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TV Show to Reveal Premier League Footballer Who Tested Positive For Cocaine

We all got our fill of Premier League football this past weekend. For Liverpool, it was just one of those days. For the Manchester clubs it was a party, while Arsenal and Chelsea nearly blew their leads at the end of their respective matches. The weekend is not over yet, as there is one game […]

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Where Juventus Failed to Capitalize in the Market Ahead of Serie A Season

While many supporters and pundits will stress on the missed opportunities to sign a top class striker such as Sergio Aguero and Giuseppe Rossi, Juve's weaknesses might surface in the lack of a quality backup for the full-backs and the absence of a world class centre-back to partner Giorgio Chiellini. Coach Antonio Conte has a […]

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FIFA 12's Best Kept Secret (Video)

The most important reason I'm excited about the upcoming launch of FIFA 12 is not the gameplay action or the impressive graphics. Instead it's the EA Sports Football Club, a novel idea that takes a video game and adds a massive element of gamification — putting a game inside a game and encouraging its users to […]

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Jimmy Conrad interview: Exclusive chat with MLS legend

Q: Despite having to retire ‘early’ you were still able to play up until the age of 34, what do you consider your career highlights? A: It's hard to deviate from the obvious choices of playing in the 2006 World Cup, scoring my one and only goal for the National Team against our bitter rival, […]

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Get Stuck In: Six Things We Learned From Premier League Week Four

Editor's Note: "Get Stuck In" is EPL Talk's weekly column featuring review, analysis and opinion on all the happenings in the Premier League each week from different EPL Talk bloggers and podcasters. If you currently write for EPL Talk or would like to in the future and want to contribute to "Get Stuck In", […]

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Fernando Torres's Poor Form Is A Sign Of Other Problems at Chelsea

Fernando Torres has undoubtedly hit the nadir of his career. This week, he was dropped all together from Spain’s 18-man squad and was subsequently demoted to the bench for Chelsea’s Premier League match against Sunderland. He also appeared to lose his cool for the first time in an interview when he criticized Chelsea’s play as […]

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Perception of Progression (EPL Talk Podcast)

Progression is the 'buzz-word' of the podcast this week. As Manchester continues to rule the roost, Laurence McKenna, Kartik Krishnaiyer and Jesse Chula begin to discuss if this is a sustainable run of form. With London reemerging in the league this weekend the competition is hotting up, but none of the title contenders seem to […]

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New York Red Bulls Salvage Draw Against Vancouver

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0t0bmtuYTM After two weeks of not playing a game due to Hurricane Irene and the international break, the New York Red Bulls got a fresh start this weekend with eight games remaining on their regular season schedule. Their opponent coming into Red Bull Arena was Vancouver Whitecaps. Once again it looked like a slow start […]

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LA Galaxy Clinches Playoff Berth With Victory Against Rapids (Video Highlights)

Landon Donovan’s goal gave Los Angeles a 1-0 victory over the Colorado Rapids and made the Galaxy the first Major League Soccer team to clinch a playoff berth.

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Wolves 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur: Changing Our Tune

Much like the weather at Molineux on Saturday afternoon, Wolverhampton Wanderers were very much hot and cold over the 90 minutes against Tottenham Hotspur. The game itselt saw two sides that couldn't have been more different. Contrasting styles, contrasting early season fortunes and contrasting morale were the orders of the day. In the Gold corner […]

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Wenger: Panic Buys and Historical Truths in the Transfer Market

I went to the website Transfer League to look at Arsene Wenger's recent transfers. I was looking for a pattern for this oft-cited project. But you can't find significant patterns on just dates and prices. And overall, it's not that important. Yes, Wenger has been very effective and prosperous by spending a mere 11 million […]

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6 Reasons Why AC Milan Will Not Win the Serie A Title

The Serie A season kicked-off on Friday with a 2-2 draw between champions Milan and Lazio. The Rossoneri will remain as the favorites to repeat as champions considering they have kept their key players while adding some quality in midfield with the signing of Alberto Aquilani. Below is a list of candidates for the Serie […]

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9/11 Remembered By a New York Soccer Fan

Today, ten years after the fateful 9/11 disaster, is full of emotions, sorrow, grief and remembering those that sadly died in the airplanes, in the buildings and the many firefighters and police officers that made the huge sacrifice to risk their lives to save others. In a certain way I was thankful that no one […]

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Premier League Sunday, Gameweek 4: Open Thread

Instead of the typical Sunday featuring games with the "Big Four" (or is it just "Big Three," or "Big Two" now?), today offers us a chance to watch some of the clubs who often go overlooked. Namely Norwich City, Blackburn Rovers, Fulham and West Bromwich Albion. The early kick-off features a match from Carrow Road […]

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It's Time For Swansea to Stop Pinning Their Hopes On Danny Graham

This is starting to become a season of frustration as a Swansea supporter. Not because we're scoreless after four games, but because we've held our own against Manchester City, Wigan, Sunderland and now Arsenal. In the game Saturday at Emirates Stadium, Swansea gave away a gift of a goal to Arsenal. For 90 plus minutes, […]