July 2012
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Tottenham Coach Sells Soccer, and His Club, to a...
It was supposed to be Villas-Boas’s day off. Tottenham, as part of an effort to expand its brand, is on a preseason United States tour that includes an exhibition against the Red Bulls on Tuesday. And if Villas-Boas, fired by Chelsea right before the team’s run to the Champions League title, would not admit to being motivated by Chelsea’s success, he was motivated by the chance to lift...
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2012 Olympic Soccer TV Schedule →
Check the link for U.S. programming schedules for both the men and women’s tournaments.
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Premier League: The Social Media Guidelines →
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The Premier League has issued guidance to all of its clubs regarding the use of social media by its players.
Several Barclays Premier League clubs have their own social media rules but, following requests from a number of clubs in the build-up to the 2011/12 season, the League has spent…
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ICYMI: Info on European Preseason Matches in the...
Today two games kick off the preseason mania of European teams in the United States, with Chelsea taking on the Seattle Sounders and Aston Villa playing the Philadelphia Union. Check the links below for programming information on where you can watch the World Football Challenge matches, with appearances from Chelsea, Real Madrid, Liverpool, Paris Saint-Germain, AC Milan and more. The second link...
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UEFA's 32-Man Best Players List Is Kind of Insane
UEFA has just released the names of the nominees for the Player of the Year award, with 32 players included. There are the obvious picks, like Messi, Ronaldo, and Xavi, who I think would be on anyone’s list. But then it starts to get a little stranger. Les Davies, a winger for Bangor City, has made the list, but not a single Bayern Munich player made the cut. That means the likes of Mario...
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The Old Rangers Has Died, But Life Goes On
It is July 14th, 2012, exactly one month since Rangers FC was forced into liquidation. One month since the club that had won more top-league titles than any other club in the world began selling off their assets. One month since the Scottish Premier League became a one-team league. One month since the Old Firm became a relic.
In that month the sense of disbelief that this could happen to such a...
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Another Silly Season Round-up
It’s been over a week since RVP announced he would not extend his contract and we’ve heard almost nothing from him or his camp since then, so naturally the media has focused on exploiting every single half-truth about other transfers instead. They include:
Reports are suggesting PSG have made an offer for both Thiago Silva and Zlatan Ibrahimovic from AC Milan in excess of €62...
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World Football Challenge TV Schedule
Programming information for the World Football Challenge has been released for the United States and Canada. Participating teams include European Champions Chelsea, AC Milan, Liverpool, PSG, Real Madrid, Celtic, Seattle Sounders, Toronto FC, DC United, LA Galaxy, and Santos Laguna.
MATCH #1: July 18 - Seattle Sounders FC v Chelsea FC (9:30 pm ET) USA: ESPN2 (English), ESPN Deportes...
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Arseblog: Time for Kroenke to make things better →
“Disenchantment with the way the club is being run is transfered to the way the team performs, the lack of silverware in recent seasons and the manager’s decision making (whether or not that has been impacted by the business model) mean that even when the team is performing well there’s an uneasiness to everything, as if we’re a tightrope walker stumbling along, just managing to make the...
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Luka Modric agrees personal terms with Real Madrid... →
Sources close to Modric claimed the Croatian schemer has now agreed personal terms on a four-year deal with Jose Mourinho’s La Liga champions. And while Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy will hold out for the highest possible price, it seems that Modric will get his move out of White Hart Lane in the next few days.
The source said: “Everything has been resolved satisfactorily. Luka and...
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Football: Coming to America
meninblazers:
This summer, top football/soccer clubs from across Europe will invade America’s shores to work into preseason form, play a few friendlies, and sell loads of kits. Below is a full schedule of those games. Do your best to attend one and report back. Come on you Ventura County Fusion!
JULY 18
Seattle Sounders v. Chelsea — CenturyLink Field (Seattle, WA)
Philadelphia Union v. Aston...
