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How the Championship Is Improving the Quality of the Premier League

In amongst the absolute chaos of Sergio Aguero’s goal and the unbelievable finish to the Premier League last campaign, there was another factor that was overlooked in review of what was overall a fantastic season. Because of Bolton’s failure to win at Stoke, QPR retained their Premier League status, despite not being given a chance […]

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Why Luis Suarez Is A Villain Of The Game

Soccer has always had heroes and villains. It is all part of the show, particularly in the commercialized world of today. Often a player can be viewed as a hero by one person and a villain by another, depending on which team they support. But there are certain times when club rivalries are put to […]

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FC Gomel vs Liverpool, Europa League: Open Thread

Liverpool has the task of being the first Premier League team to kick off the 2012-13 season with its match today against FC Gomel in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League. In addition to FC Gomel from Belarus and Liverpool from England, there are plenty of other European teams in action today […]

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West Ham: Don’t Make the Andy Carroll Mistake

Spending big money to sign Andy Carroll would be a giant miscalculation by newly-promoted West Ham United. Sam Allardyce needs to avoid making the same mistake Kenny Daglish and Liverpool made in January of 2011. According to reports, West Ham agreed a deal to take Andy Carroll away from Anfield. The former Newcastle striker has […]

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If You Want to Watch Serie A This Season, Contact Your TV Provider Today

The new season of Serie A kicks off on August 25, but if you want to ensure that you don't miss watching a game featuring your favorite Italian team, it's time to take action. Previously you've been accustomed to watching Serie A on FOX Soccer and ESPN3. But as we exclusively reported four months ago, […]

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If You Want to Watch La Liga This Season, Contact Your TV Provider Today

If you live in the United States and you watch La Liga — whether it's el Classico, Real Madrid, Barcelona or any of the other teams in the Spanish league — it's time to take action. Previously you've been accustomed to watching La Liga on ESPN and GolTV. But as we exclusively reported in March, […]

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Wigan Signs Ivan Ramis; Carra to Make His 700th Liverpool Appearance; Plus More EPL News and Links

Real Mallorca defender Ivan Ramis has decided to sign with Wigan Athletic instead of West Ham United. The Spanish centreback originally agreed a deal to join West Ham United, but the Spanish-speaking influence of Wigan manager Roberto Martinez convinced the player to join the Latics instead. Ramis is currently undergoing a medical before being named […]

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Sigurdsson Steals Show As Tottenham Downs Red Bulls

It was a good evening of football at Red Bull Arena as Tottenham Hotspur was finishing off their pre-season American tour against the New York Red Bulls. But for those in attendance they wanted to see the new acquisition in former Everton midfielder Tim Cahill. You saw him quickly show why he was so sought […]

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Tottenham Players Score With FIFA 13 at Grand Central Station in New York

Tottenham Hotspur wrapped up their preseason tour of the United States with a 2-1 win against New York Red Bull on Tuesday, but on Monday the team took a trip into Manhattan to get their heads scanned. Not medically, of course, but so that EA Sports can properly include the players in their new video […]

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San Jose Earthquakes 2-2 Swansea City: In Pictures [PHOTO]

Swansea City played their final match of their first-ever US summer tour last night against San Jose Earthquakes. Swansea took the lead through Danny Graham, and added a second goal to make it 2-0 after new signing Chico Flores scored from an Ashley Williams assist. Swansea made several changes in the second half of the […]

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Great Britain vs Uruguay, Olympic Soccer: Open Thread

Team GB kicks off against Uruguay today at 2:45pm ET on NBC Sports Network and NBCUniversal Soccer Channel (as well as NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Olympics Live Extra app). Great Britain only needs a draw to qualify for the quarter-finals, but they face a Uruguay side that needs to win the match so they can […]

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Man United, Liverpool, Spurs and Man City Aboard Miami Soccer Challenge Launch

City officials in Miami today announced a brand-new annual soccer tournament featuring some of the biggest clubs in world soccer. The new tournament, dubbed the Miami Soccer Challenge, will debut in January, 2013 and will run through 2015. Marlins Park, the new stadium for the Miami Marlins baseball team, will host the annual competition. In […]

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Win 2 Tickets to See Real Madrid Against AC Milan In New York

Following up on our contest from a couple of weeks ago where we gave away two tickets to Chelsea against Paris Saint-Germain, we now have 2 more tickets to give away to one lucky reader. This time it's to next week's friendly between Real Madrid and AC Milan at Yankee Stadium in New York City. […]

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beIN SPORT Acquires US Rights to League Cup and Football League Championship

Up until this week, the forthcoming launch of the new soccer channel beIN SPORT had little relevance to die-hard followers of English football in the United States. All that has changed this week with the news that beIN SPORT has acquired the TV and Internet rights to England's League Cup tournament as well as Football […]

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Win 2 Tickets to AC Milan vs Real Madrid Friendly at Yankee Stadium In New York City

On Wednesday, August 8, two of the giants of world soccer will compete at Yankee Stadium in New York City. AC Milan will play Real Madrid as part of the 2012 World Football Challenge. And courtesy of the event organizers, we have 2 tickets to give away to one lucky fan. To enter the contest, […]