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/ 5020 days ago

Alessandro Del Piero: I Declined Liverpool Because of Heysel Tragedy: The Daily EPL

Juventus legend Alessandro Del Piero says he declined a summer move to Liverpool and chose to move to Australia instead because of the Heysel Tragedy. The Heysel Stadium Disaster occurred in May, 1985 when 39 Juventus fans tragically died after a wall in the stadium collapsed. The incident happened after Liverpool fans breached a fence […]

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/ 5020 days ago

Santi Cazorla: Leaving La Liga and Joining Arsenal Has Helped Me Get Noticed in Spain: The Nightly EPL

While the debate about diving rages on, there's still plenty of real news to chew on this evening including Santi Cazorla saying that joining Arsenal has helped him get noticed in Spain. Deservedly so based on his performances thus far. Read below for more details regarding that story and much more. Here are the Premier […]

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/ 5021 days ago

Can You Flick It? A Subbuteo Story [VIDEO]

Spain doesn't just rule the world in soccer, but they're also champions in Subbuteo, the table soccer game that has long been a tradition in England and around the world. In this 30 minute documentary entitled "Can You Flick It? A Subbuteo Story," there's plenty of fascinating video to watch including armed police coming in […]

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/ 5021 days ago

Fantasy Premier League Tips: Lessons Learned From Gameweek 7

Now that we're in the international break, it's a perfect opportunity to review your Fantasy Premier League team and to think ahead about some of the changes you may want to make. The beauty of Leighton Baines (7.4): A Bob Dylan fan who spends vacations wandering around Greenwich Village. A defender who keeps clean sheets, […]

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/ 5021 days ago

Marouane Fellaini Ruled Out of Action for Three Weeks With Injury: The Daily EPL

Everton's Marouane Fellaini has been ruled out for three weeks due to knee injury he suffered in the weekend match against Wigan. That's the bad news. The good news is that the two week international break will mean he won't miss as many matches as he normally would during the busy Premier League season. Here […]

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/ 5022 days ago

"Roberto Mancini: A Footballing Life" Book Review

Italian sportswriter Luca Caioli’s new biography entitled Roberto Mancini is readable, revealing, but yet somehow incomplete. Caioli relies exclusively on interviews with influential contemporaries of Mancini to paint a picture of the man as a player and as a manager. The interviews are filled with interesting nuggets, including Gianluca Vialli — his Sampdoria teammate — […]

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/ 5022 days ago

There is No Moral High Ground in the Fight Against Theatrical Diving In Soccer

After reading some online reviews of the new FIFA 13 game, there were some comments on the articles that struck really struck me. Whilst the majority of them were overwhelmingly positive, there were some voicing their disappointment that the creators had yet to include one particular feature. The option to ‘take a dive’ is one […]

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/ 5022 days ago

'Someone Must Tell Luis Suarez to Stop It', Says Liverpool Legend Roger Hunt: The Daily EPL

Former Liverpool striker Roger Hunt, a member of England's team that won the World Cup in 1966 and a footballer who won two top-flight titles with the Reds, has come out and said that someone at Anfield needs to tell Luis Suarez to stop taking theatrical dives. "I think he's got the reputation now and […]

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/ 5022 days ago

Why Thomas Ince Would Be Destined for Success at Manchester United

At the youthful age of just 20-years old, Thomas Ince is on the verge of becoming something most footballers can only dream of. According to numerous sources, the Blackpool winger is heavily linked with a sensational transfer to Manchester United when the transfer window opens in January. Tom Ince could follow in the footsteps of […]

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/ 5022 days ago

Ryan Shawcross is an Example to Youngsters, Says Gary Neville: The Nightly EPL

Gary Neville has hailed Stoke City defender Ryan Shawcross as an example to youngsters after Stoke's captain has been called up to Englabd's squad. "Any kid who has a dream should look at Ryan Shawcross maybe more than people at the highest elements of the game," said Neville. "He is a great story and the […]

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/ 5023 days ago

How Some New Fans to the Premier League Find Teams to Follow

It's easy to live in a bubble when following soccer in the United States. Ninety nine percent of my interactions are with hardcore soccer fans, so when I talk to a fan who's new to the Premier League, it's often revealing. One of my friends posted on Facebook asking for suggestions of which Premier League […]

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/ 5023 days ago

Feuerstein’s Fire #120

Feuerstein's Fire #120 Tuesday, October 9th 8PM EDT – 5PM PDT World Cup Qualifying Preview show Guests: Duane Rollins of the 24th Minute Blog discussing Canada's last two games Michael Lewis of Big Apple Soccer & Tropigol to discuss the USA's last two games NASL Segment: Re-Capping the First Leg Semi-Final Games Red Bull Hour: […]

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/ 5023 days ago

How La Liga and Serie A's Disappearing Act Benefits FOX Soccer This Season

It's been an odd soccer season for me. Since I don't have DirecTV or DISH Network, my cable subscription to Comcast only gets me so far with my soccer viewing experience. This season, no access to beIN Sport means that I haven't watched one minute of La Liga, Serie A or Championship soccer. Yes, I've […]

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/ 5023 days ago

Robin van Persie Could Face Ban After Cabaye Elbow Incident: The Daily EPL

Robin van Persie could face a ban from The FA if they decide to punish the Manchester United striker for his elbow on Yohan Cabaye from yesterday's match against Newcastle United. With van Persie and Rooney on song for United right now, that's the last thing that Sir Alex Ferguson would want. Today's a bumper […]

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/ 5024 days ago

Football Manager 2013 TV Commercial: Perfect Your Formations. Always [VIDEO]

Football Manager 2013 is set for release on November 2, but if you pre-order the game, you'll get the beta version two weeks before the launch date. To raise the hype for the upcoming release of the popular computer game, the team at Sports Interactive have released a new […]