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HIGHBURY, LONDON – MAY 15: Former Daily Mirror Editor, Piers Morgan with his family during the FA Barclaycard Premiership match between Arsenal and Leicester City at Highbury on May 15, 2004 in London. Morgan, was forced to resign from the paper on May 14, after it was proven that a set of photos he had published, purporting to show British troops abusing Iraqi prisoners were in fact fake. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

Tears for Piers: The Manchester United Edition

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When Robin van Persie left Arsenal to sign with Manchester United, well known and very outspoken Arsenal fan and occasional CNN reporter Piers Morgan was not happy. As he’s known to do, Morgan immediately took to twitter to go into a full blown meltdown about how he thought van Persie was different and selling him […]

BOURNEMOUTH, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 12: Louis van Gaal Manager of Manchester United waves to supporters prior to the Barclays Premier League match between A.F.C. Bournemouth and Manchester United at Vitality Stadium on December 12, 2015 in Bournemouth, United Kingdom. (Photo by Jordan Mansfield/Getty Images)

Video: Louis Van Gaal theatrically throws himself to ground in protest to fourth official

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Diving will probably always be a fact of life in professional soccer, but sometimes it can be rather entertaining. Case in point, Louis Van Gaal. It appeared that Manchester United’s coach was unhappy with the way Arsenal players were going down looking for fouls. The Dutch coach confronted the fourth official to make his protest. […]

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 28: Marcus Rashford of Manchester United celebrates scoring his opening goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester United and Arsenal at Old Trafford on February 28, 2016 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

Video: Marcus Rashford scores two goals minutes apart in Premier League Debut

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Just days after 18-year-old Marcus Rashford, scored twice against Midtjylland to save Manchester United in the Europe League, the teenager gave an encore, scoring two goals against Arsenal in his Premier League debut. Both goals came just minutes apart and shell-shocked the visitors, who had been controlling most of the play up to that point. Rashford, […]

LEICESTER, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 27: Leonardo Ulloa of Leicester City celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Leicester City and Norwich City at The King Power Stadium on February 27, 2016 in Leicester, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

WATCH: Leicester City gets win on a late goal against Norwich, now up 5 points

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Leicester City was in an unfamiliar position against Norwich City, they had the ball. In a rare instance of having the ball more than their opponent, EPL leaders Leicester City struggled to get anything going on. Then in the 89th minute, Leo Ulloa (whose name isn’t spelled anything like how it’s pronounced) tapped in the […]

SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 27: Cesc Fabregas of Chelsea and Jose Fonte of Southampton compete for the ball during the Barclays Premier League match between Southampton and Chelsea at St Mary’s Stadium on February 27, 2016 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

WATCH: Chelsea ends Southampton’s 708 minute shutout streak with a cross that went in

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This probably wasn’t the way Southampton goalkeeper Fraser Forster expected to end his and Southampton’s 708 minute shutout streak but it shockingly did. Cesc Fabregas originally looked like he was trying to cross the ball to Eden Hazard but seeing the trajectory of the ball, Hazard stopped and let it go. Forster also appeared to […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 23: The League Cup trophy on display prior to the Capital One Cup third round match between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal at White Hart Lane on September 23, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Ian Walton/Getty Images)

Manchester City’s history in the Capital One Cup Final

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When Manchester City takes the pitch at Wembley Stadium against Liverpool on Sunday (11:25 a.m. ET, Bein Sports), history will not be on its side. Liverpool has won this event on eight different occasions and were runners-up three more times. No team has won more league cups or appeared in as many finals. Manchester City […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 26: Liverpool celebrate victory after the Carling Cup Final match between Liverpool and Cardiff City at Wembley Stadium on February 26, 2012 in London, England. Liverpool won 3-2 on penalties. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images)

Liverpool FC’s history in the Capital One Cup Final

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This Sunday, Liverpool will face Manchester City in the Capital One Cup Final. Liverpool has had a long history in the League Cup Final as they have won the most titles of any team. At 8-3, Liverpool enters Wembley Stadium for the 12th time in the 56 year history of the Capital One Cup Final. […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 02: A large Capital One Cup is pictured prior to the Capital One Cup Final between Manchester City and Sunderland at Wembley Stadium on March 2, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

