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Heitinga Transfers to Everton

by Sam Hiser on September 2, 2009 · 4 comments

Dutch international right back, Johnny Heitinga, has accepted a transfer from Atletico Madrid to Everton, completing a physical just under the transfer window deadline which closed at 5pm yesterday.
It’s a loss for Atleti and a serious loss for the Champions League competition (Everton competes in the Europa League but Heitinga is cup-tied for even that). [...]

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Burnley Already Upturn The Applecart

by Paul Bestall on August 24, 2009 · 7 comments

Admit it, after the lacklustre opening day game against Stoke City, you simply couldn’t see Burnley picking up anything from their next 2 games with Everton and Manchester United visiting Turf Moor. They were tough games, that most established Premiership sides wouldn’t be relishing to have back to back so how the Clarets fans must [...]

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Arsenal beat Celtic 2-0 at Celtic Park, all but assuring their qualification for the Champions League group stages, with two away goals.  It was not the presiding effort of their 6-1 away win at Everton, but the two deflected goals – from Gallas and Gary Caldwell’s foot – fulfilled the requirement in what was arguably [...]

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Altidore: “England Early in the Morning”

by Dave Warner on August 4, 2009 · 13 comments

Jozy Altidore seems to be handling this Twitter thing a little better than Darren Bent.
While Bent tossed his toys out of the pram in 140 characters or less, the teenage American striker calmly tweeted to his followers:
England early in the morning so im going to get some sleep ill tweet all day tomorrow on my [...]

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For most football fans, when discussions come round to arguing about who was the greatest English striker of all time, one name will surely always be brought up. William Ralph Dean or Dixie Dean as he became better known is a legend throughout footballing history, with a record that possibly may never be beaten.
Born in [...]

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The FA Cup’s Fastest Goal Came Too Soon

by Ethan Armstrong on June 1, 2009 · 2 comments

Everton’s Pienaar launched the ball into the box from the left side. Chelsea’s Mikel got his head to it but could not clear. Fellaini headed the ball back into the danger area where Louis Saha waited, unmarked, uncontended. He spins into the volley to catch it perfectly with his left foot, catapulting the ball past [...]

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FA Cup Final Live Blog: Everton v Chelsea

by Michael Scallon on May 29, 2009 · 3 comments

The last dance of the season, of every season, the FA Cup Final is the jewel in the English Football Crown. Last year’s final between Cardiff and Portsmouth was arguably the exception, but this year’s certainly isn’t:
Underdogs Everton come into the final for the first time in 14 years, since Joe Royle’s infamous ‘dogs of war’ – [...]

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