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Manchester City Home Shirt For 2014/15 Season: Official [PHOTOS]

Manchester City have officially unveiled their home shirt for the 2014/15 season. The new Man City home shirt is sky blue with dark blue high cuffs and a constructed v-neck collar with a field blue triangle beneath it. Inside the back of the neck is a dark blue pennant tab with the bold statement ‘We […]

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/ 4372 days ago

WATCH BBC World Cup 2014 Title Sequence [VIDEO]

Earlier during the World Cup 2014 tournament, we shared with you the World Cup 2014 title sequence from ITV. So, we wanted to be sure to share with you the one from BBC to make the World Cup 2014 complete. BBC's opening title sequence features music performed by Stevie Wonder on a track entitled "Another […]

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/ 4372 days ago

After Great Gains During World Cup, Hard Part Begins Again For American Soccer Fans

It's been such a great ride, this World Cup. We still have two matches left to consume, but the TV ratings have been through the roof, and the buzz for soccer has never been stronger around the United States. Now comes the hard part. The battle begins anew very shortly. If we want to see […]

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/ 4373 days ago

Reason For England Fans To Be Optimistic

Being an England fan at the latter stages of World Cup finals is akin to staring in through the window of a party you weren’t invited to. You can see all the fun being had by everybody there, and you can see all the talent on display and it makes you wonder “What is it […]

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/ 4373 days ago

Critics Of Arsenal and German Midfielder Mesut Özil Are Dead Wrong

Arsenal and Germany international Mesut Özil has received plenty of criticism since his arrival to London from Madrid last September. Costing the Gunners around $66 million (absolutely demolishing the team’s previous transfer record), Özil was seen as somewhat of a savior to Arsenal fans. In the previous weeks leading up to the Özil transfer, Arsenal […]

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Neymar: How Does He Compare?

Although his tournament may be over in his homeland this summer after suffering a sickening tackle from Colombian Juan Camilo Zuniga that saw the 22 year old Barcelona and Brazil front man fracture one of the vertebra in his spine, Neymar has stood out as one of the top players at the Brasil 2014 competition. […]
Photograph: Sunday Alamba/AP

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/ 4373 days ago

FIFA Bans Nigeria from International Competition

Despite a terrific World Cup run, the Super Eagles of Nigeria have gotten their wings clipped by FIFA. The Nigerian Football Federation has been suspended immediately on the account of government interference. The interference took place after allegations of players not being paid on time by the Federation and other incidents of mistreatment of the […]

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Mexican Midfielder Jonathan Dos Santos Set For Villarreal Move From Barcelona

Mexican midfielder Jonathan Dos Santos will finally leave the Camp Nou as the 24 year-old is set to join his brother, Giovani Dos Santos, at Villarreal. The transfer was announced via F.C. Barcelona's official website on Wednesday. The deal is for an estimated €2million and the right to buy the player back if El Submarino Amarillo […]

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FIFA Must Take Head Injuries More Seriously

Argentina defensive midfielder Javier Mascherano suffered a significant concussion in Wednesday night's World Cup semi-final against Netherlands after clashing heads with Georginio Wijnaldum. Seconds after the collision, Mascherano stumbled in a daze, and looked like he was going to fall head first on to the grass, before he turned and fell down. It appeared for a […]

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/ 4373 days ago

West Bromwich Albion Announce US Preseason Summer Tour

West Bromwich Albion will be heading to the United States this summer for 11 days of preseason training and games where the team will be based in Sacramento, California from July 17-27. In addition to the training camp, the Baggies will play two friendlies against USL pro-side Sacramento Republic, who are currently in fifth place […]

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/ 4373 days ago

USA Midfielder Mix Diskerud On Verge of Move to Celtic, Says Report

Scottish Premier League side Celtic Football Club is reportedly interested in signing USA World Cup midfielder Mix Diskerud from Norwegian club Rosenborg. Diskerud's contract expires in six months, at the end of the Norwegian Premier League season. Rosenborg BK manager Per Joar Hansen said that “there will definitely be players leaving.” Although Diskerud was one […]

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/ 4373 days ago

Mario Mandzukic Heading to Atletico Madrid from Bayern Munich

Croatian Striker Mario Mandzukic will be joining Atletico Madrid from Bayern Munich according to Matthias Sammer the Sporting Director of the Bavarian giants. Although nothing has yet been officially announced, Sammer confirmed Mandzukic's departure when announcing the arrival of Bayern's new striker, Robert Lewandowski, in a press conference saying, "Nothing is signed yet. But I […]

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Chelsea and Manchester City Finalize New Signings: Transfer Roundup

With many players having now returned from the World Cup, transfer season has well and truly kicked off. Here’s a roundup of all the latest transfer talk from the Premier League and major European leagues. First up – a few done deals. Manchester City have announced the signing of goalkeeper Willy Caballero from Málaga on […]

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WATCH Argentina 0-0 Netherlands (4-2 Penalties): Match Highlights; Argentina Advance to World Cup Final

The second semifinal of the 2014 World Cup was an opposite of the first. Where the first match had precision, space, and inventiveness the second was tight, tentative, and largely predictable. The first forty five minutes of the first semi final saw five goals in the net, the second semifinal had zero goals in 90 […]

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Netherlands vs Argentina: Starting Lineups, TV Times And World Cup Open Thread

Following last night's catastrophic display by Brazil, Argentina are the only South American representative remaining in the tournament. They will want to maintain that status after today's game against the Netherlands. Where to watch – The game kicks off at 4 PM EST/1 PM PST, and this is where viewers in USA can catch the […]