Capital One Cup Final: What a Win Means to Each Team

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What’s At Stake in the Capital One Cup Final The Capital One Cup final is this Sunday. Call it a Mickey Mouse Cup, call it a waste of time, but I’m willing to bet if you’re saying that, it’s because you don’t root for Manchester City or Liverpool. At the end of the day, the […]

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 14: Manuel Pellegrini, Manager of Manchester City looks on during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur at Etihad Stadium on February 14, 2016 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Is Manchester City and Manuel Pellegrini only interested in the Champions League?

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72, 51, 75, 76, 53. Those were the numbers on the backs of five players that Manuel Pellegrini put into Manchester City’s starting 11 in yesterday’s humiliation to Chelsea in the FA Cup. Pellegrini fielded a well understrength side while Chelsea didn’t. The result was a 5-1 defeat to the Chelsea. After the match, there was talk […]

Video: Juan Mata scores on controversial free kick

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Manchester United unveiled a new controversial free kick style in their 5th round FA Cup match against Shrewsbury. The style sees two people standing over the ball, with three other players standing in between the wall and the goalkeeper in an offside position. At the last possible second those three players try run and get […]

during the Emirates FA Cup fifth round match between Shrewsbury Town and Manchester United at Greenhous Meadow on February 22, 2016 in Shrewsbury, England.

Video: Chris Smalling gives Manchester United the lead

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The first 35 or so minutes of Manchester United’s 5th round FA Cup tie against Shrewbury Town was looking like any other typical Manchester United match. United possessed the ball and possessed the ball some more. Eventually they would stop possessing the ball long enough to send a 25 yard shot 30 yards wide or […]

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA – JULY 16: Liverpool FC player Mamadou Sakho cuddles Australia Zoo koala India at Gambaro Hotel on July 16, 2015 in Brisbane, Australia. Liverpool FC are in Queensland to play the Brisbane Roar at Suncorp Stadium on the first leg of their Australian tour (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images for Tourism Queensland)

Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho’s charity work has been exemplary

0 comments by on 2/20/2016

Since transferring to Liverpool in 2013, Mamadou Sakho has become a popular figure in the community around Liverpool, due to his tireless charity work around the city of Liverpool. Sakho takes every opportunity to give back to his community. Most players will hire a language teacher after transferring to another country. Sakho took it as an […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 17: Laurent Koscielny of Arsenal shoots past goalkeeper Allan McGregor of Hull City as he scores their second goal during the FA Cup with Budweiser Final match between Arsenal and Hull City at Wembley Stadium on May 17, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

With just 16 teams left, the FA Cup is really getting down to business

0 comments by on 2/19/2016

The fifth round of the FA Cup is upon us this weekend and now that we are in the final 16, things are picking up. 11 Premier League teams have survived and are looking to finalize their journey at Wembley Stadium. That also leaves five lower league teams who are trying to get as far […]

during the Barclays Premier League match between Sunderland and Manchester United at the Stadium of Light on February 13, 2016 in Sunderland, England.

Wayne Rooney out 6-8 weeks with knee injury

0 comments by on 2/17/2016

Wayne Rooney is set to miss the next two months after picking up a knee ligament injury in training this week. The news was broken when United landed in Denmark ahead of their Europa League match against FC Midtjylland on Thursday. The team had previously announced that Rooney was not in the traveling 18 man squad […]

BOURNEMOUTH, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 12: Louis van Gaal Manager of Manchester United waves to supporters prior to the Barclays Premier League match between A.F.C. Bournemouth and Manchester United at Vitality Stadium on December 12, 2015 in Bournemouth, United Kingdom. (Photo by Jordan Mansfield/Getty Images)

Has Louis Van Gaal done enough to leave a lasting philosophy at Manchester United?

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No one can say Louis Van Gaal isn’t a successful manager. His trophy cabinet includes league titles from around Europe, a Champions League title and a third place finish in the 2014 World Cup. But his current spell at Manchester United has been anything but impressive. To be fair to Van Gaal, the current United […]

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