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There's cigar smoke and perfume in the evening air as the thronging masses head to Castle Limey for our annual awards ceremony. Only one man is headed the other way: a winking, temperamental, petulant, prima donna flagging down a lift to Madrid. Are you sitting comfortably now, the chilled Taittinger bubbling to perfection? Team Limey takes the stage.
Chelsea recovered from falling behind to the fastest goal in FA Cup final history to beat Everton 2-1 at Wembley on Saturday in coach Guus Hiddink's final game in charge of the English club.
Everton goes into Saturday's FA Cup final as underdogs riding on a high. After claiming the scalps of two "Big Four" teams -- Manchester United and Liverpool -- en route to the final, it clinched fifth place in the Premier League for the second year running.
Newcastle's 16-year stay in the English Premier League has come to an end as a Damien Duff own goal saw them lose 1-0 at Aston Villa.
Newcastle United edged closer to relegation from the Premier League as they slumped to a 3-0 defeat at Anfield, a result that keeps Liverpool's slim title hopes alive.
Wembley's controversial pitch will be dug up and replaced before the start of next season, the English Football Association said on Monday following criticism from losing semifinal managers Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger.
Manchester United's quintuple bid ended with defeat by Everton in a penalty shootout at Wembley in their FA Cup semifinal on Sunday.
After a week when he could not be traced, Egyptian striker Amir Zaki is back at his Premier League club side Wigan Athletic in northern England.
Aston Villa captain Gareth Barry converted a controversial penalty as Martin O'Neill's side recovered from 2-0 and 3-1 down to draw 3-3 with Everton and remain just ahead of their Premier League rivals in fifth position in the table.
Everton defenders Tony Hibbert and Joseph Yobo are winning their battles to be fit for their FA Cup semifinal against Manchester United at Wembley next month.
There's cigar smoke and perfume in the evening air as the thronging masses head to Castle Limey for our annual awards ceremony. Only one man is headed the other way: a winking, temperamental, petulant, prima donna flagging down a lift to Madrid. Are you sitting comfortably now, the chilled Taittinger bubbling to perfection? Team Limey takes the stage.
Chelsea recovered from falling behind to the fastest goal in FA Cup final history to beat Everton 2-1 at Wembley on Saturday in coach Guus Hiddink's final game in charge of the English club.
Everton goes into Saturday's FA Cup final as underdogs riding on a high. After claiming the scalps of two "Big Four" teams -- Manchester United and Liverpool -- en route to the final, it clinched fifth place in the Premier League for the second year running.
Newcastle's 16-year stay in the English Premier League has come to an end as a Damien Duff own goal saw them lose 1-0 at Aston Villa.
Newcastle United edged closer to relegation from the Premier League as they slumped to a 3-0 defeat at Anfield, a result that keeps Liverpool's slim title hopes alive.
Wembley's controversial pitch will be dug up and replaced before the start of next season, the English Football Association said on Monday following criticism from losing semifinal managers Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger.
Manchester United's quintuple bid ended with defeat by Everton in a penalty shootout at Wembley in their FA Cup semifinal on Sunday.
After a week when he could not be traced, Egyptian striker Amir Zaki is back at his Premier League club side Wigan Athletic in northern England.
Aston Villa captain Gareth Barry converted a controversial penalty as Martin O'Neill's side recovered from 2-0 and 3-1 down to draw 3-3 with Everton and remain just ahead of their Premier League rivals in fifth position in the table.
Everton defenders Tony Hibbert and Joseph Yobo are winning their battles to be fit for their FA Cup semifinal against Manchester United at Wembley next month.
Two goals in the last 17 minutes saw Arsenal fight back from going a goal behind to beat Hull City 2-1 and secure a Wembley date with Chelsea in the semifinals of the FA Cup.
Andrey Arshavin scored his first goal for Arsenal, as Arsene Wenger's side followed-up their midweek success on penalties in Rome by thumping Blackburn 4-0 on Saturday to move up to fourth place in the Premier League.
Football fans are set to benefit from the recession as clubs slash season ticket prices to keep supporters coming back.
