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Atletico Madrid Sign Alessio Cerci From Torino For £16 Million, Say Reports

Diego Simeone and Atletico Madrid continue to conduct good transfer business as it is being widely reported that the La Liga champions have signed Torino winger Alessio Cerci for £16 million. The Italian was left out of the squad for today's match against Inter Milan and speculation is the player will have a medical in Spain […]

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New NWSL Schedule Changes To Accommodate Women's World Cup

The National Women’s Soccer League has made significant changes to its 2015 schedule in order to accommodate the Women’s World Cup next summer The league announced the new schedule will feature 20 games and a two-week break for the group stages of the tournament. The season will keep its April kickoff date but conclude in […]

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Criticism Of Louis Van Gaal's Leadership From Fans And Media Shows Their Naivety

Following Manchester United's draw against Burnley, Sunday Mirror columnist Andy Dunn took to his column to criticize manager Louis van Gaal and claim that "the clock was ticking" on the Dutch boss' time at Old Trafford. Dunn chose to to start his column off by saying: "A stellar reputation takes a long time to build...and […]

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Roberto Martinez Comments Attempt To Mask Everton's Failure To 'Psych Out' Diego Costa

Following his team's 6-3 defeat to Chelsea at Goodison Park, Everton manager Roberto Martinez responded to comments made by Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho which claimed certain Toffees' players had deliberately set out to "chase cards" to get Diego Costa in trouble or sent off on the day. When asked his thoughts on Mourinho's words, the […]

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Radamel Falcao Close To Finalizing A Move To Real Madrid, Say Reports

According to growing reports, AS Monaco have agreed to send Radamel Falcao on a season long loan to Real Madrid for a fee believed to be near £20 million. The Spanish giants will also have the option of signing the striker on a permanent basis at the conclusion of the 2014-15 season. News of Falcao's […]

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Julian Green leaves Bayern Munich on loan to Hamburger SV

Julian Green from the United State's Men's National Team and Bayern Munich will be leaving Bayern to join Hamburger SV for a one-year loan deal, as confirmed by his father's twitter as well as Sven Töllner of Sky Sports earlier today. Green joined Bayern Munich in 2013 after signing a four-year deal that will see […]

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Swiss Super League TV Coverage Comes To The USA

beINSport’s streaming service – beinsportsconnect.tv – will present FC Basel v BSC Young Boys this Sunday (August 31st) at 10:00am ET. This is an introduction of a new league to soccer fans in the US. The Swiss Super League is ranked #13 based on UEFA's ranking by league coefficients. The league has a reputation for […]

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Burnley vs. Manchester United Match Review and Player Ratings

The last time that these two teams met at Turf Moor was in the 2009 Premier League season, with Burnley coming away as 1-0 winners. The Premier League newcomers were hoping to produce another shocking result, even if it comes against a struggling Manchester United team still trying to find their feet. The first half […]

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A Review Of The Book "Why American Soccer Isn't There Yet"

The recent World Cup has spawned a number of books that not only look at the recent past of American soccer but what the men’s national team needs to do going forward. Many of these stories are being written by journalists, but it is rare we hear from people who have experienced the U.S. soccer […]

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Eibar Coach Gaizka Garitano Slams Atletico Madrid As 'Cheats'

A video of Eibar coach Gaizka Garitano firing up his squad before their Week Two encounter with Atletico Madrid has gone viral over the past 24 hours. In the footage, Garitano is seen addressing his squad in training and urging them to be wary of the reigning La Liga champions playing style. The 39-year-old boss branded […]

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Everton vs Chelsea Predicted Lineups

José Mourinho’s Chelsea travel to Merseyside to face Roberto Martinez’s Everton in Saturday’s English Premier League marquee matchup. Everton finished the 2013-14 season in fifth place, just two places behind Chelsea. Sharing the points from these fixtures last season, the Toffees defeated Chelsea at home, yet lost to the Blues when they travelled to Stamford […]

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Manchester United Agree £14 Million Fee For Daley Blind, Say Reports

According to reports in England and the Netherlands, Manchester United have agreed a £14 million fee for AFC Ajax defender Daley Blind. All that is left is for the player to agree to personal terms with the Premier League club, which is expected to be a formality. Once the transfer is finalized, Blind will become United's fifth […]

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Manchester City vs Stoke City Predicted Lineups

Coming off of a decisive 3-1 victory over last year’s Premier League runners up Liverpool, Manchester City will look to continue their perfect start to the early season with a lineup that will feature only a couple of changes. The most likely changes will be at fullback with Sagna in line to make his first […]

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Chelsea Trigger Loic Remy's £8.5m Buy-Out Clause From QPR, Say Reports

Fresh off the news that Fernando Torres has joined AC Milan on a two-year loan deal, Chelsea have reportedly triggered QPR striker Loic Remy's £8.5million buy-out clause and the France international looks set to have a medical with the Blues as early as Saturday. Speculation is Chelsea began talks with Remy's representatives following an injury scare […]

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Commentators for Premier League Matches On NBC Sports, Gameweek 3

NBC has announced the commentators for this weekend's Premier League matches that will be shown on television and Internet across the United States. Here's the line-up: Saturday, August 30: Burnley vs Manchester United, 7:45am, NBCSN and NBC Sports Live Extra; Jim Proudfoot & Jim Beglin Manchester City vs Stoke, 10am, NBCSN and NBC Sports Live Extra; […]