Sport companies and clubs have, in living memory certainly, always gone hand in hand with advertising. Formula 1 has given much wide- spread criticised publicity to cigarette companies on the sides to their big red engines, cricket players are sponsored by airlines and football teams are sponsored by companies by all walks of life.

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Wigan Athletic v ChelseaWigan's dominance in the JJB stadium ensured that Chelsea failed to achieve their seventh consecutive win in the English Premier League this season. Wigan beat the Blues with a 3-1 scoreline. Click to continue reading...

From The JJB Stadium, Attendance 18,164 , Referee Howard Webb Wigan 0 5 Manchester United

Wayne Rooney (56)
Dimitar Berbatov (58)
Wayne Rooney (65)
Michael Owen (85)
Luis Nani (90)

Wigan Team Statistics Manchester United 0 Goals 5 5 Shots On Target 11 6 Shots Off Target 3 6 Shots Blocked 5 3 Corners 3 0 Offsides 4 11 Fouls 9 2 Yellow Cards 2 0 Red Cards 0 48. Click to continue reading...

A congratulations is in order for Wayne Rooney today as the 23 year old England striker hit his 100th goal for Manchester United in the Red Devil's decisive 5 - 0 victory over Wigan Athletic at the JJB Stadium today. Click to continue reading...

Wigan v Man United Live Streaming & Match Preview
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Saturday, 22nd August 2009
Kick Off : 15:00 GMT
Venue : JJB Stadium, Wigan

A struggling Manchester United side travel to another side who struggled in their last game - Wigan Athletic.

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Saturday 15th August 2009

Chelsea   v Hull City      12:45  Stamford Bridge Aston Villa   v Wigan Athletic      15:00   Villa Park Blackburn Rovers v Manchester City      15:00   Ewood Park Bolton Wanderers v Sunderland      15:00   Reebok Stadium Portsmouth v Fulham      15:00   Fratton Park Stoke City v Burnley      15:00   Britannia Stadium Wolves   v    West Ham United 15:00   Molineux Everton   v Arsenal      17:30   Goodison Park

Sunday 16th August 2009

Manchester United   v Birmingham City      13:30   Old Trafford Tottenham Hotspur   v Liverpool      16:00   White Hart Lane

Tuesday 18th August 2009

Sunderland v Chelsea      19:45   Stadium of Light Wigan Athletic v Wolverhampton Wanderers      19:45   JJB Stadium

Wednesday 19th August 2009

Birmingham City   v Portsmouth      19:45  St.

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Manchester United are on the brink of completing their first signing of the summer, with Antonio Valencia likely to complete his £16.5 million move from Wigan later today.
The Ecuadorian winger has spent just over two years at the JJB Stadium, becoming one of Wigan's most prized assets during that time. Click to continue reading...

I honestly whole heartedly believe that we have the strongest starting 11 in Europe.
Why? Well we currently have Europe's best keeper in Reina, three of the best center backs in the league in Carragher, Daniel Agger and Skrtel, as well as one of the best left backs in the league in Aurelio and a very promising left back in Insua. Click to continue reading...

Since their inception into the Premier League in 2005, Wigan have been what

Closet Man U fan?

could be described as a selling club. Even before the start of the '05/06 season, their top scorer from their promotion campaign Nathan Ellington left to join West Brom. Over the years, stars like Pascal Chimbonda, Wilson Palacios and Jimmy Bullard have left the JJB Stadium (soon to be called the DW Stadium after the ever modest Manchester United loving chairman Dave Whelan) for a 'bigger club'.

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Birmingham City may make a £1.5m bid for Espanyol's 24-year-old central midfielder Jordi Gomez. Gomez spent the 2008-09 campaign on loan at Swansea City and proved himself capable in the U.K.
Wigan Athletic is certainly also a possibility because Swansea's former manager Roberto Martinez is now at the JJB Stadium according to The People. Click to continue reading...

The 29-year-old Austrian international noted the likes of Tottenham, Everton and Fulham as possible destinations as the midfielder looks to make a move up the Premiership chain. Still with two years left at the JJB Stadium, will Wigan move the versatile squad member?
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If we took a quick poll to find out who you think has been the best and most boisterous supporters during the 2008-2009 Premier League season, Stoke City would win the vote hands-down. The incredible amount of noise and hysteria generated by Stoke City fans at the Britannia Stadium has been wonderful to listen to and watch on television.

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English Premier League - Final Day Live Blog
Date: 24 May 2009
Kickoff: 15:00 GMT, 11:00 EST

It's the last day of the English Premier League season and there's still plenty of suspense! Who will join West Brom in the Championship? Can Tottenham do the double over Liverpool?

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When did it come to this? I thought.

As I watch Bolton's Reebok Hunt slide tackle Liverpool's Xabi Carlsberg at Carlsberg Lite Stadium in Liverpool on an overcast Saturday in April, I am filled with an unbearable nostalgia for the past.

As Fly Emirates Bennett holds the red card aloft in Hunt's face who behins his long walk of shame, (brought to you by Reebok), I can't help but long for the days before players, refs and stadia started adopting the names of massive corporate sponsors.

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It was an interesting game at the JJB Stadium, where Wigan Athletic faced the table toppers in a game that could potentially see them lifting the Premier League title at Old Trafford.

The Latics struck in the twenty-eighth minute and took a lead that shocked many, including some of their own fans.

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Carlos Tevez inspired a second-half comeback as Manchester United moved to the brink of the Premier League title with a 2-1 win at Wigan. The Argentine came off the bench to cancel out Hugo Rodallega's opening goal in spectacular fashion, before Michael Carrick netted a cool winner five minutes from time.

