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Transfer Rumors (12 May 09): Valencia to replace Real-bound Ronaldo at Manchester United, Bolton’s Cahill to cost Arsenal £20m, Liverpool to bid for Middlesb

SoccerLens 12 May @ 02:00 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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You know too many days can't pass without Cristiano Ronaldo being mentioned with Real Madrid, even if he's already said he's going to stay at Manchester United.

The in-form winger is in the transfer gossip pages today, but there are several more big names and big clubs to discuss in today's transfer news and rumors roundup.

Transfer Rumors (22 July 09): Liverpool eye Roma’s Aquilani, Huntelaar holds out for Premier League move, Tottenham bid for Real Madrid’s Negredo, and more

SoccerLens 22 July @ 04:45 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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So, John Terry is apparently going to stay at Chelsea. That shouldn't exactly come as a surprise to anyone, though a few Chelsea fans might have worried themselves into a frenzy over the last several days about the possibility of losing their beloved captain to Manchester City.

Now that that situation looks to be resolved (possibly, maybe, I think.

American Dream Is A Liverpudlian Nightmare

Premiership View 13 December @ 08:15 AM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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Optimism is a pre-requisite for football supporters. It takes different forms; winning a trophy for one club is the equivalent of avoiding relegation at another. The supporter, before and during a season, will invariably swing between belief and the less palatable outcome. As the Premier League avalanche sweeps all before it, the downward trajectory is being ignored.

Is 'El Capitan' Retiring?

Pistolas F.C. 30 October @ 05:08 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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TORONTO - Age appears nothing but a number for the beloved Captain of Pistolas FC Charles Eppich, as he continues to score goals in limited games, and remains the All-Time Goalscorer.
In fact he scored 2 goals in the finals to bring his 2009 tally to 6 and his all-time tally to 12.
But his absence from the roster during the Toronto Cup - an absence not brought on by availability - left many teammates and fans wondering about the status of our fearless leader.

Hammers in for Kaka, I won’t hold my breath

OK Football Finder 08 June @ 07:00 AM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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After what seems like a millennium, West Ham finally got shot of Icelandick Chairman Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson who will go back home with his tail between his legs with 70million (he was hoping for double that last year). 70 million doesn't sound much for a club, especially when you consider that is the figure being bandied about by Real Madrid for The Portuguese Winker.

EPL Week 9: A Look Back

Soccer By Ives 26 October @ 12:25 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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By TRAVIS CLARK

It was all or nothing for Rafa Benitez and Liverpool on Saturday. While a loss wouldn't quite knock them out of the title race, it would be the club's fifth loss in a row and put title talk on the backburner, at least for the time being.

Happy Thanksgiving from SBI

Soccer By Ives 26 November @ 11:43 AM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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Hello all. It is Thanksgiving Day, one of those rare days during the year when soccer goes on the backburner and there are no major games to watch (Well, unless you count the handful of Coppa Italia matches being played today).

American soccer fans have plenty to be thankful for this year.

Alive And Kicking

Premiership View 25 November @ 01:21 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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Having been on the backburner for a year whilst other things took priority, this one is back, alive and kicking, a refuge for football matters. First post will be tomorrow and then every few days on the big, bad world of the professional game.

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Happy Thanksgiving from SBI

Soccer By Ives 26 November @ 11:43 AM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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Hello all. It is Thanksgiving Day, one of those rare days during the year when soccer goes on the backburner and there are no major games to watch (Well, unless you count the handful of Coppa Italia matches being played today).

American soccer fans have plenty to be thankful for this year.

United's Kids Need A Schooling

Who Framed Ruel Fox? 01 December @ 12:55 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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Good evening from ringside.

Well, bar-side, I suppose, really. There's no escaping the facts. But hey, open a window or two, fizz a bit of brass polish about the place and you'd be forgiven for thinking your very own Theatre of Dreams had stumbled onto your very doorstep.