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Everton Wait for Kevin Mirallas Scan After Injury Against QPR

Roberto Martinez is keeping his fingers crossed Kevin Mirallas has not suffered a serious injury after he was carried off in the final moments of Everton's 3-1 victory over QPR. The Belgian was chopped down by Jordon Mutch in stoppage time, with his ankle appearing to buckle. Mirallas missed almost two months of action earlier […]

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Gary Neville analyzes David De Gea’s development at Man United

Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville put on another masterclass during yesterday's edition of Monday Night Football. The former Manchester United defender has always done a fantastic job of expressing his thoughts and elaborating on them in great detail. Neville has an innate ability to articulate his ideas to a vast footballing audience. During yesterday's program, […]

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Spanish Police Arrest 30 People In Relation To Deportivo Fan's Death

Spanish police have made a series of arrests today in an operation relating to the death of a Deportivo La Coruna fan, who died as a result of the fighting that took place between rival ultras groups in Madrid last month. During the hours before November 30th's match between Atletico Madrid and Deportivo La Coruna, […]

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Ander Herrera and Jefferson Montero named In match-fixing probe

Manchester United midfielder Ander Herrera and Swansea City winger Jefferson Montero are among forty-one players, coaches and directors named in a match-fixing probe in Spain. The prosecutor's office alleges that 965,000 euros (£766,000) was paid in cash by then Real Zaragoza coach Javier Aguirre and nine of his players with their club's consent to the […]

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Tributes Roll In After Thierry Henry Announces Soccer Retirement

Arsenal paid a fitting tribute to Thierry Henry, as did a number of his soon-to-be new colleagues, after the former Gunners striker announced his retirement from football on Tuesday morning. The 37-year-old confirmed he will return to London to take up a role in the media with Sky Sports "as a football expert and ambassador" […]

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Previewing The Club World Cup Semi-final Between Real Madrid and Cruz Azul

Real Madrid travel to Marrakech to face Cruz Azul, a team that needed two hours on a rain-soaked pitch to defeat team that currently occupies the last spot in their domestic league. In a scenario that favors Real so much it might as well have been written by Carlo Ancelotti himself that the Spanish giants […]

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AFF Suzuki Cup – The Other Side of the Soccer World

The Premier League’s December program is starting to click into full gear and plenty of eyes in South East Asia will be looking on the games with the usual fanatical interest. Football is huge in South East Asia, from Vietnam to Indonesia the appetite for the game is insatiable. Walk around streets of Malaysia or […]
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Netherlands Goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen on 'That' Substitution

You’re your country’s number one goalkeeper and it’s the 121st minute of a World Cup quarter-final. The match is scoreless and the prospect of a penalty shoot-out seems inevitable. You’re mentally preparing for what’s about to happen next when you glance at the fourth official on the sideline and see your number being held up. The […]

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Arsenal Finally Lucky in Champions League Knockout Draw

The Gunners dodged a big bullet on Monday as they were drawn against Ligue 1 club Monaco in the upcoming knockout round of the Champions League. Although Monaco finished top of group C in the European competition, Arsenal fans breathed a collective sigh of relief when the draw was announced in Nyon, Switzerland. In drawing […]

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Everton 3-1 QPR Match Highlights

Ross Barkley is confident that Everton can now kick on in the Barclays Premier League following a 3-1 victory over struggling QPR. Barkley put the Toffees on their way in the 33rd minute when he netted his first goal of the season in spectacular fashion and Kevin Mirallas made it two before half-time, with Steven […]

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Wayne Rooney Believes Manchester United Can Win the Premier League Title

Wayne Rooney insists Manchester United can overtake Chelsea and win the Barclays Premier League this season. United stretched their winning streak to six matches on Sunday with a morale-boosting 3-0 victory over arch-rivals Liverpool. Despite struggling in the opening stages of the season, Louis van Gaal has guided his men to third in the table […]

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The Return of Arsene Wenger to Monaco

There may have been a few less grey hairs, the glasses a little less stylish and even the odd crafty cigarette when Arsene Wenger sat in the Monaco dugout, but the desire to win of the young coach burned just as fierce. Wenger was in his late 30s when he took over at Monaco, and […]

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DaMarcus Beasley announces retirement from USMNT

Long-time United States Men’s National Team great DaMarcus Beasley has announced his retirement from the team. Beasley, 32, made the announcement using his official Instagram account. In the social media post, Beasley stated, “Where do I start? Honestly I never thought this day would come, representing my country has been the greatest thing I've done […]

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Everton vs QPR, Premier League Gameweek 16: TV Times and Open Thread

The final match of the Premier League weekend kicks off tonight at a chilly Goodison Park where Everton take on Queens Park Rangers. After Burnley beat Southampton 1-0 on Saturday, The Clarets leapfrogged over the R's, pushing QPR back into the bottom three of the Premier League. But a win or draw tonight for Harry […]

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Christian Eriksen Hails Tottenham Fitness After Smash-n-Grab Win Against Swansea

Christian Eriksen believes Tottenham's new fitness levels are responsible for their dramatic late shows in the Barclays Premier League. Eriksen came up with an 89th-minute winner in Spurs' 2-1 victory at Swansea on Sunday to maintain their recent fine away form and take Mauricio Pochettino's side up to seventh in the table. The Danish midfielder […]