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/ 4223 days ago

Wimbledon 1-2 Liverpool: Steven Gerrard is Desperate for FA Cup Glory

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is desperate to lead his side to glory in the FA Cup after inspiring them to victory over a spirited AFC Wimbledon. The Reds battled into the fourth round of the oldest club cup competition following a 2-1 victory at Kingsmeadow, where their imperious captain scored twice and produced an all-round […]

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/ 4223 days ago

Wimbledon vs Liverpool, FA Cup Third Round: Starting Lineups

Here’s today’s TV schedule for viewers/readers in the United States: Wimbledon vs Liverpool (FA Cup), 2:55pm ET, FOX Sports 1 and FOX Soccer 2Go One game today is not being televised in the US, but where the action can be followed via online radio: Burnley vs Tottenham Hotspur, 2:45pm ET Starting lineups: Wimbledon: Beasant (c), Goodyear, Young, Thorn, […]

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/ 4223 days ago

Draw For FA Cup 4th Round Announced; Cambridge Host Man United Among Highlights

The draw for the Fourth Round of the 2014/15 FA Cup has been announced. The draw is as follows: Southampton or Ipswich Town vs Crystal Palace Cambridge United vs Manchester United Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City Chelsea vs Millwall or Bradford Derby County vs Scunthorpe United or Chesterfield Preston North End vs Sheffield United Birmingham City vs West Bromwich Albion Aston […]

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/ 4223 days ago

Watch the Draw for FA Cup Fourth Round Live at 2:30pm ET/11:30am PT [VIDEO]

The draw for the Fourth Round of the FA Cup will be shown live on World Soccer Talk at 2:30pm/11:30am PT today via the video below. The 2014/15 edition of the FA Cup will feature a string of lower division teams hoping to get plum ties against Premier League clubs. Wimbledon legend Lawrie Sanchez will […]

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/ 4223 days ago

Liverpool Suffer Injury Blow as Adam Lallana Sidelined for a Month

Liverpool will be without Adam Lallana for the next month due to a thigh injury, Press Association Sport understands. The 26-year-old is beginning to produce the kind of performances which led the Reds to pay Southampton a reported £25million for his services in the summer. Lallana scored a brace as Swansea were seen off 4-1 […]

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/ 4223 days ago

Lukas Podolski Completes Loan Move From Arsenal to Inter Milan

Arsenal have confirmed German forward Lukas Podolski has completed a loan move to Inter Milan for the remainder of the 2014/15 season. The 29-year-old, who joined the Gunners from Cologne in the summer of 2012, had become frustrated by a lack of first-team opportunities, often used as an impact player from the bench by manager […]

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/ 4223 days ago

‘The Crazy Gang,’ the Documentary About Wimbledon FC

BT Sport recently premiered a brand-new documentary about Wimbledon FC entitled "The Crazy Gang." The full-length documentary features exclusive interviews with most of the players who were The Crazy Gang and featured for Wimbledon in their famous FA Cup victory in the 1988 final against Liverpool at Wembley Stadium. Some of the footballers interviewed include […]

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/ 4223 days ago

MLS Digs a Deeper Hole By Spinning Frank Lampard Fiasco

MLS Deputy Commissioner Mark Abbott dug MLS a deeper hole when he claimed today that he's not sure why the Frank Lampard deal got characterized as a loan and refused to admit that New York City FC fans got duped into buying season tickets despite the MLS club using Lampard as the face of its […]
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/ 4223 days ago

How the Over-Protective US Soccer Media Skews MLS Coverage

Let me be the first to admit that objective journalism in the world of US soccer is difficult. Those who love the sport in this country and want to see it succeed tend to become cheerleaders for the US men’s and women’s national teams as well as the nation’s top professional league, Major League Soccer. […]

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/ 4223 days ago

Allardyce Predicts Winston Reid Departure at West Ham United

West Ham manager Sam Allardyce believes as things stand there will be "no future" for defender Winston Reid at the club past the end of the season. The 26-year-old New Zealand international is out of contract in the summer, and as yet has failed to agree new terms with the Irons. Allardyce, who takes his […]

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/ 4223 days ago

Pellegrini Hoping James Milner Signs Extension at Man City

Manuel Pellegrini spoke of his desire to keep James Milner at the Etihad Stadium after watching the midfielder save Manchester City's blushes in their narrow FA Cup victory over Sheffield Wednesday. Milner scored the second goal of his brace in injury time to send City through to the fourth round with a hard-fought 2-1 win […]

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/ 4224 days ago

2015 AFC Asian Cup Preview

There have been 60 games, 258 shots on target, 408 shots off target, 103 goals, 84 saves, 112 yellows and eight reds. Those numbers, statistically at least, paints a picture of the qualification process for Asia’s premier international football tournament the AFC Asian Cup. For trivia fans the first Asian Cup was played in 1956 […]

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/ 4224 days ago

West Brom Striker Saido Berahino Ignoring Transfer Speculation

Saido Berahino vowed he will ignore any transfer speculation – and insisted he was acting "professionally" by not celebrating his FA Cup goal rush. The West Brom striker hit four in Albion's 7-0 third round thrashing of Gateshead on Saturday but refused to crack a smile. He scored an 11 minute hat-trick before grabbing his […]

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/ 4224 days ago

Brendan Rodgers: Time for Others to Step Up Now Gerrard Is Leaving

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has warned his players they have to start learning to live without Steven Gerrard. The 34-year-old captain will depart in the summer to pursue a new challenge in Major League Soccer, leaving a huge void behind him. On so many occasions already he has carried the team but Rodgers said it […]

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/ 4224 days ago

Wenger Happy With Arsenal Display Against Hull

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger felt his side delivered a "serious performance" after the FA Cup holders secured their place in the fourth round with a 2-0 win at the Emirates Stadium over last season's beaten finalists Hull. There were the expected sweeping changes for both teams, with England forward Theo Walcott making his first Arsenal […]