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/ 4446 days agoReal Madrid Only Team Possible Of Stopping Bayern Munich in UEFA Champions League
Bayern Munich is widely recognized as the most dominant team in European soccer but Real Madrid is the team with their best chance of stopping Bayern Munich from winning back-to-back UEFA Champions League titles. When Pep Guardiola took charge at Bayern Munich, there wasn’t much he could do to make Bayern more intimidating than they […]

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/ 4446 days agoUS Soccer Announces Lottery System for Tickets to Match Against Turkey
U.S. Soccer announced yesterday that tickets for the highly anticipated match versus Turkey on June 1 at Red Bull Arena will be distributed to the general public thorough a lottery system. Unlike the match versus Nigeria in Jacksonville, in which fans can purchase their tickets on ussoccer.com and over 20,000 fans already have, fans wanting […]

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/ 4446 days agoThe Story Behind David Moyes’ Departure From Manchester United
A grim reaper haunted David Moyes from the stands directly beside the dugout as the Scot returned to Goodison Park to watch his old side Everton host Manchester United on Sunday. A day later, a leak from Old Trafford spread across all media outlets suggesting that Moyes had lost his job. Two days later, Manchester […]

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/ 4446 days agoBayern Munich Head Coach Pep Guardiola is A Genius Driven to Perfection
Currently, Pep Guardiola is one of greatest managers on the planet, if not the greatest. He dominated world soccer, taking Barcelona to new heights and possibly turning them into one of the most dominant and greatest teams the world has ever seen. Now, he has left Barcelona and looks to carry on his dominance with […]

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/ 4446 days agoMLS Going Against Its Own Principles In Rush to Launch NYCFC
At Monday’s press conference, New York City FC (NYCFC), who will begin playing in Major League Soccer (MLS) in 2015, announced they will be housed at Yankee Stadium for three years. This comes less than a year after what seemed like a rushed announcement giving Manchester City FC and the New York Yankees the franchise rights […]

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/ 4446 days agoDavid Moyes Releases Statement While LMA Criticizes Handling of Sacking
David Moyes has released a statement over his sacking as manager of Manchester United. It reads: “To have been appointed as manager of Manchester United, one of the biggest football clubs in the world, was and remains something of which I will always be incredibly proud. "Taking charge after such a long period of continuous […]

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/ 4446 days agoPaul Scholes Returns to Manchester United as Interim Coach
Manchester United interim manager Ryan Giggs has brought Paul Scholes back to Old Trafford as an interim coach to help train the first team. With the return of Scholes to Manchester United, he joins Giggs, Phil Neville and Nicky Butt at Manchester United's training complex. Following the departures of David Moyes, Steve Round and Jimmy […]

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/ 4447 days agoCould the Case of Dexter Blackstock Be the Final Blow for Tackling in the Beautiful Game?
Football has no doubt drastically changed in the last fifteen years. The influx of foreign players, greater financial investment, sports science and the styles of play have all added to the global appeal of the English Premier League; making it the most watched and most admired football league in the world. However many football supporters […]

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/ 4447 days agoMy Experience At The French League Cup Final
“This Coupe de la Ligue was very important; we owed it to ourselves to shine in one of the domestic cups.” The comments of Paris Saint-Germain boss Laurent Blanc after their 2-1 victory over Olympique Lyonnais in the League Cup final. I was at the game to witness the final and the state in which […]

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/ 4447 days agoIt's Time For Change At Arsenal This Summer
As the Gunners scrape toward another fourth place finish in the Premier League, both fans and the media are embroiled in the annual debates about the future of Arsenal. The failings of seasons past now have a familiar rhythm to them, though the scale and manner of multiple humbling defeats at the hands of title […]

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/ 4447 days agoReclaiming Its Identity Is The Key to Manchester United's Future Success
I was eleven years old when Manchester United beat Bayern Munich in the 1999 Champions League final. At the time, I was not aware of treble implications, David Beckham’s unanticipated introduction into the starting eleven, or even Sir Alex’s construction of a football dynasty. The only thing I understood was that the team in red […]

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/ 4447 days agoJose Mourinho Threatens to Rest Key Players For Match Against Liverpool: Nightly Soccer Report
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has threatened to rest key players for his club's game against Liverpool at Anfield this Sunday. If Mourinho follows through on his promise, his actions will undoubtedly anger Manchester City supporters as they may feel that Chelsea will wreck City's best chance to win the league if Chelsea can defeat Liverpool […]

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/ 4447 days agoTop 5: David Moyes' Worst Matches as Manchester United Manager
So it ends. David Moyes' 10-month reign as Manchester United manager came to an abrupt, rather unexpected conclusion this morning, with the Scot finally relieved of his duties after an exasperating 51-game stint in the toughest club job on the planet. The Scot was deemed 'the Chosen One' by exiting legend Sir Alex Ferguson back […]

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/ 4447 days agoAtletico Madrid vs Chelsea, UEFA Champions League Semi-Final, 1st Leg: Open Thread
Two of the most defensive teams in Europe clash today in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-finals. This one could be a very tense affair indeed. Today’s TV/Internet schedule for viewers in the United States is: All times Eastern Atletico Madrid vs Chelsea, 2:45pm, FOX Sports 1 and FOX Soccer 2Go Starting line-ups: […]

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/ 4447 days agoWatch 'Maradona '86' and 'The Opposition' On ESPN At 7pm ET Tonight; Review of New 30 For 30 Films
Last week's Hillsborough documentary was the first of eight films that ESPN will show over the next few months as part of its ESPN's 30 For 30 Soccer Series. Films two and three will air tonight at 7pm ET on ESPN with the debut of Maradona '86 and The Opposition. While Hillsborough was a feature-length film, Maradona '86 and The Opposition are closer to the […]