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Should Rafa stay or should he go?

The biggest debate in the Premiership right now. Has Rafa made mistakes? Yes, many. It was a huge mistake...
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Pellegrini: “Losing to Seville and Milan are worrying”

Without Cristiano Ronaldo, the Merengues lacked creativity and an attacking spark. Karim Benzema and Kaka both had an unmemorable...
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Video: Ronaldinho slaps Raul

At the back of the head. That is a highlight, yes sirree!
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Kaka pays tribute to Pato

Kaka on his former AC Milan team mate, fellow Brazilian, and heir to his heritage. ” I knew that...
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Video: The Geriatricos beat the Galacticos, 3-2

Lights! Camera! Action! The second half had it all. Saves, goals, a melee, and a win for beleaguered AC...
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Kroenke creeps up in the shareholder stake

Stan Kroenke has been quietly sweeping up shares wherever he can find them. He is now a mere 1.04%...
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Maurice Edu racially abused by club supporters

Just so bigoted. Maurice Edu who played so well in his first season with the Gers was the target...
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A depleted Man Utd team faces CSKA

Minus Wayne Rooney, Ryan Giggs, Darren Fletcher, Ji Sung Park, and Patrice Evra. All key players. Which should bolster...
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“Russian Revolution at Camp Nou”

Pep Guardiola downplays the defeat and says “it is hardly a clarion call.” Guardiola insisted his team played “well”...
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Video: Liverpool go down to Lyon, 1-2

I have no idea why Yossi Benayoun was substituted by Andriy Voronin. This has been Rafa’s blind spot this...
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Wenger turns 60 this Thursday, pledges to remain at Arsenal

For life. Wenger said: “I’d never want to go anywhere else. Touch wood, as long as I have my...
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Video: A last gasp strike enables AZ to draw with Arsenal

I have to say that the Gunners looked like they took their foot of the accelerator most of the...
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Kaka will not celebrate if he scores a goal

One of the most eagerly anticipated CL match will be Real Madrid’s encounter with AC Milan which will see...
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Sven declines Swedish job

The Swede who is director of football at Notts County felt he could combine his position at the club...
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AZ Alkmaar: A bit of history with the Gunners

Interesting factoid. AZ Alkmaar inaugurated their new DSB stadium on August 4, 2006 with a 0-3 loss to the...
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Walcott out with ligament damage

AZ Alkmaar v Arsenal UEFA Champions League Tuesday, October 20, 2009 2:45 PM (ET) Walcott’s injury woes continue. His...
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Gooch to undergo surgery this Wednesday

Oguchi Onyewu will have surgery Wednesday to repair a ruptured patellar (patella- knee cap) tendon in his left knee,...
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Sir Alex gets charged with improper conduct

The Alan Wiley drama finally came to a head with the FA charging Sir Alex with improper conduct for...
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Charlie Davies to undergo additional surgeries

From the US Soccer website: This week Davies who is out of the ICU will undergo surgery to repair...
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Is Rafa preparing for an exit?

You can clearly see Glen Johnson did not get his foot on the ball. Bent’s shot skips just over...
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Beach balls and Balloons in the news

While most of the US was transfixed by the Balloon Boy saga, Liverpool fans were encountering their own problems...
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Theo Walcott to miss AZ Alkmaar fixture

Wenger on Walcott following the Ridgewell tackle. “He has a bruised knee, it is swollen and difficult to assess...
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Video: Arsenal 3 Birmingham 1

Lovely bit of footwork by Van Persie in the box and a snappy finish after Song feeds him of...
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Davies update: Out for 6 months to a year

From the US Soccer website: Davies suffered a lacerated bladder and fractures to the tibia and femur bones in...
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If only soccer matches had a unicycle …..

