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Liverpool Rescue Draw Against Atletico Madrid After Phantom Penalty

When Steven Gerrard collided with Atletico Madrid's Mariano Pernia in the third minute of injury time at Anfield Tuesday night, was Swedish referee Martin Hansen's decision to award a penalty influenced by the deafening cry from The Kop? Or was it to compensate for the incident that Hansen failed to call in the first half […]

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Setanta Broadband Drops Ball During Champions League Coverage

If you are a yearly subscriber to Setanta Broadband or were looking to Setanta Broadband for live PPV coverage of the Champions League today, you were left extremely disappointed as no games were shown on broadband live. If you were to go to Setanta upcoming soccer fixtures website, you would see this. However when you […]

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How the ESPN360 & Setanta Broadband Deal Will Work

ESPN and Setanta announced last week that both networks will immediately begin sharing the broadband rights in the United States for the Carling Cup, Coca-Cola Championship and Football League. But how exactly will games be split between Setanta Broadband and ESPN360? Here's how: ESPN360 will have the first pick of Carling Cup matches from round […]

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Boothroyd gets the shaft after Watford’s mismanagement of funds

So the 12th longest serving manager in the football league is finally given the push after a poor start to the season. However despite the Hornets currently languishing in 20th position is Aidy Boothroyd being made a scapegoat for the Watford board's imcompetance? After finishing rock bottom of the Premier League in 2007 the club […]

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Imminent GolTV Takeover Will Affect Canucks Only

Last week's news around the Internet that GolTV was the subject of a possible takeover was misguided. Yes it's true that a deal between MLSE and GolTV looks imminent. However, MLSE is only interested in GolTV Canada, which operates separately from GolTV in the United States. MLSE (Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment), owners of Toronto […]

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Which Premier League Clubs Will Get Relegated This Season?

Just as it's difficult to predict who will win the Premier League race this year, it's going to be even harder to pick which three clubs will be relegated. After watching all of the teams play, none of them look like relegation candidates. Sure, one week ago Spurs looked like relegation certainties, but with Harry […]

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Champions League Matchday 4 — Tuesday Preview

Matchday 4 should be a pivotal one as many groups may well be decided once the games are completed. Who needs a win and who can afford to slip? Let's take a look at Tuesday's games. Group A Roma need to win at home against Chelsea but that is looking to be a tall order […]

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Watford Part Company With Boothroyd

Watford and Aide Boothroyd parted company today as he becomes the second Championship Manager to be sacked. Watford are sitting right out of the relegation zone only thanks to goal difference and lost over the weekend to Blackpool 4-3. Watford have been struggling all year in the Championship. They started off last year after getting instantly […]

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Arsenal Desperate For The Transfer Window

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What Next For Roma?

Roma given a byweek with the suspended match against Sampdoria, didn't help the least as Juventus handed the Giallorossi a 0 – 2 loss yesterday. All focus now is on Champions League success for the capital side as their scudetto run is done and dusted. The club sits 17th on 7 points, one point above the relegation zone and Francesco […]

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Serie A Match Day 10 Results

Saturday November 1st Reggina 2 – 3 Inter Milan Juventus 2 – 0 Roma Sunday November 2nd Atalanta 0 – 0 Lecce Cagliari 5 – 1 Bologna Lazio 1 – 0 Catania Palermo 3 – 0 Chievo Sampdoria 1 – 0 Torino Siena 1 – 0 Fiorentina Udinese 2 – 2 Genoa AC Milan 1 […]

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Week 9 – Scores

WEEK 9 SCORES – Home Team Listed First Malaga 1 – 4 Barcelona MAL: Duda 13'. BAR: Xavi 6' & 52', Messi 19', Welington og 81' Athletic Bilbao 1 – 4 Villarreal ATB: Exteberria 28'. VIL: Rossi 23', Pires 52', Cazorla 58', Altidore 89' Atletico Madrid 2 – 0 Mallorca ATM: Kun Aguero 15' […]

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Poll: Who Do You Want To Win The Big Race?

Tomorrow in the United States will be the biggest day in the history of the country for several years. But if you had one choice between the candidates, who would you want to win the race? <a href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1070829/" >If you only had one vote, who would you want to win the race this year?</a> <br […]

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Catching Up on the Weekend's News

I apologize once again for the infrequent posts and also the lack of attention I have been able to pay to Football lately. This situation should change later this week. I did catch Thursday night's New England-Chicago match and was impressed by the fight and quality the Revs showed against tough odds. I would not […]

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ESPN Moves a Step Closer To Premier League TV Rights

Setanta Sports's decision Thursday to sub-license the U.S. Internet rights to the Carling Cup, Coca-Cola Championship League and Football League to ESPN sends a message loud and clear that the Disney-owned corporation has the Premier League in its sights. In the agreement between ESPN and Setanta, ESPN will broadcast many live Carling Cup, Championship and […]