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Entries Tagged as 'Carling Cup'

Why So Many Empty Seats For Cup Competitions?

August 26th, 2008 · 18 Comments

Coventry City hasn’t been in the Premiership since the 2000-2001 season, when they were relegated after finishing 19th with 34 points. The Sky Blues have spent every season since then in the Championship, so close to England’s top flight, but yet so far. They’re a proud club — they’ve been in existence since the […]

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Tags: Attendance · Carling Cup · Coventry City · FA Cup · Newcastle United · Ricoh Arena

Latest League News From U.S., England, Germany, Italy and Europe

August 16th, 2008 · No Comments

Be sure to visit the whole network of our sites. Some of the interesting topics include:

Kartik Krishnaiyer over at Major League Soccer Talk takes on a controversial topic that very few journalists are brave enough to write about and that’s the cozy relationship between the Mexican Federation and Major League Soccer. Krishnaiyer also discusses U.S. […]

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Tags: Bundesliga · Carling Cup · Champions League · Championship League · Fox Soccer Channel · Julio Baptista · Major League Soccer · Mexico · Serie A Talk · Soccer On Dish · UEFA Cup · USA · bundesliga talk

Latest Premier League News From Around The World

August 15th, 2008 · 2 Comments

It’s Friday, so if you’re in the mood for I’d-rather-be-reading-than-working, here are several very revealing Premier League-related articles from around the world. Enjoy.

“Credit Crunch Makes Premier League Clubs Feel The Squeeze” (The Telegraph). Read how the Credit Crunch, which started in the U.S., is having a major impact on Premier League clubs this summer.
The Premier […]

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Tags: Brad Friedel · Carling Cup · Chelsea · Fantasy Premier League · Fulham · GolTV · ITV · India · Manchester United · Peter Kenyon · Premier League · Tottenham Hotspur

The Spurs Have Come Marching In

February 24th, 2008 · 18 Comments

Jonathan Woodgate’s extra-time header completed an impressive comeback for Spurs as the North London club beat West London rivals Chelsea today 2-1 to win the Carling Cup.
I don’t want to focus as much on the game itself here as I want to talk about how this result was good for the Premier League as a […]

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Tags: Carling Cup · Chelsea · Tottenham Hotspur

Big Chance for Tottenham Tomorrow

February 23rd, 2008 · 10 Comments

Tomorrow’s Carling Cup final at Wembley represents the first chance at meaningful silverware this year in England. The Community Shield, whose winner does get a trophy, is generally considered to be nothing more than a glorified preseason exhibition match. I think I can safely say that tomorrow’s game will be anything but an exhibition, and […]

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Tags: Carling Cup · Chelsea · Tottenham Hotspur