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Charity shield Ref suspended
Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg has been suspended from duty pending an FA inquiry into his alleged debts. Clattenburg is one of the divisions elite referees and was due to officiate the Community shield this sunday but the FA and Premier Game Match officials LTD have acted swiftly to replace him in light of the [...]
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Champions League qualifying draw 08/09
The draw for the preliminary rounds of the Champions league took place this morning and it through up an interesting battle between the ‘wally with the brolly’ and ‘Le Proffeseur’ as Arsenal drew FC Twente. The Dutch side who beat Ajax in a playoff at the end of last season to secure their Champions league [...]
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Wenger brings in Bischoff
Arsene Wenger has added another typical signing to the Arsenal ranks today with the arrival of Amaury Bischoff from Werder Bremen. No suprises then that he’s French, young and ofcourse an unproven talent as he didn’t make a single appearance in the Bundesliga. If 21 year old Bischoff is a success we will no doubt [...]
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Evra charged over Chelsea fight
Manchester United defender Patrice Evra has been charged with improper conduct by the FA following a lengthy investigation into the ‘brawl at the Bridge’. The incident occured after United lost to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge at the end of April, as United players warmed down they became involved in arguements with Chelsea groundstaff which escalated [...]
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FA ban child football leagues
The FA Director of football Sir Trevor Brooking, today announced a ban on all competitive football leagues for Children under the age of 8 years old. The move which takes effect from next season is an attempt to bring FA policy in line with the rest of Europe and promote an emphasis on skill and ability over victory and trophies.
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Ince is the new Blackburn manager
Paul Ince has been named as the new manager of Blackburn Rovers after weeks of speculation following the departure of Mark Hughes to Manchester City. Ince has excelled as the MK Dons manager winning the Football League trophy and the League 2 title this season but he does not hold the UEFA pro License required [...]
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FIFA take no action against Madrid
FIFA have today announced that they will be taking no acton against Real Madrid in regards to their public courting of Cristiano Ronaldo. According to a FIFA statement released today no action can be taken untill a a breach of contract has occurred which from Manchester United’s point of view would be much too late:
“We [...]
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Premiership fixtures 08/09 season
The new Premiership fixtures have been released today by the FA and as usual there are some interesting fixtures and run ins for the big four. The season starts on August 16th and finishes on May 24th which is the latest the Premiership has ever finished. On the opening day Arsenal host newly promoted West [...]
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Euro 2008: Holland 3-0 Italy
The first clash between 2 of the favourites in Euro 2008 didn’t dissapoint as the world cup winners met the dutch masters in the so called group of death. The game was by far the best encounter in the championships so far, not only producing the most goals but also the biggest shock as Holland [...]
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Euro 2008: Germany 2-0 Poland
Due to a few boring internet problems (had to get a static IP for all you tech people) over the weekend and the last couple of days i haven’t been able to post anything about the Euro’s getting under way, I know it may have looked like England was boycotting the tournament because we didn’t [...]
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