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Your Comprehensive Guide to Sunday's Premier League Season Finale

So with the end of another memorable Premier League season in sight, there are still positions to be decided and silverware to be claimed. The final day can often be a nervous time for supporters around the world, with other results often crucial to the respective fates of their own sides. So expect soccer fans […]

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Manchester United Needs to Find Its Killer Edge Again

The last month of the Premier League season has been one of disappointment for Manchester United supporters. An eight point lead in the title race dwindled into a second place spot based on point differential. As rivals Manchester City ascended up the table by playing proficient and convincing football, Manchester United, on the other hand, […]

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Arsenal Season Finale Will Be Live on US TV Unless You Live in Chicago, Boston or Philadelphia

Arsenal fans in the United States will be glued to their TV sets this Sunday to watch their massive season finale against West Bromwich Albion. That is unless you live in Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, Colorado, Utah or the Northwest where six different regional sports networks will not be televising the game at all. The West […]

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Panini Launches UEFA Euro 2012 Soccer Stickers In United States

After the huge success of the FIFA World Cup 2010 stickers in the United States, Panini America has launched the official stickers for UEFA Euro 2012. Panini has released a 64-page, full-color album (pictured above) that's beautifully designed, as usual, to house all of the UEFA Euro 2012 stickers you'll be collecting and placing inside […]

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Birmingham City vs Blackpool, Championship Playoff Semi-Final 2nd Leg: Open Thread

We're now only one match away from learning who will be in the 2011-12 Championship Playoff Final. Birmingham City plays Blackpool today at 2:45pm ET/7:45pm BST (for viewers in the USA, live on FOX Soccer Plus/FOX Soccer 2Go) in the second leg of the Championship playoff semi-final. Blackpool has a 1-0 aggregate lead going into […]

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Newcastle United Secures Top 5 Finish for First Time Since Sir Bobby Robson

Eight years after last flirting with English football’s elite, last night saw Newcastle United secure a top five Premier League finish for the first time since the departure of club legend Sir Bobby Robson. Fittingly, as was the case in Robson’s last full season in charge, it was a result at Anfield that sealed Newcastle’s […]

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Write Manchester United's Sir Alex Ferguson Off At Your Peril

The word on the street is that Fergie’s Empire is crumbling and the Blue Moon of Manchester City is on the brink of eclipsing their rival’s long-held supremacy. Pundits talk of the dawn of a new era and the end of another. They have questioned for how long United could realistically hold out against the […]

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Wigan Manager Roberto Martinez to Join ESPN Euro 2012 Team As Studio Analyst

EXCLUSIVE: Roberto Martinez will be spending part of his summer as a studio analyst for ESPN's coverage of the UEFA Euro 2012 tournament, according to two sources who confirmed to EPL Talk that a deal will be announced soon. Just this week, Martinez helped Wigan Athletic clinch another season in the Premier League after he miraculously turned […]

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Vote for the Best of the 2011-12 English Premier League Season

It's not only on the football pitch where there's a race to the finish for the clubs in the 2011-12 Premier League season. Sunday also represents the final day of voting for the prestigious fourth annual EPL Awards, which recognize the best of the EPL season — everything from footballers to blogs to podcasts, video games […]

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Fantasy Premier League adventures: May 8, 2012

1. This isn’t Italy — Despite everything that Roberto Mancini has said over the last two weeks, Premier League teams very rarely have “nothing to play for”. Take Norwich City. Spiraling towards end-of-season malaise, the Canaries arrived at the Emirates on Saturday with a point to prove. Presumably inspired by the FA’s recent managerial decision, Grant […]

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Milan Must Adjust to Win Next Season

Milan's quest to repeat as champions of Serie A fell short due to a number of reasons, in particular the injuries which affected the squad and the demands of European football which drained the players. The Rossoneri must address the following key concerns in order to be successful next season in Italy and Europe: a) […]

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Chelsea Releases Video to Promote US Summer Tour [VIDEO]

News from Miami and New York is that tickets for Chelsea's summer friendlies against AC Milan and Paris Saint-Germain, respectively, are selling quickly. Plus Chelsea will be playing in Seattle, and against the MLS All-Star Team near Philadelphia in July. To promote Chelsea's US summer tour, the club has released a video. See below. It's […]

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Manchester United’s Summer 2012 Transfer Targets

It has to be said... the 2011/12 season for Manchester United fans has been nothing short of a disappointment. The season that started out with emphatic and wondrous victories against the likes of Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Bolton Wanderers quickly turned into one with shocking and humiliating losses to the likes of Manchester City, Athletic […]

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Liverpool vs Chelsea, Premier League Tuesday: Open Thread

It looks like unlikely that Chelsea will be able to finish in fourth position in the Premier League this season, and Roberto Di Matteo certainly thinks so too based on his Chelsea selection. Ross Turnbull starts in goal instead of Petr Cech, while there are starts for Ryan Bertrand and Oriel Romeu. Chelsea team: Turnbull, […]

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US TV Schedule Announced for Final Day of 2011-12 Premier League Season

FOX Soccer has announced its lineup for the final day of the Premier League season, which kicks off at 10am ET on Sunday — with all games being played simultaneously. All matches kick off at 10am ET, and will be preceded by a 30-minute "Survival Sunday" preview show: Sunderland vs Manchester United, FX and FOX […]