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Apple’s iPod is a magical little device. It has disseminated knowledge, has alleviated boredom, has provided a personal soundtrack and, most crucially, has eliminated virtually the mutually dreaded “stop and chat” with awkward acquaintances.
After last weekend’s rocking Carling Cup final, the iPod can help a goalkeeper save penalties. Manchester United goalkeeper Ben Foster admitted [...]

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Man United Quadruple is Bittersweet Possibility

by Richard Whittall on March 1, 2009 · 10 comments

It’s the first of March and although there is everything to be decided, you can smell it in the air. This could be the year United do what hasn’t been accomplished by a British club since Celtic in 1967: winning the League, FA, and European Cups, in addition to the Premier League trophy.
Yet as can [...]

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Bookies Suspend Betting On Benitez Leaving Liverpool

by Paul Bestall on February 25, 2009 · 2 comments

Sky Sports News seems to be having a strange day today as it winds itself up again over the information that certain bookmakers here in the U.K. have suspended betting on Rafa Benitez leaving Liverpool after tonight’s match. Now whilst I’ve been highly critical of Benitez this season, this is another ludicrous situation developing  at [...]

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Carling Cup Semi-Final Draw Announced

by The Gaffer on December 7, 2008 · 0 comments

The draw for the semi-finals of the 2008/2009 Carling Cup have been announced. Current holders Tottenham Hotspur will take on Burnley, while Manchester United faces Derby County.
The semi-finals will be a two leg affair. The first leg will be played on January 5th and the return leg on the 19th.
So I guess it’ll be an [...]

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Drogba Suspended for Missile Attack

by James Harris on November 18, 2008 · 2 comments

Now there’s a headline that you might not usually associate with the Premier League but after an ugly exchange during Chelsea’s Carling Cup match with Burnley last week, Chelsea striker Didier Drogba will be spending a bit more time on the bench.  Injuries have already limited the Chelsea hit man to just a handful of [...]

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Today and tomorrow, several Premier League clubs take a break from the Premiership and compete in the Carling Cup. Vote for which big four club is most likely to get knocked out of this stage of the tournament.
<a href=”http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1096336/” >Which big Premier League club will get knocked out of the Carling Cup?</a> <br [...]

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ESPN and Setanta announced last week that both networks will immediately begin sharing the broadband rights in the United States for the Carling Cup, Coca-Cola Championship and Football League. But how exactly will games be split between Setanta Broadband and ESPN360? Here’s how:

ESPN360 will have the first pick of Carling Cup matches from round 1 [...]

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