This weekend, is a magical weekend in English Football, its the first round of the FA Cup. While in other countries knockout cup trophies don't seem to have the same romance, or weight, there is something genuinely special about the FA Cup. Over the last few years, as English Football has grown and grown, talk [. Click to continue reading...

Rafa Benitez has urged the Spanish and English Football Associations to exercise commonsense when naming their squads for their international friendlies next week.
Spain will play Argentina at Atletico Madrid's Vicente Calderon stadium next Saturday, while on the same evening England face Brazil in a glamour friendly in Qatar. Click to continue reading...

This is what happen last time we have Wolves in the EPL

Arsenal visit Molineux Stadium tonight and it's a good oppourtunity to continue the good run that we are currently going through.� This is no walk in the park for Arsenal as both Fulham and Aston Villa have came and gone home with only a point.

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They Think It's All Over... has another batch of predictions for you, baked fresh in-store today! Click to continue reading...

Better him than Usmanov

News fluttered in yesterday that the American tycoon, Stan Kroenke has purchased more Arsenal shares to bring his shares to 29.9%. Just 0.09% short of needing to make a move for the rest of the shares. Now I've reserved my thoughts on this matter for quite some time as it has already been highlighted in many other blogs and there is no need for me to talk anymore about it, but with Stan so close to a takeover, I guessed now is as good a time as any to give this topic a special mention.

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This weekend plays host to arguably the match of the Premier League season when Carlo Ancelotti's Chelsea take on reigning champions Manchester United in what could be reasonably termed, a championship "six-pointer".

To honour this occasion, we look back over some of the finest games between these two giants of English football:

You can catch the Soccerlens preview for the Chelsea Manchester United game and our predictions in this week's podcast.

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Just as the Second World War had started at the beginning of the football season, it ended in Britain, at least at what would have been the end of it. It took, however, many years for the country to recover from the end of the fighting, so perhaps it is unsurprising that the Football League was unable to resume fixtures for the start of the 1945/46 season.

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Sergio Aguero inherited the mantle of star striker at Atletico Madrid from Fernando Torres and on Tuesday night he showed exactly why, scoring two excellent goals in a 2-2 draw against Chelsea in the Champions League.

Aguero has been the subject of intense transfer speculation in the last 18 months, and there were claims by Atletico Madrid this summer that they rejected a £42m bid for the Argentina international.

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We were wondering when we would hear something about the revenues being generated this year, since we were relegated to the second division of English football for the first time in 20 years. Derek LLambias - lays out Newcastle's financials not good And as we've mentioned Newcastle are still working with a Premier League wage, [. Click to continue reading...

Burton Albion manager and former Canadian international Paul Peschisolido is the latest guest on the EPL Talk Podcast, North America's only daily football show.

Peschisolido has a proud history as a journeyman footballer in the United Kingdom who has played at several clubs including Fulham, Birmingham City, Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion and other clubs.

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• An English intern at German footie magazine 11Freunde talks about German and English football. (11Freunde)
• Uli Hesse-Lichtenberger writes about footballers who suffer/ed from depression. (ESPN Soccernet)
• Bayern have an "on" switch and they have a far more popular "off" switch as well.

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Brant Parsons of the Orlando Sentinel, and the Orlando Sentinel.com stops by to talk about Arsene Wenger's impact on Arsenal and English Football. Wenger recently collected his 1,000the Premiership point and broke the record for the longest tenure as an Arsenal manager. Among the topics discussed on this show are Wenger's training techniques, his ability to spot excellent young players, his emphasis on eating right and how that lengthened he careers of several players and much more.

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They Think It's All Over... believes football's 'Silly Season' has arrived, and makes his predictions as to who will be it's first managerial casualty. Click to continue reading...

Well, English football's golden child has arrived and bets are already being taken on whether newborn Kai will eventually live up to his father's high standard as a professional footballer (you know, as the children of the incredibly talented and famous always do).

The bookies at Ladbrokes have set the odds on mini-Roo breaking into Manchester United's first team at 33-1.

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It's the FA Cup First Round this weekend so, in the first of five pieces about the Oldest Cup Competition In The World (and there's a phrase that is probably copyrighted by The FA), we take a look back at Wycombe Wanderers' run to the semi-finals of the competition in 2001.

The FA Cup is a competition that throws up surprise results every season, but some records remain and one that may never be broken is that no-one from the bottom two divisions of the Football League has made The FA Cup final.

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Just when you thought the Italian tactician and master of success couldn't get any more focused; England manager Fabio Capello has banned a fans' and players' favorite: the World Cup song.

Not content with prohibiting WAGs from attending the England base next summer, Capello is again trying to take the Englishness out of English football by restricting the players' voices.

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They Think It's All Over... has had a busy day, but has still managed to churn out one WHOLE prediction for you lucky people. What a trooper I am. Click to continue reading...

