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/ 4470 days ago2010/11 Barcelona vs. Real Madrid: The Full 90 Minutes
There was a sense of palpable anticipation on the cusp of Jose Mourinho’s first ever Clasico contest. Unbeaten in La Liga, the Portuguese boss seemed to have settled in to his new role well at the Bernabeu. Madrid had already were looking more compact and Cristiano Ronaldo seemed to be flourishing under the tutelage of […]

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/ 4470 days agoUnlikely Heroes: Why Manchester City Deserve To Win The Premier League This Season
Having been steamrolled out of the way by a rampant Manchester United last season who wrestled the trophy back out of Manchester City's hands, the Citizens must have known they had an opportunity to win it back this season with Sir Alex Ferguson gone. Last spring, the City executives acknowledged immediate changes were required at the […]

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/ 4470 days agoNBC Schedules Premier League Viewing Parties at Pubs Nationwide For 'Championship Sunday'
NBC Sports plans on ending its debut Premier League season with a bang. In addition to live coverage of all 10 Premier League games of the final day of the season across 10 different TV networks, as well as all of the shoulder programming scheduled, NBC Sports has announced that it has scheduled Premier League […]

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/ 4471 days agoLaurent Koscielny Extends Contract With Arsenal Football Club: Nightly Soccer Report
French defender Laurent Koscielny has signed a new contract with Arsenal Football Club. The news will come as a boost to Arsenal and manager Arsene Wenger. Koscielny joined the Gunners in 2010 from French club Lorient, and has become a popular and key part of the Arsenal defense, where he has formed an effective partnership […]

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/ 4471 days agoESPN To Debut USMNT Documentary, "Inside: U.S. Soccer's March to Brazil," On May 13
There's good reason for U.S. soccer fans to be excited for this summer's World Cup. Not only does the team get the chance to face some of the best players in the world, but the network broadcasting the English-language rights to the tournament in the United States — ESPN — have plenty in store to entertain […]

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/ 4471 days agoReal Madrid and Inter Milan to Play in Berkeley, California On July 26
Real Madrid and Inter Milan will face off in the International Champions Cup at Kabam Field at California Memorial Stadium on the University of California, Berkeley campus on Saturday, July 26. The match, set to be broadcast in more than 150 countries internationally and on Fox Sports 2 in the US, will kick off at 3 pm […]

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/ 4471 days agoMexico Announces 23-Man Squad For World Cup 2014
Mexico has announced its 23-man squad for World Cup 2014. The squad that will be traveling to Brazil is as follows: Goalkeepers: Jesus Corona (Cruz Azul), Alfredo Talavera (Toluca), Guillermo Ochoa (Ajaccio) Defenders: Paul Aguilar (América), Francisco Rodriguez (América), Diego Reyes (Porto), Hector Moreno (Espanyol), Rafael Marquez (León), Miguel Layún (America), Andres Guardado (Bayer Leverkusen), […]

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/ 4471 days agoWigan vs QPR, Championship Playoff Semi-Final 1st Leg: Open Thread
In today's Championship playoff semi-final 1st leg between Wigan Athletic and Queens Park Rangers, we have two teams who were relegated from the Premier League last season battling it out to try to gain an opportunity to go straight back up to the promised land. Here is today’s TV/Internet schedule for matches being shown in the US: […]

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/ 4471 days agoBacary Sagna Could Be the Perfect Replacement For PSG-Bound Dani Alves at Barcelona
Barcelona's long-serving right-back Dani Alves is reportedly on the verge of joining Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), with L'Equipe reporter Jerome Touboul claiming the Brazilian is '99.9% certain' to join the French champions in the summer. This move could well be the catalyst for Arsenal's Bacary Sagna, who is said to be set on leaving the Emirates, to complete […]

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/ 4471 days agoTop 5 Must-See Soccer Games: May 9, 2014
The final few games of the campaign are wonderful. Nine months of grind seems geared towards these final knockings, as fans across the globe pray that their team has what it takes to stand up under pressure and get the job done. For many, these last few games are somewhat meaningless. But for others, portable […]

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/ 4471 days ago5 Players to Watch: Scottish Footballer Stars of the Future
Scotland gets a lot of stick for being somewhat of a talentless league at times. It does not have the financial power of the English Premier League or the crisp tiki-taka style employed throughout Spain. But Scotland has its fair share of decent players. Here are 5 footballers who could become future world-class stars: 1. […]

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/ 4472 days agoChelsea Manager Jose Mourinho Fined £10,000 For "Fantastic" Comments; Escapes Ban
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has been fined £10,000 for comments made about referee Mike Dean and referees' chief Mike Riley after Chelsea lost to Sunderland by a score of 2-1 on April 19. Meanwhile, Mourinho’s assistant Rui Faria was recently given a 6-match stadium ban following his reaction to the referee's calls during a previous Premier […]

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/ 4472 days agoUnivision Deportes Acquires Spanish-Language Rights to Copa America 2016
Univision Deportes has acquired the exclusive Spanish-language rights in the United States to the first-ever Copa America Centenario, which will be played in the summer of 2016 throughout the US and will feature the best teams from CONCACAF and CONMEBOL. The 2016 edition of Copa America will celebrate 100 years of the tournament. The first […]

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/ 4472 days agoAre These Manchester United's Home and Away Shirts for 2014/15? Leaked [PHOTOS]
Manchester United are close to a deal with adidas to be the official kit supplier beginning with the 2015/16 season, but until a decision is reached, the Red Devils will continue to wear Nike shirts for the 2014/15 season, featuring a brand-new sponsor emblazoned across the front of the shirts. Whether the above shirts are […]

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/ 4472 days agoNBC Sports Shares More Details About 'Championship Sunday' TV Coverage
For the first time in the history of soccer on US television, all 10 weekend Premier League matches will be shown live via US cable and network television. When NBCUniversal purchased the rights to the English Premier League in a three-year deal worth $250 million, they probably didn’t foresee this exciting of a season with […]