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On Saturday, Manchester Uniteds Nani scored a goal against Tottenham Hotspur which was extremely controversial and will be the topic of many conversations over the next few days. Looking at it again and again, the goal was a result of poor sportsmanship by Nani and a mix-up in communication between Spurs goalkeeper Heurehlo Gomes and the referee and assistant referee. The incident happened after Nani made a run inside the Tottenham box late in the second half. There was minimal contact on Nani but he continued to run into the box and then dived to the ground and handled the ball. At this point, it appeared that Gomes believed that a free kick had been awarded to Spurs, so as he prepared to take it and waited for his players to get into permission, Nani ran near the ball and poked it past Gomes into the net. Nani celebrated in front of the Stretford End as Clattenburg ran over to his assistant to discuss the incident. After a brief discussion, the goal was awarded to Manchester United. ...

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As the trio on the EPL Talk Podcast mentioned in the latest episode, its been a long week in terms of there being little major news breaking and not a lot of football on television. But now that Saturday has arrived, were graced with the familiar return of the Premier League. Today there are several mouthwatering matches on offer including West Ham against Arsenal, Wolves versus Manchester City and the big one, Manchester United against Tottenham. Spurs has an awful record against the Big Four clubs, especially Manchester United, so lets see if they can finally get a result today. Feel free to use this open thread to vent, post your questions or observations, etc. Just click on the comments link below. Related posts: Premier League Saturday, Gameweek 7: Open Thread Premier League Saturday, Gameweek 6: Open Thread Premier League Saturday, Gameweek One: Open Thread Football Betting Tips, Odds, Asian Handicap, Picks, Preview & Prediction

Been a bit busy with university lately and havent been able to post regularly. So I am pausing for thought now on a variety of issues, probably none in detail, but hopefully vaguely interesting to read. Shaun covered the midweek Carling Cup match against Wolves where we once again had to worship at the expanding altar that is Chicharito. While Rooney is somewhere next to the pool at a Dubai hotel, this little Mexican star has really been proving his worth. Hes coped well with a transition to English football and the pressure just doesnt seem to faze him, he just responds perfectly to it, just like Ole Solskjaer used to. You can see many similarities between them (though as much as I love Solskjaer I will concede that Chicharito is probably a little bit quicker). Just hope now that people dont expect too much of him, he is still young, but as none of us knew who he was before we signed him, we can only look at him with pleasant surprise. Difficult game at home against Tottenham today. C...

In a worrying development for Ian Holloway and Blackpool, club captain Charlie Adam will take his club to a Premier League arbitration court next week over unpaid bonuses. Adam is set to take the club to court over unpaid payments after the Seasiders avoided relegation from the Championship. While Adam of course is right to ask for the money he is owed, you have to doubt his timing. Blackpool have had an excellent start to the season, and in many ways it has been completely unexpected, but their success has been built on the momentum and togetherness that has been created under the charismatic Ian Holloway. Looking at Blackpool from an outsiders perspective the one thing that is noticeable is how all the players seem to singing from the same hymn sheet. You have to feel that Adams lack of patience could really damage their bid for survival. Why didnt he wait for till the end of the season to make his demands? There wouldnt have been a fall in the legitimacy of his claim and while there...

After the Italy - Serbia match was abandoned due to fan trouble, people were unsure what UEFA would do about the entire situation. But UEFA have decided, and there will be punishment for both sides, not just for Serbia. Here's an official UEFA statement regarding their decision. "The Control and Disciplinary Body has decided to award the match as a 3-0 forfeit win to Italy.The Football Association of Serbia (FSS) has been ordered to play its next two home matches behind closed doors... The Control and Disciplinary Body has ordered the FSS to refrain from ordering tickets for Serbian supporters for all the away matches of the Serbian team during the remainder of the UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying competition. The association was also fined a total of 120,000." While Italy fans might be celebrating with this announcement there was also some bad news for them. Here's UEFA's statement regarding the FIGC. "The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) received a sanction of o...

Raul Bobadillas Powerful Frame Will Provide A Stern Test To Kaiserslautern. Der Bundesliga continues with a massive match-day ten. Bottom-feeders Koln host Hamburg, Kaiserslautern take on Gladbach in a tough relegation six-pointer, Frankfurt visit St. Pauli in a tough mid-table battle, Wolfsburg host Stuttgart in one of the games of the weekend, Werder Bremen take on Nurnberg, and Leverkusen travel to Schalke in what will be another huge encounter. Lets get to it then! FC Koln v Hamburg SV Zvonimir Soldos sacking as manager of Koln has brought about an instant bit of success, coming in the form of Kolns 31 win over 1860 Munich in the DFB Pokal in mid-week. Whether or not caretaker manager Frank Schaefer will be able to keep that up against Hamburg, who were convincingly thrashed 52 by Frankfurt in the Pokal in midweek, is a whole other story. Koln will definitely be playing against the odds, because Armin Veh will urge his side to right the wrong they inflicted on their fans in midweek...