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Toronto FC: Will the Mariner, Winter and De Klerk Trio Work?

During one of my many online jaunts reading the news of both the EPL and MLS, I came across a story about the appointment of former Ajax winger Aron Winter as head coach of Toronto FC. The photograph accompanying the story denoted a further two men, one of whom Paul Mariner I recognized from his recent […]

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Americans Caught Up in Transfer Whirlwind

While the MLS transfer window is still open for another three months, the international transfer window closed Monday. If you are a fan of an international league, you know how crazy this January transfer window was with money and players being tossed about in a dizzying fashion. And while no American got over £70 million […]

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Chelsea's £75m Transfer Window Spend Smells Of Desperation

So Roman Abramovich has decided its time to start spending money again, has he? About time too, many Chelsea fans might say. The press have seen this as indicative of him being prepared to rebuild Chelsea again. Seventy five million quid is certainly a big financial commitment but the problem is, it goes nowhere near […]

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Poll: Which Premier League Transfer Window Signing Will Be Most Successful?

Out of all of the massive signings in the January transfer window by Premier League clubs, which footballer do you think will go on to become the most successful out of the lot? Vote below and share your opinions in the comments section. [polldaddy poll=4487008]

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This Week in Football History: Policeman Dies in Catania Clash

On February 2, 2007, Palermo traveled to Catania’s Stadio Angelo Massimino for a Sicilian derby that unfortunately changed football throughout Italy. The fixture commenced without Palermo supporters in the stands. They were not able to get into the stadium until the start of the second half. Testimony from the visiting side claimed this was caused […]

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Red Bull Arena Will Host The 2011 MLS All-Star Game

Everyone was curious to know what the big announcement was coming from the front office of Major League Soccer this week. Some were expecting the announcement of the 2011 regular season schedule, or possibly the long awaited new playoff format. Well you would be wrong on both accounts. The big announcement shared Tuesday was the […]

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Suggested Interview Questions Please for Michael Thomas, Arsenal Legend

One goal. One moment. One shot. One piece of history. Michael Thomas, the man who will always be remembered as the scorer of THAT goal, the one that won Arsenal the First Division title in 1989 in the last few seconds of a match against Liverpool at Anfield. Of course, Thomas accomplished much more than […]

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Arsenal 2-1 Everton: Spotlight Match Review

The Gunners battled back from a controversial goal, and exploited two defensive assignment miscues to scrape out a 2-1 victory against visiting Everton. ARSENAL START FORM: In the absence of injured winger Samir Nasri, Arsene Wenger gave Tomas Rosicky a rare start on the left wing. Aside from that change, he ran out the 4-2-3-1 […]

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Giving Thanks To A Turkey Too Fowl For Some: Major League Soccer Talk Podcast

Perhaps at no point in the history of the United States Men's National Team has Turkey featured so prominently, but with the closing of the European transfer window on Monday, the country's soccer league was near the forefront of many USMNT supporters' minds. That's because a former national team prospects going the the country's second […]

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FIFA 11 Goal Of The Week: Round 8 (Video)

The latest round of goals of the week from the FIFA 11 video game have been posted online. The format of this week's round is different than previous one. Rather than the goals being listed from top five down to number one, this video has a selection of the best goals in no specific order. […]

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2011 Championship January Transfer Window Summary

Well the Premier League may have blown everyone away on transfer deadline day, yet there was some important albeit less glamourous business taking place in the Championship. Sides across the league were busy securing the deals they hope will add strength, depth and results to their side in the second half of the season. Rather […]

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Live Blog: February 1 Matches and Transfer Talk

Join me LIVE at 2 PM this afternoon for a live blog of the four Premier League matches being played today, including a possible Fernando Torres Chelsea debut. Also a short discussion of yesterday's transfer sagas beforehand to whet the appetite. See you then! Arsenal v Everton (FSC); 2:30 PM ET Sunderland v Chelsea (FS+); […]

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A Christmas Carroll Starring Andy Carroll: NSFW Video

The ghosts of Christmas past, present and future have come together for a special video featuring Andy Carroll and several Newcastle United and Liverpool legends. Not safe for work. Spotted on Empire Of The Kop.

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Top 10 Soccer T-Shirts

If you're like me, I'm very much in need of new soccer T-shirts. I have work clothes, soccer jerseys and casual clothes, but very few T-shirts that I can wear. At the same time, any old soccer T-shirt will not do. I prefer ones which are trendy, beautifully designed and made out of high quality materials […]

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Weekend Updates: January 28-31, 2011

At the beginning of the year, I asked readers for feedback on different features they would like to see on the site, with the hope of giving some new content and new opportunities for discussion. One new idea was to do a round-up feature that would capture the stuff that didn't make it on to […]