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/ 5943 days agoArsenal v Manchester United: Open Thread
Share your opinions about today's heated game between Arsenal and Manchester United in the comments section below. What was your opinion about the final result? Also, the surge of web traffic from the game resulted in EPL Talk crashing under the weight this morning. My apologies for that. We're getting two brand new servers to […]
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/ 5943 days agoPremier League Footballer of the Week, Gameweek 24
It was a weekend that was at times as smooth as a Guti backheel, as bleak as a cold stare from the lugubrious one and as heroic as a late winner off the head of a man who looks to save face for club and country. There was a relegation 6-pointer and a massive title […]

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/ 5943 days agoA Farewell to MLS Talk
After World Cup 2006, we observed a remarkable growth in the sport here in the United States. I am proud to have been associated with the EPL Talk Network since the fall of 2006, and to have been the founding writer of this website, MLS Talk. As someone who has been deeply passionate about my […]
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/ 5943 days agoAt the stadium – Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Cologne FC 1:2
I’m a native German writer and an enthusiastic fan of Eintracht Frankfurt. Whenever I got the opportunity to visit a game in the Commerzbank Arena, I take this opportunity. Last match-day I visited the match against Cologne. Stadium: Commerzbank Arena ( Eintracht Frankfurt) Attendance: 45,100 Ticket-Price: Main stand – 23 Euro (32 US-Dollars/ 20 […]
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/ 5943 days agoMLS Talk Podcast #123: Jamie Trecker
In host Kartik Krishnaiyer's final show, Jamie Trecker of FOX Sports breaks down last week's US-Honduras game and breaks down the roster and prospects for the 2010 World Cup.
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/ 5944 days agoJose Mourinho and the Sacchi influence
Franco Baresi is one of the first names to come to anybody’s mind when you mention the Libero (or sweeper) position, simply because he was the on-field general and symbol of Arrigo Sacchi’s great Milan side in the late 1980s; a side that arguably boasted one of the greatest defences of all time. Bearing in […]
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/ 5944 days agoFan Diary #22: A Quick One Before Liverpool v. Bolton
Liverpool v. Bolton. Alright. As I'm starting this it's nearly 2am here on the east side of America so I'm going to reel off a few hundred words before bed. Sorry for the brevity compared to my usual output, but kickoff is eight hours away and this writer needs some sleep. But I do want […]
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/ 5944 days agoCan Inter Achieve The Treble?
The Serie A season has perhaps been overshadowed by the struggles of Juventus which have culminated in the firing of Coach Ciro Ferrara. While it has been gloomy in Turin, the city of Milan has witnessed the revival of the Rossoneri but more importantly the continued dominance of the Nerazzurri on the domestic scene. Coach […]
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/ 5944 days agoLa Liga US TV Listings for Jornada 20: Jan. 30 and Jan. 31
One of the unique characteristics of La Liga is that after the first half of the season, the second half schedule is a carbon copy of the first half, except that the away team will now be the home team. Thus, all those teams who did not achieve the result they desired will have a […]
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/ 5945 days agoMLS Talk Podcast: Brian Zygo, on Labor Negotiations
In the third part (of three) in our series on Major League Soccer's labor negotiations, I talked to Major League Soccer Talk contributor Brian Zygo. After talking to legal and sports business experts in the series' first two parts, I've asked Brian on the show to help bring the issues back to the pitch. Bring […]
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/ 5945 days agoThe Conundrum of the Green and Gold Protests at Manchester United
The video below, which was spotted by our pals at 101 Great Goals, was taken at Old Trafford during Manchester United's 4-0 win over Hull City last weekend. In the video, we can see many United supporters sporting green and gold — the colors of Newton Heath FC, which was the original club name of […]
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/ 5945 days agoAre The Big Clubs Broke ?
Barring a flood of deals in the last couple of days, this will go down as one of the quietest transfer windows in recent years. So far there have been very few actual sales with the majority of deals being short-term loan stints with options to buy later. The biggest deals I've seen announced have […]
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/ 5945 days agoMLS Labor Negotiations' Deadline Extension Tells of Progress, Public Relations
On Thursday, Major League Soccer and the Major League Soccer Players Union announced that they will continue negotiating for a new collective bargaining agreement until February 12, implicitly agreeing to twelve days of working under an expired bargaining agreement, should no accord be reached in the interim. While it is good news that the relationship […]
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/ 5945 days agoEyes on WPS, AEG as Los Angeles Sol Folds
On Thursday, Women's Professional Soccer announced their cornerstone franchise – the Los Angeles Sol – will fold. Formerly owned by Anschultz Entertainment Group (owners of the Los Angeles Galaxy, part-owners of the Houston Dynamo), the Sol leave WPS after an inaugural season where they finished with the league's best record before losing to Sky Blue […]
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/ 5945 days agoLeague & Players Union Agree To Push Back C.B.A. Deadline
If there is a collective sigh of relief from the supporters in the USA that have an MLS club, then you are extremely thankful of the progress that's been made. Monday, February 1st is no longer the date to be feared as both the League & the players union have agreed to push it back another […]