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/ 5161 days agoVote for the Best of the 2011-12 English Premier League Season
It's not only on the football pitch where there's a race to the finish for the clubs in the 2011-12 Premier League season. Sunday also represents the final day of voting for the prestigious fourth annual EPL Awards, which recognize the best of the EPL season — everything from footballers to blogs to podcasts, video games […]
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/ 5162 days agoFantasy Premier League adventures: May 8, 2012
1. This isn’t Italy — Despite everything that Roberto Mancini has said over the last two weeks, Premier League teams very rarely have “nothing to play for”. Take Norwich City. Spiraling towards end-of-season malaise, the Canaries arrived at the Emirates on Saturday with a point to prove. Presumably inspired by the FA’s recent managerial decision, Grant […]
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/ 5162 days agoMilan Must Adjust to Win Next Season
Milan's quest to repeat as champions of Serie A fell short due to a number of reasons, in particular the injuries which affected the squad and the demands of European football which drained the players. The Rossoneri must address the following key concerns in order to be successful next season in Italy and Europe: a) […]
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/ 5162 days agoChelsea Releases Video to Promote US Summer Tour [VIDEO]
News from Miami and New York is that tickets for Chelsea's summer friendlies against AC Milan and Paris Saint-Germain, respectively, are selling quickly. Plus Chelsea will be playing in Seattle, and against the MLS All-Star Team near Philadelphia in July. To promote Chelsea's US summer tour, the club has released a video. See below. It's […]
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/ 5162 days agoManchester United’s Summer 2012 Transfer Targets
It has to be said... the 2011/12 season for Manchester United fans has been nothing short of a disappointment. The season that started out with emphatic and wondrous victories against the likes of Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Bolton Wanderers quickly turned into one with shocking and humiliating losses to the likes of Manchester City, Athletic […]
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/ 5162 days agoLiverpool vs Chelsea, Premier League Tuesday: Open Thread
It looks like unlikely that Chelsea will be able to finish in fourth position in the Premier League this season, and Roberto Di Matteo certainly thinks so too based on his Chelsea selection. Ross Turnbull starts in goal instead of Petr Cech, while there are starts for Ryan Bertrand and Oriel Romeu. Chelsea team: Turnbull, […]
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/ 5162 days agoUS TV Schedule Announced for Final Day of 2011-12 Premier League Season
FOX Soccer has announced its lineup for the final day of the Premier League season, which kicks off at 10am ET on Sunday — with all games being played simultaneously. All matches kick off at 10am ET, and will be preceded by a 30-minute "Survival Sunday" preview show: Sunderland vs Manchester United, FX and FOX […]
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/ 5162 days agoArsenal and Liverpool Fans Taunting 'You've Got No History' at Chelsea Are Living In The Past
After watching those final nervy minutes at Wembley and confirming that Chelsea had their hands on yet another FA Cup, I was completely overjoyed. After the season that Chelsea have been through any form of silverware is more than welcome. Couple the FA Cup with the fact that Chelsea have a chance to pull off […]
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/ 5162 days agoNew Leaked Blackburn Letter Lays Bare Crisis and Torment Inside Ewood Park
UPDATED: A new letter has been leaked out of Blackburn Rovers which lays bare the crisis and torment inside the Ewood Park club. The letter was leaked and published on SportingIntelligence.com. However, the site is down due to the surge in traffic it's receiving, so we've gone ahead and reprinted here. Here is the full […]
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/ 5162 days agoWigan Rewarded for Roberto Martinez Managerial Loyalty
Few people hold down the same job year after year in modern history, retiring from the position they began their career in. Generally speaking the higher profile a job is the harder it can be to hold onto. Football managers know this all too well, especially those in charge of a club in a high […]
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/ 5163 days agoU.S. Open Cup Reinvigorated Through Needed Change
It's taken nearly three months for US Soccer to carry out the draw of matches for the revamped Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Everyone can finally celebrate the near-arrival of the latest edition of the historical event. Whether they plan to hold viewing parties or hang out on their computers, laptops or tablets to see […]
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/ 5163 days agoHow Real Madrid Won La Liga
Barcelona's squad contains a number of talented individuals such as Andres Iniesta and Cesc Fabregas as well as the world's best player in recent years Lionel Messi; however, this season the Spanish league title went to a deserving club: Real Madrid. There are several reasons as to why Los Blancos triumphed in La Liga following […]
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/ 5163 days ago9 Live Survival Sunday Games on 9 FOX Properties, But Which Ones Should Show Which Games?
UPDATED: We already know that ESPN2 has picked Manchester City against Queens Park Rangers as their match to broadcast live on the final day of the Premier League season, this Sunday at 10am ET, and ESPN's Ian Darke revealed that FX will show Sunderland versus Manchester United on Sunday. But FOX Soccer and FOX Sports […]
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/ 5163 days agoBlackburn Rovers vs Wigan Athletic: Open Thread
Blackburn's Premier League status is hanging by a thread. Anything other than a win tonight at Ewood Park will send them down to the nPower Championship next season. Meanwhile, a win for Wigan Athletic today will guarantee their Premier League survival for another season. Needless to say, there's everything to play for in today's match […]