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Sir Alex Ferguson is at it again

Oh dear here we go. Man United boss sir Alex Ferguson, not content with moaning about Rafa Benitez’s arrogance or Arsene Wenger’s team selection, has found another excuse for his side’s failings: The changing rooms. Yep according to Fergie the changing rooms at some Premier League clubs are below the standards expected of the modern […]

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David Pleat: A shining star of commentary.

"A few South Americans in this Porto team. Three Romanians and three Portuguese. We should be in for some Samba action tonight" "To be fair, he probably struck the ball too well" (on Frank Lampard shooting wide of the goal) "A two-footed beaver of a player" (on Wesley Sneijder) "He looks a bull of a […]

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The No-Big-Four-Allowed EPL Team Of The Season

As we near the end of what has been and still is an exciting season in the EPL, the various gongs and awards are being given out. As usual, they create plenty of controversy, particularly in the case of Ryan Giggs, who was named Footballer of the Year despite only starting 12 league games this […]

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New Chelsea Home Shirt For 09/10 Season Unveiled

The new home shirt for Chelsea for the 2009-2010 has been unveiled by Chelsea FC. The blue shirt, designed and manufactured by Adidas and sponsored by Samsung, incorproates the new template design by Adidas. The new home shirt will be worn for the first time by Chelsea in the May 17th game against Blackburn Rovers. […]

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Sneak Preview of New Arsenal Away Shirt

The Arsenal website has unveiled a sneak-peek of the new Arsenal away shirt for the 2009-10 season. There had been rumors it would be green or white, but it will in fact be blue. In the picture on the Arsenal website (pictured above), a part of the kit has been revealed to show the blue […]

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New Wolves Home And Away Shirts For 09/10 Season

Photographs have been released of the new football shirts for future Premier League team Wolves. The new football shirts for Wolves are designed and manufactured by Le Coq Sportif, the French company who will be unveiling the new Everton kits this summer. The home shirt is gold in color with black trim and black shorts. […]

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Best Champions League XI Team Of All Time

The Champions League is the latest incarnation of the UEFA-organised cup competition for the top European sides. It was previously known (from 1955 to 1992) as the European Cup and remains Europe`s most prestigious club tournament. THE TOP XI GOALKEEPER Oliver Kahn German `keeper Oliver Kahn earns his place in the top XI courtesy of […]

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Weekend TV; May 1, 2009

ALL TIMES EST Friday Cleveland-Rochester 8pm FSC Saturday Bayern Munich- Gladbach 11:30 am GOL TV (Michael Bradley) Stoke City- West Ham Noon, FSC (Jonathan Spector) Cruz Azul- Indios, 6pm ESPN Deportes/ Azteca America (Marco Vidal) DC United-FC Dallas 7:30pm FSC Pachuca-Chiapas 8pm Telefutura (Jose Fransisco Torres) Sunday Sunderland-Everton 11am FSC (Tim Howard) New England-Houston 3pm […]

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Blake's Top 10 Footballing Sides 08/09

Well, I'm sure you're all aware that this season has produced some top-notch football, and some horrible dross. So, let's get down to business, shall we? 10.) West Brom– What they lack in quality, they at least make up for with their desire to play the game as it should be played. I applaud Tony […]

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Seattle Success ... Good for MLS?

I was thinking about the Seattle phenomenon and a thought crossed my mind. Would it be good or bad for MLS if Seattle went deep into the playoffs in its inaugural year? What would it say about a league if a brand new team could have such great success in its first ever season? I […]

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EPL: Clubs Quick To Drop Managers

Paul Ince sacked by Blackburn. Kevin Keegan pushed out of Newcastle. Roy Keane frustrated by Sunderland. Ince was an outright firing after Blackburn only registered 3 wins in 17 matches. Keegan technically resigned, but has made allegations that the club forced him out. Roy Keane left Sunderland after failing to agree on contract negotiations. Poor […]

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New Stadium Fever?

I was having a good look at Tottenham's proposal for a new stadium overlapping their current plot at White Hart Lane last night and my brain started to tick. However difficult these proposals appear to be (and indeed I hope they go through) it seems Spurs are not alone in their ambitions and indeed there are a glut of […]

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Stoke City Deserve Some R.E.S.P.E.C.T

The Premier League season is reaching its conclusion and it is time for tributes and awards to be given to those individuals and teams that have excelled throughout the season. Ryan Giggs has already scooped the PFA Player of the Year award and EPL Talk has made its case for why Roy Hodgson should be […]

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Major League Soccer Talk Podcast #75: Rod Underwood

We mark our 75th ever show today with an announcement that we will be covering MLS and USL like never before, with weekly features and locker room interviews. Rod Underwood, coach of the Cleveland City Stars joins us to preview his teams home opener Friday night on FSC versus Rochester. We also speak with Ignacio […]

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Champions League to EPL: All in a Days Work for Man Utd and Chelsea

Having cleared the small matter of the Champions League first leg. Manchester United and Chelsea can continue their war of attrition with Liverpool. With both teams gaining positive results and turning in performances that were polar opposites, the upcoming weekends matches will prove vital in both the domestic and European stage. Manchester United have least […]