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/ 4686 days agoHolland Home Shirt For World Cup 2014 Revealed: Leaked [PHOTOS]
Photos of Holland's home shirt for World Cup 2014 have been leaked on the Internet. Holland's home shirt for Brazil 2014 is a combination of a retro look with a modern shirt. The Netherlands team crest looks more retro and regal than previous crests used in the past. This is combined with a shirt that […]

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/ 4687 days agoJose Mourinho Says Cardiff City Wasted Ticket Holders' Money: Nightly Soccer Report
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho came out on the attack today against Cardiff City saying that the Welsh club wasted the money of people who paid for tickets to the Chelsea-Cardiff game from this past Saturday. Mourinho said: "If I was in that game and I was paying my ticket, I would be worried with the […]

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/ 4687 days agoInaugural London Sports Writing Festival Illuminates Lords Cricket Ground
Lords Cricket Ground, one of Great Britain’s most iconic sporting venues, hosted the inaugural London Sports Writing Festival this weekend. The event saw some of the most talented sports writers around combine with a host of Britain’s most popular sporting figures to deliver a fascinating insight into topical and age-old sporting discussions. I had the […]

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/ 4687 days agoFulham Score Two Stunning Goals Against Crystal Palace to Knock the Eagles For Four [GIF]
After Crystal Palace opened up the scoring at Selhurst Park in the Premier League tonight, it looked like Crystal Palace may have finally found the formula to get three points. But Fulham struck back with two out-of-this-world goals courtesy of unsung heroes Pajtim Kasami and Steve Sidwell. Pajtim Kasami's goal, from the first angle: Pajtim […]

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/ 4687 days agoCrystal Palace vs Fulham, Premier League Gameweek 8: Open Thread
Crystal Palace play Fulham today in a relegation dogfight. For viewers in the United States, the match kicks off at 3pm ET on NBCSN. Fourth from bottom Fulham play second from bottom Palace at Selhurst Park in a match where Fulham will see three players returning from injury — Scott Parker, Aaron Hughes and Maarten Stekelenburg. […]

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/ 4687 days agoI Was There: Tottenham Hotspur vs West Ham United; The Barber of Tottenham [VIDEO]
If you watched NBCSN this weekend, you would have seen the video short entitled 'The Barber Of Tottenham,' as part of the "I Was There" video series that NBC Sports has been producing. In this episode, the video features an interview with an elderly Tottenham supporter discussing his love for the club. The video also […]

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/ 4687 days agoOrlando City Does Not Have The Number of Votes Required to Get Stadium Passed: Monday Soccer Insider
It has been reported that Major League Soccer officials have descended on Central Florida this week to influence Tuesday’s Board of Commissioners vote for a soccer facility that will host the third division Orlando City in their proposed move to Major League Soccer. I can confirm through my sources in Central Florida that Orlando City Soccer […]

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/ 4687 days agoWill Brazil 2014 Be The Last Time The World Cup Matters?: Daily Soccer Report
An article in the New Statesman today questions whether Brazil 2014 will be the last time the World Cup matters. The article raises the point that: "International football could be the purest of competitions, but the dominance of the global club brands, the bloated finals tournament and lack of surprise factor together with distaste for […]

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/ 4687 days agoThis Incredible Own Goal Wins Goal Of The Weekend [VIDEO]
We had a ton of different videos to choose from this weekend to find our goal of the weekend, and the winner is in fact an own goal! Jackson of Brazilian team Internacional grabbed the goal of the weekend honors by lobbing his goalkeeper to gift Gremio the goal. If only he could have scored […]

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/ 4687 days agoTim Howard to Co-Commentate Chelsea-Manchester City On Sunday On NBCSN
US Men's National Team and Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard will be the co-commentator of NBCSN's match this weekend between Chelsea and Manchester City, which will be televised live on US television this Sunday at Noon ET. Howard will be in the booth at Stamford Bridge alongside commentator Arlo White, one day after Everton plays Aston […]

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/ 4687 days agoEuropean Play-Off Ties Revealed for 8 Teams Vying For Place at World Cup 2014
FIFA this morning announced the playoff matches involving the eight European teams vying for a place in the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The playoff matches (home and away) are: Portugal-Sweden Ukraine-France Greece-Romania Iceland-Croatia Portugal, led by Cristiano Ronaldo, will play Sweden, led by Zlatan Ibrahimovic, which means that only one of those two superstars will […]

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/ 4688 days agoGary Neville Says Manchester United Are Struggling Because Their Midfield Play is Too Slow: Nightly Soccer Report
Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville has shared some salient criticism regarding why the Red Devils are struggling in the Premier League. Neville has pinpointed the club's midfield. Neville said: “There is still a sense that David Moyes is finding out about his players and his own way in the job. The key for me […]

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/ 4688 days agoCardiff City Owner Vincent Tan is the New Flavio Briatore
For soccer fans, the relationship between a club’s manager and owner is usually open to speculation. In most cases, the owner remains behind the scenes, offers few interviews, and only surfaces during an occasional match for their requisite camera shot while sitting in their private seats. There are more outgoing individuals such as Wigan Athletic […]

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/ 4688 days agoAston Villa vs Tottenham Hotspur, Premier League Gameweek 8: Open Thread
There's only one Premier League match being played today — Aston Villa against Tottenham Hotspur, which kicks off at 11am ET on NBC Sports Network (for viewers in the United States). Before, during or after today's match, join the conversation in the comments section below with football supporters from around the world. Photo credit: EPL […]

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/ 4688 days agoWatch The Football Special: 'The Last Farewell,' The Final Episode [VIDEO]
Malcolm Best hosts the final ever episode of The Football Special, blowing an emotional final whistle on the series. We take a look back at some of the best sketches in the show's illustrious past – as voted by the TFS production staff – including Joe Kinnear's controversial press conference, some advice from Gary Neville, […]