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Cable TV No Longer The Future For The Soccer Viewing Fan

With cable and satellite prices continuing to increase, many people are joining the cord cutter movement and ditching their television provider services. In fact, 7.6 million Americans have ended their cable/satellite subscriptions according to USA Today. In the report, the newspaper claims that “about 6.5% of households nationwide have cut the cord, up slightly from […]

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Manchester United Signs Angel Di Maria For British Transfer Record of £59.7m

Manchester United has smashed the British transfer record to sign Argentina and Real Madrid star Angel Di Maria for £59.7million. Typically when a transfer is made, clubs are reluctant to confirm the price they paid to sign a footballer. But in this case, in an act of bravado and to prove that the club is investing […]

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UEFA Champions League and League Cup: Open Thread

There's no rest for the wicked with Manchester United, Celtic, Millwall, Porto and other clubs playing today in mid-week action in the League Cup and UEFA Champions League. For viewers in the US, the TV/Internet schedule is: MK Dons vs Manchester United (League Cup), 3pm, beIN SPORTS and DishWorldMillwall vs Southampton (League Cup), 2:45pm, beIN SPORTS Connect Celtic vs […]

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Highs and Lows of Soccer Viewing Experience, Aug. 23-25

Hardcore soccer fans consume a lot of the sport. So much so that many of us can identify an announcer or co-commentator by hearing just a few of his words. It's almost as if we feel we know the person considering the vast number of hours we spend listening to the talent over the days, months […]

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Atletico Madrid To Appeal Diego Simeone's 8-Match Touchline Ban

Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo has informed the news outlet Canal Plus that his club will file an appeal against Diego Simeone's eight-match touchline ban. This news comes on the heels of yesterday's announcement from the Spanish FA that the Argentine boss was found guilty of four infractions during the second leg of the Spanish Super […]

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Thierry Henry's Impact On The Field Can't Perform Miracles Off It

If Thierry Henry's about to say goodbye to Major League Soccer, he's doing so on a high note. His stint is one that caps one of the most productive four-and-a-half year stretches in league history. True, extending his deal at Red Bull Arena could still happen, but there's a growing and now very public feeling […]

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Premier League Tactics Corner: Aston Villa-Newcastle United & Tottenham Hotspur-QPR

In this week’s edition of Premier League Tactics Corner, we dive into Newcastle’s use of Emmanuel Riviere and Queens Park Rangers’ three-back system. Holding It Up Aston Villa did not put a shot on target in Saturday’s early game against Newcastle United, and the Magpies should have walked away victorious had their finishing been clinical. […]

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AS Roma And Bayern Munich Agree £24 Million Fee For Mehdi Benatia, Say Reports

The transfer saga of AS Roma defender Mehdi Benatia has finally come to a conclusion as reports in Italy and Germany have stated the Serie A side and Bayern Munich have agreed a £21million fee plus £3.2m in add-ons for the player. The Morocco international will fly to Germany to have a medical on Wednesday. Today, it […]

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Frank Lampard Announces Retirement From International Soccer

New York City FC footballer Frank Lampard has announced his retirement today from the England national team. Lampard is "hanging up his boots" from international soccer before England begins its first Euro 2016 qualification game. The gifted midfielder made 106 appearances for the England national team, at the senior level. In his final game for […]

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Watch Gary Neville Analyze Where Angel Di Maria Will Play For Manchester United [VIDEO]

On this week's episode of Monday Night Football, Sky Sports analyst Gary Neville analyzed where new signing Angel Di Maria will play for Manchester United. The analysis discusses what that means for Juan Mata, as well as all of the other options the signing will give United. On top of that, Neville discusses the depth […]

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Manchester City 3-1 Liverpool: Back to the Drawing Board for the Reds

Manchester City 3 (Jovetic x2, Aguero) Liverpool 1 (Zabaleta O.G.) Venue: Etihad Stadium Referee: Michael Oliver Recent history has seen some truly entertaining clashes between these two attacking-minded sides with this clash in Manchester proving to be no different. The past five league games between last year's first and second placed teams had produced three […]

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Glazers Are Not to Blame For Lack of Squad Quality at Manchester United

This will not be a popular opinion, but the Glazers and Ed Woodward are not to blame for the lack of squad quality at Manchester United. The facts show that the Glazers have loosened the purse strings whenever they have been asked to. Here is a comparison that will further elucidate this point. Between 1998 […]

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Manchester City vs Liverpool: Starting Lineups, TV Times and Open Thread

After just over one week of the 2014/15 Premier League season, today marks the first biggest match of the season with the Premier League champions against last season's runner-up. With the excitement of the Mario Balotelli signing sure to be one of the main talking points of the game, even though he's not available to […]

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Spanish FA Slaps Diego Simeone With An 8 Match Touchline Ban For Super Cup Antics

Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone has been handed an eight-match by the Spanish Football Association. The Argentinian boss was facing three separate charges and had been anticipating a lengthy spell away from the touchline. He was already banned from the touchline for today's La Liga opener against Rayo Vallecano and admitted during his pre-match press […]

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Managing Mario Balotelli Will Be a Tough Test For Liverpool's Brendan Rodgers

Despite claiming on August 3rd that Liverpool would not be signing Mario Balotelli, Brendan Rodgers has signed the mercurial Italian to his forward line, in a major signing for the Liverpool club. There had been worries about Liverpool's transfer business this summer with the club having failed to suitably replace Luis Suarez with a renowned […]