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FA Cup Fifth Round Draw – Chelsea to face Cardiff City

Football Fashion 24 January @ 05:35 PM EST
With the ouster of English Premier League Big Four sides Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United from the FA Cup, Chelsea are now favourites in the prestiged tournament. They will meet Championship club Cardiff City in the fifth round of the cup. Fellow Premier League contenders Manchester City have been drawn against Arsenal-eliminating Stoke City. Click to continue reading...

Football Clubs Turn To Artificial Sports Pitches to Beat the Big Freeze

English Football Banter | The Latest Football News, Chat + Debate 21 January @ 09:47 AM EST
It has been well publicised in the English sporting press over the past month or so that the recent cold spell here in the UK has wreaked havoc for the football fixture list – with the lower leagues in particular falling foul of the heavy snow fall, frozen pitches and treacherous conditions in and around the grounds. Click to continue reading...

English Carling Cup Semifinals Previews, Predictions, and USA/UK TV Listings

The 90th Minute Soccer Blog 04 January @ 08:56 PM EST

The English Football League Cup or Carling Cup begins the semifinal round this week with Blackburn Rovers v Aston Villa and the Manchester derby of City v United. The tournament is a chance for Villa, Blackburn, and City to get a trophy while United will be the overall favorites. Here's a list of previews, predictions, and USA/UK television listings for the semifinal matches on Tuesday, January 5, 2010 and Wednesday, January 6, 2010.

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Johnstone’s Paint Trophy Northern and Southern Section Semifinals Recap and Video Highlights

The 90th Minute Soccer Blog 15 December @ 06:00 PM EST

The English Football League Trophy or Johnstone's Paint Trophy (JPT) had its Northern and Souther sections semifinals on Tuesday, December 15, 2009. The matches included Leeds United v Accrington Stanley, Carlisle United v Bradford City, Hereford United v Milton Keynes Dons, and Southampton v Norwich City.

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Swindon Town FC adidas 2009/10 FA Cup Kit / Jersey

Football Fashion 03 December @ 01:56 PM EST
Swindon Town Football Club is a football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, England that currently play in the English Football League One. Last week Swindon wore a new all-blue third kit for their FA Cup Second Round victory at Wrexham because the Dragons' home and away colours clashed with Swindon's forcing the need for a [. Click to continue reading...

Video: English Football League Championship Highlights for November 28-29th, 2009

Football Fashion 01 December @ 09:17 AM EST
Newcastle United have gone two points clear of West Brom at the top the English Football League Championship table after 18 rounds of matches. A resurgent Leiceister City are now in third place in an extremely tight table in which 3rd and 12th positions are separated by only 5 points. On the other end of the spectrum, [. Click to continue reading...

English FA Cup Third Round Draw

Football Fashion 29 November @ 12:06 PM EST
The English Premier League clubs have entered the FA Cup via the competition's third round draw. Defending cup holders Chelsea FC will open their title defense against Championship outfit Watford while Arsenal and West Ham United will meet in an FA Cup London Derby. Recently relegated Middlesbrough will play Premiership opposition for the first time since their [. Click to continue reading...

Live coverage of Southampton v Charlton Athletic in the Football League Cup (JPT) on Wednesday, November 11, 2009

The 90th Minute Soccer Blog 11 November @ 05:49 AM EST

The Football League Cup or Johnstone's Paint Trophy continues on Wednesday with Southampton taking on Charlton Athletic. The match will be covered live on our other site, Free Live Sports TV, at the following link below.

Southampton v Charlton Athletic LIVE English Football League Cup (JPT) Wednesday, November 11, 2009 19:45 GMT, 14:45 EST

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Live coverage of Leeds United v Grimsby Town in the Football League Cup (JPT) on Tuesday, November 10, 2009

The 90th Minute Soccer Blog 10 November @ 02:53 AM EST

The English Football League Cup or the Johnstone's Paint Trophy resumes matches this week with the northern and southern quarterfinals. The current leaders in the English League One, Leeds United, face Grimsby Town on Tuesday, November 10, 2009. The match will be covered live on our other site, Free Live Sports TV, at the link below.

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Spanish Copa del Rey and English Football League Cup (JPT) USA/UK TV Listings – November 10, 11, 12

The 90th Minute Soccer Blog 09 November @ 06:53 PM EST

It's a light week of matches in Europe as there are international fixtures on the weekend and next week. The Spanish Copa del Rey wraps up its fourth round with the second legs while the English Football League Cup or Johnstone's Paint Trophy (JPT) had the quarterfinals for the Northern and Southern sections.

