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/ 4869 days agoIllustration Of Arsenal's Super Jack Wilshere [PHOTO]
Brilliant artist Dan Leydon, whose work has been featured in The Guardian, has released his latest masterpiece. And this time it's an illustration of Arsenal's number 10, Jack Wilshere. The beautifully designed illustration features Wilshere in mid-stride, with the ball knocked on in front of his path. "Super Jacky Wilshere," splendid in his Arsenal home kit, […]

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/ 4869 days ago20 Years of Ryan Giggs Featured In Soccer Stickers [PHOTO]
Ryan Giggs — The man. The myth. The legend. The 39-year-old Manchester United legend is featured above in soccer stickers dating from 1993-94 to the current season. It's a wonderful display of haircuts, football shirts and how Giggsy has aged ever so slightly over the years. It's also a revealing look at how the design […]

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/ 4869 days agoHarry Redknapp Building From The Back At QPR
Queens Park Rangers struggles in this season’s Premier League are well documented. Despite having an expensive squad with several glittering names, the London club have been rooted at the foot of the league table for almost the entire season. Taking over from Mark Hughes with the aim of keeping QPR up, it initially seemed that […]

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/ 4869 days agoPeter Odemwingie Hits Back at West Brom Over Transfer Window Fiasco: The Daily EPL
Oh, Peter Odemwingie. When will you learn? The West Bromwich Albion striker has hit out at his club by saying that they broke a gentleman's agreement which would have seen the Nigerian footballer join Queens Park Rangers. According to The Guardian, Odemwingie met today with West Brom's legal director and technical director and has been given […]
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/ 4870 days agoAltidore Handles Racism In His Own Way
It comes to no surprise how much we Americans love this game and love our players who are making themselves better across the Atlantic, south of the border, or in South America. We try to follow their process through the internet and try to discuss the positives or the negatives of their performance. But […]
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/ 4870 days agoLa Liga Roundup Gameweek 21: Ronaldo 3 Messi 4
Cristiano Ronaldo’s hat-trick on Saturday saw Real Madrid to a comfortable 4-0 win over Getafe but, just as Los Blancos have spent the season in Barcelona’s substantial shadow, so CR7 was outdone by Lionel Messi. The magical Argentine hit four in Barca’s 5-1 demolition of Osasuna as Tito Vilanova’s men extended their lead over Atletico […]

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/ 4870 days agoQPR's Panic Spree is the Exception on Saner Transfer Deadline Day: The Nightly EPL
It was a mad day in the Premier League transfer window today. Peter Odemwingie went AWOL. Brek Shea was beaming like a Cheshire Cat on his drive in to Stoke City. Aston Villa signed a French footballer that no one had heard of or rated. And then Harry Redknapp, the man who said that "I don't […]

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/ 4870 days agoJanuary Transfer Window Deadline Day Signings: Open Thread
Today is one of the biggest days in the Premier League calendar, and EPL Talk has you covered. Throughout the day, I'll be updating this blog post with the latest breaking transfer news stories (and not just from Sky Sports — it'll be from several sources). We'll be your one-stop guide to all of the […]

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/ 4871 days agoPremier League Gameweek 24 Match Highlights
It's been a rough couple of days for the clubs near the top of the Premier League table. Neither Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool or Tottenham had good games this mid-week. Even though United won, they stumbled to victory against a very resolute Southampton side. If you missed any of the action from […]

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/ 4871 days agoEverton Open Talks With Sevilla About a Deal for Spain Striker Alvaro Negredo: The Nightly EPL
Now that Everton's deal for FC Twente striker Leroy Fer has fallen through due to medical issues, Everton are on the verge of signing Spanish striker Alvaro Negredo from Sevilla. If the Toffees will be able to secure his signature, it'll be a massive coup and a wonderful addition to the Premier League. Editor's note: […]

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/ 4871 days agoPremier League Wednesday, Gameweek 24: Open Thread
Who needs El Clasico when you have Arsenal against Liverpool? The match at the Emirates Stadium promises to feature lots of goals due to leaky defenses from both teams, as well as a race for fourth place in the Premier League. On top of all that, you have Liverpool supporters who are planning on hoisting […]
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/ 4871 days agoUS 0-0 Canada, or Why Should Fans Care About Camp Cupcake?
It's been nearly two months since MLS Cup, and even longer since most fans' teams cleared out their lockers and headed home for the winter. The holidays came and passed, as did the doom scenarios (whether you feared the Mayan route or lost sleep over the ominous fiscal cliff, you're reading this). In soccer, the […]

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/ 4871 days agoChristopher Samba in Talks With QPR Over £10m Move from Anzhi: The Daily EPL
QPR have triggered a release clause in Christopher Samba's contract at Anzhi, which could see the former Blackburn Rovers defender heading back to England. I, for one, would love to see Samba back in the top flight. He's a brilliant defender, a greater header of the ball and is one of those footballers who can […]

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/ 4871 days agoPlaying Out the English Premier League In Mumbai, India
Football as a religion transcends nations, economic boundaries and personal differences. India, a cricket crazy nation, often comes across as a country of billions of people worshipping Sachin Tendulkar, who burst crackers with a vengeance whenever India wins a cricket match. But behind this mask of cricket fanaticism, there exists another band of football rebels […]

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/ 4872 days agoDo Americans Support Bottom Half Premier League Clubs?
"Where were you when we were S***?" is a popular football chant sung out by the die hard supporters of any club that had, at one time, fallen onto harder times and lower leagues, and aimed at the more fair weather fans who seem to always turn up once their club has resurfaced into the light […]