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Premiership

Are the Best Young Players in the World Shunning the EPL?

by Sebastian Shepard on October 14, 2009 · 16 comments

Who are the very best young players in the world?  For the purposes of this article, “young players” are those no older than 22.
First there are the obvious: Lionel Messi, Sergio Aguero, Alexandre Pato, Francesc Fabregas, Karim Benzema, etc.  Their class has been established before this mysterious “young” label vanished, and subsequently they command enormous [...]

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Premier League Preview – Aug. 29-30

by Randy Capps on August 27, 2009 · 3 comments

Can Spurs be stopped?
Will the real Liverpool, Manchester United and Aston Villa please stand up?
When will Pompey spend some of their new found wealth?
Oh yeah, we have our first Big Four clash of the year with Arsenal visiting Old Trafford this week as well.
Perhaps this week in the EPL will get us closer to some [...]

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So less than 24 hours after Promotion to the Premiership and the usual round of tired cliches and articles about “brave little Burnley” are beginning to pop up on-line and in the press. Do they never learn, Do they know the football history attached to this club? Burnley fans will probably laugh in the face [...]

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What Next For Michael Owen?

by Michael Timbury on May 22, 2009 · 7 comments

With Newcastle teetering over the relegation trap door, skipper Michael Owen will lead a mass exodus at the club, should they fall through it into the Championship on Sunday. With Owen out of contract it is likely that he will leave the club in the summer regardless. The question is where will he go? A [...]

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UEFA’s Appeal Committee Show No Common Sense

by Paul Bestall on May 11, 2009 · 10 comments

Why is it so hard to have a governing body with an ounce of common sense, UEFA just seem bereft of it every time it seems like they’ll do the right thing. Are your matches blighted by neo-nazi’s forming swastika shapes on the terrace? Here, have a fine of $3 and don’t do it again. [...]

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Where does this idea of a European Super League keep coming from? Scratch that, WE know where the idea comes from, The European Club Association, the collective of 135 clubs dotted around Europe, keeps trying to push for this dreadful idea to come into fruition. I can’t think of anything I’d rather watch less than [...]

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Don’t Be Fooled By The Damned United

by Paul Bestall on March 18, 2009 · 15 comments

Well this may come as some surprise, but a film about a manager that only had one season in the Premiership may not garner the most interest outside of the United Kingdom but Brian Clough is a legend in European football. Today sees the film version of David Peace’s tome have its World Premier in [...]

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