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/ 6704 days agoJose Mourinho as Liverpool Manager: First 90 Days
Tomorrow, Liverpool's new owners Gillette and Hicks will meet with Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry in New York City to discuss the building of the new Anfield stadium. At the same time, the conversation will likely delve into Rafa Benitez and his future as manager of Liverpool FC. While Mourinho is supposedly keen on taking […]
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/ 6704 days agoHuge Losses For Zaragoza
The news that Los Maños got after their 2-0 loss to Real Madrid Sunday was probably just as hard to swallow. Argentine midfielder Pablo Aimar will have to undergo surgery after suffering from a chronic sports hernia that he has been dealing with since the end of last season. Aimar was looked at in Madrid […]
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/ 6704 days agoFA Cup Ratings for Premier League Clubs
The FA Cup Third Round relieved us from the dreariness of our normal robust Premier League schedule to enthrall us with live riveting matches like Pompey-Ipswich and grant us the opportunity to pay top dollar to watch Villa-Utd. All 20 Premier League clubs participated at the weekend and here are their performances ranked in order. […]
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/ 6705 days agoFearless Predictions for 2008
The US National Team will rely on two, maybe three thirty somethings to move through the first group of CONCACAF qualification. (the names Frankie Hejduk, Eddie Lewis and Pablo Mastroeni come to mind) Major League Soccer will fail to sign a big name over the hill international, but will scout well and sign a few […]
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/ 6706 days agoRoad to Wembley: FA Cup 3rd Round Saturday Roundup
Despite all the bad feelings generated by Dave Kitson's recent comments, Saturday was a day to feel good about the FA Cup. It was a big day for the lower division clubs as they stepped up to pull off several upsets and make other games very close. First off, Everton were knocked out of the […]
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/ 6706 days agoDon't Let Dave Kitson Ruin Your FA Cup Fever
F**k Reading's Dave Kitson and his idiotic statement about how he doesn't care about the FA Cup. View this slideshow to find out what the FA Cup is all about. This is the real football. For readers of this blog, it's required viewing. The Chasetown story is pretty incredible. They're the lowest non-league club ever […]
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/ 6707 days agoJoey Barton: Saying my peace on the subject
Let me deviate from the American Soccer format of this blog for a moment to share my thoughts on Joey Barton's most recent brush with the law. I am as our listeners and readers are keenly aware, a Manchester City die in the wool supporter. I've been relegated with the club three times since I […]
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/ 6707 days agoPremiership Teams' New Year's Resolutions
I figured that before the Christmas and New Year's hype ends and becomes irrelevant, I'd try to milk it for all it's worth and relate it back to the Premiership.Twenty teams compete in the most entertaining domestic league in the world; every single one of them has room to improve, some much more so than […]

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/ 6707 days agoThe Cost to Advertise During a Premier League Match
Question: If you're an advertiser, how much do you think West Ham and Middlesbrough are worth? More specifically, how much would you be willing to pay to put your brand name and advertisement on one of those fancy LED signboards that straddle the pitch touchline? EPL Talk did some research and we have the answers […]
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/ 6708 days agoCopa del Rey Fixtures
Matches will be played on January 9th and 16th Villarreal – RecreativoSevilla – Barcelona Getafe – LevanteReal Madrid – Mallorca Espanyol – BilbaoBetis – Valencia Zaragoza- Racing SantanderAtlético – Valladolid
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/ 6708 days agoOdds and Sods 3 Jan 2008
"There's only one Titus Bramble" chanted the Wigan faithful, and he made the difference, earning a point in their 1-1 draw with Liverpool. Torres scored the initial goal, which salvaged Liverpool a point, but they have to be extremely disappointed with yet another poor result at "fortress" Anfield, winning only four of ten. Any persistent […]
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/ 6708 days agoPremiership Midseason Awards
Phew. After a jampacked holiday schedule that came fast and furious, fans and players alike now get a chance to catch their breath as the next round of games doesn't come until the 12th. The Carling Cup semifinals and the 3rd Round of the FA Cup will have to tide everyone over until then and […]
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/ 6708 days agoWorst players of the season?
Norman Hubbard of ESPN Soccernet has written an interesting article on who he thinks have been the worst players of the season so far. Personally, most of the article is spot on but there are a few choices that I don't agree with. Liverpool – Peter Crouch. Has Hubbard not seen Sissoko play this season? […]
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/ 6708 days agoFact or Trash! Jan 2008 – Round 1
Before I get started, a quick correction on yesterday's post – QPR's deals for Connolly and Ephraim are permanent moves and not just loan deals. I also neglected to mention a couple of "future star" signings that were made by Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool and Manchester United as well as deals done by Tottenham and Bolton. […]
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/ 6708 days agoRecognizing Premier League's Best of the Rest
In the fifteen year history of the Premier League, only one club outside of the four horse race has ever won the Premiership title. That was Blackburn Rovers during the 1993-94 season. The chances of a club from outside the top four lifting the trophy in the future are practically nil. So, to recognize those […]