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Tottenham Striker Vincent Janssen Suffers Severe Head Trauma

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Tottenham Hotspur brought striker Vincent Janssen, the leading scorer in the Dutch Eredivisie last year, over from from AZ Alkmaar for a reported €22 million. It was a long, protracted transfer saga is over, and it caused Janssen some anxiety. Now on international break with the Netherlands, Janssen is dealing with more adversity, and we mean real, genuine adversity, not the … [Read more...] about Tottenham Striker Vincent Janssen Suffers Severe Head Trauma

Wenger Warns Chile Not to Make a “Suicidal Decision” with Alexis Sanchez

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First and foremost, many football supporters hate international breaks because their favorite and most important players on their clubs teams could get seriously injured. Secondly, international breaks mean a ton of down time and dullness. That's the main reason media despise international breaks, on an almost equal level. We do have a major Arsenal story line to discuss on … [Read more...] about Wenger Warns Chile Not to Make a “Suicidal Decision” with Alexis Sanchez

Wayne Rooney Turned Down Chance to Play in China, Club Boss Says

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Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has seen a horrendous drop in form this season, and thus a relegation to the bench. For both club and country he's been dropped. There's talk that Jose Mourinho would like to see him shipped out of Old Trafford in the future. With Rooney's huge salary, there's probably really only two places he could go where he could make that kind of … [Read more...] about Wayne Rooney Turned Down Chance to Play in China, Club Boss Says

Shaw and Smalling are Hurt, Southgate Claims, Disputing Mourinho

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Despite a pretty convincing win over Swansea City, a victory that Manchester United desperately needed, all the postgame talk has surrounded controversy. Manchester United called out the heart of two defenders, Chris Smalling and Luke Shaw, for not wanting to play for him. Mourinho made comments implying that the duo are not really injured, and that claim has now been … [Read more...] about Shaw and Smalling are Hurt, Southgate Claims, Disputing Mourinho

Liverpool FC Proving Summer Transfer Window Critics Wrong

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Liverpool FC are now top of the Premier League table and the way they got there, coupled with the timing of it, will make the title charge narrative even more red hot than you would expect. A very proud club with a rich history, large devoted fan base, long title drought and recent near miss leading the league is a huge story. It's an even bigger story when you factor in how … [Read more...] about Liverpool FC Proving Summer Transfer Window Critics Wrong

Chelsea FC in Title Contention Due to Leadership, Chemistry

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Can we please kill off the "Are Chelsea FC Really Truly Absolutely Legitimate Title Contenders" narrative? It's pretty obvious what the answer to that is, and anyone disputing their league title credibility is just manufacturing fake controversy in order to fill up column inches. I know it's international break and there's not a whole lot to really talk about during these next … [Read more...] about Chelsea FC in Title Contention Due to Leadership, Chemistry

Zlatan Ibrahimovic Apologizes for Getting Suspension for Arsenal Game

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With not one, but two goals yesterday, Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic announced to the world that reports of his demise have been greatly exaggerated. Yes, it was against lowly Swansea City, quite possibly the worst side in the Premier League, but hey, an end to a long scoring drought is still an end to a long scoring drought. Unfortunately, Ibrahimovic got sent … [Read more...] about Zlatan Ibrahimovic Apologizes for Getting Suspension for Arsenal Game

Conte: Chelsea FC Annihilation of Everton Not a “Statement” to League

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Chelsea Manager Antonio Conte said his side's 5-0 utter annihilation of Everton was not a proverbial "statement game." The Italian made these comments despite the fact that the result moved Chelsea temporarily top of table, until Liverpool surpassed them the next day. Conte is of course saying all the right things, as it's his job to keep the team at tunnel vision, thinking … [Read more...] about Conte: Chelsea FC Annihilation of Everton Not a “Statement” to League

Man United Beat Swansea, Bob Bradley Gets Ripped Apart on Social Media

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Interesting set of terms "breaking the internet" this morning. Swansea City, Bob Bradley, Liverpool and Pogba are all top ten trending terms on Twitter in the United States right now. Here in this link, we recapped Manchester United's decisive 3-1 win over Swansea City, from the United point of view, with video of the Paul Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimovic goals. Here in this post … [Read more...] about Man United Beat Swansea, Bob Bradley Gets Ripped Apart on Social Media