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Considering Escalating Levels of Lunacy (Mid-Week, Transfer Window Review, Weekend Preview): EPL Talk Podcast

Only one of the league's top five stumbled mid-week, with Manchester City being drawn at St. Andrew's, though Tuesday and Wednesday's matches were overshadowed slightly by Wednesday's news, when the best right back in Premier League history announced his retirement. Because the sometimes controversial way Gary Neville went about his business, many will overlook him […]

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Live Blog: February 2 Matches

Have a day off and stuck under a few feet of snow that seemingly won't be cleared out until the middle of next week? Just need a place to chat during the matches while pretending to work? As yesterday, join me again this afternoon for a live blog of today's 6 EPL matches. We should […]

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Copa del Rey Semifinal Second Leg Preview and U.S. T.V.

With the league title slipping away from Real Madrid's hands, their two cup competitions, the UEFA Champions League and the Copa del Rey, could be the tournaments that they can realistically expect to win. Real can stamp its name in the final of the Copa del Rey on Wednesday night if they can navigate a […]

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Suggested Questions Please For Robbie Earle Interview

Later this week I'll be interviewing Robbie Earle, the former Wimbledon and Jamaica international footballer, who has been a pundit and TV co-commentator for the past decade after retiring from playing in 2000. Recently he was let go by ITV by allegedly breaking ticket regulations, but now he's back on television which is just one […]

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Toronto FC: Will the Mariner, Winter and De Klerk Trio Work?

During one of my many online jaunts reading the news of both the EPL and MLS, I came across a story about the appointment of former Ajax winger Aron Winter as head coach of Toronto FC. The photograph accompanying the story denoted a further two men, one of whom Paul Mariner I recognized from his recent […]

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Americans Caught Up in Transfer Whirlwind

While the MLS transfer window is still open for another three months, the international transfer window closed Monday. If you are a fan of an international league, you know how crazy this January transfer window was with money and players being tossed about in a dizzying fashion. And while no American got over £70 million […]

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Chelsea'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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Poll: 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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This 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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Red 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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Suggested 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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Arsenal 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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Giving 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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FIFA 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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2011 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 […]