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/ 4421 days agoNewcastle United Signs Remy Cabella And Closes In On Deal For Daryl Janmaat
Rémy Cabella, who just completed World Cup duty with France, has completed his transfer to Newcastle United from Ligue Un side Montpellier. Last season, Cabella scored 14 goals from an attacking midfield role. His impressive performances caught the eye of France manager Didier Deschamps. The 24 year-old played an important role towards the end of the 2011-12 […]

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/ 4421 days agoNewcastle seal deal for The Sun to become media partner: Report
Newcastle United has reportedly signed a deal with The Sun newspaper to become the club's exclusive national media partner, according to a reporter with The Telegraph. A spokesperson for The Sun newspaper says that "There is absolutely no current deal between The Sun and Newcastle United." However, he adds that "As part of ongoing efforts to expand […]

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/ 4421 days agoAntonio Conte Departs Juventus By Mutual Consent, Says Club
Juventus Head Coach Antonio Conte has left the club by mutual consent, according to a statement issued by the club. Less than two months ago, Italian giants Juventus announced that Antonio Conte would be staying on for another season as manager of the Turin club. This proclamation came on the heels of the Bianconeri celebrating […]

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/ 4421 days agoWhy Gary Neville Is Correct That England Should Not Copy Germany's Model
The 2014 FIFA World Cup is over. A sad state of affairs for England, yes, but now that we're officially in post-tournament mode there is still loads to talk about. Most of it will center around how one country got things right while the other 31 still have much work to do, or how the […]

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/ 4421 days agoManchester United Is Now The Most Valuable Sports Team In The World
After the news of Manchester United's history-making kit deal with the German sportswear maker adidas, shares of Manchester United surged almost 5% yesterday on the NYSE market, according to a report by Forbes. Wall Street now affords Manchester United an enterprise value of $3.6 billion (£2.1b). In April, the Exchange valued Real Madrid as the most […]

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/ 4421 days agoInter Milan's Home, Away and Third Shirts for 2014/15 Season
Last week, Italian giants Inter Milan released their 2014/15 home kit. With a radical new design and an updated crest, this shirt is something of a break with tradition. As their nickname suggests, the Nerazzurri are known for wearing equal parts black and blue. This year, however, they’ve gone for a predominately black jersey, with […]

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/ 4421 days agoMessi Will Most Likely Never Be The Best Ever And That's Okay
Following Sunday's World Cup final loss to Germany, albeit in extra time, Lionel Messi's legacy took a sharp hit. If he never wins the game's most prestigious trophy, Messi will never be considered the greatest soccer player ever, and that's okay because he is already an iconic figure in the sport with a lot […]

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/ 4421 days agoZinedine Zidane Reveals His Thoughts On Headbutts And Penalties
Earlier today, Real Madrid legend Zinedine Zidane presided over his first training session as the new coach of Real Madrid Castilla, otherwise known as the club’s ‘B’ team. Zidane was most recently part of Carlo Ancelotti’s coaching staff that won ‘La Decima’ for Real Madrid last season. Today was the first time the former French […]

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/ 4421 days agoWest Ham United Consider New Club Crest Featuring London
As they prepare for their 2016 move to the Olympic Stadium, West Ham United are considering a change to their club crest. In an official statement, the East London club have expressed the need to “better reflect and celebrate the things that make West Ham so special, particularly its rich history.” As soccer becomes even more […]

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/ 4421 days agoEngland to Play in Scotland For First Time In 15 Years
England has scheduled a friendly against Scotland to be played in Celtic Park on November 18. It's the first time England will play Scotland north of the border in 15 years. The last time these teams met in Scotland, Paul Scholes scored two goals at Hampden Park to defeat the Scots in a Euro 2000 […]

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/ 4422 days agoWorld Cup 2014 closing montages: ESPN, BBC, ITV, CBC & RTE
After the final whistle was blown and Germany was declared World Cup Champions, the major sports networks started to wrap up their coverage of the 2014 World Cup, and many of them closed their broadcasts with a montage of some of the special moments of the World Cup tournament. The amount of attention to the […]

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/ 4422 days agoWhy Germany Won the 2014 World Cup
Ten years. That’s how long the German team, their head coach, and the entire backroom staff have worked – worked hard and determined, that is – to reach the ultimate goal: World Champions. We have seen it before. In the late 1990s France began to dominate the European and World scenes. Then Spain took over. […]

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/ 4422 days agoRebuilding Brazil Won't Be Easy For Scolari's Successor
The World Cup is over, and whilst the Germans are probably still celebrating their thoroughly deserved victory, as a Brazilian, I am more concerned about the mess that the national team is now in. Over the course of 180 minutes in Belo Horizonte and then Brasilia over the last week, the current crop of Brazilian […]

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/ 4422 days agoSchedule of Premier League Games On US TV Revealed For August Through September
The return of the soccer season is just weeks away with the Premier League scheduled to return to action on Saturday, August 10. Now that Sky Sports and BT Sport have carved out which games the UK broadcasters will show during the early stages of the 2014/15 season, we can defer which matches will be […]

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/ 4422 days agoWorld Soccer Talk's Best Starting XI Of The 2014 World Cup
In arguably the greatest World Cup ever, the five week adventure that is the grand global tournament in Brazil has now concluded. Now in a fitting conclusion that saw a resilient and mentally strong German side win their fourth world championship (and first as a unified national side), we've put together a final team of […]