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New Close-Up Photos of England's Home Shirt for 2013: Plus [VIDEO]

The English Football Association and Nike have released more photos of the new England home shirt for 2013, to commemorate 150 years of the FA. The new photos and accompanying video show more detail regarding the England shirt, and it's not as bad as we first saw after Jack Wilshere tweeted out an image (why […]

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West Ham agree £15million fee to sign Andy Carroll

West Ham United have agreed a fee of around £15 million to sign striker Andy Carroll from Liverpool. The England striker had been on loan at West Ham from Liverpool during the 2012-13 season. And despite his injury-prone season, the footballer still managed to score 7 goals in 22 league appearances for the Hammers. While […]

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Tony Pulis Departs: Stoke City Fans, Be Careful What You Wish For

Critics of Tony Pulis are seemingly found at every corner in the British press. Yet his accomplishments with Stoke City have gone underappreciated. He came back to Stoke in 2006 after boardroom intrigue had forced him out of the job previously. That first season back as the manager of the Championship side, Pulis took a […]

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Manchester City Are The Majority Owners of New York City FC, MLS's 20th Team: Official

Major League Soccer has announced that Manchester City and New York Yankees have partnered together to launch New York City Football Club, MLS's 20th team that is expected to begin play in 2015. Manchester City will be the majority owner of the new Club. As an investor, the Yankees will be an active member of […]

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Manager Tony Pulis Leaves Stoke City By Mutual Consent

Stoke City manager Tony Pulis is set to leave the club, according to a report by The Telegraph. Pulis has been manager at Stoke City since 2006, but the club's supporters have become very disillusioned with the manager after a below-par season where the team seems stuck in their ways. Telegraph reporter John Percy said today […]

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Edinson Cavani Could Be Part Of Swap Deal With Manchester City's Edin Dzeko: The Daily EPL

Napoli's president has sent his sporting director to Manchester City to discuss a swap deal that would send Edin Dzeko to Napoli in return for Edinson Cavani heading to Manchester City. Napoli's president told his sporting director, "'Go to City and take the chance to negotiate over Dzeko and see what they are willing to […]

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Liverpool Are Lining Up A Move For Manchester City Defender Kolo Toure: The Nightly EPL

Liverpool are understood to be lining up a move for Manchester City defender Kolo Toure, who is currently in New York City after arriving for the club's US post-season tour. Manager Brendan Rodgers is looking for replacements to fill in the gap left by retired centre-back Jamie Carragher. Toure is out of contract at City […]

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'Hillsborough: How They Buried The Truth': BBC Panorama Episode [VIDEO]

Tonight BBC One aired the latest Panorama episode, this one entitled Hillsborough: How They Buried The Truth. The episode reveals previously unbroadcast footage that proves that the coroner's ruling that no spectators could have been saved after the 3:15pm time was untrue. Plus the BBC documentary examines how police, politicians, lawyers and judges all played a part […]

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Queens Park Rangers Unveil New Kits For Next Season [PHOTO]

If there's one reason why Queens Park Rangers should be in the Premier League next season, it's that their kits look like Premier League quality. Based on form on the pitch, the London club is deservedly in the Championship next season. It's just a shame that Lotto couldn't have produced better kits during the club's […]

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NBC's New Ad For Its EPL Coverage: Forget Downton Abbey, This Is Real English Drama [VIDEO]

NBC debuted a brand-new 30-second spot this past weekend to promote its coverage of the English Premier League that kicks off August 17, 2013. For those of you who know me, you'll know that I don't swear very often. But this video is f***ing brilliant! "Forget Downton Abbey, this is real English drama" teases the […]

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ESPN’s Premier League Coverage On US TV Will Be Missed

The retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson last week and the subsequent extensive coverage reminded me just how far soccer has come here in the States. Since I began following soccer as a teenager some eight years ago, the sport wasn’t anywhere near the consciousness of the typical sports fan. Other than myself, there were only […]

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West Ham Manager Sam Allardyce Once Again Has Proven His Critics Wrong

“Playing the right way” is a commentary that has become more and more prevalent among the media and fans in recent years. Style is everything to many, and merely playing for results is considered by some a crisis of morality. The desire of many elites to put personal preferences as far as playing style and […]

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Final Day to Vote For The Best of the 2012-13 Premier League Season In 5th Annual EPL Awards

Today is the final day of voting for the 5th Annual EPL Awards, to to recognize the best of the 2012-13 Premier League season including everything from footballers, managers, podcasts, books, websites, video networks and much more. Polls close tonight (Monday, May 20) at midnight ET (5am BST). The winners will be announced tomorrow on […]

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Gareth Bale Ready to Sign New £130k Per Week Contract With £50 Million Exit Clause

Tottenham Hotspur are set to announce that Gareth Bale has agreed a new £130,000 per week contract that will allow him to leave White Hart Lane next summer if a club comes in with a bid in excess of £50 million, according to a report in the Evening Standard newspaper. The newspaper reports that Bale has committed […]

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Watch the Premier League 2012-13 Season Montage From Sky Sports [VIDEO]

As is tradition at the end of every Premier League season, Sky Sports puts together a montage that captures many of the memorable sights and sounds from the season that just ended. But hurry! Since the video below contains footage protected by rights holders, watch it now before Sky Sports or the Premier League remove […]