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Beneath The Premier League Stands The Great Football Pyramid Of England

UPDATE (Aug. 8, 10:14 a.m.): With the opening weekend of the Premier League upon us, we’re recycling this piece from September 2014 about England’s great football pyramid. There’s a whole lot more than just Chelsea and Arsenal. On Saturday, Swansea City will host Southampton in an English Premier League fixture in South Wales. Southampton was […]

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Under Moyes, Manchester United Wasn’t Particularly Good — Or Lucky

Manchester United fired manager David Moyes with four matches left in the English Premier League season, the club announced on Tuesday. His removal — after only 10 months on the job — left Moyes more than 25 seasons shy of the tenure of his predecessor, Sir Alex Ferguson. Going by results, that’s understandable: Ferguson’s United […]

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Under Moyes, Manchester United Wasn’t Particularly Good — Or Lucky

Manchester United fired manager David Moyes with four matches left in the English Premier League season, the club announced on Tuesday. His removal — after only 10 months on the job — left Moyes more than 25 seasons shy of the tenure of his predecessor, Sir Alex Ferguson. Going by results, that’s understandable: Ferguson’s United […]

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