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The prospect of a fixture congestion has loosened its grip on several of Europe's household names as the continent's heavyweights bowed out of their domestic cup competitions. The phenomenon of the underdog has struck again in Spain, France and England as the reigning champions of each nation have been crushed in their search for their first silverware of the season. Click to continue reading...

When Sheffield Wednesday and Burnley FC have visited Cary over the last couple of years, our supporters club has hosted their traveling fans for some social events before and after those matches. Fans from both clubs expressed genuine amazement at how friendly we were towards visiting supporters. Click to continue reading...

One game down, forty-five to go as far as the 24 teams in the Championship is concerned, but what did the opening weekend of fixtures tell us? Many regard Doncaster's 1-0 win at Derby as the performance of the weekend, but that's only working on the assumption that Rovers were playing League One football last [. Click to continue reading...

Cary RailHawks U23 captain Darrius Barnes has been named to the Premier Development League All-Conference team for the Southern Conference. Barnes, who is a rising senior at Duke University and a Raleigh native, also received the same honor in 2006.
In 2008, Barnes logged more minutes (1253 in 15 matches) than any other U23 player and finished the season with 1 assist. Click to continue reading...

Burnley FC have started their summer training here in Cary, NC with a workout this morning on Fields 2 & 3 at WakeMed Soccer Park. I was all set to go out and shoot photos of the practice but my camera broke last night while shooting the U23s v.Dynamo match. Luckily David Vaught bailed me out and managed a few snaps of their practice. Click to continue reading...

Darren Bentley of Burnley Football Club is chronicling the his team's summer training trip to the United States. The team arrived in Cary yesterday afternoon and got a chance to check out their Thursday competition at the RailHawks U23s match on Tuesday night. Here's some excerpts from Bentley's letter to the Burnley fans:

Hours after arriving in Cary ourselves, it would have been easy to call it a night.

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Ahead of the RailHawks U23s v. Burnley FC international friendly set for Thursday, July 10th, I spent some time with Dan Jewell at 2br, 99.8 FM, a local radio station in Burnley talking about what the RailHawks, the facilities at WakeMed Soccer Park, and what the Burnley players and supporters can expect to find here in Cary later this week. Click to continue reading...

Irish midfielder James O'Connor has switched Championship sides moving from Burnley FC to Sheffield Wednesday. He declined an offer from the Turf Moor outfit deciding instead to move via free transfer to The Owls. The 28-year-old midfielder played a key role in Burnley's season after being returned to the starting eleven for the 2007-2008 campaign. Click to continue reading...

Northern Ireland's Glentoran FC recently announced three pre-season friendlies for the month of July.

Beginning Monday July 14th, Hearts, the Scottish Premier side, journeys to The Oval. Glentoran last played the Edinburgh club in 1899 which was 109 years ago. Hearts won by a score of a 3-0. Click to continue reading...