Quintuple-chasing Manchester United and big rivals Chelsea remain on course for an FA Cup final showdown after they were drawn apart in Sunday's semifinal pairings.
Everton's injury crisis deepened on Monday as influential midfielder Mikel Arteta was ruled out for the rest of the season after rupturing a cruciate ligament in his right knee.
Manchester United safely secured their passage through to the quarterfinals of the FA Cup with a comfortable 4-1 victory at Championship side Derby County.
Liverpool breathed new life into their Premier League title bid as substitute Fernando Torres struck deep into injury-time to seal a thrilling 3-2 win at Portsmouth and return the Reds to the top of the table.
Rafael Benitez is facing a "big decision" over whether to risk star striker Fernando Torres for Liverpool's trip to Liverpool in the Premier League on Saturday.
The English Football Association (FA) is demanding answers from a broadcaster after a key goal in a major cup clash was missed because of an advertisement break.
Everton teenage substitute Dan Gosling struck with two minutes left of extra time to sink 10-man Merseyside rivals Liverpool in their FA Cup fourth round replay at Goodison Park.
Republic of Ireland striker Robbie Keane has completed a sensational return to Tottenham Hotspur on transfer deadline day, just six months after leaving the club for Premier League rivals Liverpool.
Aston Villa and Arsenal missed the chance to take closer order in the Premier League title race as both were held to goalless draws on Saturday.
Manchester United went five points clear at the top of the Premier League as goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar set a new English record for minutes in not conceding a goal in the 1-0 victory over Everton.
Steven Gerrard hauled Liverpool level in their 1-1 FA Cup fourth-round draw against city rivals Everton on Sunday but believes the Reds did enough to win the game at Anfield.
Australian Tim Cahill dealt Liverpool a desperate and potentially damaging blow with the goal that salvaged a 1-1 draw for bitter rivals Everton and stopped the Reds returning to the top of the Premier League.
Merseyside rivals Liverpool and Everton have been drawn together in the fourth round of the English FA Cup with the tie set for Anfield on the weekend of 24-25 January.
Manchester United stepped up their title challenge with a 1-0 win over Stoke City as Carlos Tevez scored the only goal of the match with just seven minutes remaining at the Britannia Stadium on Boxing Day.
Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari has broken his silence over skipper John Terry's dismissal at Everton -- and says he still cannot understand the decision.
England captain John Terry was sent off for a late tackle in the first-half, as 10-man Chelsea drew 0-0 at Everton, losing their 100 per cent Premier League away record in the process.
They're the icing on the cake and the cherry on your muffin.
Ashley Young scored with only seconds of injury time remaining Sunday to give Aston Villa a dramatic 3-2 win at Everton and move the team into fifth place in the Premier League.
Arsenal threw the English title race wide open with a 2-1 victory over leaders Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
Henri Camara scored his first Premier League goal in almost two years, as Wigan beat Everton 1-0 at the JJB Stadium.
Hull City drew 2-2 with Manchester City and Everton were held 1-1 by Middlesbrough in mid-table clashes in the English Premier League on Sunday.
Everton held Manchester United to a 1-1 draw Saturday in another setback for the defending champions as they attempt to catch early season pacesetters Chelsea and Liverpool.
Team Limey comes crashing into Jonah Freedman's beloved Power Rankings control room this week, as our lovable Power Ranker is on vacation down under. No doubt he's checking up on the Perth Glory's and Queensland Roar's chances of breaking into a future top 10.
Geovanni, still Geovanni, Geovanni 25 yards out...GOAAAAAALLLLL!!!!! HULL ARE LEVEL AT THE EMIRATES!
Chelsea shrugged off their injury problems to brush aside Aston Villa 2-0 on Sunday to stay unbeaten and top of the English Premier League.
Brazilian striker Jo steered Manchester City towards the group stages of the UEFA Cup with his first goals for the club in a 2-1 victory at Omonia Nicosia.
Premier League Everton revealed on Tuesday the club record signing of Belgium midfielder Marouane Fellaini on a five-year deal from Standard Liege.
