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Premiership Title Gift-Wrapped For Manchester United
Manchester United clinched the Premiership title this afternoon, on a day when they were not playing, their head coach was on the golf course, and two other teams tied....
Today In The Premiership...
• Man City 0-1 Man Utd. The derby win means that Chelsea has to beat Arsenal tomorrow, or Manchester United clinches the Premiership title. I realize that this is somber news for the Manchester United haters, so I offer this as well:...
That Counts As A Penalty?
You know, if you can't mock a foreign soccer player for smelling bad, jeez, what can you do?...
Officiating Roundup: Kingsley Gets A Red Card
Poor Kingsley. Even though he has the wise foresight to wear pants, the mascot was still unceremoniously tossed from the stadium on Monday during a Premiere League soccer match in London. We for one wouldn't stand for such treatment, Kingsley! You've got a lawsuit here....
Man U Makes Dreams Come True
David Hirshey writes regularly for Deadspin about soccer....
The Best Possible Reason To Buy An MLS Jersey
I don't know if I can take another second of NFL Draft coverage. No matter what I look at now, a tree, a drunken hobo, a bag of cocaine, I see a scrolling "team needs" bar underneath it, and I hear Mel Kiper telling me about its ability to explode. So we leave you today with something, hopefully, ki...
That'll Do, Ivica Supe. That'll Do.
You know, it's getting toward the end of the month, and we're a bit miffed that our quarterly farm animal bonus has not been delivered. Oh wait, yeah ... we have direct deposit now. We forgot....
Oh, That Ref Is Just Playing Hard To Get
On the list of things that you would never imagine being against the rules until someone actually does it, this would have to be pretty high up there....
Giving Beckham The Shirt Off Your Back (And Almost The Pants Too!)
Over the weekend, MJD told you about the fan who was arrested for shining a laser pointer into the eyes of Braves players. We didn't know that was a crime, though it's easy to understand why it would be: Edgar Renteria has enough trouble hitting the breaking ball without having to worry that a snipe...
Hirshey: The Queen Roots For WHOM?
David Hirshey writes regularly for Deadspin about soccer....
If Only Landon Donovan Had Received This Tough Love
Listen Tiffany, we're sick and tired of coddling your ass. You always recover centrally. And we've told you a million times, dribble toward the defender until he leaves his mark, then pass him! Repeat that, Tiffany! You dribble where? Toward the defender! Don't make us stop the car again....
Hirshey: In The Wake Of A Thrashing
David Hirshey writes regularly about soccer for Deadspin....
Hirshey: Staying Awake For The MLS (Halfway, Anyway)
David Hirshey writes regularly for Deadspin about soccer....
Today In The Premiership...
• Arsenal 0-1 West Ham. Shots on goal: Arsenal 30, West Ham 6. Goals: West Ham 1, Arsenal 0. West Ham goalie did the yeoman's work this afternoon, and the woodwork of the goal suffered a vicious pounding at the hands of the Arsenal strikers, as West Ham earned got the unlikely win. Arsenal's lost th...
The MLS Begins This Weekend!
Guess what folks? The MLS starts this weekend. Every year, we look at all the shiny logos and think this is the year we're gonna watch some MLS. It never happens, and we doubt that will change once that Beckham feller shows up, but for 20 minutes this afternoon, we're gonna try to muster some enthus...
Camaraderie Is Fostered By Manchester United
Because we're in the mood to be kind of cheap today. Sometimes, circumstances collide to provide, in the midst of chaos, a rare moment of truth....
Soccer Guy Throws Down On Jim Rome In Dorkiest Feud Of The Week
Those who watched the World Cup last year know how opinionated former US soccer star Eric Wynalda can be, but when you get some alcohol in him, he even goes after the sacred cow that is Jim Rome....
Today In The Premiership...
Liverpool 4-1 Arsenal. It had to be a little difficult for England coach Steve McClaren to watch Peter Crouch notch a hat trick today. Crouch missed the last two England atrocities to have surgery to fix his busted snout, so the three goals he had waiting in the chamber went towards Liverpool's effo...
I Said, I'LL HAVE A HEINEKEN!
We learned long ago never to try to intervene in a bar fight between Bulgarian soccer fans shouting pro-Turkish remarks at a group of supporters of the Greek national team. It's just common sense, really. One unfortunate bartender, however, learned this lesson the hard way when he got into the middl...
Nothing Says "Comfort Hug" Than A Room Full Of Whores
You know, sometimes we wonder if Deadspin were British (or Czech) and the major sport was — ha! — soccer, we might have even more fun around here....