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UEFA Champions League Wrap: Inter Executes Master Plan

England, Europe, Italy, Spain, UEFA Champions League 16 March 2010 | 0 Comments

UEFA Champions League Wrap: Inter Executes Master Plan

For a day, anyway, talk of the decline of Italian football will be put to rest.

Inter Milan’s 1-0 victory at Stamford Bridge Tuesday eliminated one of the presumed favorites, and provided a needed boost for a league that was suffering under the European failures of Juventus, AC Milan and Fiorentina.
Not surprisingly, it was Samuel Eto’o [...]

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EPL Round 30 Recap: Keeping Pace

EPL, England, Featured 16 March 2010 | 0 Comments

EPL Round 30 Recap: Keeping Pace

Five of the top six in the Premiership table took maximum points this weekend, with Manchester United going top and Manchester City unable to keep pace as they scraped by with a draw on Sunday.

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David Beckham Suffers Ruptured Achilles, Will Miss World Cup

England, Featured, MLS, United States 14 March 2010 | 1 Comment

David Beckham Suffers Ruptured Achilles, Will Miss World Cup

Former England captain, LA Galaxy and A.C. Milan midfielder David Beckham ruptured his left Achilles’ tendon during a Serie A match on sunday. A.C. Milan representatives have already estimated the 34 year old will miss five to six months after undergoing surgery in Finland on Monday. Given the superstars age, the injury has the potential [...]

Liverpool In Hot Water

EPL, England, Featured 12 March 2010 | 1 Comment

Liverpool In Hot Water

It was yet another week-to-forget for the red half of Merseyside.
Liverpool suffered another defeat on Thursday after Eden Hazard’s late goal gave French club Lille a 1-nil advantage in their Europa League round of sixteen tie. But the bigger downfall came earlier in the week when the team lost 1-nil to Wigan at the [...]

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EPL Weekly News Roundup: Donovan Asks For Everton Extension

EPL, England, Featured 12 March 2010 | 1 Comment

EPL Weekly News Roundup: Donovan Asks For Everton Extension

LA Galaxy forward Landon Donovan has asked for an extension on his loan spell at Premier League club Everton.
The US international has impressed at the Merseyside outfit, but he is due to return to the States after this weekend’s match with Birmingham City. Everton manager David Moyes is keen to keep hold of the [...]

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EPL Weekly News Roundup: Champions League Playoff Plan Scrapped

EPL, England, Featured 5 March 2010 | 0 Comments

EPL Weekly News Roundup: Champions League Playoff Plan Scrapped

The Premier League’s various chairmen met in their secret lair this week to discuss a possible playoff for England’s fourth Champions League spot.
In the proposal, the top three teams in the league would still automatically qualify for the group stages of the CL, but clubs finishing from fourth to seventh would play a [...]

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EPL Round 28 Recap: Gate Crashers

EPL, England, Featured 1 March 2010 | 2 Comments

EPL Round 28 Recap: Gate Crashers

The title race was once again thrown wide open, as Chelsea’s lead at the top was cut to a single point over Manchester United after falling 2-4 to Manchester City on Saturday. Arsenal took maximum points from Stoke City to move within three points of the top as well.

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EPL Weekly News Roundup: Pompey Sink To Administration

EPL, England, Featured 26 February 2010 | 0 Comments

EPL Weekly News Roundup: Pompey Sink To Administration

Portsmouth became the first ever Premier League club to enter into financial administration on Friday after a search for a new owner fell through.
The move will result in a nine-point deduction for the club, all but guaranteeing relegation to the Championship. Portsmouth are currently last in the league even without the penalty, and with [...]

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EPL Weekly News Roundup: Vidic Denies Exit Rumors

EPL, England, Featured 19 February 2010 | 0 Comments

EPL Weekly News Roundup: Vidic Denies Exit Rumors

Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic has attempted to quash speculation that he will be on his way out of Old Trafford this summer.
The Serbian international is reportedly a target for Real Madrid, Barcelona, and AC Milan, and there have also been rumors floating around of a bust-up with manager Sir Alex Ferguson. He declared [...]

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EPL: Hiddink Primed For Chelsea Return?

EPL, England, Featured, Qualifying, Russia, World Cup 14 February 2010 | 0 Comments

EPL: Hiddink Primed For Chelsea Return?

Guus Hiddink announced on Saturday plans to step down as manager of the Russian national team when his contract runs out at the end of June.
It was news many people were expecting, given the country’s failure to qualify for the 2010 World Cup and the Russian Football Federation’s difficulty in paying Hiddink’s annual $10.2 million [...]

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