Manchester United striker Louis Saha has joined Premier League rivals Everton for an undisclosed fee on a two-year deal.
Swiss international central defender Philippe Senderos is joining AC Milan on a loan, subject to passing a medical on Tuesday.
Everton look set to make their first signing since the end of last season after agreeing a deal with Denmark defender Lars Christian Jacobsen on Monday.
Team Limey, along with everyone else over in Blightly, has been riding the rare wave of British sporting success that the Olympics have brought. We were brought crashing back to reality watching the drab 2-2 draw between England and the Czech Republic, and contemplated turning your favorite net-based soccer column into a fortnightly update on the happenings of the U.K. cycling, swimming and rowing scenes.
Newcastle United are close to signing Argentine defender Fabricio Coloccini after his Spanish side Deportivo La Coruna accepted a bid for his services from the Premier League club.
England international defender Phil Neville has signed a new four-year contract with Premier League club Everton.
Fernando Torres equaled a long-standing Liverpool goalscoring record and Arsenal's Niklas Bendtner grabbed a late headed winner as their respective teams secured 1-0 wins in the Premier League on Sunday.
Everton and Aston Villa shared a pulsating 2-2 draw as the race to reach the UEFA Cup looks set to go to the wire after a dramatic Goodison Park showdown between the fifth and sixth-placed clubs in the Premier League.
UEFA Cup hopefuls Everton tied up the permanent signing of South Africa midfielder Steven Pienaar on Tuesday.
John Carew and Ashley Young grabbed two goals apiece to keep Aston Villa in the hunt for a European place and leave local rivals Birmingham deep in relegation trouble.
Michael Essien kept Chelsea's title dreams alive as Everton's hopes of finishing in the top four -- and grabbing a Champions League slot -- all but disappeared with a 1-0 defeat at Goodison Park.
Chelsea manager Avram Grant still believes that his side can win the English Premier League title, despite dropping two points in Monday night's home match against Wigan.
Everton manager David Moyes has been warned by the English Football Association over his future conduct following remarks made after the Merseyside derby against Liverpool last October that ended with his team being reduced to nine men.
Everton's bid for a Champions League place suffered a setback as relegation-threatened Birmingham salvaged a late point at St Andrews through Mauro Zarate's 83rd minute equalizer.
Manchester United had to come from behind to draw 2-2 at Middlesbrough, extending their Premier League lead to three points in a snow-hit match marred by an injury to defender Rio Ferdinand.
Police are to speak to Liverpool and Everton about alleged incidents in Sunday's acrimonious Merseyside derby between the two sides.
Liverpool delivered a vital blow in the battle for fourth place in England's Premier League with a 1-0 victory over city rivals Everton on Sunday.
Everton are now two points behind city rivals Liverpool in the race for the fourth Champions League place in the Premier League after being held to a 1-1 draw at home to West Ham.
It's been nearly two weeks since English soccer was rocked by a set of extraordinary results in the FA Cup quarterfinals. But the scenes were so unusual, so unexpected and so refreshing that even now, they still warrant reflection and discussion.
Brian McBride's first goal since August gave Fulham their second league win in 18 games and dented Everton's hopes of a top-four finish in the English Premier League on Sunday.
Coach Juande Ramos' dream of a UEFA Cup hat-trick ended as Tottenham suffered European heartbreak 6-5 on penalties against PSV Eindhoven in the Netherlands.
Crisis club Cardiff sent Premier League side Middlesbrough tumbling out of the FA Cup as a remarkable weekend of quarterfinal upsets continued on Sunday.
Gilberto suffered a nightmare Tottenham debut at White Hart Lane as PSV Eindhoven earned a slender 1-0 advantage to take back to the Netherlands for the second leg of their UEFA Cup last 16 clash.
Ayegbeni Yakubu scored twice as Everton re-opened a three-point lead over Merseyside rivals Liverpool in the race for the crucial fourth spot in the English Premier League with a 3-1 home win over Portsmouth.
Ayegbeni Yakubu took his tally for the season to 16 goals as Everton triumphed 2-0 at Manchester City to go fourth in the Premier League above Merseyside rivals Liverpool.
