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A football news blog dedicated to the English Premiership, European Competitions, MLS Soccer and the Football League Championship

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August 8, 2008

Ashley Cole Models New Chelsea Third Kit

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Adidas are launching the new Chelsea Third Kit less than two weeks in to the new Premier League on the 28th August. The bright yellow kit modeled by defender Ashley Cole incorporates ClimaCool to keep the athletes at their peak by keeping them dry and at a comfortable temperature. The new ForMotion technology uses designs [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Ashley Cole, Athletes, Chelsea Football Club, England, English Premier League, Europe, cuts, designs, formotion, garment, incorporates, radical, shape

August 7, 2008

Football Boots: ADIDAS adiPure

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The ADIDAS Pure boot is a classically styled boot due to launch in time for the start of the new Premier League season on 16th of August. The styling inherits many of the traditional values from the plethora of iconic boots that helped build the adidas brand. The entire upper is made from breathable, light weight [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Adidas, England, English Premier League, Europe, Football Boots, boot, boots, iconic, inherits, plethora, pure, traditional

August 6, 2008

West Ham United Part Company With Freddie Ljungberg

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The hammers have agreed to terminate Freddie Ljungberg with immediate effect, this time last year he was heralded in a £3million move across London from Arsenal. However last season he managed just 25 appearances. The undisclosed terms of the deal have been announced as acceptable for both parties. The 31 year old midfielder can now take [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Arsenal, England, Europe, Freddie Ljungberg, Klein, MLS (Major League Soccer), Serie A, West Ham United Football Club, acceptable, bilboards, calvin, elect, freddie, hammers, ljungberg, london, midfielder, modeling

Sorry Rangers Out Of Europe How Come The Scots Cant Compete

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Just two months after appearing in the UEFA Cup final in the City of Manchester Stadium in May. Glasgow Rangers have been knocked out of the UEFA Champions League by Lithuanian side FBK Kaunas, who are part owned by the same man who owns Heart of Midlothian Vladimir Romanov. No doubt there will be chuckles of [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Champions League, City of Manchester Stadium, England, Europe, Glasgow Rangers, Kaunas, Rangers, SPL (Scottish Premier League), UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup, budget, firm, global, ramos, smaller, strachan

Football Boots: ADIDAS Predator Power Swerve

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Its hard to believe that it has been 13 years since the original ADIDAS Predator entered the footballing stage at the World Cup in the USA. The brain child of South African born former Liverpool and Austrailia midfielder Craig Johnson, has evolved through 9 revisions over the years. ADIDAS believe that the latest Predator boot [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Adidas, England, Europe, Features, Football Boots, Liverpool, Predator, World Cup, foam, grip, insole, midfielder, swerve, weight

August 5, 2008

Puma Celebrates Forty 40 Years Of The King

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Having watched Eusebio score 9 goals during the 1966 World Cup in England, the designers at PUMA decided that he should be the man to help them develop a signature football boot. The process took two years to complete and in 1968 the PUMA King was born. The boot over time would become just as [...] Click to continue reading...
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Tags: England, Europe, Eusebio, Football Boots, Roman, World Cup, anniversary, forty, king, numerals, puma, ruby, score

August 4, 2008

Football Boots Adidas F50.8 TUNiT

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The ADIDAS TUNiT F50.8 are the latest version of the revolutionary TUNiT boot. When it was originally launched the TUNiT range was the worlds first modular football boot. Allowing you to customise your boots to suit your style of play or the conditions. The boots modular nature would lend itself to Mecchano fans as [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: England, Europe, Football Boots, Synthetic, boots, chassis, pack, pairs, sockliners, studs, tunit, uppers

July 31, 2008

Tottenham: Has Ramos Got A Masterplan Or Are His Spurs Falling To Pieces

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After a poor finish in the Premier League Ramos has begun ringing the changes in the Spurs squad, moving on those not in his plans and those that do not want to be at the club. Everyone in football knew that the majority of the transfers would not happen until the European Championships were over. [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: England, English Premier League, Europe, Spurs, Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, Transfer Talk, arrivals, ramos

March 29, 2008

Football Boots: Nike Total 90 Laser II 2

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The latest boot from Nike which boasts increased accuracy for strikers, and more control over the ball for deadball specialists. The original Laser boot was launched at the beginning of the season and they have been adopted as the boot of choice by amateurs and pros alike. The new boot builds on the foundations of the [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: England, Europe, Football Boots, NIKE, accuracy, boot, boots, control, increased, laser, rings

Premier League: Bennett Sends Off Mascherano To Ruin United Victory

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Manchester United inched closer to retaining their Premier League title as they cruised to a 3-0 win against a Liverpool side who had only ten men for half the game. Reina Poor Performance Wes Brown put the home side ahead on 34 minutes, when Reina failed to deal with a Wayne Rooney cross. The Spaniard only managed [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: Bennett, England, English Premier League (EPL), Europe, Liverpool Football Club, Manchester United Football Club, Mascherano, Reina, argentinean, bennett???s, injustice, spaniard, talking

March 8, 2008

Mercurial Vapor IV

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Nike Mercurial Vapor IV Football Boots are the latest creation from the Nike football boot team. The Nike Mercurial range has been around for 10 years now and this boot has been created to celebrate its success. The likes of Nani, Ronaldo, Drogba and Walcott have all been seen sporting these boots, which Nike have developed [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: England, Europe, Football Boots, NIKE, shoot, total

January 16, 2008

G14 Get World Governing Body FIFA To Force Countries To Pay Clubs For Players

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Why Should Countries Pay Clubs For Players On International Duty Meddling FIFA president Sepp Blatter is intent on leaving a lasting legacy to the wonderful world of football regardless of the effect it will have on the game. This time he has paved the way for the richest clubs in football to get richer still, [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: 2008 Cup Of Nations Ghana, 2010 World Cup South Africa, African Nations Cup, England, Euro 2008 Austria Switzerland, Europe, European Championships, International, Tournaments, World Cup, compensate, countries, duty, payments

January 9, 2008

World Cup 2010: Qualifying Groups Announced England Draw Croatia Again

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The European qualifying groups for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. FIFA World Cup 2010 South Africa ??? European Qualifying Group One Albania Denmark Hungary Malta Portugal Sweden FIFA World Cup 2010 South Africa ??? European Qualifying Group Two Greece Israel Latvia Luxembourg Moldova Switzerland FIFA World Cup 2010 South Africa ? Click to continue reading...
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Tags: 2010 World Cup South Africa, Africa, Croatia, England, Europe, FIFA, World Cup, group, groups, qualifying, south

November 23, 2007

Euro 2008: England Crash Out At Hands Of Croatia

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England manager Steve McClaren made some of the boldest decisions in his team selection to play the crucial last qualifying game against Croatia, in a game that England could not afford to lose. Pre Match Press Conference?? When questioned about the speculation about the team in the pre match press conference McClaren replied that the players did [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: England, Euro 2008 Austria Switzerland, Europe, European Championships, carson, formation, lifeline, olic

England: The FA Sack England Manager Steve McClaren

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Steve McClaren???s short reign as manager ended when the FA board unanimously decided that the crushing defeat to Croatia at Wembley in the Euro 2008 qualifier would be his last game in charge. The axe also fell on Terry Venables who will now be free to take up the offer of a position as manager of [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: 2010 World Cup South Africa, England, Euro 2008 Austria Switzerland, Europe, European Championships, World Cup, europe???s, labelled, mcclaren???s, personally???, pitted, reign, selection