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SUNDERLAND, ENGLAND – JANUARY 05: Adam Johnson of Sunderland looks on during the Budweiser FA Cup third round match between Sunderland and Carlisle United at the Stadium of Light on January 5, 2014 in Sunderland, England. (Photo by Mark Runnacles/Getty Images)

EPL player Adam Johnson pleads guilty to having sex with 15-year old girl

Sunderland midfielder Adam Johnson plead guilty on two charges connected to knowingly having sex with a 15-year old girl (age of consent is 16 in England). Johnson plead guilty to having “sexual activity with a child” and to “grooming” a child (befriending and creating an emotional relationship with a child for sex). Johnson however plead […]

LEICESTER, ENGLAND – AUGUST 22: Riyad Mahrez of Leicester City celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Leicester City and Tottenham Hotspur at The King Power Stadium on August 22, 2015 in Leicester, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

EPL pundits keep doubting Leicester City, keep extending when to name them favorites

The 2015-16 English Premier League season may be the single best drama on television. With big-named clubs struggling, the underdog at the top and plenty of personalities it has become one memorable season. No team exemplifies that better than league-leading Leicester City, but you wouldn’t know it if you listen to the pundits and commentators […]

LEICESTER, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 28: Jamie Vardy of Leicester City celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Leicester City and Manchester United at The King Power Stadium on November 28, 2015 in Leicester, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

Predicting the Premier League Top Four

We’re over the halfway hump of the season now, so we can expect to have a great look at who will be in the Top Four come the end of the season. It has been a really odd season thus far, with teams you wouldn’t expect jumping into the mix, and many teams struggling to […]

LEICESTER, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 02: Jamie Vardy (C) of Leicester City controls the ball against Dejan Lovren (R) and Mamadou Sakho (L) of Liverpool during the Barclays Premier League match between Leicester City and Liverpool at The King Power Stadium on February 2, 2016 in Leicester, England. (Photo by Matthew Lewis/Getty Images)

Leicester City gets closer and closer to being favorites for EPL title

Leicester City has proven everyone wrong all season. When Leicester won their first few games and Jamie Vardy was on his goal scoring streak, nobody really took them seriously. Everyone still though Leicester didn’t have the depth to sustain a season long title run and at some point, the big teams will swallow them up […]

SAO PAULO, BRAZIL – MAY 10: Alexandre Pato #11 of Sao Paulo celebrates their second goal during the match between Sao Paulo and Flamengo for the Brazilian Series A 2015 at Morumbi stadium on May 10, 2015 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images)

World Football: Winners and losers of the January transfer window

The January transfer window has come to a rather lackluster end. There usually aren’t a lot of earth shattering deals made in January, but this season was especially quiet. That didn’t mean this wasn’t a busy transfer window, but many moves were made by midtable and/or teams in relegation fights looking to move up a […]

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USMNT’s Matt Miazga set to join Chelsea

US Men’s National Team and New York Red Bulls defender Matt Miazga is set to join Chelsea, according to a report by Jeff Carlisle at ESPN FC. The Daily Mail reports that Chelsea will pay £3.5 million or $5 million for the 20 year old defender. It was reported that scouts from Liverpool, Manchester United, […]

xxxx during the Barclays Premier League match between Everton and Swansea City at Goodison Park on January 24, 2016 in Liverpool, England.

