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/ 4555 days agoRoberto Mancini Takes Credit for Current Manchester City Success
Roberto Mancini won a Premier League title and won the hearts of supporters at Manchester City. However, as this season has worn on with Mancini’s replacement Manuel Pellegrini winning plaudits from fans and media, the narrative about the Italian has changed rapidly. From sympathy for the former manager, many supporters feelings have turned towards blaming […]

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/ 4555 days agoJuan Mata move to Manchester United breaks two unwritten rules
The potential sale of Juan Mata for a reported £40 million from Chelsea to Manchester United is shocking. It breaks two unwritten rules in football transfer dealings, and could be made by a manager in Jose Mourinho who doesn’t make transfer errors very often. The two unwritten rules are: 1- Never sell a player to […]

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/ 4556 days agoReal Madrid Prepare Summer Bid For Manchester United's Wayne Rooney: Nightly Soccer Report
For the second day in a row, The Daily Telegraph newspaper is reporting another major transfer news story that may have little to no basis in fact. Yesterday, the paper reported that Manchester United were preparing to bid for Juan Mata. As a result, the other British tabloids and media jumped on the Mata-to-United bandwagon. And now […]

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/ 4556 days agoIs This Liverpool's Away Shirt For 2014/15 Season? [PHOTO]
Earlier this month, we brought you a design of what appears to be Liverpool's home shirt for the 2014/15 season. And now a new image has appeared from the same source that previews what many believe to be the design of Liverpool's away shirt for next season. While Liverpool's home shirt for next season is […]

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/ 4556 days agoWATCH The Best of Gary Neville On This Week's Episode of Monday Night Football [VIDEO]
Sky Sports pundits Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher were back on television in the UK last night for the British version of 'Monday Night Football.' As always, Neville and Carragher had plenty of salient points to share. This week's episode has been broken down into eight separate short videos. Sit back and listen to Neville […]

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/ 4556 days agoWest Ham United vs Manchester City, Capital One Cup Semi-Final 2nd Leg: Open Thread
West Ham United striker Andy Carroll makes his first start of the 2013/14 season against a Manchester City side that is not taking any chances. Aguero and Negredo start up front for Manchester City, while Manuel Pellegrini's side has plenty of depth on the substitute's bench in case the manager needs to turn to them. […]

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/ 4556 days agoLuis Suarez Penalty Incident Raises Diving Issue Again; Reviewing Premier League Referee Decisions
In the review of this past weekend's refereeing decisions in the Premier League, there's only one place to start and thats at Anfield where Luis Suarez was judged to be brought down by Aston Villa keeper Brad Guzan. The score was 2-1 to the away side at the time, so this was no doubt a huge […]

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/ 4556 days agoLa Liga Roundup, Gameweek 20: Real Madrid Poised as Barca and Atleti Drop More Points [VIDEO]
Barcelona and Atletico Madrid both dropped points but Real Madrid won again to close the gap on La Liga’s top two to a point and leave all three clubs embroiled in a three horse-race for the Spanish title. Barcelona were held to a 1-1 draw by Levante at the Cuitat de Valencia. The home side […]

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/ 4556 days agoWith Nicolas Anelka Facing a 5-Match Ban, West Brom Need a New Striker
Pepe Mel’s West Brom debut as manager was solid if unspectacular. The Baggies drew 1-1 with Everton at the Hawthorns Monday night in a match that was more entertaining than one may have expected before the match. The Spanish manager got a positive reception from the home crowd as he made his entrance to the […]

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/ 4556 days agoSwansea’s Premiership hopes hang in balance with Jonjo Shelvey
Sitting just three points above the relegation zone, Swansea City find themselves in the perilous position where the club desperately need to begin winning matches to climb up the table. The team is seemingly coming apart at the seams. The police were called to training on Friday after a report of a standoff between defenders […]

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/ 4556 days agoCan Spain Retain The World Cup?
There seems to be less hype surrounding Spanish football in 2014. Bayern’s 7-0 aggregate thrashing of Barcelona in the Champions League last season may have dented optimism somewhat. As might have Dortmund’s 4-3 semi-final victory over Real Madrid. With the apparent demise of Fernando Torres and David Villa, some are also arguing that the strike […]

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/ 4556 days agoWith West Ham Unable to Entice New Players, Is the Writing On The Wall?
In past January transfer windows, we have seen sides facing the drop load up on new signings and loan players in an effort to stay in the Premier League. This season we have already seen some movement in January window. One team though that has been repeatedly frustrated is West Ham United under manager Sam […]

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/ 4557 days agoManchester United Prepare to Make Record £37million Bid for Juan Mata: Nightly Soccer Report
Tomorrow morning's British tabloids are jumping on the transfer gossip that Chelsea midfielder Juan Mata may be heading to Manchester United in a £37million deal. The Daily Telegraph has the exclusive. Meanwhile, the competition is trying not to get outdone, so they've added their own twist. The Daily Mirror says Manchester United deny the deal is on, The Daily Mail says […]

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/ 4557 days agoWATCH World Soccer Radio, Live at 9pm ET: Tonight’s Topics: MUFC Crisis, Suarez Witch Hunt & More [VIDEO]
Tonights show: Nick and Danny discuss the fallout from the Chelsea/United match and discuss the continuing crisis at Old Trafford. Also the discussion topics are the Suarez witch hunt and the selective memory of many football fans. Plus the Spurs resurgence and the race for fourth in the Premier League. Watch tonight at 9PM ET. […]

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/ 4557 days agoManchester United Put US Summer Tour Plans On Hold, Says Report
Plans for Manchester United's tour of the United States this summer for a series of friendlies in mid-July could be disrupted if the Red Devils fail to qualify for the UEFA Champions League and have to play in the early rounds of UEFA Europa League qualification, depending on where the club finishes in the league […]