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Barcelona v Manchester United: Catanaccio be Damned!

April 29th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Champions League, Manchester United, Patrice Evra, Premier League, anderson, carlos tevez, cristiano ronaldo, nani, paul scholes, thierry henry, wayne rooney

From ChampionsLeagueTalk.com

After a strangely defensive match at the Nou Camp in which they seemed to adopt a catenaccio mindset, United will look to get back to their usual attacking approach. At the Nou Camp, United appeared content to hope for something on the counter-attack often leaving Cristiano Ronaldo isolated alone up front with Rooney defending […]

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Tevez’s Tally Saves Title

April 19th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Blackburn Rovers, Manchester United, Premier League, carlos tevez, stamford bridge

You just knew it was coming, didn’t you?
Anyone watching the last 25-30 minutes of the Blackburn-Manchester United game today just knew that the Red Devils were going to pull some magic out of the hat. Brad Friedel made several outstanding saves to keep Rovers ahead, but they only delayed the inevitable.
United were huffing and puffing, […]

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Dark Side of Premier League Ignored by Press

September 19th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Premier League, carlos tevez, pascal chimbonda

The sun shines brightly for the Premier League right now. The new season has kicked off without the plague of TV problems that La Liga has encountered. The play on the pitch, so far, has been exciting and much better than the slump we saw last Fall. The only negatives thus far have been the […]

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Man United Looks Ordinary & Predictable

August 21st, 2007 · 2 Comments · Manchester United, anderson, carlos tevez, cristiano ronaldo, nani

Manchester United’s poor start to the season has fooled many critics and fans who felt they would storm out of the gates especially with the signing of Carlos Tevez who was so electrifying during this summer’s Copa America.
If you think back to one year ago (August 2006), many critics (myself included) predicted Man United would […]

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Roundup of Soccer News From Around the World

July 11th, 2007 · 4 Comments · Blackburn Rovers, EPL Talk Podcast, TWI, brazil, carlos tevez, major league soccer talk, uruguay

If you missed the Brazil against Uruguay semi-final of Copa America last night, you could have seen a classic. The entertainment value was extremely high as both teams came so close to winning the match within regulation. Uruguay continually threatened Brazil and were unfortunate not to win the match. After ending 2-2 in regulation, the […]

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Carlos Tevez Set to Join the Old Trafford Revolution

July 5th, 2007 · 10 Comments · Chelsea, Manchester United, carlos tevez, claudio pizzaro, old trafford

The English newspapers are reporting that Carlos Tevez is poised to become Manchester United’s latest signing as early as next week. If the deal goes through, the implications for the Old Trafford club would be enormous.
First, United will have managed to secure the biggest transfer target of the summer in Europe away from the grasps […]

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West Ham United’s New Home Shirt 07/08

June 14th, 2007 · 3 Comments · Umbro, West Ham United, carlos tevez

West Ham United has unveiled its new home shirt for the 07/08 season (pictured). The club has changed kit manufacturers from Reebok to Umbro, and the new shirt is based on the Umbro template which is very similar in design to England, Everton, Rangers and many other clubs adopting the Umbro brand.
The Hammers have also […]

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Finale to Premiership Season is a Classic to Remember

May 14th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Fox Soccer Channel, Setanta Sports, West Ham United, Wigan Athletic, carlos tevez, paul jewell, setanta broadband, setanta xtra

The final day of the Premier League season can best be summed up by the five minutes of added time at Bramall Lane with Wigan Athletic leading 2-1 against Sheffield United.

For those of us who were on the EPL Talk Chat, we had the pleasure of hearing the passion and excitement from Jeff Stelling […]

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West Ham Falters to Clinical Finishing from Chelsea

April 18th, 2007 · No Comments · Chelsea, West Ham United, alan curbishley, carlos tevez, shaun wright-phillips

If you didn’t have a chance to watch tonight’s 4-1 win by Chelsea at West Ham’s Boleyn Ground, you may consider the result as another indication of Chelsea’s superiority and West Ham’s decline. Sure, the Blues were incredible tonight, but the scoreline didn’t accurately portray West Ham’s efforts, especially in the first half.
The first half […]

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Reflections On Classic West Ham v Spurs Match

March 5th, 2007 · 11 Comments · Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United, alan parry, carlos tevez, gabriele marcotti, robbie earle

What more can be said about the West Ham against Spurs match that hasn’t already been said or written? Here are a few of my reflections about the match:

Martin Tyler may have the most recognizable voice of Premiership commentators, but I thought the duo of Alan Parry and Robbie Earle were riveting to listen to […]

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