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Premier League Saturday: Feb. 12, 2011

It's been a very long time since the margin of difference in talent between Manchester United and Manchester City has been this thin. Whatever happens, it's going to be a very close game with so much on the line. A win for City will catapult their league title ambitions. A win for United will move […]

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What About Leyton Orient’s Olympic Legacy?

All week we’ve been hearing about the fight involving Tottenham and West Ham for the right to move into the Olympic Stadium in 2012. We’ve seen Daniel Levy and Karren Brady exchanging blows in the press, while numerous celebrities have been throwing punches in aid of their favoured bid. With the bout going to a […]

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Poll: Who Will Win, Man United or Man City?

Saturday's early kick-off between Manchester United and Manchester City is being billed as The Most Expensive Game In History: According to analyst estimates, team statements and media reports, the players on the field and on the two benches in the Manchester Derby will have cost their teams roughly $850 million to acquire, or about as […]

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United Road: Listen To Man United's New Anthem

Manchester United will play a brand-new song as their pre-match anthem tomorrow before the game against Manchester City at Old Trafford. The new anthem entitled "United Road" is by The World Red Army Featuring Richie and was written by Will Robinson & Daniel Ryan. While I'm not a Manchester United supporter, I find the song […]

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La Liga Preview and U.S. T.V. Listings for Jornada 23: Feb. 12 – Feb. 14

Round 23 of 38 might be a little too early to mention relegation six-pointers, but with teams twelfth to twentieth a within a slender five points of each other and the gap widening between these teams and the first eleven of La Liga, a three-point win should not be underestimated as time snowballs downward to […]

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West Bromwich Albion Appoint Roy Hodgson to Replace Roberto Di Matteo

West Bromwich Albion have appointed manager Roy Hodgson to replace Roberto Di Matteo. Caretaker manager Michael Appleton will remain in charge of the West Brom team in their match tomorrow against West Ham United. Whether the appointment of Hodgson will be enough to keep West Brom in the Premier League by the end of the […]

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Television, MLS, and The Snake Exhibit

In the relatively short span that I've being a fan of MLS, I have grown to consider the television coverage of MLS to be like the Snake Exhibit at your local zoo: isolated, thought of in a wide variety of fashions from cool to ambivalent to disgusting, and lacking the level of interaction that allows […]

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Special 1 TV: Newcastle vs Arsenal Aftermath, Just Like That (Video)

Special 1 TV returns with another episode as they dissect what happened during the incredibly entertaining Newcastle versus Arsenal match from last weekend. Plus several other topics are discussed including whether Sven will return, and what life is like in the bottom three of the Premier League. Be champions!

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The English FA: Corrupt and Pathetic

Everyone has had their own personal go at FIFA over the past few months, with most of the English nation angry that they didn't get the World Cup (and were humiliated in the process), but the spotlight rarely falls on the English establishment of football and many of their agendas seem to slip under radar. […]

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NBC TV Show Community Features Man Utd vs Liverpool Storyline

Not since Manchester United found its way on to an episode of Entourage in 2007 has a mainstream television sitcom in the United States had a Premier League match as it's storyline. That is until last night when NBC's show entitled Community, starring Chevy Chase and Joel McHale, had a sub plot focused on a […]

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Rating Phil Dowd's Performance: Newcastle 4-4 Arsenal

Yesterday evening I finally got around to watching the entire Newcastle United against Arsenal match which was played almost a week ago and ended 4-4. When the game was shown on television, I was still aboard a cruise ship off the coast of Mexico, so alas, I wasn't able to watch it live. I did […]

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The MLS Schedule is Finally Released!

Our long national nightmare is over. The MLS schedule is out. About a month before the beginning of the season, MLS finally released the entire schedule for all 18 MLS teams. Previously, only each team's first home game was known, and some clubs like the LA Galaxy got an early jump on releasing the schedule […]

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New York Red Bulls: The Man Management Nightmare

There is no denying New York Red Bulls have some fantastic talent in their roster. Theirry Henry and Rafa Marquez, these are players that have won trophies and have been a part of great teams. Last season they even boasted one of the league’s top marksmen, Juan Pablo Angel. Angel has since left for L.A. […]

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How I Learned to Stop Worrying About England and Love Club Football

As I watched the news on Thursday morning I was cheerfully informed by the reporter that England had beaten Denmark the night before. I raised my eyebrows...then made breakfast. This low key response to an England result is a fairly new phenomenon for me, for there used to be a time when I would look […]

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11 Least Impressive Premier League Summer Buys So Far This Season

With it being February the league is just over halfway complete. Accordingly, I thought I’d choose the eleven players that have impressed me the least this Premier League season. Consider it a mid-term report of sorts. Could your club or favorite player be one of the 11 featured? Find out now: Richard Kingson (Blackpool) The […]