English Premier League News Archives


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Nov
29
2008

Arsenal in disarray and out of title race, Shearer rejects Newcastle, Tevez not leaving Manchester United, Aston Villa Birmingham and more

Today’s news briefs are brought to you by the most popular footballer in the world, Mr David Beckham:

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Nov
29
2008

Will ‘Pink’ Anelka help Chelsea beat Arsenal?

Franck Ribery is not the only player with new pink boots. His teammate in the French national team, Nikolas Anelka, goes pink...

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Nov
28
2008

Manchester City 0-1 Manchester United - English Premier League - 30 November 2008 - Live Blog

Manchester City 0-1 Manchester United (Rooney 42′)
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium, England
Competition: English Premier League
Date: 30 November 2008
Kickoff: 13:30 GMT, 8:30 ET

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Nov
28
2008

Arsenal’s captaincy gaffe, free Manchester United tickets, the next Real Madrid striker and more

Today’s report is brought to you by Alessandra Ambrosio and Cristiano Ronaldo and because we’ve been away for a while, by the lovely...

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Nov
26
2008

Can Kinnear save the Magpies?

How Newcastle’s fortunes have dipped over the last year. At this stage of last season, Sam Allardyce had steered the club to 11th in the league with 18 points from 14 games. He was sacked a few short weeks later with the club still 11th, having...

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Nov
26
2008

MLS Youth Academies Signal Changes in U.S. Player Development

This article was originally published on American Soccer News and is reprinted here by their permission. Please visit their website for the latest American soccer news.

As Major League...

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Nov
25
2008

08-09 Champions League Matchday 5 Predictions and Stats

European football returns this week with Matchday 5 of the 2008/2009 Champions League, which takes place on Tuesday 25 and Wednesday 26 November. We have a few predictions for today’s and tomorrow’s matches at the end plus some stats from...

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Nov
25
2008

Top 20 Future England Football Stars

With Fabio Capello at the helm, there is no doubt in my mind that England’s football future is looking bright. Of course being Italian I’m a bit biased, but Don Fabio is a winner and as such, the man usually likes to pick...

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Nov
25
2008

What about now? Is Arsenal’s title push over?

A few weeks back I said (on Soccerlens) that people were being huge drama queens and writing off Arsenal way too early. The following Saturday they beat Manchester United and proved to their doubters that they were more than capable of beating the...

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Nov
25
2008

Stoke have a better chance of Premier League survival than West Brom

It’s been an entertaining start to the Premiership season, and no more so than at the bottom of the table.

Two of the newly promoted teams from the Championship, Stoke City and West Bromwich Albion, faced off at the weekend—two teams that...

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Nov
25
2008

Arsenal Think It’s Bad Now, Wait Until Their Tricky Games Come

When William Gallas had his temper tantrum at Birmingham following the last minute penalty decision to deny his team all three points, I was sure Arsene Wenger would take the captaincy from him. It would be entirely unacceptable for any player to behave...

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Nov
24
2008

Right Result 24-11-08

Dean Windass’ name is already written large in the folklore of Hull City and now the veteran striker is claiming a place in the record books as the Premier League’s second oldest-ever goalscorer.

The Dubious Goals Panel will decide...

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Nov
23
2008

Football Advertising - How Football Clubs Make Money

Football must be a pretty good way to advertise your company. We all know that Emirates sponsor Arsenal, AIG sponsor Manchester United, Samsung at Chelsea and Carlsberg at Liverpool. But did you know that...

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Nov
22
2008

Aston Villa v Manchester United: Much More Than 3 Points at Stake

Much has been said about it being too early to be out of the title race in November, mostly in relation to Arsenal. I argue that while mathematically that may be true, if you look at the recent history of points required to win the PL and points gaps...

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Nov
22
2008

Manchester City 3-0 Arsenal - English Premier League - 22 November 2008 - Live Blog

Manchester City (Ireland 45′ + 2, Robinho 56′, Sturridge pen. 90′) 3-0 Arsenal
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium, England
Competition: English Premier League
Date: 22 November 2008
Kickoff: 15:00...

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Nov
21
2008

Transfer Rumors (21 Nov 08): Manchester City, Newcastle United and more

We round off the week in transfer rumors with the biggest rumor of the week by far. Oh, and Newcastle are still looking for a left back too.

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Nov
21
2008

Kinnear could move for Denilson and Riise in January

Newcastle manager Joe Kinnear has made former Liverpool defender John Arne Riise and Arsenal midfielder Denilson...

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Nov
21
2008

Manchester City to tempt Juve with 50m Buffon bid

The biggest rumor of the day, by far, has Manchester City reportedly to make a huge splash in January by making...

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Nov
21
2008

William Gallas exposes Arsenal to more bad press, Wenger must take action

I came across these comments by William Gallas and was amused / concerned. A couple of things came to mind:

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Nov
20
2008

Transfer Rumors (20 Nov 08): Santa Cruz to Man City, Lazio target Mascherano, Campbell to Tottenham (permanently)

Today’s transfer roundup has a bit of a Belgian flair to it, so if you want, grab some Belgian waffles and your favorite Belgian beer as you go through today’s top transfer stories.

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Nov
20
2008

Arsenal and Aston Villa chasing 8m Belgian star Defour

The summer saw a couple of Belgium’s best make moves to the Premier League, in Vincent Kompany and Marouane Fellaini, and in January, another one of Belgium’s top young stars could be on his way to England, as Aston...

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Nov
20
2008

Redknapp wants permanent deal for in-form Campbell

One of the hottest players of the week is Tottenham’s on-loan Fraizer Campbell, and thanks to his fine form, the Daily Mail says that Harry Redknapp could...

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Nov
20
2008

Unhappy Santa Cruz wants Manchester City move

According to the Guardian, Blackburn striker Roque Santa Cruz wants to leave the club and join former manager Mark Hughes at Manchester City....

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Nov
20
2008

Anderson and Nani - will they live up to the hype?

Anderson Luis de Abreu Olibeira and Luís Carlos Almeida da Cunha (Anderson and Nani to you and me) are two of the brightest young prospects at Manchester United today. They have their admirers and equally, their detractors as well.

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Nov
19
2008

Transfer Rumors (19 Nov 08): Van Persie to AC Milan, Benayoun to quit Liverpool, Newcastle want Warnock

So what if you’re about to get a new deal? That doesn’t stop you from being one of many mentioned in Wednesday’s transfer roundup.

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Nov
19
2008

Man City could have edge on Newcastle for Blackburn defender

Yesterday, I reported on Blackburn’s interest in a couple of January targets, but today, Blackburn are on the other side of the line, as Newcastle are once again stepping...

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Nov
19
2008

AC Milan have Arsenal star Van Persie in their sights

A small tidbit in The Guardian’s Wednesday rumor mill could ruffle a few feathers, as it links Arsenal star Robin Van Persie with...

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Nov
19
2008

Liverpool midfielder wants to play or he’ll go

Liverpool midfielder Yossi Benayoun could soon be on his way out of Anfield if he doesn’t get more playing time.

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Nov
18
2008

Transfer Rumors (18 Nov 08): Ronaldo to Man City, Drogba to Real, Green to Tottenham

Today’s transfer rumors feature a potential surprise, a rumor, and a little humor for Arsenal fans.

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Nov
18
2008

Real Madrid in talks to bring Drogba to Spain

Spanish news sources are good for a high-profile rumor or three regularly, and today, Sport.es is saying that Real...

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