander. The numerous TV replays of the incident saw Huddlestone take out his frustration by stamping his foot down on the calf of Elmander (fast forward to minute 8:37 to see the […]

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Chelsea Consider Move from Stamford Bridge to Earls Court

Chelsea may be one of the richest clubs in the Premier League, but their matchday attendances are definitely not in the same league as the Big Four of English football. Rival clubs Manchester United, Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool all have bigger attendances. The problem for Chelsea is not their inability to sell tickets. Instead […]

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MLS Weekend Review: Major League Soccer Talk Podcast

Three of the four top seeds are out of the playoffs after this weekend's conference semifinal action around Major League Soccer. Joining to be to talk about the past week's results is Jeremiah Oshan. We look at the four conference semifinals as well as talk about the two teams we seem emerging from the conference […]

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Major League Soccer Talk Podcast, Weekend Review: Live Show

For those who took part in our live EPL Talk Podcast yesterday, you know how much fun we had. Now it's time to bring it all to MLS Talk: Feel free to go to UStream directly to interact with the show OR stay here and, with the player above and the chat room below, participate […]

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Pre-Show Open Thread: Nov. 8, 2010

As if mimicking Gob while The Final Countdown blared in the background, Major League Soccer hass made the wrong things disappear. At least that's what you'd be led to believe if you listen to the dissension of fans, with Major League Soccer finishing it's second playoff weekend with four Western Conference teams alive in the […]

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Feuerstein's Fire Episode #32

Tuesday, November 9th 8:00PM EDT – 5:00PM PDT Guests: Patrick Quinn Colorado Rapids Supporter NASL Segment: Ignacio Rodriguez of Miami FC Tom Grady: Wilmington Star News Reporter talks about the return of the Wilmington Hammerheads Harvey Ranola returns to discuss the Earthquakes Goal Aggregate victory against the New York Red Bulls MLS Cup Playoffs discussion

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Fantasy League Tips Game Week 12

Barely have you had chance to draw breath and it’s time to do it all again. There’s a full midweek programme of Premier League fixtures, game week 12 is upon us already, and it’s going to be tricky selection wise as several managers may opt to shuffle their packs. Tie of the week has to be […]

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Jose Mourinho's Special One: Mesut Ozil

The 2010 World Cup was one filled with potential for Germany. Players like Thomas Mueller, Mesut Ozil, Sami Khedira, Holger Badstuber, Manuel Neuer and Jerome Boateng emerged as some of the most promising young players in world football. Before the tournament, the entire German national squad played their club football in Germany's Bundesliga, as testament […]