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/ 4929 days agoHow Many Soccer Shirts Do You See In a Typical Week?
Three months ago, without telling anyone, I began a fun experiment on Twitter to live-tweet my life in suburbia (near West Palm Beach, Florida, to be exact). Since most of my life is consumed by watching, reading and writing about soccer, I thought it'd be an interesting experiment to live tweet any instances where I […]

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/ 4929 days agoGet Your Predictions in for Beat The Manager Gameweek 21
If you didn't get an iPad Mini for the holidays, or you want a second one, be sure to enter your predictions for Beat The Manager, gameweek 21. The deadline to get them in is this Wednesday at 6:30am ET. We're giving one away after the end of gameweek 25 — and with all of the […]

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/ 4929 days agoLike a New Signing: Arsenal's Theo Walcott Shines as a Striker
The emergence of Theo Walcott as a center forward should bring an end to Arsenal’s search for a striker in the transfer market. Walcott, whose hat-trick and overall performance led Arsenal to a 7-3 victory over Newcastle, has appeared reborn since Arsene Wenger shifted him inside. The first tally on a wild day at the […]

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/ 4929 days agoWhy Do So Many Englishmen in America Not Follow Soccer?
While soccer is growing in the United States, the fandom of an American soccer fan can still be a solitary experience. Most people I interact with on a daily basis aren’t fans of the sport, much less enthusiastic fans who will want to chat about last weekend’s action or the more recent transfer gossip. Honestly, […]

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/ 4929 days agoMan Utd 2-0 WBA: 5 Observations as the Red Devils Enter the New Year With a 7-Point Lead Over City
Here are five observations from Manchester United's 2-0 victory against West Bromwich Albion in gameweek 20 of the 2012-13 season: 1. United manage to get a clean sheet: You read it right. The league leaders have been ruthless when it comes to finding the back of the net but the clumsiness in defense meant they […]

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/ 4930 days agoChelsea's Pursuit of Newcastle's Demba Ba Stalls Over Contract Terms: The Daily EPL
Chelsea's hopes of signing Demba Ba from Newcastle United have seemingly been dashed after talks broke down over contract terms. The Newcastle United striker has a release clause in his contract that allows a club to come in and sign him if they bid £7 million. While Chelsea and other clubs are interested in Senegalese […]

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/ 4930 days agoNewcastle Set to Sign France Defender Mathieu Debuchy From Lille: The Nightly EPL
Newcastle United looks set to sign France defender Mathieu Debuchy, and the timing couldn't be better. United is suffering from a horrible dip in form, and there are plenty of gaps in the back four. Debuchy should be a brilliant addition to the Premier League. Here are tonight's Premier League news headlines: Newcastle set to […]

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/ 4930 days agoTop 10 EPL Things We Loved This Weekend
It's been another brilliant weekend in the Premier League, so I thought I'd try something new this week with a list of 10 things I loved about this Premier League gameweek 20 weekend that I either saw or read: 1. Cameron Jerome's goal for Stoke to make it 3-3. Who would have thought that before […]
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/ 4930 days agoSepp Blatter Slams MLS and US Soccer
In an interview released this weekend by Al Jazeera, FIFA President Sepp Blatter slammed Major League Soccer calling it "not a very strong professional league" and saying that "no professional (soccer) leagues (are) recognized by American society." The statements by Blatter will be extremely embarrassing to MLS and US Soccer executives particularly with the criticism […]

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/ 4931 days agoPremier League Sunday, Gameweek 20: Open Thread
While most of the attention has been off the pitch at the chilly reception that Rafa Benitez is expected to receive at Goodison Park in front of the Everton supporters, there's plenty of things on the pitch to discuss. Most importantly, a win for Everton will see them leapfrog over Chelsea into fourth place (and […]

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/ 4931 days agoTransfer News: Liverpool Approach Lazio for Modibo Diakite: The Nightly EPL
Here are tonight's Premier League news headlines: Liverpool approach Lazio for Modibo Diakite — 101 Great Goals Rafael Benítez braces himself for hostile reception at Goodison Park — The Guardian Video: Arsene Wenger praises Theo Walcott's "great" performance — BBC Sport Paul Lambert admits Aston Villa are in a dogfight against relegation — The Guardian Newcastle […]

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/ 4931 days agoPremier League Saturday Gameweek 20 Match Highlights [VIDEO]
After several nail-biting low-scoring games over the festive period, today's matches brought us an incredible 4.37 goals per game with 35 goals scored in eight Premier League matches. Here are the video highlights for all eight matches in the Premier League, gameweek 20: Sunderland vs Tottenham Hotspur Video: Sunderland v Tottenham Premier League Highlights 12/29/12 […]

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/ 4932 days agoPremier League Saturday, Gameweek 20: Open Thread
Fresh after beating Manchester City at the Stadium of Light, Sunderland opens today's Premier League football with another opportunity to see if they can knock one of the big EPL clubs off their perch — Tottenham Hotspur. The match kicks off at 7:45am ET/12:45pm UK time. Six 10am ET/3pm UK time matches follow, which include Manchester […]

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/ 4932 days agoLooking for Passionate Soccer Fans to Write for EPL Talk
If you eat, live and breathe Premier League football and you have a passion for writing, EPL Talk would like to invite you to write for our site. Over the years, many soccer fans who have started writing for EPL Talk have gone on to work for or be published on sites such as FOX […]

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/ 4932 days agoSir Alex Ferguson is a Great Manager, But Sets Bad Example With Ugly Tirades: The Daily EPL
The controversy and drama resulting from Mike Dean's correct decision to award Newcastle United their second goal at Old Trafford from Boxing Day continues to roll on. In today's press conferences in England, there's been plenty of verbal attacks from Ferguson against Pardew, as well as Pardew and Wenger against Ferguson. In an article by […]