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  • Ashley Young Diving Again; Manchester United Winning Again

    Ashley Young took plenty of heat for his dive against QPR, helping Manchester United gain an unjust penalty, en route to a comfortable win. Alex Ferguson said there was no dive. Not much later, another easy home game for Manchester United, another penalty opener after a disgraceful dive by Ashely Young.

  • Did Comolli Take a Liverpool Bullet for Kenny Dalglish

    Kenny Dalglish has done a bad job this season at Liverpool. Most would agree that if it was someone else at the helm, say, Roy Hodgson, he would have been fired already. And Roy Hodgson was fired. Instead, director of football Damien Comolli, 16 months after into the job, left his position, reaching the decision, reportedly, by mutual consent.

  • Hatem Ben Arfa Scored a Wonder Goal That May Put Newcastle in the Champions League

    Hatem Ben Arfa rarely scores boring goals, and his fantastic solo effort against Bolton was nothing but boring, paving the way for Newcastle towards a 2-0 victory against Bolton, edging closer to usurp the slipping Tottenham for the last spot in the Champions League race.

  • English Premier League Referees at an All-Time Low

    Mario Balotelli should have been sent off for his disgusting challenge on Alex Song, although he did get what he deserved much later. Ashley Young was offside but won a penalty through an embarrassing dive against QPR while Branislav Ivanovic was simply offside when scored for Chelsea against Wigan.

  • Mikel Arteta Goal Ends Manchester City Title Dreams

    Mikel Arteta waited for the 87th minute to send a dagger and score the only goal in Arsenal’s 1-0 win over Manchester City, breaking Roberto Mancini and Manchester City’s fans hearts by making it an 8 point gap between Manchester United and the second place, as Arsene Wenger helped Alex Ferguson win (probably) another Premier League title.

  • Luis Suarez Should Leave the Premier League at the End of the Season

    Luis Suarez might be an Anfield darling and Liverpool’s best player, but under the current circumstances, mostly revolving around the team’s terrible form and rather depressing direction adjoined with his problems with English referees, a change of scenery might be good for the Uruguayan striker.

  • Can We Already Announce Kenny Dalglish and Liverpool as the Failure of the Year?

    Kenny Dalglish may be an Anfield hero, but even among Liverpool fans it’s difficult to find those happy with his work this season with the club he was supposed to take back to greatness, given plenty of funds and patience from the American owners. A Carling Cup and a potential FA Cup won’t cover up the mess in the Premier League, no matter how you spin it.

  • How to Choose a Football League to Follow

    So you want to start following soccer. That’s nice. Usually the World Cup is a good instigator for such a desire, especially for North American fans who care about tons of sports but for soccer. Why? Maybe too slow, not enough scoring, diving, too hung up on traditions and ignoring technology.

  • Newcastle vs Liverpool – Twitter Showdown and Preview

    Liverpool, if the league even matters to them anymore, must win at Newcastle to leave themselves a chance of getting a top 6 finish. And although their recent results against Newcastle have usually been favorable, their form in 2012 might suggest that Kenny Dalglish is going to need to come up with new excuses after their visit to St. James’ Park this weekend.

  • Does Roberto Di Matteo Deserve the Chelsea Manager Job?

    Roberto Di Matteo wasn’t supposed to become Chelsea manager, but Avram Grant came out of nowhere and nearly won a Champions League title and the Premier League. Things haven’t gone so well for him since, but that’s a different story. Di Matteo has done rather well since taking over for Andre Villas-Boas, even excpetionally well considering the circumstances and the results before him.