Will Real Salt Lake and Yura Movsisyan be celebrating at Toyota Park Saturday night? Most agree that such an accomplishment is possible, yet a Chicago Fire win seems more probable. No matter what, it should be an entertaining encounter in front of a sellout crowd in Bridgeview.

A lot of the Fire's fortunes will come down to the health of two of their defensive players.

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What in the world is Pep wearing? This is certainly not his best moment in press conference attire, or any occasion attire, for that matter.
We're mortified a bit. Why would you even glance twice at such an abysmal sweater - except to gawk at it - let alone buy it and actually wear it? At a press conference in front of forty hundred cameras? Click to continue reading...

Katy Perry hosted the MTV Europe Music Awards in Berlin last night and wore the above claret and blue ensemble for part of the show on a dare from boyfriend, fellow MTV host, and West Ham faithful Russell Brand (see him sing "We All Follow The West Ham" on Jimmy Fallon four minutes into this video).

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I have been surfing the soccer blogs today and not many people are giving Real Salt lake much of a chance to get past defending MLS Champions, The Columbus Crew. I just want to remind people of three things:

1. Overall, RSL has scored 23 more goals than its opponents in home games this season.

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Blackburn Rovers v Burnley
Sunday 18 October 2009
Ewood Park, Premier League
Kickoff: 13:00 BST

Since football official restarted back in 1992, a team called Blackburn Rovers have always been there, with the exception of two seasons in the wilderness.

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Tonight, in just about two hours, RSL goes up against the New York Red Bulls in a must win game. RSL is up against the wall after 18 days off from league play. RSL is currently sitting four points out of a playoff spot with three games left. Two of the games are home in Rio Tinto, tonight's match and the final match of the season at home against the Colorado Rapids.

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Aston Villa has been a Jekyll and Hyde team so far this season. While they have yet to surpass the impressive performances they showcased for portions of last season, they showed glimmers of hope Monday night with an admirable defensive display against a very talented Manchester City team.

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"Do you lose points for an own goal????"

That was the question on most people's lips during the Liverpool v Villa game on Monday night wasn't it? Or was that just me? Yeah it was probably just me based on the facts that a) I am the only man sad enough to worry about Fantasy Football points when my side is getting pasted at home by a team that had looked past their best a week earlier, and b) the only sap stupid enough to put my trust in a certain Lucas Leiva.

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August comes to an end on Monday, and this year it will have outlived Aston Villa's time in the 2008/09 Europa League by four days. Villa beat Rapid Vienna 2-1 at Villa Park last night, drawing 2-2 over the two legs and exiting the competition on away goals. One suspects that the inquest into the defeat is unlikely to be a very long one.

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Can Spurs be stopped?

Will the real Liverpool, Manchester United and Aston Villa please stand up?

When will Pompey spend some of their new found wealth?

Oh yeah, we have our first Big Four clash of the year with Arsenal visiting Old Trafford this week as well.

Perhaps this week in the EPL will get us closer to some of the answers to these and many other questions.

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From the Real Salt Lake Front Office, the team today officially announced the acquisition of midfielder/forward Nelson González via a loan deal from Argentine side Quilmes Atlético Club. Per team policy, terms of the loan deal will not be disclosed. González, who will occupy the fifth of Real Salt Lake's seven available International Player roster spots, will be eligible to make his Major League Soccer debut this Saturday, August 15, when the Utah side plays host to the Western Conference-leading Houston Dynamo at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy (7:00 p. Click to continue reading...

OK, so if you're expecting sarcasm and a general belittling of Burnley, then I suggest you look for another article somewhere else on the internet. There will be no mention of pets, the diet of Burnley's population, nor its voting habits. Just a simple look at the side's footballing credentials and what next season means to the Claret fans.

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Following the recent launch of their white new away kit, Nike and English Premier League side Aston Villa have unveiled their 2009/10 home kit. As usual the Midlands club have stuck to their traditional home claret and baby blue colours. The kit was launched as part of a bullring to bullring challenge that saw the club's [. Click to continue reading...

The promise of Real Salt Lake's pre-season success in the Carolina Challenge Cup, and the team's obvious strength at home, faded in early summer. RSL looked good early on, really good, and I was hopeful that the strong 2008 finish was heralding the birth of solid, top of the conference team, you know, a team that could always be counted on to get into the playoffs.

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It's that time of year again - the worst fashion show of the year. Well, almost. The Premier League clubs are almost all kitted out for the new season, with only a handful of notable exceptions. A couple of clubs are staying as they were this season and Portsmouth will be keeping their fingers crossed that they don't sell out of replica shirts after the closure of Canterbury Clothing Company, but the overwhelming majority of clubs have not been able to resist the temptation of all that lovely lucre and gone for it for the 2009/10 season.

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West Ham United's new home kit won't be released until Monday, but we have a leaked picture of what is presumably it thanks to Football Shirt Culture.

Designed and manufactured by Umbro and sponsored by SBOBET, the new jersey features a checkerboard design on the front in claret, and a very minimal blue trim as opposed to previous seasons when the sleeves were blue.

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West Ham have been taken over by asset management company, CB Holdings, a subsidiary of its main creditor, the stricken investment bank Straumur-Burdaras, after Björgólfur Gudmundsson failed to find a buyer willing to meet the asking price required to satisfy his debts. CB Holdings — the CB standing for 'Claret and Blue' — is a special purpose vehicle, created specifically to take over the running of the club. Click to continue reading...

Burnley have unveiled their new home and away football kits for the 2009-2010 season. To say that they're unique is an understatement.

Just as Aston Villa's decision to add the name of a charity to sponsor its shirts pleasantly surprised many football supporters, a similar goodwill decision has been made for Burnley's home kit.

