A week in football can promise much. Arsenal defeated AC Milan famously at San Siro, swept aside their gloom and got their season back on track. For Liverpool, the season just seems to get better.
Last week, some semblance of peace descended on Anfield after Benitez and Hicks called for ceasefire. The manager was offered a […]
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January 9, 2008 – 6:18 pm
Chelsea move a step closer to retaining the Carling Cup with a 2-1 victory over Everton in the semi-final first leg on Tuesday. The second leg will take place at Everton on January 23 - the winner clashing with Arsenal or Tottenham at Wembley on February 24.
Shaun Wright-Phillips was the toast of the day as Chelsea overcame […]
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January 6, 2008 – 9:38 am
The giant-killers are back in action and this is what makes the FA Cup extravaganza so enticing for soccer fans the world over - record books are shredded and the underdogs triumph over the Goliaths.
Without exception, the FA Cup Third Round saw several casualties. Everton FC was the latest club to suffer an ignominious elimination […]
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December 30, 2007 – 4:32 pm
Anything can happen in soccer matches. As they say, “The ball is round” and you can’t argue with that. Against West Ham, Manchester United can and should win but they missed a penalty - the result is 2-1 to the Hammers. The story is markedly different for the Gunners, deplorable in the first half, but […]
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December 6, 2007 – 12:31 am
Getting a shiny, new stadium seem to be the fad in the Premier League these days, most clubs have plans in the pipeline (if not already announced), but not all enjoy the same degree of success in garnering support. Everton chairman Bill Kenwright found out the hard way, from the moment his plan saw the […]
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