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Buffalo Billionaire to Sponsor Ragtag British Soccer Team

An American billionaire is spending part of his family fortune saving a lowly English soccer team from possible extinction. Bob Rich has bought into the Bedlington Terriers, a team near the Scottish border that competes in the ninth tier of English soccer in front of about 60 fans. The 70-year-old native of...

Rafa Benitez, Liverpool Part Ways

After weeks, months and even years of speculation, the axe finally fell on Rafa Benitez at Liverpool on Thursday. Or more specifically the Spanish coach fell on his on sword and agreed to walk away -- alone -- from Anfield. Immediately it's unclear how much money it took from Liverpool to get Benitez to walk away....

Chelsea on Verge of Premier League Crown

Only one weekend remains in the 2009-10 Premier League and the race for the championship between Chelsea and Manchester United will end up going down to the wire. That actually only tells half the story. With both clubs winning this Sunday, Chelsea maintained its one-point advantage over three-time defending champion...

Tottenham, Manchester City Set For Fourth Place Showdown

As the saying in England goes, "Fourth is the New First." At least that's what fans of Tottenham and Manchester City continue to tell themselves, as they stare down the Premier League's final berth in next season's UEFA Champions League. After both clubs won on Saturday, they're set for a showdown on Wednesday when...

Chelsea Tops Manchester United in Premier League Showdown

If the curtain comes down on the 2009-10 Premier League season on May 9 with Chelsea atop the table, most will point to Saturday's 2-1 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford as the day the Blues won the title. Chelsea continued its mastery of its other members of the so-called, "Big Four", picking up its fifth victory...

Background on premier league

The Premier League is an English professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the English football league system, it is the country's primary football competition.

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