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4 Questionable Issues at Euro 2012

1) MVP: Andres Iniesta being named the tournament's best player: The Spanish attacking midfielder has been one of the world's best players for the last few years; however, he was not even Spain's best player during Euro 2012. The decision to name him as Euro 2012's best player seems questionable and an escape from a more complex […]

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Spain's Euro 2012 Triumph Reveals the Team's True Strengths

Which is Spain's greatest influence or factor in their triumph at Euro 2012? – Squad's Depth: Spain remains the deepest team, particularly in the midfield area. With a host of players capable of dictating play or dominating possession or creating scoring opportunities such as Xavi Hernandez, Andres Iniesta, Cesc Fabregas and Xabi Alonso, the Spaniards […]

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Michael Owen: In Danger of Becoming Soccer’s Forgotten Man

As the players that participated in the latter stages of Euro 2012 lie on a beach in an exotic location somewhere and perhaps reflect upon a long, grueling campaign, many of their club colleagues have already returned to pre-season training ahead of a new season. The first week of pre-season training is year zero for […]

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Kara Lang Under Consideration as Anchor of New FOX Soccer-Sportsnet World Newscast

A reliable industry source has informed me that former Canadian Women's National Team, Vancouver Whitecaps Women, and UCLA women's soccer player Kara Lang is under serious consideration by Rogers Sportsnet in Toronto for an anchor position on the new soccer newscast premiering September 1, 2012 at 10pm Eastern Time on FOX Soccer (U.S.) and Sportsnet […]

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Premier League News Links: John Terry Pleads Not Guilty of Racial Abuse Towards Ferdinand

It's not quite Judge Judy, but the Premier League news cycle today moves into a courtroom drama where you have Anton Ferdinand claiming racial abuse aimed at him by John Terry in the infamous QPR-Chelsea game from last season. Hopefully the court case can be over and done with pretty quickly. The sooner we move […]

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/ 5177 days ago

Seattle Sounders End Streak on Memorable Night

If there was ever a perfect night for a soccer team, Saturday proved to be it for the Seattle Sounders. Short of winning a MLS Cup, this was probably one of the happiest nights for the Sounders fans. Fans and players had to endure a long nine match league winless streak. A streak that wasn’t […]

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/ 5177 days ago

Feuerstein's Fire #108 & US Open Cup Semi-Final Review

Feuerstein's Fire #108 Monday, July 9th 8PM EDT – 5PM PDT Guests: Blake Compton Columbus Crew Supporter & Hudson St. Hooligans member Ben Knight of Onward Soccer blog & member of Canadian Soccer Group NASL Segment: Re-Capping the weekend games Red Bull Hour: Re-Capping the road game at New England 2012 Lamar Hunt US Open […]

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/ 5177 days ago

Does Anyone In Britain Care About the Team GB Olympic Football Squad?

For once it seems that football may take a back seat for Britons this summer, as the Olympic Games come to London. For a collection of nations that are so fanatical about the Premier League, the SPL and their respective international sides, the Olympic Football has gone somewhat unnoticed and uncared for. The faces of […]

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/ 5177 days ago

Premier League News Links: Jan Vertonghen Move Agreed From Ajax to Tottenham

A move for Ajax centre-back Jan Vertonghen has been agreed with Tottenham Hotspur, and the Ajax captain is now just a medical and signature away from officially being a Tottenham Hotspur footballer. The on-again off-again race to sign Vertonghen, who was Ajax captain, appears to be over, which is wonderful news for Tottenham supporters given […]

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/ 5178 days ago

Why Hawk-Eye, Not GoalRef Needs to be Adopted For Goal-Line Technology

Since Euro 2012 ended, I've been watching Wimbledon. Not the football club, but the tennis championship. For someone like me, who eats, lives and breathes Premier League football practically 365 days a year, it's been a nice change to watch a different sport. But even while trying to take a little reprieve from the busy […]

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The Best Football Shirts of Euro 2012

Spain reigned supreme on the pitch, but which nation stole the sartorial show? Euro 2012 was a tame tourney for football kits when compared to some of the shock shirts of years past, but still had its fair share of gems which we will see again soon when World Cup 2014 qualifying begins this fall. […]

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Premier League News Links: Park Ji-Sung Agrees Move to Queens Park Rangers

Today's confirmation that Park Ji-Sung has agreed a move from Manchester United to Queens Park Rangers is brilliant news for QPR fans, but very concerning news for United supporters. This is a footballer who often was Manchester United's trump card — the player that Sir Alex Ferguson used in big matches to either grab a […]

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/ 5179 days ago

Exclusive Interview With Brian McBride [VIDEO]

Former US international and ex-Fulham striker Brian McBride recently answered several questions for EPL Talk. This upcoming season, McBride, along with several other footballers for Wembley FC, will be mentoring a non-league team. He'll be joined by former internationals Ray Parlour, Martin Keown, Graeme Le Saux and Claudio Caniggia in their FA Cup campaign this […]

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Premier League News Links: Pavel Pogrebnyak Completes Move to Reading

Fulham losing Pavel Pogrebnyak is definitely a blow, whether Fulham supporters will admit it or not. The Russian striker scored 6 goals for Fulham last season in just 12 league appearances. The Cottagers will miss that strike-rate this next season. For Reading, meanwhile, it's a big coup for manager Brian McDermott. Here are the rest of […]

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TV Schedule Revealed For Premier League Matches On US Television

The Premier League has announced which matches will be shown on UK television between now and December, so we now know at least some of the games that will be shown on US television. This is by no means a complete list. All of the Premier League matches are shown live in the United States, […]