What's going on at Anfield? Liverpool was expected by many pundits -- ourselves included -- to be serious title contenders in the English Premier League this year.
Recalled goalkeeper Paul Robinson made a critical save as Tottenham reached the last 16 of the UEFA Cup after a nervous 1-1 second leg draw gave them a 3-2 aggregate win over Slavia Prague.
Everton celebrated a club record sixth straight victory in Europe when they beat Brann Bergen 2-0 in their UEFA Cup last 32 first leg tie on a bitterly cold night in Norway.
Nigerian striker Aiyegbeni Yakubu will return to the Everton squad for their UEFA Cup tie against Norwegians SK Brann on Wednesday.
England's Premier League seeks to boost its global brand by staging regular-season fixtures in cities around the world
Cristiano Ronaldo increased his goal tally this season to 27 in all competitions as his double against Portsmouth saw Manchester United return to the top of the Premier League on goal difference from Arsenal with a 2-0 victory.
Joe Cole's decisive second-half strike gave Chelsea a 1-0 semifinal victory to break Everton's hearts and send the London club to their third Carling Cup final in four years.
Two goals in three minutes just before half-time enabled Everton to win 2-1 at Wigan and move into the top four in the English Premier League on Sunday.
Birmingham have completed the signing of Everton striker James McFadden in a deal thought to be worth $11 million.
French international Nicolas Anelka has joined Chelsea from Premier League strugglers Bolton Wanderers on four and a half year deal.
Shaun Wright-Phillips pushed his England claims in front of new national coach Fabio Capello by inspiring 10-man Chelsea to a dramatic 2-1 Carling Cup semifinal first leg home win over Everton.
Gary McDonald provided one of the big shocks of the third round of the FA Cup with a 25-yard matchwinner as Oldham Athletic of the third flight in English football rocked Premier League Everton 1-0 at Goodison Park.
Arsenal returned to the top of the English Premier League with a 4-1 victory away to Everton in Saturday's late match as both sides finished the game with 10 men.
Two-goal Cristiano Ronaldo fired a late penalty as Manchester United ended Everton's resistance with a 2-1 triumph to move back to within a point of Premier League leaders Arsenal.
Everton cemented their place in the last 32 of the UEFA Cup with a superb 3-2 Group A victory at AZ Alkmaar, ending the Dutch club's proud unbeaten home record in Europe that stretched back over 32 matches.
Sven-Goran Eriksson's Manchester City maintained their perfect home record with a 4-2 win over struggling north-west neighbors Bolton to move into fourth place in the Premier League.
Ayegbeni Yakubu pounced on a defensive howler two minutes from time to book Everton a place in their first English League Cup semifinal since 1988 with a 2-1 victory at Premier League rivals West Ham.
Ryan Giggs scored his 100th Premier League goal as Manchester United beat Derby County 4-1 at Old Trafford and moved to within a point of leaders Arsenal.
Tim Cahill sent Everton into the last 32 of the UEFA Cup as Group A winners on Wednesday when his late goal finally unlocked unlucky 10-man Zenit St Petersburg at Goodison Park.
Former Everton manager Howard Kendall has emerged as a surprise contender for the vacant job as Republic of Ireland coach.
Chelsea have been charged with failure to control their players by the English Football Association following their reaction to Michael Essien's red card at Derby on Saturday.
David Beckham has returned to the England side after a four-game absence for Friday's friendly international with Austria in Vienna.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice in as many minutes as Manchester United made light of Wayne Rooney's absence to beat Blackburn 2-0 to return to the top of the English Premier League.
Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech will miss Sunday's Barclays Premier League clash with Everton after a scan revealed he has a small tear in his calf.
England international striker Andrew Johnson has signed a new five-year deal with Premier League side Everton.
Chelsea moved to within three points of the top two sides in the English Premier League by winning 2-0 at Wigan.
MANCHESTER, England -- They make money hand over fist, drive fancy cars and generally live the high life. But anyone who's tempted to characterize English Premier League players as being arrogant, flashy, nouveau riche, tawdry or coarse should meet Tim Howard.
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