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/ 2514 days ago

3 ways Unai Emery can deploy Nicolas Pepe at Arsenal

Now that Arsenal have officially announced the record signing of Nicolas Pepe, head coach Unai Emery will have a few options with formations. The £72 million deal for the former Lille winger gives the Gunners much needed versatility and width in the squad. How are three different ways Emery could utilize his new star. 1. […]

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/ 2514 days ago

Arsenal sign Lille winger Nicolas Pepe for club record fee

London (AFP) – Arsenal announced the signing of winger Nicolas Pepe from French side Lille on Thursday for a club-record fee reported to be £72 million ($87 million). The deal for the 24-year-old Ivory Coast international eclipses the £56 million spent on Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in January 2018 as the Gunners add another attacking option to […]

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/ 2514 days ago

Arsenal announce signing of Nicolas Pepe for club record fee

London (AFP) – Arsenal announced the signing of winger Nicolas Pepe from French side Lille on Thursday for a club-record fee reported to be £72 million ($87 million). The deal eclipses the £56 million spent on Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in January 2018 as the Gunners add another attacking option to their ranks. Arsenal manager Unai Emery […]

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/ 2521 days ago

Dani Ceballos to Arsenal is a solid short-term move by the Gunners

Arsenal has finally announced the signing of Dani Ceballos. The Real Madrid midfielder will join the Gunners on a one-year loan deal for the 2019/20 campaign. There is supposedly no agreement between the two clubs for a purchase option at the end of the season. Ceballos, just 22, has not been given a ton of […]

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/ 2522 days ago

Kieran Tierney would be a tremendous fit at Arsenal

Following two unsuccessful bids for Celtic left back Kieran Tierney, Arsenal are thought to be readying a third offer for one of their main targets this summer. The Gunners have previously dealt with a resistant Celtic team in January of 2015, when the club wanted to sign Virgil van Dijk; however, the Hoops were adamant […]

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/ 2522 days ago

Spurs flop Janssen signs for Mexico's C.F. Monterrey

London (AFP) – Tottenham flop Vincent Janssen has left the club after agreeing a deal to join Mexican top-flight side C.F. Monterrey for a reported £6.3 million. The 25-year-old Netherlands international joined Spurs from AZ Alkmaar in 2016 but failed to make an impact at the Premier League club. Janssen arrived in London for a […]

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/ 2529 days ago

Man City launches 'Man City For TV' streaming service

Perhaps no club in world soccer has expanded their global brand over the past decade as much as Manchester City. On the heels of their second consecutive Premier League title, the English club have announced the launch of Man City For TV, a comprehensive OTT streaming service featuring live preseason friendlies, broadcasts of academy and […]

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/ 2530 days ago

Maurizio Sarri faces stern test to keep Juventus atop Serie A

Maurizio Sarri’s move from the Premier League back to Serie A after just one year comes with much intrigue. Juventus is preparing to undergo a dramatic shift in playing style with the departure of former manager, Massimiliano Allegri. Juventus have won Serie A an amazing 8 years running under Massimiliano Allegri (2014-2019) and Antonio Conte […]

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/ 2530 days ago

NBC remove EPL replays from app to coerce fans into Gold

If you're used to watching Premier League matches on-demand via the NBC Sports App, that option will no longer be available beginning with the 2019/20 season according to a NBC Sports spokesperson. World Soccer Talk has learned that full match replays will only be available online to NBC Sports Gold subscribers, thus forcing NBCSN subscribers […]

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/ 2533 days ago

USWNT TV ratings for 2015-19 averaged 929K on English-lang. TV

With the final TV numbers from the US Women's National Team’s victory over the Netherlands at the Women’s World Cup now available, it’s time to take a look at the TV ratings for the full World Cup cycle for the USWNT, as we did several months ago for the USA men's team. On a year […]

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/ 2535 days ago

Laurent Koscielny is hurting his Arsenal legacy

Arsenal departed London on Thursday as they are set to begin their preseason tour of the U.S. next week. There was, however, one notable player that was not on that plane to the States: Laurent Koscielny. The 33-year-old captain of the Gunners apparently refused to travel with his teammates. The club confirmed this in a […]

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/ 2537 days ago

2019 USA-Mexico Gold Cup Final scores 8.7 million viewers

CONCACAF's 2019 edition of the Gold Cup Final between Mexico and the United States averaged 8.78 million viewers across Univision and FS1 on Sunday night. The final averaged 5.9 million on Univision, making it the most-watched men’s soccer match of 2019 on any network. It outperformed last year’s men’s France-Croatia World Cup final (7/15/18) on […]

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/ 2537 days ago

NBC makes big changes to NBC Sports Gold Premier League

Beginning with the 2019/20 season, NBC Sports are making changes to its Premier League streaming service with the launch of a new tier as well as a combination of enhancements, new programming and a price increase to its flagship NBC Sports Gold product. Fans of Premier League clubs will need to pay attention to the […]

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/ 2537 days ago

Premier League 2019/20: Manchester City chasing three-in-a-row

The 2019/20 Premier League season kicks-off in August with Manchester City aiming to win the title for a third successive year. City claimed last season’s title by a point from Liverpool, with Chelsea a further 25 points adrift in third place. Tottenham Hotspur claimed the final Champions League qualification spot, while Arsenal and Manchester United […]

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/ 2537 days ago

Crucial period ahead as Manchester United build for the future

Manchester United will head into the 2019/20 Premier League season eager to prove they remain a force to be reckoned with in England. United finished sixth last season, 32 points behind champions Manchester City after a hugely disappointing campaign. Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has already set about reshaping his squad, but he still has plenty […]