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Julian Draxler Move to Arsenal Could Be Blocked By Spurs Stopping Lewis Holtby's Move to Schalke

Tottenham Hotspur are prepared to block a move for Lewis Holtby to move back to Schalke, which could prevent the Bundesliga club from selling Julian Draxler to Arsenal, according to a report today in The Daily Mirror. Tottenham Hotspur Chairman Daniel Levy doesn't want to hurt his own team's chances of Champions League qualification by giving […]

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Manchester United Are Heading Into A Vital Four Day Stretch

The fortunes of a club can change instantly. This is just how it is in football sometimes. One day you’re the “in-form” team that everyone needs to “watch out for”, the next minute you’re “reeling” and your season is “on the ropes”. Manchester United has been riding this up and down cycle for the majority […]

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Arsenal Executive: "We Can't Compete Against a (Nation State Like Man City)": Nightly Soccer Report

An Arsenal executive took a shot at Manchester City on Wednesday by saying that the club can't compete against Manchester City because they have the financial resources of a nation state. Manchester City are owned by Sheikh Mansour, who is a member of the ruling family of Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab […]

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WATCH World Soccer Radio, Live at 9pm ET: Tonight’s Topics: Xavi to RBNY, Soton, Man City & More [VIDEO]

Tonights show: Nick Geber and Danny Page discuss Xavi to New York Red Bulls, the turmoil at Southampton, can Manchester City all four trophies and should the Ballon d'Or be for journalists only to vote? Nick and Danny will be joined by special guest Kartik Krishnaiyer tonight. Watch tonight at 9PM ET. Chime in via […]

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Striker Lacina Traoré Given Green Light to Join West Ham United On Loan

Lacina Traoré has been granted a work permit, which should clear through a loan deal to send him to West Ham United for the rest of the season. Traoré’s loan move to West Ham could be the type of unheralded move that saves the Hammers in the ultra-competitive race against relegation. The young Ivorian striker […]

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Nicola Cortese Has Left Southampton; Now It's Time For Saints Fans to Worry

The running of Southampton Football Club has been turned into turmoil after the club has confirmed that club chairman Nicola Cortese has resigned. The club have announced that Southampton owner Katharina Liebherr has taken on the role of chairman, while the club has begun a search for a CEO who will take over Cortese's duties. […]

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Manchester City vs Blackburn (FA Cup Third Round Replay): Open Thread

After Fulham defeated Norwich City in yesterday's FA Cup Third Round replay, Manchester City will want to do the business against Blackburn today in order to help manager Manuel Pellegrini move towards winning all four pieces of silverware that are in their reach thus far, according to the Chilean manager. For viewers in the United […]

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West Ham United Allege That Fulham Have Tapped Up Ravel Morrison

West Ham United claim that officials from Fulham Football Club tried to tap up Hammers midfielder Ravel Morrison to convince the player to move to the Craven Cottage club. And as a result, West Ham are contemplating issuing a complaint to the Premier League. "Tapping Up" is when a club illegally approaches a player without […]

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Nikica Jelavic Completes £6.5 Million Transfer From Everton to Hull City

Hull City have completed the signing of Nikica Jelavic from Everton for a club-record transfer fee of around £6.5million. The talented Croatian striker joins the Tigers on a 3.5-year deal. The transfer fee is believed to be £6.5million but Everton will receive an additional £1million if and when Hull City avoid relegation this season. Jelavic […]

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With Chelsea Signing Nemanja Matic, They Essentially Paid €50million For David Luiz

Chelsea officially announced the signing of Nemanja Matic from Benfica today, for a sum of £21million. Matic, an attacking midfielder, was previously on the books of Chelsea from 2009 to 2011 but only made two league appearances for the Blues. In January, 2011, Matic was used as a makeweight to help Chelsea sign David Luiz […]

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Uncertainty At Southampton Should Put Premier League Clubs On Alert

The future of Southampton FC has been thrown into doubt with the recent admission that chairman Nicola Cortese wishes to leave his position due to on-going disagreements with ownership over the running of the club. According to Sky Sports, it has also come to light that owner Katharina Liebherr is looking to sell Southampton. As […]

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Why Javi Garcia is Going to be Hugely Important for Manchester City

The summer of 2012 is widely regarded by Manchester City supporters as a disaster and the catalyst for their disappointing 2012-2013 campaign where they failed to retain their Premier League crown. It is believed that the boss at the time, Roberto Mancini, had firmly put all his eggs into one basket with regards to prying […]

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Clarence Seedorf Breaks Down In Tears Before Joining AC Milan As Head Coach

Clarence Seedorf yesterday broke down in tears after announcing his retirement as a professional footballer. The four time UEFA Champions League winner — with Real Madrid, Ajax and twice with AC Milan — has played his final game at Botafogo in Brazil, and will be announced this week as the manager of AC Milan after Massimiliano […]

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Mark Hughes Will Be Able to Get The Best Out Of Stephen Ireland

Stephen Ireland was once the best player on an expensively assembled Mark Hughes managed side. The year was 2009 and Manchester City had just been subject to a takeover from the Royal Family of Abu Dhabi. At the time, Stephen Ireland was the best player on the Blues team that included Vincent Kompany, Pablo Zabaleta, […]

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Bradley, Defoe and Dempsey Signings Signal Next Chapter Of MLS Growth

Toronto FC put seven years of complete and utter futility behind them on Monday by announcing the signings of Michael Bradley and Jermain Defoe in the same press conference. It doesn’t erase it, but now it’s not at the forefront of discussions about the club… except for Daniel Taylor of The Guardian. He wrote a […]