EPL

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  The Two Faces of Mario Balotelli

  Pirlo’s ball fell to the left wing against the run of play. Cassano was pressured by Hummels in the German defense but was able to get around him. His ball into...

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  Euro Football Weekend Rundown

  What a fantastic derby-weekend in European football this was with some major fixtures taking place in La Liga and the Serie A. The most important being the much anticipated ‘El Clasico’...

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  Review: How Soccer Explains the World

  How Soccer Explains the World: an {unlikely} theory of globalization Franklin Foer Football (Association) Synopsis: While the title of Foer’s book makes it appear as though it will include pages of...

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  Manchester United Monthly – in Five Minutes or Less

  We left off last month with the September 2nd win at Southampton and this time we will review all the news from the end of the International break to the October...

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  Why QPR are at the bottom of the Premier League

  No team has begun the 2012-2013 Premier League campaign more poorly then QPR. The London side have been dismal in all areas and it is clear from the position they currently...

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  Champions League Rundown, Match Day 2

  Match Day 2 took place in midweek Champions League action with some shocking results and some not so-shocking. Here are the five most memorable events: 6) Poor attendance at Juventus Stadium...

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  Top Four: Essential Notes on the Current Top Four

  Chelsea (This Week #1, Last Week #1) In what was their sternest test so far; league leaders Chelsea came away from the Emirates with a 2-1 win. Fernando Torres muscled his...

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  Euro Football Weekend Rundown

  Another exciting week of Euro football action has come and gone, but of course is nothing compared to the excitement awaiting all football fanatics next weekend when three derbies will take...

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  Are Liverpool the Next Newcastle?

  2008-09 was the darkest year in modern football for the city of Newcastle. Their beloved Magpies, the pride of the city, were relegated from the first division in England for only...

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  Euro Weekend Rundown

  In the fifth edition of the Euro Football Rundown, I bring you news from Ligue 1, Serie A and the EPL. These are the five most important events of this past...

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  Top Four: Essential Notes on the Current Top Four

  Chelsea (This Week #1, Last Week #1) An ugly win is better than a pretty loss. As expected Stoke were difficult to break down and Chelsea were struggling to break the...

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  A Last Word Book Review: “A Random History of Football”

  A Random History of Football Colin Murray Football (Association) Synopsis: A Random History of Football is (BBC Radio host of world-renown sporting program “Fighting Talk”) Colin Murray’s first book. Like much...

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  Champions League Rundown Match Day 1

  It’s back to Champions League action where all of the elite clubs will battle it out for Europe’s top prize. This match day has already featured some key fixtures, events and...

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  Top Four: Essential Notes on the CURRENT Top Four

  Our first edition of “Top Four” went very well, including predicting the Man City draw.  Let’s see if we can look at this past weekend and make some predictions for this...

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  Should the English Premier League Abandon Handshakes?

  When Romeo Dallaire penned his classic book Shake Hands with the Devil it is highly doubtful that he ever suspected the title would relate to the English Premier League. However, nine...

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  Top Four: Essential Notes on the Premier League Table

  Editor’s Note: The Premier League’s Top Four is a weekly column new to LWOS for the 2012-2013 column.  The goal of the column is to provide critical information, analysis, and diatribe about...

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  Manchester United Monthly

  The first month of Manchester United’s 2012-2013 season has come to a dramatic finish, which can almost be entirely summed up with just the letters – R.V.P.!  Certainly the biggest news...

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  Euro Football Weekend Rundown

  Welcome back to the Euro Football Weekend Rundown, edition three. Over the weekend, PSG broke its duck with a victory, RvP is beginning to lead the way for Man United, Chelsea...

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  Breakdown of the Premier League Transfer Deadline

  While the first couple of weeks of the Premier League season are by no means pointless they usually maintain a table that is very different from the one at the conclusion....

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  Euro Football Weekend Rundown

  Welcome back to Euro Football Weekend Rundown.  It was certainly an interesting weekend of football, as most usually are, with some fantastic strikes, world-class long-balls, devastating injuries and some breakout performances....