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South China FC Striker Gets Trial With Tottenham Hotspur

The Flat Back Four 04 November @ 11:48 AM EST
While filtering through the internet for English Premier League news, I came across this bit of article from AsiaOne Sports section.
HONG KONG - English Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur have offered a trial to a Hong Kong international striker who scored against the London giants in a pre-season friendly, a news report said Wednesday.
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The clock is ticking for Hull

| Post Match Pint 04 November @ 06:15 AM EST
After a decade in relative anonymity at the wrong end of the English football league pyramid, you would think Hull City fans would be enjoying their spell in the limelight. But given the worrying nature of the headlines over the past few weeks, you could forgive them for wishing for a return to the peace and quiet of the lower leagues. Click to continue reading...

The clock is ticking for Hull

Premiership Talk Blog 03 November @ 09:57 AM EST

After a decade in relative anonymity at the wrong end of the English football league pyramid, you would think Hull City fans would be enjoying their spell in the limelight. But given the worrying nature of the headlines over the past few weeks, you could forgive them for wishing for a return to the peace and quiet of the lower leagues.

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Video: English Football League Championship Highlights for October 31st, 2009

Football Fashion 02 November @ 02:26 PM EST
West Brom have replaced Newcastle United atop the English Football League Championship table after 15 rounds of matches. However, the Magpies can retain top spot with a win at Sheffield United later today. Cardiff City currently sits in second position in an extremely tight table in which 1st and 10th positions are separated by only 10 [. Click to continue reading...

Video: Barnsley Fans 1 – Manchester United 0

Football Fashion 28 October @ 08:04 AM EST
There were some post-game fan trouble following Barnsley's Carling Cup fourth round defeat to Manchester United at Oakwell on Tuesday evening. Manchester United won the game 2-0 on Michael Owen and Danny Welbeck goals. However, the game's most memorable incident occurred when two young Barnsley fans invaded the pitch, stole the ball from goalkeeper Ben Foster and [. Click to continue reading...

Video: English Football League Championship Highlights for October 23rd – 26th, 2009

Football Fashion 27 October @ 07:54 AM EST
Newcastle United are remain on top of the English Football League Championship table after 14 rounds of matches and are currently in fine form. Championship powerhouse West Bromwich Albion and a revitalized Cardiff remain in hot pursuit for the top spot. On the other end of the spectrum, Roy Keane's Ipswich Town continues to struggle and [. Click to continue reading...

England vs. Macedonia Under-21 Match to be Streamed Live and for FREE by the FA

Football Fashion 08 October @ 12:15 PM EST
The English Football Association has announced that the Friday 9 October England v Macedonia 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifier will be streamed live and FREE OF CHARGE on TheFA.com. The game kick-offs at 7:45pm BST / 2:45 EDT. It will not be shown on any television outlets in the U. Click to continue reading...

The 2009/10 British Football Rich List

Football Fashion 07 October @ 08:54 AM EST
FourFourTwo magazine has compiled and released their 2009/10 British football rich list. According to the ranking QPR shareholder London-based Indian steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal is the richest man in British football, with an estimated worth of £18.4 billion. Mittal is believed to own 20% of the Loftus Road-based English Championship club. Click to continue reading...

Video: English Football League Championship Highlights for October 3rd, 2009

Football Fashion 06 October @ 08:31 AM EST
Relegated Newcastle United are remain on top of the English Football League Championship table after 11 rounds of matches. Championship powerhouse West Bromwich Albion and Middlesbrough remain in hot pursuit for the top spot. On the other end of the spectrum, Roy Keane's Ipswich Town continue to struggle and prop up the table. Click to continue reading...

Newcastle United and Ipswich Town Sir Bobby Robson Commemorative Shirts

Football Fashion 21 September @ 08:58 AM EST
The English Football League has given Championship sides Ipswich and Newcastle United permission to wear Sir Bobby Robson commemorative shirts when they meet at Portman Road on 26 September. The shirts carry the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation logo along with the date of the game and the names of the clubs involved. Click to continue reading...

Video: California Soccer Babes Fly 5,000 Miles to See Oldham vs. Milwall

Football Fashion 09 September @ 02:22 PM EST
From our News of Total Club Love and Devotion, UK newspapers are reporting the tale California girls Sara Mathew and Amber Allen spending a hefty $15,000 to travel 5,000 miles from sunny California to rainy Manchester and then London to see their beloved Oldham Athletic play Milwall in an English League One clash. Click to continue reading...

English Carling Cup Round 2 Recap and Video Highlights: Wednesday August 26, 2009 – Stoke, Newcastle, WBA, and Tottenham advance

The 90th Minute Soccer Blog 26 August @ 04:29 PM EST

The English Football League Cup or Carling Cup as its known continued its round 2 of matches on Wednesday August 26, 2009. Most of the Premier League teams advanced including Tottenham and Stoke City while Wigan fell 1-4 to Blackpool. Here's a recap of Wednesday's matches along with video highlights.

