Middlesbrough has unveiled their new home shirt for the 08/09 season, and Boro fans should be pleased. An important part of Middlesbrough’s history has returned: The white band across the middle of Boro’s shirt, which has long been a feature of their home shirt that made their football club unique.

According to the Middlesbrough web site, […]

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The Premier League and Sky Sports couldn’t have planned it better. With Man United’s draw against Blackburn, the title could be decided this Saturday if United beats Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
Going into the match, Man United definitely has the psychological advantage. Sir Alex Ferguson knows that Chelsea has to win to keep their chances alive […]

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One week ago, it seemed that the Premier League relegation battle was over. Fulham and Bolton both look destined for the drop after devastating losses against Sunderland (1-3) and Aston Villa (4-0) respectively. But incredibly, everything changed yesterday when Fulham recorded their first away win in 33 matches, while Bolton picked up a vital three […]

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In the last ten years, English football has seen an immense amount of money flow into the game, more than at any other time in the history of the sport.
However, the greed knows no boundaries. Instead, clubs are intent on finding new ways to generate more revenue. Often many of them are seeking new pastures […]

 

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Chelsea’s best chance of winning the Premier League title is in the hands of their cross-city rivals, Arsenal Football Club. If the Gunners can get one point against Man United in this Sunday’s match at Old Trafford, that will set up Chelsea for a possible last gasp title win.
Of course, there are still plenty of […]

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The Sun newspaper has live audio commentaries of today’s matches between Middlesbrough and Manchester United, and Everton and Derby.
Access them through their website here.
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Which clubs in the Premier League have the fewest empty seats, on average as a percentage of their capacity? And which ones have the most empty seats on matchdays? You may be surprised by the facts for the 2007/2008 season thus far.
Note, the numbers show the average attendance, followed by the capacity of the stadium […]

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If you’re wondering what the average attendances are for Premier League clubs in the 2007/2008 season thus far, here they are. Not only does Man United lead the league table, but they also have the highest average attendance. Of course, it doesn’t hurt to also have the largest capacity among the 20 Premier League clubs.
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After returning home from the hospital on Wednesday after being away for almost six weeks, I was finally able to watch some live Premier League matches on Fox Soccer Channel yesterday. The matches du jour for me were Liverpool against Reading and Arsenal versus Middlesbrough.
What I witnessed brought a smile to my face. Here was […]

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Middlesbrough’s Jérémie Aliadière, the man with the last name that takes me 73 tries to pronounce correctly, had his red card appeal denied today on the grounds of its “frivolous” nature and his ban increased from three to four games.
This is one of the biggest farces I’ve seen all season.
I don’t subscribe to any conspiracy […]

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The draw for the quarterfinal round of the world’s oldest soccer competition was conducted today in Soho Square. From a record 731 teams that entered the 2007-2008 edition of the FA Cup, we’re down to the last 8/9 and for a neutral fan like myself, this draw shaped up very nicely. All four ties will […]

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