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Bundesliga Rumor Mill: April 13, 2009

Here is this week's round up of transfer rumors. Schalke Keving Kuranyi is being heavily linked to Blackburn Rovers in England. Werder Bremen Martin Harnik will be available this summer for cheap as he hasn't made the grade for Thomas Schaaf's side. Arsenal and Tottenham are now casually linked with Diego. Bayern Munich Besides searching […]

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No Sign of The Damned United Movie Coming to U.S.

It's typical. If The Damned United was about anything else other than soccer, there's no doubt the movie would find its way across the shores to the screens of art house movie theaters in the United States. But because it's a soccer film, it gets relegated into that category of films that U.S. movie companies […]

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MLS attendance report: April 13, 2009

Week 4 in the MLS saw 5 draws in 7 games. Keller got red-carded, a Blanco to McBride goal was brilliant and the Galaxy may have found a starting keeper in Donovan Ricketts. Oh yaeh, Seattle gave up its first goal after Keller was ejected and lost its first game. This week's seven matches averaged […]

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Attacking Manchester United

What do Liverpool, Fulham, Aston Villa, FC Porto and Sunderland all have in common? They've all scored on Manchester United within the last month. The champions boasted a staggering number of clean sheets this season, but in recent contests, as the aforementioned sides have proven: if you attack Man U you can break down their […]

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Is Bob Bradley Really a "Eurosnob"?

Much has been made on this site and others about Bob Bradley reluctance to call in MLS based players (except those he is 100% comfortable with) for qualifiers, while continuing to call in footballers from European Leagues that some US fans believe are of lesser quality. For example, no objective analyst of the game would […]

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Why Justice Needs to be Served for Hillsborough Families

For many soccer fans this week, the last thing on our minds will be the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup matches. Instead, many supporters will be remembering the events of 20 years ago when 96 people tragically died at Hillsborough Stadium due to mistakes made by the police who were unable to control the […]

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La Liga Week 30 Wrap

Numbers seemed down this week in La Liga mostly due to the Easter holiday, but that did not reduce the excitement in the league. Barcelona continue their ways en route to their 19th league title. The Blaugrana Ballet showed offense, yet they were not as sharp when it came time to define the game. Andrés […]

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Senna Out Of Midweek Clash

Last week it was Santi Cazorla that was being lamented prior to Villarreal's away leg match against Arsenal. News got worse for Manuel Pellegrini when Spanish international Marcos Senna would be ruled out of the return leg of the Champions League quarterfinals in London. Senna left the pitch limping late Saturday night after he suffered […]

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MLS, USL, WPS Review: Seeing Red

Happy Easter to everyone and thanks to today's Holiday we're combining all three reviews into one this week largely because all the matches were played on Saturday this week. Attendance bounced back this week in MLS in the biggest possible way with large crowds in Houston, Los Angeles, and Seattle, and respectable crowds in Salt […]

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Diego Serna Returns to Miami

Much has changed in the world of football in the past eight years since the Miami Fusion folded. Despite having their best season ever in that final year, 2001, when the Fusion was one game away from the MLS Cup as well as having their best year in attendance, Major League Soccer pulled the plug […]

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Special 1 TV: Episode 8: Sven Gives a Lap Dance

Episode 8 of Special 1 TV is unusually short on material this week, but it's one of the funniest episodes all season. The highlights include Sven giving a lap dance, Wayne Rooney and Sven posing to a Europop song and a call from Guus Hiddink. Be champions!

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Parity in Football

By Chris Riordan The detractors of MLS are very quick to point out the leagues’ deficiencies. However, there is something that MLS has, which a lot of Europe ’s top flights don’t … parity. Sure, it’s a bit frustrating seeing the level of team’s play fluctuate so much, week to week. It certainly show’s the […]

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Win Football League Tickets For Season Finale

Call yourself a fan? As the season reaches its climax and the play-offs loom, your support matters all the more. The good news is we can help make sure that you're there for the games that really matter! Coke Zone are offering 5 pairs of tickets for every single Coca-Cola Football League game in their […]

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Is David Moyes Ready for a Big Four Management Position?

David Moyes has spent over a decade managing clubs in English football, hitting his peak over the last couple of seasons after some strange yo-yo performances by the Merseyside club in prior years. He has earned a spot in the Champions League and secured UEFA Cup play twice, likely a third time straight this year […]

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ON TV This Weekend

I was traveling yesterday and did not get the opportunity to do the TV listings involving American players. ALL TIMES EASTERN Saturday Rennes- St Etiene, 3pm Setanta San Jose- Chicago 4pm, Telefutura TFC- FC Dallas 4pm, MLS DK Washington-Chicago (WPS), 6pm FSC San Luis-Tecos, 6pm Telefutura RSL-DC United, 6pm DK Carolina-Minnesota 7pm USL Live Columbus-Colorado, […]