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SPL side Motherwell have released their new home jersey for the 2009-10 season, manufactured by New Zealand based Canterbury. It is an amber shirt with claret and white trim and claret hoop. The Canterbury logo is below the collar, with the Motherwell crest and the logo of sponsors JAXX below it. It is accompanied by yellow [. Click to continue reading...

Congratulations to Burnley, who today beat Sheffield United 1-0 in the Championship Play-Off Final at Wembley.

Wade Elliot's stunning strike after 13 minutes was enough to see The Claret's into the Premier League, for the first time in 33 years.

What an end to a fantastic season for Owen Coyle and Burnley.

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FC Barcelona has revealed their Jerseys for 2009-10 season. The home jersey has been modified from the present one. The traditional Balugarana stripes has been restored in this jersey compared to the present season one. The collar in the new home shirt is entirely blue- in last season's shirt, it was half blue and half claret. Click to continue reading...

Spanish La Liga winners Barcelona have unveiled their new 2009-10 Home and Away Kits. The new Barcelona home and away strips have been manufactured by Nike. Barca have gone back to vertical stripes for their home jersey this season. Last season's home shirt was half blue and half claret. This one as you can see, has [. Click to continue reading...

This morning FC Barcelona revealed their new look for the 2009/2010 season. The home kit is the classic blue and claret with vertical stripes and edged with a yellow line. The Catalan flag appears on the back of the neck. The away kit is "a bright mango" according to the FCB site with a round neck and blue edging.

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Burnley FC have released photos of their 2009-10 Away Kit. The new away jersey, like the new Burnley home shirt, is inspired by the 1960 trophy winning team's kit. It is white in colour, with claret and blue trims on the neck and the sleeves. Kit sponsors Errea, who had their logo on the sleeves [... Click to continue reading...

Don't worry Chelsea fans - they won't be gone for long Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard has agreed to pull on the shirt of West Ham United once again - and he is taking team-mate John Terry with him. The ex-Hammer, now an Upton Park hate figure, will wear the claret and blue in a testimonial match [. Click to continue reading...

Is U.S. President Barack Obama trying to get the World Cup to America?
According to the New York Times, he just might be.
Not the 2010 World Cup, of course. But how about the 2018 or 2022 Cup?
In a letter hand-delivered to FIFA President Sepp Blatter, (Blatter's so important that Obama has to have his letter hand-delivered) the US President said, "As a child, I played soccer on a dirt road in Jakarta (his youth in Indonesia), and the game brought the children of my neighborhood together. Click to continue reading...

The 2006 August transfer deadline day will always be remembered as the day West Ham United stunned the football world by signing two of the most promising young footballers that South America had to offer in the form of Javier Mascherano and Carlos Tevez.
Although most people were still surprised about Mascherano coming to England, it was the more recognised Argentine striking sensation Carlos Tevez who's pictures holding the Number 32 claret shirt with Alan Pardew left most wondering just how the Hammers had been able to pull of such an incredible coup. Click to continue reading...

The 2006 August transfer deadline day will always be remembered as the day West Ham United stunned the football world by signing two of the most promising young footballers that South America had to offer in the form of Javier Mascherano and Carlos Tevez.
Although most people were still surprised about Mascherano coming to England, it was the more recognised Argentine striking sensation Carlos Tevez who's pictures holding the Number 32 claret shirt with Alan Pardew left most wondering just how the Hammers had been able to pull of such an incredible coup. Click to continue reading...

They were there when it all began and are still blazing a claret and blue trail 134 years later. Richard Whitehead selects 50 men and moments in the life story of Aston Villa.

33 Founding the Football League

True fact – football would be dead now if it were not for the Villa.

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Watching football in the Olympics is kind of like reading a censored copy of Nuts in an Amsterdam brothel. Regardless though, there will always be a bit of fanfare when the two most entertaining teams on the planet (patent pending), Argentina and Brazil, face one another, and in the build up to tomorrow's semi-final those good folks over at The Spoiler have dug up a bit of a treat for you all today. Click to continue reading...

It may not take long for Gareth Barry to win back the fans of Aston Villa. The midfielder who has been rumored with a move to Anfield all summer - and has raised the ire of plenty in claret and... Click to continue reading...

My day didn't start well. I had two clear options with regards to my journey to Wembley FC: either I could go by car or I could go by Tube. Both ways would take around 75 minutes to complete, and as I had no idea what sort of parking facilities were available when I got there, I thought it better and far more relaxing to go by Tube. Click to continue reading...

Excuse me? Gentlemen? Yes, you, right there, the American West Ham "supporter" in the claret and blue. And you, over there. The Columbus Crew supporter in that bumble bee yellow-and-black. (But mainly the American guys in the claret and blue, who by most accounts were the instigators.) Let's talk. Click to continue reading...

My first response when I read this was...Dude. A halftime brawl between more than 100 fans marred an exhibition match Sunday between West Ham United of the English Premier League club and the MLS' Columbus Crew. The fights, which overshadowed West Ham United's 3-1 win, began when a handful of West Ham supporters, some wearing the team's claret and blue colors, entered the northeast corner of the stadium where the Crew's most boisterous supporters typically gather. Click to continue reading...

Three words Columbus:Sort. It. Out.
We got several reports about incidents at the Crew friendly with West Ham but decided to sit on them until tomorrow morning. We are so often accused of being anti-Columbus and biased against Crew fans, so why rush to spread more bad news?Well the following story is going out over the AP Wire so if you Columbus fans think we're biased for running this then we suggest you take up your protest with the Associated Press and save your breath here. Click to continue reading...