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/ 5800 days agoWho Are The Best Supported Clubs in the Premier League?
EPL Talk has a list of the best supported clubs in the Premier League for the 2008/2009 season thus far based on the percentage of seats filled in a football stadium. So, for example, Arsenal's ground has a capacity of 60,432. The average attendance at the Emirates Stadium this season has been 60059, which means […]
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/ 5825 days agoWho Is Ellis Short?
The number of Premier League clubs owned by Americans became four this week after Dallas-based businessman Ellis Short acquired controlling interest in Sunderland. Short now owns the largest single stake of Sunderland at more than 30 per cent, and gives him effective control of the northeast club. He joins fellow Americans Malcolm Glazer, Randy Lerner, […]
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/ 5851 days agoPremier League: August 31, 2008 (Your Running Commentary)
Today marks the last day of Premier League football until the league returns on Saturday, September 13 when Liverpool plays Manchester United at Anfield — two whole weeks off because of World Cup qualifying matches. So here are today's matches for us to enjoy while we can: Chelsea v Tottenham, 8:30am ET/1:30pm UK Sunderland v […]
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/ 5859 days agoPremier League: Gameweek Two (Your Running Commentary)
Gameweek two of the Premier League features several intriguing match-ups. Liverpool faces their bogey team Middlesbrough. Tottenham is looking for their first points of the season at home against Sunderland, which is quickly being transformed into a contender. Everton faces more doom and gloom if they lose at the Hawthorns against West Brom, and Arsenal […]
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/ 5890 days agoTop 5 Best Football Shirts Of 08/09 Premier League Season
It's a pretty sad reflection on the state of football shirt design when it's much easier to pick the five worst ones than is to find the best kits for the 2008/2009 Premier League season. Many of the new shirt designs are boring and predictable, borrowing the designs from already created templates. Adidas and Umbro […]
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/ 5902 days agoSetanta North America Announce Seven Pre-Season Matches Coming to TV
Setanta North America has confirmed its first seven pre-season matches the network will be showing in the United States and Canada in the buildup to the new Premier League season. Five of the matches will be friendlies involving Liverpool and Sunderland, while the other two matches will bring us Aston Villa's 3rd round UEFA Intertoto […]
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/ 5902 days agoRare Football Memorabilia Found On eBay
Collection of 50 tobacco cards of famous footballers from 1939. The 1930's were the hey-dey for the hobby of collecting cigarette cards and vast amounts were produced especially of sport stars. This particular collection contains some beautifully colored photographs of footballers from the English leagues (pictured above). While the names of the clubs are familiar […]
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/ 5920 days agoNew 08/09 Sunderland Away Shirt: Photo
The new Sunderland away shirt for the 2008/2009 season has been revealed. Designed by Umbro, the blue and black striped shirt (pictured above, worn by Carlos Edwards) is sponsored by Boyles Sports. Judging by the above picture, this is one of the smartest Umbro designs in quite some time. What do you think of the […]
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/ 5997 days agoPremier League Odds and Sods 7 April 2008
Arsenal Reserves drew Liverpool Reserves 1-1 in a Saturday thriller. Rafa went with Jermaine Pennant and frisky Peter Crouch. Arsene started two English lads. Liverpool should have put the match away earlier. Crouch had a brilliant effort saved. Riise missed a sitter with his footballingly handicapped foot. Benayoun missed another. Even with United's draw, the […]
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/ 6018 days agoPrediction: Fulham Will Not Be Relegated
Fulham FC sprang back to life on Sunday, with a startling 1-0 victory over European-bound Everton. The win, Fulham's fourth of the season, places gives them 23 pts – an effective four points away from safety. However, Odds and Sods will now make a bold prediction. Fulham will not be relegated. The club has momentum. […]
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/ 6051 days agoRoy Keane told to stop 'bull****ing'
Former Republic of Ireland midfielder and current RTE pundit, Eamon Dunphy, launched one of his famous tirades in Roy Keane's direction on RTE’s Pat Kenny Show on Radio 1 on Monday. “I know Roy well and the one thing he hated when I knew him and when we were working on that book, he hated […]