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Manchester United tonight came from behind once again to wrap up a crucial three points. Wigan took an early 1-0 lead through Hugo Rodallega's scrappy goal, but a brilliant goal from Carlos Tevez put the Red Devils back in with a shout. Four minutes from time United's midfield maestro Michael Carrick made sure the title could once again be his as he slotted a perfect shot into the upper left hand corner of Wigan's goal.

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An inspired Carlos Tevez performance has this evening put Manchester United within touching distance of re-claiming their Premier League title. Sir Alex Ferguson's men came from behind to claim a 2-1 win over Steve Bruce's Wigan at the JJB Stadium to leave United needing just a single point out of their final two games to ensure the title stays at Old Trafford for another season. Click to continue reading...

Tonight we play Wigan Athletic at the JJB Stadium (or soon to be DW Stadium) safe in the knowledge that a win will leave us in need of just one point from our final two games of the season to clinch the title.

United come into this game in stunning form, having beaten Man City at home on Saturday and having won seventeen of their last nineteen games in total.

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The all new rumour reporting article system is in full effect! The Rumour Wigan manager Steve Bruce admits that it is now "inevitable" the £15m-rated Valencia, who is set to face United at the JJB Stadium tonight, will be tempted away from the Lancashire club this summer. United manager Sir Alex Ferguson . Click to continue reading...

Tonight Manchester United play their game in hand over Liverpool against Wigan at the JJB Stadium, the same place where we won the Premier League title last season. Man United have three games left...
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I shan't dwell too long on yesterday's 1-4 home defeat to <?xml:namespace prefix = st1> Chelsea. It's far, far too painful. Especially after last Tuesday. More woeful defending and some woeful goalkeeping from Lukasz Fabianski, in for Manuel Almunia, not risked with an ankle injury, were responsible for at least three and arguably all four of Chelsea's goals.

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Because I'm a spluttering baboon, I will impudently declare what will happen this weekend in the Premier League through the use of an ingenious, failproof algorithm I devised over my bowl of shredded wheat this morning. Specifically, I will peer into the future. I realize that no one else has ever thought of doing such a rash thing, but I assure you that will use proper eyewear. Click to continue reading...

Wigan v Bolton Live Streaming & Match Preview
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Saturday 2nd May 2009
Kick Off : 15:00 GMT
Venue : JJB Stadium

Both of these sides currently sit mid table and neither have any real pressure on them which means we should hopefully see a more open game.

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Wigan 1 (Mido '18) - Arsenal 4 (Walcott '61, Silvestre '71, Song '90, Arshavin '90) Highlights | Match Report A resurgent Arsenal overcame Wigan Athletic at the JJB Stadium yesterday to extend their lead over Aston Villa to nine points and tighten their grip on fourth position. Wigan took the ... Click to continue reading...

After earning a one-all draw away to Villareal midweek, the Gunners will swap El Madrigal for the JJB Stadium today. Arsene Wenger's side will make the 300 mile journey up north to face Steve Bruce's Wigan Athletic, with the aim of taking maximum points and making a late charge for ... Click to continue reading...

Well, that brought us all down back to Earth with a sickening thud, didn't it?

The travails of a football fan. As one supporter of a lower division club once said to me, "It's not the disappointments I can't stand. It's the hope." Never a truer word.

Arsène Wenger is man about whom there is so much to like and admire.

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A decent Easter for the Gooner Nation so far. Our win at the JJB Stadium against Wigan Athletic was decisive if flattering. An early incident with Kieran Gibbs who could very easily have got a red card for a last man foul, a free-kick cannoning off the inside of the post and out and a bit of a headless chicken rush out of his goal by Lukasz Fabianski could all have seen a very different result from the one we got.

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23,000 Fans packed into the JJB Stadium to see this contest in the spring sunshine. The Arsenal away support had to compete with the northern drum beats and the vociferous bank of loud Blue and White banner and scarf waving <?xml:namespace prefix = st1> Wigan fans.

Arsene Wenger picked a side that beat Wigan with ease according to the score surely?

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Next up tomorrow is Wigan Athletic away in the capital of the nation's pie-eaters. We need total focus on this game to the exclusion of all else. I'm sure you're sick of me saying this, but it's the only way we'll get anything out of this season.

It's looking increasingly like we'll have to do without Big Bad Bill Gallas for the rest of the season.

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When the season began, few people would have given Wigan Athletic a snowball's chance in hell of finishing in the top ten, never mind pushing on the brink of European Football as January almost comes to a close. After a fantastic first season under Paul Jewell in 2005-2006, which saw them finish in 10th place [. Click to continue reading...

Just a quick action shot of Wigan Athletic game against Manchester City September 28, 2008 during the Barclays Premier League games at The JJB Stadium. I thought that jumping on someone's back was considered bad football ediqutte. Image courtesy of Newscom. Technorati Tags: Barclays Premier League,wigan athletic,manchester city Share This Click to continue reading...

Powerful Wigan Athletic striker Emile Heskey has said that he regrets leaving Liverpool, and wishes that he had had more of a chance to prove himself at the top level.
The England international's career has been reignited since his move to the JJB Stadium, with his good performances earning an England recall and interest from several Premier League clubs. Click to continue reading...

Speculation surrounding Emile Heskey's future refuses to go away with Aston Villa and Liverpool the latest clubs to be linked with the Wigan striker.
Heskey had been linked with a move to Tottenham Hotspur during the summer transfer window however a move failed to materialise and the striker remains at the JJB Stadium. Click to continue reading...