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Major League Soccer is losing the television ratings battle

Throughout June and early July, millions of people in the United States watched the World Cup. Almost 25 million watched the World Cup Final. And hundreds of thousands, if not millions, swarmed into bars and restaurants around the country to watch games in public. Not surprisingly, average Major League Soccer attendances so far this season […]

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Magical Memories of Newsagents that Fueled a Passion for Soccer

One of the few magical shops that were often an enjoyment for me when I was growing up in the United Kingdom was the local newsagents. The store, which would sell an assortment of things such as newspapers, magazines, confectionary, lottery tickets, drinks, greetings cards and much more was one of the most exciting places […]

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Keith Harris: "Glazers Will Not Sell"

The executive chairman of Seymour Pierce, Keith Harris, believes that a bid from the Red Knights to buy Manchester United would be totally pointless, as the Glazer Family have no intention of selling. The Red Knights are a consortium of wealthy businessmen, who were interested in buying Manchester United, but have had stalling points due […]

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Pre-Season Preview: TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

Head coach Ralf Rangnick has so far done a splendid job with Hoffenheim, who will be entering their second consecutive Bundesliga season. In the 2008-2009 season, Hoffenheim were promoted to the Bundesliga and immediately shot to the top of the table. A striking trinity of Vedad Ibisevic, Demba Ba and Chinedu Obasi tore teams apart […]

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Chinese Government Close to Liverpool Purchase: What's Your Verdict?

What would you say if the future owner of Liverpool FC was the Chinese Government? Sounds too unbelievable to be true, but the British press is reporting that The Reds could be bought by one of the original reds, the Chinese Government, within the next month. The Chinese Government's overseas investing arm is China Investment […]

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Rafael Marquez Press Conference Package

Here is the edited video package from the Press Conference at Red Bull Arena introducing Rafael Marquez. More videos to come later this week.

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Everton to Play Historic Match Against Everton de Vina del Mar

Everton will play a historic match this evening at Goodison Road when they compete in a friendly match against a very familiar, and in many ways, unfamiliar opponent. They will be playing against a club called Everton. Everton de Viña del Mar, to be exact, from Chile. There are a few soccer clubs in South […]

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Rafinha Leaves Schalke For Italy

Schalke's Brazilian wing-back Rafinha has completed a move to Genoa in Serie A. Rafinha had been at Schalke since 2005, and made 153 league appearances for the Bundesliga side. After Felix Magath made defensive signings in the form of Tim Hoogland, Kyriakos Papadopoulos, Christoph Metzelder and Atsuto Uchida, Rafinha must have been deemed surplus to […]

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What Do You Love Most About the USA and UK?

We all have different stories to tell regarding where we were born and grew up, and how we fell in love with either the Premier League or one Premier League club in particular. But I believe that despite the banter, there are many readers to this site who respect both the British and American cultures. […]

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Is Liverpool’s Roy Hodgson The Luckiest Man In England?

Sometimes you just luck out in life. Sometimes everything just goes right. Things you usually have to struggle to achieve just fall in your lap without you even trying. Sometimes you’re just on roll, the universe has briefly aligned itself in your favour and for a short period of time you are King of the […]

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Four Non Top Four Players to Watch This Premier League Season

As the Community Shield approaches this weekend to officially kick off another ten months of Premier League football, here are a few non big four yet solid and exciting players to watch this season. For those more interested in big four teams, watch this space for more preview posts to come before the opening weekend.

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Most Expensive Season Tickets in the Premier League, 2010-11 Season

Out of the 20 clubs in the Premier League, which ones do you think have the most expensive season tickets? Many of you may guess that Manchester United and Liverpool would be high up on the list, but you may be surprised by the findings that Four Four Two Magazine revealed in their latest issue. […]

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Mark Hughes Takes Swipe at Man City

On his first official press conference as new Fulham boss, Mark Hughes lambasted his former employers, Manchester City, and aired out his frustrations about his short tenure at Eastlands. Hughes was sacked last December and replaced by Roberto Mancini, who still failed to get City into the Champions League and had to settle for Europa […]

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Torres Commits to Anfield, But is This Best For Liverpool?

El Niño has ended his silence today and has announced he "is more committed to Liverpool FC than ever." This almost feels like a summer move, because with Liverpool finishing 7th last season, it seemed inevitable that the combination of his highly-overvalued price tag and Torres' desire for Champions League football would lead to his […]

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Manchester United Away Jersey for 2010-11 Season: Official Photos

Manchester United will officially unveil their new away jersey for the 2010-2011 Premier League season on Wednesday, August 4th. Designed and manufactured by Nike, the jersey is white with red and black trim and features a chevron designed on the shirt's shoulder and sleeves as well as the new sponsor's name on the front of […]