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  • English Premier League 2012-2013 Summer Signings

    The transfer window isn’t over yet, but with the 2012-2013 Premier League season beginning on Saturday, most of the teams have already completed their signings, with Manchester United (Van Persie, Kagawa), Chelsea (Hazard, Oscar) and Arsenal (Giroud, Podolski, Cazorla) making most of the news during the summer.

  • Arsenal & Arsene Wenger Lose Their Best Player Again

    For the second straight summer, Arsenal had the chance to show that their not just a feeder club but actually one of the greats in England. Arsene Wenger had a chance to prove he’s a manager great players want to play for. Instead, Robin Van Persie chose Manchester United and Alex Ferguson.

  • Transfer Rumors 2012 – Xabi Alonso Wants to Leave Real Madrid

    One of the weirdest and most surprising rumors to pop up this summer, but it’s still worth mentioning. Xabi Alonso, who has a contract with Real Madrid until 2014 isn’t looking to extend it, instead waiting for the deal to expire and then find a new club, hopefully in the Premier League.

  • Jack Rodwell, a Player Manchester City Don’t Really Need

    Look at the list of players Jack Rodwell, Manchester City’s latest expensive signing, has to compete with for a place in the champion’s midfield – James Milner, Samir Nasri, David Silva, Gareth Barry, Nigel de Jong and Yaya Toure. Does anyone see him getting too much playing time?

  • Manchester City – Not the Favorites to win the Premier League?

    According to Roberto Mancini, the Premier League champions aren’t going to repeat, placing Manchester City as the third or fourth on the list of favorites heading into the 2012-2013 season. Low confidence? Probably not. More like trying to his board into allowing him to spend a bit more money.

  • Joe Allen – A very Expensive Gamble for Liverpool and Brendan Rodgers

    At first look, this Joe Allen transfer is bound to fail. A young central midfielder, just like Jordan Henderson was last season, just a bit cheaper. Still, £15 million isn’t cheap, especially during these times, not matter how rich the owners are. But maybe Brendan Rodgers knows what he’s doing.

  • 10 Most Valuable Teams in the World

    Soccer (real football) might not be a big thing in the United States, but it’s a religion around the rest of the globe, making it hardly a surprise that four soccer clubs (Arsenal, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Manchester United) are among the 10 most valuable sport franchises in the world, along with 4 NFL teams (Giants, Patriots, Redskins, Cowboys) and two Baseball clubs, the Yankees and the Dodgers.

  • Ryan Giggs – Next Manchester United Manager?

    There’s the eternal hunt for finding the next Alex Ferguson, his successor at Manchester United. The latest name thrown into the impossible list is Ryan Giggs, who’ll be captaining the Great Britain football team in the 2012 Olympic Games tournament, now considering a career in coaching after retirement.

  • Daniele De Rossi – The Draw of the Premier League

    After being courted by Manchester United and most recently Manchester City, the combination with the up and coming Euro 2012 match against England has gotten Daniele De Rossi of Roma & Italy to talk a little bit about what might be his future move to the English Premier League.

  • Lionel Messi Ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo in Media Coverage As Well

    Despite the fact that Real Madrid won the La Liga title, it hasn’t helped Cristiano Ronaldo’s bid to be considered as the world’s best player. For now, it seems, no matter what happens on the pitch, Lionel Messi will have the edge in matters of public opinion.