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The English Premier League (EPL) recently announced that it was considering playing a 39th game in five international cities to try and satisfy the growing appeal of the EPL from football fans abroad. The idea was described as foolish and was rejected by the clubs, the fans, the authorities and the media but it may happen sometime in the future.
However, it is not the only foolish idea being suggested as football authorities try to continue the evolution of the game. There are many other ideas are in the pipeline and some could be used as early as next season. Read more
There are many bitter rivalries in the world of football, and in England there are several cities that have derby matches between city rivals. Manchester has the derby between United and City while Liverpool has the Liverpool-Everton derby.
However, the bitterest of rivalries in English football is perhaps that between two rivals who are not within the same city but are near neighbours and who both claim to be the most successful and most dominant clubs in English football, Manchester United and Liverpool. Read more
Sunday, March 30th March at Anfield sees the 177th epic league encounter between Liverpool FC and Everton FC. The Merseyside Derby has traditionally been called “The Friendly Derby” because of the large number of families in the city of Liverpool who have both Reds and Blues supporters in them. With so many families and friends supporting both clubs, many Evertonians and Liverpudlians sit together at the ground during the derby.
Read more On March 26 David Beckham joined the elite group of English footballers who have a century of caps from playing a hundred games for their national team. Beckham had looked certain to reach the milestone quickly when he joined Real Madrid in 2003 as England captain and elevated his megastar status even further. However, things have not gone so smoothly for him in the last couple of years and the dream seemed to be slipping away.
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