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/ 5778 days agoWebsite Interview: Classic Football Shirts
If, like me, you're always looking around the Internet for those hard to find football shirts from your past, frustrated as someone gazumps on you on e-bay for the classic 1987 Tottenham away kit with 3 seconds to go, then there has to be only one website for you to visit: www.classicfootballshirts.co.uk To say it's […]
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/ 5796 days agoUmbro Hard At Work On New Hull City Third Shirt
The 2008/2009 Premier League season will go down as one of the most bizarre in terms of football kits. There's West Bromwich Albion who are without a shirt sponsor for the entire season. Then there was West Ham United and the covering up of sponsor name XL Travel with player's squad numbers. And the day […]
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/ 5797 days agoAre Hull City Destined to Stay or Slide in the English Premier League?
Hull City have been a breath of fresh air for the EPL this season as, on their first foray in the English top flight, they took the Premier League by storm. Almost every football expert, and non-expert, had the Tigers pegged as certain relegation fodder before a Premiership football was even kicked back in August. […]
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/ 5803 days agoFootball Transfer Twaddle: Defoe, Arteta, Toure and Pennant
After accepting a sordid envelope with £20m for “Lass” Diarra, Portsmouth rejected shrewd dealer Harry Redknapp’s £30m overture for Jermain Defoe, Glen Johnson and Peter Crouch. Pompey then lessened Defoe’s value markedly, by announcing they would sell him for a fair price. “It looks like Jermain wants to go,” Portsmouth executive chairman Peter Storrie said. […]
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/ 5820 days agoWill Saturday Be The Most Boring Matchday In The Premier League?
All the attention this week will be on Manchester United's FIFA Club World Cup matches in Japan, and Sunday's tantalizing Arsenal against Liverpool battle. But spare some thought for the matches on Saturday. On paper, it looks like it could be one of the most boring matchdays in the history of the Premier League. Here […]
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/ 5821 days agoBig Four Teams Are Playing Copycats With Premier League Results
It used to be a lot easier. All top flight matches used to be played on a Saturday at 3pm GMT. There were no early kick-offs. No late kick-offs and, heaven forbid, no Sunday matches. Now, of course, everything has been turned upside down. Because only a few of the matches are played at the […]
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/ 5821 days agoLiverpool and Arsenal Are Flat-Track Bullies; Only In Reverse
It's been the same story from Liverpool and Arsenal all season. To become Premier League champions, both teams lack the consistency needed not only in their results, but also in their performances on the pitch. Saturday was another perfect example as both teams underwhelmed against opposition they should have beaten. The moment Arsenal stepped into […]
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/ 5824 days agoForget El Classico, The EPL Has More To Offer This Weekend
Sometimes the fixture gods of the Premier League generate a random weekend where there are so many talking points to look forward to, such as the games scheduled this weekend. While many of us will be keeping a close eye on the Real Madrid against Barcelona El Classico, there are plenty of classics in store […]
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/ 5831 days agoThe Ghosts of Watford Past are Alive in the Premier League
In the 2006/2007 season, Watford finished on bottom of the Premier League with 28 points. While it looks like it'll be a while before Watford gets promoted from the Championship again given their current league form, the ghosts of Watford past are still alive and well in the Premier League today. There were two players […]
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/ 5845 days agoWho Are The Worst Behaved Fans In The Premier League?
Throughout the season, the Premier League keeps track of which clubs have the best behaved fans as well as the worst behaved fans. Last year, Chelsea was voted the worst behaved fans especially because of the way they abused Avram Grant most of the season, but so far this season they've zoomed up the charts […]
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/ 5848 days ago3 Teams Invited to 2009 Premier League Asia Trophy
Plans are being finalized for the 2009 Premier League Asia Trophy. So far, Chelsea, West Ham United and Hull City have been invited to participate in the tournament which is likely to be held in China, in either Beijing or Shanghai. The 2007 edition of the tournament was hosted in Hong Kong where Portsmouth won […]
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/ 5848 days agoTime To Stop Underestimating Hull City
So, how many people thought Hull City would be Premiership cannon fodder, this seasons Derby County, bravely battling against the odds in a futile struggle that would ultimately lead to relegation. If so, how many had actually seen Hull City play before they came up? Not many I bet. Fair enough, I'd only seen them […]
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/ 5862 days agoWhich Premier League Clubs Will Get Relegated This Season?
Just as it's difficult to predict who will win the Premier League race this year, it's going to be even harder to pick which three clubs will be relegated. After watching all of the teams play, none of them look like relegation candidates. Sure, one week ago Spurs looked like relegation certainties, but with Harry […]
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/ 5862 days agoPoll: Who Do You Want To Win The Big Race?
Tomorrow in the United States will be the biggest day in the history of the country for several years. But if you had one choice between the candidates, who would you want to win the race? <a href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1070829/" >If you only had one vote, who would you want to win the race this year?</a> <br […]
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/ 5863 days ago10 Reasons Why This Premier League Season Is The Best Yet
This weekend we were graced with another very entertaining and competitive Premier League weekend. At this rate, we're well on course for one of the most exciting Premier League seasons in recent memory. Here are ten reasons why: No more Derby County. The three promoted teams already have equaled or exceeded the number of points […]