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/ 4351 days agoMan United vs Valencia, Real Madrid vs Sevilla & MK Dons vs Wimbledon: Open Thread
You couldn't ask for three more different types of matches this afternoon. At 2:30pm ET, Manchester United kicks off against Valencia in a friendly on ESPN2, live from Old Trafford. Then, just 15 minutes later, the UEFA Super Cup kicks off in Cardiff between Real Madrid and Sevilla on FOX Sports 1, to determine the […]

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/ 4351 days agoPatrick Vieira Finds The Appointment Of Carlo Tavecchio Hard To Believe
Former France international Patrick Vieira, who spent time playing for AC Milan, Inter Milan and Juventus, has shared his thoughts on Carlo Tavecchio being named president of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC). Yesterday, Tavecchio defeated rival candidate Demetrio Albertini with a majority of the vote, despite having battled allegations of racism during the weeks leading […]

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/ 4351 days agoTalks Under Away to Expand International Champions Cup to Australia in 2015
As we reported last week, the 2015 International Champions Cup will be expanding to Asia next summer. And now reports confirm today that talks are under away to have some of the games hosted in Australia in July, 2015 (as well as the United States). The news comes after the Premier of Victoria confirmed that […]

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/ 4351 days agoHatem Ben Arfa Cancels Meetup With Fans and Gets Banned From Newcastle Open Training
Hatem Ben Arfa has taken another move to damage relations with his club Newcastle United, after announcing he shall hold his own 'meet and greet' with Newcastle fans, after being excluded from the open training session being held on the same day. However, he has been advised to cancel the event to limit the damage […]

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/ 4351 days agoLiverpool Interested In Signing Cameroon Striker Samuel Eto'o
Premier League club Liverpool is reportedly weighing up a transfer for free-agent Samuel Eto’o in a bid to bolster their depleted attack, reports The Guardian. The 33-year-old enjoyed a relatively successful Premier League season, scoring on nine occasions from 21 league appearances for Chelsea. Despite this, Chelsea opted to release the player at season’s end, […]

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/ 4352 days agoRadamel Falcao Will Move To Real Madrid Before This Transfer Window Closes
The reports circulating around Radamel Falcao proposed move to Real Madrid have died down in recent days. The Spanish press are focusing on the build up towards tomorrow's UEFA Super Cup encounter in Cardiff between Real Madrid and Sevilla (to be televised on FOX Sports 1 at 2.30pm ET Tuesday). There is also just under […]

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/ 4352 days agoScott Sinclair Could Follow Jack Rodwell's Lead And Leave Manchester City
Another promising young English footballer is considering his future at Manchester City as reports in England today are saying Scott Sinclair is 'considering his future' at the Etihad. Last week, Jack Rodwell joined Sunderland on a five-year deal after spending the past two seasons in the blue half of Manchester. Just a few days ago, […]

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/ 4352 days agoMost Instrumental Players at Arsenal, Chelsea, Aston Villa, Crystal Palace and Burnley
Soccer is far from being a one-man game. However having instrumental players in-form in key games surely increases the chances of winning any match by any team against any opposition. The following is part one of a four-piece feature where I choose one player from each English Premier League team who I believe will be […]

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/ 4352 days agoLegia Warsaw Suggest Meeting With Celtic; Scottish Champs Decline
On Friday, UEFA handed Celtic FC a Champions League reprieve when the governing body ruled that Legia Warsaw had fielded an ineligible player during its 6-1 aggregate victory over the champions of Scotland in the third qualifying round. The player in question, Bartosz Bereszynski, came on in the final minutes of the second leg victory […]

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/ 4352 days ago5 Burning Questions Regarding Arsenal's Squad
For the first time in a long time, Arsenal has had a productive summer transfer window and fans are ecstatic about what the team can achieve this year. Wenger has brought in Chilean superstar Alexis Sanchez, former Newcastle United right back Mathieu Debuchy and 19 year old Calum Chambers from Southampton. As we saw on […]

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/ 4352 days agoNew Details Emerge About 2015 Gold Cup To Be Held In 10+ US Cities
Details on the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup are now emerging, as Traffic Sports USA, a soccer event management company, accidentally leaked image with tournament information this past weekend. The company states that next year’s Gold Cup competition will be hosted by at least 10 different cities across America. This will be the 11th time (out […]

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/ 4352 days agoExecutive Who Made Racist Comment Elected New President Of Italian Football Federation
As expected, Carlo Tavecchio has been elected the new president of the Italian football federation by a majority vote, replacing Giancarlo Abete. For readers who are unaware, Tavecchio had been battling allegations of racism in the weeks leading up to the election. In late July while speaking at the summer assembly of Italy's amateur leagues, […]

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/ 4352 days ago'Welcome To Vanchester' Billboard Unveiled In Manchester's City Center
Five years ago, a group of Manchester City supporters taunted their cross-city rivals by unfurling a poster on Deansgate (a main road in the Manchester city center) that depicted Carlos Tevez celebrating with the words "Welcome to Manchester" written underneath him. The sign was an obvious jab at Manchester United fans because Tevez had opted […]

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/ 4352 days agoPremier League Teams to Use Football Manager Database to Scout Players
Several Premier League clubs are set to start utilizing the database of players used by computer game Football Manager to help scout out talent across the globe. Everton has been reported to be using the database for a number of years, which delivers highly specific and accurate information about players in a wide range of […]

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/ 4352 days agoTottenham Finally Has a Manager to Cure the "Spurs Syndrome"
Tottenham are perhaps the most frustrating big club in English football. Unlike Leeds United and Newcastle United, they have solid ownership even though the decision making of Chairman Daniel Levy, who runs the club, has been questioned. Last summer’s spending spree yielded little in the way of success during the 2013-14 season, but with a […]