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/ 4580 days agoParis Saint-Germain Consider Signing Leo Messi and Triggering His €250m Release Clause
French media are reporting that Paris Saint-Germain are weighing up the option of placing a bid for Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi, which means that PSG would need to pay the €250million release clause to land the world's best footballer. The report in the French daily newspaper Le Parisien reveals that Messi is dissatisfied with Barcelona vice president Javier […]

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/ 4580 days agoOle Gunnar Solskjaer Tipped As Leading Contender for Cardiff City Manager Job
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been tipped as the leading contender to replace Malky Mackay as manager of Cardiff City Football Club. Mackay was sacked today after being forced out of the Welsh club by owner Vincent Tan. But there's been a lot of speculation among pundits and bookies that Solksjaer is among the top candidates […]

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/ 4580 days agoUnderappreciated Wayne Rooney Deserves Respect For 150 Goal Achievement
Against Hull City, Wayne Rooney scored a sensational goal to become the second player in Premier League history to score 150 goals with one team; the first is Arsenal legend and current New York Red Bulls striker Thierry Henry. The accomplishment is a testament to his longevity, class and skill, but Rooney’s spotlight has seemed […]

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/ 4580 days agoCardiff City Owner Vincent Tan Sacks Manager Malky Mackay
Cardiff City manager Malky Mackay has been sacked today as boss of the Welsh club. According to a brief statement on the Cardiff City website, "The Board of Directors at Cardiff City Football Club have today relieved Malky Mackay of his duties. "A new first team manager will be appointed and announced in due course." Mackay was […]

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/ 4580 days agoWebsite Stops Creating Animated GIFs of Soccer Goals After Receiving Take Down Notices From Premier League & UEFA
Popular animated GIF website Feint Zebra has stopped producing animated GIFs of goals because the site owner has received take down notices from the Premier League and UEFA, as well as Twitter removing many of its tweets due to DMCA takedown notices from the Premier League. Sites that create animated gifs appear to be the […]

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/ 4580 days agoFouls By Defenders On Corners And Free Kicks Have Gone Too Far: Premier League Referee Decisions, Gameweek 18
Boxing Day saw all 20 Premier League teams play, producing some very interesting results and a number of goalkeeping howlers. As ever, the referees were kept very busy with red cards, penalties and goal line decisions. Fouls inside the box from set pieces are increasingly becoming more and more frequent. Jumping on players’ shoulders, pulling […]

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/ 4580 days agoRodgers Furious After Liverpool’s Defeat at Man City
Other than the over-exaggeration by Luis Suarez who tried to win a penalty after having his shirt pulled in the box late in the game against Manchester City, Liverpool deservedly have a lot of complaints regarding the refereeing during Thursday's match at the Etihad Stadium. Brendan Rodgers in his post-match interview had this to say […]

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/ 4580 days agoFootage of West Ham United Defender Being Arrested Outside Essex Nightclub [VIDEO]
Footage has been posted on YouTube allegedly showing West Ham United defender James Tomkins from his arrest during the early morning Sunday hours earlier this week. Tomkins was arrested outside an Essex nightclub and charged with resisting arrest and being drunk and disorderly after security staff at the nightclub called the police. Despite his arrest […]

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/ 4581 days agoBrazil Third Shirt For 2014 FIFA World Cup: Leaked [PHOTOS]
Photographs of Brazil's third shirt for World Cup 2014 have been leaked on the Internet. Brazil's third shirt is a black design with yellow trim. Designed and manufactured by Nike, Brazil's third shirt that will be worn at World Cup 2014 in matches where they won't be wearing their home or away shirts. View: Brazil's […]

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/ 4581 days agoMillwall Sack Manager Steve Lomas After 4-0 Boxing Day Defeat to Watford
Millwall Football Club have announced the sacking of manager Steve Lomas, just hours after the club were beaten 4-0 against Watford on Boxing Day. The defeat sees Millwall drop to 20th position in the Championship table. A statement on the club website read: "Coach Neil Harris and Academy Director Scott Fitzgerald, both former players at […]

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/ 4581 days agoArsenal Go Top Of The Table After Second Half Surge Leads Gunners to Victory
Arsenal defeated West Ham 3-1 United at Upton Park today and won their first Premier League match in their last five appearances, moving back to the top of the Premier League table — at least for a couple of hours, depending on the result of the Manchester City-Liverpool match. Both teams started aggressive with high […]

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/ 4581 days agoPower Goes Out But Soccer Fans Use Cellphones to Illuminate Stadium [VIDEO]
In the Championship game between Leicester City and Reading today, a power failure resulted in darkness falling on the ironically named King Power Stadium in England. However, cheeky Leicester City supporters switched on their mobile phones and turned them to face the pitch, with Leicester City supporters singing "We're Leicester City, we'll play in the […]

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/ 4581 days agoDon’t Sleep on Manchester United's Premier League Title Chances
David Moyes has been the subject of much derision this season. But as the epic Boxing Day comeback against Hull City indicates, the reigning champions have plenty of fight in them. The character demonstrated by the Wayne Rooney captained side at the KC Stadium was a shot across the bow to the teams ahead of […]

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/ 4581 days agoWayne Rooney Becomes Only Second Person to Score 150 Goals for A Single Premier League Club [GIF]
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney became only the second person to score 150 goals for a single Premier League club today when he unleashed a brilliant shot to score against Hull City, to make it 2-2 in a sensational match inside just the first 25 minutes. The only other Premier League footballer to reach the […]

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/ 4581 days agoLiverpool Face-Off Against Manchester City In Boxing Day’s Marquee Match
(For US Viewers – Manchester City v. Liverpool will be shown LIVE on Thursday December 26th at 12:30ppm EST on NBC Sports Network) Boxing Day’s final match features two teams in brilliant form: league leading Liverpool and third place Manchester City. Liverpool have scored seventeen times in their last four Premier League matches as the […]