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Are these Liverpool's Home, Away and Third Shirts for the 2012-13 Season? [PHOTO]

Mockups of what may be Liverpool's home, away and third shirts for the 2012-13 season have been posted on the Internet. Whether these are the actual designs or not, we're not sure right now, but it certainly will raise some eyebrows if these are anywhere close to the final product. As many of you may […]

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Mario Balotelli, and the Difference Between Arrogance and Self-Confidence

Mario Balotelli is one of the most enigmatic and reportedly difficult footballers in the Barclay's Premier League and like many sports stars, his name is as synonymous with descriptions of arrogance as it is with words of praise. So is the Italian rapscallion arrogant or just confident? And what is it that pushes athletes like […]

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A "Scary" Weekend – Monday Morning Sweeper

New York Defense Reaches New Lows After his team's 4-1 thrashing of the New York Red Bull, Ben Olsen called Chris Pontius' potential as a forward "scary". You can't blame him for his word choice as Pontius, just coming back from a broken leg suffered last season, has now scored 4 goals in eight games […]

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The Reason For Tottenham's Collapse, And Why Redknapp Wouldn't Be Good for England

After witnessing Tottenham's 3-1 loss to Manchester United last month, where a Tottenham side devoid of their defensive stalwarts succumbed to three short instances of United pressure, I came to the conclusion that this Spurs side that had been performing at a stellar level this season would crumble. It is a sad thought, as the […]

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Pontius Hat Trick Leads D.C. Past Red Bulls Shambolic Defending

Two hot teams met Sunday at R.F.K. Stadium, as New York headed down I-95 to the Nation's Capitol to face D.C. United. The home team, buoyed by the blossoming of a fit Chris Pontius, struck early and often as they defeated the Red Bulls, 4-1. New York was riding a four match unbeaten streak, where […]

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Vidal Helps Juventus Increase Lead to 3 Points Over Milan

Juventus eased past Roma in a 4-0 home triumph to take advantage of Milan's earlier slip, the Rossoneri barely managed a 1-1 home draw against Bologna thanks to a late Zlatan Ibrahimovic equalizer. The Bianconeri are now three points ahead of Milan. Juve remain undefeated in the league and are still on course to achieve […]

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England's Future Looks Bright With the Next Generation of Footballers

Whisper it quietly, but England’s golden generation is coming of age. As we look towards this summer’s European Championship in the eastern bloc, the England football team looks more disorganised and segmented than ever before. No manager in place, an aging Paul Scholes back in contention and the club-side fractions manifesting themselves, it appears to […]

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Wolves Relegated: The Rise and Demise of Wolverhampton Wanderers

With the writing on the wall, the fat lady singing, the curtain falling and just about every other damning cliché being bandied about the Black Country club, Wolverhampton Wanderers has been officially relegated from the Premier League. Faced with a mission near enough impossible to prevent the inevitable, Wolves hosted a Manchester City side knowing […]

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Robin van Persie Named PFA Player of The Year; Kyle Walker Wins Young Player of the Year Award

Robin van Persie has been named PFA Player of the Year for the 2011-12 season by the Professional Footballer's Association. The Dutch striker has scored 27 goals in the Premier League this season, playing a key role in keeping Arsenal in third place in the league. Van Persie is already Arsenal's 8th all-time top scorer […]

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How Barcelona Lost La Liga to Real Madrid

Barcelona's disappointing loss to Real Madrid was a result of a number of factors which went against the Catalans. No doubt Real's players and coach Jose Mourinho deserve credit for properly implementing the plan to contain Lionel Messi and for using the perfect tactics to neutralize Barca's other key players such as Xavi and Andres […]

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Premier League Sunday: April 22, 2012

Each of the final three matches of this Premier League weekend are highly anticipated. The early kick-off sees Manchester United take on Everton at home at 7:30am ET/12:30pm BST. It's Man United's chance to go eight points ahead at the top of the Premier League table and put added pressure on Manchester City, who plays […]

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Mars and Carlsberg Commercials For Euro 2012 [VIDEO]

I have a soft spot for humorous soccer commercials. There are far too few of them on US television (most of the US ones are far too serious). But here are two new ones from Europe. One is pretty funny. The other one is okay. In the Mars commercial, Robin van Persie, Glen Johnson, Theo […]

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Congratulations Borussia Dortmund, 2011-12 Bundesliga Champions

Borussia Dortmund won the 2011-12 Bundesliga Saturday after defeating Borussia Monchengladbach 2-0 to seal the title. It's Dortmund's second successive Bundesliga title and the fifth overall that the club has won. Goals from Dortmund's Ivan Perisic and Shinji Kagawa clinched the win and title. Now Dortmund can look forward to Champions League football again next […]

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AC Milan Home Shirt for 2012/13 Season; Teaser [VIDEO]

Adidas has released a video trailer to promote the upcoming launch of AC Milan's new home shirt for the 2012-13 season. Check it out above. For the latest AC Milan shirts, kits and merchandise, visit World Soccer Shop.

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Premier League Saturday: April 21, 2012

It's been a while since we've had two massive clubs play in the early kick-off on a Saturday, but we have one today with Arsenal at home against Chelsea. Didier Drogba is doubtful for Chelsea after picking up an injury mid-week against Barcelona. And for Arsenal, Mikel Arteta is out fot the season, so while […]