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Arsenal 2-3 West Brom: Role Reversals On Display At Emirates

If you watched the Arsenal against West Bromwich Albion game on Saturday, you would have sworn that the team playing in navy blue and white stripes was Arsenal and that the team in red and white were the Baggies. The Albion played a beautiful passing the game and featured far more creativity than Arsenal. Chris […]

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Liverpool Supporters Need to Be Patient During Trying Times

The mood on Merseyside is definitely one of frustration for both the red and blue halves of the city. Both clubs have had a terrible start to the season, but it's Liverpool that is feeling the most angst. Frustration at poor results, owners that won't seem to leave the club, lack of cash injections for […]

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Bundesliga Sunday Preview: Matchday Six

Steve McClaren's Wolfsburg wide, who have been in good form despite their poor start to the season, will host Freiburg tomorrow night and will be looking for another three points. Meanwhile, recently promoted Kaiserslautern host Hannover, in what could be a crucial match in terms of Bundesliga survival this season. VfL Wolfsburg – SC Freiburg […]

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Hodgson's Made Some Mistakes But Gerrard's Position Isn't One

If a side is losing, obviously something needs to be changed. What it generally means, is that in a team of 11, 2 or 3 aren't pulling their weight. Whether that's because they're not good enough (hint, Poulsen is in this category), or because they're in the wrong role is the decision that has to […]

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Bundesliga Saturday Round-Up: Mainz Run Continues At Bayern Munich's Expense

Today's matches saw table-topping Mainz travel to Bavaria to take on reigning Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich, Frankfurt host struggling Nurnberg, Gladbach travel to Schalke, St. Pauli host Dortmund, Leverkusen travel to Stuttgart, and Werder Bremen host Hamburg. Bayern Munich 1 – 2 Mainz Mainz confirmed that their six-in-a-row winning streak is no fluke at all, […]

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Is Roberto Mancini Bluffing?

Manchester City’s victory over Chelsea today could just be the turning point in their season. After a start which saw the Eastlands club drop vital points away at Sunderland and at home to Blackburn Rovers, the victory today could go a long way in to inspiring belief amongst the blue half of Manchester. But the […]

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Carling Cup Fourth Round Draw Revealed

The draw for the fourth round of the Carling Cup was announced Saturday morning and several plum ties were unveiled. Current Carling Cup champions will play against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Old Trafford, while Newcastle United faces Arsenal at St James' Park. In the other matches, Birmingham City will play at home against Brentford, the side […]

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Bundesliga Friday Round-Up: Koln Hold Hoffenheim

Zvonimir Soldo will be disappointed that his side only managed a point despite leading early on. Ralf Rangnick, on the other hand, will be pleased that his side have continued to grind out results and pick up points. Hoffenheim struggled last season, but if they can challenge for a Europa League spot this season Hoffenheim […]

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Liverpool's Dirk Kuyt Scores Bizarre Goal From Sunderland Free Kick

You may have seen some bizarre goals in your time, but this one has got to be in the top ten. And, without a doubt, it's got to be the easiest goal that Liverpool's Dirk Kuyt has ever scored. In the first half between Liverpool and Sunderland, Dirk Kuyt committed a foul which resulted in […]

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ESPN Raises the Bar With Premier League Coverage In United States

ESPN today significantly raised the bar today on the quality of Premier League coverage in the United States. Their early kickoff between Manchester City and Chelsea was a turning point for a few different reasons. First, the game featured one of the top English commentators, Ian Darke, broadcasting exclusively to a U.S. audience. Second, the […]

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Premier League Saturday: Sept. 25, 2010

Another Premier League Saturday is about to kick off and there is plenty of matches to look forward to. The London derby between West Ham and Spurs is always entertaining. So too will be the clash of the billionaires club between Manchester City and Chelsea at Eastlands. Then later we have Liverpool against Sunderland where […]

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LA Galaxy 0-2 New York Red Bulls: NY Move Into First In Eastern Conference

This was the major match up that Major League Soccer was hyping all week long. The two top clubs in the top two markets in the country, and both sides having designated players that have been brought in to help make this league important within the country and outside of it towards the football world. […]

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Goalscoring Inter Milan To Travel To Desperate Roma

A set of matches were played this midweek, and there were few disappointments as we saw a great match between Inter Milan and Bari which ended 4-0 for the nerazzurri, along with an interesting loss for Juventus against Palermo. But the most interesting result was Roma's, which needed to get out of their bad run […]

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Magath Looks Up As Schalke Slump Comes To An End

Schalke ended a five-match losing streak on Wednesday evening after they pulled off a last-minute win away to Freiburg. Few could see, after so many disappointing defeats, how Magath's side would be able to pick themselves up with morale seemingly in the dumps throughout the squad. Despite that, Felix Magath's side grabbed their first win […]

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Time For Arsenal To Splash The Cash?

Arsenal have today announced record profit levels of £56million, an announcement that only further fuels the claim that the Premier League really is recession proof. But will these impressive financial figures finally see Arsene Wenger tempted in to splashing the cash? The probable answer is no. Wenger has always avoided big money deals in favour […]