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Suarez shuns Evra, sets off firestorm in Premiership A ball had yet to be kicked in Saturday's tension-filled match between host Manchester United and Liverpool at Old Trafford when the fierce rivalry between English football's two most successful teams plumbed new depths. www.cbc.ca
Ruck and Maul: English referee gets cold shoulder again amid a lot of hot air in Paris For the second time in a week the English referee Dave Pearson was the centre of controversy, although last night when he called off France v Ireland 10 minutes before kick-off, with 80,000 inside Stade de France, it was a calamity not of his making. www.independent.co.uk
Aviva Premiership - Jones's Japan to cut teeth against English sides Japan's "Brave Blossoms" will fly to England this year to sharpen their teeth against hulking Premiership opposition. uk.eurosport.yahoo.com
Top 10 Most Iconic English Premier League Managers We know them by one name. We know them by the silhouette they cast along the touchline. We know them like they're members of our own family. Ferguson. Wenger. Mourinho. The English Premier League has seen its share of iconic managers, past and present, and those are only three of them. In the Premiership, iconic managers have taken varying forms, from the all-time greats wrapping up storied ... bleacherreport.com
Talking point: Should the next England boss be English? In the wake of the resignation of national football manager Fabio Capello the search is on for his successor in the England hot seat. www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
February 5 – Keegan Returns to Newcastle United Kevin Keegan was a cult hero for Newcastle United Football Club after helping the team win promotion to the English top flight in 1984 as a player and so the club fan base was excited when King Kev returned to take the helm as manager in 1992 on this day in soccer history. www.soccer365.com
AVB: English football needs a revamp... or national team will suffer Andre Villas-Boas has launched a scathing attack on the structure of English football, insisting it stunts the development of young talent. www.dailymail.co.uk
Andre Villas-Boas claims English football's structure needs a revamp Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has launched a scathing attack on the structure of English football, insisting it stunts the development of young talent. www.dailymail.co.uk
An everyday tale of adultery, greed, racism, foreign mercenaries and dodgy geezers SIMON HEFFER: This spectacle is all far more exciting than football, and doesn’t seem yet to have attracted a massive following of mindless hooligans. www.dailymail.co.uk
Soccer: Nelsen carries a torch for All Whites Ryan Nelsen may not be ready for English Premiership play yet but he is still talking Olympic and All White football this year - buoyed after a reassuring visit home to ensure his troublesome knee will not finish his career.Though... www.nzherald.co.nz
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