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/ 6352 days agoVote For EPL Talk In The 2008 Soccerlens Awards
Fellow blogger and friend Ahmed Bilal over at Soccerlens has launched the 2008 edition of the Soccerlens Awards, and EPL Talk has been nominated in two categories: Best British Blog and Best Football Podcast. If you haven't voted yet, please take 30 seconds and vote for EPL Talk in the Best British Blog and Best […]
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/ 6352 days agoAston Villa Stun Everton 3-2 In Old-Fashioned English Encounter
It was fitting that a game between two of the oldest clubs in English football, Everton and Aston Villa, would exemplify the best parts of the old-fashioned English game on Sunday at Goodison Park. In an unbelievable end to the match on Sunday, Everton equalized in the 93rd minute to make it 2-2 after Joleon […]
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/ 6352 days agoSay No To Sunderland's Negative Tactics
It's quite odd that in some circles Sunderland's near draw against Manchester United at Old Trafford this past Saturday is being heralded as a massive achievement. What I saw was one of the most negative and anti-soccer performances in ages. For the entire 90 minutes, Sunderland "parked their bus" in front of their goal and […]
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/ 6353 days agoTelegraph Blooper Confuses Ashley Young With Luke Young
Anyone who witnessed the remarkable comeback win by Aston Villa over Everton on Sunday will have no doubt who scored a brace for Martin O'Neill's side. But The Daily Telegraph headline writers obviously do. Instead of crediting two goal hero Ashley Young, they mistakingly wrote that fellow teammate Luke Young scored. Anyone who has seen […]
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/ 6353 days agoCarling Cup Semi-Final Draw Announced
The draw for the semi-finals of the 2008/2009 Carling Cup have been announced. Current holders Tottenham Hotspur will take on Burnley, while Manchester United faces Derby County. The semi-finals will be a two leg affair. The first leg will be played on January 5th and the return leg on the 19th. So I guess it'll […]
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/ 6353 days agoI'm On Setanta Sports: There's Only One Keano
In the latest episode of I'm On Setanta Sports, Jose Mourinho scores an exclusive interview with Roy Keane as they discuss the aftermath of his departure from Sunderland including what Keano has been up to since. Plus Jose, Wayne Rooney and Sven bring you Managers On The Edge, a new segment that lists the top […]
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/ 6353 days agoWest Ham United Shirts Now Feature New Sponsor
West Ham United will be wearing their new home shirt for the first time against Tottenham Hotspur in the London derby Monday night at 8pm GMT/3pm ET. Well, the same new home shirt but with the name of a new sponsor. It's interesting how football shirts can look so different with new sponsor names. Earlier […]
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/ 6354 days agoMatch Day 15 – Derby Della Laterna
Interesting pairings on matchday 15 and the punters are going to have a tough time picking winners. Inter, Juventus and Roma have midweek Champions League matches after this one. Roma must win against Bordeaux if they hope to continue and the other clubs will require points if they hope to maintain their first place standing in each group. […]
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/ 6355 days agoDavino Departs: Another Mexican Flop?
Dulio Davino becomes the latest former Mexican National Team star to more or less flop in MLS. Sure some Hoops fans will say “he helped solidify our back line when healthy,” but for his $400,000 salary I can think of much better players and more marketable ones also to sign. Here is a list of […]
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/ 6355 days agoSo Long Davino: Another Mexican Flop?
Dulio Davino becomes the latest former Mexican National Team star to more or less flop in MLS. Sure some Hoops fans will say "he helped solidify our back line when healthy," but for his $400,000 salary I can think of much better players and more marketable ones also to sign. Here is a list of […]
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/ 6355 days agoNCAA Quarterfinal Preview
Terpsports.com photo The NCAA Soccer Tournament is nearing its conclusion. Eight teams remain from the initial 48 team field. The match ups this weekend: 1- Wake Forest vs 8- South Florida Wake Forest’s Marcus Tracey is probably the most talented player in NCAA Soccer. The Bulls had a great season but are a big underdog […]
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/ 6355 days agoNCAA Tournament Quarterfinals Preview
The NCAA Soccer Tournament is nearing its conclusion. Eight teams remain from the initial 48 team field. The match ups this weekend: 1- Wake Forest vs 8- South Florida Wake Forest's Marcus Tracey is probably the most talented player in NCAA Soccer. The Bulls had a great season but are a big underdog to the […]
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/ 6355 days agoThe Ghosts of Watford Past are Alive in the Premier League
In the 2006/2007 season, Watford finished on bottom of the Premier League with 28 points. While it looks like it'll be a while before Watford gets promoted from the Championship again given their current league form, the ghosts of Watford past are still alive and well in the Premier League today. There were two players […]
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/ 6356 days agoCalamity James Strikes Again
[display_podcast] Portsmouth are out of the UEFA Cup after losing tonight against Wolfsburg 3-2. The match had plenty of incidents, but the highlight (or lowlight if you're a Portsmouth or England national team fan) was David James's idiotic mistake (see video above). Instead of booting the ball out, he telegraphs his intentions to the Wolfsburg […]
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/ 6356 days agoTwo Remain In The Hunt
Two Championship sides remain in the hunt for the Carling Cup, Derby County thanks to an injury time penalty winner via Nathan Ellington over Stoke and Burnley 3-0 winners over Arsenal. Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur are the other two clubs in the draw. The draw for the two legged semi-final will be held on […]