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/ 5584 days agoChelsea's £75m Transfer Window Spend Smells Of Desperation
So Roman Abramovich has decided its time to start spending money again, has he? About time too, many Chelsea fans might say. The press have seen this as indicative of him being prepared to rebuild Chelsea again. Seventy five million quid is certainly a big financial commitment but the problem is, it goes nowhere near […]
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/ 5585 days agoPoll: Which Premier League Transfer Window Signing Will Be Most Successful?
Out of all of the massive signings in the January transfer window by Premier League clubs, which footballer do you think will go on to become the most successful out of the lot? Vote below and share your opinions in the comments section. [polldaddy poll=4487008]
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/ 5585 days agoThis Week in Football History: Policeman Dies in Catania Clash
On February 2, 2007, Palermo traveled to Catania’s Stadio Angelo Massimino for a Sicilian derby that unfortunately changed football throughout Italy. The fixture commenced without Palermo supporters in the stands. They were not able to get into the stadium until the start of the second half. Testimony from the visiting side claimed this was caused […]
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/ 5585 days agoRed Bull Arena Will Host The 2011 MLS All-Star Game
Everyone was curious to know what the big announcement was coming from the front office of Major League Soccer this week. Some were expecting the announcement of the 2011 regular season schedule, or possibly the long awaited new playoff format. Well you would be wrong on both accounts. The big announcement shared Tuesday was the […]
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/ 5585 days agoSuggested Interview Questions Please for Michael Thomas, Arsenal Legend
One goal. One moment. One shot. One piece of history. Michael Thomas, the man who will always be remembered as the scorer of THAT goal, the one that won Arsenal the First Division title in 1989 in the last few seconds of a match against Liverpool at Anfield. Of course, Thomas accomplished much more than […]
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/ 5585 days agoArsenal 2-1 Everton: Spotlight Match Review
The Gunners battled back from a controversial goal, and exploited two defensive assignment miscues to scrape out a 2-1 victory against visiting Everton. ARSENAL START FORM: In the absence of injured winger Samir Nasri, Arsene Wenger gave Tomas Rosicky a rare start on the left wing. Aside from that change, he ran out the 4-2-3-1 […]
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/ 5585 days agoGiving Thanks To A Turkey Too Fowl For Some: Major League Soccer Talk Podcast
Perhaps at no point in the history of the United States Men's National Team has Turkey featured so prominently, but with the closing of the European transfer window on Monday, the country's soccer league was near the forefront of many USMNT supporters' minds. That's because a former national team prospects going the the country's second […]
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/ 5585 days agoFIFA 11 Goal Of The Week: Round 8 (Video)
The latest round of goals of the week from the FIFA 11 video game have been posted online. The format of this week's round is different than previous one. Rather than the goals being listed from top five down to number one, this video has a selection of the best goals in no specific order. […]
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/ 5585 days ago2011 Championship January Transfer Window Summary
Well the Premier League may have blown everyone away on transfer deadline day, yet there was some important albeit less glamourous business taking place in the Championship. Sides across the league were busy securing the deals they hope will add strength, depth and results to their side in the second half of the season. Rather […]
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/ 5585 days agoLive Blog: February 1 Matches and Transfer Talk
Join me LIVE at 2 PM this afternoon for a live blog of the four Premier League matches being played today, including a possible Fernando Torres Chelsea debut. Also a short discussion of yesterday's transfer sagas beforehand to whet the appetite. See you then! Arsenal v Everton (FSC); 2:30 PM ET Sunderland v Chelsea (FS+); […]
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/ 5585 days agoA Christmas Carroll Starring Andy Carroll: NSFW Video
The ghosts of Christmas past, present and future have come together for a special video featuring Andy Carroll and several Newcastle United and Liverpool legends. Not safe for work. Spotted on Empire Of The Kop.
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/ 5585 days agoTop 10 Soccer T-Shirts
If you're like me, I'm very much in need of new soccer T-shirts. I have work clothes, soccer jerseys and casual clothes, but very few T-shirts that I can wear. At the same time, any old soccer T-shirt will not do. I prefer ones which are trendy, beautifully designed and made out of high quality materials […]
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/ 5585 days agoWeekend Updates: January 28-31, 2011
At the beginning of the year, I asked readers for feedback on different features they would like to see on the site, with the hope of giving some new content and new opportunities for discussion. One new idea was to do a round-up feature that would capture the stuff that didn't make it on to […]
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/ 5586 days agoESPN Wins U.S. TV Rights to Euro 2012 and Euro 2016
ESPN has won the bidding for the U.S. TV and Internet rights to the upcoming Euro 2012 and Euro 2016 tournaments according to the Associated Press. ESPN has the rights to broadcasting the matches in all languages. Exact details are limited right now, but ESPN plans on broadcasting all of the matches across it's platform on […]
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/ 5586 days agoThe Game’s Gone Mad: The Dark-Side of English Football
Let me qualify what I am about to say by stating that I love football and its potential to thrill, excite, inspire and unite us. However, in recent times football has become harder to love. You go to see your team play, and you have to sit there listening to the screaming swearing of thousands […]