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Photo Credit: Telegraph.co.uk When you’ve been a manager as long as Sir Alex Ferguson has, your tendencies become evident. It’s the nature of the beast and not necessarily a bad thing, but just a fact of the sport. One of Ferguson’s is a an affection for players who do well against his Manchester United club, [...] Well, Kartik, put it this way: “The best American football of this generation takes on the biggest and best team on the planet.” Are we talking about Freddy Adu and Aris against Olympiakos? No, silly, it’s Landon Donovan and Everton taking on big, bad Manchester United at Goodison Park. And it’s live on ESPN2. In [...] After a dodgy first few minutes, Everton took complete control of their Europa League match versus Sporting Portugal, only to see their hard work nearly undone in the final minutes. Leading 2-0, a late foul by Sylvain Distin resulted in a penalty and a red card, eliminating him from selection for the return leg in [...] Coming into the match, eight red cards has been handed out in the last 10 Merseyside derbies. That number rose to nine in the 33rd minute when Sotirios Kyrgiakos was sent off for a nasty challenge on Marouane Fellaini, but that did not deter Liverpool. They continued to attack and were rewarded with a goal, [...] Everton is playing once again like a side that could qualify for Europe, while Birmingham has arguably been the best side in English football over the past few months. The two sides squared off in an appetizing cup tie at Liverpool’s Goodison Park, Saturday Afternoon. Perhaps a decisive factor in this game would be the injury [...] The club that dreams longingly of the top four was clipped by the club that knows just how hard it is to crack the upper echelon. In a match they controlled from the opening whistle, Everton was able to strike twice and keep Manchester City from many quality chances in a 2-0 victory that handed [...] Landon Donovan’s first game in Everton colors saw him make a few good runs, a couple of decent tackles, and an assist. However, Donovan made a few shocking tackles (which unlike in MLS were played on by Peter Walton), and has to take some blame in Arsenal’s first equalizer. Everton though had the lead twice [...] |
 
 
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