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Robin van Persie Ruled Out of League Cup Match Against Liverpool: Daily Soccer Report

David Moyes has ruled Robin van Persie out of tomorrow's League Cup match against Liverpool due to his injury. The Dutch striker picked up a groin injury prior to the match against Manchester City. And now Moyes is saying that the player has an "outside chance" of featuring against West Brom in the Premier League on […]

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Arsenal's Injured Theo Walcott Could Miss England World Cup Qualifiers That Will Decide Their Fate: Nightly Soccer Report

Here are tonight's world soccer news headlines: Premier League Arsenal's injured Theo Walcott could miss England World Cup qualifiers that will decide their fate — Mirror Roberto Di Matteo and Gus Poyet look set to spurn Sunderland — The Guardian Sunderland eye Gianfranco Zola as their next manager after sacking Paolo di Canio — Mirror […]

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Unbeaten Everton Already Reaping The Benefits Of Roberto Martinez’s Influence

It’s still there. That Everton spirit. The coveted togetherness that many predicted would cease the second David Moyes walked out of Goodison Park. In fact, it’s been more prominent than ever in the past seven days. It’s helped Everton to their first two victories of the campaign and of Roberto Martinez’s tenure as manager; they […]

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BBC's Match Of The Day Dictates England's Soccer Dialogue, For Better Or Worse

Here’s a fun game. Next time you go watch a soccer match in a bar, pub or somewhere else in public, just spend a moment and try and catch some of the conversation flying around. Not the endless droves of ‘banter’ thrown between groups of hardened males but specifically the talk concerning all things soccer. […]

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League Cup Third Round Preview Including Manchester United vs Liverpool

This week marks the third round of the Football Association League Cup, better known these days as the Capital One Cup. But before we get to the preview, here's some history regarding how the tournament first started. In the late 1950’s, the competition came to mind by a gentleman named Alan Hardaker, who happened to […]

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Left Back: The One Position Where the England National Team Has So Much Talent

There has been much ballyhoo throughout the entire soccer world about England having trouble developing its talent, especially compared to rivals Spain and Germany at the moment. Many have snickered at the Three Lions' international performances throughout the last several years, since they were blitzed by Germany in that 2010 World Cup round of 16 […]

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Monday Soccer Insider: Sept. 23, 2013

For starters, congratulations to my local club the Fort Lauderdale Strikers on a (revived) club record 7,653 in attendance for the renewal of the old NASL rivalry with the New York Cosmos. The Flight 19 Supporters Group, which I am a member of, unveiled a TIFO that gained attention and helped create a great atmosphere. […]

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US and Everton Goalkeeper Tim Howard Shows Off His New Tattoos [PHOTOS]

US and Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard showed off his new tattoos on Instagram over the weekend, giving the public a glimpse of a tattoo artist working on Tim Howard's latest fresh ink. Liverpool-based tattoo artist Alex Rodriguez did the work. At this rate, it looks like Howard is running out of space for new tattoos to […]

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Mario Balotelli Was Shown a Red Card For Dissent After Final Whistle Against Napoli [VIDEO]: Daily Soccer Report

Mario Balotelli had one of those crazy days yesterday that he's renowned for. In one match, he missed the first penalty of his career. He scored a last minute penalty for AC Milan. And then immediately after the game, he got a red card (watch the video below) after flipping out at the officials. No […]

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Sunderland Decided to Sack Paolo Di Canio After Training Ground Argument With Players

Sunderland owner Ellis Short decided to sack manager Paolo Di Canio after the managers and players had an ill-tempered training ground meeting on Sunday morning, reports The Guardian today. The newspaper reports that in analyzing Sunderland's defeat to West Brom, Di Canio criticized his players (again), but Sunderland footballer Lee Cattermole (the midfielder Di Canio stripped of […]

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3 New Options for Everton Crests Unveiled [PHOTOS]: Nightly Soccer Report

Earlier this year, after launching a brand-new club crest, Everton faced a backlash from its supporters who were upset that the club removed their Latin phrase and unleashed a new crest without consulting the entire Everton supporter base. Everton made a quick U-turn and said they would only use the new crest for this season, […]

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PSV Eindhoven Supporters Unveil GTA V Banner At Match Against Ajax

Supporters of PSV Eindhoven in the Dutch Eredivisie unfurled a GTA V banner prior to their match kicking off against rivals Ajax Amsterdam. The banner was inspired and designed to look like the typography and style of GTA V (Grand Theft Auto V), the new hit video game that has generated over $1 billion in […]

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MLS Player Scores A Goal and Celebrates By Eating A Slice of Pizza On the PItch [VIDEO]

Ghanian footballer Dominic Oduro scored a goal in MLS Saturday night and celebrated in a unique way by eating a slice of pizza near the corner flag. Oduro scored the goal for Columbus against Chicago in a match that ended 3-0 to the Crew. After scoring the goal, Oduro celebrated in front of the fans […]

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Istanbul Derby Between Besiktas and Galatasaray Abandoned After Fans Invade Pitch In Injury Time [VIDEO]

The Istanbul derby between Besiktas and Galatasaray was abandoned Sunday after Besiktas fans invaded the pitch in the 92nd minute with their team losing 2-1 to Galatasaray. Dozens of Besiktas fans ran on the pitch and began throwing chairs at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium. The referee stopped the match and sent the two teams to the […]

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Sunderland Sack Paolo Di Canio After Zero Wins in Five Matches This Season

Sunderland have sacked manager Paolo Di Canio with immediate effect after a disastrous run of five Premier League matches with no wins. A statement on the Sunderland club website read: "Sunderland AFC confirms that it has parted company with head coach Paolo Di Canio this evening. "Kevin Ball will take charge of the squad ahead […]