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Football And The Decline Of The Western Civilization

Many scholars of art, literature, football and music will argue that the classics are far better than the recent and current crop of artistes. Legends such as Dali, Picasso, Shakespeare, Yeats, Dickens, Cruyff, Pele, Pukas, Lennon, Sinatra, Presley and Marley come to mind, people who were far more talented than our present day idols. It's […]

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Highlights Of Preseason Friendlies For Premier League Clubs

Now that Euro 2008 is over, don't be surprised if you go through withdrawal symptoms over the next few days. But while one of the most entertaining European Championships in recent history has finished, many Premier League clubs will begin playing their first friendlies as early as next week. With only 47 days to go […]

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DC United Makes Nationally Televised Statement

In front of over 35,000 fans at RFK Stadium an ABC national broadcast audience, Luciano Emilio and DC United crushed the LA Galaxy 4-1. The scoreline was if anything flattering to the Galaxy who benefited from the individual brilliance of the sometimes maligned Steve Cronin to keep United from pilling in goals. Emilio who scored […]

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SPAIN CHAMPIONS OF EUROPE!

Spain are the champions of Europe after defeating Germany 1-0 in the final of the European Championships in Vienna. The Spanish, so long the perennial underachievers, thoroughly deserved their victory after dominating the final from start to finish. Simply put, Spain were far too good for the Germans and no one would begrudge them their […]

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Final Standings For EPL Talk Euro 2008 Fantasy Football League

The EPL Talk Euro 2008 Fantasy Football League ended in 46th place in the Best Leagues standing with an average score of 268.2. As far as we can tell, we ended up in first place among the private leagues originating from the United States. Here are the top 10 winners. First placed Luis Arias wins […]

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Transfer Window Opening

We'll periodically update this list here on Major League Soccer Talk. Done Deal In Progress Rumored MLS Darren Huckerby Norwich City ——> San Jose Jozy Altidore NY Red Bulls —–> Villareal Josh Wolff 1860 Munich——> Kansas City Brian McBride Fulham —–> Chicago Fire via Toronto FC Clint Mathis Ergotelis —–> LA Galaxy Paul Dickov Manchester […]

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Transfer Center Opening

Check back starting Monday for a full page devoted to transfers involving MLS teams and American players. The transfer page will remain active until the window closes. Also, check out our Superliga coverage on the above tab in a week or two. We aim to be your one stop shop for English Language Superliga coverage.

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MLS Review

The biggest game of the MLS season to date takes place today at RFK Stadium in front of a national television audience on ABC. Last night's action reflected the sloppiness of many players on each team returning from international duty in a weekend before July 4th and with anticipation for the upcoming Superliga. In other […]

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Official Premier League Ball For 08/09 Season

The Premier League has unveiled its official ball for the 2008/2009 season, which features a unique red stripe design. Named the Nike Total 90 Omni Ball, the ball features geometrically precise panel shapes which distribute pressure evenly across panels and around the ball for consistent, accurate and powerful striking. It also features cross-linked, nitrogen-expanded foam […]

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Google Celebrates Euro 2008 With Homepage Doodle

Google is getting into the mood for today's Euro 2008 final by showing a soccer doodle on its homepages in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. As of writing, Google Spain's homepage didn't feature the image. German seventeen year old Mai Dao Ngoc drew the winning picture.

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MLS Saturday: Unwatchable Football

The biggest game of the MLS season to date takes place today at RFK Stadium in front of a national television audience on ABC. Last night’s action reflected the sloppiness of many players on each team returning from international duty in a weekend before July 4th and with anticipation for the upcoming Superliga. In other […]

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Jack Bell Is A Wanker, Part II

It's pretty sad when two soccer columnists who represent what is supposedly one of the nation's top newspapers are so incompetent and out-of-touch with reality. Last November, I called New York Times soccer columnist Jack Bell a wanker for writing an idiotic article criticizing Fox Soccer Channel for broadcasting the Premier League, the world's most […]

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Spain-Italy Most Watched Match So Far And Other ESPN Euro Ratings News

As we head into the final weekend of Euro 2008, ESPN decided to take the occasion yesterday to put out a new press release talking about how the tournament is doing viewership wise through the quarterfinal round. So, what did they have to say? As noted in the headline, the Spain v Italy quarterfinal shown on ESPN Sunday […]

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Friday Transfer Rumor Mill (6/27/08)

Mee-lan look set to make Emmanuel Adebayor their newest signing, sending Arsene Wenger scouring for replacements. The Boss may like the cut of Peter Crouch’s under-rated jib, but not for £15m. Expect Tottenham to outbid themselves by £3m on him, just to be safe. (Football 365) Arsene may actually have his sights on Sporting starlet […]