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Premier League

Arsene Wenger’s Wise Words on the Fiasco in Paris

by Eric Altshule on November 20, 2009 · 10 comments

The appetite for commentary on the farce in Paris still seems strong, and I thought Arsene Wenger had a very wise take on the entire situation today.  Wenger is, obviously, a French supporter and very close with Henry.  In fairness to the Irish fans, the world football community, and for the sake of Henry, he [...]

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Premier League Preview, Nov. 21-22

by Randy Capps on November 19, 2009 · 8 comments

After an International break that completed the 32-team field for the World Cup next summer in South Africa, the EPL surges back to action this weekend with an important fixture at Anfield.
That game is on ESPN in glorious high definition. Here’s the entire TV schedule.
Now, on to the previews:
Liverpool vs. Manchester City
Two teams with designs [...]

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Is Rafa Headed Out the Door?

by Eric Altshule on November 17, 2009 · 13 comments

Rafa Benitez gave a bizarre interview to the Times yesterday, and Liverpool fans should be worried that the pressure may be getting the better of their leader.  When a manager spends time talking about the support he is getting from the management, threatening to quit, and talking about the legacy he wants to leave behind, [...]

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Is This The Arsenal Side to Redeem Wenger?

by Brian Louie on November 13, 2009 · 27 comments

Gooners should be forgiven for indulging in optimism.  With 36 goals in 11 matches, talk of Arsene Wenger’s gun slinging side has done much to impress, and you can sense the Frenchman is a few wins away from making some sort of bold prediction, ala the Invincibles.  To be five points from leaders Chelsea with [...]

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Chelsea Gain Edge in Premiership Title Race

by footballnewsblog on November 10, 2009 · 13 comments

In the first showdown between the two teams most likely to be challenging for major honours at the start of the season, Chelsea took one step closer to the Premiership title on Sunday after beating Manchester United 1-0 in a match many felt that United had to win. Chelsea are now 5 points clear of [...]

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Everton Unable To Take Revenge On Benfica

by footballnewsblog on November 6, 2009 · 0 comments

This season has not started the best for Everton, so far they have been unable to recapture the form they showed last season in the league and  sit a lowly 13th. Couple this with two heavy defeats and the hands of Benfica in the Europa league and things aren’t looking so rosy for David Moyes [...]

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The Cold War For Arsenal Continues

by Paul Bestall on November 5, 2009 · 4 comments

Stan Kroenke has purchased even more shares in Arsenal today taking his holding to 29.9% of the club. With only another 0.09% required to reach the threshold to make an offer for the rest of the clubs shares, Kroenke has purchased 627 shares this week for the princely sum of £5.3 million. The oddest part [...]

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