Chelsea Bash City’s Youngsters in FA Cup
16 English teams took a break from league action this weekend for the fifth round of the FA Cup. As the field narrows, two Premier League giants squared off at Stamford Bridge. A beleaguered Chelsea […]
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Struggling Leicester Take on Spurs in FA Cup
It’s time for England’s favorite domestic cup (no offense to the Capital One Cup) to really start this weekend. The third round of the FA Cup introduces teams from the Premier League and also the […]
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On the Spot: Mesut Özil
Every week at The Center Circle, we are highlighting a different player in a feature we call “On the Spot”. We’ll take a look at superstars, underrated gems, aging veterans, and young unknowns who should […]
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After Another FA Cup Title, What Does Arsenal Need to Win the EPL?
An absolute thrashing of Aston Villa in the FA Cup Final on Saturday showed the world just how far the historic London club have come in the past two seasons. Complaints of constant fourth-place finishes […]
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FA Cup Final: Gunners Go for Two
Arsenal will have the chance to win a record 12th FA Cup Saturday, but they will have to overcome an upstart Aston Villa side led by Tim Sherwood. These two teams finished on completely different […]
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History’s Greatest Teams: Treble-Winning 1999 Manchester United
Welcome to History’s Greatest Teams, our retrospective on, well, the greatest teams in soccer history. Did you know association football is over 150 years old? Somehow it is, and over that time, certain teams have risen to […]
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FA Cup Table Set for Arsenal-Villa Final
Arsenal 2-1 Reading AET Only one Cinderella remained at the ball for the semi-finals of the FA Cup. Reading, the sole non-Premier League team left in the historic tournament came into Wembley sitting 19th in […]
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On the Spot: Olivier Giroud
Every week at The Center Circle, we are highlighting a different player in a feature we call “On the Spot”. We’ll take a look at superstars, underrated gems, aging veterans, and young unknowns who should […]