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Manchester United on Course to Become the Most Successful Club in English History

Manchester United's achievement of a record tenth Premier League title yesterday was not only well deserved after a brilliant season from the Red Devils. It was an example of the managerial prowess and drive that exists in the club thanks to Sir Alex Ferguson. With everything that Man United does, it's clear that they want […]

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Hats Off to Manchester United

Manchester United defeated Wigan 2-0 to win their second consecutive Premier League title. The brace flowed fittingly for this season. The young generation won it, with Cristiano Ronaldo deftly slotting in a penalty. The older generation sealed it with Ryan Giggs, in his record-tying 750th appearance for United, touching in a through-ball from Rooney. The […]

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/ 6568 days ago

Fulham FC: American Grit

Keller/ from Getty Images McBride/from SI.com By Kartik Krishnaiyer Pundits around Britain will no doubt be discussing Fulham’s great escape in the upcoming weeks. Seemingly dead, the London side strung together some improbable results, particularly away from Craven Cottage to escape relegation on goal difference. Was it Jimmy Bullard’s return from injury, the timely striking […]

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I'm On Setanta Sports: Season Finale, May 11, 2008

One of the things I'll miss most about this classic 2007/2008 Premier League season is looking forward to watching the brilliant I'm On Setanta Sports. Here's the final episode of the first season to bring back some cherished memories. [display_podcast]

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Fulham Plays a Starring Role in The Great Escape

Fulham has done it again. For the second season in a row, they've escaped relegation by the slimmest of margins. This time it was on goal difference as they squeezed a victory against Portsmouth at Fratton Park, while the teams below them — Reading and Birmingham both had emphatic victories on the last day (4-0 […]

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Playoff Musings after the First Legs

The first leg of the CCC playoff semi's are all said and done, both Bristol City and Hull are in the drivers seat to punch their tickets to Wembely. I thought both matches were fairly well played but the Bristol City v Crystal Palace definatelly had the drama and great goals scored. City opened up […]

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/ 6568 days ago

American Grit

Pundits around Britain will no doubt be discussing Fulham’s great escape in the upcoming weeks. Seemingly dead, the London side strung together some improbable results, particularly away from Craven Cottage to escape relegation on goal difference. Was it Jimmy Bullard’s return from injury, the timely striking of Dionmansy Kamara or even the managing of Roy […]

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/ 6568 days ago

Fulham's American Grit working wonders

Pundits around Britain will no doubt be discussing Fulham's great escape in the upcoming weeks. Seemingly dead, the London side strung together some improbable results, particularly away from Craven Cottage to escape relegation on goal difference. Was it Jimmy Bullard's return from injury, the timely striking of Dionmansy Kamara or even the managing of Roy […]

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/ 6568 days ago

Reviewing The Weekend Action Thus Far

DC United’s slide from continental superpower to also ran in what is certainly not the strongest CONCACAF league continues in full view of the nation. What’s most striking is that the consistency of players and philosophy that was a trade mark of the red and black has given way to something else. What DC United […]

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/ 6568 days ago

MLS Sunday Review: When the League Moves Beyond Certain Individuals

DC United’s slide from continental superpower to also ran in what is certainly not the strongest CONCACAF league continues in full view of the nation. What’s most striking is that the consistency of players and philosophy that was a trade mark of the red and black has given way to something else. What DC United […]

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/ 6568 days ago

Wigan v Man United: Live Text Commentary & Liveblogging

Join EPL Talk at 9:45am ET/2:45pm BST today for a liveblogging event as new EPL Talk blogger Ian Cahir and I chronicle the twists and turns of the final day of the Premier League season. Experience the liveblogging with readers from around the world. We'll be providing text commentary from Wigan v Man United, Chelsea […]

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/ 6569 days ago

The Beauty of the Playoffs

Those of you against some form of playoffs at the end of the season, what do you have to say for yourself now? Bristol City, a relative lightweight who won League One just last year, stunned most pundits' pick to win promotion to the Premiership, Crystal Palace, today with a 2-1 victory at Palace's Selhurst […]

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What to look for – Week 33

Relegation Crunch Time With two games remaining a total of six points is all that distinguishes the bottom five squads from one another. Three: Rostock, Duisburg, and Nürnberg technically inhabit the relegation zone with 27, 29, and 31 points respectively. Bielefeld (32 pts) and Cottbus (33) are flirting with danger, being out of immediate harm's […]

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/ 6570 days ago

The consequences of the humiliation

Hello there!! First of all I would like to thanks The Gaffer for giving me the opportunity to collaborate with EPL talks. I’m Spanish and I’ll try to give you not just good information, but also the atmosphere of this country about football, something that is simply incredible. Also I would like to ask pardon […]

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/ 6570 days ago

Barcelona: Beauty and the Beast

As mentioned over at La Liga Talk, it was announced that Barcelona boss Frank Rijkaard will be leaving Barcelona at the end of this season. After two dominant seasons and a subsequent two seasons without trophies, combined with the 4-1 loss to Real Madrid (Sid Lowe wrote an excellent piece on the match in his […]