Tag Archive | "Sunderland"

Football “Franchises” – Right or Wrong?

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

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In a summer bereft of football, the release of fixture lists this week provide some form of respite for fans starved of action. Away trips are plotted, long weekends at some of the more far-flung fixtures are planned, and best mates are pleaded with not to hold their wedding on a certain date as it [...]

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Transfer Rumors (15 June 09): Man United after Valencia stars Villa and Silva, Aston Villa close on Tottenham duo, Berbatov and Pavlyuchenko linked with Bundesliga moves, and more

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

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We’re already in the middle of June, and though the signings haven’t been coming hard and fast just yet, that doesn’t mean that there’s a shortage of action thus far in the summer transfer window. In this morning’s transfer news and rumors roundup, we’ve got tidbits from England, Spain, Italy, Germany, France, and Greece, [...]

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Football chant challenge gives fans something to sing about

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

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They echo throughout fields all over the UK during the football season, and on many occasions have been known to give players a lift. I’m talking about football chants.  From Fernando Torres’ “Liverpool’s Number Nine” to “Glory Glory Man United,” songs and chants are a massive part of what makes football such a unique sport. Some [...]

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Sunderland boss Sbragia frets over relegation

Friday, May 22, 2009

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Sunderland manager Ricky Sbragia admits his side will have only themselves to blame if they are relegated from the Premier League on Sunday. Sbragia’s team go into their last match of the season at home to Chelsea just two points and two places above the relegation zone. A defeat for the Black Cats coupled with victories for [...]

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Shearer confident ahead of Newcastle´s last gasp

Friday, May 22, 2009

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Alan Shearer expects Newcastle to avoid relegation with a victory in the biggest match in the club’s history at Aston Villa on Sunday. Shearer’s side will drop out of the Premier League for the first time in 16 years if they lose at Villa or if Hull and Sunderland win their fixtures against Manchester United and [...]

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The team for Rome?

Friday, May 22, 2009

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Normally teams are announced an hour before kick-off, but not if you’re the Sun. They have the inside scoop on the United team to face Barcelona in the Champions League final and it’s… well… pretty unsurprising. Carlos Tevez is out, Dimitar Berbatov is out, Park Ji-Sung and Ryan Giggs are in. The paper claims it’s a [...]

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Football transfer rumours: Brede Hangeland to Arsenal?

Friday, May 22, 2009

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Today’s tittle-tattle is off to live in a floating duck house – because we deserve to be safe from foxes too Forget Manchester United v Barcelona, The New Harry Potter Movie v The New Terminator Movie or Peter Andre and Katie Price v The Possibility That Newspapers Might Stop Writing About Them Soon, the real heavyweight [...]

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Robbin’ a Van Persie?

Monday, May 18, 2009

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Plenty of Tevez talk doing the rounds on Sunday, but we’ll get round to that! The more interesting story concerns Arsenal, with the News of the World claiming that the Gunners are considering cashing in on their niggle-friendly forward. He’s yet to sign a new £70,000-a-week contract at the Emirates and Monsieur Wenger could use that [...]

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Football transfer rumours: Carlos Tevez to Liverpool?

Thursday, May 14, 2009

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Today’s tell-all want to be buried in the unmarked grave beside Arch Stanton Marriages of convenience fractured beyond repair feature prominently in today’s super soaraway Sun, with Katie Price taking up the front page to announce how “devastated” she is at being dumped by Peter Andre, while Carlos Tevez features on the back announcing that [...]

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Football transfer rumours: Carlos Tevez to stay put or go to Milan?

Thursday, May 14, 2009

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If today’s tittle-tattle can suss out the light source, maybe it can make some sorta UV flash-bang grenade or somethin’ Long, protracted and excruciatingly tedious legal battle ahoy! Maybe. Yesterday he was off to Liverpool or Manchester City, but today it’s been revealed that Manchester United could try to sign Carlos Tevez on what the Sun [...]

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