Financial troubles continue at Liverpool and Newcastle while mystery continues to surround the ownership of both Notts County and Leeds United. Wyn Grant takes us through the latest financial issues in his monthly roundup. The on-again off-again sale of Newcastle United is now in the off position while Liverpool's poor start to the season is mirrored by a deepening financial crisis.

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We are twins, lookalikes. But between us, there is a difference of heaven and earth. I'm the most celebrated defender at my club, while he's a young upstart. I'm the most uninspiring captain English football has ever seen, while he's yet to captain any side higher than a reserve side in the Swiss Third Division.

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Genius or Madness?

The Premier Reserve League is a valuable resource for clubs in the Premiership.� Each club in the Premier League is able to play in the top league against the reserve clubs from other members of the top flight. It offers teams a chance to give fringe players a run out and give players returning from injury, a competitive environment in order to integrate them to game shape.

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They Think It's All Over... gets his wizard's hat out again to help predict the Premier League action over this Hallowe'en weekend. Click to continue reading...

Something to read while you enjoy the Top 30 A-League Goals of All Time (so far)... English football 1991-92 season in review (EPL Talk) FM2010: Digital Sunderland is the new digital Newcastle (Football Manager Offside) End of an era at Pro Vercelli (Run of Play) Ten players who played into their 40s (Podcast Offside) An alternative take on the Ballon [. Click to continue reading...

Something to read while you enjoy the Top 30 A-League Goals of All Time (so far)... English football 1991-92 season in review (EPL Talk) FM2010: Digital Sunderland is the new digital Newcastle (Football Manager Offside) End of an era at Pro Vercelli (Run of Play) Ten players who played into their 40s (Podcast Offside) An alternative take on the Ballon [. Click to continue reading...

Flying with passion.

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Is it such a shock that Southend United are facing the prospect of administration?
On the face of it, most definitely. But delve a little deeper and perhaps the answer will change.
For the first time in a long time, the Blues appeared to be moving in the right direction. Buoyed by a committed management team, the Shrimpers enjoyed their most successful period between 2003 and 2008, with meagre resources. Click to continue reading...

Pop Idol, he's not.

For any of you that have been living under a rock for the last few years, Hull City Football Club have taken a roller coaster ride that even the most serious coaster enthusiasts would envy. Last year they made their first top flight appearance in the history of English Football & subsequently stayed up, albeit barely.

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Sometimes you just have to win ugly. Do whatever it takes and just get the job done. In what was our worst performance of the regular season we ran out 2-0 winners away from home to qualify for Play Offs with 2 games remaining.

This was a tough game for us. We were playing on the worst field in the league, rock hard, bumpy, bone dry, uneven.

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Liverpool midfielder Alberto Aquilani has plans to become a Premier League ace after easing himself into English football by playing cards with his new team-mates.
After recovering from his long-term knee injury, Italy international Aquilani made his Liverpool debut this week in the Carling Cup defeat at Arsenal following a trip south that included his introduction to the tradition of the card school. Click to continue reading...

Roberto Martinez's interview with Spanish sports paper, AS, appeared on their website on Sunday. The interview was in a Q&A format where he was asked questions concerning how Wigan could compete financially, about television revenue in English football and who inspired him. Martinez claimed Liverpool were too reliant on Gerrard on Torres, that Valencia isn't good enough to replace Ronaldo and that Wigan's victory over Chelsea was "magnificent".

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Joe Royle, Football and Management legend and current ESPN UK co-commentator joins us on the EPL Talk Podcast.

Hear Royle's thoughts about the opportunity to work with the legendary Jon Champion on ESPN, as well as his memories of the epic second division playoff final at Wembley between Manchester City and Gillingham.

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Last weekend provided an object lesson in how football fortunes can fluctuate. Liverpool went into their home clash with Manchester United on a knife-edge. Four successive defeats - their worst run since 1987 - had the air thick with talk of a crisis. Manager Rafa Benitez's transfer strategy, team selection, tactics and substitutions were all being questioned by pundits and fans alike, some even suggesting that his job could, or should, be in jeopardy. Click to continue reading...

They Think It's All Over... is pleased to see that David Beckham is heading back to AC Milan. Click to continue reading...

Gael Clichy has publicly demanded more from his Arsenal teammates following their disappointing 2-2 draw with London rivals West Ham United at the weekend. Arsenal led 2-0 through first half Robin van Persie and William Gallas goals, but Carlton Cole and Alessandro Diamanti levelled for the Hammers in the second half.

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I believe that Spirit of Shankly's ‘Yank Liars Out! approach to ousting the owners is unprofessional, undignified, and lacking in all credibility. Please vote in the poll, which I'm re-posting in a bid to reach as many Liverpool fans as possible.
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Coloccioni will make a wlecome return to the side this afternoon, and a win will further support the belief that the Newcastle squad is just not big enough to withstand any injuries to our best players. Coloccini - played well this season Fabricio had a tough first season in English football last year, but he is showing [. Click to continue reading...