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Video: West Ham and Milwall Fan Violence at the League Cup

Football Fashion 26 August @ 07:55 AM EST
Football hooliganism made an unwanted return to English football yesterday as scores of West Ham and Milwall United fans clashed with each other and police before, during and after the teams' League Cup match at Upton Park. The evening's viloence included a 44-year-old man being stabbed in the chest, pitch invasions during and after the match. Click to continue reading...

Video: English Football League Championship Round 2 Highlights

Football Fashion 17 August @ 11:07 AM EST
Excitement, parity, passion. That's the English Football League Championship the second tier of the English football pyramid featuring once great clubs like Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest. Here's highlight reel rounding up the past weekend's  action. After two rounds of play Coventry City surprisingly sites atop the league. Click to continue reading...

Queens Park Rangers Football Club 2009/10 Lotto Third Kit

Football Fashion 14 August @ 09:14 AM EST
Queens Park Rangers Football Club (also known as QPR, The Rs or The Hoops) are an English professional football club, based in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, West London. They play in the Football League Championship, and their honours include winning the League Cup in 1967, and being runners up in the old First Division [. Click to continue reading...

Middlesbrough 2009/10 Adidas Away Kit / Jersey

Football Fashion 14 August @ 08:41 AM EST
Recently relegated former English Premier League side Middlesbrough have launched their 2009/10 Adidasway a kit. Boro will don this strip on their travels in the English Football League Championship for the 09/10 as they attempt to make a swift return to the Premiership. According to Middlesbrough's website: Modelled here by new signing Mark Yeates and young defender [. Click to continue reading...

Foreign Players in the Premier League

soccerword.com 13 August @ 07:11 PM EST

The BBC has a very interesting piece about where the crop of 2009-10 Premier League footballers are from compared to where the 1989-90 class of players were born. What is particularly telling is the percentage of players from outside the UK in today's game. The BBC has a high quality interactive map to illustrate the increasingly global influence on the Premier League.

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Charlton Athletic F.C. Joma 2009/10 Away Kit

Football Fashion 10 August @ 09:12 AM EST
Just a few years ago, Charlton Athletic Football Club was an English Premier League regular. However, relegation from the EPL at the end of the 2006/07 season and from the Championship at the end of the 2008/09 season now sees the Addicks in League One for the 2009/10 season. Yesterday, Charlton Athletic launched their 2009/10 Joma [. Click to continue reading...

Torquay United Vandanel 2009/10 Home Kit

Football Fashion 09 August @ 01:43 PM EST
Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls, is an English association football club based in the seaside resort town of Torquay, Devon. They played in the Conference National in 2008–09, but were promoted to The Football League Two after a 2–0 win over Cambridge United on 17 May 2009. The return to the The Football [. Click to continue reading...

Notts County F.C. Nike 2009/10 Nike Home Kit

Football Fashion 09 August @ 12:33 PM EST
Notts County Football Club is an association football club based in Nottingham, England. It is the oldest professional club in the world, having formed in 1862. The club currently plays in Football League Two (formerly the Fourth Division) of the Coca-Cola Football League, part of the English football league system. Click to continue reading...

Nottingham Forest Umbro 2009/10 Away Kit / Jersey

Football Fashion 06 August @ 08:27 AM EST
Nottingham Forest F.C. is an English professional football club based at the City Ground in West Bridgford, a suburb of Nottingham. It is currently playing in the second tier of English league football, The Championship. The club was founded in 1865 and has an illustrious history which encompasses winning two consecutive European Cups, along with [. Click to continue reading...

Derby County F.C. 2009/10 Adidas Away Kit / Jersey

Football Fashion 05 August @ 08:20 AM EST
Following their home kit launch in July, one time English Premier League and now English Football League Championship regulars Derby County Football Club have unveiled their away kit for the 2009/10 season. Some of you might be familiar with kit design as it was used by a number of teams during the 2008/09 season. Click to continue reading...

League Two 2009/2010 Season Preview

SoccerLens 05 August @ 02:40 AM EST

Soccerlens continues its full season preview of the English Football League, as we move up from the Conference to League Two, which promises to be tighter than than Cheryl Cole's pert bottom in a pair of skimpy hotpants.

Can Bury better themselves and go one goal better for promotion?

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Plymouth Argyle FC Adidas 2009/10 Away Kit / Jersey

Football Fashion 04 August @ 07:46 AM EST
Plymouth Argyle Football Club, commonly known as Argyle or the Pilgrims, is an English professional football club currently plying its trade in the Football League Championship. The club escaped relegation during the 2008/09 season by finishing 21st in the league. In May, the Pilgrims agreed "the most commercially attractive deal in Argyle's history" with the global [. Click to continue reading...

Quick Notes

The Third Half 03 August @ 10:45 PM EST
So my self imposed mini vacation is over. After a summer of fun fun fun for everyone, the fun is over. With the Bundesliga/English Football League starting this Friday, the Premier League starting next Saturday; oh and that little matter known as...
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