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Jose Mourinho, Chelsea players turning on each other

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Both Jose Mourinho and Chelsea inspire a lot of backlash, giving their elite status as a giant big money global club. Therefore, their season of hell is making for extreme schadenfreude among non Chelsea fans and Mourinho haters. Following the latest setback tonight versus Leicester City, the Blues have fallen all the way down to 16th. The defending champions are … [Read more...] about Jose Mourinho, Chelsea players turning on each other

Ryan Giggs was approached ahead of Neville by Valencia

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Valencia tried to lure Ryan Giggs to Spain before they went for Gary Neville - but the Manchester United legend believes that he's in line to take over from Louis van Gaal, claims a story in the Daily Mirror. The Sunday Mirror had a story claiming that the current United assistant boss has an ironclad guarantee that he will inherit the job once Van Gaal retires. … [Read more...] about Ryan Giggs was approached ahead of Neville by Valencia

Arsenal get Barca; Chelsea PSG again in Champions League draw

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Jose Mourinho has won the European Cup twice, and the road to a third goes through PSG. The UCL ties were just announced and Chelsea will play Paris Saint-Germain for a third straight season in the UEFA Champions League. So let's hope we don't have Blues supporters doing horribly racist things and singing horribly racist songs at a Paris metro stop again like we did last … [Read more...] about Arsenal get Barca; Chelsea PSG again in Champions League draw

Will Heisman winner Derrick Henry be a 1st round pick?

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Call your broker and tell him to buy as many shares of Derrick Henry NFL Draft stock now that he took home the Heisman on Saturday night. He's a first round lock, right? After all this was the year of the running back in college football and he was the best back in the nation. Actually, running backs are devalued these days on NFL Draft night and the Alabama Crimson Tide … [Read more...] about Will Heisman winner Derrick Henry be a 1st round pick?

Manchester United receive their Europa League Draw

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Ah, the Europa League, a consolation bracket that inspires more apathy than it does excitement. We have something similar here in America- it's called the NIT (Not Invited Tournament, or Not Important Tournament is the pejorative slang term we have for it). While the NIT is the Europa League, our NCAA Tournament, affectionately referred to as "March Madness," is the UEFA … [Read more...] about Manchester United receive their Europa League Draw

Cleveland Browns: total overhaul coming again this offseason

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Ah, the Cleveland Browns. No team's fanbase is more engaged in the NFL Draft, year round, year in, year out, then this team. The Brownies fan club love themselves a good NFL mock draft; even in August. Of course, don't mock another OT to the Browns because they'll let you have in the comments section and/or on Twitter. It's because the Cleveland Browns are perpetually … [Read more...] about Cleveland Browns: total overhaul coming again this offseason

Odds on MUFC sacking Van Gaal slashed across the board

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You've probably seen numerous polls asking if Manchester United should sack Manager Louis van Gaal, keep him or wait until May. The supporter polls are overwhelmingly in favor of giving him the axe, but the general interest polls are leaning towards firing him as well. What are the odds that it actually happens? Well, the odds this week have been slashed all across the … [Read more...] about Odds on MUFC sacking Van Gaal slashed across the board

Jurgen Klopp says today’s Anfield crowd best since he arrived

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Jurgen Klopp moved to Liverpool with all the fanfare of a bonafide rock star. 35,000 people tracked his flight from Dortmund to Liverpool's John Lennon airport. Since his arrival, Klopp has mostly lived up to the hype too. He's been fun and engaging with the media, once telling the writers to "cool down" because they were typing so hard. Klopp has also been brutally honest … [Read more...] about Jurgen Klopp says today’s Anfield crowd best since he arrived