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La Liga Roundup – Week 32

Midweek fixtures gave La Liga a very Copa Libertadores-like schedule as Spain's stars continue to make their moves towards either a championship, UEFA competition spot, or another season in La Liga De Estrellas. The drama began on Tuesday when Real Madrid looked beaten against Getafe down 2-1 and a man down after Pepe's well-deserved red […]

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Steven Cohen Interview

World Soccer Daily and Fox Football Fone In co-host Steven Cohen joins MLS Talk host Kartik Krishnaiyer to discuss a variety of topic related to football in the United States. We discuss FOX acquisition of Champions League rights, Freddy Adu, Jozy Altidore, Landon Donovan, the international calender, and the CONCACAF Champions League. We also receive […]

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Liverpool Pay the Cost for Benitez Being Too Keane

On February 2nd 2009 there was a massive outcry in the media, from Liverpool fans and football fans in general at the return of one Robbie Keane to Spurs. This move was maybe not a surprise given the apparent unprofessional way that Rafa dealt with Keane. Benching him for key games even when Gerrard or […]

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Weekend TV; April 24, 2009

All Times EST FRIDAY Miami-Montreal 8PM FSC San Luis-Nexaca 9:30 PM Galavision SATURDAY West Ham-Chelsea 10 AM FSC Bolton-West Ham 4:30 PM FSC Everton-Man City 6:45 pm Setanta Columbus-Chicago 7pm FSC Pachuca-Cruz Azul 8pm Telefutura SUNDAY Red Bulls- DC United 3pm Telefutura Gold Pride-Washington Freedom 6pm FSC MLS Direct Kick Saturday RSL- New England 9pm […]

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Friday Football Stories: Recommended Reading

Here are some fun football stories for a Friday. Have a wonderful weekend. Championship Manager is Coming to the iPhone (Just Another iPhone Blog). Just one day after I write about the top 5 essential iPhone apps for soccer fans, The Times reveals that the makers of Championship Manager are bringing the game to the […]

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Fabio Cannavaro could be just what Juve need

Juve have endured a fairly difficult season in the fact that it never really looked like they were going to get the better of Inter Milan and take the Scudetto. One of the things that has disappointed me about I bianconeri this season has been their defence, which has on occasion made some costly and […]

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Zubizarreta – The best ever?

Goalkeepers are a special breed. The sole guardian of the sticks – they live and die by their mistakes. Because of the cut-throat, merciless world that goalkeepers inhibit they are often remembered for the right and sometimes, wrong reasons. One shotstopper destined to go down in history is Spanish legend Andoni Zubizarreta. A list of […]

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Chelsea and Arsenal have their minds on the Champions League rather than the Premier League

With less than a week to go until the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals both Arsenal and Chelsea were in domestic action in the past two days, with varying degrees of excitement as both picked up a solitary point from their respective matches. Whilst the Gunners were involved in one of the matches […]

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Keane back to being a big fish in a small pond

Roy Keane’s return to football management was almost a certainty after his departure from Sunderland, however his return to football management at Ipswich Town has come as a move which hardly anyone would have predicted. The Tractor Boys achieved European glory under then manager Bobby Robson when they lifted the Uefa Cup back in 1981. […]

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New Era for Liverpool?

Liverpool are the most successful team in English football having won more trophies than any other team, but it has been nineteen years since Liverpool last won the league title and unless Man Utd make a lot of mistakes then you will have to round that up to twenty. Yes Liverpool have won the Champions […]
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New Frontrunner For '09 FIFA World Player of the Year

The FIFA World Player of the Year is the greatest individual honor a footballer can win in the sport. As it is well known, the '08 award was won by Manchester United's Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo. After the award presentation, attention shifted to who could win the 2009 FIFA POY Award. Almost immediately, the 1st […]

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Does USL-1 Need a Salary Cap?

USL-1 made a statement in the CONCACAF Champions League. No one will question this, and those like myself who have long been proponents of the second flight of American football were pleased by the results which saw USL-1 emerge on the media map in a mainstream fashion for the first time. While the league as […]

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Top 5 Essential iPhone Apps for Soccer Fans

This week, Apple expects to hit the magic number of one billion downloads in its App Store. An incredible achievement by any means in addition to the 3.9 million iPhones that have been sold that have revolutionized the cellular phone industry. With so many apps available on the App Store, the choice can be overwhelming, […]

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Why Are Premier League Crowds So Quiet?

Watching last night's match on television between Manchester United and Portsmouth, I was dumbfounded by the lengthy periods of silence I heard from the crowd of 74,895 at Old Trafford. Sure, this is nothing new. Sir Alex Ferguson has described the atmosphere created by the Old Trafford fans as a funeral before, but come on, […]

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Newcastle United Unveils New Home Shirt Design for 09/10 Season

Newcastle United may be near the bottom of the Premier League this season, but they're at the top of the league in terms of their commercial department. The Tyneside club are the first to make their new home shirt for the 2009-10 season available. In fact, it went on sale today. The new Newcastle United […]