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/ 4255 days agoCrests of Premier League Clubs Reimagined
Shudder the thought, but imagine what the crest of your favorite Premier League club would look like if it featured the colors of your team's closest rival. Reddit user TheTruth1777 has gone ahead and recolored the crests of 19 Premier League clubs (except for Burnley; sorry Clarets) in the colors of the team's host hated rival. Some […]

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/ 4255 days agoEverton vs West Ham United, FA Cup 3rd Round: TV Times and Open Thread
Here’s today’s TV schedule for viewers/readers in the United States: Everton vs West Ham (FA Cup), 2:45pm, 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: Scunthorpe United VS Chesterfield, 2:45pm ET Before, during or after today’s matches, join […]

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/ 4255 days agoMen In Blazers TV Show is a Ratings Rollercoaster on NBCSN
Depending on which way you look at the numbers, the soccer cult TV show Men In Blazers is either a ratings disaster or a boost to NBCSN's late night and early morning programming. The truth probably lies somewhere in between. After launching in September, the show averaged just 30,000 viewers for its first 3 episodes with […]

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/ 4255 days agoBayern Munich And Real Madrid Leading The Race To Sign Wonderkid Martin Odegaard
Stromsgodset midfielder Martin Odegaard is the currently most sought-after talent in football. For the past few weeks, the 16-year-old has been a guest of some of Europe's biggest clubs as they attempt sell the teenager on the benefits of signing with their side. Barcelona, Arsenal, Liverpool and both Manchester clubs have shown the attacking midfielder their facilities and […]

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/ 4255 days agoBarcelona Have Handed Luis Enrique An Ultimatum, Says Report
Spanish radio station Cadena Cope is reporting that Barcelona have handed manager Luis Enrique an ultimatum following the firing of the club's director of football, Andoni Zubizarreta. This news comes on the heels of long-time servant Carles Puyol's resignation from his role with the club, as well as Barcelona's 1-0 defeat by Real Sociedad on Sunday night. […]

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/ 4255 days agoArsenal Goalkeeper Szczesny Could be Fined £20,000 For Smoking in Showers, Says Report
Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny could be fined by the club following reports he smoked in the showers after the 2-0 Barclays Premier League defeat at Southampton on New Year's Day. Former Gunners midfielder John Jensen, a close friend of current assistant boss Steve Bould, alleged during comments made as a media pundit for Danish TV […]

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/ 4255 days agoFC Barcelona Director Andoni Zubizarreta Sacked and Manager Luis Enrique Could be Next
FC Barcelona has begun this new calendar year in the same way that they ended the previous one: with a large number of questionable tactics and horrendous mistakes. But like many of us, they’re doing their best to remedy the errors of the past. Andoni Zubizarreta started the first full week of the new year […]

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/ 4255 days agoLuka Modric Omission From Ballon d'Or Nominations Shows Flaws in The System
As the Ballon d’Or announcement comes closer and closer, many have debated between Cristiano Ronaldo and Manuel Neuer for the prestigious award. Looking further back, however, and the 23-man shortlist for the award seems to have its own flaws. A player many felt was unfairly left off the shortlist was Luis Suarez, after his scintillating […]

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/ 4255 days agoBook Review of 'The Special One: The Secret World of Jose Mourinho'
The boy genius gone wrong – this is a familiar theme in the soccer world. The hot-shot young manager slays every challenge he faces until he reaches the summit, the biggest challenge. Then inexplicably he fails, undercutting his genius and showing his soccer mortality. Some, like Brian Clough, bounce back when they find the kind […]

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/ 4255 days agoPremier League Tactics Corner; Analyzing Liverpool's Slight Defensive Improvements
For about 55 minutes of Liverpool’s contest with Leicester City on New Years Day, everything was going pretty well for Brendan Rodgers’ team, and then Adam Lallana picked up a knock and everything went wrong. Since a defeat to Manchester United and victory over Bournemouth in the League Cup quarterfinal, Dejan Lovren’s place in the […]

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/ 4255 days agoWimbledon 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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/ 4256 days agoWimbledon 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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/ 4256 days agoDraw 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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/ 4256 days agoWatch 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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/ 4256 days agoLiverpool 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 […]