Nine-year old with cerebral palsy scores goal for Everton

George is a nine-year old Everton fan who has cerebral palsy, but he doesn’t let cerebral palsy get the better of him as he plays the game he loves, rooting for the team he loves and wanting to play like his favorite player, forward Gerard Deulofeu. After a video of George showing off his moves […]

NORWICH, ENGLAND – JANUARY 23: Adam Lallana (L) of Liverpool ceelbrates scoring his team’s fifth goal with his manager Jurgen Klopp (R) and team mate Kolo Toure (C) during the Barclays Premier League match between Norwich City and Liverpool at Carrow Road on January 23, 2016 in Norwich, England. (Photo by Stephen Pond/Getty Images)

VIDEO: All the goals from the 5-4 thriller between Liverpool and Norwich

We’re just like you, we can’t believe what we just saw. While the northeast is under a blizzard, we were entertained to an early game of the year contender. Liverpool defeated Norwich City 5-4 in an incredibly entertaining game that threw defending and goalkeeping to the wind. May as well just go down the list […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 19: Santi Cazorla of Arsenal passes his captain’s armband to team mate Laurent Koscielny as he is shown a red card during the Barclays Premier League match between Chelsea and Arsenal at Stamford Bridge on September 19, 2015 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Ian Walton/Getty Images)

Much has changed since their last meeting but the Arsenal vs. Chelsea rivalry remains as ruthless as ever

The big game of the weekend is the Arsenal/Chelsea London Derby taking place on Sunday. Arsenal and Chelsea last played against each other on September 19 that ended in a rather controversial 2-0 Chelsea win, That seemed like such a long time ago. It seemed like an especially long time when you consider how much these two […]

Five games that will make or break Leicester City’s title hopes

Just a few years after winning the title in the Championship, Leicester City looks in prime position to make a title run in the Premier League as well. To think that this is the team that made a great escape to avoid relegation last season, suffered an embarrassing episode that saw players kicked off the team […]

during the Emirates FA Cup Third Round match between Southampton and Crystal Palace at St Mary’s Stadium on January 9, 2016 in Southampton, England.

Crystal Palace – Behind the Badge goes behind the scenes of an EPL team

Over the weekend, NBCSN premiered the first part of a four part series on the behind the scenes dealings of Crystal Palace. Narrated by Gary Lineker with his production company Goalhanger Films, Crystal Palace – Behind the Badge follows the team through anything and everything that surrounds an English Premier League team. NBC Sports claims […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 12: Charlie Austin of QPR argues with the linesman during the Barclays Premier League match between Queens Park Rangers and Chelsea at Loftus Road on April 12, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images)

Who got the better deal in the Charlie Austin transfer?

With the £4m transfer of Charlie Austin from QPR to Southampton blazing to completion over the weekend, we need to look at who got the best deal. It would be easy to say Southampton. They got a quality goalscorer who is Premier League proven in Austin for only £4m. With their top scorer Graziano Pelle […]

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – JANUARY 17: Jurgen Klopp, manager of Liverpool looks dejected during the Barclays Premier League match between Liverpool and Manchester United at Anfield on January 17, 2016 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

Until they can get better players, Liverpool needs to learn how to get “ugly points”

When I get the chance to watch Liverpool play, whether it’s under Brendan Rodgers or Jurgen Klopp, I get a similar feeling during most of their games. Liverpool looks like they could be the better team and they look like they’re more likely to win throughout most of the game. Their issue is that more […]

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – JANUARY 17: Jurgen Klopp, manager of Liverpool looks dejected after the Barclays Premier League match between Liverpool and Manchester United at Anfield on January 17, 2016 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

Manchester United outlast Liverpool 1-0 in a sloppily played derby

This certainly wasn’t the best looking Northwest Derby game ever played but for those who made the trip from Manchester to Anfield, they wouldn’t have it any other way. After 77 minutes of Manchester United was seemingly completely disinterested of even shooting at the goal, Wayne Rooney scored the game winner in the 78th minute […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – JANUARY 16: Toby Alderweireld of Tottenham Hotspur and Jermain Defoe of Sunderland compete for the ball during the Barclays Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Sunderland at White Hart Lane on January 16, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Sunderland, Spurs trade goals in 90 seconds

After a slow start to the Spurs/Sunderland game, the action really picked up in the second half as both teams managed to find the back of the net by the halftime whistle. It started with Sunderland, who had nine men defending for most of the first half, and from a nice through pass by Adam […]

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