This article should read ” why US sports is synonymous with event management” or “the MLS without toppings is...
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Casillas: Amazing save

Brilliant but not enough to prevent Sevilla from giving Real Madrid their first defeat of the season.
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Video:Dynamo Kiev – Barcelona goals

Dynamo Kiev could not manage to keep Barcelona’s pint sized dynamo from scoring.Messi opened the account for Barca and...
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Real Madrid take an eye for an eye

Barcelona scored 5 goals in their last game against Atletico Madrid.Messi scored two. Real Madrid score 5 goals in...
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Error filled derby gives United bragging rights

Sir Alex Ferguson on the win: “We gave three goals away today. It could have been an embarrassment –...
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Fortress Emirates: Gunners need to win home games

Arsene Wenger feels that 80 points will be enough to win the title as bigger teams drop points to...
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Video: Remember Shaun Goater, MBE

These derbies have not been as one sided as portrayed. Even as Sir Alex foams in the mouth about...
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The six referee thing is nagannahappen

Anish references the six referee rule that Michel Platini has implemented for the Europa Cup and already David Moyes...
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Pele gets back at Don Diego

Remember how Maradona crowed he was chosen the best player over Pele in an internet poll. “What matters is...
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Is Notts County a cog in Qatar’s larger football ambitions?

Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Qatar’s Emir and football association president Saving the world’s oldest football club has an...
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Sir Alex: Man City a “bit cocky”

Sir Alex on the run up to the derby which should be lots of fun. Ferguson said: ‘The rivalry...
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Adebayor gets a three game ban

Well deserved. There is also the improper conduct charge which is still pending. Adebayor did not contest the violent...
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Arsenal answers back: Minus the panache with gumption

Those fighting qualities which seemed to have disappeared during the City and Man Utd games resurfaced yesterday against Standard...
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Eduardo makes his presence felt

Arsenal scripted a great escape,return from the dead kind of victory against Standard Liege.They were two goals down within...
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A battered Arsenal meets Standard Leige: Mannone to start

Standard Liege v Arsenal UEFA Champions League Wednesday, September 16, 2009, 19:45 Arsene Wenger prefaces the match with some...
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Some quotes to get your day started

“If somebody stamps on your head in that way, you wouldn’t say, ‘thank you very much’ and turn the...
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Video: CL group stage: Bordeaux hold Juventus, 1-1

Brilliant goalkeeping by Gianluigi Buffon. Juve gets a fortuitous lead when Cedric Carraso fails to stop Vincezo Iaqunita. Fifteen...
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Video: CL group stage: Man Utd 1 Besiktas 0

The highlight of the match was Wayne Rooney’s reaction to being substituted by Michael Owen. There was also a...
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The EPL’s “homegrown” rule is a palliative

Richard Scudamore launches more Scuds The Premier League has brought in protectionism ostensibly in the name of encouraging homegrown...
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Man City have their first inkling of what Ade is all about

A three match ban at the least should settle the fact that Ade came to City to play in...
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Man Utd have started clicking ominously

A goal down. A man down. And they come back and spank Spurs, 3-1. This was a huge test...
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Stoke City surely win the goal celebration prize.

After Aboudalaye Faye’s goal against Chelsea ….
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Adebayor sure to get a three match ban

The FA is fast tracking the stamping incident and Adebayor will miss the upcoming derby against Man Utd. There...
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In Chelsea’s squad lie England’s future managers

Saturday, June 1st, 1991 was the day when Man Utd won the Cup Winners Cup beating Barca, 2-1 in...
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Real Madrid and Barcelona take 2nd straight wins..

Real Madrid’s 3 goals against Espanyol came from Estaban,Guti and Ronaldo – who came off the bench as a...
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Five things we should expect from Arsenal

All the *wtf* moments belong to us: First Diaby with his head scratching header that led to an own...
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The FA needs to take immediate action against Ade

Above is the photographic evidence of Adebayor’s malice. As if there was any more reason needed why he is...
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Yossi Benayoun hat trick for Liverpool..

Burnley went down tamely .Yossi Benayoun scored three and Kuyt chipped in with one more to make that a...
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Video: Arsenal bludgeoned 4 – 2

Emmanuel Adebayor could face double trouble from the FA .He appeared to scrape his boot down Van Persie’s face...
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City being investigated for teen transfer

In an all too familiar story, another potential poaching case, this time involving 17 year Jeremy Helan of Rennes...
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